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THE GARDENING WORLD 
March 24, 1888. 
bulbs to England annually readied £50,000, the bulb 
trade being a very extensive one. Few were aware of 
the amount expended in Hyacinths, bulbs, &c. The 
London Parks alone required thousands. Considering 
the present bad times their agricultural friends were pass¬ 
ing through he would suggest to them the advisability of 
turning their attention to the growing of bulbs, as he 
believed we had every variety of soil and dimate suitable 
to their growth in the adjoining county of Lincoln. 
In fact he knew of several growers in the neighbourhood 
of Spalding, who raised many thousands of bulbs of 
various sorts for the trade in London and elsewhere, 
and he saw no reason why so much money should be 
sent into Holland, Germany, and other places for roots 
which could be grown as well, and in many cases 
tetter, in our own country. 
Hot long since he was shown a heap of Snowdrops in 
one end of a barn near Peterborough, which consisted 
of about 250,000 roots. This heap was the result of 
about two acres growth, and had yielded a handsome 
profit to the owner by the flowers which had been 
gathered early in the spring, and yet that heap of roots 
was worth £180. If that was not a paying crop, he 
should like to know what was. Another item which he 
desired to mention was the growth of Lily of the Valley 
crowns. At the present time we imported something 
like 50,000,000 forcing crowns from Germany and. 
Holland, at the cost of £25,000 per annum. All 
this money might just as well be saved and kept in our 
own country. Many thousands grown in Lincolnshire 
had been tried, and they had proved better in every 
respect than those grown abroad. He had had some of 
the finest Gladioli bulbs he hacPever seen grown on poor 
sandy land near the forest. He might also mention in 
support of what could be done in England that there 
were a hundred acres of ground in Cornwall planted 
with Narcissus, and nearly the whole of the Seilly Islands 
were planted with the same flower of various kinds for 
the supply of cut flowers for the London and midland 
markets. These flowers found a ready sale, and were 
extensively used for home and other decorations. 
They were without doubt one of the most useful of all 
cut flowers on account of the long time they lasted 
after being cut. A discussion followed. Specimens of 
Hyacinths and other flowers were exhibited by Mr. 
James Booth, chairman of the society, Mr. R. Alford, 
Magdala Road, and others. 
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QUESTIONS & ANSY/ERS, 
Gardenia Fobtunei. — E. Head: This is merely a variety of 
the common or most frequently cultivated species in gardens, 
namely, Gardenia florida Fortunei. It is perfectly double, and 
differs from the ordinarily cultivated double form in being larger 
and of a purer white. It is equally as sweetly scented as the 
common form, and is in all respects a plant worthy of culti¬ 
vation. Being a variety of the same species, the cultural treat¬ 
ment necessary is the same for both. 
Worms in Pots. — J. Shenstone : If you suspect worms in your 
pots of window plants, there are several ways of getting at them. 
By carefully knocking out the plant and receiving it in your left 
hand, you may frequently be able to catch the animals by doing 
it dexterously and quickly. Tapping on the sides of the pots 
will frequently cause them to emerge from the soil. Failing this, 
get some nodules of unslaked lime and put them into a large 
watering pot, fill up with water and allow the sediment to settle; 
then pour some of the lime water into your pots, when the worms 
will almost certainly leave it. 
Various .-G.Pe.plow: 1. The dressed portion of the cricket 
ground should be about S4 ft. square, at least; but you may 
mow and roll as much more as you can allow labour for. 2. 
Coelogyne cristata often fails to flower freely the first season 
after being freshly potted, but comes all right the next year. 
3. There is no book which will tell you how to analyse soils 
without the aid of a laboratory, which is probably beyond your 
means. Head the English edition of Johnson’s How Crops Grow, 
published by Macmillan & Co. 4. The Irish Ivy would cover 
the tree in the quickest time ; but we would advise when plant¬ 
ing to add a plant or two of Hedera Helix Rjegneriana or H. H. 
dentata, large-leaved and handsome varieties, which would 
greatly enhance the appearance of the tree eventually. 5. There 
is no cheap work on fertilising and hybridising flowers, and you 
would do best to read either Darwin’s Self and Cross-fertilisation 
(Murray), or Burbidge’s Propagation and Improvement of Culti¬ 
vated Plants (Blackwood). 
Double Chinese Primula. — Edivard Coleman : Your specimens 
of the Old Double White are certainly very fine. They have ap¬ 
parently been in full bloom for some time, and have attained 
their ultimate development under the best of treatment, judging 
from the samples you sent us. The .individual flowers are of great 
breadth, with long pedicels, which would make them serviceable 
as cut flowers for many purposes. As all were fully expanded, 
however, the whole trass might be economically utilised at once. 
The foliage accompanying the flowers was clean and healthy. 
Insects.— G. B. : The Weevils, which are devouring your Vine 
leaves, are common pests in many gardens. It is the Otio- 
rhynchus sulcatus of entomologists, and we know of no better 
means of destroying them than catching them at night as you 
describe. 
Names of Plants. — W. C.: 1 and 2 are identical as far as the 
flowers are concerned, being flowers of Dendrobium flmbriatum 
oculatum, sometimes grown under the name of D. Paxtoni. 
G. Coulson : A charming variety of Odontoglossum Pescatorei, 
with a purple-spotted lip. JV. H., St. Albans: 1, Clianthus 
puniceus. certainly not C. Dampieri; 2, probably Croton Baron 
Rothschild ; 3, a Dracaena, not recognisable from a single leaf ; 
4, Begonia Louise Chretien probably. 
Books. — Shaw’s Market Gardening about London, published at 
“ The Garden ” Office, 37, Southampton Street, W.C. Price about 
3s. 6 d. 
Communications Received.—S. B. (many thanks). — B. L.— 
M.R.—E. S. D.—H. J. V.—W. H. W.—Sinapis.—J. F. D.—G. B 
-R. L.—A. H. E.—J. A.—G. B.—E. S. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
H. Caxnell & Sons, Swanley, Kent.—Supplementary list of 
New Chrysanthemums, 1888. 
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THE WEATHER.' 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending March 17th, 
was 29’21 in. ; the lowest reading was 28 ’60 in. on 
Sunday afternoon, and the highest 29’88 in. at the end 
of the week. The mean temperature of the air was 
37 "2°, and 3'8° below the average in the corresponding 
weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. The mean 
showed an excess on Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday) 
whereas it was considerably below the average on each 
of the other days of the week. The direction of the 
wind was variable, and the horizontal movement of the 
air averaged 17’5 miles per hour, which was 4 ‘2 above 
the average in the corresponding weeks of sixteen years. 
Rain fell on every day of the week, to the aggregate 
amount of 0’95 of an inch. The duration of registered 
bright sunshine in the week was 10'8 hours, against 
101 hours at Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
March 21s(. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report a steady 
inquiry for Farm Seeds. Supplies of English Red 
Clover continue large, and find buyers on easier terms. 
White Clover and Alsyke are dearer. Rye Grasses 
unchanged. Bird Seeds sell slowly at prices current 
last week. __ 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
March 22 nd. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Apples, £ sieve. 2 0 5 0 
Grapes .per lb. 3 0 5 0 
Kent Cobs_100 lbs.40 0 45 0 
Melons .each. 
Pears,. J-sieve.. 
s.d. s.d. 
Pears, French, doz. ..3 0 6 0 
Pine-apples, St. 
Michaels, each_ 2 0 5 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 2 0 
Strawberries ..peroz. 0 9 10 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 2 0 3 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 3 0 
Beet, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 
BrusselsSprouts,perlb 0 4 
Cabbages_per doz. 2 0 2 6 
Carrots.per bun. 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen . 40 60 
Celery, per bundle ..20 
Cucumbers, each .... 0 9 13 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 
Herbs, per bunch.... 0 2 0 4 
s.d. s.d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 0 9 13 
Onions, per bushel .. 7 0 9 0 
Parsley, per bunch ..06 
Radishes, per dozen.. 1 6 
Sea Kale, .per punnet 2 6 3 0 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos, per lb. 2 6 3 0 
Turnips_ per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.- Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys. 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 18 0 
Azalea .per doz. 24 0 36 0 
Cyclamen_per doz. 12 0 24 0 
Cyperus ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. .30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Epiphyllums, perdoz.12 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 9 0 IS 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., do .. 4 0 IS 0 
Ficus elastica each.. 16 7 6 
s.d. s.d. 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each. 2 0 10 6 
Genistas.per doz 8 0 12 0 
Hyacinths, 
per doz. pots 6 0 10 0 
Lily of Valley,per doz. 15 0 IS 0 
Marguerites per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen . 30 60 
Primula sinensis, doz. 4 0 6 0 
Spiraeas.per doz. 9 0 15 0 
Tulips ..per doz. pots 6 0 10 0 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Acacia or Mimosa, 
per bun. 0 9 16 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 4 0 6 0 
Azalea .... 12 sprays 06 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Camellias.... per doz. 10 30 
Carnations, 12 blooms 16 3 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 bun.12 0 IS 0 
Cineraria_per doz. 8 0 12 0 
Cyclamen. .12 blooms 0 4 0 0 
Epiphyllum, 12 blms. 0 4 0 6 
Erica ventricosadoz. IS 0 30 0 
Eucharis, per dozen.. 4 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 6 0 12 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Hyacinths, Roman, 12 
sprays 00 10 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 6 0 9 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 0 6 10 
Marguerites, 12 bun... 3 0 6 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Mignonette, 12 bun... 3 0 6 0 
Paper-white Narcissus, 
12 bun. 10 2 0 
Pelargoniums per doz. 18 0 24 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 10 16 
Pelargoniums, scarlet, 
12sprays.. 0 6 0 9 
Poinsettia. .12 blooms 4 0 6 0 
Primroses_12 bun. 10 2 0 
Primula, double, bun. 10 16 
Roses (coloured) .... 2 0 4 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 2 0 6 0 
Roses, mixed, per doz. 10 2 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 16 3 0 
Snowdrops .. .12 bun. 10 4 0 
Tropieoluras . 20 30 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 
Tulips ... .12 blooms 06 10 
Violets.12 bun. 10 16 
— French_12 bun.lS 0 24 0 
— - Parme.. 1 bun. 3 6 4 6 
White Jasmine, bun. 0 9 16 
White Lilac per bun. 3 6 6 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Aristoloehia Westlandii .. 474 
Barvins Park . 470 
Carnations & Picotees .... 472 
Chiswick, shows at . 474 
Chorozema eordata splen- 
dens . 475 
Cyinbidium eburneum .... 476 
Cypripediums, bones for .. 476 
Echeveria retusa . 475 
Forest extension. 471 
Friends in Council. 472 
Galanthus Elwesii . 472 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 476 
Gardenia citriodora . 475 
Grevillea robusta . 475 
Horticultural Societies.... 476 
PAGE 
Herbaceous and Alpine 
plants. 174 
Impatiens Hawkeri . 475 
Judging by points. 469 
Lilac, lorcing . 472 
Mildew, a recipe for. 474 
Pea supports . 470 
Phajus grandifoiius . 476 
Phyllantlius Chantrieri .. 475 
Pines, two useful . 473 
Plants forced, for market.. 474 
Plants, new, Certificated.. 472 
Pots, hard and soft. 475 
Scottish notes . 471 
Spring Snowflake . 476 
Tulips, the Parrot. 470 
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