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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. ,M tT ^ 



THE FORWARDEST TURNIP KNOWN. 



QUTTON'S EARLY SIX WEEKS' TURNIP 



O should now be sown for feeding off early. Excellent new 

 seed 1*. 2d. per lb., 6*. per gallon, or 42*. per bushel. Mr T. 

 Hickman, of Brirapton House, near Newbury, in a tetter dated 

 February 1, says :— 



" I must mention the Six Weeks! Turnip as the lest sort I have 

 ever seen for earliest arid latest sowings. I have grown them several 

 pears and have invariably found them to produce more feed in less 

 ttme 'than any other Turnip. I have had them after Wheat of a 

 good size, within six weeks from the time of sowing: 1 



N.B. Carriage free, except parcels under 20*. value. 

 _Address , J. Sutton & Sons, Seed Growers, Read ing. I 



SUTTON'S LINCOLNSHIRE RED GLOBE 

 TURNIP, the largest and heaviest cropper in cultivation, 

 well adapted for sowing after Vetches, and the main winter crop. 

 This Turnip endured the drought of last summer better than any 

 other, and those crops which were sown later stood the severe 

 winter remarkably well. Price Is. 2d. per lb., also Pomeranian, 

 White Globe, Green Globe, Yellow Aberdeen, Skirving's Purple 

 Top, Yellow Bullock, Orange Jelly, Skirving's Swede, Hardy 

 Green-top Swede, and Ashcroft Swede. 



Lowest cash prices per lushel may le had on applica* 



t ion post free. Address, 



Sutton & Sons, Seed Growers, Reading. 



N.B. No A gt'iits a ppointed. 



SKIRVINC'S IMPROVED TURNIP SEEDS. 



SK IRVING, Queen Square, Liverpool, heps to 



acquaint his friends and the public that he has fixed the 

 price of his 1 L'RNIP SEEDS for the season, as follows:— 

 KIEYINC 9 IMPROVED SWr.lt TUBNIP. at 1*. 9<i. per lb. 

 , IMPROVID PURPLE-TOP YELLOW BUL- 



LOCK TURNIP, at Is. 2d. per lb. 



All other kinds of Turnip and Agricultural seeds in general, of 

 the tnr stnelect description, at moderate prices. A remittance, or 

 reference from unknown correspondents, is respectfully requested 

 to accompan rders. W. S. has no agent in town or country. 



Liverp \ a v. 3855. , 



TURNIP SEEDS, ETC. 



PETER LAWSON and SON Seedsmen to the 

 Queen and to the Highland Agihculti:ral Society, beg 

 leave to intimate that they are sending out the following 

 TURNIP H EDS, for which they respectfully solicit orders. 

 They are all of the most approved kinds of last year's growth :— 



SELECT STOCKS. 



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Green-top 

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Skirving's do. 



Mat son's do. 

 Fettercaim Green-top ... 

 White-fleshed 

 Red— Round, or Norfolk 

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Globe 



„ Woolton (superior 



variety) 

 Greek— Globe, improved 



Round, or Norfolk 



Tankard ... 

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Yellow Bullock 

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27, Groat I rge Street, Westminster. 



AC Rl CULTURAL SEEDS. 



JOHN SHARPE (late of SJeaford), Seed Grower 

 and Merchant, Ri rdney, is now sending out, of the purest 



and best selected stocks, Permanent Grass Mixture, 2 r. per 

 acre; Upland Sheep Walk, 20s. per acre: Field or Lawn Mix- 

 tures, 9d. per lb. . Improving Mixtures for old Swards. 



CLOVERS— Red, English, Dutch, German. fymSu, 6 S*. 



per stone; White, 8*. to 10j, per stone; Italian Rye-grsBs, fine, 

 imported, 6s. to 7*. per bushel; Perennial Bye-grass, 25s. to 25s. 

 per quarter : Mangold Wurzel, Sd. per lb., or 7s. per stone. 



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

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

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

 50 lbs.; Green Globe or Barrel, Sd. per lb.; White and Red 

 TankarcK Lincoln ire Red Globe or Round, Early Sixweeks, 

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



Rape- Seed or Cabbage Cole, 3s. 6d. per peck, or 12s. per bushel. 



White Mustard, Spring Tares, &c. 



For quanii ties, Purchasers treated with liberally. 



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

 and Ilorncastle, on market days. 

 Bardney Hall, near Linc oln, May, 1855. 



BEDDING AND OTHER 



OFFEBED BY 



GRASS AND AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 



THOMAS GIBBS and CO., the Seedsmen to the 



1 Royal Agricultural Society of England, beg to inform their 

 f, lends 7 »ndXicul...rists genially that *£*«»£ prepared 

 to supoly the undermentioned in any quantities required. 



Mixtures of Grass Seeds for '^ in ? v ^A"uow fixtures • 

 Pasture and Meadow ; Irrigation or V ,.ter Meadow M ituies , 



nlot Mixtures various Permanent Grass Seeds supplied sepa- 



Fatelv ifordeV; Xtures for one year's lay, do. for two or three 



years' lay (cemmonly called "seeds ). 



ri OA'FR* -Red or broad leaved, white or Dutch, Red Suckling, 

 Aleike oVHvbrid, Trefoil, Cow Grass or Perennial. 



UYE-GRASSKS.-Italian (very fine), Annual, improved Peren- 

 nial, and other kinds. »..»_■» 



CARROTS -Large "White Belgian, large field Altnngham, 

 Yellow Belgian, long Orange or Surrey. 



PARSNIPS— Gibbs' large Guernsey Cattle, common large. 



MANGOLD WL'liZELS.— Long Red, Orange or Yellow Globe, 

 Red Globe, long Yellow. 



CABBAGES —Large Dnimhead Cattle, Thousand headed. 



TURNIPS.— Purple-top Swedes, Green-top Swedes, Skirving's 

 Swedes, Green-top Yellow Hybrid, Red-top Yellow Hybrid, 

 lobes or Rounds, Tankard's sorts, Kohl Rabi. 



Lucerne Broom, Furze or Gorse, Field Parsley, Rape, Seed 

 Barley sorts, Wheat sorts, Rye, Sainfoin, Tares, White Mustard, 

 White Silesian Beet, Peas, Potatoes, and all other seeds for 



the farm. 

 KITCHEN GARDEN and FLOWER SEEDS, including all 



the new and most approved varieties. Assortments made up 



to suit different sized gardens, or to any given amount. 



Priced Lists of both Agricultural and Garden Seeds sent free 

 by post on application to Thomas Gibbs & Co., Corner of lialf- 



Moon Street, Piccadilly, London. . 



NEW AND CHEAP FIRST-RATE 

 SHOW AND BEDDING PLANTS. 



The Cheapest Establishment in the Kingdom is at 



HENRY WALTON'S, Florist, &c, Edge End, 

 Marsden, near Burnley, Lancashire, where there are pro- 

 pagated annually for sale from 20,000 to 30,000 plants, which, for 

 cheapness and quality, are not to be equalled, being robust and 



healthy. 



GERANIUMS.— Strong blooming plants, of varieties of 1853, 

 such as Empress, Carlos, Neatness, Glow-worm, &c, 25*. per 

 dozen; older show varieties, 95., 12s., and 15s. per .dozen; 25 for 

 205. ; 50 for 30s., good plants. 



FUCHSIAS, new varieties of last season, 6s. to 9s. per dozen. 



CINERARIAS, choice varieties, such as Advancer, Etoile de 

 Vaise, Empress, &c, 10s. 6d. per dozen; older varieties, good 

 show kinds, 3s. 6d. per dozen. 



PANSIES, 12 distinct fine show varieties, 6s.] 25finevars., 12s- 



VERBENAS, new varieties of last season, 4s. to 6s. per dozen. 



DAHLIAS, all the leading show kinds of last season, 9s. to 

 12s. per dozen; older varieties 4s. 6d. to 6s. per dozen, extra 

 strong plants. 



Bedding Plants, including Scarlet and other Geraniums 

 Salvias, Heliotropes, &c, equally cheap. 



ACHIMENES.— Carl Walforth, Is. 6d.) Cherita, 2s.; Louis 

 Van Houtte, Is.; Gigantea, -5s.; Madame Randatler, 5s.; Mr. 

 Parparet, Is. ; Sir Traherne Thomas, Is., or the lot post free for 

 14s. ; fine older kinds, 6s. per dozen. 



GLOXINIAS, choice varieties, Is. 6d. to 3s. 6d. each. 



H. W/s Spring List may be had for one penny stamp. 



It is respectfully requested that all Orders be accompanied with 

 a Post-office Order, pay able at Marsden, Lancashire, unless a refer- 

 ence is given. Orders to the amount of 25s. paid to Liverpool, 

 Manchester, Leeds, and Preston; 21. and upwards free to Bir- 

 mingham and Carlisle; and the like distance, or more distant, 

 extra plants gratis.— Edge End, Marsden, May 26. 



1\/I ESSKS. E. G. HENDERSON and SON beg to 



1*J announce that their new Spring C AT ALOGtIE tor 186 

 will be sent post free on application, and for 12 postage stamps a 

 beautiful coloured plate representing the following choice 

 plants : 



."£•£■55 



BEDviimu P L A M t c 



T WOOD and SONS have a Lap J I,' v , 



O • blished BEDDING PLANTS, including ScaT* ^ 

 Geraniums, Calceolarias, Verbenas, Petunias. li i- *"* 

 Ageratums, Salvias, Galllardias, Double Senecio A~V- 

 per dozen. Also a large variety of Pompone and'l.2l *» •** 

 Chrysanthemums, selection left to ourselves •♦ a floir * l % 

 Strong Rollisson's Unique Geraniums, 9s. per dozen P * r * i * 



Address, Nursery Place, Old Kent Road, and Ra»_- . 

 Camberwell. ' ua ^^yerpi^ 



J EW ROSES FOR 1 855~ 



for packing. ~ *— al Roses for 3*. fc^ 



Madame Theodore. Jules Mareottin 



Beaute de Lyonnais. Salet(Moss) 



Comtesse Vailliant. Madame Place 



Madame de Cambaceres. Panache" d'Orleaat 



Madame Vidot. Souvenir de LevaS. r 



Prince de la Moskowa. Madame DomageT^ " 

 Apply to J. and S. Fraser, Nurserymen, Lea Brid« » , 

 Essex. u * e *•», 



""NEW SCARLET VERBENA-" MRsTwodoRQPrf 5 



A RTHUR HENDERSON and Co. can Z tSL 



4 to 6 inch 

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Achimcnes Ambroise Verschaf- 



felt. 

 Acacia Drummondi 



phylla. 

 Boronia Drummondi. 

 Bouvardia longiflora. 



Delphinium Hendersoni. 

 Genetyllis macrostegia (fuchs- 



ioides). 

 Fuchsia Queen Victoria. 



Mrs. Story. 



Prince Albert. 



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yOHN SCOTT, of the Merriott Nurseries, Crew- 



kerne, Somerset. 

 MI?3 LUCY.— A beautiful pink, with large truss, 



and a fine bedder. 

 DAVIESI— A first-rate variety, like Mrs. Mills, 



hut large truss, and fine bedder. 



GENERAL PKLISSIER.— Dark plum, very large, 



flat truss, finer in all its qualities than Andrew. 

 ADMIRAL LYONS.- Light lilac, dark eye, extra 



large and fine. 

 CERISE UNIQUE (Stewart's). — A splendid 

 cherry coloured flower, the finest of its class; 

 2s. Sd. each, or the set for 10s- 

 PETUNIA EMPEROR NAPOLEON.— Large, smooth dark 



crimson flower, with violet throat, the finest crim- 

 son yet raised, should be in every garden where 

 a tine crimson bed is wanted. 

 „ EMPRESS EUGENIE.— Bright ruby crimson, and 



peach, well worthy a place by the side of the 

 Emperor ; 3s. each, or 5s. the pair. 



PELARGONIUM TRIANGULARE.— An interesting and rare 

 species, of a climbing habit, will grow several feet in a year, 

 and produces an abundance of beautiful and curious flowers 

 unlike any other species of this beautiful and numerous family ; 

 it is a native of the Cape of Good Hope, and will form a fine 

 pillar in the flower garden during summer; 10s. 6d. each. One 

 over to the trade when three are ordered. 



RHODODENDRON GIBSONL— The most beautiful white 

 flowering kind in existence, far surpassing the "White Azalea 

 in size and form of its flowers: is perfectly hardy, having stood 

 the test of last winter unharmed in small pots, the severest 

 test a plant m have ; 1*. 6d. to 5s. each. Also, 



LTTINUS CAI.Uornkis.-A beautiful and new tree Lupin, 

 with nowers like a Laburnum, and sweet scented; 5s. each. And 



«I J »P?2^*Y A ?^ KWI( ^ 12s. per dozen ) Two 



SABBATIA CAMFESTRIS 12s. „ |gems. 



J. S. would call attention to Ms List of Bedding Plants in 

 to-day sChromcie and begs to say that he has still left many 

 thousands; hut these are being rapidly sold off, so that early 

 application is nc sary to procure fine plants. 



J. S. has also now saved his Cineraria Seed from a splendid 

 collection of flowers of unsurpassed bea- , and offers the 

 same at Is. 6d. per packet, posr iree. Now is the best time to sow 

 to obtain large plants for winter and spring flowering.— 26 



Mr. Andrews, the first fioricultural artist of the day, has had 

 the getting up of this plate, so that full reliance may be placed 

 on the correctness of the flowers represented and the superior 



style of the colouring. 

 Description and Price of the following New Plants will be seen 



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Fuchsia Queen Victoria. 



Prince Albert. 

 Water Nymph. 

 Raffaelle. 

 Rouge et Blanc. 

 Miellezi. 

 Dominiar.a. 



Maid of Kent. 



Geranium Rubens (bedding}. 



Virginium. 

 Masterpiece. 

 Rose d' Amour. 



Calceolaria Surprise. 



Purity. 

 Maggiore. 

 Norma. 

 Vezzosa. 

 Ajax. 



Hydrangea hortenfeis flore pleno. 



Lychnis Sieboldi. 



Veronica imperial blue. 

 „ Andersoni fol. variegata. 



Begonia prestoniensis superba. 

 Lobelia Antwerpiensis. 



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Fuchsia Empress Eugenie. 



Lady of the Lake. 

 Snowdrop. 

 Mrs. Story. 

 Princess of Prussia. 

 Souvenir de la Reine. 

 Climax. 

 Geranium Favourite (bedding). 

 „ Silver Queen. 

 Pretty Polly. 

 Quercifolium eximium. 

 „ Glow-worm. 

 Calceolaria Brunettia. 



Corregio. 

 Minnie. 

 Red Rover. 

 Wildfire. 

 Phlox 'Queen Victoria. 

 Tyrethrum Delhayi. 



„ Dnchesse de Brabant. 

 Achimenes Hendersoni. 



„ gigantea. 

 Scutellaria villosa. 

 Verbena la Deese, and others 

 recommended. 



pecimens of blooms can be sent per post in tin cases (on 

 of 6 Postage Stamps) to those who are desirous of seeme tk 

 judging for themselves of the merits of this splendid variety, 

 Pine Apple P lace, EdgwareRoad, May 26. 



ROGERS'S SEED DEPOT and fGARDENEM 

 REGISTRY OFFICE, Clock Ilousej Chelsei.-^Z 

 collection of PERENNIAL and BIENNIAL Flower S«£ 

 including choice Geranium, Primula, Calceolaria, Cinceraria 4c 

 for June Sowing . ^^^ 



TO SELLERS OF FLAX SEED AND PURCHASER! 



OF FLAX STRAW. 



MR. W. CALDECOTT, late of Frating Lodp, 

 Colchester, and now Old Charlton, Kent, begs to iriki 

 the struggling English Farmers that he, Mr. C, has at leoffr 

 fixed upon a site and machinery for the much wanted and taibd 

 of FLAX FACTORY, and is a buyer of any kind of FlaxSfe* 

 at liberal prices, adjusted by length and strength ; thatiwriitfc 

 time for sowing this valuable crop in their clean fallows at tm 

 bushels per acre, so as to ensure a TURNIP CROP the 

 year ; and that he is a seller of first-rate seed grown by Mmrif 

 (free from foreign Dedder and other rubbish), once from Rip, 

 at 105. per bushel, exclusive of sacks.— Apply early, as tk 

 q uantity is limited. 



TO NURSERYMEN AND GARDENERS. 



REIGATE SILVER SAND, 125. per ton, kU. 

 per bushel, or 16s. per ton, delivered to any of the LonAa 

 Wharfs or Railways, or within a circuit of five miles. Peataii 

 Loam of various qualities. Sacks 2s. each. 

 Kenxard Brothers, Swan Place, Old Kent Road. 



HOW TO KILL RATS, MICE, AND MOL 

 BY HUNDREDS.— A Method will be forwarded itt 

 instructions for 30 postage stamps, which will destroy the ibm 

 vermin quickly and without trouble. 1000 acres may be dewi 



for a few shillings. 



Gilbert Dyson, Hop, Rochester. — 



T INGHAM BROTHERS, No. 170, Hampton ? 



-L^ Birmingham, sole Manufacturers of the improved^ 

 and ZINC MONOGRAPH, or LABELS for Garden B 

 Flower-pots, &c, in boxes of 100 each. The Zinc Labels m 

 highly approved of for their lasting durability, can De * - 

 upon with the greatest ease, and when, dry a I^" Da ^ n ;. , ; il . ll - i 

 tion is secured. Directions are sent with each box, mcnmiai* 

 bottle of metallic ink.— Sole Agents in London, Messrs. i imjj 

 DitAY & Co., Horticultural Implement Warehouse, *>, w* 

 Willi am S t r eet, Loudon Bridge. - 



n HEAP WIRE GAME & POULTRY NETTLM* 



Wide. Mesh. Plain. ^ JSj5 



24 inches by 2 inches ... Sd. to 4d. per yard. ... W. per j« 

 36 „ 2 „ ... 6d. per yard. 



48 .. 2 9d. 



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Sparrow Proof Netting, Galvanised, 3rf. Per sq^aw w , • 

 to any size. This article is shown at the Sydenham UM** 

 where it is much admired.-W. Cullingfohd 1, Ldmun 

 race. Ball's Pond Road , near the Gate f Kin^ana . 



RIPE FRUIT, STRAWBERRIES, ^ND SEED 



JEW TWINE NETTING (Tanned if requ 



1 vard wide, 2d. per yard; 2 yards wide <* ft,** 

 4 yards wide, 8* per yard Half-inch MESH *£ 'gft, 



The ELASTIC HLXAGON W^ \^ wi* 



othe square inch, effectually . e ^tw per •!*? 



flies, &c, from fruit trees, flower, or seed Dea>, -^^yirf: 



yard. TANNED NETTING, 2 or 3 ^"^JT l, 

 4 or 6 yards wide, 3d. per yard, at W. Cullingfobps, , 



Terrace, Ball's Pond, London. , gonth-f** 



Samples exhibited, with prices attached, in 

 Gallery of the Crystal Palace, Sy dejiham. 



BANNED NETTING, for the f^Z^J 



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Chrysanthemum Hermine, Bole, and others recommended. 



May 26th. 



NOTICE. 



"'T'O WHOM THIS ADVERTISEMENT MAY 



-* CONCERN.'"— The undersigned having a very extensive 

 connection amongst Noblemen, Gentlemen, their Gardeners, 

 Market Gardeners, and Amateur Growers 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 business undertake an Agency on Commission or 

 otherwise for the sale of such goods 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 many years' 

 standing in the midst of the ily resort of Gentlemen, GaroVr.'rs', 

 and Agriculturists, and also^ Shipstores situated immediately 

 opposite the principal Docks in Liverpool, where v< -Is 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 George Taylor, Jan., Fruit 

 Salesman, St. Join's Market, Liverpool. References of the 

 highest class furnished. 



and Waterproox lioiu *£ M -£ thwar k? tm 

 City, and Old Kent Road, Soutn ^ 

 hip 7 Chandlers, and Export £«»«, 





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field Bars, 



Outfitters, Ship Chandlers, ana j»p»' rjI",* wall .__---- : 

 Street, near tl.e_E*stJndiaJ^EorU)ock^^ 



PARK-FENCING, Barns, all ^ s 'de v 



I Iron Work,-Tl»e best and cheapest P"*"" cK 1* 

 MraCHELL^ANTISEPTTC JfMgftSS-ftS! 



Sold readv for use, 17*. 6 d. pei cwr 



Used largely jJ^S* 



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