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AGRICULTURAL 



CHRONICLE 



GAZETTE 



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



Xo. 34.— 1855.] 



SATURDAY, AUGUST 25. 



(Price Fivepence. 

 Stamped Edition, M. 



INDEX. 



Afri. Soc. Carlisle meeting .. 571 b » Implements, aprri. 



Aloe*. A»eri<*n o&6 ft Irn^tion, pipe 



Aquas* »»<* w » ter 8Dails 558 a Natlona l Eloricu 



Arundel Cwtie irardens. . . 

 Beer, fffeet of sulphur on 

 Bee* *. trait 



■••••• 



• • • 



• ■ • * 



• • • » • t 



567 e 

 563 t 



b ■.;■; a 

 buoicaJSoe. of Edinburgh.. 5«7 a 



CaJtBiUf. horticultural ofrj a 



«- africultund 5"4* 



Camellat, toset 566 a 



Carts, small 5/4 a 



Ctaaatet. local 564 a 



Crag, red 566 6 



Crimea, flowers of 565 e— 567 a 



Crop* in Hants 572 e 



Crrttal palace 667 « 



DAry statistics 5/2 o 



Entomological Society 5H6 c 



frrtiiitjr in soils 570 b 



Ffagers anil toes 57-6 



yrost. effect of on plants ...... &61 a 



Gsrdrn, winter 565 b 



Gooseberrr caterpillar 5R6 b 



Guano and superphosphate. .. . 575 b 



Hedges, Thorn 5 >6 a— HJH b 



Hedge kuives &''•»> « 



Hooey dew 5tf§ e 



liopi and sulphur 563 c 



5J1 b 



ltural Society r - e 



Oat disease 5sy r 



Pasce & Co.*s composition 56fi b 



Pathology, vegetable 5^4 c 



Pears, crop of 665 u 



Plants, new 5i4 c 



— scarce British &67 a 



— effects of frost on &M « 



— vitality of Ri 



Plough iug, steam 570 a 



Potatoes, to jrrow 572 c 



Potato disease 56i c 



Read i uj? Farmers' Club 5:3 b 



Rheum nobile 665 6 



Roots, finders and toes in .... 57 A 



School irardens 572 b 



Soils fertilised 570 6 



Steam culture 570 a -573 a 



Strawberry Sir Harry 565 e 



Sulphur and Hops 563 c 



Superphosphate and guano 

 Transplanting t 



Water snails and _, _ 



Wendell's Chloric Andina, rev. 567 a 



Winter garden |&j (, 



Yeast, to make 566 6 



GRAND 

 METROPOLITAN DAHLIA ANO HOLLYHOCK SHOW. 



THE ROYAL SOUTH LONDON FLORICUL- 

 TUE4L SOCIETY.— Under the Patronage of Her Most 

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

 K iety for the present season will take place at the Royal Cre- 

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

 iiiction with the Grand Metropolitan Dahlia and Holly- 

 hock Snow (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. 



OALISBURY HORTICULTURAL "SOCIETYT— 



^ The ANNUAL DAHLIA EXHIBITION, offering the 



RHODODENDRONS. 



TORN WATER Eft begs to announce that he is now 



*' prepared to execute orders for his two New Hardy Hybrid 

 Rhododendrons, in good «-stabli>hed plants, at 42*. each. 

 Rhododendron JOHN WATERER, colour glowing carmine, 



large truss, fine folia ge, and a most abundant bloomer, in 



perfection about the 15th June. 



Ditto, MRS. JOHN WATERER, a bright rosv 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, Jonv 

 Wateuer has the pleasure of recommending the above as being 

 the greatest acquisitions yet off. d. Thev combine in a marked 

 degree the necessary requisites for really 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. 



T he American Nursery Bagshot, Surrey, Aug. 25. 



■and guano .. 575 b I T DOBSON and SON'S New Catalogue of PEL All- 



1 a<j 1 naria. '.'.'.'. '. 5fis a GON 1 1'MS forwarded post- free for one stamp. 



5 'dlands Nurs ery, Islew orth. 



SUPERB BALSAMS. 



Tj^ and A. SMITH beg to solicit an inspection of their 



* • splendid Balsams, now in full bloom, from which they 

 intend to offer seed fo- he ensuing season— Dulwich, Surrey. 



NEW STRAWBERRY^ 



TO GARDENERS. 



TITAN TED, half an ounce or more of warranted 



7, FIMBRIATED PRIMULA SINENSIS SEED, V 



and Red; lor the Trade, say price.— Addnm A. P., Wh 

 House, Mush lane, Tottenham, Middlesex. 



yttANTKl), a quantity of BLACK JAMAICA 



and QUEEN PIN1 either suckers or root ants tha 



will fruit next year. They must be clean. Thli would be a f 

 opportunity for any one giving up 1 ue»8 to.iispeee • tbewji. 

 stock. Also aquantityofthec -uiifer.-e, particularly o: eDied 

 and of Araucariag; also Seed* of the <>m ferae. I man, c**li 

 ^Ad d ress, with t s. F. M . , Poet Uffic- iddersfi ?. 



T7ITLEY'S CAROLINA SUPERB A,'not surpassed I-l ° r )L™ K1 ^ L RATS AKD MICE BV HlN 



-^V |n flavour, habit, and productiveness by any Strawberry V?" V , , , ^ Recc 'P t m ** be had * honeatly worth 



maybe selected from at 2*. each. To be i»n:>: Mr.Ui.uV 

 Roberts, 32, Moorgate Street, I^ondon. 



Also a small number of Cones of Abies Men? . from N.W. 

 coast of America, 2*. each, or 2#. 4< /. post free. 



~ TO NURSERYMEN AND GaWoENEhI^ 



13EI6ATE SILVER SAND, 12.. per ton, fee*. 



1 ^ per bushel, or 1G*. per ton, delivered to the London 

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

 each. K entish and other Peats and Loam of excellent .jtiality. 



Tttt. ^ ROYAL PAVILION, BRIGHTON. 

 HE BRIGHTON and SUSSEX FLORICUL- 



.. . TL ' R AL and HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY will hold 

 nrnvrS'T Exhibition of PLANTS, FRUITS, CUT 

 La i^ f i & ?> ? n WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, 12th 

 i^ri / eptei V ber next > at the above splendid suite of Rooms 

 »» rSJ? a '.°? the 8ame » niI,d scale aa forme r Years. Prizes 

 Sl«t n Wlth 1 the sam « liberality as previously. Also the 



Am ft T«,Lo Up, T> Vall \ e 10 S» in eas, for the best 21 Show Dahlias for 

 Amateurs. By the liberality of the Railway company, all 



extant, at the low price of 21. per 100, 9s. per doz., free by post, 

 to be had of Messrs. Garraway, Mayes, & Co., Bristol, agents 

 for the west of England and South Wales, or of any respectable 

 nurseryman. For a full description, testimonials, &c, see this 

 Paper, April 14, 1S55. 

 Ja mes Kitley, Lyncombe V ale Nursery. Bath. 



KEENS' SEEDLING STRAWBERRY. —True 

 and strong plants of the above sort for potting and bedding 

 out can now be obtained from the grounds in which it was 

 originally produced, on application to Warren's (late Kekxs') 

 Gardens, Isleworth, Middlesex. Pr ice 5 s. per 1 0. : 



K SMITH still continues to send out strong runners 

 • of his SEEDLING STRAWBERRY, SIR CHARLES 

 NAPIER, which this season has proved itself good ; both for 

 forcing and natural it has no equal. Price 21. per 100. 

 R. SMrrit. Market Garde ner, Twickenham. 



AZALEAS AND ERtCAS 



without trouble, by sending 30 post a stamps and a directed 

 envelope to Mr. William FitAKKi in. P«toffice - Norw i, 



who will lorward it with plain instructions &e This is a most 

 extraordinary remedy, such as no Farmer, Mei hant, or Miller 

 ou^ht to be without, as it will save them pounds yearly by killing 

 •▼try B*t or M ous e either in the fi eld, t k s or'] e. 



II7ASPS ! WASPS !— The finest FRUIT in En^huid 



* * will be secured from Wasps, Flies, Birds, &c, bv ng 

 IIAYTHORN'S HEXAGON GARDEN \KT to be ieen in 

 most Gardens. Patterns, prices, and testimonials 1 free by pr« t. 

 Orders directed to Mr. Haytiiorn, Nottingham, will have 

 immediate attention. 



ISHINlr NETS. 



A 20-yani Drag Net, with Purse 



complete, 21. 10s. A Single Walled Drag N, r. any length 



and depth, Is. per square yard. Casting Nets, i 1/. to 



Is. 6d. per yard, measured round the lead line. Flue N « ? any 



size, If. per square yard, complete. Minnow Nets, Eel NYtt 

 and «■-■■•—■ ... 



t-t->t. ERICAS.^ and Landing Nets equally ch^ap, all warranteii first-rate quality 



\XT J. EPPS has much pleasure in offering the ™d workmanship.— At w. <t li.ingford's, l. I'.dmund Terrace, 



»V • following fine, bushy, well-grown plants, and of the ]il K s l>ond K "' ld ' Isli ngton, London. 



can be had on appli- 



nUnto jb~ -,-ii , "wiomj xji iuc ft»iiwHjr company, an 



from all i f;'.? 111 be co ? ve y ed to Brighton and back, carriage-free, 

 rrom all stations on the lines. Schedules ' " " 



pary, Superintendent of i , _ .._ 



order of th* r^ Ar ^ uter ' 45 ' Lav ender Street, Brighton. By 

 ■TOT ofUwCmnmitte e, E . C arpente r, Secretary. 



W ILLIAM BARRATT, Landscape Gardener, 



Wakefield. 



CJitiftn tA P en A ««^«. utucuuics can ue nau ou appu- 



S2,™ E i, s ^ RT . Superintendent of tlie Exhibition; or the 



lary, t,. Carneuter. 45 T.«r n,? r Qfmnf t>^„k+«^ t>„ 



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



AZALEAS ISs. per dozen ; 51. per 100. 



ERICAS 125. and ISs. per dozen ; 41. and 5/. per 100. 

 These will make very pretty specimens tor the ensuing season : 

 all orders to be accompanied with a remittance from unknown 

 correspondents. — Maidstone, Au;r. 25. 



MESSRS. J. and H. BROWN otter the following 

 CHOICE PLANTS, which they will forward to any part. 



OHN 



* * 



Plans and Estimates furnished. 



t^ ***** SON, Nurseryman, Seedsman, 



Plan* **a £ L< ? RIST > Landscape Gardener. &c. 

 ^mmendPH.^ fimates f «nH»hed; Experienced Gardeners 

 *rtnd« rt*t . , s !; veral ^ung Men in the Nursery waiting 

 = ^=*****±&tart ens .~Da rl ington , Aug. 25 ^ 



G R ri£ E ^ AND PEACHES of'Superior Quality. 



St. Johnw; r il G T ? ORGE TAYLOR, Jun., Feuit Salesman, 

 ^^^rjce^Ja verpool. Terms Cash. ' 



-" tiS^ *^^ 16 coll ^ction of Hollyhocks at 



•en dailv p^H n ! N " rseries is now in full bloom, and may be 



A. Par" & q^v tS of . choice Seed, li., 2*. 6rf, and 5s. each.- 

 - L ^ Sox, Nurseries, Cheshunt, Herts. 



PR «CED 



^. AN p S on>s Priced Catalogue 



on application. It contains 



A Bon Marche. s. 



12 Orchidea Plants, grand species, one of a sort 40 



50 Choice Greenhouse Plants (hard-wooded) one of a sort... 45 

 Camellias and Rhododendrons, fine sorts ... per dozen 30 

 Azalea indica, fine new sorts ... per dozen 12s. and 18 



12 Gloxinias and Achimenes, best varieties 10 



25 Fuchsias (small plants), best proved varieties 10 



12 fine new Mimulus, tali and dwarf varieties 10 



12 fine Phlox, new Perennial, varieties ... 12 



25 Chrysanthemums, new r large and small varieties ... 12 



Albion Nursery, Stoke Newington, London, August 25. 



d. 

 

 

 

 

 

 6 

 

 

 



Sto^OtthH 8 nmy be obtain ^ 



Bbrubs and T~« U £ Ferasar ' d Mosses, Greenhouse, Ornamental 

 T. J & 5 ft - ' Ses ' and Herbaceous Plants. 



Att, «nVcampnf«°r? l ? I,g a * vei T low prices a large Stock of 

 «wns.*c w«iiJ ' r . ,CRS ' E P a crises, Ilelichrvsums, Ithododen- 

 S wen deserving the attention of purchasers. 



Nurs eries, Kingst on, Surrey. 



AMES r ?pm^r^^^ INC b ^bs; 



^OGUFn nl. AISD Co - ,fl comprehensive CATA- 



* A ^nZin* T yh AyD CAPE BULBS, AM SEEDS, 



next, and will hlf gt Wl L l ^ P ublisli ed on the 1st of September 



'Potion to ?! ^T W ^ rded ' freeof charge, and post paid, upon 

 ^^jgBCaBTER & Co.. 238. I f i g n Holhom, L ondon. 



0BERT CTHr.o f E R N s - 



r* Oenfpat l M S 16 P a « e CATALOGUE of bis 



fcr F o°r Stamn« ^ OLL ^TION of FERNS may now be had 



"'Ps. * ree to all previous purchasers. 



-frVTrr— - — ^™e rjf Foot T s Cray, Kent. 



" ttJ P lAM ^TBUSH 



SPLENDID HERBACEOUS CALCEOLARIA AMD 



SWEET WILLIAM SEEDS. 



WILLIAM BARNES has now ready for sending 

 out a small quantity of the above Seeds, the former of 

 which is unrivalled, and has given the greatest satisfaction to 

 all purchasers for the last four seasons, 2s. 6d. and 55. per packet. 

 SWEET WILLIAMS, grown from the same stock as the 

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

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

 them to be unequalled. Is. 6</. per packet. Payment can be 

 made by postage stamps. 

 Camden Kursovy. Camberwell, London. 



CALCEOLARIA AND MIMULUS SEED. 



"VJ" GAINES having been fortunate in saving Seed 



from the superb Calceolarias and Mimulus he exhibited 

 so successfully at the Royal Botanic, Regent's Park, and Crystal 

 Palace Exhibitions, be is prepared to r it at 5s. per packet. 

 Early orders are solicited, as the stock is very limited. _ 



N. QJ* collection of Pteoneasters, Verbenas, and Dahlias are j S^iesseiTta a "cultural "pain it of 'view, many permanent'ad van- 



an 



Ball 



TANNED NETTING, for the* protection of | ru 

 Trees from frost, blight, and birds, and for the securitv of 

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

 yard; 200 yards, 1 is.; 500 yards. 30s.; 1000 vards, 50s. Scrim 

 Canvas, for Wall Fruit. — At EDGINGTON and Co/s. Rick 

 Cloth. Tt-nt. and Waterproof Cloth Manufacturers, 17, Bmithfield 

 Pars, City, and Old Kent Road, Southwark; Emigftat Outfitte 

 Ship Chandlers, and Export Merchants, Brunswick Street, 

 the East In dia Expo rt Dock, Black wall. 



HOSE PIPING. 



WAITHMAN'S PATENT I L.\X HOSE PIPING 



y * will sustain a greater pressure, is light* r. less balky, will 

 wear longer, and is about 60 per cent, chta; than the lea! r 

 hose pipe. 



Manufactured only by Waithmax & Co.. Kentham, Lancaster. 



No. 1 Quality, Inches in Dfameter and Prick Per Yard:— 

 i, 9rf.; f, lid.; 1, Is. U.; 11 Is. 3d ; 1$, 1*. JUL; lj, Is. 7./.: 

 2, Is. 9d.; 2}, 2s. ; 2±, 2s. 3d.; 2 J, 2s. Bd. ; 3, 2*. 9d. 



Super Extra Stout Quality:— 2,2s.; 2) *. 2d .; 2;, 2s. for: 



2J. 2s.9rf.; 3,3s. 



No. 0, a cheaper Hose, to bear a low pressure for Garden and 

 Agricultural purposes, at greatly reduced prices :— 1 T 9o\: 1J, lu'. 

 li, lid.; 2, Is.: 2}, Is. Sd.; 2\, Is. fyd. 



The I lose is Bumettised at an extra charge of 3d. per yard. 

 Uni on Joint s, Branch Pipes, and Jets are also supplied. 



IRON GATES, HURDLES, FfcNClNC, ETC.""" 



I BULLOCK and CO., Hope Iron Works, Primrose 



*' • Street, Pishopsgate, ironfounde and manufacturers of the 

 above ; also Vt randahs, Conservatories, Staircases, Iron Boo's, &c. 

 N.B. Iron and Wire Fences fixed in all parts of the country bye 

 petent workmen, or the materials suppli inted or galvanh I 



ready for fixing, and packed for shipment. Estimates on applicaicn. 



UNDER THE PROTECTION OF HER MAJESTY'S 



ROYAL LETTERS PATENT, 



JOSEPH PASCALL begs to ammunce to the Horti- 

 cultural and Floricuitural Public— amate: and professions], 

 that he is manufacturing an entirely new Garden Pot, which 



now 

 at 



iv in flower, and can be seen gratis any day, Sundays excepted, tages over potg , 10W jn general use. In the first instance, it is 

 the Nursery, Surrey Lane. Pattersea,— August J '». intended to be used in the gr 



1 JRIZE CALCEOLARIAS.— Packets of Seed saved 



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

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

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

 Sandford, Gardener to Mr. Henchman, Edmonton. 



and SON be£ to acquaint 





AND 



CHOICE 

 C A L C E 



CINERARIA 



O L A R I A S E 



EDS. 



°I*E of SrTrW friends that their ANNUAJ* CAT A- 

 C * tlon - Thp L . fi ULPS can be had, postage free, on appli- 

 !• * farther J£T° T qualit ^ of their roots is well known, but 

 ^ lur aJ 8odeS»f ? ntee tliey stained the Awards at the Horti- 



w-T 01 " 8 ' Re gent Street, last spring. 

 -HliJIg^i g^Nurseries, near London. 



T p ' WINST?WT K, C, i FLOWER ROOTS ' 



J .. *«551ANLEY begs to announce that his 



rrv.. -«j oe r„J!f" e °£ Dutch Bulba for the Present season 

 Si 'i? 1 ■ liatof In U Rnd Can ^ had free on application. It 



tF** Hyacinth* v"** 6St ard ,eadin S sort « in cultivation, 

 S^ *nd ^hip + Narcissna, Jonquils, Amaryllis, Earlv 



l^ n ^ooeof ti e a ^ U,, P 8 ' Crocus, &c. all of which have been 



* iJ1 «»<U 



Hon 



»3b« 



first growers in Holland, and can be relied 

 23 \c r Bul bs, and true to i 

 -«# Market Place, Manchester. 



g ^2 W Bo, H and true to name. 



LUCOMBE, PINCE, and CO. have now ready for 

 sending out Seeds of their verv superior 



CINERARIAS and CALCEOLARIAS, 



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

 The great satisfaction which their Cinerarias and Calceolaria 

 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 2s.6d. f free 

 by .P°At. — Exeter Nursery. Exeter. Established 1720. 



SPOTTED CALCEOLARIA & CINERARIA SEED. 



I? aud A. SMITH beg to offer seed of the above at 



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

 Merit from the Floricuitural 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, aud form. 



Dulwicb, Surrey. 



growing, forcing, and Nanching t 

 Seakale in winter; blanching Seakale,&c. Ac. In the open garden 

 and. when not required for these purposes, it is so constructed as 

 to be made available in the cultivation of plants of every descry - 

 tion. These pots are manufactured in various forms and siz 

 v j z _ as propagating, seedling, shading, and protecting pots and 

 pans; and are likewise admirably adapted to the cultivation of 

 Mosses, Ferns, and many rare and choice exotic plants.— For a 

 more detailed description see Gardeners" Chronicle, July 7, p. 453. 



Joseph Pascall, Patentee. 

 West Ken^Potteries, Chi hurst, Kent. 



FILTRATION BY ASCENSION. 



FREDK. R A NSOM E & CO.,8o!e Patentees of the New 

 AUTOMATON PURIFIER; also manufacturers of cverv 

 variety of FILTERS (Portable or for Immer a) fiited wit he 

 Patent Purifying Medium. Pure Water, In any quantities, f 

 Water Companies, Manufacturers, and others, obtained at a v j 

 moderate cost by the use of Ransome's FiUerinq abs. An 

 Illustrated Priced List on application to t) Bepdt, Whitehall 

 Wharf. Cannon Row. Westminster, or at the Patent Stone ^ 

 Ipswich. A liberal discount all *'d to the Tratfe. Filter Mano 

 facturers and Exporters supplied with Rammrft!* Patent Fiitei 

 Medium separately, on the lowest terms. 



Fredk. Ransoms & Co. are also the Pat< and sole M ; 



facturers of the Patent " Iris Fountains" for drawing 1 ffif 

 Conservat ries ; &c. 



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