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CEDUUS DEODARA, . 



,?jSffi& » SONS .esp-tfully inform G e „Ue = 



SCARLET GERANIUM "THE iSISn 



TJUGH LOW and Co. having puJch J ed f L 



1 i- Ojn.enter, of Bath, the entire a- • - lro * 



new SCARLET GERANIUM, have g 

 ic to all admirers of showy ornaments 



theab 



desirable Hardy Urnamenca. « ™— " ^ Sj wh ich are 



wt,°ss l ££'"«*£■ ?srssA °° moderate 



The curious m se ">"»»» P™ J" pe cuiiaritie8 of foliage in 

 M. and Sons' Stock, many ^^ SI ^^f r U oadNurseri es.Bristol. 



o Sick.! at the following prices, for cash :- 



U 3 vear-old, in beds (stout plants), per 1 000 ... 2*. W. 



Totnow""" - i 4 do (transplanted), per 1000 ... <ss. &«. 



&S3E2SSS5 ass I -^^ss^^^^ 



tfea* 



nine 



habit, most brilliant colour, an«1 a " verJ* frll " liof *«*••, 



°einer- u^ 



f\/I AU^ A«i/ ^-~ # 2Tr„«HiM ntock of this most habit, most brilliant colour, and a v € rv ire* h\ZZ 



VI about planting, th »^lVZXs of' w^ll-Sowiiplaiits from the encomiums which have already beVn Da 22 



desirable Hard, Oruameo .a I Tree ^ n ^ e ^^ 69 ^ hlk re by competent judges, who had opportune?, *V*S 



from seed, of all sues, sui e for the ab o e p urpose ^ perfection in the nursery of the succes- ful rail ^ 



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feel confident it will be considered as ornamental a" ^^ 



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Geranium 



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own •election . 

 10 , rS^ieVectlon, on* of each kind, ** 



li,#A 2 ^xl£d.Tv"r litotes and varieties, select, 

 Thea^.veexteodewr i country, warranted second 



fr, ' n r f :Xtat^Td?s^a;. h V: 1 ving y an immense stock, 



r. - '»«' SHRUBS, OB* A. 



AMERICAN i IL 're S aND EVKRGKBESS. 



I+Jftf-* SS^HLi list, p* 100. «.«... on. 



0t en< i h * d i per 100, 11. 10*., two of each. 



Own do. a->. F h U1 h - Th celebrity for possessing 



This Nursery tat lo ^ * SnrtfX and Ornamental 



m splendi.1 stock «' * l ^ e V^ c ie« and varieties of the 



Tre ^tending over ^ ^^ 3 rrectnegi in nfttn ing, and 



,nwt selection; and for qaaii y, t forming Arbo- 



US . £ SSSfiiUSi. m » an opportunity never 

 1 ?i V T?«"! «■ -a** AM double kinds, all shades of 



in'), tin-. 2 to > feet, I ,hy, extra fine, per 1000, fit. , or 



1 AXl AL LAURBM, 14 to* feet, 20*. P" 100; fine, 3* 

 p, tVttZ extra fine and bush,, 30,. per 100; 6,. 



I uftHPFV PRIVET, fine. I to 3 feet, per 1000, 40s.; 

 ,rl«» H 6T. 3.J5feIl Song, «,. per 1000; or, per 100, 6,., 



?! ffififfTt. 5 feet. 30,. ; 5 to 6 feet, fine, 40, per 



II ^r T TuT,5to6feet,30,perl00;10tol2feet, 



10) f or IS," P r doxeo, own sele.-tim. 100 superb sorts 

 of fa warf Roses, in 100 fine varieties, 50,.; or 9,. per dozea, 



ftr^t-rate sort., own selection, 21. U»i, ; or 1 5s. per doxen. 

 50 do. purchaser's selection, 31. ; or 18j. per dozen. 

 EKFCiS ftOof the hnest sorts grown, own selection, 21. 10*.; 



' or 15*. per doxen. 



purchaser's choice from list, 

 3(. ; or 18s. per doeen. 

 excellent show sorts, blooming 

 plants, 21s. ; or 155. per dozen, 

 purchaser's choice, IL 5s, ; or 18s. 

 p»r dozen. 



to coutain all the most beautiful 



and loading favourites. The plants are free grown, fine, and 

 htattby. A spUti'iid opportunity for specimen growers. 



SEEDS. 



HERBACEOUS PLANT Seeds, 100 fine varieties, com- 

 prtsio? the choicest sorts from our uurivalled collection, 25*.; 

 50 tine for 15*. ; 25 for 8*., post free. A season will be gained 

 by sowing them now in pots, and protecting under glass 

 through the winter, and transplanting in early spring. 



CINEKAlilA, from the choicest sorts, per packet, 2s. 6d. 



PAIfSY, do. do. do. Is. 6d. ^ 



HOLLYHOCK, warranted to produce 75 to 80 double in 

 the 100, Is. 8d. FRUIT TREES. 



GOOSEBERRIES, the hnest Lancashire, and other sorts, 

 per 100&, 41., in 100 varieties ; or lOf. per 100, in 50 varieties. 



A-eolection of the choicest description for show, 4s. per doz. 



The stock extends over 51,000, and is fine and free grown. 



CURRANTS.— May's Victoria or Raby Castle, red, has 

 the finest flavoured, most abundant bearing, and largest sized 

 bunches and berries of any Red Currant known ; it la the best 

 sort grown, and ought to.be in every garden. Per 100, 25*.; 



or per dov, 4s. 

 Black Sa^es, the finest black (no other sort grown), 12*. per 



100, 2s. 6d. pe% doz. 

 Red Grape ani Champagne, fine, 10s. per 100. 



White Dutch. la**« and tine, 12s. 



in 

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TYandali;* prolific rhubarb—Ir 



K miVting the above to the public, E. 11. be^s to state 

 Messing all the qualities of Myatt's Lumseus, is 

 pijssess.uK « ti a#sWAMW , nnr i ht in erowth. 



•penter. An excellent «^j^ p ^ 



'^»j large; etd^ 



J to. ether fcrnbiT 



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ant. A variety which is sure to become a favou'ite " 

 Strong well-established plants ... 7 *-. 



Extra ditto, with flowering buds ..'. 10 6 



Usual discount to the Trade. 

 Clapton Nursery, London, Nov. 22. 



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TTASS'T^nBROW N beg to offer the following 



D CHOICE FLOWER ROO IS, fine, and true to name : 

 ANEMONES, 100 varieties, beautiful and distinct, ,. 



double ...... 



1 50 ditto, 12s. Gd. ; 25 ditto 



M choice double, mixed, per 100, <$. M. to 



RANUNCULI, free by post, with printed directions for 

 ** planting and culture. 



100 superb vars., new and choice... 



100 very fine vars. ... ,•• 



GLADIOLI, 50 splendid vars., early and late kinds, for 



^ , ^ d F ^ 30 ^ ; r , d . tt0 ^ ... 



12 splendid early vars, ... 



12 rine vars >■ m »■ rtA . 



splendid mixed Seedlings, p.100, 20*.; p. doz. 

 Colvillii. 2s. per doz. ; Gandavensis, 6s. ba. 

 p. doz.; Rex Rubrovum (rich darkvelvet), 

 Is. dd. each ; Insignia, 7s. Gd. per doz. dd. 

 each; Brenchlevensis, 3*. each; Ganda- 

 ven is splendens, very superb, 2s. 6<*. each. 

 early Dae Van Thol, single or double, per 100 



30 fine and beautiful early vars. ior 



10 fine double vars. , three of eacti, for ... 



50 fine vars., late Tulips (including Poly- 



phemis, Guido, Rose fretiosa, Roscius, 



Holmes's King, Ambassador of Holland, 



Washiogton, and other popular show 



vars ) -.aa'" 



Fine mixed, late, per 100... 

 Fine border, late, per 100... 



ENGLISH IRIS, 30 very superb vars. for... 

 *" \ very fine mixed 15s. per 100 ; per doz. 



SPANISH IRIS, 30 beautiful vars., 5*. ; 20 ditto 

 , „ ' fine mixed, 5s. per 100; per doz. 



GERMAN IRIS, 30 superb vars. .. ... ... 



12 ditto, 10s Sd. ; 12 other fine vars... 



very fine mixed, 3s. per doz. ; per 100... 



CROCUS, 25 splendid distinct new vars., 12 of each, for 



David Rizzio, Queen Victoria, and other choice 

 vars., per 100 ... ... ... •••. •« 



fine in separate colours, 2s. per 100 ; mixed... 

 LILiUM LANCIFOLIUM ALBUM, each ls.to 





rX» having a very large stock of JsiVBliGftfih V TRKia 

 and SHRUBS suitable for immediate effect ia makier ?♦ 

 plantations, Avenues, &c, every plant forming a SDectM 

 have selected, as a more ready guide, the followiot-iE 

 different varieties of which will be fuund under their rml 

 heads in Catalogue of Trees and Shrubs: 



Arbor-Vitae, 2 to 8 feet. 

 Arbutus, 3 to 5 feet. 

 Araucaria inabricata, 2 to 3J ft. 

 Cedrus Deodara, 2 to 6 feet. 



„ Libani, 2 to 5 feet. 

 Cryptomeria japonica, 2 to 8 ft. 

 Cypress, 2 to 5 feet, 

 iioly, Green, 2 to 4 feet. 



M Variegated, 2 to 4 feet. 



Juniper, 2 to 6 feet. 

 ,, Virginiana, or Red 



Cedar (splendid plants), 

 3 to 5 feet. 

 Kalmia latifolia, 3 feet. 

 Laurel, Common, 3 to 5 feet. 



Portugal (fine),3 to 5 ft. 



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Pious Cembra, 2 to 3} fett. 



excelsa(fine),3t©4/t 

 in8Tgois,2to3jfett, 

 rmaner, 2 to 3 fett. 

 Weymouth, S to s fett 

 Boug\a*ivitOMe«. 

 Hemlock Spruce, 5 tt 

 feet. 



Khutrow, 2 to % fttt, 

 M«>rinda, 3 to 4 feet, 



Menzie8ii.3to5feet. 



„ * Spruce, 3 to 5 feet 

 Rhododendron, 2 t< :eet, 

 Taxodium semper? irens,2 to$ 



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Yew, Common, 4 to 6 feat, 

 Phillyrea illicifolia, 3 to 5 feet. „ Irish, 3 to 7 feet. 



* These, the Common Spruce Fir, in two varieties, tbt 

 and Black, are splendid plants, bushy, according to ft* 



height. _. _ 



f~T0BERT M. STARK, Edgehill Nursery, Deo, 

 t Edinburgh, respectfuUy invites the attention othufria* 

 and fhe public" to hie STOCK OF TREES, S^UBSk 

 which comprises every article penerally in demand, «nd 

 unusually healthy this seacon. Priced Cataloguej of tht (A- 

 lowing may be had on application: 



Forest Trees, Shrubs, Hedging, and Underwood, uw nl 

 ahowv Shrubs, Trees, and Roses, new or rare Plants, ontJia- 

 Smany Inteiertlng noTehic. • select Ierbaeeoo, Plu^Mk 

 height and colour indicated ; Alpine Plants, hardjFenuud 



Aquatics.— Nov. 99. - 



"«F.SSBX HERO" CUCUMBER 



T OIIN CHAMBERLAIN, after growing this qWH 



J CUCUMBER three years, feels pleasure ^'^'K 

 the public, feeling sure that it w.ll give ^HEX 

 especially those intending to «^" I . , * B ,{„",, 

 bearer (one of his plants last June had as mam as ' M«£J 

 one time, all handsome fruit) ; it grows *^*™£ 

 long, very slender, short neck, ■ dark green bU * W 



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». .^ c a«u «u^, *-*. per 100, 2i. per doz. 

 Fine e**an Standards, 10s per doz., 70s. per 100. 

 ,, ,| x Dwarfs, 8s. per doz., 50f. per 100. 



„ Dwarf trained su^riorkindn, 2* Kd. each, or 24s. p doz. 

 The collection is very choicx from the Horticultural Society. 

 PEARS. — The same price as Apples, well meriting the 

 attention of planters, containinjr^he choicest French, Flemish, 

 and other sorts. n. 



PLU&S and CHERRIES.— Ail the fading sorts, standards, 



18s. per do*- 

 Dwarfs, fine> <?*. per doz. 

 Dwarf trained, 3 5 , 6d. each, or 

 36s. per doz. \ 

 *\PKICOTR, PEaCHSS, and NECLAKlNES.—rvi 

 years trained, 5s. each, 50s. per doz. 

 B^PBERRIES.— Faitolff, 3s. per doi„ 16s. per 100. 



,, Antwerp Red, 2s. per doz., 12s. per 100, 



„ Monthly, or Double-bearing, 12s. per 100, 



2s. per doz. 

 STRAWBERRIES. — Early and late kinds, 25 tine sorts, 

 ineladin* some American novelties new to England, and all 

 other* of approved merit, 3s. 6d. per 100. 



An extensive Descriptive List is in course of publication, in 

 ._r*e parts, due notice of which will be given. Part I. will 

 contain «>reenhouse and Stove Plants, and all such as are tender. 

 Part II. Hardy Herhaeeens Plants and Alpines, with Orna- 

 noiita) Trees, throbs. Evergreens, and Rosee. Part III. Fruits 

 of various kinds. A short description will be given, as far as 

 practicable, of every tain* contained. The wmnt of such a list 

 lias long been felt bj ooxsehresand correspondents, as a guide 

 La making selections. To be had gratis otvapplication. 



In cases where our friends leave to us the discretion of selec- 

 tion, it will always be our anxious desire to supply tine plants 

 of merit, and may be confidently relied on. To that end it is 

 requested mat we may be favoured with a list of Bueh. plants 

 Ac., as are -.t'ready in their possession, that duplicates may not 

 be sen*. All communications addressed ?o John May, th« 

 Hope Nurseries Leeming-lane, Bedale, Yorkshire, will meet 



roseum ... ... ».. 3s. to 



ALSTROMERIA AURANTUCA, 7s. 6d. per doz. ; 

 Chilian, 7s. 6d. per doz. ; pelegrina, Is. each ; psitta- 

 cinus, dd. each ; pulchellaand tricolor, Is. 6d. each. 

 CROWN IMPERIALS, red, 4s. per doz. ; per 100 ... 

 FEATHERED HYACIN THS, 2s. M. per doz.; per 100 

 IXIAS, 25 fine we., 12s. ; 12 ditto... 



tine mixed, per doz 



SCILLA AMCSN A, 9s. Gd. per doz. ; campanulata alba, 



ptr doz. ... ..• "• 



other fine vars., 2s. 6d. per doz. to, each 

 TRITONIA AUREA, a splendid orange-coloured new 



Cape Bulb, each _ ^e.BcL to 



Also a choice assortment of IMPORTED DUTCH HYA- 

 CINTHS, NARCISSUS, JONQUILS, &c. See our autumn 



Catalogue. , . , 



Goods free to London, or any station on the Ipswich and 

 Bury line to Norwich ; and with all orderg of 40s. and upwards, 

 extra plants presented gratis. 



Remittances required from unknown correspondents. Post- 

 office orders to be made payable to Bass and Blows, or to 

 Stephen Bbown, Seed and Horticultural Establishment, Sud- 

 bury, Suffolk. 



prizes 



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H.B. A fine stock of Larch, Sprue 

 pri on applica*ion. 

 Ornamental grounds designed, exe< 



OTHELLO— NEW CARNATION CLOVE— now 

 ready for sending out, at 5s. per pair, or 3s. per plant.— 

 This will prove to be one of the finest and choicest erer offered 

 to the public. It is the largest and darkest of its kind yet 

 seen, and is of most powerful fragrance ; the flowers are of 

 an immense size, with long pod and fine rose-leaf petals, 

 perfectly hardy, and will thrive well in any situation ; it was 

 the admiration of numberless spectators while in bloom during 

 the season, and numerous orders taken tor it. On the Orh 

 August it was Bent to the Editor of the Gardeners 9 CJironicle, 

 j*nd his opinion was given as follows : M A desirable dark 

 Clove, with a strong scent, well worth cultivation." It is 

 warranted to Rive satisfaction to ail purchasers. Also 

 a pure white Clove Carnation, Is. 6d. per pair. Also the 



following, new : 



BLACK WALLFLOWER— NEGRESS.— This isanewsuperb 

 variety, and is superior to all others of similar kinds, the 

 colour of which may be compared to that of a Mulberry when 

 perfectly ripe ; it has a fine large spike, is very hardy, beauti- 

 fully doubto, a most prolific bloomer, of very superior habit, 

 and delightful fragrance ; price os. per plant. Both of tb* 

 above varieties «>nly require to be seen to be grown by every 

 one who has a garden of the smallest dimensions. 



TILEY'S VIOLA ARBOREA, or Perpetual Tree Violet, 

 true (see Gardeners' Chronicle of 1st November), lar^e bushy 

 plants, 6s. per dozen; smaller ditto, 3s. per doz^en, or U, per 



hundred. 



Double White Viola Arborea, do. do., 6s. per doz., fine plants. 



Russian Superb (true), very fine, 3s. per dozen. 



White Russian Superb (true), very fine, 3s. per dozen. 



Each of the above varieties will be forwarded, postage and 

 package free, to any part, on receipt of a Post-office order, or 

 penny postage stamps to the amount. 



Fine Gnnt Scarlet B romp. on Stocks, 2s Gd. per hundred. 



Also tine Antirrhinums, all saved from striped aud spotted 

 varieties, and will bloom next spdug, 5s. per hundred. 



Fine Sweet Wiliams, saved from 50 distinct varieties 

 (strong plants), will bloom next season, os. per hundred, or Is. 



per dojv n. 



of perfection in a Cucumber. It has oeen ex ^ 



eight ^horticultural shows, where it was awaru 

 8 -five at Colchester ; at Ipswich, July ^^J*, 



rord, July 15, 1851 ; at w ^teS 



for it from nearly every grower 'J 9 ^^\X^;m 

 now ready for sale, in packete of «onr eee« » ^ 

 seeds, 5s.; or good strong plants, 3s each , por, or ^ 

 J. C.has an excellent Rid^e Cacutnbe ^^ ^^ 

 common Long Prickly and the Great Britain ,™__J iwntm 

 lific as the common Pricl 



in the middle of May, 1851, on we " ""^r^theted 'M «* 

 n* and two yards apart, from wj^ne „ ^ 



fruit, from 12 to 18 inches long, bes de 9 a * d ketj0 f ft 



handsome, fit for table, during harvest. Sola v 



seeds, is. ; or large ditto of 48 se ^ h ; 5 _^ f him, seeds aU 

 The following good old sorts ma jb« h*io ^^ 

 per packet, or good strong P^ nts *//" ^h not, or l^ 

 November till the end of April .f^fiU^ 

 dozen :-Sion House, Great Bri«n J^ ^ m 



Emperor, Phenomena, Kelwaj s Victory,* 



SP ii n E e L0NS.-BR0MIIAM HALL (Greenish), -I 

 GLENCOE at Is. each packet. u Hri**!* 



The above Cucumbers an d MeloM were tf pj « 



and the greatest care Ja^^^e* ^ b ^ Q 5» 

 sent by carriers or rail, Is. extra i^ '"^ |1 v or ders firom o»a« 



packing, A remittance most accompany o 



correspondents. newsier. Oo^e^r. E^; 



John Chamberlain, Ww^orke^V^^^ 



1? DWARD 







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Hi road Nursery, St. John s "A"- alogU » (P"" i "^ a «tria, 

 to forward hi. new Autumn C^ a B { hmm 

 application. It is alio post pa id tbrou^ pr , 



see page 27 in the above Catalopne,^^^ ^_ ^ ^ 



see page 21 tn tne » DOV « \° V 'V"V „tenay, > iw, S. 

 The New Raspberry Belle de Fonten ^j # 



lutaa, or Middendorffiana, 10 '-^Xlt) 2*.e« h ' 



ci„. ' 01. /n«.,Mo flrimson BocBeij, ,_;^olor. 





Flora Plena (Double Crinjson , B*cg ), ,rteol*»^» 



Tropaeolum azureum. It. 6d. eacn , for ^ter 

 3j. 6d. each; T. Hockerianutn (true;, ^^ 



fine, 3*. 6d. each. -j. mrM-r- 



CtvmoiH's Perpetual Strawberry, pigggfoV* 



T? ARLY FLOWERS, adapfedf« ^ &# 



Hi and in tbe Borders in the W>« "^ tbe^'grtCE 

 undersigned beg respectfully to n'i^.^^decbo^^^ 

 gentry, and tbe public that they 



of DUTCH and o-.her F L0W ^ B o ff er in? the ,M» ^Mf* 

 „.,-«.- ~~a ,.!,. »h« liberty ot one" s H , aC «)»' - . (•* 



Half a dozen be8t t ^ , s» Cr*^, j0* 

 h.lf a dozen good Hyacinths , fo« ^ P° noW dro£ J* ' n<i t^ 

 separate, colours,^ M^ tf 4 fJU ^H'Z^l 



eiert?. 



inestPjJJJ. 

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mentfor 10*., viz. -Han a uv«- ^ 59 



d Hyacinths tor F dr0 



doubl« Van Thol Tulips, **1**%A »*«%%"*'& 



i«n double white sweet-»ce ^J^i.-^A 



one doz 



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tloubleJonquils, one d<>*« n ,^w'oW^^T^ B# ^ 

 Tuips.onednz n beautilnl b *£ ^ H «^ 



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range of 



reference can be gi Wi*— Apg »Jj»J ^g 



Exetcr.-ThU Adverusement wu 



