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AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News 



Horticultural 



No. 29.— 1855.] 



SATURDAY, JULY 21. 



f Price Fivepence. 



\ Stamped Edition, 6rf. 



INDEX. 



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fnuriiflora 48*' a 



A ^*r«.t<~> j»;« 



•rtsSKis <«* 



° if ^ e Gy"i n i.t'ic •poVyma- 



*rr 



jtt f't.reT 487 c 



Firmm'Club .. 492 6 

 Society 4*7 b 



Ftefe M Basin*. ,. . 



Unieal 



Benevolent Insti 



fie Polym*c&inon 



• • ■ • 



492 

 434 



4S7 

 488 



4S? 



UfMlmr it Porthwiddea 485 



Hf4fet,mixed 436 



■•Ooitaral Society's garden, 



[ein 483 



hi, culture of 4S3 



- hitof 48» 



lMecti asd Page'* composition 483 



a 

 a 



b 

 a 

 b 



c 



e 

 a 



e 



Irrigation 4S9 c 



Kew Cactus house 486 6 



• awes's (Mr.) testimonial .... 4'H o 



Lettuce, May's Mafenum Bonum 488 c 



Mangold and pig feeding...... 4^'l c 



Manure, fish as 4«J2 a 



Mil tier's Crimea, rev 4SJ e 



Onion disease ,43 l c 



Page's composition 4SS a 



Pathology, vegetahle 4^6 a 



Pea, Early Green Marrowfat .. 4^8 c 



Pen n's Angling, &c., rev 4?7 



Phillpott's (Mr.) Houses 4^5 



Pig feeding and Mangold 491 



Plants, new 484 



— nectar-secreting organs of 4Sj a 

 PoJymachinon. Gymnastic... 438 a 



Ponds, to puddle 4S6 c 



Potato, Bennett on 493 a 



Puddling, ineffectual 48fi 



Hat trap, new 4S6 



Red spider 488 



Rhod. javanicum, fruit of .... 436 



liothamsted gdthering 491 h 



Statistics, dairy 490 6 



— agricultural 491 6—492 6 



Strawberry, Sir Harry 487 a 



Superphosphate 493 6 



Taxus Lindleyana 484 e 



Wireworm, to kill 493 6 



e 

 a 

 c 

 c 



autumn. 



e 



b 



e 



e 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY of LONDON. 

 The unfavourable weather of the 11th inst. having caused 

 large numbers of Exhibition Tickets to remain unused in the 

 Lands of the public, notice is hereby given that there will be a 

 PEOMENADEintN SOCIETY'S GARDEN on SATURDAY, 



iuly28, for which all such tickets will be available. 



On : t occasion the RANDS of the COLDSTREAM GUARDS 

 and FIRST LIFE GUARDS will be in attendance; and his 

 Grace the Duke of Devonshire is so good as to permit the 



muds of Chiswick House to be accessible to the visitors. 



The Society's Garden will be open at 2 p.m. on the day of pro- 



Tickets, price 25. 6d. each, may be procured at the Society's 

 Ofice, 21, Regent Street, or at the Garden on the 28th, price 

 fc.ftt.ttch. 



THE SOUTH LONDON SOCIETY OF 



■i- AMATEUR FLORISTS.— The FOURTH EXHIBITION 

 cftte above Society this season will be held at the Horns Tavern, 

 Ktn ° m f t ? 1 ' <m TUESDAY, Julv 31st,- when Prizes will be 

 ST*/ 8 ^ the followir, g productions, viz.: Miscellaneous 

 plants, Carnations, Picotees, Fuchsias, Verbenas, &c. An 

 CTOent liand will be in attendance. Admission to non-members 

 m» lull 7 clock. List of Prizes and the rules of the Society 

 ■J7 De obtained from John Bushell. Hon. Sec. pro tern. 

 ywer Kennington Lan e, 



ffEREFORD HORTICULTURAL and flori- 



fprnvk LT £? AL SOCIETY.-The days appointed for the 

 i, C ?p r D . T a " d I. 1IIRDE XHIBITIONof PLANTS, FLOWERS, 

 wa rKUT this season are TUESDAY, July 31, and TUES- 



£wL«£*™a *' 1V,zes °P en t0 a11 England. Schedules 

 ■V w obtained on application to the Secretary. 



■jr- — William Pjhlltps, Hon. Secretary. 



B U T C r K J? T GHAM F ^ORAL AND HORTICUL- 



kAinif i SOCIETY.- President, his Grace the Duke of 

 wckin-ham and Chandos, E.G. 



far* > vlu ' J ie 25th of JnI >'. in th e ornamental Grounds of 

 3m fl 5' Ef*- , The Committee have made extensive 

 S2? hi Hk Exhib| tion of the various Flowers and Fruits 



Stafe tho a- 1 com P? titor Sr and everv encouragement will be 

 ««<tot in S,uI5- *? ° su P erior Vegetables, grown by Cottagers 

 ^^rivJ« f«Vn gh f m and the villa ges around. Tliree prizes 

 «rtaVth« w a J nd8, The ^equalled Band of the 1st Life 

 * aWtb/adn- 1 Ti PermlssIon of Colonel Parker, will attend, 

 Cavalry. Mmired Brass Band of the Royal Bucks Yeomanry 



!** U^v Dl n ^- EI | wll J_take place in the Town Hall at half- 



■■ »ad Chan^S I- £' When bls Grace the Duke of Bucking- 

 ^fcq a™, v- ^ wiU P^side ; Frederick Edward Bart- 

 TfceF. »v \ lce - Pres "tent. 



^V OF F ifr wAo e -S y wiI1 include with a GRAND DIS- 

 Militarv nl • -V the last P iece of which wil1 ^ a 

 *°d England lUustiative of * h e cordial alliance of 



*** tolwa? r ff nm ttent!on of tbe Sectors of the Buckingham- 

 •^public hv ■♦S par,y ampIe accommodation will be afforded 

 •"S^^wiUbp 5 arran ^ ement of the Trains, of which full 

 5.B. The Fl i F n# 



* 1 ^^nati9 ft an i d ? orticultural Productions will be open 



»' w clock on the payment of Is. each person. 



y-,*^?*] Hon. Sees. 



^UlAM 



H. Thorp 



OHN 



BAllRATT, Landscape Gardener, 



_, Wakefield. 



flaiJftTiiEsti mates Rirnished. 



HARRISON 



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PrrtOT t - - - , Nurseryman, Seedsman, 



J~* *nd EsTtm.J' La /°scape Gardener, &c. 

 C'SJS 1 ^^ a ^o m sevlra^f hed - ; - E *P erie ™ d Gardeners 



^f ^eners^Situation^ 

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^arHngton, July 21. 



C««TaA 



Choicfp ^ TAYLOR, 



° ICE Feuit a «d Vegetable Salesman, 



St. John's Market, 

 TOR and Tv. Liverpool. 



ipchchaper of Choice Garden Pb 

 ^alksman oil Commission. 



Terms, Cash. 



forward as above. 



J U N., 



TA I Nprrr-^vr— ^Z^IE^L above. 

 **i ii^I r h »te, an< 



TURNIP. 



ROSES. 



/"ZJ.EORGE CLARKE begs to announce that his fine 



VJ collection is now in full bloom, and will continue so till 



-Streatham Place N urser y, Brixton Hil l, nea r London. 



ROSES. 



TAMES MITCHELL begs to announce that his 



*J unrivalled collection of ROSES is now in fine bloom. 



Piltdown Nurseries. Maresfteld, Sua- July 21. 



WILLIAM WOOD and SON'S COLLECTION of 



v * ROSES is now coming into fine bloom, and will continue 

 in perfection during the Rose season. 



Woodlands Nursery. Maresfi eld, near Uckfn 1.1, Suss qs. 



1" AKE TOURISTS and OTHERS are respectfully 



-■-* informed that a Collection of all the most popular sorts of 

 ROSES, may be seen in fine bloom here. 



John Gr ier, Waterhead Nursery, Amblesids. 



ROSES. 



A PAUL and SON invite inspection of the Collec- 



**• tionof ROSES at the Cheshunt Nurseries, which is just 

 coming into Rioom, and will continue to offer new iectf of 

 interest from the present time till the end of October. The best 

 means of reaching the Nurseries is by Eastern Counties Rail to 

 Cheshunt or Waltham Stations. 



C^shuntNursertea |_(13 miles N. E. of Lond on). Julv 21. 



ROSES. 



U LANE and SON, The Nurseries, Great Berk- 



•*■■*"• hampstead, have the pleasure to inform their patrons 

 that their extensive Collection is now in bloom, and will remain 

 bo for some time. Their Coniferse, Rhododendrons, and a 

 general collection of Trees and Shrubs, also Fruit Trees (espe- 

 cially in pots, which can now be seen in full bearing) are 

 remarkably healthy and well worthy the attention of planters. 

 The Nurseries are within a few minutes' walk of the Railway 

 Station on the London and North Western Railway, and an 

 Omnibus from the sta tion passes the gates. 



CHOICE CINERARIA SEED. 



LUCOMBE, PINCE, and CO. have now ready for 

 sending out Seeds of their very superior CINERARIAS, 

 which have been saved with great care from the finest varieties. 

 The great satisfaction which their Cinerarias have given for 

 several successive years, enables them to recommend their Seed 

 of the present season with much confidence. Packets sealed and 

 warranted by them at 2s. 6d., free by post. 

 Exeter N ursery, Ereter.— Established 1720. 



CHOICE CALCEOLARIA SEED. 



JDOBSON and SON are now prepared to send 

 • out SEED of their unequalled collection of CALCEO- 

 LARIAS, in packets at Is. 6d., 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d., and 5x. each. 

 Wo odlands Nursery, Islewo rth. 



TO EXHIBITORS OF PELARGONIUMS. 



JDOBSON and SON can supply a few Cut-down 

 • Plants of the New Pelargonium sent out last autumn, 

 Beck's CONQUEROR, acknowledged to be the most distinct 

 variety sent out for some time. Price on application. 

 Woodlands Nursery , Isleworth. 



TRIPOLI ONION.— Seed of the true flat Tripoli 

 Onion to be had of NUTTING and SONS, Seedsmen, 

 46, Cheapside, London. The trade supplied. 



WHITE LISBON ONION SEED.— Large buyers 

 can be supplied with White Lisbon Onion Seed in 

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

 King Street, Covent Ga rden. 



THE "EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH 91 CUCUM- 

 BER is the BEST for WINTER CULTIVATION; now- 

 bearing abundantly in the Horticultural Society's Garden, 

 Chiswick.— Seed supplied at Rogers's Seed Depot and G ardeners* 

 Registry jOfiice, Clock Hou se, Chels e a. 



SHILLING'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. 1 s. per oz., free per 

 post.— Stephen Shilling, North W r arnborougU Nursery, near 

 Odiham, Hants.— July 21. 



GRAPE VINES 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. Glen-pinning. Chiswick Nursery. London. 



HARDY and SON, Seed Growers, &c, Maldon, 

 Essex, are prepared to send to any address, free by post, 

 their best selected kinds of CABBAGE and LETTUCE SEEDS, 

 for July and August sowings, in one or four varieties. Also for 

 early sowing, one or three varieties of their selected WHEATS, 

 now in repute, sufficient for 1 rod, with directions, &c, on receipt 

 of seven postage stamps for each variety, enclosed with an 

 envelope properly^addressedjoj^ts destin ation. 



" PRICED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 



THOMAS JACKSON and SON'S Priced Catalogue 

 of Plants may be obtained on application. It contains 

 Stove, Orchidaceous, Ferns and Mosses, Greenhouse, Ornamental 

 Shrubs and Trees, Roses, and Herbaceous Plants. 



T. J. & Son are offering at very low prices a large Stock of 

 Azaleas, Camellias, Ericas, Epacrises, Heiichrysnms, Rhododen- 

 drons, &c, well deserving the attention of purchasers. 



Nurseries, Kingston, Surrey. ^^^^_ 



IMPROVEMENT OF CRAS* LANDS 



OUTTON'S RENOVATING GRASS SEEDS 



^ should be sown immediately after the \y is can 



These Seed* consist 0/ Pkrennial Clovers cum! fink < arses 

 for improving the bottom. Price 9d. per lb. or 80#. p*r vt. 

 Eight or 12 lbs. r acre will be autneient, and will product a 

 great inc rease in the pro. -e.~ - tow A Soks, Rea d Ii< 



THE BEST SUBSTITUTES FOR SWEDES. 



OUTTON'S PURPLE-TOP YKLI W HYBRID, 



O BUTTON'S <;REEN-TOP YELLOW HYBRID AND 

 ORANGE JELL! rURXIP.-PrictJL <fcc, will he forward*, 



Post-free, on application (stating quantity required j, by 

 & So ya, Se ed Growers, I n*. 



THE QUICKEST TURNIP KNOWN. 



SUTTON'S EARLY SIX-WEEKS TURNIP.— 

 Good New St cd 1 per lb. f or 6s. p.rjallon, ifapcr biuk. 



Carriage free e small parcels. • 



BUT TON G son p KKn GaowRKs, R %. 



OUTTON'S IMPERIAL CABBAGE SHOULD 





NOW BE SOWN. It comes in very carl >j, heard 

 several times after ng, and Standi for two years I re 

 running to seed. Price of Seed t \s. per ounce. Post free. 



tt< >y & Soya. Seed Growers, Re ad i n - . 



T DOBSON and SON'S NEW DESCJ i'ilVE 



<J • CATALOGUE of PELARGONIUMS is now ready, and 

 will be forwarded on rea t of one Btamp for postage. 

 Wood lands Nursery, Isleworth. 



SUPERB HOLLYHOCKST"SEEDS, ETCl 



WILLIAM CHATER begs to offer packets of mdf; 

 consisting of 20 varieties, from his best Show Hollyhocks 

 at Us.; 12 varieties, 2s. &*.; and from good double sorts, Is. 



Superior Quilled German and French Asters, in 12 varieties, 

 mixed, Is. per packet; separate, 25. Fine Quilled African Mari- 

 golds, 6d. per pac ket — - iffron Wal den Nurseries. 



HOLLYHOCK SEED. 



A PAUL and SON liave ready for immediate sow- 

 • ingafinelot of HOLLYHOCK SEED saved from their 

 choicest varieties which have obtained many of the leading 

 prizes during the last three years :— • 



1st selection, saved from 25 varieties, per packet 

 2d do. „ 12 



Good Mixtures 



Also, price Is., AN HOUS WITH THE HOLLTHOCK. 

 N.B. Free by post, and payment received in postage stamps. 



Nurseries, Cheshunt, Herts. 



WNTCOL, Gardener, Roslyn House, Hamj »ad, 

 • begs to announce that his new Pea "OMAR PACHA 

 mav now be seen in fine perfect!' n on application to him as above. 

 W. Nicol being desirous to afford ocular demonstration of the 

 surpassing qualities of his Pea, had sown at same time " Daniel 

 O'Rourke," and all the other new Pe recommended to him this 

 season, all of which "Omar Pacha leaves completely in the 

 shade. W. Nicol is now open to an offer for the whoh *ock. 



TO~NURSERYMEN AND GARDENERS. 



REIGATE SILVER SAND, 12*. per ton, ]*. 6d. 

 per bushel, or 16s. per ton, dtlivored to the London 

 Wharfs or Railways, or within a circuit of five miles. Sacks 2s. 

 each. Kentish and other Peats and Loam of excellent quality. 



Kennard Brothers, Swan Pis ' Id Kent Road. 



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ie e ,in .' J n,c J. 1 causes the common Garden 



l£S?£ of Four • Poa?«2? Ck unfit for culinary purposes. Upon 



~ m*** 116 "-, win fori- a^ vs , T - E * Staines, Postmaster, 



Bt to produce 8 bnll d ( £ ree > a Packet oi «ie above Seed 



**k to the T r a A^ ls of Turnips.-A liberal allowance 



lrade 0n application to the above. 



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PHLOX DRUMMONDI— PEARL. 



JOHN HALLY, Nurseryman and Florist, BJack- 

 heatb, begs to announce that lie has the above beautiful 

 variety of PHLOX now for Sale. It obtained a Certificate of 

 Merit at the Royal Botanic Society's July exhibition in Regent s 

 Park. Colour, pure white, with a deep purple eye; is of very 

 fine shape and substance. Plants 5s. each, with usual allowance 

 to the trade. 



PICIMOPTERIS (or. ASPIDIUM) SIEBOLDI. 

 J. Hat lv has a fine healthy stock of the above beautiful new- 

 Hardy Fern from Japan, described in the Gardeners' Chronicle 

 for Julv 14th. It has proved itself perfectly hardy at Black 

 heath during the last severe winter. Plants 3*. &f. each. 

 Price per dozen to the trade on application. 



HOW TO KILL RATS A !> 'ICE BY HUN- 

 DREDS.— A Receipt may be honestly v h 20J., 



without trouble, by sending 30 posta stamps and a directed 

 envelope to Mr. W I lliam J ' a nkli n, oflftee Street, Norwich 



who will forward it with plain instnu ns, Ike. This a most 

 extraordinary remedy, such as no Fl jer, Merchant r Miller 

 ought to be without, as it will save them pounds yearl: y killing 

 everv Ra t or Mouse either in the field, stack, o r house. __ 



rpANNED NETTING, for the protection of Fruit 



-1- Trees from frost, blight, and birds, and for the security of 

 fresh sown seeds, either in Gardens or Fields, at Id. per square 

 yard; 200 yards, 14s.; 500 yards, 30s.; 1000 yards, 50#. Scrim 

 Canvas, for Wall Fruit. — At EDGINGTON and ( 's, Kick 

 Cloth, Tent, and Waterproof Cloth Manufacturers, 17, BmithfieM 

 Bars. City, and Old Kent Road, Southwark : Emigrant Outfitter* 

 Ship Chandlers, and Export Merchants, Brunswick Street, near 

 the East India Export Dock, B lackwall. 



ARDEN NETS, FISHING NETS, and SHEEP 



N ETS, made by machinery, and sold at very low prices. 

 Samples sent free. The old tanned nets repaired 6s. 3d?, per 

 100 yards.— R. Richardson, 21, Tonhridge Place, New Road, 

 London. N.B. Worsted Nets, to protect from Wasps, 7d. per 

 square yard. 



T~~ENTS, MARQUEES, aind RICK CLOTHS.— 

 Garden tents from 50s. each; large r rquees on sale or 

 hire, verv cheap (100 feet by 30), 5J., smallin proportion. Rick> 

 cloths from 31. each.- R- Richardso 21 Tonhridge W**,*** 

 R oad, London. N.B. Patrol Tent- ghtl21h* .nceiMc.^h. 



" " WATERPROOF PATHS. 



BARN AND CATTLE SHED FLOORS. 



THOSE who would enjoy their Gardens during the 

 winter months should < istruct their walks of PORTLAND 

 CEMENT CONCRETE, which are formed thus:— Screen the 

 trravel of which the path is at present made from the loam which 

 s mixed with it, and to every part of e'ean gravel add one of sharp 

 river sand. To five parts of such equal mixture add one of Port- 

 land Cement, and incorporate the whole well in the dry state before 

 applying the water. It may then be laid on 2 inches thick. Any 

 labourer can mix and spread it. No tool is required beyond the 

 spade, and in 48 hours it becomes as hard as a rock. Ye; ation 

 cannot grow through or upon it, and it resists the action of the 

 severest frost. It is necessary, as water does not *oak through itf 

 to give a fall from the middle of the path tows s the sides. 



Tbe same preparation makes first-rate paving lor EARNS, 

 CATTLE-SHEDS, FARM-YARDS, and all other situs 

 where a clean, hard bottom is a desideratum. May be laid in 

 winter equally well as in summer. ^^? * 



Manufacturers of the - meut, J. B, V?^fydf&V*WBh 



Mil bank Street Westminster. 







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