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Gt**T j^WJ"5S 



uSlAS wiin nn.TE COROLLAS. 



f U \lBE PIKCE and CO. beg leave to announce 



r l C ^S£ shall be prepared to send out two splendid and 

 tM LSj «*edling Fuchsias, early in May next, viz. :— 



^orence nightingale. 



hit* corolla, with brilliant scarlet sepals, finely reflexed ; 

 ?»* *rlL l0V ely and novel variety. 



CALANTHIFLORA-PLENA 

 rrhe Double Snowdrop Corolla'd Fuchsia.) 

 Ai le w hite corolla, resembling a fine large double Snow- 



Pltf * •♦£ rirh scarlet sepals ; altogether distinct from anything 

 with nco m. . ,£__., Price 10 , e< * eac u 





$& kind ever yet prodi 



X •J* 1 discount to tl 

 Exeter Nursery 



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YERSCHAFFELT, Nurseryman, Ghent, Belgium, 



ir,- j.« AmdlDiirc anil tn +hp trflr?f> Tiiq fnllnwinr* 



SViMESFS (TREVIRANIA), ambroise verschaf- 



Vft T Tbis is the finest Achimenes of all ; a correct drawing 

 • fi Jnred in V Illustration Hobticole, Number 1, 1855. 

 NirtDlants will be sent out next May, each 8s.— N.B. One 

 mr if three plants are taken. 



mjTXEA WARSCEWICZII ; magnificent plant for foliage, and 

 Lrticolarly for the flowers. It is the finest gesneriaceous 

 Eat of all; a correct drawing is figured in L 7 Illustration 

 Hokticole, Number 1, 1855. Strong plants are now ready for 

 ml* **di 15s.— N.B. One over if two plants are taken. 



■HODODENDRON (HARDY) PRINCE CAMILLE DE 

 ROHAN. This is the finest hardy variety raised; a correct 

 drawi'ng is figured in [/Illustration Horticole, Number 2, 

 1955. This variety is warranted to be quite hardy, and very 

 free bloomer. Nice plants will be sent out next May, each 15s. 

 S,B. One over if three plants are taken. 

 Agent in London: Mr. R. Silberrad, 5, Harp Lane, Great 



Tapir S treet. 



MEADOW AND PASTURE CRASS SEEDS 



(^EORGE GIBBS and Co., 26, Down ' Street, 



^" Piccadilly, beg to announce that their Mixtures of Grass 

 Seeds are now ready for delivery at the following prices :— 

 Mixtures for laying Land down to permanent Grass, for light 

 heavy, and other soils (allowing 2 bushels and 12 lbs. to the 



,. ac *' e •:• _ 30s. per acre. 



Mixtures for Park or Field Lawns (allowing 2 bushels and 12 lbs 



to the acre) 32s. per acre. 



Mixtures for improving and renovating old Grass Land, Is. per lb. 

 Mixtures (finest sorts) for forming Lawns 1*. 3d. per lb. 



These Seeds are are all new, and have all been properly cleaned 

 and their growing properties fully tested. Directions for sowing 

 accompany the seed. 



G. G. and Co.'s New Priced AGRICULTURAL CATALOGUE 

 will shortly be ready, and will be forwarded free on application. 



GEORGE GIBBS & CO., Seedsmen, 



Down Street, Piccadilly, London. 



T)AWE, COTTRELL, and" BENHAM, beg to 



■*■-* inform their friends and patrons that their Descriptive 

 Retail LIST of FLOWER, GARDEN, and AGRICULTURAL 

 SEEDS is now ready, and may be obtained, post free, on 

 application. 



D. f C, & B. also beg to offer the following CHOICE ROOTS 

 at very low prices. 



Anemones, single purple, very fine ... per dozen 

 „ „ scarlet, „ ..." „ 



.._ , » m » m«ed, „ ... per lb. 



(xladiolis florabundus, large per dozen 



„ Gandavensis, very fine ... „ 



and many other choice varieties. 

 Iris Germanica, splendid var., mixed, per dozen 

 Ranunculus, mixed, double, very fine, per 100 

 Tuberoses, fine double, Italian ... per dozen 



36, Moorgate Street; and 304, Laurence Pountney Lane, 

 Cannon Street, London.- Established at 28, Cornhill, 17 20. 



A RTHUR HENDERSON and CO. beg leave to 



«" inform their patrons and friends that their stock of VEGE- 



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GOLDEN DROP GREEN-FLESHED IVIFLQN. 



- ,"f f " u,vi '"'"-^f T*wivn iticjr v;*n wun con- 



fidence recommend ; it is of moderate size, oval shape, and 

 beautiful gold colour. Six seeds. Is. 



J. C. and Co. beg further to state that their unrivalled Stock of 

 beeds is now arranged, of which a Descriptive and Priced 



Catalogue may be had on application. 

 1 ork Nursery,: Hanger Lane, Sta 



William Street, City, London. 



Stamford Hill; and 74, Kins 

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NOW READY 



VyiLLIAM and GEORGE DAVISON can supply 



"complete collections of KITCHEN GARDEN SEEDS, to 

 suit the various sized Gardens, at the following prices :- 



No. 1 Collection 

 No. 2 



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No. 3 Collection 

 No. 4 



£12 

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35. 

 25. 

 55. 



45. 

 55. 

 35. 



CHARLES SHARP begs to call the attention of the I 

 Mobility, Gentry, and the Trade to his unrivalled collection i XA inform their patrons and friends that their stock of VEGE- 

 rf SEED POTATOES, which have been grown and selected i TABLE and FLOWER SEEDS (containing many choice and 



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rith great care, and perfectly free from disease. The under- 

 aiattooed prices include hampers and package. Terms to the 

 fade known on application. 



POTATOES :— 



Per bush, of 4 st. 

 Alb-leaf Kidney(Jackson's) 105. 

 Ash-leafed Kidney (Walnut- 



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Birir Emperor 



Shilling's 



Martin's Globe 



Oxford Large 



Ronnd Frame (for 



Forcing) ... 

 Eirlv (Fox's Seedling) 

 Seed Establisl; 



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105. 



105. 



105. 



85. 



85. 

 85. 



Per bush, of 4 st. 



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Forty-Fold ... 



Kentish Kidney 



-York Regent's 



White Rough 



French Blues 



White Kidney 



British Queen, the largest 

 and best produce in cul- 

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 85. 

 85. 

 6s. 

 6s. 

 7s. 

 8s. 



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new kinds) is now ready for sending out. Catalogues may be 

 had on application. 



Lilium giganteum Seed 



White-topped Clary 



Limnanthus sulphurea odorata... 



Dianthus Dunnetti superbus 



Escholtzia tenuifolia 



Leptosiphon aureum 



Whitlavia grand i flora 

 Pine Apple Place, Edgeware Road, _ 



CLOCK-HOUSE SEED DEPOT AND GARDENERS' 

 REGISTRY OFFICE, KING'S ROAD, CHELSEA. 



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FLOW ER SEEbb : 50 packets, including the best hardv, half 

 hardy and tender Annuals and Biennials, with printed instruc- 

 tions, 10* 6d. ; 25 ditto ditto, 65. ; 12 ditto ditto, 3* 



GRASS SEEDS: Fine Lawn Grass Seed I5. per lb.; Grass 

 beeds tor laying down permanent pasture mixed to suit any soil 

 305. per acre. Every variety of agricultural Seeds of the finest 

 quality. Priced Catalogues may be had on application to W. 

 & G. Davison, Seed W arehouse, SLPeter' s Street, 1 1 e refoi d . 



NOW R E A D Y. 



SUTTON'S COMPLETE COLLECTIONS OP 

 KITCHEN GARDEN SEEDS are now ready, 

 and skoidd be ordered forthwith, ly which a full supply of 

 every kind of Vegetable Seed required during the whole year 

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

 and at a very small cost, viz. : — 



No. 1 Collection ... £3 I No. 3 Collection ... £1 6 

 No - 2 do. ... 2 0|No. 4 do. ... 15 



The quantities in each collection being apportioned to the size 

 of the garden, Instructions on Cultivation jrill be enclosed 

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

 given immediately, addressed 



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



GRASS SEEDS, SEPARATE OR MIXELV^ 

 Gentlemen intending to lay down land to Permanent 

 Pasture, or for one or two years' lay, are recommended to 

 communicate with us, stating the nature of the soil and 

 situation, that we may advise as to sorts of Grass Seeds 



most suitable. Price 245. to 325. per acre for Permanent Pasture. 

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



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pHAKLES SHARPE and CO. beg to call the atten- 



\J tion of the public to their superior collection of POTATOES 

 fob SEED, as under, which they can recommend as being the 

 tat in cultivation. Price per bushel of 4 stones :— 



Early Ash-leaved Kidney 95. 



„ Jackson's 95. 

 Round Frame 95. 



Martin's Globe 95. 



King 85. 



Hen's Nest 10s. 





Early Emperor 95. 



„ Cockney 95. 



„ Oxford 85. 



„ White Rough 6s. 



„ Foxe's Seedling. 95. 



„ American 75. 



the Public generally, that he has commenced business as a 

 SEEDSMAN; and trusts by integrity, assiduity, and atten- 

 tion to merit their patronage and support. 



J. R. can supply the "Empress of the French" Cucumber, 

 which for beauty and every good quality is a type of the illus- 

 trious personage after whom it is named. Price 25. 6d. per packet. 



Catalogues forwar ded jmjipplication.— February 24. 



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T3ASS and 



Wixt Guttotntvg efirmtfcte 







SA TURD A Y, FEBR UAR Y 24, 1855. 



For Second Early and Late Planting: — 

 Yorkshire Regent, 6s. ; Prince Re gent, 6s. ; Fluke Kidney, 8s. 



DI08COREA JAPONICA, HOLCUS SACCHARATUS.- 



Price on application. 



Nursery and Seed Establishment, Sl eaford . 



WYATT'S new seedling potato. 



BROCKLEY KIDNEY. 



AND J. MYATT can dispose of a limited 



quantity of the above excellent new Potato, which they 

 Reproved to be a first-rate variety, and has been selected as the 

 ■woatot many thousand seedlings raised at Manor Farm. 



ini Hatount is quite equal to the Ash-leaf, and for produce very 

 w superior ; it is a compact strong grower, and ripens off quickly, 

 jnng it an invaluable summer variety. *To be sent out in peck 

 m, Vs. ; bushel, 56 lbs., 105. 



Pou^' ™t£r Y M A Y °. r BRITISH QUEEN, the earliest round 

 «toto , middling size, suitable for planting whole, 6*.: Early 



K r h n Uli° r> W' 5s ' i Hen ' s Nesfc ' a e° od field ^tato, 

 *per bushel • Red Ash-leaf, 25. 6d. per peck. These are all one 



Sf«JS* J m Yorkshir e or Scotch sets, and will be 



pTnffi ee A°? ny rai,Wft y ^rminus in London. 

 Huh L .?£ /r de J 8 Requested from unknown correspondents, 

 T.n! a * De P tfor <*, to William M yatt. 



■worFarm, Feb. 24. 



EIMES, GLOXINIAS, ETC. 



BROWN have a large stock of fine 



Tubers of the following, which they can supply to the trade 

 in quantities. Prices on application. 





Achimenes Cherita. 

 Mr. Aparpart. 

 Louis Van H outre. 

 Margaretta (best white). 

 Magnifica purpurea. 

 Sir Traherne Thomas. 



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Gloxinea Leonie Van Houtte. 

 Hogoveen. 

 Willsoni. 



Duke of Wellington. 

 Verbenas, 60 new varieties of 

 1854. of the first raisprs. 



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In adverting last week to the Severity of the 

 Weather, it was remarked that the minimum ther- 

 mometer on the 10th inst. was only 1 Q ahove zero, 

 and that on the night of the 13th it indicated as 

 low as that point, or 32° Fahr. below freezing. 

 Since then the temperature has been nearly as low 

 on two successive nights; on the 17th it was only 

 2°, and on the 18th but 3° above zero. The fol- 

 lowing are the minimum temperatures from the 12th 

 to the 22d inclusive 



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°lD NURSERY AND SEED ESTABLISHMENT, 



NORTHAMPTON. 



can the attention of his Patrons and the Public to his 

 •*„-*,• n .. — -— .L SEKDS, &c. t 



portion of Whirl 1 liavo K aa » „^™„ t — i.: 1* ^ 



."^an tne attention c 

 ^•1 Stock of GAKDEN 



of 



JOHN pddt/ ■**"*■ riMmr ION, 

 tn^ii J? RKINS > Serd-Merchant & Grower, begs 



. »eill the &tt™«™ ~* uu, t> 1 and the Publictoh ^ 



LTURAL SEEDS, &c 

 grown by himself, an 

 **• of SIT^ 4 uo x Dnaence recommend. Also the following 

 **»y jSL' c °T at0€St true t0 name :— Aslileaf, or Albion 

 ^elidn^ A l mpr °^ Albion da ' Golden Multiplier do., 

 ^v?ennt y v S 8 *??? Kidne ^ Thurston's Conqueror, Kounds 



W*S8 7 R^? y ^ ,n ?r Hicksr EarI ^ Soden,s Earl y Oxford 



^b. , in S b 5 obtained as cheap or cheaper than any 



*■• A J2n i PriCes ° f which m *y be llad on applica- 

 l^KwXn^u" ?*?*' Seedling Oak, 50,000 Scotch 

 J « p - hM . *^1 ^i 000 1>eec b » 3 to4 ". In addition to tho aWp 

 'WhL \Z*Jl ex tensive stock of 

 •^0 •?« rl f ' Ever ^ens, <fcc, 6 

 K ^rie»1iST <lrd6d ° n *PP»cation. 



*«* BiHmt rL & Wf^ a mile on the Bedford Road » also 

 8pwi \v L d at Wootton. 



U^rT^TT^^^ ^ Square, Northampto n. 



! P J)IYn5i U u £RB BROCCOLI-- EMPEROR^ 



IT' •'"the aitvA havin 8 Purchased the entire stock 



!5* T ^Lnln roccoli T ° T f Messrs - Elletsons, Market Gar- 

 P^^tosfnd is ■ : ? €arI,lll, f ne^ 8 to announce that he is 

 S^' 1 ' has bfal r« ?U a ^ sealtd P ack « ts ft t 2«. 6d. each. This 



^■■mmoih by the Messrs. Elletsons. th« r ft i a «« «f 



k P£ KOR if «f nt out somG tira e ago, 



£*• 0^ Wrv dwL n f at the 8ame time » wil1 win « IIllu U8e nerore 

 S5?- to 201hs w^Lf°r h ' Perfectly hardy, with heads from 

 Kr^ririiraaS i keeps its colour, and stands firm three 

 " ' »n* Z t0 cut * A noble flower » and commands the 

 t*u — - wi U L° ber in the Kul1 market, where it is well 

 j£" ul London *l a *??** ac( luisition to the market gardeners 

 **wH. u ' as well aa those who wish for a first-rate 



BROCCOLI. — Numerous applications 



in) oth Br£/"i^ 8 r a ' EUt,tsons las * season for Seed of the 



*• ca rmw^SS a I determined to allow a flat to stand 



*t* h s f r ,Tn 18 !b« tn Z ?l from ,he ori g |na l stock, producing 



uun - Also of th* a ^, 



^~ A quantity of Cornea and Pimelea Stocks Wanted. 



Sudbu ry, S 1 1 ff 1 k . 



TO THE TRADE. 



JOHN HARRISON begs to offer to the Trade the 

 undermentioned plants, of which he has a large stock. 



Rose Manetti, strong cutting 25s. Orf.p.1000 



Raspberry, Northumberland Fillbasket, the 

 best variety in cultivation, 20s. per 100 ... 

 Do. Fastolff, 85. per 100, or ... 

 Do. Wilsher Red Globe, 



Do. Magnum Bonum ... 



Rhubarb, Victoria, strong 



Do. Royal Albert, do 



Currants, Victoria, 1 year old... 



Do. do. 2 years old, strong 



Do. Black Naples, 1 year 



Do. do. do. 2 years 



Do, do. Bang-up, extra fine 



Arbor- Vitae, 1 J to 2 feet 



Juniper, Swedish, H feet 



Cupressus Funebris, 1J feet 



Delphinium Barlowi, strong 



Roses of all the best varieties in cultivation, of which J. H. 

 has a stock of many thousands, one year established in pots, and 

 fit for immediate forcing.— Nursery, Darlington, Fefe. 24. 



TO GENTLEMEN ENCAGED IN PLANTING. 



WATERER and GODFREY respectfully invite 



» ▼ attention to their stock of the following very desirable 

 HARDY PLANTS. 



1855, Feb 



Min .tern. 



Rarii ator 



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13th 14th 



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17* 

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15th 16th 



10° 

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19° 

 17 



17th 



2° 

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18th 19th 



3° 

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20th 21st 22d 



23° 

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who state that the 

 come into use before 



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Araucaria imbricata, from 2 to 

 7 feet high; as handsome as 

 plants can be. 

 Cedrus Deodara, in any quan- 

 tity, from 1 to 3 feet high 

 Do. do., 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10 

 feet high ; splendid plants 

 Cedars of Lebanon, 3, 4, 6, and 



10 feet high 

 Pinus Douglas!, 3 to 10 feet 

 insigni6, 2 to 7 feet 

 Menziesi, 3 to 7 feet 

 Pinsapo, fine plants, 3 to 

 6 feet 

 Nordmanniana, 1£ to 3 ft., 

 all from seed and remark- 

 ably handsome 



nobilis, 1$ to 2 feet; a few 

 larger, 5 and 6 feet high, on 

 their own roots, and with 

 perfect leaders 

 Montezumse, 2 to 4 feet 



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Pinus canadensis, 3 to 8 feet 

 Cupressus macrocarpa or Lam- 



bertiana, 4 to 7 feet 

 thyoides variegata, 3 to 



4 feet (the variegated white 



Cedar) 



Juniperus. Upright Irish,perfect 

 columns, 3 to 7 feet 

 , f chinensis, 2 to 8 feet 

 Yew, common English,3 to 8 feet 

 Irish, 4 to 10 feet 

 gold-,striped, 1^ to 3 feet 

 do., tali standards, 4 to 7 ft. 

 Dovaston, or Weeping, 

 worked on tall straight 

 stems 



Thuja aurea, the finest plants in 

 the country 



Libocedrus chilensis, the finest 



plants in the country 

 Large variegated Hollies 



Standard Bays 



f rtfrn the above it will be observed that when the 

 ordinary thermometer indicated zero on the 13th, a 

 thermometer in. the focus of a polished metallic 

 basin, and thus cut off from radiation of heat from 

 the earth, and exposed to the actual temperature of 

 the air, showed 6? below zero ; and it was equally 

 low on the night of the 17th, when the ordinary 

 minimum thermometer stood at 2° above zero. 



The whole of the last four weeks has been un- 

 usually severe ; — indeed, since the 9th of January 

 the temperature of the nights has been for the most 

 part considerably below freezing. The effects on 

 vegetation of this long-continued and intense cold 

 remain to be seen. In the meantime the following 

 table may be interesting, affording as it does anr 

 analysis of the temperature of the 31 days, from the 



18th of February 



same 

 cold 



the 

 very 



19th of January last to the 

 inclusive, comparatively with that of 

 number of consecutive days in other 

 periods that have occurred since 1800. 



Table of the mean maximum, mean mi num, mean, and extreme 

 lowest temperature of t?ie coldest periods since ike commencement 

 of the present century. 



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Also an immense stock of large Evergreens, Standard Orna- 

 mental Trees, &c. 



All the plants here offered may be seen growing in our 

 Nursery ; they are removed every year, and will travel any 

 distance with perfect safety. Of some, such as Araucarias, 

 Deodaras, Golden Yews, Thuja aurea, Pinus nobilis, Nord- 

 manniana, we have any quantity ; and the plants, for root and 

 branch, are not to b« surpassed. Priced Catalogues will be for- 

 warded on application, enclosing two postage stamps, to Watebsb 

 and Godfbey, nephews and successors of the late Hosea Waterer, 

 Knap Hill Nursery, Woking, Surrey, near the Woking Station, 

 South- Western Kail way, where all trains stop, and where capital 

 conveyances can be obtained. 



The 2d. stamp will also include a descriptive Catalogue of their 

 American Plants, Hoses, and^Nursery Stock in general. 



1855 

 Jan. 19 to Feb. 18... 



1845 

 Jan. 26 to Feb. 25... 



1838 



Jan. 7 to Feb. 6 ... 



1822, 1823 

 Dec. 26 to Jan. 25... 



1819, 1820 

 Dec. 23 to Jan. 22... 



1816 

 Jan. 29 to Feb. 27... 



1813, 1814 



D 0. 27 to .Tan. 2S... 



Mean 

 Maximum 



33.77 

 40.93 

 31.10 

 33.61 

 33.71 

 38.80 

 31.26 



Mean. 



Mean 

 Minimum. 



18.19 

 24.51 



21.29 26.19 Jan. 19 

 22.64 28.12 Jan. 19 



Extreme 

 lowest. 



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26.58 

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From this it appears that the mean minimum of 

 the above period, 31 days, of the present year is 

 lower than that of any other remarkably cold period, 

 comprising the same number of days, in the present 

 century ; and that its mean of day and night tem- 

 peratures is only exceeded by those of 1838 and 

 1813-14 ; whilst its lowest extreme is not so cold as 

 those which occurred in 1845, 1838, and 1816. In 

 general severity, 1813-14 exceeded all the others, 

 but its extreme lowest point of cold appears, 

 according to the tables in u Howard's Climate of 



