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THE GARDENERS’ 
А оет Auchinraith, Blantyre—Herbaceous 
Plant Є 
Е. J. amer or es Somerset—Seed 
Sour TTING, Luxembourg Extract from 
бенега Catalogte : 
‘THomas Horsman, m Godwi. in Street, Bradford— 
r Seeds. 
& Co., 4, Quai de la Mégisserie, 
Seeds of 'Trees and 
Caen, Calvados, Fase Kav 
Ro " 
Perer HENDERSON & Co. 35 and 37, Cortland 
Street, New York, U.S.A.—“ Everything for а 
arden.’ 
Taos. Bunyarp, Ashford, Kent—Flower and Vege- 
“tings Seeds. 
tS ig e Farm Nurseries, Tottenha 
, Hal 
ondon, ув anthemums, Hardy Flori ate? 
M erg, p s im Plants, &c. 
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.—E, саб —Frank Miles.— 
G. N.—W. B. 
—E. J.—T. Lewis,—W. A,—G, Layard.— 
m NW. XA T. (next Vae) A a Tk —W 7 B.— 
4; MAE B.—C. D. & S.—W. e W. * W. D.— 
Ww. Go. S.—Datiodil, Сок E —H. А.Р. —T. J. 
rrr m . S. Wood—G. H., St. be ч L. P.— 
MARKETS. 
COVENT GARDEN, m UE M. 
The subjoined reports are furnished to us regularly every 
aqu dn by the kindness ot several кз the principal sales- 
and are responsible for the 
alg It must be remembered that these quotations 
alte aver aa report LII 
The prices fluctuate, not ошу! from day to day, but often 
е pedes ge ud pee сенд still less can ne be leon 
as guides to the price in the coming week. Ep.] 
Воѕгмеѕѕ still quiet, with supplies much the same 
as last week. James Webber, Wholesale Apple Market. 
PLANTS IN POTS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
Ed. sd. 
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аах ochre er 
Cineraria, per doz.... 9 0-1 
Cyclamens, dozen ...12 
"aw d 0-18 Ferns, in variety, d 
dozen 
Foliage plants, vari- 
each .. 
4 0-18 0 
let, per doz. 
Primula sinensis, per 
Euonymus, i ar., 
vaT., 
.. 6 0-24 0 
arp each. 16- 7 0| 
0-60 
Solanums, per dozen 9 0-12 0 
pira, hae 12 0-24 0 
Tulips, 12 pts — ... 6 0- 80 
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Cur FLOWERS. Seapets WHOLESALE PRICES, 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. з «s 5 I 
| Mignonette, 1 18 bun. 3 O- 60 
eoe! oig e d 
з, per 
-" gre scar- 
| 0 
=з, single, i 3 
bunches 
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2g 
sib 
558 
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$' 
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e ai 
eliotrope, 1 spr. 
Jasmine, in. bun. 0 
Lilies of begs Valley, 
12 spra . O9- 16 
мые boi, "per 12 
bunches ..  ..30-60 
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— Czar, Fr., "bunch 1 
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on 
VEGETABLYS—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES. 
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a 
Б 
РА 
. s. d. s.d. 
Artichokes, per doz... % 0-... 
Asparagus, French, 
bundle... ..21 0 
Mushrooms 
| Mustard and C nds, 
т: fs 
so” 
u 0 os | 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- ... |, 
rs, per doz. [ви Per "bundle 
Н H 2 
ppd ы кс „>? 
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j ires t T 
/S.—Markets very heavy, at the following pri 
L г т6: саега to 1105. 2 m. 
CHRONICL.E. 
[Feprvary 19, 1887. 
FRUIT.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s. d. 
#. d. s. d. 
Apple, ў E “SIEVE ......... 16-50 Lemons, per case ...12 0-21 0 
a Scotia, brl. 8 0-12 0 | Pears, per dozen ... 20-40 
ps 20-40 Pine-apples, Eng.,lb. 1 0-1 6‏ ا 
Kent Cobs, 100 Ib. ...65 0 70 0| — St. Michael. each 1 6- 6 0‏ 
Тох Feb. 16.—Messrs. s Shaw & Sons, 
Seed Marchi of 37, Mark Lane, E.C., report 
to-day's market thinly attended, with but little busi- 
ness doing. A ty but ‘ye feelin 
terises the tra | the case a 
yers on former terms. 
For blue Peas the br 1s slow 
CORN. 
Averages.—The following is 
showing the average price of British corn, imperial 
'asure, as received from the inspectors and - 
cers of Excise, in the week aes February 12 
Wheat, rley, 2 aren 16s. 10d, 
an official statement 
wy ws 
For the яла ers week 886 :—Wheat, 
29s. 6d.; Barley, 29s. ; Oats, 195 dd. 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 
UMBIA (East LONDON) : Feb. 16.— 
as moderately brisk at prices as follows :—Apples, 
. to 9s. per American ditto. 11s. to 17s. 
per barrel ; Sprouting Broccoli, 15. о 2s. per sieve; 
russels Sprouts, 0 0. ; Savoys, 2s 
Gs. per tally; Greens, 1s, 6d. to 2. . per n 
bunches ; Turni s. to 2з. 6d. do.; Carr l 
(English), 4s. to 5s. per cwt.; foreign do., 3s. to 
4s, г bag of 110 lb.; Carrots, 15s. to 21s. 
gem 
: Feb. 15.— The market has been well 
abus ау the past week, and а fair trade was 
done at the undermentioned prices :—Savoys, 3s. to 
25. to A 6d. per dozen 
8, house- 
. per Carrot 
nip . to . do.; ditto, uds Medie 175. 
2s, do. ; ; Parsnips, 6d. to 9d. per score; Mangels, 
rw 6 158. per ton; Swedes, 17s. to 21s. do.; 
Niger English, 105s. to 115s. per ton; ditto, Dutch, 
/. per bag; Watercress, 64. r dozen; 
с , 6d. he - per roll; Rhubarb, 2s. to 3s. 
per dozen ичн ; Apples, 2s. to Qs. б: рег half 
sieve ; ditto, 4s. to 5s, 64. sien eve 
HAY. 
The тшк are the average of the prices obtained 
nt the Metr n markets during the past week :— 
Clover, prime, [ s. to B. infer ‘rior, к чн 84s. ; 
hay, vm a . to 905. ; do. inferior, o 605. ; 
and straw, 285. to 42s. — load. 
ЖЕЕ 
POTATOS. 
Feb. 15 
and and were in 
BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS: 
ties met a rai dem: 
the p 
.— Best quali- 
mode rate supply, 
consisting of 
enl 
Quotations :—Regents, 70s. to 110s. 
se 65s. to 80s.; and Magnum Bonums, 60s. 
e UMBIA (East eee Feb. 16. MP ovre 
otch Regents, 60s. to 85s Ма agnums, о 1005.; 
чке чариш 55s. to 80s.; Yor and Lincoln Regents, 
er to .; Magnums, 55s. to 75s.; Kent and 
te e Rege c 58s. to 755. ; and Cibi 55s. 
a TFORD: PA. 15. — Quotations : — Scotch 
psy" 805. to 95s. ; Magnums, 80s. to 95s. ; Саш: 
s, 50s. to 70s. ; Fenland, 50». to 80s, per ton. 
NOVELTIES 
WORTH HAVING. 
AVER PAVONINUM (‘‘ PEACOCK POPPY "). 
PA 
I PAVON E T deep 
arf 
resent novelty is of habit. A conspicuous 
eia ssy black zon s the ls near the base, 
united bands forming a complete ring, which shows to 
great advantage on the brilliant scarlet ground colour 
When fully expanded they are nearly 4 inches across; 
plant of average size will produce a hundred flowers. t 
succeeds in any +4 чш soil. It is a native 
of Turkestan and Afghanistan. Per , 1s. 
= ” 
— “ QUEEN THE RKET."— 
his variety is a distinct and new rac bl 
fully a month earlier than any other; similar in heigh! 
and shape of flower to the id -flowered section, and 
suitable either for outdoor г comes into 
Red, White, o A Blue, separate, each ». т packet : 
ed colours, 1s. per pack: 
ASTER “ WASHINGTON , NEEDLE. m 
/, ve h, with needle- 
shaped very double flowers 
This is th е largest iix red Needle Aster in existence. 
ne exhi ars flow 
Light Purple, Peach- Кыйы; or Rose, each per packet, 15. 
DIANTHUS HEDDEWIGI, fl-pl, “ MOURN- 
NG CLOAK.” of this ma; nifice nt variety 
purple y to black parle with beautiful ie double ey а 
e gra = = iking colour of 
bine i ng bouquets, 
MINA LOBATA, a magnificent and me 
attractive. ima 18 RA a he и, flowers brigh 4 
т packe 6d. 
SINDA EONS eg GRANDE 
PLENISSIN rticularly fine ep 
тайне, differin ng foni the ‘olde e ones from its u uar 
Inwhle flowers ot е us 
strikin epis ars, T forms a handsome Dahlia-li e busty 
feet in height. Eight colours, mised, p 
to the Trade | Trade on en ape 
of 3 to A 
packet "S EN 
Prices 
CATALOG UES of all Varieties of Vegetable 
including many sisi sies an Tos by Post. 
ЕСЕ & SIMPSON 
Seed and Bulb Merchants, 
EXETER STREET, STRAND 
LONDON, W.C. 
