THE 



GARDENERS 



5 



CHRONICLE 



AND 



AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



The 



No. 23— 1844. 



SATURDAY, JUNE 8. 



Edited by Professor Lindley. 



INDEX. 



Adulteration of manures - 377 a 

 A*ri. Society of England - 380 c 



A Garden Poet - ■ _ - 375 c 



Allotment system, tendencies of 377 b 

 Anecdote of a Tomtit 

 Beefy observations on 373 c 

 Berberis tenuifolia 

 Black Horteponds 



reeder Tulips* remarks on 

 Tact iliivationot* 

 Calcutta Botanic Garden ■ 



alendir of Opetations ■ 



Cowslips, remarks on - - 

 Draining- tiles 

 Dynam* meters, remarks on ■ 



East Lothian husbandry « _, 



Farms* small, management of 380 b 

 FencfP, mode of making - • 380 b 

 ax, cultivation of • - 379 a 

 Ciooteb^rry caterpillar - • 372 c 

 Horehound, a remedy for 



3 



373 c 



B74 a 



375 c 

 378 c 



371 a 



372 a 

 871 b 



376 a 



373 c 

 381 b 

 380 c 

 378 a 



■ 



Monograph of Pelargoniums, by 



J. de Jonffhe, rev. 

 Morphology • 



Paper for drying plants - 

 Peas, remarks on - 

 Pine-apples, culture of - 

 Potatoes • 



Rats, to kill - 

 Rose Garden 

 Roses, to label - 



— body-budding of - • 



— to raise from seed ■ 

 Rot in sheep » 

 Royal Bot. Soc. of London 

 Schomburgkia crispa 

 Seckel Pears on Apple-stocks 

 Seeds, to steep • 

 Sheep, rot in ■ . . 

 Steeping seeds • • • 

 Strawberries, remarks on 

 Thornfield Pinea 



coutfbt,&c. 



HonicuUutal Society 



mettone* analysis uf ■ 

 Lonicera diversifolia • 

 Manures, to adulterate - 

 Marl, analysis of 

 Mexican Conifer re, hardiness of 37- c 

 Milk-pans • - - - 382 a 



- a/5 c 

 • 374 a 



- 381 a 



- 375 c 



- 377 a 



. 381 a 



Tulips, remarks on Breeders • 

 Turnip-fly, to Keep off - 



Tuswu Grass . 



U'eather, remarks on - . 



Weeds, to destroy - . 



Wheat, &c.. top-dressing for - 



Whitney's Composition 



• 375 b 



- 373 b 



- 373 c 



- 373 c 



- 373 a 



- 3;9 c 



- 880 e 

 -.272 b 



- 372 6 



- 372 b 



- 371 c 

 •380 a 



- 374 b 

 375 c 



375 c 

 380a 

 380 a 

 380 a 

 373 c 

 373 a 



371 a 



379 c 



382 a 

 373 a 



380 a 

 879 e 

 373 e 



ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 



rpilE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 



-*- ENGLAND is desirous of receiving: TENDERS from Inn- 

 keepers, or others, to CONTRACT for any one or more of the 

 following: SUPPLIES, at the ensuing: Annual Country Meeting 

 of the Society, to be held at Southampton in July :— 

 I.— A Hot Dinner for 400 persons, with Dessert, and a Bottle of 

 Port, Sherry, or Bucellas, to each person, in the Victoria 

 Archery Rooms, Southampton, on Wednesday, the 24th 

 July, 1841. 



II.— A Cold Dinner for 1200 persons, with a Pint of Port, Sherry, 

 or Bucellas. to each person, in the Pavilion of the Society, 

 on the Fairfield, Southampton, on Thursday, 25th July, 1814. 



™~ M e freshments suitable for 200 Ladies, in the Gallery of the 

 Pavilion, on the same occasion. 



Printed Forms of Tender will be forwarded to parties applying- 

 to tne Secretary, and must be returned to him, filled up, on or 

 before Monday, the 10th of June, to the Office of the Society, 



tot;ipV^?° Ve ^ qUa f e ' London 5 the Society not binding itself 

 to take the lowest tender.— By order of the Council, 



James Hudson, Sec. 



XTAMP&TEAD FLORIST SOCIETY.-The First 



Thursdav JnlTiV* E f v hibition for >*44 will take place on 



Jack St^wi r«?i' "Vi the 8 T° UndS ° f J - *«*son, ■■** "ear 

 oS^t^ Hcath - The Exhibition will 



Baud will h! ?n I?? k l -? Vlsltors - Admittance One Shilling. A 

 *Z!il^^ Secretary. 



GARDENERS; BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. 



tion, held on t C h^ Subscribers to this Institu- 



for the pu??08e of pi/?" 6 * S the Crown and Anchor Tavern ' 



Elizabeth Collver 



Samuel Lvward . 



Alexavdkr Upton . [ [ ' 



Johv Wellard . 



John Blaslock . 



Robert Cracknell 



George Martin . 56 - 



W^Ak^ E " Mb * h Col! ver? Samuel 



Pensioners of this charit?' ° Wellard Were duljr eleCted 



97. Farrino-Hr.%% ««.-..- ** 



160 votes, 



150 



120 

 110 

 101 



77 

 B S 



99 



99 



M 



19 

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ST.Farringdon-street. 



E. It. Cutler, Secretary. 



Fuchsia Lowryii each 2s. 6d ' 



H 



99 

 99 

 99 



H 



n 



Pnnce of Wales 

 (Epps') . # 



Duke of Wel, 

 ll ngton . 



5 r «deg:room ! 



Kentish Bride . 



^ntishHero 

 Maria 



Florence 



Akhbar Khan ". 



^ransparei»3 

 (Hardy's) . 



Pnnce of Wales 



(Langelier»sJ . 



2 6 



2 

 2 

 3 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 5 



6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 



5 



Fuchsia Stormontii each 5*. Od 



„ Queen . .70 



» Prince of Wales 



(Pawley's) . 7 



n Magnet . .70 



M Sanguinivea . 3 6 



n Marginata . 3 6 



n Boydii . .36 



i> Fair Helen . 3 6 



n King John . 3 6 



it Giantess . .50 



if Dr. Noble . 5 



it Edwardsii . 5 



ff Andot . '76 



A selection 8J ' 5 ° ' 



t0 A h Jem7^ if 1Cft t0 T * C " 31S ' 6d " 0r 



^^"'^FuchLs 11 ^ ^ cor "spondents is requested. 



!^ a °n appHcaSJ** 8 t Miscellaneous Plants will be for- 



~-~ ^^Tanbridge Wells Nursery, June 6. 



L U d C0 MBe! EL p L t^ 



Dno£ lant « for Sale of «?' AND CO ' have now a few 

 tic ortl- aik ? as they Du S!f ra I e , and beautiful RHODODEN- 

 CW3? DRI ^ntlwR^ 5 ^ from Mr. Smith, who raised it, 

 WeJ ^nd gained She? a 7 a » "halted in flower by him at 



Seined from ^ their ^f ! llverMcdal - and have P ro P a " 

 d ode g n H? e n tru iR''ododen d oJ.^ may be de Pended upon m 

 J^ron.-Exeter Nur,p, n aureura » or Smith's Yellow Rho- 



Ui =ery, June 6. 



be^SS 1 1 7 h K W^ndTor e tn°S Cil ? Su Perintend"entra"s"per 

 "' WtnTS; nT Cat *»ogu d ei DS J; a ? ?^ nt ! in high order-To 



n " ho ^-street. Citr l the Auctioneer's Offices, 



TfOYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, REGENT'S PARK. 



** -List of Prizes awarded at the Exhibition on Tuesday 

 the 4th mst. 



For Collections of 40 Sfope and Greenhouse Plants.— 1st Prize 

 to Mr W. Barnes, gr. to G. W. Norman, Esq., Bromley 1 2d, to 

 Mr, Hunt, gr. to Miss Traill, Hayes-place, Bromley: 3d, to 

 Mr. Green, gr. to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart, Cheam. 



For Collections of 20 Sfooe and Greenhouse Plants — 

 AMATEURS.— 1st Prize to Mr. Stowe, gr. to W. R. Baker, Esq., 

 Bayfordbury Park, Herts ; 2d, to Mr. Attlee, gr. to H Beaufoy, 

 Esq., South Lambeth. Nurserymen.— 1st Prize to Mr. Fraser 

 Lea Bridge-road, Leyton ; 2d, to Mr. Pawley, White Hart 

 Hotel, Bromley; 3d, to Mr. Catleugh, Chelsea. 



For Collections of 10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants.— 1st Prize 

 to Mr. May, gr. to E. Goodheart, Esq., Langley Park, Beck 

 enhamj 2nd, to Mr. Bruce, gr. to Boyd Miller, Esq.. Collyer's 

 Wood, rooting ; 3rd, to Mr. M. Clarke, gr. to W. Block, Esq., 

 Muswell Hill; extra, to Mr. W. Taylor, gr. to James Costar, 



For Collections of 6 stove ani Greenhouse Climbers.— 2na 

 Prize to Mr. Fraser. 



For Specimen Ornamental Plants.— 1st Prize to Messrs. Veitch 

 and Son, Exeter, for Erica depressa; 2nd, to Mr. Barnes, for 

 Ixora coccinea ; 3rd, to Mr. Hunt, for Boroniaserrulata: extra, 

 to Mr. Dawson, Brixton Hill, for Erica Massoni ; extra,' to Mr. 

 Hunt, for Pimelia spectabilis, well grown , extra, to Messrs. 

 Veitch and Son, for Hindsia violacea, novel; extra, to Messrs. 

 veitch and Son, for Centrosema coccinea, novel; extra, to 

 Messrs. Henderson, Pine Apple Place, Edgeware Road, for 

 Pitcairnia punicea; extra, to Mr. Bruce, for Pentas carnea: 

 extra, to Mr. Barnes, for Blandfordu sp. 



For Collections of 12 Cinerarias.— 1st Prize to Mr. Taylor- 

 2d, to Mr. Catleugh ; extra to Messrs. Fairbairn, Clapham.' 



For Collections of 6 tall-growing Cacti.— 1st Prize to Mr. M. 

 Clarke; 2d to Mr. Green; extra to Mr. Upright, gr. to Mrs. 

 Ridge, Morten Park, Surrey. 



For a Specimen Plant of Cactus.— 1st Prize to Mr. R. Mackay : 

 Stoke Newington. 



For a Collection of 4 Achimenes.— 1st Prize to Mr. Dobson, 

 gr. to Mr. Beck, Slateworks, Isleworth. 



For a Collection of 4 Clerodendrons.— 2d Prize to Mr. Barnes. 



For Collections of 12 Fuchiias.— 1st Prize to Mr. Catleugh; 

 2d, to Mr. Cole, gr. to G. R. Lewis, Esq., Blackheath; extra to 

 Mr. Gaines, Battersea. 



For a Collection of 6 Scarlet Pelargoniums.— 1st Prize to Mr. 

 Bane, Hammersmith. 



For Collections of 12 Pelargoniums in No. 24 pots.— Ama- 

 teurs :— 1st prize to Mr. Dobson ; 2, to Mr. Cock, Chiswick ; 

 3, to Mr. Staines, Middlesex-place, Lisson-grove. Nursery- 

 men, 1st Prize to Mr. Gaines ; 2d, to Mr. Catleugh. 



For Collections of 12 Pelargoniums in No. 12 Pots.— Am a- 

 teurs.— 1st Prize to Mr. J. Parker, gr. to J. H. Oughton, E>q., 

 Roehampton; 2d, to Mr. Bell, Royal Hospital, Chelsea. Nur- 

 serymen, 1st prize to Mr. Ga'nes; 2d, to Mr. Catleugh. 



For a Collection of 8 Pelargoniums in No. 24 pots.— 3d Prize to 

 Mr. Stowe. 



For a Specimen Plant of Pelargonium.- 1st Prize to Mr. 

 Gaines, for Mabel. 



For Collections of 8 Calceolarias.— Nurserymen.— 1st prize 

 to Messrs. Henderson : 2d, to Mr. Gaines. 



For Seedling Pelargoniums.— 2d Prize to Mr. Whomes, gr. to 

 E. Forster, Esq., Clewer Lodge, Windsor, for Orion ; 3d, to Mr. 

 Cock, for Hector; extra, to Mr. Whomes, for Miss Peel: Certi- 

 ficate of Merit, to Mr. Whomes, for Conflagration, on account 

 of its deep scarlet colour. 



For a Seedling Scarlet Pelargonium.— 1st Prize to Mr. Smith, 

 Dalston, for Eclipse, 



For a Seedling Calceolaria.— 1st Prize to Mr. Standish, Bag- 

 shot, for Guercmo. 



For a Seedling Fuchsia.— Certificate of Merit to Mr. Wright, 

 gr. to the Hon. Miss Ann Rushout, Wanstead, for Princess 

 Alice Maude. 



For Collections of Cut Roses.— Amateurs.— 50 blooms. 1st 



Prize to Mr. Milne, gr. to C. S. Chauncey, Esq., Little Morten, 



Ware; 2d, to Alexander Rowland, E»q., Rosenthal, Lewisham. 



Nurserymen.— 100 blooms. 1st Prize to Messrs. Paul and Sou, 

 Chcshunt. 



For a Collection of 24 blooms of Pinks.— 2nd Prize to Messrs. 

 Norman, Bull-fields, Woolwich. 



For Collections of 36 Pansies— 1st Prize to Messrs. Brown 

 Slough; 2nd, to Mr. King, Iver; Extra, to Mr. Henburyi 

 Croydon; Extra, to Mr. A. Parsons, gr. to A. George, Esq.. 

 Enfield. H 



For Collections of 20 Roses, in Pols.— 1st Prize to Messrs. 

 Lane and Son, Great Berkhampstead ; 2nd, to Messrs. Paul and 

 Son ; 3rd, to Alexander Rowland, Esq. 



For Collections of 10 Roses, in Pots.— 1st Prize to Mr. Dobson. 



For Seedling Greenhouse Azaleas.— 1st Prize to Mr. Irery 

 Betchwortb, for Lateritia pulchra; 2nd, to Mr. Ivery, for For- 

 mosa; Extra, to Mr. Gaines, for King of Saxony 



For Seedling Heaths.— 1st Prize to Mr. Jackson, Kingston, for 

 Eassoniana; Extra to Mr. Brazier, gr. to W. H. Storey, Esq., 

 Isleworth, for a collection of hybrid Erica vestitas, particularly 

 fine vars., especially E. vestita alba superba, E. ,v.) variabilis, 

 E. (v.) carnea, E. (v.) rosea albida, E. (v.) rose^cens, E. It.) 

 purpurascens. 



For Collections of 15 Cape Heaths.— Amateurs.— 1st Prize to 

 Mr. May; 2nd to Mr. Brazier; 3rd to Mr. Green, Cheam. 

 Nurserymen.— 1st Prize to Mr. Pawley; 2nd, to Mr. Jackson; 

 3rd to Mr. Fraser; Extra, to Mr. Dawson, Brixton; Extra, to 

 Messrs. Fairbairn. 



For Collections of 6 Cape Heaths. -Amateurs.— 1st Prize to 

 Mr. Hunt ; 2d, to Mr. W. Barnes ; 3d, to Mr. Bruce; extra, to 

 Joseph Wells, Esq. 



For a Collection of 4 Tropaolums.— 1st Prize to Mr. Greeu. 



For Collections of 15 Erotic Orchidace*e.—\st Prize to Mr. 

 Mylam, gr. to S. Rucker, Esq., Wandsworth; 2d, to G. F. "ox. 

 Esq., Stockwell; 3d, to Mr. Redding, gr. to Mrs. Marryatt, 

 Wimbledon. 



For Collections of 6 Exotic Orchidacea.—l* Prize U ^r. 

 Hunt; 3d, to Mr. W. Barnes. 



For Specimen Plants of Exotic Orchidacetr.—l*X Prize xo Mr 

 Brewster, gr. to Mrs. Wray, Cheltenham, for Barkeria specta- 

 bilis ; 2d, to Mr. Robertson, gr. to Mrs. Lawrence, Ealing P*rk, 



for Stanhopea tigrina; 3d, to Mr. Clarke, for Epidendrum 

 alatum Tar, 



[Price 6d. 



For Collections of British Ferns in Pots.— 1st Prize to Mr. A 

 Smith, gr. to J. Anderson, Esq., the Holme, Regent's Park for 

 40 species and varieties. 2nd, to Mr. Taylor, for 21 species 

 and varieties; Extra to Mr. G. Turner, Portland Town, for 

 30 plants. ' 



Extra Prizks were awarded for the following miscellaneous 

 subjects :-To Mr. Bunney, Stratford, for a seedling Cineraria, 

 Eclipse; to Mr. Turner, for a collection of British Orchidaceae ; 

 Jo Mr. Forrest, Kensington, for six Martynia fragrans ; and for 

 three statice macrophylla; and a certificate to Mr. Fisher, 

 Limpley Stoke, near Bath, for a basket of a seedling Straw- 

 berry, Princess Alice Maude, considered to be a superior 

 variety. *^ 



Where so great a number of plants was exhibited for compe- 



iV? n a w J* matter of necessity, a very considerable portion, 

 although fine could not obtain prizes ; for these, and for a 

 collection of Pelargoniums, exhibited by Mr. Bell, Chelsea • 

 a miscellaneous collection of Stove and Greenhouse plants, 

 from Messrs. Henderson, Pine-applc-place; another from Mr. 

 Kedding; and a collection of Ferns, from Mr. Tax lor, streat- 

 nam, not for competition, the Society take this opportunity of 

 returning their thanks. J. D. C. S .wkrbv, Secretary. 



GREAT 

 YARMOUTH 

 NURSERY. 



NORFOLK, 

 1844. 



YOU ELL and CO., 



P ^ T r?™i SED BY IIER M0ST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE 

 8E55£.U H ,Jn MAJESTYT " E KINGOFTI1E BELGIANS; 

 ^S^ ERYMLN ASD FLORISTS BY SPECIAL APPOINT^ 

 ^ NT T ri HER MAJE STV THE QUEEN DOWAGER. 



y OUELL and CO. are now sending, per post, free 



»• v,, t0 / ny partof the United Kingdom, the undermentioned 

 highly-desirable Plants, full particulars of which will be found 

 in their Advertisement of last week. 



FUCHSIAS. 

 12 Extra F*ne varieties, 12*., the Selection left to Youell & Co. 

 12 ditto ditto 2ls., the Selection left to the Purchaser. 



50 Fine varieties . . 40s , the Selection left to Youell & Co. 

 50 Extra Fine ditto . 60*., the Selection left to the Purchaser. 



VERBENAS. 



12 Extra fine Varieties, 6a., the selection left to Youell & Co. 

 12 Ditto ,, ioj., the selection left to the purchaser. 



PANSIES. [Sent postage free.] 

 12 Fine Show Varieties, by name . . 10*. per dozen 

 12 Extra Fine ditto, do. . . 18/. „ 



CHRYSAN niEMUMS. [Sent postage free.] 

 Fifty of the newest best varieties by name, 12*. per dozen ; for 

 list and colours of which, see Advertisement of May 25. 



PETUNIAS. 

 Extra Fine Varieties, 12*. per doz., including Miller's Punctata. 

 PANSY "Lauv Alice Peel" (for particulars of which see 

 Advertisement of last week), 3*. 6d. per plant. 



ARAUCARIA IMBRICATA, 4 years old, 30*. per dozen, or 

 10/. per 100. 



CEDRUS DEODARA, 2 ft. to 2 ft. 8 in., 10*. 6d. per plant. 



CAMELLIAS. -Extra fine sorts, including Monarch, Tri- 

 color, Elegans, Bealii, Lefeveriana, King, Chandlerii, &c, 42*. 

 per dozen. 



N.B. All Orders above £2 are delivered carriage free 

 to London or Hull, or plants added to compensate for 

 the same. 



*»* Hatch's Pink Support, 4*. 6d. per dozen -, for particulars 

 of which, see their Advertisement of the 25th of May. 

 Great Yarmouth Nursery, June 6, 1844. 



f UUOMBU, P1NCE, and CO., have tine strong 

 -L-* Plants for Sale of ACHIMENES MULTI FLORA and 

 ACHIMENES HIRSUTA, at 5*. each ; they can be sent in stout 

 tin cases, free by the post, at an extra charge of Is. If both 

 these plants are ordered, they will be sent by the post for 10*. 

 free of all other charge. Their Catalogue of New and Choice 

 Plants and New Gera: 1, is now is Jy, and may 



be had on application to them.— E er Nurser; . 



JOHN CATTELL has now ready to sead oat the fol- 



t-J lowing fine plants .—Achimenes hirsuta, 3*. 6d. ; Morina 

 longitolia, 3s. od., a fine herbaceous plant, very hardy, flowers 

 in August; Potentilla atrosanguinea C .3*. 6a\; Poten- 



t ilia atrosanguinea Oliveriana, 3*. 6rf., fine variety; 



Malva Munroiana, 2*. 6d. ; Malva Towarrin, i*. 6rf. ; Lilium 

 speciosum, true, 15*. to 31*. 6V. ; Lilium speciosnm album, 3*. (id. 

 to 7*. 6d. ; Lilium speciosum punctatum, 3*. 6rf. to 7s. 6d. ; 

 Veronica speciosa, 7*. 6d. to 10*. 6d. ; Phlox Van Houtii, 1*. 6d. 

 Also, Seed of his superior Early Dwarf Barnes Cabbage, at 8d. per 

 oz., or 8*. per lb. This proves to be thebestEarlyCabbageknown, 

 may be safely sown the middle of July without fear of running 

 to seed the following spring, and its productiveness in fine 

 sprouts after first cutting is not to be equalled by any other 

 sort.— Remittances expected from unknown correspondents. 

 Westerbam, Kent, June 5th, 1844- 



SUPERIOR NEW SWEDISH TURNIPS 



TT7ARNER and WARNER, Seedsmen, 28, Com- 



» ▼ hill, London, beg to introduce to their Friends the fnlinw 

 ins New Swedish Turnip., which for their general go^ q^I 

 line, stand unrivalled ; growing to a large size, beifsmLSta 

 the top, of a dark-yellow flesh, and may- be grown as dose to 

 each other as a Stone or Stubble Turnin 



WARNERS RUSSIAN SWEDE " . ^ «rf Der lb 

 WARNER'S EMPEROR SWEDE . * « nlrlb 



.nf^T^f of Norfolk and Tankards, 'of he most genuine 

 and sek >ck 9 , from Qtf, to l*. per lb. 



Potter s Liquid Gur. , in qu es, \ s ,f.e»ch. Super- 



phosphate of Lime, in rib. pack . at 1* * w ey's 

 Chemical Transparent Waterproof Compos n, with uuecikws 

 for use 1 m pints, 2*. Od. each, quarts, 4*. 6d. each. 



al 



w ^„ _ PETUNIA PUNCTATA. 



}\T MILLER has a few gooJ Pk-ff of this beautiful 



' J • Flower to send out at 5*., po* ee; also a few strong 

 Pl*nta in 60 pots, at 7*. 6d. each. Blooms maybe had on appli- 

 cation, —Providence Nursery, Ramsgate, June 6, 1644. 



