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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 8, 1890. 
the trade who have become discouraged because adver¬ 
tising has not’paid them, and have failed to consider 
that it requires time to gain the confidence and secure 
the good will of the readers of any reputable journal. 
Therefore we repeat, look upon judicious advertising 
not as a speculation—to bring profits now or never— 
but as an investment necessary to establish a perma¬ 
nent business that shall be far-reaching in its 
connections. — IV. Atlee Burpee, Philadelphia, in 
American Florist. 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Herbaceous Border. —./. L. : 1, Plants which you know to 
he perfectly hardy had better be planted at once, as they will 
then be well established before spring, and be better able, there¬ 
fore, to withstand the summer should it turn out to be a droughty 
one. Spaces may be left for the planting of more tender subjects 
in spring, so that they inay have the summer in which to 
establish themselves before the succeeding ' winter. 2, Most 
herbaceous plants are benefited by manure dug into the ground, 
especially if the soil is naturally light and poor. 3, The proper 
distances at which the plants are placed apart will depend upon 
the distance to which you allow the stools to spread ; but pre¬ 
suming that you want only a moderate-sized piece of each, then 
we should plant the two back rows at 3 ft. apart, making one 
row alternate with the other ; the front rows may be IS ins. or 
2 ft. apart according to the size of the pieces you allow; the 
rows should also alternate with one another. The subjects might 
be planted at a uniform distance of 3 ft. apart in the rows, so as 
to allow a clump of spring-flowering bulbs between each ; but 
we do not advocate straight lines across the border. That is too 
formal. 
Many-centred Chrysanthemum Blooms .—Constant Eeader: 
The complaint you make appears to be a common one this 
season. See p. 150. The incurved blooms you send have had 
their normal form and beauty quite spoiled, as we believe, by 
over-feeding, and the peculiar nature of the season inducing 
excessive luxuriance of growth. 
Marechal Niel Rose.—./. L,: Tea and Noisette Roses require 
very little cutting back. If they are planted out of doors it is 
customary to let pruning alone till all danger of frost is over ; 
then the pieces that have died are simply cut away. Under 
glass, however, the case is somewhat different, and all you need 
do is to cut off the thin or weak wood at the tips, thus shorten¬ 
ing the stems but very little. This may be done when you plant 
out the Rose in your greenhouse, or it may be left till the buds 
commence to grow afresh. February or early in March would 
be a good time to prune, unless you want the flowers to come 
on early, keeping the house rather warm for that purpose. 
Names of Fruits. — JVelton: Red Autumn Calville. /. 
Atherton : 1, Bramley’s Seedling ; 2, Annie Elizabeth. M. Dixon: 
1, Beauty of Kent; 2, Duck’s Bill (a Sussex Apple); 4, Cox’s 
Pomona; 5, Mere de Menage; 6, King of the Pippins. J. D. W.: 
1 , Beurre Hardy ; 2, Duehesse d’Angouleme ; 3, not recognised ; 
4, Cox’s Orange Pippin ; 5, English "Winter Golden Pearmain ; 
6 , Marechal de la Cour. 
Names of Plants.— T. if. S. : 1, Erytlirsea diffusa ; 2, Sedum 
rupestre ; 3, Draba brunisefolia probably ; 4, Saxifraga Aizoon ; 
5, Thymus serpyllum lanuginosus ; 6 , Populus albus. 
Communications Received.—E. P.—J. L.—W. A. A.—H. C. 
—J. F. M.—E. S.-J. W.—T. C. S.—W. H. J—Dunedin—E. C. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVE]). 
of Selected Fancy Pansies. 
R. Smith & Co . 
Miscellaneous, 
W. Drummond & Sons, Dublin and Stirling.—Forest and 
Cut Flowers, 
H. English . 
... 15S 
Epps’ Cocoa. 
Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, &c. 
Ferns. 
A. Outram . 
-- 
W. & J. Birkenhead ... 
... 159 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets. 
, H. English . 
... 158 
Orchids. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
November 3rd. 
Messrs. Hurst & -Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report a few sales of 
new English 'White Clover of fine quality. English Red 
Clover does not offer freely. Ho change in value of 
White, Alsike, or Trefoil. Rye Grasses steady. 
OOVENT 
GARDEN 
November 5th. 
MARKET. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Asparagus_per 100 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 4 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 2 0 
Carrots ... .per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 
Celery .... per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .... each 0 4 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
6 0 
0 6 
3 0 
s.d. 
Herbs ....per bunch 0 2 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 
Lettuces .. per dozen 1 6 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 3 
Onions.. ..per bushel 3 6 
Parsley.... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos _per lb. 1 0 
Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
s.d. 
0 4 
5 0 
2 0 
2 0 
5 0 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Priecs. 
i.d. s.d. s.d. s. d. 
0 9 0 Fuchsia .... per doz. 3 0 6 0 
0 18 0 Heliotrope, per doz. 4 0 6 0 
0 12 0 Hydrangea ..per doz. 9 0 24 0 
Liliums, various, doz. 12 0 30 0 
Asters.per doz. 6 
Aralia Siaboldi.. doz. 6 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. 8 
Calceolaria, per doz. 
Chrysanthemums,doz. 6 
Cyperns .. per dozen 4 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 
— viridis .doz. 9 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 
Evergreens,invi ,,doz.6 
Ferns,invar.,perdoz. 4 
0 24 0 Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
0 12 0 Mignonette, per doz. 4 0 6 0 
0 60 0 Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums ..doz. 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 3 0 6 0 
Rhodanthe .. per doz. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s.d. 
Apples .. per J-sieve 16 6 0 
Cherries.4-sieve 
Currant, black, Jsieve 
— red.-1-sieve 
Grapes .per lb. 0 9 3 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Kent Cobs ...100 lbs. 75 0 
Peaches.... per dozen 3 0 12 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 
Plums .... per j sieve 
6 6 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 4 0 8 0 
Asters.12 buns. 4 0 9 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
— .doz. bchs. 6 0 9 0 
Chrysanthemum, 
12 blms. 10 3 0 
— .12 bchs. 3 0 12 0 
Eueharis ..perdozen 4 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 4 0 
Gladiolus, various, 
12 spikes 2040 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 2 0 6 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns.4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 
Pelargoniums,12 spys. 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 
Primula, double,-bun. 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 
Roses, yellow, per doz. 
— Tea_per dozen 
— Red.perdoz. 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 
— Red, dozen bunches 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 
Violets (Fnch.),Parme 
per bunch 
- dark . 
— English..doz. bun. 
s.d. 
2 0 
s d. 
4 0 
1 0 
0 6 
6 0 12 0 
3 0 6 0 
0 4 0 6 
2 6 3 6 
16 2 6 
10 2 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the_ 154 
Apricot, the. 156 
Auricula and Carnation 
Societies, the . 152 
Bee swarming case, a .... 157 
Begonias, new double .... 152 
Carnations, border, -prizes 
for . 152 
Chrysanthemums about 
London. 150 
Chrysanthemum Centenary 
Festival. 147 
Chrysanthemums, on 
dwarfing . 150 
Chrysanthemum Exhibi¬ 
tions, local .,. 14S 
Chrysanthemums, Hen-and- 
Chieken. 150 
Chrysanthemum Sunflower 153 
Ccelogyne ocellata maxima 157 
Daffodils for market. 149 
PAGE 
Fruit trees, planting. 153 
Fruit Trees, newly planted 155 
Herbaceous Plants . 156 
Kent County Cluysanthe- 
mum Show .156 
Lycaste Smeeana .157 
Manchester Botanical Gar¬ 
dens . 152 
Manchester Hort. Imp. Soc. 157 
Mulberry, the.154 
Mushrooms in fields. 150 
Noble, Mr. J., death of_148 
Oncidium tigrinum UDgui- 
culatum. 157 
Paraguay Tea. 14S 
Plums for market. 154 
Tea plant, the. 155 
Tomatos, compost for .... 154 
Trees, town. 14S 
Vegetables, autumn . 148 
Wilson, Mr. A., death of.. 148 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Anthracite Coal 
W. Essery & Co...-. 
United Anthracite Col¬ 
lieries . 159 
Auction Sales. 
Pope & Sons . 
Protheroe & Morris 
J. C. Stevens . 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 
Dicksons . 
H. English . 145 
W. B. Hartland. 145 
Levenshulme Horticul 
PAGE 
. 160 
146 
146 
146 
145 
146 
tural Co.. 
J. Peed & Sons . 
... 145 
Roozen Bros. 
.. 146 
Silberrad & Son. 
... 145 
R. Smith & Co. 
. 146 
Sutton & Sons. 
... 147 
R. Sydenham . 
... 147 
Van ileerbeek & Co.... 
... 147 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 
... 145 
Cannell & Sons . 
Dobbie & Co. 
... 145 
B. R. Kent . 
... 147 
Climbers. 
Garden Sundries. page 
Willesden Paper & Canvas 
Works . 160 
Hardy Plants. 
H. English . 145 
Lane . 145 
Mrs. Watson . 145 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 159 
C. Toope & Co. 159 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 145 
W. Cooper . 160 
C. Frazer’s Exors. 160 
J- Gray. 145 
Hayward . 145 
Mellowes & Co . 145 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 145 
J. Weeks & Co. 145 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 145 
Gishurst Compound_ 145 
Nicotine Soap. 145 
Picrena. 1130 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 145 
W. Thomson & Sons. 145 
145 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 147 
P. B. O’Kelly . 145 
Smith. 145 
Florists’ Flowers. 
M. Campbell . 145 
Dicksons’.... 147 
E. S. Dodwell. 146 
H. English . 15S 
J. Laing & Sons. 147 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 145 
Thomsen & Co. 147 
Fruit Trees, &e. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 145 
Dicksons’ . 147 
Hugh Low & Co. . 147 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
J. Cheal & Sons. 159 
J. Laing & Sons. 146 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 159 
T. Rivers & Son. 
R. Smith & Co. 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Fisher & Sharpe. 
146 
146 
160 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 145 
Osman & Co. 160 
Ponkey Potteries . 160 
H. G. Smyth . 146 
Stott Co. 159 
Taylor & Son . 145 
C. G. "Warne..... 159 
Horsman & Co. . 145 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 146 
P. McArthur . 145 
Roses. 
G. W. Boothby . 145 
H. English . 15 s 
B. R. Kent- . 147 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 147 
W. Rumsey. 145 
Seeds. 
P. McArthur . 145 
R. Smith & Co. 146 
R. Sydenham . 147 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 145 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 147 
Strawberries. 
R. Smith & Co. 147 
Trees. 
J. Cheal & Sons. 159 
B. Diver . 145 
B. Neal. 146 
Vines. 
J. Laing & Sons. 146 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 147 
SCALE OF GHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Small Advertisements, solid type, 6d. per line of about nine 
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 B. 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 Wednesday Morning. 
STRONG- PLANTS, CARRIAGE PAID. 
Extent of Gla-ss Structures, 54,000 Superficial Feet. 
Extent of Nurseries, 57 Acres. s. 
12 Greenhouse Ferns, 6 varieties, including Maiden-hair 1 
6 Lavender bushes, or Rosemary . 1 
2 Clematis montana and 2 C. flammula . 2 
6 Maiden-hair Ferns, 4 distinct varieties. 2 
6 Climbing Roses, own roots, 6 varieties . 2 
6 China or Monthly Roses, 6 varieties 
6 Fuchsias, 6 varieties (12, in 12 vars, 2s. 6d.) . 1 
3 Greenhouse Asparagus plants .1 
3 Aralia Sieboldi, pretty foliage plant .2 
6 Greenhouse Selaginellas (including Golden) . 1 
3 Choice-named large-floweiing Clematis.2 
6 Named Ivy Geraniums .1 
12 Tea Roses on own roots, best varieties. 5 
1 Green Rose, flowers perfectly green . 1 
3 Adiantum Farleyense, very handsome Maiden-hair ... 2 
IS Greenhouse Ferns, assorted .. .2 
12 Maiden-hair Ferns, 12 varieties, lovely kinds. 5 
6 Palms, 3 varieties .2 
3 Adiantum Yictorise (New Maiden hair). 1 
6 Arum Lilies, from pots .1 
25 Antirrhinums, grand strain .2 ’ 0 
20 Aquilegias (40, 2s. 6d.) .1 6 
20 Wallflowers, blood-red, yellow, &c.1 6 
6 Large greenhouse Ferns, about 1 ft. high, Farleyense, 
tenerum, concinnum, &c. 3 0 
6 Mrs. Sinkins, new white Pink (12 for Is. lOd.). 1 4 
12 Small-leaved Ivies, very pretty.1 6 
6 Variegated Ivies, named (1 2 for 4s.) .2 3 
6 Evergreen Virginian Creeper .2 3 
3 Deutzia gracilis and 6 Solanums.2 0 
6 Perennial Pyrethrnms . 1 6 
6 Ampelopsis Veitchii, self clinging .2 0 
12 Irish Ivies, large plants . 1 9 
12 Large Lavender hushes .2 6 
3 Hoya carnosa, the lovely Wax flower . 2 6 
6 New double white Violet, C. Brazza . 1 9 
12 Pansies, best kinds, assorted . 1 6 
12 Gold and Silver variegated Ivies.4 0 
12 Large Jasmines and Virginian Creepers, 21 ft. 2 6 
4 Honeysuckles, Dutch, evergreen, variegated, &c., 
all distinct .1 6 
6 Marguerites, white and blue, strong . 2 0 
6 Ficus repens, clings to greenhouse walls as securely as 
Ivy, very small leaves .1 0 
3 Crassula jasminiieflora, sweet scented . 1 6 
6 Foliage Begonias (Rex), handsome leaves . 2 0 
12 Alpine Auriculas, lovely strain (25 for 2s. 67.). 1 6 
6 Named Perennial Phlox ... '.. 1 6 
12 Tuberous Begonias, suitable for bedding or pot culture 3 6 
6 Grevillea robusta, pretty table plant . 1 6 
3 Dracsena indivisa . .-.. 1 4 
3 Gardenias, healthy plants.2 0 
3 Plumbago, blue and white. — ... 1 1 ; 
1 Passion-flower, 1 greenhouse Jasmine, 1 Hoya ... 1 o 
12 Violets for winter bloomiDg, 6 best named kinds, 
strong plants.2 0 
12 Roman white Hyacinths, fine bulbs . 2 0 
12 White Narcissus (25, 2s. 6d.) . 1 6 
12 Seedling Carnations from double flowers, strong ... 2 0 
3 Isolepis gracilis and 3 Panicum variegata, pretty 
window or basket plants.2 0 
100 Strawberry plants, best kinds . ... 3 0 
6 Anemone japonica alba, bloom till frost comes (12, 3s.) 2 0 
12 Gloxinias, lovely colours. 2 6 
6 Perennial Michaelmas Daisies, white . 2 0 
12 Plants suitable for rockeries . . 16 
100 Assorted hardy perennials, named . 50 
12 Sweet Briers, strong plants.2 3 
6 Veronicas, assorted, very bushy. 2 0 
6 Bouvardias, in 4 varieties.. 2 6 
6 Heliotropes for winter flowering. 1 6 
3 Lygodium scandens, the climbing Fern. ... 1 6 
12 Iceland Poppies, pretty perennials ... .2 0 
6 Christmas Roses . ... ;. 2 0 
3 Tree Carnations for winter flowering . 2 6 
6 Border Carnations, best named ..." . 2 6 
3 Pampas clumps, from pots . 2 0 
12 Double Wallflowers, good straiu. 1 6 
12 Hollyhocks, choice, from double flowers . 2 6 
20 Foxgloves, assorted colours . 1 6 
Any 11s. worth of plants may he selected from this advertisement 
for 10s. ; any 23s. worth for 20s. Less quantities at same rate if 
order exceeds 2s. 6 d. in value. Co,talogue gratis. See also advertise¬ 
ments front page. 
H. ENCLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, CLEVEDON. 
/HOOL GREENHOUSE FERNS that will 
\_J grow well without artificial heat, 12 assorted for 2s. lid. 
(Neplirodium Molle, Nephrolepis exaltata, Adiantum Capillus- 
Veneris, A. Mairisi, Pteris serrulata, P. iongifolia, &c.), free. — 
H. ENGLISH, Nurseryman, Clevedon. 
L OV KEYM ATDE AH AI RE ERAS JLOOfor 
10s. ; 50 for 5s. 6 d. Handsome foliage Begonias, Rex 
variety, 6 for 2s. ; 3s. 6 d. doz., free. New Catalogue free upon 
application.—H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, Clevedon. 
T ERY LARGE IVIES.—A few hundred 
large plants, with several shoots, 3 to 5 ft. high, very 
strong and well rooted, 12 for 4s. ; 6 for 2s. 9rf. Few large 
Jasmines and Honeysuckles, 3 to 4 ft. high, 12 for 3s.— 
H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, Clevedon. 
H Y D R A A G KA~ I )R. - HOGG. —This is the 
best. Strong plants for outside or greenhouse culture, 
3 for Is. 6d. ; 4s. doz. Tritoma uvaria (Red-hot Poker), 6for 2s., 
carriage paid.—H. ENGLISH, Nurseryman, Clevedon. 
E ^XTRAORDIAARY ROSES, 3^ to 5 feet 
high, very vigorous (Marechal Niel. Gloirede Dijon, Reine 
Marie Henriette, Reve d’Or, Cheshunt Hybrid, Souvenir de M. 
Lambert, Boule de Neige, W. A. Richardson, &c.), is. 3d. each ; 
6 for 6s. : 10s. doz. Catalogue gratis.—H. ENGLISH, Clevedon 
a nd Clapton Nurseries, Clevedon. _ 
D WARF ROSES, strong bushes (La France, 
B. Rothschild, A. Diesbach, Charles Lefebvre, John 
Hopper, A. K. Williams, &c.), 6 for 3s. ; 12, os. 6d., carriage 
paid. Dwarf Tea and Noisette Roses, very fine (Souvenir 
d’Elise, Red Gloire, Adam, Safrano, M. Berard, &e.). 6 for 4s.; 
7s. doz., carriage paid. Catalogue gratis. — H. ENGLISH, 
Clevedon and Clapton Nurseries, Clevedon. 
/CHRYSANTHEMUMS mYohnch pots, strong 
plants for winter flowering, 12 assorted and named for 6s.; 
25 for 10s.—H. ENGLISH, Nurseryman, Clevedon. 
E vergreen oaks, 2 to 3 ft. high, from 
pots, 3 for 2s. 6d .; 9s. doz. Euonymus, 11 to 2 ft., os. 
doz. Laurustinus, os. doz. Poplars, 4 to 6 ft, highj 2s. 6d. doz. 
Flowering shrubs, 3 to 4 ft. high, 5s. doz.—H. ENGLISH, 
Clevedon"and Clapton Nurseries, Clevedon. 
/CHOICE CUT FLOWERS.—Assorted boxes 
\_f with Maidenhair Fern, 2s. 6 d., 3s. tid., and 5s. each. A 
lovely Wreath or Cross, 6s., 7s. 6d., or 10s. 6d., carriage paid, 
immediately on receipt of P. note.—H. ENGLISH, Cut Flower 
Department, Clevedon Nursery, Clevedon. 
T ^UBEROUS BEGOATaST” fine. strain, !12 
assorted, including yellow, 4s. ; 25, 6s. ; 100, 20s., carriage 
paid.—H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, Clevedon. 
