THE GARDENERS’ C 
AGRIC 
ee 
HRONICLE 
LTURAL GAZETTE. 
A Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.—The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindley. 
No. 10—1850.] 
SATURDAY, MARCH 9. 
INDEX. 
Agriculture in Ireland.. 153 5—156 Lawns, dressing r —ͤ— ** ye c 
83238 pos oi boom apse 17 piepe PE ues 
Air, elec’ | a | Manure, noud mad as . . . 
Allotm oe Mechi (Me * and ir a 163 8 
Ants, to "kili .. one Moths, vari fion NJ —*—*ł e 
Auchness farm Oni 
Beer, acid, to correct AA ass 50 4 
Birds, ſood Plants. 1 3 
Butter, boiled 15 houres ee ee 147 
Caird on Ireland, noticed. 153 diseases of . Nen E 
Calen dar, = he Fr Fil „ 81 — remarks on po ‘ting j 
Agri SETETE 137 Pond m A 
Cattle reedin eri Ken. E os 155 — to strike 
Carn, spring, importance bes Port Natal Hort Society 
scWin< — 2 155 ¢ | Potatoes, autumn. 
> l Candotie, Py REEE 151 6 Pott ng, remarks on 
ei — D. K. Eo A | Qai 
subsoiling.. +» 157 a | Kain at Pembrok 
De 3 ke 143 e — 
pea of oth air. 151 a | Rholodendron zeyla 
Farm high , 155 6 sis 
156 Royal Institution 
3 ho arracenias 
plants in 2 147 Sheep weighis of live = e 15 
Grape, see ling 150 4 — 1 w her sa» 
rasses, pasture eis 156 a | Trees, — 
Henderson’s (Mr.) nursery, 
„ ven sets oaps 151 a 
Horticultural Society. ee 150 £ 
Koch, Dr., death ef becsvs Lol 6 F 138 4 
GARDENERS. BENEVOLENT | n 
W 
Testimonia Is re. eC 
n before the 3ist inst., after which time they will 55 ee 
ceived. Printed Forms of Petition may 5 ks on Lappy gation. 
By order, E. N. C b 
March 9. 
C. WHEELER anp CO’S „ 
e THE BEST SEEDS IN „ 
free by post, on the receipt of two postage stamps. 
T OF 
be sent 
. WHEELER and Co , Nurserymen and Seed: n by official 
ppointment to shire Agricultur: siety. 
N y, Gloucester, ETG 
BURROUGHES’s TWO BEAUTIFUL LIGHEEDG&D PI- 
„ a a DUCHESS OF SUTHERLAND, 5 RED, AND 
s veri ” PURP 
SEER 2 e strong healthy plants of. mo 
N 6d. per pair; single plants may be ha! 
58. adh, Re post. “Descriptive Catalogues on applica Bion: 
_ Royal Nursery, Slough. 
- CHOICE GERANIUMS AND F ANCY GëRANIUMS. 
OLDER AND hee 
am Ris 
3 : 
Victoria, a via. 
‘ote orders pasabl E Clapham Rise. 
packets at a! Ga — Seeds, free to an 
108. 
PRI 3 1 CA, 
Figured in the August No. of Paxton’s Magazine of Botany.” 
. TURNER has a few strong plants left of the > above 
ardy W inter 
at 3s. 6d. . —Royal Nursery, Slough, 
SELECT CUL LINARY S 
WEEKS anp CO., Kin mand “Nursery, Chelsea, 
e begs to offer to the Public tlis cond 
distinct good varieties of CULIN 
one pi 188., sufficient for a moderate- 
PEAS.—P jes —— 8 at Queen, 5 "of aiana, 
1 ew ne 
SEEDS w one collec- 
EE 
GAULIFL IWER.—Cypri 
KAIL.— Dwarf green curle 
8888 SPROU rs, » Impor orted. 
BROCCO ee heren, Early purple Sprouting, 
CABBAGE. an British Queen, Spotsboro’ Improved, Early 
Cornish, Dutch Red for pickling. 
32 AVOY.—Green Curled, Large Drumhead, Yellow 
ARROT.—"utch Horn, earliest; Long $ urrey, Aitviagham, 
CELERY. —Myatt’s Superb Solid, Coles’ ng k pe 
CRES3.—Cu rie a MUs STARD.— Whi 
CHILI. eee fer vinegar. To open ground. 
ba a piy —Great Britain, sigs House; Long Prickly for 
RABL —Hardy Green. EK. —Londen Flag. 
Willeove, 
LETTUCE.— eg Cos, black sedlied ; White Cos, Drumhead 
MELON. a ae ae s Hybrid, Windsor Prize [pi 
ON * 5 8 Spänish, James’s Kismi, Silversktnned for 
PARSL eeks's Triple bee for garnishiog 
PARSNIP. Trmproved, Hullow-cröwued. 
White Turnip, 
te for summer; Prickly, ly inter, New 
TOM 210 8 ND Nast URTI UMS, for pio 
TURNIPS —Red Stone, American; Snowball, . 
MA RR oW. — White, Green, 
SQ H, used in — 2 rence ha Vegetable Marrow, 
SALS —.— for — and ste 
HER —Thym Sweet Basil, Savery, Knotted Marjor am, 
Hys and Dill. 
Taim Cat halon — of Stove, Greche des and other Plants; 
8 Olive long. [Zealand. 
so Si 4 Garden and sgt er Soed 7 can be *. on applica- | 
ti 
B FLOWERS. —100 00 packets ets for 6s. `s. êd. ; 
noy 
on 155 0 AMES Bere, ist and Seedsman, 7, W 
S. ea viaris upwards,.—Address, with money 
Brigh — i 
9110 — One Hauudred p:ckets of FLO ER 
re 5s., 50 forBs., or 32 for 2s. 6d., sent free = post 
[Price Gd. 
3 DLE’S TRUE WILLCOVE BROCCOLL— 
z|; This eomm varie riety has been prove ed by thousands to 
the best sort i pate yee 
wit much confide, We have saved a s tity 
season on our own 8 binge sonia rz. ue finest 
head ever seen ; ; price. ls. per Kra by p 
, or 50 Aa 2. "ive It 
will 7 the most “complete satisfaction. 
mercial stamp is on 
en 8 ‘SUP ERB ] RED CELERY, hee 1 per po een 
Apply to WILLIAM E. REND 
Seed Merchans, Plymouth, 
CHOICE FLOWER S 
W P AYRES begs kA reg ee his “friends that he 
e supplies the whole s FLOWER SEEDS in A 
and Moore’s Envelopes, wi! hi Brent cultural directions, 
VEGETABLE SEEDS are confidently re- 
ing of first-rate quality. Per 2 d 
e „ s superb Winter White, from Mr, thes 2 
El. den’ 55 ok 2 
White Mammoth N eA ès Fie ha, 
Miller's Dark (true i * 1 ra 
phar (true) . at 
Ham Seas White Cape (true) 22 5 
een ae Sr a oon 
Borecole, ı ite heart peg o ae ow es 
Ayres’ superb Late White Oel wd 
Pa trick’ s Superior 2 8 ame Cu 
* be Sow 
er (very fine) E 5 
Vegetab e and Flo Sets e er 
Brooklands Nursery; Blas Shoot, * arik 9. 
HE 8 „ DURMAST” OAK OF THE 3 
FOREST. —A large quantity of fine stout Plants 
. speci — = urs 3 to 5and ji 5 8 high, 40s. — 
r 1000, mag ba ned of W. Roc 
Carne . — Red ge, near 
no „ them. 
ROWN SEEDS, CARRIAGE F 
By the Great Wester South hays Sad wae South 
n Railways. 
OHN SUTTON AND "SONS 5 being ¢ daily i in the receipt | £ 
‘of num various parts the kingdom, beg 
3 to intimate that th 10 der 3 
tion, and with as little 
Chronicle, can still supply an; article e [ever a 
or in ota complete collections. No, 24. 26. Sepa 
No, 3, 12s. 6d.—Reading Sced Warehouse, Beading, B 
FUCH3IA poesia + ae plants now ready), at 
MITRARIA COCOINEA (stronzs —.— Ist April), at 78. 6d. each. 
ENA MIN ia Bac abt St. a = Nursery, 
Colchester, r the above a 
2 at 3 83 proes waits ew and beautiful 
e usual Discount to pete, A Tr de, 
when ordered by the dozen. a with a further reduction 
UTTON a SONS | iia for pes. — pa 
i the 5 Natural 5 
articul ‘will be ie rE Any 
particulars r ue m 
tion to Jokx Sees and Bina. Re iy given by p post, on a applica 
Niro AND AMERICAN. PLANTS, 
alimited supply always a pak are low scale 
of prices e a delivered in on, orde — in Aa 
100; ; 127 
tems, a ne for wok 
ther rare species, 50s. per 100. 
ENDRONS, of the finest vari ielas, 18s. 
z,on their o 
-WHITE RHODODENDRONS, 18s. per doz. 
KALMIA LAT ee 9 i 3 25s. per 100; 1} to 
feet, blooming, 155 S 
Dwarf ROSE Stocks, fit for orking, 8s. 
Single CAMELLIA Stocks, fit ew wor kiat, isis 
US (Abies) Douglacii (fro ag ged bag 
m seed), 101. r 100, 30. d 
S, 12 to 15 inches, fine, 25s. Nee ike * 
82. 
LAURESTINE, two sorts, 8s. per 100, bedded, 1 za 
TREE Ri Peris of os most Pen ted 12s, t 
ock * Euglien oak, 
ru 
: With every de 
uit and Ornamental Trees,—For Catalo; ogues and 
Rocers, Nurseryman and Contracting 
Lodge, near 3 
at the above very moderate 
on receipt of Money Order. The Advertiser A 
Collection of realiy new and uine Seeds, begs ‘to offer them 
ee; sana H packe t of 12 kinds 
1 be sent for 12 stamps, t of Flower Garden and 
her NN with a sample packet, way be had for two stamps, 
ane h the selection may be made. Also packets of Garden 
Seedy, 3 to any railway station in London, at 5s., 10s., 15s., 
and 20s. each.— Address JosErH GOLDING, Seedsman, Hastings, 
en SMITH 2 ‘ws call attention to the 
lowing New a = de e Plants, which will be sent 
out by him early in 
PETUNIA ECLIPSE - — This is avery beautiful variety, which 
will give pana „ The flower is large and — A 
exture ; ur pale 
liar shape a ea star in the 
bloomer, of good habit, and 
light variety hitherto — ou 
oh ACT US S'EPIPHYLLOM) MAXIMUM —This is ab: hybrid, 
e of the K wer; it is a free 
mabi e most beautiful 
bet simus and À manii 
v = < j bright deep aot piisa ‘slight y tinged with sapis 
in the centre; * is very showy. ig * 5 . ae may be 
formed when it is mentioned th expanded 
measures 10 — — across. See 
Gar deners“ Chronicle of J July 5 5th, pre 460, 
5s. each, Where three or — K 
z ordered of either or both they will be charged 3s. 6d. ea 
e March 9 
AND VERBENAS, NEW AND FIRST-RATE. 
UMLEY AND 8 S have to offer 12 of the 
ne best FUCHSIAS for 12s., 20 
Royalist, General Negrier, Incompara 0 
—— Shylock, Gem, Tricolor nai art Julia. Grisi, Lor 
Nelson, The — . Splendida, Snowdrop, Sir Charles Napier, 
VERBENAS, — 3 3 newest and very best 
varieties for 63, : alone, Jof the Isles, Attraction, Louis 
Napoleon — — 5 — er, Madame emai os ar- 
Brinces de 3 Madame Gabrielle de Vendeuve 
„o£ ger 3 of Stow, Rapti. 
General Lamor leere, Royal 
o order > pay 
of Fuc hsias, Verbenas, Geraniums, Dahlias, Pansies, S. 
Greenhouse, and Bedding aS É: „ may be had * 
tion.— Gillin g, Richmond, Yor 
rosy flesh, very fully marked with | 
rich crimson marear ‘velug, forming 3 iu their an sity poy pecu- 
a es Orpoa 8 
L AIRS'S D bale d Green M N MMOTH 1 
MARROW PEA is soles distinct from a 
existence; grows 2 feet, is Jecke earlier pm the old di wart 
Green Ki “oy % Wad t ella: nd pods are twice the size. 
BIS! DPS porotom — 2 feet high, early as Early 
Frai 3 pi s large as Boymetare, and 20 to 24 per siet 
2s. 
E pant EC ursel foot high, pods larger then 
Imperial, 8 — er, altogether superior to that 
varie ety le. per qua 
f Peas ever introduced. 
Hh ins, Scedsman, &., 
A Mardin’ s-lune, ing-crobs, 
Full be can b bi de of Dt 
Wholesale and Re ‘tail, 109, 
Li 
pat an 
8 a 34 ti 
FE 
4th th 
Gari a 
Garden 5 — eg g pariaan Spawn, and 
saved from r stocks at moderate prices. 
A sie! alos from 1 R. Cant’s Cat 
of some o neweat VEGETABLE and 
FLOWER SEEDS. 
VEGETABLE sania Height 
er quart—s. d. in feet. 
Peas, Danecroft Rival... Ease ae mek 
„ Burbidge's Eclipse 8 
„ Fairbeard's a of England .. 1 * 4 
a 133 Relia a — 6 
a ys Ma a Ma 4 a oe ; 
Tuig! J reen Marrow 5 re 
6 aag eae et—s. d. i Per packet—s. d. 
Broccoli, Adams's New Cucumber, ge pt Vic- 
ly White 0 6 ry of England. 0 6 
„ Dickson's Water ' „ Tiley's ct a 
large late white... 0 6 Bath 15 
Eey 2 8 Milis's Je wess 0 6 
Cauliflower, e +O. 6 3 ae T 8 
fo Ver s — ren- 
et e Sita Saper i 0 65 .0 6 
; ca 7e 6 
FLOWER aor 
Pe r packet—s. d. Per packets. d. 
Amaranthus, Purp Nemophila — — n 
Globe 0 3 Phlox Drummondii alba 0 6 
Balsam, fine edouble mixed 0 3 pa “a —— 0 2 
ma iberi idifoli ia 55 „ super 
Brachyco a s mech, 2 
d, scarlet. O 3 ortalnea a alba striata . 1 
a A-s „ Thellusonii sul- > 
laria, from best hurea , P 
o lee. 4850 231 0 Thorburnii... * 
raria, — Primula sinensis alba. ae 
hoicest sors 1 0) ote 
Calempelis (Eccremocar- | Rhodanthe N ae 
pus scabra) ) 8 8 Schizanthus retusus 0 3 
Che fastigiatum 0 6| albus... 1 € 
Coba scandens ... E | ria aipiglossis, now Ja ne 
| Humea elegans 1 e 2 é 
Ipomœa Burridgii a 17 a alba. 0 € 
„ rubra cerulea ck BT g „ aurane 
* us 4 OR tiaca. 0 6 
Lophos) um scandens 0 e | _ Fryerii. 0 6 
Nemophia insignis alba. 0 4! Vicaria Burriägii 0 
e Catalogue of > is now > will be 
„ forw pplication pt of one Penny postage 
stamp. 
Bexsamin R. Cant, St. John's street Nursery, Colchester, 
ree 
by post, . . G. 
20 ok the — and best . * wer nan en 
12 r 
200 splendid varieties Ph is bis * 1 10 „0 
0 17 6 
ats ar Gens Stocks, Asters, ‘Larkspars, Zinnias, 
&c., per oz, packet 0 3 6 
Nurseryman and 
yathampton, this being 
and every ar ticle 
Az 
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