Nov. 17, 1855.1 



THE GARDENER 



CHRONICL1 





CRAPE VINES FROM EYES. 



RGLENDINNING respectfully begs to offer an 

 • extensive collection of all the principal kinds of GRAPE 

 VINES in pots extra strong, either for forcing in the pots or 



planting out. 



r PEACHES and NECTARINES, established in pots two and 

 three years, full of blossom buds, and will doubtless produce fine 

 crops the next season; also strong FIGS in pots. 



A large and extensive assortment of trained Peaches Nec- 

 tarines, Apricots, Plums, Cherries, Pears, and Apples, iA fine 

 health. 



K. G. would particularly direct attention to his very large 

 collection of Pears for Pyramidal Training. They are from 

 5 to 7 feet high, and grown especially for the purpose with 

 abundance of short shoots. The Horticultural Society's nomen- 

 clature has been adopted with all the Fruit Trees; they may 

 therefore, be relied upon as correct.— Catalogues of the above 

 and all other Nursery Stock may be had on application. 



Chiswick Nurser y, London. 



WHEAT FOR WINTER SEEDING. 



WILLIAM BARNES invites the attention of his 



Vf patrons and friends to that well-known and much 

 • esteemed species called the OLD LAMMAS or Winter Wheat 

 and which he warrants the true original without admixture of 

 any sort, and perfectly clean. This Wheat has been grown by 

 himself on light black soil, and the character of it remains per- 

 manent, having no tendency to degenerate or liability to disease. 

 It may be sown on the coldest description of clay and heavy land 

 and as late as the last week in December with the almost 

 certain prospect of affording a good return.— For further par- 

 ticulars, address William Barnes, the Elms Farm. Spalding 

 Lincolnshire. _^____^__ 



CATERER'S AMERICAir"PLANTSZX~ne^r 



f * DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE is now published of the 

 celebrated Collection of hardy Scarlet and other Rhododendrons 

 as exhibited by John Waterer at the Royal Botanic Gardens' 

 Regent's Park; it will be found to contain a few practical obser- 

 vations on their successful management, and will be forwarded 

 on application by enclosing two stamps for postage. Apart from 

 its enumeration of the most popular American Plants in cultiva- 

 tion, a List of choice Conifera will be seen, embracing the latest 

 importations of this fine and hardy tribe of Plants. 



J. W. has now the pleasure to offer in large quantities, and of 

 all heights, the following selection of CONIFERS, with the 

 remark that they are all now growing in the open ground, are 

 bushy and handsome as can be desired, and have been trans- 

 planted each succeeding spring, whereby no risk can be encoun- 

 tered in their removal from the nursery :— Arancaria imbricata, 

 Cryptomeriajaponica; Pinus Douglasi, Cerabra, excelsa, Lam- 

 bertiana, insignia, Jefferyana, Beardsleyi, tuberculata, &c; 

 Cedrus Deodara, Lebanon, and Africana; Wellingtonia gigantea, 

 Cupressus, Juniperus, Taxus, Thuja, <&c. 



33^ The attention of gentlemen, public companies, and others 

 engaged in planting, is especially directed to the foregoing; 

 indeed, all intending planters would be well repaid by a visit to 

 inspect our stock, as much may be seen which of necessity 

 cannot be given within the limits of an advertisement. 



The Nursery is easily reached by railway, being near the 

 i arnborough Station, South- Western Railway, and Blackwater 

 on the South-Eastern Railway. 

 The American Nursery, Bagshot, Surrey. 



F)ENYi^R'S NEW PROLIFIC GREEN MAR- 



■*S ROW PEA.— A fine variety for succeeding the first early 

 Crops. Very hardy, and one of the greatest cropping Peas in 

 cultivation. It obtained the first prize at the Hastings and also 

 at the St. Leonard's Horticultural Exhibitions. 



From the Dean of Battle. — ** The sample of Peas you sent me 

 surpasses in beauty of colour and richness of flavour any that I 

 have ever met with." 



From Mr. Waters, Gardener to Lady Webster, Battle Abbey.— 

 41 1 have examined the growing stock of your new Pea, and find it 

 crops abundantly, the pods being a good length, very broad, and 

 well filled. It is also a fine flavoured and beautifully green- 

 coloured Pea." 



From Mr. Bunyard, Maidstone. — " My opinion of the new Pea 



is, that it is a distinct sort, a good cropper, and for colour I do not 

 know its equal." 



From Mr. Parks, late Nurseryman and Seedsman, Dart/ord, Kent. 

 — M I am much pleased with your new Pea. It certainly is a very 

 fine cropper. The Peas are large, and the pods completely filled. 

 It will when known become a superior Pea for market/ 



Price 3«. 6d. per quart. Post Office orders payable to William 

 Denver, Seedsman, Battle, Sussex. May also be had through 

 the Lon don a nd other seedsmen. 



NEW OR RARE PLANTS AT RtDUCED PRICES. 



ESSRS. WILLIAM ROLLISSON and SONS 



are now prepared to offer the annexed :— 



TYD.EA ELEGANS.-A most beautiful plant from New 

 Grenada, with bright scarlet flowers: 10s. 6d. each. 



BEGONIA CHRYSOLEUCA.— A distinct new species semi- 

 creeper, the blossoms are yellow, tipped with white; 15*. each. 



■COLEUS BLUMEI PECTINATUS.— A very distinct variety, 

 the foliage is variegated similar to Coleus Blumei, but the 

 leaves are beautifully laciniated ; 6s, each. 



A1ANDIROLA ROEZLI.— An extremely handsome gesnera- 

 ceous pUnt producing fine spikes of lilac-coloured blossoms; 

 15.9. each. 



VACCINIUM ERYTHRINA.— A truly magnificent plant sent 

 as by our collector Mr. John Henshall; the flowers are pro- 

 Sliced in bunches, of a bright crimson colour; 31#. 6d. each. 



ARAUCARIA COOKI. — Handsome well formed seedling 

 Plants; 84*. each. 



AUBRIETIA MOOREANA.— A new and distinct beautiful 



flowering Alpine plant; 5a. each. 

 *1ANDIR0LA LAN ATA.— A pretty gesneraceous plant, of a 



delicate violet colour inside the mouth of the blossoms, and 



shaded lilac outside; 15s. each. 

 vRTllosiPHON SPICATUS.— This plant has been recently 



introduced from Ocana, and is a great acquisition, its foliage 



being deliciously fragrant ; its blossoms are large and white ; 



10*. 6d. each. 



"fcjGONIA SPLENDIDA. — This exquisite plant has been 



discovered and sent us by our collector Mr. John Henshall, 



during his researches in the Indian Archipelago; as an orua- 



Rental plant it is unequalled ; 21s. each. 

 ^AMANDRA HOIBRENKI. — This is a very distinct and 



handsome plant, with very large beautiful blue flowers, and 



Pretty ornamental foliage. 

 ^AhSlFLORA ALBA-NIGRA.— As the name implies, this is a 

 v7>VJ distinc t new greenhouse climber. 

 a * IC A -EMULA.— A very beautiful hybrid, in the Erica 



^lassoni section, of a fine bright crimson colour, after the style 

 •i?r lrica aristata, but very much higher in colour. 

 ^«ICA EX I MIA SUPERBA.— This variety may really be said 



-° y* three times as fine as the parent, whose name it bears; 



it is a verv com p ac t grower and excellent in habit, with 



ubiilar blossoms of a fiery scarlet colour. 

 ■=•** 1HRINA COTTYANA, a superb variety, producing im- 

 mense spikes of blossom, with flowers of a very rich deep 



ri>vSi T colour: each - 



Jl ^ THrina BELLANGERI.— The free flowering character of 

 "«* pt ant rea^ra it a great acquisition. Cuttings struck in the 

 spring blossom profusely through the summer, which is not 

 jjenerally the case with the other sorts, as they do not usually 

 Ru? W u * uatil t! -^cond" year after being propagated; 6s. each. 

 pV^ALA ORGANENSIS, an exquisite ornamental Stove 

 '^t far exceeding in beauty any other sort in this family; 

 °*J. bcr. each. 



The Nurseries, Tooting, London. 



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ROSES, HOLLYHOCKS, CONIFERS. 



A (Wholesale axl> Retail.) 



PAUL and SON be* to inform their Patrons 



( • and the Trade generally, that owing to extended ex- 

 pen ence i and improved eygt^ms of culture, their ROSE> 

 HOLLYHOCKS, and CONIFEROl'S PLANTS are th 

 season unusually fine. 



Nurseries, Cheshunt, B ts (13 mile i N.E. of London). 



SUPERB DWARF HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES BUDDED 

 „^ TTr ON SIX-INCH STEMS. 



y\fILLIAM WOOD and SON respectfully solicit 



attention to their very extensive and splendid stock of the 

 above. The plants are vigorous, and expressly suited for potting 

 or forcing ; they are also very eligible for grouping, consisting of 

 ail the leading kinds, and will be supplied at 12*. to 18*. per doz. 

 Catalogues may be had on application. 



■xrr J?'**: ^, ve, 7 liberal allowance to the Trade. 



rsery, Maresfield, nearJJckfield, Sussex. 

 DAHLIA 







Ttt^™ NCOMPARABLE (Arlitt's). 



HOMAS BARNES having purchased the surplus 

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

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

 5*., 7*. 6rf., and 10s. 6d. each. Colour rich ruby crimson f first- 

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



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

 Deep crimson, shaded, 10s. 6d. each, with all the leading varieties 

 of other raisers.— D \ ne Croft Nur sei . . stiwraarket. 



VINES FROM EYES.-THETRUE BLACK BARBAROSSA. 



JOHN BUTCHER can supply fine Fruiting Plants 



*s of the above splendid late Grape. As a mark of its excellent 

 qualities prizes have been awarded J. B. by the Horticultural 

 Society of London, at the following meetings :— Oct. 19th, l 1 - 

 Oct. 18th, 1853 ; Jan. 2 1854 ; Feb. 6th, 1 . Also line Plants 

 of the following varieties on sale, price on application : Black, 

 Abercairney, Champion, Esperione, Hamburgh's, Warn.-r's Mill 

 Hill and Victoria Prince, Muscadel, West's St. ivter's, Oldaker, 

 White Muscat of Alexandria, Cannon Hall Muscat, Tokay 

 (Lord Denbigh's), Frontignan, Syrian, Chasselas M usque, 

 Malvaise or Grove End Sweetwater, Red Frontignan or Grizzly 

 Poonah.— Roy al Nur sery, Stratford -on- Avon.— N. >v. 17. ' 



tO PLANTERS AND _ THE TRADE. 



HAY, SANGSTER,ANDCO.,will Sell the following 

 cheap, as the ground must be cleared :~ 

 Strong Standard Dwarf and Dwarf Trained PEA MS, 

 Do. do. do. GREENGAGE and VICTORIA PLUMS, 

 Do. do. and half Standard MULBERRY, 



Do. do. and Dwarf Trained CHERRIES, "RHUBARB. 



PRINCE of WALES, PRINCE ALBERT, and VICTORIA 

 Strong two years' SEAKALE and ASPARAGUS, 

 EVERGREEN OAKS, in pots, 3 to5 feet. 



18 and 19, Cumberland Pla c e, N ewington Butts, London. 



PEARS CRAFTED ON THE QUINCE AS PYRAMIDAL 



SHAPED TREES. 



becoiia wwit in June thote which had been placed 



in a cold frame, and also the tubers that had not pre- 

 viously made any growth on heat now began to 

 push. I then chose some of the most vigorous from 

 each lot, and caused them to be planted under 

 various conditions and aspects— some on a western 

 border against a wall, some in open beds, and others 

 on the different heaps of mould and compost used 

 for potting, such as peat, loam, decayed manure, 

 &c. Some of the plants were allowed to trail on 

 the ground, some were sticked with 3-feet stakes 

 and others were trained against the wall. On the 

 1st inst. 1 caused the crop to be taken up, and the 

 —It has been that the tubers raised on heat have 





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post free on application. 



J. & J. F. have sold a large number of these Trees for the last 

 three years, and have received numerou letters from gentlemen 

 in the country speaking in very high terms of their productive- 

 ness. They can therefore recommend them with greater confi- 

 dence to the notice of their friends and the public in general. 



Lea Bridge Road, Ess 



, „- gradually 



dwindled away, or only made sufficient growth to 

 form tubers of very insignificant ze ; whereas, 

 those brought on in cold appear to have experienced 

 no check whatever, but to have grown strongly 

 from the first. The generality of the tubers 

 planted. I have already observed, wre similar to 

 those sent out in the sprii i.e., no larger than 

 Alarm at Peas ; yet these have produced neu tubers 

 averaging IS inches in length, and weigl j from 

 5 Ot. to 6 oz. each, with the exception of one which 

 weighed nearly l£oz. when planted, and which has 

 now produced a fresh tuber weighing more than 

 a pound. 



1 Although it would appear, when we take into 

 consideration the small size of the sets planted, 

 that these returns are large, yet I am aware that 

 there are many who think differently, and consider 

 that small as the sets were, they ought to have pro- 

 duced tubers averaging at least a pound each ; but 

 have any of these parties ever attempted to raise a 

 crop of Potatoes from such small sets? In the 

 first place, it is questionable whether a Potato the 

 size of a Pea could be preserved with any vitality 

 in it till the middle of May. But allowing such to 

 be the case, would the produce equal that of the 

 Dioscorea 1 I have reason to believe that it would 

 be less by at least one-half. 



£fie ©avtrcnerjer Chronicle 



NO 



• MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 

 Tuisdat, Nov. 2J- Horticultural , 2 r. 



jvi 



Our readers will not have forgotten the state- 

 ments made last winter and spring respecting a 

 certain Chinese Yam, or Dio scorea Batatas, sent 

 to France from Shanghae by M . de Montigny, and 

 recommended as an equivalent to the Potato. At 

 that time no experience worth mentioning had been 

 gained' in this country respecting this plant, the 

 whole of our information about it having come from 

 France. But a considerable number of tubers 

 having been dispersed through the country, we are 

 now inaposition to report some results. This, indeed, 

 has been already done by a correspondent or two, 

 but their experiments appear to have been con- 

 ducted under unfavourable circumstances, and their 

 statements are too conflicting to form any conclu- 

 sion upon. It therefore is the more satisfactory to 

 be able to produce evidence of what may be done 

 under favourable circumstances when skilful ma- 

 nagement is employed. 



Mr. John Henderson, lately of Kingsker swell, 

 and now of the Wellington Nursery, St. John's 

 Wood, has produced to us five tubers, of which the 

 following are the weights and dimensions. 









Circumference 





Weight. 



Length. 



at the 

 widest part. 





lb. oz. 



inches. 



inches. 



No. 1 ... ... 



1 2 



21 



n 



i 4} 



16 



4 



„ 3 ... ... 



i Si 



H* 



3} 



^f ... ••• 



6 



14 



44 



M O m - | - • « 



3 



13 





No. 1 was as fine as the French tubers exhibited 



" From the experiments made by myself, and in 

 which I am fully confirmed by others, there can be 

 no doubt that the Dioscorea, to be successfully 

 cultivated, ought never to be brought into contact 

 with artificial heat, but should be planted in the 

 open ground in the same manner as a Potato, only 

 with this difference, that as the tuber of the Dios- 

 corea is evidently so much hardier than that of the 

 Potato, it matters little whether the planting takes 



flace early or late in the spring. For my own part, 

 am so convinced of its hardiness that I have 

 caused many of my tubers to be replanted in order 

 to stand the winter ; nor do 1 purpose giving them 

 any protection. 



* From trials already made this Yam appears to 

 flourish best in peat and sandy soils, but it will 

 doubtless succeed in most descriptions of earth; 

 many of the tubers, however, when taken up were 

 found to have penetrated into clay with detriment to 

 them. 



" I have, therefore, no hesitation in saying that, 

 when we have a sufficient stock in the county to 

 enable us to plant sets as large as those usually 

 employed in Potato planting, the produce will be 

 an average weight of a pound each, and that in 

 situations where the soil is deep and otherwise suit- 

 able, it will be even greater than this. 



" From the experiments already made, and with- 

 out entering into its supposed value for the manu- 

 facture of starch, for distillation, &c., I think I need 

 scarcely point out its evident adaptability to the 

 soil and climate of Ireland, where the former is 

 generally of a deep and peaty nature, and the latter 

 considerably milder than our own. For were it not 

 for our winter, which checks its growth, the tubers 

 would undoubtedly continue to increase to an enor- 

 mous size. 



" With respect to whether the plants should be 

 staked or allowed to trail upon the ground, when 

 taken up I found but little difference in either case ; 

 but I would decidedly recommend their being 

 planted on ridges, and those as high as possible, as 

 by this means it may be grown with advantage on 

 extremely shallow ground, and the taking up the 



also 



in Regent Street last winter, and demonstrated the ; ^ ht theQ be alIowed to Ml over ' the sides of the 



country. By what means these tubers were ob- 

 tained is related in the following statement, with 

 which Mr. Henderson has favoured us. 



" In the latter part of April I caused a quantity 

 of small tubers (like those sent out to the public) to 

 be planted in pots and placed on a gentle hotbed. 

 Others were planted the middle of May and placed 

 in a cold frame. The greater part of the former 

 soon made their appearance above the mould, and 

 commenced growing rapidly, and by the third week 

 in May they had attained from 4 to 6 inches in 

 height. These, including what had not started, were 

 then placed in a cold pit to be hardened off. By the 



ridges." 

 The other experiment was tried in the garden of 



the Horticultural Society, under the direction of 



Mr. Gordon, by Mr. Hi ry Nutt, a clever young 



gardener there, w r hose account we also give in his 



own words : — 



"Two plants of this Yam were presented by M. De- 

 caisne, of Paris, to the Horticultural Society in July, 

 1854. When received one was planted in the open 

 ground and protected by a hand-glajs. The other 

 was plant*- d in the orchard -house. The former grew 

 well, but the latter from the first began to die down. 

 Both tubers wt-re taken up in autumn, potted, and 

 placed in a cold Vinery. That from the orchard-house 



