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GARDENERS' CHRONIC 



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AGRICULTURAL 



Rural Economy and General News 



GAZETTE 



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Horticultural Part 





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SATURDAY, MAY 



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ISSSmii 304 a 



3 9 o 



Cjnfc, m pt food /or 307 « 



- mm ofitart-lkonied, 3% r t 



307 ft, 309 o 

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pjgf tfMPt ,1 ' ~ a 



< mm\ Uriatu of 302 c 



mm ■mUmum is Pcr- 

 ttfkm 303 a 



*3mm*K 301 b 



t-'Mff, experience* in 6 6 



IwWlfBt tWD'folia 301 b 



tmi.p*t 7 a 



- rtAvtkilf u -n; r 



Qttmj, I ydri 303 b 



tttWBt, Ktrlet 303 a 



. rtterpillw 302 c 



ami Society 299 1 



- unHrfretrr 303 b 



Hat. Society's garden 303 6 



INDEX. 



Lea! 

 393 « 



31 '3 u 



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Meat, diseased 3(»7 c 



Mowing machines 3"3 « 



Mushrooms, natural 303 a 



National Floricultural Society 304 a 



Nice, climate of 302 b 



Osage Orange 302 c 



Pathology, vegetable 301 b 



Percepierre 303 a 



Plants,new 301 6 



Potatoes and tar 301 a 



Potato disease 300 c 



Protections, spring 302 b 



Royal South Loudon Floricul- 

 tural Society 304 a 



Sarracenia Drumraondi 302 a 



Short-horns, sale of,|305 c, 3(7 b, 309 a 



Straw chaff hs food 307 c 



Tar and Potatoes 301 a 



— a disinfectant 301 a 



Things, common 302 6 



Tree, fruit, protections for .... 302 b 



\ egetable pathology 301 b 



Wheat, ergot in f 306 a 



— and blue vitriol 307 c 



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GOOD SWEDE SEED. 



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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of LONDON.^- 

 The FIRST SUMMER MEETING will take place at 

 p fcdfcty'B House, 21. Regent Street, on TUESDAY, May 8, 

 mm U to 5 p.m. ' 



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: X u ! l I . BI J T i ( ^ N r . 0F IS51 havin & granted the iise'of'tne 

 is behind GORE UOVSK and GROVE HOUSE to the 



dK7W WF' f0r the Garden ExhibitLVon 

 Ziii. ? JI»y 16, Notice is hereby given that Tickets, 

 E?ts e ™\» re l ss,lln f « 21, Regent Street, till TUESDAY 



t\trliu y ° f ****** Tickets will be only pro- 

 «tW iloii.e, a nd at t he rate of 7s. 6d. each. 



r ■»•«? f„7^Sf BITI0X thi9 season of PLANTS, 

 rtlfaX' nlK ?2 take place on WEDNESDAY 

 5'KLJ ftm ?/ f 1 dm,ssion »«> be obtained at the Gardens 



Gates open at 2 o'clock. 



to 



«»J«dJuiie. Mase,,m > at 3 o clock, on the FRIDAYS in 



' of S. yS ' Cal Conditi ^ t^t influence the Life 

 * ^wCtf Ule S0H that influence the Distribn- 



unes, or employed in the Arts and Manufactures. 



ZZZZSLf^i °fJ ast y ear ' s srwth. Price , in large or smai ; 



quantities, 2*. per lb. Large quantities Carriage Free. Re- 

 mittances or references required from unknown correspondents. 

 Address, Sutton & Sons, Seed Growers, Reading 



T«HE PERENNIAL WHITE^I^VER^TW B 



p7rm«!°I?Vo l i,,cluded l . in a11 **«»- Sutton's mixtures for 

 Permanent Pasture, .and is very superior to the common White 



r; A , .i t i nay be P urcba8 J? d separately, price Is. 6d. per pound. 

 Addre ss — Sutton & Son s, Seed Growers, Reading 



OUTTON'S LARGE YKLLOW'GI^BE^MaN- 



«L«/l?it? Y V ? ZE h'. VR0U Selected Boots, quite Hardy.- 

 Seed of this fine large Mangold Wurzel may be obtained genuine 



of Messrs. Sutton price Is. per lb., or 5?. per cwt.; other sorts 



cf™i P ? r V ■*// °^ e , rs are re anested and recommended, as the 

 stock is limited.— Address, f 



John_Sutto^& Sons, Seed Growers, Reading Berks 



MORTON'S YELLOW GLOBrTllANGOLlX 

 From Seed grown from the original stock of J. C 

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

 Is. 6d. per lb. 



WILLIAM E. RENDLE &Co^SeedMer chants, Plymouth. 



WHITE BELGIAN C A R B^T^sT^rlb., 

 or much cheaper by the cwt. 



.WILLI AM E. R EN DLE&Co^See d Merchants, Plymouth. 



""TRUE GUERNSEY PARSNI P.— 



This is a large and superior sort, and can be strongly 



recommended. The Subscribers have just imported a 



choice lot of Seed from Guernsey, and can supply it at 

 2s. per lb. 



WILLIAM E. RENPLE & Co.. Se ed Merchants, P lymouth. 



O THE SEED TRADE. 



TURNIP SEEDS, &c. 



Orange Globe Wurzel 



Broccoli, of sorts 

 Fairheard s Nonpareil Peas 

 Cole's Crystal White Celery. 



tied in 



which 



is doubtless the finest of the long-leared California kit IdTZd 



Ltlb^Zl i ^ Perf f^^ are now enabled to offer soSd 

 established pants ori the following terms :-A single plant 



ta^lLSS ^^ ^ ; ^ welve plailt8 « ^ Pri0 " * tne trad* 



m proportion to the quantity taken, given on application. 

 Lxotic Nurseries, Chelsea and Expter.— May b. 



^ENV AND 



f<APE PLANTS. 



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t«cwv men i/aov/iurnvc UiWC of NOVELTIES for 

 this seasons now ready for distribution, and will be forwarded 

 on applicati on.— ynrsertes. Exe ^r and Chelsea. Mav 5. 



A GENERAL CATALOGUE of PLANTS, TREES, 



^ and SHRUBS offered for sale by Hugh Low & Co.. Clapton 

 Nursery, London, is now ready to be sent free bv post to any 

 p erson a pplying for the same. " y y 



T. f 



P? st :~ 28 ' Market Place, Manchester. 



by 



BEDDING AND OTHER PLANTS. 



Skirving T s or Liverpool Swede 

 Laing's 



White Globe Turnip 

 Green 



Red Tankard 



of particular dis- 



0» S e f f " e Substances. 

 S o£ &"« a ? d °y«^ Materials. 



?i? e-rftS^ S?«» by Ticket, for the Cou.s 



* *• Society ^[ J Klf a ^ ' Uber ° f the Fam "y of 



ul ^ Privilege of ' th 'U ° l "V-\ to to stained at tl 

 ^^ 'tge oi tbe Ivory Tickets does not extend 



^^"Hlace; DE c ' SmvKRBY ' Sec - 



se 



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the 



U JF\ J : Ep . PS c ? n with confidence offer the above (not large quan- 

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

 — Prices sent on application. 



S eed Establis broen^JH^ h Street, Maidst one, May 5. 



~~J\JTW P L A NTS. ~~~ 



A VERSCHAFFELT, Nurseryman, Ghent 



*1 (Belgium), is now sending out his following New Plants: 



Acnimenes Ambroise Verschaffelt 8s. Od 



Docteur Flopf ' " ft ft 



LdouardOtto 4 



rr a w Edm ?nd Boissier 8 



Tyda>a Warscewiczi ... 15 



Rhododendron Prince Camille de Rohan (quite hardy) 16 I 



All the above Plants are figured in Verschaffelt's " Illustra- 

 tion Horticole," which can be seen at Mr. R. Silberrad's, 5, Ham 

 Lane, Great Tower Street, London. 



r*- "-" * —••.-"•»«—. » ™ ucufto, r uciisias, scarier Ciera- 



niums, Calceolarias, Petunias, Heliotropes, Pentstemons, Chry- 

 santhemums, Mimulus, Salvias, Lobelias, &c. Climbers in variety 

 also a miscellaneous Collection of Greenhouse Plant-. They have 



now J? ^!°? m C y. tisus racemosus ? 1 oafes, Verbenas, Fiichsiae, 

 spotted Calceolarias, Erica Hybrida Cactus, Geraniums, &cl 

 Ihe T radp supplied.— Dulwich, Sum . Mav 5. 



WILLIAM MAST ;KS a^n d SON, 



_* ? Landscape Gardeners, E xotic Nursery, Canterbury. 



WILLIAM BARRATT, - ap*dsca7^~Gar mrT 

 Wakefield. 

 *+* Plan^ and Estimates famished. 



ROGERS'S SEED DEPOT and GARDENERS' 

 REGISTRY OFFICE, Clock House. Chelsea. Seed* 

 of the "THREE GEMS OF THE SEASON." adapted for bed* 

 or pot culture, and all the newest and best things supplied 

 re asonab ly . 



TPO BE SOLD CHEAP, pric7 60Z., a small private 



* Collection of ORCHIDS (180 Plants) —Apply to Messrs. 

 Frasers N nrserymen, Lea Bridg ; ad, Ij*j ton . Essex 



TWARF FRENCH BEANS can beliad in any 



J-^ quantity.— Apply to J. G. Waite, Seed Merchant, 181. 

 High Hoi born, London. 



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SEASON 



TICKETS for 



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•25?S h ,lte holfcrate "Lt'nS?" °ne Guinea eacl,.' These 



*5?>J are *p^to th- PnlS- 1 '° ! he PaIace and Park 

 *Afh, *,*l mi ««o2 at the rJn", 'r C \ also t0 the exclusive 

 2"**Lto be held on s a ,,^ and A Iortlcu,turaI and Floricul- 



"•fife? ^'^ of Xln^J h \ 2d J ^ ne ' as «« aK ™ 



^^ob 3 t :° r ', he fi ^ «™e." e Wh ° le ° f the Grand Fo - 



S»fc ^^.VKffl!^ 5 f at ,^e Office, 3, Adelaide 

 ^,»»nd43;RJ ent '??ff tftlM Brighton Railway, 



th e coiintrxr ^ ^i Drar y» St. James's Street. 



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BEDDING PLANTS. 



established Plants of the best standard varieties, at 3s. per dozen 

 package included :— 



Verbenas 



Petunias 



Ageratums 



Cineraria amelloides 

 Scarlet Geraniums 

 Salvias, &c. &c. 



^. frorn the Co 



■2SiS ****** a " U r0Sl -° mc * Orders must be 

 •lATnl a " -r, ( B 7 Order.) 



w ^TlOf^ L ry,,-^ SlGeovb, Secretanr. 



w&aPSr -sSK»JS SSU8& 



T 8 ? 



•c^" s«>i.rr. "*' an< 



a 



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J Of July (open ^ fhe v 



ife the week of the Roval 

 when 200^. will be Larded 



hernIS ati0 ,? may be obtained 



A ^J.?.f parliaivient: 



Swte.4leS 8K2EL!?r under 35 years 



fc^-7 rms ' Ca '»S£ benefit'' society, 



7** f«.M,., - er«en, s,m-e y . i nstituted 18g9 » 



Seneeio 



Nierembergia [luteo 



Chrysanthemum porto 



W. & I.'s Spring Catalogue is now ready, and may be had on 

 application.— K u rse rie s, Hun tin gd onu 



OSAGE ORANGE (MACLURT~AURAr\mACA^ 



pHARLWOOD and CUMMINS can supply SEED 



v^ of the above-named Hedge Plant at 6s. per lb., with full 

 directions for treatment. The month of May is the best time for 

 flowing.— 14, Taiifctock Row, C«>vt ut Garden, London. 



/GRANGE TREES-— A large number of different 



^--^ sizes—amongst them are perhaps the finest young speci- 

 mens ever offered for sale in this country. The larger sizes are 

 particularly well shaped, with fine stems, and in perfect health, 

 and are well adapted for producing immediate effect in 

 conservatories. 



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



» a 2 >t tt n l| 



» ft 3 „ „ „ 2 



» _ n * " 17 it 2J 



Prices vary from 7s. 6i. to 105s. each. 

 _I ] t i Low & Co., Clapton Nu rsery, London. 



SEED POTATOES 



TT700D axd INGRAM, Nursf.ries, Huntingdon, 



having a few more than they want for their own planting, 

 offer the following varieties at the prices annexed for cash. 



I^i- bushel. Per bushel. 



Mitchell s Albion ... hs. Od. Lapstone Kidney ... 5s. Od. 



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5 







sSKastf=58aaB 



ess of 

 amount 

 Super- 

 ion 



Chapman's ditto 

 Martin's Globe 

 British Queen, extra 



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5 

 5 

 6 





 

 



m^^ ih^:Z v ^ lton o{\\\' t rr il ^\ The accounts are 



is therefore Sncnm- 



'im£°2! ide against 

 ^"npt, by enrolling 



1 » notnK? **; P« r week' Rim" euarant ees 12s. per 



of 2i I* f » and 8/ n- A v 8l, P era nnuation- lo; a, 



<J*-9*u»*n. tt «»ber"s wife Sr«I/S a 



** oer »?'J lr,IIch guarantees 19. i 



iS^ 1 ^ 



Forty Fold 



Allen's Early Kidney, 



extra early c> 



Jackson's Improved do. 6 



FLOWE RTN C PLANTS" 



"L 1 axd A. SMITH beg to offer FLOWERING 



f- • PLANTS of the following (in quantities to the trade):— 

 Geraniums, Fuchsias, Verbenas, Heliotropes, Calceolarias, Hy- 

 drangeas, Roses, Cactus, Ericas, Kurchellia, Kalosanthus, 

 Nenums, Scarlet Geraniums, etc. Prices on application. The 



Plants are stocky and in good condition : an inspection solicited. 

 —Dulwi ch, Surrey. 





11 «<«*, fty*- 



Chakl 



w *fe, for the small 

 E « Stujjell, Secretary. 



500.000 FLAT-POLE or DRUM-HEAD CABBAGE PLANTS. 



'PHOMAS MOORE, Nursery and Seedsman, Fore 



* Street, Kingsbridge, Devon, begs to call attention to his 

 large Stock of CABBAGE PLANTS, which will be readv in 

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

 seed of his own saving. 



the best existing varieties, and at most reasonable prices. 



Horticulural Establishment, King's Road, Chelsea; and at 

 Frank fo rt-on-the-Maine. 



CHEAP DAHLIAS AND VERBENAS. 



HLEGGE is sending out all the leading Sorts of 

 • last Season, 9s. to 12s. per dozen ; OU'er Varieties, 3s. to 

 4s. do. Catalogues can be had on application. 



Marsh Side, Edrnrmron. 



BOSSCIVPS CHAMPION OF ENCLAND~CELERY. 



'T'HE finest Celery yet introduced, beautifully white, 



-*- very crisp and solid, and withstands a greater amount 

 of frost than any other known variety : it has been blanched 

 in the ground 3 feet.— To be obtained of T. F. Winstam.f.y, 

 Seedsman, 28, Market Place, MantUester, price 2s. 6d. per 

 packet; prices to the trade on application. 



SUPERB HOLLYHOCKS~SEEDS, ETC. 



T7f7"ILLIAM CH ATER begs to offer packets of seed, 



▼ ▼ consisting of 20 varieties, from his best Show Hollyhocks, 

 at 5s.; 12 varieties, 2s. 6rf.; and from good double st \ J*. 



Superior Quilled German and French Asters, in 12 varieties, 

 mixed, Is. per packet ; separate, 2s. Fine Quilled African ilari- 

 golds, foi per packet.— Saffron Walden Nurseries, 



BANKS' SEEDLING FUCHSIAS. --1855^ 

 (Fob Full Description see Foi. r Advertisements, and 



ox Application). 



T\^ J. EPPS has much pleasure in stating that the 



* ▼ • above Fuchsias have been proved to be the finest that 

 have been raised by that celebrated grower E. Banks, Esq., Deal. 

 Early orders are solicited. The set of six, - . %s. The usual 

 discount to the trade.— B ower Nurseries, Maid . 



NEW SCARLET VERBENA —MRS. WOODROFFE. 



RTHUR HENDERSON and CO. are now sending 



out this fine new VERBENA: particnlais of which may 

 be seen in their advertisement in tlie Gardeners' Chronicle of 

 March 31. The usual discount to the Trade. 



CP This Verbena is the same as <£ Conquer.- r. one offered by 

 I another firm. — Pine-apj le Place, Ed gware 1 o. L ondon. 



AY'S MAGNUM BOjNUM 1EI1 UCE is by 



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

 prooi of which we possess numerous letters received from parties 

 who had it last season. The addresses of t\w. writers can be had 

 on application. Only a few packets remaining at Is. each.— 

 Henry M the Ho pe Nurserie s, near Bedale, Yorkshire. 



nPHE FINEST CRIMSON DAHLIA OF THE 



JL SEASON, ABLITT'S "INCOMPARABLE/-It is the 

 brightest of its class, and full size. P< rfect outline, very deep, 

 full, compact, and symmetrical ; and for a flower so 1 tifnlly 

 cupped, well up, and good in the centre.— Mr. Glexnys 0} n. 

 Strong healthy plants, at 10 5 . Od. per pair, mav now be 

 nao 01 Mr. Barm-, Stowmarket: Mr. Turner, of Slough; and of 

 Edward Ap.li tt. O ne bouse, Stow marker, Suffolk^ 



M*ADAM and CO.'S BLIGHT COMPOSfTIONJ 

 now universally used, is sold in packets (with full direc- 

 tions) at 8*. Gd. each, sufficient to make 24 gallons ot \l d 

 wssh. No Grape, Peach, or Plant grower should be without 

 this invaluable remedy (see Garden* ri Chrcmi Maf if 

 June 10, Jul- 1, <S:c.)-Agent ? Joh\ Hayne. 8. Liverpool Streei, 

 City, London. Paid orders forwarded. 



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