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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[Sept. 29, 1855. 



R SHACKELL be^to Strong Plants of hi, L UCOMBE^ P INCH ^»|£^^&£ 



I i • superior Violet Russian" Superb, at 4s. per dozen; strong ^ call attention to their remarkaoiy 

 ts of the Neapolitan \ let, now fit for potting, at 45. per 



CRAPE VINES FROM EYES IN POTS. I T^ISHER, IIOLMEvS, and CO. beg to offer the fjj. 



f>V1RF 1MNCE AND CO. beg respectfully to L lowing, all of which are good healthy Plants. 



dozen; Double Perpetual Tn» Violet, at 4«. i»r dozen ; sing e 

 «ee° winter blooming White Violet, at 4,. per dozen; Doable 



While do X Per *>»»; ° ,d Rus8ian £«*•*> »°»' ft r 10 ° pUntS - 

 hamper and pacKage included for all orders above 10s. 



R S would be happy to enter into arranges .ts with any 



retail Florist for supplying Bouquets of Violet blooms a ter the 

 111 of October until .he 1st of March, provided the weather per- 

 mit, at 5». per 100. Bouquets almost to any extent 



Robert Shackbix, Locksbrook Nursery, Bath. 





raised from eyes, in pots, in a bearing state 00 - t 



t p gr Co havine two years ago erected a Vinery m reel 

 lo^'for'the especfal purpose of proving every good Vine in cnlti- 

 vatfon° are enabled to sly that the Plants sent out by them are 

 true to name. 



LUCOMBE, PINCE, and CO., 



EXETER NURSERY, 



EXETER. 



Established 1720. 



Ahelia unifiora, each9(f. to ls.Od. 



Azalea am oena 1 



Stanleyana 1 6 



Symmetry 1 6 



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NEW 



BASS AND BROWN'S 



AUTUMN CATALOGUES 



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very select, and the best in cultivation. 



CATALOGUE CONTAINS: 



HELIANTHEMUMS, or Dwarf Rock Cistus, in 24 beautiful 



^SELECT and POPULAR TREES and SHRUBS, containing 

 choice Collections of Coniferse, Sikkim, and other Rhododendrons. 



HARDY ORNAMENTAL CLIMBERS. 



SELECT ROSES, with descriptions, and instructions for 



culture of each class. 

 FRUITS of the choicest sorts with select lists of each kind. 

 RHUBARB, Seakale, Asparagus, &c. 



NO. I. 

 BULBS A FLOWER ROOTS, comprising collections of the 

 finest and I most interesting bulb, in cultivation. The gi^^ouM 

 varieties are distinguished fr< the hardy, and the colours and 

 months of^owering are s, UML A scale ta also appended, 

 rivin* the months b, lit^l for planting. 



HAKDV HERBACEOUS PLANTS, with descriptions of 

 heights colors, and month* of flowering, and embracing also 

 onr^superb collations of Potentill, Phlox, Penstemona, &c. 

 HOLLYHOCKS, the finest sorts, with lull descriptions. 



CATALOGUE CONTAINS: 



AZALEA INDICA, including several beautiful new Conti- 



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GERANIUMS, in divisions of Show, Fancy 

 shoe Leaf, Scarlet, and other bedding varieties. 

 CINER ARIAS, choicest varieties. 

 FUCHSIAS, best new of 1854. 



nental and other varieties. 



STOVE and GREENHOUSE PLANTS, &c.&c. 



The following are from Is. to 



Is. 6d. each : — 

 Azalea Frosti 



aurantia superb 

 lateritia pulchra 

 Apollo 



white 



„ double 

 fulgens 



Duke of Wellington 

 optima 

 extrani 

 decora 

 amabilis 

 Hebe, 

 ^'schy nan thus speciosus, 



fine plants 

 „ splendidns, do. ... 

 Acacia verticillata 

 Agapanthus umbellatus, 



fol. var.... 

 Begonia Prestoniensis, 



fine plants 

 Boronia Drummondi 

 Burchellia capensis Is. to 1 

 Caladium bicolor su- 



perba Is. 6d» to 



Clerodendron splendens 

 Cyrtoceras refiexum 

 Dipladenia crassinoda 

 Desmodium gyrans 

 Eranthemum leuconervum 1 

 Ery thrina crista-galli,ls. to 1 



Remittances respectfully 



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Escallonia pteiocladon btOd. 

 Eugenia Ugni ... l«.&..tot 6 

 Fuschia, Florence Night- 

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Lady of the Lake i 

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 r , Em pre ss Eugenie 

 „ violseflora pleno 

 „ Dominiana... 



Henfreya scandens 



Hexacentrie mysorensis 



Hoya bella 



Hydrangea japonica va- 

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Ixora cocci nea j 



„ javanica x 



„ salici folia ... M g 



ImpatiensJerdonia} ; ls.6d.to2 



Lycopodium urabrosum 



I „ insequali folia 



Poeppigiana 

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apothecum ... 

 formosum ... 

 „ ccesium arborenm... 

 Mandevillea suaveolens 

 Maranta alba lineata 

 Mitruria coccinea 



Mussa>nda frondosa 



Pen tas rosea 

 I'imelea Henderson! 

 „ spectabilis 



Swansonia Lessertifolia 

 Statice Halfordi, fine 



plants ... ls.6d.to 



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Veronica variegata ... 1 



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NEW SHOW GERANIUMS OF LAST SEASON. 



, „ . • •„„ .*« wt nf thrtqp *<»nt out last season, of which we have cultivated a large stock, are unusually strong 



and ™!^Se£3^ 60,,'or any 12 for 48, Our selection of 12 varieties for 36, 



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Dobson's Conquer 



Silenus 



Laura... 



Lydia 

 „ Commander-in-Chief 



Lowe's Calliope. 



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Foster's Phaeton 

 Hoyle's Serena ... 



Lord Raglan . . . 



Topsy ... 



Wonderful 



Queen Eleanor 



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Fuller's Gem of the West 

 Foquett's Petruchio 

 Story's Fair Ellen 

 Turner's Pandora 



„ King of Portugal 



Hocken's Una 



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ZV^rf previous years see Catalogue. Fine selections, 95. to 18s. per doz en. Purchaser's selections, 12s. to 21s. per doz. 



IMPORTED DUTCH HYACINTHS. 



r Dutch Roots have arrived in very fine condition. We beg to offer the following, of our own selection, in fine assortments, 

 r uutcn koots e ^ ith inted instructions tor their culture :- 



rrttr . ..„ . K a pTlrt :^ A aorta 30s. 1 Choice varieties, per dozen 6s., 9s. & 15s. 



W"y™^ ;;; :; Z H: \ Separate colours without name, per dozen 3s. 



If required for Forcing we particularly recommend early p lanting. For oar exten sive Collection of Bulbs see Catalogue. 



Carrianc Free (not under 20s.) to all the London Termini and free to all stations on tU London anc 

 Norwich Line, vid Colchester. Extra Plants gratis with orders of 40*. and upwards. 



spondents.— Handsworth Nursery, Sheffield, Sept. 29. 



1LLIAM YOUNG begs to call the attention of 



Noblemen, Gentlemen, Public Companies, and Plan' s in 

 general to his extensive stock of CHOICE COMF1 E, 

 HARDY EVERGREENS, ORNAMENTAL TREES, A: 

 RICAN PLANTS, &c, which are this season particular! line, 

 and having been well prepared for removal, he can confidently 

 recommend them to transplant with perfect safety. 



W. Y. invites persons about to plant to inspect his stock, 

 which is standing over 50 acres of ground, in which will be found 

 all kinds of plants adapted to every description of orna ntal 

 planting. It consists of HARDY CONIFERS, contak 

 some of the finest specimen plants ever offered. 



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BASS & BROWN, Seed & Horticultural Establishment, Sudbury, Suffolk 



Feet high. 



Abies Douglasi 6 to 8 by 5 to 6 



8 to 10 by 7 to 8 

 10 to 12 by 8 to 9 



Menziesi 4£ to 5 



nigra, Black Spruce 4£ to 5 

 alba, White Spruce 6 to 8 

 canadensis, Hem- 

 lock Spruce... 6 to 8 by 7 



Pinus austriaca 



MESSRS. E. G. HENDERSON 



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5 to 6 by 6 

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T hu i a Weare an a, Sibe ri an 5 ; ■■ • 6 



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Chinese Juniper ... 4^ to 5 



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Taxodium sempervirens C to 8 



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BEG to announce that they have now received their noted collection of HYACINTHS in excellent condition. 

 They also beg to state, that having been for nearly 50 years the largest and most successful cultivators of this highly popular 

 Flower in the vicinity of London, they can with confidence recommend the varieties named m their Catalogue as being the most 

 suitable for pot or glass culture, and every way worthy the attention of Amateurs, &c. Utto . n .. 



Catalogues can be had On application, and for the assistance of those persons unacquainted with the culture of the Hyacinth, 

 printed instmctions will be given gratis with each order they are kindly favoured with. 



CUCUMBER— HENDERSON'S "NAPOLEON III." 



E G H & Son have great pleasure in informing those who are fond of a really good Cucumber that they have succeeded in 

 obtaining the stock of the above variety. It is one of the best for Winter culture and early forcing; is a free bearer and perfect 

 in its form, possessing, inoeed, all those qualifications of a good Cucumber which the most fastidious could desire. In packets, 

 containing two seeds, 3s. each; ditto ditto, four seeds, 5s. 6d. each. 



FLOWER SEEDS FOR AUTUMNAL SOWING. 



Collections containing 12 distinct varieties, with printed instructions, 3s. 6d. each, postage free ; ditto, 24, 6s.; 36, 8s. 6d. ; 48, 10s. 6d. 



CALCEOLARIA, CINERARIA, AND PRIMULA, 



Saved from the choicest varieties, may be had in packets at 2s. 6d. and 5s. each; the finest quality of Calceolaria is only 

 oftered at 5s.; second quality, 2s. 6d. The finest fimbriated Primula in the country, 25. 6d. 



NEW PLANTS. 



In the possession of E. G. Henderson & Son, and will be sent out for the first time in October, 

 following may be seen in the New Autumn Catalogue, just published. 



SHOW GERANIUMS. 



EXCELSIOR (Henderson's) | LA BELLE ALLIANCE (Foqtjet) | PURPLE KING (Foquet) | MIDNIGHT (Foquet) 



FANCY GERANIUMS. 



LA STELLA (Henderson's) 

 MOONLIGHT (Henderson's) 

 REINE DU BAL (Henderson's) 

 ROSY-LIP (Henderson's) 



CINERARIAS. 



Large full-sized flower, white, with purplish violet edging, dark dice, fine form. 10s. 6d. 



FUCHSIAS. 



BANKS* FAVORITE. 10s. 6d. | PRINCE OF WALES. 10s. Gd, 



RHODODENDRONS. 



The following magnificent new species, collected from the Bhotan Mountains, by Thomas J. Booth, Esq., are now, for the first 



tSme ' °BoOT d HI 0r S 1 ^ HOOKERI, I CAtOPHYLLTJM, | KENDRICKT, | EXTMIUM, J WlNDSORI LeUCANTHUM. 



For full descriptions, with prices of the above splendid varieties, see Spring Catalogue, page 85. 



GYNEHIUM ARGENTEUM (The Pampas Grass). 



E. G. H. and Son having in their possession the largest stock in the country of this noble ornamental Grass, will supply 

 healthy plants in October at 2s. 6d. each or 25j. per dozen. 

 N.B.— Price to the Trade per 50 or 100 can be obtained on application. 



GLOXINIA ERECT A. 



Meww. E. G. Henderson & Son have great pleasure in announcing that they have a very large stock of this new clas 

 and most showy upright flowering Gloxinias. They are the most abundant flowerers, containing among them some of the most 

 lively contrasts of colours imaginable. The Collection includes the new varieties sent out this season. Price 5s. and 7s. Qd. each, 

 or 42s. and 60s. per dozen. 



Picea Pinsapo 



nobilis 

 „ Nordmanniana) handsome 



Araucaria imbricata . 2 J by 2£ 



do. do 3 by 3 



do. do 4 by 4 



do. do., very handsome 6 to 8 



Cry ptomeria japonica ... 3 to 4 



Cedar of Lebanon ... 3| to 4 



... 5 to 6 



7 to 8 by 6 



10 to 12 by 8 



4Jto 5 



6 to 8 



9 to 10 



10 to 12 



("The Cedars of Lebanon and 



Deodar a are particularly 



handsome and well furnished.) 



Thujaorientalis,Chinese 



Arbor-vitse 5 to 6 



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EVERGREENS. 



Green Hollies 4 tn6 



... 6 to 7 4 

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Evererreen Oak * 4 



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6 to 8 by 4 to 5 



Spruce and Silver Firs 6 to 8 



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Weymouth Pine 



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 New Leucombe Oak... 6 



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AMPHITRITE (Henderson's) 

 DUKE oe CAMBRIDGE (Hender- 

 son's) 

 GIOVANNA (Henderson's) 



ADMIRAL LYONS (Henderson's), 



QUEEN OF THE FETE (Hender- 



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The following can be supplied in fine plants for flowering next season . 



CAMELLIAS and ORANGES, at 30s. and 42s. per I AZALEAS, ERICA, EPACRIS, and APHELEXIS, 



J * at 12s., 18s. to 425. per dozen. 



r 1000 can be had on application. 



dozen. 



The' Spring Catalog-ue or Genet 

 Coloured Plate of NINE NEW I 



Wellington Nursery, St. John's Wood 



AMERICAN PLANTS 

 Azaleas, fine named sorts 

 Rhododendron ponticum tg"» 



for cover). 

 Do. all the new and best * 

 Kalmias, Andromeda, Leo.. 



&c. &c. 

 STANDARD ROSES, of all the best varieties. 

 FRUIT TREES, ORNAMENTAL DECIDUOUS ™*S 



for Parks or Avenues, from 10 to 12 teet. 

 FOREST TREES, for Copse Planting, from I to 4 • 



Prices given on application. kmtiX ^ \ 



A Catalogue is now ready, and may be had tor two y * r 



The Nurseries are two miles from Godalraing Statio^^ 

 Western Railway, where conveyances can always ne ou 



Milford Nurs eries, near Godalmin g L Snrrey 



JOHN WESTWOOD will be prepared on an 



J the 10th of October next to send out good welI -^ q 

 of the following novelties, at the very low pnw 

 named, viz.— , » fl 



VERBENA -MRS. HALFOM>."~ | Th€ ^J^Jg. 



raised; no other will be grown wherever it is " ltroanct T ^ 

 had plants in his possession before any other flm ^:;^ t ocS 

 now on hand many thousands, and is therefore enabled* 



them at 9s. per dozen, or SI. per 100. ^^^mp » \ de 



PETUNIA "MARQUISE DE LA FBRTb. d< 



improvement on Shrubland Rose, and must enti i ei) < • i ^ 



The highest praise has been awarded this no y ^ . 



deners' Chronicle, " The Cottage Gardener, and by 



seen it. 8s. per dozen, or 21. 15s. per 10 °- __.„,.« of 1855 

 All the White Corolla'd and other FUCHbi a» ^ & 



out by Chauviere, Epps, Henderson & Co., Lucomu 



Smith, at 10s. per dozen 



The last new 



Turner, &c, many s — r - r 



are superior to the older varieties. 8s. Pf doz ; ^ giants °< 



Seedling Herbaceous CAL« r:OL ARIAS fronph 

 rate quality (superior to any exin Mted dnrtng mv 

 carefully impregnated by the Rev E. Ti in rma , 

 been remarkably successful with this flow ( 



8s. per dozen, or k 15s. per 100; 2d selection, H. P 



11. 15s. per 100. met i var 



Seedling CINERARIAS from all the best name 



4s. per dozen, or 1*. 10s. per 100. , ts jnf, 



Fimbriated PRIMULA SINENSIS,!- » 



to none in the trade, of last year. 5s. i ' f tl '' 



J. W. has also for immediate s» Vteea from BjJ^ ( 



and leading sorts, a U. per dozen. And the tn 

 Clove, at . per dozen, or 1^. 18s p^r 100. } aI 



I The < iage will be paid to ! - ' nd< l n V7n ami theh^- 

 exceeds 21. additional plai will be given in, ana 



and package not charged for. Turnhani Green 



The Floral Nursery, Acton Road, iuinn» 



dozen. . p g: , 



VERBENAS sent out by Cli^re, 



r of which (especially those T™**£ 



