THE GARDENERS 



CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



GOTHIC 



RIDGE 



AND 



FURROW 



CONSERVATORY 



NIVERSAL LIFE 



T.- 



9 



BY J. W. THOMSON 



LANDSCAPE GARDENER, HOTHOUSE DESIGNER AND BUILDER 



HAMMERSMITH. 



1, K 



EST A BLr 3 A H S E S D U ^ N, -E SOClgtf 



Empowered bx Special Acr ,w„ 

 CING WILLIAM. S T R pV, ,1Ui "»'. 



STREET 



For the Assurance of Lives at Home .n,)'.^ 

 Gentlemen eneaired in the Milihon- „„j ., Abroad 



fCafred in the Military and Xat.l 



The principle adopted by the Uni^l Ur^! 

 of an annual valuation of assets an.i ii!k- • . * 

 of three-fourth, of the profits arnonl 1 ^ 1 ' 1 ' 6 '- «* » 



tx r anet 

 and 



dirii 



wish to appropriate their proportion of moRt P . Mt L* ** 

 of future premiums. or pronl *o the reda^ 



The following table will show the result of *v i ^^ 

 of profats, as declared on the 14 th of S it * ^^ 

 who had od that day paid sU annual pSiu^' t0 * 



tioa of 45 per cent, on the current annual 03' ** l "****m> 

 ba found a most liberal reduction if tK i^? 1 ™- ThuS 



Age when 



Policy was 



iseued. 



20 

 30 



40 

 50 

 CO 



Date of 

 Policy. 



bein 



eduction, if IhToSu' r ' «• •» 

 ther offices adopting ^If™^* 



Reduced 

 Anna*! 



Premium 

 * r the 

 current jev 



Sum 

 assured. 



On or be- 

 fore 14th 

 of May, 

 1846. 



£'000 

 1000 

 1000 

 1000 

 1000 



Original 

 Premium. 



£19 6 8 



24 8 4 



31 10 o 



42 15 



66 11 8 



£!0 12 

 13 8 

 17 I 

 23 10 

 36 12 



I 



I 



a 

 I 



Agents in India: Messrs. Braddon and Co CaWi. u- 

 Bainbridge and Co., Madras; Messrs. LEcaiiandCa \ h^Sb 



Michael Elijah Impey, Secret** 



LIFE ASSURANCE 



ARGUS j^irjc AasuitAJNUK COMPWv 



^*- 39, Throgmorton Street, Bank, and 14, Pall Hall 



Chairman— Thomas Farncomb, Esq., Aid man. 

 Deputy- Chairman— William Leaf, Esq. 



Kupert Ir.gleby, Esq. 

 Thomas Kelly, Esq., Aid. 

 Jeremiah Pilcher, E,q. 

 Lewis Pocock, Esq. 



[7 VERY KIND OF HORTICULTURAL STRUCTURE Designed, Erected, and Heated by Hot Water, 



-a_J common I lues, •• 1 oner modes, on the most economical and improved modern principles. Testimonials and references 

 from N f. i i and Gentemen who have kindly pa*r»nised, for more thin 15 years paet, J, W. THOMSON'S modern and 

 Sim mode uf Constructing, Building, Warming, and Ventilating Garden Structures. 



J. W. TfloMftO* having had full 25 years' experience as a practical Horticulturist, Landscape Gardener, and Garden Archi- 

 tect la her Majesty'* Royal Gardens at Windsor, Kew, and other places, most respectfully solicits the favours and patronage 

 of Noblemen and '-en iemen about to form new or to alter and embellish their present Parks, Gardens, &c. 



Plans and Estimates for remodelling Parks and Gardens, or for Building and Heating Hothouses, and other Garden 

 ■ /etnents. furnished on application. Melon and Cucumber Boxes and Lights. 





Impro 



Nr2W STORY BY ALBEUT BMirti. 



MIE ADVENTURES OF LEONARD 



W ARN K ft " is commenced in the 

 THIRD NUMBER OF "THE MONTH." 

 Published on »he 1st of September, with Illustrations by 



JOHN LEECH, price One Shilling, 

 Offlc\ No. 3. Whitefriars.s'rfet. London. 



JOURNAL OF l \iOY\T' AGRICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY.— No. XXVII. 

 1 # Agricultural Oi nistry, in Relation to the Mineral Theory 

 of B iron Lieb'g. J B. Lawes and Dr. Gilbert. 



2. Draining, under certain Conditions of Soil and Climate. 



Lord Wharni:l J ffe. 



3. Abortion in Cons. J. Barlow. 



4. Chemical CoinpoMt on and Agricultural Value of the 



Fossil Bones and Pseudo-Coprolites of the Crag. T. J. 

 Herapath. 



5. Cultivation of Oats. J. Haxton. 



6. Growth of Wheat, year after year, on the same land. Rev. 



Smith. \ 



7. Hill-side Catch- Meadows on Ex moor. R. Smith. 



8. Drainage of flethel W»od Farm. H. Fulton. 



9. Agricu iral Buddings. Lord Kinnaird. 



10. M-Cormick's tpBg Machine. Ph. Pusey, MP. 



11. Rearing and Management of Poultry. W. Trotter. 



12. Nitrate of Soda as Top Dressing of Wheat. Ph. Pusey, M.P. 



13. Superphosphate of Lime: its Composition, and the Methods 



of Making and Using it. J. T. Way. 



14. Classen's Flax Cotton. E. M Dermott. 



13. A meric in Phosphate of Lime. The Secretary. 



16. Jatropha Manure. T J. Herapath. 



17. Farming ef Lincolnshire. J. A. Clarke. <fcc. <tc. 



London : John Mdx bay, Publisher. 



TO FARMERS AND LAND^WNr.KS. ~~ 



This day is published, price 5s. t large 8vo, with numerous 



N Coloured Plates and a Map of the County, 



OTES ON THE AGRICULTURE OF LANCA- 



»»«5 H W WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR ITS IMPROVE- 

 Ji^NT. By JoNATnAH Bimns. 



Containing information to Farmers and Landowners on 

 Agriculture, Rearing of Cattle, <fec, with a detailed account of 



the system of Farming pursued in the different districts of 

 the County. 



London: Sjmpkiw. Marshall, and Co.; Dob 3 on and Son, 



Preston ; and all booksellers. 



The Book will be sent postage free to any part of the King, 

 aom on u^ 6d. m stamps being forwarded to Messrs. Dcbson 

 ana - ,n, Booksellers, Preston. 



In small 8vo, price 55, 6d. cloth, 

 Illustrated by 24 Line Engravings, and a Map of the North- 

 western Railway and adjacent Lines. 



13 IDES ON. RAILWAYS, leading to the Lakes and 



* ^ Mountain Districts of Cumberland, North Wales, and the 

 Dales of Derbyshire; with a Glance at Oxford, Birmingham, 

 Liverpool, Manchester, <fcc. By Samuel Sidney, Author of 

 " Railways and Agriculture," &c. 



In small 8vo, price 5a. 6d. cloth, Illustrated by 20 Line Engrav- 

 ing**, with numerous W r oodcuts, and a Correct Map, 



WANDERINGS IN NORTH WALES. A Road 



" and Railway Gcide Book, composing curious and 



interesting Historical information, with a Description of its 



Ancient Castles and Ruins, its Churches, Towns, Lakes, <fcc. 



By William Cathrall, Author of the "History of North 

 Wales," 



Richard E. Ardeu, Esq, 

 Edward Bates, Esq. 

 Thomas Camplin, Esq. 

 James Clift, Esq. 

 J. Humpbery, Esq., Aid., M.P. 

 Auditors -Professor Hall, M.A. ; J. B. Shuttle worth Esq 

 JPhysician—Vr Jeaffreson, 2, Finsbury-square.' 

 Surgeon — W. Coulson, Esq., 2, FrederickVpiace, Old Jewry 

 Consulting A ctuary— Professor Hall, M.A., of King's Collin 

 Solicitor— William Fisher, Esq , 19, Doughty-street. 



ADVANTAGES OF ASSURING WITH THIS COMPANY. 

 In addition to a large subscribed capital, policy holders hti't 

 the security of an assurance fund ot Tbree Hundred ail 

 Twenty Thousand Pounds, and an income of Stveutj.fo* 

 Thousand Pouuds a year, arising from the issue of upwards^ 

 7000 Policies. 



BONUS OR PROFIT BRANCH. 

 Persons assuring on the Bonus system, will be annuity 

 entitled to 80 per cent, of the profits on this branch (afttr paj. 

 ment of five yearly premiums) ; and the profits assigned to each- 

 Policy may either be added to the sum assured, or applied ii 

 reduction of the anuual premiums. 



NON-BONUS, OR LOW PREMIUM, BRANCH. 

 The Tables on the non-participating principle afford peculiar 

 advantages to the assured, not offered by any other office-far 

 where the object is the least possible outlay, the payment of I 

 certain sum is secured to the policy holder, on the death of tha 

 assured, at a reduced race of premium. 



Premiums to Assure £100. II Whole Term. 



Prac- 



In small 8vo, price 25. Gd. cloth lettered, 



rPHE WORLD IN ITS WORKSHOPS : 



-*- tical Examination of British and Foreign Processes of 

 Manufacture, wi<h a Critical Comparison of the Fabrics, 

 Machinery, aid Works of Art contained in the Great Exhibi- 

 tion. By James WabY>. 



London: Wm. S. Orr and Co., Amen Corner. 



20 

 30 

 40 



50 

 60 



£0 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 3 



17 



1 



14 



2 



8 

 8 

 



1 

 4 



£0 



1 

 1 

 1 

 3 



Id 



2 



6 



19 



17 



1 

 7 

 9 

 10 

 



Without 



Profit' 



£1 11 10 



2 o ; 

 2 uii) 



4 Oil 

 6 10 



Just Published, in royal folio, price 31s. 6<*. bound in cloth, 



A 



vmi^-xju..* v/i tuc r» *»w»« *«.~. ... rium may remain on credit 



for seven years, or one-third of the Premium may remain i ftr 

 life as a,debt upon the Policy at 5 per cent., or may bep*ia«ff 

 at any time without notice. . 



Claims paid in one mouth after proofs have been approrea, 



Loans upon ap roved security . 



The Medical Officers attend everyday at Throgmorton-itree;, 



E. Bates, Resident Director. 



By John Ewart, Land Surveyor, Agricultural Architect and 

 Engineer; Author of an Essay on the Construction of Farm 

 Buildings, in the Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of 



England, die. 



London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans; Edin- 

 burgh: Oliver and Boid; Newcastle-upon-Tyne: M. and 

 M. W. Lambert. 



at a quarter before 2 o'clock. 



LIFE IS- 



G iOO M b HI D J h'SFARM AND GARDEN ESSAYS. 



ID mm rri>i ^£ ublUh ^ d ' price F "urpenee, 



RUT TREES and FRUIT-BEARING SHRUBS ; 



r**cCT;;i^ Cherry Apricot; 



arla e s £,£*. T ""*' * ™* *»"» ** d O ard^^^ay s, 



i tSf RFan*Tv£ TI0X 0F ARaBLB LAND. 



» I vvrra AH^ AND MANAGEMENT OF POULTRY 



I 1 trp\tt^J HE fl °WER GARDEN. Hr ' 



5. FRLIT TREES AND FRUIT BEARING SHRUBS. 



TTNITED KINGDOM LIFE ASSURANCE 



y COMPANY, 8, Waterloo-place, Pall-mall, London; 

 97, George-street, Edinburgh ; 12, St. Vincent- place, Glasgow : 

 4, College-green, Dublin. 



London Board. 



Chairman.— Charles Graham, Esq. 



Deputy Chairman.— Charles Downes, Esq. 



J. G. Henriques, Esq. 



H. Blair Avarne, Esq. 

 K. L. Boyd, Esq , Resident. 

 Charles B. Curtis, Esq. 

 William Fairlie, Esq. 

 D. Q Henriques, Esq. 



This Company, established 



F. C. Maitland, Esq. 

 William Railton, Esq. 

 F. H. Thomp on, Esq. ' 

 Thomas Thorby, Esq. 



by Act of Parliament in 1834. 



THE YORKSHIRE FIRE AND 

 SURANCE COMPANY. 

 Established at York, 1824. Empowered by Act of Faniamim. 



Capital 500,0001. 



Trustees— Lord Wenlock, Escrick Park. 



G. L. Thompson, Esq , Sheriff- Hutton Park. 



Robt. Swann, Esq., York. 

 Bankers— Messrs. Swann, Clocgh, and Co., low. 

 Actuary and Secretary— Mr. W. L. Newman i ore. 

 The attention of the public U particularly called to _ tne « 

 of this Company for LIFE INSURANCES and to .thediiwi 

 tion which is made between MALE and FEMALh Lives. 

 Extract from the Table of Premiums for Insuring W* 



affords the most Perfect Security in a large paid-up Capital! 

 and in the great succe3S which has at ended U since its 



commencement. 



I oidon 



Price Fourpence each. 

 BaooMB EHHa and Sons, 5, Paternoster-row. 



gOLANUMANIA ; or, THE POTATO DISEASE. 



•^ Its Origin and History- Prattr*.* <st m j ^ fr . 



true and only Remedy. b/g.Trtle TT ^ f^n ^^^^ 

 "Cyclopedia Q.ieition Bookp/»the « S '& , Aull »? r . of "«• 



fe« «- Co. Ave'Maria^ttbto^ 



The Bonus added to Policies from March, 1834, to the 31st 

 December, 1817, is as follows :— 



3um Payable 

 at Death. 



Sum 

 Assuredj 



£5000 

 5 j 00 

 1000 

 1000 



1000 

 500 

 500 

 500 



Tiaie 



Assured. 



I3yrsl0 mt> 

 1 year 

 12 years 



•1 jears 



1 year 



12 years 



4 years 



Sum add. to 

 Pol. in 1811 



£638 6 8 



100 



50 



1 year 



* EXAMPLE.- 



Sum added to 

 Pol in 1848. 



£787 



112 



157 



157 



22 



78 



45 



11 



10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 



15 

 

 5 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 



^"6470 

 5112 



1257 



1157 



1022 



628 



545 



511 



16 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 15 

 

 5 



8 

 

 

 





 

 







be u 



10 

 13 

 16 

 20 

 23 

 26 

 30 

 33 

 36 

 40 

 43 



Whole Life Premiums. 



£1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 1 

 2 

 2 

 2 

 3 



7 



9 



11 

 14 



17 







5 



8 



13 



19 



5 



6 

 3 

 3 

 4 

 



3 

 

 6 

 

 9 

 3 



£1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 2 



2 

 2 



2 



5 



7 

 8 



11 

 13 

 16 

 19 

 2 

 6 

 12 



17 



4 

 



10 

 6 

 8 

 2 

 9 



10 

 4 

 

 2 





46 

 50 

 53 

 56 

 60 

 63 

 66 

 70 

 73 

 76 

 80 



Whole Life Premium* 



A Male. 



£3 

 4 

 4 

 5 

 6 



7 



8 



10 



11 



11 



1 

 11 

 4 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 

 16 



• •• 



• •« 



6 

 9 

 6 

 

 

 

 

 4 

 2 



A Fema 1 * 



£3 



3 



4 



4 



5 



6 



7 



9 



11 

 13 



15 



I 

 U 



14 



VI 



9 



H 



7 



■2 

 1 



I 

 I 



i 

 I 



5 

 6 

 I 



f 

 3 



tfl« 



Bookseller* 



$Zlu\ Bt S ffo,k Agricultural Association New paui ~* 



London : Simpkin. Mabshall, and Co. Woodbridire - 



and all other BookieUeri * " 



At the commencement of the vear 1841 » tw>- 

 jona«ted30 ta* ont . policy of 100M.. th ? Annul! P.™^ 



for which is24i. Is. 8ci. : in 1847 he had r .aiH ;« payment 



1601. 1U. M . ; but the profit" being » per cL Ve r I™™*™ 

 t.h«.nm ;t,.»1*a .„.v.:„vr s„ on. , n " * v " CLDt - P er annum on 



tut S ffolk Agricultural Association m* «?.T nc °l he had 157M0.. added to th« PoiiAl «i_ "l .. eac ? 1000J ), 



J. Lode a 



KS added t0 ^ po!icy ' almost * = - «» 



the Insurance i, for Life. LeryTnformatioa wil/hriV^^S 

 SlfffiSSS ^ the ftMideat ^-^M^eXSacjralf- 



*E X ample.-k Gentleman -hose age does not excee;^ 

 insure 1000J., payable on his decease, for ****** ^up*** 

 m. 105. ; and a Lady of the same age can secure u. 

 or an annual payment of 19L 11$. 6d. . intermeai 1 * 



Prospectuses, with the rates of ^mium ?r u Q md om* 

 ages, and every information may be had at uie 



York, or of any of the Agents. this CotDp 1 ^' 



FIRE INSURANCES are also effected Dyw 



the most moderate terms. na apP oiDl, ?U. 



Agents are wanted in those Towns whert » n ^V I- ^ 

 have been made. Applications to be made w ^ wnt dim- 

 man, Actuary and Secretary, York ; or » r oD doD- 



le, 12. Weilington-street, Strand. Agent for^^^ 



dale 



Upper 



1-8 



jn 



I 



Printed by William Beadiust of No. J J «"[£,« ItfS. 

 the pariah ol St. Pancrat. and Faaaaaica Mwu t H\6&£ 

 Church row, Stoke NewiDgton. both in tb^gjS of **«£*»• 

 •t their Offlre in Lombanl-street. in the l ' r 5 c t , J e Offlce.^ ' J C^ 

 City of London; and publi.hed by them at the u ^ ^d ^ 

 street, in the parith of St. Paul's. Coyent-jar den ,^ ^ ^ 9% % 

 where all AdyertiaeaienU and Coinmunicattoni « 



tai Editob.— SAToaoAi, September 6, !»*• 



