THE GARDENERS 5 CHR0NICL1. 



c.iPCRB HOLLYHOCKS, SEEOS, tTC. 



^tt [ T\M CHATER begs to offer packets of seed, 



i-MM of 20 varieties, from his best Show Hollyhocks, 

 *Y rfriia*. 8». &*.; and from good double sorts, J 5. 

 11 - "- i German and French Asters, in 12 vari 



r77 ii racket ; separate, 2s. 



eties, 

 I ine Quilled African Mari- 



raNKS' SEEDLING FUCHS1AS.-1855- 



- BgirBIPTION Sfti EOF.MER AlA'EktISEMEXTS, AND 



f«B Ft!* - o:< Application). 



J EPPS has much pleasure in stating that the 



a»ve Fuchsias have been proved to be the finest that 



9 rmi«d by that celebrated grower E. Hanks, Esq., Deal. 



^^ire solicited. The setrof six, 2Z. 2s. The usual 



t to the trade.— Bower Nurseries, M dstone. 



NEW AND RARE CONIFER/E 



pETER LAWSON and SON, the Queen's Seeds- 



* -men, Edinburgh and London, have still on hand a small 

 quantity of the Seeds of the following KARE CON1FEK.E, &c. : 

 Finns Lambertiana, 50 £ s. d. Taxus Lindleyana (quite 



Seeds 1 



P.tuberculata,entire cones 2 

 P.monticola,50Seeds ... 2 

 P. Jeffrey! do. ... 2 



P. Beardsleyi do. ... 2 

 Libocedrusdecurrens, do. 1 



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new) 50 Seeds ... 2 

 Clul>headed Wheat (cul- 

 tivated by the old Cali- 

 fomians) 200 grains 1 

 Wheat (a variety of 

 Triticum durum) do. 



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DoibleTtalian tuberose roots, 

 . w r dozen.— The annual importation of the above- 

 taatifa] and fragrant Flower has just been received, and 

 LJ^rell selected Bulbs may be obtained, without dis- 

 7 ? m * -» i Cobbett's Foreign Warehouse, 18, Pall Mall, 

 j^frinted regulations lor treatment sent; also, just arrived 

 ind open Parmasan Ch eaaee . 



Fall descriptions will be found in the last page of the Gardeners 1 

 Chronicle, for Feb. 3.— -Orders may be addressed to Peter Lav 

 son & Son, in Edinburgh ; or to their London House, 27, Great 

 George Street, Westm i n s ter. 



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IX7ILLIAM and GEORGE DAVISON can supply 



▼ * complete collections of KITCHEN GAUDEN SEEDS, to 

 suit the various sized Gardens, at the following prices :— 



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£3 

 1 16 



No. 3 Collection 

 No. 4 



£12 6 

 12 6 



L'BARB ROOTS for FORCING or PLANTING. 



^ oo^year planted roots of MYATT'S VICTORIA 



variety 

 Manchester. Price to the trade of the above, per 100 or 



Z' M application to Messrs. J. MYATT and SONS. 



Manor Farm, Dept ford. March 17. 



nEAUTIFUL FLOWERS.— Twelve packets, each 



15 packet containing 100 Seeds, 1*. ; sent free per post, Is. 2d. ; 

 ■Jacket sent free per rail. Abronia umbellata, E cere m oca r pus 



Gloxinia*, Lophospermum Ilendersoni, Lisianthus 



i Htno^ and eveTy other choice variety &L per packet. 

 Omzi German (10 week) Stocks, as imported, 36 varieties, each 

 nifety 3d. per packet— Wi. Cullingfobd, 1, Edmund Ten-ace, 



giir«Pond, MiUgtoo, London. 



H J. Elletsaa's superb new late Dwarf White Broccoli Seed 

 plBparor"), 2*. &f. per packet. The Broccoli raised from this 

 " " h from 17 lbs. to 25 lbs. each. 



•kpacke 



No. 1 Collection 

 No. 2 „ 



FLOWER SEEDS : 50 packets, including the best hardy, half 

 hardy, and tender Annuals and Biennials, with printed instruc- 

 tions, 10s. Kd. : 25 ditto ditto, 6s.; 12 ditto ditto, 3s. 



GRASS SEEDS: Fine Lawn Gr.ss Seed Is. per lb.; Grass 

 Seeds for laying down permanent pasture mixed to suit anv soil, 

 30s. per acre. Every variety of agricultural Seeds of the finest 

 quality. Priced Catalogues may be had on application to W. 

 & G. DAYisoN^Secd AVarehouse x St. Peters Street, Hereford. 



SEEDS CARRIAGE FREE. 



UTTON'S COLLECTIONS OF SEEDS. 



TO BE SOLD, at Prices that will be sure to give 

 •flsfsction, 10,000 STRONG CURRANTS of the following 

 Arte, rii.:— Red and White Dutch, common Black and Black 

 gqltt, Wilmot's Superb Red, Champaign and Raby Castle. 

 Ak>t quantity of strong dwarf-trained Pears and Plums of the 

 Nrtiorts, Fistolff and other Raspberries, strong standard Pears, 

 a quantity of prime Seed Potatoes, well kept, of the best 

 For further particulars apply to James Lake, Nursery- 

 Bridgewater. 



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HOPS SUPERSEDED BY THE BAVARIAN 

 BITTER, a perfect substitute for Flops, of an agreeable 

 fcrtw, qnite luble in wort or beer, saving the trouble of 

 aHiniog through a Hop-back, and giving to Beer the well-known 

 tetf&g properties of the Bavarian Beer. Price of 1 packet, 

 %.9d., which is equal to 5 lbs. of best Hops. — Prepared only by 

 Tmui Pbatt Wills, St. George's Square, Portsea. Free 



\VILUAH MASTERS and SON, Landscape 



* ' Gabdf.ker3, Nurserymen and Seedsmen, Exotic Nursery, 

 "itliTb , have assorted Collections of VEGETABLE and 

 WER SEEDS, containing the most desirable varieties in 

 •*nti<m. VEGETABLE SEEDS, 



la 1. Collection for a large garden, containing 20 quarts 

 of Peas of the best sorts for succession, 10 best 

 •arts of Broccoli, 8 do. of Lettuce, with all other 



1* • V^taMes in proportion ... £2 10 



j*.l The best new and other sorts in smaller quantities 1 

 £•* nilt0 Ditto J>\tto 1 v v 



■**. A collection of esteemed kinds for a small garden 10 6 



« ER SEEDS, with printed directions for their culture, 

 awikctious of 12 for 2*. ; 25 for 4s. ; 50 for 85. ; 100 for 15s. 



*n vr M AgTKB8 & Son respectfully solicit commissions, and 

 ■fwnmmate t their kind patrons, that the varieties to be 



?* to these Collections may be selected by their own 

 r j from tbe newl y printed Lists to be had on application. 



N°tV CE '~ For fuI1 particulars of EDWARD 



.TILEY'S two unequalled new Cucumbers, Melons, and 

 ^^JtPotato, see advertisement in Gardeners' Chronicle of 

 'Jwaary, 1855, page 128, together with an exact repre- 

 «on of the Cucumber, Sir Colin Campbell. 



Sl^J CUCUMBERS, STR COLIN CAMPBELL and 

 ■"■ALCANROBERT, 3s. 6d. per packet, or a packet of 

 Jjl 1 J**** °f either of the Melons mentioned in the 

 EJjiJfr e ab0Ye date(exce P t Golden Drop and Scarlet 



cKv li, S P DUNG POTATO, THE CHAMPION 

 ftLW lBet ^ sta,,d earliest in the world, price 55. 6U per 

 «mper and package included, or 1?. per bushel. 



™K L £? NEW MELON, GOLDEN DROP (Green 

 ^*£«U. to. per packet. 



k m* l Jr \a 8U ?f Tb Scarle t Flesh Melon. Is. 6d.4>er packet. 

 *I*kitof \T l n Drop * one of the Kin S Melon, together with 

 •*;i« il 7 I var iety mentioned in the former advertise- 



^ WUtt^ta*^ 6 * 1 ^ St fr6e ° n receipt of 3 *" 6d ' in casn or 



^^ l Jv I v Y \ N r 1 l ,rse! 7nian, Seedsman, and Florist. 14, 

 Jll^Ygd, Rath^jor nersetshire. ' 



\!«8Sft5! E WTf B f E ? D K G CALCEOLARIAS. 



**m™ Wl k LLlA M ROLLISSON and SONS beg 



^■^•fS?^ they have P urch «ed the entire stock from 

 ^^ontti i rfir7 Dent i°? ed Gems ' and wiu commence send- 



&•■ \ mlt XAY l JABlhl ^ 1^. W. each.- As a bedding 

 2** *• defipfJnL *i C arn ? ,nff variet >*» an ^- in some measure 

 r^^lirttSl !^re Jvaa l^en for durable and effective 



^^mSttt ^ I *i e P arterre - ^ is an excellent grower 

 UJ^. pretty. habit, and produces in great profusion 



*j -M chan^ tl ^!?' wh ! ch °P en of a delicate primrose 



r 1 " " -.wt avIJV T A ^'^ J ther it is e most desirable 



»LARi j ^ v tnorou ^ hI y distinct to any in cultivation. 

 ft*lb.fl|u I J E p^PSE, 10*. Gd. each.—This is the most 

 Sr^^cint Ur C ° * v * rie *y ever raised, of nice compact 



Si'-ftrhat rpm51 \!1 8S€S of glowing crimson flowers, which 

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A Clergyman, whom we have had the honour of supplying 

 many years, writes us:— " I have much satis/action in recommend- 

 ing your Seeds to various friends, as I find they are much pleased 

 'nth them;" and another purchaser says, "I never received so 

 numerous a Collection, so good in qua i,from any house* 1 



"We therefore confidently recommend those gentlemen who are 

 not themselves acquainted with the best sorts of Vegetables, to 

 order immediately (while we have a large Stock), one of the 

 undermentioned complete Collections :— - 



KITCHEN GARDEN SEEDS. 

 No. 1. A complete Collection, for one year's supply 

 No. 2. A complete Collection, in reduced quantities 

 No. 3. Ditto Ditto Ditto 



No. 4. Ditto Ditto Ditto 



HARDY AND SHOWY FLOWER SEEDS (rosT free). 



No. 5. A Collection of the best 50 sorts known 10 



No. 6. A Collection of the best 36 sorts known 7 



No. 7. A Collection of the best 24 sorts known 5 



SUTTON'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS will be sent post free. 

 John Sutton & Sons, SeedjGiwers, Reading, Berks. 



BASS and BROWN'S CHOICE VEGETABLE 

 AND FLOWER SEEDS. 



For some of the novelties of their first-rate Collections, 

 also choice imported Seeds, Roots for early spring 

 planting, &c % , see Advertisements in the Gardeners' 

 Chronicle of Feb. 17, page 109, and March 10, page 140. 



ASSORTED COLLECTIONS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS, 

 containing the best new sorts 



No. 1, with 20 quarts of Peas, and other vegetables in pro- 

 portion 



No. 2 Collection, 40s.; No. 3, 255. ; No. 4 



The collections are given in the Seed and Plant List. 



FLOWER SEEDS, BEST AND NEWEST ASSORT- 

 MENTS, with printed instructions for sowing, &c. 



1C0 vars . choice strong annuals 



50y&Y3.,8$.6d.; 30 vars., 5s, 6d. ; 20 vars. 



20 vars. best dwarf kinds, in large packets, suited for 



beds on lawns, 7s. 6d. ; 12 va 



20 var a . choice greenhouse annuals. 75. 6d.\ 12 vars. 

 20 vars. choice greenhouse perennials, 10s. 6d. ; 12 vars.... 

 20 vars. choice hardy biennials and perennials 

 12 do. do do do. 



For further particulars see Seed and Plant List 



'CHOICE IMPORTED SEEDS, comprising Stock, Aster, 

 Balsam, Coekscomb, Larkspur, Salpiglossis, Scabious, Sinecia, 

 Sweet William, Wallflower, Zinnia, &c. 



Bass & Brown's Seed and Plant List free by post for three 

 penny stamps. ^ Also the autumn Catalogue for three penny 

 stamps ; or gratis to our customers who may not have received 

 them.— Seed and Horticultural Establishm ent, Sudb u ry, Suffolk. 



MESSRS. E. G. HENDERSON and SON will 

 commence sending out, on and after Monday, April 30, the 

 following New Plants :— 



CALCEOLARIAS (Shrubby or Bedding). 



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Norma ... 



Red Kover 

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Wildfire 



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^^afim.T Plant ita value ™ 11 *>e inestimable. It 

 '^ne 15 SEP certificate by the National Floricultural 



^WliMii 4180 *t-the Royal Botanic Gardens, 

 f^ ^ *U mm* J!TiV ,epeatedl y' noticed in the Gardeners 1 

 2L?°*« two Tc^r? t,es and ni **chless colour. 

 £2*4 a r * «o p^; anaa Police such magnificent trasses of 

 £?*** for ,2 me!y Active, that they will be admir- 



•!2 rS ' W - R Aftf aTld Conser vatory decoration. 



^Wfc... * aoiis h*v ean excellent stock of Rollissorfa 



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2!\ De Su PPl»ed at U. per 100. Although 



2** Win 



•Purpose. 





\7*°»"? CSSSST Pl8nt9 ' * c - **' whlch are 



h «Wies, Tooting/near London. 



Or the set of eight varieties, 21. 2s. 

 Full descriptions of which may be seen in the Gardeners' 

 Chron e of last week. 



With permission of Mr. C. Turner we shall offer CALCEO- 

 LARIA PURITY, the best of the two white bedding varieties, 

 raised and exhibited by Mr. Cole, at 7$. 6d. each, or with the 

 above set 2Z 75 



HYDRANGEA IIORTENSIS, flore pleno, 10*. 6d.—This 

 remarkable plant with double flowers will prove a great acquisi- 

 tion; the colour, as with Hortensis, is either blue or pink, 

 according to the soil or treatment it may receive. The flowers 

 remain a long time on the plant in full beaut v. 



DAHLIA EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH, 10*. 6d.— This 

 beautiful plant, with constant and attractive white variegated 

 foliage, will give a height amongst variegated foliaged plants 

 that has been much required, 3$ to 4 feet. The double dark 

 coloured flowers over the sheet of white foliage will be quite 

 unique as a bedding plant. 



PHLOX QUEEN VICTORIA, 5s.— One of the finest formed 

 flowers, with the free strong growth of the decussata section ; 

 splendid truss of blush white flowers, with a conspicuous large 

 purpl e eye. — Wellington Nursery, St. John's Wood. — March 17. 



AGE and CU/s BLIGHT COMPOSITION. 



— Extra Strong, 4s. per gallon, sufficient to make four (Jars 

 and Barrels extra); in Bottles, Is. 3d. and 2.9. 6d. each. Directions 

 for application forwarded. 10 Gallons and upwards Carriage 

 Free to London. Should be in the hands of all Plant and Fruit 

 Growers. See Gardeners' Chronicle f March 3, 1855. It can now 

 be obtained of 



Messrs. F. & A. Dickson & Sons, 

 106, Eastgate Street, Chester, 

 and 14, Corporation Street, 

 Manchester 



Bass 8c Brown, Sudbury 

 utton & Sons. Reading 



W. & G. i)jivison, St. Peter's 

 Street, Hereford 



Henderson & Co.. Pine. Annie 



Masters & Son, Canterbury 

 Thomas Davies & Co., Waver- 



tree, Liverpool 

 Mr. 1 man, Wobnrn 



J. Perkins, Northampton 



Tiley, Bath 

 E. Paul, Derby 



W. Barratt, St. John's, 



Wakefield. 

 Baskerville, Bristol 

 Burham, Hastings 





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Place, London 

 Rendle & Co., Plymouth 



and of the Inventors and Manufacturers - 



B. PAGE & Co., Sked Merchants, Oxford Street, and 



Above Bar, Southampton. 

 N.B.— Other names will shortly appear, as the agents 

 appointed. 



A«r««*« NEW PLANTS. 



VERSCHAFFELT,NuRSERrMAX, Ghent, Belgium, 

 • begs to offer to Amateurs aud to the trade his following 

 new plants:— 5 



A rrl t EN hm? fTO^RANIA), AMBROISE VERSCHAF- 

 • t 1 - lS VS the fanest Achimenes ot all ; a correct drawing 



is figured in L'Illustbatiox Hokticole, Number 1, I85S 

 Nice plants will be sent out next Mar, each 85.-N.B. One 

 over if three plants aTe taken 



TYDCEAWARSCEWICZI; magnificent pi a, tor foliage, and 

 particularly for the flowers. It is the finest gesr.criaceous 

 plant ot all : a correct drawing is figured in L' Illustration 

 Horticole, Number 1, 1855. S ong plants are now ready for 

 sale, each 155.— N.B. One over If two plants are taken 



R «nH° A v EN T^ 0N t , (H i lKDV} PRINl! c-amilLe Dr 



ROHAN. This is the nnest hardy variety raised; a correct 



^S™ 11 ^? fi » u . red in ^Illustration Bostioole, JffuBiber ± 



185o This variety is warranted to be quite hardv, and very 

 free bloomer. Nice plants will be sent odt next May, each 15^ 

 N.B. One over if three plants are takm. 



Agent in London: Mr. R. Silbebrad, 5, Harp Lane, Great 

 Tower Street. 



NEW EVERCREEN CUMBINCTrOSE. ~"* 



1T7ILLIAM WOOD and SOiN, Woodlands Nursery, 



» » Maresfield, near Uckfield, Sussex, beg to intimate to their 

 friends that they are now prepared to send out at OKCB good 

 strong plants of WILLIAMS' EVERGREEN CLIMBlNi 

 ROSE, at 35. 6d. each, with the usual allowan to the trade, and 

 a still further reduction if one dozen or more are ordered at cue* 

 Price may be had on application. 



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

 penny postage stamps extba to defray stage. Sti ig Plant* 

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

 Charles Turne r , of t he Ro yal Nursery 3lei 



DWARF-BUDDED ROSES, 



Adapted either for Pott wo or PLAimjra in Groups. 



T ; y ILLIAM WOOD and SON, Woodlands Nursery, 



* ▼ Maresfield, near Uckfield, Sussex, have tbe ph of 



offering fine strong Plants of the follow! DWAKF HYBRID 

 PERPETUAL HOSES, at 15s. per doaf*: Baroumi Prevost, 

 Duchess of Sutherland, Jacques Lafitte, La Reine, Madame 

 Trudeaux, Pius the Ninth (pillar Rose), Robin Hood. 



The fol laving at 10s. per dozen -.—Madame Laflay, Marquise 

 Boccella, Marquis of AiLsa, William Jesse. 



N.B, A very liberal allowance to the trade on the above. 



NEW ROSES. 

 WOOD'S DUCHESS OF NORFOLK, a superb bright crimson 

 Hybrid Perpetual Pillar liose, 10s. 6d. per plant. Usual dis- 

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

 plants are ordered at once. 



WILLIAMS' EVERGREEN CLIMBING ROSE, 3s. 6U each. 

 Usual discount to the trade. 



JOHN H L LAN D \ Bradshaw Gardens, "Middle tow , 



*J near Manchester, begs to inform Gentlemen, Amateurs, &c, f 

 that he can supply them with tbe following, from a Stock of 

 20,000 Plants, well rooted, and in robust health, including every 

 choice variety grown. 



CARNATIONS, 9s., 12s., and 18s. per dozen pairs. 



PICOTEES, 9s., 12s., and 18s. „ 



PINKS, 4s., 6s., and 9s. „ 



PANSIES, 4s., 6s., and 9s. per dozen plants. ' 



•BELGIAN DAISIES, 4s. and 6s. „ 



FLUKE KIDNEY POTATO, 5s. per bushel of 56 lbs. 

 SELECTED PANSY SEED, Is and 2s. per packet. 

 DELPHINIUM BAKLOWI, 4s. per dozen. 

 Auriculas, Alpine Auriculas, Polyanthuses, Primroses, &c. 

 Priced and Descriptive Catalogues 11 ready for on« stamp. 

 Post-office Orders to be pay able at Middle ton, Lancashire. 



GERANIUM—" ENGLAND'S GLORY " 



t> AIN13R1DGE and HEWISON have purchased this 



*-* beautiful bedding Geranium. The colour of the flower is 

 pale flesh, or maiden's blush: the leaf of the horse shoe kind, and 

 very glossy; the individual flowers are smooth, of great sub- 

 stance, and of exquisite form. It is an abundant bloomer, an 

 exceeding large trusser, and throwing its flowers well above the 

 foliage. It resembles much the Hydrangea, and is considered 

 the best Geranium out for bedding or conservatory. 



Plants in June, 1855, 5s. each. The usn »1 allowance to the 

 trade when three Plants are taken. — York Nurseries, March 17. 



R SMITH is now sending out his New Seedling 

 • Strawberry, SIR CHARLES NAPIER, the best forcing 

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

 colour not one to equal it. Price 31. per 100 ; 50 for 30s. ; : -5 for 11. 

 Also, Sir Charles Napier, British Queen, and Keens' Seedling in 

 pots for Forcing. — R. Smith, Market Gardener, Richmond Road, 

 Twickenham. 



NOTICE TO THE TRADE. 



JOHN ADAMS, Nurseryman and Sei dsman, High 

 Street, near the Market Place, New Brentford, Middlesex. 

 Nursery Grounds at Acton Green, established sevt ral years. 



John Adams begs to inform his kind friends and patrons that 

 he intends carrying on the above business on a large scale, and 

 begs a continuance of their kind favours, and that nothing on his 

 part shall be wanting to gire entire satisfaction.— Brompton 

 Park Nursery. March 17. 



THE ANNUAL SPRING EXHIBITION OF PLANTS IN THE 



EXETER NURSERY. 



LUCOMBE, PINCE and Co. very respectfully beg 

 leave to announce that their superb specimens of CAMEL- 

 LIAS are now in flower; they are particularly fine this aeason, 

 and great additions have been made to their collection. Their 

 New Show House is also filled with an ex ten ortment of 



various Fine Plants, which cannot fail to gra'ifv those who pay 

 their Nursery a visit, as it is now, and will continue tor a long 

 time to be exceedingly brilliant aud attractive with ail the gayest 

 Spring and other Choice Flowers. * 



L., P., & Co. have now several experienced Gardeners whom 

 they can strongly recommend. — Exeter Nursery, Exeter. Mar. 17. 



Witt ©artreners' Cfcrnniclt* 



SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1855. 





The Climate of the Crimea has lost none of its 

 interest. The army has passed through the perils 

 of December, January, and February, which have 

 proved to be such as we long ago anticipated. 

 March has now arrived, and it is thought probable 

 that the troops will be before Sebastopol at least 

 till the end of June ; so that four or five months' 

 experience of a Taurian spring and summer has still 

 to be gained. Two translations* of Professor Koch's 

 work on the Crimea having just issued from the 



» The Crimea, with a Visit to Odessa. Hy C. W. Koch. Rout- 

 lei ge ; pp. 183, with woodcuts. 12mo (Is.). 



The Crimea and Odessa: Journal of a Tour, with an Account 

 the Climate and Vegetation. By C. W. Koch. Mitbbat : pp. 323 

 with a map of the country and woodcuts. Small Svo. 



