February 19, 1887. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
397 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
February 17 th, 1887. 
Messrs. Hubst & Son, 152, Iloundsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report a moderate 
enquiry for Clover seeds. English Red Clover is still 
offering at lower rates and meets with few buyers. 
German White Clover is cheaper. No change in values 
of foreign Red Clover, Alsyke, or Trefoil. Rye Grasses 
are firm. No change to report in Bird Seeds. 
-- 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
February 17 th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Apples, i sieve. 2 0 5 0 1 Pine-apples, St. 
Grapes.per lb. 2 0 4 0 I Michaels, each .... 1 6 
Kent Cobbs.. 100 lbs. 60 0 65 0 | Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 1 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
6 0 
1 6 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 2 0 3 0 Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 2 0 2 6 
Beet, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 
Brussel Sprouts,perlb. 0 3 
Cabbages-per doz. 2 0 2 6 
Carrots, per bunch ..06 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen . 30 50 
Celery, per bundle v 2 0 2 6 
Cucumbers, each .... 1 0 13 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 
Herbs, per bunch.... 0 2 0 4 
Potatos.- Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Horse Radish, bundle 
Lettuces .. per dozen 
Mushrooms, p. basket 
Onions, per bushel .. 
Parsley, per bunch .. 
Radishes, per dozen.. 
Sea Kale . . per basket 1 
Small salading,punnet 0 
Spinach, per strike .. 2 
Tomatos, per lb.10 
Turnips_ per bun. 0 6 
2 6 
2 6 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 3 0 
5 
0 
Marguerites, 12 bun... 
3 
0 
6 
0 
Azalea, 12 sprays .... 0 6 
i 
0 
Mignonette, 12 bun... 
4 
0 
6 
0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 1 0 
1 
6 
Parme Violets(French), 
Camellias. .12 blooms 2 0 
4 
0 
per bunch .. 
3 
0 
4 
6 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 0 
3 
0 
Pelargoniums, scarlet 
Cut Tulips, 12 blooms 0 9 
i 
3 
12 sprays.. 
0 
6 
1 
0 
Czar Violets (French), 
Primula, double, bun. 
0 
9 
1 
6 
per bunch 1 6 
2 
0 
— single ....12 bun. 
4 
0 
6 
0 
Daffodils ..12 blooms 0 6 
1 
6 
Roses (coloured) .... 
3 
0 
6 
0 
Epiphyllum, 12 blms. 0 6 
1 
0 
Roses, Tea per dozen 
1 
6 
4 
0 
Eucharis, per dozen.. 3 0 
6 
0 
Roses, red (French), 
Gardenias, 12 blooms.12 0 
30 
0 
per doz. 
1 
6 
2 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 
1 
0 
— Saffrano (French), 
Lapageria, red, 
12 blooms 1 0 
per doz. 
1 
0 
2 0 
2 
0 
Tropieolums . 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Lapageria, white, 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 
2 
0 
4 
0 
12 blooms 2 0 
4 
0 
Violets ..12 bunches 
1 
6 
2 
6 
Lilies of the Valley 
White Jasmine, bun. 
0 
6 
0 
9 
12 sprays 0 9 
1 
6 
Xmas. Roses,12blooins0 4 
0 
9 
Plants in Pots.— 
Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 
18 
0 
Ficus elastica, each.. 
1 
6 
7 
6 
Arum Lilies, per doz.18 0 24 0 
Cyperus, per dozen .. 4 0 12 0 
Daffodils ....12 pots 8 0 10 0 
Dracsena term., doz. .30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 1 0 24 0 
Epiphyllums, perdoz.lS 0 30 0 
Erica hyemalis ...doz. 12 0 24 0 
— Regenninans.. doz. 9 0 12 0 
— various . . per doz. S 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., doz. .. 4 0 18 0 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous. each. 2 0 
Hyacinths,per doz.pts. 6 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 pots 12 0 24 0 
Marguerites, per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Palins in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums, scarlet, 
per dozen . 6 0 
Primulasinensis,p.dz. 4 0 
Solanums... .per doz. 9 0 
Tulips., per doz. pots 6 0 
10 6 
9 0 
9 0 
6 0 
12 0 
S 0 
Never before offered at such prices. 
D WARF ROSES, 2 Is. per 100; Seakale, 
strong, for forcing, 40s. per 1,000; Planting, 25s. per 
1,000; Asparagus, 2 years, 10s. per 1,000; 3 years, 15s. per 1,000 ; 
two new Strawberries, the Captain and King of the Earlies, 3s. 
per 100. All of good quality, and the best money can buy. 
Cash with all orders.—R. LOCKE, Wrotham, Kent. 
Cedrus Deodara. 
rjlHB LARGEST STOCK IK THE CO UK- 
JL TRY ; from 3 ft. to 12 ft. and upwards. Prices very 
moderate. Catalogue on application to— 
H. LANE & SON, The Nurseries, Berkhamsted, Herts. 
EW PLAKT & BULB COMPAKY 
Colchester. 
j 
No. SI. Our SPECIAL LIST of ORCHIDS. 
No. 54. Our GENERAL LIST of LILIES, NARCISSI, Ac. 
No. 85. Our SPECIAL LIST of IRIS. 
No. 86. Our SPECIAL SPRING LISTS of LILIES, GLADIOLI, 
HORTICULTURAL SOILS, MANURES, 
SUNDRIES. AND POTTERY. 
Trepho for Orchids 
Peat for Orchids & General Use 
Loam, Sand, coarse and fine 
Compost and Small Peat 
Sphagnum Moss and Leaf Mould 
Spar Gravel and Shell Shingle 
Cocoa-fibre Refuse 
Guano (best), Fish Potash 
Manure 
Manures and Bones, all kinds 
Gishurst compound and Gis- 
hurstine 
Tobacco Paper, Cloth, Powder, 
and Juice 
Quassia Chips and Insecticides 
Aphicides and Aphis Brushes 
Fumigators, ‘ ‘Tebb’s Universal' ’ 
Garden Pencils, Pot Brushes 
Sticks, Stakes, and Labels, 
various 
Teak Baskets, Rafts, Boats, &c. 
Truck Baskets, Virgin Cork 
Charcoal, large and small 
Mats, Raffia, and Tarred Twine 
Parcel Post Boxes and Tags 
Pruning and Budding Knives 
and Scissors 
Thermometers and Syringes 
Wire Netting and Tanned Net¬ 
ting 
Tiffanies, and other Shadings 
Mushroom Spawn, Garden 
Brooms 
Shreds and Wall Nails 
Composition and Styptic for 
Vines 
WEED KILLER (Smith’s), LAWN SAND (Watson’s). 
Heating Apparatus and Warming Stoves (mineral, oil). 
Catalogue Post Free of every Horticultural Requisite. 
BENJAMIN FI ELD, F.R.B.S. 
(Son-in-law and successor to John Kennard), 
•‘LACK, OLD KENT ROAD, LONDON, S.E;. 
Telegraphic Address: Floriculture, London. Estab. 1S54. 
Registered 
TESTED 
Trade Mark. 
Garden Seeds. 
FOR SMALL GARDENS. 
CARTERS’ BOX, 
table Seeds and 20 varieties of Flower Seeds. 
Price 
Post Free. 
14/- 
CARTERS’ BOX, “dfe 1 
table Seeds only. Price 
Post Free. 
O/" 
GARTERS’ BOX comprising 30 
Uflnitno QUA, varieties of Vege¬ 
table Seeds only. Price 
Post Free. 
7/6 
GARTERS’ BOX, ^Ss is jf n ie g 2 e 2 
table Seeds only. Price 
Post Free. 
5/- 
Particulars of Contents on Application. 
Seedsmen by Royal Warrants 
To H.M. the Queen and H.R.H. the Prince of Wales 
237 &238, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. 
SCHWEITZER’S 
COCOATINA, 
Anti-Dyspeptic Cocoa or Chocolate Powder. 
Guaranteed Pure Soluble Cocoa of the Finest 
Quality, with the excess of Fat Extracted. 
THE FACULTY pronounce it “ the most nutritious, perfectly 
digestible beverage for Breakfast, Luncheon, or Supper and 
invaluable for Invalids and Children." ’ 
Being without Sugar, Spice, or other admixture, it suits all 
palates, keeps for years in all climates, and is four times the 
strength of Cocoas thickened, yet weakened, with Arrowroot 
Starch, &c., and in reality cheaper than such mixtuies. ’ 
Made instantaneously with boiling water, a teaspoonful to a 
Breakfast cup costing less than a halfpenny. 
Cocoatina possesses remarkable sustaining- proper¬ 
ties, and is specially adapted for early Breakfast. 
In tins, at Is. Gd., 3s., 5s. Gd., &c., by Chemists and Grocers. 
Sole Proprietors : 
H. SCHWEITZER & CO., 10, Adam Street, Strand, London 
W.C. ’ 
BEGONIAS A SPECIALITY. 
100,000 TUBEROUS BEGONIAS, 
SINGLE AND DOUBLE, 
N 
O YV harvested and ready for Distribution 
post free ; they are the largest and finest tubers we liav 
ever grown. Purchasers should order early and direct from us 
to ensure having the true stock. Awarded Two Gold Medals 
Price Lists free on application —JOHN LAING & Co. The 
Nurseries, Forest Hill, S.E. 
GENUINE 
SEEDS, 
At greatly reduced prices to meet (lie times, with 
5 per cent, discount for payment within 14 days. 
TOOGaOOD & FINbAYSON, 
The Queen’s Seedsmen by Royal Warrant, 
B EG to announce that their CATALOGUE 
OF GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1SS7 is 
now ready, and can be had post free. 
Royal South Hants Seed Establishment, 
SOUTHAMPTON. 
Esin bUshed 1815. 
SPECIAL CULTURE OF 
FRUIT TREES and ROSES. 
A large and Select Stock is now offered for Sale. 
The Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits 
post free. 
The Descriptive Catalogue of Roses post free. 
THOMAS RIVERS & SON, 
THE NURSER IES , SAWBRIDGEWORTH , HERT S. 
EACHEY’S POLYAKTHUS'A'KI) 
PRIMROSE SEED, finest strain extant.—Giant Poly¬ 
anthus, white, rich orange, crimson, gold-lacecl, and fancy, Is. 
per packet, each colour ; all sorts, mixed, 6c7. and Is. Hose-in- 
Hose and Jack-in-the-Greens, mixed, Is. 6c/. Hybrid Primrose, 
brilliant colours, including new shades of blue, Is. to 2s. 6t/. 
Pure white Primrose, Is. (V/. 
BEAOHEY’S FIRST PRIZE BEGONIA SEED, not to be ex¬ 
celled anywhere. Choice single, 9 d. to Is. 0 d. Superb New 
Giant Erect, single, 2s. 6(7. ; double, 2s. 6c/. 
Catalogue of sweet Flowers, Prize Begonias. Chrysanthemums, 
Fuchsias, &c., with interesting articles on cultivation. 4d. free.— 
Apply, Mr. R. W. BEACHEY, Fluder, Kingskerswell, Devon. 
HERBACEOUS 
AND ALPINE PLANTS. 
CATALOGUE of sixty-four pages, containing full information 
as to colour, height, situation, time of flowering, &c., free on 
application. 
A CAPITAL COLLECTION for Rocks, Stumps and Borders, 
from 25s. x^er 100, or 4s. per dozen. 
Most of the plants being in pots, may be despatched at any 
time, or by Parcels Post when fit. 
RICHARD SMITH & Co., 
NURSERYMEN SEED MERCHANTS, 
WORCESTER. 
SODDY’S SEEDS. 
BEST STRAINS ONLY. 
ALL NEW AND GENUINE. 
PRICES FAIR, 
CARRIAGE PAID. 
IMMEDIATE DESPATCH. 
Spring Catalogue now ready, GRATIS and POST 
FREE from, 
BENJAMIN S0DDY, 
Seedsman, Bulb Importer, <pc., 
243, Walworth Road, LONDON, S.E. 
T he pekky packet seed compaky 
Supply 3,000 Varieties of VEGETABLE and FLOWER 
SEEDS in Packets at ONE PENNY each. 
Best quality only. Economical, not cheap. 
Also all kinds of Vegetable Seeds by Weight and Measure. 
Send for Catalogue of Seeds, Bulbs, and Plants. 500 Illustrat ions , 
gratis and post free. 
BIDDLES & COMPANY, Proprietors, 
LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE. 
T VIOLAS — ARDWELL GEM, primrose 
V yellow, extra fine; COUNTESS OF HOPETOUN, a 
splendid white; ELEGANS, QUEEN OF LILACS, extra fine; 
MRS. GRAY, white, very sweet-scented, and a first-rate bedder; 
yellow and other varieties, Is. 6d. to 2s. Gd. per dozen ; 10s. Gd. 
to 14s. per 100. Twelve fine varieties, one plant of each, post 
free, 3s.; twenty-four fine varieties, one plant of each, post free, 
5s. NOTE.—A Descriptive Catalogue, with prices, on appli¬ 
cation. Many thousand plants in stock.—WILLIAM DEAN, 
Florist, Walsall, Staffordshire. 
Hartland’s Year Book of Rare Seeds for 1887. 
Post Free to any Address. 
SPECIAL SEEDS of Hardy Primulas, Oxlips, Cowslips, and 
Polyanthus ; also plants of same at page 4. 
Per packet—s. d. 
Auricula, Giant Yellow or Dusty Miller, ’beautiful _ 1 0 
COWSLIP, Danesfort Yellow Hose-in-Hose, deliciously 
scented. q g 
Ox LIP, Hartland’s Giant William of Orange, producing 
enormous heads of the richest golden yellow, and most 
beautifully perfumed ; the eyes the colour of the well- 
known Soleil d'Or Narcissus. 2 6 
The above, with various other PARE SEEDS are offered on 
pages SI and 32 in “ Addendum." 
*** 20,000 ARD-RIGH, IRISH KING, SINGLE DAFFODIL, 
to bloom in the open the end of this month. Orders booked 
now for Bulbs of this very early market sort. Sample box 
of specimen blooms, post free, Is. Gd. 
W. B. HARTiAND, 
Old Established Garden Seed Warehouse, Cork. 
Rhubarb and Sea Kale Forcing. 
QTROKG WELL-MADE POTS for the 
O above.—GARDEN POTS, ORCHID POTS, ALPINE 
POTS. FERN PANS, SEED PANS, and all other GARDEN 
POTTERY of the best quality can be supplied by 
J. MATTHEWS, Royal Pottery, Weston-super-Mare. 
Price List free. 
JERSEY FRUIT TREES. 
Carriage raid for cash with order. Write for Illustrated Catalogue 
to JOSHUA LE CORNU & SON, High View Nurseries, who 
will send, carriage paid for cash with order, 
FIFTY JERSEY ROSES FOR 21s. 
