GARDEN SEEDS. good and true garden seeds, requires that you be settled upon some sufficient space of ground for several successive years; and it has been my lot to live under a Government, which, if you take the liberty to differ from it in opinion, has taken care to prevent you, by hook or by crook, from being settled in any place, except one of its prisons, for any considerable length of time Since, however, it, in a lucky hour, had the wisdom to pass PEEL'S BILL, it has been rather less rummaging; though it certainly meant well towards me in the year 1831. I have, however, been suffered to remain long enough at KENSINGTON to bring the seeds of a good many plants to what I deem perfection, and others nearly to that state; and I have taken a little farm in Surrey, partly for the purpose of raising garden seeds upon a greater scale than I was able to do it at KENSINGTON; this year I have raised a considerable quantity of seeds, which I now offer for sale in the following manner, and on the following terms. It does not suit me to keep a seedI, some time ago, notified my inten-shop, and to retail seeds by the small tion of selling garden seeds this winter; quantity; but to make up packages, and I am now prepared to do it. Those each sufficient for a garden for the year, who have read my writings on AGRI- and to sell that package for a fixed sum CULTURE and GARDENING, and particu- of money. When I was driven to Long larly my "ENGLISH GARDENER," | Island by SIDMOUTH's dungeon bill, will have perceived that I set forth, and when the Hampshire parsons and with much pains, the vast importance SIDMOUTH and CASTLEREAGH chuckled of being extremely careful with regard at the thought of my being gone to to the seeds which one sows: and, as mope away my life in melancholy, in to which matter, there are two things the United States; and when the fato be attended to; first, the genuineness mous traveller, Mr. FEARON, brought of the seeds; and next, as to their home word, that I was whiling away my Soundness. The former is the more life in a dilapidated country house, the important point of the two; for it is a paths to which were over-run with great deal better to have no plants at thistles and brambles; when Mr. FEAall, than to have things come up, and, RON, that accurate observer, exclaimed, at the end of a month or two, to find in the language of his brother SOLOthat you have got a parcel of stuff, not MON, "Lo! it was all grown over with at all resembling that which you thought" thorns, and nettles covered the face you were about to have. Those who" thereof, and the post and rail fence have read my Gardening Book, chap. 4, "thereof was broken down;" when will want very little more to convince Mr. FEARON, in the fulness of his comthem of the importance of this matter. passion, was thus exclaiming, I, though I have always taken great delight in he found me in a pair of Yankee having perfect plants of every descrip- trousers not worth a groat, was pretion; but, to get into the way of raising paring to sell seeds in a house at NEW YORK, for which I gave four-money. While, therefore, I have a teen hundred dollars a year. In short, right to proceed in my manner, he does I imported a great quantity of seeds nothing wrong. By the lists, which I from London, which I sold principally publish below, the reader will perceive in the following manner: that, to the garden seeds I have added I had little boxes made, into each of the seeds of several annual flowers. which I put a sufficiency of each sort of They are not of very rare kinds; but seeds for a gentleman's garden for the they are all very pretty; and, even these year. The large seeds were in paper flower seeds alone, if purchased at a bags, and the smaller seeds in papers. seedsman's, would come, and ought to In the box along with the seeds, I put come, to pretty nearly one half of the a printed paper containing a list of the money which I charge for the whole. names of the several seeds, and against Of some of the sorts of seeds the pureach name the number, from numbers chaser will think the quantity small; one to the end: then, there were cor- and, of these the cauliflower is one; responding numbers marked upon the but, it must be a thundering garden that bags and the parcels. So that, to know requires more than three hundred caulithe sort of seed, the purchaser had no- flower plants; and, if carefully sowed, thing to do but to look at the numbers agreeably to the directions in my Gar on the parcels and then to look at the dening Book, the seed which I put up is list. Many of these boxes of seeds went more than sufficient for any gentleman's as far as LowER CANADA to the north, garden; and I will pledge myself for the and into the FLORIDAS, TO NEW OR-Soundness of every individual seed. In LEANS, and even to the West India is- the small bag, the quantity is in prolands, to the south; and the net pro- portion to the price. Authors always ceeds were amongst the means of ena- want people to read their books; or, to bling me to prance about the country; purchase them at least. The reader will amongst the means of enabling me to not, therefore, be surprised, that I most lead a pleasant life; of enabling me to earnestly exhort all those who buy my stretch my long arm across the Atlantic, seeds, to buy my book, too, and even and to keep up the thumping upon Cor-then they will not have half so much to ruption, which I did to some tune. pay as if they had to purchase the seeds I intend to dispose of my seeds in the of a seedsman. is same manner now, except that I shall I have only one fear upon this occa use coarse linen bags instead of boxes.sion, and that is, that gentlemen's gar The several parcels of seeds will he put deners, who are in the habit of dealing up either in paper bags or paper parcels; with seedsmen, and who are apt to adand a printed list with the names and here too literally to that text of Scrip numbers will be prepared; and, then, ture, which says that "he who soweth the parcels and the list will be put into abundantly shall reap abundantly;" but, the linen bag, and sewed up, and will begging their pardon, this does not be ready to be sent away to any person mean covering the ground with the who may want it. seeds, which, though it may produce A bag for a considerable garden; a abundant reaping to the seedsman, garden of the better part of an acre, far from having that tendency with reperhaps, will be sold for twenty-five gard to the crop. Thick sowing is, shillings; and for a smaller garden, indeed, injurious in three ways: first, for twelve shillings and sixpence. These it is a waste of seed and of money, seeds, if bought at the shop of a seeds-which it is actually a flinging away of man, would come to more than three both second, it makes work in the times the money; and so they ought: thinning out of the plants: third, the for the seedsman has his expensive plants will never be so fine if they shop to keep; has his books to come up thick. Therefore, in my keep; has his credit to give, and has Gardening Book, chapter 4, beginning his seeds to purchase with his ready at paragraph 85, I take very great pains of to give instructions for thin sowing; est facility, bears most abundantly, and and, if every one who cultivates a gar-keeps bearing until the hard frosts come. den could see the regularity, the clean-The seeds are so small that a little ness, and the beauty, of my seed beds, pinch of them between the finger and never should we again see a parcel of the thumb is sufficient for a very large seeds flung promiscuously over the garden; and the method of rearing the ground. It is probable, that three hun- plants is this: about the first week of dred cauliflower seeds will lie in a thim- February, or it may be a little later, fill ble; and if you want three hundred with fine earth, to within about an inch plants, it is better to sow these three of the top, a flower-pot from twelve to · hundred seeds in a proper manner, than fifteen inches over; take the little pinch to Aing twenty thousand seeds over the of seed and scatter it very thinly over same space of ground. You must cut the top of the earth; then put some very a the superfluous seeds up with a hoe, or fine earth over the seed a quarter of an pull them out with your hand; and, inch thick, or rather less. Set the pot in small as they are, and insignificant as a green-house, or in the window of any de you may think their roots to be, they room where the sun comes, and give warob and starve one another, even before ter very carefully, and very gently, as they get into rough leaf. I know very occasion may require. When the warm well, that it requires a great deal more weather comes, the pot should be set out time to sow a bed of a hundred feet of doors in a warm place when there is long, and with cabbages, for instance; no heavy rain, and should be taken in at a great deal more time to sow it in night if there be any fear of frost. Todrills, and to put the seed in thinly, wards the end of April, the pot may be than to fling the seed thickly over the set out of doors altogether; and, small ground and just rake it in; but, look as the plants will still be, they will be at the subsequent operations; and you fit to be planted out in the natural will find that, in the end, this “sowing | ground by the middle, or towards the abundantly" costs ten times the time latter end, of May. Then dig a piece and the labour which are required by of ground deep, and make it extremely the method of sowing pointed out in fine upon the top, and put out the little my book. Therefore, let no man ima- plants in rows two feet apart, and two gine, that to have a plentiful crop a feet apart in the row; for, though not great quantity of seed is necessary. bigger than a thread, each plant will When, indeed, you have reason to fear multiply itself into a considerable tuft that the seed is not sound, and when you before the middle of July; and then cannot obtain that which you know to they will begin to bear, and they will be sound, it may be prudent to throw in keep on bearing as long as the hard frosts great parcels of it in order to have the keep away. The very runners which best chance to get some plants; but, proceed from these plants, will take hap-hazard work like this ought root, blow, and have ripe fruit, during to be avoided, if possible; and, at the first autumn. When the bearing is any rate, I pledge myself, for the over, cut off all the runners, clear the soundness of all my seed; I pledge ground close up to the tufts, and let the myself that, if properly sowed, every tufts remain to bear another year, when seed that I sell shall grow. Thus far their produce is prodigious. But, then as to my seeds in general. I have you must grub them up; for they so now to speak of one sort of seed, multiply their offsets, and so fill the which, as that horrible old Whig, ground with their roots, that they almost Sir Robert Walpole, said of his bribes, cease to bear if they remain longer. So "is sold only ut my shop." This that you must have a new plantation from is the seed of the CISALPINE straw-seed every year; and the seed you may berry: this strawberry, unlike all others save yourself, by squeezing the pulp of that I ever heard of, produces its like dead-ripe strawberries in water, which from the seed; is raised with the great-sends the seed to the bottom of the wa❤ .... Robin-Egg. ter you skim off the pulp, and drain 9. Early York. 17. Cale-Curled-Scotch. mixed state, some red and some white; 23. Cucumber, early frame. and the taste and fragrance were equal 24. Corn (Cobbett's). to the beauty. Sir CHARLES was so 25. Endive. good as to make his gardener save me 26. Leek. ..Russia Coss. a considerable quantity of the seed, 27. Lettuce-White Coss. .Brown Dutch. ...Green Cabbage. 35. Parsley-Curled. put into my packages, will, the pur- 31. Mustard-White. .... .... Tall Marrowfats. 39. Radish-Early Scarlet. 40. 41. Spinage. parcels; once more observing, that a 42. Squash (from America, great valarge package of seeds will be sold for riety). twenty-five skillings, and a small one 43. Strawberry-Cisalpine. for twelve shillings and sixpence. A 44. Turnip-Early-Garden. direction may be sewed on the package in a minute, and it can be sent to any FLOWER SEEDS. part of the country by the coach, or 45. Canterbury Bells. in any other manner, as the weight, 46. Catch Fly. even of the larger package, is only 47. China-asters. about 16 pounds. 48. Clarkia, (very beautiful). 51. Larkspur-Dwarf Rocket. Kidney (or French) Scarlet 56. Stock-White Wall-flower. 3. ...Long-pod. 61. Venus's Looking-glass. BANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. GAUKRODGER, T., Huddersfield, merchaut. LORD, R., Northamptonshire, maltster. PRESTINARI, F., Leather-lane, Holborn, looking-glass-manufacturer. SWIFT, T. C., Eastchurch, Kent, victualler. BANKRUPTS. FIELD SEEDS. SWEDISH TURNIP SEED.-Any quantity under 10lbs. 9d. a pound; and any quantity above 10lbs. and under 50lbs. | Sd. a pound; any quantity above 50lbs. BROWNENT, S., Liverpool, watchmaker. 9d. a pound; above 100lbs. 7d. A DICKINSON, W., Milk-street, warehouseman. JACOB, G., Southampton, grocer. DOWNES, J., Islington, jeweller. LLOYD, J., Carnarvon, builder. MARTIN, M., Oxford-street, paper-stainer. MORRIS, S., Hellingly, Sussex, shoemaker. SHEA, J., Plymouth, watchmaker. PASS, M., Nine-elms, Vauxhall, lime-burner. WALKER, J. T., Oxford-street, watchmaker.. parcel of seed may be sent to any part of the kingdom; I will find proper bags, will send it to any coach or van or wagon, and have it booked at my expense; but the money must be paid at my shop before the seed be sent away; in consideration of which I have made due allowance in the price. If the quantity be small, any friend can call and get it for a friend in the country; if the quantity be large, it may be sent by me. MANGEL WURZEL SEED.-Any quantity under 10lbs., Sd. a pound; any quantity above 10lbs, and under 50lbs., 7d. a pound; any quantity above 50lbs., 6d. a pound; any quantity above 100lbs., 6d. a pound. The selling at the same place as above; the payment in the same manner. TREE SEED. LOCUST SEED.-6s. a pound. From the LONDON GAZETTE, BINNS, W., Manchester, flour-dealer. SCOTCH SEQUESTRATION. DUNCAN, G., jun., Glasgow, cabinet-maker. LONDON MARKETS. Owing to contrary winds we had to-day very MARK-LANE, CORN-EXCHANGE, Feb. 18.moderate supplies of Wheat and Grain from Kent, Essex, and Suffolk, and the show of The fresh parcels of Wheat were for the most land carriage samples was likewise limited. part only of middling quality. The market was but thinly attended, and the purchases generally were effected at the currency of this day week, although one or two selected lots obtained rather more money. Old Wheat realized fully the former rates. In bonded Corn no transactions took place. Bright Malting Barley continued scarce. Many of the samples on hand being black and stained, were very difficult to quit, and rather cheaper. The distillers being well stocked, refrain from purchasing at present, and therefore distilling, as well as grinding descriptions, hang heavily on hand. Malt remains extremely dull, and no symp DOLLAR, W., and G. THOMSON, Buck-toms of prices rallying. lersbury, Manchester-warehouseman. chant. The trade in Oats was exceedingly languid. The article met a slow retail sale, and must be noted the turn cheaper. Beans met a limited sale at the former cur rency. The demand for Peas decreases, and both boiling and feed qualities, were Is. cheaper than this day week. |