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Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News 



Horticultural 



No. 10—1^51.] 



SATURDAY, MARCH 8. 



[Price 6d. 



INDEX. 



Agriculture, Tulhan 154 



Atneulturai Society of En* land 15"> 



Birds, Br.oili •©■«.... 149 



Bouquet traJe iu New York ., ISO 



Calendar, Horticultural 152 



— Afhculrural 1 



Campanula Vidalii 150 



C»tilr on board i 154 



Chandlers' (Mews.) Camellias 151 



Charcoal, p^at ISO 



Chu-ory. culture of 154 



( brypautheinurus 151 



Conifers . vsrieties of ».. 150 



Draining 155 



irenberf on the dust carried 



bf the trade winds 151 



farm, a ram breeding 1 



r arming, open furrows in .... 154 



Karmaccnun s 153 



Flax 1 



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Gar Jeninr. market 



Gardener*' Benevolent 

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Grafting US #- 



Grass seeds for pasture 



Horticultural Society 



Land, Tullian culture of 



Liunran Society 



M irket gardening 



Peat, charcoal 



Plants, water 



Rookery 



Season, mildness of 



Steam-boiler fl ues 



Strawberry, the 



Timber trees 



^ rgetation. researches in, 147 t- 



Water plants 



W nds. trade, dust df pooled by 

 Wire worm 



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GARDENERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION, 

 Notice is hereby given, that an Election of two Pen- 

 sioners on the Funds of thi- Charity will take place on Wed- 

 nesday, the 11th of June next. All person? desirous of becoming: 

 Candidates are requested to send in their testimonials and 

 applications to the Secretary, on or before the 31st inst., after 

 which time they will not be received. 



Printed forms of petition may be had upon application. 

 By order of the Committee. E. R. Cdtler, Secretary. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, 

 NOTICK is hereby given that the EXHIBITIONS of 



FLOWERS apd FKl'ir, in the SOCIETY'S GARDEN, In tb« 

 present season, will take place on the following Satcrdays, 

 vis. : May 3. June 7. and July 19 • and that Satorday, April 5, 

 is the last day on which the usual privileged Tickets are issned 

 to Fellows of the Society. Each Fello* may, thi* year, pur- 

 chase 48 such Tickets, at 3*. 6d\ each, at the Society's Office, 

 2l, Recent-street, London. 





EOYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, Regent's Park. 

 GENERAL EX UIBITIONS — Wednesdays, May 14, 

 June 11. and July 2. 



AMERICAN PL ANTS -Saturdays, May 31, and June 7. 



ROSE GARDEN— Saturday, June 21. 



Tickets, which will admit the Bearer to either of the above 

 Exhibitions, or upon ANY ONE DAY in the month of JUNE, 

 except Sundays, are now ready, and may be obtained at the 

 Gardens, by orders from Fellows of the Society. Price on or 

 before Saturday, May 3, 4s. ; after that day, 5*. ; or on the 

 Exhibition day*, 7«. 6d. each. Fellows of the Society may have, 

 «»o or t afore May 3, any number of packets containing Thirty 

 Tickets each, f >r Five Guineas the packet, being at the rate of 

 3s. 6d. each Ticket. 





HIGHBURY AND NORTH LONDON HORTI- 

 CULTURAL SOCIBTY.-Ex-hihition Days: Thursdays, 



15th May, 12th June, and 3 i July. 



The Shows will be held in the Grounds at the rear of High- 

 bury Crescent, on the above days, from 3 to 6 p.m. 



A Military Band in Attendance. 



HIGHBURY AND NORTH LONDON HOR- 

 TICULTURAL SOCIETY.^UR-vEUYMEN'S PRIZES 

 —No Entrance Fees, for the SHOW on Thursday the 15th of 



May, 1851, to be held in the Ground* at th» rear of Highbury 

 Crescent. ensors.— Mr. A. Henderson, Pine-appl*. place • Mr 

 Bu K h Low, CUpton ; Mr. Neville, Sec. of 8outh London Flori- 

 cultural Society. 



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Eight Geraniu 



1 i Azaleas 



Ei?ht Calceolarias ditto 



Eight Heaths ditto 



Fifteen Greenhouse or Stove Plants, dis 

 tinct varie'ies 



One Specimen Greenhouse Orchid, or 

 Stove Plant 



Twelve Pots of Roses, distinct varieties 

 Stand of 18 (single) Roses, distinct va- 



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For the Show on Thursday the 12th of June, 1851. 



To be held as above. Pbizes. 



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Eight Geraniums, distinct varieties 2 



Eight Calceolarias, ditto 1 



Eight Heaths, ditto 2 



Fifteen Greenhouse or Stove Piaots, dis. 

 tinct varieties 8 10 



One Specimen Greenhouse Orchid, or 

 Stove Plant 15 



Collection of Fifty Bunches of Roses, dis- 

 tinct varieties 2 



Twelve Pots of Roses, distinct varieties... 2 



Collection of Eight Fuchsias, ditto 1 „ ... . v 



For the show on Thursday the 3d of Julyj 1851. 



To be held as Above. Pbizes. 



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AR!r?oS v AXD L0Z ELLS HORTICUL- 



*aty£rwUl\^^^ 'or the pre- 



ApriUOth TrEsnlv ? 1 ? e ff wi ;« da ^ •«• - Wednesday, 

 T ««AT.Aug^ Tuesday, July **; and 



hiKtd. oltf HZ0S /!l ith the RuIe8 and R^«lation 3 , may be 

 ttioghtm P iCaUon at the if uaand Counti " Krald Office, Bir- 



Hamstead.roa f i if .^ « CniBLE8 Jam " Feiat - Hyn - Stc - 



LISIANTHUS RUSSELLIAxNUS.— Now ready, fine 

 Plants, 5s., 35. 6o\, and 2s. Git. each. The Early Black 

 Prince Strawberry, 10s. per 100, or 6s. f r 50. Black Spine 

 Cucumber, Early Scarlet- flesh Melon, and Lilian thus Seed 

 Is. per packet. Cucumber Plants always ready. 



Cuthill's Pamphlet on the Potato, containing the Belgian 

 Prize Essay, with other first-rate vegetables, such aa Aspara- 

 gus, Seakale, Rhubarb. &c. 56 pages, 2s.; or by post, 2s id 

 — Direct James Ccthh.l. Oamberwrell. Ion Ion. 



NEW PANSY. 



HART and NICKLIN, Florists, &c, Guildford, 

 Surrey, offer the undernamed new Panpy. " Mrs. Ander- 

 son," a large sized flower of good substance, smooth petal and 

 edge, white ground, broad light purple margiu, dense eye, free 

 from ray?, 55. per plant. 



Collection of choice PANSIES— Helen, Juventa, Premier, 

 Negro, Lucy Neal, Polyphemue, Uttoxeter Hero, Pre-eminent, 

 Gem, Viceroy, Criterion, Duke of Norfolk, Mrs. Beck, Master- 

 piece, Androcles, Heroine, California, Duchess of Norfolk, 

 Ariel, Conductor; 20s. the Set. Free by post. 



FANCY GERANIUMS— 14 tine varieties, strong Plants, 21>. 



GERANIUMS -12 fine kinds, 20s. 



Primula Sinensis Seed, from a first-rate variety, Is. per 

 packet. German Aster Seed (*aved from fine mixed varieties), 

 Gd. per packet, and free by post. Border Pansies, 45. per doz. 

 Border Picotees and Carnations, 4s. per doz. 



MESSRS. J. and H. BROWN offer the follow- 

 ing CHOICE PLANTS and FRUIT TREES: $. d. 



Fine Dwart and Standard Trained Peaches, Nectarines, 

 Apricots, Plums, Pears and Cherries, the best and 

 most approved sorts of these respective kinds, true to 



name, 2s. 6d. each, or, per dozen 24 



Untrained or Maiden do. Is. 6<i. each, or per dozen ... 15 

 Fine Gooseberries, Currants, Raspberries, and Filberts, 

 per dozen ... ' ... 3 



25 Azaleas, new hardy Belgian varieties, on their own 



roots, with flower-bud&, one of a sort, by name ... 20 



25 American Azaleas, ditto ditto 15 



6 Andromedas of sorts, including iioribunda 8 



Kalmias, Ledums, and Hardy Heaths, per dozen ... 8 

 12 Rhododendrons, including scarlet, white, and rose, 



hardy varieties 12 



New Hardy Yellow Rhododendrons, each 7s. 6d. to ... 10 6 



6 Fine Hardy Scarlet, ditto, 2 to 3 feet, for 10 



Fine Hardy Magnolia*, one of a sort 10 6 



Cryptomeria Jnponica, 6 choice hardy Pinus, for ... 10 



50 Dwarf Roses, on their own roots, by name 16 



Standi:! I half-standard Roses, per dozen, 12s. and 15 



Climbing >-*«, choice s >rt8, per dozen 6 (0, 



12 Tea-scented Ro-es, one of a sort, by name, in pots ... 9 

 Glycine siaensi*, extra fine plants, in pots, 15 to 30 feet, 



*9a*wll ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••■ ... O V 



12 Greenhouse Azaleas, one of a sort, blooming plants 25 



12 Choice Camellias, dtto ditto 30 



12 Orchidea, choice sptcie3 and good plants, for ... 30 6 



50 choice Gre-nhouse i nts, one of a sort, by name ... 45 



24 cholee Ericas, one of a sort, by name 16 



24 choice Fuchsias, on« of a port, by name 10 



12 Pfleonies ew w* Dink, and blush, of sorts ... 8 



6 fine Pseonia Arb.-rei. *ioice varieties f>r 10 



First-rate Carnati n -1 P ees, per dozen 9s. and 12 



Verbenas and Perun best new sorts, per dozen ... 6 

 Best Cinerarias and Calceolarias, strong 



plants, 9s. per dozen to 12 



25 c.otce Hardy Herba is Plants, named 7 f. 



Vew Camellia seed, ju >ortei, sent post free, 50 for 5 



Flower Seeds, 18 paper*, o_ ; 36 ditto, 10s. of the most approved 

 varieties, also their Catalogue of Plants, sent free by post. 

 Albion Nursery. Stoke Newington, London, March 8. 



T1TM. DENYER, Seedsman and Florist, 82, Grace- 



v v church-street, London (near the Spread Eagle), begs to 

 offer the following : g d 



ASTER* (GERMAN), four splendid varieties saved by 



an Amateur, warranted to produce all double show 

 lowers 



BALSAMS, very double, saved from one of the finest col- 

 lections in the country, six beautiful varieties 

 LARKSPURS, double, eight distinct colours 



TUCKS (GERMAN), very double, six varieties, best and 

 bright st colour * _ 



The above four collections, all in sealed packages, for 

 or separately at the prices quoted. 



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FIRST-RATE NEW FUCHSIAS, GERANIUMS, AND 



CINERARIAS. 



VT7M. RUMLEY and SON have to offer 12 of the 



v f following first-rate new Fuchsias for 10s. 6cf., 20 for 15* , 

 or six for 6s., fine strong Plants, free by post, securely packed. 

 Acteoa, Beauty of Richmond, Beauty of Stortford, Confidence, 

 Coriuium, Corynibih* »ra alba, Diadem of FJora, Distinctus, 

 Duchess de Bordeaux, Don Giovanni, Fair Rosamond, 

 General Cbaugarnier, Inaccessible, Kossuth, Nonpareil, Orion, 

 Pearl of England, Rosaline, Striata, Yorkshire, Eclipse, <fcc 

 Geraniums : 12 of the following first-rate new varieties for 15* , 

 or six for £s., hamper and package included. Antagonist, 

 Gruenta, Cassandra, Elegans, Eclipse, Flora's Flag, Gulieima. 

 Jenny Lind, Luna refulgens, Promeheus, Qieen of Kent, 

 Princess, Rolla, <fcc. Cinerarias : six of the following choi e 

 varieties lor 7*. Albonii, Beauty cf Eccles, Climax, Cerita, 

 C ara, Incomparable, Resplendens, Unique, Vulcan, <toc. The 

 above will be forwarded to any part ou receipt of a pest- fli e 



order, payable at Richmond* 



A Descriptive Catalogue of Fuchsia^ and Verbenas, Gera- 

 niums, Dahlias, Pansies, Cinerarias, Petunias, Cbrysantbt 

 mum*, Stove, Greenhouse, Bedding Plants, &„\, may be had 

 on ap; tution.— Giiltng, Richmond, Yorkshire. 



ESTABLISHED 1786. 



WILLIAM E. RENDLE and CO., Seed Merchants 

 by special appointment to theS^UTH Devon Aoricitl- 

 tubal Association, and several influential Members of the 

 Roval Agricultural Society, Union Road, Plymouth. 



We have this season a choice and well assorte i Stock of all 

 the best FARM 8 BEDS. They have been grown and selected 

 with the greatest care, and can be highly tec>mimended as 

 being of the most genuine quality. Our sale of Turnip -eeds 

 alone last season exceeded one thousand bushels; our extensive 

 dealings therefore enable us to sell at the lowest remunerating 

 prices, and at the same time is the strongest evidence we can 

 offer of the large and increasing patronage best -wed upon us, 

 for which we have 'o re-urn our most grateful acknowled ;ments. 



OUR DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE op FARM 

 SEEDS u just published, and can be liad in 

 exchange for One Penny Stamp. It contains a < ption 

 of ail the best varktics of Turnips, Carrots, and Mangold 

 Wurzel, with prices affixed to every article. The list of 

 Qrasscs is peculiarly comprehensive, and contains short 

 descriptions of all the leading kinds. There is also some 

 useful ail vice relative to tlve sowing of Grass Seeds for 

 permanent pasture, concerning which Mr. Kkmi\ of Bir- 

 kenftcad Park, in a letter to us says ; — " 7 am glad that 

 you repudiate the practice of sowing Corn u f i Grass 

 Seeds, a custom 1 have often had lo combat." 



All Orders above 21. Carriage Free. (See Catalogue.) 

 Apply to William E. Rendle and Co., Seed Merchants, 

 Plymouth. 



TO THE TRADE. 



THE Subscriber ha* now ready a LIST OF SUR- 

 PLUS STOCK of many New and In er Ming Hants, in 

 every department. He will be happy to correspond with parties 

 who have anything desirable to otfVr, and may be disposed to 

 exchange. — Robert M. Stark, Nuraerymau, Florist, and 

 Botanist, Edinburgh, March 8. 



E^RLY ALBION KIDNEY POTATO. 



EDWARD MITCHELL having a surplus stock of 

 SEED POTATOES of this nrst-rate en iy variety, begs 

 most respectfully to offer thern to the public, and the trade 

 generally, as being one of the very best and earliest varieties 

 grown, it beini? full three weeks earlier than the Ash-ieaf 

 or Walnut-leaf Kidney Potatoes; also a greater cropper, and 

 far superior in fl » vour, than any other variety grown. Price, 

 per bushel, 8s., with the usual disoeaot to the trade. 



EARLY COLCxJESTER. — A round variety, of Puperiof 

 quality, as early as the Early Frame, but a more prolific 

 cropper, and of first rate flavour. Price 6s. per bushel, with 

 the usual discount to the trade. 



Post-office orders are expected from unknown correspondents. 



Bristol Gardens, Kemp-town ; and 55, Marine Parade, 



Brighton. ^___________ 



ROSES. 



ADAM PAUL 'nd SON beg to inform their friends 

 and the pub iu general that they hive still a goo i stock 

 of m o.-t of the leading kinds of ROSES, which, when the selec- 

 tion is left to them, they offer on the following advantageous 

 term? : 



Standard Roses, in 12 superior van., 18s. to 24s. per doz. 

 i rf Standard do. do. 12s. to 18s. 



>ing R »ee do. 9s. to l-'j, 



A ed descriptive Catalogue forwarded on receipt of one 



ca*]fcs'amp. 



All packages delivered free of carriage to L ndon. 

 K seiies, Cneshunt, Herts, March 8. 



TliB .PLANTING 8 ASON 7 .— WOODLANDS NUR ERY, 

 MAREsFI LO. RaR UCKPIELD. SUSSEX. 



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extensive and superior stock of UOSrJS, will be happy 

 supply collections as under (the selection of sorts being left 

 to ihemselves). The plants are remarkably strong aud healthy, 

 and none but ti r&Ura'.c kinds will be sent. 



ROSES. Per dozen. 

 Extra tall Standards, budded with from 3 to 6 best 



varieties on a stem 42*. to 60s. 



Extra superior selected Standards 18a. to 24s. 



Fine Dwarfs and Dwarf Standards 10s. to 16s. 



Superb do. do. (for exhibition) ... 18s. 



Fine Dwarfs, on own roots, in 50 varieties, per 10 j ... 50*. 

 Good do. do. without names, per 100 30s. 



N.B. A liberal quantity of plants will be giveu over with 

 e*ch order. Ca'a'ogues f»ee on application. 



Rose Nipper«, of various sizes, for pruning, 2s. 6d. to 4s each. 

 The Nippers are of an improved shape, being made so as to 

 remove a shoot without bruising the part left ; they are highly 

 recommended as a useful addition to the imp emeuts of 

 amateurs. Metal he Labels for pot Hoses. 2s. per 100. 



NEW AND CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS, GERMAN STOCKS, 



GERMAN ASTERS, <fec. 



JC. WHEELER and SON, Nurserymen and 

 • Seedsmen, by Official App intinent, to the Gloucester- 

 shire Agricultural Association, 99, Nortbgate^treet, Gloucester, 

 have selected, «»ut ot a large collection of Piower Se s, 2') of 

 the mos r - b -autiful and showy varieties, each sort distiuct in 

 colour, and cakuiatel to produce a fine effect when planted 

 out in beds or groups iu the flower border. Each va.iety is 

 distinctly marked wnh its Botanies! and Eugli^ n *m<% height, 

 time of flowering, colour of the flower, manner of growing, 

 whether erect or ti ailing, <fcc, <fcc, the time «t should beso*n, 

 and other valuable hinis as t> its cultivation. I» sele ing 

 these 20 varieties, care has been taken to exclude all which are 

 shy-bloomers, or have an insignificant appearance ; so that the 

 collection will eomorise only those which are really showy ana 

 handsome, and which, it is believed, would prove to he entire 

 satisfaction cf nj 1 . iy or gentL-man who mi^ht be ^JJi 



order them. The German S ocks and Asters esp^»aiiy are 

 most superb.—The & Packets are nestly packed op m '^" e 

 paper/and will be sent free by post, to any part of the JUngaom, 



for 5s. 



