THE 



GARDENERS 



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CHRONICLE 



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AGRICULTURAL 



GAZETTE 



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



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No. 45.— \ 855.] 



SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 



f Price Fivepence. 



1 Stamped Kdition, 8JL 



INDEX. 



Arri. Soc. of England ....v... 74H a Pears in paper bass 



Artichoke, Jerusalem 748 a Peterborough harm 



Books noticed 743 c **' • « 





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Brewer's Atlas 743 c 



■icumber ili-ease 741 a 



— growing 742 c 



Dairy produce 747 6 



Fences, hedgerow 7*5 c 



Food, supply of 743 c 



Fuchsia bloom 74 > b 



ow fences 745 c 



_olcus saccharatus 748* 



lop^s, sulphured 742 c 



Horticultural Society J4Q c 



— nale of plants .... .... 7*4 a 



Insects, memoranda concern 



Irrigation, subterranean 743 a 



Labourers wages 746 e 



Lrcopod, luminous' 743 a 



Mole, the 74* a 



Oaks, British 742 6 



Ouvirandra fenestrnlis 740 e 



Packing seeds 7-*4 c 



Pea, Everlasting 748 a 



Peach, double dowered 743 a 



742 b 



anners' Club.. ~M b 



Pits. Hey wood House 743 a 



Plants, new 740 r 



Pomological Society "4i b 



Rain shell ~\\ b 



Kaspberry seeds, Dorchester.. 739 c 



Roses in beds Jfi3 b 



Seeds, vitality of 733 6— 7'3 a 



— resuscitation of 741 c 



— to pack 74 1 e 



Shell ram 71.3 b 



Stanford's Crimea j\3 c 



Statisics, agri.. Hannam on.. 7^8 a 



— Irish 743 c 



Sulphured Hops J 4 '- c 



Superphosphate, to make .... ~htt a 



Turnips, to store 747 a 



Turnip pests 74 J a 



Vine borders, chambered 744 e 



Wages, labourers' 7 ;r » c 



Watlingtrtn Farmers' Club .... 74 s c 



Wea'her in Argyleshire 742 6 



Wheat without ploughing .... 747 c 



- price of 7* s ° 



Yeast to make 742 c 



Mer- 



NEW SEEDS, CROWTH OF 1855. 



WILLIAM E. RfcNDLE and CO., Sekd 

 chants, Plymouth, are now receiving their general 

 Collection of Seeds from the Growers, and all the earliest 

 varieties are now ready for dcV ry. 



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



Established 1786, 



EST OF ENGLAND HORTICULTURAL 



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HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 

 "* the" AUTUMN MEETING will take place at the 

 mtfs House, 21, Regent Street, on TUESDAY, November 

 frvtrom 1 



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2 to 4 p.m. The. Chair will be taken at 2 P.M. 



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CjOUTH LONDON SOCIETY UF AMATEUR 



H> FLORISTS.— The CHRYSANTHEMUM EXHIBITION 

 of the above Societv will be held at the Horns Tavern, Ken- 

 nington, on TUESDAY, the 20th, and WEDNESDAY, 21st 

 November. Admission to Non-Members, from 2 till 7 o'clock on 

 * Tuesday, at Is. each, and on Wednesday at6d. each. An efficient 

 Band will be in attendance. List of Prizes, and the Rules of the 

 Society may be obtained from John Bushell, 



Lower Kennin ton Lane. Hon. Secretary. 



AND AGRICULTURAL SEED ESTABLISH- 

 MENT. — The Proprietors have during the past summer 

 considerably enlarged their Offices and Seed Warehouses 

 at a considerable expense, so as to be enabled to execute 

 all orders with regularity and dispatch. 



With increased exertion, redoubled energies, and more assist- 

 ants, they hope to give the greatest satisfaction to all who honour 

 them with commands. 



Will iam E. Rex die & Co., S I Merchants. PI nouth« 



SEEDS FOR EXPORTATION. 



SUTTON and SONS arc now prepared to execute 

 orders for exportation for New Seeds, growth of 1 H.>5, 

 consisting of the most desirable sorts, properly packed to 

 arrive in good condition. Free on board at London, 

 Bristol, or Southampton. 



Sutton & Sons, Seed O rowers, Reading. 



SCARLET RHODODENDRONS. 



T am. J. FKASER, Kurskumi *Le» Br e 



** • Road, Essex, beg to tfer fine bushy Plants the r 



2 to a i i high, S 1\ well set with i "lower buds, e 



10#. &/. ear.!). 



VINES FOR FRUITING IN POTS. 



MESSRS. J. and J. PRASER, Nun? ;vitEX f 

 Bridge !: » '. EsSS3L beg to announce that Hi hava a 

 very choi selection of the b«*1 torts of VIM m • 

 gTOWfl iu IS and 15- inch pot**, Price 5*. and It. <r*i each 

 N.B. Strom: Vines for p' of. %* i i h.— N 



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Lea 



SE CAlALOGUt 



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f T4IE BEST CUCUMBERS 



KOR FORCING. 



SUTTON'S BERKSHIRE CHAMPION, per pkt. l«.6d. 

 SIR COLIN (AMPBELL ... „ 16 



LORD KENYOWS FAVOURITE ... „ 10 



WARD'S IMPROVED SION HOUSE „ 10 



Sutton & Sons, Seed Growers, Reading. 





R. 



ION OF PENSIONERS. 



CCOTTISH GARDENERS' & LAND STEWARDS' 



6 ASSOCIATION.— Notice is hereby given, that the FIFTH 

 ANNUAL MEETING for the ELECTION of TWO PEN- 

 SIONERS, and on other Business, will be held at EDINBURGH, 

 nn WEDNESDAY, November 14th, the Chair to be taken at 



7 o'clock, and the Ballot to close at 8 precisely. By order of the 

 jard. J. H. Balfour, Chairman. 

 Committ ee Rooms, 6, York Place, Edinburgh. 



RA SPBE R~R I E S. 



LAING is now sending out his "PROLIFIC 



RASPBERRY." Being a strong grower, of good flavour, 

 and an abundant bearer, it is worthy the attention of persons 

 growing fruit for sale. See Gardeners* Chronicle of July 15th, 

 1S54, p. 454. Price 21. per 100, or 6s. per dozen. 



R. Laing, Twickenham Nursery, Twickenham, Middlesex. 



~~ DAHLI A HnJCOMPARABLE (Adlill's). 



rpHOMAS BARNES having purchased the surplus 



i Stock of the above, which was but partially let out last 

 spring, is enabled to offer fine roots at the following prices, viz , 

 55., 7s. 6<f., and 10s. 6 d. each. Colour rich ruby crimson, of first- 

 rate shape, shown in all T. B.'s stands, as also the raisers. 



T. B. has also a few roots of his splendid Dahlia MARION. 

 Deep crimson, shaded, 10s. M. each, with all the leading varieties 

 of other raisers. — Dane Croft Nurseries, Stowmarket. 



EDWARD P. FRANCIS offers to the Trade strong 

 MANETTI STOCKS, well established in big 60 pots for 

 Grafting. Price on application. Rose Lists forwarded as usual. 

 Rose Nurseries, Hertford. 



OUBLE ROMAN and PAPER WHITE NAR- 



CISSUS, 4s. 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, Pall Mall, near Waterloo Place. London. 



V\7 ANTED, good, strong, well rooted, and clean 



f ¥ grown ENGLISH OAK, 3£ to 4£ feet.— Apply, Stating 



quantity and lowest price, to Francis and Arthur Dixon & SON3, 

 106> i:,'i.stg.-ite Street, Chester. 



TO PINE GROWERS. 



SECOND IMPORTATION. 



FRESH IMPORTED BULBS bloom much finer 

 than those ivhich have been long exposed to the air 

 before planting. 



John Sutton & Sons, Readiner, Berks, can supply fine BULBS, 

 just imported, at Ioiv prices. See their Catalogue, which may be 

 had, post free, in return for one ponay stamp. 



WAITE'S DANIEL O'HOURKB PEAS.— The best 

 Early Pea in cultivation can be supplied in any quantity, 

 and price had on application to J. G. Waite, Seed Merchant, 

 1S1, High Holborn, London. . 



DUTCH FLOWER ROOTS. 



PETER LAWSON and SON, Seedsmen and Nur- 

 serymen to Her Majesty the Queen, 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, Great Genrsre. Street. Westminster.— Nov. 10. 



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R PARKER begs to inform hi9 friends and patrons 

 • that his PRICED CATALOGUE of DUTCH Bl LBS 

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



Paradise N ursery, Hornsey Road, H o lloway. 



DUTCH FLOWERING BULBS. 



TAMES CARTER and CO.'s CATALOGUE OF 



J DUTCH AND CAPE BULBS, the most comprehensive 

 and select published, will be forwarded fre/>. of charge, and post 

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

 of first-rate quality. 



Jambs Carter & Co.. 238. Hi gh Holborn, London. _ 



CATA- 



Jand J. FRASER, N 4krymkn, Lea Bridge Roa< 

 • Essex, beg to atiu< • Uiat th w CATALOC1 < 



E03E8 for 1855 at.d 18'>6 is now ready, and maj h« b* 



a pp Ucatlon. 



PEARS CRAFTED ON THE QUINCE AS PYRAMIDAL 



SHAPED TREES. 



1 and J. FRASER bep to announce that their 



** • Priced List of the above is noiA published, and may ba 2 1 



post free on application. 



.1 . & J. F. have §old a large number of these Trees for the last 

 three years, and ba\ received numerous letters from g tit i 

 in the country s{>eaking in very high terms of their produ 

 ness. They can then *re recommend them with greater c ii- 

 dence to the notice of their friends and the i ')lic in general. 



l^ea Bridge Road, I, s.x 



VINES FROM EYES. 



JOHN and CHARLES LEE beg to offer a wrjr 

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

 planting out and for fruiting in po 



Nurser y an t eed «tablishment, Hammersmith. 



~ AZALEA INOICA. 



IOHN and k TARLES LEE be to i far g. 1 

 J Plants of the select kimte cl AZALEA INDICA, wall 



set with buds, at 3 10*., and 42*. per dozen. 

 Nurs e n eed Establishment, lUium mith. 



A. -EA INDICA LEEANA. 



JOHN and Ci ARLES LEE are now prepared to 

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

 substance of petal, combined with perfect shape and purity, is 

 decidedly the best white Azalea vet out. It has gained 

 Certificates wherever exhibited. Price 21* ; a few extra string 

 planta at 42*. — N nr y and S eed E st al hmert, Hammersmith. 



NEW~~VAR«ECATED CERANiUM-MRS. LENNOX. 



JOHN and CHARLES LEE are now sending out 

 this novelty, which is a decided improvement on The V. m- 

 tain of Light. It is of much more vigorous growth than that 

 variety, the margin of the foliage is of a purer white, and in 

 other respects it possesses the same good qualities. Price It. Qd. 



Nursery an d See d 1 ttablishi it, Hamnn mith. 



FRUIT TREES IN POTS. 



JOHN and CHARLES LEE have the finest stock 

 or the above ever yet offered, consisting of— 



PEACHES 



NECTARINES 



CI! IBS 



APPLES 



13 L 



AUTUMN 



LIVERPOOL IS THE BEST MARKET. 



J70RWARD TO GEORGE TAYLOR, 





JUN., 



ASS and BROWN'S new t. 



OGUE, comprising a considerable portion of descriptive 

 an I useful information for purchasers, will b.- sent free by post 

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

 have received them. 



Seed and Horticultural Establishment, Sndbnry, SnfTolk. 



"~ PLANTING SEASON, 



M. URQUHART and SONS respectfully inti- 



APRICOTS 

 PLUMS 



and PEAKS. 



All warranted to bear good crops the first season. 



Nursery and & 1 I tablishment, Hamn mirh. 



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FINES W 



From 2 lbs. to 4 lbs. each. 



Forward immediately to George Taylor, Jun., Fruit Sales- 

 man, St. Johi Market. Liverpool. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



OOD and INGRAM beg to offer line flowering; 



plants, covered with healthy foliage to the bottom, of good 

 sorts, both Poi e and large flowering vari s, at from 6s. to 

 9*. per dozen.- Nurseries, Huntingdon. 



HOLLYHOCK S, CONIFERS. 



(Wholesale and Retail.) 



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ROSES, 



FRUIT SALESMAN, 



The Grand Stand, 



St. John's Market, 



Liverpool. 

 Terms— Cash. 



PINE P L A N TS. 



'TO BE SOLD, at a very moderate Price, about 230 



•*■ clean and healthy Fruiting and Succession PINE PLANTS, 

 1! > good condition for removal, being the property of a Gentleman 

 leaving his present residence.— For further particulars apply to 

 Messrs. J. & J. Phaser, Nurserymen, Lea Bridge Road, Essex . 



T~~ PINE PLANTS. 



BE SOLD, very cheap, 400 RIPLEY and 

 ^ MOSCOW SUCCESSION QUEEN PINE PLANTS, 

 '^roughly well rooted in 6 and 7-inch pots, and warranted per- 

 V; c -!y clean.— Application respecting the same to be made to 



^- Glestdinhino, Cbiswlck Nursery, London. 



W mate that their PRICED LIST OF FOREST TREES, 

 SHRUBS, HERBACEOUS PLANTS, &c, may now be had on 



a pplication.— Dundee, Nov. 10. 



AMERI C AN PLANTS; 



IOHN WATEREIi'S CATALOGUE of RHODO- 



t* DENDRONS, AZALEAS, &c, as exhibited at the Royal 

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



n be had on application. 



£^ The Catalogue describes the colours of the Rhododendrons. 



The American Nursery, Bagshot, Surrey.— Nov. 10. 



AMERICAN PLANTS. 



TTfATERER and GODFREY beg to announce their 



V? Priced and D— criptive 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 Woki- ^ Station. 

 Knap Hill Nnrsery, Woking. Surrey. 



GEORGE BAKER begs to announce his DESCRIP- 

 TIVE CATALOGUE of AMERICAN PLANTS. ORNA- 

 MENTAL SHRUBS, FRUIT and FOREST TREES is now 

 ready, and may be had on application. 



American Nurserv. Windlesham, near Bagshot. Surrey, seven 

 ^^___ miles from Stalnee, Windsor Branch, South V rn Railway. 



HTO PLANTERS AND THE TRADE. where conveyances may b e had. M 



AY, SANGSTER,ANDCO.,will Sell the following EQRGE JACKUAN b to gUte his PkiUED 



Strong <^ ft a ?r\ ap ' T tU ^ nul f v m w%F?M ^ T CATALOGUE of choice CONIFEfi HARDY EVER- 



irt ^ ^ d ^x?^i D ^ GREENS and URN AM ENTAL TRE1 which are well grown 



Ifcdo'^in ^^ ' a " d constantly removed, also Roses, Standard, D«rf and 



^ do' and nS^r!!^niPmJi dwarf-trained Fruit Trees, and F I Trees, can be had on 



PRKCBof IF* PrVVc^AIbVrT and VICTORIA app ication by end a sing one Postage Stamp. ^ 



RHUBARB PRINCL ALBERT, and VILIUIU* f *g ^ J. ^.^^BlIttllF twl»Mjp«rM09>b«iiB|r i? tKi!5fttSa!? 



[l^ two yaiV SEA KALE and ASPARAGUS, 

 ^VEEGREEN OAK- in pots 3 too feet. 



Ic and 19, Cumberland Place, Newington Butts, London. 



SPANISH CMESNUTS. 



extensive nurserv, one and a half mile from Woking StottOB, 

 ^ South Western Railway, where all trains stop, and conveyance 

 1 can be had.-Woking Nursery, Woking, Surrey. 



A PAUL and SON be- to inform their Patr 

 • and the Trade generally, that owing to extended e*- 

 perienre and improved systems of culture, their ROSE^, 

 HOLLYHOCKS, and CONIFEROUS FLAMS are th s 



season unusually fine. 



Nnrwrien. Obenbimt. llort-« ft^ mll^w N K. "* T/m> 



$UPEKB DWARF HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSLS BUDDED 



ON SIX-INCH STEMS. 



WILLIAM WOOD and SON respectfully solicit 

 attention to their very extensive and splendid ck of th 



above 

 or forci 



all the _ .. t . . 



Catalogues mav be had on application. 



N B " A very liberal allowance to the Trade. 

 Woodlands Nursery. Maresneld, near I ck d Su -x. 



HARDY HEATHS. 



flTATERER and GODFREY respectfully mvit 



V\' attent'->n to their larpe stock and flrst>rate collection of 

 these most beautiful Hardy Plants. Priced Catalogue* may he 

 had free on application to Watkbeii & Godfrey, knap Hill 

 Nursery, WQki - Surrey. 



OSAGE ORANGE MACLURA AURANTIACA). 



ESSRS. MORRISON and SON have to offer 



abo 50.000 Plants (5 to 6 inches high) of this fine new 

 Hedge PI t | I Crardtwri ChronicJ<% May 13, 185ft}, price 10s. 

 per 10 ». I*ri« to tin* trade on application. Railways to all parts 

 of th e k i t » c d on; . — N series, MonntcotT er, Banff. N 1 \ . 



THE FLUKE KIDNEY POTATO (TRUE). 



JOHN HOLLAND, Bradshaw Gardens, Middle n, 

 near Manchester, can now supply the above at is. per hush* 1 

 of .vnb or 77. per ton. Post-office orders to be made payable 

 at Middleton, Lancashire. 



SEP 

 _ of 



EED POTATOES.— Fluke Kidneys, As. per bushel 



^ ,„: !b«.: 7L per ton; Upstone Kidne >>• Earij rt- 

 ton ashh Kidi 6«. per bushel of Wlbs.j sacks, Cd \ 



l^abjdaxtra. All orders must be ac »y a rernRtane. 



yCiiambkblais^K ufjty.nearW erceste:. 



bushel 

 —Apply to 11 



