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Economy and General News 



Horticultural 



No. 21. 



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SATURDAY, MAY 26. 



INDEX. 



362 c 

 364 a 



358 a 



c 



35S a 



359 a— 364 e 



,.»..... 



to detect 



treatment of.. 

 _ n«.protectk>n 



tfce eildrated.. 



^m&ed* 7 



BMktlSoe. of Edinburgh.. 35S 6 



alteration of S 6 - 2 c 



korr rani 3^« 



— uriaUturAl 364 * 



uaahi i. running of 3o9 c 



Cattle »wkf t, new •>o4 c 



Qmktir. Licbtg'l Agricul- 



•ural.rtt. . 3o3 c 



Cktowe lowwpot 357 b 



mbtn, greenawae oou c 



Cons, onjpn of. 353 e 



I>*Lr tliiCici 363 b 



•••• c 



itlon 363 c 



Mlorirnl Society 3'jS b 



Flow, adidtera i of - c 



Tkmrr-poi, Chinese 35" 6 



Frutt, •mill, to force 358 6 



CllM JM I, tcarlet 3&7 « 



Gttttfeny citerpilltr 35S b 



Beat, bottom, for bedding 

 itott 356 b 



Henderson'. Messrs. E. G.) 

 ■ortery 359 b 



•mull ..._ 36 i e 



Mr. Vivian's ,.„, 355 c 



Horticulture, Dr. Liodley's 



Toeory of, rev 859 a 



Irrigation Indian 363 a 



l and, fertility and infertility in 621 c 



Land, reclaiming waste 361 c 



Libocedrus decurrens, twin . . 35S a 

 Oil-cake, to detect adultera- 

 tion in 3G2 c 



Pathology, vegetable 356 a 



Pears, grittiness of , 355 b 



Plants, new 356 a 



— beddin? and bottom-heat 356 b 



— spring-flowering ?5S 6 



Plant stealers :~sg b 



Plough, steam 35 1 a 



Pots, Chinese flower ,,., 357 6 



Ranunculuses, to water 359 c 



Rooks, food of. 3fi3 ft 



Scillas 357 6 



Seeds and sea water 356 c 



Steam cultivators 862 6— 3G4 a 



Tneory of Horticulture, Dr. 



Lindley's, rev 359 a 



Things, common 357 a 



Tulips, Mr. Groom's 360 a 



Vegetable pathology ... v 356 a 



Vine, origin of the 356 a 



— stem roots of 358 a 



\ine leaves, excrescences on .. 360 c 

 Jmegarplant 357 c 



Weather in Dorset .. v 358 a 



Wheat steep 363 c 



Woods and forests 358 6 



well, 



TJORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.— I J 



" ™ E "" ™ ND SUMMER MEETING will take place 

 at the Society's ikmse, 21, Regent Street, on TUESDAY, June 5, 



S GOOD SWEDE SEED. 



UTTON and SONS have good new Ashcroft, Ser- 

 ving s, and other Swede Seeds, (rue to their Hnds, 



K2J ? er lb ' Large quantities Carriage Free. Re- 

 inittances or reterences required from unknown correspondents 

 Address^SuTTOx & Sons, Seed Growers. Heading. 



llfARDY GREEN-TOP YELLOW SWEDE — 



3 lS « Sw S de ? aS 8 t 00d the Iate severe wi ufcr remarkablv 

 higl^t^^^ reC ° mmeD ded f ° r ™* ht of «°P "* 



Seed wlnVlf tw 3 ! SeGd Gr °T er f' Readin *' have some excellent 



per pound 10s Gd. per gallon, or 70s. per bushel. As every Set 

 growBjggU^^jbgJPer acre will produce a full crop. _/_ 



mai./w*. .. PRESENT PRICES OF 



MANGOLD WURZEL, TURNIPS, WHITE CARROT, Xc. 



B. p FOR 



ASb and BROWN'S Advertisement of present 



nnd l9M Ce \ Se f G % rd ™frs' Chronicle of April 28th, and Way 5th 

 and 12th. Reduced prices for large quantities. 

 t ERRATA.--For"L a ing's Purple-top Swedes, Is. per lb.," read 

 ls.Vd. per lb. the same price of the other three Swedes. 

 10 the Trade.— Prices will be supplied on application. 



Seed EsjabHsjiment. Sudbury, Suffolk. 



mm Lindley. 



[Price M. 



ready, and will be forwarded on application M ' ' &C ' ,s 



J mmw . O A H L I AS"! 

 . * b ,f r hS ,s now sending out Lis New DAHLIAS 

 •state's a sSsaa'sassas . a 



SUPF.RB 



WILLIAM 





I HOLLYHOCKS, SEEDS, ETC. 



CHATER begs to oftVr packets i 



of seed. 



ftwn 12 to 5 p.m. 



p OVAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, Regent's Par... 



WEDS B AYa° N | ° f P , L A NTS ^ ROWERS, .and FRUIT, 

 Plivrs wnVniv"? 13t L? nd Ju} r 4tb " AMERICAN 

 obMnJlJur } ' J " ne . 18th - Tickets of admission to be 



1 1 SSttSte- 4 * re "'™ e ''' dS 



SEEDS, per bushel, terms cash : 



Skirving'sPurple-topSwede 505. 

 Purple-top do 50 



Crreen do. do. .„ 40 



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Green Purple-top Aberdeen 30^. 



Dale's Hybrid 30 



White Globe 23 



C ENGLISH GROUND RAPE AND COLE SEED 

 HARLES SHARPE and CO. beg to acquaint the 

 Trade that they can supply any quantity of the above : 

 prices and samples forwarded on application. 



Nurs ery and Seed Establishment, Sleaford. May *26 



t\ i ftp j H . _ . "~ """flic uul r.MnuiLurs 



tlie tan ADnlt^ilnV ^ asion on P«7»e«»t of Five Shillings at 



"iTmny ? 1S ^Jl ne ^ must be ma de in writing, 



*■• Ticket wKv the 2 V ] ) instant - to the Secretary, by 

 «4Tck«, ^^ ^ e J™ e ? t0 the Applicant. Without 

 «!», no money will be taken on the 2nd of June. 



__jgy "rder, G. Grove, S ecretary. 



H rvr ,„ kXHIBiTION OF TULIPS 



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TJVDDTn Tin rmTiri '« mv " w " oouuiug ULll UieiT J>UpeTD HeW 



HYBRID HEATHS, for description of which see former 

 Advertisements. 



Exeter Nursery, Exeter.— Established 1720. 



in flower, and may' be viewed 



an- 

 LIPS 



ferta 



re- 



viewed every day from 9 o'clock 

 dmittancc Is. : children half price. 



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rov R <° Y Tri^ U ^ SERY ' 5LOUGH7 



^.SPt.^"^. Fancy Geranium 



T UCOMBE, PINCE, and CO. beg respectfully to 



n £ n Z 0X ™% }}l h } }\ iey are now sendin g out their new White 

 Corolla d FUCHSIAS; also their new double purple variety 



for description of which see former Advertisements. 

 Exeter Nurse^, Exe ter -Established 1720. 



FLOWER SEEDS. 



TJETER LAWSON and SON, Seedsmen and 



-*. NURSERV3IEN to the Qubeit, Edinburgh, and at 27, St. George , „ 

 Street, \V estminster, beg leave to invite attention to their very » \\ 



J I ^ nsist . ln ? of 20 varieties, from his b I Show Uoll vhoc* s 



Superior Qw.lled (.,rman and French Asters, In 12 varieties 

 mixed U. per packet ; separate, 2s. Fine Quilled Africai \\\ " ri ' 

 golds, 6d. per pacl:< t.-Saffron Walden Nurkrics 



-¥^^^ S | ^V < t HAMP, °^ ° F ENC «-AND CELERY. " 



I HE finest Celery yet introduced, beautifully white. 



A f frZ% C11SP aDd 41 » 01 ^ and withstands a greater amoust 

 of frost than any other known variety: it has 1. en blanchtd 

 in the ground 3 feet.-To be obtained of T. Y > " V y 



Seedsman, 28, Market Place, Mancl.ester, pric. 6* per 



packet: prices fo the trade on application. P 



JOHN HOLLAND has Superb SHOW I'ANSIES 



at 4^. and 6s. per dozen plants. 

 Selected PANSY SEED, U. and 25. per packet. 

 Descriptive Catalogues now ready. 

 John Holla xnjjradshaw Gardens, Middleton, Lanca, re 



]>JEW WHITE VERBENA, Mns.~HOLF 



*7 Tv S 1S - th t lar & e8t and most noble flower over offered to 

 the public, a single pip measuring an inch in diameter; the hatit 



t.J£? ^S 1 v 1S g °? d ' ^i th large truss ' U is a fr ^e bioominc 

 variety. To be sent out first week in June, at 55. per plant The 



stock is very limited, therefore early orders are solicited to pie- 

 vent disappointment. Also a large stock of Pelargoniums, 

 xt r " CalceoIarias ^ Mimulas, &c, are now In flower 

 N. G. has a very large quantity of Bedding Plants ready for 

 sale at low prices. ' 



— N. Gaines, 1 rsery, Suri -e yJLan e , Batters ea, near Lond on. 



IX/TAY'S MAGNUM BONUM LETTUCE is by far 



i v- l . he ,ar ^ est » s ^etest, and crispest Lettuce known, In proot 

 ol which we p ss numerous letters received from parties who 

 had it last seasou. The addresses of the writers can be d on 

 application. It may be sown all the Siftnmer. and will stand the 

 winter. Packets 1 5. each. 



HENRY MAY, the Hope Nurseries, near B^dale, Yorkshire-. 



NOTTIIMG HILL, KENSINGTON. 



V extensive 1 



5 be in perfection fromV^T^r lI ! e t s e popular FLOWEB 

 Jhuik 1 TrrvER i«S- ? y ?* t] } mm tbe end of the month. 



I^ESDAY di a ^ Ul: ^y *&** attention of them on 



^ be 



^tensive COLLET nnV 6 ?^ announce that his 



. : ._. I ELECTIONS of these popular FLOWERS 



choice selection of Flower Seeds. 



27, St. George Str r. Westminster. 



II I C E FLO W BR SEE D 



FOR PRESENT SOWING. Per pekt. 

 Pansy, saved from 100 of the best varieties, by name 



GCARD3 



Ateoio 



n Free. 



a / Q ^'l h - the BAND of the" 2dTlFE 



HS^ Per Telecranh. T.f^, 



^tln^™;^^ 1 ^ MEETING, May 17. 



,fILl, ^Zlultrlf^' T ^nty.five brace started 

 r ^I>ARD/byB^ r ^ colt IPSWICH 



WonlS ? ybr * ld - - (T. Latter) 

 »» on in a canter. / 



Lo^'a Prickley 



l'olyanthus, 



Verbena, 



Hollyhock, 



Calceolaria, 



Gloxinia, 



Daisy, 



do. 

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 do. 

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If 

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Antirrhinum, do. 



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fcttAM BARRATT, 



Clerk of the Course. 



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Gardener. 



. Landscape 



, L i: i ****&*? l E * S AND SON, 



I )\XlU~y T ~^- ^t>c Nnrsery, Canterbury. 



n , te «' N?rem™ r t0 prepare for P lan « n g « Sep! 



J, RGE 



to 



offer 



s. d. 



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v. 



* ^X^ 0R » J m, Choice I'ftwn and 

 !55«<UMa "^" ao °' a Iew «*ntei 



?f» simnmte^^f *?^ i plante, and not 



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'a Market, Liverpool. 

 >ice Gaede 

 issioy. 



"A^TEll^'n.-, iorward as above 



I? ;p HYLU;«« R £?_ A8 %;» few r]«„ts of CACTI 



and 1 iw . ' Bt ' John 8 Mar 

 "^CHASEB of Choick Gabden Pbopuce. 



l^rivard as above. 



V "«ii.v-kb of Choice G 

 • r f S A MAS 0n c ""«issioy; 





*««fcT 15 ■atincreiV,, „ DON A t.I>l A SCOTTI wanted — 



^r . r U c.* ry _ m . en - : ' "iWgeBoad, Essex. 



•**F Tl "^uT' ^ ve j: al thousand" of' VERBENAS 



gSl i0 ^""tky d tft ^ er REDDING PLANTS Price 



S2»&S?25?w 5™ *»pp'y seed 



50 do. 



50 do. 



60 of the most superb kinds 



24 . do., spotted varieties 



30 newest varieties 



50 ot the new Belgian do. do. 



20 best named varieties 

 Anemone, from thelnost showy and brilliant kinds 



30 packets of new and choice Flower Seeds 



The above, per post, free. Postage stamps received in payment! 



Youkll & Co,, Royal Nursery, Great Yarmouth. 



I17ILLIAM KNIGHT, Florist, &c, begs 



* ▼ the following Select Bedding Plants, post free :- 

 12 fine varieties Antirrhinums, 3s.; 12 extra ditto 

 12 „ Verbenas, 2s. 6d. ; 12 extra ditto 

 12 „ Phloxes, 4s. ; 12 extra ditto 

 12 „ Pansies, 4s. ; 12 extra ditto 

 12 fine Chrysanthemums, Pompones, or large flowered 

 12 fine varieties Miniums, 4s.: 12 Belgian Daisies 

 67, Higb Street. Battle. Sussex. 



Tl/fESSRS. J. and II. BROWN will forvvan 



-!-▼-■- pirt of the kingdom the following 50 various 

 GREF.N HOUSE PLANTS, one of a sort 

 12 Orchidea plants, choice species 



24 choice Fuchsias, fine proved varieties ... 

 Azaleas Greenhouse varieties, per dozen 



25 hardy Belgian Azaleas, superb sorts 

 100 best Bedding Plants 

 100 choice hardy Herbaceous Plants 

 100 various plants, Stove, Greenhouse, and 



Catalogue, on application, by post. 



Albion Nurse ry, Stoke Newington, London. 



NEW PLANTS. 



VERSCHAFFELT, Nurseryman, Ghent 



Calceolarias, Lobelias. Petunias, &c, Ac, Is enabled to sjpplv 

 strong plants in 4-inch pots at 1/. per 100, delivered free at any 

 of the London Railways, packing not inclm I. 



F. WINSTANLEY'S BEDDING PLANT LIS? 



• is now ready, and can be had on application, or freeb » 

 post.— 28, Mark et Pla ce, Manchester . 



EDWARD PABKE FRANCIS off era the followin; 



-*— ' Bedding-ont Plants, strong and vigorous, from 35. to 4s. and 

 6s. per dozen :— Scarlet Geraniums. Flower of the Dav ditto. 

 Verbenas, Cale< rias, Salvias, Heliotropes, Fuchsias, Petunias 

 Lobelias, AnagalliS, Ageratum, Cnpheas, &c. Carriage paid to 

 London. — Rose Nurseries, Hertford. 





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STRONC BEDDING AND OTHER PLANTS. 



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45s. Qd. 

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... 12 

 12s. to 18 



... 20 

 30s. to 4 



... 30 

 Hardy. Price 



May 26. 



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* Plant at 6s. per lb., "with full 



application :— Antirrhinums, Verbenas, Fuchsias, Scarlet Gera- 

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

 sa^ emnms, Mimulus, Salvias, Lobelias, &c. Climbers in variety; 

 also a miscellaneous Collection of Greenhouse Plants. They bav 

 now in bloom Verbenas, Fuchsias, spotted Calceolarias, Cactus, 

 Geraniums, Neritim spleudens, Hydrangea hortensis. Mignonette 

 &c. The Trade supplied.— Pi Surrey, May 26. 



CABBAGE PLANTS. 



HPHOMAS WFLLAND, Surrey Gardens, near 



L Godalnaing, Surrey, offers fine Garden Plants and Di 

 heads for cattle, safely packed for any part of Great Britaiu >t 

 3s. GU. per 1000. Crates, &c, deliv ered at station free. 



II ART and NICKLINTFlorists, &c Guildford, 



*- * offer the following Plants (free by post) at 8s per doz. :— 



FUCHSIAS. — Omega, Vanguard, The Perfect Globe, Com- 

 modore, Duke of Wellington. Telegraph, Queen of Hanover 

 Charmer, Glory, Mrs. Patison, Premier, and Princess. 



PANSIE&— Great Western, > ional, Saltan. Adela, Sir J. 

 P f on. British Queen. Duke of Perth. Marchioness or Bath 

 Alf red the G reat, B t, Pom pey, an irl._ 



NEW* SCARLET GERANIUM-EMPEROR NAPOLEON. 



T 



arden, London. 



(Belgium), is now sending ont his following New Plants: 



Achiraenes Ambroise Verschaffelt ... 8s. 0d. 



DocteurHopf 8 



FdouardOtto ... 4 



Edmond Boissier 8 



Tyda?a Warscewiczi 15 



Rhododendron Prince Camillede Rohan (quite hardy) 16 



All the above Plants are figured in Vi:f.-< haffelt's * Illtisfra- 1 -r T 

 tion Horticole." which can be seen at Mr. R. Silberrad's, 5, Harp j 11 

 Lane, Great Tower Street, London. ' ? w 





 

 

 



JOHN BUTCHER is now sending out the above 



'-J splendid Geranium, a very decided improvement upon the 

 great favourite Tom Thumb; the habit is more compact, the 

 trusses of flowers very much larger, and for brilliancy of coloi. 

 far superior: sending op the trusa of flower finely above th 

 foliage. Fine for Bedding or Vases. Go d Plants, fit for imme- 

 diate Bedding, ISs. per doz. ; extra. 2?. (kl. each, basket included. 



Nursery, S tratford-on- A von, Mav 26. 



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ALBA 





MELIOR." 



or the name of 



>W *»« cvf ^ of A»«W' L Iv^' 10s -J*- <<> 21s. each. 



'*' ^ Numries - Great Berkbamrtead. 



«■ «*crHnuu«o ana stove 

 be had by enclosing one 



SUPERIOR EARLY BROCCOlI. 



MITCHINSON'S PENZANCE OR EARLY 

 WHITE CORNISH BROCCOLI.- Celebrated and invalu- 

 able for its earlmess, coming into use early in February, a full i I 

 handsome head of excellent quality, but a shy seeder. 



Parties who were too fate to proaore seeds of this valuable 

 Early Broccoli can now be supplied with good healthy PLANTS 

 at 2s. 6il. per 100, carriage free, bv sending immediate orders to 

 the under nod. or their Agents *in London. lVr testimonials 

 and names of Agents see former advertisements. 



John Mttchj .- & Co., Seed Merchants, Truro, Cornwall. 



ing Descriptions and Prices of the h- Q A I LDEN and YL W KR 

 SEEDS, will be forwarded free by post. It is our earnest endea- 

 vour to send out all Se< Is. whether for the Garden or Farm, ol 

 the very best quality and true to name ; and as many of the Seeds 

 are our own growing, and are prove I be for a sAndin* Mil *?* 

 Anerally succeed in giving entire satisfa 

 H> are in doily receipt of most '"" - 



orders from those we had the 



ii we deliver our Seeds Car 



solicit the honour of an order 



us a trial.— J. C. WnEFXER & 



Gloucestershire A gricultural 





r cu^tMners. 



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