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A Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.— The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindley 



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SATURDAY, APRIL 28. 



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INDEX. 



lis <■ Gore Hous« 



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, torfnifval... 





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ydtftlA'a at Bmk- 



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©rthorns 



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va a 



3 « 

 290 c 

 J54 « 



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6 



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6 e 



C3 e 





texts of ke Ting 



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*« •■ a tt radar of. . . . 



•«nk*i new* 



SSI t 



JSS r 



**9 r 

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- k '.*» a 



231 c 



aw ft 



1 6 



•;s r 



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c 

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Hailstorm, pxtraordinarj- la 



HcAtm? *r Kew -.79 c 



E>w Palm-iiouap, heating . e | 



— gardrns, report on «*> c> 



Lawr effect of g*» lime on .. SSI * 



Emnaran Society 2S2 e 



M »cl«. rn »Sl a 



Matter, science of 386 m 



M 1*00 f<\ trrr J8M 6 



Mu»hrr>«>nia, r«rly natural .... 38> c 



OsaKc Mranre 381 « 



I'ana ex ion. admi&aion to 7 c 



Pathology, ,-etable 27^ A 



' rH ' ie 2s i e 



l'eree|>terre 



I' <eou's dung, Talue J9U r 



I'lnut.a, injured by ;rost ."- r 



— beddnu 281 6 



Kye-Kraas, Iralinn £ r 



School*, rrfonnatory MS ft f 



Sea-water and seed* 278 6 



feeds and aea-water -4 h 



Shamrock 2^ « 



S beep food for; •.><♦ b 



Sweet Willia ur ua *X» a 



Jfjeubl* patholocy ^ * 



> inlets Nrapoliuiii 

 Walls, icard en 



Wateran attrartorof frott .... S\ b 



Wheat, H v*i t89 « 



Winter at Glasnevin :.-. e 



V» ood, (ran from green :si 6 



SPECIAL CONTRACTS. 



^1 TTON AMD >< »NS in prepare.! to nnke Contracts 



j / on very liberal terms to Farmer! or others requiring S 

 IP considerable q uantities. 



' PHK PER E N N I A IT~Vvi 1 1 e h CLOV h K. — Thii 



■ Clover is included in all M sr* Sutton's mixture »r 



rnm n A v hits 



'. per pound. 



"rro.y <fc ?« j Growers, R< 



ALSIKC CLOVER TRIFOLIUM hYBRIDUM;. 



CUTTON and SONS haw some pure genuine Seed 



^ of this superior new CLOVKK, which will be ind an 

 invaluable Perennial Tlsnt. 



I'emisnent Pav nnd is very superior to the 



lover; it may be purchased separ a te! v, prici- i 



SEEDS FOR THE FARM, CARRIAGE FREE. - Ser 



T>ENDLK'S« FARMING PRICI CIHUKNT 



lS - A.ilMi 1I.TIKAL I»J!tKt TilRV." 



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Address 



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HL'LTUKAL SOCIKTY 

 -J T MMER MEBTING 



LONDON 



will -ike place a f 



ue, 21, Kegsat Street, on TUESDAY, May 8 

 TilSt 



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HORTICI LTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 

 OAKDFA' EXHIBITIONS. 



lastdsyon which Privileged Tickets can be obtai nod at 



pon the orders of Fellows, at 3#. 6d. each, is 

 3Dth. 



T EXHIBITION of the Season will take place, by 

 nUikmof ber Majesty* s Commissioners for the <;reat Exhi- 



TSJ^J^ 1 ' ln tbfl BOUNDS of GORE 1IOL - E f on WED- 



uay 1 



|; r.-\L I iTANIC SOCIETY, Rmmnfr Pabk.— 



^ The 1 (IIBITIONS of Plant-. Flowers, and FariT thi 

 mm will rake place on WEDNESDAYS, May J). June IS, and 

 " M; and of American Plants MONDAY, June 18. 



ts-.t jdmiflvion may bo obtained at the Gardens only, by 



Follows or Members of the Societv— mice on or 



N th, 4v : aftor that day 5*. each. 



n R YST A L P A L A C E.-HORTICULTURAL 



r£.— It is intended to hold a ^rand Horticultural Exbi- 

 J* I'alaceon SATl "IIDA Y. the 2d of June next. The 



mm J; ■■ lules of Priaes are DOW ready, and CAO be obtained 



teation to the Secretary. 

 April ■ 



(1 >rdor 



LONDON 



G. Grove, Secretary. 



FLORLt! LTURAI 





MANCOLD WURZEL 



PURCHASERS OF LARGE QUANTITIES will 



*■ be treated liberally.— For prices apply tatin^ the quantity 

 required) to <\ rvsjk .vm^Seed «■ rower s, Rea« 



OUTTONnS LARGE YELLOW GLOBE MAN- 



U GOLD WURZEL, TWO* Sft.kcted Root riTK H .— 

 i of this 1 Man Id Wurzel may I btained ie 

 of Messrs. si . price it. per lb., <-r 6/. per cwt 

 rheaper. Early orders are requested and recor nded, as th 

 stock is limited.— Address, 

 Jorn Hurfoii A $ t -J, Seed • owors. Reading Berk* 



SPECIAL CONTKACW KoKhKI D>.- 



C'Crrjyi iu or } en reqnir/ny large quantities, 

 Sj ial cont ts U be made, at a f/rcat ret 

 price, on application to 



William E. Renp t > & « v,^ 1 Morrhnr tb. 



CLOVER SEEDS. 



f^ ENUINE NEW CLOVER SEEDS can be had 

 V T at the lowest market prices of JOHN SUTTON 

 & SONS, Shkd Gro wers^ Reaping, Berks. 



MORTON'S YELLOW GLOBE MANGOLD. 

 From Seed arown from the or vol stock of J. C. 

 Morton, Esq. , the Editor of the Agricultural Gazette. 

 Is. fid. per lb* 



WILLIAM E.1IENDLE& Co. S MrnrnAXTS, Plyn 



TT7HITE BELGIAN GARhOT l 2i.pef^ 



▼ f or much r he >/per by the act. 



ILLIA M E. RENDLE& Co. , Skip M Ply month, 



^ p R U E G U E R N S E Y P A R S N I P. 



L This is a larrje and superior sort, and can bestrov; 

 recommended. The Subscrihcrs hare jnit impm d a 

 choice lot of cd from Guernsey, and can sujtpJy it at 



- r lb. 



WILI ! \M F. ) SOLE fk Co., Si » Mltkttants. Plvmonfh 





S#t4 M« Plymouth. 



CRASS SEEDS. 



| C WHEELER and -ON > DESCRIPTIVf 



♦' • PRI4 1) LIST OP <-i:.\ 9 i IM'hM M 



PASTURE will be fonrs «>d it on applical n. 



J.C.Wrbk - Glouosstsr, adstnen to the G 1 osster- 



sh Airricultnral ? 



A GENERAL CATALOGl i oi PLAN J S, TR'i 

 l:i ^tfered for sal. hy 11 uo« I .« !«pton 



Nir ry, Ivondon.il now reaxly to Ive sent ? y post to any 



person applyi) »r the sain- 



PELARGONIUMS. ETC. 



HENRY GROOM, Cliipham I net* London, 



by Ap] tment Ft,< to i M« heirs I 



that hi- NTin-CA \1 I I )K PKLAK-. - IUMS, m 



ready, and will be f<u- wanted on application. 



y V. WINSTANI.EY-S BEDDING PLANT LIST 



L • i* now ran 1 can be had < n application, or five by 



p t. — 2K Market Place. Manchester. 



NEW AND KAPE PLANTS. 



MESSRS. YKlTCIl and >l< respectfully announce 

 that I Ir Ml UIPTP LD «>\'\ TILS rhr 



this asaaon is now ready r di fibuti and will! »rwarded 

 n appli n.— Nni He Rxetrr and Chelsea 



PINUS BENTHAFVHANA Twn 



MESSRS. VEITCH and SON haviti 2 su« edH in 

 raising from Seed a rum!>er of tbi- beau ll I , which 



Is, doubt h , tl fin t of the long-leawad CaliJ ian • i 



has proved to be pari tly hard are now ena* ! 



tablisli ]dants on the following ter A sin; j nt, 



U)s.6d.: six plants, 50*. ; tweh plants, K Prli •■thetra 

 in proportion t«-> theqnantlty taken, giveu i a| '. 



l-'. fotic y nrseri' ; . Chel i and 1" 



NEW HOSES. 



HL A N E and S« , The Nurseries, I J rent Tl« lism- 

 • sted, bsg toll rm their P »ns and i ■ mersinv eral 

 that they p ^s ail the NEW R -I- w the .- it cannot 



>ni itly recomn nd them until they h e bl in the 



a limn. "T! '■ Rose < alopue mav V had a. Ileal i. 





J{ \L SOUTH 



■" M TV.— In the Advertisement of this Society, in the 

 Tof this Journal, for THURSDAY, May 2d, read 



Wf U . May the 2d. 



QBICH ESTER HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Jiime^ mmer ExhibUion will take place on THURSDAY 

 wZTiTf'J^ hardens of the Episcopal Palace. Schedul. 

 —roe Did by application to the Secretary, 



H. Silvf.p.lock. Jun. 



Ol'NTY OF GLOUCESTER AND CHELTEX- 



** ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCXETY.-The 



£w*f \ « tl °? ° f the season will take place on WEDNESDAY 

 *«r M, at the Royal Old Wells,Cheltenham. 



it r^i* , ^. Hknry . I. ("HRANE, Secretary. 

 • 1: aptdP, Choltenham. 



•^T NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 





BOSSCIVI'S CHAfVlPlON OF ENCLAND CELERY. 



'T'llE finest Celery yet introduce I, beautifully white, 



L very crisp and solid, and withstands a greater amount 

 of frost than any other known variety : it has 1 n blanched 

 in the ground 3 feet.— To bo obtained of T. F. Wi >ley, 



eedsman, 28, Market Place, Manchester, price 2*. 6d. per 

 packe t : pric es to the trade on application. 



y AY'S 





.MAGNUM 



BONUM LETTUCE is by 



far the largest, sweetest, and crispest Lettuce known, in 



proof of which we possess numerous letters received from partb 

 who had it last season. The addres of the writers cm be h* 

 on application. < »nly a few packets remaining at if. each. 

 Henry May, the HopeKurseries, near IVda' .rkshire. 



w 



ill supply tit.' bushy plants, perfect Shrubs on r 

 i, 9 inches 1 b, 40*. per 100, or Is. 6<l. each; 12 to 1 



FLORAL AND 

 HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE. 



mat 



H(,Er; X & r !niTI,)N - °* FL0WER8 » FRCITS. VEGE- 





in spacious marquees and tents (engaged for the 



m*!? 1 'J, 1 ? p 4 f tn » 2 " )th . nnd : h of July (open to the United 

 alw n 5 to ' a ° d - dllrtn 8 tne week . °/ the &>y*\ 



m Prtte&T Society '* Exhib »tion, when 200L will be awarded 



t^Kf 12 ^ 8 ftnd ever ^ ^.formation mav be obtained 

 * ' ' thl r f ec^tary, either personally or try letter. I J>- 

 •iBa*!slka? nc,] -« j0HN Patterson, Secretary. 



I « 



•e Council. 



■wt, Carlisle 



} L L I A M 



Ci-itAP UMHLIA* AND VEKBENAS 



HLEGGE is sending out all the leading Sorts of 

 • la eason, 9*. to 12*. jver dozen : < H.'er Varieties, Si, to 

 *. do. Cats s can hi' had on application. 



Marsh Imonton. ^_^_—~~ 



OSACE~^bRANCE MACLUPA AU^ANTtACA . 



C'HARLWOOD and CUMMIN am supply SEEP 

 ' of t ahov Tiarr. lL*d|fe Plant at '..*. per lb., with full 

 directions for treatment. Th nanf of May is »>eat time for 

 sowing. — 14. Tavist* ck Row, Co vent Garden, Lob n 



"" ~ RHODODENDRON CAMPANULATUM {'] 



; ILLIAM JACKSON and CO., BedaJo, ^ rkahire. 



having a large stock of this i t d net and beautifhl 



ci< 

 own roots 



inches high, 00*. per 100, or 2s. Cd. each, during the present 

 planting *son; afterwards no more will \ 1 at the 



prices. Not a leaf is injured by the lati inter. 



CHOICE PANSIES 



HART and NICKLIN, Florists, &c, Gnildfor3, 

 offer the following, the set f<r : Bos« tantis- 



DWARF FRENCH BEANS can be bad in any! •l»»,FraaoeCycole,8ir J.Paxl >.Con ce. National,! i. 



Quantity.— \dd1v to J G "SVaitf ^eed Merchant iQi I AH 1 tie Great, Caroline, Sylvia, Sultan, M chionesa of Bail 

 High TlXrn London. Merchant, 181, Evft , , p|]ir Mr ^^ T , lkp of p ,, rth Britibh Qll l „,,,, 



' Adela, Blanche. Royal Purple, V mpoy. Lady Carrington, and 



Lord Jeffrey, — Choice varieties, 1*. per dozen. 



SUPERB HOLLYHOCKS, SEEDS, ETC. 



WILLIAM CHATER begs to offer packets of seed, 



V V C nn ting of 20 varieties, from l best .Show Hollyhocks, 

 at 5«j.; 12 vai ties, 2*. 6U; and ir^m ; d doabii rtn, 1s. 



Superior Quilled German and French era, in 1 rari ', 

 mixed, la. per packet : separate, 2s. 1 •' ine Quilled African Mar! 

 gob . per packet.— Saffron Walden Nurseries. ^^ ___ 



"^BANKS' SEEDLING FUCHSIAS. —1855- 



(1 r fttla dmc&rpttow k formkr advebt18emfnt9, a^h 



ok Application). 





r\RANGE TREES.— A large number of different 



...ww*., wnnu rrxv^wwwt. sizes^-amongst them are perhaps the finest young i- 



"E CUMRFRT A NPl VX CkH \ T \ vn unnTT mens ever offered for sale in this country. The larger sizes ai 

 * CI. VI so™ m « ^Vrii r -n?,J particularly well shaped, with fine stes and in perfect 1 iltl 



mm\ .- l .LV/ v ^_ -° ( If -T\ OF CARLISLE will hold a , and are well adapted for producing immediate eff« in 



« * 



MASTERS axd SON, 



1 Tgy^^ A^MTERS, Exotic Nursery. Canterbury. 



\\ ILLIAM BAKRATT, LaNi^scAPii ^ard^r, 



Wakefield. 



Iyr-^ *_ Plans and Estimates furnished. 

 ^ rX AGRICULTURAL CULINARY ahd 



LR SEED DEPOT, GARDENERS' REGISTRY 



^ami ' k-'' Clock IIouse ^ Chelsea.—All the new Flower 



h " rare and good supplied at reasonable p rices. 



|0] f?AVlf' ED0,NC PLANTS « 



o^rthA iJ Florist, Farnharn, Surrey, begs to 



***> thi i w^tkJ 6 from 1 *- to 4f • P* 51 " doz *» the ,atter end of " M »y- 



*5! P^aaR^m Wl>1 permit * ^' ata ^gues sent on the receipt of 



BEDDING PLANTS. 



mtmr J ni) INGRAM are prepared to send out tbe 



*hed plant ,T V f ! ir ? Portions of each, strong and vrmu* 

 5 ided*-^ be8t standard varieties, at 3*. per dc n, 



ttbeaas ' ! 



Senecio ; Cineraria amelloides 



***** ^terembergia Scarlet Geraniums 



A * tr **»ims Chr ysanthemum Salvia?, 



W .a I portoluteo i &c. &c. 



and are well 

 conservatories. 



Height of stem, lifeet; diameter of head, 1} feet. 

 » tt 2 „ „ „ lj rf 



» w J f» n r> 2 }r 



n n * ii n t» 2^ ., 



Prices vary from 7*. Sd. to 1< . each. 

 Hugh Low & Co., Clapton Nursery, London. 



500,000 FLAT POLE of. DRUM-HEAD CABBAGE PLANTS. 



, Fore 



on to his 

 large Stock of CARBAGE PLANT-, which will be ready in 

 May and June. They are a superior late sort, and raised from 

 seed of his own savinar. 



r rHOMAS MOORE. KtnmmT and Seedsman 



-»- Street, Kinffsbridge, Devon. b*»qs to call attenti 



SEED POT A TOES 



TT^OOD axd INGRAM, Nitmkbiss, Huntingdon, 



* ? having a few more than they want for their own planting 

 offer the followir varieties at the prices annexed for cash. 



Per bushel. Per bushel. 



•. Orf. Lapstone Kidney ... 5*. 0d. 



A 



• . - 



• • . 



5 



Mitchell's Albion 



Forty Fold 



Allen's Early Kidney, 



extra early 6 



Jackson's Improved .60 



Chapman' b ditto 



lartin's Globe 

 British Queen, extra 



5 



5 

 6 





 



\V°°D 



*I'*8art!i e" kl "»'isw i <sc. ore. 



1 * l ^^.-iiX^ at H 0l8r,,e is now read y^ and ma y ^ had on 



wtirseriea, Huntingdon. 



THE FLUKE KIDNEY POTATO— This excellent 

 variety is now planted here as the principal crop, bein 

 more free from disease and more prolific than any other in cult 

 vation. It wan raised in Middb n. and may be had genuine in 

 any quantity at5.?.per bushel of 66 lbs.— Apply to Jons Holland, 

 Bradshaw Gardens, Hiddleton, near Manchester. 

 f^ftt ce^' r.s to be made pay able at Middlemen. T icashire . 



TIIH LAN -HIRE FLUKE POTAT* — Fii 



-a medinm-sizel SI ED of this celebrated variety, warranted 

 true, to be disposed of, at 5.?. per bi «el of • 11 bags included. 

 A reduction will be made when a quantity is ordered. 



TT7 J. EPPS lias much plea»ur in stating that the 



f T • above Fuchsias have been j 1 to 'ie finest that 



have been raised by that celebrated grower B, Banks, I al. 



Early . lets are solicited. The t of six. 21 %s. The usual 

 discount to th. ... } - Nnrs« lai ne. 



NEW SCARLET VERbENA — MRS. WCODROFFE. 



RTHUR HENDEI SON and CO. are now sending 



out this fine new VERBENA; particulars ef which may 

 be seen in their advertisement in the rdmers' Chronicle of 

 March 31. The usual discou to the Trade, 



9MT This Verbena is the sameaa "< aqBeror," ore crei by 



anot rfi rm.— Plne-a oih I l ace, Edgware R oad, I/iu" . 



UCOMBE, PINCE and CO. beg respectfully to 



announce that they will be prepared to commence sending 

 out their new White Corolla'd Fuchsias Florence Nightingale 

 and Oalanthiflora-plena; also their new 1 ie Purple variety 

 Vioh >ra-plena. on MONDAY, the 14th May next, when all 

 orders intrusted to t r care will receive their best attention. 



Exeter Nurs ery, Ex* ter.— Established 17 I. 



B — RITISH FERNS-Good plants of British Eerns 

 inc sonie of the rarer soits can be supplier), on 



m rate terms, x application to Mr. ^nif, Post Office. 

 Matlock, Bath. 



IPOMCEA RUHRO CERI ' LEA. — Seed of this 



L exceed Sy neantiful Climbing Annual being now obtainable 

 at a moderate price, all cultivators of flowers $ a g i- 



„ - - . hoTlsP wa,! witn warra aspect are advised to include it in their 



Post-office orders to be made payable to Robert DAvrxpoRT, I spring selection.— .Seed supplied to Seedsmen and Nurservmen 



I 



Gardener and Seedsman, Union Street, Bury, Lancashire. 



only, by Geobok Roberts, 32, Moorg*te Street, London. 



