THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



67 



CHOICE CALCEOLARIAS. 



~ a few dozen of his un- 



m LE begs to offer 



5Joomed _ were tlje admiranon 0I ail wno saw 



«**?2£mer They are not potted off, though strong 

 •gst so ~pg .si ze d pots. The Seed was saved from selected 

 - finf impregnated. J. C. offers them at 4s. per dozen, 

 itock. careru "i * * remittance solicited from unknown cor- 

 or ^ '^ : ^vfield^ Nursery. St. Albans, Herts. 



C^f-g^^ in strong plants, the 



• ct Lancashire Show GOOSEBERRIES (named), of 

 Jif tflavour, and large size, at 65. per dozen, on receipt of 



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^^TilT'sEED ESTABLISHMENT, NORTHAMPTON. 



^OHN JEYES begs leave to inform his Patrons and 



lends tl 



1 shall 1 

 ofalltl 



gidlnted for, ■ 



J* ' L te that his general stock of Seeds is now complete, and 

 * shall feel obliged by thcfrearly orders. He has a good 



that he ^r, ^g various Seeds his Establishment has long been 

 S£ted ftr such as Matchless Cabbage, Imperial Cos Lettuce, 



GODFREY'S BLACK SPINE. 



Splendid and Prolific Frame Cucumber. 



WOOD and INGRAM beg to offer seeds of the 

 above beautiful variety. Colour, magnificent dark green, 

 with a very fine bloom; average length, 18 to 21 inches, and 

 produces in great abundance through an entire season. Packets 

 containing 12 seeds, 2s. 6d. ; 6 ditto, Is. 6d. 



W. & I. will be happy to refer any persons wishing further 

 information respecting the variety to three or four Noblemen and 

 Gentlemens' Gardeners who have grown it, and prefer it to any 

 other. 



London Agents : Messrs. Hurst & M'Mullen, 6, Leadenhall 

 Street. 



W. & I. have also the following esteemed varieties to offer, in 

 packets, Is. each, containing 12 seeds : 



Sion House 

 Barnes's Fearnought 

 Walker's Prolific 

 Constantine's Incomparable. 



Sagg's Royal Exhibition 

 Conqueror of the West 

 Improved Sion House 

 Manchester Hero. 



Huntingdon Nurseries, February 8. 



^sr 



Gitflt 



-^HL BARB ROOTS for FORCING or PLANTING. 



H strove one-year planted roots of MYATT'S VICTORIA 

 jtTkiUEUS, MITCHELL'S ROYAL ALBERT, at 6s. per 



a HOWARD'S PRINCE ALBERT, 12s. per dozen. This is 

 ureer variety than the Victoria, and is extensively cultivated 



*i^nt Manchester. Price to the trade of the above, per 100 or 



JSi nn *Dt)lication to Messrs. J. MYATT and SONS. 



^ Manor Farm, Peptford, Feb. 3. 



GOOD CINERARIAS. 



pHEAP AND 



\J Fine flowering plants from Turner s best seed in large 

 flTtnd 48 pots, just coming into bloom, at from 4s. to 65. per dozen. 

 Ajjo fine plants of named varieties, consisting of Mr. and Mrs. 

 ^Herbert, Adela Villiers, Garland, Constellation, Lady H. 

 Campbell, Kate Kearney, Flora M'lvor, Etoile de Venus, &c, 

 tt to .per do zen.— Wood & Ingram, Nurseries , Hu ntingdon. 



'^^TmT rican nursery. 



GEORGE BAKER'S DESCRIPTIVE CATA- 

 LOGUE of AMERICAN PLANTS, &c, as exhibited by 

 him in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent's Park, may be had 

 by hiclosing two postage stamps. 



G. B. begs to call attention to his fine stock of Weeping 

 Hollies, Coniferous Plants, Ornamental Shrubs, &c. — American 

 Knrseiy, Windlesham, near Bagshot, Surrey, near Staines 

 Station, South-Western Railway, where conveyances may be 

 <*toined. __ , __ 



CHARLES SHARPE and CO., Seed Growers, 

 beg most respectfully to invite the attention of the Trade to 

 fbeir very superior stocks of Carrot, Mangold Wurzel, and 

 Turnip Seeds, all of which have beeu carefully grown by them- 

 selves. Pfices may he had on application. 



DIOSCOREA JAPONICA. 

 C. S. & Co., have received from abroad a quantity of Roots of 

 the above, and will be glad to supply the Trade. Prices on 

 application. 



m N ursery and Seed E stablishmen t, Sleaford. 



ONOW'S SUPERB BROCCOLI.— Every seed new 



*3 and true. Sealed packet, Is. ; per oz., 35. ; pound bags for 

 the trade on liberal terms. 



GLENNYS IMPROVED BALSAM.— Unequalled for size, 

 donbleness, and colour ; 6 classes, 3/. ; mixed, Is. ; sealed packets 



with culture. 



DOUBLE HOLLYHOCKS from noble flowers. Sealed 



packet, U. 



Stamps or P.O. orders to George Glennt, Horticultural agent, 



Dnngannon House, Fulham. Sales, valuations, &c, attended ; 



Ground Laid Out, Rockwork, Ornamental Water, &c. t planned 

 and executed. ' ,F 



GARAWAY, MAYES, and CO., having a large 

 Stock of LILIUM GIG ANTE UM Seed, can supply full 

 picked seed at 10s. 8d. per 100. 



G., M., and Co. can supply DIOSCOREA BATATAS at the 

 advertised prices. Early application is requested, as the stock 

 is limited. 



Catalogues of Kitchen Garden, Flowers, and Agricultural Seeds, 

 may be had on application. Prices if desired. For prices of 

 Cucumber and Melon Seeds see Advertisement of Dec. 30, 1854. 



Pnrdham Down Nurseries, Bristol, Feb. 3. 



~ HOLLYHOCKS. 



JOHN CHATER and SON offer the following New 



*J and Choice HOLLYHOCKS in Pots at ISs. per dozen, hamper 

 included :— Ponrpre de Tyre, Yellow Model, Saffranot, Duke of 

 Rutland (new), Penelope, Swansdown, Gem, Lady Braybrooke, 

 Spectabilis, White Perfection, Black Prince (new), King of Roses, 

 Raphael, Napoleon, Magnum Bonum, &c. 



Also the following strong ground Roots, 7s. 6d. per dozen :— 

 Queen, Bella Donna, Elegans, Brilliant, Marmion, Mrs. Russell, 

 Venosa rubra, Obscura, Aurantia, Purpurea elegans, Flower of 

 the Day, Marchioness of Breadalbane, Queen of England, and 

 Model of Perfection. 



New Crimson Rockets, 6s. per dozen; Double White do., 35. 

 per dozen, 20s. per 100. 



Hollyhock Seed, in packets containing 200 seeds, Is. 6d. ; 

 400, 2s. 6d. ; warranted from best flowers. Choice Pansy, Is. per 

 packet. ^ Sweet William, 6d. 



Descriptive Catalogues may be had on application to J. Chater 

 & Son, Haverhill, Suffolk. — Post Office Orders payable at 

 Haverhill. 





TAMPCT1 POLYANTHUS SEED. 



J AMES WOODS'has again this year to offer a quantity 



u of POLYANTHUS SEED, saved with more than ordinary 

 care, from named and good laced flowers, which he can recom- 

 mend with confidence, having had numerous Testimonials from 

 flitterent parts of the Kingdom of good and valuable flowers 

 wm raised from his seed. He will be able to send seed to grow 

 w plants, with directions for sowing. Price Is. per packet, cr 



2L V* „' on . I^P* of 13 postage stamps to James Woods 

 florist, Harwich, Essex. 



P.S. Plants of Polyanthus will be sent out in April, with blooms 

 un eacn plant, with name or otherwise, from 6d. to 3s. 6d. 



t«" plant. 



JiJL^l^ 1 **™®* of Auricula Seed, saved from a fine 

 gjjgho nof Alpines, at U. ner packet as above. 



W¥2 IPSWICH STANDARD CUCUMBER, 



^pwpwket 11 ^ WOrW f ° r Table ' Market > or Exhibition, 



lite uLJ P * A Le tter from a Subscriber.— "As'to Cucum- 

 Standard^ii^ T?™ ties now in bearing, but the * Ipswich 

 Safriife 68 ^? l l L * am now < llth January), cutting 

 12 ditmpS«?i Inches lon S' coming up to your standard of 



l*RliS«il T 617 sta S eof th <*r growth, viz., at 12 inches 

 2inl2&^ r? at 18 inches, li inch, 'i have no hesita- 

 **st doin/nno T your Cucumber is a Perfect beauty, and the 

 *Wh ^ which T l eT , e ; J*"; P - S - * wiU send y° u a specimen 



eTer^T e J RLMULA SINENSIS, in five colours; the best 

 ■ Mw • per P acket - 



*■* tt C!2 hem i s , thatthe y are not onl y the °est that 

 ^ v «ty *SJ?^7! e 4' but Possess a new character in the 

 aSmE* n tbeir Petals."-^-. B. Beaton. 



p£*^i*; ? H ^ch UENEB ' R ° yal NurS6r ^ slou B h - 



CUCUMBERS— « SIR COLIN CAMP- 



Avo "GENERAL CANROBERT."-For the full 



CRASS SEEDS. 



CUTTON'S GRASS SEEDS (Carriage Free). 



M NATURAL GRASS SEEDS FOR PERMANENT 



PASTURES, separate or mixed, expressly to suit the soil. 

 — Messrs. Sutton and Sons having for many years paid 

 especial attention to the examination of Natural Pastures, and 

 the collecting of the Grasses which thrive in the various soils of 

 Great Britain and Ireland, are enabled to supply the sorts and 

 quantities of Seeds, varied to suit the soil for which they are 

 intended, The cost will vary from 24s. to 30s. per acre, 

 according to the sorts and quantities the soil requires. 



FINE LAWN GRASS SEEDS, for making New or improving 

 Old Lawns, price Is. per pound, 2s. 6d. per gallon, or 20s. 

 per bushel. For forming new Lawns, 2\ bushels, or 50 lbs., is 

 the quantitv required per acre. 



FINE GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS FOR IMPROVING 

 OLD PASTURES (Sutton's Renovating Mixture). Quantity 

 required per acre, 8 lbs. to 12 lbs. price 9d- per lb. 



N.B. It will he seen above that we have greatly re- 

 duced the prices of our Grass Seeds this season, especially 

 the fine Lawn Seeds and " Sutton's Renovating Mixture"' 1 

 for improving Meadows and Pastures ; and we doubt not 

 that our liberal charges will induce a more general prac- 

 tice of sowing our superior kinds of Ch % ass Seeds. 



Sut to n & Sons, Seed Growers, Reading, Berks. 



T> PARKER begs to offer the following CHOICE 



1A« SEEDS, all of which are warranted new and true to name : 

 GODFREY'S (BLACK SPINE) CUCUMBER, the finest 



variety in cultivation, packets containing 12 seeds Is. 6d. 

 Also the following esteemed varieties of CUCUMBERS and 



MELONS, in packets containing 12 seeds, at Is. each :— 



MELONS. 

 Victory of Bath. 

 Beechwood. 

 Bromham Hall. 

 Canteloupe. 

 Dnke of Bedford. 

 Golden Perfection (extra fine). 

 Scarlet Flesh (Anderson's). 

 6d per packet. 



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BELL 



Jfcwription ofihl ^*^ KA1 - CANROBERT."— For the ful 

 k hi of EDWion m!? i wo unequalled Cucumbers, and the 

 ***** which jT D £ ILEY?S Collection of Cucumbers and 

 ^•ndCatin n? *A , toorou&My proved, see Advertis. 

 £ ir C °Hn CaStih n Gardeners ^ronide of January 13, 1855. 



General Canrobert 3*. 6d. per packet. 



P^ket of A*tVi " t# *** *** 8 6 



^ dver tisement Inf k5 * he Melons meiltioii ed in the former 

 Ucumbers. Aw*^.* the Purcha8 e r of the above two 

 ^!»ny ZTZV«?± 2^1 P-tage stamps 



SWChiini v \ ««raeryman, seeds] 

 ShSi'^^SJiJ ath, Somersetsh ire. 



*w h 0Llytt(Wo K S descriptive list of his sup 



rations nn _y.V^A containins: hints on their culture ami 



**»in.T "l exnib iting, &c. 



CUCUMBERS. 



Henderson's Black Spine. 



Improved Patrick. 



Walker's Long Rambler. 



Manchester Prize. 



Hunter's Prolific. 



Superlative Improved. 



Cuthill's Black Spine. 



Ohio Squasha Custard Gourd, 



Antirrhinum, from named flowers, &?. 



Calceolaria, from fine varieties, Is. 6d. and 25. 6d. „ 



Hollyhock, from fine named varieties, ls.6tf. and 25. 6d. „ 



Lilium giganteum, the most distinct and noble species of the 



genus, packets containing 20 seeds, 25. 6d. 



*#* A remittance or reference to accompany all orders from 

 unknown correspondents. 



Paradise Nursery, Hornsey R oad, Islington. 



UNEQUALLED NEW MELON, 



GOLDEN DROP GREEN FLESH. 



EDWARD TILEY having purchased the whole of 

 Messrs. Wood & Son stock of Seeds of the above-named 

 Melon, can with confidence recommend it to all growers 

 of that splendid fruit. It has been thoroughly proved by an 

 eminent Melon grower, and declared by all who have seen and 

 tasted it to be one of the finest-flavoured Melons yet grown. 

 1 1 is a very beautiful colour when ripe, skin very thin, flesh firm 

 and solid, and of a most superior melting and delicious flavour. 

 Free setter and ] liric bearer. It possesses a great advantage 

 over others in its exceedingly handsome appearance when pin d 

 upon a table or on the stall of a fruit salesmen, and for exhibition 

 this Melon will be the favourite. 



THE KING, Suporb Scarlet Flesh Melon.— This is a variety 

 very much wanted, and which has for some time past been 

 neglected, but is now becoming in great request ; such being the 

 case, Edward Tti.f y has just procured a stock of this most 

 superb Hybrid Scarlet Flesh Melon, which he can recommend 

 with as gieat confidence as those before sent out by him, and 

 which have all given the greatest satisfaction to the public. 



Each of the above varieties may be had in packets containing 

 six seeds, 1*. 6d. per packet. 



The following fine varieties of Melons can be highly recom- 

 mended, and are all warranted true :— 



SZS 1 ^ selected^m 8 ^^' v Pac * ets of seed, consisting of 20 



\: : ^ from* oH. m best « h,)W tlower ^ 55 ' ; 12 varieties, 

 - Ver 7 annnj ^ Sood double sort Q *• 



*P4^ e * , r Quilled German 



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**i>r 



Asters, 



jWj ™ teparate \* ™- a « i! ^uoice * rencn Asters, 

 3?Ns, lemon S?L???. mi ?« d » l5 - W. Fine Quilled African 



per 



**» WaldeKery, February 3. 



ding plant for 

 Double French 



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The Queen 

 Bromham Hall 

 Incomparable 



Golden Ball. 



Golden Perfection... 



Bowood 



Victory of Bath ... 

 Camerton Court 



Chichester Prize 





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15. 

 15. 

 15. 

 15. 

 15. 



Is. 

 Is. 

 Is. 

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Beechwood 

 Windsor Prize 



Emperor 



Fleming^ Hybrid Pers 

 Blackall's Green Flesh 

 Bailey's ditto 



Snow's Hybrid 

 Gordon Castle 



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Is. 

 Is. 

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 Is. 

 Is. 

 Is. 

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NOW READY. 



SUTTON'S COMPLETE COLLECTIONS OF 

 KITCHEN GARDEN SEEDS are now ready, 

 and should be ordered forthwith, by which a full supply of 

 every kind of Vegetable Seed required during the whole year 

 will be secured {including the best sorts yet introduced), 

 and at a v&<y small cost, viz. :— 



No. 1 Collection ... £3 I No. 3 Collection ... £1 5 



Tion ;•♦• - -x 2 £ °' No - 4 d0 - ... 15 



I he quantities in each collection being apportioned to the size 



°-*i xr ga ' LvsTRUCTI oxs ox Cultivation will be enclosed 

 with Nos. 1, 2, and 3. To secure the best sorts, orders should be 

 given immediately, addressed 



John Sutton & Soxs, Seed Growers. Reading. Berks. 



QUTTON'S COMPLETE COLLECTIONS, 



^ CARRIAGE FREE. 



PARTICULARS of the SORTS and QUANTITIES Con- 

 tained in SUTTON'S COLLECTIONS of SEEDS will be seen 



AT PAGE 50 OF " GAKDENERS' CHRONICLE " FOB JANUARY 27. 



By the perusal of this List, it will be seen that the very 

 best hinds of Vegetable Seeds may be obtained in full 

 quantities, and proper proportions for one year's supply 

 of a large garden for the sum of U>, and oilier complete 

 Collections of equally choice sorts for smaller Gardens at 



21., II. os., and 15s. The economy of cost is by no means the 

 only advantage gained by ordering one of these Collections. 

 Address, John Sutton & Sons, Seed Growers. Reading. 



RENDLE'S COMPLETE COLLECTIONS OF 

 KITCHEN GARDEN SEEDS are now ready. 

 They can be had to suit various sized Gardens at the 



following prices : — 



No. 1 COLLECTION £3 



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2 

 3 



4 





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The quantities are fully detailed in their " Price Current and 

 Garden Directory," a new edition of which is just published. 

 William E. Rendle & Co., Seed Growers, Plymouth. 



Established 68 Years. 



ULCUS SACCHARATUS, OR CHINESE 

 SUGAR CANE. — For a full description, see the 

 leading article in the Gardeners' Chronicle, by Pro- 

 fessor Lindley, page 35, January 20, 1855. 



William E. Rendle & Co., Seed Merchants, have just im- 

 ported from France an excellent parcel of Seeds, which will be 

 sold in sealed packets at 15. and 25. 6d. each, post free.— Apply to 

 Will ia m E. Rendle & Co., Seed M erchants, Plymouth. 



DIOSCOREA BATATAS— THE NEW CHINESE 

 POTATO.— This new esculent was fully described by 

 Professor Lindley in the Chronicle of December 23, 1854. 



The Subscribers are now importing a choice lot of 

 Roots, and can supply them on the following terms ; 



Four Tubers 

 Ten 



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£0 10 

 12 6 



Fifty Tubers 

 Hundred 



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£5 

 10 



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First Orders will have the best Roots. —Apply to 

 WILLIAM E. RENDLE & CO., Seed Merchants, Plymouth. 



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SATURDA Y, FEBRUARY 2, 1855. 



MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 

 Tuesday, Feb. 6— Horticultural 2 p.m 



— — ■• • » ■ ■ ^fc air v 



A packet of the Golden Drop and one of the King Melon, and 

 one packet of any other variety mentioned will be forwarded, 

 post free, on receipt of 3s. 6d. in cash or penny postage stamps. 



Edward Tiley, Nurseryman, Seedsman and Florist, 14, 



Abbey Church Yard, Bath, Somerset. 



Whether or not Rhododendrons, when grafted, 

 are likely to be long-lived and healthy, is one of 

 those questions which have to be determined upon 

 general principles, as well as upon facts, or what 

 are called by that name. 



"A detached portion of a plant is not merely 

 capable of producing the organs necessary to the 

 formation of a perfect plant, but it has also the 

 property of being able to blend with another plant, 

 and lead a common life with it. On this capability 

 depend the numerous garden operations which are 

 known under the not very apt name of ennobling 

 (veredeln, grafting). The contact of young succulent 

 parts, which are in the course of development, is a 

 necessary condition of this blending. Such a con- 

 dition is very easily brought about in dicotyledonous 

 plants, because in them there exists between the 

 bark and wood that layer of young tissue in course 

 of development called cambium ; and there is little 

 difficulty in so bringing together two plants, that 

 this layer in each shall meet at some one point. But 

 in the monocotyledons, in which the vascular bundles 

 lie scattered through the whole stem, and no definite 

 cambium layer exists, the conditions are far more 

 unfavourable. It is true, according to De Candollk's 

 account, that Baumann, of Bollwiller, succeeded in 

 grafting Dracama ferrea on D. terminalis ; but the 

 scion died after the first year. The experiments, 

 indeed, of Caldrini on grafting Grasses had a more 

 favourable result, for he succeeded in grafting even 

 species of different genera, such as Rice upon 

 Panicum cms galli. This result may be explained 

 by the fact that in Grasses the lower part 

 of the internodes enclosed in the leaf-sheath 

 remains for a lo6g time soft and succulent. A 

 second and indispensable condition in grafting is a 

 great similarity of the stock and scion ; they must 

 not only be nearly allied botanically, but be much 

 alike in the composition of their sap. Yet although 

 the possibility of grafting plants upon each other 

 depends, in general, upon their close natural rela- 

 tionship, still many anomalies occur. In most cases 

 different species of the same genus may be grafted 

 on each other, or even in some instances species 

 of nearly-allied genera, as, for example, Tears on 

 Quinces, or White Thorn (Cratcegus ocryacantha), 

 or the snowy Mespil (AmelancJticr vulgaris), while 

 the common Lilac takes on the Ash tree and Phillyrea 

 latifoliay the Olive on the Ash tree, and the Spanish 



