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THE 



GARDENER 



AND 



RICULTURAL 



CHRONICLE 



GAZETTE. 





A Stamp ed Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.-The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindley. 



7— 1844. 



SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 



[Price 6d. 



INDEX. 



ma- 



la- 



ess 



622 



628 



627 

 621 



630 

 6?3 



621 



Ugts of 

 ^yona «ple«t» - 



Allotment*, remarks rn 



Atheiof soap-boilers ai 



AipiTRgoa to applv salt to 

 Bof$i to employ as farm 



bonrert - ' 



Calendar of Op«ranons 



Canker in fruit-trees 

 tulogue of Roses, by Messrs 

 Wood, rev. 



Cineraria'. «'«* 



Clover Dodder • 



_ remarks on 

 Corn, transmutation of 

 Country Shows - - - 



Darlington rarmers Clurj 

 Part Moths, remarks on 

 poxat's Meteorological Ephe- 



meris rev. - 



Drilling, wide - - - 



East Lothian Husbandry 

 Farming, woes of 

 Flax seed as food 

 Forest-trees, to prune - 

 Fruit-trees, canker in 



Fttchiiai, select - - 



Gloucestershire, Geo ajrri. 



notes on - - • 



Gray Parrot - - 



Guano, African, remarks on 



_ effect of on Wheat - 



— Potter's 

 Hay-crop, failure of 



b 

 b 



a 



r< 



■ < 



622 c 

 614 b 

 629 a 

 625 b 

 621 b 

 622 

 G2:i 

 619 



a 

 b 

 b 



622 

 638 



Of) 



628 

 626 

 6*0 

 624 

 624 



c 

 b 

 c 

 a 

 a 

 c 



b 

 b 



629 e 

 629 a 

 529 a 



629 a 



Heweli-haU, near Bromsgrore, 



notised • - - 622 c 



Hop-gardens, manure for - 626 b 



H ultural Sees., local - 621 e 



Hyacinths, management of - 619 A 



Jay, remarks on • 623 b 



Lavender, treatment of - 624 b 



Leares, effect of sulphate of 

 ammonia on - 621 b 



Liliumlancifolium album, Sec , 



increase of - 



Manure for Hop-gardens 



— Soap boilers* ashes as 

 Meteorological Ephemeris," 

 by H- Doxat, Esq., revd 

 Mother's Primer," by Mrs. 

 F. Summerly, revd. 



Mulberry tree, to bury 

 Noctua exclamationis and N. 

 segetum .... 



Onions, great produce of 

 Pelargoniums, select 

 Pine-apples, extraordinary 



— soil for 

 Plants, Herbaceous, list of 

 Pollen of plants, new disco- 

 veries concerning • 



Potatoes, failure of - - 



— on new soil • 

 Robin, history of . 

 Rose Garden • 



Roses, to plant out 



— to bud ... 



— Wood's Catalogue of, 

 revd. - 



^alt, action of on caib. of lime 



— to apply to Asparagus 

 Song birds, remarks on 

 Species, transmutation of 

 Sprengfl on Manures 



Strawberries, to mow the 



leaves off ... 



Sulphate of ammonia, effect of 

 on leaves • - . 



Swans, to mark • 



Toads and frogs, slugs eaten by 



Tobacco, to cure 



Tomatoes, to cook 



Trees, growth of . 



* — for the sea coast 

 Turnip, culture of • 



Vine, to summer prune 

 Wasps, to kill ... 



Wistaria sinensis 



621 b 

 096 b 



(127 a 



- 622 c 



622 e 



620 b 



6ID b 



621 c 

 624 b 



619 a 



621 a 

 624 b 



623 b 



628 t 



629 a 



620 b 

 619 c 



619 e 



620 a 



622 c 

 628 c 

 611 a 



620 c 

 629* 

 627 a 



621 m 



621 b 

 621 m 

 621 a 



624 e 



623 a 

 621 c 



624 b 

 6.0 b 



620 a 



621 c 

 621 c 



UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON.— Faculty of 

 Medicine.— Session 1844-45,— The Classks will commence 

 on Tuesday, the 1st of October, when Professor Cooper will 

 deliver an INTRODUCTORY LECTURE on the Study of Sur- 

 gery, at 2 o'clock precisely. 



Classes in the order in which Lectures are delivered during 



the day. 

 Medicine, Principles and Practice of— Professor Williams, M.D. 

 Anatomy and Physiology— Professor Sharpey, M.D. 

 Chemistry— Professor Graham. 

 Anatomy— Professor Quain. 

 Comparative Anatomy— Professor Grant, M.D. 

 Materia Medica and Therapeutics— Professor Thomson, M.D. 

 Midwifery— Professor Murphy, M.D. 

 Dental Surgery-Lecturer, Mr. Durance George. 



Surgery-Professor Cooper and Mr. Liston, Professor of Clinical 

 Surgery. 



Practical Anatomy.— The pupils will be directed in their studies 

 during several hours daily by Mr. Ellis and Mr. Potter, under 

 the superintendence of Mr. Quain and Dr. Sharpey. 



« . „ . SUMMER TERM. 



ine following subjects will be taught during the summer term : 

 Botany-br. Lindley. 



Midwifery— Dr. Murphy. 



Pathological Anatomy— Dr. Walshe. 



comparative Anatomy and Zoology (Elementary Course) -Dr. 



.wSh i Iedici "e-Dr. Thomson. 

 Tracheal Chemistry-Mr. Graham. 



Phr^u Hosp ' tal Praclice daily throughout the year :— 



Orifi? ?o°dT '* . wil!iams > Dr. Thomson, Dr. Taylor, Dr. Walshe. 

 r™ c Physicran-Dr. Murphy. 

 Consulting Surgeon- Mr. Cooper. 



XsS7 Mr ' Liston ' Mr - Quain - 



^sistant Surgeon-Mr. Morton. 



Lso hi i^ Ca i Lectures — Dr - Williams and Dr. Thomson, and 

 soeriai h * Ta yl°r, Professor of Clinical Medicine, whose 

 dL^i^tl 1 ^ 8 * '™" 1 * 116 P u P ils ir * the practical study of 

 ofless ^ h ldeclurin & the visits, and also by a series 

 diftrnoftU *?!• examinati °ns on the phvsical phenomena and 

 ^d meoHnl V Sease ' to Masses consisting of a limited number 

 Sur^rn > i s V ?e P*rate hours. 



Obstetric ^SSJ' ec ? res - Mr - Liston ' Mr - Quain - 



Pro«i)ecW Un the su P eriate ndence of Dr. Murphy. 



Residence in? ^7 be obtained at the office of the College. 

 of the Masters / f u /* ents -— Sev eral of the Professors, and some 

 with them- m*S ■ Junicr School, receive Students to reside 

 Re gi-ter of 'narr ln the office of the C° llo £ e there is kept a 

 Carders in o u* unconnoct ed with the College, who receive 

 Bentiemen Th i? ' amillcS; amon & these are several medical 

 ^d other narfil! 6 ! eistcr wil1 afford information as to terms 



The R CuJars « 



Medicine tofth? the Distri bution of Prizes in the Faculty of 

 ready. p orrnp ' J!**} Se5sif >n f with the Examination Papers, is 

 to them on sendi £ n - ts of the Col,e Se may have it forwarded 



Thomas Graham/ Dean of the Faculty. 

 Au&ust, 1844 C * Atkinson > Secretary to the Council. 



on the isth'of Oc°t t h C Claases of the Facu lty of Arts commence 



— ~? SchooUpenson the 84th o f September. 



0YAT T ^t L t?^ L ^®E OF THE SEASON! 



** TUEsnAv ? REY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, 



? ri SCELLA\Pm' * E J T * ] ' nh ' 1844.— GRAND DAHLIA AND 

 Vc ffetabIe8 C Vnh- i FL0WER SHOW, for Flowers, Fruit, and 

 Grounds, Supm-k ?? w lth the ^l«>wing attractions :— Picturesque 

 pghfs Cornnrl i \\ enagerie ' Gigantic Model of Old London, 

 Carnivora pr m ^ fass Band ' Model of Venice, Feeding of the 

 ; l »foni a , Snohr'c " ^ Concer ts, introducing Beethoven's Battle 

 ^"don, allowed t r n ? ecrati ™ of Sounds," &c, and GreatFire of 

 ness ed. No r«t.Kr^ the Kindest Pyrotechnic Display ever wit- 

 and uniq ue attrac? m ° nl in Kuro P e presents so many, varied, 

 Admutaik,. io !? Sm 



^. Open at On e. Con flagr ation at Eight o'c'ock 



SR^ C \^ XVr l 0NS ' PICOTEES, AND PINKS. 



Z~ of suow • fo d B " NORMAN'S CATALOGUE 



u ou.-BuU F ^ ds v AMETiES can be had on prepaid applica- 



R 



Messrs 



J - TJ - Of SUr 





T^HE ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY of LONDON, 



- 1 - Incorporated in 1839, for the promotion of Botany in all its 

 branches, and for the formation of an extensive Botanical and 

 Ornamental Garden within the immediate vicinity of the 

 Metropolis, will meet for a PROMENADE in their Garden in 

 the Repent's Park every Wednesday in Mat, Ju.vi;, and July, 

 1845 (weather permitting), excepting those Wednesdays selected 

 for the Exhibitions of Plants, Flowers, &c. 



J. Dk C. Sowkrbv, Secretary. 



ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, REGENT'S 



PARK.— The following days being the first Wednesdays in 

 May, June, and July, 1845, are appointed for the EXHI- 

 BITIONS of PLA.NTS, FLOWERS, &c, in the Garden of this 

 Society in the Regent's Park :— 



May 7th, 



June 4th, 



July 2d. 

 But should the Ascot Races be fixed for the first week in 

 June, then the June Exhibition to be on Wednesday, the nth. 



J. De C. Sowerby, Secretary. 



QRAND DAHLIA SHOW, Sept. 25, Bazaar, 



^~* Baker-street, Portman-square, London.— Committee :— 

 Messrs. Widnell, Girlinp, Brown, Atwell and Brown, Kevnes 

 Harrison, Sorrell, Bragg:, Stein, Turner, Whale, Sparrey, Han- 

 sard, Edwards, Low, Mitchell. Prospectus, of any of the 

 Committee, and at the Bazaar. Entrance, on or before the20th. 

 Seedhnps to come out in the spring will be shown, six blooms 

 each ; Seedlings of the present year, one bloom each. A Dinner 

 will take place at half-past three. 



EXHIBITION OF LILIUM LANCIFOLIUM. 



TT GROOM, Clapham Rise, near London (removed 



11 # fr °m Walworth), by Appointment Florist to Hkr 

 Majbstt, begs to inform the Nobility, Gentry, and Amateurs, 

 that he has above 4000 blossoms of this most beautiful LILY, 

 now in flower, including the rare and splendid variety u Specio- 

 sum," which is held in such high estimation by the Japanese. 

 May be viewed every day, Sundays excepted. Admittance, 

 gratis.— Clapham Rise, Sept. 11, 1844. 



TTURST and M'MULLEN, 6, Leadenhall- street, 



A Jl beg to inform their Friends that their importations of 

 DUTCH AND CAPE BULBS have just arrived, in very fine 

 condition. Catalogues may be had on application. 



;■ PRINCESS ALICE MAUDE" STRAWBERRY. Plants of 

 this splendid Strawberry, the earliest known, 25*. per 100. 



Myatt's British Queen, 6s. per 100. 

 MyattVs Deptford Pine, 25*. per 100. 



PINE-PLANTS.— To be Sold by Auction (if not 

 previously disposed of), at the Gardens, Foxholes, on 

 Wkdvesday, Sept. 25, at One o'clock, the entire Stock of 

 PINE-PLANTS, consisting of Montserrat, Providence, and two 

 Seedlings named the " Black Prince" and M Prince Alfred," in 

 all 300 Plants. The Seedlings grow to a great size, and are of 

 good flavour. A Pit of these Seedling Pines in fruit may now 

 be seen at Foxholes, near Rochdale, averaging 8 lbs. weight.— 

 Sept. 12. 



EARLIEST STRAWBERRY in CULTIVATION. 



-L* —Strong Plants of the "PRINCESS ALICE MAUDE" 

 STRAWBERRY, which has proved itself to be the earliest 

 grown ^n this country, are now ready to be sent out at 305. 

 per 100. As an Early Strawberry, it has taken the First Prize 

 at ail the Horticultural Exhibitions in the early part of the 

 season. Also Plants of the " British Queen," " Deptford Pine " 

 "Prince Albert/ 9 and all the lending kinds. To be had of 

 Messrs. W arxer k Warvkr, Seedsmen, 28, Cornhill, London. 



CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. 



JOHN DICKSON, Acre-lane, Brixton, Surrey, has 



** prepared for the growers of these splendid flowers a Cata- 

 logue, enabling them to judge of their qualities, with the prices 

 annexed, winch may he had at the Nursery, and of Messrs. 

 Waunbr&Warkkr, Cornhill, London, after the 7th September. 



TO CALCEOLARIA GROWERS^ 



r PHE present being a good time to sow CALCEOLA- 



-*- RIA SEED, the Advertiser begs to offer a few packets of 

 his splendid New Spotted kinds, saved with great care with 

 printed directions to raise the young plants, at 3s. per picket. 

 — J. Stakihsh, Nurseryman, Bagshot. 



T and J. BACKHOUSE, Nursery & Seedsmen, 



-*- • York, beir to offer to the notice of the Public their fol- 

 lowing fiue SEEDLING PANSIES : — 



Yorkshire Eclipsk.— "No. 1 is a large flower, of good 

 form, white ground, blue purple upper petals, and broad margin 

 of the same round the lower petals; the petals meet well above 

 the eye ? a good flower." 3s. 6rf. 



Bkauty of Holooatb.— " No. 2 is your best flower; the 

 eye large and intensely dark, ground light huff, belting purple, 

 upper petals the same ; a brilliant and striking flower." 35. Gd. 

 (See Gardeners* Chronicle, p. 280, for 1844.) 



Earl of Zctland is a flower of excellent form, yellow 

 ground, bronzy crimson upper petals, with broad belting of the 

 same round the lower petals, which meets fell above the eye- 

 a distinct and very constant show flower. 3s. 6rf. * 



Strong plants arc now ready for sending out, postage free 

 when three or more plants are taken. A remittance required 

 from unknown correspondents. 



TNGA PULCHERRIMA. (Figured in " Paxton's 



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

 this extremely elegant and beautiful Exotic, with most of the 

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

 undersigned, at the following low prices: — 





THE NEW SUPERB SEEDLING PICOTEE, 



"BURROUGHES'S DUKE OF NEWCASTLE." 



YOUELL & CO. have much pleasure in announcing 

 they will send out for the first time the above splendid 

 light-edged purple Picotee, raised by the Rev. J. Burroughes. 

 It is guaranteed to surpass any Purple Picotee that has yet been 

 raised. Without commenting further upon its superiority, 

 Y. and Co. beg to refer to a report in a late No. of the Gardeners* 

 Chronicle, as follows : — 



"The Duke of Newcastle i» a flower of first-rate properties; 

 it is a light-edged purple ; the petals are large, and of good form 

 and substance ; even on the edge; the colour unbroken ; the 

 pod good, and with less disposition to bar than is common." 

 It obtained the first prize, as the best seedling, at the Norfolk 

 and Norwich Horticultural Exhibition. Price 21*. per pair, and 

 will be sent out the latter part of next month. The stock being 

 limited, to prevent disappointment early orders are respectfully 

 requested. Y. & Co. will also be enabled to supply at the same 

 time the following superb Picotees, raised by the same gentle- 

 man, all possessing first-rate properties, and having been ex- 

 hibited am! obtained first class prizes at several of the metro- 

 politan Exhibitions of the present year. They are as follows :— 



In?ra pulcherrima, 7*. 6d. 

 Achimrnes picta, 10*. 6rf. 

 .<€schynaothusHorsfieldii,7*6d 

 Amyeia zygoroeris, 7*. 6d. 

 Clerodendron splendens, 10s 6d 



f , squamatum,5*. 



Hindsia, or Rondeletia longi- 



flora, 15*. 

 Epacris campanulata rosea 



(the finest selec f ed from 1000 



seedlings), 7*. 6d. 



Habrothamnus elegans, 15*. 



Tremandra Hugehi, 10$. 6d. to 

 21*. 



Veronica speciosa, 5*. to is*. 

 Erica elegans, fine and healthy, 



15*., 84*., and 30*. per doz. 

 Drymonia punctata, 3*. 6d. 

 Phlox Van Houttei, (flowering 

 . plants;, 2*. 

 Spirea Reevesiana, 5*. 

 Viburnum cotonifolium, 3*. &f. 



Also the following, in collections: 

 100 Cape Ericas of 100 distinct I ( including Campanulata 

 sorts, (including many fine | rosea) 21*. 



sorts) 5/. 

 !2 Epacrisesof 12 distinct sort*;, 



12 Azalea indies, of 12 distinct 

 sorts, (including fulgens) 21*. 



Thomas Jackson, Kingston Nursery, Surrey, Sept, 13 



ft 



»9 



7s. 6d. 

 7 6 



Burroughes's Mrs. Benyon, Red Picotee 



Lady Alice Peel, Rose Picotee . 



Miss Jane, Purple Picotee . .76 



Miss Bevan, Red Picotee . • 7 6 



, f Enchantress, Scarlet Picotee . 5 



CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. 



Y. and Co.'s collection of this beautiful tribe of flowers will 

 be found the most extensive and select in Europe, comprising 

 every known variety of merit. The plants are remarkably 

 strong and healthy, and will be ready for sending out to any 

 part of the United Kingdom and the Continent the latter part 

 of this month, at the following prices : — 



12 pairs extra fine and very superior first class Show £ *. d. 



Flowers . 2 it 



25 ditto ditto ditto 5 



12 ditto ditto Show Flowers 1 10 



25 ditto ditto ditto 3 



The selection being left to Y. and Co. 

 Great Yarmouth Nursery, Sept. 13, 1844. 



RARE AND BEAUTIFUL COLUMBINE, &c— 

 The Subscribers beg to intimate that they have saved Seeds 

 of a superb variety of Aquilegia glandulosa. This splendid Colum- 

 bine is a hardy Perennial, and forms one of the most gay bor- 

 der-plants in cultivation; it grows to the height of from 12 to 

 18 inches, abounding in two-coloured blossoms— blue and whiw 

 —of the size and shape of the common Passion-flower. Park- 

 ages of about 150 Seeds are sent free at 1*. per packet, or for 

 stamps of that value. The trade can be well supplied with feed- 

 ling and transplanted native Scotch Firs and Larches. Choice 

 named Carnations, &c. 



John Grioor and Co., Nurseries, Forres, N.B. ^ \ J Counties Railway. 



t 

 I J 



SPLENDID NEW SEEDLING CINERARIAS. 



A/TICHAEL BREWER, Sen., begs to return hisbert 



•*•'-»■ thanks to his numerous friends who last season favoured 

 him with their orders, and to apprise them that in addition to 

 his own extensive List of varied Self and party-coloured new 

 and truly splendid Seedlings of the present year, he made pur- 

 chase of every new advertised and well-described kind, which 

 having propagated and seeded to great extent, he is now pre- 

 pared to execute orders for strong seedling plants, fit for furnish- 

 ing to the Greenhouse, through the autumn and winter monrhs, 

 a varied, lively, and continuance of elegant bloom, comprising 

 every shade of deep iich purple, dark and light blue, &c, at Q#. 

 per doz., basket. &c. included. ANoseedof the same, which he 

 confidently recomn.t rids on account o/ all beine grown mixed 

 together. xed and collected in packets, 2s. 6d. each. 



Letters, sing" post-office orders or stamps, will be imme- 



diately attended to.— Nursery, Londou-road, Cambridge. 



KINGHORN'S SPLENDID CALCEOLARIAS.— 

 In reply tonumerous correspondents, WILLIAM MAY 

 begs to intimate that the Calceolarias he advertised are not the 

 same as advertised by another party, but totally and distinctly 

 different. W. M. having had the choice of the whole collection, 

 he selected five of the most distinct and best varieties, which he 

 purposes sending: out in M.rch next, that being the best season 

 for receiving Calceolarias.— Hope Nursery, Bedale, Sept. IS, 



roses! ' 



A PAUL and SON, respectfully announce that their 

 • Annual Descriptive ROSE CATALOGUE will be ready 

 for circulation in a few days, and may be obtained from the 

 Nurseries post-free, upon application inclosing two postage 

 stamps. Their stock ts very large, and having been grown on 

 new ground, the plants are more than usually robust and 

 healthy. All the really valuable new Rotes are in their col- 

 lection. 



TO NOBLEMEN and GENTLEMEN PLANTING.-A. PAUL 

 and SON would also call attention to their Fruic and rest 

 Trees, Ornamental Trees, Sbmbs, E.-ergreens, Ac. frc, wuich 

 are growing on upwards of 2C acres of ground, and are oa ssie 

 upon the most reasonable terms. The soil is a stiff loam, from 

 which Ti ees remove in perfect safety, haviDg abundance of 

 fibrous roots, and the earth adhering thereto. The pro* ty 

 of the Nurseries to the Metrop . and the advantageous terms 

 of sale, recommend them especially to gentlemen plan tin 

 Nu rics, Cheshunt, Herts. 13 miles from London, near the 

 , r altham Cross station on the Cam g" Line of the Eastern 





