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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 6, 1890. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d s.d. 
Apples .. per 1-sieve 3 6 5 0 
Cherries.J sieve 
Currant, black, i sieve 
— red.J sieve 
Grapes .per lb. 0 9 2 0 
s.d. 
Kent Filbert, 100 lbs. 50 0 
Peaches....per dozen 1 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 
' Plums ....per j sieve 8 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Asters.per doz. 3 0 CO Ferns,invar.,perdcz. 4 0 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 Fuchsia -per doz. 3 0 
Balsams _per doz. 3 0 6 0 Heliotrope, per doz. 4 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. S 0 12 0 Hydrangea ..per doz. 9 0 
Calceolaria, per doz. 3 0 6 0 Liliums, various, doz. 12 0 
Chrysanthemums,doz. 6 0 24 0 Marguerites per doz. 6 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 Mignonette, per doz. 3 0 
Dracama term., doz. 30 0 60 0 Palms in variety, each 2 6 
— viridis .doz. 9 0 24 0 Pelargoniums ..doz. 6 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 IS 0 Pelargoniums,scarlet, 3 0 
Evergreens,invar.,doz.6 0 24 0 Rhodanthe ..perdcz. 4 0 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms .. 2 0 4 0 
Asters.12 buns. 2 0 6 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
— .doz. bchs. 3 0 6 0 
Chrysanthemum, 
12 blms. 10 3 0 
— .12 bchs. 4 0 12 0 
Cornflower doz. bchs. 16 3 0 
Dahlia.12 buns. 2 6 4 0 
Eucharis ..perdozen 2 0 4 0 
Eschscholtzia,12 bch. 
Forget-me-not,12 buns 2 0 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 4 0 
Gladiolus, various, 
12 spikes 10 20 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lavender ....12 bus. 2 6 4 0 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 0 6 4 0 
s.d. 
MaidenhairFern,12bns.4 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 
Mignonette . .12 bun. 1 0 
Pansy .. per 12 buns. 1 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 0 6 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 3 
Pinks, doz. bchs. ..20 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 2 0 
Rhodanthe ...12 buns. 3 0 
Roses.per dozen 1 6 
— Tea .... per dozen 0 6 
— Red.per doz. 1 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 1 0 
— _dozen bunches 2 0 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays 1 6 
Sultan_doz. bchs. 2 0 
Sunflower ...12 buns. 2 0 
Sweet Peas. .doz. bns. 1 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 3 
s.d. 
52 6 
8 0 
7 6 
12 0 
s. d. 
18 0 
6 0 
6 0 
24 0 
30 0 
12 0 
6 0 
21 0 
12 0 
6 0 
6 0 
s.d. 
9 0 
6 0 
3 0 
2 0 
1 0 
0 6 
6 0 
1 0 
4 0 
6 0 
3 0 
2 0 
2 0 
2 0 
6 0 
3 0 
3 0 
4 0 
2 0 
0 6 
CONTENTS. 
page 
Amateurs’Garden, the .... 10 
Anemones, Japanese . 9 
Ashton Court Gardens .... 10 
Begonias as bedders . S 
Begonia Martiniana. 12 
Cardinal Flower . H 
Carnations and Picotees, new 8 
Chrysanthemums. 3 
Cupinnlipr Carter’s Model.. 12 
Cucumber, The Express- 4 
Dahlias, new. 8 
Dendrobium clirysanthum.. 11 
Edinburgh International, 
1891 . 6 
Flowers, packing. 6 
Flower Show, a homely.... 6 
Flower Shows, a round of.. 12 
Forest bye-products . S 
Forestry and Fruit growing 7 
page 
Frosts, early. 4 
Grape Conference, the _ 4 
Hollyhocks . 8 
Horticultural Societies .... 13 
Marguerites . 4 
Marigold, the Mexican .... 12 
Methven Castle. 6 
Odontoglossum Toungii .. 11 
Oncidium Larkinianum.... 11 
Orchid Growers'Calendar.. 11 
Orchids at Marks Tey. 7 
Passiflora Constance Elliott 11 
Pea, Sharpe's Queen . 11 
Pentstemons from Hawick 6 
Poltalloch . 5 
Potato disease remedy, the 12 
Primula obconica . 11 
Tomato at Forest Hill .... 10 
Wattles and Wattle-barks.. 10 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris. * 
J. C. Stevens. 1 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son.. - . 1 
Levenshulme Horticul¬ 
tural Co. 2 
J. Peed & Sons .. . 1 
Ant. Roozen & Sons . 2 
C. Sharpe & Co. 3 
Silberrad & Son . 1 
Sutton & Sons . 1 
R. Sydenham. 2 
Van Meerbeek & Co. 3 
J. Veitcb & Sons . 3 
B. S. Williams & Son. 3 
Catalogues 
Barr & Son. 1 
Cannell & Sons. 3 
Dobbie & Co. . 1 
Sutton & Sons . 1 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English. 1 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead . 3 
Smith . 1 
Florists’ Flowers. 
E. S. Dodwell . 3 
W. Golby . 1 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 1 
Lane..... 1 
R. Nash . 1 
Thomson & Co. . 3 
Fruit. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 1 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
J. Le Cornu & Son . 3 
T. Rivers & Son. 2 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Agri-Horticultural Chem¬ 
ical Co. 15 
J. Arnold . 15 
Fisher & Sharpe . 15 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 1 
Horticultural and Agri¬ 
cultural Chemical Co.... 14 
Fonkey Potteries. 3 
G. R. King . 15 
T. Walker . 1 
page 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co. ... 1 
C. Toope & Co.. 15 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons. 1 
W. Cooper. 14 
J. Gray . 1 
Hayward. 1 
Mellowes & Co. 1 
W. Richardson & Co. 15 
J. Weeks & Co. 1 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 15 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 1 
Gishurst Compound ...... 1 
Nicotine Soap . 1 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson .. 1 
Clay and Levesley . 15 
Clay’s Invigorator . 15 
Standen’s . 1 
W. Thomson & Sons . 1 
Miscellaneous. 
Cadbury’s Cocoa . 16 
Epps’ Cocoa . 14 
Gishurstine . 1 
“ Gresham " Life Assur¬ 
ance Society. 15 
A. Outram. 2 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets... 1 
Orchids. 
Charlesworth, Shuttle- 
worth & Co.. 3 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 2 
P. McArthur. 1 
Roses. 
H. English. 1 
Seeds. 
R. Sydenham . 2 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English. 1 
Howard . 1 
E. Pynaert. 1 
Strawberries. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 1 
J. Cornish . 1 
T. Laxton .. . 1 
W. Lovel & Son . 1 
T. Rivers & Son . 1 
R. Smith & Co. 3 
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