THE 



GARDENERS 



CHRONICLE 

 GAZETTE. 



A Stamped Newspaper of Rural Eoonomyand^ene^^^e^^,^, ParfEdited by Professor Lindley. 



AGRICULTURAL 



No. 32.— 1844. 



SATURDAY, AUGUST 10. 



Alpaca, *o naturalise 



Afcric. Improvement Soc. of 



Ireland 

 Ashes of Beech, fcc, analysis of 

 Asparagus, to prepare ground for 

 B^>-querv, t urn f^r sting of 

 Berkshire Horr. So.-i<*ty 

 Cabbies to sow for agricul- 

 tural purp'«HS - 

 Calendar of Operations 

 Calves, to rear - 



Carts or Waggons for harvest 



purposes - 

 Cedar or Lebanon, to make the 



aeesls germinate 



Cjden antiquity of in Normandy 

 Cherries, kinds For an orchard 

 Clay, burninsj of 

 Corn, saving of in damp weather 

 Crops pe&ranoe of 

 Cutting, ro prepare 



— in charcoal 

 J-Jarlin^r.n Farmers' Club 

 Forest-trees, frrowtfa of 



" H. 'hevandier'a 



experiments wirh 



— quick Kfowin K .kinds 

 J-ourcroya Kigjuuea 

 Gooseberries, weight of 

 Guisbro Hurt, Society 



Hort- S< . i f London 



r>',9a 

 547 c 

 544 a 

 Ml a 

 512 a 



5.10 a 

 543 b 



650 b 



- 548 b 



MB a 



543 a 



514 a 

 549 c 

 5m a 

 545 c 

 640 c 



540 c 

 549 h 



541 b 



539 a 

 54 1 a 



540 a 



541 b 



542 a 



A\ b 



540 b 

 549 c 



54:' /; 



547 b 

 18 c 



5.19 a 

 542 a 

 541 a 

 544 c 



540 a 

 544 a 



548 c 



INDEX. 



550 a Leaves, scorching effects of the 

 sun on - 



Lurerne, culture of 

 Maidstone Farmers' Club 

 Manure, ashes as - 



— liquid, remarks on - 

 .New Zealand, remarks on - 

 -^'•rthampton Hort. 8 •<•. 

 Pin* apoics, cnltuie of 

 Plants tor bedding out 541 a % 



— haJf-hardy, winter 

 t r eatment of 



Plums, kinds for an orchard 



eeds, to steep 

 Sheep, folding of . - - 548 5 

 reoffel on .Manures - - 547 5 

 8 « berries, to keep mice 



from cutting off the ft nit • 541 b 

 Ttprree Hall, farm-buildings at 517 a 

 I rees, to remove, law of - 544 c 



— to keep from being 

 barked by cattle 



Turnips, to sow . „ , 



'rurnpike-tollst 



Ha ? pnesrs f to destroy - 

 Hater, purity of - 



V. he it, proper time for reaping 



um.j . 545, a . 548 e 



V\ cdrin K ton. on " Spain and 



the Speni^rds in ini3 M rev. 542 b 

 uell'g Nursery noticed . 542 c 



YOU ELL and CO., 



[Price 6<f. 



GREAT 

 YAHMUUTH 

 NURSERY. 



NORFOLK, 

 1844. 



S43 a 

 549 a 



54.«; i 

 541 6 

 539 b 



NURSERY OF L. VAN HOUTTE, at GHENT~RFF rnivT 

 at Mr G rl » , L ' I!C; r tcr ' "-"'Irawinffof which may be seen 



S£3£SS5£ ^sssrs? tfaass 



°' y ^TKs^bt. Ann's-square, Manchester. 



J? 1 ?? PL ^ XTS -- Persons in want of the above have 

 road, Chelsea. P W. Davis, Green-street, Marlboro'- 



TOHM «\fTT.u E u N V1C1 ° K,A FUCHSIA. 



J " ho have kLdl^v ""Ftf" 11 * to inform his friends 

 abovTsple^fd FUcSsSTa?li i ?,^ h ^ ° rders for the 



Plants Inrt i« nf„^ i\- at h,s stock on,v consists of a few 



_^"V: t T^zt^T ler sendinff st out this > e - 



TT^L^K" 01 ^ Nur SERY & Seedsmen, 



rorl, bep to offer to tlie public strone plants of the fni 



T ? and J H M: '' ^ s, aBtha 9 nigrescens, (small) 2t. fcf. 

 PhlAvnlfL v 1RV ! J also a . & ood stoc ^ of Lisianth us Russellianus 

 Phlox picta, Van Houttii and bicolor, Is. 6d. each - Achim«iM 

 hirs ata, 2s. 6d. , and Pe ntste^nonjiu^ Achimenes 



J. ^ D J ; FAIRBAIRNTbeg most respectfully to 

 ^ • acquaint their friends and the public, that they have now 

 XyVV * tcr ?tf*8 specimens of HEATHS in Swe? whSS 



everv rH "^ Urd H WUI bG f0U,,d worth y of inspection Open 

 e^er} day, (Sundays excepted) admission gratis. -Nurseries 

 Clapham, near London, Aug. 8, i 6 4 4. nurseries, 



P n T F?il N x' S ^ D BY HER M0ST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THF 

 QLEENj IJIS MAJESTY THE KIVGOFTHE BFrriAvl 

 NURSERYMEN AND FLORISTS BY SPECIAL f APPOINT 

 MENT TO HER MAJESTY THE QUeIS F DO WAGER 



Y^i UI tt L ^ ^'- D C °* are n0,v 8endin S to any part of 



om«di . "J » d K,n - dom tne undermentioned hiphlv-desir- 



£!S&2iS2^ of which wiu be foand in ** f - 



Inpt - .FUCHSlAS-per post free. 



2 Extra Fine varieties, 12«. f the Selection left to Youell Sc Co. 

 12 ditto ditto 215., the Selection left to the Purchaser 



***prUbg most of the neu varieties sent out this season. 



II mS£vu!?!U • J?"' *5 e Selection left to Vouell & Co. 

 50 Extra rine ditto . 6o*., the Selection left to the Purchaser 



CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. 



"*•&"<* Cn/s collection of ti.is beautiful t.ibe of flowers is 

 now in full bloom, and will be found the most extensive and 

 yMect in Europe, comprising- every known variety of merit. 

 The plants are remarkably strong- and healthy, and will he 



IZ rJZ ■ ^^ ',!* 7' tU any part of the Umted Kingdom and 

 t« c 1,,eDt thG la " er part of next mout ". ** the foilowiuff 



12 pairs extra fine and very superior first- class Show ^ f. d. 

 Flowers o ]0 n 



JJ flf ditto ditto 5 J o 



', a },\[° «l"to Show Flowers 1 10 o 



25 ditto ditto ditto 3 



inr. * <= VERBENAS-per post free, 



o n^ Varieries > 6 *-. the selection left to Youell & Co. 

 id unto „ 10s., the selection left to the purchaser. 



,ot^- cu PANSIES - [Sent postage free.] 



! ET S S? w y arietics . °y nar ue . . 10.5. per dozen 

 12 Extra Fine ditto, do. . . 18 ,. „ 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 'Sent postage free.) 

 ««« y J "ewest best varieties by name, 12s. per dozen, for 

 names and colours of which, see Advertisement of June 15th. 



PETUNIAS-per post free. 

 P A V*T«^ anetie f' 12S * £ er doz -' i,,cludi "ff Miner's Punctata. 



do^o?fo/^r ! r. RICATA ' ^ "* 5 JearS ° ld > 3 ° S - P " 

 CEDRUS DEODARA, 2 ft. to 2 ft. 8 in., Ie#. 6d. per plant. 

 Also, the following highly-desirable Plauts : — 



B, i ddIea ^ Li . n . d,e y ana (tte new | Habrothamnus fasciculatus, 



V[ ESSRS. J. and H. BROWN are now sending oat 



Plants* - Dy Pan ° f the Kingdom tne (o ^vrm S very desirable 



Chrysanthemums, newest and best varieties, by name 

 9s. per dozen J ' 



Fuchsias, all the 'eading varieties, 6s. to c». per dozen 



Angelonia giandirlora, Of. pcr dozen 



Scutellaria splendens, (js. per dozen 



Bonvardias, four varieties, 6s. per dozen 



50 Hardy Herbaceous Plants, 25a. 



100 ditto ditto «t. 



12 varieties of Tea-scented Roses, Qs. per dozen 



J ellow Noisette and YeUow and Unite China d.».. g«.p.,|or 



Hue New Buff Rose, Eliza S.uvage, 18,. per dozen 



New Crimson Odorata Rose, 12*. per dozen 



Alba and Rosa odorata do., Q«. per dozen 



Fine Blooming Plants of Achimenes grandiflora, lonri. 



flora, pedunculata, and rosea, 6*. per doz. . hirsuta. 

 is. orf. each • 



The new Achimenes picta, 7s. 6d. each 

 Gesnera tuhiriora, fine new white, 2*. 6d. each 

 Pentas carnea, 3s.6d.-, Tnunbergia chrysops, 7*. 6d. - 

 Inga pulcherrima, 5*. ; Veronica speciosa, 3*. 6d.\ 

 Bnigmansia flnribunda, 3.v. 6d. each 

 *me Cineraria, Primula, Calceolaria, and choice Gera- 

 nium Seed, it. per paper-, and other Flower-seed, 

 3d. and ad ., can be sent by post, for stamps. 

 Albion Nursery, Stoke Newlngton, London. 



Hrpn H nf TION OF L,LIUM LANCI FOLIUM. 

 OIxUOM, Clapham Rise, near London (removed 



MAI ' f ;°! n Walworth), by Appointment Florist to Hk* 



H ai M, ivfp SS - lnform the Nobi,it >' Gentr X. «"d Amateurs, 

 h hl e ,V , e wsortmeot of this most beautiful Lily, which 



DerfeoHon a u^ t K admired - is in nower, and will continue in 

 EnnfiAc abo « three weeks, and may be viewed every day, 

 Sundays excepted. Admittance Gratis. 7 7 * 



Clapham Rise, August 10, 1844. 



3s. 6d. 

 Bouvardia strigosa, 5s. 

 Veronica speciosa, 2s. 6d. 

 Pin us Gerardiana, 6.1.9. p. doz. 



„ Excelsa, 30s. per dozen. 



jNGA PULCHERRIMA. (Figured in » Paxton's 



ttia f!S£S °f B<>tan >' ,, for Augnst, 1844.)-Fine Plants of 

 tma extremely e'egant and beautiful Exotic, with most of the 

 other new and rare Plants of the season, maybe obtained of the 

 undersigned, at the following low prices :- 



Inga pulcherrima, Ts. 6tf. 

 Achimenes picta, 10s. 6d. 

 ■ffischynanthua Horsfieldii, 



7s. 

 Amyeia zygomeiig, -js. 6d. 

 Clerodendron splend ns,l0s.6d 



tt- ^ .*" 6quamarum,5*. 



Hmrisia, or Rondektia longi- 

 nor a, 15s. 



Epacris campanulata rosea 

 (tne finest selected from 1000 

 seedlings), ,s. ad. 



Habrothamnus elegans, 15s. 



Tremandra Hugelii, lOt, 6d. to 

 21s. 



Veronica speciosa, 5s. to 15s. 

 Erica elegans, fine and healthy, 

 15s., 24s., and 30s. per doz. 



Wi omas Jacesov, Kingston N ursery, Surrey, August 8 

 Ti ^T?CCr7o HE ,^ AL ^ IEREN CAULIFLOWER. ~~ 



M E f( S " R t f- M f ARX0CK ^D MANLEY beg to ia- 



-*- -»- form their friends and the public that they hate a few 

 packets c t the above genuine article left, which "honlS be sown 

 for a general crop to stand the winter from the 12th to the Zh 

 ingh5 ;°™^e excessively dry sea.on, «he springsowl 

 done h h ,° Ut S ° favourab| e a s it otherwise would have 



Nursery, Hackney, Aug. 8, 1844. 



Blue Buddlea, from China), 



7»- 6d. per piant 

 Achimenes picta, "s. 6d. 



„ hirsuta, 2s. 6d. 

 Marcettia rosmarinifolia, 2s. 6d. 

 Thunbergia chrysops, 10s. 6d. 



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

 to London or Hull, or plants added to compensate for 

 the same. 



Great Yarmouth Nursery, August 8, 1844. 

 KINGHORN'S NEW SPLENDID CALCEOLARIAS of 1844. 



WILLIAM MAY, F.H.S., having been the fortunate 

 r-Iil P u r chaser ^ the entire stock of Five of the best sorts of 



h Jhfm1« a iS lai f ecl w y -J Ir ^ ,VOif0!lN * this »«son,and exhibited 

 by him in May last (vide Chronicle and Gazette of May 25th - 



I.foH d, t°" of which pronounced them as very superior 'to 



Lady Constable and al! others in present cultivation). The 



live will be sent out in sets, of which due notice w ™ 



h?m «?w I8h, !F t0 P ° SSesS theRe «Plendid varietie * to uddxc 

 him at Hope Nursery, Bedale, Yorkshire. 



«^\;,.l; has at P reser, t a fine stock of that beautiful new ExoHe 

 DRYMONIA PUNCTATA, which will be sent free on ^0^0' 

 a Post-office order for 6s. ; as also SEEDS of his verv select 

 varieties of PANSIES, CALCEOLARIAS, and HOLLYHOCK 

 in packets at 2*. 6d. and 5s. each, post free. ' 



a^.,! be « eds m , a 7 also be nad of Mr ' Watkiksov. Horticultural 

 «£ "'^f" 1 -. Market-place, Manchester, of whom may be 

 ordered the Calceolarias, &c. y e 



« ri rK B A'~ W : ^- ,S newly P ublish ed general Catalogue of Plants 

 51th . descriptions of his Calceolarias, Fuchsias! Geran urns 



a P p a Sionr SeS ' CinerariaS ' CamCUiaS ' &C ' kc - - a v be a h a S m on 



JrARTCD DUrCH FLOWER BULBS. 

 . \i it R ' Seedsman and Florist, 238, High 



Gcntrv »nd r hr. J:° ndon ' respectfully informs the Nobilify, 

 Whp nV r Ctustomers in general, that his Annual Catai 



o^L?V}T\ hVi l ch Bulbs « & c Will be published as usual 



wa Sen tn hU r Pt t mber ' an ¥ d that Jt wiU immediately be for- 

 h P «n\ri S Cummers. In case of accidental omission, he 

 begs to be reminded thereof. 



ar J 1 nroTr7n C r d ^ (1Vert ir ement contains a "* of such Seeds as 

 with thi! V" 5 dunn = thisa «d half the following month, 



Brominn vt*^?"'^* 1 Double "ollyhock, Queen, and 

 Bromptonjtock BhonM be sown immediately. 



t rABTPnT ICULTSAL SEEDS ^ 



J • HhVh hSh Se i edsmax asd Florist, No. 233, 



folln W ^ "? lb ,° rn ' L ° nd,,n ' be ^ leave t° recommend the 

 following Seeds for present and autumn sowing. The Annuals 



H* wonfd e rt e n W * U h^" * the autamn V ^wn this mCnth 

 llnZ . « re . C0m l mend a second sowing early in September- for 

 fh»n Kr m lheant »nn will flower earlier, anS much finer 

 ,rese„t 8 P rin *- w so ^. Particularly in dry seasons like the 

 Vi n „• ~ ARDr AN * N "fALS iv Assortments. 

 6 fine Cal inpsis . . 2s. od. 8 fine Schizanthus . 2*. Od. 

 8 - Clarkia . . , 6 20 _ * Gcrnian stocks, f J 



12 — dwarf Larkspur . 2 



8 — tall Larkspur . 1 



7 — Nemophila . . 2 



8 — Godetia . . 1 

 6 - Gilia . 1 



6 

 6 







6 







8 — *fenweek 



2 



40 — hardy Annuals 

 20 — ditto . 

 10 — ditto 



8 

 4 

 2 



* All Stocks require protection in winter, the others "not. 

 2.— Hardy Biennials anu Perennials. 







8 fine Campanula 

 8 — Dianthus . 

 8 — Pentstemon 



8 -- new 



tj — Antirrh 



2s. 0d. 

 2 





6 



20 

 II 



6 



5 



quilegia . 



Hollyhock . 



*Queen Stocks 

 ditto . 



*Brompton 



2 



8 



1 



1 



4 



3 



2 



I 







1 



6 







6 

 



u 



40 fine Pereonials 

 10 — ditto . 

 10 — ditto . 



Ai r' im, le 

 var. rr u 



.10 

 . 5 

 . 2 



fine 

 . 



elpi.inium, 8 ditto . 

 Holly hook, 16 fine var. 

 mixed . . . 1 



Seabiosa, splendid new 

 mixed . . . 



o 



G 



THE BEST TWENTY-FOUR VHRBENAS EVER OFFERED, 



F ni)r P f «i r 2i*-. or TWELVE for 12s. 



*E£2* s k mith ** to offer the folIowin g 



of the XlZ , V SSL BM ^ Which c °"P»«e the choicest varieties 



of Lor: . ?and wercS'T VI* R ,° yaI Botftn,c Gardens 

 tinct colours thel IS h Rdmir « d for tl,eir ^ne form and dis- 



Belicata K«clsa ItSaS^S the , F "^ PnZe ' Smith ' S Arra >'' 

 BUinea, Celes ' P • folU^r SOn s Beaat Z Sll Preme, Atro-san- 

 Queen of the mito v A! 5? ; StcwarL '* Azures grandiflora, 

 Surprise, Pr ^neess Ro?a Tv^' 1 S , Hnll,ant EIe & ant ' Monarch, 

 Mod, ^emperh ^^^onder.Vsrisbilis, I^rfection. 



Louis.Pi iilipp?? M fter " n n. A S?^" h . lcom P ar aWe. Jessie, 

 ff eu, Beau- y ' Rennwn A Qucen .' Zeux,s : ^ ti "S'^ Boule de 

 H^wardii Pou.fi ?i * 0raD »? Perfection, Atro-purpurea, 



To3 n » Nursirv ' w arie * a ' ,IS ' ft °een of Verbenas. 



■ gon wnmry, Horasey-ioad, Islington, near London. 



"W ^nt^^^^Pi ' StockTf Cuttings and 



for Greenhouse Hantt iv : & .°" fan An »steur,in exchange 

 Walworth. p,ants — direct A. F. T., 21, Canterbury Place, 



Rth^ h AN ? \BEAUTIFUL , COLUMBINE. - 



-*■« The Subscribers beg to intimate that they have saved Seeds 



ColumbTne is TZ'l p **»**& glandulosa. This IJletdS 

 Columbine is a hardy Perennial, and forms one of the most ear 



?n ,n e £Eh RntS 1 k cu, "7* ti0 » I *t grows to the height 0^1^ 

 L-h ? inC 5 cs i ab . ouadiD & io two coloured biossoms-blue^nd 

 K&2? the J'" and shape of the common Passion flower 

 Packages of about 150 Seeds are sent free at One SMI ling pw 

 packet, or for stamps of that value. ™ 6 P 



John Grigok and Co., Nurs eries, Forres, N.B. 



J NEW SEEDLING PANSY 



OSEPH FRYER begs to offer to the aotice of the 



of which the following opmion has been given :-" Vour ^ed- 

 & n a »« y a ' S adecided L>' ^od flower ; the form as near per- 

 £ i"S« f. ny i h,n ^ we have ^en ; substance unol tioaabie, 



f.?u I .i J ?°!, erS a crown P iece )> a »d the colour rich and 

 l.i 1 ; upper petals deep violet purple, with a band of the same 

 colour round the lower ones, which are bright yellow; th 



I distinct."— See "Florist's Jour- 



10 fine Sorts . 

 8 — Climbers . 

 8 — A'iStioerneria 

 4 — Thunbergia 

 3 — Portulaca . 



Phlox Brummondii, 

 scarlet 



Ditto, 20 rar. mixed « 

 2 fine Tropa2olum . 



3.— Grekvh >l- Seeds. 



4s. Orf. ) Chinese Primrose, mix. is. 6d. 



Per packet. 

 Finest mixed Cineraria 1 6 



— Calceolaria I 6 



— Gloxinia . 1 6 



— Erica . 2 6 



— Gladiolus . 1 6 



— Verbena . 1 s 



4 

 4 

 2 



1 





 

 

 6 



1 

 l 



2 





 

 



d most other Flower Seeds contained in his General Cata- 

 logue for 1644. 



*#* A comprehensive Catalogue of Dutch Bulbs will be 



published at the usual time. 



of brownish crimson, full and mua< a.—a R r.™*.. „v«r- 

 nai for July. Good Plants are now ready for sendir >ut, 

 postage free, at 5s. each, with trade allowance if 3 are taken. 



J.*, likewise begs to remind his friends that be can now 

 supply healthy young plants of most of the leading var 3S of 

 f ics,from6s. to 18s. per dozen, postage free. A remittance 

 required from unknown correspondents. 



Clarendon Nursery, Camberwell, London, Aug. 9. 



EARLIEST STRAWBERRY in CULTIVATION 



^1WBF^RY P1 £?£h £ thC PIUNCESS ALICE MAUDS 

 STRAWBERRY, which has proved itself to be the earliest 



grown In this country, are now ready to be sent out, at so*. 



!?i?n * *?. I Strawberry it has taken the first ptire at 



! « a £ t4C f Ul J, Ura i 5S in thl ™*Y P^t of the £a*». 



AlsoPla of the h 3 h (. -en, Dept 1 Pine, Piince Albert. 

 and all the leading kinds. To be had of WARXsaandWA«*rir». 

 Se edsmen, 28, Corn hill, London. 



C HILLING'S QUEEN CABBAGE.-This month sn«f 



Y Part of August being the time to sow Cabbage Seed for the 

 Autumn and Spring Planting, J. & S. SHILLING having alittie 

 Seed left of the ab »ve very superior kind, which they highly 

 recommend to those who have not already tried it, beg to offer 

 to the Public generally, in half or. packets, postage free, at 

 2s. 6d. each, on the receipt of postage stamps or a Post-office 

 order.— Northwarnborough Nurseries. Otiiham, Hants. 



*** Agent for London, Mr, Kbrka.v, 4, Great Russeil-street 

 Coveat Garden. 



