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GARDENERS 



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CHRONICL 





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AGRICULTURAL 



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A Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.-The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindley. 



No. 28, 



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SATURDAY, JULY 14. 



INDEX. 



{Price Fivepence. 

 Stamped E 



6d, 



Mtti. Uc of England ........ 47^ a 



9 *L — Journal of.. 4/7 a 



•MO. 472 a 



horticultural 4/2 a 



. . . . i . . . 4/ / o 



469 b 



ijrri cultural 



....•••< . . • 



i ekry, culture of 



Dtinr itatiitict M d—J^o 6 



lateritia. cure for 4// 6 



Fen a, hothouse 4>l o 



— lewprden 46S e 



Garden pott. 470 a 



Gtrdenert' Benevolent Initi- 



tttiM ^^^ * 



Hedcei, Thorn 4P8 a 



pfrb*,iweet 472 a 



Horticultural Society's show. . 467 c 



— — report of . . 470 b 



Let/ burn inc. cure for 469 e 



Lvcopodn, hothouse 471 b 



Mangold and sows 475 a 



National Floricultiiral Society 472 a 



Orchids, climate of 472 a 



Pathology, vegetable 468 b 



Pond, to bottom 469 b 



Pots, new garden 470 a 



Pusey, death of Mr 473 c 



Savings Bank, Marylebone.... 475 a 



Sows and M angold 475 a 



Statistics, dairy 4/4 6—475 b 



Steam cultivator 473 c 



Talegalla, nidirication of. 469 c 



Trees, training wall 469 c 



Weather in May 475 „ 



Wells, supply of water to 470 a 



WATFORD HORTICULTURAL AND FLORI- 

 CULTURAL SOCIETY.— The first grand Show of the 

 above Society will be held by permission of the Earl of Essex, in 

 Cutiobury Park, near Watford, on WEDNESDAY, the 18th 

 day of July; open to all Exhibitors. An efficient band will be in 

 attendance. Schedules are now ready, and can be had on appli- 

 cation to the Secretary, Mr. J. Taylor. 



By ord er of t he Committee , Joh n Peabce Tay lor. 



THE NORTHERN COUNTIES CARNATION 

 asd PICCOTEE SOCIETY'S EXHIBITION will, by the 

 kind permission of the Council, be held in the New Exhibition 

 House at the BOTANICAL GARDENS, MANCHESTER, on 

 FR IDAY, the 17th August next, when Three Silver Cups, value 

 five guineas each, and 502. in money will be awarded for collec- 

 tions in stands and single specimens in classes of CARNATIONS. 

 PICCOTEES, ROSES, HOLLYHOCKS, and PANSIES. For 

 Schedules and particulars apply to Mr. J. S. Holland, Hon: 



b it ^ r i ern Counties Carnation and Piccotee Society, 

 Miaihaw Gardens, Middleton, near Manchester ; or to Mr. J 



Mtnch t Ul7 t0 the Botanical and Horticultural Society, 



T H E GARDENERS' ROYAL BENEVOLENT 



th»,v ?^ S IiJ U J I ?? , ~ J i )nx Kent returns hi s most grateful 



tS ul^w ^ ? l€nds wh0 so liber *Hy supported him at 



^ ??" humbl y be S s the continuance of their bud- 

 port at the Election in January next 



QARDENERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. 



Pension nf* £ rie £ d fT>°£j? E0RGE KIDD » a candidate for the 

 TON bel ^t^ GA l D ? N . ERS? BENEVOLENT INSTITU- 

 S j5£l ftR-fW 8 * thankS t0 those Sll ^cribers who 

 which to^nfA Wl th i heir VOtes &nd Merest at the election 

 u* *n£h as nuJ/i - erd • 7 ' ^though not successful, their 

 wUt ^£?JS ? Ia ? d him m sucn a Position on the Poll, that 

 S^lSSTJt' <h< L next eIect!on his friends confidently 



^^Vwho&^V^ ^ milSt affain re( * uest the aid 

 «r.THSlrT™ hei 2 ofore so kindI y & iven their support. 

 1**S Gain- ?x°*' Nurser y man » of Kingston, and Mr. 

 WM« Kmn Lnl yman ' of "*ttersea, who have known 

 *W7 toZ w Tr7j^ rS *? a most deserving man, will be 



JSive Pro* \™ n Khaif ne8 ' ***' * the neXt e,eCtloD ' t0 

 ^ton-upon^Thames, JulyS, 1855. 



^yiLLIAM BARRATT 



^ TT ^ ,MPR0VEMENT 0F GRASS LANDS. 



QUTTON'S RENOVATING GRASS SEEDS 



^ should be sown immediately after the hay is carried. 

 These Seeds consist 0/ Perennial Clovers and fine Grasses 



fU 1 TZl'ToM th6 h ° tt0m ' ? ,ice 9d ' P er lb - or **>a. per CWT. 

 Light or 12 lbs. per acre will be sufficient, and will produce a 



greaUnc reaflft in the produce.- Sut ton & g * s , Reading, Berks. 



THE BEST SUBSTITUTES FOR SWEDES. 



BUTTON'S PURPLE-TOP YELLOW HYBRID, 



£ . EEF9** J™?J*W YELLOW HYBRID AND 



forwarded, 

 Sutton 



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SUPERB 



??'nt Y «? CKS ' SE . EDS ' ETC - 





Superior Quilled German and Fi ii Asters, In is'varietiet 



SafTmn Waldon S tirseri. 



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HOLLYHOCK SEEO. 



Turmp Orange Jelly 475 a g R f J*GE J^LLY TURNIP.-Prices, &c t will be k 



w.11. trainiag on 469 c Post-free, on application (stating quanUty required), by 



^^&'::::::::::::::::iioa & sq^> seed Growers, Rea ding. h y 



THE QUICKEST TURNIP KNOWN. 



OUTTON'S EARLY SIX-WEEKS TURNIP.- 



y Good New S<ed Is. per lb., or 6s. p.gallon, 45s.per bush. 



Carriage free except small parcels. 



SUTTON & SONS, Seep Growers, Reading 



TURNIP SEED OF PURE 



for 



choices varieties whirl, have aim,] many of the Kadi 

 prizes during the last three aps :— §d^ 



SELECTED STOCKS. 



1st selection, saved from 25 varieties, per packet 5 



2d do. „ 12 '" o * 



G °°* >*w« ". " ... ::: \ I 



Also price U, AN HOUR WITH THE HOLLYHOCK. 

 N.O. l?ree by post, nnd payment received in \* tamps. 



Nurserirs, Clieshunt, Herts. 



"DASS and BROWN'S Advertisement of present 



* i!m ICe V c ? Gardeners ' Chronicle of April 28th, and May 5th 

 and 12th. Reduced prices for large quantities. 



ERRATA.-For " Laing's Purple-top Swedes, Is. per lb.," 

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

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

 Seed Establishment, Sudbury, Suffolk. 



read 



ENGLISH CROWN RAPE, OR COLE SEED. 



/^HARLES SHARPE and CO. beg to acquaint the 



v Trade that they can supply any quantity of the above : 

 prices and samples forwarded on application. 



Nursery and Seed Establishment, Sleaford, July 14. 



CABBACE SEED. 



nATTELL'S DWARF BARNES, and CATTELL'S 



V> DWARF RELIANCE may be had by post for 12 penny 

 ptamps per packet, the former containing one ounce and the 

 atter half an ounce.— Nnrse i i e s, W ester ham. Kent. 



CABBAGE PLANTS. 



HTHOMAS WELLAND is now selling fine Drumhead 



A for Cattle at 3.?. 3d. per 1000, or 7000 for 21s.; also a good 

 variety of Garden Plants for the season ; packed and sent free to 

 the station.- Surrey Gardens, near Godalruing, Surrey. 



O HILLING'S QUEEN CABBAGE, true as originally 



^ sent out, will not run to seed before cabbaging. Sow the 

 third week of this month for spring use. Is. per oz., free per 

 post— Stephen Shilling, North Warnborough Nursery, near 

 Odiham, Hants. -Jul y 14. 



VINES FP™ 



I A 

 mf in a surnY ti . 



T\/f ESSRS. DOWN IE and laiku beg to intimate 



• V n« ,atthe i r 4 ? e . wl>IIT ' 0X COUNTE88 OF IIOMEianew 

 in full flower at their Nursery, and may be seen any 



excepted. A list of those Nurserymen that can supply Pla, 



it will appear in a future Advertisement. 



. Westco ates Nurse rv ; E dinburgh, July 14. 



W7ILLIAM K IT, Florist, &c, begs to offer 



* J the following Superb FLOWER BEEDS, laved from the 

 beat varieties, post free :- Per packet- s. d. 

 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 flowers ... !V. 

 Antirrhinum, from 100 striped and spotted varieties 

 gZ^High Stree t , Battle, Sussex. 



nr F^ T P xT R ?. f ?T^ P S LEO,N| -- A New Scarlet Gera* 

 JOHN BUrCHEtt is now sending out the abovo 



^. Sp J er l did Gerani,im ; a nedHng raised by himself v ex- 

 hibited June 13th at the Royal Botanic Garden it's Park-. 

 London. See Gardeners' Chronkle June 16. Good Plants for 

 immediate Bedding, 18v. per doz : extra size, 2s. 6d. London 

 agents, Messrs. Dawe, Cottbj xr . & Ben-ham. 



Royal Nurse Sfrat ford -on -A von.— July 14. 



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fading sorts in Cultivation are 

 ^uuta'uj pack. Sorts and price upon appli- 

 cation. — Royal Nursery, Stratford-on-Avon. July 14. 



pRAPE VINES ~ 





Landscape Gardener. 



_. Wakefield. 



EI* ™ *"<* Estimates fiirnishPfl. 



H ^ RRI T S0N ' Nurseryman, Seedsman, 



*m$ and p^ RIST ' Lan °scape Gardener, &c. 

 ^wmaended • a^Jf f u " li8hed i Experienced Gardeners 



^i^er G«iZS. YOT \ Men in the Nursery waiting 



-j^Tr^l^EL^^ July H. 



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CHorr^F ^ TAYLOR, 

 choice Fruit and Vegetable Salesman, 



St. John's Market, 



°»TUCT0R and ^Purchaser of Choice G^rde^Pi 



OALESMAN On COMMISSION. 



Terms, Cash. 



1 fFTrfTTjrr— ^J^^Tl as above. 



J U N. 



-^ be fin««i- 1 .* ,w " orijcix/. — juarge Duyers 



t!^^App,7 t P ll \i w T l T th White Lisbon Onion Seed in 

 Kin* w_ f fP l 7 to Mr. Henry Clarke. Sppd Wp W i,.nt qq 



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""fivtlled cnn.^1 • ,„ he ^ t0 announce that his 



^ Pil Ct 7 of ROSES is now in fine bloom. 



Q E0RGE CLARKP 1 S \ S ' 



•W-tui ?.. 1 ' no ' in full bloom. 



~«»n is n „» ■ , „ - announce that his fine 



8 te»th»m Pi.- ,U bloom ' and win continue so till 

 ILL I A V^-^Sl ^rsery, Brixton Hill, near y md m . 



h K0se7 8 n n 2 0D - AND S0N ' S collectionTf 



■*feetion dnrine tLT 1 '" 8 int0 fine b,oom ' and win continue 

 5??dUnd8 \,T« Rose ^ason. 



-^HgtMa resfield , near Uckfield. Su ssex. 



A Paul c r s e s - ~ " 



* Hon f R S. SON invite inspection of the Collec- 



{ | nt0 Bloom and wfu Ches ! lunt N « r series, which is just 



*fo>mthe present H^i.M°, n ^ nUe to offer new ob J ect « of 

 (*jZ^«aebing P [ n S e e S * , c m ,. e 1U > «J? end of October. The best 



==X»5!5!a (13 mii es _N.E. of London), July 14. 



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ht"^LZ* vens, ' r e Collerti„v. V' easure to inform their patrons 

 j!S* tiD1 <'- Their r' 8 ,r w in b'oom, and will remain 



Sou. 



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? Withy andTpit"^ 5? Men in fc » bearing) are 

 :ri ? s are wUhi,7 e . U f.I or,h 7 «e attention of planters. 



— f* con 



Passes the gates. 



FROM EYES.— This being a 



favourable season for planting Vines, and thereby saving 

 a year, the undersigned has a large stock of all the leading kinds 

 in strong plants, exposed to greenhouse temperature, which con- 

 sequently enables them to be sent to any part of the country with 

 perfect safety.— R. GLEypryyiyG. Chiswick Nnrserv. London. 



•AZALEAS. 



HLANE and SON, the Nurseries, Great Berk- 

 • hampstead, have a very fine large stock of Indian Azaleas, 

 consisting of Optima, Exquisita Perryana, and other leading 

 varieties, at from 12a., 15*., ISs., 2is., and upwards, per dozen. 

 Also a finejstock of young specimens, Catalogues of which may be 

 had on application. 



| AZALEAS AND ERICAS. 



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 32-size pots. 



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



ERICAS 12a. and 18a. per dozen ; 4J. and 51. per 100. 



These will make very pretty specimens for the ensuing season ; 

 all orders to be accompanied with a remittance from unknown 

 correspondents. — Maidsto ne, Ju ly 14. 



| CALCEOLARIA AND CINERARIA. 



MESSRS. E. G. HENDERSON and SON beg to 

 announce that the above FLOWER SEEDS, saved from 

 the choicest varieties, may be had in packets at 2s. 6d. and 5a. 

 each ; the finest quality of CALCEOLARIA is only offered at 5a. ; 

 second quality, 2a. 6d. 



This Season's CATALOGUE will be forwarded on applica- 

 tion, and a Beautiful Coloured Plate of nine new Flowers will 

 be sent on receipt of 12 postage stamps. 



Wellington Nursery, St. John's Wood, July 14. 

 CALCEOLARIA SEED. 



E PARKER has now ready for sending out Seed 

 • which he can recommend with the greatest confidence, it 

 having been saved from flowers of the finest form and most 

 beautiful markings, in packets at la. 6J. and 2a. Sd. each. Also 

 choice CINERARIA seed saved from the finest named varieties, 

 at la. 6d. and 2a. 6d. per packet. A remittance or reference to 

 accompany all orders from unknown correspondents. 



Para dise Nursery, Hor nsey Road, London. 



CALCEOLARIA AND CINERARIA SEEDS. 



GEORGE CLARKE has again the pleasure of 

 offering seed of his unrivalled collection of CALCEO- 

 LARIAS. From their well known merit, and many testimonials 

 received in their favour, little need be said in their praise. Many 

 of them can still be seen in bloom at the Nursery. Great care 

 has been bestowed in the saving, so that none but first rate 

 flowers can be expected. Packets, price 2a. 6J. and 5a each. 



Also CINERARIA, saved from none but the finest flowers 

 and, like the Calceolaria, is warranted to give satisfaction 

 P kets, price 2a. 6d. t payable in postage stamps or otherwise. 



Streatham Place Nursery, Brixton Hill, near London. 



IN CONIFERS. 



"JY/TK. BARRON, of Elvaston Castle, can supply 



JJfX. few atrong PLANTS rjf 1>I OBILTS, upwards of 



three years old, which have never been in pots, hcn< the roots 

 are what they should be. Th* onlv Setdlin? Plants 

 most beautiful of all Firs) that have ever been n d since its 

 first introduction to E.irope. They will be sent out in dlo 



of September, the best plants .'to the earliest applicants. The 

 largest s?ze 63a., and the next 42a. Notice will be given before 

 the Plants are sent out, when a remittance will be required from 

 unknown correspoi i d e n t s. 



TO PINE~CROWERS. 



TXfANTED, from 20 to 30 strong Fruiting QUEEN 



*▼ PLANTS, quite clean. They must either be showing 

 fruit now or be about to do so.— A note addre d to O. O., Post 

 Office, Derby, stating price, &c, will be att led to. 



NEW AND SPLENDID ACHIMENES. ETC. 



ITENRY WALTON, Florist, &c, Edge End, 



*-A Marsden, near Rurnley. Lancajjjire. is now prepared to 

 send plants of the following out, post free, at the undernamed 

 reduced prices: — 



ACHIMENES (each).— Ambroisc VcrFchaflfelr, 5a.; Dr. Hopf, . 

 5a. ; Edward Boissier, 3a. 6d. ; Edmond Otto, 2s. ed. 



Also the eight following fine varieties for 12a., p st free, or 

 eparate, at the prices annexed:— Achimenes Carl Walfoith, 

 la. frf.; Cherita, la.6d.; Louis Van Houtte, la.; Gigantea, 5a.; 

 Madame Randatler, 3a.; Mr. Parparet. U.; Sir Traherne 

 Thomas, la.; Hendersoni, 2a.; Clianthus mapnifica, 2a. 6d. each; 

 Regonia Prestoniensis, Superb, 2a. &f.; strong plants, 5a.; 

 Eugenia Ugni, 2s. 6d. 



Also all the new VERBENAS of this season, including Lady 

 Lacon, Wonderful, Blue Beard, Lord Raglan, Mrs. Woodroffe, 

 &c., la Gd. each, or 18a. per dozen, post {reo, for all of which 

 see advertisement in Chronicle of June 23d, and previous numb< . 



Post-office orders are respectfully solicited to accompany all 

 orders (unless re fe rence is g iven), payable at M den, Lancashire. 



BEAUTIFUL NEW CONIFEROUS PLANT, 



"ARTHROTAXU3 DONIAXA." 



\\f MAULE and SONS have much pleasure in 



*" T • announcing to the lovers of Coniferous and rare plants 

 that after this week they intend sending oat this beautiful tree 

 from the Rocky Mountains, far south of Australia, which moun- 

 tains are stated by their collector to be covered with snow, and 

 inaccessible from ice nine months of the twelve. This elegant 

 evergreen tree has stood with little or no injury the two last 

 winters, when at the same time Pin us insignis, Araucaria imbri- 

 cata have been much injured, and many of our old evergreens 

 quite killed close by their side. The stock of this rare plant is 

 very limited. Established Plants, in 60 size pots, 42a. each. 



Those gentlemen who have subscribed their orders, and may 

 order this new plant, are respectfully informed that the strictest 

 regularity will be observed in forwarding the strongest plants in 

 rotation as their orders h v-- been and are received. 



Staple ton Road Nti ies, Bristol, Jul y 14. 



HOW TO KILL RATS, MICE, AND MOLES 

 BY HUNDREDS.— A Method will be forwarded with 

 instructions for 30 postage stamps, which will destroy the above 

 vermin quickly and without trouble. 1000 acres may be cleared 

 for a few shillings. 



Gilbe rt Dysox, Ho p, Rochester. 



HOW TO KILL RATS AND MICE BY HUN- 





without trouble, by sending 30 postage 

 envelope to Mr. William Franki.iv 

 who will forward it with plain instrkeo 

 extraordinary remedy, such as no f 

 ought to be without, as it will save t j*pi 



every Ra! or If ease either in the fiei^je 



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