

THE 



GAKDENEKS 



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CHRONICLE 



AND 



AGRICULTURAL 



GAZETTE 



Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.— The Horticultural 



Vo. 35— 1851.1 



SATURDAY, AUGUST 30. 



[Price 6d. 



INDEX. 



iiytem'ttftlHiiitj of England 



■ to »•■••■ 



St Am*nc*, r*v% 

 , Bnutfc ton* 

 m 4uocutir.n 



\ Hortjrulto'al 



lots*, to f row is water ...... 



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Market Gardening .. 



DaklU»OOw:n< 



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I>rmi**c rotnpaniet 



FWi* culture of . • •••••• 



— liri* 



«pt blight M7 b 



IttM tndm 



» • 



• > ■ 



• - • 



Klwimltural 



\Uf% aUDACtBCBt a 



*^Wl § es * ■ e ■ tooi 



Orekioafortoe Million 



535 

 iol 



tti' 



551 



54S 



5« 



55.' 



SSI 



Sbf. 



SSI 



MS 

 564 



664 

 IM 



649 

 551 

 551 



647 

 Sil 

 557 

 651 

 649 



e 

 b 

 6 

 c 





**E*E • • Mtl>ilitMMi||H MllM 



Phosphate of lime 



Plant-, jfre-nhouae. to expose. . 

 Potat.^a. to m inter 



W*"'* ••••■■■•»iti*i»in 



Potato ditease 



Ka»pb^rry rate 



55S 



666 



56<> 

 550 



650 

 661 



549 



b 



e 

 e 

 v 



6 



a Rea'piot; raach ne», 553 •, »N 6. 655 * 



i a* 



I Rote, old double yellow 660 



649 



547 



650 



651 



Sea monttcra 



Seedling; no* era 



c Smitbfield winter jc*rd*n 



a Sweet williama, monsiroui 



' *' ••• • • •••»•« 



t Turnip moth 55. 



a Vegetable*, to prea*rve 552 



f Victor a Regis, tcent of 6 



r Vitality of aerdt b\\i 



a Walka, fardt- n 550 



• Weather, the 55M 



r Wilti liort Society 661 



a \orkihlre Agricultural Society 5 



r 



r 



r 

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NATIONAL FLORICULTURAL ' oOCIETY 

 21, REGENT STREET. 

 The H our of Meeting on THURSDAY, the 4th of SEPT E\f- 

 6 kl rwo O'CLOCK. All DAHLIAS. HOLLYHOCKS 



tBEN^ LILIUMS, PANSIE3, FUCHSIAS, HOSES, 

 ANITUKHINUMS, Ac, &c, must be entered, labelled, and 

 staged at least two hours before the time of meeting. Any 

 subjects submitted after 12 o'clock will be disqualified from 

 examination by the Censobs : — 



BRCK'S 8BEDLl.N< PELARGONIUMS OF 1960. 



JOHN DOBSON S Ih-smptive Catalogue of New and 



•> First-rate PELARGONIUMS, < an be bad by enclosing one 

 postage stamp.— Woodlands Nursery, Isleworth, Aug SO. 



TROUBLE ROMAN AND PAPER WHITE NAR- 



*-J C! >US, 4*. per dosen.— The above bulbs, the former of 

 which is so jus» med for its early blooming and excessive 



fragrance, and the latter for its purity aud elegance, hare been 

 just received at A. Cobbett'a Italian and Foreign Warehouse, 

 18, Pall-mall, near Waterloo-place. 



DICKINSON'S ITALIAN RYE GRASS SEED^s 

 now ready t«ir delivery — 7s. per bushel. 

 No. 7, Curxon-street, May Fair, London. 



PINE PLANTS.— 1 p Sale, Succession and good 

 Suckers of the best known kinds, warranted clean. Price 

 6<f. to Is. each.— Apply to Kicrsrd Newman, 8 !ham Hall, 

 near Midhurst, Sussex. 



HPHE BLACK PRINCE IRA \\ BERK V is now 



* ready, price U per htm Used, bos included ; it has proved 

 itself to be the earliest in the neighbourhood of London 

 th fivt :ir«, good in tl »vour, and a tremendous bearer, and 



ie best for preserving ; ha» taken six prist*. The kt»en* and 

 Bi 1» tjtieeu ft* p« r loo ; san me, a pamphlet of SI pages 



rnoa if. o<i . or o> post, 1, n I ; nlao, S pamphlet of 56 pages 

 ftta >g the " Ih-lftan Pjiaa Ea.ay on the Potato and If 

 other first-rate Fruits and Wm ibloa ; H price ft., or by post 



2s. id. Post-office orders on Camberwell. 



James CtTTHiLi • aTMhtrwill, London. 



Mr. W. P. Ayres 



Mr. Bragg 



H. W. Collison, Esq. 



Mr. Cook 



Mr. Dodds 



Mr. G sines 



By Order. 



Mr. Harrison 

 J. Howard, Esq. 



J. S. Prockter, Esq. 

 Mr. John Salter 

 Mr. G. Wynesf 

 Mr, Kimherly 



John Edwards, Hon. Sec. 



r rHE ROYAL SOUTH LONDON FLORICUL- 



-»- Tl KL SOCIETY. Under the Patronage or her 

 Mobt Gracious Majesty the Queen.— The last EXHIBITION 

 of the above Society thin season will be held at the IO»YAL 

 SURRBT ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, on WEDNESDAY, 

 the 3d of September, 1851 (open to all Exhibitors), when 

 zes will be awarded for the following productions, viz : — 

 *cellaneous Plants, Dahlias, Roses, Cut Fl >wert. Verbenas. 

 Hollj: Antirrhinums, Fruit, Ac. In addi ion to the 



Sixes ed by the society, extra Prizes are offered bv 



embers for Honey, Hoi yhocks, Floral Devices, and Fruit 

 also by Mr. Domeyer, three Prizes for three blooms of the 

 Qaeen of the Fairies Dahlia ; by Mr. T. Barnes, four Prizes 

 for three blooms of Barnes's George Glenny Dahlia; and by 

 Mr r. Turner, three Prizes for six Dahlias sent out by him- 

 self in 1851. 



Lists of Prizes, and the Rules for Exhibitors, may be obtained 

 from John Taylor Neville, Secretary. 

 Ebeoezer House, Peckham, Surrey. 



1TALE OF TAUNTON~DE\\E HORTICUL^ 



? TCRAL AND FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The next EXHIBITION of this SOCIETY will be held in the 

 YI\ ARY PARK.TACNTON.undertheirsplendidMAUQUEE, 

 on WEDNESDAY, the 17th of SEPTEMBER next. 



The iety offers a handsome SILVER CUP to be competed 

 for by Nurserymen (open to All England), for the best stand of 

 DAHLIAS, 24 dissimilar blooms. 



Competitors for this Prize will be required to pay an entrance 



u°v f 2tm & *'' and * Jve four d aJ 8 ' notice of their intention to 

 exhibit, to the Hon. Secretary, Mr. J. Kingsbort, Canon-3treet 

 v "age, Taunton.— August 30. 



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NEW GERANIUMS OF 1850, 



]>A5S and IIROWK'S List of NEW GERANIUMS 



J' and other Plants, at reduced prices, is now readv. Copies 

 tent free by post on application. 



Seed and Horticultural Establishment, Sudbury, SufTnlk. 



HYACINTH- tdCI3t TULIPSTCI iCUSL OLADIO- 



LU-, JONQUILS, RANUNCULUS. A RMONES, IKIS 

 IZI48, LILIES. AND ALL OTHER ROOTS 



WILLI M HAMILTON, 156, Cheapside, London, 



f ^ begs t » announce the arrival of hi^ annual importation 

 of the above in the finest possible condition, and assures all 

 *no Bty favour him with their orders that they may rely upon 

 having them executed with Bulbs of the very best description. 

 A Catalogue of his prices, which will found very moderate, 

 g ul be forward i d on application. 



▼ E ^£ ARLT "TKAWBERRY-" TROLLOP'S VICTOUIA." 



JAMES TROLLOP (who raised "Princess Alice 



Maud" Strawberry, which j?ave general satisfaction to the 



url in ^ :), ' nowwilh 8 reat confidence offers his seedling 

 i ICTORIA," and is certain that it combines qualities which 



51^J ,tr ^ klnd ,n cultiv a t ion does possess. Being very early, a 

 «warf ; robust grower, and free bearer, throwing strong trusses 

 fratt (shove tbe foliage), wh-eh is of a large size, globular 

 ■*»■ «nd go d colour, with a delicious flavour. 



la!i ln :*? r ell " rr '? ted P lants . on and after the 8th September, 

 wi, at it. per 100. ' 



'or particulars of prizes and opinions, with full advertise- 



IT LOCK 1 1 A RT, Florist, 84, I Ten-street, hag nub- 

 - • llahed a list OF HVOwkk hoots tor the | f MiiH 



seabon, which he will forward free by p »st, on application. 



The BULBS have arrived in ihe finest condition. 



GOLIATH STKAWBERRY.— A Post-office order 

 for 5s. will secure (package free) 100 strong plants of this 

 celebrated Strawberry. « r 12 j mts, free by post, on receipt of 

 18 postage stamps. Also Trollop's Victoria, 41. per 100, and 

 any of the old varieties at very low prices. The usual allow- 

 ance to the trade.— Jas. Kitlet, Lyncomb Vale Nurserv. Bath. 



STANWICK NECTARINE. 



WOOD and INGRAM have a fe# fine plant* in 

 pots of the above celebrated fruit, abundantly furnished 

 with laterals; and which would, consequently, make fine 

 specimens for Fruiting in Pots ; or to the trade, who are now 

 working, they will afford an Immediate supply of fine healthy 

 buds ; price 2l#. each. The u*"»l discount to the tr ide. 

 Huntingdon Nunerien. August 30. 



pUTJIILL'S PRINCE OF WALLS STRAW- 



V^ BERRY.— J. Cotbill begs to inform all who have tasted 

 and admired the above variety (which is as tall as the Elton 

 Pine, but superior in flavour, and a certain and tremendous 

 bearer ; cone shaped, bright scarlet, with yellow seeds) that it 

 cannot be sen t out this s eason.— Camberwell, London. 



HAMILTON NEW SI PERB PEA, "THE NOVEMBER 



PROLIFIC." 



WILLIAM HAMILTON, 156, Cheapside, London, 

 in submitting to the no- e of the public this n*w 

 variety of PEA, confidently recommends it for its superior 

 qualities, in several most important particulars. It is the best 

 of all Peas for November Sowing ; for, b sides standing severe 

 weather, it com* in with the earliest sorts, yielding a crop of 

 extraordinary abundance, and of the richest flavour. It super, 

 sedes all other Peas for succession crops, as the short time it 

 takes to come to maturity carries it through the wet months, 

 when others would altogether fail. It may be sown every three 

 weeks from November to Julv, with every chance of not one 

 crop m: ing. Its habit renders it the least troublesome of 

 all the rich-flavoured Peas, and when prepared for table, is 

 of delicate appearance. The stock will be ready early in 

 September, price 2s. 6d. per quart. A liberal discount to the 

 trade. 



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K.B 



Florist. 



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r\UTCH FLOWER ROOTS. — The Undersigned 



U hare great pleasure in announcing to their patrons and 

 the public, that their annual importat n of the above has just 

 arrived in excellent condition. Tbe roots are of the best qualit v 

 and wi I be sold at as reasonable prices as by any reipectable 

 house in London. Catalogues may be had on application. 

 Clapton Nursery, London, Aug. 30. \\ m Low and Co. 



JOHN and CHARLES LEE'S Catalogue of STOVE 

 Hs40RBBHHOU8B PL A NT 8 is just published, and may 

 be had post free on application, enclosing two postage stamps. 

 Nursery, Hammersmith. 



HOLLYHOCKS. 



WILLIAM BALLANTYNE and SON respectfully 

 inform the public that their superb collection of Doub'e 

 Hollyhocks is now finely in bloom, and consists of the finest 

 varieties in cultivation, which are well worth the inspection of 

 those who admire this noble and majestic flower. Free admis- 

 sion every day, Sunday excepted, to their Nursery grounds. 

 Catalogues of the named varieties may be had on application. 

 W. B. and Son have 2000 strong healthy SEEDLING Plants, 

 of 1850, all double, and in fine bloom, which they offer at 30s! 

 per hundred, or 6s. per d oz en.— Da lkeith NurserieV Aug. 30. 



to Gh F *jij ,artical * r s may be had free, per post, by applying 

 |4ie^ NUF8ery ' ******** Ba?h J . 



TADM IMPORTANT DISCOVERT. 



Fr£ AKD Ca > Gardeners, Seedsmen, and 

 *oas boui.s T8 ..^L!3T^ ref a n- d to 8end out ' iQ <* uar * »* a, «<* 



(which M« wl f 7 tri ? ,lra,r ' on re ei Pt of 5s., a mixture 



l*€v?J^^ destroying those 



5221 ^^ *• t ? e f whlte mealy-bug, scale, thrip, and all other 



1 rtn!;^? 00 . 1 ,njary t0 the P lantB - B«S* bo tie will 1 kl 



of time. 

 - ------ -"•-« "•«;" vav.j i^iwic, winch will be deli- 



'ree at any of the London Stations, or Carriers' Offie*. 



Per^r n Fo \V officc orders payable at Brompt. 

 rtrcy Cross Nurserv. W»ihim n-oo« p.,n,.^ 



nLr?' wiH reUin iu effi cacy for any length 

 ^ 0D « 'or use sent with each bottle, whi 



Auf . SO, 



NEW FUCHSIAS, VERBENAS, PETUNIAS, AND 



CANTUA DEPENDENS. 



GEORGE SMITH begs to offer the following new 

 varieties ofthe present season as above, vix, ;— VERBENAS 

 (Smith), British Queen, Enchantress, Exquisite, Grandis, 

 Othello, Shylock, King. Eliza, Voltigeur, Prince of Wales, 

 Woader (Young's), Lady of the Lake, Model of Perfection 

 (Turner's), Beauty, Admirable, Compacta, Marchioness of 

 Cornwallis. French varieties : — Blanche de Castle, Jean Bart, 

 General Bedeiu, Eugene Sue ; the above good plants at 12s. 

 per dozen. The following New FUCHSIAS, at 21s per dozen : 

 —Smith's Sedonia Alpha, Psyche (Banks), Voltigeur, Madame 

 Sontag, Brilliant, Princess, Loveliness, C< nspicua, Henderson's 

 Madame Sontag, Resplendens, Prime Minister, Expansion. 

 Elect (Knight's), Duchess of Kent (Batten), Clapton Hero, 

 Pagoda (Story's), Attraction, Prince Arthur, Devoniana 



(Tiley's), Koh.i-Noor (Miller), Longipes, Mazeppa, Admirable. 

 Madame Liboies, Louise Miller, 



PETUNIAS: — Young'g Attraction, Crimson King, Rosy 

 Circle (Smith's), Striata (Parson's), Grandis. HELIOTROPE 

 REPTANS, at Is. each. CANTUA DEPENDENS 3#. 6<*. eaci 



A Descriptive Catalogue will be forwarded on receipt of one 

 postage stamp. 



Tollington Nursery, Hornsey Road, Islington, London, 





NEW II 1 AlKiiiMUMS. 



CHARLl 5 TURNER strongly recommcmla the" 

 following; NEW PELARGONIUMS; it will be ieu- 



to oh «rve that he has the entire stock of those beaut ifui 

 varieties raised by E. FosTta, I | , and O. \V. Hotlx, Esq. 

 which obtained 9 extra prizes, and i Certificates, durinf tha 

 pai»t weason. Strung plants will be resdy the fin«t week in 

 October. The Ban .1 discount to the Trade. If the Sat is 

 taken, a liberal allowance will be made. 



ARIADNE (I oster) .- Rosy purple bottom petals, rich dirk 

 top, with narrow margin of rose, clear white centre, free 

 bloomer large truM, and fine substance; good early exhibi- 

 tion plant ; 81*. (hi. 



BEATRIC (HoYLt).— Neat i th constant flower, bottom 



petals mottled rose, top petaU rich black, even margin of 

 dark carmine, free bloom r : 15s. 



CELIA {Hoyi.ki. — Beautiful orange lower petal*, tinged 

 towards the centre with violet, top p.'als bright orange, 

 medium spot shaded with tsarlet, free and early bloomer, 



butcurlv in top petals ; Iflt. 



CB1 'TAIN (II. iLE).— linse crimson, with dark shaded 



bloteh on upper petals, fiety, narrow margin, large, very 



stout, good hal > her inconstant ; '^ls. 



CHLOE (Hotlk). — Lively blight ro*e, white centre, medium- 



siz *d dark spot shaded with scarlet, good grower and free 



bloomer; 10s. (id 

 COLONEL OF THE BUFFS (Hotle).— Novel bright orange, 



large and very attractive, constant, and free bloomer; 



81 s Cxi 



0RI8TINE (lioTLi) .— 1> Beats warm rose, with deep spot on 

 upper petals shaded with orange, large and very free, a fine, 

 cheerful flower ; 3 If. 



ELISK (Hotle) —Deep warm orange pink, shaded with deli- 

 cate lilac, light centre, nudum, sized spot, surrounded with 

 orange, margin of orange pink, smooth, constant, and free 

 bloomer ; 3!s fid, 



ENCII ANTE SS (Fostle).- Rosy crimson bottom petals, rich 

 crimson blotch on top petals, with margin of bright crimson, 

 white centre; the shape of Gipsy Bride, but twice the ; iae, 

 free bloom and good habit ; 31s. 6d. 



EUKYD1CE (F ostee).— Deep crimson bottom petals, top 

 petals dark maroon, i. arrow margin of bright crimson, free 

 bloomer; 15s. 



GANYMEDE (Hotle).— Very round, Fmooth, and cupped, 

 warm lilac colour, white centre, dark top petals, very evenly 

 •had»d with purplish carmine margined with the ground 

 colour ; 31s. frf. 



HERALD (Hoyle).— Mottled light pink bottom petals, top. 

 dark blotch, with narrow margin, white centre, good shape, 

 and constant, very dwarf, good habit ; 7fh prize ; 21s. 



ILLUMINATOR (Tuener). —Bright mottled crimson bottom 

 petals, rich dark crimson top, narrow bright margin, very 

 showy and attractive, being nearly as free as the Fancies : 

 10*. fcf. 



LABLACHE (Foster).— Orange rose, with dark blotch on the 

 top petals, large white cent: good substance, yery attrac- 

 tive variety ; 21s. 



LAVINIA (Fosteri.— Purple, similar in colour to Alonzo, but 

 of finer f.»rm, rich dark top petals, with bright margin, eood 

 habit, and fine bloomer; 21s. 



LITTLE NELL (Turner).— Rosy lilac bottom petals, maroon 

 top petaU, narrow margin of rose, white centre, very free- 

 early bloomer, good plant for exhibition j 10s. Sd. 



LORD MAYOR (Black). -- Bright crimson scprlet bottom 

 petals, mottled, black blotch on the top petals, shaded off to 

 the margin with scarlet crimson, very -showy, and free 



bloomer ; I f>j 



MAGNET (Hoyle).— A high-coloured scarlet crimson, large 

 black blotch varying towards the margin on a scarlet 

 crimson ground, without being lighter on the edge, very pro* 

 fuse bloomer, and constant, very striking flower ; 42s. 



MOCH ANNA (Hotle).— Lower petals warm rose, white 'centres 

 top petals large dark blotch, shaded and mottled with 

 scarlet, margin of ground colour, large tine shape, free 

 smooth, bold, attractive flower ; 21s * 



MONTEITH (Foster). — Bottom petals crimson purple dark 

 blotch on top petals, shaded off to the margin with 

 crimson', 21s. 



PLANTAGENET (Tdrner).— Crimson bottom petals dark 

 maroon top petals, narrow margin of bright crimson free 

 bloomer; Is. 



PCLCHRA (Foster) —Lower petals salmon rose, large rich 

 dark blo'ch on top petals, with margin of bright rose white 

 centre ; free bloomer, good habit • 21s. ' 



PURPLE STANDARD (FosTER).-Bottom petals rich purple 

 black top petals, with narrow, even, fiery margin This 

 flower possesses fine substance, shape, and very smooth* 

 much the best purple ; 81*. 6</. * «*wm , 



REM US (noYLE).-Deep rose lower petals, with dark blotch on 

 Bha P T2Is* scarlet; smooth, and fine 



RUBENS (Fostee).— Crimson, with dark maroon blotch on 

 s^nc'f *2U DarrW margin of bri & ht crimson ; good sub- 



SHYLOCK (Fostee). -Bottom petals deep rich mottled purple, 

 black top petals, a wire margin of scarlet ; medium size, free 



T^nrSi ,t darke ^ v £ riet * raUed I 3 1<- «* 

 a i \^ K < Tmm ) -Bottom petals bright scarlet crimson 

 dark blotch on top petals, scarlet margin • very striking W 

 not a good shape ; 10s. Gd. S l * * tTlkin %> but 



V SalstlL H ° TLE ' , ~ LilaC r ° Se ' With dark blotch 0Q ^p 



A selection of older varieties at moderate prices. A Descriu. 



n iv tive Ll8t m »y be had on apphcation* ^ escn P- 



Royal Nursery, Slough, 



