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GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



[April 7 



1ST 



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GRASS 



AND 



OTHER FARM 



SEEDS 



OFFERED BY 



J. 



C. WHEELER 



AND 



SON 



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GROWERS, GLOUCESTER, 



(ESTABLISHED IN THE EARLY PART OP THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY). 



SEEDSMEN TO THE GLOUCESTE RSHIRE AGRICULTU RAL SOCIETY. 



The following are some 10 ; ne rib 



Adapted for MEADOW CATSTAIL, or TIMOTHY GRASS (PhJeum jntme} I „. JMJJ » 



strong heavy 



land. 



Valuable for 

 its eariiness. 



It requires two or 



May be sown 

 under trees. 





Alternate 



culture. 



Suitable for 

 parks and 

 valuable for 

 sheep pas- 

 ture. 



Well liked 

 by sheep. 



The Timothy Grass possesses the advantage of affording double the *?«*££ 

 nutriment when its seeds are ripe that it does if cut when m flowei. On .strong, , 

 tenacious, and rather moist soils, it is entitled to a precedence to a Imo.t «y«, 

 end should at least form a considerable portion of the mixture employed for layin b 

 down such, either for alternate husbandry or permanent pasture. 



MEADOW FOXTAIL GRASS (Alopecurus pratensis) ... -. *';™'^}}L 

 This is one of the earliest and best of Pasture Grasses, but not n*?\***l™f£ 



hay, as it produces hut few stalks; its root leaves are very broad , long, soft, slender, 



and grow rapidly when cut, or when eaten down by live stock 



three years after sowing to arrive at full maturity. 



ROUGH COCKSFOOT (Dactylis glomerata) -•• 1«. per lb 



Is a valuable Grass in cultivation, on account of the great quantity of produce 



which it yields, and the rapidity with which its leaves grow after being cut. it is 



well adapted for growing in shady moist places under trees, as in orchards, &c. 



MEADOW FESCUE GRASS (Festuca pratensis) 1*. per lb 



This is an excellent Grass, either for alternate husbandry or permanent pasture 



but more particularly the latter. It is well liked by all kinds of herbivorous animals. 



HARD FESCUE GRASS (Festuca duriuscula) ... ... ... ». **• P« r Jb. 



Will thrive on a great variety of soils, and is found to resist the effect of severe 

 drought in summer, and to retain its verdure during the winter, in a remarkable 

 degree. From the fineness of its foliage and greenness in winter, it is well adapted 

 for sowing in parks, especially for sheep pasture. 



SHEEP FESCUE (Festuca ovina) ... •;• ••• ls - P er lb 



This Grass forms the greater part of the sheep pasture of the Highlands. In quan- 

 tity of Grass it is much inferior to the other cultivated Fescues; but, from being well 

 liked by sheep, it should always enter into the composition of mixtures of lands on 

 which they are to be pastured ; in fact, on the authority of Linnseus, these animals 

 have no relish for hills and heaths which are destitute of this Grass. 



WOOD MEADOW GRASS (Poa nemoralis) ... la. 3d. per lb 



Its habit of growth is delicate, upright, close, and regular. There is no brass 

 better adapted for pleasure grounds, particularly under trees, as it will not only grow 

 u such places, but forms a fine sward where few of the other fine Grasses can exist. 

 lit produces a considerable deal of foliage early in spring. 

 Valuable for ROt < ill-STALKED MEADOW GRASS (Poa pratensis) ... ...1*. per lb- 



damp soils. This is a valuable Grass as a mixture for Grass Lands, particularly on damp soils. 



Its habit of growth fits it for mixing along with the upright grown sorts, such as the 

 Italian Rye-grass. 



SMOOTH-STALKED MEADOW GRASS (Poa trivial is) 1*. per lb 



This Grass yields a large quantity of herbage at a very early period of the season. 



SWEET-SCENTED VERNAL GRASS (Anthoxanthum odoratum) ... 2s. per lb 

 This Grass yields but a scanty portion of herbage, yet, on the whole, Permanent 

 Pasture should not be without a mixture of it, particularly in parks and pleasure 

 grounds, were it for no other reason than its pleasant scent, not only when cut for 

 hay, but also when the seeds become nearly ripe. 



CRESTED DOGSTAIL GRASS (Cynusurus cristatus) 25. per lb. 



From this Grass forming a close turf, and having rather fine foliage, it may be 

 advantageously sow a on lawns and other places to be kept under by the scythe. 

 For some of our ons of 6r^4 V *, we are indebted to Lawsons A<j,-ostor/mpMa. 



SEED ~. ... Is.Od. per lb. 



9d.to 10 



nrMWhpqt NatnraTGrasses well calculated for Permanent Pasture: 



Ul me v* . We hAve found br our experience about 12 lbs. of Clover Seed—a mixture ofWntitv u 



Alsike, Cow Grass, White Dutch, and Trefoil (the proportions varying according to seednJiJi 

 the nature of the soil)— and 2 bushels of Grass Seeds to be about the quantity required per awe 

 for laying down an acre of Permanent Pasture, and these Seeds we can supply at from 



24s. to 30s. per acre. 



For the improvement of Old Pastures, we should recommend, when the land is 

 being dressed in the spring with manure, that about 8 or 10 lbs. of Grass Seed per 

 acre be harrowed or bushed in with it; the quality and quantity of the herbage will 

 be thus greatly improved. Suitable Seed for this purpose we can supply at 



10d. per lb. 



Priee. 



Renovate 

 of old pu. 

 tures. 



SWEDE, MANGOLD WUBZEL, TURNIP, 



AND OTHER 



AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 



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Well adapted 

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 grounds. 



CARROT— LARGE WHITE BELGIAN 



LARGE RED ALTRINGHAM 

 FRENCH FURZE, or GORSE 



KOHL RABI 



LUCERNE— FINEST IMPORTED 

 PARSNIP-LARGE CATTLE 



VETCHES or TARES-SPRING 



WINTER 



SWEDES-IMPROVED WHITE ... 



SKIRVING'S PURPLE TOP 



LAING'S ... 



This is a well-formed and excellent Swede. 



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Very early 

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Remarkable 

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A valuable 

 substitute 



for Swedes. 



Suited 

 lawns. 



for 



Lawn Grass. 



Clover seed. FLAWN GRASS 



CLOVER— White Dutch 



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Red or Broad 



Trefoil 



Cow Grass, or Perennial Red Clover ... 



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ITALIAN RYE-GRASS— Imported Seed... 

 PERENNIAL RYE-GRASS (Pacey's) ... 



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Grass seed 

 more in de- 

 mand of late. 



Inferior sort 

 used, and 

 their perni- 

 cious results. 



Reduced 

 prices of the 

 best sorts. 



GRASS SEEDS. 



EAST LOTHIAN 

 This is a large Swede, highly esteemed, and extensively grown in Scotland. 



TURNIP— TWEEDDALE YELLOW BULLOCK 2s. per lb. 



This is a new Scotch Turnip, of excellent quality ; it is a great improvement on|Q»ite net 

 the old Purple-top Yellow Scotch. The stock at present in cultivation is ex tremelyj&ad scarce, 

 limited, and we can offer it only in small quantities. We strongly recommend a 

 small quantity to be sown as a sample. 



TURNIP— IMPROVED PURPLE-TOP YELLOW Is. 6d. per lb. 



The flesh and under part of the skin of this Turnip is deep yellow, with a purple 

 top, hardy, of good size, and keeps well. ! 



TURNIP— LINCOLNSHIRE RED GLOBE ... 1*. 2d. per lb. 



This variety can be strongly recommended as a large handsome Turnip, of excellent 

 quality. 



TURNIP— DALE'S HYBRID Is. 2d. per lb. 



TURNIP-PURPLE-TOP ABERDEEN 1*. 2<f.perlb. 



This is an old and very deservedly esteemed variety, and is considered by some to 

 x>me nearest the Swedes, in hardness and solidity of texture. 



TURNIP— GREEN GLOBE l*.2i.perlb. 



Roots • a fine globular shape, with a small neck and tap-root : very white under 

 and green above thVstorface of the ground ; of the medium size, hard and firm in texture, 



TURNIP— POMERANIAN It. 2d. per lb. 



This variety was introduced some years since from Pomerania, and may be con- 

 sidered as the most perfect Globe Turnip in shape, as well as the most regular or 

 uniform in growth. Its skin is of a smooth white and somewhat shining or transparent 

 appearance : leaves smoothish, of a dark green colour, and whitish nerves. 



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Proportion of 

 Clover. 



Alsike 



lover. 



The demand for Natural Grass Seeds has greatly increased during the last few 

 years; formerly many of the better sorts were scarce and dear, and their price was 

 such as to prevent their being generally brought into cultivation, so that recourse 

 was had to seeds scattered about the hay loft, which being often mixed with inferior 

 varieties and weeds, produced but an indifferent sward, and formed a striking con- 

 trast to those pastures where seeds of the best and most nutritive sorts had been sown. 



In consequence of the annually increasing demand for the better sorts of Grass 

 Seeds, the price has been so reduced as to be within the reach of all, and more atten- 

 tion has been paid to saving and hand-picking them, keeping each sort separate and 

 free from weeds; so that now whether land is required to be laid down for permanent 

 pasture— or only for a year or two — under Trees, as in Orchards and Parks— in mossy 

 and poor soil, or even on drifting sands, the different Grasses can be so selected and 

 mixed as to form valuable pastures. For Lawns and Pleasure Grounds the finer 

 growing sorts are well adapted, and a few months after sowing a fine sward is 

 obtained, equal, if not superior to that formed by laying down turf, and at less than 

 a quarter of the expense. 



In laying down Land for Permanent Pasture, the plan usually adopted is to sow 



the seeds in spring, on land with Barley or where a crop of Wheat is growing: but 

 it is a question with some whether it is not better to sow the seeds on ground 

 without any other crop; in this case, if the land is in a good state of cultivation, and 

 the seed sown in the spring (say in March or April), a good crop of Grass can be 

 obtained in a very short time. We have also known Grass Seeds sown in this way 

 in August aud the beginning of September with complete success. 



In selecting Seeds for laying down Permanent Pasture, there should be a propor- 

 tion of Perennial Red Clover or Cow G rass (Trifolium pratense perenne), and also 

 ome of the Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum) mixed with the other Clovers. The 

 I Cow Grass is well known, and highly esteemed, but it is somewhat difficult to obtain j 



true. The Alsike Clover is a cross, or hybrid, between the White Dutch and the j \ satisfy their expectations 

 Broad or lied Clover. The Messrs. Lawson, speaking of this variety, say, ** It is 

 deservedly in repute as one of the best Perennial Clovers, and well adapted for 

 growing in this country; one proof of its valuable qualities is in the great and yearly 

 increaeing demand for its seeds; but hitherto, from the comparative high price, it 

 has not received a fair trial in field culture. From the result of our experiments, it 

 is found to thrive on such soils as are termed by the farmers ' Clover-sick,' and 

 Imust, were it for this quality alone, prove a most valuable acquisition to our culti- 



-WHITE GLOBE 

 EARLY STONE, or STUBBLE 

 GREEN ROUND NORFOLK 

 LTD ROUND NORFOLK 

 WHITE ROUND NORFOLK 



TANKARDS 

 MANGOLD WURZEL— LARGE YELLOW GLOBE 



LONG RED 



LONG YELLOW 

 RED GLOBE 



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We can very strongly recommend our large Yellow Globe Mangold. Some very 

 large roots have been exhibited at the Agricultural Show in this Ciry, grown from 

 eeds supplied by us, many of the roots weighing from 30 lbs. to 40 lbs., and the | 

 average weight above 30 tons to the acre. 



Of thi* * 

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 stock true Jj 



name, saw 

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Bulbs. 



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Deliver^ 



carriage^* 



GARDEN SEEDS. 



It is our earnest endeavour to send out all Seeds, whether for the Garden or Farm,|Seeds 

 of the very best quality, and true to name; and as many of the Seeds are our own own grow* 

 growing.^ and are proved before sending out, we generally succeed in giving complete 

 satisfaction to our customers. We are in receipt of most gratifying letters and 

 renewed orders from those we had the honour of serving former years; and as we 

 deliver our Seeds Carriage Free, we very respectfully solicit the honour of an order 

 from those who have not yet given us a trial. We have the pleasure of subjoining 

 the notice our Seed Catalogue has received :— 



" The Catalogue of Seeds sold by J. C. Wheeler & Son, of Gloucester, appears to 

 us to deserve notice, because of the stand which its authors make, in common with 

 ourselves and others, against the useless incomprehensible Seed Lists of the day. I' 1 

 this, as in all matters of taste, there will be a difference of opinion as to the relative 

 qualities of varieties; yet the mass of buyers who have no fancies, but who dislike 

 being perplexed, and are satisfied with what is excellent, will greatly prefer a short, 

 select Seed List to an interminable labyrinth of names, which, for the most part, 

 represent nonenities or rubbish. M . Wheeler's little book will dosomething to 



-Gardeners' Chr tide, March % 

 We beg to offer the following Collections of Garden Seeds:— 



ivated field plants." 



No. 1. 

 No. 2.- 

 No. 3.- 



Qs.Od. 





-A COMPLETE COLLECTION, SUITABLE FOR A 

 LARGE GARDEN £3 



A S?^ L ? CTiON 0F EQUALLY CHOICE VABIBTIES, 



BUT SMALLER QUANTITIES ... 1 10 ° 



A COLLECTION SUITABLE FOR A SMALL GARDEN 15 



These Collections will be delivered Carriage Free. 



Collect' 



of Stf& 



Early Orders are respectfully solicited. We deliver our Seeds Carriage Free. 



* We cannct tell the exact year our Business was established, but we have in our possession a conv of a work written M 

 James Wheeler, Nurseryman in Gloucester," 1763, published in London by W. Owen at SJ.hJ nea? Temple Bar, Fleet 



Street, entitled" TEE BOTANISTS* ANT) GAH.W.NT-M" NF.W HTC-l-TO* ap v M ~LZ:J?£*l£:. Ho ^ r s Hea i*' , nea *n ^fJk Characters; 



and Specific 



each Plant, < 



comprised a 



whole PraotW r>f ft««ilJ-~~'™rr""™ ~Z? mmm F mmmm Z7 mm 7T mm *f -~~~*;-*"» *« "^ names or tne twelve Months of the xear, u **~~~ c+ ~ v e 



whole rract_.ee of Gardemng m the Flower Gard en, the Semin ary, the Fruit Garden, the Kitchen Garden, the Greenhouse, and the Stove 



WHEELER & SON, NURSERYMEN AND 



GROWERS, GLOUCESTER 



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