





THE GARDENERS 



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CHRONICLE 



SUPERIOR EARLY BROCCOLI. 



— MlffsON? PENZANCE OR EARLY 



Vl rrr rORNISH BROCCOLI— Celebrated and invalu- 

 J I ^ IT £j^ coming into use early in February, a full-sized 

 **f* *J%ofexxUent Quality, but a shy seeder. 



y/ ... i^*« <-.-. i-,i*n/»ura Qppns nf this* ralnamo 



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SEEDS OF SELECT HARDY PLANTS. 



WILLIAM MOORE begs to offer the following 



* * SEEDS, all saved at the establishment, and warranted 

 good, at Gd. per packet, or the collection for 55. Payment to hi 

 made in postage stamps, e 



"'"ELS? m now be supplied with good healthy PLANTS 

 9K^'r 9t Vm carriage free, bv sending immediate orders to 



•pd' or their Agents in London. For testimonials 

 ■"^ffUents see former advertisements. 

 [W *UiKBiysi>z & Co., Seed Merchants, Truro, Cornwall. 



Scarlet Poppy Anemone. 

 Alstroemeria aurea. 

 Anchusa italica. 

 Antirrhinum, fine striped. 

 Dianthus montana, rubra & alba. 

 German Wail-flower, fine mixed. 



Geum splendens. 



Helianthemum, 10 sorts mixed. 

 Lupinus rnagnificus. 



Myosotis syivaticum, fine sp. 



Potentilla tricolor ^randiflora. 



I Polyanthus from the best sorts. 



Norfolk Nursery, East Dereham. 



PRESENT PRICES OF FARM SEEDS. 



SUTTON 



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FARM SEED LIST 



BEING NEARLY OUT OF PRINT, 



THE FOLLOWING EXTRACT IS PRESENTED, WITH PRICES OF SEEDS 



FOR PRESENT SOWING. 



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NEW PLANTS. 



ESSRS. YOUELL and CO. beg to offer the 



following : — 



Calceolaria EMPEROR NAPOLEON" ; a S lling of our own, 

 resembling « Henderson's Model," but larger, brighter coloured, 

 audhnev in every respect : of good habit, and one of the very 

 best bedding varieties in cultivation. 7s. 6o*. each. 



Calceolaria EMPRESS EUGENIE: another of our Seedling, 

 of a fine golden yellow, th< ower stems stout, M thev need he, 

 to support the very large trusses of flowers produced bv this 

 variety; the habit is robust, flowers large, and well formed. 

 7s. bd. each.— The usual discount to the trade. 



Per Bushel 

 HTT01TS IMPROVED ITALIAN RYE-GRASS 

 DICK I uVS ditto ditto ditto 



FRKSH IMPORTED ditto ditto 



TRUE PERENNIAL ditto 



LARGE YELLOW GLOBE MANGOLD WURZEL, per lb 



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■3. d. 



7 6 



7 

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1 



6 

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6 

 



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SWEDE SEEDS, of sorts 

 TURNIPS, of several superior sorts 



CLOVERS, of sorts 



MUSTARD and RAPE, or COLE 

 FRENCH FURZE and LUCERNE 



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Per lb.—*, d. 

 U. 9d. to 2 

 ...9o\ to 1 6 

 Gd. to 1 



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JTatural Grass Seeds and Perennial Clovers, mixed, for Permanent Pasture, 



24s. to 30s. per Acre. 



CARRIAGE FREE, EXCEPT SMALL PARCELS. 



ADDRESS: SUTTON & SONS, SEED-GROWERS, READING. 



VERBENA "MRS. FOSTER." 



This fine white variety, raised by Mr. Edmonds, gardener 

 at Scratby Hall, is, we confidently assert, the finest ever offered, 

 and will prove to "-White Verbenas " what "Robinson** 

 Defiance was to the scarlet varieties which preceded it. It was 

 forwarded to the National Floricultural Society, and favourably 

 noticed ; but unfortunately the blooms were so much damaged in 

 the transit as to preclude tbe possibility of its being fully 

 estimated. The habit of the plant is all that can be desired, the 

 heads of flowers (which are produced in profusion) large and flat, 

 the individual flowers round and of good substance, resembling 

 some of those fine Phloxes lately introduced, and of the purest 

 white. Strong plants 5s. each, and one over to the trade when 

 three are taken. 



Youell & Co., Royal Nursery, Great Yarmouth. 



JOHN CATTELL has a plentiful supply of PLANTS 



*J of the following, autumn-sown and bedded, superior true sorts : 



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BEAUTIFUL PLANTS. 



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4*. per 100 



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 7s. per 1000 

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 5s. 



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MESSRS. VEITCH 



SON 



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OF EXETER, AND THE EXOTIC NURSERY, CHELSEA, 



HAVE much pleasure and confidence in offering the following novelties. In making the present selection 

 Messrs. Veitch & Son have been guided solely by the determination of submitting only such plants as are 

 of genera] usefulness and sterling merifc. 



DESFONTAXIA SPINOSA.-A fine hardy evergreen shrub 

 with glossy Holly-like foliage, introduced from the Andes of 

 Pategonia, by Mr. William Lobb, who discovered it in the region 



ffc5?*'- Jt P"** 11068 ^autiful tubular-shaped blossoms, often 

 2 inches in length, and of a rich scarlet colour, tipped with yellow. 

 jBM figure in Curtis'a " Botanical Magazine," for May, 1854.) 

 TWplint, having been fhlly exposed in the open ground during 

 iMiastserere winter, may now be considered perfectly hardy, 

 £!12"*} n, y a great acquisition. Fine established plants, of 

 *wu nzes, lis. and 42s. each. One over on three to the trade. 



LA D DPm4 E vI'k^V^ INATA of Hooker; synoxyme DIP- 

 K^1 MAG!SIFIGA of th€ " Florist."-This really beau- 

 %2tr2 7%™ Was ex ^ lbit ^ at Chiswick, at the July Meeting 



XKFJT 1 aira n d€d the large Silver Medal - Both * s an 



it ii mSJSl ' * S i7 e i l a ? one for general ornament to the stove, 

 ^f^cely rivalled. (It is figured in Curtis's "Botanical 



Khp!iSW f th€ P resen * year, and in the " Florist" 

 *™?&ti a S re r S: aDtS ' * ^ *" ° ne "** t0 

 ?8CALI f«2« PTEROCLADON.-This pretty hardy shrub, 



^^ "" *" c ^anicai Magazine " for January last." It was 



Silver vi C i k 5 a L t . he Jul y Meeting of last year, and 

 - er 31edal - xt is a dwarf compact habit, with dense 



exhibited 



received i 



*rt greea 



*• am 

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;ris-like 



^ACPJS FCiivlv/c, ' Une over on three t0 the trade - 



*«KmZ* t I^V* bloom i * was ™sed from Miniata 

 5^ Si toft trale Dg * **»* ^ 10 " **' 



***lilara 



Et'EYBlA 

 *mb ffrom i"^"^™*. is a perfectly hardy evergreen 



ht<*h «i J ■ . ** pcirecuy naray evergreen 



wSlm4 b rt ,U ? iD New Ze »l™d), having stood 



"•«•«*&. OnTnv^ tiie . v late w™ winter. Strong plants, 



G Kl»» A t " T I " tbree t0 the traae - 



J?" 1 '"*, with br3h t R t US - Tllis is a Perfectly hardy ever- 

 ***»«! perfect ul'^^erecn foliage, and fine habit. It 



Jfr »C tb" ™- -' ring the la3t severe winter - in 



2gi^»g Plan 



£jw« "n three. 



«^«um2i^^r^ J. 017 neat p ,ant - ° f *™i 



fe ^mas L™ b a n H " ant b,oomer ^ was sent from 

 III* .—.T, 0D ' and is a verv Drett 





SONERILA MARGARITA CEA.— This lovely plant was ex- 

 hibited at the Horticultural Society's Rooms, 21, Regent Street, 

 on the 7th of November last, and was the gem of the exhibition. 

 (See report in Gardeners' Chronicle). It is perhaps the most 

 chaste of all variegated plants, producing with dark glossy green 

 leaves, dotted all over with silvery white spots, a profusion of 

 beautiful crimson flowers, with yellow stamens. It is a dwarf 

 compact plant, of particularly neat habit, and requires the tem- 

 perature of a cool stove or warm greenhouse. (It is figured in 

 the " Florist " for March last). Plants, 21s. each. One over on 

 three to the trade. 



SWAINSONIA LESSERTIFOLTA.— A very pretty shrubby 

 Australian Papilionaceous plant, with spikes of flower resembling 

 in colour Kennedya bimaculata. It is a free growing plant, and 

 profuse bloomer. Strong plants, 7s. M. each. One over on three 

 to the trade. 



TORRE YA MYRISTICA.— This is a splendid hardy Tax- 

 aceous plant, sent from California by Mr. W. Lobb. It fa from 

 the Sierra Nevada, at a high elevation, and attains the height of 

 from 100 to 150 feet. The stock of this Plant is very limited. 

 Strong Seedling Plants, 63s. each. 



WELLINGTONIA GIGANTEA.— Ample description of this 

 noble tree having appeared in former advertisements or circulars, 

 it is only necessary now to say, that it is a Coniferous tree, of 

 immense dimensions and great beauty. Having withstood the 

 severity of the past winter, without injury, both at Chelsea and 

 Exeter, there can be no doubt of its being a perfectly hardy tree. 

 This is doubtless the most remarkable and interesting of recent 

 introductions. A few of the first raised, extra sized plants, 425.; 

 second size, 31s. 6d.; third size, 21s. each. A deduction will be 

 made on the above prices in proportion to the quantity taken. 



Prices given to the trade on application. 



Cauliflower, early and late 



Broccoli, Cape (Grange's and Hum 



Cabbage, Red 



„ Early, of sorts... 



„ Drumhead or Cattle ... 

 Savoy, of sorts 



^Packages containing Plants to the value of 11. and upwards 

 will be delivered carriage free to London, and to the Edenbridge 

 Station of the South- Eastern Railway, package included. A remit- 

 tance must accompany orders from unknown correspondents. 



Nurseries, Westerham, Kent. 



JOHN CATTELL begs to announce that his 

 CATALOGUE No. 4 for the Spring of 1855, containing 

 choice selections of GERANIUMS, VERBENAS, MISCEL- 

 LANEOUS BEDDING PLANTS, &c, is now ready and may 

 he had on application, inclosing a penny stamp. J. C. particu- 

 larly directs attention to the following selection of very 

 desirable plants :— 



Each 



VARIEGATED GERANIUMS. l^acli—s. 

 Attraction (Gaines) 1 



„ (Kinshorn) habit and colour of Flower of the Day, 

 with a beautiful deep pink horse-Bhoe mark 3s. 6d. to 21 

 Brilliant, leaves edged with silvery white, flowers deep 



brilliant scarlet ., ls.6e*. to 2 



Favourite 7s. 6J. to 15 



Flower of the Day, fine stout plants for bedding ... 6d. to 1 

 Golden Chain, extra strong 



„ „ good plants for bedding 



„ Admiration 

 Mountain of Light 



Mount Ilecla ... 



Silver King, bright scarlet, foliage belted with silvery white 



GERANIUMS OF THE SCARLET HABIT. 



Baronne Hugel, very dwarf, light scarlet with white ey< 

 fine dark horse-shoe leaf 



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evergreen shrubs 

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fT***; smaller io« m 1 *™yp™*J pianr. Strong bushy 

 JSP*!* A RO M XTirL l ' ° ne over t0 the trade ™> three 



** * three ^ Good plant8 ' 10s - &*. each. One over to 



Messrs. Veitch & Son can also supply the following 

 popular Plants: — 



^"VChiloe 



r»»jn. ^ 6 



A^ Chiioe^' 1 p^EA.-Tl, s fine evergreen shrub was 



-. - As 'fi?, 18 remarkable for its beautiful 



•fcoaT^t a rival an nrt n COnSPrvatory V Ha *' St is 

 5SS1L* 1 *"" it. it w, "£ ' P? "f t,on of fine folded plants 



•«t3ki i*'*'- of two Vi Zl t* f"21 *° be adn " r ed. Fine 

 *v£ ,nt W ,fee8 ' 15 *- t0 «*• each. One c-Ter to 



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^t^^T^ b I_ M - W. Lc 



trade 



^^^■^2^ Ty ' , ^ the Zt - .° W ? rs - " is Perfectly 



5£l «C??,?» h ybridi 8 «^ ^tf? * nd wm d oubtless be 

 **bttl g ^ e i l wUbU8K?V.i. I i wl ll be exhibited when in 



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N -B. The 



over 



Each.— 5. d. 

 Abies bracteata (seedlings) 63 C 

 Aphelandra Leopold! ... 7 6 

 „ Porteana, 5*. to 7 6 

 Achimenes gigantea, 5*. to 7 6 

 Acacia Drummondi, 5s. to 10 6 

 Ana3ctoehilus argenteus ... 7 6 



Do. do. pictus 7 6 



Do. Lobbt 21s. to 42 



Do. Lowi 21*. to 42 



Do. setacens ... 2is. to I 6 



Do. do. cordatus,31s.6d. to 42 

 Do. do. intermedins, 215. to 31 6 

 Do. do. pictus ...21*. to 31 6 

 Do. stri«tus 



Do. xanthophyllus, 21*. to 31 6 

 Azalea striata formosis- 



sima ... 7s. Gd. to 21 

 BegoT.iaThwaitesi,7*6<*.to 10 6 



Do. marrnorea 7 6 



Do. Prestoniensis superba 5 

 Bejaria a^stuans, 7s. M. to 10 6 

 Berberis Leschenaulti ... 21 

 Hignonia grandtflora 



BoroniaDrummondi,33.6V?.to 7 6 

 Camellia, Couutess of 



Orkney ... 10*. Gd. to 21 



Do. Storyi 10 6 



Ceratostema longi flora, 



.*. W. to 10 6 



Cryptomeria Lobbi,75.6^f.to 15 

 Dipteracanthusspectabilis 3 6 

 Dracsena indivisa, 21s. to 42 

 Echites Harrisi, 7s. 6tf. to 10 6 

 Eugenia Ugni, 2s. 6(/., 5*., 



Eucalyptus coccifera 



Fagus antarctica ... 

 Fuchsia Dominiana, 3s. Gd. 



tU ... • i • ... ... 



Franciscea macrantha, 



7s. 6d.to 



Do. exiraia ... 3s. 6d. to 

 Do. conferti flora, 3s. Gd. to 



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Each. 

 Gesnera Donckel 



„ Leopold i ... 5s. to 

 Hexacentris lutea ... 5s. to 

 Hoya fraterna 



Impatiens J erdoniie,3s.Gt?., 

 5s., and upwards 



Ixoraalba 



„ Lobbi ... 7s.Gd.to 10 6 

 Lapageria rosea, 10s.6«i. to 21 

 Lilium gig an te u m ,2 Is -. .42a, 

 Lardizabala triternata ... 



Lomaria alpina 



Do. magellauica, 7s. Gd. to 10 6 



Lysimachia Leschenaulti 5 

 Luculia Pinceana, 3s. 6d. to 

 Maranta micans ... ">.•>. to 

 Nepenthes lanata, and se- 

 veral others 

 Nymphrea gigantea 

 Pernetty a speciosa 



Philesia buxifoUa,10s.6r?.to 21 

 Picea grandis (seedlings) 



amabilis 



„ nobilis „ . 



fikododejadron Jasmini- 



florum ... 21s. to 63 



Do. J a van! cum, 5s. to 



10».6<f.,to 21 O 



Do. Dalhousia?, 10s. Gd. to 



21s., to 42 



Do. argenteum, 10s. Gd. to 21 O 

 Do. Aucklandi ... 21s. to 42 

 Do. Edgeworthi, 10*.6rf.to 21 

 Do. Falconed ... 10s. Gd. to 21 

 Do. Niveum ... 3s.6d.to 5 

 Do. Nuttali, and many 



Princess, white and salmon, horse-shoe lea 

 Rosea snperb, rosy red. trusses reiy largej 



for pots or beds 



Surpass Hydranga^rlora, truss and colour 1 



dale, of dwarf habit 



Trentham Rose, rosy scarlet, extra fine 



Triomphe de Mont Rouge, pale salmon, horse-shoe leaf, fine 



Geranium Unique (Rollisson's) Is. to 



„ „ fine plants for bedding ... per doz. 



„ Momus, fine bedding variety, habit and colour 



of the old Daryana ... ... ... 



Anagallis Breweri, the finest blue each Gd. : per doz. 



„ rubra grandi flora, the finest red each Gd. ; per doz. 



Heliotropium Beaute de Boudoir each Is. 6d. : per doz. 12 



„ John Cattell : this in growth, flower, and 



scent is the finest Heliotrope yet brought into notice ... 7 



Phlox Drummondi Raditzki, fine, striped like Mayi but 



both colours very superior ... each Is. Gd. ; perdoa. 12 



Phlox Dnrmmondi, snperb dark varieties, mixed per doz. 4 

 Nastnrtium inciwm, very pretty, yellow and orange t 9wL to 

 „ Scheuermanianum (true), a beautiful buff and 



rich maroon variety of the common Nasturtium 



Both these Nasturtiums are valuable additions to our 

 summer climbers. 

 Oxalis Bowi, fine rosy pink, flowers all the summer, and 



makes a fine bed per doz. 



Petunia Purple Perfection, the best of the dark purples 



for beds per doz. 



Petunia conspicua, light rose edged with rosy purple, fine, 

 per doz* •«. ... ... ... «•• ••• ••• -•• 



SPLENDID DELPHINIUMS. 

 Those marked thus * will not be sent out till the first week in 



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Hendersonia* 

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Hybrida flora pleno* 

 Wheeleri... 

 Barlowi ... 



Splendid urn* 



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Grandiflorum flora pleno, 



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ngfcwia gigantea. all, 5s. each. 



well established plants, 7s. 6a. each. 

 „ very fine, in 24s, or 8-inch pots : these are 

 me of the finest plants there are for sale, 42s. each, 

 orders from unknown correspondents must be accompanied 

 exmttanee or reference.— Nurseries, Westerham, Kent. 



others 



Rhodoleia 



3s. Gd. to 

 Rubus japoniens 



Champion., 



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Thrys acanthus nililans ... 10 6 



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*• ™°J the Wants to which no quotations m* affixed unit be given on app 



Veronica variegata 



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NURSERIES, CHELSEA AND EXETE 





May, 1855. 



NOTICE. 



«rp THOSE THIS ADVERTISEMENT MAY 



X COKCE —The undersigned having a very extensive 



connection amongst Noblemen, Gentlemen, their Gardeners, 

 Market Gardeners, and Amateur G rowers throughout the country 

 (Lancashire and Cheshire especially), also a shipping connection 

 on an extensive scale amongst the principal leading shipping 

 firms in Liverpool to all Parts of the Globe, will in conjunction 

 with his other busines ndertake an Agency on Commission or 

 otherwise for the sale of such troods of the very First Class only, 

 as his position and connections would be most likely to effect 

 readily the sale of. His having an establishment of man v years* 

 standing in the midst of the daily resort of Gentlemen, Gardeners, 

 and Agricultu . and also Shipstores situated 1 immediately 

 opposite the principal Docks in Liverpool, where vessels of the 

 largest tonnage sail almost daily to America, Australia, the 

 Crimea, and other parts of the world, offers facilities for the Sale 

 of Genuine Goods rarely to be met with. —Apply, stating terms 

 and description of goods. &C-, to Geok<;e TaxuqiR, jun„ Fruit 

 ataman, St. Johns Market, Liverpool, ttefereuces of the 

 highest class furafeUed. 



