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AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



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



$ 0m 44.— 1844. 



INDEX 



- 737 c 



784 b 



740 a 

 732 e 

 781 b 

 742 b 



737 c 



Agriculture, anomalies of 

 A £ r :.Chemistry, Davy's, by J. 



Shier, rev. 



Allotment svstem - 

 Amateurs' Forcing-pit - 

 Axnmophila sahulowt 

 Ammonii fixed by gypsum 

 Anomalies «f Agriculture 

 Beew.iui'ureof in East Lothian 739 A 

 British Association . meeting of 73* a 

 Calendar of Operations - 735 a 



Cattle, to harness • - - 740 b 

 Cerpus *eed!in£, noticed - 733 c 



ilk, its use in improving 



clay soil* " 737 a 



ChHtsworth, Gardens at, noticed 734 b 



Cows, oil cake as food for - 742 b 



:mbers, *nil for - - 736 a 



l>av\ 's Affti-Chemistry, by J. 



Shier, rev. - - • 

 East Cumberland -Agri. Soc. - 



— Loihian Husbandry 



Electricity, influence of, on the 

 growth of plants 



Panning, Scotch - 

 Forest-trees, to prune - 

 — to transplant - 

 Frui's cultivated in Madeira 

 Gardening in Italy «• • 



Grass-land, to break up - 

 Grave-dicing Sand-wasp 

 (iyneriuni argtnteum - • 



rpsum, a fixer of ammonia 

 Heating, Polmaise system of 

 Hedges, best mode ot keeping 

 Hop-growing - 



Horncastle Farmers' Club 

 Italy, gardening in - 



Labour, economy of • 



Leycesteria tbrmoga,to sow seeds736* b 

 Madeira truits, list of - - 736* 

 Manure, peat-ashes as . 738 6 



— sea-ware and guano as • 739 c 



734 o 



740 c 

 729 b 



741 c 



740 b 



732 b 



734 c 



735 b 



733 a 



741 b 

 731 



734 c 



742 b 

 733 a 

 741 a 

 741 c 

 741 b 

 733 a 

 741 a 



Melons, Cabul, described 

 Monmouth Farmers* Club 

 Morphology, remarks on 

 New Zealand, letter from 



731 b, 

 North Cornwall Farmers' 



Club 

 Osterv St- Mary Farmers' 



Club 

 Peat-ashes, analysis of 



— as manure 

 Pelargoniums, descriptions of 



Jn Nurserymen's Catalogues 



Pit tor forcing for amateurs - 



Plants, influence of electricity 

 on growth of - 



Plough, construction of 



Polmaise heating 



Potato crops, accounts of expe- 

 riments on requested 



Potatoes, large 



Root-crops, to harvest 



Rose Garden 



Roses, list of - - 



— remarks on grafting 

 Salt, a preventive of slugs 



aware, as manure 

 Slugs, salt a preventive of - 

 Sprengelon Manures 

 Strawberry-plants, for forcing, 



winter treatment of 



— Keen's Seedling, large 

 size of 



Tring Farmers' Club 

 Tulip beds, to plant 



Turnips, guano as manure for 

 Wheat, Chidham, origin of 



— for seed, pickling of 



— to dibble 



— roots, length of 

 Whitney's Composition, calico 

 rendered rotten by 



733 a 



740 c 

 7;*3 b 



733 c 



. 741 a 



741 a 

 738 b 

 788 b 



733 a 



1 c 



741 e 



738 b 



732 a 



731 a 

 735 a 



2 a 

 786 c 



I a 

 740 b 



739 c 



740 c 

 738 b 



733 a 



733 a 



741 b 



731 



740 



740 



741 



739 



740 



a 

 c 

 b 

 a 



a 

 a 



- 732 a 



KENSINGTON NURSERY. 

 UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY 



THE QUEEN. 



TJICIIARD FORREST and Co., Successors to Wil- 



•** mam Malcolm, have much pleasure in directing the 

 public mind to their extensive and correctly-named Collection 

 of FRUIT-TREES of every desirable kind introduced to the 

 country. These grounds, so highly favoured for the growth of 

 every description of Nursery Stock, and so long and so justly 

 celebrated for its superiority, will well repay the visit of those 

 who intend making a selection, for either autumn or spring 

 planting, and their esteemed favours will meet with prompt 

 and correct attention. 



(RAINES'S SPLENDID FIRST-RATE SEED- 



^ LING PELARGONIUM, " Duchess ok Leixster," which 

 was considered by all the first growers the gem of the season, 

 when it gained the Prize at Chiswick Fete, the only place at 

 which it was exhibited j it is now on sale in strong plants at 3/. 35. 

 eacn. Also Gainers" King of the Belgians," 3/. 3*. ; Gaines's 

 Trafalgar," 31. 3*. 5 Gaines's •■ Alice Hawthorn" 2/. 2.?.; 





j-"-y » «i»s ut me rri-nuu, zt. zs., wren many nrst-rate 

 Stealings raised by other cultivators. A priced Catalogue of 

 pelargoniums, Pausies, Calceolarias, Camellias, Cinerarias, 

 fuchsias, Verbenas, Chrysanthemums, Carnations, Picotees, 

 Auriculas, &c, may be obtained of N. Gainbs, Surrey-lane. 

 Battersea. 



PS. The collection of Seedling Coreas raised by Mr. Milnner, 

 ^jiowin blossom, and may be seen at the above Nursery. 



WLYNE'S NEW GERANIUMS. 

 ILLIAM E. RENDLE can execute a few more 



orders for the following: 

 Lync's Princess Alice . . each— 2 is. 



„ Redworth 21$. 



it White Perfection . . . 21s. 

 » Confidence 21*. 



Pinnfo 2Lv Im °S ene 21S. 



can f i delivered after I2th November. " Sappho »* 



t«r "°i/ sent out this season ; no more orders can be received 

 «or kino of Saxony." 



, , T . LYNE'S " PRINCEPS," 10«. 6d. each. 



ear-h i of tnc above is limit ed to about six plants of 



it ,L; y ? rclers are therefore necessary to insure a supply. 

 union-road Nursery, Plymouth, Nov. 2, 1844. 



T GVR?V,n Y f ACINTHS ' RANUNCULUSES. ANEMONES. 

 LANaVouu' M AUR,CULAS ' CARNA110NS » "«» LILIUM 



U tjROOM, Clapham Rise, near London (removed 



Mufitv » m Walworll L\ by Appointment Florist to Hkr 

 Gentrv LM ff u t ! > .' eCOmmencl to the attention of the Nobility, 

 Flower; 22 , U,llC his e ^ te "^e assortment of the above 

 Uon uV Z blch « from the success he has had in their cultiva- 

 tes to £n °f? r . at Vory mouerat e prices. He particularly 

 Kxhihit idiJ if t 1" n t0 thC hi S n, y-nattering remarks on his 

 various t» » anrt Lllium iancifolium this season, in the 



(Je ntry »ZVa' 1S also desirous of reminding the Nobility, 



or ornamp \ J? ateurs, who may wish to add to their collections 

 th 's is the ! ► ' ,arterres w ^h these beautiful flowers, that 



splendid i ii se ; lson t0 ma ks a selection. The varieties of the 

 lef re 8 as i ^ lancifol »um are particularly adapted for par- 



th e KoShtVl aJ^^ quite uar,i >' th ey flower at a time when 

 flowers urn e k^y are at their country seats, and when 



to be univer^if!" . Ua,lted ' The y onl >' require to be known 

 P°« on a mHnI/ cultl ^ ated - Catalogues can be forwarded by 

 ou amplication. Foreign orders executed. 



^y S fuf . R °^ r ^ PAPER-WHITE NAR- 



wh ''ch is Jill: p " dozen - The above Bulbs, the former of 

 prance a » l VL C i ? S"'" 1 ^ ,or its 9Ut f blooming and excessive 

 just receiCed i a # a r for lts purit y and elegance, have been 

 Jorei ?n Warelm.;«- ^o RTT **' late Mb - BA aaoN's f Italian and 

 c ^i w , TuTi 1 *' lH ' Pal1 Mal1 - Also Dutch Hyacinths, 

 ^aku m; y b e ilau perP^r' &C# &C ' ' Prico c «*»e*** of 



SATURDAY, NOVEMBERS. 



[Price 6d. 



GREAT 

 YARMOUTH 

 NURSERY. 



NORFOLK, 



1844. 



UNDER THE ESPECIAL PATRONAGE OF HER MOST 

 GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE QUEEN DOWAGER, H.R.I1. 

 THE DUCHESS OF KENT. THE RIGHT HON. LORD 

 COTTENHAM. THE EARL OF ORFORD. THE EARL OF 

 RADNOR, AND THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 LONDON, Sec. Sec. 



A Letter, of which the following is a copy, has been received 



from the Hon. Wm. Ashley, Treasurer to the Queen.— 



SJR, Pavilion, February 2d, 1837. 



I am commanded by the Queen to acknowledge the 

 receipt of a basket of Tobolsk Rhubarb, sent by you for Her 

 Majesty's acceptance, and to say that its excellent qualities 

 fully justify the high character you had previously given it. 



I remain, Sir, your obedient humble servant, 

 To Mr. William Youell, (Signed) William Asiilev. 

 Horticultural Establishment, Yarmouth. 



TTOUELL'S TOBOLSK RHUBARB.— This highly- 



-L esteemed variety will be found to be the earliest of all 

 early sorts, as well as the most hardy. As a proof of its extra- 

 ordinary precocity, it has been ready for Tarts, &c, the 20th of 

 February, on the open border, in a very exposed situation, and 

 continued to produce its fine large stalks till September. 



It would be useless to eulogise its merits further than the 

 great demand for it, together with the many high testimonials 

 of approbation received, claim for it a decided superiority. 



The TOBOLSK RHUBARB may be grown in boxes or pots, 

 in any common garden-mould, or enveloped in damp Moss, and 

 placed in a closet, dark cellar, the back fire-room of a hothouse, 

 or forced in the open border, under the same treatment as Sea- 

 kale, and watered occasionally, where it will produce its stalks 

 of a beautiful transparent delicate pink, containing a rich 

 vinous juicy pulp, exempt from the medicinal flavour objection- 

 able in other sorts ; and when cooked, retains its beautiful 

 colour, which render* it an elegant addition, as well as a deli- 

 cious luxury, to the table, at a season when fruits arc unattain- 

 able. Roots planted the latter part of November will be ready 

 for cutting in January. A fresh box brought in every three 

 weeks will afford a regular supply; and the plants, when done 

 with, may be taken out of the boxes and replanted in the open 

 ground, and may be again cut for use in the summer, and 

 replaced in the cellar, &c. in November. 



It will be observed, one of the prominent features in this va- 

 riety is, that the most inexperienced person may cultivate it 

 with certainty of success, by attending to the above directions. 



Price of Strong Roots, fit for present forcing, 125. per dozen. 

 Also, Myatt's Queen Victoria Rhubarb, 18s. per dozen. 



Youell & Co., Great Yarmouth Nursery, Oct. 31, 1844. 



TO THE LOVERS OF ROSES. 

 WOODLANDS NURSERY, MARESFIELD NEAR UCKFIELD 



SUSSEX; AND AT PARIS. 



"IT/' ILLIAM WOOD and SOX have the honour of 



submitting to the notice of their Friends and Amateurs, 

 the undernamed truly magnificent Gallica Rose ; it has flowered 

 here this season in great perfection, and blooms were forwarde* 

 to Dr. Lindi.ev, whose opinion appeared in the Gardener f 

 Chronicle, page 464. 



Margaret Mary (Wood's).— " Your seedling, Gallica, is a 

 handsome variety, fine in form, being compact and very double, 

 outs.de petals finely cupped; in colour it is of a purple rose, of 

 a peculiar and beautiful tinge ; it is fragrant, and at its best when 

 fully expanded." 



Plants of the above are now ready for immediate delivery. 

 Standard and Dwarf at 5s. each. The usual discount to the trade 

 when not less than six plants are ordered at once. 



W. W. and Son further beg leave to state that they have on 

 hand a very ex isiva stock of Roses, at the following prices, 

 when the selection is left entirely to them :— 



, . Perdoz. Perl 00. 



Superior selected utandard Roses 



Superb do. do. . 



Select dwarf budded do. 



Superb do. do. 



Superior dwarf Roses (on own roots) . 



Superb do. do. fine show varieties 12 — 



Fine Climbing do Qs and 12 



Catalogues of Roses and Nursery Stock will be sent gratis on 

 application. 



N.B. Plants will be presented GRATIS, in order to compen- 

 sate the expense of carriage. A remittance, or reference, will 

 be required from unknown correspondents. 



24*. £ 

 30 or 10 



12 — 



18 — 

 9 



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 5 

 2 

 3 

 2 



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 15 

 10 



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THE NEW SUPERB SEEDLING PICOTEE, 



"BURROUGHES'S DUKE OF NEWCASTLE." 

 \7"OUELL & CO. hare much pleasure in announcing 



A- that they will send out for tte first time the above splendid 

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

 It is jruaranteed 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 is 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 2 1«. per pair. The 

 stock being limited, to prevent disappointment early orders are 

 respectfully requested. Y. and Co. are also enabled to supply 

 the following superb Picotees, raised by the same gentleman, 

 all possessing first-rate properties, and have been exhibited and 

 obtained first-class prizes at several of the metropolitan Exhi- 

 bitions of the present year. They are as follow : — 

 Burrougues's Mrs. Benyon, Red Picotee 



Lady Alice Peel, Rose Picotee . 



Miss Jane, Purple Picotee . . 



Mrs. Bevan, Red Picotee . 



Enchantress, Scarlet Picotee 



CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. 



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

 be found the nmst extensive and select in Europe, comprising 

 every known variety of merit. The plants are remarkabi 

 strong and healthy, and ready for sending out to any part or 

 the United Kingdom and the Continent at the following prices: 



12 pairs extra fine and very superior first-class Show & x. d. 



7s. 6d. 



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TO THE PLANTERS OF ENGLAND—TRUE HIGHLAND 



PINE. 



TAMES GRIGOR, Nurseryman, Norwich, begs to 



t/ remind such of the Planters of England as are anxious to 

 enhance the beauty and value of their estates, that he is now 

 sending out plants of this recently introduced and very desir- 

 able timber-tree, at the undermentioned prices :— 



Single plants, strong and well rooted . . 6d. each. 

 Strong plants, 20 inches high . , . 5*. per 100. 



c««n D °* • a \ 9 l " •*■•■. 30*. per 1000. 



Smaller-sized plants . . from 10«. to 20*. „ 



For introducing this tree Messrs. Grigor, of Elgin and 

 Forres, were awarded several premiums by the Highland and 

 Agricultur; 1 Society of Scotland, where it is rapidly superseding 

 the common Pine. In its old age it assumes in a great measure 

 the darksome grandeur of the Cedar of Lebanon, and is there- 

 fore invaluable for planting in masses throughout the more 

 prominent parts of distant landscapes. Sir Walter Scott 

 describes it as presenting much of "the bold and contorted 

 figure of the Oak ;" and the Quarterly Review recommends it 

 as an acquisition to churchyards and cemeteries. It is highly 

 esteemed for all economical purposes, on account of the hard- 

 ness and durability of its wood. 



N.B.— J. G. has for the present disposed of all his potted 

 plants ; but as the others have excellent roots, there is no risk 

 in removing them. A supply in pots will be readv in the course 

 of next month. 



CEDRUS DEODARA, raised from seeds in the open ground, 

 105. each. Araucaria imbricata, Pinus excelsa, &c. &c. om 

 reasonable terms. 



Flowers , >j 



ditto 

 Show Flowers 

 ditto 



25 ditto ditto 



12 ditto ditto 



25 ditto ditto 



12 pairs of Extra fine Show Pinks 

 25 ditto ditto ditto 



The selection being left to Y. and Co. 

 Great Yarn. outh Nursery. Oct. 31. 



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C GIRLING begs to n-fer the Readers of the Gar- 



k -'« deners* Chronicle to his Advertisement of PETUNIA 

 SEEDLING VERBENAS, DAHLIAS, &c, of the 12th October. 

 Daoecroft Nursery, Stowraarket, Suffolk. 



CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. 



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



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

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

 annexed, which may now be had at the Nursery, and of 

 Messrs: Warner & Warxer, Cornhill, London. 



ROSES, &c. 



J COLE begs respectfully to inform the Nobility, 

 • Ladies, and Gentry that his CATALOGUE of Roses, Gera- 

 niums, Fuchsias, Fruit-trees, Herbaceous Plants, &c. is now 

 ready for deli very, and will be forwarded Gratis upon application. 

 J. C. begs to add that his Roses were never finer in growth 

 than they are this season. Charges moderate. 

 Rugby Nursery, Warwickshire, Oct. 30, 184*. 



TO PEAR GROWERS. 



"OENE LANGELIER. Nurseryman and Florist, 



•i-^ CLARENDON NURSERY, ST. HEL1ER, JERSEY, 

 Begs leave to draw the attention of Pear- growers to his new 

 PEAR, named " LANGELIER'S BEURRK " of first-rate merit • 

 perfectly melting ripe in January ; shape of Napoleon, but larger 

 in size -, standard, tree very vigorous ; one of the best flavoured 

 Pears known, otherwise it would not be recommended bv R. L., 

 as his motives for advertising it is not for the sake of publishing, 

 but for the good of the public in general, to whom he is happy 

 to have the opportunity of rendering himself useful ; of which, 

 *' Von Mox Leon Le Clerc " will be a sufficient guarantee, 

 having proved itself as it was represented, and given universal 

 satisfaction. The trees of this Superb New Beurr6 are small 

 and limited in number, and the price will be 21*. j If 6 trees are 

 ordered, 7 will be sent ; no discount will be allowed to the trade, 

 and to the trade only will 8 plants be sent for 6 ; the number is 

 ry limited. R. L. also takes this opportunity to state that to 

 this day numbers of •• Von Mon Leon Le Clerc " remain unpaid, 

 for. consequently none will be sent to nnknown correspondents, 

 except for ready cash, or post-office order. 



Vs this is the season for planting, R. L. wishes to draw the 

 attention of the public to his acknowledged and unrivalled Col- 

 lection, of which a List may be had by pre-paid letter, and begs 

 to state that nothing is sent from his Establishment except 

 proved fruit, unless requested. R. L. also wishes to obtain at- 

 tention a small quantity of EVERGREEN OAKS, among 

 aich will be found a great variety; they are fine and healthy 

 3 years old, about is inches to 2$ feet high, fit for planting or 

 pottin - >0*. per 100. Also, fine KIDNEY POTATOES, 



periorin flavour and produce to the Ash-leaf; the sample, extra 

 fine, 5*. 6d. for 3ilbs. weight, as not less than that quantity will 

 be sent. 



HARDY SHRUBS AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS. &c. 



WILLIAM MAY, F.H.S., cultivating the above in 



* T large quantities, is enabled to offer them on the very 

 moderate terras below named, to which he respectfully begs to 

 call the attention of persons about to make new or add to old 

 Plantations. He can recommend them as being showy, fine 

 varieties, collected for display, and not for mere botanical 

 curiosity. The plants are strong and healthy, and will be 

 correctly named, viz. Hardy Shrubs, two each, 42*. perioo; if 

 500 taken at onre. 100 or more sorts will be sent ; the 500 for 10L 

 Hardy Herbaceous Plants, 100 sorts for 4Sa., or 200 sorts for 

 80*. ; the selection being left to W. M. Victoria late Red Car- 

 rant, 10*. a dozen; Hollyhocks, fine double sorts, at4i*. per 100. 

 (See Adver* nent, Gardeners' Chronicle, Oct. 5.) Remittance 

 or reference from unknown correspondents. 

 Hope Nursery, liedale, Yorkshire, Nov. 1. 





