78 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 4, 1890. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Dutch Bulbs.— J. C.: 1. In the moist, sandy soil of the 
Haarlem district, the Dutch have an advantage which we can¬ 
not hope to compete against in this country. Had it been com¬ 
mercially possible, it would have been done long ago. 2. From 
three to five and six years, according to the variety. 3. By 
planting the offsets as single crowns in the first instance, and 
always treating them as such, while under cultivation. 
Names of Fruits.— Strathearn: 1, Williams’ Bon Chretien; 
2, not recognised ; 3, Marie Louise ; 4, Louise Bonne of Jersey; 
5, Beurre Diel. Plum: Jefferson. J. Holmes, Jun.: (next week). 
Names of Plants.— G. H. Sage: 1, Spiral salicifolia; 2, S. 
Douglasii. J. Dixon: 1, Centranthus ruber; 2, Aconitum 
napellus var. J. Cameron: 1, Pyrus (Cydonia) japonica ; 2, 
P. intermedia ; 3, Crattegus sp. (unrecognised, please send fruit); 
4, Fraxinus excelsa heterophylla; 5, Cratsegns punctata or C. 
pyrifolia (why not send fruit ?). P.M.: 5, Sedum Sieholdi medio- 
variegatus; 6, Cineraria maritima. Fruits next week. H. T.: 
(next week). J. K. : Kerria japonica flore pleno. 
Various. — Flos: The Hedge ^mustard may he occasionally 
found on old walls just as many other weeds of a similar nature 
are ; but it does not grow very luxuriantly there nor so plenti¬ 
fully as in richer soil. In the metropolitan area it is most plen¬ 
tiful in waste places, but more particularly in the suburbs. This, 
as well as other plants mentioned in a former issue, grows, when 
allowed to, in the beds and shrubbery borders of the London 
squares and on the Embankment, but not on the grass. Com¬ 
paratively few annuals may be found on well-kept lawns, except 
the grass, Poa annua. None of the plants mentioned by us are 
poisonous. They no doubt choke down the plants by competi¬ 
tion for possession of the ground, but they are not directly 
destructive to vegetation of any kind. The plant named True- 
love, or more correctly, Trulove, is Paris quadrifolia. The 
Blessed Herb or Blessed Thistle is Cnicus benedictus. By 
Venus’ Tree you probably mean Venus’ Golden Apple, which is 
Atalantia monophylla; Venus’ or Venice Sumach is Rhus Cotinus, 
a large bush also known as the Smoke Plant. Venus’ Looking 
Glass is Specularia Speculum; and Venus’ Comb is Scandix 
Pecten-Veneris. The wild Daffodil and the Bog Asphodel are no 
doubt found in Devon, but we do not know that it is specially 
notable for either of these. Tour other question does not come 
within our range. 
Communications Received.— J. C.—R. Thompson (we cannot 
find any memorandum of such a packet having been received 
here).—S. C.-J. A.-G. E. H.—A. Mackintosh.—J. P.—W. O.— 
Stella (next week).—R. G. H.—J. B.—W. M.—P. and S— S. H. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Edward Webb & Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge. —Selected 
Seed Corn. 
A. M. C. Jongkindt Coninck, Dedemsvaart, near Zwolle, 
Holland.—Wholesale Trade List of Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
S. G. Rumsey, Wrotham, Kent.—Catalogue of Roses. 
J. R. Pearson & Sons, Chilwell, Notts.—Hardy Fruits for the 
Midlands, Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
E. S. Dodwell, The Cottage, Stanley Road, Oxford.—New 
Carnations and Picotees. 
H. Dobbie, Frettingham, Norwich.—Herbaceous and Alpine 
Plants. 
--*$*«- 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
September 29th. 
Messrs. Hurst & t ,Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, Seed 
Market, Mark Lane, report a considerable advance in 
price of White Clover owing to unfavourable reports as 
to new crop. Red Clover, Alsike, and Trefoil steady. 
Rye Grasses unchanged in value, with a steady demand 
for French Italian. 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
Oct. 1st. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 
Asparagus .... per 100 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 4 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 16 2 0 
Carrots ... .per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 6 0 
Celery .... per bundle 2 6 
Oncumbers .... each 0 4 0 6 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Herbs .... per bunch 0 2 0 4 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 16 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Onions.... per bushel 3 6 5 0 
Parsley.... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos _per lb. 0 4 0 9 
Turnips ....perbun. 0 6 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
6 0 
Fbutt.—Average Whoi esale Prices. 
s. d. s.d. 
Apples .. per J-sieve 3 6 5 0 
Cherries.J-sieve 
Currant, black, Jsieve 
— red. (-sieve 
Grapes .per lb. 0 9 2 9 
s.d. s.d. 
Kent Filbert, 100 lbs. — 50 0 
Peaches....per dozen 1 0 S 0 
Pine apples, Eag., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 6 6 
Plums .... per J sieve S 0 12 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s. d. 
Asters.per doz. 4 0 9 0 
Aralia Siebolai ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Bouvardias ..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 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis .doz. 9 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 18 0 
Evergreens,invar.,doz.6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., per doz. 4 0 18 0 
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 o 
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 .. per dcz. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..3 0 6 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 behs. 4 0 12 0 
Cornflower doz. hchs. 16 3 0 
Dahlia.12 buns. 2 0 4 0 
Eucharis .. per dozen 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. s.d. 
MaidenhairFem,12bns.4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 10 3 0 
Pansy .. per 12 bans. 
Pelargoniums, 12spys. 0 6 10 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 3 0 6 
Pinks,' doz. bchs. .. 2 0 6 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 10 
Pyrethrum, doz. hchs. 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.per doz. 10 2 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 10 2 0 
— .... dozen bunches 2 0 6 0 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays 2 0 4 0 
Sultan_doz. hchs. 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 
Amateurs’ Garden, the _74 
Antidote for ennui . 75 
Beaumanor Hall . 74 
Begonias, Seedling, double.. 69 
Coombe Warren . 72 
Dahlia Conference, the .... 67 
Dahlia, the Florists’ . 69 
Dahlias, new. 74 
Flower of the Axe, the .... 68 
Fruit exhibitions, the 
coming. 67 
Fruit growers, hints to .... 72 
Fruit preserves. 72 
Gooseberry, the .69 
Grape Conference, the .... 68 
Grape, Mrs. Pince . 77 
Guildhall Fruit Show, the.. 6S 
PAGE 
Holmes, the late Mr. W. .. 68 
Irishman’s Darling, the .... 75 
Lilium speeiosum rubrum 77 
Marigolds, African . 77 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society. 75 
Orchid Growers’Calendar.. 77 
Pansies . 72 
Passiflora Constance Elliott 69 
Plum Congress, the Edin¬ 
burgh . 70 
j Pyrethrum uliginosum .... 77 
Rose, Little Pet . 77 
! Saladings . 76 
Streptoc-arrui, hybrid.. 76 
Vanda Sanderiana . 77 
Violas, select bedding. 72 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
H. J. Bromley . 66 
Protheroe & Morris... . 66 
J. C. Stevens. 66 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son. 65 
Dicksons. 66 
E. H. Krelage & Son. 65 
Levensliulme Horticul¬ 
tural Co. 67 
J. R. Pearson & Sons. 66 
J. Peed & Sons. 65 
Ant. Roozen & Sons . 66 
Silberrad & Son . 65 
Staveley Taylor & Co. ... 65 
Sutton & Sons . 65 
R. Sydenham.. 67 
Van Meerbeek & Co. 67 
E. Webb & Sons . 67 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son. 65 
E. H. Krelage & Son . 65 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English. 65 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead . 67 
Smith . 65 
Florists’ Flowers. 
Bell, Stuart & Co. 65 
M. Campbell. 65 
W. Dean. 65 
E. S. Dodwell . 67 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 65 
A. Lister. 65 
Fruit. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 65 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
G. Bunyard & Co. SO 
J. Cheal & Sons . 66 
J. Le Cornu & Son . 67 
T. Rivers & Son. 67 
Garden Sundries. &c. 
Agri-Horticultural Chem¬ 
ical Co. 7S 
J. Arnold . 79 
Fisher & Sharpe . 67 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 65 
Horticultural and Agri¬ 
cultural Chemical Co.... 79 
Garden Sundries, &c., 
Contd. 
Ponkey Potteries. 67 
G. R. King . 78 
Heating Apparatus, page 
Thames Bank Iron Co. ... 65 
C. Toope & Co. 66 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons... . 65 
W. Cooper . 79 
C. Frazer's Exors. 79 
J. Gray . 65 
Hayward. 65 
Mellowes & Co. 65 
W. Richardson & Co. 78 
J. Weeks & Co. 65 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley. 66 
Bridgford's Antiseptic ... 65 
Gishurst Compound ...... 65 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson .. 65 
Clay & Levesley . 79 
Clay’s Invigorator . 78 
Standen’s . 65 
W. Thomson & Sous . 65 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa . 79 
Gishurstine . 65 
Mrs. S. Heywood. 65 
A Outram. 7S 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets.. 65 
Orchids. 
Chariesworth, Shuttle- 
worth & Co. 66 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 66 
P. McArthur. 65 
Trustees of the late J. 
Stevenson . 6S 
Roses. 
G. W. Boothby. 65 
H. English. 65 
Seeds. 
R. Sydenham . 67 
S. E. Watson. 65 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English. 65 
Strawberries. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 65 
T. Laxton . 65 
W. Lovel & Son . 65 
R. Smith & Co. 66 
Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. SO 
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words. Displayed Advertisements, per inch, 6s. ; per column 
(12 ins.long), £3 5s. ; per half-page, £5 ; per page, £9. Special 
quotations given for a series. Gardeners and others Wanting 
Situations, thirty words for Is. 6d., prepaid. 
Postal and Money Orders to be made payable to E. Wynne, 
at the Drury Lane Post Office, W.C. 
*** Advertisements for the current week, and also 
"Stop Orders,” must reach the office not later than the 
first post on IVednesday Morning. 
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“THE ERADICATING WEEDER” (G. R. King’s Patent), 
2s.; extra strong 2s. 6c?., postage 3c?. Does twenty times the work 
of hand , without soiling the fingers .—Seedsmen, Ironmongers or 
Patentee, Torquay, 
“DON’T BREAK YOUR BACK” 
CLIMBING TO WATER POTS ON HANGING BASKETS, 
SHELVES, &c. A HIGH LEVEL WATERING POT, 4s. 
(G. R. King’s Patent), does it in a, tenth the time, without risk or 
straining.—Seedsmen, Ironmongers or Patentee, Torquay. 
QUICK-LASTING.--ECONOMICAL. 
This is a Plant food of great excellence, carefully prepared 
with the view of supplying a manure which shall contain all 
the elements necessary for the Perfection of Plant Life, and at 
the same time he QUICK IN ACTION, LASTING, AND 
ECONOMICAL. 
The ingredients have been so arranged that, whilst accelerating 
luxuriant growth, permanent benefit is secured by a continuance 
of nourishment to the plant. 
It is safe in use, and suitable for every purpose where a 
manure is required. 
Sold by Seedsmen, Florists, and Nurserymen or direct from the 
works, in 6d. and Is. 
Packets, and SEALED BAGS :— 
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MARSH ISLAND. STRATFORD NEW 
TOWN, LONDON, E. 
NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER FIRM. 
SAVES MORE THAN TWICE ITS COST IN LABOUR. 
NO SMELL. 
One application will keep the Walks and Drives clear 
of Weeds for at least Eighteen Months, 
Recommended by Mr. W. G. Head, Crystal Palace, and other 
leading Gardeners. 
Prices :—In 1 and 2-gal. tins, 2s. per gal. (tins included); in 
5-gal. drums, Is, 6d. per gal.; 10 and 15-gal. drums, Is. 4d. 
per gal. Special quotation for larger quantities. Carriage 
paid on 10 gals, and upwards. 
8§f" Used in the proportion of One Gallon to 25 Gallons of Water. 
Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers, 
THE AGRI-HORTICULTURAL CHEMICAL COMPANY, 
Tunbridge, Kent; and Carlton St., Bolton, Lancashire. 
London Wholesale Agents— Messrs. Corry, Soper, Fowler & 
Co., Limited, Finsbury Street; and Hooper & Co., Limited, 
Covent Garden. May also be had of Messrs. Barr & Son, 12, 
King Street, Corent Garden; Barclay & Sons, Limited, 95, 
Farringdon Street; James Yeitch & Sons, Royal Exotic Nursery, 
Chelsea ; and others. 
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