THE 



GARDENERS 



5 



CHRONICLE 



AND 



AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



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A Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.— The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindley 



1855.] 



SATURDAY, MARCH 17. 



[Price 6d. 



index. 



l«rl Sot o( England ..179 6- 



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in* American 



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flgjEJiTtreochins -179 e- 



^»w?¥urnip^M^'.^^^^" 



- Bate cake as 



remark i, mysterious 



fwlaasbandry 



fiost in Berwickshire 



- Hertfordshire 



|ff f Mr. " 6C fcS • . • a 



lip, to growers of 



Iwrt ory.aLady.day 



LiiHifii and mnntrrr 



► - vajees in Ireland 



UabiDf season 



Liaaaao Society 



Madeira, Botany of 



yatlara anrantiaca 



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Masson's dried vegetables 



Mules, French 



Orchard house* , 



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Osage Oran 



Paris Hort. Society 



Pathology, vegetable 



Pear culture in Scotland. 



Peas, boiling 



Plants, new 



Plough, the 



Pomological Soc 



Poplars 



Potato, Fluke 



— Lapstone 



Rain in Herts 



Kape-cake as food 



Rhododendrons, seedling 



Rye-grass, Italian 



Seakale from seed 



Spade husbandry 



Statistics, Scotch 



Teneriffe, Botany of 



Things, common 



Trade memoranda 

 Turnips, Swede, as food 

 Vegetables, Masson's dried 



Vegetable pathology 



Walls, garden 



Wages, Irish 



Water power 175 a 



What is a bargain 



— seed ....... 



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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 

 Gardeners and Nurserymen who propose to EXHIBIT 

 it the next MEETING on April 3, can have the Schedule of 

 the day sent them by post, upon application at this Office. 

 il, Regent Street. W. B. Booth. 



NATIONAL FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY, 

 21, Regent Street.— The Exhibitions for 1855 will be held on 



THURSDAY March 22. 



April 5 and 26. 

 May 17 and 31. 

 June 7 and 21. 

 July 12 and 26. 



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THURSDAY, August 9 and 23. 



Sept. 6 and 20. 

 October 4. 

 November 15. 

 „ December 6. 



The Chair to be taken, and the Report read at 3 o'clock each 

 toy precisely. Visitors, not being Exhibitors, will be admitted at 

 2o clock Exhibitors at half-past 2 o'clock. 



N'otice.— All subjects intended for examination must be at the 

 0fl«, entered and staged, by 1 o'clock, at which time the 

 uawn will proceed to duty. Under no pretence can Flowers 

 te staged for competition after that time. Inteuding Exhibitors 

 will do well by giving a day or two's notice to the Secretary of 

 tt their intention, tbat ample provision may be made for the 

 of tensors best qualified for particular subjects. 



John Edwa rds, Secretary. 



\ ATION AL FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



*rt v.JSfSf,^ ,f treet -- At «ie Exhibition on THURSDAY 

 Sn 1 t^cc ' Me ?^ 8 * W * Holme s, C Lidgard, and A. Parsons 



iJl Ce 5T-l? f Cinerarias ' Primulas, Camellias, &c. 

 fl££nI? S E J hlbl 1 . t0M of other subjects will do well by givin 

 K^ SUC v h their Mention, that the selection of Censors 

 ■« qualified may be facilitated. John Edwards, Secretary. 



SnoL4°^N SOCIETY OF AMATEUR 



Members of t£^ e * Se ? ond Ann » al General Meeting of the 

 iZw!; the J^ ve Soc *ety will be held at the Horns Tavern, 

 toington, on WEDNESDAY, April 4th, at 8 p.m. 



vi 2 !,! r A TR g rT Exl V ibiti0 A ns wiU take P ]ace dlirin S the season, 

 «Im Ac MAY r fnr A T n r UlaS A Po, yanthuses, Heartsease, 

 JUNE for PiAva t ' or ^ Uhps ' Hear *sease, Pelargoniums, &c. 

 ** S^^^^^^L RofW ' ^ JUL Y, forCarna- 

 Wias Shlf be ? aSj Fuchs ^s, &c. SEPTEMBER, for 

 ~4c. 6Uyh0Ck8 ' &c - and NOVEMBER, for Chrysanthe- 



^X"™ 8 " 1 ^ S? # - Per annum I Honoraiy Mem- 

 *" hue ftp S5R B °r th Members ^d Honorary Members 

 T ^ts for frieM?? % ^admission for themselves, and two 



inends for all Shows of the Society. 



*" ^nnmgtonUne, Lambeth.^ ^^ "* S6C ' 



T0 Pensioners on *hi V 2 J f he J eby given that an Election of 

 Jane next apVJ Fu ^ ds of this Charity will take place 

 yi^ed to' send h, 7i? n - S desirous of becoming Candidates are 



Commit 



J* be recei 

 l 'w)n to 



2L»?n 10. 



'ILLIAM 



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Edward Roger Cutler, Sec, 

 1 4, Tavisto ck Row, Covent Garden. 



BARRATT, Landscape Gardener, 



Wakefield. 

 ^Ifj^and Estimates furnished. 



BOX 



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2 1 ,tt «ttoi of^rtit. " OX al l d LILAC TREES, beg to call 

 ^«t&l Gronnl t „ ,f" ea ? ed in la J in S out Cemeteries and 



E ^uf„S C y C UM BE R VECTIS.-A pack et 



S-PWticulars of wff seedso Y f *h« first-rate Ridge Cucumber, 

 2?' P- W. Till be RVnl S . e ? <?<M -^e'-«' CAronic?* for Jan. 27 



^!S 8,e<, *» ThomaI T m n < ° n receipt of 12 postage 8tamps 



IT v r . S T R A W B ER^V 



PLANTS. 



«. A n,le »tiw,e D i a :r**^ 1JOV/11 J a now sending out 



H V X, the fi„" f ? f his four New and excellent varieties, 



C d ^« nn d ^l e ! 8er * fruit ^ KUBY * do.; CAPTAIN 

 & M ^pe* 100 Tt t; "LLBASKKT, do., tremendous 

 J|3L glMl » and Q r« :_ lhe P^nts have been keot in frames 



WSft; 



order t,, ire » which are in all ca 

 aer.^L-giescUffe near Yarm, Yorkshire. 



CUTTON'S FARM SEED LIST, with Prices, 



^ may he had gratis and post-free on application. Goods deli- 

 vered Carriage Free, as see Catalogue. 

 . Reading , Berks, M arch 1 7. 



MESSRS. J. and H. BROWNS NEW PRICED 

 CATALOGUE, post free, of American Plants, Conifers 

 Roses, Geraniums, Fuchsias, Orchidea, Stove and Greenhouse 

 Plants, Fruit Trees, &c. A separate List of Garden Seeds, 

 Choice Flower Seeds, 20 papers, 55. ; 40 do., 10s. free by post. 

 ( Albion Nursery, Stoke Newington, London. 



r^EORGE EDWARD'S ANNUAL CATALOGUE 



V* of DAHLIAS, GERANIUMS, &c, is now ready, and 

 may be had on application, at his Seed Establishment, 1, King 

 Street, Castlega te , York.— Clarence Nurseries, Haxby Roa d, York. 



r P F. WINSTANLEY'S Descriptive Catalogue"^ 



^ • GARDEN and FLOWER SEEDS is now ready, andean 

 be had on application, or sent free by post. 



j 28, Market Place, Manchester. 



F. WINSTANLEY'S Descriptive AGRICUL- 



• TURA.L SEED LIST will shortly be ready, and may be 

 had on application, or sent free by post. The above List contains 

 m uch usef u l inform a tion.-~2 8. Market Place, Manche ster. 



CORNISH EARLY WHITE BROCCOLI, 

 Is. per packet, or 6s. per oz. 

 CONQUEROR OF THE WEST CUCUMBER, 



Is. per packet, containing 12 good seeds. 



The above can be had, warranted genuine, by forwarding post- 

 age stamps for the amount to 



James Lake, Seedsm an, &c, Bridgewater. 



CONSTANTINE'S INCOMPARABLE BLACK SPINE. 



EH ARM AN begs to offer strong Plants of the 

 • above, two in each pot, 48- si zed pots, the price per pot, Is. 

 Address E. Habman, Nurser y, Denham, Bucks. 



BOSSOIVPS CHAMPION OF ENGLAND CELERY. 



THE finest Celery yet introduced, beautifully white, 

 very crisp and solid, and withstands a greater amount 

 of frost than any other known variety ; it has been blanched 

 in the ground 3 feet.— To be obtained of T. F. Winstanley, 

 Seedsman, 28, Market Place, Manchester, price 2s. Qd. per 

 packet; prices t o the tra d e on application. 



CLOVER SEEDS. 



GENUINE NEW CLOVER SEEDS can he had 

 at the lowest market prices of JOHN SUTTON 

 & SONS, See d G rowers, Readi ng, Berks. 



WHITE BELGIAN CA RR' >T SEED.— Pur. 



▼ ▼ chasers of Large Quak-qjcies will-fa^ !re*ted liberaHy. 

 For prices apply to Sutton" ft Sons, Seed Growe tating 

 the qu antity required. 



SUTTON'S IMPROVED ITALIAN RYE-GRASS, 

 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 trice Seed 

 of each sort 9 price 7s. 6d. per bushel. 



OUTTON'S IMPROVED ITALIAN RYE-GRASS, 



O 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 sort, price 7s. 6d. per bushel. 



John Sut ton & S ons, Seed Growers, Reading, Berks. 

 GERMAN FLOWER SEEDS FRESH IMPORTED. 



SUTTON and SONS have imported a superior assoi*t- 

 ment of New German Flower Seeds, a Priced List of 

 which may be had post free. 



IMPORTED GERMAN FLOWER SEEDS. ~~ 



TF. WINSTANLEY has received his annual im- 

 • portation (direct from Frankfort) of unrivalled Collections 

 of German Seeds, including Don Die Ten- Week Stocks, Asters, 

 Zinnia elegans, Truffeaus, new Paeony-flowered Aster, very 

 beautiful, and many other varieties too numerous for insertion. 

 Prices on application ; lists free by post. 



28, Market Place, Manchester. 



CRASS SEEDS, CLOVERS, ETC. 



TF. WINSTANLEY is now ready to send out his 

 • Mixture of New Grass Seeds, for Laying down New or for 

 Renovating Old Pasture ; finest Mixtures for Lawns, &c. For 

 list of sorts and quantities, &c, see his Garden and Agricultural 

 Seed List, to be had on application. 

 28, M arke t Pla ce, Manch ester. 



MANGOLD WURZEL, ETC.— TO THE SEED TRADE. ~ 



BASS and BROWN beg to offer, of the finest Stocks, 

 Mangold Wurzel, Long Red; Do. Yellow Globe; Do. Red 

 Globe; White Carrot; Skirving's Swede; Orange Jelly Turnip; 

 Meadow Fescue Grass. Wholesale prices to the trade on appli- 

 cations—Seed Establishment, Sudbur y, Suff olk. 



MANGOLD WURZEL SEED. 



PURCHASERS OF LARGE QUANTITIES will 



-1 be treated liberallv.— For prices applv (stating the quantity 

 required) to SU TTON &SONS, Seed G r owers, Reading. 



]\/l ANGOLD WURZEL SEED, LONG RED, and 



™ YELLOW GLOBE, warranted genuine, and the growth of 

 18 54. Price 45?. per ton.— App l y to R. S. Hews. Kelvedon, Essex. 



GENUINE SEEDS. " 



fHE MEMBERS OF THE "SEED GROWERS 



-*- SOCIETY," continue to snpplv genuine AGRICULTURAL, 

 VEGETABLE and FLOWER SEEDS at Growers' prices. 

 Lists with price and terms of business maybe had on application 

 ??_* h e Secretary, John Moss, Jim., Feerin g . Kelvedon, Essex. 



pHEAP AND GOOD CINERARIAS.— 



Vy Fine flowering plants from Turner's best seed in large 

 60 and 4S pots, just coming into bloom, at from 45. to 6s. per dozen. 

 Also fine plants of named varieties, consisting of Mr. ami Mrs. 

 S. Herbert, Adela Villiers, Garland, Constellation, Lady H. 

 Campbell, Kate Kearney, Flora M'lvor, lStoile de Venus, &c, | 

 at 9s. per dozen. — Wood & 1 ram, Nurseries, Huntingdon. 



CABBAGE PLANTS. 



r rHOMAS WELLAND offers fine E. Battersea, 



± E. Imperial, E. York, and Field Drumheads, safely packed 

 to the station for any part of England, Scotland, Ireland, and 

 Wales for 35. 6d. per 1000; picklers, Is. per 100.— Surrey Garden 

 near Godalmin g, Surrey. 



rMANT ASPARAGUS PLANTS.- Fine plants, 



*J three years, at 25.?. per 1000, can be had of BtbphxK 



Shilling, Nurseryman , North War nborough, Odiha m. Hants. 



"T)WARF FRENCH BEANS can be had in any 



±-J quantity.— Apply to J. G. Waite, Seed .Merchant, 181, 



IIigli_Holborn, London. 



OEAUTIFUL SEMIDOUBLE PEIMULAS/ 



*-* Only a few packets remain on hand. To prevent disap- 

 pointment, order without delay. 



The celebrated Ipswich Standard Cucumber is sold out, only 

 12 seeds left.— Thomas Wild, Ipswich. 



LIQUIDAMBAR.— The undernamed is a buyer of 

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

 price, and height, to Mr. Jeyeb, Nu rseri Northampton. 



POMCEA RUBRO OERULEA.— Seed of this 



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 Seedsmen and Nurserymen 

 only, by George Roberta 32. Moorgate Street, London. 



WANTED, a large quantity of GOLDEN-LEAVED 

 BOX, 18 inches high — Address, stating price, to ROBERT 

 Foggo, Gardener to Sir William F. F. Middleton, Bart., Shrub- 

 land Park, near Ipswich. 



WANTED TO PURCHASE, a quantity of FRUIT 

 TREE STOCKS and MAIDEN TREES.— Address, 

 stating sorts and price, James Lake. Nurseryman , Bridgewater. 



WILLIAM WOOD and SON, Woodlands Nursery, 

 Maresfield, near Uck field, Sussex, will be happy to forward 

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

 on application. 



RUIT TREES, FOftEST TREES, and SHRUBS, 



GARDEN and FLOWER SEEDS. PERMANENT PAS- 

 TURE GRASSES, and FINE DWARF LAWN GRASSES. 

 — Catalogues of the above may be had on application to William 

 Barratt, Saint John's Nui Wak< field . 



LARCH AND SPRUCE TREES. 



TO BE SOLD by private Contract 

 100,000 excellent Larch Plants, transplanted, 2 to 5 feet. 

 20,^00 Spruce PI t ii transplanted, 9 t© inches. 

 For pric?, &c, apply to Mr. VLEX. LAWRIE, JE!c(gen%1a, 

 near Holt, Thetford, Norfolk. 



rpO BE SOLD, very cheap, 20,000 Transplanted 



JL NORWAY SPRUCE, 2 to 2J feet. Price on application. 

 — Samuel Finney & Co., Gateshead Nursery, Nevrcastle-on-Tynr. 



TO BE SOLD, G3 Hne FRUITING PINES and 

 225 SUCCESSION ditto. To be seen at the late residence 

 of Mr. Alderman Copeland, Leyton, Essex.— For particulars and 

 price inquire o f M > rs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton. 



T^O BE SOLD, a first-rate Collection of ORCHIDS 

 and other Stove and Greenhouse Plants, the property of a 

 gentleman declining their cultivation. — For particulars apply to 

 Gar away, Mayes, & Co.. Durdham Down Nurseries, Bristol. 



FLAX SEED, CROWN IN THE NORTH OF SCOTLAND. 



nnO BE SOLD, in quantity, excellent FLAX SEED, 



-•- grown from Riga Seed imported. Samples may be had, and 

 prices learned from Benjamin Reid & Co., Seedsmen, Aberdeen, 

 Scotland. Referem req red from unknown correspondents. 



PLANT YOUR POTATOES WITH JACKSON'S PATENT 



PREPARATION. 



BASS and BROWN having been appointed Agents 

 for the above, will be happy to furnish it to their customers 

 who may be forwarding their orders for Potatoes or other good<. 

 Also Agents for Page's COMPOSITION FOR THE DE- 

 STRUCTION OF BL IGHT.-Sudhury, Suffolk. 



SEED POTATO, ETC. 



THE BRITISH QUEEN, for productiveness, earli- 

 ness, and quality unequalled :— First size, 7s. per bushel ; 

 second size, suitable for planting whole, 5s. per bushel, carria£ 

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

 packets, free by post. — Hart & Nick i in, Florists and Seedsmen, 

 Guildford. 



EVV CHINESE POTATO— 

 DIOSCOREA (JAPONIC A) BATATAS. 



TF. WINSTANLEY has received a limited quantity 

 • of the above new Potato. For description and method of 

 planting see his Garden Seed hist, where full particulars are 

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

 Sweet-kernel!ed Apricot, a fortnight earlier than the Moor Park. 

 Prices on application.— 2«S. Market Place, Manchester. 



FLUKE K DNEY POTATO. 



TF. WINSTANLEY lias a very fine stock of the 

 • above unrivalled POTATO, selected small for SEED, as 

 they do not bear cutting. Also Lapstone Kidney, Ashleaf, Flour- 

 ball, and many other varieties. Prices on application. The 

 Trade supplied.— 2S, Market Place Manchester. 



THE FLUKE KIDNEY POT ATO.-This excellent 

 variety is now planted here as the principal crop, being 

 more free from disease and more prolific than anv other in culti- 

 vation. It was raised in Middleton, and may be "had genuine in 

 any quantity a ? . per bushel of 56 lbs.— Apply to John Holland, 

 Bradhhaw Gardens. Middleton, near Manchester. 

 Post-office Orders to b e m ade payable a t Mi ddleton, Lancashire . 



rpHE FLUKE POTATO.— A new second early 



I variety, surpassing every other in its capability of resisting 



the Potato di ise, and v. ithout exception the finest and most 



prolific Potato in cultivation. Price per ewt., 15*., bags included. 



To be had genuine of THORN 1 \ 1 LL & DICKSON, Lawrence 



Hill Nor ; and No. 1, Wine Street, Bristol. 



