THE 



GARDENERS 



5 



CHRONIC 



AND 





AGRICULTURAL 



GAZETTE 



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



No. 42.— 1855.] 



SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20. 



INDEX. 



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Agriculture, salt in 



Apple, monstrous 



Bacon, to salt 



Brewing, Dr. Kemp on... 

 Caledonian hort. soc. . . . 



Cattle, to stall feed 



Cherry the 



Clay, burnt 



Cotton seed, oilcake from 



Cucumber growing 



Dioscorea batatas 



Drainage, warmth conferred by 



Erabryoi, grafting 



Varras, small 



Farming, Irish 



— Hungarian 



Grafting embryos 



Grope, golden H amburgh .... 

 Hardy's (Messrs.) experiments 



Heating, gas 



Hort. Soc. in N. S. Wales 



Hungarian farming 



Irish farming 



Kemp's (Dr.) Phasis of Matter 



Killncan farmers' club 

 Lightning conductors 



Manure, burnt clay as 



National noricultural society. . 



"00 

 692 



7"2 



cm 



698 

 698 



69.i 

 693 

 699 

 692 



B99 



698 



701 



6y2 



69:j 

 69" 

 696 



691 



;o i 



693 



a 



o 

 a 

 a 

 b 

 b 



e 

 b 

 c 

 b 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 b 

 c 

 b 

 a 

 b 



■ • • • 



• ••■•■•• 



. - - 



694 h 



700 b 



693 b 

 693 c 



63b c 



New South Wales' hort. soc. .. 



Oak, Durmast 



Oilcake from Cotton seed 



Orctiard houses 



Park, Suuderland 



Pathology, vegetable 



Hants, sap of 



Plough, Eisken's 



Plum double 



— Columbia 



Potato haulm, value of 



ftnlt in agriculture 



Sap of plants 



Soils, treatment of clay 



Spade husbandry 



Steam engine* 



Strawberry, Dehcesii'Automne 



— growing. Mr. Underbill on 



Temperature and drainage. . . . 



Turner's (Mr.), nursery 



Vine «i I se. Neapolitan 



— rpmedies for 



Weathercocks, metallic 



Weeds, perennial 



Wheat, experiments with 



— M essrs. H ardy's 



Winchcomb Farmers' Club, .. . 



Wool, qualities o/ 



Worms, cure for .. 



* • • 



• a ■ 



691 6 



6^6 e 



i59S a 



693 b 



691 r 



692 c 

 ON r 



70* 



M 

 693 



700 a 



700 



<7 



»7 



700 



ri94 

 69 i 



•;'J9 



69i 

 G93 



14 a 



693 6 

 699 e 



701 b 



6' 7 b 

 J0h c 

 699 a 

 696 c 



b 

 b 



a 

 e 

 c 

 e 

 b 

 a 

 a 



e 

 b 

 c 



ORITISH POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY.— An 



U Extraordinary Meeting of the British Pomological Society 

 will be held at the ftooms, 20, Bedford Street, Coven t Garden, on 

 MONDAY, the 5th of November, to compare and determine the 

 merits and qualities of Fruits, for the election of Members, and 

 for general business. 



It is hoped that all who take an interest in the cultivation of 

 FRUITS and FRUIT TREES will forward to the meeting 

 specimens of such varieties as they can obtain, correctly named, 

 and otherwise assist in promoting the objects of the Society. 



Persons desirous of becoming Members are requested to make 

 application to the Secretary on or before the day of meeting. 

 Members are elected at all the Meetings of the Society ; and 10*. 

 entrance fee, with 10*. annual subscription, constitute member- 

 ship.— Robert Hogg. Secretary. 



VINES FROM EYES. 



JOHN and CHARLES LEE beg to offer a very 

 superior stock of all the leading kinds of VINES, both for 

 planting out and for^fruiting in pots. 

 Nursery and Seed Esta blishment, Hammersmith. 



OSACE ORANGE (MACLURA AURANTIACA). 



MESSRS. MORRISON and SON have to offer 

 about 50,000 Plants (5 to 6 inches high) of this fine new 

 Hedge Plant (see Gardtuers* Chronick, May 13, 1854), price 10*. 

 per 100. Price to the trade on application. R:\ilways to all parts 



Of the kingdom. — Nurseries, Mon n feoffor, Banff. N.B. 



ORION MELON is pronounced by competent 

 Judges to be perfection, won valuable prizes at the Crystal 

 Palace, Regent Street, and Ipswich, and is always admired for 

 beauty, fragrance, and richness of flavour. It is placed in the 

 hands of Mr. Wild, of Ipswich, f or distribution. 



STATICE HALFOROI. 



JOSEPH MORGAN has 300 healthy plants of dif- 

 ferent sizes, obtained immediately from the original stock. 

 Also a large stock of strong flowering roots of GLADIOLUS 

 BRENCHLEYENSIS and other choice varieties. Prices on 

 application. A liberal discount to the trade. 

 m Torbay Nurseries, To rq uay, Devo n sh i re. 



HARDY HEATHS 



TVTATERER and GODFREY respectfully invite 



* V attention to their large stock and first-rate collection of 

 these most beautiful Hardy Plants. Priced Catalogues may be 

 had free on application to Waterer & Godfrey, Knap Hill 

 Nursery, W oking, Surrey. 



YKfANTE D, from 50,000 to 100,000 LARCH, about 



; ' 2 feet 6 inches high. Any person having the above to 

 dispose of, address, stating height, age, and price, to J. W. 

 WnxiAMs^St. John's Wood, High Wyc o mbe, Buck s. 



J TO THE TRADE. 



OHN GRIGOR and CO. beg to request Nurserymen 

 requiring strong 1-year Seedling Larch, 2-year Seedling True 

 Native Highland Pine, < Scc., to apply to the Nurser i I .rr es.N.B . 



SEEDUNC RHODODENDRON PONTICUM. 



TAMES SMITH has to offer about 500,000 2 and 



¥ 3-year old RHQDODENDRONS: 2 years, Is. 6d. per 1000 ; 

 3 years, 10*. per 1000. Also 3-year old, 1 year transplanted, 16$. 

 per 1000.— Darley Dale Nursery, near Matlock.— Oct. 20. 



TTO NURSERYMEN AND OTHERS. 

 BE SOLD, about 1500 strong plants of 

 PHLOXES, named, of best varieties, up to 1854; also about 

 200 yards of BOX EDGING, 9 years old, superior quality.— 

 Addr ess, A. Y., Office of this Paper. 



^O BE SOLD, Four Dozen well Rooted PINE 



PLANTS.— Apply to D. D., Post-office, Wandsworth, Surrey. 



T"~~ SPAN ISH CHESTN UTS. 

 O BE SOLD, about 200,000 Strong SPANISH 

 CHESTNUTS, from 2 to 4 feet. Price sent on application 

 ll____ jgRER and God i-rev, Knap H ill, Wok ing, Surrey. 



T IMPORTANT TO NURSERYMEN. 

 O BE SOLD, from 600,000 to 700,000 Forest 

 Seedlings. LARCH, SCOTCH FIR. SPRUCE FIR, BIRCH, 

 E*-M, ALDER, THORN, QUICKS, Ac., one and two years old, 

 *u in the finest possible health, and prices moderate. — Apply to 

 P. Edwaeds, Old Merrion, Black Rock, near Dublin. 



QEKD POTATOES.—- Fluke Kidneys, 4*. per bushel 



of 56 lbs.; 71. per ton; Lapstone Kidneys, 5s. Early Short- 

 JJP Ashleaf Kidneys, 6s. per bushel of 56 lbs.; sacks, 6d. per 

 oushel extra. All orders must be accompanied by a remittance. 

 _ Apr Jv to Humphrey Chamberlain. Kemo^ev. near Worcester. 



AYNJ_*S DEFIANCE RED WHEAT, warranted 



a true Stock and perfectly clean, grown upon new land, 

 may be had of Mr. T. Baker, Bury Farm, Stapietord, Cambridge- 

 Jtore, price 10*. per batteL All orders to be accompanied with a 

 ^ost-Dflies order. 



CHOICE CALCEOLARIA SEED. 



LUCOMBE, P1NCE, and CO. have now ready for 

 sending out Seeds of their very superior CALCEOLARIA, 

 saved with great care from all the newest and choicest varietier 

 which if sowed now will flower finely next summer. 



The great satisfaction which their Calceolarias have piven 

 for several successive years enables them to recommend their 

 Seed of the present season with much confidence. 

 Packets sealed and warranted bv them, at ft*. 0,7. t free by post. 



EXETER Nl KSKKV, l; \ KTKK. 



E9TART-ISHKD 17*20. 



VINES FOR FRUITING IN POTS. 



ESSRS. J. and J. FRASER, Nursirym 



Lea 



Bridge Road, Essex, beg to announce that the.y have a 

 very choice selection of the best sorts of VINES from eyes 

 grown in 12 and 15-inch pots, Price 5>. and Is. Hd each. 



N.B. Strong Vines for planting out. 3*. (WI. each.— Oct. 2 A . 



ROSE CATALOGUE, ETC. 



HLANE and SON'S CATALOGUES of ROSES, 

 • TREES and SHRUBS, and FRUIT, are now readv . and 

 will be sent as usual to their customers. Also Catalogues of 

 Azaleas, Stove and Greenhouse, and Herbaceous Plants. 



The Nurseries, Great Berkhamstead, Herts. 



R~0~S~E CATALOGUE. 



J and J. FRASER, Nurserymen, Lea Bridge Road, 

 • Essex, beg to announce that their New CATALOGUE of 

 ROSES for 1855 and 1856 is now ready, and may be had on 



application. _____ 



EP. FRANCIS' New DESCRIPTIVE CATA- 

 • LOGUE of ROSES is now ready for distribution, and will 

 be forwarded gratis on application. — R ose Nnrs eries, Hertford. 



ROSES, HOLLYHOCKS, ETC. 



A PAUL and! SON'S PRICED DESCRIPTIVE 

 • CATALOGUES of ROSES and HOLLYHOCKS are 

 now ready, and may be had post free on application. 



A fine, stock of COM FEKJ2, ORNAMENTAL TREES and 

 SHRUBS, FRUIT TREES, &c. Prices furnished on application. 



Nurseries, Cheshunt, Hert s, Oct. 20. 



ASS a wd BROWN'S new AUTUMN CATA- 

 LOGUE, comprising a considerable portion of descriptive 

 an J useful information for purchasers, will he sent free by post 

 for three penny stamps, or gratis to their customers, who may not 

 have received them. 



Seed and Horticultural Es tablishment, Su dbury, Suffolk. 



A" VAN GEE RT, Nurseryman, Ghent, Belgium, 

 • begs to inform Amateurs and the Trade that he lias just 

 published a new PRICED CATALOGUE OF PLANTS, con- 

 taining many Continental novelties and other useful plants. 



May be obtained on application of his Agent, Mr. R. Sildebbad, 

 5, Harp Lane, Tower Street, London. 



AMERICAN PLANTS. 



I OHN WATERKR'S CATALOGUE of RHODO- 



*J DENDRONS, AZALEAS. &c, as exhibited at the Royal 

 Botanic Gardens, Regent's Park, London, is now published, and 

 can be had on application. 

 £37" The Catalogue describes the colours of the Rhododendrons. 

 The American Nursery, Bagshot, Surrey. —Oct. *20. 



AMERICAN PLANTS. 



WATERER and GODFREY be^ to announce their 

 Priced and Descriptive Catalogue of American Plants for 

 this season is now published, and will be sent free on application. 

 As the collection of American Plants at this Nursery is altogether 

 unequalled in extent or quality, purchasers will find it to their 

 interest to pay a visit to the Nursery, which may be readily done 

 by the South Western Railway to Woking Station. 

 K n a p Hill Nursery, Woking, Surrey. 



GEORGE' JACKMAN begs to state his PRICED 

 CATALOGUE of choice CONIFERA, HARDY 

 GREENS and ORNAMENTAL TREES, which are well grown, 

 and constantly removed; also Roses, Standard, Dwarf, and 

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

 application by encl ing one Postage Stamp. 



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

 extensive nursery, one and a half mile from Woking Station, 

 South Western Railway, where all trains stop, and conveyances 

 can be had. — Wo kin g Nursery, Wok ing. Surrey. __ 



DUTCH FLOWERING BULBS. 



TAMES CARTER and CO/< CATALOGUE OF 



J DUTCH AND CAPE PULBS, the most comprehensive 

 and select published, will be forwarded free of charge and post 

 paid, upon application to address at foot. The Bulbs are as usual 

 of first-mte quality. 



Jambs Carteb & Co.. 238, High Hol bom, London. 



RPARK"ER begs to inform his friends and patrons 

 • that his PRICED CATALOGUE of DUTCH BULBS 

 is now ready, and will be forwarded post free upon application. 

 Paradise Nursery. Hornsey Road, Holloway. 



DUTCH FLOWER ROOTS. 



PETER LAWSON and SON, Seedsmen and Nur. 

 SERYme* to Her Maj_BTT the Qceex, and to the High- 

 land and Agricultural Society of Scotland, respectfully intimate 

 that they are now ready to execute orders for HYACINTH 

 ROOTS, _c, &c, of the finest kinds and in excellent condition. 

 Catalogues may be had, free, on application. 



27, Gre at George Sn . Westmh er— O ct. 20. 



IMPORTED DUTCH BULBS. 



EVAN PAUL begs to inform his patrons and friends 

 that he has received his first importation of the above, which 

 have arrived in finst-rate condition, early orders for which are 

 respectfully solicited. Catalogues forwarded postage free on 

 application. — The Nurseries, Derby, Oct. 20. 



IMPORTED DUTCH FLOWER ROOTS. 



r P F. WINSTANLEY, Seedsman and Florist, begs 



1 • to inform his patrons and friends that he ha received 

 direct, from one of the first growers in Holland, his first annual 

 importation of the above, comprising Hyacinths, Narcissus, 

 Early and Late Tulips, Jonquils, Iris, Crocus, Gladiolus, Ane- 

 mone*, Ranunculus, _c _c. All are unusually fine and well 

 ripened. Descriptive Priced Catalogues can be had on appli- 

 cation.— 28. Market Place, .Manchester. 



f Price Fivepence. 



1 StaOTM KninoN, 6<£ 



JUST HARVESTED. 



SUTTON and SONS, Seed Uiiowem, Reading have 

 _ now harvest fd % ic fine seed of TRUE EARLY* 

 SHOKT-HOH.V CARROT, MUSTARD, CRESS, 

 LETT! ( rJ, EARLY PEAS, and other Seeds fur 



it xmoiwq. 



AGRICULTURAL SEEOS, ETC. 



PETER LAWSON am. SON, S> dsmkn 

 NlKSKRYMEW to H_ft Ma.jkbty this Q and ? ( 



High lakd ani» Ann i.ti'kal Soci-TTO? "oTLAim, are bow 

 Bupplvin;: tot following seeds rt the b»r quality:— 



1 tali an 1 : < ! rasa, F« v M*cd • Dwarf Essex Rape 



Crimson Clover ( rrift Liuni in- v r Tares 

 eamatmn) Natural Grass Seeds, for Pas* 



vvj 



Alriike Clover (Tri folium h> 



bridura) 



tares and Lawm, 



&c _c. _c. 



*. (i^st Cfnrv fcrr#M»t. Westminster. 



JoliN HOLLAND, Bradth v Gardens, Middle ton* 

 near Main heater, Will bi happy to forward his Autm ' *ta- 

 lognc. containing priced nxu\ descriptive lists of th lowing 

 choice, and popular flowers, lor one postage stamp : 



Auriculas Pinks Phloxit 



Alpines 

 < arnati' ns 

 Pico tees 



Belgian Daisies 

 Show Grooieb 



« urrants. &c. Arc. 



Pansiea 



Polyanthuses 



Primroses 



A few packets of v choice Pansy Seed, at la. - 2a. per pekt. 



DUTCH BULBS OI SUPERIOR QUALITY AT 

 LOW PRICES. 



Anemones, early flowering* brilliant colours 

 Hyacinths, Dutch nix«(l, all r 



„ ,. named, parate colours 



Narcias, mixed 



Tulips, Dutch, mixed, early sorts 



Crocus, Dutch, mixed, all colours... 

 Iris, mixed, all colours 



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. . . 



• • • 



. . . 



• • • 



• . . 



... 



t. per 100. 



'J I.?, per 



6s. per doz. 



la. ,♦ 

 6a. per 100. 



10a. perl 000. 



5*. | 100. 



The above, with every other kind c( Flower Roots, equally 

 moderate in price, may he had of William Dexyee, Seedsman 

 and Floris' .', Gracechurch Street, London. 



Descriptive snd priced Catalogues forwarded on appl ication. 



FRUIT TREES IN POTS. 



JOHN and CHARLES LEE have the finest stock 

 or" the above ever yet offered, consisting of— 

 PEACHES | APRICOTS | CHI RIES 



NECTARINES j PLUMS | APPLES 



and PEARS 

 All warranto! to bear u •<! crops the first season. 

 Nursery a nd K d -' fabli ment, Hammersmith. 



AZALEA INDICA LEEANA. 



JOHN and CHARLES LEE are now prepared to 

 send out this fine Seedling, which for habit of growth and 

 substance of petal, combined v. i perfect shape and purity, is 

 decidedly the best wJhlte Azalea yet out. It as gained 

 Certificates wherever exhibited. Price 21s.; a few extra strcng 

 pl ants at 42s. — Nurs ery and Seed Fstablishmenr, Hammersmith. 



SPLENDID HYACIrJTHS, ETC. IMPORTED^. 



TAMES CHAR IRES and CO. can strongly recom- 



** mend their 20$. ( llections of the above, which have always 

 given such general satisfaction. 12 splendid named Hyacinths 

 for pots or glasses; V2 do. do for Borders; 6 Polyanthus Marcis.; 

 12 Pheasant-eyed do.; 6 splendid Early Ti -js for pofs : 2 do. 

 Late do. for Borders; 100 Crocus, sorts: 12 tine Iris; 6 Snow- 

 flakes: 6 Double Jonquils: 25 Double Snowdrops. A general 

 and priced Catalogue on application. — :f i "Wareliousc, 71. King 

 William Str. . City, !/>ndon. 



CAMELLIAS. 



C* HANDLER and SONS, Nurserymkn, Wandsworth 

 / Road, b to inform their friends and customers that their 

 CAMELLIAS are fi.ely set with flower buds this season. They 

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

 per dozen. Ttw bea t (CHRYSANTHEMUM?. 12$. per dozen. 



NEW 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



JOHN SALTER begs to announce that his Seedling 

 Pompone CHRYSANTHEMUM "SCARLET GEM 

 now in flower, and will be found far snperler to everything in it* 

 class for brilliancy of colour, form, and habit. Orders now take* 

 for plants to be sent out hi spring at 7s. Gd. each. His general 

 collection will be in bloom early in November. 



V e rsailles Nn r^erv. ne mithJTurnpike 



DOUBLE ROMAN and PAPER WHITE NAR- 

 CISSUS, 45. per dozen.— The above Bull--, the former of 

 which is so justly esteemed for its early blooming andexce^iv. 

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

 arrived, and msy be obtained at A. Cobbett'* Italian and Foreign 

 Warehouse. 18. Pall Mall, near Water loo Place, Loi ______ 



CATTELL'S EARLY BARNES CABBAGE; 

 DO. DO. RELIANCE; Also 



PARAGON, IMPERIAL, KINC, NONPAREIL, ETC. 



JOHN CATTELL has now ready Bedded Plants of 

 the above, at 5*. 64. per 1000. No i rge for crates, basket^ 

 or packing- Pack es of s)0 or more are delivered to London 

 and to the / Edenbridge Station • the South- Eastern Railway 

 carriage free. A remittauce or refer ce to accompany orders 

 from unknown mrr»*uw i ndents. — Nnrser i* \V* st4*rhsm. Kent. 

 __. SELECTED SEED WHEAT. 



ABRAHAM HARDY and SON, Sked-G bowers, 

 Maldon, Ess- bes to offer their celehr. U d PROLIFIC 

 RED. at 15.^. Also Rough Chatted, or Satin Wheat, of superior 

 quality, at It*. 6i. per bushel. New bag, 1*.; sack, k ls. 

 Kemit'tsnees must accompany orders. Prices of selected earliest 

 Potatoes in variety on application. 



WK1COL, G*HDEiNER, Kosljn House, Hanipstead, 

 • begs to offer the whole Stock, In one lot, of is sue i- 

 P arable PEA " Omer Pacha." For terms and quantify inquire 



as above. 



W . N. bet:- to aaeert that ft is both the earliest and latest Pea 

 in cultivation, a m* ■ superb bearer, and unequail* in flavour, 

 and may j: ly be termed the acme of per* on. 



Should the whole stock not be di^ of in one lot b ns- 



day next, the 25th Inat, V will cend it out in M d pints at 

 3.*., and sealed quarts a' 



