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THE GARDENING WORLD 
3Iay 12, 1888. 
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
%*Special attention is paid in the columns of The 
Gardening World to the answering of questions on 
all subjects connected with practical horticulture, and 
the naming of Plants (other than Florists’ Flowers) and 
Fruits, in which department the Editor is assisted by 
gardeners and specialists of great experience. 
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It is particularly requested that correspondents 
will favour us with their communications as early in 
the week as possible, and that they address them only 
to “The Editor.” 
When sending Flowers or Fruits for identification it 
is requested that not more than six be sent atone time, 
that the specimens be good ones, and all legibly 
numbered. 
To save time, as far as possible, correspondents are 
specially requested to write only on one side of the 
paper ; to write their questions in as few words as 
possible consistent with clearness ; and where two or 
more questions are asked on widely different subjects, 
to be good enough to put them on separate pieces of 
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Secretaries of Horticultural Societies and Nursery¬ 
men and Seedsmen will greatly oblige The Editor by 
sending him their Schedules and Catalogues as soon as 
published. 
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS. 
Carnations. — A Reader: The flowers have “gone wrong” it 
seems to us from sheer excess of vigour, which has brought 
about a tendency to proliferation. If you cut the deformed 
flowers off, reduce the supply of stimulants and give more air, 
the crop coming on should be all right. 
Song Birds. — J. P. C. : We do not know of any book which 
will assist you in recognising the songs of Common Singing 
Birds. Can any of our readers help us ? 
Bedding out.— B. 0. ; Put the Calceolarias in the centre, then 
the Perilla and the Veronica outside. The Oxalis corniculata 
rubra would be the best to use in the other case. The bed would 
be better without the Echeveria, unless it is a large plant. 
Peaches Dropping Off.— A . R. —It is impossible to say why 
the fruits are dropping off, without knowing something of the 
manner in which they have been treated, but generally it may 
be said that as they fail to stone, and consequently drop off, the 
cause may be found in an insufficiency of root action, or to the 
wood not having been properly ripened in the autumn ; but in 
your case most probably the former affords the correct solution. 
If the roots are not sufficiently abundant and healthy to supply 
the increasing demand of the tree as the fruits come to the stoniDg 
period, growth is checked, and a failure in the crop is the natural 
result. 
Navies of Plants. — A . E.: 1, Narcissus incomparabilis var. 
Sulphur Phoenix ; 2, Pyrus (Cydonia) japonica, the Japan Quince; 
3, Arabis albida or alpina, we cannot tell which without leaves. 
Insufficient nutriment, through lack of vigorous root action, we 
should say is the cause of the double yellow Daffodils failing to 
mature. J. Walker: Cyrtopodium Andersoni, in good form, 
E. G.: Anomatheca cruenta. 
Communications Received. — Captain Maxwell — W. D. — 
W. K.—A. 0.—C. H. S.—W. B.—J. McC.— D. C.—W. G.— 
E. J. B.—G. S. A.—A. V. G.—E. W. B. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Corry, Soper, Fowler & Co., Limited, 16, Finsbury Street, 
London, E.C.—Trade Price List of Horticultural Sundries. 
John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, London, S.E. — Plant 
Novelties of all kinds. 
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THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending May 5th 
was 29'70 in. ; the lowest reading was 29'23 in. on 
Tuesday morning ; and the highest 30T5 at the end 
of the week. The mean temperature of the air was 
49 ’0°, and equal to the average in the corresponding 
weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. The mean 
showed an excess on Monday, Tuesday and Saturday, 
but was below the average on each of the other days 
of the week. The general direction of the wind was 
south-westerly, and the horizontal movement of the 
air averaged 19'8 miles per hour, which was 9’0 miles 
above the average in the corresponding weeks of 
sixteen years. Rain fell on two days of the week, to 
the aggregate amount of 0'16 inch. The duration of 
registered bright sunshine in the week was 43'2 hours, 
against 36 4 hours ar Glynde Place, Lewes. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
May 9th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report that the 
seed trade is slow, only a few small orders for Clovers 
and Grasses beingreceived ; values remain unchanged 
here. White Clover is very firmly held, owing to a 
speculative trade having set in on the Continent. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
PLANTS 
FOR THE 
GARDEN AND GREEN HOUSE. 
H. CANNELL & SONS 
May 
Fruit.—Average 1 
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 
Melons. 4 0 6 0 
Vegetables.—Aver 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 2 0 3 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 3 0 
Beet, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 
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 10 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 
Herbs, per bunch.... 0 2 0 4 
10th. 
r HOLESALE PRICES. 
s.d. s.d. 
Pine-apples, St. 
Michaels, each_ 2 0 5 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 1 0 2 0 
Strawberries ..per lb. 4 0 S O 
.ge Retail Prices. 
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 16 2 0 
Small salading, punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos, per lb. 2 6 3 0 
Turnips_ perbun. 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 .perdoz.12 0 IS 0 
Calceolaria .. per doz. S 0 12 0 
Cineraria ..perdozen 6 0 12 0 
Coleus .per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Cyclamen_perdoz.12 0 24 0 
Cyperus ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dielytra _per doz. 9 0 15 0 
Draeiena term., doz.. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Erica ventricosa doz. 18 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 
Cut Flowers.—Aver; 
s.d. s.d. 
Anemone (French), 
doz. bunches 16 4 0 
— fulgens, doz. buns. 2 0 4 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 2 0 4 0 
Azalea .... 12 sprays 06 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Boxes of Hyacinth, 
Dutch 2 0 4 0 
Camellias.... per doz. 10 30 
Carnations, 12 blooms 16 3 0 
Cineraria, per doz.bun.6 0 12 0 
Cowslips ..doz. bun. 10 2 0 
Cyclamen. .12 blooms 0'4 0 6 
Daffodils (double), 
12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
— single. ,, 2 0 4 0 
— (or Lent Lily) ,, 10 2 0 
Deutzia.12 bun. 4 0 9 0 
Eucharis, per dozen.. 3 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 16 4 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Hyacinths, Roman, 12 
sprays 06 10 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 3 0 5 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each. 2 0 10 6 
Ficus elastica each ..16 76 
Genistas.per doz 8 0 12 0 
Heliotrope ..per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Lily of Valley,perdoz.12 0 IS 0 
Marguerites per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Mignonette ..per doz. 6 0 IS 0 
Musk.per doz. 3 0 4 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 2T 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen . 40 90 
Pelargoniums, dozenl2 0 IS 0 
Roses .perdoz.12 0 24 0 
Spiraeas.per doz. 9 0 15 0 
3E Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 0 6 10 
Marguerites, 12 bun... 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun... 3 0 6 0 
Narcissus, various, 
12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 0 9 10 
— scarlet, 12 sprays.. 0 4 0 6 
Polyanthus, doz. bun. 16 3 0 
Primula, double, bun. 10 16 
Roses (coloured) .... 2 0 4 0 
— Tea _per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.per doz. 2 0 6 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 10 2 0 
Snowdrops .. .12 bun. 
Tropieolums . 20 3 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 10 2 0 
Tulips ....12 blooms 0 6 10 
Violets.12 bun. 0 6 10 
— French_12 bun.lS 0 24 0 
-Panne.. 1 bun. 2 0 3 0 
Wallflower, doz. bun. 2 0 4 0 
White Jasmine, 
per bun. 0 9 16 
White Lilac per bun. 4 6 6 0 
PAGE 
Amateurs' Garden, the_5S6 
Auriculas, Alpine . 586 
Auriculas, potting. 5S4 
Bedfont, notes from. 5S4 
Bee-keeper, the . 5SS 
Begonias at Forest Hill .. 587 
Cinerarias, double. 5S4 
Cyrtopodium Andersoni .. 5S8 
Filmy Ferns at Kew. 587 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 5S7 
Gardeners’Examinations.. 5S5 
Heaths, hardy. 5S2 
Horticultural Societies.... 5S9 
L’Horticulture 
Internationale 5S5 
Narcissi at Chiswick. 587 
Obituary . 5S9 
PAGE 
Odontoglossum Carderi .. 5S8 
Orchid Growers' Calendar.. 5S7 
Orchid Notes and Gleanings 5S7 
Plants, hardy, in flower ). 5S0 
Plants, new, certificated .. 586 
Primula Reidii . 587 
Rhododendrons without 
peat . 5S2 
Scottish notes .583 
Shrubs, flowering . 5S4 
Stove plants, ornamental.. 5S2 
Temple Flower Show. 579 
Thom, late Mr. W. 5S3 
Tomato culture . 5S0 
Tulips . 584 
Vegetable cookery. 5S0 
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Have much pleasure in announcing that they have the 
largest and hest kept Collection than any other firm in 
England, particularly Tuberous Begonias, and supplied 
in the best order. 
Send for a Catalogue at once. 
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Accept my grateful thanks." 
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“ May 1st, 1SSS. 
“ The flowers arrived in fiDe condition. I have never got such 
a fine collection, of plants, and am very grateful for the large and 
varied collection you have sent me.” 
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“ May 7th, 1S8S. 
“ I received the hamper of plants. They are the nicest lot 
that ever came under my notice.” 
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LAING’S BEGONIAS 
SHOULD BE TRIED FOR BEDDING 
PURPOSES. 
We have a grand stock of plants, 
especially and carefully selected to colour 
for bedding from our out-door beds last 
summer. Three shades of crimson, orange- 
scarlet, magenta, pink, rose, scarlet, 
white, &c. Per dozen, 6s. 
Cultural Directions and Catalogues free. 
The 
Nurseries, 
FOREST HILL, LONDON, S.E. 
SPECIAL OFFER. 
BEGONIAS.— Tuberous rooted, last year’s seedlings, finest 
strains, 4s. per dozen. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. -The best varieties, established, in 
small pots, can be turned out for travelling, 15s. per 100. 
DAHLIAS.— Best Show, Cactus, and Single varieties, in small 
pots, 3 6 d. per dozen. 
GERANIUMS.— The best Zonal, single and double, 4s. per dozen. 
PELARGONIUMS.— The best Show and Decorative varieties, 
in 5-inch pots; will flower well in May and June. 10s. per 
dozen. 
PHLOX.—Herbaceous varieties; one of the hest plants for 
cutting from. 4s. per dozen. 
ROSES.— Tea, Gloire de Dijon. Marechal Niel, Niphetos, and 
other best varieties. Our selection, in 4S-pots, 10s. per dcz. 
PACKED UPRIGHT IN OPEN BOXES. CASH WITH ORDER. 
CARAWAY & Co., 
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NEW SINGLE DAHLIAS, 
Raised by J. Cheat & Sons and T. YJ. Girdlestone. 
NEW CACTUS DAHLIAS, 
AND ALL BEST OLDER SORTS. . 
POMPON, SHOW AND FANCY DAHLIAS, 
Send for new Catalogue and trade quotations to 
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Chater’s Named Hollyhocks! 
"VT OAY READY for planting out; a fine 
AN Collection. Awarded Four First Class Certificates and 
First Prize at Crystal Palace, 1SS6 and 1SS7. 
See Catalogue, Post Free. 
WEBB & BRAND 
(Late CHATER), 
NURSERIES, SAFFRON WALDEN. 
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 rine 
quality aud immense extent. Inspection invited. The G.ass 
Structures cover an area of 297,300 ft. 
HUGH LOW & CQer 
CLAPTON NURSERY, LON DON, E. 
MrlODlELL’SGRAPCAMiS 
THE FINEST GROWN. 
3,000 plants—the surplus growth—for Sale for account of the 
Prize Fund of the 
e&SNArSIQS® and, PICOTEE UNION. 
50s. per lOO ; 6s. 6d. per doz. Delivered free. 
Address— THE COTTAGE, STANLEY ROAD, OXFORD. 
NOTE .— Members of the C. dr P . Union receive plants to the full 
value of their respective Subscriptions. 
