THE 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



AND 



AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



I Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.— The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lind!^ 



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SATURDAY, APRIL 7. 



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 333 6 



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223 



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."2 

 333 



-221 

 322 



b 

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222 a 



Lolium riganttum 



Londou farmers' Club 



Naples, climate of 



Nice, climate of 



Pastures, weeding of 



Pat hologr , vegetable 



Peat for evergreens 



Roliissou's (Messrs.) nursery.. 



Roots in drains 



Knot crop*, culture of 



Root excrescences 



Rye trrass, Italian 



Seeding, thick and thin 



Shallots, to plant 



Statistics, agricultural 



Steam cultivation ' 



Things, common. 



Tomatoes, to sow 



Trade memoranda 



Turnips, culture of 



Vegetable pathology 



Vines, killed by frost 



Weather, in Stirlingshire 



Wheat crop 



>N oods and forests 220 c 



2-24 

 228 



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226 

 220 



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6 



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gUTTON'S FARM SEED LIST, WI th Prices, QPECIAL CONTRACTS FOR SEEDS.- Noblmen. 



222 b 



223 6 



rMr Good 



vered Carriage Free, as see Catalogue. 



Reading, Berks, April 7. 



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 220 

 223 



227 

 222 



227 

 226 

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 220 e 

 222 a 



222 6 

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™t^t F t?,5 T he farm > CARRIAGE FREE.-Skb. 



ENDLE'S "FARMING PRICE CURRENT and 



AGRICULTURAL DIRECTORY;' 

 Willia m E. Rbndle & C« ., Seed Merchants, Plymouth. 



A VAN GEERT, Nurseryman, Ghent, Belgium, 



-*--*-• begs to inform Amateurs and the Trade that an Extract 



of his Catalogue and Price Current is just published, which may 

 be had on application from his agent, Mr. R. Sildkrbao, 5, Harp 

 Lane, Gt. Tower Street, London. 



RANU , f 



TTENRY GROOM, Clapham Rise, near London, 



ID Clergymen, or Yeomtn requiring large quantiths, 

 special contract* will be made, at a great reduction in 

 price, on application to 



~ RyDLB & Co.. Seed M erchants, Plymouth. 

 CLOVER SEEDS. ~ 



ENUINE NEW CLOVER SEEDS can be had 

 at the lowest market prices of JOHN SUTTON 

 & SONS, Seed Growers, Rg apin g, Berks. 



WHITE BELGIAN CARROT SEED. — Pur'- 



r* CHASERS 0F Large Quantities will be treated liberally. 

 For prices apply to Sutton dc Sows, Seed Grower*, stating- 

 the quantity req uired. 



QKIRVING'S SWEDE SEED. — Pcrchaskrs of 



ttSaS^SSSSaSSKfi i aH=™»* MWSteSS* 



by post on application, lie would beg to call attention to this 

 being the time to plant Ranunculuses and Anemones. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 

 _ GARDEN EXHIBITIONS. 



ii hereby given that the FIRST EX IIIBITION of the 

 will take place, by permission of her Majesty's Coramis- 

 for the <ireat Exhibition of 1851, to the GROUNDS of 

 CORE HOUSE, on WEDNESDAY, May 16. 



Privileged Tickets at 3s. 6d. each are now leaning to Fellows of 

 ti godly, or their orders,at21, Regent Street, daily from 11 to 4. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 

 SECOND SPRING MEETING, April 3, 1655. 



Award of Medals. 

 Introduced/ 



\\ Y<dtch,C2. 



NEW FUCHSIAS. 



O TEW ART and NEILSON are now receiving orders 



■^ for their Twelve NEW FUCHSIAS, advertised in Sep- 

 tember last, which will be ready to send out on the 1st of May 

 at the following prices, or 31. for the twelve. 



Mr. Ewart, dark... 

 Mr. D. Neilson, do. ., 

 Mr. G. Lawrance, do. r 

 Miss France, do.... 

 Mr. Littledale, do. 

 Dr. Parr, do. 



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105. Gd. 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 7 6 

 7 6 



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Plaitts 



IlMi* Azale 



Fotcu; Bulbs 

 Mm, in pots 

 ■ cat 



Omqm 



Mr. Wood, LS; Mr. Todman, S K. 

 Messrs. Cutbush, S B. 

 Mr. E. P. Francis, SK. [C 2. 



Messrs. A. Paul & Son, C 1 ; Mr.McEwen, 

 Messrs. Rollisson, SK; Messrs. Ve itch, 



Mrs. E. Hill, light 

 Mrs. Gardner, dark 

 Miss A. J. Wright, do. 

 Mrs. Maxwell, do. 

 Mrs. Perry, do. .. 

 Mrs. Bonch, light 



7s. 6d. 

 7 6 



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 5 

 5 

 5 





 

 







A remittance from all unknown correspondents. 

 Nurseries, Ltscard, Cheshire, near Liverpool.— April 7. 



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FoictD Pelargoniums ,jir. uavm uoe, 

 **u Srcmkx* ..... Messrs. Veitch, S K; Mr. McEwen"C2; 



>>ohu Allnutt, Esq., C 2; Mr. Snow, C 2: 

 Mr. Win, Taylor, C2; Mr. C. Hale, 

 C2; Mr. Thomas Moore, C 2. 

 Mr. J. Allport, SK. 



Mr. T. Bailey, S K ; Mr. McEwen, S B ; 

 Mr. W. Brown, CI. 



In Mi ** r : M '? wen ' SK; Mr. J. Fleming S B. 

 la dishes|Duke of Marlborough, SB; Mr. Ingram, 



C 1 : Mr. Snow, C 2. 

 Mr. Shuter, S K. 



Mj. M'Ewen, SB; Mr. Tillyard, CI; 

 Mr. Lewis Solomon. S B. 



*u* tad "Apples V ' Mn Ge °' TU1 5" ard ' S B 5 Mr - Hil1 ' C 2. 



Foreipi g wth) { j Mr - Lewis Solomon, S B. 

 POttuiisoua , w rtIngramy s E MrTarnerj c t . Messrs , 



A.Henderson &Co.,C2; Mr.Hutchinson, 



H M ; Mr. W. Brown, H M ; Messrs. A . 



___jP«il& rfon ; IIM ; II.E.I.Company,HM. 



SSLtt . PALACE - HORTICULTURAL 



■^ at the piis^^fiJ? hoId a srand Horticultural Exhi- 



"* ^thedl s o D f Pr ATL RD A Y ' the 2d of June cext - The 

 ..^neauies of Prizes are now ready, and can be obtained 



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G. Grove, Secretary. 



GOOSEBERRIES AND CURRANTS. 



Yfi/ILLIAM MOORE having a surplus stock of the 



above begs to offer them at the following low prices, all nice 

 fruiting plants :— Per 100 s. d. i Per 100 

 Black Naples Currant ... 8 Ironmonger, fine late red s. d. 

 White Dutch ditto ... 8 I ditto 10 



GERMAN FLOWER SEEDS FRESH IMPORTED. 



UTTON and SONS have imported a superior assort- 

 ment of Neto German Flower Seeds, a Priced List oj 

 which may b e had post free. 



MANGOLD WURZElT~SEED^ 



PURCHASERS OF LARGE QUANTITIES will 



* be treated liberally.— For prices apply (stating the quantity 

 required) to Sutton & Sons. Seed Growers. Rpadinn- 



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MANGOLD WURZEL, ETC.-TO THE SEED TRADE. 



Red Grape ditto 8 



Crown Bob Gooseberry... 10 



True Champagne ditto 

 Fine mixed Sorts 



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Norfolk Nursery, East Dereham. 



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E -S E E D TRADE. 



TURNIP SEEDS, Ac 

 Skirving s or Liverpool Swede | Orange Globe Wurzel 

 Laing's f Broccoli, of sorts 



White Globe Turnip Fairbeard's Nonpareil Peas 



Green Cole's Crystal White Celery. 



Red Tankard | 



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

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

 — Prices sent on application. 



Seed Establishment, High Street, Maidstone, April 7. 



Globe; White Carrot; Skirvings Swede; Orange Jelly Tumi; ; 

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

 cation— Seed Establish ment, Sud bury, Suffolk. 



SWEDE, CARROT, AND MANGOLD SEEDS] 



T^O BE SOLD, a few sacks of SKI RVING'S 



*- SWEDE, of last year's growth, from large roots: some 

 YELLOW GLOBE and LONG RED MANGOLD; and 

 ALTRINGHAM CARROT, all warranted. — Apply to Mr. 

 Geo. Taber, Seed Grower, Rivenhall, W itham, Essex. 



tpiNE STRONG SEAKALE ROOTS, fit for 



-*- immediate planting. —A pplv to Lucomde, Pings & < o., 

 Exeter Nursery, Exeltr, Established 1720. 



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The Trade ^uppliad. 

 Apply to Tbotman & Co., Nurwrj Ilammersmit 



Koad, London. 



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LETTUCE 



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BARRATT, Landscape 



Wakefield. 

 i 1 *" 8 and Estimates furnished. 



Garden er, 



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-1855- 

 8ke Former Advertisements, and 

 >J EPPQ i Application). 



v. *nv»X r much P ,ea sure in stating tliat the 



te* B *sed§t^ t0 ^the finest that 



T^wthe trade.— Ra»« : 



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SUP£R B 



urseries Maidstone. 



HOLLYHOCKS, 



i twisting of % ^ . • ^ *** I0 oner P ack ' et « oi seed, 



^"nrk&S 2, ^z n etle |'/ rom hisbest Show Hollyhocks 

 *5*rk»T Q niII ! d * ;?' te 5 aQ d from good double sorts, J I. 



!ff' lj PernalLV. erinan and FreDch Asters, in 12 varieties 



Saffron Walden Nurseries. 



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l»tti>eyMsl« ,w, th xf r Patrons and Customers 

 «ir g IW"^««»BW ROSES of the Season, 



WtaBwiVthIird!<fe ,n, . ca * inot C0Dfiden <ly recommend 

 Z$H«" •oICh * ,ft8rcnt 1 ual i«es. The Rose Catalogue 



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mine, by forwarding post- 



ltwr C WHIT E BROCCOLI, 



t . U - ^ oackpf "^ WI p CUCUMBER, 

 •J^?°n etTlK '* contalni ng »2 good seeds. 



" BosscT-* 8 Kl ! d j ^' &c - "ridgewater. 



iR^P and soii.i "? trodu «"l, beautifully %vhite, 



^*t«Z , */ n - ther k'n a « wi, . hs{ «" , 'ds a greater amount 



Pi* °^ a,n « d <"" T. F. U'iiisranl . 



e- ncheater, price 2^. 6d. per 

 "*• (a " :Uion. 



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HAMPSHIRE BROWN 

 PLANTS, fine, at 55. per 1000. 

 CABBAGE PLANTS, fine, of all kinds, including the true 

 QUEEN, and FLAT DUTCH CATTLE, at 3s. 6U per 1000. 

 PICKLING RED CABBAGE PLANTS, 95. per 100. 

 Can he had in any quantity of Stephen Shilling, Nursery- 

 man, Nort h Warnborough, near Odiham, Hants. 



~ COVENT GARDEN. 



TfiT and S. GAINES beg respectfully to offer to 



' » • Gardeners,* Farmers, and Nurserymen, the following 

 SEEDS:— Scarlet Runners, 27s. per bushel; China, Dwarf, or 

 Robbin's Egg Beans, at 28s. per bushel. Potatoes for planting; 

 also Annual Flower Seeds, fifteen varieties, 2s. 6d.; thirty 

 varieties. 5x. Prices for cash.— Post-office orders payable to 

 W.& S. Gaine s, Charing Cross, London. 



TO LARGE POTATO GROWERS. 



JOSEPH WILSON, Ipswich, begs to offer about 



*J 25 sacks of small SHORT-T* ) P ASH LEAF, at 22*. per sack, 

 and about 10 sacks of JACKSON'S IMPROVED ASMLEAF: 

 these are a good sample, but *' honeycombed ; " the crowns are all 

 perfect, price 22*. per sack; and about 6 sacks of the OLD ASH- 

 LEAF, in excellent condition, 24s. per sack. 



The whole of the above are worthy of notice by growers for 

 sale. No charge for sa-ks. 



SE ED POTATOES, Sound and True.— EARLY 

 OXFORDS, FLUKES, REGENTS, FIFTY- 

 FOLD, and several other choice sorts at moderate prices, 



particulars of which may be had on application (stating 

 quantity required) to 

 S utton & Sons, Seed Growers, Reading. 



FLUKE K'DNEY POTATO. 



X* F. WINSTANLEY has 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.— 28, Market Place. Mancheste r. 



rriiE LANCASHIRE FLUKE POTATO. — Fine 



-*- medium-sized SEED of this celebrated varietv. warranted 

 true, to be disposed of, at 55. per bushel of 60 lbs., bags included. 

 A reduction will be made when a quantity is ordered. Post-office 

 orders made payable at Bury, Lancashire.— Robert Davenpobt, 

 Gardener and g man. UnionStreet, Bury, Lancashire. 



rpHE FLUKE KIDNEY POTATO.-This excellent 



-*- variety is now planted here as the principal crop, being 

 more free from g ase and more prolific than anv other in culti 

 vation. It was raised in Middleton, and may he 'had genuine in 

 any quantity at 5s. per bushel of 56 lbs.— Apply to John Holland, 

 Bradsdww Gardens, Middleton, near Manchester. 

 Post-office j)r ;tobe made_paya Me at Middleton, L ancash i re. 



'THE FLUKE POTATO.-A new second early 



* vanety surpassing every other in its capability of re> rting 

 the Potato disease, and without exception the finest and v. it 

 prolific I oiato in cultivation. Price per cwt., 15s., bags inclu* i. 



To he had genuine of THORN II ILL St DICKSON. Lawrenc 

 Iliii 2s >; a No. 1, Wine Street, Bristol. 



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IANT ASPARAGUS and SEAKALE- 



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g 2 years old Giant Asparagus 15s. per 



3 „ „ 3*. 6<i.v or 100,25s. 



1 „ Seakale 5s. 



2 „ transplanted do. 10s. 



Youell & Co., Roy al Nu rsery, (ireat Yarmout h. 



STATICE PSEUDO ARMERIA. 



WILLIAM MOORE can supply the Trade with fine 

 Seed of the above, at Is. 6d. per oz., or in packets 6d. each. 

 Payment to be made in postage stamps. 



Norfolk Nursery. Last Dereham. 





LIQUIDAMBAK.— The undernamed is a buyer of 

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

 price, and height, to Mr. Jf.yep, Nurseries. Northampton. 



CHEAP DAHLIAS. 



ADAM HOGG has a large Stock of the above, at 

 6s. per dozen. Catalogues on pre-paid application. Also 

 Double White Primrose at is. per dozen, set with flower buds. 



Nurseries. Scotswood Road, Newcas",Ie-on-Tviie. 



FLOWER SEEDS. — Twelve separate varieties o- : 

 choice Hardy Annuals, Is. : 25 ditto. 2*.; 50 ditto, 4s. ; 100 

 ditto, 8s. The name, height, and colour described on ea 

 variety. Scarlet Runners and Dwarf French I Jeans, Is. 6d. per 

 quart; and every kind of Vegetable and Flower Seed in Culti- 

 vation (of the best quality) at very low prices.— Robert Grei i 

 Seed Warehouse, 154, Kingsland Road, London. 



- CHEAPEN URSERY 'STOCK. 



Important to all Planters who desire Tmxediate Effect. 



WILLIAM JACKSON & Co., Bedale, Yorkshire, 

 beg to refer to their adverti nent in the Gardeners 1 Chro- 

 ni and Agricultural Oaz s of tl 17th March, page 181. 



ANTED, a few Thousands of STRONG QUICKS. 



—-Apply, stating size, age, quantity, and price, to A. /., 

 Messrs. Wrench & So , London Bridge. _ 



TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE SUC- 

 CESSION PINES fop. 1- to be seen at the late resi- 

 dence of Mr. Alderman Copeland, LeytOQ, Essex.— Particulars of 

 Messrs. Low. Upper Clapton. . 



THRIVING YOUNG OAKS FOR SALEl_ 

 A large quantity of clean well-grown Oaks, 2 ft. 6 in. to 

 6 ft. high, to be sold or exchanged for other trees : to be removed 

 in the autumn of the pr nt year. Particulars may be u 

 tained on application to Mr. C. J. N . Land Agent, Mansfield, 

 Notts.— April 7. 



rOBI O CHEAP, 3000 trails- anted .WALNUT 



1. TREES, 3 to 4 feet high. Price on app ation.— William 

 Moo . Norfolk Nurserv. East Dereham. 



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Fra* Nurs yniejL^f^JBildgo Road , L%ytom Es^ex. 



TO HE SOLD, 124 dozen GOLDEN CHAIN 



* GERANIUMS, ana a pare? of HOJVLYTK 

 from a gentleman who grows all the best flowers, l'rice according 

 to the quantity required; I ti will {>e I il^rally dealt with. 

 ' »uly a • / pack. f the heautifnl Primul left. TI -jwich 



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