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THE GARDENERS* CHRONICLE 



a\D AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



GREAT WESTERN, NORTH- W E STEBN, SOUTH-WESTERN, AND 



EASTERN RAILWAY 



,£D ESTABLISHMENT 



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READING, BERKS 



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ukr the distinguished Patronage of the principal Members of the Royal Agricultural Society of England) 



FOR SUPPLYING 



SUTTON'S 



OWN SEEDS TO ALL PARTS O 



THE UNITED 



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A Oentleman in connection with the Gabdweks' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette, who is in the practice of inspecting ±.^& *?*«*»** * 

 Agridl^! Z ^ZTth^Kil%ot. for the purpose of reporting the peculiar features of each, favoured us mth a vmt, and the EdUor loured n ,, 



pre sent the joliomng 



(see 



MS. SUTTON AND SON-', READING, BLKkS, 

 MM* aatablLhment is » e Market l-laee of the fine eld town of K . which 



U easily and epsndtty ranched by the Great \\ tern I: til war. The shop Is fitted up with : all the 

 appliance* andM>Tt* *• for dMpatch which in extensive busings demands Behind the shop 



L an extern* double ranee warebonsea, which are o* ,d by Garden and Agr; Itural Seeds 



ally Turnip and -an* aeeda, of both of w Mesas. Suit have one of the best 



mm In the cuntrV. Beyond the vvarelmm la a Card.* it. two compartm.-nt*. *»£ .^i^S! 

 ajasa houses ami pi; i. Here the vitality of the dlatewt kinds of seeda is - ted, and tt. 



however Mont -lunwt, II*. on the souths he wn, In a fine level situation 



Here, Rottn^M d < >" •* **• cUton > cultivated, together with, here and 



i©lss vegetables for trial. , 



rtral etoni. a eompartaaent was al ted to Turnips, con tan ? about 1- varieties 



of Swedish hvl J oAsf l £ of th< the best appeared i be Sutton s 1 urple-top 



and I Bit. s dt • Anwwc bybn Sutt « .Skin < I and Rivers sare all 



t rm i. Thr irgnst T-.rnip in the gi ids was the New Lin Inshire Red, 



an.-. -unomuah*- < br- -t oriirinilly from that county I PhlltpPnn " <q, wi presented th. 

 sf kt s. Sntt..: Ian, dsa Beet (which were of great size), we noticed a large re< I 



variety, called t stb* Long *d; a new sort In >du*sd b leasrs. Sutton ; also very finely 



formed Yellow Globe Mangold, besides the large Crimson tseer, ana tne wmte Miesia Sugar Baa 

 There were also Kohl Rabi, Drumhead, and other Cabbages, White Belgian Carrots, andaTerr 

 large new orange colour variety. ^ 



" Messrs. Sutton have given up the saving of Rye, Vetches, and seed corn, in order tfot 

 undivided attention may be given to the finer seeds, such as / ho ^ e _°J[.Tnraipjand Grass. Of tW 





Cabbages, Lettuces, &c, all growing side by side, and labelled with their names in fall; alsobedi 

 of choice Beets, Carrots, &c, for transplanting for seed. 



"Many sorts of Potatoes had been cultivated here, but now stored away. Messrs. Sattej 

 fated, that from notes made at the time of digging up, Soden's Early Oxford and the 

 Walnut-leaf Kidney, were the earliest. 



"An interesting feature connected with Messrs. Sutton's Establishment is a library n^ 

 reading-room, which adjoins the office on the first floor over the front shop. One of the shops* 

 acts as librarian, and there is a list of the books hung upin the room, which is open to all the 



nd boys on the Establishment." (From the Gardeners' Chronicle of Nov. 27th, 1852. 



AGRICULTURAL SEEDS GROWN AND SOLD BY 



JOHN SUTTON AND SONS, SEED GROWERS 



READING. BERKS 



AGRICULTURAL BEET. 



Peril ~t. <L 



:\V L\ >N as 



larjre as h r><> per cent. 



i In attcr ... 1 



WHITi: SI LI SCO Trench 



BsBBBV BhBBBBb bbbbbB bVbbbV am 



WITH PRICES FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY ONLY. 



! Per lb.— s. d. 







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CARROT. 



YF.I jceettant) 



Wll a\\\ baavl re 



a oat cert 



6 



1 6 



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>per 



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n re sa< ' in 



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2 6 



2 e 



ami e es 1 m V it* . 9 



LAI D 4LTRIN0H "■ largo 



a Ml ... . . 3 



•lioKT OKAN E 3 







 







MANGOLD WURZEL. 



FROM ft TF.V BO 



FELLOW GLOB*: selected 



•* for at 1 



, iUble 1 any I ... 1 



MG RED; this sort re 





 



•ell 



• 



■ 



• 



LOSC, V ; very sin liar to the pre- 



oetl » ><f:*p* 



Til AM LONG 1 

 this is a very super .tewvarioty. Every 

 year the demand See*Icf'f' 

 • reaae.- bni >wlng t :hu nnfavou 

 season, we have not been able save 

 nearly so m as we < ilatc^l np 

 and we cannot Di * sort flrwn 



other growers. Priee '2 >l. per d. 



Mangold Wurzel , I may b< 



1 

 1 



,< r m gnejaiiriet o/ half a ■■+%, 

 p/-worob % i f Atted immed 



€Xpt"Tt« ;." 



ad 



car* 



KOHL RA3I. 



Per lb,— f. a. 



simr 3 LARGE MEEK; Turnip- 



rooted <'ahbs^ ... ... ••• •• * 



LAI 1: PURPL1 r so large as the 



preeediuic 



There are many varieties of Kohl Rabi, 



varying materially In size. From them we 

 t 3ie above, as most worthy of cultiva- 

 tion. 



TURNIP SEEDS. 

 A Qitart - Tintm tan wekji r li lds. 



* per Bushel on a/y >«• 



! Per lb.— *. d. 



HARDY VTHITE SWEDE 1 



OU POPPED YELLOW SWEDE I 



ASICCROF1 wr.Di;. very large, hardy, 



and of quick growth, yellow >h with 

 <h top ... 2 



SKIKVI LIVERPOOL SWEDI 



LAING'SSWEI fineshap purpl- 

 PUKPLI U'l'll) VKLLOVV a DE 



me stock), a hea opp»r, 



d form, hardy, and stores well ... 2 



LI VI lis 81 BBLE SW ; a lar-e 



y it-rate sort In every respect, espe- 



clally for late sowing 2 



DALE'S HYBRID, trreen-top} I yellow .. 1 



TON PI RPLE-TOPPED YEL- 

 LOW HYBRID, the hanli L Is Jt, 

 and most nutritlooiof all hybrid Turnips 1 

 E, Green ... 1 



LI KSUIRE R GLOBE, "a sope^ 



r variety, presented t II by Philip 



Pi q., Ml being more solid and 



larger than any other. See i larks by 

 r / Ch ... 1 



TA VRD: Rpd. White, or Green ... 1 



3 

 











3 



6 

 2 







TURNIP SEEDS (contin I) 



Y BLLO W T A N KxVRD (or Tankard s wede) 

 an excellent sort equal toanv Swede ... 2 



BUTTON'S EARLY SIX WEEKS, very 

 early and lar^e 1 



GREI TOPPED & PirKPLE-TOPPED 

 YELLOW BERDEEN, each 1 



ORANGE JELLY, ^rown from seed re- 

 ceived from Mr. Chi vas 1 



SUTTON'S IMPERIALGREEN GLOME, 

 shape of Watson's, but much larger, and 



\te h i 1 



YORKSHIRE PARAGON; a fine new 

 White Globe Turnip, as solid and nearly 

 as lar^e as Lincolnshire Red 1 



SUTTON'S GREEN-TOPPED YELLOW 



HYBRID possesses same good properties 

 as our Purple-topped Hybrid, is of quicker 

 growth, and more suitable for poor soils... 1 



HARD Y GR E I •: N 1 tO U ND; a good old sort 1 

 rUBBLE STONE 1 



SUTTON'S CRUICK8FIELD HYBRID 

 SWEDE: a valuable new Hybrid, be- 

 tween Kohl Rabi and Skirving Swede ... 3 



PARSNIPS. 



COMMON CATTLE 1 



NEW LARGE GUERNSEY, altogether 

 a superior kind, some of the roots weigh- 

 ing seven pounds each 2 







6 

 

 



6 



9 



6 



CLOVERS. 



2 

 



Common Red (or broad) 

 White (or Dutch) 

 Trefoil (or Hop Clover) 

 True Perennial Red 



Clover 





Tri folium incarnatum 

 Suckling (Trifolium 

 minus) 



Alsike Clover 

 Bokhara Clover 



COW CABBAGE. 



Per lb.-j. I 

 LARGE DRUMHEAD, from fine selected 

 plants 2 6 



THOUSAND-HEADED, very productive, 

 tall, branching 5 



SUTTON'S EARLY CATTLE; this, if 

 planted 18 inches asunder, produ a 

 very heavy crop, and in a short time. 

 (Sow in March and August) 5 







RYE-CRASSES, 



Per bust 



TRUE ITALIAN RYE-GRASS 6 ft 



DITTO (SUTTON'S IMPROVED) 



ITALIAN 7 6 



DITTO (DICKENSON'S) ITALIAN ... 7 6 

 PACEY'S PERENNIAL RYE-GRASS... 6 

 ANNUAL RYE-GRASS, OR COMMON 



RAY ... • ... 3s.6d.too 



- • • 



ii« 



» t i 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Lucerne (fresh imported) 

 Furze, for fence and cover 



Broom 



Dwarf Rape or Cole 

 "White Mustard 



• m • 



• f • 



t 9 



m • • 



• • ff 



• - ♦ 



• • • 



- - - 



• t • 



Per ft 

 ... 1 9 

 ... 1 

 ... 1 



... 4 

 4 



• • ♦ 



Prices of Clovers are Fluctuating j. 



Burnet — Spurry — C hicory. 



Yarrow, or Millefoil 



Buckwheat. 



Field Parsley, for Sheep feed. 



Potatoes, choice sorts. 



Linseed or Flax, clean English. 



Ditto, Riga, imported. 



Giant Saintfoin, 12^. per bushel. 



Red, White, or Greeu^^H 



Not bound ly the abo pr s after Ma h 1, as some kinds of Seeds are scarce this season, and will probably be worth much higher rates. 



Should anp kk 



cenrracta for large 



ben ra j '•' • ipef, Die reduction nUl be allowed, as w 



lantitujs if reqi: 



,lw: 4 take care that those who order early shall have every advantage. We shall also be happy to make special 



SUTTON'S PERMANENT GRASS SEEDS. 



Gentlemen intending t<» Uy torn Lend to Permanent Pentnre, ^r for nne or two years lay. are roeesnmended to communicate with us, statin- the nature of the soil and situation, tfcd 



we may advise as to s eds most suitable. 



\DO\S DKFICI1 ST OF THE SI -T NUTRITIVE GRASSES AND CLOVERS may be greatly improved by sowing at this season "Sutton's Renovating Mixture 

 Seeds at the rate of £ 12 lbs. per acre, price 9<i. per lb. Our finest LAWN GRASS SEEDS are highly useful to improve Garden Lawns or to form new ones. 



The following sorts of NATU1 L and ARTIFICIAL GRASSES may be had separate, at low prices. 



contained in Messrs. SUTTON'S MIXTURES. 



All the best and most suitable of them are 



A Ilea millefolium (Yan r) 



A ' olonirt :.i Te» ng B 



A mi odora Vernal) 



Alopecunti prate * foxtail) 



A vena tlavescens allow < raaa) 



igr tie alb* (white Bent raaa) 



8tla vnlgnrls ( Kent Gram) 



Bromus arvenals Id Hi le Grae* 



ynosurus status I 1 ) 



Pactylis glomerate ( round- h< jaded Cocksfoot) 



Hordenm bulbosnm (bulbous Barley-grass) 



Lollum perenne (Perennial Rye-grass) 



Loli urn perenne sempervirena 



Lolium perenne Pacsyanum 



Lollum pen Stickneyanum 



Lollum perenne tenue 



Lolium italicnm (Italian Rye-grass) 



Lotna eornieulntna (Bird'a-foot Trefoil) 

 Medicatro lupulina (black Medick Grass. 

 I or yellow Trefoil) 



And many other kinds, a Priced List of which may be had on application, post free. 



estnea duriuscula(hanl Fescue) 

 Feat a loliacea (Darnel Fesci 

 Feel vina (Sh« Pescue) 



Featuea rubra (red Fescue) 



jca ] tennis (Meadow Fescue) 

 Festucaelatior (Tall J tie) 



Festfica heterophylta (various-leaved) 



Fe nut folia (fine-leav •wene) 



rtyci vqnatica (water-sn t Grate) 

 Hoi * avenaceua (tall Oat-like Grs 



Phleum pra tense (Timothy) 



Poa nemoralis (wood Meadow Grass) 

 Poa pratensis (smooth Meadow Grass) 

 Poa trivialis (rough Meadow Grass) 

 Poa feitilis (fertile Meadow Grass) 

 Poa sempervirens (evergreen) • 



Trifolium minus (red Suckling) [C ! ?^2 

 Trifolium pratense perenne (Perennial ie» 

 Trifolium repens (white Clover), best 

 Trifolium hvbridum (Alsike Clover) 



Mixtures for laying: down Xiand to Permanent 



aieaclo\r or Pauitare. 



The aorta con led in t e Mixtures are grown in diffe rent 

 >calitie and gathered separately, by the hand, expressly for 



this purpose, by which m» ans all noxious weeds are exch 



they consist of the n nutritive kinds of Feacu -. i' ^ 



S^weet Vernal, I nial Clo rs. Lop -i, &<\, and each m 



beii pt separate, therarn subsequently mixed in such sorts 



and proporti , as are moat suitable to the soil to be laid down. 



24*. to 30*. per acre, accord u^ to the sorts which the soil may 

 require. 



Mixtures for Reclaimed Marshes and Heath 



Lands. 



Tany acres of land of tl ,U < -ription have been successfully 

 laid dow p nt Pasture by us. with needs whir, we 



ba ind inv thrive on 9 U soil: and the cost for 



this purpose tctil he but 15.*. to 20*. p«*r p 



Mixtures for laying down Chalky or Gravelly 



Uplands and Sheep Downs. 



For this purpose Grass Seeds are annually dlected from dry 



and hilly districts, where tin are und ^ owing spontaneously ; 



and after many y rs 1 experience, we can confidently assure our 

 friends that a good and permanent Sward may be obtained on any 

 upland, from this mixture. 



Mixtures for X*aylng down Water Meadows. 



In this department also we have been very successful, many 

 -omer having expr< ?d their great gratification at the 

 effect of these Seeds. Cost of Seed nc reduced to 24*. r Acre. 



I Mixtures to iay down »ew Park lawns. 



For this purpose all coarse growing kinds are carefully 

 excluded, and Sward will at all sea present a luxuriant 



v lure lesirable in Parks conti- to the Mansion. 



Clover and Grasses for Alternate Husbandry. 



* for one, two, or three years Lay, at 12*., 16*., or 



Renovating: Mixture for Improving 



Pastures. 



Old 



Many old Upland Pastures, Parks, and Meadows, are n«^ 

 destitute of Clovers, and the finer and more nlltrl ^ -..hitf 

 of Gra s, in which case we are in the practice of furnl ^ 

 such sorts only as are wanting; if these seeds are so* ^ 

 in the Season, the improvement in the Pasture v. ill o« ^ 

 considerable and at a small expense. Quant °J\ 

 required, 8 to 12 lbs. per Acre. Price reduced to Qd.peri^ 



Pine Grass Lawns in Flower Gardens, 





per acre 



The great expense of cutting and carting inrye ? z n * it* 

 distance may be avoided, and a superior turf P rod "^|U *b; 

 months, by sowing SUTTON'S LAWN GRASS SE^^. 

 consist solely of the finest and shortest growing kin as, F ^ 

 free from moss and other weeds. Price 2s. 6d. per GaUon, 

 per Bushel or 1*. per Pound, 



ADDRESS, JOHN SUTTON AND SONS, SEED 



ROWERS, READING, BERKS. 







