THE 



GARDENERS 



5 



CHRONICLE 



AND 



AGRICULTURAL 



GAZETTE. 



a Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.— The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindley 



No. 34.-1844. 



SATURDAY, AUGUST 24. 



[Price 6d. 



Abie. Donglasii at Moniaek, 

 death of * ' ; 



Arridet virens ■ 



JStMnechHnics, remarks on 



Ammonia, fixers of - - 



ASmoniacal liquor as manure 

 Ashes of Herbaceous Plants, 



analyse* of . - " 

 Bee* fecundity of - - 



BirminKham Botanic Garden 



noticed 

 Calendar of Operations 



Cape Heaths, select - 



Cats, influence of V ale nan on 



Chrysanthemums, guano tor - 



Corn, steep for - - 



— tranpmntation of 



Country Shows - - ■ 

 Cows, dairy, winter rood tor - 

 Iir&inage for garden- pots - 

 Elsagnus parvifolia, fruit or - 

 Fixei a of ammonia 

 Florist Reformer 

 Forcing, unseasonable 

 Fruit-trees, to pack for New 



Zealand - 



Fullers* earth, agricult. cha- 

 racter of • ^ - 

 Garden-pots, drainage for 

 Gloucestershire, geo-agricul- 



tural notes on ■ 

 Gooseberries, %ood kinds • 

 Grain-crops, to harvest 

 Gramina Britannica, by J. L, 



Knapp, Esq., rev. 

 Grapes, cause of shanking 

 Grey Parrot - 



Guano, anal vsis of - 



— egg "found among 



— sale of at Liverpool - 

 Heating, system of at Polmaise 

 Heron, common 



Highland and Agri. Soc- • 



Hindsia violacea • 

 Horticultural Societies local 



INDEX. 



573 b 

 57* c 

 577 a 

 671 c 

 679 b 



678 c 



572 c 



57 i c 

 576 b 

 575 a 



673 c 

 575 a 

 582 C 



573 c 



674 a 

 579 6 

 575 b 

 571 a 

 57X c 

 672 b 

 571 b 



- 573 c 



577 b 

 575 b 



577 6 

 575 b 

 577 b 



574 

 675 

 573 

 679 



572 



583 



573 



£75 

 680 

 574 

 573 



b 

 b 

 a 

 c 

 c 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 a 

 b 

 b 



Irrigation, experiments on 

 I Icehouses, to construct 

 Johnson's Register of Agr. Imp. 

 Knapp on ■• British Grasses," 



revd. - 



Land, new and old 

 Loddiges' Catalogue of Orchi- 



deee, revd. 

 Mande villa suaveolens, to strike 



Manure, ashes ot plants an 



— ammoniacal Jiquor as 



— application of 

 liquid, effect of 



Mechanics, agric, remarks on 

 Miltonia spectabilis 

 Orchideae, Loddiges' Catalogue 



of, revd. 

 Packing fruit-trees for New 



Zealand - 



Pear-trees, to summer-prune - 

 Pine-Apples, to plant in tan - 

 Ploughs, swing and wheel, 



remarks on 

 Polyanthuses, list of 

 Rabbits to kill, law respecting 

 Rocket, double, culture of 

 Rose Garden - 

 Roses, annual pruning of 

 Seeds, to steep - 680 a, - 



Sprengel on Manures 

 Steeping seeds - 580 a. - 



Stones made buoyant 



Strawberries, to plant 



Sulphate of iron, where to pro- 

 cure - 



Tand ridge- court, flower* 

 garden at - 



Trees, growth of 



Valerian, influence of on cats 



Wasps, to destroy 



Wellington ( New Zealand) 

 Hort. Soc. 



Wheat, Cambridge red 



— effect of rolling 

 Yorkshire Agri. society 



581 c 



572 b 



579 c 



674 b 



580 a 



571 6 



575 b 

 t7Sc 

 679 b 

 678 a 

 672 c 

 • f 77a 



573 a 



- 574 b 



573 c 

 575 b 

 573 b 



678 6 

 572 b 

 688 c 

 575 a 

 571 c 

 671 e 

 582 c 

 578 c 

 582 c 

 675 6 

 575 c 



- 571 a 



573 6 

 673 a 

 573 c 

 573 a 



573 c 



579 c 

 682 b 



580 c 



1844. 



EAY SOCIETY, instituted 2nd February, 

 This Society has been formed upon the principle of the 

 Parker, Camden, Sydenham, and other Societies, for the purpose 

 of securing to those attached to the study of Natural History, 

 such Works on the various branches of Zoology and Botany as 

 could not be obtained by other means; and will consist of 

 original works; of new editions of works of established merit; 

 of rare tracts and MSS. ; and of translations and reprints of 

 foreign works. Every subscriber of one guinea annually will 

 be considered a member of the Society, and will be entitled to a 

 copy 0/ every work published by the Society. The Council have 

 great pleasure In stating that the number of Members already 

 exceeds 309, and beg to call the attention of their friends to the 

 necessity of sending in their names as early as possible, in order 

 that they may be enabled to determine the number of copies of 

 their works which they ought to print. The Council hope to 

 publish two volumes before Christmas, the first of which will 

 consist of translations from the German and Italian, of Reports 

 on the progress of Zoology and Botany during the last few years. 

 Communications on the business of the Society are requested 

 to be addressed to the Secretaries, Dr. George Johnston, Ber- 

 wick-upon-Tweed, and Dr. Lankester, Golden-square, London. 

 ^subscriptions to be sent, by post-office order or check, to the 

 Treasurer, J. S. Bowerbank, Esq., 45, Park-street, Islington. 



George Johnstove, M.D. 1 Secretaries 

 Edwiv Lankester, M.D. /^cretaries, 



T K G* PULCHERRIMA. (Figured in ■■ Paxton's 



Magazine of Botany" for August, 1844.)— Fine Plants of 

 tnis extremely elegant and beautiful Exotic, with most of the 

 otner new and rare Plants of the season, may be obtained of the 

 undersigned, at the following low prices :- 



Inga pulcherrima, ; s . 6rf. 

 Achimenes picta, 10s. 6rf. 



^Eschynanthus Horsfieldii, 7s6d 

 Amycia zygomeris, 7s. 6d. 

 Lierodendron splendens, i0s.6d 



uswwi 11 s quamatum,5s. 



HtedsU, or Rondeletia longw 

 flora, 15s. B 



Epacris campanula* rosea 



2£i' : ^"cdfromiooo 

 seedlings), 7*. erf. 



Habrothamnus elegans, 15s. 

 Tremandra Hugehi, 10s. 6rf. to 



2ls. 

 Veronica speciosa, 5s. to 15s. 

 Erica elegans, fine and healthy, 



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

 Prymonia punctata, 3s. 6d* 

 Phlox Van Houttei, (flowering 



plants), 2s. 

 Spirea Reevesiana, 5s. 

 Viburnum cotonifolium, 3s. 6d. 



100 Canp 1M M Als -° the following, in collections : 

 sotTauTl 01 10 ° distinct ( taahWtof Campanulat 



soils) t^ man ' flM 



a 



M 



rosea) 21 s. 



12EDac'ri<jp «f , nJ - . 12 Azalea indica, of 12 distinct 



Thoma t tlnctsorts » 80rts » (including- fulgens) 21*. 

 -p^illi^£ g80N, Kingston Nursery, Surrey, August 23 . 



-lt A ^ HS - J - AND H. BROWN are now sending out 

 plants :- Part of l . he Ki n*dom the following very desirable 



T nunrt ea f UtifuI new Lili «m lancifoliura album and 

 verve! ' flower ing plants, 3s. 6d. and 5s. each; 

 hinoJf e Plants, 25*. each : rood bulbs that will 



LlSum "L ne " ^awon, is*, and 24*. per dozen. 

 oium °2 ' san £uineum, longiflorum, and exi- 



Ch s r em a nn!^ ums ' ne west and best varieties, Qs. p. doz., 

 Th h ,ree - 



alnrnL 1 ! 6 ,^ Fuchsias of lM«i 18s. per dozen; other 



B "S2 *£**&' and »»• P er dozen. 



** variet S V arieties » 6s. per doz. ; strigosa, 5s. each. 



Yellow \\y °; Tea " sce nted Roses, 0t. per doz. 



Fine new k e i t «' Yel,ow and White China, 9*. per doz. 



New crime? Rose ' Eliza Sauvage, 18*. per doz. 



Fine new Rf f co od T ora l a ' l2s - P er d,,zen - 

 20s. per ? Pectole, pale primrose, 2s. each, or 



20* D pef ioz Boarbons » a beautiful Rose, 2s. each, or 



'oe h l S ob R ° Ses "" or established in small pots-could 



T be new Achi" ° Ut and sent °>' P° st - 

 The dwlrf ? menes picta ' ^* 6d - 1 hirsuta, ls.6d. each. 

 p entas earn ffe Bru smansia, flowering plants, 3s. 6tf . 

 Gesnera ti,K^' 3s " 6(i - > Veronica speciosa, 3*.6d.each. 



Narsery, St0 ke Newington, London. 



NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



W JACKSON AND Co., NURSIIRYMEN, SeEDS- 

 • men, and Florists, have now the pleasure to offer the 

 following Novelties : — 



. Cineraria Celestial, No. 1. .... 5s. each. 

 ,, Fairy, No. 2. » . • • 5*. „ 



See Dr. LxffDLRY'8 opinion in the Gardeners' Chronicle, of 

 April 6, page 2l6, under the letters, C. L. N. M Seedling: No. 1, 

 a bright blue. The flowers of this variety are rather small, but 

 they are very abundant, and bright and beautiful in colour. 

 No. 2, pure white centre, with the termination of the petals of a 

 delicate azure blue. This is also an abundant bloomer with 

 well-formed flowers, lively In appearance, and forms a distinct 

 and desirable variety." Discount to the Trade on the above 

 when six plants of each are ordered. 



Boronia leditolia, 55. ; Chorozema triangularis, 5$.; Epiphyl- 

 lum, Conway's Giant, 35. 6d. to 55. ; large E. Kusselliauum, 25. 6rf.; 

 Gastrolobium spinosum, 65.; Gompholobium polymorphum 

 iuteum, 55. j Hydrangea Japonica, 2s. 6rf. ; Mirbelia speciosa, 

 (Loddiges*) 55. ; Oxylobium acutum, 5s. ; Pimelea spectabili-, 

 25. 6rf. ; Thunbergia chrysops, 7s. 6rf. ; Veronica speciosa, 25. 6rf. 



to 7s. 6d. each, large. 



W. Jackson and Co. beg to state that their 60 beautiful Seed- 

 ling Calceolarias, selected from upwards of 2000, will be sent out 

 early next Spring, a descriptive Catalogue of which will be 

 printed. Railway communication to all parts of the kingdom. 

 A reference from unknown correspondents is respectfully soli- 

 cited.— Cross- lanes Nursery, Bedale, Yorkshire. 



TO THE LOVERS OF PANSIES. 



SWIDNALL, Grantchester Nursery, Cambridge, 

 « begs to inform his friends and the public that he has with 

 great care selected his Superior PANSY-SEED, warranted to be 

 all new of the present year, and which he can with confidence 

 recommend. This beiu< a favourable season for sowing, it will 

 be advantageous to those who wish to ornament their gardens 

 with this beautiful flower at a very cheap rate, as packets con- 

 taining sufficient seed, with careful cultivation, to grow 500 

 plants and upwards may be had postage free at 2*. 6d. perpekt., 

 or three packets for 65., upon receiving a post-office orner. 



Claude . each.' 



-£i 1 







Sarah Jane 



. 1 1 







Amelia 



. 10 



6 



Majestica . 



. 10 



6 



Rosalia 



. 10 



6 



Flora . . , 



. 10 



6 



General Pollock 



. 10 



6 



These nine for five 



guineat 



» 



VALUABLE NEW PLANTS.— The following are 

 confidently recommended as being infinitely the most 

 beautiful of their respective tribes, and worthy a place in all 

 choice collections : — 



Achimenes picta, 7s. 6*2. to 155. eachj Gloxinia cartonii, 55. 

 to 10s. 6d. do.; Cereus carnata, 35. 6d. do. The Subscribers 

 feel so confident of this Plant giving eutire satisfaction, that 

 they are willing to engage to return the money to all who are 

 not pleased with them. They have also now to offer 12 Plants 

 of choicest kinds of Geraniums, including Duke of Cornwall, 

 Sunrise, Fair Maid of Devon, Lord Ebrington, and others equally 

 good /.for 21s. the 12, or 25. 6rf. each. 12 most splendid new kinds 

 of Verbena, 65. 12 choicest Fuchsias in cultivation, 105. 6d. f 

 sent free by post.— R. Whitk and Co., Poole Nursery, 

 Dorsetshire. 



DUTCH HYACINTHS AND OTHER FLOWER 

 ROOTS.— The undermentioned has received, per Rotter- 

 dam Steamer, n Emerald Isle," in fink condition 1 , an assort- 

 ment of the above. Early orders for which will secure Good 

 Roots and upon terms equal to any other Dealer. 

 T. D. Watkivsov, Seedsman, 6, Market Place, Manchester. 



MR. HOYLE'S NEW SEEDLING GERANIUMS. 



VJC7ILLIAM MILLER respectfully announces to the 



^» Nobility, Gentry, Amateurs, and the Trade, that he has 

 purchased the entire stock of the following superb SEEDLING 

 GERANIUMS raised by G. W. Hoyi.k, Esq., of Guernsev, vi2.: 



1844. each.— £' 5. d. 



Titus . . . .830 



Pompey . . .330 



Champion . . .220 



These three for six guineas. 



J843. 



Unique . . . J 1 

 Queen of England .110 



The entire set 10 guineas, with a discount of 20 per cent, to 

 the Trade. A remittance must accompany the order from 

 unknown correspondents. 



Titus received a seedling prize at Chiswick, June, 1844; 

 Pompey, Champion, and Unique were pronounced by Professor 

 Li.vdlkv, in the Gardeners' Chronicle of June 29, 1844, to be 

 "three flowers of good substance, size, and variety;" and Mr. 

 Glenny, in Gardeners* Gazette June 22, 1844, says, speaking 

 of the Geraniums at the Chiswick F6te— iC Mr. Hoyle had by 

 far the best lot there ; Pompey was the best of them, and Titus 

 next." Blooms of the others were likewise exhibited at the 

 June Fete, Chiswick, 1844, and attracted very extraordinary 

 attention, and were universally admired. On the whole, the 

 above varieties, for substance, roundness of form, and general 

 excellent qualities, are among the best ever offered to floricuU 

 turists. Printed Lists, with full descriptions, can be had on 

 application. To commence sending out plants in October. 



W. M. has been supplied by Mr. Hoyle with some choice 

 GERANIUM SEED, which he saved from his own beautiful 

 Seedlings, and the newest and best varieties sent out by other 

 growers. Sealed packets of 100 seeds, 125. $ do. of 50 seeds, 75. 

 Also, Hybridised Seed, saved from his own extensive collection 

 of Pelargoniums ; packets of 100 seeds, 10s. ; of 50 seeds, 55. 



Providenc e Nnrsery, Ramsgate. 



TDAYIES and Co. beg to offer, at very reduced 

 • prices, the following plants, of which they possess a fine 



THOS. CRIPPS respectfully offers the following New 

 FUCHSIAS at 245. per dozen, reserving the selection to 

 himself; or 305. per dozen if selected by the purchaser, viz. :— 

 Marnock's Princess Sophia, Sidmouthii, Pullen's Adonis, 

 Pondii, Stormontii, Le Chinois, Audot, Queen, Magnet, Paw- 

 ley's Prince of Wales, Kentish Bride, Duke of Wellington, 

 Bridegroom, Transparens(Oudin's), Akhbar Khan,Sanguinivea, 

 CylindricaSuperba, London Rival, Edwardsii, Victorine, Queen 

 Adelaide (Holmes's). A splendid collection of older kinds at 



125. per dozen. 



Also the following select plants, viz. :— Achimenes picta, 

 105. 6rf. ; Habrothamnus fascicularis, 35. 6d. ; Gloxinia rosea 

 alba, 55. ; Thunbergia chrysops, 105. 6rf. ; Brugmansia 

 Knightii (new double white), 55. ; Brugmansia floribunda, 55. ; 

 Statice pseudo armeria, 35. 6d. ; Mimulus Moodieana (fine), 

 25. 6rf. ; Mimulus Coieii (the finest scarlet yet out), 35. 6d. ; 

 Hydrangea japonica, 25. 6i. ; Ribes albidum, 35. 6<Z. ; Veronica 

 speciosa, 55. A remittance or respectable referenc? accom- 

 panied with the order is respect: y rt 



Tuubridge Wells Nursery. 



PINE PLANTS.— Persons ia want of the , -e 



an opportunity of choosing from a particularly sir aid 

 healthy stock, warranted clean, at mocierate prices. Apply per- 

 sonally or per post to W. Davis, Green-street, Marlboro'-road, 

 Chelsea. 



Tand J. BACKHOUSE, Nursery & Skedsmen, 

 • York, beg to offer to the public strong plants of the fol- 

 lowing new and rare species ;— Achimenes picta, 105. 6rf. ; Aris- 

 tolochia gigas, 105. 6<f.§ Lisianthus ni«resccns, (small) 25. fid. 



T. and J. B. have also a good stock of Lisianthus Russcllianus, 

 Phlox picta, Van Houttei and bicolor, 1*. 6d. each ; Achimenes 

 hirsuta, 25. 6d. j and Pentstemon Murrayana, 2a. 6rf. 



healthy ttock:— £ s, d. 



Aaracaria imbricata, 3 

 to 5 in. high, per 100 4 4 



Rose Cloth of Gold, per 



plant . . .050 



Habrothamnus fascicu- 

 laris . . ,036 



Hydrangea japonica 2 ti 



Epacris coccinea .050 



Ilex latifolia, from 155. £ s. d. 

 to . . . . 1 10 



Berberis tenuifolia, 

 105. 6d. to . . 1 



Primula sinensis alba 

 pleno, 35. 6rf. to . 



Camellias of almost 

 every kind in cultiva- 

 tion, from 25. 6d. to 



1 



7 6 



5 



T. D. and Co. can also supply the following SEEDS, which 

 have been collected by them with the greatest possible care:— 



Geranium.— Positively gathered from their Show-Plants, 

 which have gained all the leading Prizes this year in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Liverpool, and which cannot fail to produce excel- 

 lent varieties, if not superior new kinds, 25. 6rf. to 55. p. packet. 



Calceolaria. — From the best varieties out, mixed with 

 their own dark-spotted seedlings, 25. 6rf. to 55. 



Cineraria.— The most of which has been gathered from the 

 bright blue, mixed with other light varieties, 25. 6d. to 55. 



Pansy. — Collected from flowers of almost every hue, and of 

 the finest form, 15. to 2s. 6d. 



The larger packets of all, except the Geranium, will produce 

 from 100 to 200 plants. 



A liberal discount allowed to the Trade, taking large quan- 

 tities. — Wavertree Nursery, near Liverpool, Aug 24. 



AURICULA SEED from Stage Flowers, to be had 

 in Packets at 25. 6d., of W. J. Nutting, Seedsman, 46, 

 Cheapside, London. 



NEW PANSY SEED. 



WILLIAM CLARK, 25, Bishopsgate-street- within, 

 London, is now sending out Seed j ust gathered, warranted 

 from the best Flowers, and can confidently recommend the 

 same, knowing the kinds collected from ; in papers of 2*. 6d. 

 and 5s. each. Also, J. H. Cox, Esq.'s, superb P1COTEE StfED, 

 5«. per paper. Very fine CALCEOLARIA, from the first fl- 

 U. and 2s. per paper. CINERARIA, ftom 12 be*t varit 

 1*. per paper. GERANIUM, fine mixed, Iff. per paper. Wftj 

 had on receipt of a post-office order. 



EARLIEST STRAWBERRY in CULTIVATIO: 

 — Strone Plants of the "PRINCESS ALICE MAT >E 





. zhc e 







STRAWBERRY, which has proved itseli 

 grown in this country, are now ready to be sent oa*zt 

 per 100. As an Early Strawberry, it has taken the Hrst rtm 

 at all the Horticultural Exhibitions in the early pal f the 

 season. Also Plants of the " Brit n " Dcvtiord * ine, 



" Prince Albert," and all the leading kinds. I<> be na.i oi 

 Messrs. Warner & Warnbr, Seedsmen, 28, Corohili, Lonuon. 



FOR FRAMES, GREENHOUSES, &c. 



JOHN HAYES respectfully offers his Composition 

 for rendering Brown Holland, Calico, and Irish Linen 

 Transparent and Waterproof. His own Greenhouse is covered 

 v cloth i lared with this Composition, and answers admir- 

 h ; the cloth requiring only a coat of boiled oil once a year 

 t nder it as lasting as the wood frames; and the plants, 

 which require only half the usual quantity of water, are more 

 Vigorous and healthy than under glass. 



Specimens of the prepared cloth may be seen at Mi s. Batt 

 and Rutlky's 412, Strand, of whom, or at his Nursery, West- 

 street, Farnham, Surrey, the Composition may be had at 3ff.2rf. 

 the quart bottle, sufficient for 100 feet of cloth. 



TO AMATEURS. 



AN AMATEUR who has a First-rate Collection of 

 CARNATIONS and P >TEES would be willing to make 

 an exchange with any Gentleman for named TULIPS and RA- 

 NUNCULUSES .— Direct to A.B., Post-office. Tavistock. 



SMITH'S FIELD and GARDEN SEED-DIBBLE, 

 or HAND-MACHINE, for depositing all kinds of Seed on 

 the various Soils, with the greatest accuracy and despatch. — 

 his Machine is so simple in its construction and operation as 

 not to be liable to get out of order, and can be used by men or 

 women. It is easily set, so as to deliver the exact quantity of 

 Seed intended to be planted, into each hole made by the Dibble, 

 at one operation, without any further care than supplying it 

 with Seed, by the person using it, and will plant Turnip and 

 Mangold Wurzcl Seed, Wheat, Barley, Peas, and all kind of 

 Garden Seeds. In Tin, l/. 10s. each; or with Copper Box and 

 #ube, U. lbs. each. Commiss.on allowed to Agents. 



These bblcs may be obtained of Messrs. CotTam and 



If At.LB.v.2, Winslvjy-at., Oxford-st., London, through the agency 



the principal Agricultural Implement Sellers in the United 



Kingdom ; or from the Inventor, by letter, to his address, m- 



dng a Post-office order for the amount.— Richard Smith, 



ppe Hi . Droitwich, Worcesl " re -__ • 



1 YNDON'S PATENT SPADE.— Said by Green 



t-4 and Constable, Ironmongers, 36, King Wilham-st, ,Lon- 

 don-bridfcc. Horticultural Tool Chests, Bright Ladies Spades, 

 Money's Patent Water Pots, Lord Vernon's Patent Hoes, witn 

 a general assortment of Garden Implements. 



