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AGRICULTURAL GAZETT 



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



1851.] 



INDEX. 



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219 

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212 



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Horticultural £> £ 



_ Agricultural --' ° 



Bar-i::.- 



|JJ2itt and cattle * \* a 



- UXtOf f{J I, 



Caffec plant • ~ , . 



^Sll Palace, plants for 216 



4iainf.decp % ° . 



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.ritirr market •,•••••• 



GtSam' Benevolent Iuati- 

 t utkw • ......... 



OrteabooiMnodel of 2^ » 



Hiifhland Society £fy ° 



Honeycomb, antiquated £[& J 



Horticultural Society *w « 



213 c 

 212 6 



Linneftn Society 215 6 



Manure, ammonia as 2 12 a 



Market jra'd*»nin£ 21- a 



M ifrnonette, bu»h 213 6 



Oh's .... ..,....••••• *i" a 



Plants, hardy 214 b 



— for ' Crystal Palace".... 211 6 



Plough new subsoil 221 a 



Plum, R*ine Claude de Bavay.. 213 b 



— trees, to train 2 '3 c 



Poultry, pi- inning 218 a 



Primula. Chinese 215 c 



Rain 214 6 



Rockwork, to colour 214 a 



Seaweeds 214 a 



Seeds, steep for 216 c 



Spanish Chestnut 211 c— 214 a 



Stocks .•«.••...•••..•«•..••>.. ^■'•J fl 



Taxation 219 6 



Timber, Spanish Chestnut .. 211 c 



Trade memoranda 213 b 



Trees, fruit, for S. aspect 216 c 



— sea weeds for 214 o 



Trnpseolum tuberosum 214 a 



Victoria Re,cia 215 b 



Villa gardening 213 a 



Weald of Sussex, improvement 



of 217 b 



Weather, the 221 a 



OOYAL SOUTH LONDON FLORICULTURAL 



XV SOCIETY Under the Patronage of Her Most G acious 

 Maiestv the Queen. The First EXHIBITION for the season 

 will take place on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, in the Assembly 

 Roooib, at the HORNS TAVERN, KBNNIN»TON, open to all 

 Exhibitors, when Prizes will be awarded for the following pro- 

 ductions, viz., Miscellaneous Plants, Auriculas Heartsease, 

 Polyanthuses, Cinerarias, Specimen Pjants, and Seedlings. 

 Mr. Oakej's Band is engaged for the occasion. Admission to 

 Members and their Friends at 12 o'clock, and to the public 

 from 1 to 6 o'clock, at One Shilling each. The following Ex. 

 bibitions will also take place at the lioyal Surrey Zoological 

 Gardens: On Wednesday, May 23; Wednesday, June 25; 

 Thursday, July 24 ; and Wednesday, Sept. 3. 



Lists of Prizes and the Rules of the Society may be obtained 

 of John Taylob Neville, Secretary. 



Ebenezer Housp. Peckhatn, 



PELARGONIUMS AND NEW PLANTS. 



HENRY GROOM, Clapham Rise, near London, by 

 appointment FLORIST to Her Majesty the Qoeen, 

 and to His Majesty the King of Saxony, begs to inform the 

 Mobility, Gentry, and Amateurs, that his Spring CATALOGUE 

 of PELARGONIUMS and NEW PLANTS is ready, and will be 

 forwarded by post on application. 



NEW DAHLIAS; E. FOSTERS, Esq., CHOICE PELAR- 

 GONIUMS; PICOTEES, CARNATIONS, HOLLYHOCKS, 

 PANSIES, <fce. 



WILLIAM BRAGG, Star Nursery, Slough, begs to 

 say his Catalogue of the above Flowers is now ready, 

 and can be had on application. His choice SEEDLING 

 DAHLIAS will be Bent out the nrst week in May at 10s. 6d. 

 each, viz. :— 



ADMIRAL, rich lilac, very constant, gained first Seedling 

 prize, 25^., at the Royal South London Exhibition ; 21s. Shackle- 

 well Open Shows, <frc , fourteen first class certificates ; the most 

 successful flower of the year. 



CARMINA, rich carmine, constant show flower, gained six 

 first class certificates, <bc. f shown in several winning stands. 



The Hon. Mrs. ASHLEY, waxy white, tipped with ro3e, 

 splendid show flower, <fcc. W. B. thinks it the best Dahlia of 

 the season j was awarded by Dr. Lindley a certificate of merit 

 it the Horticultural Society, &c. Gained five first class certi- 



QUEEN OF FAIRIES, Domeyer. W.Bragg has purchased 

 the stock of this fine and constant fancy Dahlia, from the 

 above amateur, who will give 51. in prizes the next season for 

 thU flower. It gained a Seedling prize and first class certificate, 

 with Edwards's Mrs. Hansard; at the Royal South London 

 Open Show Exhibition five first class certificates. 



W, B.'s stock of Picotees, Carnations, and Pinks are strong 

 fnd good ; the best Hollyhock Seed ever sent out can be had 

 jp ji. 6d. and 5a. packets, pout paid, for prepayme nt. 



MESSRS. HAY, SANGSTER, and CO. will be 



-'i. ready to supply their prepared Potato Ccttings about 

 fte middle of April next, the produce of which proved so highly 

 feusfactory laBt, as well as the experimental trials of the three 

 former years, as to Quality, Quantity, and Size, being more 

 than double the crop this year of those planted in the usual 

 way, and containing a much larger quantity of starch, which 

 is so essentially necessary to the preservation of that valuable 

 root. A report of the analysis will be found below. Our own ex- 

 periments give about one-third more saccharine matter than 

 the best we could procure grown under the old system. All 

 orders must be to hand on or before the end of the second week 

 in April, as H, S. and Co. are preparing to plant a large 

 breadth, and will only provide for what may be ordered up to 

 that time. Post-office orders to be made payable to John 

 saugstex, at the Borough Post-office, Southwark. Printed 

 instructions for planting and management will be sent with 



-s. d. 



10 *6 



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Per 1000 

 New Early Ebrington 



Kidney . • 



Do. Ash-leaved 

 Do. Frame Round • • 

 Do. Radical • • . . 

 Fox's Seedling 



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toe plants ordered. 



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York Regents .. „ 



American Native 



w mte - blossomed Kid- 

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Soden's Early Oxford I '. 



Pi P 0ckney •• ..— v « v * • .^uuu, « 



lrJvw ** e and delivering to any Carriers' Office in London, 



• ♦ w 5000 ' Is.-Newington Butts, London, March 22. 

 _♦ We have examined a sample of Potatoes, called York 

 £«gents, grown by Messrs. Hay, Sangster, and Co., in com- 

 J*jp 80n with two other samples of Potatoes of the same deno- 

 p nauon i obtained by ourselves from a highly respectable 



ite k Sale8man » *itb a ™ w t( > ascertain the amount of 

 ^fch contained in each, with the following results— viz., 



Hess 



SATURDAY, APRIL 5. 



[Price 6rf. 



Starch. 



*^wrs. Hay, Sangsteb, and Co.'s York Regents 151 per c 



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v" No. 2 „ „ 9} 



cent. 



g^ACRiCE Scanlan, F.C.S., Chemical Works, George-street, 

 e«TOondsey ; Alfred Anderson, F.C.S., Experimental Chemist, 

 ^t Sutfolk-etreet, Southwark. 



ECK'S SEEDLING PELARGONIUMS AND 



THE BEST OF OTHER RAISERS' VARIETIES. 

 Fine plants, ready for shifting into large p >ts ; twelve for two 

 guineas, including carriage to London and the packing-case. 

 This is the proper time for purchasers to procure them. 

 Catalogues may be had on application to J. Dobson, Worton- 

 cottage, Isleworth, Middlesex. The stock was never finer, and 

 purchasers may rely on the best selection being made for 

 them, if they cannot choose for themselves. 



JFOWLE and SON have now ready their descrip- 

 • tive Catalogue of Geraniums, Fuchsias, Verbenas, Antirr- 

 hinums, Phloxes, Herbaceous and Bedding Plants in general. 

 Dieljtra spectabilis, from 18*. to 36s per doz. ; 12 extra first- 

 rate Fuchsias. 18s ; 12 ditro ditto, Us ; 12 ex'ra Antirrhinums, 

 12s. ; 12 good border varieties, 9s. -Holland Nursery, Holland- 

 street, Brixton Road, Kennintrton. Surr»*v.— April 5 



RHODODENDRON JAVAN1CUM, or new Orange- 

 coloured RHODODENDRON, from Java, now in flower 

 at W. ROLLISSON and SON'S' Nunnery, Tooting, Surrey. 



William Rollissom and Sons beg most respectfully to in- 

 form the Nobili'y, Gentry, and Public that they have now in 

 flower at their Nursery, the new and beautiful RHODODEN- 

 DRON JAVAN1CUM. The plauts in flower are Seedlings, 

 raised only three tears ago, a proof that it is a remarkably 

 free flowering species. — Fine plants from 10s. Gd and upwards. 



N. 



NEW SEEDLING CALCEOLARIAS. 



GAINES begs to inform Amateurs, Nurserymen, 



and others, that he is sendiug out Ki^g horn's New 

 Seedling CALCEOLARIAS, also those raised by himself. He 

 will have strong Plant* of his new Dwarf Seedling DAHLIAS 

 " Prince Arthur" and M Rachel," to send out the fir»t week in 

 May. A descrip'ive list o< Fancy Pelargoniums and Show 

 varieties; also Fuchsias, Verbenas, Cinerarias, &c, can be 

 had by applying at the Nursery, Surrey-lane, Battersea, near 



London. 



ESSRS. J. and H. BROWN offers to the Nobility 



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and Gentry the following CHOICE PLANTS, Ac. : s. 



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First-rate Carnations and Picotees, per doz. 



6 Fine Lilium Carniroliutn, ot sorts 



12 Fine Italian Tuberoses 



Fine Dwarf Orange Trees, in pots, each 



25 Azaleas, new hardy Belgian varieties, on their own 



roots, with flower-buds, one of a sort, by name 

 25 American Azaleas, ditto ditto 



6 Andromedas of 6ort*, including iioribunda 

 Kalmias, Ledums, and Hardy Heaths, per dozen 

 12 Rhododendrons, including scarlet, white, and rose, 



hardy varieties ... ... ... ... ' ... ••« 



New Hardy Yellow Rhododendrons, each 7«. 6<t. to 

 6 Fine H*rdy Scarlet, ditto, 2 to 3 feet, for 

 6 Fine Hardy Magnolia*, one of a sort ... 

 Cryptomeria Japouica, 6 choice hardy Pinus, for 

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



Standard and half-standard Roses, per dozen, l2s. and 



Climbing Roses, choice sorts, per dozen 



12 Tea-scented Roses, one of a sort, by name, in pots ... 

 Glycine sinensis, extra tine plants, in pots, 15 to 30 feet, 



each ... ... ••• ... ... ••• ••• ••• 



12 Greenhouse Azaleas, one of a sort, blooming plants 



12 Choice Camellias, ditto ditto 



12 Orchidea, choice species and good plants, for 



50 choice Greenhouse Plant3, one of a sort, by name 



24 choice Ericas, one of a sort, by name .. 



24 choice Fuchsias, one of a port, by name 

 12 Paeonies, new whie, pink, and blus i, of sorts 

 6 fine Pseonia Arborea, choice varieties for 

 Verbenas and Petunias, be*t new sorts, per dozen 

 Best Cinerarias and Calceolarias, strong 



plants, ds. per dozen to 



25 choice Hardy Herbaceous Plants, named 

 New Camellia seed, just imported, sent post free, 50 for 

 Flower Seeds, 18 papers, 5s. ; 36 ditto, 10s., of the most approved 



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

 Albion Nursery. Stoke Newington, London, April 5. 



HOLLYHOCK SEED. ~~~~~~ 



EDWARD TILEY begs to in'orm the lovers of that 

 beautiful flower that he nas been successful ia 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 i having been selected with 

 every care and attention, he can confidently recommend it. 

 Sold at 2s. 6d. per packet, containing 150 seeds, or 5s. for a 



packet of 400 seeds. 



GERMAN ASTER SEED. 



Unequalled for the superiority of flower, the shape of which 

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

 of spectators at numberless exhibitions. There are from 20 

 to 30 varieties, Is. per packet. 



SWEET-WILLIAM SEED. 

 Saved from 24 superb varie ies. The flowers are very large, 

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

 by countless spectators, and the Seed numerously ordered by 

 them ; 1#. per packet. 



ANTIRRHINUM SEED. 



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

 known in cultivation, has selected the Seed with great care 

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

 There are more than 50 distinct varieties ; Is. per packet. 

 DWARF ORANGE AFRICAN MARIGOLD SEED. 

 Unrivalled for its superior size and darkness of colour, many 

 of the flowers last season measuring 5 inches over, and not 

 more than 1 foot high ; 6d per packet. 



Or, if preferred, a 5s. packet of Hollyhock and a packet of 



e*ch of the above varieties for 7s. 

 Walcheren Cauliflower Broccoli (as imported,) Is. Od. p. packet. 



Tamworth Broccoli 1 



Wilcove Broccoli 1 



Cole's Superb Solid Celery 6 



Bath Cos Lettuce, seed true, the best and finest 



flavoured in cultivation 1 



A remittance mu-»t accompany the order, either 

 penny postage stamps for the amount. 



Sold by Edward Tiley, Nurseryman, Seedsman, and Florist, 

 14, Abbey Churchyard, Bath 



if 



in cash or 



FIFTY-FOLD KIDNEY POTATO. ^ 



JAMES LAKE, Nurseryman, &c, Bridgewater, 

 Somerset, be^a to inform the public that he is now sending 

 out his Seedling Fifty-fold Kidney Potato, six tubers of which 

 were sent to Dr. Lindley, April 29th, 1850, and produced 312, 

 quality very good ; six tubers also sent to Beck, Henderson, 

 and Co., at the *am« time, produced 580, although grown in 

 poor ground. Price 4s. per peck. — London Agents : Huilst and 

 M' Mullen, 6, Leadenhall. street. 



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

 of the West CUoUMBER, successfully for three years, can with 

 confidence recommend it to the public as b*-ing one of the best 

 kinds in cul r, va r ion. Packets rnntahiiMff 12 Ke<*d«. Is each. 



PRIC D CATALOGUES OF 



LOUIS VAN HOUTTE, Nurseryman, Ghent, 

 (Belgium), to be had of Mr. Geo. Rahn, 52, Mark-lane, 



London. 



Nos. 40 and 41.— BULBOUS PLANTS, HARDY PERENNIALS, 

 GREE^HOUSr: AND STOVE PLANTS. [October, 18W.)— 

 No. 42. ORNAMENTAL AND t'ULINARY 8KB DS. (January, 

 1851.)— No 43 ROSES. {February, 1851.)— No. 44. CAMEL- 

 LIAS. (March, 1851 ) 



%,• Th- usual discount to the trade. 



ECIDED BARGAINS. — Dahlks, fine show 



varieties, 6s. ; Carnations, compe-'ing flowers. 6s. ; Ditto 

 without names, tine, 4s.; Alonsoa grandsflori. 3s.; Helio- 

 tropes, of eons, 4s. ; Fuchsias from 1 to 2j tVet, 6s. ; Ditto, 

 other named sorts, 6s. to 9s ; Petuuias, name i v rieties, 4s. ; 

 Ditto, without uames, 2s.; Pinks, competing flowers. 4s.; 

 Ditto, seedlin?s from namd sorts, 3s.; Pansies, show varie- 

 ties, 6s. to Iff.; Calceolarias, seedlings —fine, 4s.; Phlox 

 Drummondii 3s. ; Verbenas, named, 4s. ; Ditto, seedling", 2s. 

 The above are the prices per dozen. Plants sent to compen- 

 sate for long carriages. General Catalogues forwarded on 

 application t.i Wm. Anderso n. — Du nd ee, April 5. 



^ IANT SAINTFOIN.— After three years' trial of 



this article, iu various soils and in competition with the 

 common Samtfoiu, Messrs. SUTTON can recommend it with 

 increasing confluence for geneal cultivation. It will thrive on 

 almost ever); kind of soil, and has succeeded in several instances 

 where the cooimon Samtfoin had failed. Ita produce is much 

 greater, the first crop is ready several weeks eai Iter than the 

 old sort, and one or two good cuttings may be had during the 

 summer and autu nn. 



In Messrs. Sutton's sample groimd, a plot of the 

 GIANT SAINTFOIN, swm in March, 1849, has had 

 five good crops cat from it, and is now very strong again. 

 Present price of Seed, 10s. per busJiel, or 7 '2s. per quarter. 



Mangold Wurzel, 6d. per lb. ; White Belgian Carro', 91. do. ; 

 Skirving's Liverpool S*ede, Sd. do. ; Ashcrofe Swede 9d. do., 

 and all other Agricultural Seeds of Home Growth, sent carriage 

 free by rail to London, Bristol, Southampton, Ac. 



Readin it, B e rka, April 5 . _ 



new dahlias. 



CHARLES TURNER will be prepared to execute 

 orders on the 1st of May for the following varieties, which 



are very supe«i«>r flowers, and should be in every collection 



grown for exhibi'ion : — 



BARMAID (tioLMEs) white, occasionally tinged, but 

 generally a fine white of unusual substance 



JULIEN (Hale) rosy purple, neatly cupped, cf great 

 depth ; took certificates at Slough and Notting Hill ... 



NAPOLEON (Pahkee; rich vermilion, of a novel and 

 striking shade, flower deep and symmetrical, constant 

 and good habi ; certificate at Wycombe 



NEPAULESE PlilNCE (Stein) crimson, shaded with 

 dark maroon, very superior constant show flower, being 

 an improvement on Richard Cobden ; has obtained 

 numerous first prizes in class showing and six first- 

 class certificates ... ... ... ... ••• ••« 



NIL DESPE RANDOM (Stein) vivid scarlet, unquestion- 

 ably the be* t ot ics clas*, the petal go>d, flower ot great 

 depth, and finely developed, one of the leading flowers 

 of the Beason ; has been very successful 



REGINA (Hale) shaded rose, smooth good petal, well 

 formed, good size ; took certificate at Roval South 



London ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••« 



ROUNDHEAD (Holmes) salmon buff, deep, full, finely 

 formed flower, good grower, at all times to be depended 

 on ; habit particularly good ; took certificates at Metro- 

 politan, Ro\al South London, and Norwich 



SIR CHARLES NAPIEH, (Hale) rich scarlet, fine firm 

 flower, finely lormed and closely set, handsome close 

 centre: took certificate at Highgate 



FANCY DAHLIA. 



M*s. HANSARD (Union) raised by J. Edwards, Esq.; 

 yellow, with discioct wnite tips, fiue form, and full size ; 

 very true and constant in every respect ; a noble addi- 

 tion to this cla*s ; has been eminently successful at 

 12 of the principal shows 



CHOICE NEW FUCHSIAS, 



whicn will be ready with the Dahlias. 

 AJAX (Hocken) larife dark, tine habit 



BRILLIANT (Banks) crimson, purple corolla, good 

 habit, and very five bloomer 



CONSPICUA (Banks) white tube and sepals, vermilion 

 corolla, very la* ge and attractive 



DUCHESS OF KfclN T (Knight) blush tube, sepals tipped 

 with green, vermilion corolla, exceedingly long hand- 

 some fl'iwer ... ... --• ... ... ... ••• 



ELECT (Banks) crimson tube, rosy purple corolla, of 



fine habit ... ••• ••• ... ... ... »•• 



EXPANSION (Banks) pure white tube and sepals, bright 



rose corolla, very a tout and abundant bloomer, one of 

 the best light varieties 



LOVELINESS (Hanks) small pleasing light 



MADAME SONTAli (Banksj white tube, bright ver- 

 milion coroila 



PRINCE SS ( Banks) white, red corolla, very free bioomer, 

 and good habit 



VOLT1GEUR (Banks) crimson tube and sepals, dark 

 purple corolla, the sepals reflex well/ and show the 

 rich corolla to *reat advantage ... ... 



General Catalogue can be had on applicatto* 

 Royal Nursery, Slougn, near Windsor. 



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