

THE 



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AGRICULTURAL 



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GAZETTE 





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









No. 38.— 1855.] 



SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. 



(Price Fivepence. 

 Stamped Edition, 6d. 



Atrieultural statistics 634 c 



Anso's Meteorology €31 a 



AitrtfTslui seed ••••• fro- c 



Ree§, to chloroform 630 a 



BoU»ic*l gardens 628 a 



Cskad*r. horticultural 632 a 



— agricultural •• 638 a 



Crops, Irish 637 b 



farming, Loi» Weedon 636 b 



Kilter 63J c 



Gardens, boUmcsl 628 a 



Hay, well m»de 637 c 



Hops «ttlphured 630 a 



Horses and Beans ., .. 637 c 



Hylurtrus piniperda 630 6 



Lawrence's (Mrs.) plants ...,632 a 



(■o is Weedon farming 636 b 



Malt mills 638. a 



Meteorological essays 631 a 



urserymen 638 a 



rNDEX. 



Oncidlum Skinneri 6:9 a 



Orange, trifacial 627 c 



Orchard houses 630 c 



Park, road across St. James's. . C29 a 



Pears, decay in ,. 62S c 



Plants, new 62') a 



— Mrs. Lawrence's 632 a 



Plough, steam 634 a 



Poultry, to fatten 635 c 



Reaping machines 634 c 



St. James's Park, road across., 629 a 



Seediug, thin 637 c 



Statistics, agricultural 634 e 



Strawberry, Belgian 630 6 



Superphosphate of lime 633 c 



Transplanting, notes on 629 b 



— midsummer f30 b 



Vinegar plant 632 e 



Wheat, smut in 637 e 



Wool, quality of 636 c 



NEW SEEDS.— GROWTH OF 1855. 



WILLIAM E. RENDLEand Co, Seed Merchants, 



* » Plymouth, are now harvesting in fine condition their 

 General Collection of Agricultural and Garden Seeds for the 

 coming season. 



In order to give increased facilities for conducting 

 their Seed Business, they are now considerably enlarg- 

 ing their offices and warehouses, which, wltcn completed, 

 will enable them to attend to all orders with promptness 

 arid despatch. 



William E. Rendle & Co., Seed Merchants, Plymouth. 



Established 178fi. 



HYACINTHS AND OTHER IMPORTED BULBS. 





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THE CHELTENHAM FLOOD.— A Subscription 

 has heen opened for the relief of the sufferers in the destruc- 

 tive flood which visited Chelt nham a few weeks since. This 

 sad calamity has caused grea loss and damage to Mr. C. H. 

 .Teitop, Mr. Hodges, Messrs. Jcssop Brothers, and others. Green- 

 houses, Gardens, and Aviaries 1 ,ive all suffered more or less from 

 the rush of waters in which rhey were, for five or six hours, 

 completely Submerged, and b; -hich the most beautiful and 

 valuable of their shru and .ts were altogether destroyed. 

 A great part of Mr. . ops Ni rv was covered with 6 or 8 feet 

 ofwater,andthedai ; e -he plants has been immense. 



In addition to about 27-ft tfhicl nas been subscribed in Chelten- 

 ham, the following gentlemen have handsomely come forward to 

 the help of the sufferers:— 



3Iessrs. Noble, Cooper, & Bolton, London 



Hurst & M'Mnllen, London 

 Waterer & Godfrey, Woking 

 John Sutton & Sons, Reading 

 Proprietors of Gardeners 7 Chronicle ... 

 Peter Lawson & Son, Edinburgh ... 

 J. C. Wheeler & Son, Gloucester 

 John Palmer, Annan 

 John Waterer, Bagshot 

 Thomas Gibbs & Co., London 

 E. G. Henderson & Son, London 

 Jacob Wrench & Sons, London Bridge 

 W. Tavey, King's Road, Chelsea ... 

 Moore & Son, Birmingham 

 Ward & Son, Bath 



A further, list will appear next week; in the" meantime sub- 

 scriptions will be thankfully received by MessrR. Jacob Wrench 

 •80KB, London Bridge ; Noble, Cooper, & Bolton, Fleet Street ; 

 Wheeler & Son, Gloucester ; or A. Paul, Esq.. Ch*1tpnham. 



CCOTTISH GARDENERS AND LAND 



^STEWARDS ASSOCIATION.— ELECTION OF PEN- 

 SIONERS.— The Fifth Annual General Meeting for the 

 election of Pensioners will be held on the 14th November 

 ensuing. Persons eligible for admission are " aged and infirm 

 or disabled Gardeners, Nurserymen, Seedsmen, Land Stewards, 

 £aUiffs f and Foresters," and the Widows of such Persons, 

 printed forms of application for intending Candidates may be 

 bad of the Secretary, 6, York Place, Edinburgh, and all claims 

 gj gtte sent in on or before the 15th October. 



~~7 TO NURSERYMEN AND OTHERS. . 



TPbWICH CEMETERY.— The BURIAL BOARD 



ir. f S p * be BOROUGH OF IPSWICH are prepared to receive 

 TENDERS for PLANTING to be done in their Cemetery 



S52i g i the P resent au tumn. Forms of Specification with 

 schedules, and quantities may be obtained on payment of 5s. for 

 each copy, on and after the 26th day September, at the Offices of 

 uie Board, in the Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, and at the office of 



piir l v i Dsoir » Landscape Gardener, 36, Great Russell Street, 

 «q rord Square, London.— Ipswich, September 22. 



"U/1LL1AM BARRATT, Landscape Gardener, 



Wakefield. 



TO THE SEED TRADE. 



iu very fine condition. Catalogues on application. 



3, Laurence Pountney Lane, and 36, Moorgat<< Street, London. 



Established 1720 at *J, Cornhij 



/^UERNSEY and BELLADONNA LILIES may 



>-* now be had of Da> , Cottrei.i., & Benham, 3, Laurent* 

 P ountney Lane, and 36, Moo rgafa - et, London. 



DUTCH FLOWERING BULBS^ 



TAMES CARTER and CO/s comprehensive CAT A - 



O LOGUE of DUTCH and CAPE BULBS and SEE! for 

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



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

 238, High Hoi born, London. 



GEORGE TABEK, of Uavenhill, Essex, begs to P PARKER begs to inform his friends and patrons 

 inform the Trade that his growing crops of Seeds are now I *V that his PRICED CATALOGUE of DUTCH BULB 



open to inspection. All Turnip Seeds grown from sound * 8 now ready, and will bo forwarded post fvco upon application, 

 transplanted roots. Lists sent on application. — Sept. 22. I _ Paradise Nurserv. Hornsev Road, Hollowav. 



MESSRS. J. and H. BROWN offer the following 

 CHOICE PLANTS, which they will forward to any part. 



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FINE FRINGED 



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CHINESE PRIMROSE. 



and J. FRASER beg to offer some excellent 



awmvi ?J *? f *5? above > saved from plants which obtained the 

 2* «d >*» h a Ilorticultural Society last winter, in packets at 

 tomi^A 4 remittance in stamps is requested from unknown 

 ^respondents.- Lea .Bridge Road, Sept. 22. 



rc C r»y ,NES FOR PRUITING IN POTS. 



^SKb. J. AND j. FRASER, Nurserymen, Lea 



verv _f . *> e R °ad, Essex, beg to announce that they have a 

 ctoWti i^ 1 ?? se ] ection of the best sorts of VINES from eyes 

 N R q 15-inch pots, Price 5s. and 7s. 6d each. 



■^pljfagggV j neg for Panting out, 3^. 6d. each.— Sept. 22. 



FUCh N cia AND WHITK COROLLA'D and OTHER BEST 

 <-«5IAS, VERBENAS, CINERARIAS, ETC., FOR 1855, 

 TTt t t ft* ^ T ^ re ^tly Reduced Prices. 



MJ-LIAM RUMLEY and SONS New Descriptive 



new and h T P MN CATALOGUE of the above, also containing 



ke had m? f Pansies r Geraniums, &c, is now ready, and may 



u 25 gPPLcation.— (j uiing, near Richmond, Yorkshire. 



-*°cS T SlWS 16 P a ^ e CATALOGUE of his 



% Fft„r «l H AL COLLECTION of FERNS may now be had 

 ur sta ^ps. Free to all previous purchasers. 



Nursery, Foot's Cray, Kent 



J 0Uv NEW PLANT LIST. 



?rnv ND CHAI ^LES LEE'S CATALOGUE OF 



A «niton • . E . AND GRKENHOUSE PLANTS for the present 

 ^ x "r^rv JUS j P UDlisup d, and may be had, post free, on application. 

 — -^ Ov Sefto< Establ is hment, H annnersmith, near London. 



CA rTl EXL,S EA RLY BARNES CABBAGE; 

 PARArrJaT .. DO - RELIANCE: Also 



T0HVp* , «i MPERIAL » K,WG » NONPAREIL, ETC. 



O theah ELL has nOW read y Bedded 1>lants of 



0r Packing e » ftt 5s ' 6d ' P er 100 °- No charge for crates, baskets, 

 * nd to t fe r?° u ages ot 5000 or more are delivered to London 

 carri 9 « e f I We . nbri,1 K e Station of the South-Eastern Railway 



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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 ... 

 25 Fuchsias (small plants), best proved varieties 

 12 fine new Mimulus, tail and dwarf varieties 



12 fine Phlox, new Perennial, varieties 



25 Chrysanthemums, new large and small varieties 

 Albio n Nu r sery, Stoke Newington , London, Sept. 22. 



NEW STRAWBER R Y. 



KITLEY'S CAROLINA SUPERBA, not surpassed 

 in flavour, habit, and productiveness by any Strawberry 

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

 to be had of Messrs. Gareawav, Mates, & Co.. Bristol, agents 

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

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

 Paper, April 14, 1855. 

 Jam f. a Kitley, Lyncombe Yale Nursery, Rath. 



pUTHILL'S STRAWBERRIES.— The EARLY 



Vy BLACK PRINCE, 5s. per 100; the late PRINCE OF 

 WALES, 7s. 6d. per 100. They are sure and great bearers; and 

 are best of all for preserving. J. C.'s Pamphlet on the Potato, 

 with 20 more articles, post free, 2s. J. C.'s Market Gardening 

 round London, post free. Is. 6d.— James Cuthill, Camberwell. 



BARRATT'S MAGNUM BONUM has this jm* 

 fully sustained its high character as one of the finest 

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

 per 100, or 3s. per doz.— Catalogues containing all the leading 

 varieties of the day may be obtained from William Barratt, 

 St. John's Nurseries, Wakefield. 



ROSE CATALOGUE, ETC. 



HLANE and SON'S CATALOGUE of ROSES, 

 • TREES and SHRUBS, and FRUIT, will be ready the 

 1st of October, and will be sent as usual to their customers. 

 Parties intending to purchase can have them on application to 

 the Nurseries, Great Berkhamstead, Herts. Also Catalogues of 

 Azaleas. Stove and Greenhouse, and Herbaceou s Plants. 



SUCCESSION PINE PLANTS^ 



TO BE SOLD, very fine well-rooted PINE PLANTS, 

 principally QUEENS. They are thoroughly clean, and will 

 be sold at a very moderate price. — Apply to Francis Arthur 

 Dickson & Sons, Upton Nurseries, near Chester. 







DOUBLE ROMAN and PAPER WHITE NAR- 

 CISSUS, 4«. per 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 just 

 arrived, and may be obtained at A. Cobbett's Italian and Foreign 

 Warehouse, 18, P all M all, near Waterloo Place, London. 



CAMELLIAS, ETC. 



CHANDLER and SONS, Nursery, Wandsworth 

 Road, beg 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, 125. per dozen. Also a great 

 variety of Ornamental Plants for furnishing conservatories, at 



reasonable nrices. 



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wn con pondents.— Nurseries, Westerham, Kent. 



TO GENTLEMEN PLANTfNC. 



CHANDLER and SONS, Ndrserymen, Wands- 

 worth Road, have a quantity of fine Green and Variegated 

 HOLLIES, ARBOKVITJE, BOX, LAURELS, RHODODEN- 

 DRONS, AZALEAS, WHITE and PURPLE LILACS, &c, 

 all of a large size, in a fit state for transplanting, and at very 

 moderate^prices. 



« A LIST OF PLANTS," including RARE and 



^X HARDY CONIFERS, HARDY ORNAMENTAL 

 SHRUBS and CLIMBERS, GREENHOUSE PLANTS, 

 ERICAS, EPACRIS, CAMELLIAS, GERANIUMS, CAR- 

 NATIONS, PICOTEES and PINKS, HOLLYHOCKS, 

 PHLOXES, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, HARDY HERBA- 

 CEOUS PLANTS, &c. 



Cultivated and Sold by Youell and Co., Royal Nursery, 

 Yarmouth, Norfolk, is now ready, and will be forwarded on 

 rece ipt of two postaga stamps. 



BROWICK RED WHEAT. — SEED WHEAT of 

 the above description, and true, may be obtained imme- 

 diately by addressing Mr. Edward Ball, Bailiff, Post Oftice, 

 Beaconsfield. Price, by quarter or sack. 105. per bushel. All 

 ord e rs to be accompanied by a Post Office o rd er or re 1 1 \ ittan ce. 



ANTED, a quantity of~BLACK JAMAICA 



and QUEEN Pi N ES, either suckers or rooted plants that 

 will fruit next year. They must be clean. This would be a good 

 opportunity for any one giving up business to dispose of the 

 whole stock. Also a quantity of the Conifer irticularly of the exi 



Deodar and of Araucarias : also Seeds « f the Con r«. Terms, South W :em Railway, wl ere ail trains stop, i 

 cash.— Address, with pric . F. M., Office of this 1 >er, can be had.— Woking Nil iy, Woking, Surrey. 



JAMEb GRAHAM begs to announce that his priced 

 Catalogue of DUTCH BULBS is now ready, and can be had 

 free on application.— Seed and Horticultural Establishment, 

 Northg*tP, Chichester (late Sn OCK and s? 3 pt. 22. 



WILLIAM CUTBUSH and SON b*z to acquaint 

 their patrons and friends that their ANNUAL CATA- 

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

 cation. The superior quality of their roots Is w«B known, but 

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

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



J Highgate Nur series, near Lo n don. 



DUTCH HYACINTHS AND OTHER BULBST 



J and J. FRASEIi beg to announce that they have 

 • 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 the successful cultivation of the various 

 roots.— Lea Bridge Road, Sept. 22. 



LARGE AND VERY CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF 



IMPORTED DUTCH BULBS. 



CLARKE and COMPANY, Wholesale Seedsmen, 

 S6, Borough, London, beg to inform country dea'ers they 

 have received from the best growers in Holland their annual 

 supply of the above, which are very fine and well matured Bulbs 

 this season. Catalogues forwarded m application. The usual 

 credit given upon a satis ftctory reference. 



DUTCH BULBOUS ROOTS. 



MARTIN and SON have much pleasure in informing 

 their friends that they have received in good condition 

 their annual importation of the above, which are particularly 

 fine, and trust to be favoured with early orders— Catalogues may 

 be had and also of their Nursery Stock for two stamps. — 



Nursery and Seed Establishment, Cottingham (1788)-, Hull 

 Branch. Junc tion Street. 



DUTCH AND OTH£R~~BULBS. 



JOHN CATTELL begs to inform his patrons and 

 the public that his DUTCH BULBS hare arrived in un- 

 usnally fine condition. Among the bulbs of J. C.'s own growing 

 he has a veiy large s< ck of the beautiful sky-blue Squill (Scilla 

 siberica) which is without exception the most distinct and showy, 

 as well as the hardiest of all our early spring flowers. Also a 

 large stock of Japan and other Lilies, Tritonia anrea, Hybrid, 

 and other Amaryllis, Tropa?olum tricolorum grandiflorum, very 

 strong; fine assortments of Gloxinia, Cyclamen, Gladiolus, 

 Alstrffimeria, &c. A priced catalogue of which may be had on 

 prepaid application.— Nurseries, Westerham, Kent. 



IMPORTED DUTCH FLOWER ROOTS. 



■p F. WINSTANLEY begs to announce that his 



J- • Priced Catalogue of Dutch Bulbs for the present season 

 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, Narci is, 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 Bulbs, and true to name. 

 28, Market Place, Manchester. 



DUTCH~F LOWER ROOTS, VTcTeTC. 



PETER LAWSON and SON, Seedsmen and Nur- 

 sery mem to Her Majesty the Qrv. . and .to the High- 

 land and Agricultural Societv of Scotland, bejr to intimate the 

 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 (Ti ifolium incarnatum), A ke Clover 

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

 Turnip, &c. &c. 



London : 27, Great George Street, Westminster.— Sept. 22. 



CHOICE HYACINTHS, NARCISSUS, TULIPS, 



CROCUS ETC. ETC. 



JAMES CHARTRES' a.xdCO.,* Importers op 

 Dutch Flower Roots, Seedsmi:\, &c, beg to announce 

 that their unrivalled Stock of the above have arrived in splendid 

 condition: the Roots are remarkably large and handsome. 



J. C.&Co. eame licit early orders to insure the finest 



Roots. A Catalogue may be had on application. 



74, King William Street, City, and York Nursery. Hanger 

 Lane, Stamford Hill, London.— Sept. 22. 





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GEORGE JACKMAN be^s to state his PRICED 

 CATALOGUE of choice CONIFERA. HARDY EVER- 

 OEEENS and ORNAMENTAL TREES, which are well grown, 

 and constantly removed: also Roses, standard, Dwarf, ana 

 warf-trained Fruit Trees, and Forest Trees, can be had on 

 application by enclosing one Postage Stamp. 



G . J. respectfully invites persons planting to pay a visit to his 

 tensive nursery, one and a half mile from Wokln? Sift o, 



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