

THE 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



AND 









AGRICULTURAL 



VZETTE 



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



Na 33.-1855.] 



SATURDAY, AUGUST 18. 



(Price Fivepen*e. 

 Stamped Edition, Gd, 



INDEX. 



Ag ? - wheduleof 



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, to chloroform 



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BoUBu:a1 jftniens ., 



CtJmAu. horticultural 



— agricultural . .... 



Caterpillar, Gooseberry .. 



Corm, tillering of 



Cora mill ..... 

 Crop, report of 



raining, daep... 



Garden a, botanical 



GooMberry caterpillar 



Guanertbury Park 



Highland Soe»etjr 



itdun Village Society 



Horaea, at Callow . . . 

 Horticultural Society 



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Lawrence (Mrs.) death of .... 



Merhi's (Mr.) lecture 



Mill, Turner's corn . 



M or pliology 



Nepenthes, culture of 

 Nymphiea, mons'rous 



''IICRKC ............. 



Paris Exhibition .. 



Pathology, vegetable 

 Peach whIIs, glass on 



Pitcher plants 



Potatoes, diggiDg 



Potato disease 



Rhododendron F«dconeri 



Royal Bol anic Society 



Staristica. agri 



Stea-n culture 553 c- 



S to ck, food for young 



Thompson on Annuals, rev... .- 

 Tree, Olaus Magnus and bis 

 Tree moving 



Water Lily, raonstroua. 

 Wheat miu are . 



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GRAND 

 METROPOLITAN DAHLIA AND HOLLYHOCK SHOW. 



THE ROYAL SOUTH LONDON FLOIUCUL- 

 TURAL SOCIETY.— Under the Patronage of Her Most 

 Gracious Majesty the Queen.— The last Exhibition of the above 

 8ociety for the present season will take place at the Royal Cre- 

 morne Gardens, Chelsea, on THURSDAY, August 30, in con- 

 junction with the Grand Metropolitan Dahlia and Holly- 

 hock Show (Open to all Exhibitors). 



Lists of Prizes and the Rules of the Exhibition may be had of 

 the Secretary, J. T. Neville, Ebenezer House. Peckham. 



CHICHESTER HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 

 The Autumn Meeting will take place on TUESDAY, 

 August 28, in the Priory Park.— Particulars of premiums may 

 be obtained of the Secretary, H> Stlvhrlock, Jun. 



CALISBURY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



O The ANNUAL DAHLIA EXHIBITION, offering the 

 highest amount of Prizes that will be given this season at any 

 Show, will be held in conjunction with the Horticultural Society, 

 in the Gardens of the Lord Bishop of Salisbury, on THURSDAY, 

 Bept 6th.— F u ll particulars of Jo hn K eynes. Hon. S ec. 



TO NURSERYMEN AND OTHERS. 



Sewers' Office, Guildhall, Aug. 2, 1855. 



pITY OF LONDON CEMETERY.— The Com- 



^ missioners of Sewers of the City of London, acting as the 

 Barisi Board for the said Citv, hereby give notice that they 

 will meet at Guildhall on Tuesday, the 11th day of September, 

 M 12 o'clock precisely, for the purpose of receiving TENDERS 

 - the supply of TREES and SHRUBS for the Cemetery now 

 being formed at Little Ilford, in the county of Essex. 



yl™*^ ° f s P ecification wi t& Schedules, to which the prices are 

 10 be amxed, may he obtained on and after the 20th day of August, 

 M the Omce of Mr. William Haywood, Surveyor to the Com- 

 nusstoners 14, Old Jewry Chambers; or at the Office of Mr. 

 "atidso*, Landscape Gardener, 36, Great Russell Street, Bedford 

 aqu& re - Joseph Daw, Principal Clerk. 



7 ILLIAM BARRATT, Landscape Gardener, 



Wakefield. 



CHOICE CINERARIA 



AND 



CALCEOLARIA SEEDS. 



T UCOMBE, PINCE, and CO. have now ready for 



%i sending out Seeds of their very superior 



CINERARIAS and CALCEOLARIAS, 

 which have been saved with great care from the finest varieties 

 The great satisfaction which their Cinerarias and Calceolarias 

 have given for several successive years enables them to recom- 

 mend their Seed of the present season with much confidence. 



Packets of each, sealed and warranted by them, at 2*. 1 , free 

 by post.— Exeter Nurse ry, Exeter. tablished Kl'O, 



SPOTTED CALCEOLARIA & CINERARIA SEED. 



tj 1 and A. SMITH beg to offer Feed of the above at 



-*- • 2s. 6d. and 5s. per packet. They obtained a Certificate of 

 Merit from the Floricultural Society of London for a Collection 

 of Seedling Cinerarias, from which the seed they now offer has 

 been saved. Both Calceolarias and Cinerarias are well known to 

 the London trade as pre-eminent in colour, habit, and form. 



Dulwich, Surrev. 



CALCEOLARIA AND CINERARIA. 



MESSRS. E. G. HENDERSON and SON be- to 

 announce that the above FLOWER BE EDS, saved from 

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

 each; the finestquality of CALCEOLARIA is only offered at5j.; 

 second quality, 2s. 6</. 



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 \nrM- rv. St. John's Wood. Ang 18. 



CALCEOLARIA SEED. 



T> PARKER has now ready for sending out Seed 



R- V»» 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 Is. 0d. and 2s. 6d. each. Also 

 choice CINERARIA seed saved from the finest named varieties, 

 at Is. 6d. and 2s. Qd. per packet. A remittance or reference to 

 accompany all orders from unknown correspondents. 



Paradise Nursery, Ilornsey Road. London. 



ORIZE CALCEOLARIAS.— Packets of Seed saved 



-*- from the group of Seedling Calceolarias, to which a Priz 

 was awarded at the Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace, ma 



still be obtained (price 10*. 6d.) by application to William 

 Sandford. Gardener to Mr. Henchman, Edmonton. 



JOHN COLE has no objection to treat with any 

 Nurseryman for a portion of his matchless Seedling 

 SHILLINGS CALCEOLARIAS, which have gained eight 

 Prizes and Certificates at the Royal Botanic and National Flori- 

 cultural Societ : ' ! duri"'r the season 



Ke> Id Nur . t? A 1 ban's. 



ITALIAN RYE-GRASS AND T HI FOLIUM N- 

 CARNATUM should now be 90mt for Early 

 Feed. Sutton & Sons, Seed Growers, Reading, ha 

 J rath Seed now ready. Also 



GRASS SEEDS for PERMANENT PASTURE. 



SUPERB BALSAMS. 



P* and A. SM ITII beg to solicit an inspection < f their 



-*- • splendid llalsams, now in full bloom, from v ch they 

 intend t (Ter seed for the ensuing season — Dulwicl 



DUTCH FLOWERING BULBS. 



I AMES CARTER and i '§ eompnh, nstve CATA- 



O LOOUE or DUTCH and CAPE PI LI - an DS. 



for Autumn sowing, will be published on the 1 f September 

 next, and will be forwarded, free of charge, and post paid, it 

 ap plica tion to .1 amis Tahiti. & Co., gg, High lt--1hom. 1 



AZALEAS AND ERICAS 



\y J. EPPS has much pleasure in oflf< riijp the 



*» • following fine, bushy, well-crown plants, and of the 

 choicest and best varieties, in large 48 and 3*2 >\te pots. 



AZALEAS 18#. per doacn ; 51. per 100. 



ERICAS 12*. and 18*. per dozen ; 41. and W. per 100. 



These will make very pretty specimens Ur the emiing* season ; 

 all ord» f« \>o accompanied with a remittance from unknown 

 corres pondents. — Maidstone, Aug. 18. 



NEW S T R A W B E R R,Y. 



KITLEY'S CAROLINA BUPERBA, not sur 

 in flavour, habit, and product i\ ; ess bv any Strawberry 

 ;Unt, at the low price of 2J. per 100, 9s. per dM free by post, 



to be had of Meshrt. Gahrawav. Mayj &C Kristol, agents 

 for the west of England and South Wales r cny respecta 

 nurseryman. For a full description, te nunials, &c., see thia 



l'aper, April 14, 1855. 



Jaiuhi kiTLEv, Lyncom be Vale Nuraery, Ba th. 



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V Plans and Estimates furnished. 



OHN HARRISON, Nurseryman, Seedsman, 



Florist, Landscape Gardener, &c. 

 rMBtoL? j Estim ates furnished; Experienced Gardeners 



fM Y^Zl n ; , llB0 f**™* 1 YoilD ^ Men in the Nursery waitin 

 i£Lh™?r Gardeners' Situations— Dnrlin^nn Ana- 1« 



gardeners' Si t uatjons. --Darlington, Aug. 18.' 



ERMAN STOCKS 



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AND ASTERS, produced 



at onr vlf ° Ur Continental Establishment, are in full bloom now 

 invitin^ff 617 ere at Chels ea; and we feel great pleasure in 

 will tjtW f^^ 111,8 of such to their disposeciinspection, which 

 PanerVrll S? co l* r ectness of our former statements in these 

 beTtoVnS? rdin S, tli eir superior quality. At the same time we 

 mSw 106 lh ? t we 1,ave a fi rst-rate selected collection of 

 *a well A ! ms » In g00d cul tivated plants, ready to dispose of, 

 of the W vei 7/ 00d stock of healthy Grape Vines from eyes 

 ^tablishmenr K? sor ^-, JonN ' Weeks & Co., Horticultural 



THE 



Road, Chelsea. 

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M P A S CRASS, 



T TTmiTir. kYNERRTX ArGKNTEUM." 



^hea?thI B ^ PINCE * AND Co - have n <> w forealea 



will bloom , finli 4i^ f Wel1 e8lablish ed Plants of the above, which 

 flwrf r «tem« v r au *nnin, varying from one to two and three 

 tic Grass th« 1 eW y hnt * are m °re ornamental than this gigan- 



Srvxhllr en** av i V which are more than 7 feet in len S th curving 

 * Ve ry fin e "™*™*)ppw in large tussocks, thereby prodncing 



•fcto* arise ♦ A' an t from the Inidst of these numerous flower 

 •fcpwt DftnS tne . h eJSht of from to 6 to 8 feet surmounted by 

 Wactifai wavh , ,hflorescence nearly 3 feet long, resembling 



^ty laree^fl 1S lluw In Ine Kxeter nursery, pushing up nearly 

 e> Wirine to Ia L Stems and ""roercus small ones, and will 



^ Price- 1?,°,?^ of 8 reat attraction for a considerable 

 ^UCOMtT Particulars may he had on application to 



bE, PINCE, & Co., Exeter N 



ToTrP ^— E s ta b - sh ^J 720 ' 



\ % rc^R? 91 PL AMTS wWhA!> 



SPLEWDID HERBA^tOUS CALCEOLARIA AND 



SWEET WILLIAM SEEDS. 



WILLIAM BARNES has now ready for sending 

 out a small qn«"H f the above Seeds, the former of 

 which is unrivalled, a ven the greatest satisfaction to 

 all purchasers for the utfti four seasons, 2*. Gd. and 5s. per packet. 

 SWEET WILLIAMS, grown from the same stock as the 

 seed now offered, may be seen at the present time in full hloom 

 at his Nursery, where they are pronounced by all who have seen 

 them to be unequalled. Is. 6d. per packet. Payment can be 

 made by postage stamps. 

 Camde n Nurs ery, Camberw ell, London. 



WILLIAM KNIGHT, Florist, &c, begs to~offer 

 the following Superb FLOWER SEEDS, saved from the 

 best varieties, post free : — Per packet— s. d. 

 Calceolaria, from the best spotted varieties 

 Cineraria, from the best new varieties 

 Mimulus, from a choice collection ... 

 Pansy, from 100 best show varieties 

 Sweet William, from 50 superb varieties 

 Double Daisy, from 60 choice kinds 

 Antirrhinum, from 100 best varieties 

 Sweet William, from superb double varieties 

 67, High Street, Battle. Sussex. 



TOSEPH BAUMANN, Nurseryman, Ghent, Bel- 



*J gium, begs to offer the following Plants, with and without 

 flower buds, at most reasonable prices : — 



Deutzia gracilis 



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Azalea indica, good sorts, all 



grafted upon good stocks 

 Azalea indica, stocks 

 Ghent Azalea, hardy 

 New Ghent Rhododendron 

 Rhododendron arboreum 

 Camellias 



Gladiolus gandavensia 

 Lilium lancifolium album 



„ ,, rubrum 



Kalmia glauca 



n angusti folia 



i, latif olia 



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easy of cultivation. A grand specimen of 



:, Exeter. 



r/i^J? 16 new Greenhouse Evergreen 



1AK\i 8 ° m 



fc 8 ^as1ed R 7f^ r - ~ - 



"^'ngin Tnnii a * S exbibited ^ theR. il Botanic Society's 

 ' f * n of the !«?♦ ' ? nd also at the Crystal Palace. From the 

 Jtit^^.jwer exhibition, the following brief description is 



P !? t fer the fro^S m V ght pass ofr tlu - ,eaves of this beautiful 

 *** Annate h,«? i-i. a liand some Fern. They are compound 

 SS^g Him'Jli \ !ll J e Fern leaves. I do not recollect, even 



a Plant with more beautiful leaves than this." 



j " 1B .of good habit, and ea Iv cultivated; and 



w — ave ot \ aldivia, it may possibly be hardy. 



The Adverii*.*. , Str0T1 ff P ,an ts, 21*. each. 



U ^ tonrajded h.l aT if just P ubl » Hb ed a new Catalogue, which 



^uea tree by post on receipt of a penny stamp. 



^c Nurseries, Bagshot.-Aug. 18. 



AVERSCHAFFELT, Nurseryman, Ghent, 

 • Belgium, begs to offer to the Trade the following NEW 

 GLOXINIAS ERECTA:- 



Gloxinia erecta Adamasocnlata Gloxinia erecta Mars coeruleus 



Princesse de Prnsse 



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C. Flaacke 

 Rex igneus 

 rosea Castilloni 



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Ilanptmann W lithe 

 J. Schafer 



Stellata 



Price, without discount, Is. each. The plants are strong 



and in full bloom. 



RHODODENDRONS. 



JOHN WATERER begs to announce that he is now 

 prepared to execute orders for his two New Hardy Hybrid 

 Rhododendrons, in good established plants, at 42*. each. 

 Rhododendron JOHN WATERER, colour glowing carmine, 

 large truss, fine foliage, and a most abundant bloomer, in 

 perfection a it the 15th June. 

 Ditto, MRS. JOHN WATERER, a bright rosy crimson, fine 

 conical truss, a very free blooming kind, in flower about 

 15th of June. 

 To the admirers of this justly noble class of Plants, John 

 Waterer has the pleasure of recommending the above as b* sr 

 the greatest acquisition! yet offered. They combine in a marked 

 degree the necessary requisites for reallv first-rate hardy crimson 

 varieties, viz., imposing colours, abundant bloomers, extreme 

 hardiness, and flower at a time when they are not liable to be 

 injured by spring frosts. 



The American Nursery, Bagshot, Surrey. Aug. 18. 





THOMAS BEACH,; thej well known Strawberry 

 Grower, begs to iuform the public that ho has w readv- a 



large stock offine strong plants of his true BRITISH Ql'I , 

 the same he beat the world with at the Crystal Palace and at 

 Chiswick, and other places np to the present season, both in 

 iavour and weight. Plants sent to any part of the world at 5f. 

 per 100. Post-office orders on Houoslow to Mr. Thomas Beach, 

 rawb err y Gro 'on. I»1ew< rfh ddle 



CUTHILL'S ST ii A WBERR Y^PLAN TS. — The 

 early and hardy BLACK PRINCE, andjate PRINCE 0* 

 WALES, two celebrated sorts, will he sex. it on and after 

 August 15tb. They are hwfh enormous bearers, and » f 



them makes m most « solid »-rve, to w up- 



wards of 30C * roiinit J n te : ie Blac mce 



5i. per 100 ; the Prince « Walea, 7$. Sd. per 100. 



J. C.'s Pamphlet on tit. Potato, Straw ben Asparagus, Sea- 

 kale, Rhubarb, Wine, do. Preserve, 2s. 



J. C.'s Market Gardening round London, U. (yd. See the re- 

 commendation of it in the u Quarterly Review." Early orders 

 requested. Post-office orders payable at Camberwell Green. 



James Ccthill, Camberw ell, London. 



^1% YATT'S ADMIRAL DUNDAS STRAW- 

 A BERRY.— Strong plants packed and delivered free in 

 London. 25s. per 100. Also Mtatt's British Qneen, Cin r olia, 

 Globe, Eliza, Mammoth, 5*. per 100; Keens' edling, Hooper's 

 Seedling, Black Prince, Briton Pine, 5*. per 100. 



HYATT'S BRITISH QUEEN. -la reply to several corre- 

 spondents, and in ennrirma- n of the private answers 1 gave last 

 summer, I beg leave to state that the only Strawberry bearing the 

 name of " British Queen " is Myatt's, and when Mr Beacb, in 

 his advertisement says " his true British Queei he is obviously 

 in error, and arrogates to himself the credit due to my la*e 

 father, Mr. Joseph Myatt, who was the originator of the variety 

 in question. — W. Myatt, Manor Farm, Deptford. — August 18. 



IMPROVED MUSHROOM SPAWN.— Patronised 



-R- by many of the Nobility, the London Horticultural Socie: . 

 &c. Sold in packages containing a sufficient quantity to plant 

 60 feet of bed for bs. t with printed description and cultural 

 directions. 



Address W. PRESTQE , Florist, &c, Ba singstoke, Hants. 



FERN S. 



ROBERT SIM'S 16 page CATALOGUE of bis 

 GENERAL COLLECTION of FERNS r y now be had 

 for Four Stamps. Free to all previous purchasers. 



Nursery. Foot *y, Ke nt. 



PRICED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 



THOMAS JACKSON and SON'S Priced Catalogue 

 of Plants may be obtained on application. It contains 

 Stove, Orchidaceous, Fernsand Mosses, Greenhouse, Ornamental 

 Shrubs and Trees, Roses, and Herbaceous Plants. 



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

 Azaleas, Camellias, Ericas, Epacris Heitehrvsums, Rhododen- 

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



Nurseries, Ki ston. ^ _^__ 



"*W AN fT D , 



GRAPES and PEACHES of Superior Quality. 

 Forward to GEORGE TAYLOR, Jin'., 1 :it Salesman-, 

 St , m's Market, Liv erpool . Terms Cash. 



npO BE SOLD, two very fine healthy plants of 



I ARAL ARIA IMBUICATA, in large slate tubs, price 

 Twenty e pounds as they stand. — Apply te Edward Be;k, 

 Ialeworth, Middlesex. 



CHOICE NEW FUCHSIAS, ETC., OF THIS SEASON. 



HENRY WALTON, Florist, &c, Ed-e K*d 

 Marsden, near Burnley, Lancashire^ is u< w^fccKnt t 

 "the White CorolIaM," and " Banks," and oU^'nesf Fuck 

 at 18-j. and 21s. \ doz. (nice healthyplan* ; o±t free or hjuj} 

 and package included, or 2*. 6Vi. to Ss, 6d. r n»i 



which Advertisement in hardeners' Chrmi si'Au i 



anvi previous Number?. 



New Verbenas of this season, 15s. per <i . c>: 

 Choice Cineraria seed saved from the nutst * varf es A 



Is. &/. and 2*. 6<i. per packet, post free. 



Post-office Orders are respectfully r< fed. ap order* 



(unless n rence is given) payable at Mi ie% r^ancsBfee* 



* JO? ^ 



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