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THE COTTAGE GARDENER—ADVERTISEMENTS. 
MESSRS. E. G. HENDERSON AND SON, of the 
Wellington Road Nursery, St. John’s Wood, London, hep 
to inform their Patrons and the Public that their NEW CATALOGUE 
OF SEEDS for 1855 is now ready, and will be forwarded post free on 
application. 
E. G. H. & Son take this opportunity of stating that none but the 
most popular and improved kinds ot Vegetable Seeds appear in their lists ; 
and among the Flower Seeds only those whose beauty and merit are 
universally acknowledged, together with a carefully selected tock of the 
principal new varieties. 
E. G. H. & Son beg respectfully to call particular attention to the 
following choice seeds of Florist’s Flowers, which have been saved from 
a fine collection of named plants, and also to the annexed New and Choice 
Flowers, which they can confidently recommend, and in their Catalogue 
will be found the names of twenty beautiful ornamental Grasses. Also 
twelve variegated and ornamental foliage plants, for decorating the 
flower garden during the summer months, with full descriptions and 
and other information respecting the following 
CHOICE FLORIST FLOWERS. 
Per packet— s. d. 
Antirrhinum, extra fine mixed 0 6 
Auricula, fine mixed .. ..1 6 
Balsam, double Camellia flow¬ 
ered, in packets of 6 distinct 
colours, separate.2 0 
,, double Rose flowered 
in packets of 6 distinct 
colours, separate.3 0 
,, new double Camellia 
Rose, in pkts. of 10 distinct 
colours, separate, extra line 5 0 
,, Aurora, fine dbi. cr... 1 0 
,, new dbl. pale yellow . 1 0 
Carnation, from stage flowers 1 G 
Calceolaria, from choice hy¬ 
bridized flowers.. 2s 6d and 5 0 
Cineraria, from choicest va¬ 
rieties .Is fid and 2 6 
Chrysanthemum, Pompone, 
fine mixed.l o 
1 
Per packet— s. d. 
Chrysanthemum, large flow* 
ered, fine mixed. 
Geranium, choice show.. 
,, choice fancy.. 
Hollyhock, first quality . .. 
,, second quality .. 
,, in 12 distinct co¬ 
lours, each colour 
Pansy, choice show, from 
named flowers .l 
,, choice fancy, from 
beautiful striped and spotted 
flowers.l 
Petunia, from extra fine named 
varieties.l 
,, saved from crimson 
flowers with green edges .. 1 
Verbena, choice mixed .. .. l 
Mimulus, beautifully blotched 0 
NEW AND OTHER CHOICE FLOWERS. 
d. Per packet— s. 
C Lythrum rosea superbum .. 0 
0 Mignonette, new large ilower- 
0 ing.0 
fi Oxalis rosea .0 
Phlox Deccusata, from fine 
named varieties.1 
Drummondi coccinea 0 
Per packet— s. 
Abronia umbcllata. 1 
Anagallis azurea grandiflora.. 1 
,, rubra .l 
Arctotis breviscapa.o 
Aster, new Peony pyramid, 
in packets of 10 distinct 
colours separate.3 
,, new bouquet pyramidal, 
in packets of 12 distinct 
colours, separate.3 
Alonso Warsewiczii .. ..5 
Clintonia pulchella.o 
Coreopsis coronata.0 
,, filifolia.o 
,, bicolor nana .. .. o 
,, Drummondi gran- 
diflera.o 
Calendrina umbellata .. .. o 
Cyclamen persicum .. .. l 
„ ,, rubrum.. 1 
Centauridium Drummondi.. 0 
Dianthus Dunnetti superba.. 1 
,, chinensis flora pleno, 
extra fine .o 
Digitalis, new spotted .. .. o 
Eucnida bartonioides .. .. o 
Eschscholtzia tenuifolia .. 1 
Gramanthe8 gentianoides .. 0 
Humea elegans .o 
Ipomea rubra ccerulea .. .. l 
,, limbata .2 
Leptosiphon luteum ... .. o 
,, aureum .. .. l 
Linum grandiflorum rubra 
Is 6d and 2 
Lobelia racemosioides .. .. o 
,, erinus oculata .. .. 0 
,, Queen Victoria(scarlet) 0 
,, Roi Leopold (blue) .. 0 
Larkspur, new double im¬ 
proved Hyacinth flowered, 
in packets of 6 distinct 
colours.2 
Limnanthes sulphurea odorata 1 
Lychnis fulgens (scarlet) .. 0 
Portulacca, new orange.. .. 0 
,, rosea ..0 
Primula sinensis fimbriata, 
alba, and rubra, mixed .. 2 6 
Poppy, new large Peony 
flowered, in 8 brilliant 
colours.2 
Rhodanthe manglesi .. .. o 
Reseda myriophylla (new 
Mignonette). 1 
Schizanthus Grahami carnea 0 
,, retusus .. 0 
,, retusus albus 0 
Salpiglossus, scarlet, blue, and 
sulphur, each .o 
Stock, Scarlet Intermediate.. 0 
,, German, new large 
flowering, in packets 
of 6 distinct colours, 
separate. 2 
,, Intermediate, or Autumn, 
in packets of 12 dis¬ 
tinct colours,separate 3 
,, Brompton, or Winter, 
in packets of 10 dis¬ 
tinct colours,separate 2 
„ Emperor, in packets of 
5 distinct colours, se¬ 
parate .2 
Sweet William, new double, 
mixed.o 
Tropseolum, Triomphe de 
Gand.o 
,, Lille Schmidt 0 
tricolor 4 .. .. 0 
Schewcrianum 0 
Vittadenia lobata 
Whitlavia grandiflora 
Holcus Saccharatus (New Sugar Cane), Is and 2s 6d. 
Dioscorea Batatas (Japanese Yam), 2s 6d each tuber. 
WELLINGTON NURSERY, ST. JOHN’S WOOD. 
BIRD NETS, BAT-FOLDING NETS, for Bird 
Catching, 5s each; with Bamboo Poles complete, 10s.; Extra Large 15s. 
complete. Clap Nets for Bird Catching, twelve yards long, five feet 
deep, 15s ; with Staffs, Pull Line, and Stop Cord, £\. Lark Nets, made 
square mesh, any size required, 3d per square yard. 
^ ramme ^> thirty yards long, five yards wide, made square 
mesh, xl 1 Is, or any less size, 2d per square yard. 
W. CULLINGFORD, 1 , Edmund Terrace, Ball’s Pond Road, 
near Kingsland Gate, London. 
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RENDLE’S PRICE CURRENT AND GARDEN 
DIRECTORY for 1855, with Newspaper Stump to go Free by Post is 
now published. 
The proprietors of this well-known Publication have endeavoured, in 
the present ediiion, to render it even more complete than the Inst; and 
have again obtained the valuable assistance of Mr- Robert Errington, 
Gardener to Sir P. Egerton, Oulton Park, who is acknowledged to be 
one of the best practical writers on Horticulture of the day. 
It will contain a very valuable descriptive list of KITCHEN GARDEN 
SEEDS, with prices affixed to every article, and in addition to the 
descriptions, there will be short and concise cultural remarks for every 
kind of Vegetable, pointing out the best varieties for early, medium, and 
general crops. 
The List of FLOWER SEEDS has been much improved, and 
contains descriptions of all the leading sorts, with directions for sowing 
seeds, and other useful practical remarks ; and in this department Mr. 
Errington has written expressly for the work an original article on 
ANNUAL and OTHER FLOVVER SEEDS, which will be read with 
much interest. 
The Calendar of Operations for the whole of the year has also 
been revised, and will be found even more useful than the one in the 
last edition. 
There will be a good Garden ALMANACK as usual, and the detailed 
quantities of seeds contained in their useful COLLECTIONS OF 
SEEDS are given in full. 
A valuable report of the experiments in their Trial Grounds is 
also given, and descriptions of the NEWLY INVENTED CLOCHE, 
or Hand Glass, and of the new CHINESE POTATO (Dioscorea 
Batatas). The following original articles have also been written 
expressly by Mr. Errington—on VEGETABLE FORCING, LIGHT 
AND AIR, LIQUID MANURE, and ROTATION OF CROPS. And 
in addition to the above, the proprietors have been favoured with an 
original paper by .1. B. Lawcs. Esq., of Rothamstead Park:—“ On tiie 
Artificial Manures most Suitable for tiie Growth of Barley.” 
At the request of several correspondents the Publishers have printed 
the present Edition the size of the “ Gardeners’ Chronicle,” so that 
those who wish it can bind it with the present volume of that valuable 
Paper. It contains 32 folio Pages, “ Chronicle” size. 
Copies can be procured, price 6 d each, or free to purchasers of seeds; 
and can be obtained through the medium of any bookseller in the United 
Kingdom, from the LONDON PUBLISHING OFFICE, 294 , STRAND; 
Or from the Proprietors, WILLIAM E. RENDLE & Co, Seed 
Merchants, Plymouth. 
DICKSON’S EARLY FAVOURITE PEA (NEW). 
—FRANCIS AND ARTHUR DICKSON AND SONS, Seed Merchants, 
&c., Chester, have much satisfaction in introducing the above new Pea, 
which thev believe they are perfectly justified in saying is the best and 
most prolific Early Pea in cultivation. 
It has been tried side by side with all the best early and second early 
Peas of the day, and has been pronounced by many eminent gardeners 
who saw it under the circumstances to be much superior to any variety 
of its season hitherto introduced. 
It comes in about a week later than the “ Early Emperor” (sown at 
the same time), grows about four feet high, and produces a wonderful 
profusion of pods, which contains on an average ten Peas of excellent 
quality and flavour. It has been grown the last two seasons in the 
Gardens of the Horticultural Society, and Mr. Thompson, in reporting 
upon it, writes as follow ;— 
“ Horticultural Society’s Gardens, Dec. 20th, 1853. 
“ In reply to your inquiry respecting Dickson’s Early Favourite 
Pea, I beg to state that I consider it a new and very desirable variety, 
It is very prolific in pods, and also as regards the number of Peas in 
the pods, and the qualityis excellent. It most resembles the ‘ Auvergne,’ 
but is earlier than that excellent sort, and the pod is not so much 
hooked. R, Thompson.” 
“ Horticultural Society’s Gardens, June 28th, 1854. 
“ I beg to hand you a copy of the memorandum which I made 
respecting your Early Favourite Pea, amongst others, again this 
season. About four feet high, very prolific ; pods long, roundish, 
slightly curved, containing on an average nine or ten Peas of ex¬ 
cellent quality. Bears some resemblance to the ‘ Auvergne,’ but 
differs in having straighter pods, and it is much earlier than the 
‘Auvergne.’ An excellent prolific Early Pea. R. Thompson.” 
In July last a dish was sent to the Horticultural Society’s Room, 
London, and Dr. LiDdley reports upon it as follows [see Gardeners’ 
Chronicle of July 29 th, Notice to Correspondents, “ F. & A. D. & Sons.”] 
“ Having made the necessary inquiries, we are able to state that your 
‘ Eaely Favourite Pea ’ is a distinct and very useful variety among 
the class of second earlies to which it belongs. The pods are unusually 
full.” 
Price 3*. 6 d. per Quart; per Pint, 2 s. Messrs. HURST AND 
M’MULLEN, Seedsmen, &c., 6 , Leadenhall Street, wholesale London 
Agents.—N.B. The Trade supplied on liberal terms.—106, Eastgate 
Street, Chester ; (anil 14, Corporation Street, Manchester). Jan. 20 . 
TWO NEW CUCUMBERS.-SIR COLIN 
CAMPBELL and GENERAL CANROBERT.—For the full description 
of the above two unequalled Cucumbers, and the List of EDWARD 
TILEY’S Collection of Cucumbers and Melons—which have all been 
thoroughly proved—see Advertisement and Cut in The Gardeiiers ’ 
Chronicle of January 13, 1855. 
Sir Colin Campbell, 3 s 6 d per packet. General Canrobert, 3s fid ditto. 
A packet of either of the Melons mentioned in the former Advertise¬ 
ment will be given to the purchaser of the two above Cucumbers. A 
remittance in cash, or penny postage stamps, must accompany every order, 
and the whole or any part (as the case may be) will be immediately 
forwarded. 
EDWARD TILEY, Nurseryman, Seedsman, and Florist, 14, Abbey 
Church Yard, Somersetshire. 
