May 19, 1888. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
607 
THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending May 12th 
was 30'16 in. ; the lowest reading was 30'02 in. on 
Tuesday afternoon ; and the highest was 30'30 in. on 
Friday morning. The mean temperature of the air was 
52 "3°, and 1'4° above the average in the corresponding 
weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. The mean 
showed an excess on each of the first three days of the 
week, whereas it was below the average during the 
remainder of the week. The general direction of the 
wind was variable, and the horizontal movement of the 
air averaged 10 T miles per hour, which was 0'3 miles 
below the average in the corresponding weeks of 
sixteen years. No rain was measured during the week. 
The duration of registered bright sunshine in the week 
was 51'0 hours, against 56'4 hours at Glynde Tlace, 
Lewes. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
May 1 6th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report a small 
attendance at to-day’s market. The sowing demand 
for Clovers and Grass seeds has almost ceased ; values 
remain unchanged. There is some enquiry for Mustard 
seed which is at present offering at low rates. Rape 
seed scarce and dear. Bird seeds neglected. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
May 1 7 th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. | s.d. s.d. 
Pine-apples, St. 
Michaels, each .... 20 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 1 0 
Strawberries ..per lb. 3 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. | s.d. s.d 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 0 9 
Onions, per bushel ..70 
Parsley, per bunch ..06 
Radishes, per dozen.. 1 6 
Sea Kale.. per punnet 1 6 
Small salading, punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
3 6 Tomatos, per lb.2 6 
0 4 ; Turnips_ per bun. 0 6 
Apples, i sieve. 2 0 5 0 
Grapes .per lb. 3 0 5 0 
Kent Cobs_1001bs.40 0 45 0 
Melons. 2 0 6 0 
5 0 
2 0 
6 0 
3 0 
3 0 
2 6 
6 0 
1 0 
5 0 
3 0 
1 3 
9 0 
2 0 
3 0 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 2 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 3 0 
Beet, per dozen. 2 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 2 0 
Carrots.per bun. 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen . 4 0 
Celery, per bundle ..20 
Cucumbers, each .... 09 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
Herbs, per bunch.. ..02 
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. 
d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
0 18 0 Ferns, in var., do .. 4 0 18 0 
0 IS 0 Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each. 2 0 10 6 
0 2 0 Ficus elastica each.. 16 7 6 
Genistas.per doz 4 0 6 0 
0 6 0 Heliotrope ..per doz. 6 0 9 0 
0 12 0 Lily of Valley,per doz.12 0 IS 0 
0 12 0 Marguerites per doz. 9 0 12 0 
0 6 0 Mignonette .. per doz. 6 0 IS 0 
0 24 0 Musk.per doz. 16 3 0 
0 12 0 Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
0 60 0 Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
0 24 0 per dozen . 40 90 
0 30 0 Pelargoniums, dozen 9 0 15 0 
0 18 0 Roses .per doz 12 0 24 0 
Spirieas.per doz. 6 0 12 0 
0 24 0 
-Average Wholesale Prices. 
d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
4 0 Narcissus, various, 
4 0 12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
4 0 —(double) ..12 bun. 9 0 12 0 
Pelargoniums,12 spys. 0 
s. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 
Azalea .per doz.12 
Bedding Plants, in 
variety .. per dozen 1 
Bedding Plants, in 
variety ....per box 2 
Calceolaria ..per doz. 6 
Cineraria ..per dozen 6 
Coleus .per doz. 4 
Cyclamen_per doz.12 
Cyperus ..per dozen 4 
Dracaena term., doz.. 30 
— viridis, per dozen 12 
Erica ventricosa doz. 18 
— various .doz. 9 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 
Cut Flowers. - 
s. 
Anemone, doz. bunch. 1 
— fulgens, doz. buns. 2 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 2 
Azalea_ 12 sprays 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 
Camellias.... per doz. 1 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 
Cineraria, per doz.bun.6 
Cowslips ..doz. bun. 1 
Cyclamen.. 12 blooms 0 
Deutzia.12 bun. 4 
Eucharis, per dozen.. 3 
Forget-me-not,12 bun. 2 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 1 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 
Liliuui longiflorum, 
12 blooms 3 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 bun. 4 
Marguerites, 12 bun... 3 
Mignonette, 12 bun... 3 
1 0 
1 0 
3 0 
2 0 
0 12 0 
2 0 
0 6 
9 0 
6 0 
4 0 
4 0 
1 0 
0 5 0 
6 10 
6 1 
— scarlet, 12 sprays ..04 0 
Polyanthus, doz. bun. 16 3 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 1 
Roses (coloured) .... 2 0 4 
— Tea _per dozen 10 3 
— Red.per doz. 2 0 4 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 1 0 2 0 
Snowdrops .. .12 bun. 
Spiriea .12 bun. 4 0 6 0 
Stephanotis,12 sprays 2 0 4 0 
TropiEOlums . 20 30 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 10 2 0 
Tulips .12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
Violets, French Parme 
1 bun. 2 6 4 0 
Wallflower, doz. bun. 2 0 4 0 
White Jasmine, 
per bun. 0 9 16 
White Lilac per bun. 4 6 6 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
. 597 
600 
595 
602 
Acclimatisation . 
Allotment Gardening .... 
Amateurs' Flower Garden.. 
Amateurs’ Garden. 
Antirrhinums and Pent- 
stemons. 603 
Auriculas, ancient and 
modern . 600 
Belgian Orchid Society.... 606 
Berberis Darwini . 604 
Bignonia Tweediana. 601 
Chlorophytum elatum 
medio-pictum. 604 
Eastwood Park . 603 
Fruit, a chat about . 596 
Gardeners’s Calendar .... 604 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund .. 596 
Horticultural Societies .... 605 
Irish Exhibition. 596 
PAGE 
Mustard Grinding. 604 
Obituary . 606 
Odontoglots from Rosefield 604 
Orchids in Scotland . 60^ 
Plants, hardy, in flower .. 600 
Plants, new, certificated .. 602 
Plants, ornamental-foliaged 59S 
Plant Sales . 597 
Polyanthus, the Giant or 
Fancy. 600 
Rhododendrons and Soils.. 603 
Scottish Gardening .599 
Selaginella pilifera. 604 
Spring-flowering Plants ... 597 
Streptosolen Jamesoni.... 604 
Temple Show . 598 
Tobacco Cultivation. 596 
Tobacco, night-scented_596 
Wallflower, the changeable 603 
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