Dec. 



1855.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



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OLDENBURG NECTARINE. 



MESSRS. VEITCH and SON, of the Exeter and 

 Chelsea Nurseries, having received The stock of the above 

 valuable NECTARINE from the raiser, Mr. Madge, gr. to Miss 

 Faiishaw-e, f Torquay, respectfully announce that they are now 

 nrpDared to supply good trees on the following terms :— 



p F MAIDEN TREES, 7s. Sd. each 



DWARF TRAINED ... 10*. Qd. and 15 

 With one over on three to the Trade. 



A few extra-sized Dwarf-trained, and Trees in pots for Orchard 

 Houses, at 21*. each. 



The OLDENBURG is believed to be a cross between the 

 Elruge and White Nectarines ; fruit of it exhibited on the 

 2d of October last, at a meeting of the Penological Society, 

 elicited the following very favourable report, which appeared in 

 the u Cottage Gardener," on the 9th of that month :— u The most 

 interesting part of the exhibition was the examination of a new 

 Peach and Nectarine from Messrs. Veitch & Son, of Exeter and 

 Chelsea. The Nectarine, which was called the Oldenburg, was 

 one of a very superior quality, and contrasted considerably with 

 the five specimens of Stanwick in the same collection, which 

 were very inferior in flavour. The Oldenburg is a medium- 

 sized fruit, somewhat similar in size to the Elrnge. It is ovate 

 in shape, and very much covered with very dark red, except 

 where shaded by the leaves, when it is pale yellow. The flesh 

 separates freely from the stone, is very melting and juicy, with 

 a rich sugary and vinous flavour; it is yellowish white through- 

 out, and even at the stone there is not the slightest trace of red. 

 The fruit seems to keep well after being gathered, and shows 

 a disposition to shrivel without decaying." 



In our advertisement of Oldenbubg Nectarine, inserted last 

 Saturday, the price of Maiden Trees should have been Is. 6d. each, 



and not 2s. 6d. 



Nurseries, Exeter and Chelsea. 



UILLTAM IVERY begs to inform his friends and 

 the public that he is now prepared to send out his splendid 

 Seedling CINERARIA, ADMIRAL DUNDAS, which was 

 awarded a Certificate at the National Floricultural Society, 

 April 20th, 1854, and has been much admired for its compact 

 habit and form of flower, colour white ground, with deep rich 

 plum margin, 7s. 6d. each. Also a few Plants of that much- 

 esteemed UINEKARIA, MRS. TRUELOVE, 7s. 6d. 



W. Iverv can with great confidence recommend the above two 

 to be the best ever offered. W. I very can also supply all the 

 best INDIAN AZALEAS, well set with bloom, in 54 and 4S-size 

 pots, from 12a. to 18s. per dozen ; also all the leading kinds of 

 Hybrid, Perpetual, Tea-scented, Bourbon, and Noisette ROSES 

 on their own roots, in 60-sized pots, well established, from 12s. to 

 185. per dozen. — A select Catalogue of the choicest Geraniums, 

 Fuchsias, &c, may be had on application. 



N.B.— A choice collection of Ornamental Shrubs and Fruit 

 Trees. Mushroom Spawn of the finest quality. The trade 

 - supplied — Hanover Nursery, P eckh a m, near London, Dec. 1. 



CHOICE PLANTS, 



SUPERB DWARF HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES BUDDED 



ON SIX-INCH STEMS. 



\yiLLlAM WOOD and SON respectfully solicit 



attention to their very extensive and splendid srock of t 



ERICAS. 



YOrKLL and CO, 



VTESSRS. YOUBLL and CO. beg to submit the 



JJA Mowing list choice Eli HAS. which can be applied in 

 good bushy and healthy plants, in large and small ib^ at lit, 

 perdoaen:— 



ERK AS.— Aggregate, ampullae**, auttUacea camumbrata, 

 ampullacea rubra, ar ata mm Archeriana, Bandoniaaa. 



bicolor, Cavendithi, ctrinthtlitt, oer. coronaU uflordi. colorant, 

 Coventryana, daphnoidea, Devonian*, drpmi* denticulate 

 *ata, echiflort, elat*. weriane. urgent oooei net, 



gracilis, Hartatlll. hvenialia, 1 ride, hyadn- are, Lii 



WILLIAM WOOD and SON have again much oldt,s nov *- f , L - <^'t*, m*»t*flor* heeelec, oveta, perepk a 

 »im»^ * j* — ■■— *- * — ^<l_, «. .„_ _• nana, pun! Ai — |— j **mnri pnpinneiii t u biftora, pyri- 



formis, primuloid< eta i ; . ;i aD , &t Shan- 



noniane (Tinnhull), Sindryana, -plpadeai, tri. rubra, 



umbellate, ventrtooea alba, v. elite ocra, t. breviHora, t. carats, 

 v. cornscft v.curtai >a, v.ritmii carina, v. dependent m. 



v. feaciculeu loi ra. w. f. rosea, > Riperba, r.f si, t. 



is a seedling from the Ayrshire s>d udens fertilised with the v^*^*^ l"Z£SE?T ^ .u^^ 



Yellow Tea Rose; its flowers are creamy white, deliriously l;*"" 1 *£ / ' ™ n ^' t \ r, K WleUUtt, vettfta ImbU 



sweet-scented, 7 ' r w ,.' ^ «T" ' ** ^W, _, 



N.B. The New Rose Catalogue and Supplement may be had W * S, '' ,1 * U "^ Wllmem^pafja. Will 

 on application. 



Woodlands N ursery. Maresfield, near Uckiield, Sui 



NEW ROSES. 



J and J. FRASER, Nurskrymen, Lea Bridge 



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

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

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

 Catalogues may be had on application. 



N.B. A very liberal allowance to the Trade. 

 Woodlands Nursery, Maresfield, near I ckneld, Susse x. 



NEW ROSES, ~~ ** 



ILLIAM WOOD and SON have again much 



9 pleasure in recommending their beautiful Seedling Rose, 

 the Perpetual BUCH1 S OP NORFOLK; the colour is a 

 rich vivid crimson, the underside of the petals shaded with liv 

 pink, g'-viner the flowers an exqui ihell-Uke appearance. 



Price for Standards, or Dwarfs, 3*. !i. 



Williams' Evergreen Climbing Rose, 1*. 6U each— -This Rost 



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Road, E«sex, beg to off< 



beautiful NEW ROSl 

 lMle Lyonnais 

 Comtessp d'Orleans 



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eneral Jacqueminot 

 Gloire de France ... 



, T de Vilry 

 Madame Guinoiseau 

 Mademoiselle Aline 



Gibbon 



Prince de la Moskowa... 5 

 Sir John Franklin 

 Souvenir de Madame 

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fine Standard! of the following 



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Gironde ... 

 Mad nine Masson 

 Theodoi 



I'ambaceres 

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„ Hector Jacqnin 

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Madame Place ... 



Panache" d'Orleans 



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Triomphe de Paris ... 

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Tlie ehor« ere well grown, «nd of a nuitmbU eis« for mmking 

 ipecinnps. 11,. usual d ml the trade when taken per 

 All or s of K and upwerda are delivered rmrneg* free to 



London, N eetle, end Hull, as well at to any Kailwey station 

 within 150 ndlea of the Ni rt*ery. 



UovhI Noreerv armonth, r- 



COOD SEEDS CARRIAGE TREE 



SkKDS DlRKCT FHOM 1UK i MM MOST OKftTAIlT MF.aMI 



OF PftKVr INA1'I*<>1 HKKT. 



SUTTON and SONS, .^eed Gaow «, Readi 

 Berks, ran p*y hind oj G iRl» KN SEEDS 



a /FARM SHEDS of $$** I superior quality 9 



warranted all of the growth of 1855. 



Horticulturists end Ag iste reeldhu/ in the* moot remote 



parta of the kingdom, ran pi id Serda at very m 



prices from this LateblUhnaeiit. For part n> , ly to 



Sen > St 8<>r Seed Grov .. i;. , mg, Berks. 









YOU ELL and Co. beg respectfully to call attention 

 to the following, whicn they are now sending out in fine 



strong plants :— 



AZALEA, varieties of Indica, comprising the following and 

 other equally choice kinds, good bushy plants in large and 

 small 48 sized pots, at 125. and 15s. per dozen, viz. : Aurantia 

 eleguns, Exquisite, Fulgens grandi flora, Constance, Prince 

 Albert, Murrayana, ignescens, Lateritia grandiflora, Con- 

 queror, Emily, Decora, Rose* punctata, carminata. 



CAMELLIAS, in choice new kinds, without bud, 21*. per dozen. 



EPACRIS, of finest varieties, bushy plants in 48% 12s. per doz. ; 



smaller ditto, 9s. 

 GLOXINIAS, a very choice collection of all the new varieties, 



strong bulbs, 185. per dozen. 

 GREENHOUSE PLANTS, in 50 best kinds, for 505. 

 EUGENIA UGNI, a new Myrtaceous of easy cultivation, produ- 

 cing delicious fruit now being used for dessert, good plants, 

 25. Qd. each 

 STATU E MARITIMA ROSEA, and PSEUDO ARMERA.— 

 Strong plants of these two beautiful hardy herbaceous species, 

 producing throughout the year a profusion of deep lake coloured 



flowers. 3$. per dozen. 

 GYNERIUM ARGENTEUM, the Sew PAMPAS GRASS, 



25. 6d. each, or 24s. per dozen. 

 <?INER A Rl A S, a choice collection of all the best kinds, 95. per doz. 



PHLOXES, a selection of all the new and handsomest varieties 



of this much admired flower, 9s. per dozen. 

 PHLOX, Countess of Home (Downie & Laird), fine strong plants 



of this, the finest Phlox yet offered, 5s. each. 

 PANS IKS, a fine collection of all the new and first-rate flowers, 



9s. per dozen. 

 HYACINTHS, very fine double and single red, white, blue, and 



yellow, by name, 95. per dozen ; extra fine ditto, 12*. per doz. 



These comprise the varieties so highly recommended in the 



Gardeners 1 Chronicle of the 21st July, 1855. 

 DEUTZI A GRACILIS, fine strong plants for forcing, 9*. per doz. 

 LILY OF THE VALLEY, strong for forcing, 5s. per 100. 

 PEONIES, a choice collection of 20 new varieties for 20s. 

 ROCKETS, double crimson (strong), 9s. per dozen; the old 



double pure white ditto, 3s. per dozen. 

 HERBACEOUS PLANTS, a very extensive and select collection 



of the handsomest kinds including those adapted for rock 



work, 6s. per dozen ; 30s. per 100. 



CHOICE FRUITS, WARRANTED TRUE TO NAME. 



APPLES, Standard, in best selection, good heads, 9s. per dozen. 



SPLENDID NEW 







PEARS, 



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PLUMS, 



Dwarf 



ditto 



ditto 



Trained 



ditto 



ditto 



Standard 



ditto 



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Dwarf 



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ditto 



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Dwarf 



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6s. 

 30s. 

 12s. 



8*. 

 30s. 



9s. 

 36*. 



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PEACHES, dwarf trained, in fine strong plants, 36s. to 60*. „ 



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 12*. 



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36*. to 42*. „ 



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NECTARINES, Dwarf trained ditto 



APRICOTS, ditto ditto 



CHERRIES, standard, in fine variety, ditto 



dwarf ditto ditto 



trained ditto ditto 



GOOSEBERRIES, 26 of the finest varieties by name (good 

 bushes) selected for size and flavour, 30s. per 100 ; 4s. per doz. 



WRRANTS. improved large White Dutch, Black Naples, Rahy 

 Castle (red), large Red Grape, Ogden's Black, and Fox's Red 

 Grape, 4*. per dozen; Knight's Sweet Red, Knights large 

 Red, Cherry Red, large and fine, and Wilmot's White Grape, 

 6s. per dozen: these are the most desirable kinds in culti- 

 vation, and are highly recommended. 



ttASPBERRY FASTOLFF (True), strong well-rooted canes, 

 15s. per 100; Large Whire Raspberry, 24s. per 100; New 

 Monthly Fruiting, 20s. per 100 ; Belle de Fontenay, 6s. per doz. 



ASPARAGUS, Giant, 2 years 2s. 6J. per 1C0 



>, n 3 years 



P „ TT u „ extra strong, for forcing 



*"t B ARB, Myatt's Victoria ... 



n „ Linnaeus ... 



„ Mitchell's Royal Albert 



„ Hawke's Champagne, new & fine, 



.Qp 2*. each • »•• *8 



«EAK ALE, strong, 2 years 6 



„ extra for forcing ... ... 10 



All Orders of 2J. and upwards are delivered Carriage free to 

 •^ndon, Newcastle, and Hull, as well as to any Railway Station 

 Within 150 miles of the Nursery. 



Royal Nursery, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. 



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Melanie Willermoz (Tea) 3*. 6<i. 



For a full description of the above see Catalogue, which may 

 be had on application. — Dec. 1. 



NEW ROSES . 



MBELUZE, (Vaise), Lyons, France, begs to 

 • offer the following : — 



HYBRID BENGAL.— Empress Eugenie, very vigorous plant, 

 flowers 3 to 3i inches in diameter, cup-formed, very full ; exterior 

 deep or purple red: interior, light silver pink ; sw« « t perfum*>. 

 This Rose somewhat resembles "Souvenir de la Malmaisin," and 

 is very hardy, having withstood the severe winter of 1854-5 with- 

 out the least Injury. Price 25f. 



PERPETUAL SlOSS ROSES.- Gloire d'Oripnt, very vigorous; 

 leaves dark green, beneath covered with light mons: flower, 

 medium, full, dark met; the buds covered with thick moss. 

 Price 15f. Madame de Villars, vigorous plant; leaves, brilliant 

 green; buds covered with green moss; flower, medium size, 

 flattened, very full, light rose; very free growth. Price 15f. 



Parties takiner four plants will receive a fifth gratis. 



The abovo deliverable immediately. 



RHUBARB-SALT'S CRIMSON 

 PERFECTION. 



ROBERT SALT begs leave to inform the Gentry, 

 Nurserymen, Gardeners, &c, that this splendid variety of 

 RHUBARB ia now ready for distribution; it is universally 

 allowed to he the most early, prolific, and delldooi varietv ever 

 offered to the public. See Gardeners'' Chronicle, June 11, 1853: — 

 u Very good, and of a most beautiful crimson; compared with 

 others, it is remarkable for the small amount of acidity it con- 

 tains." — Ed. 



Certificates of merit were awarded for specimens exhibited at 

 the meeting of the Horticultural Society, Regent Street, London, 

 June 20, 1853: at Nottingham, May 24, 1854; at Derhv Midland, 

 May 25, 1854 ; at Ormskirk. Lancashire, August 30, 1854. —Price 

 3,s. 6d. per root, three for 10*., and six for It, A few two-year- 

 old Plants at 5*. each. 



Orders addressed to Robert Salt, Longton, Staffordshire, or 

 the following Agents will have immediate attention :— Messrs. 

 Hurst & M 4 Mullen, 6, Leadenhall Street, London ; Messrs. 

 Burgess & Kent, Penkhull, Staffordshire; Messrs. Francis A 

 Arthur Dickson, 106, Eastgate Street, Chester: Messrs. James 

 Dick<on& Sons, 102, Eastgate Street, Chester; Mr. Salsbury, 

 Melbourne, Derbyshire. A liberal discount allowed to the Trade. 

 — A Post-office Order from unknown correspondents. 



Longton Dec. 1. 



DENY H'S NEW PROLIFIC GREEN MAR- 

 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 fir prize at the Hastings and also 

 at the St. Leonard- 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 WebsUr, Battle Abbey.— 

 " I have examined the growing stock of your new Pea, and find it 

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

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

 coloured Pea." m , _ . n 



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, Me Xurseryman and Seedsman, Dnrtford, Kent. 



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

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

 It will when known become a superior Pea for market." 



Price 3*. G&. per quart. Post Office orders payable to Willtam 

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

 the London and oth er seedsmen . 



ATKRER'S AMERICAN PLANTS.—A new 



DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE ianow published of the 

 celebrated Collection of hardv 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 sUmps for postage. Apart from 

 its enumeration of the most popular American Plants in cultiva- 

 tion, a List of choice Conifer* will be seer,, embracing the latest j 

 importations of this fine and hardv tribe of Plants. 



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

 all bights, the following selection of CONIFERS, with the 

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

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



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TEST OF ENGLAND IIOUTKTI/ITRAL 



AND AGRICULTURAL ! BED ESTABLISH- 



MENT.— Tht Plomi Rg re diiri t In past sum mcr 



considerably enlarged their Offices and Seed Warehouses 

 at a coiuimerablr expense , so as to be t Med to execuit 

 all orders wiih regui i and d$S]>ath. 



With increased exertion, redoubled en. "R, and more assist- 

 ants, tin y hoi • to give the greatest satisfaction to all who honour 



them with commands. 



Willi as F.. Rendlk & Co., Seed Merchants, Plymouth. 



She ©arUctterg' Chronicle* 



SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1855. 



Thk difference and varying contrasts of colour in 

 the foliage of trees which add so much I-eauty to 

 the landscape at this period, mu ne would think, 

 ere now have attracted more notice from gardeners 

 and ornamental planters than they appear to have 

 done. If our observations on this subject seem 

 to our readers worth attention, it should be remem- 

 bered that this is the season for ol »rving, and 

 where necessary, planting or transplanting trees for 

 effect, as their tints are now in full autumnal beauty ; 

 many combinations that look well in summer when 

 ail are green, having a totally different effect now. 

 Can we deduce any rules or canons as to taste in 

 the arrangement of colours in trees ? we know that 

 in music certain notes harmonize with each other, 

 and why should not some similar rules be laid down 

 as to foliage. It may be considered a fanciful 

 crotchety perhaps, but we think it may be well worth 

 the attention of landscape gardeners, and if others 

 will join in contributing their ideas and observations 

 we may arrive at some general definite rules for 



guidance. 



What we mean is this, that we too often see a 

 confused mass of foliage in clumps and ornamental 

 plantations, which are as displeasing to the eye and 

 taste as other; are agreeable, and being something of 

 amateur artists, we have endeavoured to analyse 



jstobe 



Cupn is, Junip^rus, Taxus, Thnja. Sec. 



eneaired in planting, lsvespectally direct**! w t.,« 

 indeed, all intending planters would he well repaid b> 



inspect our stock, as much may be seen which of 

 cannot be given within the limits of an advertisement. 



The Nursery is easily reached by railway, ^*Z£^ 

 Farnborough Station, South- Western Railway, and Bisckwater 



on the South-Eastern Railway. fliiftlw 



The American Nursery, Bagshot, Surrey. 



the why and wherefore. The result appears to 

 thus : all ornamental groups (we are not now writing 

 of forests) ought to consist of trees which please, 

 either by contrast (and that not too strong) or by 

 harmony ; and generally only two or three species 

 ought to be placed together ; a group of three, five, 

 or more trees ought to consist of either one-third 

 deciduous and two-thirds evergreens, or vice versd. 

 The species which we remark suit best with each 



other are these : — ^, 



1 Common Oak, with the Scotch Fir and other 

 Pines related to it makes a very a^eeable combina- 

 tion such as Pinus Montezamae, Pyrenaica, Massom, 

 Pinaster, perhaps Austriaca, but not Lancio. 

 Cupreous Uhdeana and funebris. The scarlet or red 

 American Oaks, on the contrary, would look too 

 [glaring with these Firs. 



2. Beech, common or purple variety, always 

 unites well with the Spruce. Here we have harmony 

 of colour and growth, and variety in shape (one 

 being round-headed, the other pyramidal). With 



to be planted Abies excelsa, rubra, alba, 

 Khu'row~or Morinda, oriental^, and perhaps Doug- 

 lasi ; al*o Cupressus macrocarpa alias Lambertiana, 



and C.Govemana. 



3 Ash and Mountain Ash: this combines 

 admirably with the Silver Firs ; its graceful sweep- 

 ing branch * contrast *ith the stiff formal horizontal 

 lines of the latter, including all called ***** 

 books. Also Laiicio and Araacana imbricate (this 



