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The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindley 



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Farming. IrUb • •• *3* 6 



— Tullian 236 « 



— improved . • -3» a 



Fire Annihilator ....... 231 c 



Flax, culture of 233 ft 



Garden jfleanlnst, fo'etgrn .... 220 a 



Marur^s, lilt of artificial 234 a 



VI Idews ............. • *2/ (i 



Montreal Bot. Soc 231 6 



National Fiori. Soc. 231 a 



Oak, Turkey 230 6 



— bark.. 230 6 



Orchids, sale of 232 a 



Peat charcoal .......... 231 *— 23* a 



— fnel 231 c 



Plants, cellular tissue of ...... 227 c 



Poultry 2*6 a 



Poulterer's Companion, rev. .. 236 e 



Rhododendron, large &31 r 



Rhubarb, to protect 230* 



Traveller, notes of a 228 e 



Walls, to stud 230 6 



Weather, the 237 e 



Weevil, Pear-shaped 229 a 



7ATI0XAL 



FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



21 Keornt-stieet — Additional support since last list. 

 furf-dii' Chronicle, March 29.) 



Warner, Esq., Hod- 



dtiden, Herts 



C. Robton. Argyle-sq., New-rd. 

 . Banks, E-q., Sholden 

 lodge, near Deal 



0. Rawling*, 25, Globe-road, 



Bethnal Green 



D, Wood. Welton Nursery, 



DtarHull 

 . a. Matthews, We9ton-on» 



the <*ir*en, Oxon 



s. Prockter, Esq., Queen's- 



road, Bermondsey 



ieasrs. Wood and Ingram, 

 arserymen. Huntingdon 

 T. Oiborn, Fulham Nursery, 



Middlesex 

 E.Denver, Lou £h borough-road 



Hursery, Brixton 

 J Uitcbel). Pilrdown Nur- 

 series, Mare&Seld, Sussex 

 T. Frost. Preston Hall, Maid- 



itone, Kent 

 Ifetsrt. J. C. W. Wheeler and 



Son. Nurserymen, Gloucester 

 R. J. P. Wright, East-place, 



Hackney 

 W. Uodds, at Colonel Baker's, 



Saliabury 

 W. J. Ward, at W. Stephens*, 



Esq., Prospect Hill, Reading 

 J. Kern&n, Seed-man, 4, Great 



RusseU-st., Covtut Garden 

 •.B.Lamb. E»q .Reading, Berks 

 J. Howard, E=q,, Burnham, 



Bucks 



J. Kiley, Esq., Birkley, near 

 Huddersfidd 



W.Pearson, Esq., 143, Bishops- 



gate-street 

 Mew*. R. T. Pince and Co., 



Exefer Nursery, Exe er 

 H, Goldham, Esq., Phoenix 



Cottages, Albion Grove, 



Islington 

 John Slater, The Nurseries, 



Kalton, Yorkshire 

 J.B. Puxley, I i., Tenby 

 W. H. Caparn, Florist, Kirk- 

 fate, Newark 



April 12. fBv Order.) 





T. Rook, at Hon. H. Ashley's, 

 Clewer, near Windsor 



Rev. W. Skynner, Rushden 

 Vicarage, Buutingford 



A. Mackie, Nurseryman, 

 Norwich 



G. Rogers, Uttoxeter, Stafford- 

 shire 



W. Townsend, Nurseryman, 

 Notting Hill 



J. Shirriff, 834 Great Charles- 

 street, Birmingham 



G. Mackintosh, Nurseryman, 

 Edge ware-road 



T. Wooster, Clarendon-place, 

 Edgeware-road 



Mr. Reed, Kilburn. Middlesex 



Mr. Fancourt, St. John's Wood 



F. Hopgood, Nurseryman, 

 Ba*s water 



Dr. T. Ingle, Wood Hall, 



Hi I gay, Norfolk 

 John Goldham, Esq., Forest 



Hill, Sydenham 

 Major Foquett, Snide House, 



Newport, Isle of Wight 

 T. R. Buckworth, jun., Esq., 



Cockley Clay Hall.Swaffham 

 J. Sealey, Mugland Nursery, 



near Bristol 

 Mr. Taylor, at J. Costar's,Esq., 



Streatham 



G. Clark, Streatham Nur*er? 

 Brixton 



Mr. Stanley, at H. Berens', 



Esq.. Sidcup, Kent 

 Mr.Maher,StarNur«ery,Slough 

 E. A. Hamp, at J. Thome's 



Esq., Lambeth 

 Dr. Maclean, Colchester 

 F.R Kinghorn, Orleans House, 



Twickenham 

 S.T. Gray, Esq., Inver Cottage, 



New-road, Hammersmith 

 Messrs. John Schotieiu and 



Son, Florists, Kuowsthorpe, 



near Leeds 

 C. K. Sivewright, Cargilfield, 



Edinburgh 



Johw Edwards. Hon. Sec. 



NATIONAL FLOKICULTUKAL SOCIETY. 



DDWARD GEORGE HENDERSON will exhibit, 



-*-* at the above Society's Meeting, at 21, Regemt-stkeet, on 

 THURSDAY, the 24th inst., the R new VARIEGATED GE- 

 RANIUMS he intends sending out the end of this month, "The 

 Bridal Bouquet," H Peach Blossom," and " The Golden 

 Admiration." 



E. G. H. will send out at the same time with the above 

 waatiful Geraniums the following new plants, for description of 

 which see back No. of this Paper for March 1, and Catalogue 

 which will be published at the end of this month, and will be 

 [^■rded post free on application : Fuchsia " Prime Minister," 



Resplendent," "Lord of the Isles," and " Madame Sontag." 

 waaium Beauty of the Parterre ; Potentilla Bicolor grandi- 



*J°I*> and Antwerpensis. 



•^E. Q. R. having purchased the entire stock of the beautiful 

 Ah * Tanium " Delicatum," raised and exhibited by Mr. 

 Amorose, and which has been so much admired, will be ready 



ii th i ° Ut with the above P lan ^s this month. In colour it 

 bright est White fancy 6eranium y et sent out, with a very 

 hlonmV^ 'P tbe u PP er petals, an excellent grower, a profuse 

 i)S- W ? retai »8 its flowers for a long period ; indeed, it is 



w°, e that the Petals wither on the plant. 21i. each. 



^velington Road, Sc.Johr^g Wood, London. 



rniTAu . NEW DAHLIAS. 



1^ WUMAS BARNES begs most respectfully to invite 



reafl^!L e « IOa _ to his 8 uperb seedling Dahlias, which will be 

 SSi ri healthv P lant9 by the 1st of May, viz. : 



eewtint y * th€ bestyellow ever offered , and the most 

 Gem of the East, rose-pink, first-rate and constant 



m n . tm n FANCY CLASS. 



pl\H ™ Canary, yellow and white 



S2^ ? tep bbff and white 



&«n^ °/ f Fanci es, crimson and white, tine 



^mmetry, black and white 7 6 



HtAton ? } an excellent 6tock of ^M* Jear's varieties, 24s. 

 -J^aoxen ; those of former years, 12*. per dozen ; with Ver- 



•HW bV.^ Pb, °* e ^ Chrysanthemums, Fnehsias. &c. &c, 



•*Hes s? l ™» and at moderate prices.— Danecroft Nur- 



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SATURDAY, APRIL 12. 



[Price &d. 



PELARGONIUMS.— The following Pelargoniums, in 

 48 siaed pofs, bioomimr, well grown plants, are offered 

 at Is. 6ti. each. Carriage paid to London. 



Bacchus, Beck's. Gustavus, Beck's. 



HOICE AND 



Cassandra, dicto. 

 Centurion, ditto. 

 Emeiie, ditto. 

 Governor, ditto. 

 Gulielma, ditto. 



Honora, ditto. 

 Princess, ditto. 

 Rosalind, ditto. 



Rosamond, ditto. 

 Zenobia, ditto. 



Many other fine varieties, blooming Plants, 9a. per dozen 

 Thomas Rivfrs, The Nurseries. Sawbridireworth. Herts. 



BEAUTIFUL 



SEEDS. 

 Abronia umbellata, highly-scented 



A new and beautiful trailing plant. 



Coreopsis, marb'ed, new variety 



Centranthus m icrosiphon, bright pink 

 Salpiglos-os grandiftora aurea 

 Schizanthus r«*tusus albus 



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AUGUSTE VAN GEERT, Nurseryman, Ghent, 

 Belgium, begs to inform the Amateur, and Trade in 

 general, his new CATALOGUE OF PLANTS FOR 1851, is 

 just published, and may be had on application of Mr. R. 

 Silberrad. 5. Harp-lane, Great Tower-street, London. 



FORGET-ME-NOT. 



MYOSOTIS AZUREA GRANDIFLORA.— This 

 unique variety stands unrivalled for its colour and 

 habit, bein>r very superior to the older sorts of that lovely 

 flower, the Forget-me-not ; it also possesses the following good 

 qualities over them : The flowerB are much larger, perfectly 

 hardy, and will stand for many years in tbe same situation ; it 

 is a lively blue, and grows ab >ut 9 inches hiiih, producing 

 hundreds of blooms on the plant a* a time ; flowerinr from 

 June till October, it will be found very useful for planting on 

 rockwork, making a bed. or forming edgings ; being a colour 

 much wished for, as there is a great deficiency of dwarf blue 

 flowers for autumn blooming. The Seed of tbe above is now 

 ready to be sent out, at 2s. Gd per packet. Al fi o the following 

 varieties of Flower Seeds can still be had • Hollyhock Seed, 

 2s. 6d. per packet of 150 seeds; German Aster Seed, Is. per 

 packet; Sweet- William Seed, Is. per packet; Antirrhinum I 

 Seed, Is. per packet ; and also the other varieties of Seeds j 

 named in the former Advertisement in this Paper on the 5th of 

 April. The whole or any part of the above sent postaae and 

 package free. A remittance must ac company the order, either 

 in cash or penny postage stamps, for the amount. 



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

 14, Abbey Churchyard, Bath. 



EW AND SUPERB YELLOW DAHLIA, 



WHITMOaE'S VICTORIA UEGl.VA, bright yellow, 

 lightly tipped with rich brown, large size when well grown, 

 exquisite in form and petal ; closely shaded, it becomes clear 

 yellow. See Gardeners' Chronicle of September 28, 1850. 



S. W. has much pleasure io announcing that the above beau- 

 tiful Dahlia has fully proved itself to be one of the most con- 

 stant flowers extant, as it was grown for three seasons before 

 being sent for Dr. Lindley's inspection Strong plants the first 

 week in May, XQs. 6d. Ail orders will ba executed in strict 

 rotation. The usual discount to the trade. The list of Nur- 

 seryman who may consent to be agents will be published 



shortly. 



S. Whitm^re, Ford Nurseries, Newport, Isle of Wight. 



CHEAP DAHLIAS. 



HENRY LEGGE be^toitrform the Floral Public 

 <hat be intends sending out, m if ay n - f , ah i lead ml; 

 Flowers of 1850, at 9s. to 12*. per*o.ozen ; all the good old 

 varieties, from 3s. to 4s. per dozen. Ground Roots cheap of 

 most of the favourites. Catalogues can be had, on application, 

 by inclosing one postage stamp to Henry Legge, Marsh Side, 

 Lower Edmonton, Middlesex. 



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Pansy saved from »he best show flowers 1 



By Thomson, and other eminent growers. 

 Asters (German), four splendid varieties, 



bright colours 



Balsams. 6 beautiful vars., distinct colours 



Stocks (German), very double, 6 varieties 

 Larkspurs,very double, 8 brightest colour * 



Hollyhock Seed, saved by a celebrated 



grower, from Chater's be*t and most 



brilliant double show flowers 



To be had of William Denter, Seedsman and Florist, 82, 



Gracechurch-street. near the Spread E*gle, London. 



N.B. A Dahlia List, just published, containing all the new 



and choice varieties, m^y b*» had on application. 



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PELARGONIUMS AND NEW PLANTS. 



HENRY GROOM, Clapham Rise, near London, by 

 appointment FLORIST to Her Majesty the Queen, 

 and to His Majesty the King of Saxont, begs to inform 'he 

 Nobility, Gentry, *nd Amateurs, that his Spring CATALOGUE 

 of PELARGONIUMS and NEW PLANTS is read), and will be 

 forwarded by pos^on application , 



NEW PLANTS. 



AMBROISE VERSCHAFFELT, Nurseryman, 

 Ghent, Belgium, begs to offer to Amateurs and to the 

 trade the following NE W PLANTS:— 

 25 New Hardy Ghent Azaleas, the finest varieties of £ 



all tho<»e yet sent out, the collection 3 



(They are nice healthy plants cultivated in pots.) 



Rhododendron aureum floribuudum 



Ditto earn um versicolor 1 



Ditto yellow perfection 1 



(These three yellow varieties are the finest of aU.) 

 Rhododendron versicolor, double rose and red, quite 



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Azalea indica Alexandria 



Ditto magnificens 



Ditto versicolor 



Camellia Jacksonii, to be sent out on the 1st of July 



next, plants one foot high 3 



Ditto Ditto two feet high 5 



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f^IRST-RATE NEW SEEDLING CINERARIAS. 



-L Rogers's Lady Vernon, good plants, 10s. 6ti. ; Rogers's 

 Handel, 7s. 6<J. The above, haviug bloomed this spring, so 

 satisfactorily, they are most confidently recommended. Twelve 

 extra tine varieties, 24s. ; and the above two added, 34s. ; 12 

 good kinds, 9s. to 12s. 



FIRST-RATE PANSIE3.— Hunt's Helen, Turner's Mrs. 

 Beck, Thomson's Polyphemus, Lane's Emma, Hooper's Lady 

 Franklin, Do. Neptune, Major's Magnificent, Thomson's Caro- 

 line, Do. Elegant, Walters' Village Maid, Rogers' Uttoxeter 

 Hero, France Cycole. The above 12 for 18s. 



Hunt's Helen. Turner's .Mrs. Beck, Duke of Norfolk, Poly- 

 phemus, Major's Blue-eyed Maid, Blue Perfection, Walters* 

 Village Maid, Lucy Ashton, Hooper's Nassau, Hooper's Bel- 

 lona, Duchess of Rutland, Lord J. Bussed. The above 12 

 for 12s. 



Mitraria coccinea, Is. Gd. to 2s. 6d\ ; Tritonia aurea, 5s. ; 

 Escallonia macrantha, is. to 7s. 6d. ; Cantua pyrifolia, 2s. 6tZ. ; 

 Dielytra spectabilis, 3s. 6d. ; Epiphyilum Russellianum, 2s. 6d. 

 The six for 18s. 



Six bulbs of Achimenes, including longi flora alba, 6s. 



G. R.'s stock of Pansies is large, and he can supply the 

 trade at low prices, in quantity, 



Tbe Descriptive List of Cinerarias, Pansies, Dahlias, Ver- 

 benas, Fuchsias, <fcc, is now ready, and may be had on appli- 

 cation.— GEO. ROGERS, Seedsman and Florist, Uttoxeter, 

 Staffordshire. 



ALUABLE VEGETABLES. 



CAULIFLOWERS. — Myatt's improved early, much 

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

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

 Is. packets. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS, improved variety, direct from 

 Brussels ; Is. per oz , 6d. per packet. 



CABBAGE, MITCHELL'S ENFIELD.— This has been tried 

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

 the best ; Is. per oz , 6d. per packet. 



CABBAGE, CHAPPJEL'S COLEWORT, excellent for Winter 

 Greens, 6d. per oz. 



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

 and shallow or heavy soils ; 3d. per oz. 



CELERY, COLES' SUPERB RED, very extensively grown 



last season, and pronounced first-rate; Is. per oz., 6d. per 

 packet. 



LETTUCE, VICTORIA CABBAGE, but little known, but 

 one ot the handsomest grown, and which no gentleman** 

 garden should be without. 



Dcncan Hairs, in offering the above selection from his 

 general List, bega to inform his friends that he warrants them 

 to be as described. 



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





NOUVELLE ICONOGRAPHIE DES CAMELLIAS; every 

 month, a number, with four plates of the finest new Camellias, 

 with their description Price 21 j. a year, free at destina ion. 



Tbe Great General Catalogue of Plants, <fcc.,mav be had free at 

 Mr. R. SilbfrradX 5, Harp -'ane Great Tow«»r, «*- »t. London . 



IDNALL and DAVIS respectfully announce that 



their tw i first rate FANCY DAHLIAS, will be ready to 



send out, the first week in Mav. 

 ADMIRATION (Widnatf * >avis) rich pirn* ;nison, 



tipped with pearly white, centre well up, verj syi -tr^al and 



constant, 3 ft.. 7s. 6(i. 



APIROBAliON (Widnall and Davis) rich mellow orange 

 crimson, tipped wi h beautiful creamy buff, a very desirable 

 first class flower, 4 ft , 7s 6d. 



They can aiso execute the following in good plants :— 



FUCHSIA nigricans, ) Linden's two magnificent Peruvian 

 ,, vtnusta ) species, figured in the Flore des 



Serres, in December, 1849, 3s. 6d. each. 



VERONICA ANpERSONII, a superb plant for beddiug or 

 Greenhouse culture, with large* spikes of wnite flowers, deli- 

 cately tinged with blue. Figured in Paxton's and Lindley's 

 Flower Garden, for March, Is. 6d. each, or 12s. per dozen. 



Packets of Chater's superb Hollyhock Seed, by post, at 



2s. 6d. each. 



The present is the time for sowing. 



Widnall and Davis's general list of Dahlias, Pelargoniums, 

 Chrysanthemum , and soft-wooded plants, can be had on 

 application. — Grann*he-ter NurspHe*, April 12. 



EW SCARLET PELARGONIUMS.— 



CONWAY'S KING OF NEPAUL, a bright -cartet, with 

 large globe truss, horse-shoe leaf, habit of Tom Thumb, good 

 for either bedding or p »t, 7s. 6a\ each. 



CONWAY'S PET SUPERB, a bright pink distinct variety, 

 very dwarf, and pretty for bedding or pots, 5s. each. 



Flower of the Day, 5s. ; Commander-in-Chief, 2s. 6d. ; Prin- 

 cess Alice (Conway's), 2s. t»d. ; Cerise Unique, 2s.6d.; or the 

 set of *ix for U. is, basket included. 



The followiug have been selected as choice varieties namely, 

 Excellence, Gem of >c»rlets, Cottige Maid, Trentham Scarlet, 

 Mrs. Mayler, Queen of Summer, Princess Royal, Tarn 

 o' Shanter, Ibrahim Pacha, Queen Improved, Tom Thumb's 

 Master, Reed's Scarlet, Royalist, and Punch, at 1*. each, or 

 the set of 14 for 12s., basket included. 



Prize Fighter Improved, Tom Thumb Improved, or Symmetry, 

 are recommended as very excellent sorts for bedding at 6s. 

 per dozen. 



The following pink varieties are also offered at Is. each, or 

 the set of nine for 8s, basket included .—Jenny Lind, Pet, 

 Judy, Lucia Rosea, Rosy Morn, Pink Nosegay, Cherry Cheek, 

 Captain Darley, and Piiocess Alice (Ingram'.-). 



NEW PETUNIAS. 



Conway's Lady RokeOy, white, with purple throat, a highly 

 desirable variety, 5s. each ; Captivation, J#. Sd. ; Conway's 

 Beaute Supreme is confidently rec mmended as the best Pe- 

 tunia for bedding, Gs. to 9s. per dozen. 



NEW CALCEOLARIAS. 



Conway's Floribunda, a dwarf, free, and constant bloomer, 

 bright yellow, large trusses, well recommended for bedd-og or 

 pot, os. 6d. each ; Multiflora, Is, Sd. ; and numerous other sorts 

 at 6s. and 9s. per doz. 



VERBENAS. 

 A large Collection at 6s, to 9s. per doz. 



Conway's Coronata Geranium, pink, with white centre, an 

 early, profuse, an<1 perpetual bloomer, 2s. &d. each. 



N.B. A large assortment of fancy and oiher Geraniums, 

 Fnehsias, Heliotrope-, Dahlias, &c. 



Mary Conway, Mark's Court Nursery, Old Bromptoc, near 

 London 



