September 8, 1888.] 



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gandavensis, G.|hybridus Lemoinei, Lilium auratum, 

 L. lancifolium, L. 1. punctatum, L. 1. rubrum, and 

 Agapanthus umbellatus. 



Tomato Kot : A. S. Yes, they are affected by a 

 fungus identical with, or very nearly allied to, the 

 Potato-fungus. We fear you can do nothing in 

 the way of cure, but you can prevent its spreading 

 by destroying all affected plants. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



B. Gilbert, Dyke, Bourne, Lines. — Bulbs and 



Anemones. 

 V. Doppleb, (Erfurt — Dutch Bulbs, Flower Roots, 



and Seeds. 

 Thine & Paton, 18 and 20, Union Street, Dundee — 



Dutch Bulbs, Lilies, and Spring Flowering 



Roots. 

 W. Fell & Co., Hexham — Dutch Bulbs, Narcissus, 



Herbaceous and Alpine Plants. 

 Oakenhead & Co., 86, Patrick Street, Cork— Dutch 



and Cape Bulbs, Plants and Seeds. 

 T. Imrib & Sons, 187, High Street, Ayr— Dutch 



Flower Roots. 

 W. Smith & Son, 18, Market Street, Aberdeen, N.B. 



— Dutch Flower Roots. 

 The Liverpool Horticultural Company (J. Cowan), 



Limited, Garston — Dutch Bulbs, Narcissus, 



Gladiolus, and Miscellaneous Bulbs. 

 Messrs. Harrison & Sons, Market Place, Leicester 



— Flowering Bulbs and Roots. 

 Societe Anonyme l'Horticultuhe Internationale 



(J. Linden), 79, Rue Wiertz, Pare Leopold, 



Brussels — Orchids and New Plants. 

 Barr & Son, 12 and 13, King Street, Covent Garden 



— Cultivated Bulbs of all Kinds. 

 Tate '& Co., 119 and 120, Capel Street, Dublin- 

 Dutch Bulbs, &c. 

 J. Carter & Co., 237 and 238, High Holborn, Lon- 

 don — Dutch and other Bulbs. 

 J. Laino & Sons, Forest Hill, London, S.E.— Bulbs, 



Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Begonias, and Seeds. 

 T. Davis & Co., Wavertree, Liverpool — Dutch 



Bulbs, &c. 

 J. Vervaene, Ledebourg lez Gand — Azalea indica. 

 Messrs. Clark, Brothers & Co., 65, Scotch Street, 



Carlisle — Spring Flower Roots. 

 John Waterer & Sons, Bagshot, Surrey — American 



Plants, Conifers. &c. 



C'iMMi">"icATio>'S Received: 

 nett.— J. J. W.— T. & P.— 

 R. A. R.— J. C— W. G.—\ 

 Vallauce. (pa: 



-Thos. Imrie & Co.— W. Ben- 

 L Bourne.— O. R. K.— F. M. 

 W. S.— Carnation, shortly.— G. 

 : for insertion).— E. B.— H. W. 

 Ward.— Messrs. Heniier & Sons.— G. W.— S. Rawson.— J. C. 

 — H. E.— T. Honeychurch.— T. H. P.— J. Ward.— J. W.— J. 

 Hughes.— J. B— J. R— A. D.— J. S. 



iy Correspondents sending plants or fruits to be named, or 

 ashing questions demanding timeand research for their solution, 

 must not ezpt ■ t to obtain an answer to their enquiries in th* 

 current week. 



DIED, on Saturday, September 1, at Gunnersbury 

 Park Gardens, Acton, the wife of Mr. John Roberts, 

 after a long illness. 



Markets. 



COVENT GAB DEN, September 6. 



Business very dull, with short supplies of sieve 

 fruit. Channel Islands produce in heavy supply. 

 Best Peaches in demand. James Webber, Wholesale 

 Apple Market. 



Apples, half-sievt 

 Filberts, 100 lb. 

 Grapes, per lb. 

 Lemons, per case 

 Melons, each 



Fruit.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.a.s.d. , s.d.s. d. 



2 0-46 Peaches, dozen ... 2 0-10 

 80 0- ... | Pine-applea,Eng.,lb. 2 0-30 



..06-20 Plum?, half-sieve ... 2 6- 4 

 ..12 0-21 —St. Michael, each 2 0-50 

 ,. 1 0- 3 Ol 



Vegetables.— Average Retail Prices. 



s. d. s. d. 



4- ... 



16-26 

 , 6- fl 



U 4- ... 



4 0-50 



4 0-50 



6- ... 



Artichokes, p. doz..„ 4 0- ... 

 BeanB, Kidney, lb. ... 4- ... 

 Beet, red, per dozen 10-20 

 Canote, per bunch 

 Cauliflowers, each 

 Celery, per bundle 

 Cucumbers, each 

 Endive, per dozen ... 3 0- ... 

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

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

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

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

 Mushroom*, punnet 10-20 

 Potatos.— Jersey trade finished ; English Myatt's, 2s. ; Beauty 

 of Hebron, 2s. to 2s. 3d. ; and Regents, 2?. per bushel. 



Mustard and Cress, 



Onious, per bunch . 

 Parsley, per bunch.. 

 Potatos, per cwt. ., 



,, kidney, perewt 

 Shallots, per lb. 

 Spinach, per bushel... 3 0- 

 Tomatos, per lb. ... 9-10 

 Turnips, per bunch, 



new 5- ... 



Vegt. Marrows, each 2- ... 



Plants Df Pots.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



Aralia Sieboldi, doz. 6 

 Asters, per dozen ... 3 

 Balsams, per doz. ... 2 

 Bouvardias, per dozen 9 

 Calceolarias, dozen 3 

 Carnations, per doz. 6 

 Chrysanthems., doz. 4 

 Cockscombs, per doz. 2 

 Coleus, dozen ... 2 



Crassula, per doz, ... 9 

 Cyperus, per dozen . 4 

 Dracaena terminal is. 



per dozen 30 



— viridis, per doz. 12 

 Euonymus, in var., 



per dozen 6 



Evergreens, in var., 



per dozen 6 



Ferns, in var., doz. 4 



0-18 



0-6 



0-4 



0-12 



D-60 



0-18 



0-9 



6-4 



0-4 



0-12 



0-12 



0-60 



0-24 



0-18 



0-24 

 0-18 



Foliage plants, vari- 

 ous, each 2 0-10 



elastica. each .16-70 



3 0-60 

 3 0-60 

 9 0-18 

 18 O-30 



Fuchsias, doz. 

 Heliotropes, dozen. 

 Hydrangeas, dozen 

 Liliums, var., doz. 

 Marguerites, doz. . 

 Mignonette, 12 pots 3 0-60 

 Myrtles, per dozen... 6 0-12 

 Palms in var., each 2 6-21 

 Pelargoniums, doz... 6 0-12 

 — scarlet, dozen ... 3 0-60 

 Ehodanthe. perdoz... 4 0-60 

 Scented Geranium. 



per dozen ... 

 Solanums, dozen 

 Verbenas, per doz. 



3 0-60 

 9 0-15 



4 0-60 



Cut Flowers. — Average Wholesale Prices. 



Asters, 12 bunches ... 2 



— French, per bun. 1 

 Bouvardias, per bun. 

 Carnations, 12 blms. 1 



— dozen bunches... 4 

 Chrysanthemums, 



12 blooms 



— dozen bunches... 2 

 Cornflower, 12 bun. 1 

 Eucharis, per dozen 3 

 Forget-me-nots, 12 



bunches 2 



Gardenias. 12 blooms 1 

 Gladiolus, doz. sprays 

 Heliotropes, 12 spr. 

 Lavender, 12 bun. ... 3 

 Lilium longiflorum, 



12 blooms 3 



— lancifolium, 12 bl. 1 

 Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 



0-6 Mignonette. 12 bun. 1 0- ; 

 0-16 Pansies. 12 bun. ... 1 0- I 

 6-10 Pelargoniums, 12 spr. 6- ) 

 0-2 — scarlet, 12 spr.... U 2- < 

 0- 6 : Pinks. 12 bun 3 0- 



Poppiea, 12 bun. ... 4 0- I 

 6-3 Primulas, double, 12 



0-6 sprays 9-: 



6-3 Pyrethrums, 12 bun. 2 0- ! 

 0-60, Khodanthe, 12 bun. 4 0- ( 



Roses, -Tea, per doz. 6- ] 

 0-4 — coloured, dozen. 2 0- > 

 6-40, — red, per dozen ... 6- '. 

 6-16 — „ 12 bunches 2 0- i 

 6-10 — Safrano, dozen... 6- ( 

 0-4 6 Stephanotis, 12 spr. 2 t 



Sweet Peas, 12 bun. 2 0- ( 

 0-5 SweetSultan,12bun. 2 0- 4 

 0-3 Tuberoses. 12 blms.... U 4- ( 

 0-6 



SEEDS. 



London: Sept. 5. — Messrs. John Shaw & Sons, 

 seed merchants, of 37, Mark Lane, E.C., write 

 that a fair business has lately been doing in Clover 

 and other seeds, with a strong upward tendency in 

 values. On account of the continued unfavourable 

 weather the prospects for the new crops are ex- 

 tremely bad, and in consequence all descriptions are 

 held for higher prices. This applies especially to 

 red, white, and Alsike Clover seed, and particularly 

 to Trefoil. Winter Tares are advancing. There is 

 no change in seed Rye. Trifolium keeps steady. 

 New blue Peas are now appearing. Feeding Linseed 

 is firm. 



CORN. 



Averages. — Official statement showing the average 

 price of British corn, imperial measure, in the week 

 ended September 1 : — Wheat, 36s. id.; Barley, 

 26s. 10<2. ; Oats, 19s. 9d. For the corresponding 

 week in 1887:— Wheat, 29s. lid.; Barley, 27s. bd. ; 

 Oats, 15s. Gd. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 



Spitalflelds : September 5. — Good supplies of all 

 kinds of fruits, fresh vegetables, Potat09, &c. ; demand 

 slow, at prices as follows : — Fruit : Damsons, 3s. to 

 3s. Gd. per half sieve ; Plums, English, 3s. to 3s. (yd. 

 do. ; foreign do., 2s. to 2s. Gd. per basket ; English 

 Green Gages, 6s. Gd. to 7s. per bushel ; foreign do., 

 2s. 9d. to 3s. Gd. per half-fiat ; Pears, 4s. to 5s. per 

 bushel ; Apples, 3s. Gd. to 5s. do. ; do., 2s. to 3s. 

 per half-bushel ; English Tomatos, 5s. Gd. to 6s. Gd.. 

 per peck ; foreign do., Is. Sd. to 2s. 3d. per box of 

 about 18 lb. Vegetables : Cabbages, Is. Gd. to 

 2s. Gd. per tally ; Vegetable Marrows, Is. Gd. to 3s. 

 do. ; Cauliflowers, 2s. Gd. to 6s. do. ; Peas, Is. Gd. to 

 Is. 9i. per bushel ; do., 2s. to 2s. 3d. per sack ; Broad 

 Beans, Is. to Is. 3d. per bushel ; do., 2s. to 2s. 3d. 

 per sack ; Scarlet Runners, Is. to Is. 6c/. per sieve ; 

 do., 2s. to 3s. per sack ; French Beans, Is. 9d. to 

 2s. per sieve ; Onions, Is. 9d. to 2s. 3d. per dozen 

 bunches ; Turnips, Is. Gd. to 2s. do. ; Carrots, Is. Gd. 

 to 2s. do. ; Beetroots, 2s. Gd. to 3s. do. ; Mint, Is. 6d. 

 to 2s. do. ; Parsley, Is. to Is. Gd. do. ; foreign Onions, 

 2s. 3d. to 2s. Gd. per bag of about 110 lb.; fram^ 

 Cucumbers, Is. 9d. to 3s. per dozen ; common do., 9d. 

 to Is. do. ; Endive, Is. Gd... do. ; Cos Lettuce, Gd. to 

 8d. per score. 



POTATOS. 



Borough and Spitalfields : Sept. 4. — The 

 market is fully supplied, assortment variable, demand 

 slow, and prices irregular : — Regents, 55s. to 80s. ; 

 Siiaws, 50s. to 70s. ; Hebrons, 60s. to Sbs. ; kidneys, 

 60s. to 80s. ; Early Roses, 40s. to 60s. per ton. 



Spitalfields : Sept. 5. — Quotations : — Magnums, 

 50s. to 60s. ; Imperators, 55s. to 60s. ; Early Rose, 

 50s. to 55s. ; Englishkidneys, 60s. to 65s. ; do. 

 Regents, 60s. to 70s. ; and Beauty of Hebron, 50s. 

 to 60s. per ton. 



THE GARDENERS' 



OR PHAN FU ND. 



DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS 



WILL BE THANKFULLY RECEIVED BY 



A. F. BARRON, Hon. Sec, 



Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens, 

 Chiswick, London, W. 



PEACH TREES for SALE.— Extra size, rang- 

 ing from 5 to 10 feet high, and as much through. The 

 best sorts represented ; 1000 feet of south walling being en- 

 gaged for their growth. For particulars, apply to 



R. GILBERT, High Park Gardens. Stamford. 



0£at f Jfcwe&noje 



S trawberries a Specialt y 



Select List Free . 

 Sample of Plants 3? 

 Lovel & Son, Driffield 



pUTBUSH'S MILL- 



\J TRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN. 

 — Too well known to require descrip- 

 tion. Price, 6s. per bushel (Is. extra 

 per bushel for package), or Qd. per 

 cake ; free by parcel post. Is. 



None genuine unless in sealed pack- 

 ages and printed cultural directions 

 enclosed, with our signatureattached. 



WM. CUTBUSH AND SON 

 (Limited), Nurserymen and Seed 

 Merchants, Highgate Nurseries, N. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE, newly made. 

 Truck-load, (2 tons) 20s. ; in bags— 20, 14s. ; 40, 25s. Free 

 on to Rail. Cash with order. 



J. STEVENS axd CO., Cocoa-nut Fibre Merchants. Grey- 

 hound Yard, and 153, High Street, Battersea; S.W. 



SULPHIDE of POTASSIUM (Harris).— A 

 certain cure for Mildew on Plants, Red Spider, Aphis, 

 &C. Enough to make 32 gallons of •solution, free for Is. 3d. 

 The only kind to use is " Harris's specially prepared Sulphide 

 of Potassium." Sole Manufacturers : — 

 PHILIP HARRIS and CO.(Limited), 9,Bull Ring, Birmingham. 



GARDEN 

 REQUISITES. 



Two Prize Medals. 

 Quality. THE BEST In the Market. (All sacks included.) 

 PEAT, best brown fibrous ... 5s. per sack, 5 sacks for 22s. 6d. 

 PEAT, best black fibrous ... 4s. 6d. ,, 5 sacks for 20s. 

 PEAT, extra selected Orchid 7s. 6d. „ 5 sacks for 35s. 



SILVER SAND, coarse, Is. 6d. per bush., 14s. half-ton, 24s. ton. 



RAFFIA FIERE, best only Is. per lb. 



TOBACCO CLOTH, or PAPER Is. lb.; 28 lb., 27«. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS, all selected, 3s. per bush., Is. per sack. 



CHUBB'S " PERFECT " FER- ) Is Bags. 



TILIZER (the Best Food for [ . " N 



all kinds of Plants, Flowers, ("Tins. 71b. Hlb. 281b. 561b. 1 cwt. 

 Fruits, Vegetables, &c. ...J 1/6 3/- 6/- 8/- 14/- 22/- 



CRUSHED BONES, or Bone Dust 1/2 2/- 3/6 6/- 12/- 



VIRGIN CORK (Best Quality onlv) — 3/- 5/6 10/6 17/- 



RUSSIAN MATS, BAMBOO CASES, PERUVIAN GUANO, 

 NITRATE of SODA, HORTICULTURAL CHARCOAL, &c. 



PEAT MOSS LITTER, cheapest and best Bedding for Horses and 

 Cattle, £2 per ton. Extra larj*e Sample Bales, 6s. each. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE (by Chubb's special process), 

 sacks, Is. 3d. each ; 10 sacks, lis.; 15 sacks, 15s.; 20 sacks, 18s.; 

 30 sacks, 25s. ; 40 sacks, 30s. ; Truck-load, loose, free on rail, 

 28s. Limited quantities of G., special quality granulated, 

 in sacks only, 2s. each. Terms, strictly Cash with order. 

 (Bankers. Cnion Bank of London.) 



CHUBB, ROUND & CO., 



WEST FERRY ROAD, MLLWALL, LONDON, E. 



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 Iuside of Conservatories, Ao. 

 Prices. Patterns, and Testimonials, Post-free. 



LA BELLE SATJVAGE YARD, LUDGATE HILL. EC. 

 BAOHBLOB'S WALK. DUBLIN.— Discount tor Cash. 



