THE GARDENERS’ CHRO! ICL 
A STAMPED NEWSPAPER OF RURAL ECONOMY AND GENERAL NEWS. 
THE HORTICULTURAL PART EDITED BY PROFESSOR LINDLEY. 
No. 47—1842. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19. Price 6d. 
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_ INDEX OF THE PRINCIPAL HORTICULTURAL SUBJECTS IN - Twenty Sovereigns, or a of Plate of that value, will kinds ; as also, the causes to which their occasional failure 
’ THE LAST NUMBER, Hog i to the Exhibitor, at fs: ‘Meeting at Derby, of the — Sig cancun, 
Aco en, its ermination in water 7554 | Lingard on the Decexs in Tin- 14 somes of Spring Wheat, of the -harvest of 1842, and grown by 4. Water Meadows and Upland Pastures, 1844.—Twenty Sove- 
Amale < andi eS h ardy ee Fol a Cea nek treatm i aes — reigns, or a Piece of Plate of of that value, be given for the Best 
Ammmoniacel vapour, i apply Ma ngel-wurzel, i o pa BO | 758 ¢ Goan Ts are requested to a. with their Wh 7 agen Account of the Comparative Value of 1% Water- Meadows and Bee icy 
aaVin: 761 a | Manure, Bous gault’s paper fairy rca of the same in =~ with the ohaned of the Straw, | generally for Cattle, , and Horses, but Milch 
oly oghis agi gas + 759¢} on 755 ¢ ae bundle not less than one f ta diemesee, and with the roots Cows. — i will ired to state “the following parti- 
Ash coppice, its Sten ent. 758.4 Medlars, to ripen Seat © GELS e culars in reference to the trials instituted for the se of obtaining 
Cart gg he = jas} 2 eae Ga aed Hel eae Sesbate of the Wheat will be sealed ane by the judges, and practical ane on this Pare airy The nature of the soil and its 
Bicwhite, as 759 a | Night-soil, to disinfect :.  . 760 }' one of the re aining bushels of each variety be exhibited as a | state of pore wes to be anes equal portions of upland and 
Cereus truncatus, its t treatment 761 a | Oxalis rubro-cincta , + 759 ¢ 3 the other bein rem t for r comparison with the | water meadow to be selected. . Equal numbers of cows of the 
_ te! apereed 76. a Panty to aoe definition « rok iors produce of the next year, At the General Meeting in December, | same age and breed (not less han jon ph in number) to be separately 
i ns 761 a | Pear-tree, proli : 760-q | 1844, the aomrten p) fed in pairs, on | ech og t kind » and to be changed once 
a fluviatilis, in Glouces- Polacqentionn, reaet kinds. 76le The two best s of each of these anes some of Wheat, | from one kind of aleee 5 ; and the quantity, as well as the 
Besant eS + 7504 Fiance growing 3 in a sulphurous cud without at that time. ‘ttn guishing, in an the cases, between | quality, of the mi —- cows sad page i ies 
?, f t p rits of either sample, will pond by the judges | meter. 3. If made the quan’ uced on 
Protectin. ’ 
4s oy oo sie colours on the ied Keel rons a nod appoint ee sae M eting at Derby; and will be sown, under the | the land, and the ity, J well as anal, of ery the oe" which has 
“Euphor een its ‘treat- ural net—-Novem +. 769 c | direction of. the Society (the wi Wheats in the autumn of 1843, » to ches 4. The value 
jla Salt, to eas apply to As aragus - 760 ¢ | andthe spring Wheat not earlier than the Ist of March, in 1844), by | of s Mita cay a and grass, whether in rowen ee aut 5. The same 
Fig: tre pecan — sil ; 7a ge ch Farming in “the Loin a, 761 > | four farmers: who will make their report, upon which the prizes | con to be applicable to the Seating af sheep stock ; rege a 
fardenia florida, its togntuans 761 a pe . 760a | Will be awarded, provided there be sufficient merit in any of the numbers. which the same quantity of land have 
gags fe rom Grapes 760 a | Sea-sand, for Asparagus-beds | 760 ¢ . Ten Sovereigns will be given at the Meeting at Derby to | tained during a certain period ; and whether or not subject to the re rot 
ioli, for the open ground - 761 b Sinhocampy lus : hoe + 759 ¢ | each Exhibitor whose Wheat has been selected for oink by the flooding. 6. In regard to irrigating the land: 
ceri orieis. gues ye te Spo, _— rie Seat 7574 | _*s* No variety of Wheat which has been selected for trial at any | cost, whether of eatch-water or flow-meadow, of its formation, and 
‘select kinds. 761 5 | Tillandsia rubi da . 759 ¢ | Previous show shall be qualified to compete. the annual expense of ge + geumneand gon apes) the repair of sluices; 
Grapes, cause of their not co: “| Timber, itsincr 78¢} ESSAYS AND REPORTS ON VARIOUS SUBJECTS. together with the former an = ole: Tomine 
as ng et - 787 ~ Trees, ban for tr transmitting to ioe rizes for 1843.—PRIZk E are also requested to state, as far as thelr . ation may have ex. 
r by TH ri 7 a " 
itethoute, 4 frperoese 761 a | Trellis for climbers Were ae, 2) 1, Artificial Food for Cattle As Sheep.— ony Sovereigns, or a ee yer ee se he “a , eas Hem? meadows and 
Heating by hot ai on 787 b | Tropeolum tuberosum, bioom: Piece of Plate of that vale 1 be given vine the not nm _ the | UPrands, when cut into hay, and consumed as fodder.) _ 
Hothouse regulators + 781a| _ ing freely at Holme House . 7594 relative value of different sorts Mf Artificial Food fer 10. Production of Fat and Muscle.— 
Hyacinth, its treatment + + 756 b | Vine-border, to —o. os ets of diffcrent sorts of Arti Piece of Plate of that value, will be given for the best ion of 
| Ivy, its effect on houses +» 768 ¢ | Vines, out-door, to p: . 7 ¢ Competit rs Wi ill be rei required to attend to the fi allowing comitions the Cer: ehieli to a saietaile the Production of Fat and 
d nine, shannon, to prune + 761 a | Wasps, to destroy i ve ao Hed th » Oneor M ope tuch appear Pp row sf t of 
ie pasieiners + 759. | Wood's Catalogue of Roses, rev. 7604 | head of attle or nice to be put to each of the sorts of artificial = By attr according to the presentstate of our kno 
Valloy, soil for | 7éla Saari tr is panketaies senate or weigh. of Animal Physidlogy. Competitors will be required to point out: 
SES es the st d for 'y . The con: . reco; . signs of early maturity, 
"tone ee SA deg ee ee ng the state of the animals a first put to feed, and at given in- nexion certain I Syl: 
othe Bed ase pd oS SOCIETY OF ENG- e increase has s been ascertained at | 2% Smallness of bone, § of the ears, mellowness of skin, &c., 
¢ NG RB Printing DP f h with the the animal frame to produce fat or muscle. 
q 2 pal Day of the | the end of one o the aad | 2 thet of certain articles of food to fatten stock, and the 
3 Bots Thursday, July 13, ig3.—The Prizes are open to general | the animals put rte "tie a suet cat food w ats a the first month pe : thera | “i ‘ay’ sf genset : 
_ ompetition.—Forms of Certificates to be procured on application to | consumed by their competitors, and th ascertained in — >. The other seas oe alee’ tas ioe Ped ct mad 
the Secretary, 12, Hanover-square, London. All Certificates must be | ma hat ied in the first peaedienaitl In all suet, : det Cait a 2 gee Romig Meh} — Sor greeoed 
returned, filled up, to the Secretary, on or before the Ist of June, 1843. | the quantity of food cohsumeil by each class of cattle or oe io be] SEO era oo. mee ih Walch eens Acorns 
| __ Prizes ror Improving THE BREED or CATTLE.—1843. pret tely stated. penne rpteeonage mses N t he bam Bb the t 12, 
a _horns-—-Class I. ‘To the owner of the best Bull calved pre- | 2. Natural Food for Cattle or Sheep.— a Esdays, Seog = Poreay 2°" thei oremeadee 
_ yiously tot hie Yet Of Seaiuaey, UREN, 30/.; to the owner of the second- | Piece of Pla’ par of that vals, will be giv ate the a tral the re adn oe cag Ei anda —1. That all information 
best ditto ditto, 15l.—2. To the owner of the best Bull calved ince lative value of differ orts of Natural Food for Cattle o r sheep. d 5 se eee oe tee bssays. informa’ 
of January, iaar, and milk, ge _—* year old, 0 | Competitors will hess gh ert ts sigh ender tried aban wie or other sources. 2, "That 
owner of Cc To the owner rot the best — ec nace Pete as in nl precedi deat “eas _~— shall i writings reticle 
in calf Meifer, not exceeding three ae tia, 15/.—5. To the owner 8, ioe! Ren Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate Gu a 5 <aite models on mwa sme se ita cone 
: Pe best Yearling Heifer, 101. : fa of tes t valne, will "ae given re ng best Essay on ‘tive Coaaphantive ge thee competitors ee aakt ee cu ts Gaattopems. 
E Herefords.— tB Advantages in the wile = of Horses and Oxen in Farming wake aon hy the Reeav. 4. That the 8 achat ape i ree 
| tothe ist of January, 1841, 3 to the owner of the second-best ni Work. . Competi Reoseaed to attend to the follo the so aecldeanties was le or any part of the Essays which gain 
ditto, 15/,—2. To the owner fof the Ae: Bull - alved sines the Ist of pean i—1. eee sai breed fo ~~ horses and oxen, wi pon etm nd the other ods OF aga snad tak the 1i ‘enti 
ee <a = ilk, 18t Kor Z Po the th coe ora h Ste in-calt sated. = re — opie Shane be i af — _ vata J ofthe writ writers - Tha ny rather is not bound to give [4 aw: 
of th milk, 154 e owner of the est in in i i 
Heifer, not exceeding or ree years old, 15/.—5. To the ownerof the ae yor ce on pines: same farm (stat ba tea oft the — reports of consider > aptahage mapich evi A as erg" y ag 
best es niga, ow cal) se a poe The amount of wen , whether on road tailed; that only the Imperial mie Oy = goto’. are those by 
re owner of the best Bull calyed previously Ps fi eld, each pai cp ear and oxen; together with remarks pone ions areto be made; that prizes may be taken either 
tothe tofJanuary, ae 301.; Far gga gers cond-best do. do., 1 whie h that work rformed; and its hee zt pain, he oon of “Sha mh ccessful 7 .0n bagger | 
'o the owner of the best Bull calved since the Ist of Jan. Swans value.—4. The cost of maintenance and farriery of each that ere, Sa are cote ak ae sivead appeared in 
er Bese ye year ald, 20/.— 3. np te the owner ny pair of home s ind. oxen; insoediongs the.s mphentecchays ne cone. prisit P given 7 any ¥ 
ies .—4. ‘Yo the owner n-calf er, | ment.—5. ‘The cost, or presumed value, of each pair of horses an 4 
ree years old, 151.--5. To, the © owner of the best | oxen, fit thais gests es put to work and their value at the Ptr her apcran rwtg ‘whether of dra ne ae whan D 
Psi close of the pact snt lato The comparative number of oxen or other operation pc immentad Wate the coat. ered 
sr bedd or Gross (not ed to compete te as Short- | horses which are required to do the same.wqpk’, : abu! 
Devon). per wae I. Z the er of the best| 4, On the Construction of Cottages se Gokt ‘Medal, and 
Agden | to the Ist of January, 1841, "90h; a the owner | Mr. Slaney" 's addition of Ten Soverei to_the prize, will be 
l-best ditto ditto, 15/.—2. — Th owner of the best Bull for the Treatise on the Form atid ‘Conftryction of Aegricaboaml 
1 1, more t ne year old, | or other Cottages, with the Outbuildings and Conveniences belonging 
201.—3, To ae owner ae the best Cow Terinile, 151.—4, To the owner | to them ; together with suggestions for the — methods of con- ates fee 
of the best in- oan hot File, riba years dia, 151.—5, To se sn Chimneys, Fireplaces, Ovens, ino me whatever By nee of the Council, : ‘ 
_ the owner of the best Yearling Heif may conduce to heal and comforto Ags mat o comprise ia 4 
HORSE Plans, Elevations, and Estimates, in whic due regard is to be paid London, Nov. 3, ROAD. eed Huson, Secr maty 
Class 1. To the owner of the a. Cart Stallion cf 4 years old and | to gresmablesous y. Ys oan oe ee, 
eathe, 30/. ; to the owner of the second-bes t ditto ditto, 20/.—2, » On the Drainage of Rapti Se Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate RgAE 8 AGRICULTURAL teen tes sted 
To the owner of the best two Yeul-old att 0 foaled since the Ist of | of toes valu g unt of the ——— of Under- The G Meeting will 
January, 1841, le To the owner of the Fe are and Foal, | draining Las meee being haa te vation of Soil, Subsoil, and other | rouse, No.2, Hanover-square, Santen ar y Baturday, the 10th 
201. ; to the owner of the second-best ditto, 10/,—4. To t the owner of | local circums petitors for this will ~ December, at 12 o’clock precisely, 
the best two- years-old F illy, 10/.—5, sy the owner = e best Tho- | give e information. ~~ the n° ote subjects inquiry :—1. Depth and The Rooms of the somiety willbe thrown open for the accommo- 
rough-b: ion, which shall 1 hav served ‘Mares at a —_— not | frequency of drain terials: tiles, stone, or peat.—3. &/ dation of Members Wednesday the 7th, ao the 8th, 
exceedin ioe guineas (an ethan | in, whether with yiiatee or porous earth.—4. Expense of the ride’ h of December, Sans 400 10 o’cl 
= 4 ber . and Friday the gt ‘Dec 
five shillings), in the season of 1843, 30/. various methods.—5. Dis ion of drains.—6, Fall required.—7, Dr. Lyon Playfair will deliver a Lecture to “gh dg Sidniois of the 
SHEEP. | re of drains on lan having a considerable slope.—8. Benefit Society, at. the Society's ppc on _ Wednesday the 7th of 
Prizes ror IMPROVING THE BR ¥ SHEEP.—1843. in increasing crop, admitting new modes of culture and stocking, December, at § o’clock in the Ev on the subject of “The 
Leicesters.—Class 1. To the owner of the! best Shearing Ram, 30/. ; | advancing raed — of harvest, sharon the amount of Derehilty of pplication. of the Principles of Ph the Fattening of 
to the owner of the second-best ditto, 157.—2. To the owner of the “asi eavy clays, improving cli ¢.—9, Durabili Cattle.”—By order of the Council, 
best I of any other age, 30/. ; to the owne of the second-best do. | drains Pan and present salle ra draining 1 in England. airs Nov. $42. James Hupson, Secretary. 
y P London, 9,1 ’ ry 
—3. To the ones of : yas feng tes Five peeetling: Ewes, 101. ; Districts ‘of _England which require the most extensive efforts in 
cond-best dit jitto, 52. un 
er- 
South ‘Iationas OF ether: Bhort<Ieollod macie, —Class 1. To the| 6. On Liquid Manure.—Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of [ SWICH- yee eo apie OPEN TO ALL 
owner of the best Shearling Ram, 301. ; to the owner of the second- best | that value, will be _ ven for the best Account of results obtained in 
ditto, 1 — the best iquid 
e Ram of any other age, 30/.; | the application of id Manures, 4s artificially obtained by com- ‘Parsipext—P. B lang o., Ipswich. 
ditto, 15/.—3. To the owner of the position, or as occurring in their ordinary and natural state. Com- : ‘ vucsibsauiennen 
Acie wes, 10/.; to the owner of the second- petitors will be required to attend to following points, in the case “The Ri Hon. Lord Rendiesham. 
of each of these classes of Liquid Manure :— Capt. Aplin, Melton e. | Dr. Beck, Ipswich. 
ouene Wont Sheep (not qualified to co oo ena Leicesters),— ee aie ee —1. The nature of the substanceseither | Wm. Rodwell, Esq., Ipswich. | W.J.Maude,Esq., Langham Hall. 
owner of the best Shearling Ram, 30/.; to the | dissolved o uid PB ns pod composed.—2. | Rev. C. Green, Grundisburgh. | P. S. Edwards, a k. 
poe nd-best ditto, “ga —2, ot bors owner of the best | The soils ‘6 which sey = t adapted ; whether to pasture or | Dr. Maclean, Colchester. Wm. orange Esq., Boxford. 
age, 301. ; the ae ditto, | arable land.— ntity, mode, and season of their applicati The First Snow for the pre take place on 
f the best pen DOF I Fine Shearling Ewes, 101.5 Natural tésukd oe Armd The nature of those naturally com- | 23d Hewwhaerdd and the Seconp on Lith “ois 1843—when a Silver 
to oy owner of the second- best —— ditto, 52. a ; co the pom of —_— and of man, the drainings of stables and Cony aan other articles of Plate, or Money, will be awarded for 
s, &e. eir mode of treatment and p: ion.—3. | the best Braces 
To the owner of the | best Boar of a large breed, 104. ; Their ep platen’ oth rey pasture and arable land; the soils and crops Printed circulars, with the Society’s Standard, Rules and Regu- 
_ the owner of the second-best ditto ditto, 54—2. To the owner of to which they are best 3; their chemical properties ; and lations, Mode of Judging new Cucumbers, and eo ns ape d 
ie oar of a small breed, 10/.; to the owner of the second- | probable causes of their success or failure; together with obserya- | may be had on application to the Secretary, b: 
ito, 5/.—3. To the owner of the best breeding Sow of a | tions os sree ot re ge Bg be employed on clays and i Postage stamp, : Tuos. Witn, Hon. Secretary. 
ced, 10/.—4. ‘To the owner of the best breeding Sow of 9 7- M ment of Farm-yard Manure.—Fifteen Sovereigns, or a 3, Tavern-strect, Ipswich. 
—5. To the pron of wo belt P sat of Three ing Modo of Pl; Plate of vse —— will — = the on Srecamnaets the 
, Sow. ee of the same litter, above four and under nine mon of Man: ‘arm-y: anure. Com- 
j the will be segalest to Applies ‘The season when made. 2. The ROSA DEVONIENSIS 
IMPLEMENTS. mai Stietaie ‘of which it is eo pores "3. The crops ar which it; _—~ A BOUT 500 of bor ee ve valuable ROSE to be dis- 
A sum not exceeding pete en elon tended. 4. The period of the year when applied. + The mode of posed of at J. Hall kheath, Kent. If to the 
CHEE applying it. trade, they will pentppld a pgs terms. It has been 
To the exhibitor of the best huudeed-weight of Cheese (of nr ee 8. On Artificial Manures, or Hand-Tillages. — Fifteen Sove- | proved a most ex cellent. Rose to force for cut flowers bene 
_ 10/.—To the exhibitor of the _— d- — . = oy Bn any kind), 52. reigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, will be | given for ge best | winter, and its other properties are are now too well known te : ee 
Ss; Account of Artificial Mineral and Vegetable Manures, eB of the | further eulogy. J. H. also takes the rtu 
For — Pace i ied any maa, ae shown for" any of the above | simplest and most Po comely mode AJ which their adulteration with | he has still on hand a few of the leading varieties of | 
Tine fr - cas Roots, Seeds, &e., » prizes may b appor- | spurious substances may bec ap ers mee de’ tected. The following in- a te from 
y the commit judges, to an amount not exceeding in | formation will be suiiset in the case of eac! th height. so young Plants 
‘whole 50/. . ficial manure ; ~ one Manures.—1. The different inorganic or | thousand 1 and 2 years’ grafted 
NEW IMPLEMENT. mineral substances which have been recommended and ~~ Monarch, fimbriata, Chi 
For the invention of eek ay new Agricultural Implement, such sum | as portable manures, ee bree om igo from 
as the Society may think er to Se 2. The quantities — 
a = ° ether tograss or ara] 
aes Thirty Sov : a “g oe ra Piece. ot Pi = ue, will be | bable causes ~ — er or : : che : 
e en to ~ ary ng Dera > nae best 14 | nures.—1. The different or. dn me caaane aie —o iy favoure a her Peer? Stock ote 
¢ ae of White Wheat, of the harvest of aa and grown by | artificially or naturally re and their chemical constitution, one “to the great dead 9 “sonal getyny foo 
a - The quantity used per acre ; the time and mode of their applica- | p . Wie 
P 1. Thirty Sove iece of — that value, will be #tion, and whether to pasture or arable land. 3. The soils to which | for ’ 3 
. Mitte the iahiniee” - the ‘ino Darien Of the best 14 | the several kinds are best adap causes of the | as als punctatum and 
q fhe: of Red Wheat, of the harvest 1842, and grown by himseli, more certain and constant effect itec produced by then. Oh than of the ino. | albus, 
