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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[July 14, 1888. 



Vegetables.— Average Retail Peices. 



s. d. s. d. 

 Artichokes, p. doz..„ 6 0- ... 

 Asparagus, Fr., bund. 16-40 

 — English, 100 ... 3 6-60 

 Beans, Kidney, lb.... 1 0- ... 

 Beet, red, per dozen 10-20 

 Carrots, per bunch... 9- ... 

 Cauliflowers, each ... 8- ... 

 Celery, per bundle... 16-26 

 Cucumbers, each ... 9-10 

 Endive, per dozen ... 2 0- ... 

 Green Mint, bunch... 4- ... 

 Herbs, per bunch ... 4- ... 

 Leeks, per bunch ... 6- ... 

 Lettuce, per dozen... 1 6- ... 



Mushrooms, punnet 1 

 Mustard and Cress, 



punnet 



Onions, per bushel ... 5 

 Parsley, per bunch... 

 Potatos, per cwt. ... 4 



„ kidney, percwt. 4 

 Rhubarb, per bundle 

 Shallots, per lb. ... 

 Spinach, per bushel... 2 

 Tomatos, per lb. ... 1 o- . 

 Turnips, per bunch, 



new o 8- . 



Vegt. Marrows, each 6- . 



0- 5 

 0-5 

 4- ... 

 6- ... 



POTAios.-Jersey Flukes, 6s. to 7s. ; do. Kidneys. 6s. to 7s. per 

 M&S&i* *° 5S - PCT bu5hel - Trade ^ IM- 

 PLANTS in Pots.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



Aralia Sieboldi, doz. 6 

 Bouvardias, per dozen 9 

 Calceolarias, do/eu 4 

 Carnations, per doz. 6 

 Coleus, dozen ... 3 



Crassula, per doz, ...10 

 Cyperus, per dozen . 4 

 Draceena terminalis, 



per dozen 30 



— viridis, per doz.12 

 Euonymus, in var.. 



per dozen ... 



0-18 

 0-6 

 0-18 

 0-12 



per dozen 6 



Ferns, in var., doz. 4 

 Ficus elastica. each . 1 

 Foliage plants, vari- 

 ous, each 2 



0-18 



0-24 

 0-18 

 6- 7 



s.d.s.d. 

 Fuchsias, doz. ...4 0-9 

 Heliotropes, dozen... 4 0-80 

 Hydrangeas, dozen... 9 0-18 

 Liliums, var., doz. ...18 0-30 

 Lobelias, per dozen 3 0-60 

 Marguerites, doz. ... 9 0-12 

 Mignonette, 12 pots 4 0-80 

 Musks, dozen ... 1 6- 3 



Myrtles, per dozen... 6 0-12 

 Palms in var., each 2 6-21 

 Pelargoniums, doz... 6 0-15 



— Ivy-leaf, dozen... 3 0-60 



— scarlet, dozen ... 3 0- 9 

 Rhodanthe, perdoz... 6 0-90 

 ScentedGeraniumdoz3 0-6 



— Verbena, perdoz. 4 0-60 

 Spiraeas, dozen ... 6 0-12 



0-10 ; Zinnia, per dozen ... 4 0-60 



Bedding-out Plants. 



Per dozen, Is. to 2s. ; per box, Is. to 3s. 



Cut Flowers.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



;. d. s. d. 



.60-80 



.40-60 



.' 1 0- 3 

 16-30 

 3 0-60 



Asters, 12 bunches.. 



— French, per bun 

 Bouvardias, per bun 

 Carnations. 12 blms. 



— dozen bunches.. 

 Chrysanthemums 



annual, 12 bun. .. 

 Cornflower, 12 bun. 

 Delphiniums, 12 bun. u „ ,, . 

 Eucharis. per dozen 3 0-60 

 Forget-me-nots, 12 



bunches 2 0-40 



Gardenias. 12 blooms 16-40 

 Heliotropes, 12 spr. 6-10 

 Iris, various, 12 bun. 3 0-90 

 Lihum longiflorum, 



12 blooms 3 0-50 



— candidum, 12 bl. 9-16 



— per bunch ... 16-26 



— (Orange) perbun. 10-20 

 Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0-60 

 Mignonette. 12 bun. 3 0-60 



Orange Lily, 12 bun. 6 0-12 

 Pansiea. 12 bun. ... 1 6- 3 o 

 Pelargoniums, 12 opr. 6-10 



— scarlet, 12 spr.... u:(-0 6 



Pinks. 12 bun 3 0-60 



Poppies, 12 bun. ... 4 0- 6 

 Primulas, double, 12 



sprays 9-10 



Pyrethrums. 12 bun. 2 0-40 

 Rhodanthe, 12 bun. 4 0-60 

 Roses, Tea, per doz. 6-16 



— coloured, dozen. 2 0-40 



— red, per dozen ... 1 0- 2 



— ,, 12 bunches 3 0-60 



— Safrano, dozen... 9-16 



— Moss, 12 bun. ... 4 0-12 

 Spirtea, 12 bun. ... 4 0-60 

 Stephanotis, 12 wpr. 2 4 

 Sweet Peas, 12 bun. 3 0-60 

 SweetSultan,12bun. 3 0-60 

 Tuberoses. 12 blms.... u o- l 



,*« Orchid bloom in great rariety, but the demand not 

 very good. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 



Spitalfields: July 11.— Good supplies of all kinds 

 ot fresh vegetables, Peas, new Potatos, &c. ; trade 

 fairly active, at undermentioned quotations :— Fruit ■ 

 Black Currants, 4s. Gd. to 5s. Gd. per half sieve ; red, 

 js. bd to 6s. do. ; Raspberries, Id. to 9d. per punnet ; 

 Strawberries, 2s. Gd. to 3s. 3d. per peck; do. in 

 punnets, 3s. Qd. to 5s. per dozen punnets; English 

 Cherries, 2s. 6d. to 5s. per half sieve ; foreign do. 

 is. 9d. to 2s. Gd. per bushel ; Gooseberries, 2s. Gd. to 

 3s. per half sieve ; English Tomatos, 3s. to 4s. per 

 peck. Vegetables : Cabbages, 2s. to 4s. Gd. per tally 

 Peas, 5s. to 7s. per sack ; do.,2s. to 3s. Qd. per sieve 

 spring Onions. 2s. to 2s. Gd. per dozen bunches 

 Carrots, 2s. Gd. to 3s. do. ; Turnips. 2s. to 3s. do. 

 Parsley, Is. to Is. Gd. do.; Mint, Is. tols.Gd. do.; Ehu 

 barb, Is. Gd. to 2s. Gd. per dozen bundles ; foreign 

 Onions, 7s. Gd. to 8s. Gd. per box of about 112 lb. • 

 frame Cucumbers, 2s. to 3s. per dozen ; Endive, Is. Gd] 

 to 2s. do. ; Cos Lettuces, 2d. to 4d. per score ; Beet- 

 roots, Gd. to 8d. per dozen. 



POTATOS. 



Borough and Spitalfields : July 10. — With 

 increased supplies, new Potatos are sensibly moderate 

 in price. Quotations :— Jersey kidneys, "6s. to 7s. ; 

 do. round, 5s. to 6s. Gd. ; Cherbourg rounds, 6s. to 8s! 

 per cwt. 



Spitalfields and Columbia : July 11.— Quota- 

 tions :— New : Jersey kidneys, 5s. to 5s. Gd. ; do. 

 flukes, 5s. Gd. to 6s. Gd.; St. Malo rounds, 3s. to 

 4s. ; Lisbon do., 5s. ; Cherbourg do., 4s. to 4s. Gd. 

 per cwt. 



Stratford : July 10. — Quotations :— New : Dutch, 

 2s. 3d. per bushel ; Cherbourg, 4s. to 4s. Gd. ; Jersey 

 kidneys, 5s. to 6s. ; St. Malo rounds, 4s. to 4s. Gd. ; 

 do. kidneys, 4s. 9d. to os. per cwt. 



HILL & SMITH'S 

 BLACK VARNISH 



for Preserving Ironwork, Wood, or Stone. 



(Registered Trade Mark.) 



An excellent substitute for oil paint, at one-third the cost. 



Used in all London Parks, at Windsor, and Kew Gardens, 

 and on every important estate in the Kingdom. Has stood 

 the test of forty years' trial. Requires no mixing ; can be 

 applied cold by any ordinary labourer. 



Price Is. Qd. per gallon at the manufactory, or carriage-paid 

 to any railway station. Is. &d. per gallon in casks of 38, 20, or 

 10 gallons. 



fl A TT m T f\ 717 Every Cask bears the above 



U A. U 1 1 U IX . Registered Trade Mark. Beware 



of cheap imitations. 



HILL & SMITH, 



Brierley Ironworks, Dudley ; 



118, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C. ; 



47, Dawson Street, Dublin. 



The "Gardener's Friend" 



HOT-WATER BOILER, 



For Greenhouses, Vineries, Conservatories, Forcing Houses, &c, 



Advantages 



night. 



No Night 

 Watching re- 

 quired. 



Slow Com- 



^'?3E3i !___ i_ / Cost fur Fuel . 

 _. =i^rrfi — " Large Heat- 



~" -~- — : — ^ ? -^--— - - - ing Surface. 



Equally Suited for Gas Coke, common or Anthracite Coal. 

 For full particulars and Prices apply to the Manufacturers 



JOHN WARNER &SONS, T11 c e fflS t te F< gS d f y> 



And The Foundry Works, Walton-on- the- Naze. Essex. 



HY. VAN & CO. 



(The OWest London House in the Trade, Estd. 1780), 



25, Tooley Street, liondon Bridge, S.E. 



Illustrated CATALOGUES Post-free. 

 PROTECTION FOR FRUIT AND FLOWERS. 



GARDEN NETTING, 2 yards wide, lid., or per 100 yards, 

 10s. ; ditto, 4 yards wide, 3d., or per 100 yards, 20s. 



SCRIM CANVAS, 1 yard wide, 3d. ; 1J yard, 4%d. ; and 

 2 yards, 6d. per yard. 



TIFFANY, 38 inches wide, in 20 yard pieces, 3s. 6d. per piece. 



SHADING BLINDS made up any size. 



RICK CLOTHS, TARPAULINS, Corn and Potato SACKS 

 FLAGS, TENTS, &c, for Sale or Hire. 



TOBACCO PAPER. RAFFIA, and Garden MATS of all kinds 



NETTING.— Buy your Netting direct from 

 the Makers. Write for sample piece, of our best quality, 

 waterproof, tanned and oiled, 4 yards by 50 yards, 8s. ; second 

 quality, 5s. Gd. Anv size made to order. Trade supplied. 

 SPASHETT AND CO., Net Manufacturers, Lowestoft. 



CARSON'S PAINT 



Patronised by 16.000 of the Nobility, Gentry, 

 and Clergy, for all kinds of 



OUTDOOR WORK, CONSERVATORIES, 



Greenhouses, Frames, &c. 

 1 Cwt., and Oil Mixture, Free to all Stations. 



Liquid Non-Poisonous Paints for Inside of Conservatories, &c. 

 Prices, Patterns, and Testimonials, Post-free. 



LA BELLE SAUVAGE YARD, LUDGATE HILL, E.C. 

 BACHELOR'S WALK, DUBLIN.— Dilcnmt tor Caih. 



VAMAAA 



THOMAS'S 



TRAINING TRELLISES. 



No. 81. GALVANISED AFTER MADE. 



For training Peas instead of 

 sticks. Traimngplantstowalls, 

 Sec. In Panels. 



6 feet by 3 feet ... 2s. each. 

 6 feet by 4 feet ... 3s. each. 

 6 feet by 6 feet ... 4s. each. 

 6 feet by 6 feet ... 5s. each. 

 Made any size to order at 

 following prices : — 

 6 in. 4 in. 3 in. 2 in. Ik in. mesh. 



2d. Zd. Z$d. 4^. 4jgZ. per foot super. 



ILLUSTBATED CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION. 



J. J. THOMAS & CO., 



87, QUEEN ViCTORIA STREET, LONDON, E.C. 



ROCKERIES, FERNERIES, 



WINDOW CASES, CAVES, WATERFALLS, WINDOW 

 BOXES, AQUARIA, ARTIFICIAL ROCKWORK for Ball- 

 rooms, Halls, Staircases, &c, designed and constructed, under 

 personal superintendence of 



HARPHAM and HOWES, 



Horticultural Depot, 107, Church Street, Edgware Road, N.W. 



Estimates and Illustrated Lists Free. 



GARDEN REQUISITES. — Sticks, Labels, 

 Virgin Cork, Raffia, Mats, Bamboo Canes, Rustic Work, 

 Manures. &c. Cheapest Prices of 

 WATSON and SCULL. 90. Lower Thames Street, London, E.C. 



GARD EN NET TING. 

 S. A. SANDS (j. w. haythohxJ) 



Manufacturer of Hexagon and Cniswiek Garden Nets. 



Warranted to Protect Bloom from Frost, Winds, Hail, and 



Fruit from Birds, Wasps, &c. 



Patterns and Prices Free per Post. 



Address— S. A. SANDS, 



THURLAND STREET, NOTTINGHAM. 



To Nurserymen, Seed Merchants, and Florists. 



J BLACKBURN and SONS are offering Arch- 

 • angel Mats lower than any other house in the trade : also 

 Petersburg Mats and Mat Bags, Raffia Fibre, Tobacco Paper, 

 and Shading. Prices free.— 4 and 5, Wormwood Street, E.C. 



Greatly Reduced in Price. 



SILVESTERS patent TRENTH AM BOILER 



Is the BEST, CHEAPEST, and MOST ECONOMICAL 

 BOILER EXTANT for all heating purposes, and is only 

 supplied by the PATENTEE. All other kinds of BOILERS, 

 PIPES. VALVES, HEATING and VENTLLRTING APPA- 

 RPTUS manufactured by 



F, SILVESTER & CO., 



CASTLE HILL WORKS, NEWCASTLE, 

 STAFFORDSHIRE. 



Full Particulars on application. 



PORTABLE CUCUMBER FRAMES. 

 HALLIDAY and CO. desire to 



draw Bpecial attention to their Cucumber Frames, 

 of which they always have a large stock, ready glazed and 

 painted. They are made of the best materials, and can be put 

 together and taken apart in a few minutes by any one. 

 Prices delivered to any station in England : — £ s. d. 



R 



2-light frame, 8 feet by 6 feet ) Pfl/ ,v imr ( 

 Wight frame, 12 feet by 6 feet > c Z£rf*.< 



3 10 

 5 5 



Might frame, 24 feet by 6 feet ) 

 The glass is nailed and puttied in. Lights and framing for 

 brick pita at proportionately low prices. 



R. HALLIDAY & CO., 



Hothouse Builders and Engineers, 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL WORKS, MTDDLETON, 



MANCHESTER. 



London Agent, Mr. H. SKELTON, Seedsman, &c, 

 2, HoUoway Road, N. 



