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THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 14, 1888. 
THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending April 7th, 
was 29’83 in. ; the lowest reading was 29'58 in. on 
Monday afternoon, and the highest 30"09 in. on Friday 
morning. The mean temperature of the air W'as 37 '1°, 
and 9'1° below the average in the corresponding weeks 
of the twenty years ending 1S68. The mean was 
considerably below the average throughout the week, 
the coldest days being Wednesday and Thursday. 
The general direction of the wind was north-east, and 
the horizontal movement of the air averaged 10'3 miles 
per hour, which was 2 '0 mile below the average in the 
corresponding weeks of sixteen years. Rain fell on 
two days of the week, to the aggregate amount of 0'08 
of an inch. The duration of registered bright sunshine 
in the week was 29'0 hours, against 29'7 hours at 
Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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BE CAREFUL AND HAVE ALL YOUR SEEDS DIRECT 
FROM THE GROWERS, 
OUR WONDERFUL 
ae@ a long way tie most complete 
collection ia tie Wesld, and all fos seeding. 
W. J. MURPHY, Esq., Western Road, Clonmel, Ireland. 
“ April 6th. 1S88. 
“Your Cinerarias are splendid. The gardeners around here 
are delighted with them. They simply excel your coloured 
plates. In size, substance, richness of colouring, and dwarfness, 
so important for conservatory decoration, few strains come^near, 
and I have never seen any to approach your lovely flowers.” 
SMYTH’S 
GARDEN SUNDRIES, MANURES, 
S OIL 
Black and Brown Peat 
Silver Sand and Loam 
Cocoa Nut Fibre Refuse 
Leaf and Peat Mould 
Specially Prepared Mould 
Sphagnum Moss 
Guano and Dissolved Bones 
Bones, J inch and 1 inch 
Bone Dust, guaranteed pure 
Blood and Bone Manure, highly 
recommended 
Horticultural Charcoal 
Tobacco Cloth, far superior to 
Paper 
Mushroom Spawn 
Write for Price 
S, (fe e. 
Russia and Archangel Mata 
Pot Washing Brushes 
Virgin Cork and Raffia 
Tanned Netting and Tarred 
Twine 
Trugg Garden Baskets 
Flower Sticks, from 1 to 5 feet 
Wooden Labels, from 4 to 12 in. 
Thin Bamboo Canes 
Rose and Dahlia Stakes, about 
5 feet 
Orchid Baskets and Teak Rods 
Patent Bass Brooms 
Folding Postal Flower Boxes 
1 ‘Mary Morris" Carnation plants 
List, free by post. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
April 11th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 89, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report a brisk en¬ 
quiry for agricultural seeds. Alsike has become scarce 
and is dearer. White Clover is held for an advance 
owing to decreased stocks. Red Clover and Trefoil 
unchanged. Rye Grasses neglected. Bird Seeds un¬ 
changed. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
April 12th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Apples, i sieve. 2 0 5 0 
Grapes .per lb. 3 0 6 0 
Kent Cobs .... 100 lbs.40 0 45 0 
Pears, French, doz. ..3 0 6 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Pine-apples, St. 
Michaels, each .... 2 0 5 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 2 0 
Strawberries .. per lb. 4 0 10 0 
Vegetables. —Prices remain the same as last week. 
Mr. ALFRED BISHOP, Gardens, Westley Hall, Bury St. 
Edmunds. “April 6th, 1SSS. 
“ I wrote an article in one of the London gardening papers on 
growing Cinerarias, at the same time forwarded blooms to the 
editor, and no doubt you have seen the very high character he 
gave them. I may further say I have had many visits from 
gardening friends, and one and all have been struck with the fine 
flowers and exquisite colours ; have also had many letters from 
different parts asking where I purchased my seed from, and my 
answer has been — ‘ From Cannell’s, The Home of Flowers, 
Swanley, Kent.’ ” -- 
Rev. C. E. WALKER, March Rectory, Cambridgeshire. 
“ April 7th, 1888. 
“Messrs. Cannell’s Seeds deserve their world-wide reputation.” 
SEND FOB A CATALOGUE. 
i, & womwt 
SWANLEY, KENT. 
(5QK I AT PRIZES.—Exhibitors should 
o£/ 6W (J send for T. Laxton’s List of upwards of 100 Novel¬ 
ties and Specialities in Vegetables and Flowers, the best only, 
selected for quality and exhibition ; with particulars of Prizes. 
T. LASTON, Seed Grower, Bedford. 
Plants in Pots.—Aveb 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 18 0 
Azalea .per doz. 24 0 36 0 
Cineraria ..per dozen 6 0 12 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, per doz. 12 0 24 0 
Erica ventricosa doz. IS 0 30 0 
— various .doz. 9 0 18 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., do .. 4 0 18 0 
Ficus elastica each ..16 76 
Out Flowers.—Aveba 
s.d. s.d. 
AeaciaorMimosa,bun. 0 9 16 
Anemone (French), 
doz. bunches 16 4 0 
— fulgens, 
doz. bunches 3 0 6 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 hlms. 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 
Cineraria, per doz.hun.6 0 12 0 
Cyclamen.. 12 blooms 0 4 0 6 
Daffodils (double), 
12 bun. 4 0 6 0 
— single. ,, 4 0 9 0 
— (or Lent Lily) ,, 2 0 6 0 
EpiphyUum, 12 blins. 0 4 0 6 
Eueharis, per dozen ..4 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 3 0 6 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Hyacinths, Roman, 12 
sprays 0 .6 10 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 4 0 6 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 0 6 10 
age Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each. 2 0 10 6 
Genistas.per doz S 0 12 0 
Hyacinths, 
per doz. pots 6 0 10 0 
Lily ofValley,perdoz.l5 0 IS 0 
Marguerites per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen . 30 60 
Pelargoniums, dozenlS 0 24 0 
I Primula sinensis, doz. 4 0 6 0 
Spiraeas.per doz. 9 0 15 0 
j Tulips ..per doz. pots 6 0 10 0 
3E Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s'd. 
Marguerites, 12 bun... 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun... 3 0 6 0 
Narcissus, various, 
12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Paper-white Narcissus, 
12 bun. 10 2 0 
Pelargoniums,12 spys. 10 16 
— scarlet, 12 sprays.. 0 6 0 9 
Primroses_12 bun. 10 2 0 
Primula, double, bun. 10 16 
Roses (coloured) .... 2 0 4 0 
— Tea _per dozen 10 6 0 
— Red.per doz. 2 0 6 0 
— Saffrano ..per doz. 16 3 0 
Snowdrops .. .12 bun. 10 4 0 
Tropteolums . 20 30 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 16 2 0 
Tulips .... 12 blooms 06 10 
Violets.12 bun. 0 9 10 
— French_12 bun.18 0 24 0 
-Parme.. 1 bun. 2 0 3 0 
White Jasmine, 
per bun. 0 9 16 
White Lilac per bun. 3 6 6 0 
G arden nettings, hothouse 
SHADINGS, Tiffany, Cotton-wool, and Wadding for 
Nurserymen and Florists. Send for samples and prices to 
RIGBY, WAINWRIGHT & Co., Manufacturers, Neptune 
Works, Manchester. 
S PECIMEN CONIFERS. — Trees for 
Avenues, Evergreens, and Forest Trees in great variety. 
Catalogue free on application.—RICHARD SMITH & Co., 
Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 
R eaders of the gardening 
WORLD, when ordering articles advertised in its pages, 
wall greatly oblige the publisher by mentioning the paper, and 
in case of any difficulty or irregularity, by communicating with 
him at once. 
OA AAA CLEMATIS IN POTS, of all 
O 5 Y/ V./ the finest double and single varieties (some 
of the flowers of which become 10 inches across, and are of every 
shade, from pure white to the darkest purple), for climbing and 
bedding, from 12s. to 24s. per dozen, strong plants. Descriptive 
List on application.—RICHARD SMITH & Co., Nurserymen 
and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
S TRONG ROOTS, 4s per 100. Plants in 
small pots, 16s. per 100 ; ditto in large pots, 25s. per 100. 
Descriptive LIST free.—RICHARD SMITH & Co. Nurserymen 
and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 
SEEDS FOR THE MILLION! 
T HE PENNY PACKET SEED Co., Lough¬ 
borough, Leicestershire, supply Three Thousand varie¬ 
ties of Vegetable and Flower Seeds in packets at One Penny 
each. Economical, not Cheap. These packets contain small 
quantities of the best quality of seeds, and are specially suitable 
for Amateurs, Cottagers, etc., who require a variety at a small 
cost. All Vegetables and the leading Flower Seeds by weight 
and measure, at prices which defy competition. Send for Cata¬ 
logue, gratis (containing 500 niustrations), and see Testimonials. 
CONTENTS. 
PACE 
Adiantum Farleyense .... 523 
Amaryllis at Chelsea.518 
America as a field for Gar¬ 
deners . 523 
Anglo-Danish Exhibition.. 516 
Auriculas, re-potting -521 
Birds and Currant Buds .. 523 
Carnation Soil. 522 
Carnations, Yellow .521 
Chestnut Tree, a giant.... 516 
Cinerarias. 522 
Cyanophyllum magnificum 523 
Cyperus natalense. 523 
Daffodils . 520 
Fertilizing Moss. 517 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 524 
PAGE 
Green Manuring. 518 
Hollingworth, John,the late 522 
Horticultural Societies.... 524 
Manures for Grass Land .. 516 
Negundo, ayellow-margined516 
Obituary . 525 
Orchids at the Glen.524 
Orchid notes .524 
Pea Trainers. 517 
Peas, protecting from Birds 523 
Plants, new, Certificated.. 519 
Potatos. 522 
R. H .S. Associateships .. 517 
Season and the drought ’.. 522 
Scotland, notes from. 519 
Tulip, a monster. 523 
CONIFERS, in 50 distinct 
I U varieties, for 50s. 
100 ORNAMENTAL TREES, in 50 distinct varieties, including 
many variegated, golden and purple Acers, &c., for 50s. 
100 DECIDUOUS SHRUBS, in 50 distinct varieties, for 20s. 
100 EVERGREEN SHRUBS, in 50 distinct varieties, for 30s. 
100 ROSES, in 50 finest varieties of H.P. and Teas on the 
Seedling Briar from the open field, for 35s. 
We may state that we have grown Teas on the 
Seedling Briar in the open field for many years hack, 
proving that they are about as hardy as the H.P.’s, as 
we have frequently had the latter cut hack to the snow 
line; it is only when the thermometer registers below 
zero that they"require protection. 
100 HERBACEOUS PLANTS, in 50 fine varieties, for 20s. 
100 PRIMULAS, in 50 distinct varieties, for 50s. 
CATALOGUE of Names may he had free on application. 
MORRISON BROTHERS, Nurseries, Aberdeen. 
ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY. 
The Stock at the Clapton Nursery is of such magnitude that 
without seeing it it is not easy to form an adequate conception 
of its unprecedented extent. General Nursery Stock of fine 
quality and immense extent. Inspection invited. The Glass 
Structures cover an area of 297,300 ft. 
HUGH & Co., 
CLAPTON NURSERY, LONDON, E. 
New Pedigree Seedling Polyantha Roses, 
“GOLDEN FAIRY,” “LITTLE DOT.” 
These minute Roses are almost identical with Polyantha 
“Anne Marie de Montravel,” except in colour. 
New French and English Roses of 1888 and 1SS7, strong plants 
now ready. Descriptive Lists Post Free. 
H. BENNETT, Pedigree Rose Nursery, Shepperton, 
April, 1888. MIDDLESEX. 
Mr. DODWELL’S GRAND CARNATIONS 
THE FINEST GROWN. 
3,000 plants—the surplus growth—for Sale for account of the 
Prize Fuud of the 
CAK.NA.Tipn; nntl PICQTEK UNION, 
50s. per 100 ; 6s. 6d. per doz. Delivered free. 
Address— THE COTTAGE, STANLEY ROAD, OXFORD. 
NOTE.—Members of the C. J- P. Union receive plants to the full 
value of their respective Subscriptions. 
21, GOLDSMITH STREET, DRURY LAHE, I.C. 
Established 1S48. 
CHEAP ROSES. 
E "WING’S Carriage and Package Free Collections are 
now specially worth attention. The plants are 
healthy, uninjured by frost, well-ripened, and hardy, 
having been grown in an open position near the sea. 
Full particulars gratis and post free. 
EWING & Co., 
SKA VIEW MJKSERIES, HAYAST, HAMPSHIRE. 
FERNS A SPECIALITY. 
The largest, most complete and profusely ILLUSTRATED 
CATALOGUE OF FERNS ever published, containing over 
120 Illustrations and much valuable practical information on 
the cultivation of Ferns, &c. 
One Shilling and Sixpence, post free. 
Smaller Catalogue of over 1,300 species and varieties free on 
application. 
W. & J. BIRKENHEAD, 
FERN NURSERY, 
SALE, MANCHESTER. 
Popular GARDENING BOOKS. 
By far the most widely read on the subject, full of soundest 
and best information. Mr. Ryder's writings have been praised 
by every gardening paper. The hooks ai’e practical, interest¬ 
ing, reliable, and please all readers. 
HOW TO GROW ROSES in the garden and in pots under 
glass. Chapters on Budding, Grafting, &c. Post free, 7 d. 
HOW TO GROW TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. Chapters on 
Raising Seed and every other part of culture. A new and 
thoroughly revised edition. Post free, 7 d. 
Every Amateur and every Gardener as well should read 
these books. Only to be obtained from 
RYDER & SON, Seed Merchants, Sale, Manchester. 
“ONLY THE BESTP 
GARAWAY & Co.’s 
GARDEN SEEDS ARE THE BEST 
AND CHEAPEST. 
All Carriage Paid. 15 per cent, discount for cash with order. 
Catalogues Post Free. 
GARAWAY & Co., 
DURDHAM DOWN, CLIFTON, BRISTOL. 
CARNATIONS, PICOTEES, 
And POX ROOTS of DAHLIAS. 
M Y stocks of above are by far the finest seen for several 
years, so that intending purchasers should have a copy 
before ordering elsewhere, as the same for price and quality 
cannot be excelled, the collection having been awarded upwards 
of 130 prizes this season. Lists may be had Post Free. 
FRANK LAI, Carnation Gardens, Rochdale. 
SEVERAL THOUSAND PLANTS of the best and 
newest varieties. 
Send for Descriptive Catalogue with Cultural Instruc¬ 
tions, Post Free. 
Twelve first-class varieties, by name, post free for 3s. 
Eighteen varieties, post free for 4s. 
Choice Fancy Pansies, by name, 3s. per dozen, 
post free. 
W. DEAN, 
MILL LANE NURSERY, 
SOLIHUIdj, BIRMINGHAM. 
