THE 



GARDENERS 



5 



V 



AND 



AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 



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



1851.] 



SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20. 



[Pkick 6rf. 



INDEX. 



• • • 



812 



809 



80S 

 £07 



b 

 b 



e 

 c 



Afrienlrarai Soe.of England. 



jjnmoni*, escape of 



ft Its table 



- kitchen 



Banana, the • 



B*t* and fireflies .......... 



Berb'rU nepalenfis ...... 



Birds, to keep off Gooseberries 806 a 



Caledonian Hort. Society 806 b 



Calendar. Horticultural 808 a 



Caryianthemunis, Mr. Salter'e 807 b 



— at Bnmingbam 807 c 



Draining, uod°r 310 c 



hels. propagation of 806 b 



isenbeck'i Herbarium........ 807 c 



?ore»t trees to prune 805 t 



Fuchsia lerr-tifolia 804 a 



Fuutf, fructification of 803 b 



Garden, hints on making...... 85 6 



Garden Glean n?s, foreign ... 801 6 

 Gooseberries, to keep birds 



from 806 a 



Grape, Reete*' Muscadine .... J-08 e 



<;riSBieed4 813 e 



lU'k-riess (Mr.) his election 809 b 



Herbarium ESw'nbeck's 807 c 



* Kitchen garden, to crop P05 a 



uiboo, gardens at 804 b 





Manures, bints to buyers of .. 810 6 



— Pinsuedo 811 



Manure heaps 809 



I^O'tb. London Floricultnral 



Society , 807 



Ooions. Potato 805 



Orchids, sale of 80S 



Peat, Irish 81 



Pelargonium s. scarlet Si 17 



Plane tree timber 803 



Potatoes, manure for.. 811 



Poultry yard, ret 807 



Pruning forest trees 805 



— fruit trees 806 



Royal Borauic Garden, Kew .. 807 



Royal South Loudon Flori- 



cultural Society 80" c 



Seeds, bad 80 > a 



Smithfield show 8<1 s 



Stockholm Naturalists' Soc. .. K07 a 



Strawberries, new 804 « 



Timbes Plane 805 « 



— effect of soil on 806 a 



Trees, forest, to prune 805 e 



— fruit, to prune 8«6 b 



Victoria Re^ia 805 6 



Vines, management of,. 803 c— 805 e 

 Weather, the 814 a 



a 

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c 

 a 

 a 

 m 

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 e 

 b 

 a 

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a 



Ebbathm.— lathe Advertisement of A FARM TO LET IN 

 WESTMORELAND, inserted last week at p. 800, for " A, Box 

 No. 80, Liverpool," read " A, Box M. 80, Liverpool." 



THE LONDON FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 The Annual Meeting of this Society will take place at 

 Exeter Hall, Strand, on TUESDAY, the 13th of JANUARY 

 next, at 6 o'clock precisely, for the purpose of electing Chair- 

 man, Treasurer, Secretary and Committee for the ensuing 

 year, and for general business. 



The days appointed for Exhibition and Meetings for the 

 pnsuing year, are January 13, February 10, March 9, April 

 II and 27, May 11 and 25, June 8 and 22, July 13 and 27, 

 Augus* 10 and 24, September 14 and 28, October 12, November 

 9 and 23, and December 14, 



45. Lime-street. J. W. Jewitt, Hon. Sec. _ 



CTANDISH and NOBLE'S detailed Advertisement 



*3 will appear in 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 

 FUnts," can still be had, by enclosing six stamps for postage. 



Gentlemen requiring the services of a Landscape Gardener, 

 can procure such by applying to the Advertisers. 



Bagahot, Surrey, Dec. 20. 



GREAT SALE OF NURSERY PLANTS. 



TJETER BOOTH, Nurseryman, Falkirk, is selling off, 



-*- at moderate prices, at his extensive Nursery Grounds, a 

 very large stock of transplanted LARCH, SCOTCH, and 

 STRUCK FIR PLANTS, of strong and smaller sizes, including 

 seedlings, with a great variety of many of the other binds of 

 Fore>t and Ornamental Trees, generally grown in large 

 nurseries ; also Fruit Tree3, Gooseberry, Currant, and Rasp- 

 berry bushes, &c. 

 A large stock and great variety of very fine, strong, healthy, 



Ornamental Shrubs. 

 A * ery fine 6tock of Standard, Half Standard, and Dwarf 



Roses, many of them of the new kinds, and also of the approved 



and most beautiful sorts. 



N.B— Asthe advertiser wishes to retire from business, a 

 Lease of all his Nursery Grounds, which belong to himself, 

 and every encouragement would be given to a purchaser of th » 

 above stock, and the good-will of the business, which has been 

 carried on by his relations fcr more than 7o years past, and 

 with great success. 



Should a purchaser not be found, a partner with capital, and 

 a good knowledge of the busin ess, would be agreed with. 



- _ t^NURSERYMEN, PLANTERS, «fcc. 



JOGDEN begs to offer from 3000 to 4000 fine 

 • well-grown TREES, from 10 to 15 feet high, comprising 

 prafced English Elms, Birch, Ash. Beech, Limes, Horse and 

 Spanish Chestnuts, English Oak, Italian Poplar, Hornbeam, 

 Mountain Ash, Purple Beech, <fec. Several hundred Spruce 

 Firs, 6 to 9 feet. 



Also a fine collection of SPECIMEN WEEPING PLANTS, 

 and a general assortment of Nursery Stock. Nurseries adjoin, 

 ingtbei railway sta tiou. — Coventry, Dec. 20. 



TO NURSERYMEN.— Tenders or Offers are re- 



-*• quired for the supply of several Hundreds of the under, 

 mentioned TREES and SHRUBS, viz. :— Black Italian and 

 Balsam Poplar, Spanish and Horse Chesnut, Sycamore, Silver 

 Beech, Scarlet Maple, Mountain Abo, Larch, Elm, Spanish 

 Ouk, about 10 /eet high. 



Thorns (various), Lilacs, Laburnum, Guelder Rose, about 

 5 feet high. 



Spiraea Frutex, Persian Lilac, Scarlet Dog-wood, Laurel, 

 Arbor- Vita?, Lauristinus, Aucuba, Evergreen Oak, Pbillyreas, 

 2 fee»; 6 inches. 



To be delivered, if in London, at the Brie' layers' Arms 

 Station ; and, if in the country, at the nearest Station on the 

 London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway. Letters addressed 

 to Mr. Lewis Slight, Brighton, will meet with immediate 

 a ttention. . 



LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 

 EXCLUSIVELY PROFESSIONAL. 



]\ TR. THOROLD, of Norwich, offers his services 



**•* to the Nobility and Gentry as a LANDSCAPE AND 

 ORNAMENTAL GARDENER, in the highest style of the Art, 

 w,C lading Decorations around a House, forming Water, 

 Approacbes, Picturesque Scener y, &c. 



TAV1EKICAN APPLE TREES. 

 GREGORY has for sale about 1000 Choice 

 • APPLE TREES, imported from America in the autumn 

 <* Woo, including the following :— Northern Spy, Spitzt nburgh, 

 j»ers^> Blue, lltmde I-dand Greening, &c, all grafted on Seed- 

 £ -Stocks of thr^e years' growth, and are in a thriving con- 

 a * a, having advanced from 2 to 4 feet since planted in this 

 co intry. Price Its. yet doz. 



MANNINGTON'S PEARMAIN. 



JAMES CAMERON, Nurseryman a I Florist, 

 returns his bent thanks to his friends and the public in 

 general for their liberal support, and begs to say be has now 

 for sale a sufficient quantity of the &bove valuable APPLE, 

 and is thus enabled to offer them at so reduced a price as t 

 ensure their extensive cultivation. It ii a middle steed vari r, 

 and different from any in cultivation, and remarkable for it 

 rich sugary and aromatic flavour. It is in i's height of flavour 

 from January till the end of May, and a very good bearer. 

 Strong maiden plants 25. Bd. each. Remittances from unknown 

 correspondents previous to the trees being sent, by Poet, office 

 orders, made payable to James Cameron, Nurseryman, I'ck- 

 field, Sussex. 



J. C. has also an extensive s*ock of Spruce, Larch, Fir, and 

 Forest Trees of all descriptions ; Fruit Trees Evergreens, and 

 Roses of first-rate quality. 



HOME GROWN SEEDS. 



SUTTON'S COLLECTIONS of GARDEN SEEDS. 

 — The superior quality of our Seeds is plainly tcMi- 

 fied by the numerous orders we arc daily receiving from 

 parties who have had them in previous seasons, very manff 

 of which contain remarks, such as the follouft ng 



Extracts from letters now before us, which m%y be seen a* 

 our office. The names of the writers may be known by post, 



if required. 



From a Clergyman, near Darlington. 

 " The best kitchen garden seeds 1 ever had were furnished 



by you." 



From Doncraile, Ireland. 



"Lord D. would be glad to have," *c, Ac. "The seeds 

 sent last year were excellent." 



From Cirencester. 

 " I never received such a numerous collection, so good in 

 cuality, from any house." 



From Iiipon, Yorkshire. 

 "Atone of the Horticultural Shows at Harrowgate, mv 

 gardener took 20 prizes, mosc of them from the produce of voir 

 seed ; we also gained several prizes at o'.her meetings, as many 



as 18 at one of thtm." 



From an eminent Horticulturist, at Sanninghill, 



" My gardener speaks very highly of your feeds." 



From Girvan, N.B. 

 "I have much satisfaction in recommencing your seeds to 

 various friends, as I find they are much pleased with them." 



From a Clergyman, at Newport, Monmouthshire . 

 " I have invariably found your seeds ot all kinds very good. ' 



From North Walsham. 

 "Your seeds are decidedly superior to those I can procure in 

 this neighbourhood ; I shali at all times be glad to recommend 



you to my friends." 



From a Clergyman, at Meonstoke, Hants. 



"I always recommend my friends to supply themselves from 

 your establishment." 



From anollier Clergyman, at Kvnsale, Ireland. 



"Being so much pleaded with the garden and tiower seeds 

 sent last season, induces me to send to you for my agricultural 



The very best kinds of seeds in cultivation may he 

 obtained at 30 per cent, less than the prices charged in 

 most parts of the kingdom, by ordering one of the under- 

 mentioned " complete collections" 

 SUTTON'S COLLECTION OF GARDEN SEEDS. 



No. 1.— A COMPLETE COLLECTION OF GARDEN £ s. d. 

 SEEDS, FOR ONE YEAR'S -UPPLY OF A 

 LARGE GARDEN ; including 20 quarts of Peas, 

 in the best eight sorts for succession ; the best 

 eight sorts of Broccoli, together with the choicest 

 Melons, Cucumbers, Lettuces, Cauliflowers, and 

 every other sort of Vegetable required, and in 



full quantifies _ ■•* 



No. 2.-A COMPLETE COLLECTION, IK QUAN- 

 TITIES PROPORTIONATELY REDUCED .. 

 N0.3.-A COMPLETE COLLECTION, EQUALLY 



CHOICE SORTS 



No.4.-A SMALL AND VERY CHOICE ASSORT- 



MENT ••• _ 



If some kinds of Seeds are already possessed purchasers 

 are requested to name them, that increased quantities of 

 others may be sent in lieu of them. TT „„„^ 



EARLY ORDERS ARE PARTICULARLY REQUESTED, 

 and will have the preference of scarce sorts. 



Remittances are not required with the orders from clergymen, 

 noblemen, and resident gentlemen, or their gardeners. 



Address, John Sorrow and Sows, Seed Growers, Reading, 

 Berks. v 



SUPERB NEW EARLY PROLIFIC MELON, 



"VICTORY OF BATH." 



ARAWAY, MAYES, and Co. having purchased 



the entire stock of the above MELON, beg to offer It to 



SEEDS PIK1.VT FROM TUB GROWERS — ''AHItUGE 

 FREE TO \NY STATluv ov THE 0R8AT KTHI If, 



iiREAT WESTERN. SOUTH- WESTERX, OR SOUTH. 

 EASTERN HAH.W \ * 



JOHN SUTTON and > v . m.i. Grow* 



'" Reading, Berks, c*n mhj i ir rhalre §ort« of 

 KITCH \RUK\ SREHS, PER AM» TRUE. *t TllIRTl 



PER C I. LESS than toe pnet* mm* h*r?r * in rwott 

 parts if the Kingdom. Carring* fre# f at ► r Ad 



ment In the last p*f* of iaii w«-ek'a <'<tr<U*er> 

 Further panuulari may be h« i l>\ \ * t on N| , *n 



closing on© pottage »»* »). ad • d, .loan i tt*»w 



i, Seed G rowers, Rca ig Berks. 



n. 



and 



NS 



KNIGHT LED PERRY, in vrn gMHullya now. 

 ledrfingthc liberal |ST-nijf ill ha«r I « n honoured 

 with during i hi <u rtot »ea*iin, b g »«*. •< '% « >'«*?«& 

 t<»ose tmotig their i»a'r<»ns *h<> m •> h i*« tran*ftii"t 1 t \r in« 

 atrurt'oiis and b*va n )t j« i md the serd* or j a fti . <h»t 



several ►eed list* have c tne u* hmul wi'hout a sl.ua? r or 

 any OM af t!,ark by wl h it can be «ac»italne<i i u > a 



they come. This fart, n in I ,»ed, will lully <> alti to »ho»«\ 

 who im'nnunarely mv be dlsajj»»iired, the r»«aoH «h| th«?lr 

 rd» ri remain urn xerutfd. 

 K.nnl P., nn.ier these cirru'nslar. «. will f« el eitretm 

 obiig. -1 if their pirorii will uA*l— ihem by p*», so that 'hey 

 may bo in a p s^i«»n t<» prevotH fur her dela\ or tlisao|M»r 

 ment. — Bmli« Nan ry, C elsea, D. c 2«». 



(iLASS FOR CO>J?i;ilVATi)IIII % 



OREKHHOOolt > PIT PS fei *, A-- 



CO. liig lo h;md in theiP 



iiA^S tor eaiih : 



Tatred in Roses of 100 feet 



AMES 



earn. 



£. s. d. 



fihy4 }byU 



... is 



7 br ft, 7^ b> d 



15 



hbyft v 8 bv*i 



M !• 



1 8 b .Sj^o 



... 17 e 



| b\ 7, lo I U 



... 1 



2 10 



1 10 



1 1 



12 6 



PHILLIPS am 



price* "f Ml £BT 

 Cut to order in Fanes not 



above 4(1 U ches ion*. 



10 - XR 1 to ^J'' 



'il do »4*/. niN 



26 do. .. ... 6d, to 7A/. 



It, Crmtot »f H(M» tr., U «x-. 

 to tho loot, "JsJ. \ti-r f »ot. 



POREtON SREBtOLAH« «,t^. v M M ,eiior quality, packed 

 in ca*e« of J'»n \ v t. atid in M*e- varuog from IS b > . •» to 44 by 

 $0ln< i's, at h$. 4«*« , t il* i""* mm 



H\RTt.HY - PATENT mJ^RRY GLASSi 



MtiU Pans, fr. m 2t io««. e» h, Pmpwgatliif and WeeGhaies, 



Pucutnb* -r I ub-a, L^cto •• ct.-r -, ' ••"! Tamoy*. Iffl^k Stphoot, 



TUes and 8»a e«, *»«,, 1 r .us, Pio«e, Cmwq, and t» amentai 



Siass, nades for Or 'IhjdsMb, Y*rn Shades, and every orticle 



"llORTICrLTURAL GLA^S WAREHO081, 110, Ri%bopS- 

 jrate-streer WMhoin . 



T^HOMAS IttLUNGTO : s FOREIGN SHEET 



A OLa^- «~ fir sapC t to Mtiv oh»-r manutMt -tore, as well 

 as cheaper. In l»U feet foxe- packed for immediate delivery. 



6 inches by 4 and o< h\ 4 4 



7 M 5 an 1 7i b> 5j 



8 „ 5ni.d K b •)! 



8 ,, 6 and 8 hy HA 



9 ., 7 ftttd 10 h- 



12 f# V) hii.I II t,y I) 



And manv other -is—, or e«i to 

 C**e* com oiru arK«^l»eetH, in 100,200, and *<W foot, at 



21*. per J On U 



ROUGH PLATE, per»ecK »! «t b in. thick, best manufactured. 



In fixes under 15 •ircnoa M. per foot. 



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Milk Pans, 2j to 6s. ea<-h : M« tnl Hand frames, Glass Tilea 

 and Slates; Cucumber, Propatrann*, and Bee Ola«»«e* ; Wasp- 

 Trnp«, Gl«*f slaisf, ati'1 Plato Glaoa, ^t 87, Ri»h« psfatr- 

 •treet* Witnon% name tide as Eastern Counties Railway. — 

 Established 1 On years. 



HORTICULTURAL BUILT)!*'; AND HKAT1NG 



WATER. 



BY HOT 





T WEEKS and Co., 



J • King'- Road,Chel»*ea. 



IIOETICULTDBAL A1CU1- 



tects, Engineers, and 

 BUODIU Thtse Boikrs 



G ARAWAY MAYES, and Co. having purchased | are very rmweriul , dura- 

 theitirestock of the above MELON, St^ \ }£ ft ^w^tedlriJiS 



the pubUc as a variety unequalled in A^our^ and productive. «« ^jnted £l^ 



ness. It obtained a Certificate of Merit at the April Show, in 

 Bath • First Prize at Chiswick, in May; also two First Prizes 

 at Bath, in May and June last. It was grown m pots with 

 Hromham Hall, under precisely the same treatment and Ripe 

 Fruit cut full six weeks earlier. The whole of the fruit exhi- 

 bited were srown in pots. CUCUMBERS. 



Per Packet— s. 

 Lord Kenyon's Favourite 1 



Victory of Bath 1 



Roman Emperor 1 



Holm Pierpoint Wonder 1 

 Kel way's Victory ... 1 



With all other apr-roved sorts 

 inform their friends that they 



MELONS. 



Per Packet— 5. d. 



Victory of Bath 2 6 



Bromham Hall 1 



Camerton Court 1 



With all other approved sorts. 



G., M. f and Co. also beg to 



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are now prepared to send out their well selected stock of Agrt. 

 cultural, Kitchen, and Flower Garden Seeds, the latter grown 

 under their own inspection. Catalogues to be bad on 



application. ... ., . i 



G.. M., aud Co. can with confidence recommend their stock, 



T *W*£b* orders made ' payable to JereutAH Gregory, 1 as every article is thoroughly proved i before «eot oat. 



I* dlv Gobion, 



Stoney ttratford, Bucl 8. 



Durdham Down Nurseries, Bristol, l>ec. ^U. 



hours 



The Furnace Bars are 



Hollow Tubes, through 

 which the return water 

 passes before entering the 



upper part of the Boiler, 

 thereby causing a verv 



d circulation, an 



producing double the 

 effect from the same 

 quantity of fuel. 



,T. Weeks and Co., _ 



King's Road, CheUca, ****** *u„* «.»i 



CHALLENGE the whole world to mnke a Boiler that will 



pro luce anything like the same effect, with the same quantity 

 of Fuel, in a ¥ iven time. It is one of these Boilers that warms 

 the water of their Vict ria begta Tank which ■ stains 00(0 

 gallon*, and also heats several large rorcing-houses and 

 ranges of Pits, with a small consumption of fuel. 



Pbnc, Models, and Estimates of Horticultural Buildings • 

 also Catalogues of Plants, Vines Seeds, &c. forwarded on 

 application.--,!. Weeks and Co., King's Road, Chelsea, London, 







