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AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



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Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News 



Horticultural 



No. 86.— 1855.] 



SATURDAY/ SEPTEMBER 8. 



(Price Fivepence. 

 Stamped Edition, 6d, 



INDEX. 



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Agricultural statistics ...♦ 

 Ammonia, formation of ... 

 Aualysic of superphosphate 

 Aquaria, sea-wee J for ....... 



Araott, Dr., on Ventilntion, &c. 



Calendar, horticultural 



— igricultunil 



Climate, effect of on fertility. . 



od crusher 



Crops in Ireland 



Dioscorca Batatas 



Eremurus tpeetabilia 



Farm near Stalybridge 



Fertility, effect of climate on. . 



Gapes, cure for 



Gooseberry bush, red and yellow 



fruit on a 



Herriujron paper making .... 



Hops, sulphured 



Horticultural Society's garden 



Ireland, crops in 



Irrigation, pipe 



Johnston, Dr., the late 



Martin Doyle's Lesson Book,. 

 Nut, the , 



601 

 605 

 604 

 599 

 599 

 6 

 606 

 602 

 605 

 6o.> 

 599 

 598 

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 602 

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596 

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Ozone ,, 



Pacony seeds, to sow 



Page & Co.'s composition 

 Paper making, Herriug on .... 

 Pathology, vegetable ... 



Pea, everlasting 



Piscatorea, rev 



Plants, new 



— importance of air to 

 •Planting 597 a 



Potato "calico" v. disease 



Sea-weed for aquaria 



Sheep, fattening properties of 



Soils, fertility in 



Statistics, agricultural 



Sulphured Hops 



J» uperphosphaf of lime 



Taylor's Bee Keeper, rev 



Transplanting, notes on, 597 " 



— at Gunnersbury 



— machines 



Vegetation, progress of 



Ventilation, Dr. Arnott on 



Wheat crop, Hardy's 



Yeast ...... 



598 c 

 690 c 



598 6 



599 a 



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596 



5i 



5 

 5 



5 95 

 -598 



5 



599 



6 3 

 6W2 



6111 



597 



604 



59* 



■59S 



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A MEETING of the BRITISH POMOLOGICAL 



i SOCIETY will be held at the Rooms, 20, Bedford Street, 

 Covent Garden, on MONDAY, September 17th, at 1 o'clock, for 

 examining and reporting upon collections of Fruit: and it is 

 hoped that all who take an interest in the cultivation of Fruits 

 and Fruit trees will aid the Society by sending such specimens 

 ot innts as they can command. Persons desirous of being 

 elected members are requested to make application to the 

 becretary, to whom also all packages are to be addressed, 

 - Robert IIooo, Secretary. 



"M ORTH LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



„ s Li7 AnE ^? IBITIONofDahlifts » Fuchsias, Verbenas, and 

 sT,« ?™ *??t Pla o nts ' 0pen t0 a11 Eng^d, will be held under the 

 ffir'nJv S £ ciet F' in the Penton Rooms, Pentonville, on 

 L,, *i v D £ Y ' Sept " 19th ' Omnibuses every five minutes 



wl °^ Eastern ' London Brid S e > Great Western, North 

 rf fhl e H 1 ', an ^? reat Northern Railways, pass within a few yards 



rnVfrn^*' i*? 11 '^" 11 P romises t0 be one of the most attractive 

 £ K ? . dls P Ia 5* s of the season. Seedling productions will 

 n f™ ,ied in & rea t abundance by all the best raisers; lovers 

 tlvZ s Y ma ^ therefore, make sure of a treat.-For Schedules, 

 ucjeets, &c., apply to George Ssufft, Hon. Sec. 



_ Tolhnjrton Nursery, Hornsey R oad, Isljngtor^ 



S^VnL L0ND0N SOCIETY OF AMATEUR 



te^K T ?7/^ FIFTH EXHIBITION of the above 

 E*n a v im lGl f at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, on WED- 

 MUc^lfftn^ S? S f pt ?! nb * ar ' when Priz€S wiU be awarded to 

 mS a ,h ?* ? ¥* nt *' Dahlias and Fm °y varieties, Verbenas in 

 i\tLd*ta ° ut truces, &c. &c. An efficient Band will be in 



W eaeh V - ^ d ?l_ s ! on to Non-members from 2 till 7 o'cloc'c at 



Gained fW* ° f Prizes ' and the Rules for Exhibitors, may be 

 S f ' om . _ „ John Busiiell, Hon. Sec. 



if^gjiennington Lane, Lambeth. 



ILLIAxM JBARRATT, Landscaps 



Wakefield. 

 *** Plans and Estimates furnished 



— ~^ _ _______ 



Gardener, 



n!^H?%'- fine home -ff r ™n, per lb 



'TALIAN RYE-GRASS, fine imported, per 

 J^el, 5s. to 



^STARD, per bushel... 



0s. Sd. 



5 

 12 



6 - 







PAGE and CO. can supply fine samples of the 



above at their usual strict Farmers' prices. 



u —— i^ord _Street Se ed Stores. Southampton^ 



A L J S aL? F ^ LANTS »" Eluding RARE~ind 



?? Y C° NIFE RS, HARDY ORNAMENTAL 

 and CLIMBERS, GREENHOUSE PLANTS 



GERANIUMS, CAR- 



SHRUBS 



| FOR PRESENT SOWING. 



EW ITALIAN RYE-GRASS and TRIFOLIUM 



INCARNATUM SEED may now be obtained from 

 SUTTON and SONS, Seed Growers, Reading, Berks. 



Remittances or references are requested from unknown cor- 

 respondents. 



OUTTON'S RENOVATING GRASS SEEDS MAY 



^ NOW BE SOWN.— The Grass Lands sown with these Seed* 

 last Spring are greatly improved (vide letters recently received). 



Price of Seed 9d. per lb., or 80s. per cwt. Quantity required, 

 S to 12 lbs. per acre. 



^ r^_^_^_^_b* ^ ^^^^^ 



HYACINTHS AND OTHER BULBS JUST 

 IMPORTED BY SUTTON and SONS, Seed Growers, 

 Reading, Berks.— This is a superior assortment of Bulbs, and 

 will be sent out carriage free (except small parcels), at 'very 

 moderate prices. A List may be had post f ree. 



DUTCH HYACINTHS AND OTHER BULBS. 



T and J. ERASER beg to announce that they have 



- 1 • received their annual importation- of HYACINTHS and 

 other FLOWER ROOTS, of which a descriptive Catalogue may 

 be had by enclosing one postage stamp. This Catalogue contains 

 some instructions for tha successful cultivation of the various 

 roots.— Lea Bridge Road, Sept. 8. 



DUTCH HYACINTHS, ETC. 



CLAPHAM. 



pHARLES SOUTH BY, late Fairbairn, Seeds- 



V-mail, &c, begs to inform the kind Patrons of the late Josefii 

 Fairbairn that he has received an importation of the above, 

 which are particularly fine this season, and in very good con- 

 dition. Priced catalogues can be had postage free on applica- 

 tion.— -High Street, Sept. 8. 



DUTCH FLOWERING BULBS. 



TAMES CARTER and CO.'s comprehensive CATA- 



u LOGUE of DUTCH *nd CAPE BULBS and SEEDS for 

 Autumn sowing, is now published, and will be forwarded free 

 of charge and post paid upon application to James Carter & Co., 

 238, High Holborn, London. 



DUTCH FLOWERING BULBS. 



TJ ENRY WALTON'S CATALOGUE of DUTCH 



*- — and other BULBS is now in course of preparation, and 

 may be had as soon as ready on receipt of one postage stamp 

 Apply, Henry Walton, Florist, &c, Edge End, Marsden, near 

 Burnley, Lancashire. 



H. W. can also supply all the new White CorolU'd and other 

 new Fuchsias at 18s. and 21*. per doz., or 2*. 6d. to 3s. &? each. 

 New Yerbenas, 15s. per doz., or Is. 6d. each. See advertisements 

 in previous Garde n ers' Chro nicles. 



DUTCH FLOWER ROOTS! 



TAMES DICKSON and SONS beg to intimate that 



*J they have received their First Annual Importation of 

 HYACINTHS, and every other variety of DUTCH BULBi*, 

 in fine condition, and of the first quail tv.— Nursery and Seed 

 Warehouse, 32, South Hanover Street, Edinburgh. Catalogues 

 forwarded o n application. — Septus. ° 



DUTCH FLOWER ROOTsTnETcTETO 



OETER LAWSON and SON, Seedsmen and Nun- 



A SKR-MRN to Her Majesty the Queen, and to the High- 

 land and Agricultural Society of Scotland, be^r to intimate t\ie 

 arrival of their first assortment of DUTCH FLOWER ROOTS. 

 Catalogues of which may be had, free, on application, and orders 

 for which are respectfully solicited, 



They have also on hand very select stocks of foreign Italian 

 Rye-grass, Crimson Clover (Tri folium incarnatum), Alsike Clover 

 (Trifolium hybridum), Dwarf Essex Rape, Winter Tares, Stubble 

 Turnip, &c. &e. 



London : 27, Great George St reet, West minster.— Sept. 8. 



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NEW SEEDS.— GROWTH OF 1855 



TyiLLlAM E. KENDLE and Co, Seed Merchants, 



f * Plymouth, are now harv ting in fine condition their 

 Gener.il Collection of Agricultural and Garden Seeds for the 

 coming season. 



In order to f/!vc increased facilities for cmdm \g 

 their Seed Bvrii u f they are now considerably enlarg- 

 ing ih r offices and warehouses, which, when completed, 



will mable them to attend to all orders with pn ptness 



and despatch. 



William E. Rendle A Co., 8 d Merchants, Plymouth. 

 Established 1786. 



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FLOWER SEEDS FOR PRESENT SOWING. 



CALCEOLARIA, choice, 1.9. From new vars. of our superb 

 Collection. Extra 2s. ft*.— GERANIUM, choice, Is. Extra from 

 new vars. of our superb Collection, 2s. &!.— GLOXINIA, choice, 



v rWnx* m new Vars - of our sl, P erb Collections, 2s. Cd.— 

 VERBENA, choice, U* Extra from new vars. of our superb 



Collection,**. 6d.— CARNATIONS, extra from 400 vars . 2s. 6d. 



lor a variety of other choice seeds for present sowing see 



advertisement In Gardeners' Chronicle, August 18. 



Seed .ind H orticultur al Establishment, dbury, Suffolk. 



rVICKINSON'S ITALIAN RYE-GRASS SEED is 



x -^ now ready for delivery, for present payment onlv, 7s. per 

 D 1 1 she !.— New P.nk. Lvmington.U :vn ts. 



QKIRVING'S NEW PURl 3 LK-ToP f D SWEDE^ 



^ A prime lot of Seed just harvested. For price apply to 

 \ V . Bur gess, Iden, near Rye. 



FINE FRINGED CHINESE PRIMROSE^ 



and J. FRASER beg to offer some excellent 



Seed of the above, saved from plants which obtained th 



award of the Horticultural Society last winter, in packets at 

 2s. 6 d. each. 



A remittance in stamps is requested from unknown corre- 

 spondents.— Lea Bridge Road, Sept. 8. 



"DOBERT SIM'S 16 page CATALOGUE of his 



** GENERAL COLLECTION of FERNS may now be had 



for Four Stamps. Free to all previous purchasers. 



Nursery, Foot'a Cray, Kent 



"the 



Tm^ EP i CRIS - CAMELLIAS, 

 jSl&a^. ■ SHOCKS, 



WILLIAM 



HARDY HERBA- 



rcce 



PtoftWpos^sLmpI^^^^ ^ WlU ^ forwarded 0Q 



Birr imtV R s e ry STOCK. 

 " A • of their mo. AND C0 - ^ t0 8tate that the LEASE 



S^ded to offer «;o Ul ^? avln ^ nowexp1red » the 3 r have co "- 



factioi. _._ _ llfll 

 *»« Adve^tSent. 



W^A M^L^ m!l 555*7- Wh a "ey Range, Manchester. 

 SiS" ATELY > about 20 FRUITING 



^eties, ^ 2 SU ^ GESSI °N PINE PLANTS, of the following 

 ^must£S;?^ n ^^ rovWeilce » J^aica, and Cayenne. 

 ^Prices towW h /' and Ver7 Str ° ng P lanta --Address, 



and oitVp A quantit y of BLACK JAMAICA 



*iH fruit next vJ»? 4? E8 > eitber suckei *s or rooted plants that 

 ^Portunitv for on - 7 must to clean - This would be a good 



* tA( *. Also a m?JS°* ne Z. l V n Z U P bu siness to dispose of the whole 

 m . f,f AraiiMria- Y i° t « e Conif « r *» Particularly of the Deodar 



^Jlress with t - ; a S T °, Seeds of the Conifene. Terms, cash. 

 ^^--i^BJI^e^F ^M., Ofiice of this Paper. 



RAPFc ^ >aTa nted, " 



^ Forward f AN < ?.? EACHES 0F Superior Quality. 



^oh n ^ a I rd ^. G T E<^GE TAYLOR, Jra., Fruit S; 

 ^--^^II2li]^ ^pooh Terms C ash. 



BP CATn CRAPES 



GR\%p« L P» a House of BLACK HAMBURGH 



'p^g-r^g^I^ Hm Poat Office, Epsom. 



Woucmn 1 ?'^ 6 LODDIGES* COLLECTION 



*£** of 1200 fipec'ierad S 2 nnriValIed collection containing up- 





ALESMAN, 



LOGUE of DUTCH BULBS can be had, postage free, on appli- 

 cation. The superior quality of their roots is well known, but 

 as a further guarantee they obtained the Awards at the Horti- 

 cultural Society's Rooms, Regent Street, last spring. 

 Highgate Nurseries , near London. 



DUTCH BULBS. 



VMES VEITCH, Junior, Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, 



begs to announce that he has received his annual supply of 

 BULBOUS ROOTS from Holland, and is pleased to sav that 

 they are particularly fine and in excellent condition. "Cata- 

 logues are now ready, and will be forwarded on application. 



N.B. J. V. Jun., desires to impress on those who patronise 

 him the great advantage of giving him their orders early, as the 

 successful cultivation of Bulbs depends in great measure on their 

 being planted earlyjn thejseason.- : Sept . 8. 



DUTCH BULBS AND FLO WER~ROOTS 



^THOMAS JACKSON and SON respectfully inform 



J- their patrons and the public that they have received in the 

 finest condition their annual consignment of Bulbs and Roots 

 and that they are of the largest size and very finest quality.' 

 Lrood Double Hyacinths 4s. per dozen; mixed Polyanthus 



Th£i 8 p ? ; c ^r P - er . d Ti? Nu Doi ] ble Ronian Narcissus, is. per dozen. 

 Their Priced List of Bulbs, &c, and also their General Priced 



Catalogue of Stove, Orchidaceous, Greenhouse Plants, Orna- 

 mental Shrubs and Trees, and Herbaceous Plants may be 

 obtained on applicati on.-N urserieri. Kingston, Surrey . 



IMPORTED DUTCH FLOWER ROOTS 



HP F. WINSTANLEY begs to annoi 



-»- • Priced Catalogue of Dutch Bulbs for the piTO oc < 

 will shortly be ready, and can be had free on application. It 

 contains a list of all the newest and leading sorts in cultivation, 

 including Hyacinths, Narcissus, Jonquils, Amaryllis, Early 

 Single and Double Tulips, Crocus, &c, all of which have been 

 grown by one of the first growers in Holland, and can be relied 

 upon as being good sound JUilbs, and true to name. 



28, Market Place, Manchester. 



T \OUBLE ROMAN~and PAPER WHITE NAR- 



. . c . ISSl I S ' 4 ** P er dozen.— The above Bulbs, the former of 

 which is so justly esteemed for its early blooming and excessive 

 fragrance, and the latter for its purity and elegance, have fust 

 arrived, and may be obtained at A. Coi pett's Italian and Fon 1 

 Warehouse, 18, Pali Mall, near Waterloo Place, London. 



_ _, TO THE SEED TRADE. 



r^EORGE TABER, of Ravenhill, Essex, begs to 



V-* inform the Trade that his growing crops of Seeds are no- 

 open to inspection. All Turnip Seeds grown from sound 

 transplanted roots. Lists sent on app lication. Sept. 8. 



CAM ELL I AS, ETC. 



ri HANDLER and SONS, Nursery, Wandsworth 



„ t Road ' be g to inform their friends and customers that their 

 Camellias are finely set with flower buds this season ; they are 

 now sending out good bushy plants from 30*. and upwards per 

 dozen. The best Chrysanthemums, 12a. per dozen. Also a great 

 variety of Ornamental Plants for famishing conservatories at 

 reaso nable prices. 



TO GENTLEMEN PLANTING. 



n HANDLER and SONS, Nurserymen, Wands- 



TT^r 7Sr th Koad ' have a quantity of fine Green and Variegated 

 £2£H ES ' f RBOfcVIT^E. BOX, LAURELS, RHODODEN- 

 DRONS, AZALEA WHITE and PURPLE LILACS, &c, 

 all of a large size, iu a fit state for transplanting, and at^rery 

 modera te prices . * 



J C A L C E O L A R I A. 



OHN CATTELL is still sending out seed of very 

 superior Calceolaria, saved from the finest varieties* 

 Major a and other growers, carefully hybridized, 2s. 6d. per 

 packet. Ditto, saved from an entirely new class to any hitherto 

 sent out D y J. C, having very large flowers, with distinct and 

 splendid colours, extra free bloomers, 5*. per packet. 



The other seeds advertised in the Gardeners Chronicle, Aug. 4 tb, 

 and following numbers, may still be had. 



Nurseries, Wsterham, Kent. 



_ r T REE. CARNATION. 



WADSON begs leave to call attention to his 



• advertisement which appeared in the Gardeners 1 Chronicle 

 ui August 25, page 563, and the "Cottage Gardener" of the 

 4th instant. 



J. W. has no objection to take in exchange for the above Rose 

 Scent, Double White Primula, Camellias, &c. 

 Albion Road, Hammersmith. 



R 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 2/. per 100. 



R. Smith. Market Gardener, Twic kenham. 



BARRATT'S MAGNUM' BONUM has this year 

 fully sustained its high character as one of the finest 

 flavoured STRAWBERRIES known, and may now be had at 20*. 

 per 100, or 3*. per doz. — Catalogues containing ail the leading 

 varieties of the day may be obtained from William Barratt 

 St. John's Nurser ies, Wakefield. f 



NEW S T R A W B ER R Y. 



berry 



prese 



KITLEY'S CAROLINA SUPERBA, not sur { 

 in flavour, habit, and productiveness bv any Straw TOll . 

 extant, at the low price of *8>. per 100, 9*. per doz., free by post 

 to be had of Messrs. Gab* away. 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, 1855. 



James K . Lyncombe Vale Nursery. Bath . 



AZALEAS AND ERICAS 



\\T J. EPPS has much pleasure __ 



J ▼ • following tine, 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. 

 ERICA 8 12 s. and 18s. per dozen ; 4.1. and 5/. per 100. 

 Th s will make v 7 pretty specimens for the ensuing Reason 

 all< ratoba accora mied vitli a remittance ft 1 unkc wn 



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