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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 20, 1890. 
gate, was second for twelve blooms of any other than 
M. Desgranges, showing Sam Henshaw, a Japanese 
variety. Mr. D. B. Crane, Archway Road, Highgate, 
had the best twelve Pompons. Mr. G. Stevens, St. 
John’s Nursery, Putney, had the best six bunches of 
any varieties, except Madame Desgranges, and was 
followed by Mr. J. P. Kendal, Roehampton, who was 
also second for twelve Pompons. Mr. D. B. Crane 
had the best twelve bunches of Chrysanthemums in the 
amateurs’ class. In the nurserymen’s class for 
Gladioli, Messrs. J. Burrell & Co., Howe House, 
Cambridge, was the only exhibitor, showing 186 long 
spikes of bloom, having a very fine effect. In the 
amateurs’ class, E. B. Lindsell, Esq., Beartou, Hitchin, 
had the best twelve spikes, and the Rev. H. H. 
D’Ombrain was second. Messrs. G. & TV. H. Burch, 
Peterborough, had the best twenty-four Roses in twelve 
varieties. The Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Havering, 
Essex, was second. A. H. Gray, Esq., Beaulieu, 
Bath, had the best twelve Roses, also the best twelve 
and the best six Tea and Noisette Roses. 
Dahlias of all kinds were very extensively shown. 
The best sixty blooms were shown by Mr. Charles 
Turner, Slough. Some of his finer blooms were John 
Bennett, Seraph, Richard Dean, Mrs. John Downie, 
Prince Bismarck, Flag of Truce, Florence, Buffalo Bill, 
Mrs. George Rawlings, John Standish, Clara, Harry 
Keith, Agnes, James Vick and Goldfinder. The second 
prize winners were Messrs. Keynes, "Williams & Co., 
Salisbury, and Mr. F. TV. Seale, Sevenoaks, was third. 
Messrs. Keynes, "Williams & Co. had the best thirty- 
six blooms, and Mr. C. Turner was a good second. Mr. 
Geo. Humphries, Kington Langley, Chippenham, had 
the best twenty-four blooms, and Messrs. Saltmarsh & 
Son, Chelmsford, came in second. In the class for 
twelve blooms, the order of merit was reversed. The 
first prizes in the amateurs’ and gardeners’ classes for 
twenty-four and eighteen blooms went to Mr. J. T. West, 
gardener to TV. Keith, Esq., Cornwalls, Brentwood. 
Mr. TV. Seaman, gardener to James Biggs, Esq., 
TVestbury, Brentwood, took the first prize for twelve 
blooms ; and Mr. Ocock, gardener to — McIntosh, Esq., 
Havering, Essex, had the best six blooms. Pompon 
Dahlias were a decided feature of the show, and in most 
cases they were tastefully arranged. Mr. C. Turner 
carried off the first prize for twenty-four bunches of 
small, neat and pretty varieties. Messrs. Keynes, 
Williams & Co. were a good second with boldly set up 
bunches with thin foliage. Messrs. J. Burrell & Co. 
had the best twelve bunches, and Mr. Henry Glasscock, 
Rye Street, Bishops Stortford, had the best six buuches. 
He also had the best six bunches of single varieties, and 
the best six bunches of Cactus Dahlias. Mr. F. W. 
Seale took the first prize for twenty-four bunches of 
single Dahlias, which were of a high order of merit. 
Messrs. J. Burrell & Co. had the best twelve bunches. 
Mr. C. Turner took the leading prize for twelve 
bunches of Cactus Dahlias. 
In the miscellaneous class Messrs. J. Laing &. Sons, 
Forest Hill, staged a collection of exhibition, Cactus, and 
Pompon Dahlias, Gaillardias, and Winter Cherry. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, showed 
Pompon and Cactus Dahlias, neatly set up and in great 
variety, the Cactus type being well represented. 
Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, 
arranged his large group of Dahlias in three mounds, 
in the central one of which were Cactus varieties, 
singles at either end, and Pompons in the hollows. 
Messrs. John Peed & Sons, Roupell Park Nurseries, 
Norwood Road, showed a neatly arranged lot of herba¬ 
ceous plants, with Cactus and exhibition Dahlias in 
front. They also had the only collection of Apples in 
the show. Mr. W. Gordon, St. Margaret’s Nursery, 
Twickenham, had a group of several species of Lilium 
arranged with Japanese Maples. Mr. H. J. Jones, Hither 
Green, Lewisham, showed a fine'group of Pompon and 
early-flowering Chrysanthemums. Six blooms, huge 
for the season, of Chrysanthemum Edwin Molyneux 
were shown by Mr. C. Cox, gardener to John Trotter, 
Esq., Brickenden Grange, Hereford. Mr. W. Wells, 
Earlswood, Redhill, Surrey,"’ showed twelve dishes of 
Tomatos, and some Peaches. Mr. A. H. Rickwood, 
gardener to the Dowager Lady Freake, Twickenham, 
also showed Peaches. A collection of trees and shrubs 
was shown by Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt. Mr. 
Geo. Phippen, Reading, exhibited a collection of Cactus 
Dahlias and other flowers. A. H. Gray, Esq., Beaulieu, 
Bath, staged a fine stand of Tea Roses. Some golden 
Waxpod Kidney Beans were shown by Mr. C. Osman, 
South Metropolitan District Schools, -Sutton. African 
and French Marigolds came from Mr. TV. Salmon, 
West Norwood. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Erratum. — I n our report of the last meeting of the Royal 
Horticultural Society, p. 28, Cattleva Gigas, C. Gaskelliana, 
Miltonia Candida superba and others, by some mistake or other, 
were said to he shown by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., H.P., 
whereas they were exhibited by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. 
Albans, who received the Cultural Commendation for Miltonia 
Candida superba. The show cards are not always in the right 
place when wanted. 
Rasies of Fruits.— G. G. : 1 and 2, varieties of Grosso Mig- 
nonne Peach ; 3, Walburton Admirable ; 4, Barrington. It, is 
impossible to name Peaches with certainty from the fruits alone. 
Information should be supplied as to the flowers, whether small 
or large, and leaves should be sent with them. II. H., Leeds: 
Peach, Walburton Admirable. H. G. IT.: Nectarine, Lord 
Rapier ; Peach, cannot say. 
Names of Plants.—IF. G. B.: Cotoneaster frigida. David 
Bell: Oncidium flexuosnm. Constant Reader : 1, Aselepias cura- 
savica ; 2, Libonia penrhosiensis or L. floribunda (why not send 
flowers with the foliage); 3, Polygala Dalmaisiana ; 4, Begonia 
fuchsioides ; 5, a dark flowered variety of the latter apparently, 
but the flowers had dropped ; 6, Davallia elegans, probably, but 
not in fruit; 7, Adiantum hispidulum; S, Pteris serrulata ; 
, Adiantum formosum ; 10, Davallia Mooreana. JR. M.: 
1, Aster Acris ; 2, Aster Rovi-Belgi ; 3, Erica ciliaris ; 4, Lobelia 
splendens Tictoriie. A. 0.: Davallia hirta cristata. IF. G.B.: 
1, Polystichum angulare proliferum, or some of its forms ; 2, 
Sidalcea Candida; 3, Lallemantia canescens. JR. L. M. : 1, 
Eschscholtzia californica ; 2, Bocconia cordata; 3, Cytisus 
capitatus; 4, Herniaria glabra ; 5, Thymus Serpyllum lanugi- 
nosus. 
Pruning Tines. — A.O.: It cannot certainly do your Tines 
any harm to allow the laterals to ramble a little after the crop 
has been cut, provided they do not form a tangled mass, obstruct¬ 
ing the light so much as to harm the foliage. On the contrary, 
it will encourage root action and strengthen the Tines. Give an 
abundance of ventilation at all times, and keep the foliage clean 
by syringing. Moreover, if your Tines are wanted for very early 
forcing, it would not be wise to encourage a great deal of growth 
thus late in the season. If such is the case, you ought to 
encourage them to ripen their wood and foliage, and go to rest, 
by removing the laterals, by giving plenty of ventilation 
night and day, and some assistance from fire heat, especially 
during the night. 
Seedling Begonias. — Chris. Lesson: The best of the white 
seedlings you send is Ro, 1. The flower is orbicular and pure 
white, but not very large. The petals of Ro. 2 are wavy at the 
margin, tinted with blush and pink externally ; it may prove 
useful as a variety. Ro. 5 is the best yellow, because deepest in 
colour and most regular in shape. Ro. 6 is a larger flower, but 
is very pale, especially when old. Ro. 9 is a fairly good yellow, 
but the two inner petals should be broader. Ro. 10 we recom¬ 
mend for its fiery brilliant crimson colour, but the shape is bad; 
it would prove useful as a pollen parent. A rather pleasiDg 
pale-coloured flower is Ro. 11, with a carmine edge, but we 
should like to see the pink and white shades better defined. By 
far the best double is Ro. 13, owing to the fairly regular arrange¬ 
ment of the broad flat petals. Ro. 12 is too ragged and the 
colours badly defined ; while Ro. 14 is too lumpy. The above 
kinds we have recommended may be improved upon, either by 
good culture another year, or by crossing them, so as to obtain 
fresh improvements having good size, substance, well-defined 
colours, coupled with an erect habit, always keeping in mind 
that the more nearly orbicular they are the more valuable they 
will be. We are not prepared with a list of Camellia-flowered 
named kinds, as many of the most recent and best types we 
have seen have not yet received names. 
Seedling Carnation. — II. IF. : The flowers you sent were of 
large size and of good form so far as the pods were not split, but 
they had suffered from dryness before they reached us, through 
not being packed with damp moss or some similar material, and 
the petals were inrolled at the sides, detracting much from the 
appearance of the flower, so that we cannot speak as to the form 
they assume when fresh. Excepting this, however, they gave 
evidence of a high order of merit, for the petals were broad, 
plain or entire at the edges, and of a deep glowing scarlet 
suffused with rose and tinted violet towards the base. If of 
good habit and constitution, and flowers freely, we should say it 
is a good kind for border decoration. 
Communications Received.— M. W. — J. B. — F. S. — C. B. G.— 
L. L.—B. S. & C.—W. D.—A. B.—J. H. E.—R. W.—TV. N._ 
Wm. Rapper.—W. Angus. 
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TEADE CATALOGUES EECEIVED. 
J. Carter & Co., 237 and 23S, High Holborn, London.— 
Carter’s Cross-Bred Wheats. 
E. H. Keelage & Son, Haarlem, Holland.— Catalogue and 
Current Prices of Strawberries. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
September loth. 
Messrs. Hurst & Sor, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, Seed 
Market, Mark Lane, report some enquiry for Finest 
English Cowgrass and Trefoil. Ked Clover steady; 
"White and Alsike unchanged. Rye Grasses dearer. 
Hemp Seed has advanced 2s. per qr. Canary dull. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
Sept. 17 th. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 Herbs .... per bunch 0 2 0 4 
Asparagus ... .per 100 Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 4 Lettuces ..per dozen 16 2 0 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 2 0 Onions_per bushel 3 6 5 0 
Carrots_per bunch 0 6 Parsley_per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
per dozen 3 0 6 0 Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Celery_per bundle 2 6 Spinach, per strike ..20 
Cucumbers each 0 4 0 6 Tomatos per lb. 0 4 0 9 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.—K ent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d s . d . 
Apples .. per 1-sieve 3 6 5 0 
Cherries.1 sieve 
Currant, black, 1 sieve 
— red.1 sieve 
Grapes .per lb. 0 9 2 0 
s . d . s . d . 
Kent Filbert, ICO lbs. 50 0 52 6 
Peaches.... per dozen 10 SO 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 7 6 
Plums ... .per j sieve 8 0 12 0 
PLANT3 IN POT3.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s . d . s . d . 
Asters.per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Aralia Siebolai ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Bonvardias ..perdoz. 8 0 12 0 
Calceolaria, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Chrysanthemums, doz. 6 0 24 0 
Cyperns, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracsena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis .doz. 9 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 IS 0 
Evergreens,invar.,doz.6 0 24 0 
Ferns,invar.,perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
s . d . s . d 
Fuchsia .... per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Heliotrope, per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Hydrangea .. per doz. 9 0 24 0 
Liliums, various, doz. 12 0 30 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums ..doz. 6 0 12 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 3 0 6 0 
Rhodanthe ..perdez. 4 0 6 0 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..2 0 4 C 
Asters.12 buns. 2 0 6 0 
Bonvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
— .doz. behs. 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 0 4 0 
Eueharis ..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 bns. 2 6 4 0 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 0 6 4 0 
s.d. s . d . 
MaidenhairFem,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 10 3 0 
Pansy .. per 12 buns. 10 2 0 
Pelargoniums,12 spys. 0 6 10 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 3 0 6 
Pinks, doz. bchs. ..2 0 6 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 10 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 2 0 4 0 
Rhodanthe ...12 buns. 3 0 6 0 
Roses, yellow, per doz. 16 3 0 
— Tea _per dozen 0 6 2 0 
— Red.perdoz. 10 2 0 
— Safffano .. per doz. 1 0 2 0 
— _ dozen bunches 2 0 6 0 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays 16 3 0 
Sultan_ doz. hens. 2 0 3 0 
Sunflower ...12 buns. 2 0 4 0 
Sweet Peas. .doz. bns. 10 2 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 3 0 6 
CONTENTS, 
page I 
Amateurs’ Garden . 42 ! 
Arachnanthe Clarkei. 44 i 
Asters, China. 3S 
Axwell Park. 3S 
Beans, Runner. 40 
Brassavoia fragrans . 44 
Cattleya Dowiana aurea .... 41 
Cornel, the dwarf. 43 
Cottage Sanitation. 39 
Dahlia Conference, the _ 35 
Dahlias, new. 40 
Didymochlsena lunulata .. 43 
Geranium, Shirley Blue.... 42 
Hops. 37 
Hypericum olympicum_ 43 
Inula Hookeri . 43 
Lapageria rosea. 43 
Manchester Autumn Show 44 
Marigolds . 43 | 
PAGE 
Miltonia Candida . 44 
Rational Chrysanthemum 
Society's Show . 45 
Nepenthes Mastersiana. . . 43 
Orchid-Growers'Calendar.. 43 
Passiflora, Eynsford Gem . . 43 
Passion Flower, hardy white 40 
Patshull. 42 
Pea, The Daisy . 43 
Potato, Lilipatian . 43 
Potato, Early Puritan ... 39 
Root-pruning, effects of _ 40 
Roses, autumn . 36 
Royal Caledonian Show.. .. 45 
Seeds, spiral cells in . 3S 
Streptocarpus, hybrid . 37 
Tomatos . 36 
Zinnia Haageana flore pleuo 37 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris.34 
J. C. Stevens. 34 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son. 33 
Dicksons. 34 
Hurst & Son. 35 
Levenshulme Horticul¬ 
tural Co.. 35 
J. R. Pearson & Sons. 34 
J. Peed & Sons .. . 33 
Ant. Roozen & Sons . 34 
Silberrad & Son .. 33 
Sutton & Sons . 33 
R. Sydenham. 35 
Tan Meerbeek & Co.35 
E. Webb & Sons . 35 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son. 33 
Sutton & Sons . 33 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English. 33 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead . 35 
Smith . 33 
Florists’ Flowers. 
E. S. Dodwell . 35 
W. Golby . 33 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 33 
A. Lister. 33 
Fruit. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 33 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
J. Le Cornu & Son . 35 
T. Rivers & Son. 34 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Agri-Horticultural Chem¬ 
ical Co. 4S 
J. Arnold . 48 
Fisher & Sharpe . 48 
Hirst, Brooke ik Hirst ... 33 
Horticultural and Agri¬ 
cultural Chemical Co.... 4S 
Ponkey Potteries . 35 
G. R. King . 4S 
T. Walker . 33 
PAGE 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co. ... S3 
C. Toope & Co. . . 34 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons. 33 
W. Cooper . 48 
C. Frazer’s Exors . 34 
J. Gray . 33 
Hayward. 33 
H. Hope. . 4S 
Mellowes & Co.. 33 
W. Richardson & Co. 4S 
J. Weeks & Co . 33 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 4S 
Bridgford's Antiseptic ... 33 
Gishurst Compound ...... 33 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson . 33 
Clay’s Invigorator . 4S 
Clay & Levesley . 4S 
Standens’ . 33 
W. Thomson & Sons . 33 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa . 48 
Gishurstine . 33 
A. Outran! . 34 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets.. 33 
Orchids. 
Charlesworth, Shuttle- 
worth & Co . 35 
P. McArthur. 33 
Roses. 
H. English. 33 
Seeds. 
R. Sydenham . 35 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English. 33 
E. Pynaert. 33 
Strawberries. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 33 
J. Cornish . 33 
T. Laxton . 33 
W. Lovel & Son . 33 
T. Rivers & Son . 33 
R. Smith & Co . 34 
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words. Displayed Advertisements, per inch, 6s. ; per column 
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uotations given for a series. Gardeners and others Wanting 
Situations, thirty words for Is. 6 d ., prepaid. 
Postal and Money Orders to be made payable to B. Wynne, 
at the Drury Lane Post Office, W.C. 
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“Stop Orders," 'must reach the office not later than the 
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