

THE 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



AND 



AGRICULTURAL 



GAZETTE 



Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.-The Horticultural Part Edited 



No. 25. 



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SATURDAY, JUNE 23. 



INDEX. 



TURNIP SEED 



Price Fivepence. 



Stamped Edition, <itf. 



A **n2df.". ,, . ,Bd .::::::" $ - 



uA fertility in 



425 e 



Km ^ 42:* 



427 &■ 



***** 



Biturwiki»C 



C*teMb£,k^ticulturKl 



- irrWtinl 



...••••••••• 



c 



427 c 

 424 b 

 429 6 



425 f-427 b 



to kill 421 c 



facaabiana 420 c 



., itftOtfkt ..425C-427 b 



__K t» ele*r rkoked 421 r 



experiences 4 .'6 c 



uul barrenness in 



425 c 



FWn. Hooker ind Arnott's 



ai^kocuiair. '/.'.'. '.'.'.'. '."". 420 b 

 Hooker and Arnott's British 



Fk».ret 423 c 



Heat and mutation 421 b 



Heat of sprinsr montbB 420 a 



Horticultural Society's show.. 4Iil e 



T . .— ,— report of.. 42*2 a 

 Irrigation, garden 421 e 



Juniperus pyriformis. 4>o c 



Layering, pot j-jo f, 



Onion disease 421 a 



Pathology, vejrerabh 421 a 



Pipe*, to clear choked 421 c 



Plants, new 420 c 



Pot, layering 420 6 



Poultry, profits of 429 a 



Hhododendrons, hardy 424 a 



Sells, barenness and fertility in 42 i e 



Sparrow clubs . . 427 e 



Spring months, temperature of 420 a 



Statistics, dairy 425 c— 42/ b 



Steam culture 4-26 «— 42," a 



Temperature of spring months 420 a 



vegetation and heat 421 b 



Waterer's { J. ) nursery 424 a 



Weather, temperature of spring 429 a 

 Wheat, to hoe 42/6 



ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, Regent's Park. 

 -The LAST EXHIBITION this season of PLANTS, 

 FLOWERS, and FRUIT will take place 011 WEDNESDAY 

 July 4th. Tickets to be obtained at the Gardens only, by orders 

 from Fellows or Members of the Society. Price 5-?., or on the 

 day of Exhibition, 7s. 6d. each . 



N.B. By accident some of the tickets issued are wrongly dated 

 July 5th instead of Wednesday, July 4th. The holders of such 



Tickets are rfionpstpd tn onrraft tho ^«+« 



OF PURE SELECTED STOCKS. 



"DASS and BROWN'S Advertisement of present 



on^iSJ^'V 6 ? Ga ! (l€ners ' Chronicle of April 28tb, and May 5th 

 and 12th. Reduced prices for large quantities. 



«M.T A, ~ 1 S? ftiDg ' 8Plirple - t0 P' Sfedes ' ls - P er lb -."' read 

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



To the TRADE.-Prices will be supplied on application. 



_f (1 Establishment, Sudbury, Suffolk. 



^.n^Jo^r^ T T , EARLY CAB BACE CROWN." " 



nOTTRELL'S EARLY CHAMPION may be sown 



v-' any season Sold in sealed packetSt u oz TJ|e usuftl 



allowance to the Trade.-To be had only of Da we, Cottreu., & 

 J.enham (Successors to F. Warner), Wholesale Seedsmen, 3, 



r^T-n? ^P^SSfC *T ane ' ftnd 36 > Margate Street (late 2 

 Cornlull^Est ablished 1720. ^ 



CJ^USH CROWN RAPE, OR COLE SEED: 

 HARLES SHARPE and CO. beg to acquaint the . 

 Trade that they can supply any quantity of the above ; 



June 23. 



DOYAL SOUTH LONDON FLORICULTURAL 



*# 7 f. C !? I ^ TY, under the Pa tronap:e of her most gracious 

 Kajes^r the QrEEK.-The Third Exhibition of the season will 

 uaa place at the Royal Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea, on THURS- 



%»*Ltl? • 0pe V° aI1 Exhi ^tors. Prizes will be awarded 

 t* the foflow.nproductions, viz.:-Collections of Miscellaneous 



*2d- pxT S 1 *? 11 ?' 0rcnide ™* P^nts, Pelargoniums, Varie- 

 ST Frn^ '1 Sia8 ' Roses ' Pinks ' Verbenas, Cut Flowers, 

 uiio7pr , i^„^> mei 2 U ? e '^ ra Prizes offered b ? members 

 of? /J£w p th f J? Ules of tl,e Exl »bition may be obtained 

 LttVari^l ' y » Cremorne Gardens, Chelsea; and of the 

 ■ m *T, tr*nezerHou3e, Beckham, Jo.ix Taylor Neville. 



S°r L rT^ AMATEUR 



place 



is season 

 FRIDAY, 



wSTptak2 *^"™'°'« Manta, Pelargoniums, and Fancy 

 •Staff L &>*P*&» ■> ««aea,*c. An efficient Band 



prices and samples forwarded on application. 

 Nursery and Seed Establishment , sieaford, 



.T°i! T N C0LES be 2 s respectfully to invite lovers of 



^SHRUBBY CALCEOLARIAS to pay him a visit, and 

 I flatters himself his -batch of Seedlings are second to none in 

 England, and that no one will regret the journey. 

 _ Keyfield Nursery, St. Alban's. June 2 3. 



CHINESE P/EONIES. 



JOHN SALTER'S , unrivalled collection of these 



Y splendid Flowers is now in bloom, and may be seen every 

 day except Sunday.— Versailles Nursery, William Street, near 

 Hammersmith Turnpike. 



EMPEROR NAPOLEON-a New Scaelet Geranium. 



OHN BUTCHER is now sending out the above 



splendid GERANIUM (a Seedling raised bv himself), being 

 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 colour far superior, sending 

 up the truss of Flower finely above the Foliage. Fine for Bed- 

 ding or Vases. Was exhibited at the Royal Botanic Gardens, 

 Regents Park, London, June 13 (see Gardeners' Chronicle of 

 June 16).— June 23. 



] \ENMS'S SPLENDID GERANIUM^ALMA^ 



f- 7 Flowers large, bright rosy crimson, very abundant, blooming 

 freely from February to December ; the very best ever grown for 

 all general purposes. 



G 3od blooming Plants ... 255. to 30>. per dozen. 

 Large strong Plants ... 50$. to 70*. „ 

 W. Dennis, Florist, King's Road, Chelsea. 



EXHIBITION OF AMERICAN PLANTS 



W Knap Hill Nuesebt. W. lkg St hrkv 



ATERER.ndG DFREY heg to Tnounce th.t 



great beauty, and may be seen daily gratis. The \iimarv « 

 readily rea ed by Railway to the Woking Station Ueeca^U! 

 conveyances m.iy all :1 vsbe_ol d. wueiccmj.iiai 



J • ,, WA ,? KRER b «-g» to announce that his ua- 



Kegen s Park, London. Ord f admission are «, 



gratuitously by Fellows of tha Society. The Pla ,"2 2 

 U 1 romX,T, 1 n ° W «■ «I bloom, »d wdl OMltfSJta ;>1 « 



fcSM ° f JUD, '- T " C Am ' - N««&.-»f 



r> A1NKS';>LARGE COLLECTION OF SHOW. 



bloom V^S"' * n<i ,AX( i Y 0EB VU MS ' ara "»I».«i 



r?'/ 1 /, 1 * B jen anv day, ......days except . Thera are 



hundreds of feet of stages perfectly filled wlth'sll the choieert 



. •":. .' i e T nS WI « h, "B to Improve their Collect. .1 would 

 visit to the Nurttry answer their purpose. 



Nursery, Surrey Lam, Hattwsea. .lime 23. 



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AZALEAS AND ERICAS. 



choicest and best varieties, in large 48 and 32 size pots. 

 A/ ALEAS ISs. per dozen ; 6J. per 100. 

 ERICAS 12s. and 18s. per dozen ; 4*. and bl. per 100. 

 1 nese will make very pretty specimens for the ensuincr season 

 all orders to be accompanied with a remittance from unknown 

 correspondem s.—Ma i dstone, June 23. 



YYILLIAM BARRATT, Landscape Gard****, 



T ? Wakefield. 



Plans and Estimates fiimished. 



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T)AVID FERGUSON, Landscape Gabmnul 



-^Garden Architect, and Co.vti:acting Fla.vteb, Stowe, 

 Buckingham. Now is the time to prepare for plantinif h 

 tember, October, and Nov em ber. 



Ton N 



planting in Sej 



HARRISON, ? rseryman, Seedsman, 



F t, Landscape Gardener, &c. 



x-ians and Estimates fiimished; Experienced Gardeners 

 recommended; also several Young Men in the Nursery waitinf- 

 fo; l ier Gardeners' Situations.— I terlingtoB, June 23. 



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Lowar 



on, Lambeth. 



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The 



J* of Amaten? Ga^rT in? T" 1 ^^ f the best ^ roduc " 

 W«iUrs may be had on « nif ?• Nu ^rymen. Schedules of 



,^r ssassr^ ? mZ-zisl. 



H?5 T S t AND J^aiqULTURAt 



5"ihWd by pe~rm,- S sion r oMr n ^ S ',' OW / f the above Societ y 

 p «t m, Wiff I 7 r f n l i f rt Earl of Essex in Cassiobury 



"»«r. and I cS £ ?" ^ PeU *° aU Exhi b i t^s. Schedules 

 .Tariw had m on a PPlication to the Secretary 



By order of the Committee, 



._ . John Peap.ce Taylor. 



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best varieties, post free :— 

 Calceolaria, from the best spotted varieties 

 Cineraria, from the newest and best varieties 

 Primula sinensis, from choice fimbriated varieties 

 Double Daisy from 60 of the newest varieties ... 



Pansy, from 100 of the best show Mowers 



Antirrhinum, from 100 striped and spotted varieties 



67, High Street, Hurtle, Sussex. 



, begs to offer 



S, saved from the 

 Per packet — s. d. 



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O R G E T A Y L O R, 



Choice Fruit and Vk<; eta ru ? rrmahv 



St. John's Market, 



Liverpool 



ctob and Purchaser of Choice Gaeden Pi 



Salesman on Commission. 



7'r?m>, Cash. 



Forward as above. 





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MESSRS. E. G. HENDERSON and SOM be* to 

 announce that their NEW SPRING CATALOGUE for 

 1S55 will be sent post free on application, and for 12 postage 



stamps a Beautiful Coloured Plate, representing: the following; 

 choice plants : — 



2*lETY^.At the f , U HO *iTICULTURAL 



fttaft^ mv*£\4^^™«2» <> f «"■ Society at 



.^tt&cti 



, an Extra 

 igland, will be awarded for 



Delphinium Hendersoni 

 Genetyllis macrostegia (fuchsi- 

 oides) 



Fuchsia Queen Victoria ■ 



Mrs. Story 

 Prince Albert 



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?Wtion of TwpIvp c X ""«•""". win De awaraeo tor 



to ">e ugn& i Zt Store and Greenhouse Plants, in 



*«fa*-. whh IT h l™ and I Cottagers' Prizes. The ralea 



?*• ti .K %■ f B ^ T d " le8 f ° f P rizes - ™*7 be obtained on 



r, ^S_y5ffi, t j , une r 23. ,,iUrer ? 0r t0 Mr " PEAKE ' 



^ H SLiS?J?^^^FtOWCXILTiRAl 



Achimenes Ambroise Yerschaf- 

 felt. 



Acacia Drummondimicrophy 11a 

 Boronia Drummondi 



Bouvardia longiflora 



Mr. Andrews, the first floricultural 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 colouring.-- Wellington Nursery. St. John's Wood, June 23. 



WHITE LISBON ONION SEED.— Large buyers 

 can be supplied with White Lisbon Onion Seed in 

 quantity.— Apply to Mr. Henry Clarke, Seed Merchant, 39, 

 King Street, Coven t Garden. 



aW« u *L) AKKrVi o»t;. lD1 l » xwyai ravi ion. 

 ?' S FMNnSM $£&* JI UMMER EXHIBITION of 



•* « Jut yea r W 2 t Sth ° f Ju " e nftxt » on tl,e «"»«e 



•^Rpextfw, t nt . °^ he Exhlbi «on, or of the 

 Virility f *£ 4 ^' Lavender Street, Brighton. 



j_*»r 



4,' 



^^friagefreefrn"* 8 » ilX be conv eyed to the exhibition 

 B l<Wer of £ e / rom Rl! stations on the lines. 





next. 



Edward Carpenter. 

 will take place on the 12th and 



l^KICA VENTRICOSA, 12 distinct varieties.— A 



-*-— large quantity of very fine Plants in 48 pots, well set with 

 Flowers, and now in fine condition for travelling. Price per 100 

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

 Nursery, London. 



GARCINIA MANGOSTANA^-Healthy plants from 

 seed of the true fruiting MANGOSTEEN at 63s. each.— 

 Hugh Low & Co.. Clapton Nursery, London. June 23. 



O 



0» T t^»os^ ti «9YAL BENEVOLENT INSTI 



ZTf«ateoti «r, r .„*.r a fcKb on «he Funds of 



an ELECTION 

 this charity will 



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•*Ri^y'«a« m J ,*\S II, S. 4t Ji of JuLY next - at theilorti- 

 *»S ^k plSSej!" ' ee6nt Street The Cbair t0 be 



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nsceired 

 •Waly. 



one !« . .. "ci.veieu; uny ounscriDer 



UI >e is respectfully requested to apply for 

 , E - H. Outlku. Sec, 



14, Tavistock R<nr, Covent Garden. 



^. E & E VOLENT I NSTITUTION. 



t* 9 *^!* th * above ltm°l "wectfnny recommend to the 

 ^%*^ KarTnine f n ^:° n Gi 0I: ' ;K KIDD, aged 70, 



Jj*K. andnnt 7^™, was a subscriber to the 

 >fcned W "L™ iJ'T._ a ^ !l " r "n<'<:rin e one hand 



His case is 



many full of flower. Prices from 21s. to 105$.— Hugh Lo & 

 Co., Clapton Nu r sery, Lond on . — F u n e 23^ 



ALOE. ' 



nPO BE SOLD, an ALOE, now coming into bloom. 



J- At present it is 13 feet high from the ground. It will be 

 delivered at either the Wokingham or Windsor Stations.— 

 Offers for the same will be received by J. 1L, 20, Baker Street, 

 Portman Sqnaro , Lo ndon. 



rpO BE SOLD, about 66 plants of CRASS U LA 



-*- COCCI NE A, just coming into bloom, at 6d. each; also a 

 dozen extra large at 9d. each. For readv money only. 



W- u -> ] ' ! » nce. Up holland. Wieao, Lancashire. 



JOSEPH NORMS, Osterley Park, Hounslow, 



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

 ing all the finest and newest in cultivation, offers them at 6j., 

 9*., and 12s. per dozen, package included, sent to any address en 

 the receipt of a Post Office Order, payable at Hounslow. 

 The Trade sup plied. 



SUPfcRB HOLLYHOCKS, at£DS, £TC. 



WILLIAM CHATER begs to offer packets of seed, 



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

 at 5s.; 12 varieties, 2s. Sd.; and from good double sorts, Is. 



Superior Quilled German and French Ast s, in 12 varieties, 

 mixed, Is. per packet; separate, 2s. Fine Quilled African Man- 

 golds, &f. per packet — Saffron W aid en N 1 1 rseri es. 



EXTRA FINE BEODING PLANTS^ 



PARKER having a large surplus stock of 



the finest varieties of Fuchsias, Verbenas, Calceo- 

 larias, Dahlias, Petunias, Scarlet and Variegated Geranium*, 

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

 to treat with purchasers on the most liberal terms. Prices 

 forwarded upon application, per return of post. 

 Paradise Nurs ery, Hornsev Boad. Holloway. 



OPEN AIR CULTURE OF THE MUSHROOM. 



PRESTOE'S IMPROVED MUSHROOM SPA WIT. 

 —The only acknowledged improvement from the time cf 

 Oldakkr. — Sold in packages containing a sufficient quantify te 

 plant 50 feet of bed for 5s., with printed description and cuhural 

 direction. 



The Rev. Mr. J. Berkeley speaking of it in the Gardener* 9 

 Chronicle, says "it is really a valuable articl W. P. has al*o 

 been honoured with the London Horticultural S >eiety T s Certificate 

 of Merit for " Excellent Mushroom."— The trade supplied. Post 

 Office orders payable to Willi ih P m Basingstoke, Hants. 



EXTRA ~STRONG~BEDDING PLANTS, 2s. 6d. per ioar. 

 Including Packaqb, w/ten 10 doz. are Oboered. 



JOOD 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, Tagetea 

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

 Also a Jarge quantity of good flowering plants of Show 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 bad on 

 application.— Huntingdon Nnraeri*- s. 





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?*n<Ud bj \*if tV* unab1 ° ,0 work - 



DUTCH BULBS. 



A S the period is approaching for sending out the 



^a- orders for DUTCH BULBS lor the ensuing season, we 

 respectfully suggest to our ii lends and the trade generally, that 

 they instruct their correspondents in Holland to consign t! 

 cases to our care HJEBK, tor immediate transmission *~ A **~ : - 



pedition 



Woii.R„^Z! wmDe gratef 



Mr. I\ King- \ obtained in their delivery.— Beth am A- Blackith, Custom 



be 



HEELER and Sl'lfB MiORT SELECT SEED 



LIST.—Our Priced List of Seeds for this season, contain- 

 ing Descriptions and Prices of the best GARDEN and FLOWER 

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

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

 the very beat quality and tru et oname ; and as many of the Seeds 

 are our own growing, and are proved before sending out, we 

 generally succeed in giving entire satisfaction to our customers. 



We are in daily receipt of most gratifying letters and rammed 

 orders from those we had the honour of serving last ommr ; and* 

 as we deliver our Seeds Cabriaoi Free, we very respectful I y 

 solicit the honour of an order from those who have not yet given 



and General Forwarding Agen Cox's Quay, Lower Thames us a trial.— J. C. Wheeler & Sox. Gloucester. Seedsmen 

 Street, London.— June 23. 



j Gloucestershire Agricul ral Society. 



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