Fes. 16, 1856.] THE AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 109 
Cycles, and by Mr. Dickson on Flax Operations, 
arranged that on that day ae the following sub- Bass 
them 
CHOICE SE CKSON’S “EARLY FAVOURITE PEA.” 
np BROWN’S 25th A Lad Edition of their RANCIS. or DEAS DICKSON anp SONS 
jects be brought before ia mf CATALOGUE contains contin which can be hav tion in again calling attention to this dis- 
1, Colonel Clinton’ S RETAN toy ments in the | desired of the cho oicest new and other Vegetable and Flower | tinct and truly v ‘alnable EARLY E oo sent out by them for 
D bare a ae Raising Water. and o hor Fluids, by | Seeds. Copies supplied on application. the first on), which mitted by all who have 
t Economy of Steam. ate is effected. ASSORTED COLLECTIONS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 4 or een it to be the. iope paor FIC and BEST Early P 
2, Mr. gi aa ‘Exhibition and Explanation of his Model of | These collections comprise only the best in cap gee and for | ever introduced. It comes in very few days after the earliest 
qus aiity are not to be surpassed. pirojniy”, Be testimonials which they have re- 
*Collecti ion No. 1, 3l; No.2, 25 al 
É rst Gardeners in the kingdom who 
ac! 
Éxhibition and Expl 
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Choice collections for small Garden ns, its. 6a 
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grew it last season yoy Codes Chronicle of Jan, 12th, 1856), 
for its 
will, they think, be pee nt 
PRODUCTIVENESS and general Ex 
Price 2s. 
EXTRAORDINARY 
The Cou Council then eae to their Weekly Meeting} 47 | hi ach, ¥ r, 188.5 1 york each, 10s. SE ene l xor xc ; a 
on Fel BE.: i cin E m 10s. ; 1 pint each, 6s. 1. per qua: oF s. on} at: n sealed parce 
Re 1 qua a, fine sorts, 6s.; 1 pint each, 3s. 6d. VEGETABLE, FLOWER, and AGRICULTURAL SEEDS 
10 7 Broccoli, in ene heft “for succession, 5s. g he ca ot wh x Enr re q detailed 
i 6 ,, Lettuce, in packets st, 2s. of which wil on septation: 
Calendar of E eres 6 » Cabbage, 1 oz, each, finest sorts, Bs The Old hed Seed Warehouse, 106, Eastgate Street, 
Onions, 1 ach, finest sorts, 4s. inta PiN D aee. 
FEBRU RUA 5 ti Ver choice Beet, Imported aoe Bproats Cauliflowers, and | ary an ECT NURSERY STOCK. 
CHESHIRE, Feb. “gi —The weather fi <A the two a pert has | all other finest Vegetables. See Cata i HED PRIOR TO 1700 
very variable, commencing with severe frosts early in x 
Ge, a d changing suddenly to mild weather towards A GAA a AND SELECT FLOWER ages y ILLIAM J ACKS N anp Co., B 
the middle of the month, and in a few days to frost again, whic! SS sane ate Aa a oa inde vt ape osha beg to offer the following CHOICE STOCK at annexed 
ut a week changed again to unusually fine mild weather, p a the Catalogue. | low prices. Their Nurseries are exposed a tensive, and 
hich continued to the end. During these changes very little | Hardy and Half-hardy Annuals. | Phlox, do. superb hybrids from es feo them generally do well. Forwarded to an part of the 
gress was made in ploughing as the frost was seldom entirely | Alonsoa Warezewiczi, splendid, poldi and others kin Ps 
out of the ground, therefore carting manure when the ground was hater Bishop's s prize, ex. [Is. » do. alba oculata, white, if ‘Abies — 2 to 3 feet . 20.0 
sufficiently hard, and occasionally carting Turnips to the home- | Cal helidonioides (cali- dark eye, beautiful # rinda, "4 to 5 feet . 20 @ 
stead, and threshing str r the cattle w. nd oe principal busi- Portulaca, 8 gin tae vars, sepa- 12 » Dongiasi, 2 to 3 feet . 0 0 
f the farm. ew year set in m vourably for the Collinsia albiflora, new pu: 12 do. 4 to 5 feet, fine 80 0 
plough, and a good deal of land was turn (beat during the first} white, cg fine xed vars. z Pinus Cembra (Siberian Pine), 4 pars feet ow W 0 
ne days when the teams were again stopped by the frost, and | Cynosurus cynosuroides (or Rhodanthe Man Sons », excelsa, 3 feet, fine specimens .. a 20-0 
manuring and threshing had again to be re to for a week Garmernlk aurea), fine grass | Salpiglossis atrosangaities 12 Cedrus Deodara, 3 to 4 feet, ditto «os DD 
or more, whi other change , and t ettled aoe es very m new yellow 12 Taxodium pee ieee 3 to 4 fet, ditto -. 30 0 
weather of frost and thaw, with ional thunder showers, con- | arf and neat Schizanthus retusus feng 12 Cedar of Lebanon, 2 to 3 fee! ae 18 
tin til about the 5th inst., when the weather more } Gilin c californica, fine n Grahami ca: 12 3 to 4 we -. 30.0 
ttled, and “lea” and other ploughing i g on very | Godetia alba, beautiful new | Thunbergia, pth Mods “38D 3s.| 12 fine Purple Beech, 5 to 6 feet a a 
satisfactorily. Notwithstanding the a Derek k occa- Red [ae ‘stamens, 1s. n xed v: 12 fancy Cratægus, ditto ie? | 
sional ere weather, the Wheat T rall g Grammanthus gen ee Hardy roia 12 New Scarlet Persian Lil E 12 0 
remarkably well, and none appear to be rst. race hg em do. 1 dard ditto, ditto, grafted, 24 0 
stilla deal sown, s thinking it better i Gypsophylla mural alis .  beautifal Abronia umbellata » Berberis dulcis, 3 feet stem, fine hai 30 0 
sow in the spring than late in the year; their success, of course,| glossy foliage, covered with AA eX., from best} 12 Hardy He best va a Hen buds, 2 to 3 it. 18 0 
will depend much upon the season. The land, upon the whole,| red flowers, fine for peony a triped and Sey Ms 12 Rhodode: o's auricu wi th flowe r buds, 
has t the winter, and stocks of cattle, in ma pina dwarf Itai n, Hya- Cis tus, rock v: feet 0 
instances, and young, have been allowed to range the} cinth-flowered, 3d. Dianthus Dunnett, sip Gare | P=, iaeiei e hardy vari 3 feet, m 
fields and eat off the old tufts of Grass left on the pastures, which | Leptosiphon luteum, 4d. new Sweet William, wie flower bodsy parpi, ght and crim- 
in some measure has been a saving of fodd Water meadows aureum Dianthus superbus Seri a n, selected fro: re than 100 tba as Se 
properly attended to on streams not much affec y dry weather Limnanthus sulphurea odorata REET A avert g nged pink, in | 100 Rhododend: rona’ in variety, 2 2 to 3 3 tt, be pe ft tonis 40 0 
e looking remarkably well, and will in another month afford ie grandiflorum rubrum, 1s. vars., mixed, 1 100 Evergreen and 'Aoweri shrubs, two of a 40 0 
pe pasturage for ewes and i The practice of cutting = Topaia, Ke rosea Dianthus aei lata, fine spotted | 100 good anr: herbaceous a two of Airi . 30 0 
the Turnips and Mangel Wurzel, and mixing with chaff, &c. osus alba Gla ere fine mne er ni 100 Dwarf Ros a fine varieties, two ofa sort ... 40 0 
found to answer and appears to be greatly on the increase. the eS major yew 1000 best Ever; et "p i 2 fe for , 
pros) have affected the local cors markets, and pri osea al vais on hedges’... 20s. & 30 Y 
of Wheat have receded at least 1s. 6d. per bushel. Great com- | Lup: ee ia, fine light | Hollyhock, choice, 1s. 1000 Evergreen Privet, 4 ft., for field Fences, &e. -; ooh age” ae, 
plaints of the yield of all Fem of grain are con istan: 7 being and d deep ge va variegated Lindheimeria texana, 1s. _ | 1000 Common Laurel, 3 to 2 feet a n ie Rae 
made by he farmers may hy ne pas and senai emand | *Nasturtium, n yA ae a fine varie- | 1000 Hollies, 1 to 14 fee ooo AD 
have uced wia a reely, we think it probable eri inate Vard tube ig! 
bg we a waved at the lowest ak s Sage ener until there with a mass of flower round Pansy, choi Apples and Pl pod rages am Per 4 a 
A Prospey of cofaldersble importstion. “The cattle markets | _ the stem Phlox, hole, fhm our large Pears and Cherries, ditto ditto. “lags. to18 0 
pe also e but prices have ar “given way very mate- | Nemesia bicolor, Ha collection Apples, Plums, and Pears, dwarfi ee 30 0 
rially, and good beef is still worth 6d. per 1b. ; mutton, 64d. to Td, | and beautiful, 42. Po otentilia, e eaae E Netarines, and Che iapa oet 
and pigs 5id. W. P. Nemophila, peter ap Teer verk, ox ex area | Glee +1000; Rhubarb, of sorts, per 100 40 0 
Pennise ongistylum, new | Sweet William, fine scarlet fey rag a Jackson i, of  waciatin, 1 to pve: A iaa set vitis 
ces to Correspondents. Grass. Greenhouse Perennials. | Oaka 2 to fect and 8 tof 12 to 3 ft; 
ADDRESS: Si Siders of Many Years, Mr. Straffo rd, 13, Euston Sq. | Pave ankiensis, striking ‘Lessin Tophkat Danek, 2 to 3 feet and 3 to 4 fst; Spru proved wt => ety p ea 
AVERAGE Prices or GRAIN: Correspondent. The published aver- | d ark k purple eat y kan Ea aeei transplante d Prices on: eppliation. aa 
ages for any week certainly are not the prices at which on the | Pink, Imperial Indian, 3d. ae = vi il 1 A amor poring respect: 
erage the grain of the cow een sold during that Indian white, 4d. sire ararat A ia correspondent: 
. The fact that comparatively little of the grain sold i Stock, V ictoria, fine scarlet, 3d. » __biloss cad yi 4 ani 
written down is enough to show this; but the practice of sellin „ Chamoy’s fine e yellow, 3d, | Calceolaria, very c rbt s. EELER anD SON, Gloucester, beg to offer 
at a higher prise, so much b de the quantity, is the | Tropæolum minus c ii x. bail Clg: J» the following FLOWER SEEDS, imported from one 
of error. Wheat weighing 60 lbs. is sold at 70s. | Viscaria oculata nana, 3d. Calendrinia umbellata of the best Growers in Germany, which they recommend 
a quarter, the seller making it up to 62 Ibs. a bushel, and thus | Whitlavia grandiflora, very | Cineraria, choice, 1s. re pene of the very best quality, and which will be forwarded 
the pis of a better quality nga in the returns as the price | fine, and a general new fa- Cob a, Cy FO. free by post at the following prices :— > 
of the actual quality. Thi o doubt a source of error and | Vourite. Ge a sean ane i. QUILLED DOUBLE GERMAN ASTER—Assortmen! 
injustioe, f pi the averages To quien to many paya and | Areen} 1 Tender A l bec Epe, "28, ing of maa colour $. d.. 
charges both on farmers and on landowners. And as prices a = pabio a fe 1 ove . wee 5 0 
may vary rok or more per cent.on any given market day, | Belsam from several choice im- aout Bear z s ye Ditto ditto 12 varieties | W DTT? 
according to those variations of quality which are thus ignored | , Ported and others, ex. di h ment ancys, is. | Packets of the above varieties mixed, 1s.; small f 
it becomes possible that a corn rent or a rent charge may be | Balsam, Smith’s new vars. so Gloxin! agi nice, 6d. df each E en g 
assessed as innok as this per cent. above eae sum at which aft highly spoken of by Dr. boas or gone rom | GERMAN TEN-WEEK STOCKS—Assortment of 24 
the rate of actual sales it was properly d the Nat. echoes eae Heli “pew, 2s oa a Jeers varieties, each colour separate .., ... 5 © 
EEDING: Mr. Mechi adi is pa een this subject last racki mixed, 23 sect TEE pae in Tutos, Ditto, rtment of 12 most Penge VERIOUOR 2! bis <. s0e E 
week the following memorandum:—Another very important Gan te anes ctarinia salizinoide The above varieties mixed, 1s. ; small packets eat! Or 
pointis the nature of the bottom. I find that in my barn, which | ¢ poma (harbine) Tina, 1s ts Paty triangolare, is. |NEW LARGEST FLOWERING DWARF TEN- 
has a thin layer of chalk upon a retentive clay, the heatiag po nea AEA È ula sinensis y rerea ay 1s. WEEK STOCK.—This new acquisition has been 
process sets up rapidly, whilst the bricked fioor shows no sign of Tee ee hs alba, 1s. y admired. The flowers are exceedingly = 
is canst there A E a ee PR oem mut fine mxd.,8d. Verben mixed, cholos, nie a pecker peat oo Hinge EE Am, ach i 
fioor. I shall pave a portion of the barn floor to see whether hg oe e above v: is; pt äre 
the chalk is the real cause of heating. [Itis probably the LOWER SEEDS.—BEST P ORION 
access of air beneath the unpaved portion Ay fa the pre Aa of |, Includi Ta a open 4 of the before-named, free Sata so with 
heating. instructions for culture, &c. The Catalogue Se, ooi, 
Lice t CATTLE. Grease or oil well rubbed in at intervals will months of flowering, hardiness, duration, sag 
ultimately ck bean 
leet showy Annuals, including .. 15 
Linz AND GUA ire f you have very ry à eve. 4 9 | DWARF DOUBLE LARK SPUR -Collection of 10 most 
recently applied tho ji fimo hot from the E the kita, one rey 20 vier, beat Rear? Aani paige wi for filling beds a lendid varieties, containing of each so 
pa! u guano if you applied a 7. oes s see on eee 
heavy dressing at once to the land. But the idea which seems | 99 CU Amos Če Te. 64.3 12 vars, | oo gi; © ° | TALL DOUBLE LAHKSPÜR —Gottection of eight 
to prevail on = subject is Oe eee Positively drives off vars, s ` S splendid varie of each colour 4 
the ammonia. only acts by with acid which ae ESE eee Wipe “4 i n ounce .. bss 5 AO Siir o a A Soe 
may have held the ammonia in a more or ss Fe ge sper amore O ETa? y atl |e EDE lection of six 26 
State, so that the ammonia is left in its natural volatile form. The followi testimonials will give some slight 
But then a great deal of it in guano is already in that form, yk om cpap Perennials, including new, 5 0 | idea of the high repute in which our seeds are held :— 
and it is possible to apply it to the volatile, with- Z c “ to inferm you that the German and you 
rain 
OICE IM POR TED GERMAN SEEDS, 
most of it will be a hed in; and if you sow it and then IN i RATE COLOURS, VERY FINE AND DOUBLE. show; were every them.” 
scarify or harrow or even plou ough tt in, its volatility will not | 30 supe 3 German Stock, 5s.; 15 vars Be. Oa. | Oe est Potosi ers: y sesh 
inder its retention by the soil. If, therefore, the lime has been | Choice mixed do. Lay phe 6d. and 1s.; new sol ae Sulphur Lo “The pi Haia Airoa yon sent me is much ever I 
applied l notna oe > and you have the means of putting the spe c T 64.5 hee a = 4 saw before; they are grand in the of flowers 
urface, wi think perb vars. new large owe! aes = 
& x ae New large Chamois, 6d. ; uk sew ase dwf. ones o p inches long.”—Mr. Cleeton, Gardener to E. Ho Bod, ME, 
e been ploughing up old sward for Oats, and | 125 superb vars. Wall-leayed or Pruss The German Stocks and Asters have given general 
have a a fret 6 inches deep and 10 inches wide, usin; 15 a vats. Antan cate. 3 © Jhb ving snrpassed seen prillianey: 
i which throw a the edge f the turf under the od, | Fine scarlet do., 6d. and 1s.; mixed fine, 6d. and ... pene faci, having rps alt are yat seet, bt fo be Florist, 
ng the Grass. We followed the plough with a | © mont vars. Perpetual Emperer, sissy three times Edgebaston, 
ana Gets per acre ove Whe Gols AEA mae heres | Daaa ar large eib a0 | “The prions te a waxy ee 
T acre ove! to z "s res 
Pas if drilled at 10 We shall ort 24 superb vars. quilled and ote Fs ~ 5s.; 12 vars. 3 0 erase eee me where {had the ied tems ee 3 
double tine of the nd then throw | 12 superb vars. Globe flowering do. ... .. bie wets 6 Gardener to T. B. D. Baker, Esq., of Hardwicke Court. 
about 20 bushels per acre of li east over all and finish | 16 Superb vars. Pyramidal, do. OEN Stocks and Asters you sent to the Heath last 
the ing, roll heavily, and leaveit. If Thistles come up | 10 Superb vars. Bouquet double dwarf do. . ao year are r good.” —Mr. Chapman, Gardener, The Heath, 
ve must st cut them or pull then Salt if in spite of lime and gene pie "o Py aed Seed (Train Bj i 0 | Cardiff. 
ard rol the wireworm shoi stroy the lant Sy must so superb imported Wallflower, Larkspur, sam, Sinecio _WHEEL SEEDS. 
MRKD our temper. There ate avila DE claim’ te’ ae tor or Jacobaea, Coekseomb, Zinnia, and many others. e Pe i te bET 
exists. i 
Oats AFTER Lea: Manx. It is best to adopt the practice of th ROOTS FOR EARLY aap PLANTIN! 
county in such es as that of sowing Oats or Wheat after Anemos, S, T xenaaeiien, Gladioli, Iris Ce Lilium, 
Clover. We would sow Oats in Scotland and Wheat in the | Tritonea _aurea, Tigridia, Oxalis, Achimenes, Gloxinia, and a 
South under such enantio, or depart from the general | great variety of otherroots. See Catalogue, page 57 and 58. 
on a very limi e and by way of experiment. oops CARRIAGE FREE (not under 20s.) to all the Lond 
ging yi i at Ra an 
ply some 2 or 3 cwt. of common sal 
E mau 
WINDLASS 2 Subscriber. Wi rum shonld be on 
the vertical shaft from which 4 — ‘radial seo CCCA proceed to 
' should ‘carry E pal falling lato the teeth of A clrcwer ATE 
carry 2 ito ircul t 
Work on the upper end of the drum, 
three aa 
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BASS & BROWN, Seed and Horticultural Establishment: 
| Sudbury, Suffolk. 
