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TI!E GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



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FKP |\ v< — A Sot of Twlve of the most extraor- 



' jfnarv "SeedriiU Verbenai erer offered. A* a proof of 

 ihalr txoa» 



mIm: tbr#9 



iety, 



Lettuce 



I trill f*iiL v^ ii^u« v- ••- --- — 



STrf BoUU " April 1. G. 8. begs to say that they are very 



Ariict MdV surpass any previously raited The set o 



■^ oUnts the third week in April, at 21., or 53. p*r plant 



*Srip%D* .^Catalogue, which will be forw-rde on 



rJZLt of one postige stamp, with the description of the 



...Ef^l Fnahaim Sedonia, figured in 'he " Gardener's Mawne 



-^^ »» f 0r jfarch. Also his new Petunias and Heliotropes. 



tuwdoDt irlth prices of Verbenas, Farias, Dahlias, Chry- 



!*«th«- ™*. Geraniums, &c. at moderate prices.-GE^BGE 



Smith, ToUiin&ton Ximerj, Hornsey.road, Islington, London. 



TRR "BLACK BARBAROSSA" GRAPE. 



JDHN BUTCHER begs to call the attention of Grape 

 Growers to the abi)ve tru*y valuable Lite Grape, iatro 

 dnced liom the Continent by C. 8. Warn, Esq., and was ex- 

 hibtted at the Horticultural Society's Rooms, Regent-street, 

 r^oadoo, in January, 1849, for whn h a Certificate was gran 1 ; 

 and again on the 19 h February, 1850, when a Bauk»ian Medal 

 *as awarded it. In the Covent warden Market Report of 

 )th March, it is state \ that " Hothouse Grapes, excepting the 



Barbsrossa, are over." 



It liaa the following pood properties :— The Vine a most 

 iaxuriant grower, a free bearer, largely and finely shouldered ; 

 berries large and globular, tiavour equal to the Hamburgh, 

 will ban? on the Vine for at least anoher month to come without 

 finking in size of berry or losing in flavour ; as hardy as the 

 Hamburgh; the average weight of the bunches 4 ibs. each. 

 To those families requiring late Grapes it will prove a valuable 

 acquisition.— Good plants, from eye-, 10*. Gd. each, including 



Cicksge. London Agent— Mr. Frederick Warner. Seed 

 erchant, 28, Cornhill, London. May be had of John 

 BcTCHfci, Nurseryman, Strattord-on-Avon. 



Also Butcher's Hjbrii Black Spine Cucumber ; length from 

 18 to 30 inchen, exhibited at the Royal Botanic Guden, Be- 



nt'i-park, 184$, for which a Certificate was granted. Is. 



r p.* per. 



Hatcher's Shakspeare Cabbage, an early splendid 

 1#. per paper. 



Butcher's Early Warwickshire, do., 1*. per paper. 



Golden Cos Lettuce, true, undoubtedly the best 

 grown. Is. per paper. 



A remittance must accompany the order, either in cash or 

 penny postage stamp*, from unknown correspondents. 



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SUPERIOR GARDEN SEEDS, Carriage Free. 



K(All of home growth ) 

 ITCH EN-GARDEN SEEDS, including all the 

 New Sorts yet introduced, as advertised in previous 



Numbers of the Gardeners' Chronicle; and FLOWf&R SEEDS 

 as underl- 

 ine best sorts of imported Asters, Zinnias, Stocks, 

 Larkspurs, Margolds, Phloxes, &c, in complete 



collections for a large garden ... £1 1 



Dltta, in smaller quantities 10 6 



Ditto, for a small garden 7 6 



Instructions for Cultivation will accompany the Flower Seeds. 

 J- hn StiTTON and Sons, Reading, Berks. 



CUCUMBER "PHENOMENA/' AND 



"BROMHAM HALL" MELON. 



T^DWARD TILEY wishes to inform the Nobility, 



-*-* Clergy, Gentry, and Growers in general, that he has still 

 •.Stock of rood sound Seeds of the above superb CUCUMBER 

 •nd MELOn, and other varieties, as advertised by him in the 

 Gardener? Chronicle, Feb. 22d, 1851. Cucumber Phenomena, 

 3*. Gd. per packet ; Bromh.#m Hall Melon, 15. Gd. ditto • 

 Fleming's Trentham Hybrid Melon, U. ditto ; and about 2(i 

 other good varieties of Cucumbers and Melons, at the prices 

 mentioned in the former Advertisement. 



Any quantity will be sent postage free on receipt of a Post- 

 office order, or the amount in penny postage stamps. 



, ft 8o ]^ y Edward Tilet, Nurseryman, Seedsman, and Florist, 

 12, Abbey Ch ur chyard. Bath. 



J. TO POTATO AND CUCUMBER GROWERS. 

 AMES LAKE, Nubserymax, &c\, Bridgewater, 

 Somerset, be s to inform the Public that he is now ready 

 to send out his Seedling FIFTY-FOLD KTDNEY POTATO 

 which has been proved and highly recommended by Dr* 

 Lindley, Messrs. Beck and Henderson, Hurst and M'Mullen! 

 and many others. Price is. per peck. 

 London Agent : Hurst and M'Mullen, 6, Leadenliall-street. 

 J. L. having trrown from 15 to 20 lights of Aban's Conqueror 

 Of the West CUCUMBER successful'? for three years, can with 

 confidence recommend it to the Pub ic as being one of the best 

 ki nds in cultivation. Packets com iny 12 seeds, Is. each. 



IMPROVED GIAXtTaSPARAGUS ROOTS.— 



A Fine Roots may be had of Frederick Warner, Seedsman, 

 28, Cornhill, at 5s. per 100, with printed particulars for planting' 

 Also the following :-Myatt's Prince Albert Rhubarb. Is. per 

 root; Myatt's New Victoria Pine- Apple-fl-ivouren Rhubarb 

 9d. per root • Myatt's New Linnaeus Rhubarb, earliest in cultil 

 vation, Is. Gd. each; Mitchell's R« i\ Albert Hhubarb, Is. Gd 

 each. Fine Seakale Plants, 8*. per 100. Strawberry Plants* 

 all the New Varieties, 4c Ac. ' 



T*HE 



1- (Pavla Calitoroica). 



GRASS SEEDS. 



"PINEST LAWN GRASS SEEDS, perfectly free 



-a- from weeds and coarse Grasses, per bushel. 21s. : or 3s 

 per gallon (with instructions.) * - 



Also PERMANENT PASTURE GRASSES mixed expressly 

 tp suit the soil at 28s. per acre, and all other Agricultural 

 Seeds or home growth at low prices, carriage free. 



As see \{> ssrs. Sutton's Priced List in last Pane of the 



Gardeners' Chronicle of Mr mh 1 



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FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 

 25 pairs of Carnations, in 25 varieties 

 ^ pairs of Picotees do. 



25 pairs f Pinks do. 



25 Panne* do. 



Jmrv u^FT C ^^ nam P er * & c > included! 

 near 5° L w LAND > Braddiaw Gardens, Middleton, 



FLORWT8^FwWMs h K ing ^ £*« ^ ° f the ab ° Ve 

 •tromr wen JLZtlA 11 ' be * 8 to offer fine sbow varieties, in 



ITJoX'^t fe, " £i i 1 ™ L™ P"-s. Priced 



£. 

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M» n che.7er: ° made P a J able at Middleton, near 



U S RY CA TALOGUES.-The following priced 



a nl? •' n '^P* of one postage stamp. 



B. Catalogs of Hardy Oroameatal Tree, and Shrubs. 

 W >' *ruit Trees. 



Hardy Herbaceous Plants. 

 Forest Trees. 



Greenhouse Plants, dec. 



», " . Agricultural, Garden, and F!ow«r <%..d« 

 -The prices are attached to every 'ardcle.°Tll ^ckages 



i Biu delivered free of carriage to London. pac * a *~ 

 ad*m Paul and Son, Nurseries, Cheshunt, Herts. 



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CALIFOKXIAN HORSE-CHE TXUT 



-A few fine young trees of th s rare 

 Chestnut, collided by Mr, Hartweg f r the Kortlcul oral 



Societies, a ! described a« blooming wi-h long fragrant -pikes 



, riowers, are « tifered a»- 21s. each. They are budded on 4 teet 



items of the common Horse Chetnut, and are 6 feet or more 



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CRIMSON" P.OURSAULT ROSES fop pillars. A few doxf n 

 of this fine pillar Ro*e, six years old, with froeS 15 to 2) l lo o t e 

 6 feet long. weU calculated to form rows or avenues at once, 



are offered at 18*. per dozr-n. 



Thomas Riveks, The Nurseries, Sawbridgeworth, Her^t. 



VALUABLE VEGETABLES.— 

 CAULIFLOWERS. — Mjatfs improved ^arly, much 

 earlier than the old varieties, more compact and heavier, con- 

 sidered by the raiser as most desirable, quantity very limited, 



1$ packers. 



BRU ELS SPROUTS, improved variety, direct from 

 Brussels : 1$. peros., 6d. per packet. 



C IBBAGE, MITCHELL'S ENFIELD.— This has been tried 

 at the Horticultural Society»s Garden, and pronounced one of 

 the best ; Is. per oz . $d. v*r packet. 



CABBAGE. CFIAPPEL'S COLEWORT, excellent for Winter 

 Greens ; 6d. per oz 



CxKROT, ST. JAMES', one of the best for small gardens, 

 arid -hallow or heavy s He; 3d. per oz. 



CELERY. COLES' SUPERB RED, very extensively grown 

 last reason, and pronounced fi rat-rate ; Is, per oz., Gd. per 

 packet. 



LETTUC5, VICTORIA CABBAGE, but little known, but 

 one of the ha dsomest grown, and which no gentleman's gar- 

 den should b^ without. 



DoNCiN Hairs, in offering the above selection from his 

 general List, b g* to inform his fricn Js that he warrants them 

 tJ be a« described. 



H19. St. Mar-in'-.lane, Charinrj-ero«s. London. 



^TEW VALUABLKFI.OWKR fcK!;i)-.— Portulaca 

 ' nova rosea, new Rose var., very handsome, is. per pkt. 

 Ipomoea Quamoclit 9lba, hilf-hardy 



„ Burridgil, splendid hardy 



Saponaria Calabrica, var. multidora 



No garden should be without this most valuable 



Annual. 

 Mart\nia angularis, new and handsome 

 Gloxinia, hybridised by a lirst-rate grower 



Calendrinia umbellata, new and handsome 



ha f hardy Annual 



A few packets of Lisianthus Russellianus 



Tropa3> lum ^peciosum, very handsome 



Duncan Hairs' obj»ct, in M-Ucing the above few Seeds i from 

 his collection, is to draw the particular attention of those who 

 are fend of novelty and beauty. A* >ngst other departmen - 

 of hia business, D. II. prides himself on having some first rate 

 Seeds of Florist Flowers — viz., Calceolaria, Cineraria. Heart 

 ease, Dahlia, Verbena, Carna ions, Pink, Cockscombs, and 

 Balsams, <fcc.,in6(i. and Is. packets. 



German Stocks and Asters in collections, 2s. to 55. 



109, St. Martin's-lane, Charing Cross, London. 



Cataloyiies per post free. 





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BEAUTIFUL HAUDY CYPttUiSS, CUPRiiSfcUs 



GUVRNIANA. 



AIe\AM PAUL and SON beg to offer handsome 

 Seedling Plants of the above new CALIFOKXIAN 

 CYPRESS. Well feathered to the babe, 1 to 2 feet. 10s. 6d. 

 each ; 2 to o feet, 155. each. Package Is. extra, carriage free 

 to London. 



N B. A large stock of Cedar of Lebanon, Cedrus Deodara, 

 Abies morinda, and Pinus excelsa, handsome seedling Plants, 

 ], 2, 3 4 and 5 feet high, prices moderate, and furnished on 

 appl caion. — Nurseries, Cheshunt, Herts, March 8. < « 



NEW DAHLIAS, &c. «fcc. 



THOMAS BARNES begs most respectfully to an- 

 nounce that his Spring Catalogue, with description of all 

 the leadiug novelties for the season, is now ready, and may be 

 had 011 application. 



Danecroft Nurseries, Stowmirket, Suffolk. 



STfte ©attrenerg' Chronicle* 



SATURDA Y, MARCH 8, 1851. 



MEETIN 

 Mo.tdat, March 



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WlDSHDAT, 



Thcbidat, 

 Fbidat, 



Satfbdat, 



FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 

 20! British Architects ,,.8 p.m. 



I Geographical .,..S*r.i*. 



( Syro Egyptian 7*pm. 



jl 1 Civil Engineer* 8 p it. 



"J Me<iical and Chirurgical 8^f.m. 



( Zoological 9 r.at. 



-Literary Fund ( Anriversary)....2 p.m. 



J Loudon Institution 7 r.wr. 



19 J Society of Arts 8 p. at. 



*""* Graphic 8 r m. 



i Geological ..,.!»* p.m. 



^Pharmaceutical 9 p.m. 



5 Royal Soc. of Literature 4 p.m. 

 Antiquarian g p m . 

 Royal 8*p.m. 



. . f Am • on '^mical g p.m. 



t Royal Institution 8*p m. 



Statistical (Anniversary) 3 r.M. 



Medical s p.m. 



We perceive that the success which has attended 

 the cultivation of the Victoria Water Lily, at Chats- 

 worth and at Syon, has excited a general desire to fol- 

 low the example. But as glass-houses of such a 

 magnitude as a plant of the Victoria requires, are 

 much beyond the means of the great majority of the 

 public, the question has been raised whether it and 

 similar aquatics cannot be obtained in open ponds. 



The probability of tropical water-plants being 

 cultivable in open ponds, strikes us as precisely 

 equal to that of tropical shrubs being willing to grow 

 in open fields. In neither case can success be an- 

 ticipated, for this simple reason, that in all plants 



whatsoever vitality can only exist in the presence men do little more thi 

 of a peculiar temperature— high in tropical produc- 

 tions, low in those from temperate and rigorous 

 climates. This peculiarity is part and parcel of 

 their nature ; they cannot lay it aside ; they cannot 

 modify it at will, but they stand alike helpless and 

 motionless to abide by the temperature in which 



accident places them ; if high enough they flourish, 

 if too low they are paralysed,, become victims of 

 gangrene, and perish limb by limb. 



This is so notoriously the case with plants in 

 general that we cannot imagine water plants to 

 form an exception; the reverse may rather be 

 anticipated, considering their highly cellular and 

 delicate fabric, the rapidity of their growth, and the 



excess of vital power which the latter circam»Unce 

 seems to indicate. Nor is it the mere temperature 

 of the air or earth which governs water plants; 

 plunged as they are almost wholly below the sur- 

 face of water, it is indispensable that this fluid 

 should also have a temperature constantly high 

 enough to maintain an active growth. In the hot 

 countries to which tropical aquatics belong, this is 

 always the case; in the climate of England, never. ' 

 Out of considerations of this kind has arisen the 

 well-known rule of cultivation, that the water in 

 which stove aquatics are planted should stand 

 nearly as possible at 84° while they are growing. 

 The water in our open ponds cannot average more 



than 50°. 



But while these statements are true in general, it 

 must be admit' ed that startling exceptions present 

 themselves here and there. For instance, Richardia 

 aethiopica, a Cape plant, will certainly grow vigor- 

 ously in some places, although merely plunged in the 

 bottom of a pond ; and in like manner the beautiful 

 Aponogeton distachyum, from the same country, 

 grows with more than its native vigour in the open 

 pond at Edinburgh and in South Devon. Of these 

 cases we can only say that we are little acquainted 

 with the circumstances under which they are found 

 wild ; and that when they do succeed here it is 

 probably in connection with the presence of springs 

 having a higher temperature than that of the 

 surrounding water. We have never ourselves been 

 able to keep Richardia alive in the warmest ditch, 

 although we have seen it in the greatest beauty in a 

 pond at Cheshunt ; and the Rev. Charles Osmond, 

 who had hundreds of flowers open last February, 

 informs us that the place where Aponogeton grows 

 is fed by a spring, that the water rarely freezes, and 

 is always cleir. We understand, however, that it 

 thrives as well in many Cornish ponds, to which it 

 has been introduced by Sir Charli s Lemon. 



Why then should not Nelumbium speci< umgrow 

 likewise? The question was raised in the " Botanical 

 Magazine 11 many years ago, how this plant could be 

 tender in England, and hardy at Pekin, w T here the 

 rivers are said to carry waggons on their backs. 

 To this it may seem that there are but two solutions. 

 Either that the plant is not tender (at a due depth) 

 in England ; or else, that some other plant, not that, 

 flourishes at P^kin. But we have no reason what- 

 ever to suppose that the Nelumbium of Pekin is 

 distinct, if different, from that of the Italian Water- 

 tanks ; nor on the other hand is there the smallest 

 evidence that it will grow in the open air in 

 England, although our rivers will not carry waggons 

 on their backs. And here again, we 

 a solution of the enigma is to 

 temperature — not that of winter, 

 mer. It is well known that many 

 will endure an extraordinarily rigorous winter, 

 if they have passed through a summer of 

 equal fierceness ; but that, nevertheless, these 

 hardy species perish in the equable climates of 

 such countries as England and Ireland. That we 

 take it is the case of Nelumbium. Meyen observed 

 that the temperature of water in the Paddy grounds 

 of China was 113°; and the black sides of the boat 

 that conveyed him stood at 142 50°. When we 

 obtain a long succession of summer weather like 

 this we may hope to see Nelumbiums and Victorias 

 and tropical Nymphseas helping the Nuphars, and 

 Menyanths, and flowering Rush, to decorate our 

 garden ponds ; but we greatly fear, not till then. At 

 the same time we admit that experiments will pro- 

 bably teach us more than we anticipate ; and to ex- 

 periments we would therefore confine this interesting 

 question for the present. 



The experiments of M. Ville, to which we drew 

 attention rive weeks ago, (p. 52) have led to the publi- 

 cation of other researches on the same subject, and we 

 to-day give an abstract of a paper in the Comptes 

 RenduSj by SIM. Cloez and Guatiolet, on various 

 matters connected with the theory of vegetation, 

 and especially on the direct absorption of nitrogen 

 by plants. These experiments are confessedly in 

 an incomplete state, and the authors are only induced 

 to publish their results at once, in consequence of 

 the recent memoir of M. Ville. As these gentle- 



a state the general conclusions 

 to which they have arrived, and give very little 

 experimental evidence, it would perhaps be prema- 

 ture in us to pronounce any very decided opinion on 

 the accuracy of their conclusions ; there are, however, 

 several parts of the memoir which we may at once 

 notice, reserving some other observations till the 



presume that 

 be found 



in 



but of sum- 

 plants 



whole paper, and the full account of the experiments 

 on which these conclusions are founded, is published. 

 It appears to be the fashion at the present time, 

 in writing an experimental essay on the growth of 

 plants, to commence by stating a number of well- 

 known facts, as if they were newly-discovered phe- 

 nomena, which the reader had to receive on the 

 simple authority of the author; and, therefore, not 



