







THE 



GARDENERS 



9 



AND 



AGRICULTURAL 



CHRONICLE 



GAZETTE 



9 



Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.-The Horticultural 



SATURDAY, JUNE 



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390 a 



391 c 



horthiiiml 391 c 



— *n«ilfur»l W* 



l ^ w '^ w ' _ ^port of.. 395 c 



— market, nfw... 397 a 



Ototfe of tort i*n countries .. 339 u 



yrtalPiUce mow......... 3*7 6 



_ - report of. . 390 e 



JMburf experience* 3 94 c 



■bnt new f troen as» a 



— tardy at ST.lenham .... 389 c 

 fits water at manure 395 b 



frtminjr 889 c 



_ adulterated 39s a 



—tftiemltarftl Society 390 a 



litai 887 e 



.•Club 396 6 



hy, Human, rer 391 e 



INDEX. 



Mangold Wurzel 395 b 



Manure, gas water as 395 b 



Mistletoe on Oak 3>s c 



Oak, Mistletoe on 3S8 c 



PathologF, vegetable 3SS c 



Pl.nts, bedding 390 a 



— hardiness of 388 a 



Plant manuring 3-^9 



Protection, spring 339 a 



Rhododendrons, hybrid 390 a 



Road making 39$ f, 



Soil, fertility and barrenness in 393 e 

 Stone, meteoric, in a Willow.. 388 a 

 Tar, mineral coal 339 5 



Trees, protection of wall .... 389 a 



Vegetable pathology 388 c 



vinegar plant, the 390 a 



\V«ll trees, protection of 339 a 



Wheat plant, the 395 6 



Willow, meteoric stone in .... 383 a 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON 

 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the NEXT 

 I illBITION of FLOWERS and FRUIT, in the SOCIETY'S 

 ( will take place on WEDNESDAY, June 20, at 2 p.m. 



Tickets, price 5*. each, can be procured at this Office, upon pre- 

 Ktiting the order of a Fellow ; or on the day of the meeting at 

 Tornham Green, price 7s. 6d. each. 



IAL PRIVILEGE OF FELLOWS.— Fellows of the 

 ItrietT not only enter tree at half-past 12, but can also introduce 

 two friends, with tickets. Or the Fellow's power may be 

 transferred to a brother, sister, son, daughter, father, mother, or 

 wife, residing in the Fellow's house, provided the person to whom 

 the transfer is made be furnished with a ticket signed by that 

 Fellow. That is to say, the power of entering early may be 

 transf erred, h u t not the right to free admission. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON 



11 SECOND SUMMER MEETING, June 5, 1865. 



Award op Medals, &c. 



D ?5^ r , I ? TE0I ' UCEI) Plants.— Rhododendron sp. Borneo S K ; 

 Ikol Cihfonucuiii, S B ; Embothrium coccineum, S B, Messrs. 



Mft&Mtt, Toofa Chelsea 5 Meyenia erecta, S K, Messrs. 



-hestt AzALEAs.-Mr. Thomas Gaines, Battersea, S B. 



^ZTZTT 8 '-^' A,e c xander Ingram, gr. to J.J. 

 Bianay, hsq., S B; Messrs. Moore & Son, Birmingham C 1 



nHERTSEY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY— 



V> The Fir»t SHOW of the above Society will take place on 

 Thursday, June 21, 1855, in the grounds of the Rev. J. C. Clark, 



W ^il, -" 86 ' S£? rt,, . ey \,T hen Prizes wiU be awarded ** "'« 

 S f 1 ™ 3 of Plants, Flowers, Fruits, and Vegetables. The 



Band of the Royal Horse Guards will attend.-Admittance from 

 two to seven o'clock, at One Shilling each. 



Secge h t e a^', e C 'he & rteey may * ""* °° ^ UeAiim t0 "" ^ 

 t a°uv A !«'. m HIBlTION OF AMERICAN PLANTS. 



I UHIV WATfcRER begs to announce that las tin- 



w^,- p\ is ? ow J on TleBr at Uw K °y &l ^> ta,lic ''"-dens. 

 Regents Park, London. Orders of admission are granted 



gratuitously by Fellows of the Society. The Plants at the 



^ursery are coming finely into bloom, and will continue in per- 



p,1T * h |; o,, g ho »tthe month of June.-The American Nursery, 

 Uagshot, Surrey, June 9. '' 



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T3ETER LAWaSN , L t "S, 8 'SEED.»i and 



strP.f l w! R . YM - FN \ to l £f q \' ] EN ' Edinbl »^ *n-l »t ;, Bi George 



Street, Westminster, beg leave to invite attention to 



choice selection of Flower Seeds. ™ 



2 ?r St. George st reet, Westminster. 



CRYSTAL PALACE. 



pot of Wakeman's make. Information of which will be thank- 



iullv received by John Edwards, Priory Cottage, Seven Sisters' 

 Road, Holloway. 



ILLIAM BARRATT, Lamsca^iTGardener, 



Wakefield. 

 V P^ns and Estimates furnished. 



X XT ILLIAM MASTERS and SON, 



Landscape Gardeners, Exotic Nursery, Canterbury. 



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T")AVID FERGUSON, Landscape Gardener, 



■^-^ Garden Architect, and Contracting Planter, Stowe i i — """' , *~ e " w ****** •*»« wt o«w ; - aowa oaortia, 



Buckingham. Now is the time to prepare for planting iu Sen- ' P J^ sc co ! ,l!r ' ver 7 Rweet scented and free bloomer. Lilac- 

 tember, October, and November. superb large flower. Queen, cream colour, with purple throat. 



PR ESENT PRICES OF 

 MANGOLD WURZEL, TURNIPS, WHITE CARROT, *r. 



BFOR 

 ASS and BROWN'S Advertisement of present 



a. i io?i Ce V rdt ?** Cfironi & of April 2Sf!. ; and May 5th 



and 12th. Redtu ces for large quant.ties. 



« 1 ; R Q A 7 TA -~n°" .',' Lalng ' fi pur P»e-top Sn edes, U. per lb rend 



Is. Jd. per lb. the same price of the oth three 9 ten. 



To tee Trade.— Pri, will be supplied on application. 

 Seed 1 tabllshment, Sudbury, Sum . 



C- JF N SVi l i CRoWN RAPE, OR COLE SEED: 

 IIARLES SHARPK and CO. beg to ^qunint Om 

 Trade that they can supply am quantity of the ab< ve - 

 prices nnd samples forwarded on application. 



Nursery an d Seed l.|fcl>li«hmenf, Sleiford, June 9. 



AZALEAS AND ERICAS. 



\XT J. EPPS has much pleasure in offering the 



J * • following fine, bushy, well-jrrown plants, and of the 

 Choicest and best varieties, In large 4- J size j 



AZALEAS 18*, per dozen; 51. per 1(K 

 ERICAS 12.s. and 18s. per dozen ; U. and 5/. per 10. 

 These will make very pretty specimens for the ensuing season ; 

 all orders to be accompanied with a remittance from unknown 

 corre s po ndeuts.— Maidstone, June 9. 



DNEW PETUN IaT ~ 



AN I EL MONEY having raised three new 

 PETUNIAS, begs to offer them for Sale: -Rosea odorata. 



tember ; October, and November. 



OHN HARRISO N^Nurserym an, Teaman, 



Florist, Landscape Gardener, &c. 

 Plans and Estimates furnished; Experienced Gardeners 

 recommended ; also several Young Men in the Nursery waiting 

 for Under Gardeners' Situations.— Darlin-ton, June 9. 



D. M. has strong plants of the above sorts ready to send out. 

 Rosea odorata, 5$. each; or the set 10s. Gd. Bedding plants of 

 sorts, 4s. per dozen.— Post Office Orders to Dam el Money, 

 4 St George's Place, "Water Lane. Brixton, or to Mr. John 

 Kkrxan, 4. Great Russell Street. I if < J t rden, Lo ndon. 



DA H L I A S. 



_-- -u^ «, ovu, isiewortn, S li. /^ 



tA PiLABGONiuMs.-Messrs. Fraser, S K- Mr T Gaines \X 

 Hct""- DObS ° n & S0D ' C J 5 Mr " Br ^> i- to BaL G Go?d e s- ^ 



■ ^ V FrV & S . ^ S K ; MeSSrs - Rolltsson, S B. 

 icaUrig -Erica ventneosamagnificaand CephalotuB 



V«it3, *|o^T "•' PH Uls | on ' S B .! L »ii«» glgantenm, Messrs. 

 ta* 0mct°C 1. ' Spenceriana, Mr. Glendinning, Turu- 



th .^3£; S r K George Tfflyirt, gr. to the Right Honourable 

 fcD* tocL»ST{ gr - i° , Mrs - ViTian - S ^ nse ». S B ; 



*£raSKBS3, "• bury ' c ' ; Mr ' R ' Davies: 



JUN. 



EORGE TAYLOR, 



Cuoice Fruit and Vegetable Salesman, 



St. John's Market, 



Liverpool. 



Contractor and Purchaser of CuorcE Garden Produce. 



Salesman on Commission. 



Terms, Cash. 

 Forward as above. 



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jirLs. Mr. ML «en, gr. to His 



Allnutt, Esq., C 2 ; Mr. Thomas 



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c -- — ,™, gi. io u ig Grace the Duke of 



!?*^t^f«7 v« ! ,Ie . miD ^ &r. to His Grace the Duke of 



2?%** Co Piw AnT 8 fe C X f ° r Cherries; Messrs. A. 

 ** Ho^| o ;° c ', a^.^P 1 ® Nuraery, S B ; 31essrs. Toyne & 



^rr-r- — L^ifi - ;ir - VV. Kestall. BnrnhAm TWtc w \r 



MESSRS. J. and H. BROWN wili forward to any 

 part of the kingdom the following 50 various CHOICE 

 GREENHOUSE 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 Nursery, Stoke Newington, London. 



NEW ROSES FOR 1855.— Strong flowering Plants 

 of the following 12 New Perpetual Rcses for 3?. No charge 



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... 12 

 12s. to 18 



... 20 

 305. to 40 



... oU 



Hardy. Price 



June 9. 



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and 



» oireei, arm ac i/o, western Koao, Brighton, having' a 



surplus stock of the best varieties sent out last year, and of older 

 sorts, well established plants, V to offer them at from 4s. to 

 10s. per dozen, E. S.'s election. A Un Bedding Plants at mode 

 rate prices. Hothouse Grapes, Bouquets, an I Choice FJowen 

 c ut to order. 



JOSEPH NOKKISi Osterley Park, IL-unsiw, 



O Middlesex, having an immense Stock of PANSIES, includ- 

 ing all the finest and newest in cultivation. & them at 6s., 

 9s.. and 12s. per dozen, package inclu it to any address on 

 the receipt of a Post Office Order, pftm'de at Horn 



The Trad« supplied. 



*> The Si 



u.iTi; — Kestall, Burnham, Bucks, H M. 



p^ A *£ SOC1 ETY, Regent's F ark . 



-*'. «ne 13ih. T cw' LV" !*■ - plaCe on WEDNESDAY 



^°%, by orders from F^ miSS '° n ,r t0 b v e obtained at the 



'^S^won the dav a ofTv^-t ".°- ws or Mem ^er 3 of the Society, 



I >7iYTr~ : r 7 fn a If_? L E * h 'b't'on, ?*• Gd . each. ' ' 



2^ *• Q'.een nd H th | Peonage of Her Most Gracious 

 fc^beT^i-^SEVON^ EXHIBITION of the 



S2> ° u TBciD* y S,??i AIj , C ? EMOttNE GARDENS, 

 ***«•'*>. when Pri«, wfii 1 ^. ° f fift 1855 f°P en ^ »" 

 ?*■> C»Uec on ITl n b l,r arded i? r the following pro- 



for packing. 

 Madame Theodore. 

 Beaute* de Lyonnais. 

 Comtesse Vailliant. 

 Madame de Cambaceres. 

 Madame Vidot. 

 Prince de la Moskowa. 





Jules Margottin. 

 Salet (Moss). 

 Madame Place. 

 Panache* d'Orleans. 

 Souvenir de Leveson Gower. 

 Madame Domage. 



Apply to J. and S. Fbaskk, Nurserymen, Lea Bridge Road, 

 Essex. 



NEW PLANTS 



A VERSCHAFFELT, Nurseryman, Ghent 



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Lit*. * V 1 *** offered h r \r 7 u /' VL ut ^ oses * and i'lnks. 

 •iSt ' ?ri «i Sdth/ if lberS , f ° r Pe,ar ^niums, &c. 

 n ^ 4t ^Roy al c r pm A ™ U, 5? °f the Exhibition may be 



W Cremorne Gardens, and of the Secretary, 



Hem* d_« . „ John Taylor Neville. 



\f^ Iti ^^M a t thv horticultural ex. 



**** ESDA i - T aS A H?»i °^V°^y -ted Kingdom), 



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*8^W an P d re t d f ^ ^ 1€ ^* Hono^at^ th l e^a^ 



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AND SUSSEX 



Matthew B. Slater, 

 Hon. Secretary. 



***>» ready 



V,t" , «Tic?S. I W EX FLORICULTURAL 



P «-A»A E V' N '> A\nTa^ AL c S0CIRTY . R«yal Pavilion 

 S^-oW n lMt year w, 2 ? th of J une next, on the same 



^^WpanyVl" p ran^ w n? n i; Br| ff bto ^ and°South Coast 

 JKj^'.^froIn oirilLV econve ^dto the exhibition 



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PtemAL mn E ^ibition w«i i ^^' Am) Carpenter. 

 '^oernext. wUl take P^ce on the 12th and 



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



Achimenes Ambroise Verschaffelt Ss.Od. 



Docteur Hopf ... , 8 



Edouard Otto ... 4 



Edmond Boissier 8 



Tyda?a Warscewiczi 15 



Rhododendron Prince Camillede Rohan (quite hardy) 16 



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

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

 Lane, Gr eat Tower Street, London. 



CRAPE VINES. 



TED to Purchase some strong Vines. Plants 



ich have been forced this season in pots would suit the 

 advertiser. — Address, with kinds and prices, to A. Prino, Gir- 

 dener, Pashley House, Hurst Green, Sussex. 



FINET HAMBURGH" GRAPES. """ 



T^O BE SOLD, in one or more lots, a house of these 



-■- magnificent Grapes, in fine order.— Apply to Mr. Baker, 

 Gardener, Backwell Hill, West Town, near Bristol. 



CHEAP BEDDING PLANTS. 



TO BE SOLD, several Thousand of VERBENAS, 

 PETUNIAS, and other BEDDING PLANTS. Price 

 according to quantity taken.— Apply to J. and J. Fraser, 

 Nurserymen, Lea Bridge Road, Essex. 



ORCHID s7~ 



TO BE SOLD, by Private Contract (the property 

 of a gentleman), a most valuable collection of ORCHIDS; 

 it contains large specimens of all the most esteemed and rare 

 varieties, and is, it is believed, not excelled by any other 

 collection in the kingdom. The plants are in the finest health.— 

 For further particulars address by letter, to F. H. S., Messrs. 

 C. & E. Layton, 150, Fleet Street, London. 



SUPERB HOLLYHOCKS, StEDS, ETC. 



WILLIAM CHATER begs to offer packets of seed, 



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

 at 5^.; 12 varieties, 25. &*.; and from good do u- sorts, U. 



Superior Quilled German and French A s la IS varieties, 

 mixed, Is. per packet : separate, 2s. Fine Quilled African Mari- 

 golds, 6<*. per packet —Saffron Waldeti Nurseries. 



GERANIUMS-CHEAP AND GOOD. 



Y\T H. WHEELER, Florist, Hondon, Middlesex, 



" • offers a choice of the following at 21.?. per doz :— Medora, 

 Enchantress, Sunrise, Governor-General, Pilot, Carlos, Colonel 

 of Buffs, Hero, Supreme, Optimum, Magn Mochanna, May 

 Queen, Virgin Queen, Magnificent, Forget- Me-Not, and Village 

 Maid. Older varieties at 6s. per doz.; Scarlet Geraniums, as. per 

 doz ; Miss Emily Field (White), 125. per doz.; Skeltoni and 

 Kingsbury Pet, 9*. per doz ; Verbenas out of puts now, 2s. per 

 doz. All other Bedding Plants equally cheap. 



STRONG BEDDING AND OTHER PLANTS. 



P and A. SMITH'S Descriptive LIST of the under- 



-*- • mentioned is now ready, and may be had, post free, on 

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

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

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

 also a miscellaneous Collection of Greenhouse Plant". They have 

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

 Geraniums, Nerium splendens, Hydrangea hortensis. Mignonette 

 &c. The Trade supplied. — D ulwi'ch. Surrey, June 9. 



EXTRA STRONG BEDDING PLANTS, St. 6d. per doz. 



Including Package, when 10 doz. aee Ordered. 



WOOD and INGRAM beg to offer, at the above 

 price, fine well-established plants of Anagallis, Ageratum, 

 Calceolaria, dark. Cineraria ameloides, Heliotropes, Lobelia 

 ramosoides, Nierembergia gracilis, Petunias, Senecios, Tagetes 

 lucida, and Verbenas, all of the best kin Is, and in great variety. 

 A!s«> a large quantity of good flowering plants of ow and Fancy 

 GERANIUMS, and Show and Fancy DAHLIAS of well-known 

 leading kinds, at from 4s. to 6s. per doz. The varieties to be 

 sent may be seen in W, & I/s Catalogue, which may be had on 

 applicat i.— Huntingdon Nurs eries. 



OPEN AIR CULTURE OF THE MUSHROOM~FOR~" 



KETCHUP. 



PRESTOE'S IMPROVED MUSHROOM SPAWN. 

 —The only acknowledged improvement in this article 

 from the time of Oldaker. Sold in packages containing a suf- 

 ficient quantity to plant 50 feet of bed for 5$. y with printed 

 description and cultural elirec ns for the shed, the cellar, the 

 irden, or the field. Post-office orders indispensable. Payable 

 to William PkRSTqe, Basingstok e. 1 i ants . 



"NEW SCARLET GERANiUM-EMPTROR ~ NAPOLEON7 



JOHN BUTCHER is now sending out the above 



*J spkndid Geranium, a very decided improvement upon the 

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

 trusses of flov very much larger, and for brilHaajMrof colour 

 far superior: sending up the truss of rl.wer^hV-i tffrire tho 

 foliage. Fine fori: ding or Vases. G«dJrt ft for iutimt 



diate Bedding, 18*. per doz. ; extra, 25 f. oach aaket inc 



Nursery, Stratford-on-Avdityoue 0. 



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