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THE GARDENERS 



CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



AGRICULTURAL SEE0 5, 

 MEADOW I PASTURE ^Edinburgh and ! < ) SEVERAL ' Uv 



*C. JOHN 



ROSES IN POTS, FOR FORCING. 



and CHARLES LB*. ' *o offer 



ron2r dwan o - Y"BRID 



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Twnnoi PPRPETUAL ROSES, or tne best kinds, well established in 



London, the *_>> "-"^"JE JJ^ffi 5S™tt2_*_» M» The wood being well npened, 



T>ETEK LAWSON *«> 



alhsW ro aso Agricultural bociKTT | pots, »nan i'm -- - an Sundance of bloom, and they 



Fo*e«teb»; end I 

 r Scotland, b«£ 



re 



Garden Implements, 



»fl£ S S 5WS5 -nee* with their tr_* 



C "SK C^^S street, Westn,^ 



P. L. A 8 are always able to recommend experienced Bailitts, 

 dardetmn. and Forester 



from the late severe frost. 



Nursery, Hammersmith, near London. 



TT/TLLl 



V ▼ fine f 



VIZ. 



OR MIXED. 



G" RASS SEEDS, SEPARATE 

 Oevtlmen intending to lay down land to Permanent 



Pasture, or for one or two ?/W lay, are ™™ m ™* ed ^ 



ate with us.ttat' * "* ** 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



AM NICHOLSON is now sending out 



fine strong plants of bis four New and excellent varieties 

 tk AJAX, the finest dessert fruit; RUBY, do.; CAPTAIN 

 COOK dessert and market; FILLBASKET, do., tremendous 

 bearers', at 6s. per 100. The plants have been kept in frames 

 under glass, and are in good condition for planting. Post-office 

 orders payable at Yarm, Yorkshire, »w in all cases required 

 wi th t he order.-Eggleecliffe_near JTarm, JYorkshi re. 



THOMAS BEACH, the 



known Strawberry 



corns** e with, ua, umny tne nature »; w '"""7 I "^ "*' ~ . = aT that he has now ready a large stock of 



iftttrtm, that we may advis f as to sorts of Grass Seeds J- G^^^^^' mlTmi £---£ the e 



moil suitable. Price 24s. to 30s. per acre for Permanent Pasture. . ... .»-_ _u~.~ — «m with *r th* fVvstal Palace, many weighing 



Button A Sows, Seed 



SUTTON'S IMPROVED ITALIAN RYE-GRAbS, 

 a»d DICK. SONS ITALIAN KVK-0 RASS, are both 

 Terr eoperlor to the Italian Rye-graea commonly cultivated. 



At -sent M-asrs. Sutto.v have a supply of true beed 

 of each m price Is. 6d. per bushel 



.fmtw ftfTTTfi* A Sons. Seed Growers. Reading, Berk*. _ 



ri^O TUB TRADE. 



AGRICULTURAL SEEDS 



77*e Subscribers ran supply the 



to the 



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foil J 



Trade. Prices on application. 



White BH m Carrot. 

 Yallow Globe Mangold IV urzel 



Long Red ,, « 



.-kimng'e Swede Turnip. 



ndle'e „ 

 Tnif Devon I v. r green Grass. 

 Apply to WILLIAM l- RENDLl & CO., Seed Merchants, 



n th. ._________-_____-. __— 



lih.NDLE'S IMPROVED SWEDE TURNIP. 



1\ ThU is the most hardy variety in cultivation, and 

 has stood th late severe winter, in the most exposed situa- 

 tions, without the least injury. Tlu Subscribers have 



received scares of letters dur .7 the past month to confirm 



this stat ent. 



It is handsome in form. Small tap roots will keep longer than 

 any * -tort, and is altogpth«r a most valuable variety . 



It has been selected with much care for the last seven 

 ymrt, and the present stock has been grown by growers of 

 the first respectability. Price 2s. per lb., or Is. 9<t per lb. 

 if taken by the cwt. Wholesale Dealers can be supplied 

 with a few bushels. 



For Description, Testimonials, and Engraving, see RENDU 

 "FARMING PRICE CURRENT AND AGRICULTURAL 

 DIRK _ORl ."—Apply to William E. Rendlb & Co., Seed 



re ban nouth. 



MEADOW AND PASTURE GRASS SEEDS. 



GEORGE GIBBS and Co., 26, Down Street, 

 xadilly, beg to announce that their Mixtures of Grass 



Seeds are now ready for delivery at the following prices :— 

 lxtnres for laying Land down to permanent Gi B, for light, 

 heavy, and other soils (allowing 2 bushels and 12 lbs. to the 

 acre 80*. per acre. 



Uixtures for Park or Field Lawns (allowing 2 bushels and 12 lbs. 

 to the acre) d-f. per ac 



Mixtures for improving and rennvatlwr old Grass Land, Is. per lb. 



Mi *res (finest sorts) for forming Lawns U. 3d. per lb. 



These Seeds are all new, and have all been properly cleaned 



and their growing properties fully tested. Directions lor sowing 



accompanv the seed. 

 G < r. ami Oo.'s New Priced AGRICULTURAL CATALOGUE 



is now read v. and will be forwarded free on application. 



GEORGE GIBBS & CO., Siedsmw, 



, Sown Street, Piccadilly, London. 



he beat the whole world with at the Crystal Palace many weign "£ 

 from 2 to 3oz. each, likewise the same he gained the Km* h turn 

 Medals with at Chiswick, and other places. He has gained the head 

 nrize and surprised the world, both in flavour and weight. Strong 

 Plants sent to any part of the world, at 5s. per 100, box included. 

 Post-office Orders on Uounslow, to Mr. Thomas Beach Straw- 

 berry Gro unds, Worton, Isleworth, Middlesex.— March 2*. 



SWEDISH TURNIP SEED. 



STUART and ME IN have for sale a considerable 

 quantity of PURPLE-TOPPED SWEDISH TURNIP 

 ED of last season's produce, which they can recommend as 

 true to kind, and of first-rate quality. 



Also PERENNIAL RYE-GRASS, 15 lbs. per bushel, war- 

 ranted from a prime Ayrshire stock. Prices on application, with a 

 reference from unknown correspondents. 

 KeL Roxb urgh shlre^M a rch 24. 



TFTo T HE SEED TRADE. 



JL TURNIP SEEDS, &c. 



Orange Globe Wrrzel 

 Broccoli, of sorts 

 Fairbeard's Nonpareil Peas 

 Cole's Crystal White Celery. 



Skirving's or Liverpool Swede 



Laing's 

 Vhite Globe Turnip 



( J reen 



Med Tankard 



W J Epps can with confidence offer the above (not large quan- 

 itieg), having been grown from the best selected stocks possible. 

 —Prices sent on application. 



Seed Establishment, High Street, Maidsto ne, March 24. 



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GERMAN FLOWER SEEDS. 



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and warranted fresh, at wholesale prices :— 

 12 varieties of Ten weeks Stocks, separate in packets of 



100 seeds each 



18 ditto ditto ditto 



24 ditto ditto ditto 



36 ditto ditto "tto 



varieties of Winter, or Biennial ,.wOCKs ditto 



6 do. Marigold ditto 



6 do. Phlox Drummondi Jitto 



12 do. Larkspurs, new Hyacinth flowered, in pekts. 



5. d. 



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GRASS AND AGRICULTURAL SEEDS, 



THOMAS GIBBS and CO., the Seedsmen to the 

 R al Agricultural Society of England, beg to inform their 

 friends and agriculturists generally that they are now prepared 

 to supply the uii mentioned in any quantities required. 



Mixtures of Grass Seeds for laying down land to permanent 

 Pasture and Meadow; Irrigation or Water Meadow Mixtures; 

 Upland Sheep Walk Mixtures; Park and Field Lawn Mixtures: 

 Renovating Mixtures for old Swards; Garden, Lawn, or Grass- 

 plot Mixtures ; various Permanent Grass Seeds supplied sepa- 

 rately to order; Mixtures for one year's lay, do. for two or three 

 years* lay (commonly called " seeds "). 



CLOVERS. -Red or broad leaved, white or Dutch, Red Suckling, 

 Alsike or 1 1 v id . Trefoil, Cow Grass or Perennial. 



RYE-GRASSi- —Italian (very fine), Annual, improved Peren- 

 nial, and other kinds. 



CARROTS.— Large White Belgian, Urge field Altringham, 



Yellow Belgian ng Orange or Surrey. 

 PA 1 s* IPS — Gibbs large Guernsey Cattle, common large. 



Id &NGOLD WURZKLS.— Long Red. Orange or Yellow Globe, 



Red * be, lornr Yellow. 

 CABBAGES. -Large Drumhead Cattle, Thousand headed. 

 TURNIPS.— Purple-top Swedes, Green-top Swedes. Skirving's 



Swedes, Green-top Yellow Hybrid, Red top Yellow Hybrid, 



Globes or Rounds. Tankard's sorts. Ivohl Rahi. 



Broom, Furze 



I OHN HOLLAND, Bradshaw Gardens, Middleton? 



' ' near Manchester, begs to inform Gentlemen, Amateurs, «&c.i 

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

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

 choice variety grown. 



CAM NAT IONS, 9s., 12s., and 18-?. per dozen pai 



JMCOTEES, 9s, 12s, and 18s. „ 

 PINKS. 4s., 6s., and 9s. „ 

 PANSIES, 4s, 6s. f 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 BARLOWI, 4s. per dozen. 

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

 Priced and Descriptive Catalogues now ready for one stamp. 

 1 ' r • ffice < ) rders to payable at_M i ddleton, Lancas hire. 



D1LLISTONE and CO., Stdrmer Nursery, near 

 Halstead, Essex, will supply the following at the annexed 

 low prices : — s. d. 



12 fine perpetual blooming Roses, 1J to 2 feet stems ... 12 



12 „ - dwarf Roses 9 



Climbing Banksia Fortuniana, Jaune Serins, Cloth of 



Gold, Sol fa terre, &c, each 1 



100 good dwarf Roses, two of a sort ... 30 



12 tine named Hollyhocks, including Pourpre de Tyre, &c. 9 

 100 unbloomed seedlings, strong from the best seed ... 15 



Packets of seed from 20 best kinds, each packet 1 



10O double French white Rockets, very showy and fragrant 15 



12 hardy Climbers, including fine Clematis, Honey- 

 cKies, &c. ... ... ... ... ... ••• 



12 showy mixed Carnations and Picotees for borders 

 100 evergreen and flowering shrubs, two of a sort ... 

 100 fine showy Herbaceous plants, two 



12 double white and yellow Primroses 



12 Uepaticas, in four sorts, fine 



20 of the most popular and profitable Strawberries, 



1UO ... , .» ... ... ... ... — iS. Dfit. to o 



Remittances respectfully requested from unknown corre- 

 spondents. Carriage of all orders above 20s. paid to London. 

 Fine collection of Fruit trees, Seeds, &c. — March 24. 



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SS7_?r B i , ^ , !? Rt * 80 i r > U J £?^ nfoin >Tar -MteMustard, p LANT YOUR POTATOES WITH JACKSON'S PATENT 

 White SUesian Beet, Peas, Potatoes, and all other seeds for PREPARATION. 



the farm. — - — ' - - - • 



KITCHEN GARDEN Anv FLOW r ER SEEDS, including al! 



most approved varieties. Assortm 

 to suit different sized gardens, or to any given amount. 



Priced Lists of both Agricultural and Garden Seeds sent free 

 y post on application to Thomas Gibbs dk Co., Corner of Half- 

 loon Street, Ph dilly. London. 



NEW" PLANTS. 



VERSCHaFFELT,Nurser yuan, Ghent, Belgium, 



begs to offer to Amateurs and to the trade his following 

 new plan's:— 



▲CHIME: > (TREVIRANFA), AMBROISE VERSCHAF- 



FEL r. i is the finest Achiraenes of all ; a correct drawing 

 is figured in _IVIluhteatiox Horticole, Number 1, 1855. 



next May, 'each 8s. — N.B. One 



«v». *»»»» a»uv.v>, ..«»» */v ..nj^pj *v auuta— was aw *.v saavM vu-nuiUCiB 



who may be forwarding their orders for Potatoes or other goods. 

 Also Agents for Page's COMPOSITION FOR THE DE- 

 BTRTJCTIOM OF BLIGHT.— Sudburv, Suffolk. __________ 



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and Barrels extra); in Bottles, Is. 3c/. and 2s. ^d. 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, March 3, 1855. It can now 

 be obtained of 



(Jars 



plants are taken. 



partici 



and 

 gesneriaceous 





plant of all: acorn I drawing is figured in L' Illustration 

 oht -I.E. Number l, 1866. ror plants are now ready for 



__*•!' E™_*5 " r ^t* plan ire taken. 



BBODODENDRON (HAI Pr|> E CAMILLE Dl 



ROHAN, nils is the fir t hardy variety raised; a < Te< 



^r'"!, 1 6gfl . red in i;i HVTIC iR ti« Number 2, 



186;. This van ; warrar , qnit hardy and very 



free Dloom- r. ? pi mts will be sent out next May, each 15s. 



*LB. One over it th plants are taken. 



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



Messrs ¥.&. A. Dickson & Sons, 

 106, Eastgate Street, Chester, 

 and 14. Corporation Street, 

 Manchester 



B t-s & Brown, Sudbury 

 Sutton & Son iding 



W. & (r. Davison, St. Peter's 



Street, Hereford 

 Henderson & Co, Pine Apple 



Place, London 



Masters & Son, Canterbury 

 Thomas Davies & Co, Waver- 



tree, Liverpool 

 Mr. Freeman, Wobnra 



J. Perkins, Northampton 

 Tiley, Bath 



K. Paul, Derby 

 W. Barratt, St. John's. 

 Wakefield. 



„ Baskerville, Bristol 

 „ Burham, Hastings 



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Rendle & to, Plymouth 



and of the Inventors and Manuf: arers 



B.PAGE &Co, Seed Mibchan , Oxford Street and 



Above Bar, Southampton. 



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

 appointed. 



R H U 



_ ASS and BROWN, Seed and Hortia1.h1._1 



-t-> lishment, Sudbury, Suffolk, offer the folio win 

 Bailey's Early Monarch, a splendid early sort p« '"^ 



Salt 



...,.» _._-«.* -_.^_. v , ^s.ja.%.1.0 -Jiuuseus u 



Victoria Giant, each ner dozen 7s Qd or 1 



STRAWBERRIES." ** 



For Particulars see Seed and Plavt t 

 iral Dundas (Myatt's), per dozen Ust - 



i„a. xt« ^«._m-.:i /D.^+A- t „^^«T„\ _^_ *._ *•• 



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Scarlet Nonpareil ( Patterson' s), per dozen 

 Omer Pacha (Ward's), per dozen 

 Magnum Bonura (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 



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Fine trained Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines, Plums. *• 

 Goods (not under 20s.) Carriage Free to all th-TL, 

 Termini, or onthe Easte rn Coun ties, C olcheste r line. ^^ 



OSAGE ORANCE (MACLURA AURANflAST" 



pHARLWOOD and CUMMINS beg to amloq* 



Vy that they have received from America Seeds of the2U 

 named valuable Hedge Plant, which they are ready to mldZ 

 at 4s. per lb, accompanied with directions for sowiu- iad*J 

 ment, as described in the Gardeners 1 Chronicle, May 13th 1»T 



They have also received their annual importation of Ao^L 

 Trees and Shrubs ; Seeds, consisting of Azaleas, Rh3JT 

 drons, Quercus, Red Cedar, &c, of which a Priced ListtBk 

 sent on application. 



One-year Seedlings of the following varieties of A- 

 Oaks, at 4s. per 100 : Quercus nigra, Banisteri, alba, and tifc 

 siloba. Fine Plants of Aquilegia glandulosa, 20s. per 

 Lilium giganteum, per 100 seeds, 20s. 



SEED POTATOES. 

 s.d. 



Lapstone Kidney, per bush. 7 



Ash-leaved do. „ 8 



Soden's Oxford „ 7 „ , 



C. & C. will be glad to receive offers of 1, 2, and 3-yan^ 

 Quick. — 14, Tavistock RtXw, Co vent Garden, London. 



1HARLES SHA'RP begs to call the attention of to 



J Nobility, Gentry, and the Trade to his unrivalled dkUm 

 of SEED POTATOES, which have been grown and setari 

 with great care, and perfectly free from disease. TbatBi* 

 mentioned prices include hampers and package. Terms till 

 Trade known on application. 



POTATOES :— 



Per bush, of 4 st. 

 Ash-leaf Kidney (Jackson's) 10s. 



Ash-leafed Kidney (Walnut- 



... 10s. 

 ... 10s. 

 ... 10s. 

 ... 10s. 



... oS. 



Early Defiance, per bosk I i 

 Forty-fold ... „ u 



Early Manley ... „ u 



leafed) 



Early Emperor 



Shilling's 



Martin's Globe 

 Oxford Large 

 Round Frame (for 

 Forcing) 

 Early (Fox's Seedling) 



tt 

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... 



Ss. 

 8s. 



American Early 

 Forty-Fold ... 



Kentish Kidney 

 York Regent's 



White Rough 



French Blues 



White Kidney 



British Queen, the larg 

 and best produce in cul- 

 tivation -* 



Per bush, of * fc 



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Seed Establishment. Wisbeach, Cambridgeshi: 





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NEW ASHLEAF-THE "EARLY CHAMPION. 



JOSEPH WILSON, Seedsman, Ipswich, offers » 

 following varieties :— * ? 



The CHAMPION ASHLEAF, (per bushel, 56 lbs.) 



MOSS KIDNEYS 



NONPAREIL DITTO „ _ ...... 



The New Mammoth variety, "LORD RAGLA 



edium size (per sack, 16 stones) ... ••• ( ~£Lg 

 charge for bags or sacks, and free to London ^ ?5L 



ok.nannvfldc. A remittance must accompanTW_n___ 



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NEW CHINESE POTATO- 

 DIOSCOREA (JAPONICA) ^T/J^ 



F. WINSTANLEY has received a limited fjf 



- a of the above new Potato. For description and mete* 

 planting see his Garden Seed List, where ful Pf^ c 

 given. T. F. W. has also a few Plants left : of the Ka^ 

 Sweet-kemelled Apricot, a fortnight earlier than the Moor n* 

 Prices on a pplica t i on.— 28, Market Pla c^jlanchester 



FLUKE KIDNEY POTATO. ffc 



F. WINSTANLEY has a very fine stock 01 



above unrivalled POTATO, selected small , for .| 

 they do not bear cutting. Also Lapstone Sidney, Ajniw^ ^ 

 hall, and many other varieties. Prices on applied 

 Trade supplied.— 28, MarketPlw^Manchester^ 



rpHE FLUKE KIDNEY POTATO.^Thisex^ 



JL variety is now planted here ^ the pnn<npsi c^ rf 

 more free from disease and more prolific than any .^ 



vation. It was raised in Middleton, and may be Bd B HatU j* 

 any quantity at5s. per bushel of 561bs.-Apply to J0H5 

 Bradshaw Gardens, Middleton, near Manchester. ^^ 

 Post-office Orders to be made payable^t_M_Hl^^ 



q^HE FLUKE POTATO.-A **"J^ t1 *m 



1 variety, surpassing every other in its capaoii ^ ^ 

 the Potato disease, and without exception tne "^ 

 orolific Potato in cultivation. Price per cwL, , ios.^ j ^^ 



[ genuine of THORNHILL & :DICK 



iei ; ancLNoJiWine Street, JnstoL 



rpo POTATO GROWERS.-ROS^S >J^^f 



I EARLY, grown expressly for Seed on recia ^ 

 xMoor without : manure. This «lI-knowB p^ ^ rf 

 cannot be equalled as a "second early, F* 



of 2 cwt. m _ mi, ; a variety » s ab( _i«l 



WALKER'S LARGE WHlTE^isja^^.gjg 



weeks later than the preceding, ^.i^^-traordinarr^S 

 surpassed. It grows to a large size, 1a 1 « exy 245) pef^ 



and for table use is all that could be desireo l , f ^^ f* 

 of 2 cwt. These prices include a strong sack, an 

 London. Liverpool, and Hull. Stirling- ^ * 



W. DRUMMOND and SONS, Seedsmkn, JJJJ^* 

 V To prevent disappointment unknown 

 enclose a remittance with jh e i rOTg y* _, _ ■ • -_; 



I3EAUTIFUL FLOWERS.— Twel-- .> f ^ 



13 packet containing 100 Seeds, Is. ; Ben^tr^ r 

 a 5s. packet sent free per rail. A bronl ^ m Hendersoni, IfE 

 scaber, choice Gloxinias, Lophospermuin ^Ben ^ perP^5 



Russellianus, and every other cbol °® V^ed, SB **%fr* 

 Dwarf German (10 week) Stocks, as import &0ia Al* 

 variety 3d. per packet.- Wm. Culmsofobd, 

 Ball's Pond, Islington, London. f ^ h ite ?*rZf0* 



NB. Elletson's superb new late r a w i r oceoli raised^ 

 (« Emperor "), 2s. 6„. per packet. 1 ne ^ ^^^ 

 seed weigh from 17 lbs. to 26 1 bgjacl^^^. -~^»& 



Printed by William Bradbub y, of ?*_t-.??:Y??EvAJ«». JSLl&gfc * 



To be had 

 Hill Nurseries 



loy 

 of St. Pancraa, and 

 8treet, in the 



the County ot «iaai->«-_, ». 1,1, _""«v« ni*Lon-0 Di _""^/*St. r« 

 the Precinct of Whit -triar«,m the City -m» ^ ot » 

 at the Offlce, No. 5. Charlea Street fijgwent**** tf, 

 Garden, in the said County, where ^.^SJvppAt, »•** 

 are to be ADnRESBKD to th» Lditob. 



ibadSjJV 



raa, and FRan-»ica ni >£- - JohD f -«,-. mp_: 

 le Parish of St. Margaret an* * ffice in ^Nfcij %# 

 of Middles Prmte-J, * i^^ ; , .ad tffa - 



