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. ^ r cc«rwiiri\M ROLLISSON and SONS beg 



\ ES ' ^ ir PaSoM aad the Public that their EW 



fiL 1 UpBEEDTfol Ira is now rsady,*!* wi* * 



forwarded post free on application ' 





 



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12 U ave been procured 



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/10RNISH EARLY WHITE ljpn ^ 



V>/ 1*. per packet, or fo. per o Z ^ 



CONQUEROR OP THE W! T r 



15. per packet, containing 12 good •* 

 The above can be had, warranted genuine byfo 



TH1 ? WI CUCUKBt. 



age stamps for the amount to 



J ames Lake, Seedsman, &c , Bridgewate 

 r* * T a i nan? Tvn o^i^^r- 



r££& £Sfiti>1*» :ine*neii*dysrie> 

 C *53££ ?^ varieties "nt out las* season, sir 



*^* »mes forwarded upon; • cation. 



Tbe follow icumbers asd Meltas, «* P* 



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 particular attention having been p ai f able to state 



Flower Seeds from ^"^J'^^fhVir ^seeds are of very superior 

 with confidence that ^ t0 £. finj 



fiirfity..W^*8o^n ^ c:cilfrom their catalogue :- ,. A 



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Msache - Pri*- 

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Imp **d i'Mrick. 



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MELONS. 



Golden Perfection (extra fine) 



Bromhun Hall 



Or i»g« 

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I Chester Prize 



i .thill's Scarlet Flesh 



Victory of Hath. 



accompany all orders from m> 



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it" April 80, i*&. the following new Seedling 

 Messrs. Story and Banks. 



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taWAI^rt ! ■»•* eorolla. I0i. W. 



my it-ry's tu riped eofeil*- *<f*<w. 



lUna *4m - double whits corolla, 81 *. 



•adyof ak • lush, white cor. .la. 10*. hd . 



Water m* Uowered,finc whlte.conlla 10j«. 



Jfj;^ ,lto corolla. . accordance 



wiih named after M w . 



g , JR0 TW- vaa receive:! horn Mr. htory aj 



, Hotftt b., a v».ry beautiful ra; It waa 



ret do. e white ra»ied I «n; b tbe lent did BOt 



■ llfngton n after It w»«civedlyM.-Hsra. 



amkea ofl It, « r di«l ftot quite eenrespond with the dmrmua 

 nshrM there • few roonthe after to Mr. A. 



r/on wl^n f» New I making 1 ilrlee respecting th 

 ojatntly no rhar K e will be made for It, but one will 

 be presented wither sr sd 



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\ FAVOUR1T1 BANKS'), considered 

 t of the bine v t c« Uaa. 10*. Cd. 



For fnrther part i!a tee page f -f the r dewy 

 for Jem 27 a list wi at free on application. 



Micaaas. I <> HKNDi ^«» v ' SON h tag purchased of 

 the Ut« W. storv, £e Sewton, In tbe eonnty of Devon, 



ror ONE HUNDKHH (.U1NEA8, all S-edliuu- Fuchstae with 

 white ( w, W new feature in this tribe he suoegeded 



in int »k, and in cone. lence of an advertisement 



appeared the ( ***• mUl$ some few w« 



Messrs. 1 be, i'iuce. At Co., of Exeter, offerii two r 



reebaisa similar ehai ter to those purchased of the late Mr. 



ory. »' »ft«r a written con uni cation with that gentleman, 



It wa* thought necessary for one of the firm to make further in- 



iuiries about them, and in c ■••nee Mr. «w Hindi 



went to Exeter an i wh i he wa- Informed by a jobbing 



gardener at \ wton th.it he had reeeiv* <i Seven I mds tor 



nam after a he said Jebbiog gardener stated) he had been 

 offered £20 for them y a nurseryman in London, but whose 

 name or address he did not know. 



Messrs. E.Q. H.d ive the above explanation in conse- 



qsaoeaofagreat iml rs throughout the autumn 



having ottered plants t them at higher i"i< than are above 



This reduction H ma<le in conseqnesce of information 

 n the> iva received that leaves no doubt on their minds but 



hat those t be sent out by Messrs. Lncombe, Pince, & Co. are 

 similar in rl.aracter to the above. 



Messrs. E.G. HEM -< >N & SON. of the Wellington Road 

 Nnrsery John's \V London, beg to inform r patrons 



and the public thst their New Catalogue of Seeds for 1855 is now 

 ready, with full descriptions and other information, and will be 



forwarded post free on application. 



1 HENDERSON & SON take this opportunity of stating 

 that none but tf rn«mt popular and improved kind of Vegetable 

 Seeds appear in t' r list, and among tbe Flower 8eeds only 

 e whose beauty and merit are university acknowledged, 

 top- n sitb a carefully sel d stock of the principal new 

 varieties. They would |] particular attention to the following 

 and choice seeds, which they can confidently recommend :— 



Per packet—.?. S\ 

 Ipomcealimbata ... ... 2 6 



Leptosiphon luteum ... 



.', aurenm 1 



Lin am prandifloramrnbrum 



Is, 6» . and ... ... 2 



Lobelia Queen Victoria 



(scarlet) ... ... ... 



lobelia 1: Leopold ... 

 I .arkspur, new doable 



imprn-ed hyacinth 



packets of 



K£Iw^££ beautiful half hardy annual, of 



^X, r^ony Prraniidal, in collections- of 12 distinct 



colonrn ... •• 



Aster, dwarf bouquet, or nosecay, 



rfnna Warscewi'zi, ornam. ..ral foU8«a plant 



SSffiS? Drumn.o. i, orsn S e floured very showy 



DSSsffi^lSSSte saved froni a collection 



.' SunJ "coln^tuT SLln.™. lar g c doubie flowers of 



manv colours ... ••• ••• ■•• "jmJS 



Fschscholtzia teimlfolia, straw coloured, very distinct ... 



Eucnldabartonioides, yellow, very beautiful . 



! l ^U^SSS!SS3ShSk Purple, with whit, 

 margin, beautiful... 



l^ln^n^^lphu^aodorata, MN Jith whit. 

 ,m grandlflornra ml ra, a lar-e bright crimson Linum 



om Alters, with brilliancy of co! ur and style of flower 

 which surpass three-fourtl s of the usual pot plants used 



for decorating the conservatory •• 



PSn^v, . ra choice, saved fro; iperb flowers 



Phi Drummondi, extra fine, mixed ... ■ ••• 



Primula sinensis timbriata, alba, and rubra, saved from 

 superb flowers, each ... ... ••• ••• ;;• 



l>seda myriophvlla, a very di net new Mignonette 

 Sabbatia ca ;tris, fine rose v a yellow centre, really 



beautiful ... ... ••• ••• •■• •*• ••• 



Stock, dwarf double autumn flowering, in collection, ot \l 



distinc dOttTS — . •• ;;• •••„ ,.— 



new large flowering German, m collections ot 11 dis- 

 tinct colours ••■ ••• ••• . • 



Troprooluni Lille Schmidt, good for winter blooming 

 Vittadinla lohata, pink, very compact and dwarf . 

 Wiiitlaviagranditlora, large dark violet bell-shaped flowers 



Messrs. W. BOLUi n* & 8aKi are desirous of directing especial 

 attention to their tine Collection of Fruits, which contains all the 

 choicest varieties in cultivation. The rare Cymbidmm eburneum 

 is now in blossom and can be seen at the 



Nursery, Tooting, London.— March 10. 



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SUPERIOR GERMAN SEEDS WARRANTED. 



JOHN WEEKS and CO., King's Road, Chelsea, 

 „„ f London, beg most respectfully to call the attention of their 



patrons to their very sup P collection of German Seeds, Asters, 

 Stocks, Ac, which, having been grown, ripened, and selected 

 nnder their own immediate care at their Branch Establishment 

 in Germany, they can guarantee to be of the finest sorts and best 

 quality. In order that Indies and gentlemen not possessing them 

 from Messrs. Weeks this season may be enabled to judge of the 

 rare beauty of the different sorts in their splendid collection, they 

 will be grown nt Messrs. Weeks' Horticultural] ablishment, 

 Kings Road, Che! i, where their patrons may make a personal 



selection for a future season. 



For the general List of all other Seeds, see J. W. & Co.'s Seed 

 Catal ue, and also their various Catalognes of Stove and Green- 

 house Plants, Vines, Ac. Also their Illustrated Catalogues on 

 Horticultural Buildings and Heating by Hot Water. 



EXTRA 



SEEDS. 



Per packet—*. 

 Antirrhinum, ex ira tine ... 



ula, fine mixed 

 Abronia 

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rubra 

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Aster, new Peony j I. 



In pickets i tin 



colours, separate 

 , new b» et pyrami- 

 dal, in packets of 12 

 distinct colours 

 Balsam, d mbls imelUa- 

 flowtri'd, i > packets of 6 

 distinct clours, parate 

 new double amellia 

 u packets of 10 

 d inct colours, sepa- 

 rate, extra fine 6 



Aurora, new double 

 crimson 1 



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arnatkm, *t*ge dowers ..16 

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Ctfiarerta, « x . 1 .«. 6d. & 2 ♦>/ 

 Chrysantbej pom pone 1 



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 Pissrhus Dnanetti.1 > i 

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6 distinct colours 

 Limnauthes sulphur 



odoraU 



Mignonette, new, large 

 Mimulus, beautiful 



Pan* choice show 



„ choice fancy 



IVtnnia, extra fine 



Phlox Drummondi cocci 



Portulaca, new orange 



„ new rose 

 Primula sinensis fimbriata, 



alba and mbra mixed ... t 

 Poppy, new large Pieony, 



in 8 brilliant colours ... 

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.era choice show ... % 



• hoice fancy ... ... $ 



Hollyhock, m ality ... 2 



■ second rpiftii ... i 



Ji>SWB«sa rubro ca?ml«>ii ... i 





los ., scarlet, blue, 



ami sulphur 



Stock, German, new larg 

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verbena .nice mixed ... 



**et William, new 

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^srea Bats npse Y?m each mbe f 



20 1 1 mamental (i rasses ( atah'gw) **"*'" 



Ornamental foliage Annuals.— March 1855 



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SELECT CERMAN 

 GEKMAN ASTERS. 

 A Collection of 24 distinct and fine varieties of tall double 



CJUllIPtl ... ,.. ••• ••• ••• ••• 



Do. do. 12 finest and most distinct double Dwarf 

 Do. do. 12 do. do. (Hobe-flowered double 



Do. do. 20 do. do. Pyramidal do. 



Do. do. 12 do. do. Globe-flowered Pyramidal do. 



Do. do. 10 do. do. Anemone-flowered Pyramidal do. 



Do. do. 6 do. do. Dwarf Pouquet Pyramidal do. 



Do. do. 16 do. do. Truffant's P«*eony-flowered do 



GERMAN BALSAMS. 

 A Collection of 20 fine and distinct varieties of Tall double 



Do. do. 10 do. do. Dwarf double 



Do. do. 10 do. do. Double Camellia-flowered 



Do. do. 10 do. do. Double Rose flowered 



Do. do. 10 do. do. Double Camellia Rose-flowered 



GERMAN COCKSCOMB. 

 A Collection of 12 fine distinct varieties 



GERMAN LARKSPUR. 

 A Collection of 8 fine and distinct Tall double 

 Do. do. 12 do. do. Dwarf double 



GERMAN TOCKS. 

 A Collection of 36 distinct and beautiful varieties of Dwarf 



l\f WsTv no • . , in • • • •»■ 



Do. do. 1^" do. do. do. Dwarf-branching do. 



Do. do. 18 do. do. do. "Wallflower-leaved do. 



Do. d 10 d lo. do. new large-flowered Dwarf do. 



Do. do. 4 new hybrid perpetual-flowering 10 weeks 



Do. do. 18 new and distinct vars. of new nutumn-flowering 



Do. do. \K do. do. do. branching autumn- flowering ... 



Do. do. 10 do. do. do. Emperor, or Perpetual-flowering 



Do. do. 20 do. do. do. Winter or Brompton 



GERMAN POPPIES 



A Collection of 10 beautiful and distinct varieties of Car- 

 nation Poppies 



GERMAN ZINNIA ELEGANS. 

 A Collection of 12 beautiful . inct varieties 



FLOWER SEEDS. 

 A Collection of 100 beautiful and distinct hardy and half- 

 hardy Annuals, selected by J. \V. & Co. 



Do. do. 50 do. do. do. do. ... 

 Do. do. 25 do. do. do. do. ... 



Do. do 50 beautiful and distinct hardy Biennials and Per- 

 ennials, selected by J. W. & Co. 

 Do. do. 25 do. do. do. do 



Do. do. 30 beautiful and distinct tender Annuals and Bien- 

 nials, srl hy J. W. & 

 I >o. do. 24 do. do. do. do. 

 Do. d 12 do. do. do. do. 



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John Wkf.ks & ( ■ . Horticultural Builders and Hot-Water 

 Apparatus Manufacturers, Nur men, edsmen, &c. &c. 



The Horticultural Building and Eimtne* jg Department is 

 near 8 sue Square, CI sea. The M sery Establishment is 

 near the Cremorne Gardens. 



1 WHEELER and SON, of Clouo^ 

 to us to deserve notice, because of the itand\ 

 authors make, in common, with ov mires ana mU, 

 against the useless incomprehensible Seed Lutti 

 In this, asm all matters of taste, there i lUa^ 

 ence of opinion as to the relative quala Us of iJZ£ 

 yet the mass of buyers ivho have no feu *, iut%%i 

 like being perplexed, and are satisfied uithickatual 

 lent, will greatly prefer a short, select Seed Lia. 

 interminable labyrinth of names, which Jor tlu ««V 

 represent nonentities or rubbish. Messrs. Wh^ 

 little book will do something to satisfy their expt 

 — Gardeners' Chronicle. 



J. C. Wheeler & Son will forward a copy of their C 

 post free on receipt of two postage stamps. Thev can 

 ridently recommend the following collections of Gsrdeagd^ 

 comprising the most select sorts, and such that they 5X1 

 will give entire satisfaction. ^ 



No. 1. A complete Collection, suitable for a large Gardenfl ij 

 No. 2. A Collection of equally choice varieties, bit 



smaller quantities It ^ 



No. 3. A Collection suitable for a small Garden ... 



These Collections will be sent Carriage Free to any ii* 

 Station within 200 miles of Gloucester. ^^ 



WTO8, Clone** 



FIRST-RATE NEW FUCHSIAS, " VERBtNAS. C 



RARIAS, GERANIUMS, PANS1ES, ETC 



WM. RUMLEY and SONS are now sendst* 

 the under-named in fine healthy plants, hsmpe 

 or free by post, at the prices affixed, viz. : — 



FUCHSIAS.— The following best new varieties o( l&fc 

 plants, 105. §d. per dozen, or six for 6* ; or smaller plantifc*- 

 dozen, or six for 55.:— Admiral, Clio, Duke of ' 

 Elegans, Grandissima, Globosa Splendens, Henry MoUt* 

 C. Palmer, MissHawtrey, Macbeth, Madame Auberge,Per*e|i 

 (Standish's), Queen of Hanover, Thornton! Perfects, Ts 



guard, &c. 

 VERBENAS.— -The following best new varieties offlU 



per dozen, viz.:— Arethusa, Angelina, Ajax (Mockett 

 (Smith's), Annette, Captivation, Cardinal Wisenun, I 

 Rousseau, Hector, Madame Schmidt, Mrs. F. G. CaleyN** 

 Superb. Queen, Rouge et Noir, Triumph, &c. 



CINERARIAS.— The following best new varieties of 

 strong plants, 125. per dozen, or six for 75.; or smaller 

 per dozen, or six for 55., viz. :— Advancer, Enrol 

 Estelle, Etoile de Kaise, Garland, John Bull. Lord Sttsfe 

 Lablache, Ladv Camoys, National, Nimrod, Novelty 

 Polyanthiflora," Scottish Chieftain, &c. Good show 



6s. per dozen. . 



GERANIUMS— Extra fine, 9s. to 425. per dozen; drift* 



do., 95. to 305. per dozen. 

 PANSIES.— Extra fine, 45. to 65. per dozen. 

 CARNATIONS and PIC OTEES.-First-rate vanet**!** 



205. per dozen pairs. A .«••-. 



The above will be forwarded immediately to anyjRt 

 receipt of a post-office order, payable at Richmond Yor» 



A New Descriptive Spring Catalogue of the at* 

 taining choice collections of Dahlias, Petunias, Antmsj 

 Hollyhocks, Chrysanthemums, Stove, Greenhouse, tfc#S*» 

 Hardy Plants, is now ready, and may he had on applicta* 

 ^Gilling^jlichmond^ Yorkshire. — 



« T^ASTOLFF RASPBERRY."-It w/*"J 



F satisfaction that we announce a third *"*™™*1* 

 London Horticultural Society for examples of the aDW 

 excellent Raspberry, unequalled by any er J 

 size of its fruit and richness of flavour " * .^^ 

 Gardeners' Chronicle, as follows :-« Messrs Ycotfxi. 

 Yarmouth, sent a boxful of beautiful ^\^l A l ^!Um 

 berry ; they were unusually fine, and welt deserved tin 



of merit awarded them." white Biftlsl 



Strong well-rooted Canes, 155. per 100; Large > White isjew 



245. per 100; New Monthly Fruiting, 245. per 100. 

 CHOICE FRUITS. (Warranted true to nam 



APPLES, standard, in best selections, good heads 



w dwarf 



v trained 



PEARS, standard 



dwarf 



v trained 

 PLUMS, dwarf 



PEACHES^dwirf trained,' in fine strong plants, g- 

 NECTARINES, dwarf trained » g^.toS 



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CHERRIES, standard in fine variety ... 



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CURRANTS, improved large white u ^I'^rdo^;! 

 Castle (red), and Large Red Gr fJ p e » tm y m0 3td«** 

 Sweet Red, 65. per dozen; these are the m 

 in cultivation, and are highly ^commend^ ^^ 



RHUBARB, Myatt's Victoria, 9^perdo z en,^. 

 per do.; Linn^us, 95. per do. ; K™!**'^}** 



SE AK ALE, extra strong, 2 7%^^1 T ^ 



ASPARAGUS, extra strong, for toremg, 5*. P 



35. &§, ; 2 years old, 25. 6cl. .ipiivered 0**f 



Orders of 21. and upwards are sliver ^^ *w 

 London or Hull, or to any Rail* a? Stati 

 of the Nursery. _ . Vm ., prv Gre** 



~!XlE WHITE SUPERB BROCCOU ^ 



p hTVON having purcna»e« _^ .^^ 



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doners, Thorngnmbald, near I lull, ' *f *%■&*> 

 prepared to send it out m sealed pw» ., U^p 



Broccoli has been raised by the ' Mf «™ wtt > <**++ 

 the Mammoth, sent out some , tune "n^ con) e ^*» 

 F.MPEKOB, if sown at the : same time. ^« 



Is of very dwarf growth, perfectly ^ and ^g^ 



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15 lbs. to 20 lbs. weight; keeps J* Xflo*er. »* 

 weeks after it is ready to cut. a n ^^-feet, 

 best price of any other in the m 

 , known, and will be a great acqw- h0 

 iround London, as well as those w 



Bi'occolt. _ „« Arrnhl .-'^"""""^n 



PURE MAMMOTH BKOCCOW se ^n^^ 



havlDK been made to M«J» *<"*SUiied »**£*,*£ 

 Pure Mammoth Broccoli, t^oy deter , **<£0 % 



for Seed, carefully selected from jl.e p> „ g ^ 

 heads from 18 lbs. to 25 lbs. each. £ rep » r ed t« a 



this celebrated Broccoli, is v v „+* 



packets at 2s. M. each. v 0B LB, Coop** ; j^a 



K,ch may be had of Messrs. MJ U .H*£*itt+ W 



Fleet Street ; and Messrs. 11 ^ . - naam 



S treet, London. Also of the Adreni 





