Fs. 9, mel THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 93 
Notice aie 
FARM Accounts. Sg our correspon ndent near _ nse be kind ESTABLISH ED ABOUT HALF A CENTU RY. 
enough to give us his address, which w ing a 
FERMENTATION: J P. In order to hasi on ou should 
keep it wet and turn it. If wetted w` ch. tory urine, , ma is i nf 9 
itself in a state of fermentation, of course the pro ea s of rot- 
eayen 
ting would be accelerated—the urine acting as or 
fi it. 
pet ine ieee a tgs air kates] WORRY" ty-fifth Annual Edition of their SEED CATALOG 
capable of deep work. Scarifier and grubber are synonymous | yg Eek SELECT, AND CONTAINS EVERYTHING WHICH CAN BE DESIRED OF THE CHOICEST NEW 
terms, AND OTHER VEGETABLES. 
Gorse: Cutaway ae: pert N S en 58 A oe. y be s - apes Do 
to the Royal ricultural Society’s Journals, a grea 
areas written and Eig ght about aE value of Gorse as a so ai co LLECTI IONS OF VEG GETABLE SEEDS. 
substitute for hay. Will you ask your numerous readers if any These ii za arly re ended to the notice of Amateurs not keeping regular Gardeners. The collections furnished from 
of them have tried it, and with what results? The essays I | this establishment havo met with the highest approval, and will be found on trial such as will not be surpassed. Supplied as usual 
allude to are in the fifth and sixth pen If the eae as follows, for which see full particulars in Catalogue 
there are correct, itis astonishing that Gorse is not more largely on 
used than I believe it tobe. Will your correse este nts be good No.1, £3 ... No. 2, £2 No. 3, 25s. ... Collections for Small Gardens, 10s, 6d. and 15s. 
enough Eepe nne DaN or machinery they use for A few Choice Baber op —Descriptions see Catalogue. 
converting it into fo eal ison’ kife Rn: Denye: E role 2 ra ey i 
INCUMBERE Betara Court: X. extract the following from Harrison's esther gi agi reese 3 Di ppe fent: i iv ee N s per quart = a 
“ Allnutt’s Irish Land S Schedule,” ia reply to your qepi” Epps rd Raglan ee J 4 4 Waite’s Lb Tof ve Mar ” 3 0 
Produce of public and private Sales peo to December 31, t *, Monarch 3 6 Vaicheacd’s Norcal 1 6 
Amount of public sales during the yea pote ae e piegata AT = 19 All the choicest Broccoli, Lettuce, Cabbage, Cucumber, and other Vegetables, including many new approved kinds. 
” ” — a 
1852 ... E35 340 10 o 
z z 1853 |, 2818,861 12 8 CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 
” ” 1854 s+ 2,897,265 10 0 The ties of Flower Seeds now sold have become far too numerous. Our aim has been annually to turn our attention 
” ” 1855 .., 2,445,296 0 0 F the pate of such only as are the most desirable for their beauty, odour, or other particular sarren properties; and our 
en) EUO t will be found to contain as select a collection as can be brought into a catalogue, with ong pt neat gems of the season. The 
Total amount of public sales from com toed arrangement of colours, heights, time of flowering, hardiness, duration, the Climbers also and e miang every ne 
ment of proceedings, Tep orted i yrs ‘Alina 8 sary information tor purchasers. Useful bea for the culture and growth of ee are paseo with each order. 
“Trish Land Schedule,” to Dec. -» £14,318,594 5 6 FLOWER SEEDS IN ASSORTMENTS.—We beg strongly to ek kag ortments, for which, see S Catenin: 
Total amount of private sales from a ence IMPORTED GERMAN SEEDS. a Sapa collections of these (see CAGAN.. 
ment of proceedings to Dec. 31, int rag 0002. SMITH’S NEW mates so highly spoken of by Dr, Lindley and the National Floricultural Society. In sealed packets, 
will be reported in schedule No. 106 . «+ 3,013,073 19 3 | of six separate colours, for 2s. 6d.; packets of mixed, 2s. each. 
Grand total of public and private sales in the 
Incumbered Estates “Court a pes of Dec, BU LBS AND ROOTS FOR SPRING PLANTIN 
1855, reported in Allnu ish Land 1 of Ranunculus, Anemones, Gladiolus, Iris Germanica, and Primula, Lilium Pree es and other 
Schedule” . 17,331,668 4 9 perb Lilies, Tigridias, Oxalis. of other Roots. For Spring Planting, see Seed Catalogue. 
Ivy: I A 0. The sheep may be turned in to eat the Ivy with —_— 
safe! 
tieace Bi HOC. bird shoo of the seed towards the end of ACHIMEN | AS. 
April. It shou own in rows about a foot apart. The tal varieties, dosatge 10 beautiful erect flowering Gloxinias), tubers of which are now ready, an@ 
land pop k deeply ‘tilled nt manured, and if a calcareous | Will make fine parasi aa bare ae ap ees riptions of which, see the last page of Seed Catalogue, 
Joa: S a first-r: rop. Sow the seed in shallow ALOGUES SUPPLIED ON APPLICATION. 
drills 
ANURE : Bagnalstown. It is called natro-caleareous, from which es GOODS CARRIAGIE TREE aa under 20s.) to all the London Termini; also to all Stations on the 
we conclude that salt and lime are its principal ineredtents. Colchester Line rbot tween London and and Norw ich. 
Six of chalk and one of salt can provided 20 miles from the REEE KETS E A 
chalk pit for 7s. or 8s. a ton. 
PARING Macina: Cutaway. Glover's paring plough and Bentall’s Seed and Horticultural Establishment, Sudbury, Suffolk. 
searifier nell pete are Eo, isl best pee a: 
paring. ‘The forme r for tough o ard, the latter for 
nary arable land. N EEDS 
Piovenine: 9 W. You had better not plough in the snow. Better FLOWER AND GARDE . 
wait till the land is dry. Patience is often as desirable a 
uality as activit: rseverance. 
q y oF pe 
Sait: H F Hutton. Five cwt. of salt is too much to sow at once I y N d 
peracre. Ifyou sow 1 cwt. per acre sted and another cwt. per MESSRS. E. G. HEND R SO & SON S 
no risk. Five cwt. sown now would noi R i and rein 
Clover seed sown in April, but it might ‘hart the idan Wheat Cc A = le A L Ce] G U E 
plant. 
SEWAGE Manure: BD T. We shonld be glad to know your i 
plan and see your papers on the subject. Our judgment is not Of the above, ore all the BATATAS), the’ set senson ora: a full-sized Engraving of the new Chinese Potato 
altogether à age DIOSCOREA is 
Sunruvare Acip: Marley in Wilts. You can buy it at 1d. per Ib. It contains sett a 1500 varieties of FLOWE SEEDS, the whole of which are systematically arranged under their 
The addition of salt will not be ofa any sere ice. It would pro- | different classifications, such as Harty, “Half Hardy, and Tender Annuals; ina PerenniMs, Alpine, or Rock Plants, with æ 
babl acted on by the sulphuric acid before the bones, nd | very choice variety of Seeds of Greenhouse, Stove, and Hardy Ornamental tal ing Trees and Shrubs. In nearly all cases the 
then the solution of the bones would be e cted by the mutiatie | | height the Plant attains with the ore of its flower is given, so that amat fa n neue acq ed with the names will be 
acid set free fi he salt. The object is the solution of the | able to select for themselves. The following List of FLOWER SEEDS are recom: nded for ae superior beauty and novelty, 
Whe y any means, and the direct action of the sulphuric acid | with the exception of those marked with an ast tari keas we merely name ne our r customers we have them in our 
is the best plan to adopt. If your land would pay for a dressing | List, and can supply them at the stated prices, but rselves do not recommend them opens any superior merits either 
of walt it bois apps a independently or witb lime. in oa uty or novelty of appearance to ais tome well known favouri rites. 
seo OSP ent us an reply to Mr. Grady, a. Paar ta) ad 
ic! fic We ap mt P int in full as the matter is alre: | | g hie 
Gagan of Me Giza tse tome ute) Aaa tiny cS § | nmi nh ig 1 G Gag o g 
-phosph: being dis: n wate u ri ig w Le oe 
whevever the Fater Went sad be, carried way from the land E o at aS : *Dianthus s Garnerianus pleno ge g Hpi age Pe 4 Mi 
with it. “ X” had replied that the superphosphate dissolved ~ z? #2 i, aes SaN 
in water meeting with carbonate of lime DEGAN changed retotis bef äia A “Delphinium re aM., f 3 Becca = rh (Forget-me-Not) ? ve 
into a plain and neutral phosphate, and that soils have the dined parori eae 4 ‘ae geri, pon chi za 6| Maurandya, in 6 varieties, eac 0 6 
power of retaining both ammonia and the phosphates. Mr.| "0 or 6 ‘Eris: tiretiá ich iio 5 4| Nepeta Meyeri r ge 
CR o E aa E sai LA Pot TAR 6 rezia zymnospermoides 6| Phlox Drummondi atrococcinea ... 0 6 
roper question is—Is this true or not? Neve — ” ae enigaae ps on 2 ie 6| *G hi tralis p 6 oculata alba H 06 
whose opinions it knocks down; that has nothing to do la Haii foli sa ose 6 Ost al ar ue see D 5 Z ana Victoria Eei tog 
the question between Mr. Grady and the writer as to which ‘galee ria sea nies eee tae ag E| Genexiom tenm (PampasGrass 10 6 06 
phe ich was wrong; but in truth it will be found | $Centauridium Dramin ond 20 6 | *Helic a Aee ee e Oe 
“X's” statement does not cut down any of the arguments as Chi $ a sini Res A oje racteatum, white ... 3| Sa rink ar, bed- 
to the advantage of using a soluble phosphate, the superior sia aisle fait all aba yin as |e * vellow ... 3 ) et 06 
solubility of which even after committed to the earth is a well bag pat sities in hei Hie namew * KETA: Aarm 3 ower ew Ci HER oe Siete 
= a Professor ata capa? that though the super- swig me). eee T * itu: 6| Sabbatia campes Sec o 
phosphate becomes neutral before it is taken up by the plant, 7 illi % aie 
yet it is in an infinitely divisible state, and he denominates | Convolwatas her A are ah insmod naa Sia exe a 6 | Sweet William, double... 0 & 
this state precipitated (not semi-soluble) phosphate. Now| Celiiopsis sozehen (y oTeoPs 0 4| Leptosiphon aureum 0 | „Tropealig Triomphe a Gand |: 1 0 
whether this theory is correct, or whether the plant takes | sc- olossum Hay EU B| EAk grandir 0 na 
advantage of the soluble state of the superp fore it | ynog ossum Hayni.,, se se merrier 
aies poms gr zm page Ra it Sre eient elements 
to form neutral phosphate, which appears the only 
state in which it can be assimilated by plants: whichever 
cen Digeotg plier ong eg whichever LECT GERMAN SEEDS, in Collections, 
effect ility of superphosphate of lime over Ando ds, for which our Establishment is particular! 
est = all . d. | Calceolaria, from the largest & finest spotted flowers, 5s., Sau: 
6 Siete: hE atk ae cea io 
6 ons, finest double, also Picotees and Tree ied 
6 payer each ... Ns one s i Bigtime a 
= 6 bars rice pigeon Sex varieties, each 2 6 
phate, 15 per cent. insoluble ditto; you go a week afterw: p ” i et, rose, 
take another sample the same way frx same bulk, send d | Larkspurs, ful Hyaci: nth flowered, in pekts. of 8 sorts 0 mixed, each Keo nine E AE L O 
it to be analysed, it will probably be found—12 ba send Wayel, + tase varieties, ditto 10 sorts . aes 0 | Heartsease, E Pinay ee E En joes: ka 
phate, 18 insolwhie ditto; or, it may just as easily be found— | Phlox Drummondi, beautiful and ae ditto 5 sorts ... 6 pet race e.. ose 06 
pe soluble es 12 insoluble 2 I Lge e found so | Poppy, in distinct showy varieties, ditto 6 sorts Py 0 Lobelia St. Clair, Insi Queen Vict &e.,,&c.,each 0 6 
eatedly soluble phosphate is such unstable or | Salpiglossis, new and — l colours, ditto 8sorts .. 6 | Mimulus, or Monkey Flower, beautiful varieties, mixed ... 0 6. 
pre ngea able o aati and the gouge Peireta heini ble | Senecio, or Jacobæa, distinct and showy, ditto 7 sorts... 6 | Petunia, splendid mixed, equal to named flowers ... ... 1 6. 
and rata P so li that it would be the height of of Stocks, new Morera German, finest of all, do. 12 sorts 0 | Portulacas, scarlet, yellow, white, striped rose, crimson, 
folly o! what I could not, and which » new Giant Brompton, ditto 4 sorts ... eee #2 6; _ purple, each... +a oe ies ose Oe a 
Eie poten. on. do, though some may profess to ao Wallfiower, fine double varieties, ditto si poria. ... 2 6 | Pinks, from the finest collection seal rei BE 
so, that is to guarantee superphosphate of lime tu a per cent. ; parana elegans, brilliant colours, ditto .. 3 6| Primula sinensis fimbriata, ex mixed, true, ¢ 
it cannot be done without running the risk of continual mis- amental Grasses, beautiful Tonis, ditio ito 25 s5 sorts 1, 0 saved from the finest collection se -20 
ead with one’s customers. pir eee made by me W n foliage plants f ding, ditto +» 3 6| Verbenas, mixed, from the best named flow oes 2 
ways given great and universal satisfaction. My trade | 
and Senmaation and character depend upon that. That yk the | CUCUMBER NAPOLEON I IIL i is = finest in cultivation, In packets, each, 3s. and 5s. 6d. 
best guarantee you can have. I shall be happy of your custom E.G.H to the following new VEGETABLES, descriptions of whieh will be 
but I will not professto do what neither I nor any other m: manure | seen = athe Catal 
manufacturer can do honestly.” Such is the co he he Mas piers Ae ae @’ Alger, or Beurré blanc. Carrot, Brussels Red Winter improved Horn. 
sius, akn suring ae the agaian tod gon Ee Zebra. Pe new white transparent. 
super] phate o0 om according alis, called the Asparagus Kidney Be: rronchonda, or or Portuguese Cabbage. 
here on 19th January. Supe . a Sen i Oey ene on aaneaia Canlifiower, Early Paris ~ | Beet cet Long Orange, very ovet Pea, Denyers Early prolific 
1 e condition of neutral phosphate except on the Turnip hâtif of Paris Beet Crapaudine, or Rough Green Marrow. 
addition of some alkaline or other base — Heir Radish, China Rose Skin Dwarf Ulm a 
the exi as of peieehesies acid. And an analysis Messrs. E. G. HENDERSON & Sow beg to h + pi ie tht 
Pate oa Mingenteun, or Pampas Grass, 2s. 6d. each; is. or guises cae 400. 
Tursyips: Messrs. Waite. The plates are admirable- representa- Plants of Petunia each; 303. 
tions of the vegetables drawn. Truthful a imperialis, new double white, 3s. 6d. per dozen, 
ee: Wellington Nursery, St. John’s Wood, London. 
pestis sample ought to hold true f the bulk until real | seed 
E aoe = Catalogue, with full descriptions, prices, 
