

THE 





GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



AND 



AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 



Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News 



Horticultural 



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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1. 





[Price 6d. 



INDEX. 



t dtf, culture of ........ 



It ■ kill 



-di, fi * tuh ton? 



i white fruits 



. coccinea 



.Enfield 



«6Ci,to * r *ft .••;••••• 



' » uc , Horticultural 



ricul'ural 



reticulata 



•t- height of 



■*. Siamese 



r. ara, to kill 



'9 hides. ....... • ».*•• 



■i iitie (Mr.) death of 



•*airhemums 



IT, labourers' 



[•» Bftfetl IMIIIIIMMII 



thhaa, select 



.i, trip to 







n. Mr. Lawrence on.... 

 ■u English 



lite, and birds 



<* l ton , , 



-4eo rdgintrs 



Z. market 63 6- 



Gerauii ds, fancy... 



Gooseberries, prire 



Oraftln r. 



71 



71 



68 



7" 

 7" 

 69 

 70 



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a 

 71 



77 



67 



71 



73 

 71 



69 



75 



70 



72 



73 



70 



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74 



70 



70 



70 



•70 

 72 

 70 



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 a 

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 a 

 a 

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 • 

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 a 

 6 

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69 a 



Grafting Cacti , 



Guano, Peruvian 



Henderson's (Messrs), nursery 



Heracleum giganteum 



H ghland Society -Manures .. 

 Manures for Turnips 



— application of 



Market gardening 68 6- 



Mon treat Bot. Soc 



Peas, early 



Plants, perspiration of 



Potatoes, dineased.. 



— varieties of 



— Jackson's Kidney 



Rain 



Roots, length of annual 



Roses, continuous bloomers .. . . 



Season, mildness of 



Seeds, vitality of 



Sheep 



Stratton's (Mr ). appointment to 



Cambridge Bot. Garden 



Tulips, early 



Turnips, manures for 



Villa gardening 



Vines, out-door . . 



W&lks, edgings for 



Wall plants 



Weather, the 



Winter gardens 



b 



e 

 6 

 e 

 e 

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b 

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70 

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71 

 70 

 75 

 75 

 75 * 



;o b 

 71 



72 



fi7 b 



70 t 



71 c 

 71 « 

 71 b 

 70 a 



70 b 



71 6 



70 e 



75 ff 



75 b 



71 e 



70 b 



75 

 68 



70 6 

 70 a 



72 e 



"PENJfi LANGELIER, of the Clarendon Nursery 



«/. fc * He,ier » Jersey, begs to draw the attention of the 

 to his still unrivalled collection of PEAR TREES, not 

 yet m passed in Europe, in which will be found all the very. 

 **** varieties, insured for the season required. Trees may 



• i already formed, either pyramidal or for espalier, in 



-Uy fine an 1 healthy condition, such as will give the 



mos-. t-mple satisfaction to both purchaser and R. L. The price 

 ha* been much reduced, and the quantity of Trees R. L. 



posteetes enables him to supply the trade with euarantppd sort* 



^1™ to any house on the Continent, having given the greatest 

 Refaction for several years. Foreign correspondents will find 

 a ?ef> great advantage if the selection is left to R. L., as they 

 will be cheaper, and none but the best sorts will be supplied. 



B. I .'s Descriptive Catalogue, which has been found the 

 Mit id most correct yet published, is only to be had at his 

 y, Jersey, price Is. 6d. and 6d. extra for postage. 



A very great reduction has been made in the transit by 

 f ttamers to all parts of England, so that R. L. can supply Trees 

 caeaj *. r than any other grower. 



A ' eco llectio n o f Roses, Camellias, and yellow Picotees. 



1 JD CATALOGUE OF KITCHEN-GARDES SEEDS* 



J PRICED CATALOGUE OF FLOWER SEEDS. 

 N CATTELL'S Descriptive Catalogues of the 



atvve may be had on application ; if by post, by enclosing 

 y stamp for each. They contain the best kinds in cul- 

 tivatl n, and their genuineness may be relied on. 

 sterham. Kent. 



"\yTITCHELL'S MATCHLESS WINTER PARS- 



r«. *** I' Extra Superior for Garnishing.— J. M. having a 

 quantity of new Seed to dispose of, can highly recommend it to 

 -araet and Gentlemen's Gardeners as the hardiest and best 

 Sf; s^t ever produced. Retail price, 2*. Cd. per lb. Also, 

 art \^°l ^^green Savoy, 1*. 0d. per lb. A liberal allow, 

 •cw tiade to Seedsmen.- Poet-Office Orders made payable to 

 *1 - wchbll, Ponder^ En d, Enfield, Middlesex. 



IflE £^ T L Na SEASON.- WOODLANDS NUR ERyT 



Tttv^H SFIRLD » NEAR UCKFIELD, SUSSEX. 



YY AL WOOD and SON having still on hand a very 



sn«r*i„* Xt ?, n8i ^ e and 8U P erior stock of ROSES, will be happy to 

 fappiy collections as under (the selection of sorts being left 



^selves). The plants are remarkabl- J J~3^-_ 



«na none but first-rate kinds will be sent.' 



F**~* „ ROSES. 



*Wa tall Standards, budded with from 3 



van -ties on a stem 



fiXtre superior selected Standards 



Fine Dwarfs and Dwarf Standards 



SyP^yJ c do ' d0 - (for exhibition) 



ta Dwarfs, on own roots, in 50 varieties, per 103 



u a t-u d< \ . do " without names, per 100 80*] 



H.B. A liberal quantity of plants will be given over with 

 » n order. Catalogues free on application. 



THE NEW EARLY^WEI^T-KERNELLED KAISHaT" 



M«^.« APRICOT. 



LSbRS. VEITCH and SON feel much confidence in 



bringing into public notice the above valuable new Syrian 



*, sent to this country by the late John Barker. Esq., of 



- l ' tne . gentleman by whom the valuable Stan wick Nec- 



aw nnw lntrorJl i ced ' Having obtained the entire Btock, tbey 



*\ll?*?i *? n en 1 0Ut a Umited number of health^ 



f -\ orderr^icb e -^^ nKPriCe ^ ani ******* ft T^ * 



njedUte attention : 



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Per dozen. 



42s. to 60*. 

 18*. to 24». 

 10*. to 16*. 



50*. 



««khy one year old Trees 



one year trained 

 l two year trained 



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... 



21*. Od. 



Ah 



31 

 42 



6 

 





package included. 



rds 



Rod 



Onp nu'^ "\ * 25 « each. 



I« off^S th^* the , Tr ? de "hen three are taken. 

 Mewrs. V E °f C H h a e n , a ^ e . val " abl e "ew early Apricot for sale, 



" -ex, in the » t g t0 f fe / t0 the d e*cription given by 



for Jul, i 8 .n r iD - f the London H <> rti cultural 

 «uiy, 1849, from which the following extract is 



fcwnce, , ™q 8li e Jhrt t / a !? 8pare,,t ' roun uisu H inches, in circum- 

 Jfed and iiwrked \Svk U7 2 pale ci'ron-coloured where shaded, 

 » clear citron oX.7, n ! xt the 8un - Fle8D tender, juicv. 

 delicumt, like weu ' , P « nin ,^ freel y from tfa e s'one. sugary 

 Apricot flavour • 8 ton» i»u n ' d lum P 8U gar combined with 



A Tuluable early Tari«Cw , tE ou P ai ' h • keruel sweet like a nut - 

 ^ preserving ' if it 2 *?L™ e dessert, and probably excellent 



PSrcn «yofiU flesh will exWM?^ t0l ; this ***»> the tr,n,- 



% f"«. Some of the fruk, hL?" featUre &m< ?» %t A P rioot 

 u'y, and on the W^ £ !J ,p ? Bed as ear 'y as the mh 



7 *ey Apricots perfecUv^T th « Ume were Moorpark and 

 s «ter, Feb 1851 y g and hard -" 



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PLA.1NT DOUBLE ANEMONES AND RANUNCULUSES 



THIS MONTH. 



CAREY TYSO, Florist and Seedsman, Walling, 

 fori, Berks, can supply fine named ANEMONES at 3*. to 

 5*. per dozen, with full printed instructions for culture, for four 

 labels. Choice named RANUNCULUSES, 5*. to 10*. per dozen. 

 Ttso's SUPERB SEEDLING ditto, 12*. to 18*. per dozen sorts. 

 Treatise on Culture for e ; ght labels. 



Imported Seeds of the be6t quality : German Asters, Stocks, 

 Salpi^lossis, Balsams, Larkspurs, Poppies, Zinnias, 2*. 6d. per 

 named assortment. 



£&* All the above articles can be sent by post. 



LARGE SURPLUS STOCK OF FOREST TREES, 



SHRUBS, <fcc, NOW Oil SALE AT 

 RENDLE'S NURSERY. PLYMOUTH. Established 1786. 



WILLIAM E. RENDLE and Co., Plymouth, have 

 a large SURPLUS STOCK of the following 

 TREES and SHRUBS ; and as tlie ground is required 

 for other purposes, they will be sold at the following low 

 prices : 



V CARRIAGE FREE (See below). 



LARCH FIRS.— We have a very large Btock of fine stuff, 

 about 3 feet in height ; the price will only be 18*. per 1000. 



BERBERIS AQUIFOLIUM.— A large* quantity of fine stuff, 

 18 inches, 16*. per 100. This is a fine Shrub for underwood. 



SCOTCH FIR.— Large stock of fine stuff, 24 to 30 inches in 

 height, 15*. per 1000. 



PINUS AUSTRIACA..— We have an extensive stock of this 

 valuable tree, of the finest possible growth, 12 to 18 inches, fine 

 and stout, 35*. per 1000, 



*♦* This is a most excellent hardy Pine, being very 

 superior to the Scotch Fir. 



PINEASTElt.— 18 inches, good stuff, 18*. per 1000. First- 

 rate Pine for the sea coast. 

 ASH.— 4 feet, 2i»*. per 1000. 



BALM OF GILEAD.— 3 to 4 feet, handsome species of Fir, 



4*. per 100. 



LILACS, 4 feet, 6* per dozen. 

 LAURESTINUS — 2 feet, bushy, 6*. per dozen. 

 BAYS. — 18 inchpe. 5* per dozen. 



RHUBARB: MITCHELL'S ROYAL ALBERT, the earliest of 

 all.— We have more than a thousand strong roots, 15*. per 

 dozen. 



RHUBARB: MYATT'S VICTORIA, very strong roots, 15*. 

 per dozen ; smaller ditto. 9*. per dozen. 



RASPBERRIES: RENDLE'S LARGE BEEHIVE.— This is 

 a large handsome variety, very prolific, delicious flavour, and 

 has given the most complete satisfaction to all. Strong Canes, 

 20*. per 100 ; 3*. per dozen. 



STRAWBERRIES : KITLEY'S GOLIAII, 3*. 6d. per dozen ; 

 20s. per loO. CUTfllLL'S BLACK PRINCE, 2*. per dozen: 

 10*. per 100. 



SEAKALE AND ASPARAGUS in large quantities, very 

 reasonable. 



BLACK NAPLES CURRANTS, very superior to the old sort, 

 6*. per dozen. 



CEDRUS DEODARA.— Fine stock of nice youug soling 

 plants, two years old, in pots, 6* per dozen. 



Our Catalogue of Forest Trees, Shrubs, and Fruit T,t 

 can be obtained for one penny Stamp. 



AD orders above hi. will be delivered O*»»i0B Fbee to any 

 Sta ion on the Great Western, BrU'o* and Kx->ter, or Soulii 

 Devon Railways; or to Cork, Dublin, or Belfast. Steamers 

 from this port to Cork, Dublin, and Belfast twice a week. 



Tfie South Devon Railway is now open to Plymouth ; 

 the Station being within one minute's walk from our 

 Co unting-h ouse. 



All Orders will be execute! in strict rotation, 

 *** We have a few fine Trained Yews for Hed-'e work, 3 to 4 

 feet in height, and will spread as much, 24*. per dozen. 

 William E. Rendle and Co., Nurserymen, Plymouth. 



Established 1786. 



C ELECT INDIAN AZALEAS. .— Healthy well. 



£? grown Plants, with bloom -buds, in 48s or 4-inch pots 

 1*. 0d. each : 



Alba 



Augusta aurau*ia 



Delecta 



Double Red 



Fulgens 



Herbertii 



Louvomensis 



Macrantha alba 



Prince Albert 

 Refulgens 



Robertsii 

 Rollissonii splendens 



Rosea punctata 

 Superba duplex. 



Thos. Rivers, the Nurseries, Sawbridpreworth, Herts. 





CAMELLIA STACKS FIT FOR IMMEDIATE WORK. 



RENfi LANGELIER, Clarendon Nursery, St. Heifer, 

 Jersey, begs to inform the Public that he ha* a very 

 extensive stock of the above, fit for immediate grafting, very 

 clean and healthy, well rooted, so as to leave without the pot, 

 consequently much less expense in conveying to any distant 

 place. Price 36s., 40*., and 50*. per 100. 

 The Stock is such as has never before b?en offered to the 



Public by any grower. 



R. L. has a most extensive collection of Double Camellias 

 at a very moderate rate and reduced price, as will be seen by a 

 Catalogue recently published, in which it is proved that they 

 can stand the climate out-of-doors without protection. The 

 Catalogue can be had of R. L. by inclosinj? four penny stamps. 

 Remittance or reference from unknown correspondents 



ITCHELL'S ROYAL ALBERT RHUBARB 



has proved itself to be the earliest, finest flavoured, and 

 most productive kind, as well as the best for early forcing, ever 

 yet grown. Strong roots, 12*. per dozen. Also Myatt's Lin- 

 naeus, 12*. per dozen ; and Victoria, 9*. per dozen ; with usual 

 allowance to the trade. Post-office orders are requested to 

 be made payable to William Mitchell, Enfield Highway, 

 Post-office, Enfield, Middlesex^ 



GREAT WE ST E UN, SOUTH-WESTERN, AND SOUTH- 

 EASTERN RAILWAY SEED ESTABLISHMENT, 



FOR SUPPLYING GENUINE HOME-GROWN SEEDS, CARR T -* GE FREE. 



SUTTON'S COLLECTIONS OF GARDEN 

 SEEDS. 



For the convenience of Gentlemen W&o may not be well 

 acquainted with all tlie best hinds tf Garden Seeds, and 

 the proper proportions of each g^erally necessary to stock 

 a large or small Garden, M&&*- Sutton have during the 

 last seven years been in th practice of making complete 

 Collections for one ye*''* suppty, the economy and otfic 

 adva., *"• i r * ^ich system have been fully appreciated by 

 the purchasers ndicafed u,, numerous recommendation 

 and annual Urease of orders. 



£ *. <ln 



2 10 

 1 10 

 1 1 



12 



POLYANTHUS SEED. 



TAMES WOODS has a quantity of Polyanthus Seed, 



*J which he can recommend with confidence, saved from none 

 but named and good laced Flowers, price 1*. per packet ; or 

 sent free on receipt of 18 stamps. Also, a tew hundreds of 

 Ranunculus roots of the best old named varieties, in one mixture, 

 at 5*. per 100. — Address to James Woods, Florist, Harwich, 

 Essex. 



SAMUEL FINNEY and CO.'S CATALOGUE OF 

 SEEDS, for 1851, is now ready, and may b^ had postage 

 free, on application. It contains a Select List of all the most 

 approved sorts of Culinary Vegetables in cultivation. Also an 

 extensive collection of Flower Seeds, including the imported 

 German kinds with descriptions, stating the proper time for 

 sowing, hardiness, duration, height, time of flowering, and the 

 colour of each, with much other useful information. The col- 

 lections of ^eeds sent out last year bv S. F. and Co. having 

 given general satisfaction, they again offer them as under. 



VEGETABLE SEEDS.— Carriage Free. 

 We prove the growth of each kind before we send them out. 

 No. 1. A full collection, suitable for a large establish- 

 ment, for 45*. Od 



Do., in smaller quantities 30 



Do., „ „ 20 



Do., „ „ 12 6 



Do., „ M 8 



FLOWER SEEDS— Carriage or Postage Free. 

 100 of the most select hardy, half hardy, and green- 



No 1 ' COMPLETE COLLECTION of KITCHKN 

 6 \u .* SEEDS for A LARGE GARDEN, for one 



year*i supp. 

 No. 2. A COM TE COLLECTION of DITTO, in 



quantities pr.'porl • ately reduced ... 



No. 3. A COMPLETE COLLECTION of DITTO, 



equally choice s A r*s 



No. 4. A S\fALL ANI> CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF 



J/ll 1U »•• «•• ••• ••• •■* ••• •«« 



Persons who are already in possession of several kinds of 

 Seeds are requeued to send the nam *, tba' they may be 

 omitted in the col ions they may ! r, and addi >na quan- 

 tities of other sort* wi!l be given i ieu of th ,i. 



For part le 1 1 lars of the z * co • i U i ed in these Colu 

 see Advertisement on the last page of tlie Gardeners' Chro- 

 nicle, of January 25* 



John Sutton and Sons are also extensive growers of early 

 Potatoes, and Agricultural Seeds, particulars of which may be 

 had by pott. 



Reading S I Warehouse, Reading, Berks. 



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 No. 3. 

 No. 4. 

 No. 5. 



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25*.0<J. 



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house kinds, 1 packet of each 



50 Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. 



25 Ditto. Ditto. Ditto 



Hardy kinds separate, per dozen packets 



Half hardy Ditto. Ditto. 



Greenhouse Ditto. Ditto. 



The kinds and quantities contained in each collection 



stated in the Catalogue. — We have constant communication *y 



llailway and Steamboat with all parts of the kingd^--""' 1 



remittance or reference is required from unknown * - '^spona- 



ents. — Nursery and Seed Establishment, G**- anead » * ew ~ 



castle-upon-Tvne. 



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SUPERB RANUNCULI.— The present being the 

 usual month for planting the Ranunculus, we Deg to 

 recommend the following selections. 



The new varieties have been selected with great care, of 

 first-rate sorts, from immense quantities of seedlings, and 

 for vigorous growth and free flowering are far preferable 

 to the older varieties. Selections, in strong roots, at the 

 following reasonable charges, with printed instructions for 

 [planting and treatment. 



RANUNCULUS.— Free by post. 

 50 Splendid new varieties, with names 

 25 do. do. do. 



100 do. varieties from new and other best named 



sorts ... ... 



50 fine named varieties 

 100 finest mixed 

 100 fine do. 5*. , or free by post, 6*. 



ANEMONES ; by post, 3*. per 100 extra. 

 100 new and superb named double varieties ... 

 50 do. do. 18*. ; 25 do., 10*. ; or, by post 

 100 finest large mixed double 

 100 fine do. do. 



Fine new mixed single, per lb. 



Fine double varieties, per dozen : Ar**™*, «*«* blue, os. ; 



Calestina, blue, 3*. 6c*. ; Coleur de ^anR red,^ 3* : Cra moise 



Rovale, scarlet, 3* ; Josephine, cr«^on,^; Prince Albert, bue, 



3*. ; Rose Surpassante, 3*. ; &**** Superbe, 3*. ; True Blue, 



^GLADIOLUS— Autu»* a varie * es of tne Fioribundus and 

 Gandavensis habit • 



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Albus rosen' 



p re ^-uleyensis, scarlet 3 



T-a>ribundus,2*.6<lp.doz. 

 ' Gandavensis, 5*. p. doz. 



Each. 

 1*. Sd. 





 6 

 3 

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Each 

 Pscittacinus U.Sd p. doz. 0*. 2d 



Sanguineus, dark, 



7*. 6d. per doz.... 



Splendens, rich, scarlet 3 



Vernalis Spicatus ... 1 



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Copies of our Autumn Root Catalogue may still be had. 

 Remittances required from unknown correspondents. 



BASS and BROWN, 



Seed and Horticultural Establishment, Sudbury, Suffolk. 



