THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



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■^Tktltural machinery DEPART- 



T HfcA r thf CRYSTAL PALACE will be ready for 

 A * E>T J',i n n on and after EASTER MONDAY. It con- 

 r^A'St «»V£ost complete Collection ever exhibited, 

 ** rtSTmost approved Agricultural Implements and 

 L.ll the first-rate makers. By order. 

 *£Z P.Uce,%ril^ G. Gbov«, Secretary. 



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nYD'S PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING SCYTHES 



R he had of the Manufacturers, William Dray & Co., 

 It »*yp c don . ari( i of all Ironmongers and Seedsmen. A 



l^tfc^ce to the trade. 



rnRNMAM'RE FOR SPRING SOWING. 

 ^wrrifTRiTED URATE FOR GRASS, RAPE, AND 

 COW « A1 AL L ROOT CROPS. 



SUPERPHOSPHATE OF LIME. 



THE LONDON MANURE COMPANY continue 

 «innf*cture the above Manures, which have been used 

 ,.v 1 naeh success for the last 14 years. 



&? u3m Manure Company also supply PERUVIAN 

 *- riKft (direct from importers' warehouses), Nitrate of Soda, 

 ZilSii <rf Armenia, Fishery and other Salts, Bone Dust, and 

 * B ^jtftificiil manure of known value. Edward Purser, Sec. 

 9W Q^ et ^40. Bridge Stree t, Blackfriars. 



rrB& FOLLOWING MANURES are manufactured 



J. gt Mr. Lawes' Factory, Deptford Creek:— Turnip Manure, 

 m rer ton: Superphosphate of Lime, 71.; Sulphuric Acid and 



C ^Otf«, 69, King William Street, City, London. 



\ B Genuine Peruvian Guano, guaranteed to contain 16 per 

 WD t of ammonia. Nitrate of Soda, Sulphate of Ammonia, and 

 othf r CbemicalJVlaBnres. 



KT1FICIAL MANURES, &c. — Manufacturers and 



others engaged in making ARTIFICIAL MANURES may 

 obtain every necessary instruction for their economical and 

 dkicnt preparation, by applying to J. C. Nesbit, E.G. S., &c, 

 ^rincipalof the Agricultural and Chemical College, Kennington, 

 London. Analyses of Soils, Guanos, Superphosphates of Lime, 

 Cocrolites, Ac, and Assays of Gold, Silver, and other Minerals, 

 areeiecuted with accuracy and dispatch. 



Gentlemen desirous of receiving instructions in Chemical 

 Analyses and Assaying, will find ample facility and accommoda- 

 tion at th e College. 



S~ EWAGE CHARCOAL MANURE.— This highly 

 fertilising Manure, which is Peat Charcoal completely 

 laturated with London Sewage, will be found most efficient for 

 every species of crop ; more especially for Peas, Beans, Turnips, 

 Mangold Wurzel, and other root crops. It will produce a greater 

 return for the outlay than Guano or any other Manure at an 

 t ivalent value : it also possesses the property of retaining its 

 fertilising power longer than other Manures now in use. It may 

 be obtained at the SEWAGE MANURE WORKS, Stanley 

 Bridge, Fulham, at 4/. per ton, and in quantities less than half 

 a ton, at 5/. per cwt., for ready money only ; and in quantities not 

 leas than a ton, will be delivered at the London Termini of the 

 Railroads free of charge for cartage. No charge for sacks. 



it may also be had from Messrs. G.Gjbbs & Co., 26, Down Street. 

 Piccadilly, Agricultural Seedsmen, Agents for London, and 

 from all the [other Agents of the Company. 



p Y A N I C M A N U R E COMPANY. 



V WHITE'S PATENTS. 



Offices, 37, Charing Cross, London. 



Directors, 



The Hon. J. W. Fortescue. I General Macdonald, C.B. 



G. P. Irvine, Esq. | Newton S. Scott, Esq. 



/ inkers- Messrs. Hemes, Farquhar, & Co., St. James's Street. 

 Sofoa'torj-Messrs. Vallance & Vallance, 20. Essex Street, Strand. 



Agricultural Chemist— William White, Esq. 

 Secretary— Mr. W. F. Mould. 



The Directors invite the attention of landed proprietors, agri- 

 culturists, Arc., to the Patent Cyanic Manure, as containing the 

 Qait approved elements of fertilisation in their just proportions; 

 it ran be, therefore, confidently recommended as a very superior 



*ssfog for Wheat, Barley, Oats, Clover, Grass, &c. Price SI. 

 per ton. 



Prospectuses (with practical directions for use) may be had on 

 application, or will be forwarded by post. 

 All orders, applications for Agencies, &c, to be addressed to 

 ^rctary, at the offices of the Company, 37, Charing Cross. 



THE PATENT NJTBO-PHOSPHATE or BLOOD 



* MANURE COMPANY. 



to!heA.ct7&8Vict.c.llO. 



Trustees. 

 Abel Smith, Esq., Jun., M.P, 2, Halkin Street West. 

 Ujarleg Dimsdale, Esq., Essendon Place, Herts, 

 "ward Ball, Esq., MP., 8, Belgrave Road, Pimlico. 

 ■ajor-Gen. Hall, M.P., Weston Colville, Linton, Cambridge. 

 '>onn Brady, Esq., M.P, Warwick Terrace, Belgrave Square. 



<Dl¥€CtOTS% 



r 2 ain l an ~~' 1oiihs w «hb, Esq., Babraham, Cambridgeshire. 



**?**$. Chair man.— John Sharp, Tower Villa, Queen's Road, 

 r . Regent's Park. 



Hnrd Bell, Esq., Tottenham, 



SUTTON'S PERMANENT GRASS SEEDS, 



Pri ce 24s . to 30s. per Acre. 



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GENTLEMEN intending to lay down LAND to PERMANENT PASTURE, or for one, two, or three years' 

 lay, are recommended to communicate with us, stating the nature of the soil and situation, that we may advise as to sorts of 

 Grass Seeds most suitable. Having had many years' experience in laying down Land to Permanent Pasture in almost every part 

 of the kingdom, we can confidently undertake to sup ply the sorts of Seeds best adapted to the land to be laid down. 



EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS TO ^IIESSRS. SUTTON. 



It may appear superfluous that we should publish anything in the way f testimonial ; we will, however, quote 



the following from among many other letters now before us: 



From Mr. C. Judd, 

 Gardener to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. 

 " The Grass Seeds received from you succeeded admirably, and, 

 although sown late, the growth was such that we were enabled 

 to mow the Chnrchyard in the autumn, and it has now the 

 appearance of an established lawn of some years' standing; and 

 my employer, the Archbishop of Canterbury, is quite satisfied 

 with its appearance." 



From Mr. Dowdeswell, Steward to R. B Sheridan, Esq. 

 " The Grass Seeds have turned out uncommonly well, and we 

 have some very fine crops of Turnips, Swedes, and Mangold 

 Wurzel." 



From the Bev. Joseph Gihbs, Clifton, Hampton. 

 " The Pasture made with your seed is every year improving, 

 and getting more Clover in it, which is more than I expected, as 

 the land hereabouts is not calculated to grow good natural Grass/' 



From Professor Lindley, Horticultural Society, 21, Regent Street, 



London. 



"We have already made trial of your Grass Seeds, and it is 

 only justice to say that they have proved the best we have Bown 

 for many years." 



From the Bev. J. Lawson Sisson, Edingthorpe Rectory, North 



Walsham. 

 M I have one piece of land, sown last year with your Permanent 

 Grass Seeds, and no one can possibly tell it from an old meadow 

 save in the absence of weeds. I have had a great deal of feed 

 from it also." 



From Mark Philips, Esq., Snitterfield, Strat ford-on- Avon. 

 u The Permanent Grass Seeds supplied me last spring are 

 remarkably strong and healthy." 



From William A. Commerell, Esq., Strood Park. 

 '•' I forward a cheque for the Grass Seeds supplied by you, and 

 am glad to be able to bear witness to their quality, having found 

 them so very superior to what 1 have generally obtained."' 



The Btv. Joshua Bennett, Caverson Parsonage. 

 " In less than three months it has presented a most luxuriant 

 herbage, forming a striking contrast to the self-sown turf 

 around it." 



From P. Pusey, Esq., Pusey. 

 11 I was particularly pleased with your Grass Seeds, which I 

 employed for laying down fresh broke land. It became a close, 

 fine sward, by August." 



From the Bev. Mr. Wwgfield, Gulval Vicarage, Penzance. 

 " My pasture laid down with seeds from you in March, 1851. is 

 in a very luxuriant state, and in every way satisfactory. The 

 Clover Seed also, sent during the present year, has grown 

 admirably." 



From B. Tull, Esq., Crookham House, near Newbury. 

 " The Grass Seeds sent in the spring to sow for a pasture grew 

 remarkably well, and the present appearance of the pasture is 

 most satisfactory." 



From JV. Manby Power, Esq.. the If ill Court, Boss, Herefordshire. 

 " The Grass Seed sent has answered very well, and is almost 

 a sward already." 



From Bev. Bobert Hawthorn, StapleforA Lodge, near Cambridge. 

 "I was very much pleased with the Grass Seeds which you sent 

 me; the Grass sprang up quickly and covered the field well." 



From the Bev. Jerome Clapp, < >dem J louse, Appledore, Devon. 

 u Allow me to say that the Grass Seeds you sent me have fully 

 realised my highest expectations." 



Sutton & Sons, Seed Growers, Rending, Berks, Itaving made the eultivttion of Natural and Artificial 

 Grasses the subject of their especial attention for many years, have much satisfaction in receiving (besides very many 

 others,) the above communications quite unsolicited, 



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Clovers and Grasses for One, Two, or Three Years' Lay, 12s., 16s., and 22s. per Acre. 



A Priced List of Mangold Wurzel, Turnips, and other Agricultural Seeds may be had post free on application, addressed 



JOHN SUTTON & SONS, SEED GROWERS, READING, BERKS. 



HTHE GENERAL LAND DRAINAGE AND 1M- 



-*- PROVEMENT COMPANY 



Incorporated by Special Act of Parliament. 

 Offices, 52, Parliament Street, London. 



Directors. 

 Henry Ker Seymeb, Esq., M.P., Chairman. 

 Sir John V. Shelley, Bart., M.P., Deputy-Chairman. 



George Thomas Clark, E8q. William Fisher Hobbs, Esq. 



John C. Cobbold, Esq., M.P. Edward J. Hntchins, Esq., M.P. 



Sir William Cnbitt, F.R.S. Sir S. M. Peto, Bart. 



Henry Currie, Esq. William Tite, Esq., F.R.S. 



Thomas Edward Dicey, Esq. William Wilshere, Esq. 



Empowered to execute Drainage, Road-making, and other 

 Land Improvements, and to Erect Farm Buildings upon Estates 

 under Settlement, Mortgage, or otherwise ; or Church property, 

 and without investigation of Title to charge the whole outlay and 



CRASS SEEDS.— CARRIAGE FREE. 



ERMANENT PASTURE GRASS.— The v cry best 

 Selections can be obtained from William E. Rendle 



& Co., Seed Merchants, Plymouth,— all new and care- 



fully selected, from 24s. to 30*. per aa % e. 



ORNAMENTAL LAWNS, PLEASURE GROUNDS, &c. 



The choicest varieties for producing a line sward for Lawns and 

 Pleasure Grounds can be procured from William B. Rendle 

 & Co., Seed Merchants, Plymouth, at IS*, per bushel, 25. 6d. per 

 gallon, or 1.9. per lb. 



RENOVATING GRASSES— for sowing over land deficient of 

 plant — can be obtained at 9d. per lb. 



A complete descriptive List of Grasses will be found in 

 "Rendle's Farming Price Current," and some valuable 

 Tables, and other information relative to the best varieties 



expenses upon the Estate, to be repaid by instalments spread j Qr certa ; n l an fo an # Situations. 

 over any period determined by Landowners within the limits of * 

 50 years for Drainage and Roads, and 31 years for Farm Buildings. 

 Landowners may arrange with the Company for the execution 

 of the works by their own agents, with the use of their own or 

 the Company's Capital. William Clifford, Sec. 



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Provisionally Registered pursuant 



Jesex. 

 * fe" « nnt ' Esq " s *«*te«d 



*N»t, Herts. 



Emm?!* 1 *' E *^ Edmon - 

 mm > Middlesex. 





Robert Leeds, Esq., West Lex- 

 ham, Norfolk. 

 Robert Morgan, Esq., 72, Cam- 

 den Villas, Camden Town. 

 Thomas Nash, Esq., Great 



Cbesterford, Essex. 

 James Odams, Esq., Bishop 

 Stortford, Herts. 

 John Collins, Esq., Midaieton Square, Pentonville. 



>\ ith power to add to their number. 

 -<*«<nW i ~~ Me * srs - Harnett, Hoare & Co., Lombard Street. 



«»v-<James Caird, Esq, Baldoon, and 9, Little Ryder Street, 



Saliri^c u St - James's. 



/2£ 7 Messrs - Kingsford &Dorman,23, Essex St.. Strand. 

 oecretaryand Chemist.- James Taylor, Esq., F.C.S. 



Manufactory, Plaistow Marshes, Essex. 



**nures % i Com^ 6 ^ gri . Cl,ltl 5 1 a . 1 ^° 1 mmun _ it y f ° their Blood 

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^^BBitnpp fXt. . ——•'«« t» ^--»", »»..*. vivij Diuiouic 



*»*erth<»nL can 7iDg on the manufacture on a large scale, 



tfHtest B „ " ITT Rnd Turnips, which have been used with the 



1% ?" m * 11 parts of En g Iand ' * n <* to assure them that 

 ■**Si*ncr f erect€d commodious Works, with every suitable 



l^Cir D friendTl^ *?£* a°T5 C ?™? a . n £ bej L to . cal1 tb ? attp J? t! 

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^s^lmiis^nf 1 v eit °^ an ex P ei *ienced practical" Chemisette 

 * Proved hi h • C0llntrv niay depend upon having a manure 



***mhie It if ^lity, which the Directors guarantee to be 

 **T be gov! V* u ont in the form of a fine triable powder, which 

 Tbe y jjl. Dy the dril l or hand with the utmost facility. 



^tatorTwhA ca . ution the Public against the attempts of spurious 

 **** to' »,*fcn 8ince the introduction of this Manure, have pro- 

 &*b>Ti toth« ^e possessing similar qualities. As security, 

 ?°^ Mt'mirp 5 pur P hase r, every bag is marked " Odama' Patent 

 ^panv -rv^ , Rold °nly by the authorised Agents of the 



^*ction f r • lira58 MRmirfi ' ll ' 10s ' per ton ' 

 '^ition'oHhp ^?— Frr >™ i to 8 cwt. per acre, according to th* 



5*** brotdcL* . 1 •> A* may either to drilled in with ihe s ee d , 

 irni P Maimr. aV ia the latter > u should be well harrowed in. 



Belivwed V * V ton ' 



«****fe*tiL* t! hi 7 Rai]wa 7 Station or Wharf in London. 



** &• above 35 fc"}* 4 ? to Odaiis, Pickfobd, & Ksen, Agents 



*> 35, LeadenhAll Street, London. 



OYAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, 



CIRENCESTER. 



Patron— His Royal Highness PRINCE ALBERT. 

 President of Council— Earl BATHURST. 

 Principal— Rev. J. S. HAYGARTH, M.A. 



Professors, &c. 



Chemistry— J. A. C Yoelcker, Ph.D., F.C.S. 



Zoology, Geology, and Botany — John Buckman, F.G.S , F.L.S. 

 Veterinary Medicine and Surgery — G.T. Brown, M.R.C.V.S. 

 Surveying, Civil Engineering, and Mathematics — F. Armstrong, C.E. 

 Manager of Farm— Or. Austin. 



Students are admitted after the summer and winter vacations, 

 also in April and October. The Annual Fees for Boarders 

 vary from forty-five to eighty guineas, according to age and 

 other circumstances. The Fee for Out-Students is 40Z. per annum. 

 The College Course of Lectures and Practical Instruction is 

 complete in one twelvemonth — although a longer course is recom- 

 mended. There is a department for general as well as for 

 agricultural purposes. Prospectuses and information can be 

 had on application to the Principal. 



OLLEGE of AGRICULTURE and CHEMISTRY, 



and of PRACTICAL and GENERAL SCIENCE, 37 and 

 38, Lower Kennington Lane, Kennington, near London. 



Principal— J. C. Nesbit, F.G.S., F.C.S., &c. 



The system of studies pursued iu the College comprises every 

 branch requisite to prepare youth for the pursuits of Agriculture, 

 Enginpering, Mining, Manufactures, and the Arts; for the Naval 

 and Military Services, and for the Universities. 



Analyses and Assays ot every description are promptly and 

 accurately executed at the College. The terms and other par- 

 ticulars may be had on application to the Principal. 



OYAL AGE ICULTURAL SOCIETY 



OF ENGLAND. 



PRIZE SHEETS and CERTIFICATES of ENTRY for the 

 CARLISLE MEETING may be had on application to the 

 Secretary of the Society, 12, Hanover Square, London; to whom 

 all Certificates for Implements must be sent by the 1st of May, 

 and all Certificates for Stock bv the 1st of June. 



Apply to WE E. Rf.npi.e & Co . S I Merchants, Plymouth. 



Established Seventy Years. 



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The 



TESTIMONIAL TO J. B. LAWES, Esq. 

 Committee beg to inform those interested in the above 



undertaking, that the New Laboratory is expected to be ready 

 for presentation in May or June, until which time the Subscrip- 

 tion List will remain open, to afford an opportunity to any who 

 may still wish to associate their names with this acknowledg- 

 ment of Mr. Lawes T services. 



Communications to be addressed to 



Mr. W. Kerl, Hon. Pec, Har) «• 



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CARRIAGE FREE 



AGRICULTURAL SEEDS.— Landed Proprietors 

 and Farmers who require large qualities of 

 Turnip, Mangold Wurzel, Carrot, or any other kinds of 

 Agricultural Seeds, will be supplied on the most liberal 

 terms. — Apply to 



William E Rendle & Co., Seed Merchants, Plymouth. 





GRASS AND AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 



THOMAS GIBBS and CO., the Seedsmen to the 

 Royal Agricultural Society of England* beg to inform their 

 friends and agriculturists generally that they are now prepared 

 to supply the undermentioned 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 Hybrid, Trefoil, Cow Grass or Perennial. 

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

 nial, and other kinds. 

 CARROTS.— Large White Belgian, large field Altringham, 



Yellow Belgian, long Orange or Surrey. 

 PARSNIPS.— Gibbs' large Guernsey Cattle, common large. 

 MANGOLD WURZKLS.— Long Red, Orange or Yellow Globe, 



Red Globe, long 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, Kohl Rabi. 

 Lucerne, Broom, Furze or Gorse, Field Parsley, Rape, Seed 



Barley sorts. Wheat sorts, Rye, Sainfoin, Tares White Mustard, 



White Silesian Beet, Peas, Potatoes, and all other seeds for 



the farm. 

 KITCHEN GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS, including all 



the new and most approved varieties. Assortments made up 



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



Priced Lists of both Agricultural and Garden Seeds sent free 

 by post on application to Thomas Gibbs & Co., Corner ot Halt- 

 Moon Street, Piccadilly, Londom _, 



AGRICULTURAL SEEDS, 

 MEADOW & PASTURE GRASSES, Ic 



PETER LAWSON and SON, of Edinburgh and 

 London, the Queen's SEKDMnr, Nursertmek, and Wood 

 Foresters; and to the Highland and Agricultural society 

 of S« fLAN-n. beg to intimate to their English Customers and the 

 Public that they are now sending out FARM SEEDS of every 

 description, saved from genuine stocks, and for which they 



respectfully solicit orders. 



Also Garden Seeds, Flower Seeds, Garden Implements, 

 Draining Tools, and everything connected with their trade. 

 Catalogues will be sent on application. 



London Branch, 27, (treat George Street, Westminster. 



P. L. & S. are always able to recommend experienced Bailiffs, 

 Gardeners, and Foresters. 



&fte flgnrattural ©alette* 



SATURDAY, APHIL 7 3 1855. 



" An Englishman" writes to the Times in reference 

 to the so-called Bird Island", which has been claimed 

 by the Venezuelan Republic, inquiring to whom 

 the sovereignty of the island rightfully belongs. 



