THE 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



AND 



AGRICULTURAL 



GAZETTE 



Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News,— The Horticultural 



Vo. 80— 1S5L] 



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LOUGH ANNUAL DAHLIA EXHIBITION 



' (open to all England), will bo held on Tdesdat, September 



in the Nursery Grounds of Mr. W. KrHgg, Slough. 



abti'in to view : at 2 o'clock, If eac;h ; at 4. 6<i. Class 1, 



nerjmen and Dealers, 24 blooms, distinct varieties ; 



its 2, ditto, 11 Fancv Dahlias, ditto; Class 3, Amateurs' 

 mi Gen lemen's Gardeners, 12 Show Dahti:is t 8 Prizes ; 



•«s4. Ditto. 6 Fancy Dahlias, distinct varieties ; Class 5, 

 o, 6 bl.»o.ns, varieties, let out In 1851. 6 Prizes; Class 6, 

 o. 12 Hollyhocks, varieties ; Class 7, Dealers, 24 ditto, 

 >; Class 8 -eedlmg Hollyhocks, 3 blooms ; Class 9 Seed- 

 DshJ.s*, 3 blooms, 1850; Class 10. Dito ditto. I bloom. 



I. The fallowing Nurserymen will subscribe th* Prizes for 



JoXew^Dahlias: Mr. Turner. Royal Nursery, Slough; Mr. 



tdm, Nurseryman, Sails nury ; Mr. Karnes, Nurs«*rMii*n, 

 wmarket; Mr. riragar, Star Nursery, Slough; Mr. Mitchell. 



.ntrrman, Pntdown, Sussex ; vir. Drumrnond, Nur?er>man. 

 1 Entrance to Classes First and Third, 10*. ; Second and 

 rth, 5i Regulations : 1st, Exhibitors to provide their own 



•di, which must be the same as rho e used by the Metro. 



*tn Society ; 2d, Cards will be provided and the ti iwers 



mb> named ; 3d. All flowers must be ready for the Judges 



^o'clock; 4th The Flowers to remain til (o'clock ; 5 h, All 



w* and Fruits of real merit to be rewarded. A Dinner 



bt provided at half-past I o'clock, for the Exhibitors and 



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PrNES. 



SOLD, a Quantity of SUCCESSION 



PISE\ The plants are perfect »y clean and healthy, and 

 t**een, on application, at the Gardens, Castle Howard, 

 •tettre.-Sept. 27. 



r FANCY PELARGONIUMS. 



ly I' AYRES begs to announce that his Descrip- 



aelrV* U * e CiAt alogue ot Seedling Fv.cy and other PELAK- 

 ■l^ CINERARIAS, CALCEOLARIAS <fcc, will be 

 »b«d to a few lays, and will b- forwarded upon prepaid 

 on, His Seedling Fancy Pelargoniums will be re*dy for 

 ry on and after the 2(»th of October, but the s-ock of some 

 ae Mods b ing limited, early orders are indiepenbable to 

 "« the collection. 



"OOklandv Nnrtarv Rl n «.!» V»oo « V. C nn » OT 



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ROSR NURS^RIRS, HRKTFORD. 



P. FRANCIS'S NEW DESCRIPTIVE CATA- 



• LOGUK OF ROSES for the eu*uiiig season will be 

 r delivery on and after Sept. 30th, and will betv>rwarded 

 Jlop appl ication. 



A p M vif,V L l A S - — Fine healthy Plants of 



C\MELLUs W ell set wiib (lower buds may be bad at 

 «M,er »nd sons Nursery, Wa..d,wortb-road ( Surrey, at 



«, .1 i.en ; hMK *M, Ut per dm. 



•ri^i, ! " ,rt80f ' CHRYSANI ' HEMlJJIS . bushy plant., for 

 "»«noK <h„ autumn, 12. per doz-n. 



rose-office ..rders payable ac Kenning-on-cross. 



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' W ? H 7 ACINTHSforFor cing,3 5 .6fi.per(lozen ; 



^1.^ '* ,M ^ 6d - to ls - ** cn DoaWe Roman and 



Thoh.,! rC o 4|W ' U - ^ er dozen J Si"g»eand Double Due 



tons a 8, Per dozeQ * Alsu Crocus. Iris, Jonquils. 



• bihiF niOMB ' aild Ranunculus, of «hich a priceu L ; st 



; lraWs^ < .h^ e, VI V°* r > from A - « ? oBBKTT f Italian and 

 ? Warehouse, 18, Pall Mall, London. 



V^SIJ" HAMILTON, Seedsman, &c, 156, 



'^OITS R0i e iTS' M / l r 00 ' wiil torwara nis CATALOGU . of 

 cation (of which he has a large collection*, on 



^^ r^a W f ortE ' named . per doz. ... Gs and 9 6 

 - **n n\! bcrd i !P ' per l0 ° l 



' wdroiS 7.?J ? e i oain « d .Per 100 2 



.. vervfi„: Damed 'P erd ^ - 2 *- to 4 



^olurffi^^'.pwdo. 2 6 



dumber # '' Jona a ul,s > Amarylli8,Ranunculu8, Anemones, 

 ••^^Zfjg^he rjroots. for which >ee his Catalogue. 



B nrDi4V PRRB HOLLYHOCKS 



' Suff.iL u HAM > Hedenham Rosary, i^un^ay, 



•abt»Te a i g ". l ° 8tate tbat bl8 De^crip ive CATALOG OK 

 «Cttlii T f P idfl - ,wer '* is now ready, containing all the 

 B - B ba«° ' I? 4 mcludio ? * OQle nrs'-rate Seedlings. 

 3 i from l ° ° *Toog ground n»ots, seleced when in 

 ^flownr* ' e t0n ««ands of st-eddmea; the«e are fine 

 *>f flowe 8 f a>> ' eild ^ colours, and will prore a superior 

 '*cru r'« °n lhe Dorder and sh ' "obery j 9a. per dozen. 

 tiftK ,,, I Te Catalogue of the best Ro^es in cultivation, 



* ftto t * ° f 3U0 of h3 be9t h!inly varietie8 - R B. B. 

 ^Cc-arif ij rd lho above li-ia on prepaid appUca i,»n. 



^ for rv att€ndrd ^ ; extra plants included, to com- 



' **mUav aQt carria ^ e - Carriage paid to Loudyn per 



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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 



[Price Crf. 



IOHN and CHARLES LEE'S Catalogue of STOVE 



*J and GBKBMHOU3E PLANTS is just published, and may 

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

 Nu'Serv, Hammersmith. 



PhM«, le 31 Juiitet, 18*1. 



T E PROFESSEUR CLEMENTI a Hionneur de 



L^ prevenir let BotHnistes que, dans le m«ds de Septembre 

 prochnin.il pourramettrea lu disposition de* Amateurs la COL. 

 LECTIOV des PLANTRS recueillies par lui dans ton dernier 

 voyagesurl Olympebythiniqueeten d'autrescontr^esdel'Orient. 



JTIIR AMERICAN NUI18ERY, BAG8HOT, 8CHKKY. 

 OHN WATERER begs to announce that he has just 

 publish-d a new CATALOGUE of Hardy Rhododendronp, 

 Azaleas, Hoses, Conifers, Ac, and which may be obtained by 

 enclosing two postage stamps. 



V The Colours of all the Rhododendrons worthy of culti- 

 vation are described ; thus purchasers are afforded every facility 

 in making selections. 



[TOSEA WATKKKR'S Dttcriptive Cata ~rf 



1* AMERICAN PLANTS, OOHIKKKt, KOSE8. A for 



p'airedu SER P.LUII OLYMPICUM, coJenan/la description ^S encToTing ' t4T^ h ^jj "Tft ^fiS 

 de queues espd.es nouvelles. et dea observations fur les plus wl T , m . Kn.i. Iltll s^.r.^JiL^Sll * "*' ,loilAl 



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reniHrquables. La Collection toQt entidre » 6t6 soijjneu^ement 

 e^ud'^H, et les especes qui la composent, au nombre d'environ 

 125 a 150, ont e e uomrnees avec auUnt d'exactltude que pos- 

 sible, avec le concnursdes savants botanistrs, MM. Gay, Spaeb, 

 Webb, que tout le monde sait fort habilesdans la connaissance 

 de Plantes de ces contrees. 



MM. let Souscript^urs sont pries de s'addresser— A Paris, 

 a M. B. Webb, Avenue de Marbeuf, 15; a Genes, a M. le Pro. 

 fesseur de Notaire ; en Angleterre, chez M. K. lleward, 5, 

 Youn^-street, Kensington. 



ATSata. Knap HiU Xurs, rv. WoVinir. Kurrey. 



IJ ASS and BROWN'S At -run- Catalogue is now 



*-* ready, containing— 



Part I. The New Geraniums, Fuchsias, Petunia*, Yarbenai, 

 and other new and select Plsnts, at reduced prices. 



Past II. Ilo«es, select Evergreen and Flowering Sbrubi, 

 Climbers. Hardy Herbaceous Plants, <fec. 



Paet III. V lower Hoots, embracing splendid collections of 

 Ranunculi, GUdioli, Early and Late Tulips, Iris, Lilies, im- 

 ported Dutch Hyacinths, <bc, Ac. 



Copies su(>i)lied on application, published complete with the 



newspaper stamp, to go fre^. 



Seed and Hor ticultural Establish ment. Bu d byj. Suffolk. 



PAUL and SON'S Catalogue of Roses for the 



present season, containing ail the line new sorts, may 

 be hsd on application, enclosing two stamps for the pottage. 

 Nurseri es. Che*hunt, Herts.— Sept. 27. 



GOLIATH STRAWBERRY.-A Post-office order 

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



A. 



WILLIAM E. RENDLE, Nurseryman and Florist, 

 by royal permUHion, to her Most Gracious Majesty thi 

 Queen, r.is Majesty the King of the Belgians, the Nepaulesi 



Princes, who honoured the Gardens with a vi*it on the 30th of celebrated Strawberry/or 12 plants, free by post, "on receipt of 

 J w ,J 'Jt?°* • . r j 18 postage stamps. Also Trollop's Victoria, 41. per 100, and 



T/ce following letter is from Colonel tlvc Hon. C. B. Phipps. 



" Buckingham Palace, May 29tb, 1851. 

 " Sir.— I beg to acquaint you that the Plan'* mentioned in 

 yonr letter of the 23d Inst arrived quite safely, and were much 



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admired by the Queen.— I am, Sir, your obdt. humble servant, 



44 C. B. Pmrrs. H 

 William E. Rendle, Nurseryman, Plymouth, has much 

 pleasure in stating that he has jus' received a most extensive 

 collection of DUTCH FLOWErt ROOTS in excellent condition 

 from one of the first establishments in Holland. 



Carriage Frrr ! 1 1 (See below). 



Tlie Hyacinths are particularly large and handsome, 

 and will be sure to give the greatest satisfaction to all 

 parties. 



COLLECTIONS OP BULBS, £ 



No. 1. Collection, all the most approved sorts (see below) 3 



No, 2 Collection, containing smaler quantities 2 



No. 3. Collection for a small Garden 1 



HYACINTHS. 

 100 Hya< inths in 100 very fine sorts. Purchaser's 



Selection 3 



100 Hyacinths in 50 fine *orts, ditto 2 



5v> iljaointh* in 50 superior sorts, ditto ... ... 1 



50 Hyacinhs In 25 oer'or ^orts, ditto ... .,* ... 1 



24 Hyacinths in VI *t;j >r arieties, ditto § 



12 HvacinrhH in 12 superior varietie%-^itto 



Where the selection of Hyacinths is left to W. E. R., 

 he requests to be informed whether they are intended for 

 water, pots, or the open ground; also whether single or 

 double Hyacinths are preferred. When the choice is left 

 to him, he generally sends about two-thirds double, and 

 one-third single, which gives a greater variety. Pur- 

 chasers nifty rely upon really good sorts being selected 

 when tJte choke is left to him } and he will guarantee to 

 give tltem satisfaction. 



No. 1. COLLECTION OF DUTCH FLOWER ROOTS, 



Consisting of the following very choice sorts. 







10 



5 



12 



6 



4*0 Superior named Hyacinths 



in 40 ports. 

 24 Tuips, single and double, 



in 6 sorts, tine. 

 12 Narcissus, in 6 named 



varieties. 



12 Jonquils, fine. 

 300 Crocus, in 6 fine varieties. 

 100 Turban and other Ranun- 

 culus, mixed. 



24 English and; Spanish Iris, 



fine mixed. 



£lb. Finest Mixed Anemones. 

 12 Ixias and .Sparazif, finest 

 named. 



12 Superior named Gladiolus, 



in 6 fine varieties. 



2 Lilium lancifolium album, 



fine. 

 100 Double Snowdrops. 

 12 Dog's Tooth Violets, mixed. 

 24 Mixed Hyacinths, for bor- 

 der*. 



A List of Boots sent in the No. 2 and No. 3 Collections 



can be had on application. 



RANUNCULUS. 



Per 100.— s. d. 



Extra fine mixed 7 6 



Superfine ditto ... 6 



ScarletTurbanorRomano3 



Black Turban 3 



ANEMONES. 



Per 100.- 



Yellow Turban 



100 in 50 very fine named 

 Borts 



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-8. d. 



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10 



Extra fine mixed 

 Superfine ditto 

 Double Scarlet 

 Single Mixed 



Per lb 



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8 



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12 



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Per doz. 



Hortensis Violacea 

 — double red 

 single red 



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 3 

 3 



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

 ance to the trade.— Jas. Kitlet, Lycombe Vale Nursery Bath. 



TIOMES* Descriptive Catalogue of his NEW 



PELARGONIUMS may be had on application. 

 Royal Pelargonium Nursery, Windsor, Sept. 27. 



ARLY CABBAGE. — Stout Bedded Plants of 



superior true sorts, 4s. 6cZ. per 1000, package included, 



I delivered free of carriage to the Edenbridge station of the 

 South-Eastern Railway.— Address, John Cattell. Wester- 

 ham, Kent. Cash or stamps must accompany orders from 

 unknown correspondents. ^_^_____ 



HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, NARCISSUS, Ac. 



TAMES CHARTRES, Seedsmak, &c, 74, King 



tJ William-street, City, London, begs most respectfully to 

 inform ladies and gentlemen about to purchase their annual 

 supply of the above, that he has a splendid collection, all 

 selected bulbs, which he can strongly recommend. Orders 

 above 11. forwarded, carnage paid, to any part of the kingdom. 

 A Cataloaru" mav he had on a pp He A Hon, 



JOHN B. SMITH begs,iMectfuUv n inform the 

 Gentry a be i » e tba;\5tt ittlil sTOt K is very 



fine this season, and prices very n*. A large and choice 

 assortment of Azalea indica, from IBs. to 30s. per dozen, and 

 upwards, good strong plants ; Camellias, from 21*. to 30s. , and 

 upwards ; Tea Roses, 9s. to 15s. per dosen ; yellow Rhododen- 

 drons, strong plants, 7i . €d. each, of the finest sorts ; a floe 

 collection of new hardy Rhododendrons, Lilies, <fcc. 



RHODODENDRON PONT1CUM AUREUM, bushy nice 

 plants, 4 years from seed ; these Rhododendrons are of vigour- 

 ous habit, very hardy, and late flowering, having been raised 

 from a fine variety of the Pontic class, carefully fertilised with 

 their best new yellow varieties, several having flowered last 

 season, proves them to be a valuable cross ; they were quite 

 novel and beautiful, large and distinct, and much admired, 

 having a strong re-t -mbUnce to the spotting, tints, and texture 

 of the incomparable yellow class ; from 3s. 64. and 5s. to 7#. 6<J. 

 each. Also good plants of Dr. Hooker's collection of Sikkim 

 Rhododendrons, in 3 inch pots, some of the sorts 4 to 6 inches 

 high, from 8s. 6<J. and 6s. to 7s. 6d. and 10*. 6d. each. Cata- 

 logues may be had by enclosing a postage stamp. 



Norbiton Nurserj, Kingston, Surrey, Sept. 29. 



This Advertisement will not appear again. 



CARNATIONS, PICOTEBS, PINKS, PANSIBS, HOLLY 



HOCKS, Ac. 



CHARLES TURNER'S extensive and carefully 

 selected collections of the above are In the most robust 

 health this season. Strong plant* are now ready Cm* sending 

 out, including several new varieties that have established 

 themselves as first class flowers at the principal exhibitions. 

 CARNATIONS, 2u. and 30 j. per dosen pairs. 

 PICOTEES, do. do. 



PINKS, 12s.. IS*., and 24«. do. 



PANSIES, 12s., 18s., and 24s., per dozen. 

 HOLLYHOCKS, 20s. and 30s. do. 



The selection to be left to C. Tueneb. 

 It should be stated if they are required for exhibition or other 

 purposes, accompanied with a list ot the sorts already grown, 

 when a judicious selection may be depended on. A DcscriptiTe 

 Catalogue will shortly be ready.— Royal Nursery, Slough. 



With nil the best varieties of Early and Double Tulips- 

 Polyanthus Nani-sus, Jonquils, Iris, Du'ch Crocus, Crown 

 Imperials, Liliums, Gladiolus, Ixias and Sparaxis, with all the 

 other var^ties of Dutch and Cape Bulbous Roots— at prices 

 equally mod^ra^e 



A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF HYACINTHS AND 

 OTHRftt BULLOUS ROOTS, WHICH AT THE SAME TINlB 

 GIVES SOME GOOD CULTURAL ADVICE, CAN BE HAD 

 IN KXCHANGE FOR ONE POSTAGE STAMP. 



All Orders above 21. will be delivered Carriage Free to 

 any Station on the Great Western, Bristol, and Exeter, 

 or South Devon Railways, or to Cork, Dublin, or Belfast. 



Apply to William E. Rendle, Union Road, Pljmoutb, 

 adjoining the Terminus of the South Devon Railway. 



J WEEKS & CO., King s Road Nursery , Chelsea, beg to 

 • inform the nobility andgentry that their DUTCH BULBS 

 have arrived in excellent condiiion, which they can offer at 

 very low prices. They can also supply their new HYBRID 

 PEA at Is Gd. per packet. A fine collection of Stove and Green- 

 bouse Plants, Fern*, Seeds, Grape Vines for fruiting in pots, 

 •fcc, Ac. Catalogues forwarded on application. 



ELARGONIUMS.— Now ready, 12 of the following 



for 42s., Carriage Free to London :— 

 Aldermsn,AIons »,Constance, ChristabelCuyp, Emily, Ex actum, 



Florabunda, Gipsy Bride, Goliah, Knight of A venal. Loveli- 

 ness, Magnificent Melissa, Narcissus. Old S'ory, Pride of the 

 Isles, Prince Arthur (Pontey), Prince of Orange, Rosalind, 

 Rowena, and Virgin Queen. 



C. Tdsneb's De»criptive Catalogue is now ready, including 

 those fine new Seedling Pelargoniums raised by E. Foster, Esq., 



| andG. W. Hoyle, Eaq.-Boyal Nursery, Siootfb, near Windsor, 



