THE COTTAGE GARDENER—ADVERTISEMENTS. 
mHE DAMPSHA MELON (vide 
-L Gardeners' Magazine of Botany, p. 45). 
This splendid Melon, the fruit of which will 
keep for three months after it is quite ripe, re¬ 
quires little heat, and will produce a heavy and 
fine flavoured crop. 2s fid per packet. 
Campanula Vid alii, a new shrubby species 
from the Azores; suitable for bedding, with 
white flowers, and perfectly distinct. 3s 6d 
per packet. 
Digitalis purpurea superba, or Double 
Foxglove, very distinct. Is per packet. 
Stocks, six superb kinds, home saved. 2s 
the set. 
Larkspur, six superb kinds, home saved. 
2s the set. 
Calceolaria, from splendid kinds. 2s 6d 
per packet. 
Ipomea rubra c-erulea (true). Is per 
packet. 
Balsam, White and Purple Camellia, very 
fine. Is per packet each. 
Ditto, mixed. 6d per packet. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
Snow’s Winter White Brocoli, from 
John Snow, and warranted true. 2s per packet. 
Walcheren Cauliflower, or Brocoli, 
the true dwarf. 2s per packet. 
Cape Brocoli, very choice and superb. Is 
per packet. 
Brocolis, the eight best for succession 
through the season. A packet of each, in¬ 
cluding the above, "s 6d. 
Brussels Sprouts, very choice, home 
saved. Is per packet. 
Imperial Green Paris Cos Lettuce, 
from the Azores, grows to the weight of 5 lb.; 
a splendid summer kind. Is per packet. 
The Negro Potato (vide Cottage Gar¬ 
dener, p. 362).—“ We know' the Negro Potato 
well, and we enter fully into your pleasant re¬ 
membrance of the great balls of sparkling flour, 
looking as if some currant juice had been 
thrown over them, and then been sprinkled 
with snow.” A few bushels, in peck bags, at 
2s per peck. 
A fine collection of Greenhouse Plants, 
Heaths, Azaleas, Fancy Pelargoniums, Chry¬ 
santhemums, Bedding Plants, See., at reason¬ 
able prices. 
WM. P. AYRES, Nurseryman, &c., Black- 
heath, Kent. 
Post-office Orders payable at Greenwich. 
NTEW VALUABLE FLOWER 
XX SEEDS. 
Portui.aca nova rosea. New’ Rose va¬ 
riety, very handsome, Is per packet. 
Ipomea QuamoClit alba. Half-hardy, Is 
per packet. 
,, Burridgii. Splendid hardy, 6d per 
packet. 
Saponaria Calabrica. Variety multiflora, 
fid per packet. No garden should be without 
this most valuable annual. 
Martynia angularis. New and hand¬ 
some, fid per packet. 
Gloxinia. Hybridized by a first-rate 
grow'er, Is per packet. 
Calendrini a umbellata. New and hand¬ 
some half-hardy annual, Is per packet. 
A few packets of Lisianthus Russelliana, 
Is per packet. 
Tropieolum speciosum. Very handsome, 
Is per packet. 
DUNCAN HAIRS’ object in selecting the 
above few Seeds from his collection, is to draw 
the particular attention of those who are fond 
of Novelty and Beauty. D. II. prides himself 
on having some first-rate Seeds of Florists’ 
Flowers, viz., Calceolaria, Cineraria, Hearts¬ 
ease, Dahlia, Verbena, Carnation, Pink, Cocks¬ 
comb, Sec., ike., in fid and Is packets. 
German Stocks and Asters, in Collec¬ 
tions, 2s to 5s. 
109, St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross, London. 
Catalogues, per post, free, 
PURVEYOR to her MAJESTY, 
L and the King of the Netherlands. 
JOHN BAILY, 113, Mount-street, Grosvenor- 
square, London, Dealer in all sorts of useful 
and ornamental Poultry, Wild and Tame Phea¬ 
sants, Domesticated Wild Fowl, Fancy Fowls’ 
eggs for setting. Baily’s Registered Poultry 
and Pheasant Fountain, to ensure a constant 
supply of clean water for Gallinaceous Birds, 
especially adapted for Chickens, Pheasants, 
Poults, Pigeons, Sec. ; by its use, many of the 
diseases to which these birds are subject, are 
avoided, as, although there is an ample supply 
of water, they cannot get into it. 14 quarts, 
17s fid; 7 quarts, 15s fid; 3 quarts, 13s fid. 
Particulars, with a drawing, forwarded, per 
post, on application. 
pRASS SEEDS. Ernest LAWN GRASS SEEDS, perfectly free from 
vJ XVeeds and Coarse Grasses, 21s per bushel, 3s per gallon, or Is 3d per pound, with instructions. 
To insure a pure Turf of finest Dwarf Grasses, Messrs. SUTTON strongly recommend the sowing 
the above Seeds, whereby the great expense of cutting, carting, and laying Turves may be avoided. 
PERMANENT PASTURE GRASSES, mixed expressly to suit the soil for which they are 
required, at the reduced prices of 22 s fid, to 28s per acre, viz.: — 
Best Mixtures, for laying down Land to Permanent Meadow or Upland AS s. d. 
Pasture, per acre .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 180 
Ditto, for laying down Reclaimed Marshes and Common Inclosures, per acre 12 6 
Ditto, for fine Park Lands, near Mansions, per acre .. .. .. .. 1 15 0 
Ditto, for Irrigation or Water Meadow, per acre .. .. .. .. .. lfio 
Sutton’s Renovating Mixture, consisting of Perennial Clovers and fine Grasses, for im¬ 
proving old Parks, Meadows, and Upland Pastures. 
JOHN SUTTON and SONS having reduced the price of these Seeds 25 per cent., viz., to lOd 
per lb., or Is 6 d per gallon, great improvement in Pastures, Sfc., may be effected at a small cost, 
by the application of 6 or 8 lbs. per acre, sown immediately upon, the old Turf. 
We are almost daily receiving, unsolicited, the most gratifying letters from our customers, in 
praise of our Seeds; and though we refrain from publishing names unnecessarily, we have much 
satisfaction in quoting the following :— 
From a Member of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society. —“ Messrs. Sutton,—I was 
particularly pleased with your Grass Seed, which I employed by itself, for laying down some fresh 
broken-up Land. It became a close fine sward by August. I have now about 30 acres of land to 
sow immediately, &c., &c., and shall be glad of your advice for the purpose.” 
From the Land Agent at a large Estate, in Hampshire. —“ All the kinds of Grasses sown sepa¬ 
rately grew admirably, and the 20 acres of Park laid down with your Mixture last spring is most 
excellent. We are anticipating a large crop of Hay, and I can see, by the various habits and 
successional growths of the several kinds, that we shall always have a fresh growing bite for the 
cattle after the Hay is cut. The Clovers, too, I see, are plentiful.” 
From a Clergyman, an eminent Agriculturist and Member of the Royal Agricultural Society.— 
“ I have had the pleasure of praising your Seeds in many quarters beside that to which you refer. 
This I have done from a sense of justice only.” 
Another Clergyman writes us —“ My Turnip crops are the admiration of all the farmers round, 
especially the Swedes and your Purple-topped Hybrid. I hope you have some of the same kind 
this year, as I am certain the superiority in my crops is mainly owing to the stocks.” 
The above are simitar to hundreds of others. 
N.B.—Instructions for Sowing accompany every parcel of Grass Seeds; and any other informa¬ 
tion required by post will be promptly given. 
Goods delivered free of carriage to any Office in London, Bristol, Gloucester, Exeter, 
Southampton, tfc. 
Reading, Berks, March 22 . 
MEW and CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS, GERMAN STOCKS, GERMAN 
X X ASTERS, Sec .—We have selected, out of a large collection of Flower Seeds, twenty of the 
most beautiful and showy varieties, each sort distinct in colour, and calculated to produce a fine 
effect when planted out in beds or groups in the flower border. We have had each variety dis¬ 
tinctly marked with its Botanical and English name—height—time of flowering—colour of the 
flower—manner of growing—whether erect or trailing, &c., &c.—the time it should be sown, and 
other valuable hints as to its cultivation. In selecting these twenty varieties we have been careful 
to exclude all which are shy-bloomers, or have an insignificant appearance; so that the collection 
will comprise only those which are really showy and handsome, and which we believe would prove 
to the entire satisfaction of any lady or gentleman who might be disposed to order them. The 
German Stocks and Asters, especially, are most superb. 
The Twenty Packets are neatly packed up in one paper, and will be sent free by post, to any 
part of the kingdom, for Five Shillings. 
J. C. WHEELER AND SON, 
Nurserymen and Seedsmen, by Official Appointment, to the Gloucestershire Agricultural Association. 
Kingsiiolm Nursery, and 99 , Nortiigate Street, Gloucester. 
|) OBERT M. STARK, Nursery and 
-! I' Seedsman, begs to intimate that his Ca¬ 
talogue of Florists’ Flowers, Bedding 
Plants, &c., for the present season, is now 
ready, in which will be found many novelties 
interesting to the florist and botanist. 
Edinburgh, Edgehill Nursery, Dean, and I, 
Hope-street, March 24th. 
W ARE ANTE D "UNEQUALLED. 
ROBERT WHIBLEY is now supplying 
Selections in Pots, and by post, from his select 
Collection of FUCHSIAS. Twelve varieties, 
new and distinct, of last year, 10 s fid cash. 
See List containing a great variety of choice 
new Plants for one stamp. 
Nursery, Kennington, London. 
ENUINE ” HORTICULTURAL 
and Agricultural Seeds. JAMES CHAR¬ 
TRES, Seedsman, &c., King William-street, 
City, London, begs most respectfully to call the 
attention of purchasers to his establishment, 
where will be found an extensive stock of Kit¬ 
chen-Garden, Agricultural, and Flower Seeds, 
selected with the greatest care, and grown 
chiefly under his own inspection. 
J. C. takes this opportunity to return his best 
thanks to all who have favoured him with their 
commands during the past season ; and it is 
with much pleasure he can state that numerous 
ladies and gentlemen who have visited his 
establishment, as a proof of their satisfaction, 
have recommended heir friends. 
A Descriptive Catalogue can be had on appli¬ 
cation. Jan. 2, 1851. 
B 1 
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• EES. 4th edition, feap., cloth, 
with 100 Engravings, price 4s. THE 
BEE-KEEPER’S MANUAL; or. Practical 
Hints on the Management and Complete Pre¬ 
servation of the Honey Bee. By. Henry 
Taylor. 
“ All that is required for practical purposes, 
will be found in this volume.”— Bell's Messen¬ 
ger. 
*** Order Taylor's Bee-Keeper’s Manual, 
4tli edition, of any bookseller. 
London: Groombridge and Sons, 5, Pater¬ 
noster Row. 
W AND S. GAINES, Seedsmen, 
• Florists, and Herbalists, opposite King 
Street,Covcnt-Garden Market, London. Dealers 
in all sorts of Medicinal Herbs, Essential Oils, 
and Distilled Waters; also, in the celebrated pre¬ 
pared LENTIL POWDER, or Invalids Food. 
W. and S. G. respectfully inform the Nobility 
and Gentry that they have a choice selection of 
Vegetables of all kinds for PICKLING. Im¬ 
porters of GOLD and SILVER FISH. 
GOUGHS, ASTHMA, and INCI- 
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During a period of more than 40 years this 
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the world for that large class of disease which 
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Prepared and sold in Boxes, Is 1 Jd, and Tins, 
2s 9d, 4sfid, and lOsfid each, by THOMAS 
KEATING, Chemist, &c., No. 79, St. Paul’s 
Churchyard, London. 
Sold Retail by all Druggists, &c. 
IMPORTANT TESTIMONIAL. 
Church-street, Folkestone, Nov. 22 nd, 1S48. 
Sir, —Having been troubled with a very bud 
Cough for the last eight months, I applied to 
Mr. Hammon, Chemist, of this town, for some 
relief; he recommended me your “ COUGH 
LOZENGES,” which I am happy to say cured 
me in a week. I beg most cordially to recom¬ 
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To Mr. Keating. JOHN HILL, Bart. 
