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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



OLD ESTABLISHED NURSERY AND SEED BUSINESS, 



SLEAFORD. 



CHARLES SHARPE and CO., Nubserymen and 

 Seeds***, Sleaford, beg leave to thank their friends and 

 patrons for the support they still continue to receive in the above 

 Wuieas, and to assure them that no effort shall be wan tingon 

 their part to merit a continuance of the favours which have been 

 for maiiy years past so liberally bestowed upon them. 



C S & Co. are now supplying to the trade the following 

 AGRICULTURAL SEEDS, of their own growth:— 

 MANGOLD WURZEL.-Yel- TURN I P.- Globe, White. 



low Globe* 

 Long Red. 

 Long Yellow. 

 CARROT. — Long Field Al- 

 tringham. 

 White Belgian. 

 TURNIP* — Skirving's Im- 

 proved Swede. 

 Improved Purple-topped. 



Globe, Red. 

 Globe, Green. 

 Tankard, Red. 

 • Tankard, White. 

 Tankard, Yellow. 

 Green-topped Yellow Aber- 

 deen. 

 Orange Jelly. 

 RAPE SEED. 



Prices may be had on application. 

 C. S. & Co. take the present opportunity of informing their 

 friends tliat they have no connection whatever with Mr. John 

 Sharps, late of Slestord, but now of Bardney, Seedgrower and 



Merchant — Sleaford, May, . 



AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 



JOHN SHARPE (late of Sleaford), Seed Grower 

 and Merchant, Bardney, is now sending out, of the purest 

 and beat selects! stocks. Permanent Grass Mixture, 30*. per 

 acre; Upland Sheep Walk, 20*. per acre; Field or Lawu Mix 

 turea* 9ti. per lb. , Improving Mixtures for old Swards. 



CLOVERS.— Bed, English, Dutch, German, French, 6s. to 8#. 

 per stone; White, 8f. to 10*. per stone; Italian Rye-grass, fine, 

 Imported, 6#. to Is. per bushel ; Perennial Rye-grass, 25s. to 36*. 

 per quarter ; Mangold Wurzel, &/. per lb., or Is. per stoue. 



TURNIPS.— Skirving's and Purple-top Swedes, transplanted, 

 and of the purest characters, U. 3d. per lb., or 60s. per bushel of 

 60 lbs.; White Globe or Round, Sd. per lb., or 30s. per bushel of 

 60 lbs.; Green Globe or Barrel, 8J. per lb.; White and Red 

 Tankards, Lincolnshire Red Globe or Round, Early Sixweeks, 

 Yellow Aberdeen, Orange .Telly, and other yellow-fleshed kinds. 



Rape Bead or Cabbage Cole, a*. 6d. per peck, or 12s. per bushel. 



White Mustard, Spring Tares, &c. 



For quantities, Purchasers treated with liberally. 



Attendance at Sleaford, Market Rasen, Boston, Louth, Lincoln, 



and Horncastle, on market days. 



Bardney Hall, near Lincoln, May, 1855. ' 



HORTICULTURAITWORKS AND HOT- WATER 



APPARATUS MANUFACTORY. 



KRNSAf. (J BEEN, If ARROW ROAD, LONDON. 



JOHN TAYLOR and SON beg to call the attention 

 of the nobility and gentry to the very superior manner in 

 which they Erect all kinds of Conservatories, Vineries, Green- 

 house*, &c, combining every improvement with elegance of 

 design, and durability of materials and workmanship. 



Their VENTILATING APPARATUS for the Fronts and 

 Roofs of Houses has given the highest satisfaction. Churches, 

 Chapels, Schools, Entrance Halls, Public Buildings, &c, heated 

 with Hot- Water Apparatus in a most economical and efficient 

 manner. J. T. & Son have grest pleasure in referring to numbers 

 of the nob ility and gentry by who m they are extensively engaged. 



LIST OF GARDEN ORNAMENTS MANUFACTURED IN 



A USTIN'S ARTIFICIAL STONE, at Nos. 1 to 4, 



A Keppel Row, New Road, Regent's Park, London. 

 210 varieties of Vases and Tazzas, at 

 prices varying from 15s. to 501. 

 94 Statues and small Figures. 

 38 figures of Animals. 

 17 „ of Birds. 

 16 Baskets of suitable Pedestals; 

 prices from 12s to 301. Some ot 

 these are beautiful ornaments 



for lawns. 

 12 different patterns of Flower Boxes 



for Windows, See. 



4 Garden Seats. 



16 Sheifs a fof Either 8 Water or Rock Plants; the largest size is 



12 feet diameter. _ 



Pedestals, square, circular, and octagonal, of almost every 



N.B. These are always perforated, to allow drainage 



GARDEN VASES, FOUNTAINS pt^ 



THOMAS SOMMERVILLE, U^S* 



X Nurseryman, Seedsman and Fiorist r.t Gari *>H 

 John's Wood London, begs respectful^ "inft2?SL *** 

 gentry, and his patrons generally that h. VI **• **J 

 arrangements with an eminent company in wi tt , €M » fcJ ' 



disposal in London of their highlySmen^ 1 !? for 

 Vases Fountains, &c, samplls of wSiTmiy"^ 

 grounds in the Garden Road, as above. 7 ** 



T. S. has much pleasure in being the first to fa* 



notice of the public a highly ornamental Vase can.hu 

 ing the most severe weather, and at little more th.T5.i5 * 

 of any other possessing the same qualities • and h! \ m ** 

 tion in stating that a more suitable Vas for ie ra«i2 

 cannot be manufactured. gn>wm«{ 



Padding* 



size. 



from a vase. _. 



43 Groups of Figures, single Figures, or Architectural Flowers, 



designed for centre ornaments of fountains. 

 Ornamental Copings to Ground Basins of Fountains, from 

 37 feet diameter to any smaller size. 



FOUNTAINS. 



Austin & Seeley having erected 218 of these works in various 

 parts of the kingdom since the year 1836, may be presumed to 

 have more experience than any other persons engaged in such 

 work. Their collection now comprises about 200 designs, some of 

 which are of the highest class; and they are now paying special 

 attention to this department of the business, in the expectation 

 that the local water works in course of erection will facilitate the 

 supply of jets d'eau. The prices range from 101. to 4007. 



SLATE WORKS, ISLEWORTH, MIDDLESrT 



EDWARD BECK Manufactures in Slate , ^Lu. 

 of articles for Horticultural purposes, all of whk* wZTc 

 seen in use at Worton Cottage, on application to the G^SL. 

 Sundays excepted. u *maw. 



Priced Lists of Plant Tubs and Boxes forwarded on arm 



TO NURSERYMEN~AND~~CARDENERs 



REIGATE SILVER SAND, 12*. per ton!, foL 

 per bushel, or 16s. per ton, delivered to any of tii Uiaa 

 Wharfs or Railways, or within a circuit of five miles. P* 

 Loam of various qualities. Sacks 2s. each. 



Kennard Brothers, Swan Place, Old Kent Road. 



ROYAL 



R E G E N T'S 



PARK. 



LIST OF PRIZES AWARDED AT THE EXHIBITION HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, K55. 



HORTICULTURE 

 IN ALL 



ITS 

 BRANCHES. 



JOHN WEEKS & Co., King's Road, Chelsea, 



EXTRA COLD MEDAL. 



To Mr. J. May, Gardener to H. Colyer, Esq., Dartford, Kent, 



for 16 Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 

 To Mr. Williams, Gardener to C. B. Warner, Esq., Hoddesdon, 



Herts, for 20 Exotic Orchids. 



LARCE COLD MEDAL. 



To Mr. Green, Gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., Lower Cheam, 

 Surrey, for 16 Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 



To Mr. Barter, Gardener to A. Bassett, Esq., Stamford Hill, 

 Middlesex, for 16 Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 



To Mr. Woollev, Gardener to H.B.Kerr, Esq., Hoddesdon, for 

 20 Exotic Orchids. 





HOTHOUSE BUILDERS. 



THE NOBILITY and GENTRY about to erect Hor- 

 ticultural Buildings, or fix Hot-water Apparatus, will find 

 at our Horticultural Establish- 

 ment and Hothouse Works, 

 King's Road, Chelsea, an exten- 

 sive variety of Hothouses, Green- 

 houses, Conservatories, Pits, Ac., 

 erected, and in full operation, 

 combining all modern improve- 

 ments, so that a lady or gentleman can select the description of 

 House best adapted for every required purpose. 



The HOT- WATER APPARATUS, which passes through all 

 the Houses and Pits, 

 affording both top 

 and bottom heat, is 

 in constant opera- 

 t i on and particul arly 

 worthy of attention. 

 Many of the Houses and Pits are of wide and lofty dimensions, 

 and together equal in length 1000 feet. They are all effectually 

 heated by one boiler, which, during the severe winter months 

 does not cost in labour and fuel 

 more than 3s. 8d. per day, and 

 the apparatus is so arranged 

 that each House or Pit may be 

 heated separately and to the 

 required temperature. The 

 splendid collections of Stove 

 and Greenhouse Plants are also in the highest state of culti- 

 vation, and for sale at very low prices. Also a fine collection 

 of strong Grape Vines in pots, from eyes, all the best sorts. 



Plans, Models, and Estimates of Horticultural Buildings; also 

 Catalogues of Plants, Vines, Seeds, Ac, forwarded on application 

 to J o F ry Weeks & Co., King's Road, Chel sea, L on don. 



HOTHOUSES. CONSERVATORIES, FRAMES & LIGHTS 

 FOR PITS, CUCUMBER & MELON BOXES & LIGHTS. 



MEDIUM COLD MEDAL. 



To Messrs. Fraser, Nurserymen, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, Essex, 



for 12 Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 



To Mr. Clark, Hoddesdon, for 10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 



To Messrs. Fraser, for 10 Greenhouse Azaleas. 



To Mr. Roser, Gardener to J. Bradbury, Esq., Streatham, Surrey, 



for 8 Greenhouse Azaleas. 

 To Mr. Hume, Gardener to Mr. Hanbnry, Poles, near Ware, for 



20 Exotic Orchids. 

 To Messrs. Roilisson, Tooting, 16 Exotic Orchids. 

 To Mr. Gedney, Gardener to Mrs. Ellis, Hoddesdon, for 12 Exotic 



Orchids. 

 To Messrs. Francis, Hertford Nurseries, Hertford, for 10 Roses. 



COLD MEDAL. 



To Messrs. Roilisson & Son, Nurseries, Tooting, Surrey, for 12 



Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 

 To Mr. Taylor, Gardener to J. Coster, Esq., Streatham, for 10 



Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 

 To Messrs. Fraser, Nurserymen, Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, Essex, 



for 10 Cape Heaths. 

 To Mr. May, Gardener to H. Colyer, Esq., Dartford, Kent, for 



8 Cape Heaths. 

 To Messrs. Lane, Berkhampstead, for 10 Greenhouse Azaleas. 



To Mr. Dingle, Gardener to A. Lawrence, Esq., Bath, for 8 Green- 

 house Azaleas. 



To Mr. Clark, Hoddesdon, for 12 Exotic Orchids. 



To Mr. Turner, Slough, for 12 Pelargoniums. 



To Mr. Windsor, Gardener to A. Bligh, Esq., Kidderpore Hall, 

 Hampstead, for 10 Pelargoniums. 



LARCE SILVER CILT MEDAL. 



To Mr. Rhodes, Gardener to J. Philpot, Esq., Stamford Hill, for 



16 Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 

 To Mr. Cutbush, Nurseryman, Earner, Herts, for 12 Stove and 



Greenhouse Plants. 

 To Mr. Dingle, Gardener to A. Lawrence, Esq., Devonshire 



Place, Bath, for 10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 

 To Messrs. Gaines, Nurserymen, Battersea, for 10 Greenhouse 



Azaleas. 



To Mr. Peed, Gardener to J. Tredwell, Esq., Norwood, for 8 



Greenhouse Azaleas. 

 To Mr. Bray, Gardener to Baron Goldsmid, Regent's Park, for 



6 Greenhouse Azaleas. 

 To Mr. Summerfield, Gardener to J. S. Venn, Esq., Highbury 



Park, Islington, for 12 Exotic Orchids. 

 To Mr. Green, Gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., for 6 Exotic 



Orchids. 

 To Mr. Dobson, Nurseryman, Islewortb, for 12 Pelargoniums. 

 To Mr. Carrygan, Gardener to C.Lucas, Esq., Clapham Common, 



for 10 Pelargoniums. 



To Mr. Barker, Gardener to A. Rowland, Esq., Lewisham, Kent, 

 for 6 Roses. 



LARCE SILVER MEDAL. 



To Mr. Green, Gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart, Lower Chearrt 



Surrey, for 6 tail Cacti. 

 To Messrs. Roilisson and Son, Tooting, for 10 Cape Heaths. 

 To Mr. Peed, Gardener to J. Tredwell, Esq., Norwood, Surrey, 



for 8 Cape Heaths. 



To Mr. Taylor, Gardener to J. Coster, Esq., Streatham, for 6 

 Cape Heaths. 



To the same, for 6 Greenhouse Azaleas. 

 To Mr. Turner, Slough, for 6 Fancy Pelargoniums. 

 To Mr. Windsor, Gardener to A. Bligh, Esq., Kidderpore Hall, 

 Hampstead, for 6 Fancy Pelargoniums. 



SILVER CILT MEDAL. 



To Messrs. A. Henderson & Co., Pine-apple Place, for 12 Stove 

 and Greenhouse Plants. 



To Mr. Peed, Gardener to J. Tredwell, Esq , Norwood, Surrey, 

 for 10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 



To Mr. Barter, Gardener to A. Bassett, Esq., Stamford Hill, for 8 

 Cape Heaths. 



PLANTS. 



SILVER CILT MEDAL. 

 To Mr. Gaines, Nurseryman, Surrey Lane, Batters* a, for 6 D* 



dodendrons. 

 To Mr. Turner, Nurseryman, Slough, for 6 Cinerarias. 

 To Messrs. Fraser, Lea Bridge Road, for 6 Fancy Fell 

 To Mr. Barter, Gardener to A. Bassett, Esq., Stamford Hui,fr 



6 Fancy Pelargoniums. 

 To Mr. Turner, Slough, for 12 Pansies. 

 To Mr. Sage, Gardener to W. Robinson, Esq., Hill Hon*, A 



for 6 Roses. 



SILVER MEDAL. 



To Messrs. Pamplin, Nurserymen, Lea Bridge Road, for U 



and Greenhouse Plants. 

 To Mr. Hamp, Gardener to J. Thorne, Esq., South Lambem, w 



10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants. . ^ 



To Messrs. Roilisson & Son, for Orchid plant Cymbidinm s, 

 To Mr. J. May, Gardener to H. Colyer, Esq., Dartford, aem, « 



a plant — Genetyllis tulipifera. 



TAMES WATTS, Hothouse Builder, 8, Claremont 



r ~« . att *^ llC8, °,! d Kent S * 1 ' London. 



\£rl2 r f J a an ? ££• ?> *"»> *»y ***** from 12 to 



T^h tf frj- P i »*L°l ?» C * iaimber * nd Mioi Boxes and 

 Lights, from 4 ft. by 3 to 10 ft. 6 in. by 5 ft. 8 in keDt readv 



riazed with stout sheet glass, nai nted four times/compfete^y 



£n P ^^ £nK bmty T « M 'fcf^ J ' *■*»» **■ *"*»■ "«* . 



To Messrs. Fraser, Le'a Bridge" Road, for 6 Greenhouse A»* 

 To Mr. Wiggins, Gardener to E. Beck, Esq., Islewortfl, w 



Cinerarias. 

 To Mr. Gaines, Battersea, for 6 Fancy Pelargoniums. 

 To Mr. Weir, Gardener to J. Hodgson, Esq., The taw, n « 



stead, for 6 Fancy Pelargoniums. f ftr fiRo» 



To Mr. Terry, Gardener to Lady Puller, Youngslmry, istd 

 To Mr. Dingle, Gardener to A. Lawrence, Esq., Batn, w<= t 



Heaths. . f r nj|i- 



To Messrs. Backhouse & Son, Nurserymen, lore, 



roma tulipifera. 



SMALL SILVER MEDAL. ^ 



To Mr. Morris, Gardener to Coles Child, Esq, Bromie. . 



for 10 Stove and Greenhouse Plants. oreitfl 1 * 8 * 



To Messrs. Roilisson, Nurserymen, Tooting, tor an vi. 



— Huntleya cerina. LofffCbi** 



To Mr. Green, Gardener to Sir E. Antrohus, Bart., i^» 



for a plant— Tetratheca ericifolia. ^dron E*" 



To Messrs. Roilisson & Son, Tooting, for Rnoaoaeu 



worthi. 



To the same for Meyenia erecta. c*-ftthaiai - 



To Mr. Taylor, Gardener to J. Coster, Esq, &tre»»»~> 



for Correct Labels. Stamford H& * 



To Mr. Rhodes, Gardener to J. Philpot, Esq, b» m 



6 Greenhouse Azaleas. fhreF* ^^ 



To Messrs. Cutbush, Nurserymen, Higngate, *■ 



goniums. f 12 p^ies. 



To Mr. Dobson, Nurseryman, Isleworth, tor i& * 



To Mr. Turner, Slough, for 36 Pansies- islevort*. * 



To Mr. James, Gardener to W. Watson, Esq., a 



24 Pansies. ■ _• „ crt decent s T& w 



To Mr. Ward, Gardener to G. Bishop, Lsq, ^ s 



6 Roses. ' . , „ , -4* 



To Mr. Turner, Slough, for 30 Aunculas. Roadt fcf I" 



To Messrs. Henderson, Nurserymen, HVeiimv 



dodendron Dalhousieanum. 

 To the same for Genetyllis macrostegia. 



BRONZE MEDAL. €bft to** 4 



To Messrs. Veitch, Nurserymen, King s * ^ 



plant-Rhododendron Prmce Camil I« £* gg££ ^ 

 To Messrs. Roilisson, Tooting, for ^^"gJ^B^ 

 To Messrs. Standish & Noble, Nurserymen, tw 



an Azalea plant— Beali. Glaucuxn. m 



TO the same for a Rhododendron $^™^w&* * ** 

 To Mr. Lane, Nurseryman, Great ±5er K o * -x*0&* 



Andromeda formosa. . ann i e place, forv" 1 ^ 



To Messrs. Henderson & Co., Pme-apple n 



dron— Glaucum. . T «hels. . m 



To Mr. Clark, Hoddesdon for Correct U^ streath- * 



To Mr. Taylor, Gardener to J. Coster, w 



for Correct Labels. p^ies. rn*C*^ 



To Mr. Dobson, Isleworth, ^f^fcoleridg^. ***^ 

 To Mr. Holder, Gardener to the Rev. ^ * 



Eton, for 24 Pansies. . F ^g. 



To Mr. Gaines, Battersea, for 12 Exotic 



CERTIFICATE. 



To Mr. Clark, Hoddesdon foi jC^-ft B**»" f ^ 

 To Mr. Bray, Gardener to Baron i*° 



6 Cinerarias. perfection. ^ {6 a&** 



To Mr. Turner, Slough, for Pansy r £gq f Kl aa * ^ 

 To Mr. Windsor, Gardener to A. i™B 



for Fuchsia splendidi^ima.^ ^, * 



To Mr. Gaines, Batterse*>r * ^f^a, for J* *~ 

 To Messrs. Henderson, Welling*** 



Amaryllis. , B^uty ° 



To Mr. Turner, Slough, for AzaJea ^ 



To the same for Alba magnitca. 



f Vr optotf+ 







