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A Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.— The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindley 



No. 1 



■1851.] 



SATURDAY, MARCH 15. 



[Price 6rf. 



INDEX. 



Acrf«Hnr*l *<x*#7 of En* land 1 1 1 a 



Aian*r*oaat Krogmore 16* c 



Aramoaia. sbtorpuon of 164 « 



Barter . culture oi 169 c 



B-fwnu fucb.ioidfi 16*i 6 



f ii h ton*;. 16j t 



Bofaaieal Society of Edin- 

 filanilir Horticultural 167 c 



— Acncultural 173 6 



Capital latufficteot ) 



I .«)«, •bort-hor»€d 173 6 



i *mauona |o po-t 166 r 



Cam for tanki IM a 



'ia < ar. the 166 a 



0r*iot<* Aft 170 t 



l)f«.ii»c mJ Turnip Crop .... 173 • 

 ITntomolocical ioe-ety 167 t 



farmiaf. improved i:o * 



- Scotch 171 t 



Fetaa, hardy 16S t 



Floricultural Soe. >nal .. 167 a 



Qirdentaf . market 1 »5 a 



©raftiuf 166 t 



Graaa t4**di 173 c 



Guana, Paro* an 169 * 



Urpaum. Uflueuce of . . . . 164 4-16S t 



llr. ctscnt tauk« f'»r 196 6 



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Horticultural Society 

 Law relating to Oak . 

 M trket rardeniujr . 

 Machine* winoowinff 



Manure, mantj ciuent of 



— artiflc at ..... 

 Paint, cheap and durable . . 

 Poultry ... . . 



— Richardson on 



f C t bo.ts 



Kbododeodroua, SikkJm 



Kuwca, aut u:un 



Royal Dublin Society 



.Serd'ag, th:n ■ 



Selby Airri 8o« 



Sheep. diaea»« in 



Soil » ah» >n> t ton of ammonia by 



Su*ar. b*>k*on 



Trade memoranda 



Vegetans*, tafia* nee of gypeaa 



ou 164 o- 



Virtorta Regia at lleaara. 



ne border*, to eot rr 



Water butt a. Confrrra in 



Water-creaa*! 



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RATIONAL FLOHICILTrRAL SOCIETY. 



-L^ OFFICES, Jl, REGKNT-STREET. LONDON*. 



The Printed Rules, Ac, of the National Floeicultueal 

 Sociitt will bu forwarded to All post p^iid applicati >n*. 



Jon* Edwaids, Hon. Sec. 



rpm. LONDON FLORICULTUKAL SOCIETY? 



J- The Subscribers and dudaof this Boeietj are respect. 



fully informed, that the Days and Place of Meeting lor the 

 current year, for the Exhibition ot' Flower?, will be fixed in 



the course of the ensuing week, and will be advertised in next 



Saturdays Chr dt. 



J. W. Jewitt. II n. Sec, 45. Lime-street. London, March 15. 



TO 



GENTLEMEN'S 



FL0RIST>, NURSERYMEN, AND 



GARDENERS 



A BAZAAR, FLOWER SHOW, and HORTI- 

 CULTURAL PETE, on an extensive scale, will beheld 

 in the Ground* ami Premises of Tarvin Hall, near Chester, the 

 last week in August next. Flowers, Fruits, and Garden Vege- 

 table* of every description, then in season, may be shown, and 

 prizes compered for. To give practical usefulness to this Ex- 

 hibition, i? is required that every tpec'in n shall be labelled by 

 lb* contributor with his own name ami address, the name and 

 aJJress of the original^ wtr, {fee present price of the s«tor 

 plant, and the time of -ptantin-r. By this means the relative 

 merits of the different varieties may be fairly tested, and the 

 visitors will be thereby directed where to apply for the best 

 scriptioM, All particulars may be known on application to 

 Dr. Rrindley, or to the Gardener, Mr. Vair, Tarvin Hall, Ches- 

 ter. A complete Catalogue of every specimen, with full parti- 

 culars as above, will be printed at Dr. Brindley's expense, for 

 circulation.— Tarvin Hall, Chester, March 15. 



VERY FINE TWICE TRANSPLANTED SPRUCE FIRS 



AND BRITISH OAKS. 



J/TESSRS. WOOD and INGRAM beg to offer 

 A 8PRCCE FIRS as above, 2 to 3 feet. SUi., ami 3 to 



4 feet, 35^. per 1000. These are very fine stuff, well feathered 

 to the ground. British Oak9, 6 to 8 feet hi^h {raised from very 

 fine trees in Brampston Park, the seat of Lad 0. B. Sparrow), 

 Jit 60s. per 1000. The»e are admirably adapted for filling u 

 old plantations, being stout in proportion to the height. If 

 10,C00 a» e taken a reduction will be made. 

 Huntingdon Nureer- March 15. 



HOLLYHOCK SEED. 



EDWARD TILEY toin'orm the lovers of that 



beautiful flower that he nas been successful in procuring 

 a quantity of good sound SEED of the above from an Amateur 

 Gentleman who has one of the mo»t superb and choice 

 collections in cultivation ; the see' having been selected with 

 every care and .attention, he can com ently recommend it. 

 Sold at Jt. 6Y/. per packet, containing 150 seeds, or os. for a 

 packet of 400 seeds. 



GERMAN ASTER SEED. 

 Unequalled for the superiority of dower, the shape of which 

 forms that of half a clone, and has been admired by thousands 

 of spectators at numberless exhibitions. There are from 20 

 to SO varieties, 1*. per packet. 



SWEET-WILLIAM SEED. 

 Saved from 24 sup?rb varieties. The flowers are very larga, 

 and of dwarf habit. They were much admired when in bloom, 

 by coumless spectator.^, and the Seed numerously ordered by 

 them; Is. per packet. 



ANTIRRHINUM SEED. 

 E. T. being a most extensive grower of all the choicest sorts 



? n0W !u ln cu,tiration » has selected the Seed with great care 

 from the finest varieties, as to colour, shape and habit of plant. 



mere are more than 50 distinct varieties : U per packet. 



.?,«- u }\ ? P R ANGE AFRICAN MARIGOLD SEED. 



at ♦hi f» l , 5u P rrior siz e and darknef s of colour, many 



m rt «f#h? W w .* 8e • scm measuring 5 inches over, and not 

 more than 1 foot high ; 64 per pack et. 



w, tr preferred, a 5 3 . packet of Hollyhock and a packet of 

 w»i»ii*~*.i n VS h of the aDove varietlei for 7s. 



Tamwonh Brn ' Br ° CCoH (as ™V^«< ^ W- P- P«ket. 

 Wileove Broccoli ... 1 



^'•Superb Sold Celery J 



fU.n° S L ! ttuce -* € ^ true, the best ano^ purest 

 flavoured in cultivation . I 



ft m^ gei mi>s tor lhe a, nouut. 



II Abbi r? WAm i? f H Z l* ^'senman, Seedsman, and Florist, 

 if, Abbtjr Churchyard, Bath 









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CAMELLIA -ri»CK KIT FOR IMMEDIATE WORK. 



RENE LANGELIER, Clarendon Nursery, St. Helier, 

 Jersey, bega to Infbfaa the Public that he has a very 

 extensive sWk of the ab >ve, fit for immediate grafting, very 

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

 consequently much less expanse in conveying to any distiut 

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



The Stock is such as has never before been offered to the 



Public by any grower. 



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

 at a very moderate rate and reduce* I price, as will be seen by a 

 Catalogue recently published, in which it is proved that they 

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

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

 Remittance o r reference from unknown oorr«»fcp'*ndpnt« 



ORNAMENTAL PLANTING. 



OLODDIGES and SONS are still supplying col- 

 • lections of ORNAMENTAL TREES at t) same extra- 

 ordinary low price* for ca<h in consequence of their Arboretum 

 (the largest in Europe) beimr broken up. 



Fine specimens, 5 to 10 fe* t, correctly named, of »he fol- 

 lowing genera : Acer, JS-culus, Alnus, Hernia Cor i*. C«rylus, 

 Cotoneast^r, Crataegus, Cyrisus, Fraxmu«, Populus, Prunns, 

 Pyrus, Ribes, Robinta, Salix Sorbus, Spine i, Ti la, Clmus, Ac, 

 at 4s per dozen. A selection from the above, unnamed, well 

 adapted tor Park planting, 25f. per 100, or lot. per 1000. 



A COMPLETE ARBORETUM, o ntaining upwards of 1200 

 distinct species, correctly named, can be supplied for 501, 



Post-office orders on Hack ney. 



ITCH ELL'S HOYAL ALBERT RHUBARB 



has proved itself to be the earliest, finest Ravour-d, and 

 mo«t productive kind, as we 1 as the best for early forcing, ever 

 yet grown. Strong roots, 12*. per dozen. Also MyattV Lin- 

 nreus, 12s. per dozen; and Victoria, 9s. per dozen ; wi h usual 

 allowance to the trade P Mice orders are requested to 



be made piyi^le to William Mitchell, Enfield Highway, 



Post-office, Enrield, Middlesex. 



SEED AND HORTICULTURAL ESTABLISH ME ST, 



SUIMHJRY. sri-FOLK. 



BASS and BROWN'S SEED AND PLANT 

 LIST for 1851 is stamped as a Newspaper, to go 

 free by post, and may befoul , application. It will be 

 found to co i r!,i the newest and best articles which can 

 be procured, with full description and other useful 

 informed ion. 



SELECT AND CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 

 The following of our best selections supplied free by post, 

 with proper directions for sowing, heights, colours, &c, given 

 in the Catalogue. 

 1»0 varietiaa best and newest Annuals 



60 varieties for 8s. 6d„ 30 for 5s. &1 , 20 for 



20 varieties be«t dwarf kindg, in larger packets, suite! 

 for filling beds on lawns, 7s. (kl., or 12 do. for 

 20 varieties best Greenhouse Annuals, 7s. 6<t, 12 for 

 20 varieties choice Greenhouse Perennials, 10f.6d., 12 for 

 vars. choice hardy Biennials and Perennials, 7*. 6d. t 12 for 5 



IMPORTED GERMAN SEEDS, 

 20 varieties splendid double Stocks, Z$. 6d. ; 12 di'to 

 12 rars. splendid China Asters 

 12 vars. hue globular Asters 

 12 vars. Dwarf Rocket Larkspurs 



9 vara. Tall ditto 



Remittances with orders are reques*ed from unknown cor- 

 respondents. Goods Carriage Free to London, and witn all 

 orders of 21. and upwards, arncles presented extra. Fos%om\-e 

 orders payable to Bass and Brown, or to ^TtpnE* BftOWV. 



BEAUTIFUL HARDY CYPRESS, CUPR.;sSU3 



GOV KM ANA. 



ADAil PAUL and SON beg to offer handsome 

 Seedling Plant- of the above now C.\ LI FUJI MAN 

 CYPR1 9. Well feathered to the babe, 1 to 2 ft t, 10s. 6d. 

 each ; 3 to 3 feet, 15s. each. Package Is. extra, carriage frte 

 to London. 



N i'.. A large stock • f Cedar of Lebanon, Celrus Deodara, 

 Abies morinrta, and Pinus excelsa, handsome aeedling Plants 

 1,2,3 * and I feat high, prices m erate, and turniahed on 

 applic.i ion,— Nurseries, Cheshunt, Herts, March 1 ">. 



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T»» POTATO AND CUCUMBER GROWERS. 



JAMES LAKH, Nurseryman, &c, Bridgewater, 

 Somerset, be_s to inform the Public that he is now read\ 

 to send out his Seedling FIFTY-FOLD KIDNEY POTATO, 

 which has been proved and highly recommended by Dr. 

 Lindler, Messrs. Beck and Hendei n, Hurst and M 'Mullen, 

 and many others. Price 4s. per peck. 



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



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

 of the West CUCUMBER successfully for three years, cau with 

 confidence recommend it to the Pubic as being one of the best 

 kinds in cultivation. Packets containing 12 seeds, Is. each. 



JOHN WILMOT (late VVilmot and Son), begs to 

 inform the Nobility, Gentry, and the Trade, that any or J era 

 they may honour hiai with will be attended to with the 

 same punctuality as during his father** life- time. 

 Isleworth, March 15. 



WARRANTED CNEc^L ALLED. 



ROBERT WHIBLEV is now supplying Selections 

 in Pots, and bv Post, from hit aeiect Collection of 

 FUCH^T AS. Twelve Varietna, new and distinct, of ia«t year, 

 10* CI. c ish. See List containing a trreat variety of choice 

 new Plants if or one stamp. —N urs ery. K -nm on, London. 



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CAULIFLOWERS. — Mjatfa Improved early, much 

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

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

 Is. packets. 

 RRU--ELS SPROUTS, improved variety, diract from 



Brussels ; If. peroz.. $d. per packet. 



CtBBAGE, MITCHELL'S K.N 1ELD.— This has been tried 

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

 the best ; 1*. per nr., Gci. per packet. 



CABBAGE CHAPPltVa COLE WORT, excellot for Winter 

 Gr ns ; *d. per ox. 

 CARROT, ST. JAMES*, one of the best for smill gardeni, 



and shallow or heavy s ils ; 8 per oz. 



CELERY, COLES' SUPERB RED, very extensively grown 

 last season, and pronounced first-rate ; Is. pur oz., Cd. per 



packet. 



LETTUCE, VICTORIA CABBAGE, but little known, but 

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

 den should be without. 



Dc*c*!f Hairs, In off ring the above selection from hit 



general List, 1> g* to inform his friends that he warrants them 



to be a* described. 

 100. St, Marti nVlana, Oharinjy-cross, London. 



GEOUGK MILLS, 15 years Steward and Gardener 

 to the late B»roness de Rothschild, at Gunnersbun-park, 

 Ealing, Middlesex ; 32 years F.H.S. of London : author of a 

 Treatise on the Culture of the Cucumber, Melon, Seaka^e, 

 and Asparagus ; as also of a Treatise on the Culture of the 

 P:ne-appie ; who has practised Horticulture, Agriculture, 

 and Arboriculture 50 years on the cold clay soils of Hants and 

 E*sex, as also on the li^ht and warm soils of Bucks, 8urrey, 

 and Middlesex, begs moat respectfully to offer his opinion on 

 all subpc* relating thereto, excepting Botany and Chemistry. 



G. M. ii indu l to make the above offer fr«>m the advantage 

 he derived in curly lif«- iron the advice of a friend, bis senior 

 in practice. He has long been quite satisfied that the land 

 under cultivation in thi^ country, although great improve- 

 ment- have been made wi'hln the last 20 yc«rs by drainage, 

 d &c , ia still capable *f greater improvement, and the hone 

 of seeing tliose improvements carried out, induces him to offer 

 his opinion thereon. 



G. af, will give his opinion only where Mb experience will 

 enable him to #ive it confidently. 



Terms, 21. per day, exclusive of travelling expenses ; for 

 less than a day, U. 



Geobgp. Mills, Loraine Cottage, Hammersmith. Middlesex. 



DAHLIAS.— GAINES'S 



beautiful carmine, very large ; 



UGH 



largo 





JJUGH LOW and CO. have to offer fine 



Tubers of the under~n;i med- Tropse dums :— 

 Prl«fT! l* era * "• l 6 iTrtcolorutn ... l 6 



* nces to the Trade lu applica i ^.^Cl-ipton Xurserv, London 



WANTED, a Contract for LAYING OUT 15 front 

 and back GARDEN*.— Aptrty to Mr. J. HsunaiT, 



Architect, 4, Pancras-lane, Cheapside, London. 



Ttfl ORGAN'S KING OF THE DAHLIAS.— 



lTX Owing to the demand for ground roots, the stock will 

 ba disposed of as follows : — Ground roots, 5 guineas each ; 

 or pot roots, 2 guineas each ; Plants first week in ICay, 

 10*. 6d. each. The usual allowance to be male to the tra-te 

 where a doz?n are ordered. The roo's are now beauti- 

 ful y broke. This Dahlia was named oy Mr. Glennv ; and for 

 further particuar- - ■ 4 * Oleum's Garden Ahlianac,^ page 91 ; 

 &v.d also «* Gleany*a Journal," Dec. Utn, 185'). In bit answers 

 to Correspondent* he says, '* We will m ver give another opinion 

 of a Dahlia pub icly, if * The King of the Dahlias 9 docs not 

 prove the best of all Hie Crimsons; and we sha! be dre idfull} 

 is appointed if v. be n >t the bf-s*. of all the Dahlias, not barring 



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PRINCE ARTHUR; 

 14 ft. ; 10s. 6d. 



Opinion of the Gardeners' and Farmers' Journal : "N. <?., 

 Batter tea. We received your blooms in capital c dition. We 

 c mgratulate you on your success. Pjunce Abtijpb : Outline 

 good, centre fair, shape and substance of florets desirable ; 

 depth of do. amply sufficient; colour splendid carmine; size 

 large. Prince Arthur's dwarf habit will prove a great recom- 

 mendation ; its greatest height \\ ft." 



GAINES'S RaCUEL; crimson purple, tipped with white, 

 large size ; 3 ft. ; 10s 6d. 



Opiuion of the Gardeners' and Farmer*' Journal : M Rachel : 

 Very attractive outline, excellent centre, good shape, substance 

 of florets most desirable, dep h amply sufficient ; col mr, bril- 

 liant crimson purple, showing to the greatest advantage the 

 clear wax-like tip of Freuch white ; size truly noble." 



N. Gaines begs to say he will be able to aeni ou*, the 24th 

 March, Kinghoxn's new CALCEOLARIAS, also those raised 

 by himself and others, which obtained Certificates of Merit. 



Catalogued of Geraniums, Dab s, Calceol wias, and other 

 plants, may be obtained by applying to the Nursery, Surrey- 

 lane, Battersea, near Lond >n. 



N.B. A quantity of large Laurestinua and Box Trees for sale. 



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DILLISTONES and CO., of the Nurseries, Sturmer, 

 near Haverhill, Suffolk, have to offer a few hundreds or 

 Polyanthuses, saved from named flowtrs, 20s. per 100, 3*. per 

 dozen ; double major white Rocket, 20*. per lOj, 3s. per dozen ; 

 finest climbing Roses, 65. and 0s. per dozen ; tine hardy Climb- 

 ing Plants, including some beautiful new Honeysuckles, die, 

 9s. per dozen : Herbaceous Plants, in fine collections, 30s. per 

 100 ; Hoilybocks, saved from fine named flowers, 15s. per 10), 

 2s. 6d per dozen. 



colour. We may b» wrong, bu* if so we w never be wrong 

 any more ; and w- are quite tare of it* h B$c the m st eiten- 



iii rown of any." a remittance will be required ft* 

 known oorreapondenta. 



A. Moxqan, Crosf-itrf^) Oswestry, Shropshire. 



JOHN SCHOFIELD and SOX, Knosthorpe, near 

 Leeds, beg to offer the following New CARNATION :— 



KNOSTHORPE PET (SCHOrtM-D's), S,B. For descriptim, 

 see Florist for September, and Midland Florist fot October, 1850. 

 Strong plants, per pair, 10*. C> I. 



NEW PICOTEB, LADY HARVVO0D(Sch FrELD's), purple, 

 of medium width, and white very pure. Fur description, fee 

 Florist for September, and Midland Florist for October, 1850, 

 Strong plants, p^r pair, IQs, f'd. 



2JB*¥ FANSY, NONPAREIL (Schofield's), golden yellow, 

 wit 1 broa 1 margin of rich bronze purple, warranted a fine and 

 bold show-fl >wer, 5s ea.h. 



KNOSTHORPE PET and LADY HARWOOD having ben 

 submitted to the Metropolitan jidges and pronounced firs: 

 class, J. S. and Son have much confidence iu recommending 

 th>» same to the notice of their Friends and the general Trade. 

 The tock is in the hi/hest state of health, as also are the 

 following, which they .ti r at a low rate: rjz., 2* extra fine 

 Show Pinnies, 20s.; 12 pairs extra fine Show Carnations or 

 Plcotees, 12*.; 12 pairs aanrn floe Show Pinks, 10*. ; a fine 

 an- ! collection of Dahlias, Fuchsiis Calceolarias, Verbenas, * c »**^* 

 A full D-sriptive Catalogue of the above is now reaUy, ana 

 may be had free. Very aeiect Pansy Seed, 2s. &l. per packet. 





