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T II K f G ARDENERS* CIIKONICLI 



\\D AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



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LIST OF GRASS 



AND OTHER FARM SEEDS 



OFFERED BY 



J. 



C. 



WHEELER 



AND 



SON 



9 



SEED GROWERS, GLOUCESTER, 



(ESTABLISHED IN THE EARLY PART OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY)* 



SEEDSMEN TO THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY 



Adapted for 



»tr .- ii g heavy 

 "Uad. 



The following are 



Pasture 



"We have found by our experience 



Valuable for 

 its ear Line**. 



a mixture of (jmatft. 



P«r acre 



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May befown 



• Oder ! 



wn such, either for alternate husbandry or permanent pasture 



* \I>OW FOXTAIL GRA." (A peetiniii pratensia) 



Thia li one of the earliest and bent of Pasture ftnisaea, but not so well adapt. 

 hay, as it produce* but few stalks; its root leaves are Tery broad, long, sofr, slenuw, 

 and jttow rapidly when cut, or wh»-n eaten down by live stock. It requires two or 

 three years alter sowing to arrive at full maturity. 



KOI H COCK T (Dactylisglomerata) ... 1*. per lb. 



Is a valuable Grass In cnltivati • on account of the great quantity of produce 

 which it y Ida, and the rapidity with which its leaves grow after being cut. It is 

 well adapted for growing In shady moist places under trees*, as in orchards, &c. 



HEAP" I'K.x I !. GRASS (Festncapratensis) ls.perlb. 



1 his is an excellent Grass, either lor alternate husbandry or permanent pastnrt, 

 but more particularly the Utter. It Is well liked by all kinds of herbivorous animals. 



IIAKI) 1 gSCl'K GRASS (FestucaduHuscula) 1*. per lb. 



Will thrive on a great variety of soils, and is found to resist the effect of severe 

 drought in summer, and to retain its venitire during the winter, in a remarkable 



jjree. 1 tn the fineness of its folhige and green utM in winter, it is well adapted 

 .'. iowiag in parks, especially for sheep pasture. 



IIIKEP FE8CI \ (Festucaovina) lv.perlb. 



This Grass form* tlie greater part of the sheep pasture of the Highlands. In qnaifr 



•y r> ass it is mi.r.i inferior to the other cultivated Fescues; bur, horn being well 



liked by sheep, It should always enter into the -..position of mixtures of lands on 



which they are to be pastured; in fact, on the authority of Linmeus. these animals 



have no rellah (or hills and heaths which are destitute of this G 



Wood MKAPuw GRASS < Poa nem oralis) It. 3d. pep lb. 



Its habit of growth is delicate, upright, close, and regular. There is no Graf 

 better adapted for pleasure grounds, particularly under tr ,, as it will not only grow 

 In such places, but forms a fine sward where tew of the other fine Grasses can exist. 

 it produces a considerable deal of foliage early in spring. 



Valuable forjBOUGl TALKED MEADOW GRABS (Poa pratensia) U per lb. 



damp soils. This is a valuable Grass as a mixture for Great" Land-, particularly on dam]) 



Us habit of growth fits it for mixing along with the upright grown sorts, such as the 



Italian Rye- grass. 



8M< TH-STAUvED MEADOW CRASS (Poa trivialis) 



| For the improvement of Old Pasture*, we should recommend, when the land is ItenoTuu 

 U. Gd. per lb- being dressed in the spring with manure, that about 8 or 10 lbs. of Grass Seed per of old 

 I adapted for acre be harrowed or bushed in with it; the quality and quantity of the herbage will tares. ^ 

 " • " be thus greatly improved. Suitable Seed Jot b this purpose we can supply at 



10d. per lb. 



Alternate 

 culture. 



Sui fable k 

 parks and 

 valuable for 



sheep pas- 

 ture. 



ell liked 

 by *l»ep. 



SWED 



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A?*D OTHER 



TURNIP, 



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 grounds. 



CARROT— LARGE WHITE BELGIAN 



LARGE RED ALTRINGHAM 



FRENCH FURZE, or GORSE 

 Ko II L R \RI 



LUCERNE— FINEST IMPORTED 

 PARSNIP— LARGE CATTLE 

 VETCHES or TARES-SPRJ NG 



WINTER 

 SWEDES-IMPROVED WHITE 



SKIRVIKG'S PURPLE TOP 



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Throogb fc 

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last wintc. 

 Swede Seec' 



very 

 scarce. 



early 



Very 

 * 'raas. 



Remarkable 

 for its frag- 

 rance. 



LAirsG & ... ... ... ... ... 



This is a well- formed and excellent Swede. 



EAST LOTHIAN _ 



This is a large Swede, highly esteemed, and extensively grown in Scotland. 



TURNIP— TWEEDDALE YELLOW BULLOCK 2s.perlb. 



This is a new Scotch Turnip, of excellent quality; it is a great improvement on Quite net 

 the old Purple-top Yellow Scotch. The stock at present in cultivation is extremely andean 

 limited, and we can offer it only in small quantities. We strongly recommend a 

 small quantify to be sown as a sample. 



TURNIP-IMPROVED PURPLE-TOP YELLOW 1 s. 6c?. per lb. 



The flesh and under part of the skin of this Turnip is deep yellow, with a purple 



Suited 

 Uwns. 



I-awn O 



Clover 





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SWEET SCENTED VERNAL GRASS f Anthoxanthum odoratum) ... 2s. per lb. 

 This Grass yields hut a scanty portion of herbage, yet, on the whole, Permanent 

 Pasture should not be without a mixture of it, particularly in parks and pleasure 

 .rrounds, were it for no other reason than its pleasant scent, not only when cut for 

 hay, but also when tbe seeds become nearly ripe. 



fan 'RESTED DOG STAIL GRASS (Cyn„surus cristatus) 2*. per lb. 



From this Grass forming a close turf, and having rather fine foliage, it may be 

 advantageously sown on lawns and other places t > he kept under by the scythe. 



For some of our descriptions of Grass Seeds, ic are indelVd to Lowsons Agrostographla. 

 LAWN GRASS SEED ls.Od. ner lb. 



CLOVE a— WMte Dutch fc/.toO 



Red or Broad 7^, f o 



Trefoil ^ ## 4^ t0 q 



Cow Grass, or Perennial Red Clover 



Alsike 



U. per lb- to P> hardy, of good size, and keeps well 



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 PERI NIAL RYE-GRASS (Paceys) 



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4s.6d.to 5 



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T V! :NIP ~ LINC0LXSHIRE RED GL0BE U2tf.perlb. 



1 his variety can be strongly recommended as a large handsome Turnip, of excellent 

 quality. 



TURNIP-DALE'S HYBRID 1,. 2d. per lb. 



J^IP-PUKPLE-TOP ABERDEEN Is. 2<f. per lb. 



1 Ms is an old and very deservedly esteemed variety, and is considered by some to 

 come nearest the Swedes, in hardness and solidity of texture. 



TURNIP-GREEN GLOBE 1*. 2A per lb. 



rtoots of a fine globular shape, with a small neck and tap-root: very white under 

 and green above the surface of the ground ; of the medium size, hard and firm in texture. 



rl - RN,P - p0MERANIA ^ 1#. 2rf. per lb- 



^ 1 nis variety was introduced some years since from Pomerania, and may be con- 

 sidered as the most perfect Globe Turnip in shape, as well as the most regular or 

 uniform in growth. Its skin is of a smooth white and somewhat shining or transparent 

 appearance ; leaves smoothish. of a dark green colour, and whitish nerves. 



A valuiUi 

 substitute 

 for Svedet 



The bet 



White*.; 



Turnip. 



TURNIP 



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Red need 

 prices of the 

 best sorts. 



WHITE GLOBE 



EARLY STONE, or STUBBLE 



GREEN ROUND NORFOLK 



RED ROUND NORFOLK 



WHITE ROUND NORFOLK 



TANKARDS 



MANGOLD WURZEL-LARGE YELLOW GLOBE 



LONG RED 



LOKG YELLOW 

 RED GLOBE 



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We can very strongly recommend our large Yellow Globe Mangold. 



per lb. 



6 



































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 11 



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Some very 



Of this « 



have a *» 

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•sa seeds! GRASS SEEDS. 



n e Kn de- The demand for Natural Grass Seeds has greatly increased during the last few 



»flau '«*»•»; formerly many of the better sorts were scarce and dear, and their price wis 



Iuferiorsorts 8uc \ M 1 l ?P tev 1 entth€ir ^ ir - generally brought Into cultivation, so that recourse 



used, and w * s . h " d to T* 1 * 8 <*ttered t,b«ut the hay loft, which being often mixed with inferior 



their perni- y* ri ^jes and weeds, produced but an indifferent sward, and formed a stnkin- con- t . , - — —•« *«« 



cious results, trast t0 those P astu ™* wbp re seeds of the best and most nutritive sorts had been°sown £2? ^^en exhibited at the Agricultural Show in this City, grown from "^ 



In consequence of the annually incre; rift demand for the better sorts of Pn« v^L!" PP - 1 4 7 u \ many of the roots weighing from 30 lbs. to 40 lbs., and the ^ * 

 Seeds, the price has been so reduced as to be within the reach of Z I and ra ion * ?t£? S S ° VC 3 ° ton3 t0 the acre ' 



)n has been paid to saving and hand-picking them, keeping each sort separate and 

 tree from weeds; so that now whether land is required to be laid down for pem.aneut 

 pasture-or only for a year or two-under Trees, as in Orchards and Parks- in moasv 

 and poor soil, or even on drifting sands, the different Grasses can be so selected and 

 mixed as to m valuabl litres. For Lawns and Pleasure Grounds the finer 

 Stowing sorts are well adapted, and a lew months after sow in g ^ fine sward is 



burner SttS ^'^n^"" t0 ^ *""" ^ ^ down ^*»* a ' Ie - than 



GARDEN 



al timej In laying down Land for Permanent Pasture, the plan usually adontPil i« tn M 



I r«J°"\ ng ! h e , seeds in 8 F in ft on land with B«% * where a crop of Th^fif ™ii«t - ^ 

 •Graae seeds, it is a qn< ion w'ith some whether it is not better to sow thl XJiZ*^! 



.without any other crop; in this case, if the land is in a good sUte o ^c fl iv.tifn and 

 the seed sown in th^rin.r^ i„ M « h - April J, tf good crof of GrasVante 



Seeds « 

 owngrowtt 



Deliversi 



slso 



Proportion of 

 Clover. 



I 



Alsike 

 lover. 



In selecting Seeds for laying down Permanent Pasture, there shnnld ha * «™.™ 



tion of Perennial Red Clover or Cow <irass (Trifolium pa ense ner In Ja° V ^ 



some of the Alsike Clover (TrtfoHum hybridim) mixed 4l the ^ofh r Cole? The° 



Cow Grass is well known, and highly esteemed, but it is somewha difhY ^ M r * 7 • 



true. The Alsike Clover is a cross, or hybrid, between tbe Whi t» n? t> ^ U 



Broad or Red Clover. The Messrs/Law son, speaking of this ^varieU tV" Tf the 



deservedly in repute as one of the best Perennial Clover and WP lV f5«n ?*! 



rowing in this country ; one proof of its valuable qualities is in tit riL *J ?*P t€d f ? r 



increasing demand for its seeds; but hitherto, from tlie c'4 pa^ .^a" ive h ^^^^ 



has not received a fair trial in field culture. From the result : of mir\VnL g ^ P * ' S 



:|* found to thrive on such soils as are termed by t^tr^^^^^ 



^EaSS^*** alone, prove a most valuable acquisition to our cull 





SEEDS. 



Of te'Z besTnnl^T", t0 Ser,d ° Ut *" Seeds > whether to ^ the Garden or Fan "~ 

 ffowtnn "TJS &r? nrivlA w FUe *? n9D,e ! and aS man y of the Seeds are 0ar 0WD 



Sttahettor 1 to Jr I . ° re S ^- dlng out * ve g« n erally succeed in giving complete 

 Renewed orde^ feLT 101 " 6 ™; W V™ ln "^'P* «' n >^' gratifying letters and 

 delHer our Selds7»^» Se T had the honour of servin S former years; and as we 

 from those who hav^o/ 6 ?"?' We Very ™»P««tfulIy solfcit the honour of an order carri^W- 



us to dese^e ta n°oHc e P W a edS T V J ' C " Wheeujb & Soy, of Gloucester, appears to 

 ourselvel Z oS « "**. ?l tl,e , sta °d which its atithon make, in common with 

 tl is, alin all m*£rV&l™l the , USeless ^comprehensible Seed Lists of the day. I" 

 q. aliHes of vari^ e, t'J"?,*' there ^ iH be a difference of opinion as to the relative 



befns Ve^lexed and' £- V « a ? S ? f buyers who have no fancies - bl,t who dislike 

 select Se?d I. Ut t« ,f • ^ at,9ned w '"> *b«t is excellent, will great y prefer a short, 



represent ' Borenlu>L S ™m •T ,n ^ le ,abvrinth <>' names, which, for the most part, 

 sa isf, th^fZ JSttom ^ / - • ^ eSSrs - WH EELKn' 8 little book will do something to 

 <y xnejr expectations. - Gardeners Chronicle, March 2. 



We beg to offer the following Collections of Garden Seeds : 



No. 1. 

 No. 2.- 

 No. 3.- 



0*. Od. 



A L C A R l 1 .l^ILS LLECTION ' SUITABLE F0R * 



A m^ L |« l\°^ T EQUA LI ;y CHOICE VAKIETIES; 



A COLi f « rin L M L ?, fi , ENTITIES 1 10 



A COLLLC I ION SUITABLE F(^R A SMALL GARDEN 15 



These Collections will be delivered Carriage Free. 



cannot 



Early Orders are ^spectfully solicited. _W e deliver ^Sc^F™ 



Collect 

 of Seedi- 





was established, but we have 



Stre^LTSr^ possession a copy of a work written by 



Street, entitled THEMTaktotb. .«^ « .« ^^S^Crn^w " b /. W ; °wen, at Homer's Head, near Temple Bar " , - 



THE BOTANISTS' AND GARDENERS' NEW DICTION AST 



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WHEELE 



& SON 



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Garden, the Kitehen Oarden, the Greenhouse, and tbe Store 



ORSSRYMEN AND SEeFgroWERS. GLOUCESTER. 



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5, Chtrlci Street, io the Pwiih 





