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it^ped Newspaper of Rural EconomyandGeneral News.-The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindle* 



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INDEX. 



PatholojjT, vegetable. . . 

 Peas, early 



Plants, nevr 



— effects of the 



— tepid water for 

 Rain at Cirencester ... 

 Rape cake, adulteration 



Raspberry, yellow 



Rhododendrons, grafted . 



— hardiness of hybrids 



Kye-grass, Iraliau , 



Sewage, Londou .. 



Society of Arts. 



Textile materials 



Things common 



Trees, reclaiming: umbrella 

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Tree wounds, paint for 154 a- 

 \ege tables, dried 



Vegetable patholojcy . . 



Water, tep,d for plants 



Weather, the 



Weeds on walks .. 

 Wheat, origin of .. 

 Winter in Scotland 



— in Ireland 



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I SUTTON'S SHORT SEED LIST * 



QUTTON'S SHOUT SEED LIST, winning only ] 

 kJ> the most desirable sorts of Kitchen Garden Seeds, 

 will be sent post free. 



Sutton & Sons, Seed Growers, Reading, Berks 



S UTT ^' S , FARM SEED^JSTT^TH Prices, 



™*??w had 1 F atis * nd post-free on application. Goods deli- 

 vered Carriage 1 roe, as see Catalogue. 



- Headi ng. Berks, March 10. 



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„„.,, very '*»>" ■""• nr ™ neaas. J'rice to the trade 84* Der Ih 



ouan ZT'\ ,t<eS * W - ** T ° Z - No "*« ""ended to for Urn 

 HX^LoX "^-^^shu.ent, ,81, „S 



T)WARF FRENCH BEAMS ma W fed i. W 



J . y AIIL be 8 s t0 in form the Trade that he is now 



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valuable early Pea. Trice 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON 

 T* SECOND SPRING MEETING will take place* ai 

 ji llon.se, 21, Regent Street, on TUESDAY, April 3 



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1 1 ORTICULTURAt SOCIETY OF LONDON^ 



i I FIRST SIRING MEETING, March 6, 1855. 



Award of Medals. 



ton* Buui SB, Mr.Davies; CI, Mr. Cutbush: C 2, 



J Mr. Tod man. 



xunx9 SB, Messrs. Henderson, Wellington Road : 



. CI, Mr. Myatt. 



«"*«« CI, Mr. Todman. 



i?«™„ ^ — 1 — J7' F ,u «w, 01 American riants. Con fenp 



S ^n n, ^f' F " c,,sias / 0rc " id "»- Stove and GreenhS 



rS pi 1. e /' &c> A separate List of Garden Seeds 



Cho.ce Flower S ee d 20 paper8t £ . ^ ^ ^ b «J^««^ 



Aj bion Nursery, Stoke Newinglon, London. 



T. J-^i^^NLEY^S Descriptive Catalogue of 



lii. *, GARD £ N a nd FLOWER SEEDS is now ready andean 

 be had on application, or sent free by post. 7 ' 



. . 2 8, Market Place, Mancheste r. 



T. ^ T ^P S XANLEY'S De^ripliv^AGKiCUL: 



,,f, ' T L1 A AL . SEED LIST w »l shortly be ready, and may be 



mwhV P £V w "' °r Sent f ' ee by post - ™ e ^"vc List contains 

 much useful tofomation.-28. M arket I'lac, Manchester. 



A t>at P t?' CED . N V^ SERY CATALOGUES. ~ 



A ftT AND S0N wiU be ha PPy t0 forward the -■ ,— 



Z,7L !? l0Wln « P rice d Nursery CATALOGUES in return for T° BE SOLD, a private collection of ORCHID*' 

 BUL^-I^senes, Cheslmnt, Herts. ' xlULLYHOC ^ s ' ^ 



ifldy 

 can be had on application. 



Seed Establish™* 



gANGSTEIVS EARLY N©. 1 PEA. - To «ve 



•^trouble Hay, Sasgsteb, & Co. beg to say they are now out 



?\ot e t» ST* f ° r ! h i\ Se r n - eXCe P l in "»» ** * * V quart! 

 (Not to be repeated.)-Newington Bntts. March 1 ^ q 



T?» ?? . S ,^ D ' 20 to 30 th ««8a»J LARCH, from 



sution ft oh ^ I r i rr dfre 1 e cn , boa , rd at Lei,h - ° r '" the raiiw »- 



x'nrs'trect r,',^n^° 1S 1 >n,1, r A ? plr ,0 Mr - Uem:y C,i - a "^. 39, 

 jviiik htree t. Cove nt Oarden. London. ' 



T^JJwa^iSm - V f-^ d,ea P' * 20 ' 000 Ti»n»planted 



8AMU B LJ ivNK Y &Co„ Gateshead Nursery, Ne»ca stlcT,n-Tvne 





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Proct; 



I ulmoBig 



SK, Mr. Todman. 



L S, Messrs. Rollisson. 



S B, Mr James Smith; C 1, Mr. ChUman ; 

 C 2, Mr. Green. 



3 K, Messrs. Veitch; C 1, Messrs. Veitch; 

 4r,.»^. ^ C2, Mr. Forsyth. 



XtwSf 8 g J; Mr. McEwen; C 2, Mr. Brown. 



Pot SS I t J »I r * Forbes 5 S B . Mr. Jennings. 



1,8 kmu Sk . Mr. D. Davies; S B, Mr. Fleming: 



bB > M / r - Tillyard; CI, Mr. Snow; C 2, 



,. Mr. Robertson. 



?««•« TABLESSB ' Mr. McEwen: CI, Mr Fleming 



*- VUnoCs SB, Mr. Snow; C 1, Mr. McEwen; C 1, 



Messrs. Lee; CI, Messrs. A. Hen- 

 derson & Co; CI, Mr.L. Solomon; 

 2, Mr. Wood ; C 2, Mrs.N.Compton : 

 H. M., Mr. Fleming ; H. M., Mr. C. 

 Davies 



Conservatory, Covent G ard«m . 



9m*^l££*A CA TALOGrE of BRITISH and FOKEIGN 

 FERNS may be had on the receipt of six postage stamps. 



VERBENAS AND PANSIES. 



.T 0I i N . HAYES > Florist > Farnhara, Surrey, begs to r | ~~~x., « uiw-mic ^oiwcn<m m nk.hi.k 



O offer in good bedding varieties, strong stock Verbenas in * and other Stove and GiUnh^ ^rtlX* 



^\ doz P e°n , 4 a o\tr r f d ° Zen ; ?* v i T \ Mw <* *»* *****"> at 4 * f, entleman declining their wUtoSZ"?^ 



per dozen , 40 seeds of a good useful Cucumber, sent for 12 nost- Garawav, Mayes, & Co., Durdham Dm !»S52S5BtSoL 



per dozen ; 40 seeds of a good nseful Cncumber, sent for 12 post 

 age stamps ; an d Polyanthns from named varieties, 1^. per dozen. 



■DRITISH QUEEN STRAWBERRIES. - Plants 



\r7 At ,rv F< S? ,n i** aU rt" m , n rai8ed > in 32 P ots ' at 2 *- Per hundred— 

 Mr. Mas.v, Market Gardener, Mogden Lane, Isleworth. 



T> SMITH is now sending out his New Seedling 



^o f^ t T ber 7'- SII ?v CHARL,:S NAp IER, the best forcing 

 one of the day, admired by all who have seen its growth, and for 



co our not one to equal it. Price 31. per 100 ; 50 for 30*. ; 25 for 1?. 

 AUo, Sir Charles Napier, British Queen, and Keens Seedling in 

 pots for Forcing.-R. Smith, Market Gardener, Richmond Itoad 

 Twickenham. ' 



SS^^IS SOCIETY, R EGENT ' S Park . 



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„ 9, June 13, and 

 June 18. 



pETER LAWSON axd SON^ the Queen's Seeds- 



*- men-, Edinburgh and London, beer to intimate to those who 

 have transmitted orders for PLANTS, that thev have made 



-- v uuultil . rvFc fnt.5 npu , arrangements which will enable them to execute the same with 



^ EXHIBITION'S n* £ *ZL 4* rv * t ' ENT s , rARK.-. the least possible delay after the breaking up of the nrotrac te 1 

 *m^i r ™L°S& frost. As their grounds are for the moVtV^ 



drained, they are happy to say that their Nursery Stock has 

 escaped material damage.— March 10. 



C H E A P 



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<^G.rdct oni?h" e /° r r being !ssiled ' and ma 7 be obtained 

 ^^ml'h y f 0rd tr from Fe,lows or Members of the 



-^gj^T^ 4,. ; after that day. 5s. each. 



tmJti . f ALACE— HORTICULTURAL 



?« *t tiie I>,l^a'l^^ eI ^^^|?JV^ 1 J?^ ^ rand horticultural Exhi- 



^*Wa£?fw UR DA? ' the M of Jline next - The 



\5& n *s ffis^r now **** aad <»* be ^ ai - d 



n ARr r ^ -_^ B 7_Order.)_^j. Grove, Secretary. 



! T Tfxt^^AL BENEVOLENT^ INS^I- 



;, **Wrs on tL p ^ he J e ^ y ^ ven tnat an Election of 

 !**iSr All nl^^"^ 3 . 0f tLis Charit y wi » t«ke place 

 r^** «• send ff ffi **"!%» of beaming Candidates are 

 ^^onorXfore ,h e %T f t ' fiCa . teS , and ^timonials to the 



* orms of petition may be bad on appli- 



.. ti«rARD Roger Cutler, Sec, 

 III I a vi— r ".Tavistock Row, Covent Garden. 



"JAM BAKRATT, L AN nscAP a - Gakde^r, 



.. p. Wakefield. ' 



J Tl^gj7-j~-^-^2_^Il^_^stJmate» furnished. 



i, ^^uL B fl ACK * SPINE CUCUMBER, the 



7£.l**et. ' Per packet 5 SNOWS WHITE SPINE, 

 ^i*KS2£ «*^pJATO, with 20 more Articles 



J**" smm^S^SSSKi ?^L°_ r -fe post, 2,.4rf. 



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**tf^ U IN ouLtJESSiON-The iaportanee 



*X 



NURSERY STOCK. 



W IMPORTANT TO ATX PLANTERS WHO DESIRE IMMEDIATE EFFECT. 

 ILLIAM JACKSON & Co., Bedale, Yorkshire, 

 beg to refer to their advertisement in the Gardeners 1 Chro- 

 7uaea)id_ Agric ultural Gazette jrf the 17 th February, pa-e 110 



f>OGERS> AGRICULTURAL, CULINARY, \m> 



rA\nrxm ? SE n DEPOT- REGISTRY OFFICE for 

 CcARDLNLRS, &c— Clock House, Chelsea. 



EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH CUCUMBER, and all the 

 new things supplied. See Catalogue . 



Z~ SEtO POTATO tTC. ~ 



'yHE BRITISH QUEEN, for productiveness, earli- 



■*- ness, and quality unequalled :-First size, 7s. per bushel- 

 second size, suitable for planting whole, 55. per bushel, carriage 

 paid to London. Also, a very superior Bath Cos Lettuce, in 1*. 

 packets, free by post.— Hart & Nicklin, Florists and Seedsmen 

 uuildford. ' 



HE TRUE PERENNIAL RED CLOVkR 



(Tbifolifm pratense perennr), may be obtained from 



to sample and quan t i t y required. 8 



CERIVIArM FLOWER SEEDS FRESH IMPORTED. " 



SUTTON and SONS Aaw imported a superior assort- 

 wcn< o/ xVew German Flower Seeds, a Priced List of 

 whic h may be h ad post free. 



O UirtOW'S IMP ROVED Tl^TANliYi:- (; R A"ss 



^ and DICKENSON'S ITALIAN RYE-GRASS, are both 

 very superior to the Italian Rye-grass commonly cultivated. 



At present Messrs. Sutton have a supply of true Seed 

 of each sor t, price 7s. 6d. per bushel. 



P *+**>.*, MANGOLD WURZEL~~SEED. ~~ 



URCHASERS OF LARGE QUANTITIES will 



requ£«^^ 



M ^?SSJfSff3h^ff^ LONG RED, and 



gro 



1854. Price 45Z. per ton. 



A pply to R. S. Hews , K elyedon, Essex . 



PLANTS,— Best Ouaiitv. about 



C SEED POTATOES. 



FLITTON begs to call the attention of growers 

 • to his choice stock of SEEDS, which he can with confi- 

 dence recommend, viz., Early Shaws, York Regents, York Reds, 



?£ ?£/ er f 7 f B1U S- 1 C ~*I* had iQ bags from X cwt - at ^ °r 

 A Ii W " ^- ; Fluke Kl dneys, 9^. 6rf. per 112 lbs., for cash.- 



Address C.Flittox, Potato Factor. 21, York Road, King's Cross 

 London. ° ' 



A SPARAGUS PLANTS.— Best Quality, 



^^ 20,000, at the Nursf " "~ " J9 



Chelsea. 



I IQUIDAMBAR.— The undernamed is a buyer"of 



J-^ either a large or small quantity of the above. Send cash 

 price, and height, toMnJgrag, N urseries, Nor thampton. 



IPOMCEA RUBRO C^ R U L EA^Se^d^oT^nTs 



-»- exceedingly beautiful Climbing Annual being now obtainable 

 at a moderate price, all cultivators of flowers having a green- 

 house or wall with warm aspect are advised to include it in their 

 spring selection.-Seed supplied to >eedsmen and Nurserymen 

 imlv. hv a^r,^ i^™- o, MoorgateJtrPHt, London. 



f FRUIT 



— Address, 

 rjd gewater . 



TIMBER. 



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^Camberwell, London. 



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SUCCESSION. 



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fhi * imbheat on Z K ts .° n . Ho F ticu ^ure and Agri- 

 ^% receipt o? ^ ^ ° btamed P ° 3t free in ret ^ 



NEW CHINESE POTATO— 

 DIOSCOREA (JAPONICA) BATATAS 



* F. WINST ANLEY has received a limited quantity 



of the above new Potato. For description and method of 

 planting see his Garden Seed List, where full particulars are 

 given. T. F W has also a few Plants left of the Kaisha or 

 bweet-kernelled Apricot, a fortnight earlier than the Moor Park 

 Prices on application.— 28, Mar ket Place, Manchester. 



FUJKE K DNEY POTATO. 



i M TV. — « ' . — 7* j-^^^v, au. oeiiu size ana price. 07 



letter to Mr. E 41, Fellows Street South, Pearson Street, 

 Kingsland Road, London. Co py the address. 



E N G L I S H OAK 8. 



WANTED IMMEDIATELY, a considerable quan- 



*▼ tity of FINE TRANSPLANTED ENGLISH OAKS, 

 KOO 4 ^ t0 6 fCet Mgb; STIFF ' STRAIGHT, and WELL- 



Any Party having such to oifer may hear of a purchaser by 

 addressing A. B. C, Office of this Paper. 



M. WOOD and SON, Woodlands Nursery, 



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{J K AS PF dim x>o ' ^SJHj™^ «eaging y eerjes. 

 1 Htmhn Ji°^. E ? es » 4 to 6 feet rods, nampiv •_ ° 



Maresfield, near Uckfield, Sussex, will be happy to forward 

 prices of a large quantity of very fine One-year Seedling LARCH 

 on a pplication ' 



!L!!f?^^^AS a ve ry fine stock of the I TpOWLER Aim WRIGHT, Seedsmen and Nursery. 



), as J- men, Glasgow, have for sale 1 year Seedling LARCH 2 Year 



Oiir- SpPf11inp> LAKf'ir 1 tPar SwHIincr RKlTTf ™A t W A. 



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they do^IbeaStini ^lln??^ 1 **^ ^VV, S F ED ' * 8 * ME!r ' «'» 8 «»», have for sale 1 year Seedling LARCH, 2 rear 

 ball Vr.d S «.il^.^ f? La P s t°>? e Kidney, Ashleaf, Flour- Seedling LAKC1I, 1 year Seedling BEECH, and 1 year Seedlfn' 



&%S5MSa?aSi flan C che:[er aPPUCtttIOa - Th ° I AM> °- ^^^"^ on .P^^-lMari^^f 



THE FLUKE KIDNEY POTATO Tl ■ « J F RUIT TRtES ' FOREST TREES, and SHRUBS. 



*, 4CJ- " -ry Wprices-on ^iTcatSTto'"^ - 1 «*»7 »• »^ plSS^^^S^i^^* I ^S^P^^LO^yER SEEDS, per MANE NT PAS 

 A'herstone, M'anrickThFre a PPl"=ation to the more free from disease and more prolifi. 



v «t>on- It was raised in Middleton 



*!iwim2 of T - r 



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J?fti1f r x, ». ThV n w Ul l ASKET ' do - tremendous 

 ^ J^fir "» 'a good c P ndw ? ha 7 e been ke P' j n frames 



*»W».« ?*m?\'S ff *»' .P»««»g. Post-office 



any quantity at 5*. per bushel of 56 lbs.-Appfy to JOBMBmjJM, 

 Brad s haw (Jardens. M iddleton, near Manchester. ' 



Pos.-office Oi^rMoj^jnn.i^payftbu. at Middieion . Lancashire . 

 ^rHE FLUKE POTATO.-A new eecond early 



« « 1 7* n , et 5 r !. sur P ass inS every other in its capability of resisting 



l^rRo I , f ls . ease - a . ud without exception the finest and most 

 proline Potato in cultivation. Price per cwt, 15.*., bags included. 



Tim°^ • 8 eniu "« of THORM1ILL & DICKSON, Lawrence 

 Hill Nurseries; and No. 1, Wine Street, Bristol. 



a TV™ i. ' "™ " '™ »'™g sumoard ri;ARS, 600 Dwarf 

 do., and 100 Dwarf-trained do. Any reasonable offer will not be 

 refused, as the ground must be cleared by the 25th March. 



-wfPS^^Af? 1 '' & Co - Ne * in Ston Butts, London: of 

 whom also may be had for 8M d York Regent PoUtoea, 6*Ta«L 

 Larly Amencnn, Ss. per bushel of 58 lbs, the produce o7l*eIr 

 prepared Cuttings. Terms cash. ««•+»<=«- 





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