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^taiaped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News 



The Horticultural 



SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 



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Oaions, select ........ •«...... 



Orchards, preparing ground 



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Pea*, select 

 P^lmr^oniuras, select.. 

 Planting forest t'eea 

 Plum, Golden Drop 



Roses, yellow, Climbi« ** 



Salmon, book of tne, rev.|. . . , . . 



Seeding, thiu 



Timber, Plane tree 



Trees, forest, to plant 

 Victoria Rrgia 

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DUTCH HYACINTHS for Forcing, 3s. 6d. per dozen ; 

 Best do., for Glasses. 6d. to 1*. each. Double Roman and 

 w.srhite Narcissus 4s. per dozen ; Single and Double Due 

 fn Tbol Tulips, 2s. per dozen. Also Crocus, Iris, Jonquils, 

 jtfcfefnj, Anemones, and Ranunculus, of which a priced L?st 

 mt be had free, per post, from A. Cobbbtt, Italian and 

 Ftfsigu Warehouse , 18, Pall Mall, London. 



&JACKMAN, Nurseryman, Woking, Surrey, 

 • (VJ mile from Woking Station, South- Western Railway), 

 hp to announce that he has published a new and complete 

 Catalogue of his American Plants, Ornamental Evergreens, 

 fceiferi, Flowering Snrubs, Standard and Dwarf Roses, Fruit 

 ted Foreit Treed, &c, and may be had on* application by 

 •dosing two postage stamps. — Woking Nursery, Nov. 8. 



TO RAILROAD CONTRACTORS, NURSERYMEN, <fcc. 



niCHARD HARTLAND and SON, Nurserymen, 



I* Cork, will deliver, free in London, Bristol, Liverpool, or 

 Bttblin, any quantity (over a hundred thousand), of Thorn 

 trfeki, at the following prices, for cash : — 

 J year-old, in beds (stout plants), per 1000 ... 2$. 6<2. 



4 do. „ (transplanted), per 1000 ... Ss. Sd. 



5 and 6 do. ,, „ per 1000 ... 5s. 



« I orders addressed as above shall be promptly attended to. 





PDWARD DENYER, Nurseryman, Loughborough 



U Road, Brixton, near^imdon, informs his kind patrons 

 kt his new ROSE ANlFFRUIT CATALOGUE for- 1861 

 1852 is now ready for circulation, and will be sent on 

 sttjpt of a twopenny stamp. His Stock of Roses, Fruit Trees 

 lttrgreen Shrubs, and Ornamental Trees, are of the finest 

 ptwth, of all sizes.— Gardens and Pleasure Grounds tastefully 

 winged and planted on the lowest terms. 

 I D. informs h is friends that he has no Se ed Shop in London. 



T . T {J^AMERICAN~1?URSERT, BAGS HOT, SURREyT 



JOHN W ATERER begs to announce that he has just 



* published a new CATALOGUE of Hardy Rhododendrons, 

 mleat, Roses, Conifers, <fcc, and which may be obtained by 

 •wMag two postage stamps, 

 V The Colours of all the Rhododendrons worthy of cuiti- 



*»« .aw described ; thus purchasers are afforded every facility 

 ■jjaamg selections. 



Wt ^ CEDRUS DEODARA, 



■ft? 2 g AveDues » single specimens for Lawns, or mixing 

 woa rir and other plantations, grown from seed, either inw 



SONS 



respectfully inform Gentlemen 



to^Ki W u p,antm S> tna * their immense stock of this most 

 J«soie Hardy Ornamental Tree cotfsist of well-grown plants 



Z*_H ° f u aU 8izes ' 8uite(i for the above purposes, which are 

 PJ» °y the dozen, hundred, and thousand, on moderate 



Tb* . ^ Prices forwarded on application. 

 1 ana a m 8emin a l productions will find by inspecting 



•aaa» »8 Stock, many pleasing peculiarities of. foliage in 

 Resent state of growth. 

 -^!!^Io ad Nurseries, Bristol. 



pttE PLANTS FOR SALE.— About 50 clean and 



^wlthy Fruiting and Succession PINE PLANTS, chiefly 



fcTnT r P artl culars, inquire of Mr. Cutbush, Nursery- 

 ^jJarnet^Herts. 



£ 0RGE BAKER'S DESCRIPTIVE CATA- 



-Pt* ao L « E 0P AMERICAN PLANTS, COXIFERA, 

 TOES ^ RiNAMEN TAL SHRUBS, FRUIT AND FOREST 

 Hitaf«'.» '' may ^ e nad on application, by enclosing two 

 " -!l^amps.--Windle8ham Nursery, Ba^shot, Surrey. 



* M S° V ED~SION HOUSE WINTER 



Hlter •n ER, '~ Packet8 of the abore J ustl J esteemed 

 tifcjt iJL p De forwarded upon the receipt of 13 postage 

 -— i^V Page and Co., Seed Merchants, Southampton. 



















^ - HOLLYHOCK SEED. — Well ripened 



lln n-|i Warra nred to be saved exclusively from Rosea grandi- 

 W fi! n ^ ta » C( >met, Model of Perfection, Elegans, Formosa, 

 ^Zn«M na * Bicoior » Qaeen, Fir- ball, Aurantia, Rosea 

 ptekcta P^ ure ^ perfecta. A good mixture of the above, in 

 ^oq «L Conta ining- 200 Seeds, vfill be forwarded, post free. 

 2nr Hl " ![f ce ii>t of 2t. 6d. wv>rth of postage stamps, by R. B. 

 ^-^^ggpj^ am Rosary. Bungay, Suffolk. 



. 8ANg 8TER , 8 NEW EARLY No. 1 PEA. 



** aba SANGST ER, and CO., in submitting the 



,thJ^I e ? *h*able PEA to the public, can recommend it 

 tirli PpP? ate;t confidence, as the largest podded atd best 

 **•*/*,* own » and of nrst-rate quality; height, 2 feet. 



TorkR! 4, Per ^ uart - 

 ^nW 6 ? 1 p(>rat oes, from prepared cuttings, 6s. per busb. 



}«eriean w udicaI do - (a first-rate second earJy) 65. do. 

 **1* A.h 1 tlve « 10 «- *d. do. Early Manley, 10s. 6d. do. 



?0 «t-offi|» 0nial8 » 8e e Gardeners' Chronicle, Nov. 8, p. 705. 

 Jfeto R eorde *stobe madepnyable at the Borough Post- 

 f^Jtton n T> Sangs ter, and Co., Nursery and Seedsmen, 

 *••<*/• tm u ttn > L °Q<lon. One-bashel hampers and booking, 

 ' lw ^ b »«nel, 2s. 6d, Sacks, 2$. 6<f. each. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS.— A Urge coUection of the 

 above is now coining into flower. Fine Bu*hy Plants, 

 of the be>*t sorts, 9s, and lit. per d^xen, at Cbahdlkk and 

 Son's Nursery, Wandsworth Road, Surrey. 



LARGE SURPLUS STOCK OF FORBST TREES. SHRl- R 

 Ac, NOW ON SALE AT RKNDLE'S NURSERY, PLY. 

 MOUTH —ESTABLISHED 1780. 



WILLIAM E. RENDLE and CO., Numerymk 

 and Florists to her Most Qraciou* Majesty the 

 Qiucn, have a LARGE SURPLUS STOCK 0/ TREES 

 AND SHRUBS more than they require for their usual 

 sale, and will be sold at very low prices. 



%* For prices, see front pa^e, Nov. 1, 1*51, of this Paper. 



Our Autumnal Catnlor/ue of Forest Trees, SJirubs, and 

 Fruit Trees is just published, and can be obtained for one 

 penny stamp. 



William K. Rewdle and Co., Nur werymen, Plymonth. 



ROSES.— THK LARGEST STOCK IN EUROPE. 

 W00DLAND3 NURSERY, MARESPIELD, NEAR UCK- 



FIELD, SUSSEX. 



r\f M. WOOD and SON respectfully solicit atten- 



V v tion to their immense Stock of Roses, Standardi and 

 Dwarfs ; also Roses in pots, which are remarkably luxuriant 

 and fine. The present season being very eligible for planting, 

 they will supply collections at the following prices, the selec- 

 tion of sorts being left to themselves : 

 Extra tail Standards, 6 to 8 feet stems, budded 

 with three to six best varieties of Climbing and s. d. $. d 



Hybrid Perpetual Roses on each stem, each... 

 Extra superior selected Standards, per doz. 

 Fine Dwarfs and Dwarf Standards, do..,. 

 Superb do., best Borts for exhibition, do. 

 Hybrid Perpetuala, budded on 6-inch stems, 



eligible for potting, per doz 



China, Tea, and Bourbon Roses, in pots, do. ... 

 Fine Dwarfs, on own roots, in 50 varieties of 



summer Roses, per 100 



Good Dwarfs, on own roots, without names, do. 

 Climbing Roses, mixed for covering banks, do. 



The trade supplied on very advantageous terms 



Catalogues oaaTis on application. 



Extra plants presented with each order. 

 PISLARGONIUMS.-BECK'S, FOSTERS HOYLE'S AND 



other raisers 1 flowers. r* 



JOHN DOBSON, Seedsman and Florist, is now 

 sending out Ms unequalled collecticn of 12 PELARGO- 

 NIUMS for 425., package and carriage to London included in 



the price ; also li fine varieties for 21 s. 



A Descriptive Catalogue of Mr. Beck's Seedling* of 1850 may 

 be had by enclosing one postage stamp. 



HOLLYHOCK SEED saved from the finest named varieties, 



in packets of 100 Feeds, is. 6d. 



ANTIRRHINUM SEED saved from the choicest varieties, 

 6d. per packet ; or, forwarded post free for eight postage stamps. 



Woodlands Nursery, Isleworth, Middlesex. 



Trains leave the Waterloo Station every hour. 



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Also, APPLES, PEARS, CURRANTS, RHUBARB, <fcc, 

 in ail the best varieties, and at equally moderate prices. 

 Carefully packed, to carry any distance, or for exportation, 

 H. Bigland and Co., Man chester. 



~~ TO PLANTERS. 



WILLIAM URQUHART and SONS, Dundee, 

 respectfully announce that their LIST of PRICES of 

 Seedling and Transplanted FOREST TREES, Ac, may now 

 be had on application. — Dundee, Nov. 15. _ 



QUPERB NEW PEA.— THE "NOVEMBER 



^ PROLIFIC " supersedes ail other varieties, yielding a crop 

 of extraordinary abundan e, stands the severe weather better 

 than any others. It is of the richest flavour, and may be 

 sown from November to July without missing a crop. Price 

 2*. 6d. per quart ; to be had from W. Hamilton, Seedsman, &c, 

 156, Cheapside, London.— A liberal discount to the Trade. 



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HUNTER'S PROLIFIC CI < UMBER _ , 

 handsome and dettcAotis variety obtained, to Jane las 

 year, with fruit upward* of M inches in Unjrtli, ihe ftflv# r 

 Medal at the Botanic Gardens, Regent*s.p*rk : and a Certifi- 

 cate of Merit ar the Exhibition in July. It hat alao been 

 award^l Four I'ritet at the Highbury Kahihitfona. 1* it white* 

 tpined, and an extraordinary bearer. To be had in narketft 

 of *even teed a, at 5* ; or three seeds, at 2*. tef,, 0/ Mr. Hrwrxm, 

 5, K og-atfeet, Ultngieti ; and a« J. o. Raawica't Seed W*re- 



hnu-e. It?- St. John-street. Krnithfteld, Londo*. 



LANK akd b< »N^6i t U< rkh.'Lmpsteftd, H- its. 



hat g a very large ttook of ft?E KEltft TRIM 

 and SHUI - tuiubie for immi • \ in makinf Weet 



Plantations, Av-uuet, A . every plant farming • apecteien, 

 have selected, at a more ready guide, the following the 

 different varieties of which will be found under tbtfr reef 1 llHf* 



heads in Catalogue of Trees and Shrub* :— 



Plnut Cembra. 2 10 U feet. 



excelea (rlne), i to 4 ft» 

 inslgnU, 2 to %i feet. 



r>nae*r, f tot fleet. 



Wtymotith. 3 to 6 feet. 

 I Doaglaftli, 3 to 7 feet. 

 Hemlock Spruce* i to* 

 feet. 



Khotrow, 2 tot feet, 



Morinda, t to 4 feet. 



Meniteikt, 3 to t feet. 

 •Spruce, 3 to i feet. 



Hhodo<l«»ndron, 2 to H feet. 

 Tas 4i am sempervirent, 2 to 5 



feet. 

 Yew, Common, 4 t»f» feet, 



.. Irinh. :\ to 7 feet. 



Arbor- Vitte, 2 to 8 fett. 



Arbutui, 3 to 5 feet. 

 Araucaria lmbricata,2 to 84 tt. 



Cedrt § T>e«»darn, 2 to I feet. 

 „ Libani, 2 to 5 fert. 



Cryptoineria japonica, 2 to 8 ft. 

 Cyprest, 2 to 5 Ibet. 

 Holly, Green, 2 to 4 feet. 

 ,, Variegated, '2 to 4 feet. 



Juniper. '2 to 6 feet. 



Vinrin^ana. or Red 



Cedar (splendid plants), 



8 to 5 feet. 

 KalmiaiatifoHa. 3 feet. 

 Laurel, Common, 8 tof» feet. 



Portugal f flne),8 to 5 ft. 

 Phillvrea ill)- ■ Ha, 3 to 5 feet. 



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? ir, in two varieties, 

 and Black, are tplendld' plantt, bushy, according 

 heiaht. 



•PINUS AUSTR1ACA," 



THE BLACK AUSTRIAN PINE. 



LUCOMBK, PINCE, and Co., have now on stale & 

 lanre ttock of very ftne, healthy, ttrour plant* of thla 

 truly deviraV.le Pine, from 9 inebef '" 2 feet . whtah. H«f 



been frequr- y rrnn" pi anted, are very well ><»trd f and eon- 

 f ienil> t\ te safe to remove to any distance, and are of a 

 superior qualitv (*reat attention having been paid to their 

 cultivation) : price tr«)io 2Ut.. 40#., to 60#. per 10©0. They have* 

 alto fome of 1 irger tizes, from 3 to S feetbifh, equally safe to 

 move, owing to proper attention bavinjrbeen paid to their roots. 



at pr rM'<nate!y higher prices. 



This noble an! most serviceable Pine thrives in break and 

 rxposed titnationt even in poor toils), growing rapidly, and 

 producing deoee shelter, in places where other treet will not 

 grow. It alto succeeds admirablv c!ote to the sea, rctittin* 

 there. the s ray an/i roughest wind*. 



Exeter Nursen oear Exet< re. 15. 



AMES DICKSON, of Acre me, Brixton, begs to 



inform his Floral 1 ends that, after what hat taken place, 

 be will not act at Judge, nor serve on any Committee (aftef 

 the next Election), with Mr. John Edwards, of Wace Cottage* 



1 i • . 1 lowa y.— Nov 15. m 



\ J ESSRS. J. and H. BROWN offer the following 



LVi desirable Plants, choice Fruit Trees, *c, which they 



will forward to any part of the kingdom. 



FRUIT TREES. 



Fine Dwarf and Standard Trained Peaches, Nectarines, 

 Apncots, Plums, Peart, and Cherries. The best and 

 most approved sorts of these respective kinds, true to f. 



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TRANSPLANTED THORN QUICKS AT HALF 



X PRICE, FOR READY CASH.— SELLING OFF.— The 

 Remainder of the Stock of Transplanted Thorn Quicks, the 

 property of the late Mr. JoHW M'Csaith, Nur^ervman, of Kil- 

 kenny, will be cleared off this present season, at the following 

 greatly reduced prices. Two years old Transplanted Thorns, 

 14 to 18 inches in length ; circumference 3-8ths to 7-16ths; 9d. 

 per 1000. Three years old, transplanted : length, 17 to 24 

 inches; circumference, 8 to 10 16tbs ; la. U. per 1000. Four 

 years old, transplanted ; length, 23 to 25 inches ; circumfer- 

 ence 5-8ths to 1 inch ; It. 8d. per 1000. Quantities of 100,000 

 and upwards delivered carriage free in Dublin or Watertord. 

 Apply to Mrs. Sosanna M'Csaith, High-street, Kilkenny. 



TANDISH and NOBLE'S detailed Advertisement 



^ will appear ia this Paper on the first Saturday in every 

 Month to which they invite the attention of all interested in 

 HARDY ORNAMENTAL PLANTS. Their Descriptive Cata- 

 logue, with the treatise on the " Cultivation of American 

 Plants." can still be bad by enclosing six stamps for portage. 



Gentlemen requiring the services of a Landscape Gardener 

 can procure such by applying to the Advertisers. 



Hag-shot, Surrey, Hov. lb, -—- 



i-1 H OIC E FlOWEB ROOTS. 



\J ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA, a beautiful hardy Perenni«' f 



2s. 6<f. each. *__»_ . » « 



GLADIOLUS GANDAYBNST8, a superb dark variety, 



5*. per dozen. ju-*. 



GLADIOLUS RAMOSUS, very pretty, *f. per drzen. 



LILH M LANCi: 'LIUM RUBKUM, strong flowering roots, 

 2s. U. each. LI LIU A YENUSTl" M, very P~«y, l f - each - 



CROCUS, Dutch Mixed, large roots, 12*. per 1000. 



The abive may be had of William Dentie, Seedsman, *c, 

 82 Gracecburch-s^reet, London, ne.ir the fepread Eagle. 



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name, each. 2s 6,/., or, per doten 

 Unti :uned or maiden ditto. If. 6d. each, or per dozen 

 Apples, dwarfs and standards of best sortt, per dose 

 Fine Oooseb rries, Currants, and Ra«pberriet, per d< 

 Fine Fiirt, MedlaTt, Walnuts, and Mulberriet, each 

 -trong Vines from eyes and layers, in pott, per dozer 

 Filberts, new thin sheiled and rtd skinned, per doze 



' AMERICAN PLANTS. 



Andromeda floribund a, fine blooming plants, per dozen 18 

 25 Azaleas, new hardy Belgian varieties, on their own 



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



5 American Azaleas, ditto ditto 



6 Andr^medas, of sorts, including rloribunda ... 



C Kalmias and Ledums, one of a sort, by name 



12 Hardy Heaths, of sorts di* 



25 iJard'y American Shrubs, one of a sort, by name 



12 Rhododendrons, including scarlet, white, and rote, 



hardy varieties ... 

 New Hardv Yellow Rhododendron*, each, 7f. 6d. to 

 Fine Hardy Scarlet Rhodendrout, 2 feet, per dozen 

 Fine Rhododendrons, 1 foot, hardy hybrid van., per 100 



CupresMt funebris and 6 choice Finns for 10 



Ceda" of Ltban^n, 3 feet, well grown, in pots, per dozen 1# 



6 Fine Hardy Magnolias, one of a sort, by name ... 10 



Glycine sinensis, extra fine, in pots, 15 to 30 feet, each ... 3 



,0 Owarf Roses, on their own roots, by name 16 



I 12 ofce Tea-scented Koaet, in pott, for forcing 9 



\ Standard and haif-swdard Roses, per dozen, 12s. and 15 

 Moss Roses, per 100 ... - a •* * 'j 



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- cotch Rotes, one ot a tort, per dozen 

 White Unique and Red Frovence Rose, strong, p. dot 

 Yellow Ro-e, Fortune'*, each 

 12 Berberfs, of sortt, including Fortunti 

 12 Greenh use Azaleat, one of a tort, blooming plan ^ 

 12 Choice Caroellins, by name, ditto ditto ... 



50 Superior Greenhouse Plants, one of a sort, by nam* 

 24 Or * Ericas, one of a sort, by name ... 

 12 Orcbidar s Plants, choice species, and good plantt 

 12 Newest Chrysanthemums, distinct varieties ... 

 12 \-w Dwsrf Liliputian Chrysanthemums, ditto, . 

 Fine: New Yellow F'cotees and Carnations of best 

 thow *nrt . with names, per pair 



24 frer>ch Daisies, by name 

 Violets : Arb ores, Russian, I Neapolitan, per dozen 



25 Choice Hardy Herb-ic ous Plan ■. named 



Rhubarb. Seakale, and new Giant Asparagus plants 



supplied. 



Albion Sursery, Stokt Newington, London, ^ov♦ l*i 



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