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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



Apbil 6, 1912. 



MARKETS. 



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eOVENT GARDEN. 



Flowers. 



Business iis moderate for Eaeter time, but isupplke 



are ample to meet the demand. e. d. 6. d. 

 Adiantum cun-eetum ... per doz. bun. 5 0 to 8 0 



Aruniis per doz. 2 6 4 0 



Asparaig-us phimosn£ ... per doz. bun. 8 0 15 0 



Spren.geri per doz. bun. 8 0 12 0 



Azaleas per doz. bun. 3 0 4 0 



Camellias per box 1 6 2 0 



C arujationfi per doz. 1 6 2 0 



per doz. bun. 10 0 15 0 



Cattloyas per doz. 10 0 12 0 



Croton leiaves per bun. 10 16 



Euohia,ris , , ' per doz. 2 6 3 6 



French feru per doz. bun. 2 6 4 0 



F ree s ias per <1 o z . bun. 1 3 1 6 



Grardenias per doz. 2 0 3 0 



Hellebores per doz. 16 2 0 



Iris Spanisli per doz. bun. 15 0 18 0 



Lilac per bunch 2 0 3 6 



Lilium ouratum per doz. 4 0 5 0 



speciosum per doz. 2 0 2 6 



„ longiflorum per doz. 3 0 5 0 



Lily of the Valley per doz. bun. 8 0 18 0 



Marguerites p-er doz. bun. 2 0 3 6 



Mignonette por doz. bun. 3 0 3 6 



Narciesu^^ per iloz. bun. 0 0 2 6 



Odontogloeisunis ...... per doz. blnis. 3 0 4 6 



Pelargonaums per doz. bun. 8 0 13 0 



Primrofiee per doz. bun. 10 16 



Roses per iUrv.. 1 <i 5 0 



Smilax per doz. tniil.s 2 i\ 3 6 



Spirsea doz. bun. '2 0 2 6 



Tubero^jes per doz. 0 5 0 9 



.Tulips psr doz. bun, 5 0 7 0 



A^iolets per doz. bun. 13 3 0 



Wallflowers per doz. bun. 16 3 0 



Fruit8. 



There is an excellent demand for apples and 

 oranges, and a fair request for all other fruits on 



offer. 6- ^- d. 



Appies, English cooking ... per bush 5 0 7 6 



Xova Scotia per barrel 10 0 23 0 



C^nadiian per barrel 12- 0 22 0 



,, American per barrel 30 0 38 0 



Californian per case 7 0 11 0 



Aiustralian per box 7 0 18 0 



Oape per box 4 0 8 0 



Bananas per bun. 3 6 10 6 



Cob Nutfi per doz. lb. 6 0 7 0 



Crmiberrie« per ease 9 0 13 0 



Grapee, English per lb. 1 4 3 6 



Belgian per lb. 1 3 3 0 



„ Almeria per barre.1 13 0 18 0 



„ Cape per case 4 0 8 0 



LemouiS per ease 6 0 30 0 



Oranges, Denia per case 15 0 34 0 



„ Jamaic^i per oa.&e 9 0 11 0 



Californian per ca;se 14 0 21 0 



Seville 1^ box 15 0 18 0 



A'alencia per cQ.se 10 0 18 0 



Pears American per harre.1 21 0 26 0 



' Cai>e per box 3 0 5 0 



Californian per cafie 8 6 16 0 



Pin-eapplee -each 3 6 5 0 



Cape P^r doz. 4 0 7 6 



Plums. Cape per case 3 0 6 0 



Strawberries P^r lb. 3 6 10 0 



Vegetables. 



A steady demand continues, and prices are firm. 



6. d. e. d. 



Artichokes, Globe per doz. 3 0 to 4 0 



Jerusalem , per ^-bus-h. 16 3 0 



Aspara^u^ P^r bun. 3 0 4 6 



Beans, Guernsey per lb. 1 0 1 3 



Beet per bush. 



Brotcoli, Sprouting" per bag 



Cabbage i>er tally 



New Comis-h per doz. 



Carrots per doz. bun. 



CiaiiJiflowers per doz. 



Corn "eh per crate 



Celery per doz. bundled 



Chicory per lb. 



Cucumbers l>er doz. 



Endive per doz. 



Horseradish p^er doz. bun. 



Leeks l>er doz. 



Lettuce per doz. 



ilu&hrooms per doz. lb. 



Mint per doz. bun. 



Onions per ease 



Parsley per J-tsieve 



Parsnips per bag 



Peaa, French per pad 



Uadishe.H per doz. bun. 



Uhubarb per doz. bun. 



Savoys per tally 



Seakale P'er bun. 



Spinach per bush. 



Tomatoes, Canary per pack 



Turniips P-er doz. bun. 



Turnip Tops per bag 



Watercress per doz. tun. 



LONDON POTATO 



shows no improvement. 



Blaekland per 



Britis'h Queen per 



E^x per 



Evergood per 



King Edward per 



Up-to-Date P^^^r 



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Algerian, New per ewt. 





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SPECIAL OFFER TO CLEAR LAMD FOR PLANT 

 INC, OF WELL GROWN, EXTRA TRANSPLANTED 

 EVERGREENS, FOR PLAN ING DURING APRiL 



AND MAY. 



AUCUBAS, VARIEGATED AND GREEN. 



1-^ft. to 2ft. 

 2ft. to 3ift. 



3ft. to 3ft. 

 3ft. to 4ft. 

 4ft. to 5ft. 



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7/6 doz. 50/- per 100 

 13/- doz. 75 - per 100. 



CEDRUS DEODARA. 



18/- doz. 



:^t/- doz. 



30/- doz. 



HOLLIES (of sorts). 



33/6 doz. 



42/- doz. 



72/- doz. 



400/- per 1,000 

 650/- per 1,000 



135/- per 100 

 300/- per lOO 

 2.50/- per 100 



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per 100 



300/- per 100 



5O0/- per 100 



lOO/- doz. 750/- per 100 



PORTUGAL AND MYRTIFOLIA. 



9/- doz. 60/- per 100 400/- pcT 1,000 

 15/- doz. im'- per 100 650/- per 1.000 



2Ht. to 3ft. ... 



3ft. to 4ft. ... 



4i't. to 5ft. ... 



.^ft. to 6ft. ... 



LAURELS, 



2ft. to 2-4 ft. ... 



2*ft to .3ft. - , . . ^ ^ ^ 



3ft. to 4ft. ... 18/- doz. 12.5/- per 100 1,000/- per 1,000 



RHODODENDRON PONTICUM, 



2ft. to 2ift. 

 2ift. to 3ft. 

 3ft. to 3ift. 



1-^ft. to 2ft. 

 3ft. tti 2|ft. 

 2ift. to 3ft. 



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3.5/- per 100 

 .50/- per 100 

 70/- per 100 



EVGLISH. 



;X)/- per 100 

 50/- per 100 

 100/- per 100 



300/- per 1,000 

 450/- per 1,000 

 650/- per 1,000 



250/- per I, CM 

 450/- l>er 1,000 

 850/- per l,miO 



DICKSONS 



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Royal Nurseries, CHESTER 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



TOFXG AND CO.. HATHERLET.-These speclti. 

 isto in carnation« issue a neat and bandy cataloCTifr 

 of peri>etiu\]-floweTingr larietiee, and have the coura» 

 to include a list of varietic»s they eoncider to 

 u pers eded by late r i nt r od iictions . 



HAl^lUSON AND SONS, LEICESTEH.-^A very in. 

 teresting, useful, and eapitally-arran^ed catalogTie of 

 select garden seed^. Sixteen pages of excellent ilia- 

 tratione occupy th-^ centre of the catalogue. 



THOMAS S. WARE, LUX., FP:LTHAM.-A Tery 

 com-plete and freely illustrated cataJogue of h&i^ 

 pla n ts su i tab le f <>r various purposes . Da hi iae wkd 

 ros-es are also l:istLd. 



E. H. TA7L01?, WELWYN.— A large proportion of 

 g^ardenens are tee keepers, and they will bo ia. 

 teresteid in the new and illustrated catalogue of bee. 

 keepers' supplies iiseued by the Welwyn expert. 



SEED 



POTATOES 



THAT GROW WITH GOOD RESULTS. 

 May Queens, 141b. 1/6, 281b. 2/6. 561b. 4/6, 1121b. 9/.. 

 Myatts ^ B, Queen ........ \ 



Duke of YorlfS 

 Sharpes Victor 



Snowdrops 



Early Rose 

 Puritan [561b. 3/9 



14ib. 1/3 

 281b. 21- 



Pioneer 



Duchess of Corn- 



Ninetyfold 



Sharpes Express 

 Hebrons / 



SirJ. Llewellyn )14lb, 1/3 



EP'°"'-« lilt lie 



Eclipse Jtl2lb. 6/ 



wall 



Money Maker... 



1121b. 7/" Royal Kidney ... 



What's Wanted. 



Up-to-Date 



Factors 



Dalmeny Hero 

 King Edward 

 ScottishTriumph 

 Lord Dundonaid 



President 



Table Talk 



,14lb. 9d. 

 281b. 1/3 



1411). IM 

 281b. 1/1 

 561b. 2/3 

 1121b. ih 



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Evergoocfs 

 Northern Star 



Cartons i 56lb. 2/- 



Eatingr Potatoes yil2!b.3/9 



All sacks free; loaded free '^n rail; cash with 



order. Send for my full list of Potato and Vegetable 



Seeds and testimonials, also particulars of my Cash 

 Prizes, open to all purchasers of my seed. Special 

 f'^uotations for large quantities. 



HORACE: TAYLOR, 

 (13) High Street, Chatteris, Cambridgeshire. 



PERPE rUA L FLO WE RING 



CARNATIONS, 



Novelties for 1912 are Lady ^ortlicli^ 

 Triumph, Roea Elektrft, Salome, and Sunetar. AJw 

 80 other varieties grown. My stock is the largw 

 in Europe. Inspeetion invited. 



CATALOCUE FREE. 



C, ENGELMANM, SAFFRON WAIM 



CHEAP AND GENUINE 



HOLLAND PLANT GO 



(Postal Address: Head Office GOUDA), 



offer very fine sorts of 

 Rhododendrons, with buds, in very fine colo"";!'* 

 2/-, 3/., 4/-, 6/- each. Polyanth. Roses, la vanet.«. 

 «/- Ur loo. New sorts, —Chmhing Ro* 



Ei enach. 2/- each; CHmbing R^^^, \VaUburg, 1 

 each; Climbing Rose, Flower of Fairfield, synoD^ 

 Crimson semper florens, 50/- per ..oo. ChmD» 

 Roses in different good sorts as Cnmson RaBbl<^. 

 Dorothy Perkins, Tausendschon, etc 

 Standard Roses in splend.d 'i?^^ 

 Japan Maples in fine sorts, 2/- each. Lan« 



free England. 



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YOUR GARDEN WILL "BE 



GRAND SUCCESS IF YOU STUDY THIS STANDARD WORK. 



W. SANDKRS, F.L.S., Editor 



99 



A Complete Guide to Planting and Management ^V^e Flower Ga^^^^^ 

 and the Cultivation of Flowers, Plants, and Trees, for Outdoor Culture. 



Fashioningr the Garden. 

 Beds and Borders. 

 Walks and Paths. 

 Lawns and Tennis Court. 

 Rockeries and Ferneries. 

 Arbours, Summerhouses. 

 Arches, and Pergolas. 



THE CONTENTS INCLUDE 



Edgings. 



Walls and Fences. 

 Garden Practice. 

 Propagation. 

 Colour Arrangemi 



Bedding. 



Annuals and Biennials. 



480 PAGES, ILLUSTRATED BY 64 PLATES OF BI 



DT ANTTS AND FLOWERS. AND MANY BXP 



Hardy and Tender Border 



Plants and Flowers. 

 Climbing Plants. 

 Trees and Shrubs. 

 Pests and Diseases. 



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