THE 



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sped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News -The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor ■ 



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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22. 



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llflLLIAM HAMILTON, Seedsman, &c , 15. 



" Chenpaide. London, will forward hi-* CATALOGUr. ,.1 

 BULBOUS ROOTS (of which he has a large collection^, on 

 application. 



Hyacinths, superior sorts, named, per doz. 

 Narci^UH, very fine large roots, each 

 Tulips, lor eariy forcing, per doz. 

 Crocus, mixed, for herder, per 100 



., very line named, per 100 

 Snowdrops, single or double, per 100 

 Ixins, of sorts, named, per doz. 



,, very fine, mixed, per doz. 

 Gladiolus, Lilie-. Jonquils, Amaryllis, Ranunculus, Anemones, 

 and a number Of Other roots, for which see hit Catalogue. 



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IMPROVED SION HOUSE WINTE] 



A CUCUMBER.— Packets of ilia above jus-ly esteemed 

 Cucumber will be f >rwar*#d upon the rata ipr oi 13 po» 



Uj«pO>v PaoiaiMt < \, . aA March«ntN utha .n. 





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SANGSTER'S NEW EARLY No. 1 PEA. 



SANGSTER, and CO., in submitting the 



bove valuable PEA to the public, can recommend it 

 with the greatest confidence, as the largest \»odded and best 

 Early Pea known, and of first-rate quality; height, 2 feet. 

 Price 2s. Gd. per quart. 



York Regent Potatoes, from prepared cuttings, 6s. per bush. 

 Cambridge Radical do. (a first-rate second early) 6s. do. 

 American Native, 10s. 6d. do. Early Mauley, 10s. 6d. do. 

 Early Ash-leaf Kidney, 10a. (*d. do. 



For Testimonials, see Gardeners' Chronicle, Nov. 8, p. 705. 



Post-office orders to be made payable at the Borough Post- 

 office to Hay, Sangster, and Co., Nursery and Seedsmen. 

 Newingtcn Butts, London. One-bushel hampers and booking, 

 Is. Gd. : two-bushel, 2s. Gd. Sacks, 2s. 6d. each. 





ORNAMENTAL PLANTING. 



CLODDIGES and SONS most respectfully call the 

 • attention of Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Public Com- 

 panies, engaged in Ornamental Planting, to the undermen- 

 tioned List of TREES and SHRUBS, which they are enabled 

 to offer at an extraordinary reduction in price (tor cash only), 

 the land upon which their arboretum is planted being required 

 for building. 



Fine trees, from 4 to 10 feet high, of the following genera, 

 comprising a great number of species : Acer, iEsculus, Alnua, 

 Amygdalus, Betula, Cornus, Corylus, Cotnneaster, Crataegus, 

 Cytisus, Fraxinus, Meopilus, Populua, Prutiua, Pyrus, Ribes, 

 R binia, Saiix, Morbus, Spiraea, Tilia, Ulmus, 4s. per dozr-n 

 named, or a selection from the above, 25s. per 100 unnamed, 

 and highly recommended for rough plaotiug. 



American Oaks in great variety, 10s. per dozen. 



AMERICAN PLANTS. 

 Azalea pontica, fine bushy plants well set with bloom, 10s. p. doz. 



,, Ghent and other varieties named, 18s. per doz. 

 Rhododendron ponticum and varieties (very fine), 10* per doz. 



,, campanulatum, 2 to 4 feet diameter, 10s. 6d. to 42s. e*£ 

 Andromeda* in collections, 18s. per doz. ; V^o^J, 



12s. per doz. 



N.B. Packing will be charg£->-a*now aa possible. Post- 

 office orders made pay f^rttfakekney.— Hackney, Nov. 23. 



/ UIEAp sVSSORTMENTS OF TULIPS, HA V- 



V-/ CL?LU8h>, ANKMOttES. 1 IfiEt, I! V a 

 GLADIOLI, CARNATIONS. 1*1 *ES. PINKS, ani 



PANSlhS, may I, •elected from the Cataiog lM * vR f 



TYSO, I l aibT, Ac, which will ha w*r<l<- ,»n receipt of 

 two postage label I UK lUNUNHIl'l. How to « w 



it," price Cxi. ; "HINTS on .HE <*« Iliig of TUB 



ANEMONE, SINGLE ANI V -\\ a M. , may bo had 



of any HiHiktallar.— Load Public bars: .UrKioa and \ 

 roaD. — Wallm Nov. 22. 



J iSOrSUIOHM vii viliXmLatk H AM IiUEGr! TINE- 



JOHN ANDREW HI PERSON an«. * . have 



♦^ the pleasure of in unrig their patrons and frla«ds hat 

 they are uow sending out this very excellent new Grape at 



21s. each. "^ 



Its disiinguihhinjr characteristics are as follows: — The foliage 

 is more deeply *■ rated, and the wood fchortcr jointed ^n the 

 Black Hamburgh; the ber-iea are oval and ra'ber -loiigattd, 

 and are remarkable f»r a very fine bloom. t unlike net o 

 en Of l e ens Phun ; when fullj i • are of a hue deep black, ha \ g 

 a tine rich ti or, and verj j y. 



It colours full tan days earlier than the Ulack Hamburgh ; 

 being a mosl abundant bearer, and good aetter, will prove e 

 most desirable kind lor pot-culture. One very remarkable 

 property this Grupe pofseetea, which much enhances its value, 

 and makes it so superior > the Black Hamburgh la, that it 

 never produces abortive, or, as they are termed, vinegar berries ; 

 after careful observation, i x ten ding over three mcceasive aea- 

 lOtta, not one could bo detected, although in each seeaon the 

 rop was abundant ami good. The usual allowance to the 

 Trade.— Pine Apple Place, Kdge*at - Aotvd, London. 



BEST LANCASHIRE GOOSEBERRIES, naracuV 

 at 15s. per 100. 



Also, APPLES, PEARS, CURRANTS. RHUBARB, 4c., 

 iu all the best vane ies, ami at equally moderate prices. 

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

 H. BlOLAHD and Co., Ma tir. 



FEATHKR GRASS. 



WANTED, any quantity, if of approved quality 

 Sample, and price per pound, addressed to R. T., Office 

 of this Paper. 



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IuitLk l £ Q GABI > E NER8 , Chronicle and AGitrcoLTURAL 

 _"™» 5 i p pper Wellington-street, Covent Garden. 



I' chtaxt HOLLYHOCKS. 



\ MI0NAL FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY'S 



^J^SACTIONS.— ROSAMOND and MAGNET are 

 •Mr ri Societ y , s Transactions just published as belonging 

 ^tnater, of Haverhill, and to Mr. Bircham, of Bungay ; 

 the said Hollyhocks Rosamond and Magnet both 



pay 



MAGNIFICENT SPECIMENS 



OF 



CONIFERiE, 

 HARDY ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, &c. 



LUCOMBE, PINCE, and CO., respectfully call 

 attention to their tine, and perhaps unequalled Stock 

 of well grown specimens, capable not only of producing great 

 immediate effects, but also quite safe to remove to any distance, 

 consisting of— 



TRANSPLANTED THORN QUICKS AT HA 

 PRICE, Full READY < A I.—aKLLlNO OFF.— The 

 Remainder of the Bi k ol Tranpplanted Thorn Quicks, the* 



John M'CaaiTB, Nurseryman, of" Kil— 

 Ih present aeason, at the following 

 greatly reduced prices. Two years old Transplanted Thorns, 

 14 to 18 inches iu length ; circumference 3-8tha to 7-16 ths; M. 

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

 inches; circumference, 8 to 1> the; Is. 3d. per 1000. Four 

 years old, transplanted; length. 23 to 26 inches; circumfer- 

 ence, 58ths to 1 inch ; Is. Sd. per 1000. Quantities of 100,000 

 and upwards delivered carriage free iu Dublin or Wateriord. 

 Apply to Mr*. Sosanfia M'Craith, Hi^h-atreet, Kilkenny. 



feet 





m»> \i noiiyuocKs txosamonu 



^■SWMr. Wm. Chater, of Saffron Walden. 



John Edwards, Hon. Sec. 



\ OftTH LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



*&* Grand CHRYSANTHEMUM EXHIBITION of 

 ke HA Cty J7 iU take Place at the Assemblv Rooms of the 

 **Lla - 0te1 ' Hl «hgate, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th 



Jo'ei ? miS6ion on the da y from l to * ° ,clocli » la - ; ^ rom 



hrrtil ' 6<it Tickets obtained before the day, Gd. each. 

 * far Pa i tlcuIara from Mr. C. P. Lochnir, Hon. Secre- 



B, juj-'if Hous e, Harrow-road, Paddingtom 

 : %s»«-i *j 8 who have not yet paid their subscriptions are 

 -^qtodog o without furth 



' h £t* D GEORGE HENDERSON begs to in- 



^ those parties who have recently received his New 

 ;$ fD ^ atalo 8:ue, that there ia an error in the List of 



****Dai i a ; th08e P ricea at l5 ' ^' aod upwards will be 

 i^' aad th( >8e at less for single plants. 



^jgg^oa d, Nurs ery, St. John's Wood, London, Nov. 22. | 



Avrpn T WATER ER , S Descriptive Catalogue of 



\*3aa a CaN FLan TS, CONIFERS, ROSES, &c, for 

 sittin* 8 * A ^tum n> j s j Ubt published, and may be had on j Irish Yew, 8 to 10 feet. 



er delay. 



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Ui, U eQ closing two postage stamps, to Mr. Hosea. 

 ^!Lz. aa ^HiilNuraery, Woking, Surrey. 



• A yH e ^ajTnursery, BAGSHOT, SURREY. 



ATERER begs to announce that he has just 



* n eW CATA I»0GUB of Hardy Rhododendrons, 

 T^K tar., Conif ers, «fcc, and which may be obtained by 



****&2?f f al1 the 



^ttff saia„. • d ; thu * Purchasers are afforded every facility 

 ^a^necuona. 



Nurseryman, Wojiing, Surrey, 





laT V e desert" " T * li the Rhododendrons worthy of culti- 



JACKM A NT 



Arbutus Andrachne hybrida. 



Arbutus magnifies. 



Arbutus, scarlet flowered, the 



finest variety. 

 Abies Douglasii, 3 to 12 



high. 

 Abies Menziesii, 3 to 6 feet. 

 Araucaria imbricata, 4 feet 



6 ins. high by 5 feet through ; 



grand specimens. 

 jEstceosmalus ferrugineus. 

 Biota glauca. This is one of 



the handsomest of tJie hardy 



Conifera. 

 Purple Beech. 8 to 12 feet. 



These are truly grand plants. 

 Cedars of Lebanon, 6 to 8 feet. 

 Cedrus Deodara, 6 to 12 feet. 

 Cupressus macrocarpa, 5 to 



7 feet. 

 Cupressus Uhdeana, 5 feet. 

 Cupressus Goveniana, 8 



4 feet. 

 Fagus CunninghamiL 

 Fagu* betuloides, 3 to 4 feet ; 



the Evergreen Antarctic Beech. 



Garrya elliptica. 



Hedera Raegneriana, the new 



Giant Ivy. 



Holly. Black Irish. 



These 

 are extraordinary plants, un- 

 rivalled in sire and form. 



Juniperus excelsa, e to 7 feet. 

 Truly magnificent specimens. 

 I Lindleya mespeJoidea. 



Magnolia grandifiora, Ex- 

 mouth var. 



Myrica callfornica. 



Oaks, Lucombe, 8 to 12 and 

 14 fee-t. 



Oaks, Ford's, 6 to S feet. 



to 





?^ounI rOD ? W,)kiD 8 Station ■'," South- Western Railway), 

 J^of h- the has Published a new and complete 



?*»Flnw • Ame "can Plants, Ornamental Evergreens, 

 MH» t J en °ff Shrubs, Standard and Dwarf Roses, Fruit 

 twnn €ea * ^ c -tand may be had on application by 



u Postage stamps.— Woking Nursery, Nov. 22. 





Oaks, Ilex, 6 to 12 feet. 



Oaks, Ilex macrophvlla, 2 to 

 3 feet. Lctcombe, Pince, 

 and Co's new Itex, the finest 

 of all the Hardy Evergreen 



Oaks 

 Oaks, scarlet, 8 to 10 feet. 



Pavia californica. 



Pinus insignis, 3 to 15 feet. 

 The most ornamental, the most 



rapitly growing, indeed the 

 finest Pine ever introduced. 

 Pinus austriaca, the Austrian 



Pine, 2 to 8 feet. 



Pinus Cembra, 3 feet. 



Pinus tuberculata, 1 to IJ feet. 



Pinus muricata, 1 to 1^ feet. 



Pinus Sinclairii, 4 to 5 feet. 



Picea Nordmanniana. This 

 noble Fir, from the Caucasus, 

 is one of the finest and hardiest 

 of the Silver Fir tribe* shooting 

 late, and thereby avoiding in- 

 jury from spring frost. 



Standard Rhododendrons, 5 to 



6 feet. 

 Rhododendrons. Fine bushy 

 compact plants, finely set with 



flower buds. 

 Standard Thorns, 9 feet Un. 



usually fine, with large heads 



and straight stems. * 



Standard Portugal Laurels, 6 



feet, with clean straight stems, 



and stately heads. 

 Thuja japonica. 

 Taxus adpressa, 1} to2J feet. 

 Taxus Dovastonii, 2 to 34 feet 

 Taxodium bempervirens, 7 to 



10 feet. 

 Viburnum suspecsum. 



Yuccas of sorts. 



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TTYACINTHS AND OTHER DUTCH ROOTS 

 -i--i- WW on Sale at RENDU A'ur.^r and Seed 



Establishment, Plymouth, at Reduced Prices ; a De- 

 scriptive Catalogue of which can be had in exchange for 

 one penny stamp. 



All orders above 21. prepaid to any Sm- ion on the South' 

 Devon, Bristol and Exeter, or Great Western Railways. 



William E. IUudle and Co., Fiortats to her Mayeaty, 

 Plymouth. 



•*• Our Descriptive Catalogue will be found useful, ae it* 



contains some go<»d cultural advice. i 



EORGE BAKER'S DESCRIPTIVE CATA- 

 LOGUE OF AMERICAN PLANTS, CONIFERA, 

 ROSES, ORNAMENTAL SHRl'BS, fRUIT AND FOREST 

 TREES, <fcc, may be had on app-'icatioo, by enclosing two.. 



postage stamps.- Wind Wham Nursery, Bagahot, Surrey. 



TO PLANTERS. 



W'lLLIAM URQUIART and SONS, Dundee,, 

 respectfully announce that their LIST of PRICES of 

 Seedling and Transplanted FOREST TRLES, Ac, may now 

 b e had on appUca»'on«-- Pu T -'d<-e f Nov. 22. ^_ 



■*" 51 1 ) 1 HADE. 



ABRAHAM HARDY and SON, Seet>growebs> 

 and Seedsmen, Maidon, E^sex, beg to announce that 

 their Priced Wholesale CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, Ac, for 

 19-31-2, is now ready, and will be sent free, on application. 

 — Seed Establishment, Maidon, Nov .1. 



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A first-rate collection of Fruit Trees of all descriptions, 

 including fine trees of die Stanwick Nectarine, and many o-h«r 

 things equally fine, but not within the limits of an adver- 

 tisement. 





INE PLANTS.— For Sale, a quantity of PINE- 

 APPLE PLANTS, of all the approved varieties, to insure 

 a succession of fruit; they are fine, clean, and healthy.—For 

 particulars, apply by letter to W. Habdie, at the Gardens, 



Castle Ashby, Norrhami on. 



ITC HELL'S MATCHLESS WINTER 



PARSLEY.— J. M having saved a much larger quantity 

 of Seed this season than last, can offer it to the public at a 

 much reduced price. Wholesale, to seedsmen, Is. 3rf. per lb. ; 

 any quantity under 10 lbs. will be charged 2s. per lb. Can be 

 sent to any part of the World, on receipt of a Poet-office order, 

 made payable to JoH» Mitchell, Ponder's-end, Enfield, 



Middlesex. — 



PLANTING SEASON. 



H. ROGERS, Nurseryman and Landscape 



Gaidene&, 130, High street, Southampton, begs to 

 offer any quantity and description of finely grown and well- 

 rooted •••UKSERY STOCK, including Forest and Ornamental 

 Trees, Evergreen and Flowering Shrubs, American Plants* 

 Fruit Trees, Roses, Herbaceous Placts, &c, &c, at a very 

 reduced price. Planting contracted for to any extent, engaging 



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PncM and farther warticnlars of all of which may be had on to replace failures. Uardene «nd I'leaaure Ground, laid out and 

 X : n t„ "hem -Exeter Nurser • near Exeter, Nor. 22. planted in the be.t ta«e.-All common cation, addressed to, 

 P la. Ex?«i«u"d oSld«S recommended. j W. H. Room, a, above, nill meet with immediate attention.. 



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