THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



31 



ver-coats 



N OTI 



CAPES, &c. 



One of the 



largest 





OYfcJl-UJA i^f description, first-class garments, 



itoc ks in ^f" f f youth's ditto, all made thoroughly im- 



it low* <**?**. - 



J^oos to ram 



W. Bebd 



^. «1«jo of xoutli s auto, »ii iua.w w .y. VM s"-j — 



gW * -.i!,.,* pvtra charge, or made to order at a days 

 lD ' w l t> !SVni Bond &4et. and 69, Cornhill (only ). 



^^fjvv^J COLOURED SHIRTING is 



l?OK^^,_f'. -onnHifferen t patterns. Specimens in varied 



. - r^dr in 200 different patterns 



X DOW rt?ftO>< *r " ;^f rt f sit artt 



ntpo« 

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H^aft *A&*jjf a j£u«£ft Shirts are" stamped," "38, Poultry, 



>w iw/t •- receipt of six sramps. 



«* fMSS ■ oTkEP EUREKA SHIRTS, Six for 275. 

 ^K! WHITE EUREKAS, best quality, Six tor 40*.; 

 FOKD s ..!L ll ii^ ai*. : if washed ready for use, 25. extra 



Cictiov - -- - h n0Tie are genuine. 



L03fP ?. > ; Smp i with particulars post free. 

 V W^cIabd Ford, 38, Poultry, London. 



i^NWl Y0UR H0USE 



„„ WITH THE BEST 



F^££j?*«fl ^DEANE'S Ironmongery and Furni-iiing 

 ARTI « Established a.d. 1700. A Priced Furnishing 

 Wabihocses. ^_ D Dray & COt (opening to the Mouu- 



^T^ECt^^ Leaden- 



Table Cutlery, Razors, 



as usual. Shipping 



captains. An extensive 



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325. 



305. 



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465. 



305. 



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485. 



405. 



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645. 



405. 



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66s. 



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wJS.ite -^d B«g*tefle Tables T 



SS ftHtalves, Strops, Paste &c 



iS- ^Milted for merchants and capl 



«*^g "f "» nerior Hair and other Brushes for the Toilet. 



^q^TgaS, VESTA, JOYCE'S feTOVES. 



H stovES for the economical and safe heating of halls, 

 storehouses, passage, basements, and the like, being at 

 S^^maiiM WILLIAM S BURTON invites attention 

 ! hifm.rivalled assortment, adapted (one or the other) to eveiy 

 I^riraMe requirement, at prices from 10s. to 30 guineas. His 

 Ttrietv of register and other stoves is the largest in existence. 



rTHE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER.- 



1 The real NICKEL SILVER, introduced 20 years ago by 

 Wn i \m S Burton, when Plated by the patent process of Messrs. 

 mincton & Co., is beyond all comparison the very best article 

 neit to sterling silver that can be employed as such, either use- 

 fiillf or ornamentally as by no possible test can it be distinguished 

 £ZL raoi silver Thread or 



to* ml SlU G1 " Fiddle Brunswick King's 



Pattern. Pattern. Pattern. 



Tea Spoons, per dozen 



Dessert Forks „ 



Desert Spoons „ 



Table Forks „ 



Table Spoons „ 



Tea and Coffee Sets, Waiters, Candlesticks, &c, at proportionate 



prices. All kinds of replating done by the patent process. 



CHEMICALLY PURE NICKEL, NOT PLATED. 



Fiddle. Thread. King's. 

 Table Spoons and Forks, full size, per doz. 125. . . . 285. ... 305. 



Dessert ditto and ditto 105. ... 215. ... 25s. 



Tea ditto 55. ... lis. ... 12s. 



pUTLERY WARRANTED.— The most varied 



\J assortment of TABLE CUTLERY in the world, all 



warranted, is on Sale at William S. Burton's, at prices 



that are remunerative only because of the largeness of the sales ; 



3£-inch ivory-handled table knives, with high shoulders, lis 



per dozen; desserts to match, 10s.; if to balance, Is. per dozen 



extra; carvers, 4s. per pair; larger sizes, from 14s. 6d. to 26s. per 



doeen; extra fine, ivory, 32s.; if with silver ferrules, 37s. to 50s. ; 



white bone table knives, 7s. 6d. per dozen; desserts, 5s. 6d.; 



carver 2s. 3d. per pair; black horn table knives, 7s. Ad. per 



dozen; desserts, 6s. ; carvers, 2s. 6d. ; black wood-handled table 



knives and forks, 6s. per dozen ; table steels, from Is. each. The 



largest stock in existence of plated dessert knives and forks, in 



caseB and otherwise, and of the new plated fish carvers. Also a 



large assortment of Razors, Penknives, Scissors, &c, of the 

 best duality. 



William S. Burton has TEN LARGE SHOW ROOMS 

 devoted to the show of GENERAL FURNISHING IRON- 

 MONGERY (including Cutlery, Nickel Silver, Plated and 

 Japanned Wares, Iron and Brass Bedsteads and Bedding), so 

 arranged and classified that purchasers may easily and at once 

 make their selections. 



Catalogues, with engravings, sent (per post) free. The money 

 returned for every article not approved of. 



No. 39, Oxford Street (corner of Newman Street); Nos. 1, 2, 

 Md3, Newman Street; an d 4 & 5. Perry's Place. 



THE COMFORT of a FIXED WATER-CLOSET 



**■ for I 7 .— Places in gardens converted into comfortable water- 

 closets by the PATENT HERMETICALLY SEALED PAN, 

 with it* self-acting valve, entirely preventing the return of cold 

 air or effluvia. Any carpenter can fix it in two hours. Price 1'. 

 Hermetically-sealed Inodorous Chamber Commodes, U, 21. 4s., 

 «w 3J.; also Improved Portable Water- closets, with pump, 

 cistern, and self-acting valve. A prospectus, with engravings, 

 forwarded by enclosing two postage stamps.— At Fyfk & Co.'s 

 jjgajHrJ nm, 46. Leicester Square, London. 



ETCALFE andCO's NEW PATTERN Ti.OTIl 



;I£L>S EUaH » PENETRATING HAIR BRUSHES, AND 

 SMYRNA SPONGES.— The Tooth Bnish performs the highly- 

 important office of searching thoroughly into the divisions and 

 cleansing in the most extraordinary manner— hairs never come 

 , . Peculiarly penetrating Hair Brashes, with durable un- 



h£ a • ian bnsrle8 » which will not soften like common 

 air, and immense stock of genuine unbleached Smyrna Sponge, 

 1111 every description of British and Foreign Perfumery, at 



Oxford* IN0LKT » & Co ' s on] y Establishment, 130 B and 131, 

 vAiora street, second and third doors west from Holies Street. 



•ftmni *~~ BewRre of the word "from" Metcalfe's, adopted by 

 e nouses. Metcalfe's Alkaline Tooth Powder, 25. per box. 



STRATr,?o£ 0RD ESTATE, in the P 

 Tnw^Tf ? D - LE - BOW » Middlesex, withi 



A MOST DES«RABLE FARM. 



HPO BE LET, the FARM of BUDLE, in the 



-*- Parish of Bam burgh, Northumberland, containing 602 

 Acres or thereabouts, Tithe free, for such a Term of Years as 

 may be agreed on, with or without an excellent and commodious 

 Mansion House, and good Gardens, and with Budle Harbour 

 from which dues are received, and also Granaries. It is plea- 

 santly situated in the richest part of the County: — the Tillage 

 Land and part of the Old Grass are of superior quality, there is 

 also a portion of useful Sea- side Grass Land. Lime of the best 

 quality may be burned at a small cost on the Farm. To an Inde- 

 pendent Gentleman, wishing to farm, the above is highly desir- 

 able, the House being pleasantly situated within a short distance 

 of Belford Station and Bamburgn Church; more or less Shooting 

 can also be had. 



Offers will be received till January 18th, 1155, by G. A. Grey, 

 Esq., of Milfield Hill, Wooler, from whom further information 

 may be had. A plan will be found with Mr. John Brown, Gar- 

 dener, who will show the Farm.— Milfield Hill, Dec. 18, 1854. 



TO BE LET, A PLOT OF LAND, with excellent 



-* facilities and advantages for converting into Nursery 

 Grounds, enclosed with long, brick walls, part well planted with 

 tre Beautiful water for Horticultural purposes can be had; 

 also Meadow Land with Farm Buildings, and a good residence 

 fronting the high road. Situate near a first-class railway station 

 in Herta— the county of Roses and Orchids. — Apply, if by letter, 

 post paid, to J. Hindmarsii, 7, Jewin Crescent, London. 



LAND DRAINAGE. 



11/TR. BAILEY DENTON'S TABLES OF COST 



U-a. &c, price Is. id. Sold by Metchim. Parliament Street 



Mr. BAILEY DENTON'S WORKMAN'S A LEVEL urice 

 1?. 1 0s. S ol d by Jon es & Co., High Holborn, London. 



Now ready, price One Shilling, ~" 



rpHE NATIONAL GAuDEN ALMANACK, 



-L HORTICULTURAL TRADE DIRECTORY, aniJ 

 FLORISTS' DIARY for 1855. By John Edwards. F.H.S 



Wholesale Packets for the nursery trade may be obtained at 

 21., containing 50 copies; 11, containing 24 copies; 10s. &£, con- 

 taining 12 copies from the author only. They will be delivered 

 free to any of the London Seedsmen, or otherwise in town, as may 

 be directed. w 



London : 



CnAPMAN and H all , JL93, Piccadilly. 



TO GARDENERS, FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN & OTHERS. 



T^O BE LET, on Lease or otherwise, and entered 



-A upon at Lady-Day next, a PARCEL of LAND, containing 

 about nine acres, adjoining the Railway Station, Atherstone, 

 Warwickshire, situated in the Township of Whittington, in the 

 parish of Grendon, and having thereon a LARGE SPAN ROOF 

 PROPAGATING HOUSE, 104 feet long by 34 feet broad ; and 

 also a SPAN ROOF YIN FRY. planted with well-selected Vines, 

 over five comfortable COTTAGES and OTHER BUILDINGS 

 on the ground floor, being 121 feet long by 21 feet broad. The 

 Land is bounded on the one side by a constantly running brook, 

 into one part of which the sewage of a part of the town of Ather- 

 stone discharges itself, and when required is conveyed by pipes to 

 the propagating house. The situation presents a desirable oppor- 

 tunity to a scientific and well informed Gardener, the communica- 

 tion being easy with London, Liverpool, and all the provincial 

 towns. The price of coals moderate, and which are within a very 

 short distance. If desired the buildings will be let with a part 

 only of the Land. — Applications to be made to the Rev. Edward 

 Power, Grammar School, Atherstone, or to Mr. John Baker, 

 Land Agent, &c. t of the me pla ce. — Atherstone, Jan. 1855. 



O BE SOLD, at about half-price, a PATENT 



CONSERVATORY — a Great Bargain — on account of 

 making alterations ; now standing in front of E. Dench's Patent 

 Hothouse Works, Ring's Road, Chelsea. 



MR. JOHN FAIRLIE, Cheveley Park, Newmarket, 

 is prepared to supply EGGS from his various Stocks of 

 Prize Poultry, at 15s. per Dozen, includin g Box. 



ORIUNG>.— A few BIRDS from the stock of an 



Amateur, whose Birds bare this year taken prizes at 



Lincoln, Nelson, Birmingham, Kendal and Manchester. — Also 

 during the season, a few SETTINGS of EGGS from the Prize 

 Birds, at 10s. 6d. per dozen, including package. — Apply to R. 

 Atkinson, Singleton Park, Kendal. 



r 1^0 BE SOLD, BUFF COCHIN CHICKENS, from 



-» first class Prize Birds, Brahma Pootra Chickens, from imported 

 American Prize Birds, and Spanish Chickens. Also some very 

 good one-year-old Birds of the above descriptions. Wire, Game, 

 and Poultry Netting, Poultry Hurdles, Hen-houses, Chicken 

 Coops, Flower Stands, and Trainers, Garden Arches, and every 

 kind of Wire Work, useful and ornamental.— T. H. Fox's, City 

 of London Wire Works, 44, Skinner Street, and 6&8, Snow Hill. 



Illustrated Catalogues forwarded post free. 



CO M PLETIO N OF 



\ /{ 'INTOSH'S BOOK OF THE GARDEN. 



^ * The Second Division, comprising PRACTICAL GARDEN- 

 ING, is now published, in one large volume, royal 8vo, pp. 876. 

 Illustrated with engravings on wood, and containing carefully 

 compiled Select Lists of Yegetables, Fruits, Flowers, &c. Price 

 U. 17s. 6d., handsomely bound in cloth. 



William Blackwoou & Sons, Edinburgh and Lo ndon . 



TABLES ON CATTLE, HAY, AND DRAINING. 



Ninth Edition, price 2s. 6d. cloth, of 



NEW SET OF TABLES for computing the 



Weight of Cattle by Measurement, the Quantity of Hay in 

 Ricks of different forms, the Value of Land. &c. &c. To which is 

 now added a Concise System of FARM BOOK-KEEPING. By 



James Strachan, Fochabers. The Book-keeping is also sold 

 separately, price 6d. 



Second Edition, price 2s. 6d. cloth, of 



STRACHAN'rf TABLES on DRAINING, with 

 Practical Directions. 

 Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd. London: Simpkin, Marshall, 

 and Co. 



" I/ORTY-FIVE YEARS among the FLOWERS," 



* by G. Glennv. No. VIII of the QUARTERLY RE- 

 VIEW of HORTICULTURE is now publishing, with 16 pages 

 of the above, and 13 other articles, Is., or by Post 18 stamps. 



GLENNY'S COMPANION to the GARDEN 



ALMANACKS will appear as soon as the Portrait is completed, 

 price Is., or by Po>t Is. 6d. 

 G. Cox, 18, King Stree t, Coven t Garden, and all Booksellers. 



PEACE OR WA R ? 



See this Question- answered 



ZADKIEUS ALMANAC for 1855, 

 42d thousand now on Sale. 

 N.B. The Companion to ZadkieL's Almanac 

 Portrait of the Author, price 6d. ; published 

 23, Paternoster Row. 



IN 



price 6d. 



the 



for 1855, with a 

 by Piper & Co., 



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FANCY POULTRY.— PERIODICAL SALE. 



R. J. C. STEVENS will Sell by Auction, at his 



Great Room, 38, King Street, Covent Garden, on 

 TUESDAY, 16th January, at 12 o'clock precisely, DORKING 

 FOWLS, of the choicest quality, which have taken prizes at 

 Colchester, Bury, Winchester, Surrey Gardens, &c, &c, from the 

 yards of T. Dutton, Esq., of Streatham, and the Rev. F. Thursby, 

 of Abingdon; Pure Aylesbury Ducks, White Embden Geese, 

 Coloured wd White Dorkings and B rah mas, from Mr. W. K. 

 Breavington, of Hounslow; and many capital Cochins, Spangled 

 Hamburghs, Poland*, and Bantams, from Mr. Eason, Mrs.Fookes, 

 and others.— Catalogues by enclosing a stamped directed envelope 

 to Mr. J. C. Stevens, 38, King Street, Covent Garden. 



GEORGE MILLS' TREATISE on the CULTURE 

 op the CUCUMBER, MELON, SEAKALE, and ASPA- 

 RAGUS, wilt be sent free by post on the receipt of 35. 6d. in 



postage stamps. 



u The details are given with accuracy, and the language used 

 is clear and intelligible to all ; a person ignorant of gardening 

 may grow either Melons or Cucumbers with the assistance of Mr. 



Mills' Book."— Part of Dr. Lindley's Review. 



George Mills, Uxbridge Road, haling, Middlesex. 



^ EORGE MILLS' TREATISE on the CULTURE 



of the PINE will be sent free by post on the receipt of 



25. 6d. in postage stamps. 



" There is no mystery here, no preposterous mixture of all 

 manner of unmentionable substances called a compost; no 

 crotchety schemes for rendering the building dear or unmanage 

 able ; no ignorant recommendation of operations to which 

 r jason in the first instance and experience afterwards are alike 

 opposed. The foundation of the author's success is common 

 sense."— Part of Dr. Lindky's Review. 



George Mills. Uxbridge Roao\ Ealing. Middlesex. 



'ILLUSTRATION HORTICOLE ; Published by 



A. VERSCHAFFELT, Nurseryman, Ghent (Belgium). 



A. Verschaffelt begs to announce that the First Number of 

 the Second Volume of his work is just out, and contains :— 

 Sonerila Margaritacea Fuchsia Queen Victoria 



Achimenes 



schaffelt 

 Tydsea Warscewiczi 



Ambroise Ver- 



11 



Prince Albert 

 f , Mrs. Story 

 Maximiliana Regia 



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COCHIN CHINA FOWLS. 



R. J. C. STEVENS begs to notify that he has . U ".i-j 



received instructions from Thomas Sturgeon, Esq., of to go Free by Post IS -now published. 



L'lLLUSTRATION HORTICOLE can be obtained and is 

 to be seen at Mr. R. Silberrad's, 6, Harp Lane, Great Tower 

 Street, London. Pric e Twelve Shillings a Tear. 



ENDLE'S PRICE CURRENT and GARDEN 

 DIRECTORY for 1855, with Newspaper Stamp 



The proprietors of this well-known Publication have'endea- 



ing Street, Covent Garden, on TUESDAY, 23d January, at voured, in the present edition, to render it even more complete 



o'clock precisely, a selection of COCHIN CHINA FOWLS than the last; and have again obtained the valuable assistance 



v ' - - - - - - - - ot Mr. Robert Errington, Gardener to Sir P. Egerton, Oulton 



Park, who is acknowledged to be one of the best practical writers 



on Horticulture of the day. ^ Tm «TT^xr 



It will contain a very valuable descriptive list of KITCHEN 



GARDEN SEEDS, with prices affixed to every article, and in 



Grays, to announce for Sale by Auction, at his Great Room, 38, 



K " ~ 



12 o'clock preci 



consisting entirely of first-class birds. *** This is the only old 

 and known strain of Buffs now in the hands of the original 

 breeder. Mr. Sturgeon has bred them with rare care and judg- 

 ment for many yeurs, no second-rate bird has been bred from, 

 and they are unrivalled in their combination of form, size, and 

 colour. Up to 1852 they were the winners of all the best prizes 

 at Birmingham, Cheltenham, Winchester, &c, and were never 



addition to the descriptions, there will be short and concise cultural 

 remarks for every kind of Vegetable, pointing out the best 



beaten, since which they have not been shown till within the last i varieties for early, medium, and general cr-ps. 



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THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.— The 



Parish of St. Mary, 



T , .. , ... .*.„., „*,.«., «.wiin the Borough of the 



th« nf K lets ~~ This finable Estate will be ALLOTTED at 

 SanAv* ?°- ^ Norfolk Street, Strand, London, on WED- 

 font** ^ Uh of January. The Old Ford Estate has a 

 to a n!t° n ? e 0ld Ford aild Bethnal Green Roads, a frontage 

 Eoid ™7fL ° n one * ide » aml a footpath c*"e«l the Old Roman 

 not far fr ?■ [t is wilMn 200 yards of Victoria Park, and 



«f a millT Geor ge Duckett's Canal. It is about one quarter 

 three on! ♦ t,le 8t *tion of the Eastern Counties Railroad, and 

 **n Wn ? a mile from Bow Church. Building operations 

 *nd aafr f* lng ° n for 80rae t1me in the vicinity of the Estate, 

 Cnebea T d R* tbe hoU8es are built they are inhabited. The 

 ^asthp p Betlwal Green omnibi s run 12 times per day as 

 *** is A\vma - e ' at Ad ' fare to the Ballk - The allotment of the 

 ***." thrJp t ?,!!!' 0IUJ P lot of 1000J.; four of 150*. each ; one of 



160 Plots nf £» eaCh ; three of mL cacn » 15 at lbl each '■> and 



the l vtp «n , each - For ^formation as to Rights of Choice on 



BUT to CHART.Ra Le wis Qu uNRiSKy, Secretary. 



T0BPTPT C P?T LttitW GARDENERS. 



1 FhrnW wuh lnm * ea ^ possession, a FLORIST, 



■taated bv a m • U , and GRI HM;uoCI.US BUSINESS, 

 **•** J ttftBKTi ' ld in a bttatneaa neighbourhood, where 

 ^tGardfS u "? eS8mi K ht be done, and within five mil of 

 ^raeramith Market ^ A l'P 1 r to S. II., No. 4, Westcroft Place in London, and 



Consigns t ntoM Ghent for Absolute Sale. 

 TO CENTLtMEN, NURSERYMEN, AND OTHERS. 



ESS MS. PKOTHEROti and MORRIS are in- 

 structed bv Mons. A. Van Geert, of Ghent, to sell by Auction, 

 at the Mart. Bartholomew Lane, on FRIDAY, January 26th. 1855, 

 at 12 o'clock, about 5« Oiine Double Camellias, and 500 Indian and 

 Ghent Azaleas, consisting of all the approved kinds, well setwith 

 bloom bud.s ; also new Ghent hardy free-blooming Rhododendrons, 

 of the finest colours, from the deepest red to the purest white ; 

 about 400 Standard Ros including all the leading kinds; #lth 

 four magnificent Sweet Bays, &c— May be viewed the morning ot 

 Sale; Catalogues had at the Mart, and of the Auctioneers, 

 American Nursery, Leytonstone, Essex. 



AND OTHER FLOWER 



BROMPTON PARK NURSERY. 



To GfKTLEMEN, HfJRSKBYMHIC, BUILDERS, AND OTHERS. 



MESSRS. PROTUEUOE and MORRIS will submit 

 to an unreserved Sale by Auction, on the premises, the 

 Brompton Park Nursery, Brompton, near the M Hoop and Toy." 



on 



ommiss , _ 



land being required for the formation of new roads, a portion of 

 the valuable Stock growing on the above celebrated Nursery, 

 c sting of FRUIT TREES and EVERGREENS, comprising 

 Standard and Dwarf trained and 



Pea< Nectarine, Apricot, Chen 



and Ivies in pots, Rhubarb, &c. — May «,,^,„»^ «,.,«, ,-«,n 



, the Sale. < talogue 8 may be had of the principal Seedsmen ^^"pl^^™ 



id f the Auctioneers, American Nursery, Ley ton- Or from the I loprietors » 



department Mr. Errington 



an original article on ANNUAL 



SEEDS, which will be read with much interest. 



The Calendar of Operations for the whole of the year lias 

 also been revised, and will be found even more uselul than the 

 one in the last edition. _ _ ._ 



There will be a good Garden ALMANACK as usual, and the 

 detailed quantities of seeds contained in their useful COLLEC- 

 TIONS OF SEEDS are given in full. 



A valuable report of the experiments in theu- Tb{ aiOijjtor 

 hi also given, and descriptions of the N MVLY IN\KN1ED 

 CLOCHE, or Hand Glass, and of the new CHINESE POTATO 

 (Dioscorea Batatas). The 1 fellowtpg original articlwi hav< 



also been written expressly by M r ; Errington- on \ EGLTABLE 

 FORCING, LIGHT AND A R, LQL ID MANURE, and 

 ROTATION OF CROPS. And in addition to the above, the 

 proprietors have been favoured with an o :inal paper by J. B. 

 Lawes Esq. of Rothamstead Park:—" On the Artificial 

 Manures most Suitable for the Growth of Barley.'^ 



At the request of several correspondents the Publishers 



r - ., . „ - „ t ^ hare nrinted the present Edition the size of 'the" Gardeners. 



^^^ J ^?&^S^S^L^^ y A OkrZicUr so thattkose vho W ,sk it can Undit vitk tU 



present volume of that valuable Faper. It contains 

 32 folio Pages, " Chronicle 1 ' size. 



. , A , ,.> ,„ M . Copies can be procured, price 6d, each, or free to purchasers of 

 nd untrained Apple, Pc Plum, ; and cftn be obtained throu ^ h lbe medium of any book- 



Ty, a quantity ^Y^^t^M « u «* in tbe U,lUed Kin**™, from the 



.-May be viewed three dajspnor L0NDQN PUBLISHING OFFICE, 294, STRAND; 



Tilllam E. Rendlr & Co., Seed 



stone, Essex. 



I Merchants, Plymouth. 



