Jone 15, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
grandis cae a whit s wae most « 7 in i the peculiar 
shade of co Dendrobium 
also were Piura fine varieties of Cattleya gi gas. 
prised Thunias in variety, Sobralias also, notably 
chi rosea (very fine), as well as Epidendrum vitellinum 
new or rare plants from the same source, there was 
Jarge well-developed specimen of Draceena Sanderiana, and 
another of D. Godseffiana, Begoni 
Mrs. $ oore, 
Bougainvillea glabra, Sander’s variety, and Cyrtanthus 
obligus were also shown well. 
Messrs. J. LAING & Sons staged a large miscellaneous grou 
of flowering and foliage plants, comprising of the form 
i t strai erous B i 
a canary ye low, “Glox xinia 7 the 
he ase k 8 
ral examples ot the A a Caladiums, Fin with 
Palms, . background. 
Low & Co. had a group of r e Ste rg 
the woe saad w Pa t boney being v 
Odontoglos: re numerous, and several vin Acne 
diu — incl uded s C. Cu rti isii viride, rtrude Hol- 
ee (hybrid), and ——ů Ingrami, extremely rich 
n colour, especially the lip. 
& Sow ct. d fan 
essrs sheet 3 i atin Fi s a 
nd flowering sha ts, compris sing Roses ts a 
witha are at the ee — e Roses in b: ens ame — 
by it nee several old-fashioned kinds 
From both Messrs, F, Cant, of Colchester, and a of 
Canterbury. came a number of boxe: of cut „ t 
sce v i In ti of these exhibits 
f cut Roses and of 
n boxes, being e embedded i ia 
cle, 
om Mr. came a group of show and fancy 
Pelargon'ums, with cut none es as a finish to the front, the 
whole producing a fine e 
ZONIES, &. 
Messrs, KELWAY & Son were exceedingly strong in cut 
1 embracing a wide awe of variety, the whole 1 
t; early Delphiniums here w 
59188 ffect ; 
very good. 
n BARR * SoN also Ae a large mass of Pœonies, 
in tably prx light-coloured forms. 
Fro r. TH S. WA 5 Peit es, Iris, Lilies (in great 
mache pon cos choice > things in ne, the whole exhibit 
being very comprehens 
n 
Mess rrp T & 
Pre ai were a leading pitoe y these being pt 7 
some plants in flow 
Messrs. SUTTON 8 tion NS made a feature of Gloxinias, show- 
ing — of their well-known strain most profusely flowered, 
Her Majesty being conspicuous as a ‘eplendid white variety of 
pure colour. 
Messrs. CARTER & Co., also sent Gloxinias, the plants being 
Men managed and packed with bloom, the habit dwarf and 
“he m Mess rs. KEYNES, WILLIAMS & Co. came a beautiful 
assortment of the Penzance cyt BRIERS, fine masses of 
each colour being 9 effecti 
J. VEI ron & Soxs "hoti a profusion of HARDY 
ZONIES, in 
T SK ria as Ceesalpinia 
Dr 
variety ; also choice examples 
japonica, and other eee ef thei 
rs. COOLING, Bath, came a 3 teresting dis- 
et 2 old-fashioned T Roses, as well as newer decorative 
rs. ee as. & 8 } q + p 1 E N 4 4 
Š TE Scott, 
gr. to to Miss FOSTER, The Holme, lant Park, stagod an 
effective 8 e plants, very well arran 
eee had a good group of excel- 
nias, one, a pure white, 
ood. 
Mr. Davis, 
lent varieties e double us Begon 
named Mont N. ‘ing ae yg 
. H. B. Ma own Gloxinias and Ferns, &., 
ining a pretty croup. 
1 E & Co., Colchester, had a beautiful 
assortment of Galochorti and Iris, &c, 
L 
ge plants would have been an acquisition, 
otherwise it was an excellent display, in every way meri- 
torious, 
VIOLAS. 
resent dry time is very trying to Violas, 
progre ; of 
plants will fare "badly. I hesitate to water, for — 
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en ita that I fnd not a few die soon after 
affording 
The uaa mt be learnt from this is, that apri 
Planted Violas may do well prons planting is fol. 
lowed by showery w = er to keep them growing; 
but if instead, a dry spring like that a ad 1 
year is 2 there cannot be deal of 
growth in the plants, and conteqentiy a little 
bloom, — late in the seas 
r these newly-planted yii is a number of 
3 which are literally sheets of bloom, and 
rg 
finely, There they reed all the 
wines. though a in early April had a miserable 
appearance, Despite the dr Gaard the plants are 
still blooming abundantly, rane of the individual 
have provided thereby 88 oe ‘coolness to the 
tha 
roots, and added to their having rooted deeply 
into the firm soil, accounts for the goodness and 
continuance of the bloom, a 
open in Augu ust—plan out into nursery 
bede in October in well-prepared grounds, and 
removed to their permanent beds in March 
—beds Kamy prepared, From such nursery beds 
the plants would be lifted with large balls of roots 
and soil; the effect of the removal would therefore 
be very slight. When plants are lifted fr 
cutting bed direct to the beds and borders in which 
they are to bloom, they are apt to lose some of their 
roots and much of their soil in the transfer, and 
then the plants are some time getting hold 
d, 
Violas for the summer display do not order until 
late in the spring, 1 same e is witnessed. 
spring or — summer, the autu — Violas 
can be gre helped. dy a r e of fresh 
soil N N a mf rain. 
A trying time comes x July and ee er when 
“e weather is very t timer, and 
become 8 Tt i is then a little 
— — found of advantage, By dissolving sulphate 
of ammonia or nitrate of soda in water at the rate of 
a quarter of an ounce to a gallon, a afi aid to 
craves J is provided; the former of ammonia being 
a heavy one, and the other ie light ones, 
Thee manures should be applied only 
rain or a good watering; and they may be afforded 
once a week, but never when the soil is dry. here 
a continuous display is looked for, seed should not 
be allowed to mature. R. D. 
VARIORUM, 
“eh Roy. r. Paterson, Fernfcld j 
Häri blloriag 
of a "bok ot t Orchids to Balmoral, N her . 
acceptance on the occasion of her birthday, 
received the following reply on 24 2 3 
from the Hon. H. C. Legge, the Equerry- in- 
Waiting: 
* Balmoral Castle, June 5, 1895, 
— * Equerry-in-Waiting presents his com- 
to De. Paterson, an to inform him 
that re is commanded to to thank him very much for 
the lovely Orchids he ugh to send the 
n with which Her ee was greatly pleased. 
E G. fla bel 
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Lalias, Vandas, Odontoglossums, Kc. 
MARKETS, 
COVENT GARDEN, June 13. 
[We cannot accept any responsibility for the subjoined 
Th * rnished to 1 
Thursday, Bratt a * r us regularly every 
— 2 — Pi It m 
282 not 4—.— the anor on an 
Y» 
— date 22 5 the 2 averages for the week — m 
OUT FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
$. d. 1. d. sd, sd 
biooms ... * 40-60 eyed, 12 bun. 1 0-20 
Azaleas, per dozen — Paper - white, 
sprays . 0 6- 10 p. 12 bun. .. 8 0-10 0 
Bouvardias, p. bun, 0 6-10 
8 1 6- 2 6 Orchids: 
7 — 40-60! Cattleya, 12 0-12 0 
AMEE phy per 30-40 Odontoglossum 
Lapageria, 12 — 10-20) m. 12 blm. 3 0- 6 0 
lac (French), per Pyrethrums, 12 bun. 4 0-8 0 
Cs e „ 3 6- 4 0 Roses, Tea, per doz. 10-20 
lies of the Valley, | — coloured, p. dz. 20-40 
doz. spra, * 0 916 — yellow (Maré- 
ilium i, ), per dozen 40-6 0 
dozen . 30-40) — red, per dozen 20-60 
idenhair Fern, — (French), red, 
per 12 bunches ., 6 C- 8 0 per dozen. 20-30 
Marguerites, 1 1 = 3 0 Iris, per doz. buns. 9 0 18 0 
eee 12 — 20-40 — dozen J 
Pelargoniums sprays ... 05 0-40 
* por 1a bunches 4 0- 6 0 | Tuberoses, 14 blms, 0 4-06 
„ OB 10 
ORCHID-BLOOM in va: b 
PLANTS In PoTs.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE . 
1 3. d. 3. d. . d. 1. d. 
Adiantum, per dor. 4 0-120 j- 7€ 
Aspidistra, — 12 0-30 0 Foliage pla —2. 
— specim 5 0-15 0 Fuchsias, per doz... —1 
Calceolaria, p per ac 6090 | Heliotrope, per doz. - 
araen E gabe ozen... 60- 90| rangeas, p. doz. 12 0-4 
02. 12 0-18 0 | Ivy Geraniums, doz. )- 
* 4 0-10 0 | Lobelia, per do- — ) 
10-76) uerites, p. doz. 1 
Erica Onvendiahii ette, p. doz. 4 ©- 
per dozen „ 36 0-42 0 various, ea. 2 0-1 
— various, doz, 12 0-24 0 — imens, 10 6-8 
Shrubs, | miums, d ) 15 0 
in 4 h per | Rhodanthe, per doz )-70 
doze: 0 | Schizanthus, p. doz. 6 0- 9 0 
Seren. 4 small, dos. * 40-120 | Spiræas, per doz: ... 8 0-10 U 
Ferns, various, doz, 5 0-12 0 Stocks „per doz, ... t 0-60 
2. d. 3. d. ai ‘4.8 d. 
Figs, dozen. 30- 60 Peaches, Ist size, 10 0 12 0 
black, m Is quali : 820 bete 2 aad 
i i es, St. Mı- 
— 2nd quality., 10-16 chael, each * 20-60 
— Muscats .. 3 0- 4 0 Strawberries, morn- 
Guernsey . . 10-20) ing gathered, Ib. 09-16 
Melons, each... .. 20-26 — perpeck . 40-60 
VEGETABLES.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRIC 
d. 8. d. 1 . s.d. 3. d. 
Asparagus, 100 Fenn ite, ha 26-30 
heads . . LO- 2 0 blue 36-40 
per ld. 0 3 0 4 Tomatos, ome- 
i p. doz. 2 6- 3 6 cows ie e OS- OF 
Cucumbers, per doz. 2 0- 3 0 Guernsey, Ib. 0 5-06 
Mushrooms, per Ib. © 6-0 8 
OLD POTATOS. 
Trade slow. Prices pan lower Dak last repor}. 
Ew PoOTATOS 
sgam s arrivals yeay finished, Page a Cornish 
12s J. B. 
Thomas. 
SEEDS. 
LONDON: June 12.—Messrs. Joha Shaw & Sons, Seed 
Merchants, of Great Mare Pond, Borough, London, S.E., 
e 
was thinly t attended, and presen no features of svecial 
prolon 
ted 
interest. The ged drought naturally puts a stp to all 
cons orders. New French Trifoliun for 
creasi 
umptive sowisg T 
ugust delivery still cheap, and meets with in 
ention, Haricot Beans, with rapidly diminishiag stocks, 
ird seeds unaltered. Linseed steady. pen ot Ses 
Returns give the imports of Clover and 5 i 
United King thi 
299,578, value £524,637, as one — 195,422, value 
£495,437 for the corresponding peri 
FRUITS AND . 
BOROUGH : June 11. — Quotations : 18. 6d. to 2s. 
sh, 1s. to 1s. 3d. per bundle; 
Ge, to 8s. per case.” 
under. —— ote 8 28. 6d. to 5s. per tally; 
— Shea pe sieve ; Cucumbers, Js, to 89. ;. 
De Ah oad * 
