GARDENERS 



CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



READS GARDEN ENGINES, SYRINGES,f&c 



AGRICULTURAL 

 MEADOW X PASTURE 



pETEKLAWSON and SON, V f}£^ 



i- London, the Queen's Seedsmen Nr^f bur $ 



Forester 

 of Scon 



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;rs; and to the Highland and AgpuS?' * 

 .and, beg to intimate to their English r,w 4l 



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description, saved from genuine stocks and 

 respectfully solicit orders. > a lor 



Also Garden Seeds, Flower Seeds. Gard 



Public that they are now sending "out FARM C 2p^ men *Jk 



dftscrintion. saved from fpiinino cf^i... - - ****^8of|i 



Draining~foo7s~ anTeverything connected^ I?? 1 *** 

 Catalogues will be sent on application. taeir taj 



London Branch, 27, Great George Strepf \v ». 



P. L. & S. are always able to recommend exw,22^ 

 Gardeners, and Foresters. ex Penenced B^ 



S^\ RASS 



SEEDS, SEPARATE 



MIXEL . 



Gentlemen intending to lay down land top 

 Pasture, or for one or two years 9 lay, are recom^T? 

 communicate with us, stating the nature of th/^r* 

 situation, that we may advise as to sorts of G £} 



most suitable. Price 24s. to 32s. per acre for PermanpTJ* 

 John Sutton & So »s, Seed Growers. Read™ 



PERMANENT PASTURE 



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prepared 





GRASSES, PERENNIAL CLOVERS, &c &c Yni 

 Land to Permanent Pasture, at 25s. per acre alio*- ^ 

 bushels to the acre, carriage free. Mixtures for Lawn"* 1 



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other purpose, or the sorts separate. Most 



HEN an 



Grass are collected by the Advertiser, and he will b£* 

 greatest attention in selecting such as shall constitaHLz 

 specifical to the soil, purpose, &c, of each buyer 



article of real utility attracts public attention, Imitators start into the field to snatch from the | MEADOW AND pasturf rcacc * 



* * inventor we just reward of his labours. It has now become a daily practice of exhibiting in the windows of ironmongers and _ T?Oft ftE fttRR<* aktT rL» or f5 EDS " 

 other Syrinfltt of the vf.by commonest dbbcsiption, with the words "READ'S PATENT," as an inducement to purchasers l^^^ff y^B* AlsD Lo., 26, Down 

 '--*---- - - » ' l — *»— emarked on the subject, is indeed "living upon another man s fame. 



35, REGENT CIRCUS, LONDON. ; 



-Descriptions sent Post free. _ 



Hear instruments have the Royal Arms, with the Address 



A liberal discount allowed to Nurserymen, Seedsmen, &c, &c. 



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YOUELL AND 



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F RKSPECTFULLY to refer the Subscribers to the Gardeners' Chronicle to their advertisement which 



nppeam. m last v 



Plant*," '" Hare and IFar 



Other desirable fruits ; u 

 ■ our Ad vfrtlssment last 



OYAL NURSERY, GREAT YARMOUTH 



PRICED NURSERY CATALOGUES. 



A PAUL asd S<>N will ho happy to forward the 

 > • s i .wing priced Kursery C kTAUHiUES In return for 

 one postage stamp each:— A, Roses; B, OawAmocTAL Trees 



and *«*•; C, wfcrr Tai«> . l>, Herdackots Pi.astb; F, 



<5rek»hoitbk Plants, Ac; <r, Seeds; H, Hollyhocks; I, 



1 Nurseries,! unt, Herts. _^ 



BEDDING AND OTHER PLANTS. 



1 and A. SMITI PS Descriptive LIST of the under- 



• mentioned is now ready, and may be had, post free, on 

 application :— Antirrhinum., Verbenas, Fuchsias, Scarlet Gera- 

 ni'im*, < Uceolarias, Petunias. Heli -opes, Pentatemons, Chry- 

 santhemums, Mimn I Salvias, Loheli as, Ac Climbers in variety, 

 also a miscellaneous Collection of - eenhome l'Iant-4. They have 



now in bloom Cytisus ra erarias in variety, Primula 



linens AeseUarraaU. ! tatl*i t Erica Wii nrea, &c. 



TI Trade mpplled.— !» r. 3Iarifc 17. 



f± )R(}i Slim S PIUCEIUNFDESCRIPriVE 



1 J CATALOGUE oflrst-cl i Verbenas, Fuchsia*. I aniums 



(Show, Fancy, Y.uiefjted, and Scarlet), Dahlias, Chrysanthe 

 mum*, splendid new Hollyhocks, very choice Tetanias, &c, will 

 be forwarded in return for one postage stamp. 



The » ranioms are in extra fine lltion, and require repot- 

 ting Parties g ing orders immediately will sav :ch in 

 irriafire, with less liability to damage by having them before 

 tkeyare repotted. Choice Verbena eed from the finest show 

 flowers^ Sin H orn gey I ^Islit- Lon ». 



AMERICAN NURSERY. "~ 



f^EORG BAKER'S DESCRIPTIVE CATA- 



^^ L< o^ ' EUICAN PL \ NTS, &c., as exhibited by 



him in the Royal I'-otanic ardens, Regent's Park, may be had 

 by inc og two postage stamps. 



G. B. begs to call at tent q to his fine stock of Weepin«» 

 Hollies, Co Hants, Ornamental Shrubs, &c— American 



irs«y, Windlesham, near Bagshot, Surrey, near Staines 

 Station, Sonth- Western Railway, where conveyances may be 

 obtained. 



NORTH CHINA SUGAR CANE— (IIolcus Saccitaratus). 

 NEW CHINESE POTATO— (Dioscore 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 :— 



Holeus ccharatu9,in packets, at Is., 2?. 6d., and 5s. each. 

 Dioscorea Batatas— four tubers, 10s.; ten ditto, 11. 2s. Gd. 



^ For further particulars as to culture, «fec., see a pamphlet descrip- 

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

 for cultivation, by John HkfdibSOV, price Is., published by Mr. 

 S. Jon N-, St. Martin's Lane, and to be had of ail booksellers. 

 Post Office Orders are requested to be made payable at Newton 

 Abbott. South Devon. 



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AMERICAN PLANTS. 

 CATALOGUE of HARDY 





NEW ASHLEAF-THE "EARLY CHAMPION." ' 



JOSEPH WILSON, Seedsman, Ipswich, begs to call 



*J attention to the following varieties :— 



The CHAMPION ASHLEAF, 12s. (per bushel, 56 lbs.), is 

 decidedly the finest in cultivation; it is healthy, hardy, and 

 prolific, and for delicacy of flavour it is impossible to be surpassed 



The BRITISH QUEENS, the earliest round variety known! 

 The stock on hand this week is a remarkably fine sample for 

 1 sets," and can with confidence be recommended. The following 

 testimonial is worthy of note :— 



" Sir.— The quarter of a peck of British Queens you sent me 

 last year on trial has produced over 2 bushels of very fine Pota- 

 toes; in fact I have not seen such a crop for the last 20 years 

 and I have much pleasure in recommending them to your 

 numerous customers. Signed J. Basting, Gardener to 



" Mr. J. Wilson. Mrs. Campbell, Birkfield Lodge." 



MOSS kTo^ToI 1 variet ^, L( > RD RAGLAN, 42s.; and the 

 MOSS KIDNKY, 24s. per sack of 16 stones as 2d Early's, and 

 well worthy of a trial by large growers for sale. 



Free to London for orders of 4 bushels and upwards. No charge 

 for bags or sacks. b 



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Descriptive Priced 



ERICAN PLANTS for 



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PO POTATO GROVVERS.-ROS^AMEmCAN 



. . w , r V. „\\ LY : gF ° Wn exp "* s . ly for Seed on reclaimed Peat or 



coming season is just public - and may be had by inclosing Moor ^hout manure. This well-known productive Potato 

 stamps for postage. As everything in the wav of Amer^S c ^ not be quailed as a "second early/' price 21s. per sack 



Plants is grown to an unequalled extent at this Nursery 

 intending purchasers would do well to provide themselves 

 with this Catalogue. 



WATRRKR a i ODFKE Y. Nephews and Successors to the 

 late H sea Waterer, Knap Hill Nursery. Woking, .- 



TXTHEKLERaiid SON'S SHO IT SELBCT SEED 



▼ ▼ LIST.— Our Priced Lift of Seeds for this season, contain- 

 ing Descriptions and Prices of the best GARDEN and FLOWER 

 S E E D9, will be forwarded free by post, i t is our earnest endea- 

 vour to send out all Seeds, whether for the Garden or irm of 

 the very best quality and true to name : and as many of the Seeds 

 are our own growing, and are proved before sending out we 

 generally succeed in giving entire satisfaction to our cStomera 



We are in daily f most grc yin 9 h r 9 and ren,w*d 



Orders from t\<me we had the honour of swing last year ■ and 

 as we deliver our Seeds Carriage Fiiee, we very respectfnllv 

 Bohcit the honour of an order from those who have not yet given 

 ns a trial.— J. C. Wheeler & So**; Gloucester. Seedsmen to the 

 'loucesterBhire Agricultural cjety. 



EVERGREEN 



of'icwt. 



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

 s™»T VT" ^ r^l^ - and . for S*™* ««>PB cannot iS 



grows 



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leafed) 

 Early Emperor 



n Shilling's 



Martin's Globe 

 Oxford Large 



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WILLIAMS' EVERCREEN CLIMBING ROSE. 



riLLlAM WOOD a?.d SON, Woodlands Nnrpery 



n,.LJ yUresfie!, '', near Uckfie 'd, Sussex, have strong Plants of 



™1n^I\3SV ea,,7 I or 1 eUyer ^- T}lis hi * h] r interesting and 



r,t?t^ l, V°, th<!cl,, ' ,nf Evergreen Climbing Rosel was 



SSfnnW 6 'V 6 •'; hn w ' ! "'a«ns, Esq . of Pitmaston. It is" 



fS^Z ZZ^T ^™te™. fertilised with Vellow Tea 



«ni™5«fTh- » d e . legant habU is Precisely like the Ayrshire „, ... 



rreamv white **}£!£., Yellow Tea. Its flowers are 



™™«*rt 1 ^ borne in long 



axil. It is highly de*irK *"? 



verandah-, or dldings of any ki^d and If r 



L of, and Hull. 



W. DRUMMOND and SONS, Seedsmen, Stirling, N.B. 



o«./ 1° P re T e 4 nt disappointment unknown correspondents will 

 pnr i a remittance w ith their order pumienis wm 



of SEED POTAT^^lSS T** ? m llnrivall «d collection 

 •ui * i ' whlch havc been grown and selecrpd 



with great care, and perfectly free from disease Tbp ,,« i 



POTATOES:- 

 Per bnsh. of 4 st. 



Ash-leaf Kidney( Jack son's) lQs. 

 Ash-leafed Kidney (Walnut- 



Per bush, of 4 st. 



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Round Frame (for 

 Forcing) ... 



105. 



10*. 



105. 



105. 



85. 



85. 

 85. 



American Early 

 Forty-Fold ... 

 Kentish Kidney 

 York Regent's 

 White Rough 

 French Blues 

 White Kidney 

 British Queen, the largest 



and best produce in cul- 

 tivation 



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75. 

 83. 

 85. 

 65. 



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7 s. 

 Bs. 



ice work, 



Seed Establishment. Wisbeaeh, Cambridgeshi; 



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nnequ»lle<i, being of an fxi^m7iTL^ u "\" t a v. pil ' ar I: "~ e - is fkh-ving's or Liverpool Swede 

 fe*£m, or'nreh^ »ndS . : v^L^'it for forming ^,ng S 

 most N*ntif,il virietv, prodiS »n f' ° r Bo,l( l" ets jt «« 

 finely-formed bud,.. It only rem, res to CZ™** ^ ,mbeT ° f ,ts 

 the best Climbing Bom for In posesln^u? ^ P"'™"""d 



Good MUMltl d Plants at:l 2? tic h w i ft m '° n " , , 

 .ne. to th. trade, and a further^^'l^Jf* »"o»- 



Whire Globe Turnip 

 Green 



Red Tankard 



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SEEDS, &c. 

 Orange Globe Wrrzel 



Broccoli, of sorts 

 Bairheard^No n p areiI p e 



Coles Crystal White Celery 



ordered at once 



or 



W. .1 . Errs can with confidence offer the ah*™ t l , 

 titles), having been grown from the i bes ^selected ^ ^^ qUan - 

 —Prices sent on aonhcation. selected stocks possible. 



Seed Establishment, High Street, Maidstone, March 17 



BUM 



VJ Piccadilly, beg to announce that' their Mixta™ Jr* 1 

 Seeds are now ready for delivery at the following prices -1 

 Mixtures for laying Land down to permanent Grass f^fi* 

 heavy, and other soils (allowing 2 basheis andl21ha* 

 acre ... ... ... ... ... . ^ n»ri» 



Mixtures for Tark or Field Lawns (allowing 2 bushels anditC 

 to the acre) 32j.pw 



Mixtures for improving and renovating old Grass Land lj|Ta 

 Mixtures (finest sorts) for forming Lawns lf.WK 



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and their growing properties fully tested. Directions lor 

 accompany the seed. 



G. G. and Co.'s New Priced AGRICULTURAL CATALOGUE 

 is now ready, and will be forwarded free on application 



GEORGE GIBBS & CO., Seedsmen, 



Down Street, Piccadilly , London. 



TO PLANTERS 



TTAY, SANGSTER, and CO.,' have for sale fc 



A A following;— 600 to 700 strong Standard PEARS, 500 Dnf 

 do., and 100 Dwarf-trained do. Any reasonable offer will not), 

 refused, as the ground must be cleared by the 25th March. 



Apply to Hay, Sangster, & Co., Newington Butts, Londoi; tf 

 whom also may be had for seed York Regent Potatoes, to, ni 

 Early American, &?. per bushel of 56 lbs., the produce of M 

 prepared Cuttings. Terms cash. 



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BASS and BROWN, Seed and Horticultural Est* 

 lishment, Sudbury, Suffolk, offer the following:- j. I 

 Bailey's Early Monarch, a splendid early sort. Particulars 

 see Bass & Brown's Seed and Plant List. Per root ... 2 t 



Salt's Crimson Perfection, per root * 



Mitchell's Royal Albert, Myatt's Linnaeus, and Mritfi 

 Victoria Giant, each per dozen 7s. 6d., or Is. each. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



For Particulars see Seed and Plant List. 



Admiral Dundas (Myatt's), per dozen 



Scarlet Nonpareil (Patterson's}, per dozen 

 Omer Pacha (Ward's), per dozen 

 Magnum Bonum (Barrett's), per dozen 



Other best older sorts, 3s. to 10s. per 100 



POTATOES. 



True and Free from Disease. 

 British Queen, per bushel of 56 lbs. 

 Soden's Early Oxford do. 

 Flour Ball do. 



York Regents do. 



For other sorts see Seed and Plant List 



Fine trained Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, «. 



Goods (not under 20s.) Carriage Free to all the Law 



Termini, or o n the E ast ern Counties, Colchester line. _ . 



PELARGONIUMS OR GERANIUMS. 



JOHN DOBSON and SON beg to offer the follow* 



*J and feel sure that the plants and varieties will g 

 greatest satisfaction. Any 12 of the following (purchaser 

 tion) for 63*., Zampa, &c, included : Attraction, Bride o. AW£ 

 Carlos, Suur se, Eliza, Glowworm, Leah, Optimum, Fasn^ — 

 riet, Vulcan, Rosa (Foster's), Lucy, and Ambassador. 



The following 12 for 425.: Neatness, Colonel of the ^V 

 ginia, Leonora, Gertrude, Enchantress, Rosa (Becks), a™—* 

 Jupiter, Spot, Purple Perfection, and Picta. 



Any 12 of the following, 21s.: Mochanna; Arethuss, . .»- 

 Astrea, Amazon, Purpurea, Magnificent, Ch!oe f CapeIl»,w» 

 Leader, Genera llissimo, Prince Arthur, Virgin Queen, u^. 



FANCY PELARGONIUMS.— Any 12 of the / ol ^f^ 

 Advancer, Annette, Caliban, Captivation, Carlotta un . ^ 

 nation, Fleur de Marie, Nerea, Formosissima, Gl P^ f 

 Downes, Picturata, Prima Donna, Perfection, and _rn "^j| 



Catalogues with full descriptions on application, 

 Nursery, Isleworth. 



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educed Price, ^...-crrv 

 R PACHA STRAWBERRY 



T/V ILLIA M JAMES WARD res— 



* * his friends and the public that he has stiii » - f g 

 rooted plants to offer of the above excellent ^^ £d# 

 obtained the Bronze Medal at the Royal Botanic uw 



tion, July 5, 1&54. 

 It was submitted for opinion 



to Mr. Thompson,^ 



auKiviY, umswicK : J>ir. jwarnock, Roval V v g0$: ** 

 Regent's Park; Mr. Powell, Royal Gardens, tr * rf ^ 

 Spencer. Bowood Gardens; and several otners. 

 speak highly favourably of it. J ^ ^ ^ wo0 dcuh aPfJJJ 



a **\> '"uvniug CAUUbi, ckvv^vtJjjP" ■•■■*- — 



in tlie" Florist and rruitist," September, lbo4 

 list of new Strawberries :— 



*' Omer Pacha.— This variety is a seedling 



in 



from British Queen, fertilised by the old Caroline ^^m 

 kinds, of which the present variety see^is to oe ^df* 

 The samples I received were fine looking iru . 

 quality." „ -ndirelliw 1 ^ 



W. j. W. warrants it of very superior flavour, an 



for long carriage. M . £0 M : 



"- - I 25 Plants * a g 



100 Plants 

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Terms, cash.-Prospect jg!«> Beading 



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of St. rancras, _ 

 Street, in the Pa 

 the C'ountv of Middlesex, Printers, 





Printed by William C radrfrt, of No. 13, Uppef Jtoh°ro ^ $ 



,if h ft. ^ 

 the Precinct of Whitetria7», in the City.drLonJJ»; h " ,, ( J r *f : f^jj^ 



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tbe Frecinct of Whitetnar»,in theCity oti^uu«»-v of at. r«^ 



at the « ce. .%«,. h Charles Street, in tbe ™w d (&«*£ 

 G.rt.n, inthetaid Countv, whereallAd^rtttcm«m^ rcb]/F 



are to be Addrimbdto tub Editor.— ^ATuau* • 



