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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



NEW GARDEN SEEDS. 



MESSRS. SUTTON and SONS have the pleasure 

 of intimating to their Customer! in North Britain and 

 elsewhere, who hive annually intrusted them with ■electing 

 •applies for the year of home-grown GARDEN SEEDS, that 

 their crops are all now harvested and •rrainred for delivery ; 

 and prices same as last year. The sorts are all the ver> best i 

 cultivation, and will include all or most of the following 



Nkw Variktiks: 



CormacVs Prince Albert and 

 British Queen Peas, Sutton's 

 Superb do. (finest known), 

 Shilling's Early Grotto d< 

 Victoria do., Anv,r;ne do., 

 Thompson's Early Dwarf do., 

 True Walcheren Broccoli, 

 ( happel's Early White and 

 Large Cream do., Lake's Su- 

 perb White do., Howden's 

 Superb Purple do., Hammond's 

 White Cape do., Adey's Large 

 White Cos Lettuce, Ice Cos 



do., Sutton's Snperh White 

 Celery, Lion's Paw do., True 

 (icrman Cauliflower, Early 

 Dutch Horn Carrot, Long 

 Surrev do., Readine Onion, 

 White Globe do., Laser's Vic- 

 tory of England Cucumber, 

 uthill's Black Spine do., 

 Heechv.ond Melon. Cabul do., 

 Wonder Longpod Beans, New 

 thick Windsor do , Early Six- 

 week Dwarf French ditto. 

 Why tell New Dark Beet. 



3s. Od. 



•2 

 1 



do., Black seeded Bath Cos 



Those who have nor hitherto honoured Nfcssrs. BUTTON with 

 their commands or<.- hereby informed that the prices of Collec- 

 tions are : — 



For Full Collection, bring sufficient annual supply 



for • Large Establishment .... j£3 



For ditto, second rate K'.tablishmeot . . .2 



For ditto, third-rate ditto 1 



The new sorts above-named may be purchased separately, if 

 preferred, at the lowest prices at which such sorts arc offered 

 in the Trade. Known com >ndents, and such as will give 

 satisfactory references, are not required to remit the money 

 with their orders. 



N.B. — Parcels delivered free to any steam-packet or railway 

 office In London, Oxford, or Bristol. Export orders well exe- 

 cuted.— Reading So, I Warehouse, Reading, Berks. 



TO GENTLEMEN, NURSERYMEN, SEEDSMEN, AND 



OTHERS. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are in- 

 structed to Sell by Auction, on the Premises. Windmill 

 Lane, and Cambtrwell Nurseries, on Monday, December lfith, 

 1844, and follow Ing days, at 1 1 o'clock, by order of the Sheriff of 



Sum without Reserve, the whote of the choice GP. EEN HOUSE 

 PLANTS, consisting of Fine Double and Single Camellias, well 



furnisl h bloom buds; 1 i in line varieties ; Epacris, Aza- 



lea Indies, Chorizema correi, Tropseolum ; choice Geraniums, 



choice Standard and Dwarf Rose-; ■ American Plants including 

 Ghent and other Azaleas ; hardy Scarlet Rhododendrons; Mag- 

 nolias, Kalmlas, Hardy Heaths, Sec. One and Two-light Boxes, 

 Hand Glasses, Four Tram Carriages complete, Garden Pots. 

 Utensils in Trade, &-c Also the unexpired term of the Lease of 

 22 years of the Windmill Lane Nursery, will be sold on Monday, 

 Dec. 16, at 11 o'clock, on the Premises.— May be viewed prior to 

 the >' le. Catalogues may be had of Mr. C. J. Holmes, Solicitor, 

 163, Fenchurch street ; of the principal Seedsmen; and of the 

 Auctioneers, Leytonstone. 



TO GARDENERS, FLORISTS, AND NURSERYMEN. 



'T'O BE DISPOSED OF by Private Contract, an 



J- OLD ESI \ 1LISHED BUSINESS, in the above Line, with 

 theDwelling-honse.Greenhouscs.Land.JBnildinits. &c, together 

 •with a thriving Stock of Plants, Shrubs, Fruit, and Forest-tree 

 of every description. The Mirstry Grounds comprise abmt 

 10 Acres of Land of the best quality, held on a renewable 

 Lease, with ahout 12 years to expire, and within a quarter of a 

 mile of a Market-town, having a population of nearly 6000 in- 

 habitants. To an industrious and persevering person the 

 above affords a most advantageous opportunity," the death of 

 the late Proprietor being the sole cause of its being disposed of. 

 Should it not be sold the present owner will have no objection 

 to admit a partner. Further particulars mav be known by 

 application to Mr. S. Oliver, Accountant, Ludlow. 



T 



COUNTY OF DORSET. 



'O BE LET UPON LEASE, and entered upon at 



-*- Lady Day, 1845, a FARM upon the Chalk formation, con- 

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 Down-land, with permission to break up the latter. Applica- 

 tion to be made to R. S. Graburn, Esq., Walton in Gordano 

 Bristol. 



NURSERY AND SEED BUSINESS. 



TUIE GUILDFORD NURSERY, in full cultivation 



-»- and work, with one of the first Seed Trades in the county 

 of Surrey, late in the occupation of Mr. Thomas Dickenson, 

 deceased, TO BE DISPOSED OF, entire, or a portion of the 

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 to Mr. Crek, of Addlestone, near Chertsey -, Messrs. Beck and 

 Henderson, Strand; Messrs. Batt and Co., Strand; Mr. 

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