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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



??*«■?* the harvest of 1844, and grown bv himself. 

 lie iivtn • e " Sovf e Q «» or a Piece of Plate of that value, will 

 u? 11 f <^ubitor at the Meeting at Shrewsbury of the 

 bThimsJff ^ ° f red Wheat ' of the har °"t of 1844, and grown 



be g iven X th ?i ffi n T r » * iece of "ate of that value, will 

 best 14 bushels TsX^t^^l 5 &t Shrewsbury of the 

 frown by htmself. P ° 5 **"**' of the harvest of 1S44, and 



£ "he^S^^ value, will be 



KOYAL AGRICULTURAL SO( ! IV 01- JG- 

 LAND.-ANMUAL COUNTRY MEETING of 18*5, to be 

 held at SHREWSBURY In the North Wales District, compri 

 4ol oanties of Ansrlesev, Cirnar t, : ncth, O- 



raery, Denbigh. Flint, Chester, Sa », and Stafford. The 1 cs 

 are open to general compel Forms of C S rate to he 



procured on a icat Secretai y, 1 S, Hanover-square, 



London. All Certs for Implements most be returned, 



filled op, to the Secret .-. on or before the 1st of ly, and all 

 other Certificates bv the i >t of Jane; the < ineil having de- 

 cided that in no ca whatever shall any Certificate be received 



sifter those dates respectively. 



Phizes for I.mprovivo thb Bteed ok Cattle.— 1 9 15. 



Short-/, s.— Class 1. To the ow i the best Bull calved 



previously to the 1st of January, 1843, 30/. j to the owner of the 

 second best do. do., 15/.— 2. To the owner of the best Bull 

 calved since the 1st of January, 1843, and more than one year 

 old, 2o/.- 3. To the owner of the best Cow in milk or in calf, 

 15/. In ca^c of the Cow hem* in calf, and not in milk, the 

 Prize will not he given until she is certified to have produced a 

 calf.) -4. To the owner of the hest in-calf Heifer, not exceeding 

 three years old, 15/.— 5. To the owner of the best Ycarl 

 Heifer, 10/.— 6. To the owner of the best Bull-calf, not exceed- 

 ing; one year old, 10/. 



Berefords.—l'i.xn* I. To the owner of the best Bull calved 

 prev -> the 1st of January, 1813, 30/. ; to theowner of the 



second best do. do. , 15/.— J. To the owner of the best Bull 

 calved since the 1 f January, 1S13, and more than one year 

 old, 20/.— 3. To the owner of the best Cow in mi k or in calf, 15/. 

 (In the case of the cow bein- in calf, and not in milk, the Prize 

 will not be given until she is certified to have produced a calf.j 

 4. To the owner of the best in-calf Heifer, not exceeding three 

 years old, 13/.— 5. To the owner of the best Yearling Heifer, 

 ML— 0. To the owner of the best Bull-calf, not exceeding ore 



ytsrold, io/. 



Drrrons.—CiAn l. To the owner of the best Bull calved pre- 

 viously to the 1st of January, 1813,30/.; to the owner of the 

 second ''est d >. do., 15/.— 2. To the owner of the best Bull 

 calved cince the 1st of January, 1843, and more than one year 

 old, •.«;/.— a T > the owner of the best Cow in milk or in calf, l >/. 

 In the case of the Co# being; in calf, and not in milk, the Prize 

 will not be given until she is certified to have produced a calf.) 

 —4. To the neroftbe best in-calf Heifer, not exceeding 

 three years oil, 15/.- 5. To the owner of the best Yearling 

 Heifer, io/. — ti. To the owner of the best Bull- calf, not exceeding 



one you old, 10/. 



Cattle of any Breed - N not qualified to compete in the fore- 

 going classes. —Class 1. To the owner of the best Bull calved 

 previously to the 1st ot January, l . 20/. j to the owner of the 

 second-best ditto, 10/.— 2. To the owner of the best Bull calved 

 since the 1st of January, 1 , and more than one year old, 15/. 



—3. To the owner of the t Cow in milk or in calf, is/, iln 



the case of the cow betas; In calf, and not in milk, the prize 

 will not be given until she is certified to have produced a calf.) 

 — 4. To the owner of the best in-calf Heifer, not exceeding 

 three years o.'d, ID/.— 5. To the owner cf the best Yearling 

 Heifer, 10/. 



HORSES. 

 Class l. To the owner of the best Stallion for Agricultural 

 Purposes, of any age, 30/. ; to the owner of the second-best 

 do. do., l.i/.— 2. To the owner of the best three years old do., 

 15/. — 3. To the owner of the best two years old do., 15/. — 4. To 

 the owner of the best Mare and Foal for Agricultural Purpo.-es, 

 20/. ; to the owner of the second-best do., Hi/.— 5. To the owner 

 of the best two years old Filly, 10/.— 6. To the owner of the 

 best Thorough bred Stallion, which shall have served .res at 

 a price not exceeding 3 guineas and with a groom's fee of not 

 more than 5r.) in the season of i , 30/. 



SHEEP. 

 Prizes for Improving the breed ok Sukkp.— 1S45. 

 Leicester*.— Class I. To the owner of the best Shearling 

 Ram, 30/. •, to the owner of the second-best do., 15/.— 2. To the 

 owner of the best Ram of any other age, 90/.; to the owner of 

 the second-best do., 15/.— 3. To theowner of the best pen of five 

 Shearing Fwcs, if/. ; to tl nvner of the second-best do., 5/. 



Soutfhdi • Sheep.— Class 1. To the owner of the best Shear- 

 ling Kam, 30/. ; to the owner cf the second-best do., 15/.— 2. To 

 the owner of the best Ram of any other age, 30/. ; to the owner 

 of the second-best do., 15/ —3. To the owner of the best pen of 

 five Shearling Ewes, 101.; to theowner of the second-best do., 5/. 

 . Long- Woolled Sheep. (Not qualified to compete as Leicesters.) 

 —Class 1. To the owner of the best Shearling Ram, 3a/.; to 

 the owner of the second-best do., 15/. — 2. To the owner of the 

 best Ram of any other age, 30/. ; to the owner of the second- 

 best do., 15/.— 3. To the owner of the best pen of five Shearling 

 Ewes, io/. ; to the own«r of the second-best do. do., 5/. 



Sheep best adapted to a Mountain District.— Class 1. To the 

 owner of the best Ram of any age, 15/. : to the owner of the 

 second-test do., 101. ; to the owner of the third-be^t do., 5/.— 

 2. To the owner of the best pen of Ewes of any age, 10/. ; to the 

 owner of the second-best do., 5/. 



PIGS. 

 Class 1. To the owner of the tost Boar of a large breed, 10/.; 

 to the owner of the second-best do. do., 5/.— 2. To the owner of 

 the best Boar of a small breed, 10/. ; to the owner of the second- 

 best do. do., 5/.— 3. To the owner of the best breeding Sow, of a 

 large breed, lei— 4. To the owner of the best breeding Sow, of 

 a small breed, 10/.— 5. To the owner of the best pen of three 

 breeding Sow-pigs, of the same litter, above four and under ten 

 months old, 10/. 



AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. 

 A sum not exceeding 300/. 

 Cheese.— To the exhibitor of the best cwt. of Cheese (of anv 

 kind) made within the district, 101. To the exhibitor of the 

 second-best do., 5/. 



Extra Stock, /loots, and Seeds.— For Extra Stock, of any kind, 

 not shown for any of f he above Prizes, and for Roots, Seeds, &c. 

 Prizes may be awarded and apportioned, by the Committee and 

 Judges, to an amount not exceeding in the whole 50/. 



Any New Implement.— For the invention of any new Agricul- 

 tural Implement, such sum as the Council may think proper 

 to award. 



Seed Wheat, Barley, and Oats.— I. Fifteen Sovereigns, or a 

 Piece of Plate of that value, will be given to the exhibitor at 

 tje Meeting at Shrewsbury of the best 14 bushels of white 



The two best samples of each of these classes of Wheat, 

 Barley, or Oats, without at that time distinguishing, in any 

 oftbeca , between the comparative merits of either sample, 

 will he selected by the Judges appointed for the Meeting at 



,rewsbury; and will be sown, under the direction of the 

 Council (the winter Wheats in the autumn of 1945, and the 

 spring Wheat not earlier than the 1st of March, 1846;, by four 

 farmers, who will make their report, upon which the Prizes 

 will be awarded, provided there be sufficient merit in any of the 

 les. 10/. will be given at the Meeting at Shrewsbury to 

 each exhibitor whose Wheat has been selected for trial, and 6/. 

 for the Barley or Oats. 



*»* No variety which has been selected for trial at any pre- 

 vious Show shall be qualified to compste in the same class. 



ESSAYS AND REPORTS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. 



Prizes for 1S45. — prize essays. 



1. Farming of Nottinghamshire. — Fifty Sovereigns, or a Piece 

 of Plate of that value, will be given for the best Report on the 

 Farming of the County of Nottingham. Competitors will be 

 expected to describe the different varieties of soil which prevail 

 in the county, the ordinary modes cf farming and courses of 

 cropping adopted accordingly in its various districts, and to 

 state how far any peculiar practices in its husbandry are or are 

 not justified by peculiarities of soil or climate. They will also 

 be expected to state what improvements have been made in the 

 farming of Nottinghamshire since the Report of Mr. Robert 

 Lowe in the yeari~08; and especially to point out what farther 

 improvements ought to be effected, either by better farming on 

 land already cultivated, or by taking new land into cultivation. 



2. Farming of Cornwall.— Fifty Sovereigns, or a Piece of 

 Plate of that value, will be given for the best Report on the 

 Farming of the County of Cornwall. Competitors wiH be 

 expected to describe the different varieties of soil which prevail 

 in the county, the ordinary modes of farming aud courses of 

 cropping adopted accordingly in its various districts, and to 

 state how far any peculiar practices in its husbandry are or 

 are not justified by peculiarities cf soil or climate. They will 

 also be expected to state what improvements have been made 

 In the farming of Cornwall since the Report of Mr. G. B. Wor- 

 gan, in the year 1911 ; and especially to point out what farther 

 improvements ought to be effected, cither by better farming on 

 land already cultivated, or by taking new land into cultivation. 



3. Farming of Kent.— Fifty Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of 

 that value, will be given for the best Report on the Farming of 

 the County of Kent. Competitors will be expected to describe 

 the d rent varieties of soil which prevail in the county, the 

 ordinary modes of farming and courses of cropping adopted 

 accordingly in its various districts, and to state how far any 

 peculiar practices in its husbandry are or are not justified by 

 peculiarities of soil or climate. They will also be expected to 

 state what improvements have been made in the farming of Kent 

 since the Report of Mr. John Boys, in 1805; and especially to 

 point out what farther improvements ought to be effected, 

 either by better farming on land already cultivated, or by taking 

 new land into cultivation. 



4. Heath Land.— Twenty sovereigns, 'or a piece of plate of 

 that value, will be given for an account of the best method of 

 reclaiming heath-lend. Competitors will be required to describe 

 methods which have been successfully adopted in the reclaim- 

 ing of heath-land, reference being had especially to the follow- 

 ing points : — 1. The mode of breaking up, whether by paring 

 and burning, or by simple ploughing. 2. The application of 

 lime. 3. The course of cropping. 4. The conversion of heath- 

 land into pasture, where either the steepness of the land, or its 

 elevation above the sea, does not allow the culture of corn. 



5. One- Horse Carts.— Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of 

 that value, will be given for the best Essay on the advantages 

 of One-horse Carts. Competitors will be required to point out 

 the saving in horse-labour, and other advantages which un- 

 doubtedly arise from substituting 1-horsc carts for waggons. 



6. Catch- Meadows. .—Twenty Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate 

 of that value, will be given for the best Essay on Catch-Mea- 

 dows. Competitors will be required to describe the best and 

 cheapest method of forming water-meadows on the sides of 

 natural slopes, as practised in Somersetshire and Devonshire ; 

 the mode of managing them, and cf applying their produce j 

 the increase of value thereby given to unproductive hill-sides ; 

 and to state how far this mode of improvement might be applied 

 to the mountainous districts of Wales and the North of England. 



/. Fences —Twenty Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that 



value, will be given for the best Essay on Fences. Competitors 



will he required to describe the best and neatest methods of 



maintaining hedges, whether for arable or for grazing ground j 



and to point out how far the present fences in various parts of 



England are injurious to the farmer, whether by their size, 



their excess in number, or the over-abundance of timber which 

 they contain. 



8. Fattening Cattle.— Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of 

 that value, will be given for an account of the best method of 

 fattening cattle; as to the places in which they are kept, large 

 or small yards or stalls ; as well as the food, roots, hay, &c.on 

 which they are fed during the time of fatting. 



9. Tile yards.— Twenty Sovereigns, rr a Piece of Plate of that 

 value, will be given for the cheapest and best method of esta- 

 blishing a Tile- yard. Competitors will be required to attend to 



[Aug. yr 



R EFINED PLEA^URE7r7T^v^s- oT f^ 



i-V -Tne Nobility and Gentry are respectfully i„f AN ^- 

 the splendid WARD1AN Pi ; T CASES wlrch.f^ 1 ^ 

 much attention and obtained a Medal at thMate Chi« • . *° 

 are now on view at No. 33. Argyll-street, Re^entst^**^ 



The suggestions of Professoe Lin d let have hern tl' 

 carried out by the manufacturer, Mr. Potts so as tw *u ^ 

 entire approval of that eminent authority. The v»r\, »* u the 

 of Nature are aided by the gorgeous emichments r a* m% 

 the Invalid, however exalttd her station, may noi « ; * n<1 

 all seasons, the beauties of Flora, in a cabinet not unwS' &t 

 place in the most arist ;cratic mansions.— Aoolv tn Si J7 * 

 tivoham, as above. vv 3 u wr - ^or- 



HOT-WATER APPARATl5¥~FOR~l^^ 



HORTICULTURAL BUILDINGS,DWELLlNGH 0T 4r? 

 CHURCHES, and MANUFACTORIES, upon improved S 8, 

 ciples, and at very moderate charges, erected bv nAKip.^ - 

 EDWARD BAILEY, 2/2, HOLBORN. ' "AnitLand 



D.andE. BAiLBYhaving devoted much time tothecon«iH»~ 

 tion of this subject, and had much experience in theirVUSl 



IV. 

 given 



best 14 bushels of Barle or n!a£^t£ ? hrewsb » r y of the 

 gco wn by himself. 7 mating, ot the harvest of 1 84 1, and 



V. Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of »h.» *., 

 given to the exhibitor at the Meeting at Shrewd Talae J ? l11 be 

 1 1 bushels of Oats, of the harvest Swundi^ ? S e bcst 



Competitors are requested to send with the? When? Hi™ i* * 

 or Oats, specimens, fairly taken, of the same in the o£ Ul *k 

 the whole of the Straw, in a sheaf not ™thln «ne &«T l - h 

 diameter, and with the roots attached. 0QC foot ln 



[12 bushels of the Wheat, Barley, or Oats, will bescalrri 

 by the Director cr Stewards, and one of the remaining bushe'S 



th. C M h V K nery WlJI be exhibited m * sample to the public 

 the other being kept for comparison with the produce of the 



SS? yea u u At the Ge »eral Meeting in December, m6, the 

 Puzes wiU be awarded.] ' 



ing the establishment. 6. Cost of the tiles when ready for sale 



10. Curing Butter.— Fifty Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of 

 that value, will be given for the best description of the Dutch 

 method of salting butter ; pointing out the causes of its supe- 

 riority to other salted butters. 



11. Experimtnt in Agriculture.— Twenty Sovereigns, or a 

 i lece of Plate of that value, will be given lor an account of the 

 best Experiment in Agriculture. 



These Essays must be sent to the Secretary, at 12, Hanover- 

 square, London, on or before March 1st, 1815. 



JSZZ °1- C £y rf 2 to * for Prixe ***V«.-1. All information 

 contained m Prize Essays shall be founded on experience or 



J !f *°; ' T and . no * on simple reference to books, or other 

 SSS5 *n « SET**, s P e P imcns » or ^dels drawn or con- 



K ai. ted S ? a . le ' Sha11 accom P*ny writings requiring 

 them. 3. All competitors shall inclose their names and ad- 



SthS nLTStf! which only their motto, and the subject 

 of their Essay, and the number of that subject in the Prize list 

 o the Society, shall be written. 4. The President or Chafrman 

 of the Council for the time being, shall open the cover on which 

 the motto designating the Essay to which the Prize has been 



rTh/ch^i^n '"f* tl"* , ShaU declare the name of ^ wthen 

 5. The Chairman of the Journal Committee shall alone be em- 

 powered to open the motto paper of such Essays, not obtaining 

 the Prize, as he may think likely to be useful for the Society'! 

 objects, with a view of consulting the writer confidentially as 

 to his willingness to place such paper at the disposal of the 

 Journal Committee. 6. The copyright of all Essays eainine 

 prizes, shall belong to the Society, who shall accordingly havl 

 the power to publish the whole or any part of such Essays: 

 and the other Essays will be returned on the application of the 

 writers; but the Society do not make themselves responsible 

 for their loss. 7. The Society are not bound to award a prize 

 unless they consider one of the Essays deserving of it 8 In 

 all reports of experiments the expenses shall be accurately 

 detailed. 9. 1 he imperial weights and measures only are those 

 by which calculations are to be made. io. No prize shall be 

 given for any Essay which has been already in print 1 1 prizes 

 may be taken in money or plate, at the option of the successful 

 candidate. 12. All Essays must be addressed to the Secretary 

 at the house of the Society. aecietary, 



CBy Order of the Council) James Hldsojt, Secretary. 



durability in the apparatus with economy in thecharee tS. 

 have erected apparatus in England, Scotland, and Ireland fZ 

 many noblemen and gentlemen, and have had the honour tnhl 

 employed by the Horticultural Society of London, inexecnHn! 

 the works of their splendid Conservatory, lately erected at 

 kj n i s \ v i c k • 



D. and E.Bailky also construct in metal all descrinrinn. «t 



HorticulturalBuilclingsandSashes,andinvitenoblemenM„ti? 

 men, and the public to an inspection of their various drawing 

 and models, at 272, Holborn, wherethey havetheopportunitv of 

 exhibiting, amongst other metal works, an extremely comnlcre 

 and convenient kitchen apparatus,or range, adapted for theeon- 

 tinued supply of hot water, and an arrangement of the oven 



moreeompletethanhashithertobcenbroughtbeforethe public 

 D. and E. Bailky were the first to introduce metallic curvili ' 

 near houses to horticulturists, and can refer to the Comervatorv 

 attached to the Pantheon as one of their works, besides manv 

 others In this country and on the Continent. 



D.and E. Bailky have prepared a quantity of the Galvanic 

 Plant Protectors, which are now ready for immediate delivery; 

 they beg to introduce to public notice a new Trough Pipe for 

 Orchidaceous or other Houses where vapour is constantly, or at 

 intervals required, and whic h may be seen at their Manufactory. 



OTEPHENSON and CO., 61, Gracechurch-street, 



^ London, and 17, New Park-street, Soulhwark, Inventors 

 and Manufacturers of the Improved CONICAL arid DOUBLE 

 CYLINDRICAL BOILERS, respectfully solicit the attention of 

 scientifie Horticulturists to their much approved method of 

 applying the Tank system to Pineries, Propagating Houses, &c. 

 by which atmospheric heat as well as bottom- heat is secured 

 to any required degree without the aid of pipes or flues. 

 S. & C. have also to state that at the rrq.iest of numerous 

 friends they arc now making their Boilers of Iron as well as 

 Copper, by which the cost is reduced. These Boilers, which are 

 now so well known, scarcely require description, but to those 

 who have not seen them in operation, prospectuses will be for- 

 warded as well as reference of the highest authoiity, or they 

 may be seen at mo^t of the Nobility's seats and principal 

 Nurseries throughout the kingdom. 



S. & C. beg to inform the Trade that at their Manufactory in 

 New Park-st., every article required for the construction of 

 Horticultural buildings, as well as for heating them, may be 

 obtained upon the most advantageous terms. 



Conservatories, &c. of Iron or Wood, erected upon the most 

 ornamental designs. Balconies, Pdllisading, Field, and Garden 

 Fences, Wire Work, &c. &c. - 



TO NOBLEMEN, GENTLEMEN, SEEDSMEN, FLORISTS, 



AND OTHERS. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS have 

 received instructions from T. and CLocauAaT, of the late 

 Firm of T. and C. Lockhart and Duncan, in consequence of a dis- 

 solution of Partnership, to submit to public competition, by auc- 

 tion, on the premises at Parson's-grcen lane, Fulham, and at 156, 

 Cheapside, London, about or before the 1 1th September next, the 

 whole of the late partnership's Stock and Fixtures, of which fur- 

 ther notice will be given.— This valuable Stock consists of a unique 

 collection of BULBS and FLOWER-ROOTS of every description, 

 which has been carefully selected, both at home and abroad, 

 during the last 25 years, together with a quantity of the newest 

 and most choice Flower Seeds, well worthy the attention ot tne 

 trade; a newly-erected Hothouse with boiler and hot-water pipes, 

 a capital brick-built pit, boxes, frames, handhghts, six nests or 

 seed-drawers, two desks, two bulb stages, hardy herbaceous ana 

 other plants, standard roses, a quantity of box edging, bushel ana 

 other measures, a Chubb's patent iron safe, scales, weights, Dags, 

 paper, garden-utensils, cutlery, sieves, pots, sundries, &c. dec. \c. 

 May be viewed one week prior to the Sale 1 ^ruJ_Cjdajogues_flao. 



TO FLORICULTURISTS. nnMOVi o. c 

 SUPERB COLLECTION OF MELOCACTI EUPHORBEA, &c 



22, Park Place, Liverpool Road, Islington. 



MR. E. E. STONE takes this opportunity to express 

 his regret for the error that occurred in this Jo .urna ,01 

 last week in naming the day of Sale, it having caused so rnuc 

 trouble to Purchasers, and begs to state that he will »w » 



capital Tulip Stage, the surplus Housenoia *» r "" MIW '., ftV be 

 toned 6i-octave Piccolo by Peachey, and Effects. J* 1 *'. . 



the day prior and morning of sale, and Catalogues 1 

 on the premises and the Auctioneer's Office, 83, St. Jonn-i" *, 



viewed 



near Smitiifield. 



r PO BE DISPOSED OF.— An Extensive and . 



i- Established COUNTRY NURSERY, where a considers 

 Business has been carried on for many years. Any res pet.. 

 person with a knowledge of the business would find tnis «. 

 cern worthy of immediate attention. Apply to Mr. wo 

 Gray, No. 23, New Corn Exchange, Mark-lane Lonoon. 



N.B.— N one but principals will b ejrej^djvith. 



SOUTHAMPTON—SMALL CONSERVATORY FOR SALE. 



rpo BE SOLD, A MOST COMPLETE AJU 



-i- MODERN GREENHOUSE, with span Roof and bow rro ^ 

 18 feet by 12 feet, with two Stages, Furnaces, & c., a™ f 



without a choice Collection of Plants. The whole the property 



a Lady who is removing. u«».«ts Auc- 



For further particulars, apply to Withers and Roberts, au 



tioneers, 1 0, Above Bar, South ampton. — 



rpo BE LET, onTea7e of 10, 15, or 2<j 'years from 



1 Michaelmas next, the RECTORY FARM, ^l^ 

 GRANSDEN, containing 400 acres of which about £« 

 are old and 150 new land; all under-drained.— Apply ty 

 Rev. F. Noaais, Gransden Rectory, near Caxto n 



LENHAM DOG AND BEAR INN AND FARM- 



TO BE LET, and entered upon imal T ediate i y T ', nstill (r- 

 Old Established free licensed Road Side Inn and io « ^ 

 house, known as the Dog and Bear, mtUgbMB* A" a J? s e t . hoU se f 

 premises are convenient stabling, outbuildings, f " d ° a f^ elle nt 

 and adjoining, are 29 a 1 r. 15 p., or thereabouts, of £ 

 arable, meadow, and hop land.-To view, ap ply n t ^ P „ 

 and for particulars and proposals to let, apply to V, . Lsch* 

 Esq., 22, Southampton-st., Bloomsbtiry-sq-, London. 



