THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE 
AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
A 
Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.—The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindiey. 
No. 10.—1857.] 
SATURDAY, MARCH 7. 
Price Fivepence. 
Srampep Epition, 6d. 
INDEX. 
Agri Society of Eag Wik. 160 Hassall on Food, rev. .......- 155 e 
‘Australia, loeu Tale ah nt ‘ iaces, e y Bits. als i 
Arrien colouring an n à tural Society ........ 5 
4 and shrubs « | f; schedule of prizes of 150 « 
India; ‘oldier ane < i 15 
reclai poor hi 161 
Locusts i vat Australia. TEVIS NR 154 « 
Manchester Agri. Soc 162 
Manure, blood Pine adanss cess et 60 
or o — experiments with ...... 162 
Completa oe i ae ea ate wi 
y'sexperiments wit! 4 well testimonial .......... 2 
Darts, den VASES,.....4066 i i Melon in aes 153 
Aiybrid Ii Ahret brad ol and sulphur .........- 156 
MNN ATAT 139 wepetable iii. 151 
firmer Club, Conun. 161 ame rs colouring of skinof.... 151 
Laxto’ 162 a |. Plants, shadi 15 
~- Frobes . I .. 154 
rT? . 154 
158 S 
fraudulent sale of cut 149 
oes iteration, by H aera aa 
vement of.. 159 a—161 
150 
„impro 
Soldier gardening 
AL te v. . mildew 
ORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF sheat a 
MEETING, Mar. 3, the following are the Awards :— 
FIRST PRIZES. 
E Edmonds, Chiswick, nd double Primulas & Vanda tricolor, 
Fleming, Trenth w B. Hamburgh and other Grapes. 
fe Tillyard, for P: 
i ops, for Forced V: 
DT a ing i 
N Catbush, of Hienoa, for Hyacinths, 
SECOND Grane 
Hr. A. Ingram, of Reading, for 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
rum. 
na. i 
hunbergia la 
CLASS CERTIPICATÈS. 
pper a Waapas Rå., esnera densiflora. 
a snae; oa a Pay oe pe m ve mara 
n, for 
J. Hawes , for a Case es. 
Sheers." Veit & Son, for Plants of € of Camellia Saccoi nova. 
= Butcher, of Stratford-on-A von, for Barbarossa Grapes. 
eo ae PALACE FLO RER SHOW.—The 
LES of PRIZES to be offered for C tition at 
the Exhibitions of the Gaias season are n be Sealy ain à A aay 
A appäestion to the Secretary. 
GaP Palace, Sydenham, S G. Grove, Secretary. 
aoe March 7. 
Moen OF eg Ma te REGENT STREE 
MEET IN OF THE 
ESNAL FLORICULTURAL ee o 
eason 1857 will be held in the Lib; ofS 
Hall, Long Acre, London, W. C. ee 
Days of Exhibition. 
THURSDAY, March 26, At these Meetings Ferns, Or- 
123. chids, pova _ Greenhouse, 
May 7, 28. and hardy Sh rubs, 
ring 
Ea den Ti flowers, costes 
pry S, eA Ri 
ith t 
st 
must þe 
HOR 
the present willbe hela ia 
year, eld in 
T WA UESDAY 
Coe LTURAL ETY 
DAX hey SURES Jun 
} un 
WEDNESDAY må THURSDAY, ' pimpek 
may be obtkined of the trp 
eea, Genèral Superintendent of 
1» Chairman, Epwp, CARPENTER, Sec. 
‘ St. James’s Street. 
RS ROYAL SOLENT INSTI- 
peed is Epid PENSION- 
pA ‘eee ait 
13 
eceived. | 
| neir alti Syg ‘Order without delay or disa 
NE ITALIAN RYEGRASS W SEED MAY NOW 
TAINED FROM SUTTON anp SONS, SEED GROWERS, 
Roading, Berks. Remittan goot or Saheim are requested 
m unknown corresponden 
UTTON awn 
sike GLOV 
e of the fines t parcels 
Shy valuable CLOVER, and they can 
d it experience, both for permanent 
pilare mi alternate Haa r 
yal wr ett einemi = Mee - 
ENUINE NEW CLOVER SEED te ay be obtained 
of the undersigned. Prices (according to market and quan- 
tity Aeaee sáa = ceeded on ae 
& Sons, Growers. , Reading, Berks. 
MPORTANT T PLANTERS AND COMPA- 
FORMIN EW PA Advertisement in 
PE Deas rons eof the ot st February, pagai ue 
Gann A. iTA a to pay the Floricultural 
e public it their stock o LSAM SEED is now ex- 
hausted.—Dulwich, Surrey, March 7. 8, 
eunes WILD Ipswich, respec vooy announces 
rticultural world that his celebrate DS are 
sappo «pina will follow. 
m Grower, Goose- 
HOIGE PANSIES. 
ART He > NICKLIN, Frorists, &e., Gui ilfov, 
or 
r fin 
e above beautiful sararins Aigen aridin a E ge aami 
at the EN al” in March last), knotted for bloom, at 24 
dozen. Smaller plants, 18s. per dozen. The usual allowatits 
the | trade.—Huntingdon Nurseries, March 7. 
AWKE’S CHAMPAGNE a ecpalagg 18s. per 
dozen. Full particulars of the above will be found in 
Youve ty & Co? s advertisement of last week, page 131. 
Royal re Great Yar 
YEORGE JACK begs to state his Price 
CATALOG wes at GENERALS ehcp" bth ATOS can be 
had free on — ro orm -spray rey. 
OBE RT SI i S DESCR IPTIVE CAT ALOGUE 
(24 pages) po ga mel a of BRITISH and FOREIGN 
imam can e for Pe: stamps. Gratis to all 
prev es Bo oh a st , Foo ’s Cray, Kent, S.E. 
HARLES TURNER’S is SPR RING CATALOGUE 
F DAHLIAS, GERANIUMS, VERBENAS, FUCHSIAS, 
CALCEOLARIAS, and the Soft-wooded Plants is now ready, 
and contains many novelties offered fi Aed first time. Can be 
»— Royal Nursery, Sio 
begs to intimate that his CATA- 
L E OF FLORISTS FLOWERS, GARDEN 
ND FLOWER SEEDS, &c., for the season is now ready. A 
carefully epr LIST OF BRITISH AND EXOTIC 
FERNS has also just been published. 
Edinburgh, Edgehill Nurse 
NES respectfully pa ike oe DAHLIA 
. mre ALOGUE For 1857 is t contains p 
the approved varieties in cate mien also his GENERA 
CATALOGUE, "e h ae will be P EN SS free by y poat |P 
Surrey Lane, Battersea, S.W. ; 
A PAUL anp SON’ aver stfaily announce that Pa 
. er poy srry GUE aiid oth ill be forwarded fre 
by post in an ritten applic: 
The Stock nih og was in finer piar ert the Pot Roses, owi 
to an improved system of cultivation, a are larger, better ae g Di 
hardier in constitution than usual, y orders are so cited. 
Nu Cheshunt Herts. 
OUIS VAN HOUTTÉS, eee OF 
ROSES is to be had at Mr. was ora oe s 
Lane, Great Tower Stet 1 kanes: =Ghen nt, Belgium, ‘March 7. 
PRID VAN HOUTTE’S SUPPLEMENTARY 
ow 
ena 
SEEDS is be ready at Mr. 
Great Tower Street, London.—Ghent, 
The Se 
ATERER ap "GODFREY git: to intimate that 
ive CATALOGUE OF HARDY 
RHODODENDRONS, AZALEAS, and other American Plants 
d free on Ea Herat n to Messrs, 
ATEREA g5 hesa Phothi ill Nurse oking, Surrey. 
gh aivtauwe (Son- — snd See 
MAON” N” ("ith 
o the late H. Groom), Florist and Nurse 
Cioh Rise, Surrey, begs to pa that his PRICED | CATA. 
wer te of GENERAL NURSERY STOCK is now ready, and 
pe mas pos Tree on oe ion. 
FOR 
E. "ALLENS CATALOGUE is now ready, an 
bows? gratis, containing all the ad 
in cultivation, to which C. E. A 
wvarlettes 3 of Dahli 
all the leading varieties o 
particular attention: Also 
Verbenas, 
Picotees, &c,—Shacklewe'! ll Green, near 
l 
EW PHLOXES.—An satnite oman pea kate $ 
Berm of y tri 
Pla comprising 
1 “continent May be obtained a 
won & Co., Royal Nurerien Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. _ 
EW PANSIES.— A fine collection of Do the he New 
and First-class Show Varieties by name. g Plants, 
well established in small pots, 10s. per — wa included. 
Royal Nursery, Great J 
0s. per dozen, package 
EDGING.—Several tho 
above in fine condition.—For sürte apply to 
YovELL & Co., Royal Nursery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. 
any hundreds 
rdy tree, varying in height 
to 2 fi ndsome formed seedling plants. 
Pri grit oy on application. 
merican Nursery, Ba Bagon S Surrey. 
EF GODW 
° ae went tas vege 
spondents, offers them in 
at 1s. and 2s. picky prt free, 
5 w first-rate Collection, and 
RDY HEATHS 
well grown SE cmngid by the Hundred or Thousand.— 
Catalogues with Price will be sent free on plication to 
WATERE 2 nay oy Krap 2 ill i Nursery, hale y- 
NAM 
PAUL A SON have j dae jabi as “SE ELECT 
* List of the React with pet Heights Ene ies Names 
and Deseripti h they will be happy to free by 
post in answer to written appileation, 
rseries, Cheshunt, Herts. 
LARGE FOREST AND ORNAMENTAL ge FOR 
PANTES at CEMETER ke. 
(JSR HU HU NDRED ‘THOUS SAND. two. and three year 
transplanted BERBERIS AQUIF OLIUM; also two year 
Seedlings, fine healthy Plants, with i ary shuns of Nursery 
Stock. Sample pen ipae on app 
z Senora, Pontefract. 
S hese 
HANDLER a SO NS nes Saati their friends 
and the pae Ag their Coteton of planba is 
now coming y e also a mee f Orma- 
ns i "Fer ‘ere for “he Drawing 
ry.— Wan wore re 
T°, aR DISPOSED “OF, Five splendid 
et high, in full bearing dition, suitable for large 
Era pore rae Ae ardens.—For term particulars apply to 
Ja Aucti r, Cla Common, 
FP. 
ti Gus. a 
W's NTED, a ot of Extra e VINES in 
for Forcing. Anny, with og ae eri 
ice, to man faos Deana & Co, 
14, Con Conn eration Ag pee nehester. 
W: i 4 cus 
PINE APPLES. US... 
USHROOMS. rapt om 
Forw” —— TAYLOR, A Fruit Salesman, St, John’s 
Marke’ pie e e 
z et KUED KERETET re wipe sig TRUR). 
S AND ) a very. 
2 . per b 1. Price to the Trade 
on app! - on.—Hantingdon Nurserit Nurseries, Match T. 
Fi s a j" ASHLEAF, JAF, DAWES MATC SHLESS, 
tr to be obtain ti ta rome > Depots. 
Covent — ri arket co cites Northern Railw: 
applica” 
ESTABLISHMENT, SLEAFORD. i 
IES SHARPE AND CO. beg to offer the 
Stock 
GAIDARI cays gaa 
ofp yr 
Fuchsia, 
Geraniums, Phloxes, a henge Bene rihma 
; N.E. an 
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