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A Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.— The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindler 



1851.] 



SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13. 



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INDEX. 



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ixnrnlture, »r.t*ms of 



flu sod fireflies 



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Mrdi, British ton*. . • ■ 



lkminzham Cattle Show .... 



ciieaiar, Horticultural 



Cedrontree .... ••-••; 



funthemum exhibitions .. 



Qt w t failure 



Covt. to keep ••.<•<>.•••••••• 



Ihaing machine 



ftruoif e 



|nt«inolofical Society........ 



firmiof and mereorolojry . . . . 



fork buibandry .............. 



fMest pruning; .............. 



froit, effect of, on plants 



i.'ue tt. •.•••••»••••••••••••• 



Garden, to make 



Glats walli 



Gooseberries for .accession. . . . 



Hem, iinginf 



791 a 



791 e 

 7«3 6 



789 e 

 739 6 

 788 a 



797 a 



792 a 



791 c 



790 A 



791 a 



796 a 



797 f 

 79< o 

 790 a 



793 * 

 796 ft 



788 c 

 7S9 c 

 795 c 



789 a 



790 a 



792 c 



790 a 



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Kitchen garden, to crop , 



Lawns, weeds on 



Manure management. . , , 



Mereorolo.y and farming 

 Orchids, sale of 



!i-*"l t "CU^ ifl" ••••••••••••• -•«•• 

 Panama, trees of 790 « - 



Plants. effect of front on 



— old esculent 



Rhodode droos, Sikkim 



Royal Hort. Soc. of Ireland .. 



>eeda, bad ... 



Servces, professional 



Smiihfte'd Show .... 



Straw for plaHng 



Strawberries, new 



Trees, forest, to prune 



— of Panama 790 c- 



Tienna, ahooting near 



Virery, Vacca 



Walls, glass 



Weather, the 



Weather, the 



Weeds on lawns 



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ROBERT M. STARK, Edgehill Nursery, Dean, 

 Edinburgh, respectfully invites the attention of his friends 

 and the public to his STOCK OF TREES, SHRUBS, <bc, 

 which comprises every article generally in demand, and is 

 unusually healthy this season. Priced Catalogues of the follow- 

 in« may be had on application : 



Forest Trees, Shrubs, Hedging, and Underwood, new and 

 ihowy Shrubs, Trees, and Hoses, new or rare Plants, contain- 

 ing many interesting novelties ; select Herbaceous Plants, with 

 height and colour indicated ; Alpine Plants, hardy Ferns and 

 Aquatics, — Dec. 13. 



VERY FINE SPRUCE FIRS, &c. 



WOOD and INGRAM beg to offer the above, 2 to 3 

 and 3 to 4 feet high, and well furnished, at from 25a. to 

 30J. per 1000 ; and if 10,000 are taken, 10 per cent, less will be 

 charged. 



BRITISH OAKS, transplanted, 6 to 8 feet high, and admir- 

 ably adapted for planting in wood*, &c, from 555. to 605. 

 per 1000. 



LIMES.— Splendid plants for avenues, Ac, from 6 to 12 feet 

 hi&h, and feathered from the bottom, from 255. to 805. per 100. 



HUNTINGDON ELMS, of all sizes, from 3 to 20 feet, at from 

 105. to 1095. per 100. 



PORTUGAL LAURELS, some fine standards, with 3 to 4 

 feet stems, 45. to 55. each. 



W. and I.'g General Catalogue of Forest, Ornamental, and 

 Fruit Trees, Evergreens, dec, may p& had on pre-paid applica- 

 tion. Amongst the Fruit Trees may be named some splendid 

 plants of the Sranwick Nectarine— some established in pots, 

 and well adapted for forcing purposes, at 21a. each. 



Huntingdon Nurseries, Dec. 13. 



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HOME GROWN SEEDS, NEW AND TRUE, 

 CARRIAGE FREE.— The great advantages of pur- 

 chasing SEEDS OF THE GROWEK8 are the superior germi- 

 nating quality, trueness to the sorts, and economy of price These 

 advantages have now been afforded by us to retail as well as 

 wholesale purchasers for several years, and are fully appre- 

 ciated by the public, as is shown by the numerous recom- 

 mendations we are receiving from our customers in all parts 

 of the Kingdom. 



We have now the pleasure of announcing, that our 

 New Seeds are all harvested and arranged for delivery, 

 and respectfully solicit early orders, which will have the 

 'preference of scarce sorts. 



Particulars may be had on remitting two postage stamps. — 

 Address, John Sutton and Sons, Seed Growers, Reading, 



Berks. 



THE TRUE LANCASHIRE GOOSEBERRIES. 



**■ The best Lancashire Gooseberry Trees, strong. 4 and 5 

 year old plants, for culinary purposes, 3a. 6d. per dozen ; best 

 and heaviest show varieties, 6s. per dozen, package. <fcc, in- 

 cluded, at John Holland's, Bradshaw Gardens, Middleton, 

 near Manchester. Post-office orders to be made payable at 

 Middleton, Lancashire. 



Catalogues on application (inclosing a postage stamp\ con- 

 taining Priced List* of Auriculas, Alpines, Polyanthus, Prim- 

 roses, Carnations, Picotees, Pinks, Pansies, <bc. 



EDWARD GEORGE HENDERSON, Wellington- 

 road Nursery, St. John's Wood, London, offers the 

 following plants ; for Description see his new Autumn Cata- 

 logue, which will be forwarded, post free, on application. 



215. 0d. 



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Sew Scarlet Geranium Unique (Bedding) 



„ „ Dazzle 



Fancy Pansv, Inimitable 

 Raspberry, Belle de Fontenay 

 Weigela lutea, or Meddendorffiana 



Geranium, The Mountain of Light... 



„ The New Colour 



Cinerarias of 1851, see Catalogue (page 28). 

 Fancy Geraniums of 1851, see Catalogue (page 28). 



Winter flowering or Tree Carnations. 

 Cyclamen persicum rubrum 

 , h roseum 



iianthusfulgens 



1, Napoleonis ... 



n specio simum 

 liable Crimson Rocket 

 •Troppeolum aziueum... 



fancy geraniums. 



dehcata colour ; Madame Ugalde, Madame 

 J Albon, fine; Soulougne, very dark; Odette, 

 *orm; Neree, maroon, very dark; The President, Rosebud, 

 'leurde Marie, Torbay Hero, in the way of Hero of Surrey; 

 Show Geranium, Rosa Van Stry ; Rembrandt, Nepaulese 

 *r»nce, rich colour; Naval Knight, J lllieo. Fireball, fine 

 ^lour; ExquM e, beautiful form; Alibi, Bride of Abydos, 

 Me white; Lucifer, &c. d:c. 



splendid Gladiolus, wi'h large rich-coloured flower*; 

 ^orids of Gandavensis ; also the brilliant coloured varieties 

 w Ramosus,— See Catalogue, page 25 # 



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Madame Malet, fine; 



Lady Emma, 

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IMPORTANT TO ALL WHO HAVE A GARDEN. 



CHALLExNGE COMPARISON AND COMPE- 

 TITION. Carbiaoe Paid. 



All orders above 51. carriage paid to London, Liverpool, 

 Birmingham, and Ediubu gh, and all the intermediate Stations 

 within 150 miles of the Nurseries, upon any line of Railway 

 whatsoever. To tho*e ornamenting their Gardens or Grounds, 

 this is an advantage seldom offered. 



SELECT HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANT* AND ALPINES. 

 100, own selection, two of each kind, 30a. ; or our selection, in 



100 varieties, 425. 

 100, purchaser's selection, one of each kind, 42a. 

 100 Alpine or Rock Plants, 425. 



The above extends over 1000 species and varietlea, selected 

 from the choicest collections in the country, warranted second 

 to none for beauty and display. Having an immense stock, 

 they can be furnished at these low prices. 



AMERICAN PLANTS, FLOWE11TNG SHRUBS, ORNA- 

 MENTAL TREES, AND EVERGREENS. 

 Purchaser's, or our selection, from list, per 100, 21. 10*., one 

 of each. Own do. do., per 100, U. 10a., two of each. 

 This Nursery has Ion* held high celebrity for possessing 

 a splendid stock of Flowering Shrubs and Ornamental 

 Trees, extending over 800 species and varieties of the 

 finest selection ; and for quality, correctness in naming, and 

 health, not equalled by any. To Gentlemen forming Arbo- 

 retums, or adding desiderata, this is an opportunity never 



before offered. 



HOLLYHOCKS.— No. 1, fine double kinds, all shades of 

 colour, for exhibi'ion, 9a per dozen ; 505. per 100. No. 2, for 

 border display, 65. per dozen; or 305. per 100. These are 

 selected from the finest collection in the country. 



COMMON LAURELS, 1| to 2 feet, per 1000. 41. ; or 10a. per 

 100, fine. 2 to 3 feet, bushy, extra fine, per 1000, 51. ; or 



125. 6d. per 100. 

 PORTUGAL LAURELS, 1* to 2 feet, 20a. per 100; fine, 3a 



per dozen. 2 to 3 feet, extra fine and buthy, 305. per 100 ; 6a. 



per dozen. 



EVERGREEN PRIVET, fine, 9 to 3 feet, per 1000, 40a.; 



per 100, 5a. ; healthy and fine grown. 



LIMES, per 100, 4 to 5 feet, 30a. ; fine avenue trees. 

 HORSE CHESTNUT, 5 to 6 feet, 30a. per 100 ; 10 to 12 feet 



50a. per 100, splendid. 



•ROSES, 50 splendid sorts, Standards, fine healthy stuff, per 

 100, H. ; or 18s. p*r dozen, own selection. 100 superb sorts 

 of Dwarf Roses, in 100 fine varieties, 50a. ; or 9a. per dozen, 

 own selection ; mixed, 30a. per 100, or 6a. per dozen. 

 MISCELLANEOUS GREENHOUSE AND STOVE PLANTS. 



50 first-rate sorts, own selection, 21. Ma. ; or 15a. per dozen, 



50 do. purchaser's selection, «M. ; or 18a. per doren. 

 ERICAS. 50 of the finest sorts grown, own selection, 21. 10a. ; 



^ ^u or 15a. per doaea. 



purchaser's choice from list, 

 ZL ; or 18a. per dozen. 

 CHINESE AZALEAS, 20 excellent show sous, 21a.; or 15a. 



per dozen. [per dozen. 



M purchaser's choice, It 5a. ; or 18a. 



The above will be found to contain all the most beautiful 

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

 hea.thy. A splendid opportunity for specimen growers.. 



SEEDS. 



HERBACEOUS PLANT Seeds, 100 fine varieties, com- 

 prising the choicest sort* from our unrivalled collection, 25a. ; 

 50 fine for 15a. ; 25 for 8a., poat free. A season will be gained 

 by sowing th^m now in pots, and protecting under glass 

 through the winter, and transplanting in early spring. 



CINERARIA, from the choicest sorts, per packet, 2a. 6a\ 



PAN*Y, do. do. do. la. Sd. 



HOLLYHOCK, warranted to produce 75 to 80 double in 

 the 100, 15. 6d. FRUIT TREES. 



GOOSEBERRIES, the finest Lancashire, and other sorts, 

 per 1000, 4L, in 100 varieties ; or 10a. per 100, in 50 varieties. 



A selection of tbe ch. eat description for show, 4a. per dot. 



The stock extends over 5rt,000, and is fine and free grown. 



CURRANTS.— Mat'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 is the best 

 gore grown, and ought to .be in every garden. Per 100, 26a 



or per doz., 4a. 



Red Gr»pe and Champagne, fine, 10a. per 100. 

 White Dutch, large and fine, 12a. per 100, 2a. per doz. 

 APPLES.— Fine clean Standards, 10a per dox., 70a. per 100. 



„ Dwarfs, 8a. per doz,, 50a. per 100. 



" Dwarf trained superior kind*, 2a 6<i each, or24a.p doz. 

 The collection is very choice, from the Horticultural Society. 



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

 attention of planters, containing the choicest French, Flemish, 



and other sorts. 



PLUMS and CHERRIE-.— All the leading sorts, standards, 



18a. per doz. 

 Dwarfs, fine, 9a. per dox. 

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

 36a. per doz. 

 APRICOTS, PEACHES, and NECTARINES.— Fine three 



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



RASPBERRIES.— Fastolff. 3a. per doz., 16a. per 100. 



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

 Monthly, or Double-bearing, 125. per 100, 

 25. per doz. 



STRAWBERRIES. — Early and late kinds, 25 fine sorts 

 including some American novelties new to England, and all 

 others of approved merit, 3a. 6d. per 100. 



An extensive Descriptive List is in course of publication, in 

 three parrs, due notice of which will be given. Part I. will 

 contain Greenhouse and Stove Plants, and all such as are tender. 

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

 mental Trees, Shrub*, Evergreens, and Roses. Part III. Fruits 

 of various kind*. A short description will be gi^en, as far as 

 practicable, of everything contained. The want of sucti a Its 

 has long been felt b> ourselves and correspondents, as a guide 

 in making selections. To be h id gratis on application. 



All communication* addressed to Jons Mat tho Hope 

 Nurseries Leeminjr-lane, Bedale, Yorkshire, will meet wuii 

 immediate attention. , 



N.B. A fine stock of Larch, Spruce, Oak, <fcc ; sizes and 

 price on applies inn. Ornamental urounds designed, eiecu'efl, 



and furnished on liberal terms. Forest Planting by estimate. 



FLOWER ROOTS AT KEDITKI) 

 I OCI 1>UTC'». m-i«o\ nil Dolours, per 



9* 

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PRICK 



ItM 10a 



ULADIULUS UAM>AVBHS1 per dozen 4a. 



Do. R A MO si t.rr drteen ... U. 



I. ILIUM LANCITOLIUM Rr fiRUU, eeeh la. 



Th<* above all strong \\ »w#rir»f roots, to be had of William 



Dehte*. Sr«-d*manend Fu-n*t 81, «• march urflh ttreet. 



SSRS .1 am» II. HKOYYN ohVr 1 ho following 



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MITCllKLl/S ROYAL ALliERTI ftl _ mAoiM 

 HYATT'S I..NNJRU8 9&wJ?m? 



HYATT* VICTORIA *•.*•!«•> 



William Mit< nr Lt. En* ■ llgliwuy. MUleteerx. 



\ f l.-SRS. J. AND liniUOW 'jTofTi* thai 



any part of the kingdom :«— 



'2!i*A talent, new hardy Belgian varietl**, on their own 

 roots, with flower-budt one of a sort, byname 



2ft American Atalea». do. do. 

 25 Hurl? American Plants, one of a sort, hj nan 

 12 HI iodonrirnnt, including scarlet, white, end rott, 

 hardy varfettee ... ••• ... 



New h'irdy yellow Rhododendron*, each, 7* 6rf ^ 



Pine hi My tcarlc* Rhododendron*, I fr per * n 

 Cedar of Lebanon. 8 'ee', wHl yr own, in pott, per A 

 standard and half standard, j . r doftjsj 12a. and 15 



Wistaria sinensis, tx'.r* fine, in pot*. l ft r '» *> *«•*, ** c h » 

 12 Greenhouse Azalea*, one of a -ort, blootjtjftj? plants 25 

 12 choice « amelllas, b? name do. do. 

 24 choice Ertcit, one of a •ort, by nat 

 12 Orchidaceous plant*, c ice species, end good plants 

 6 Bulbs of I. iimn. Uncif'»Mo«fi, on« of a eon, for 



FRUIT TREES. 

 Fine Dwarf end Standard Peaches, Nectarines. 

 Apricots, Plum*. Pears, and Cherries. Th* brat and 

 moit approved *'*rt* of these re-poctive kinds, true tl 

 name, each, 2a. «m1. or t per dot*n 

 Untwined, or m dden do., la. 64 each, or, r ,#r d •*« n 

 Applet, dwarfs and standards o' bi»t« sort*, per doten 



Fine Oooteber'i.'i, Currants, and RatpHerriee, per dote* 8 

 Kir Fire, Medlars, Walnutt. »nd Mulberries, each ... 2 

 Strong Vinet from eyes and lajere, in poL, per d< ten ... IS 

 Filberts, new ihin shelled and red skinned, per doten ... e 



Gnrden SWda ofl all kinda supplied 

 Albion Nursery, fttoke Nfwinjr/on, London, Dec. 13. 



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MAGNIFICENT SPECIMENS 



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HARDY ORNAM 1\AL TRI ! -. SHRTHS, &«, 

 T UCOMBE, I'fN**, and ( v mtf call attett- 



I J r . t eir fin-. - I perhaps, n 1'u.I.l k of well 



trrown stamens ; capal t only of prodtnlr . at imme- 



diate effctt, but also quite ttfe to remove to Any distance, 

 consisting of 





Arhutus Andrichne hybrida. 



Arbtrutmafcntfica 



Arbntus, S r et-flowered, the 



finest variety. 

 Abie* Douglasii, 8 to 12 feet 



high. 

 Abies Menzlem, 3 to 6 feet 



high. 

 Araucaria imbricata. 4 feet 



6 ins. high, bv I feet through. 



Grand specimens. 

 jEstaeoamalus ferruirineus. 

 Botaglsoca. This is one of 



Ike tondsomest of the hardy 



Conifer a . 

 Purple Jteerh, 8 to 12 feet. 



Ihcse are truly grand plants. 

 [ edars of Leban.-n, 6 »o 8 feet 

 Cedru* Deodara. n to 12 fvet. 

 Cut ressus macrocarpa, ft to 7 



fent. 

 Cupressus Uhdeana, 5 feet. 

 Gupressus Govenlana, 8 to 4 



feet. 

 Fagus Cunningham!!. 

 Fegus betuloides, 8 to 4 feet 



The Evergreen Antarctic 



Beech. 



Garry* elHptica. 



Hedera Rjeg neriana. The new 

 Giant Ivy. 



Ho lv, Black Tri«h. 



Irish Yew, 8 to 10 feet. Thete 

 are extraordinary plants, un- 

 rivalled in size and form 



JuniperuS excels*, 6 t • 7 feet. 



Truly magnificent specimens. 

 Lindleya tne^pel idea. 

 Magnoliagrandiflora,Exmouth 



variety. 



MiricaCalifornica. 



Oaks, Lucotnbe, 8 to 12 feet, 



and 14 tee'. 



Oaks, Ilex, to 12 feet. 



Oaks, Ilex marropVnlla, 2 to 8 

 feet. Lmcomhe. r>>m, amd 

 Co 's new Ilex, th* finest of aU 



the hardy Evergreen Oaks. 

 Oaks, hcarlet. 8 to 10 feet. 

 fa via californica. 



lout insljroia, 8 to 15 feet. 



The most omamenfxd, the most 



rapidly growl**, indeed, the 



finest l*ine ever InfroJiiem 

 Pmut austriaca (the Austrian 



Pine). 2 to 8 feet. 

 Pmus ' mora, 8 feet. 

 Pinot etcelst, 8 to 5 feet. 



Piont tuberculato, 1 tol^ foot, 

 Pinus tnuricata, 1 to 1} foot. 

 Pinut Slnclalrii, 4 to 5 feet. 

 Plcea Nordmann'sntu 'J s 

 ntfte Fir. from the Cauoasvs, 



is one of the finett and hardiest 

 of the Silver Fir tribe, thooti* 

 late, and thereby avoiding in- 

 jury from spring frfjfi. 

 Standard Rhododendrons, 5 to 



6 feet. 



Rhodo-'rndrons, fine bushy 



compact plants, finely set with 

 jioner-bud* ; the*e are espe- 

 cially worthy of no* 



Standard Thorn-. 9 feet, un- 

 usually fine, with large heads 

 and straight items. 



Standard Portugal Laurel, 

 6 feet, with eUan straight 

 stems and shapely heads. 



Thnja japonica. 



Taxut edpretsa. 1J to 2 J feet. 



Taius Dovastonli, 2 to 3j feet. 



Taxodium sempervirent, 7 to 

 10 feet. 



Viburnum suspensnm. 



Yuccas of so r; a. 



^AESSiMffrf Fru t Tree, of *1« i***"^ 



may be 



th n« equally fine, bat not within tbe Jiwit. «» »" 



tiument ; price* and furhcr particu'araof all of wh« h 



bad on application to thetn. 

 Eieter >urfery. near Bieter, DecomMf i>. ...«__ 17m 

 N B. The Exeter Nnrtery w „ e.'-bM.bed in *•/«'""• 



and U aimated in the valle, n the B*f conM;. ou* to the M. 



Th mas' Station of the uth Der .« «»«;" " ^ 1 n^ who 

 walkofthecentreof'theAnontCin jMter; ■"^r.!* 

 h,Uur it wl.h a Halt m«r-l--y. depend upon aeeinff > :<«£*+ 



Son of the ne«e S t. rareat! and »•' » ^"^ ^ft"^^ ery in 



for eertet, ««> ^^"^ ""'fcX ^fort'he'r M TX7rve, 

 thek,n K d„,n And L., P.. and to. be« le. ^ inM .ectioT. Of 



their productions 





