

THE 



GARDENERS 



5 



CHRONICLE 



AND 



AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News 



No. 24. 



] 



The Horticultural Part Edited 



SATURDAY, JUNE 16. 



INDEX. 



Bajrtod 

 hardiness of. 



411 e 



406 b 



eonti- 



me9tB } 404 a— 405 a 



torticulrval 4i is a 



_ tffWtural 413 a 



CMtk, tkon horn rd .410 e 



_ markrf, new 411 a 



'% NoUatra testacea, rev. 407 e 



Society 407 * 



bicornutum 4<»fi a 



jwi|riDjt*t Sydenham... 

 cnoUDemal beta 



404 a 



flenerolent Iosti- 



406 6 



lj&rutfn • t « > • i • « • § 

 jfwmc. ••■••••■••••■•• 



Ujraantfci, father 



4H5 a 



405 a 



406 6 

 403 e 

 •JOS c 

 411 A 



.Society «u/ c 



Farmtn'Uab 412 * 



Man-osteen 40fi 



Mangold Wurzel J,f * 



Manure, phosphate of lime as 409 c 

 Mildew autl sulphiir of potash 403 c 



Mistletoe on Oak 4( , 6 a 



Mollnsca testacea, Clark's, rer. 407 e 

 Uak, Mistletoe on 4fxi u 



Eatholojry, vegetable .....".*.' 404 c 

 Tea, new.. iog p 



I hospliate of lime a« manure 409 c 

 Hants, new 4ft4 b 



1 otash, sulphuret of «o? c 



Protection, spnug 406 fl 



nam ffuage. farmers' 411 ^ 



KUododendron Brookeanum .. 404 b 



load making... 412 , 



Royal Bot. Society 

 Kussia, north 



Mioit-horns 



Steam cultivation ,,„ „ 



w\\ h uret of P° ta »k «08 c 



VV all trees, protection of 406 a 



SELECTED STOCKS. 



TURNIP SEED OF PURE 



FOB 



gASS and BROWNE Advertisement of present 



Md lEZrVK ^J^t^CkronUU of April 28th, and May 5th 

 ami 12th. Keduced prices for Inrge quantities. * 



To tue Tra£? p' ? pnc «,f « 1,e otl,er three Swedes.' 

 _ Seed Establishment, Siidlmry. Buffolk. 



[Price 6d. 



t L L I A M MASTERS a x d S O V 



^gfiKC ■ rdekkes, Exotic XnwetT. C an,.^,,^ *> 



WILLIAM BARRATT U»wa,TGABD»tt, 



Wakefield. . ■ 



And Estimates furnished. 



* w 



B ASS 



m l ft ir , a^ NTS ;"~ A . f ? extensive stock of the finest 



descrip 



and 



TIORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON' - 



•i NoilCE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the NEXT 



IHIBITION of FLOWERS and FRUIT in the SOCIETY'S 



GARDEN, will take place on WEDNESDAY, June 20 at 2pm 



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



mtiag th* order of a Fellow ; or on the day of the meetine at 



Tnraham ( ! reen, price 7s. 6rf. each. 6 



HMXIAL HUVILEGE OF PE LL< > WS.- -Fellows of the 



Society not only enter free at half-past 12, put can also introduce 

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

 QW^ to a brother sister, son, daughter, father, mother, or 



SfW? f * th ? * J IIo 7 S l . 10ase ' pro vided the P er * 0n to whom 



Fell£ Th.? i? a , de * f :r !shed With a ««ket signed by that 

 *e«ow. That is to say, the power of entering early niav he 



tggjfaTBd. b at not the right tj Tyeire admiss ion. y 7 be 



DOYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, Regent'TPa^ 



tS SRSffiS^*^ AMERICAN pSnt? will- 

 at tL 0^r?Z n i i5^ n f xt ' June ia Tickets to he obtained 

 fcaSrt^pSJ ? 7p 7 °r? eM from Fe],ows or Members of the 

 Kiagt?^ the day ^Exhibition, 7,. 6ci. each.- 



tl S5ffi*ffi°l»2 *!L ^CIETY will be held at 



STOV E, 



0fAprn2la, 1 d28;an;nfa75and e, l M ; ,,,S '" »<^fXSSt 

 Seed and Horticultu ral Establishment, Sndbnir, Suffollc. 



P?™2 L 'V V S°N E A R Nn S |oN, S - Seedsmen and 



Street. Wes.min"' tl°r "^ Q !' EEN '' Ed . inbur & h - ••«« at 27, St. George 



27 > St - ! org? Street, Westminster. 



ENGLISH GROWN 



G 



i. 



RAPE, OR COLE SEED. 



June 16. 



■ • • 



■ * • 



• • - 



contribfitii ^1 « 7- p ' u inac a " w,, ° "ave it in their 



Kr5?^ nSOr . sil, * ,l,s P ecinicns ot " ^uits wil 

 Si A P | °^" g ltS ]V ? ts b >' Awarding them 



EXHIBITION *of 



power to 



aid the 



•"■*n. Ail naciaw* "«u* r VV l "i "^ '"rwarding them on this 



*er thin £ »&£* :oS M^ d f be d « ,ivered at the Rooms not 



ociocJLon the day vf meeting, and addressed to 



B~^uiruv7^r- Robert Hogg, Secretary. 



™* wle as laVt'v^r s 1 . 2 , St '' " f * ,u,u ' m ' xt - on the " ll "" 

 » E.8m»t, General I'rn'nrw^' 68 c , an be had *>? application 

 •wter. E. f- .^ii^^l^^nt of the Exhibition, or of the 



„hton. 

 on, Brighton, and South Coast 



^•MrtHie ^ VromVii ♦•* conve T ed t0 the exhibition 

 B By order'of the -cZr ^^ °" the Unes - 



"* «* llPtemW m r 1 e« Xhibku011 wul ta ke place on the 12th and 



C 



mi « **-^» "»' "»«y can supply any quai 

 prices and samples forwarded on application. 



_N ursery and Seed Establishment Sleajord. 



TV/f'ESSRS. J. and H. BROWN will 



j-?j_ pan of t]ie ki ngdom the f i lowiD „ c 



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 Hardy. 



Catalogue, on application, by post. 



Albion Nursery, Stoke Newington, London.- June 16. 

 NEW WHITE BEDDING CALCEOLARIA 



C? A1 ^S TURNER begs to recommend 



45a. Qd. 

 40 



• ■ • 



• • « 



t «» 



• • . 



... 12 



12s. to 18 



... 20 



305. to 40 



... u\) 



Price 





 

 

 

 

 and 



J^AVII) FERGUSON, Landscape Gaudpvk 



£ZJ* A ? DEK A RCHITF ^, and Contracting Plantfil Stow, 



OHN HARRISON"; Nuiwkbtkak, S,,i> S ma.v, 



Finn- .^ 1 V;° R,S . T * LA / TJ : QAIWKSKK, &C. 



rJr ,1 LaUmatcs famished; Experience,! Gardener* 

 rec< nnnem led ; also several Young Men i„ the Nuti^SSS 

 tort mL>r Gardened Situat ions.-^rlm.Mon. June 1 ° 



URGE T A Y~ITu K, ^J ulT 



Choice Fruit and Vegktablf alksman, 



St. Johu's Market, 

 n , ^ LiveriHxd. 



Contractor and . Pi-RciiAsRi of Choice Gardin Prodi b . 



Salesman on Commission. 

 Term; ( th. 

 Forward as ab \ 



J/^irxT o.r ,R,S GERMAN ICA~ ' 



OIIN SALTER'S unrivalled collection of these 

 beautiful flowers is now in bloom, and may be seen everv 



^^^X r YmmS ^ Nurscry ' Wil,iftm *"* IUm 



17 RICA VENTIUCOSA, 12 distinct^arieties -A 



juj large quantity of very tine Plants in 48 pots, well set with 

 I« lowers, and now in fine condition for travelling. Price per 100 

 or per dozen on application to Hugh Luw & Co., Clapton 

 mirsery, London. r 



(O ARCINlA*MANGOSTAN A.— Healthy plants from 



y* seed of the true fruiting MANGOSTEEN at CO#. each - 

 Hugh Low & Co., Clapton Nursery, Londoo, June 16. 



o 



-Hcgh Low & 



this 



beautiful new plant for bedding purposes or for conservatory 

 decora ion ; colour pure snowy white, dwarf habit, and an abun- 

 dant bloomer. 7s. 6d. each. 



VERBEnTs*-^ 8Upp,y g00d pIants of the f< >"owing NEW 



Wondebfol.— The finest and most attractive variety ever offered- 

 rich plum-purple, witn large white centre. Fine truss, and a 

 superb variety for bedding. 55. each. Also— 



•««irT, E. CarpentpT Tk i r \ 0I nie j:iIliD ition, c 



**T the liberality of thpr r Lavender Street, Brighton. 



5SW Company al fn , L ?"^ n . Bri ^^«. «d Sout 



Blue Beard 



Commander-in-Chief 

 Empress of France 

 Florence Nightingale 

 Tyrian Prince 



Lord Raglan 



Boule de Feu ' 



Silistria 



Viol ace a 



Mrs. Woodroffe 

 Empress 





-c- -«\/c HUH 



^UaFord 



Rose of England 



and all the new continental varieties. Prices on application. 

 Royal Nursery, Sloug h. 



V! E W AND RA RE PLANTS to be seen in blossom 



x at the Tooting Nurseries :— 



SOCIETY 



p. 7 -, iHUH^f Iv tV lal , , ' :xMMtion of this Society at 

 2^ F ^ Guinea il'/ 16 ,, 2 ^ « 3*7 next, an Extra 



i^ n ^^tT'T^wXf n Ell - Irtnd . *™ ^ awarded for 

 ■^g* •» the usual Mem 'r C °J^ and Greenhouse Plants, in 

 ,S ^«ty, with JpW, f and <^ttagers' Prizes. The rules 

 *"*? te^i^"^^^^ may be obtained on 



5g "^ft ssr* ; or to Mr PE ake ' 



^^K^r^ENT INSTITUTION: 



nS?2, 0f th « K ifgMM,?- res ^^"y recommend to the 



: . ,; -V^wed ^u-der ii, V !° !1 GEORGE RUM), aged 70, 

 ££w* 9 ^ and Iw ft year ' s v" as a ^^scribeAo the 

 = ^^ ,t wkh a " Vf r ° m a ^ a11 rendering one hand 

 JS^'nended "v" »«nable to work. His case is 



yie,^? ^ Messrt.OsBoairA Bona, FQlbam; Mr. 



SJ2«nJ br t T KlN ' illol{ f' Weworth. Proxies will 

 XH, ^tToS 2^52 » & ? • Kingston, Surrey. 



Azalea indica. gem, new 

 Barkeria melanocaulon, new 

 Cypripedium candatum purpu- 

 reum ; new 



,, species; this tmly mag- 

 nificent new plant has been 

 discovered by our collector, 

 Mr. John Hensball, in Java, 

 growing at an elevation of 

 7000 feet above the level of 

 the sea 



Erica obbata pulchella, new 

 „ tricolor inagnirica, new 

 „ ventricosa flava, new 



-brides Larpeutte, rare 



Geranium Empress, new. This 

 variegated variety far exceeds 

 both in foliage aud blossom 

 any other of this class, and is 

 admirably adapted ei 'her for 

 bedding or pot culture 

 Gloxinia Adamis oculata, new 

 Meyenia erecta ; this unques- 

 tionably is the gem of the 

 season in new plants 



Rhododendron Stamfordiana, 

 new 



„ pavonia, new 



„ Shakespeare, new 



Uropedium Lindeni, rare 



T. 



Messrs. William Rollisson & Sons will be happy to forward 

 their Priced Catalogue of New and Rare Plants, post free on 

 application. They will also be forwarded throughout the follow- 

 ing countries, post free :— America, Austria, Belgium, France, 

 Germany, Holland, Prussia, &c. 



SJLj*? 1 ^* ■ c * * PLANTS"; 



Surrey. 



\v„ , , 



beg to announce that 



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Pitt 



*KRl C 



i 



STRONG BEDDING A!MD OTHER PLANTS. 





^^AN PLANTS .t ; - a x" ,IU,,,,UUW uint 



* D<1 mav L . «, H a , thls Nora «ry are now in 



bvP?7 bfe . 8e e n < J aily gratis. The Nnr.^rv i. 



application : 



Scarlet 



ajs be obtained. 



~"t/\T py. 'tJiuieu. 



! *^& OF AfVlERlCA^U^rV- 



trlS^ co!U rt ;VT , , be S 8 to announce that his u 



Park 



un- 



„ . — ndon rV«i • I* . ooianic wardens, 



7 b 7 I io»; r 0rders of admission are eranted 



^t 8 ^ ffS ^ the "JS^J- The Plants ^the 



^ the month of j^' t^ W a UI C °- minue in P erf « c «on 

 ^ i n nel6. Jun e.-rhe American Nursery, Bag- 



^ - » vS^l l « ««^P?ekets of seed, 



mums, Calceolarias, Petunias, Heliotropes, Pentstemons, Chry- 

 santhemums, Mimulus, Silvias, Lobelias, Ac. Climbers in variety; 

 also a miscellaneous Collection of Greenhouse Plants. They have 

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

 Geraniums, Nerium splendens, Hydrangea hortensis, Mignonette 

 &c^JTheJTr»dP su pplied— P nlwich. Surrey. June 16. 



stock of 



•*3TJf^»n.d i l^ ' a " d iron, g„od double sorts, ) J. 

 ^ft^X To F ™^ Asters > in 12 varieties, 



^""iMt 



^.^ee.:;, " ', U ' H J -KTTUCE is by far 

 K5" -42^J!&?*M««-!» toown, in 'proof 



-^ ^ - nunierniiK i^V *^ Jjyuuce Known, in proof 

 3£^*J?°n. The add" ''% r T eived from P ftrtie « vho 



^^*ckl r m , ajr ^ sow^ an ?L° f the Wrlters cau be had « 

 1 I.Y v??> «*h! aU the s «^nier, and will stand the 



EXTRA FINE BEODINC PLANTS. 



PARKER having a large surplus ~.„„., v * 



i i i? e i_ finest varie ties of Fuchsias, Verbenas, Calceo- 

 J a8 ii £ ? Sf 1?etl,nias » Scarlet and Variegated Geraniums, 

 and ^all the other popular varieties of bedding plants, is prepared 



£Li rea i T 11 " P ,irchase rs on the most liberal terms. Prices 

 forwarded upon application, per return of post. 



> Eradfee Knraery, Hornsey Road, Holl oway. 



11/ HEELER and SON'S SHORT SELECT „. 



s™ r» LI ?T ; — Our Priced List of Seeds for this season, contain 



l?i?i7^ Cnp nT S / nd Prices of tl] e oest GARDEN and FLO* 

 S^T i W1 i ^/e^^ed free by post. It is our earnest en uc «- 

 vour to send out all Seeds, whether for the Garden or Farm, of 



many full of flower. Prices from 21s. to 106*.- 

 Co, Clapton Nursery. London.— June 16. 



ORCHIDS. ~" 



T°BE SOLD, by Private Contract (the property 



-a- of a gentleman), a most valuable collection of ORCHIDS • 

 it contains large specimens of all the most esteemed and race 

 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 P. H. S, Messrs. 

 C> & 1 . Layton, 15 0. Fleet Street, London. 



AZALEAS AND ERlCAST ' 



J. EPPS has much pleasure in offering the 



following fine, bushy, well-grown plants, and of the 

 choicest and best varieties, in large 48 and 82-sixe pots. 

 AZALEAS 18*. per dozen ; 51. per 100. 

 ERICAS 125. and 18*. per dozen ; 41, and 6L per 100. 

 1 hese will make very pretty specimens for the ensuing season : 

 all orders to be accompanied with a remittance fr..m unknown 

 correspo ndents.— H taidsfr n e . June 16. 



C A B B ACE PLANTS. 



T^HOMAS WELLAND offer 8 fine and true Drum- 



o\ , head /^ Cattle at **' M' P er 100 ° ! alst > fi °e Garden Plants, 

 6s. btt. per 1000 ; crates and conveying to the station included. 



S urreyGardens, G odal m i ng, S urrey . 



EXTRA STRONG BEODINC PLANTS, 2*. 6V*. i doz 



Including Package, imu 10 rx>z. are Ordered. 



WOOD and INGRAM beg to offer, at the above 



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

 Calceolaria, dark, Cineraria siueloides, Heliotropes, Lobelia 

 ramosoides, Nierembergia gracilis, Petunias, S dos, Tagetes 

 lucida, and Verbenas, all of the best kinds, and in great variety 



, A ! S £ a i a JSiS? aTltit y of «° od nosering plants of Show and Fancy 

 GLRANILMS, and Show and Fancy DAHLIAS, of well known 

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

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

 application.— Huntingdon Nurse lies. 



lA/iLLlAM DENYEK, Sbbdsman and Florist. 



* ▼ offers the following RARE AND CHOICE SEEDS 

 suitable for present sowing: — * 



AQl ILEGIA, 6 distinct and beautiful colours, 2*. These are* 

 quite hardy, and when planted out will last aid flower for 

 several years. 



CALCEOLARIA, saved by an amateur from the most superb 

 show flowers, 1*. per paper. 



CINERARIA, from a splendid collection, 1*. per paper. 



HOLLYHOCKS, from Chater's best varieties, 6 sorts, 2s. 



STOCKS, Autumnal, or late flowering, 6 varieties, 2*. 



„ Emperor, or Perpetual, 6 varf . splendid, 2*. These are 

 quite new, and different to any other Stock, being very double 

 and of large growth, lasting and flowering for several years. 



WALLFLOWERS, 6 gigantic double varieties, bright and 

 singular colours, 2s. These are irom a continental grower 

 who has gained many 1st class prizes. ' 



ANTIRRHINUM, from a superb collection, 1*. Saved by aa 

 amateur. * 



PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA, 1*. Saved from the be^t 

 fringed flowers. 



PANSEY, from the best flowers, 1*. Saved by Thompson and 



■—82, Gracechnrch Street, Londo n . 

 CARDED VASES, FOUNTAINS, ETC. 



i 



John s Woo*. London, begs respectfully to inform the nobility, 



gentry, and his patrons generally, that he has entered into 



tK* "~ « ■' — iTT -^" iW '> wjxriuer ior tne uaraen or rarra, or i arrangements with an eminent comnanr in <s™*i««,i *L» *i ^i„ 



the very best quality and true to name ; and as many of the Seeds disposal in London of their hi^^J^^^A J^L ^ t e 



genera iyTccfeTn"^ *"* aT ? P roTek M °* "*** out > We i X »***> Contains, &c. samS of P ?ff SL^^^SS 

 generally succeed in giving entire satisfaction to our customers. grounds iu the Garden Road, as above Y * ^* 



t uauy receipt of most gratifying letters and 

 those toe had the honour of serving last yet 



Mav '-each. 



V ' the H°Pe Nnrseri 



i 



.... _ introdu 



Z ^^^^^^^J^^Jt7^^r?S^l 3» ~ T^-7«. »~r, «<l at little more than half the cost 



ase. capable of resist 



e>, near Bedale, Yorkshire. OloucestewhiW AgrtcifiturarSoc^^ 



.. .. ... ,, „ . „. a maw a IIIO 



cannot be manufactured. 



he has i 

 growth 



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