10 — 1835 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



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HERO" CUCUMBER 



Without 



culti- 



NORFOLK *»"— 

 ««otion the very best Cucumber for open ground 

 1 tl\t lU« yet been offered. It is a most prolific bearer, as 

 *M sn* rame variety, and is as delicate in point of 

 ♦L fruit measuring from 16 to 20 inches in length. It 

 «u r* ssion of Youell & Co., who will forward per 





possession 



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fre^roa reeei 



per 

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eners the above 



**" ^ Rnvsl Nurserv, Great Yarra 



i^EORGE SMITH'S PRICED and DESCRIPTIVE 



* J CATALOGUEof tirst-class Verbenas, Fuchsias. Geraniums 

 (Show, Fancy, Variegated, and Scarlet), Dahlias, Chrysanthe- 

 mums splendid new Hollyhocks, very choice Petunias, &c, will 

 be forwarded in return for one postage stamp. 



The Geraniums are in extra fine condition, and require repot- 

 ting. Parties giving orders immediately will save much in 

 carriage, with less liability to damage by having them before 

 they are repotted. Choice Verbena Seed from the finest show 

 flowers.— Toliington Nursery, Horn sey Road, Islington, London. 



ESTABLISHED ABOUT HALF A CENTURY. 



SHED 



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HORTICULTURAL 



ESTABLISHMENT 



SUDBURY, SUFFOLK. 



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BASS AND BROWN 



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NEW SEED AND PLANT LIST FOR 1855 contains 



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TCRAL SEEDS of the finest selected Stocks ; a great variety of Flower Roots and Bulbs raited for Spring Planting: descriptive 

 Bus of very choice collections of Achii" — na r " 1 — s - =-- ^---i-— •-- •«*_.., T . . _ . .. _ _.. r _«• ©»__ *- _ 



Azaleas, 



mienes, Gloxinias, I uchsias, Verbenas, Petunias, Dahlias, Bedding Calceolarias, Chrvsanthe- 

 , Bedding Flants.^c. b ' 



Tfct At'TUilN CATALOGUE contains lists of New and Select Stove and Greenhouse Plants, Geraniums, Cinerarias 

 BsBybocks, Hardy Climbing Plants, Coniferte, and other Select Trees and Shrubs, Roses. Herbaceous Plants, Fruits, &c. 



B*h Catalog* i embrace a large amount ot descriptive and useful information for the convenience of purchasers. Supplied free 

 br port for three penny stamps each, or gratis to our customers who may not have received them. 



GOODS (not under 20*.) CARRIAGE FREE to all the Stations in London, and all Stations on the Colchester Line, between 

 Loafeo and Norwich. 



tk large number of letters nf sathfartion ami approved from persons receiving articles loth of Seeds and Plants 

 frm our Establishment, and the annual increase of patronage of which we are every year in possession, is a certain 

 pnofthat our care in providing tfte lest of everything is appreciated by the public, to whom we desire to tender our 

 fat tanks. 



BASS * BROWN 



COLLECTIONS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Contain everything which may be desired for superiority of sort*. The sorts and quantities of the collections are 

 iperijitd tn the Catalogue. For any sorts not wished for, enlarged quantities of others sent to make vp the amount. 



S 0, i" ££!'Hi£Xl25 for a Iar S e !***»» containing quantities sufficient for one year's supply £3 



>o. 2. COLLECTION in smaller proportion ... *> n ft 



N3. 3. COLLECTION ditto ... ".'.. ... '/.'. Z '" Z 15 



No. 4. COLLECTION of choice kinds for a small garden ... Z Z '.'.'. Z '.'.'. Z. Z 15 



FLOWE 



BEST ASSORTMENTS. 



These may be had pre-paid by post at the pieces affixed, with printed instructions for sowing and raising Seeds. 



100 ririeties select showy Annuals, which will include 

 the beautiful newLeptnsiphons aureum and luteum, 

 Escholtzia tenuifolia, Whitlavia grandiflora, and 

 other choice novelties of the season, also splendid 

 prize Asters. Stocks, Zinnia, &c 



Wwieties, including new, 8s. 6d.: 30 varieties do" 

 St. ft.; 20 varieties do 



10 mieties choice Greenhouse Annuals, including the 

 new Gomphrena aurantiaca, SalDiglossis atro- 

 aan^iinea, the new Portulacas, Rhodanthe, Thun- 

 bergia, Phlox Drummondi, 7s. 6d.; 12 varieties do. 



15$. Od. 

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20 varieties best Dwarf Annuals, in large packets, for 



filling beds on lawns 

 12 varieties ditto ditto 



20 varieties choice Greenhouse Perennials, including 

 very fine and new Calceolaria, Cineraria, Fuchsia, 

 Petunia, Verbena, Chorozema, Kennedyas, Calen- 

 drinia umbellata, &c, 10-8. 6VJ.; 12 varieties do. 



20 varieties Hardy Biennials and Perennials, including 

 very choice Antirrhinum, Gladioli, Heartsease, 

 Mimulus, Polyanthus, Dianthus, Brampton, and 

 Emperor Stock, &c, 7s. 6d. ; 12 varieties do. 



75. &l 



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FEW NEW AND CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Any of the following not priced are 6d. per packet. Those marked thus (*) have been omitted in the Catalogue. 



HARDY PERENNIALS, s.d. ! GREENHOUSE ANNUALS. 



Dianthus Dunnetti, very Thunbergia, six superior s. f/. 



each 



GREENHOUSE 

 PERENNIALS, s. «J 



Acacia, 3 varieties, each ... 6 



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tleeolaria, very choice 

 * extra, from new 

 Jlendrinia umbellata. 

 arozema cordata 

 Cineraria, choice ... 

 n extra, from new vars. of 



cursnperb collection 

 ukw* scandens. 



%*, Aral)ica (Arabian 

 UMne}, 



Tthrioa crista galli 

 Geranium, choice ... 



» extra, from new vars. 



■ J our /"perb collection 2 



;»n*t fancy varieties ... 1 

 l, ^ia, extra, from our 



^rior collection of new 

 *M choice.. 



Heliotropium, choke. 

 ™*U sinensis. 

 » do. fimbriata 

 do -do. alba 

 T^L. , dent iculata 

 Jwluin 3 choice, 6tf. to 

 v eroeaa, choice 



extra new, of our 

 superb collection , 



HARDY PERENNIALS. 

 J^^belUta. 



ml llmm > «♦», from 



!i« u Perb collection 

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; glandulosa (true), 

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superb dark new Sweet 

 "William 



* „ Burridgi, splendid new 



scarlet Sweet William 



* „ niaculata, very showy, 



red and white spotted. 



Gladiolus, from choice 

 named early varieties of 

 our superb collection ... 



Hollyhock, choice 



* „ extra, from our 



fine collection 2 6 

 Iris anglica. from best vars. 



of our very choice collection 2 

 Lindheimara texana, new 1 

 Pansy, extra, from best col- 

 lections 1 



Potentilla, extra, selected 



from our finest named vars. 2 

 Ranunculus, from very 



choice of our superb col- 

 lection 



♦Wallflower, beautiful, 



saved from imported vars. 



GREENHOUSE ANNUALS. 



Balsam, saved from choice 

 imported varieties 



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Gomphrena aurantiaca 



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qiianioclit, new 



vars., eacn 6 

 „ mixed varieties, 



HALF-HARDY ANNUALS. 



Aster, Bishop's Prize, su- 

 perb varieties. 



Calceolaria chelidonioides, 



beautiful yellow. 



* „ new Californian sp. 



Grammanthes gentianoides. 

 „ gent, lutea. 



Lobelia ramosus alba, 

 major and roseus, each ... 6 



Nomesiabicolor, new, beau- 

 tiful, and very attractive 4 



Perilla Nankinensia, new, 

 very fine for bedding out, 

 dark purple variety. 



Pink, Imperial Indian, ex. 4 



Podolepis rugata, new, 

 large, bright yellow, fine. 



HARDY ANNUALS. 

 Clary, white top, fine, new, 

 and showy. 



CHOICE IMPORTED 

 SO Superb varieties Dwarf German Stocks, 55.; 15 varieties 

 Choice new Sulphur, pale yellow 

 Fine new white Hybrid 



HARDY ANNUALS, s.d. 



Eschscholtzia tenuifolia, 

 new, delicate clean straw ; 

 very dwarf, neat, and at- 

 tractive. A Certificate 

 awarded at Chiswick ... 1 C 



Gilia, Califomian sp., habit 

 of Capitata, flowers twice 

 as large. 



Iberis violacea superba, ex. 

 deep purple 4 



Leptosiphon aureum, very 

 beautiful new bright 

 golden, a Califomian sp. 

 Medal awarded at 



Chiswick 1 6 



„ luteum. beautiful. 



Limnanthes sulphurea odo- 

 rata, new, yellow, edged 

 with white and rose-col. 

 stamens, very fragrant... 1 



Linum grandifl. rubrum ... 1 



Lupinus Ilartwegi rosea. 



monogynia, fine 



SUTTON'S LAWN CRASS SEEDS, 



At the Crystal Palace, Sydfnham. 



SUTTON and SOiNS have had the honour of supply- 

 ing to the Crystal Palace Company the Grass Seeds 

 by which so many acres of Arable Land have been con- 

 verted into the I lUiful Park and Lawns, now so much 



admired at Sydenham. 

 The following letter has been received, besides manV others:— 



Mi Professor Lindley, Horticultural Society, 21, Regent Street, 

 London.—'- W e have already made trial of your Lawn Grass 

 beeds, and it is only justice to sav that they have proved the 

 best we have sown for many years." 



Price Is. per lb.; 2.*. Qd. per gallon ; or 20j. per bushel. Quan- 

 tity required for forming new Garden Lawns, 2$ bushels, or 50 lb*. 

 Address John Sitttox & So ns, Seed Growers Reading. Berks. 



NEW EVERGREEN CL'MBINC ROSE. 



/ILLIAM WOOD and SON, Woodlands Nursery, 



Maresfield, near Urkfield, Sussex, beg to intimate to their 

 friends that they ark now prepared to send out at once good 

 strong plants of WILLIAMS' EVERGREEN CLIMBING 

 ROSE, at 3.v. 6<i. each, with the usual allowance to the trade, and 

 a still further reduction it one dozen or more are ordered at once. 

 Price may be had on application. 



N.B.— Single Plants will be sent free per post on receipt of six 

 penny postage stamps extra to defray postage. Strong Plants 

 of the above may also be obtained at the same price from Mr. 

 Charles Tttrner i the INv al Nurse ry, Slough 



DWARF-BUDDED ROSES, 



Adattfd F.TTiir.n for Potting or Planting in Groups. 



\\J ILLIAM WOOD and SON, Woodlands Nursery, 



f * Mares field, near Uckfield, Sussex, have the pleasure of 

 offering fine strong Plants of the following DWARF HYBRID 

 PERPETUAL ROSES, nt 15*. per dozen :-Bamnne Prevost, 

 Duchess of Sutherland, Jacques Lafitte, La Peine, Madame 

 Trudeaux, Pins the Ninth (pillar Pose), Robin Hood. 



The following at 10*. per dozen :— Madame LafTay, Marquise 

 Boccella, Marquis of Ailsa. William Je«ae. 



K.B. A very liberal allowance to the trade on the above. 



N K W^ T?oSFS 

 WOODS DUCHESS OF NORFOLK, a superb bright crimson 

 Hybrid Perpetual Pillar Kose, 10*. 67. per plant. Usual dis- 

 count to the trade, and a further reduction if six or more 

 plants are ordVrwJ at once. 



WILLIAMS' EYl.lKiREFN CLIMBING ROSE, 3*. 6d. each. 

 I'Fual discount to t he trAde. 



NE\aT ASHtEAF— THE "EARLY CHAMPION/' 



JOSEPH WILSON, Seedsman, Ipswich, offers the 

 following splendid varieties : — Per bushel. — £ 5. d. 



THECHAMriOX ASH LEAF, decidedly the finest and 



most prolific in cultivation 12 



JACKSON'S IMPROVED ASITLEAF 9 



MOSS KIDNEYS (remarkably fine), per bushel of 561bs. 6 

 LOKD RAGLAN, new Mammoth variety, per sack of 



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All orders must be accompanied with a remittance. No charge 

 for sacks or bags, and carriage paid to London for orders of 

 4 bushels and upward p. 



NORTH CHINA SUGAR CANE— (Holcus Saccharatds). 

 NEW CHINESE POTATO— (Dioscoke a Batatas). 



MR. JOHN HENDERSON, of Kingskerswell, 

 South Devon, is still prepared to supply and warrant 

 genuine Seeds of the above Sugar Cane, and tubers of the New 

 Chinese Potato, with description of the Chinese mode of culture 

 at the following prices free, for cash : — 



1 (olcus Sftccharatue, in packets, at 1*., 2s. &£., and 5s. each. 

 Dio6Corea Ba atas— four tubers, 10*.; ten ditto, XL 2s. 6<f. 



For further particulars as to culture, &c, see a pamphlet descrip- 

 tive of the nature and progress of these plants, with directions 

 for cultivation, by John Henderson, price 1$., published by Mr. 

 S. Johnson, St. Martin's Lauo, and to be had of all booksellers. 

 Post Office On?< rs are requested to be made payable at Newton 

 Abbott, South Devon. 



CHARLES sTlARP begs to call the attention of the 

 Nobility, Gentry, and the Trade to his unrivalled collection 

 of SEED POTATOES, which have been grown and selected 

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

 mentioned pices include hampers and package. Terms to the 

 Trade known on application. 



POTATOES:— 



Per bush, of 4 t-t. 

 Ash-leaf Kidney (J acksonV) 10*. 

 A sh-lcafed Kidney (Walniit- 



Per bush, of 4 str 



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Ipomcea 

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„ rubra crerulea ... 1 



Mesembryanthemum tri. alba. 

 Phlox Leopoldi hybrid. 

 10 „ alba oculata. 



Poi tulaca, six superior new 



varieties, each 6 

 fine mixed. 

 Rhodanthe Manglesi. 

 2 6 Salpiglossus atrosanguinea. 



„ new yellow. 



Schizanthus retusus albus. 



Grahami carnea. 



The finest Lawn Grasses for Flower 



1 10 Superb varieties, new, large flowering 



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 Oxford Large 

 Hound Frame (for 

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American Early 



Forty-Fold ... 



Kentish Kidney 



York Kegent's 



White Rough 



French Blues 



White Kidney 



British Queen, the largest 



and best produce in cul- 

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Seed Establishment, Wisbeach, Cambridgeshire. 



New large flowering Chamois, very fine 



18 Superb varieties, new wall-leaved, or Prussian 



15 Superb varieties, Brompton Stocks, 3s. ft/.; 8 varieties 



6 Superb varieth - Perpetual Emperor Stocks, lasting more 



than four years, and flowering three or four times a year 



4 Superb varieties, new large flowering Emperor ... 



24 Splendid vars. quilled and striped Aster, 5s.; 12 vars. ... 



12 „ Globe flowering Aster 



12 „ Pyramidal Aster ... 



10 1} Bouquet double dwarf 



8 „ French Pieony, flowering, very fine 



Also choice imported Balsam, Cockscomb, Larkspur, Indian 



Pink, Salpiglossus, Sweet William, Wallflower, and Zinnia. — 



See Catalogue. 

 Gardens, Is. per lb., or 4s. 6d. per peck. 



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*erin* carl seiUl " double Russian, very showy, and 

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SPRING PLANTING. 



RANUNCU 



Early Scarlet Turban 



N e w < ) ran ge d i tto 



Golden Turban 



Serapiiique, clear yellow 

 Hercules, white 

 Oeil Noir, best black (Is &?. each). 



IRIS CERMANICA. 

 40 Vars., very superb and beantifufc of the richest colours 

 20 Vars.. ditto ditto, best selection 

 20 Va , ditto, very fine 



Best Mixed, 5 •. per doz. : per 10CT 



Fine Mixed, 35. per doz. : per 100 



A choice stock of Gladiolus lilium land folium. Tritonea aurea, 

 Tigridius, Oxalis, Acbinunes, Gloxinias, and a large number of 

 other roots for spring plai , for - ich see Spring Catalc e. 



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Post-cfnce Orders payable to Bass & BkoW*, or Stephen Erov.'n\ 



& BROWN, Seed and Horticultural Establishment, Sudbury, Suffolk. 



TO POTATO GROWERS.— ROSS'S AMERICAN 

 EAKLY, grown expressly for Seed on reclaimed Peat or 

 Moor without manure. This well-known productive Potato 

 cannot be equalled as a "second early," price 21s. per sack 

 of 2 cwt. 



WALKER'S LARGE WHITE.-This variety is about two 

 weeks later tlun the preceding, and for general crops cannot be 

 surpassed. It grows to a large size, Is an extraordinary cropper,, 

 and for table use is all tiiat cnnld he desired ; price 24$. per sack 

 of 2 cwt. These prices include a strung sack, and carriage paid to 

 London, Liverpool, and Hull. 



W. DRUM • UNI) and SONS, Seedsmen, Stirling, N.B. 



*** To prevent disappointment unknown correspondents will 

 enclo-e a n r rt^rco with th^ ir orde r. 



MYAT T ' S NEW/ S E.EDLING POTATO. 



BROOKLET KIDNEY. 



WAND J. MY ATT can dispose of a limited 

 • quantity of the above excellent new Potato, which they 

 have proved to be a first rate variety, and has been selected as the 

 best out of many thousand seedlings raised at Manor Farm. 



In flavour it is quite equal to the Anti-leaf, and for produce verv 

 far superior; it is a compact ^tnng grower, and ripens off quickly, 

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

 bags, 3.s\ : biishfl. bA U i ! ^^ 



FIVE HUNDRED BUSHELS OF POTATOES 

 TO THE ACRi: .- T! is enormous crop was grown this 

 year by n gentleman in Miner, and out of which there were onlv 

 5 bnsbels diseas>d; marly all the quantity were large sized, 

 some weighing 2 l&s and 1 < z ., and not above 30 bushels of Chats 

 out of the whole. This F tatn was originallv reared in Scotland 

 and is called 1 r the cottisli Champion. It is a good 



baker and boiler. Price 21. 1s. y inclusive of the sack of 3 bush g 

 delivered ti at tbe Sonih Western Railway station In ndon! 

 Early application is necessary, as only a few sacks are for sale 

 he party growing intending to plant largely next season. A 

 reference as to the quantity and quality can he given in the 



neighbourhood- Appi) by Ittter, post-paid, to B. 8^ 4, Crooked 



Lane, London Br; ,-, where samples may be seen, and the name 

 of the grower given. 



All orders must be accompanied by a remittance. 



