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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 20, 1891. 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
June. 1 / th. 
Fbuit.— Average Wholesale Pbicss. 
s. d. s.d. 
Apples .. per psieve 
Cherries.{-sieve 
Currant, black, Jsieve 
— red.J-sieve 
Grapes . per lb. 1 6 3 0 
Kent Cobs ...100lbs. 40 0 
Nova Scotia Apples IS 0 30 0 
s. d. s.d. 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 5 0 
Peaches ....perdozen 4 0 12 0 
Strawberries.lb 16 5 0 
Tasmania Apples, 
per case 10 0 14 0 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 
Asparagus .... per 100 5 0 GO 
Beans, French, per lb. 1 6 2 0 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 2 6 4 0 
Carrots ....perbunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 6 0 
Celery .... per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers ....each 0 6 0 9 
Endive, French, doz. 3 6 4 6 
s.d. s.d. 
Herbs ....per bunch 0 2 0 6 
Horse Radish, bundle 2 0 4 0 
Lettuces .. per dozen 2 0 2 6 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Onions.... per bushel 5 0 6 0 
Parsley.... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..36 
Tomatos .... per lb. 1 0 16 
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 
Plants in Pots.—Average 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 IS 0 
Azalea. per doz. 12 0 IS 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. S 0 12 0 
Calceolaria ...per doz. 5 0 9 0 
Cyperus ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
Dracaena viridis, doz. 9 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..’’oz. 12 0 24 o 
Evergreens,invar ,doz.6 0 24 0 
Ferns,invar.,perdoz. 4 0 IS 0 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 o 
Heliotrope, per dozen 4 0 6 0 
Wholesale Psices. 
s.d. s.d.Q 
Hydrangea per dozen 9 0 24 q 
— PaDiculata per doz.24 0 4S q 
L obelia.... per dozen 4 0 6 Q 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 q 
M ignonette, per doz. 4 0 9 Q 
Musk.per dozen 2 0 4 J: 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 ^ 
Pelargoniums_doz. 6 0 IS ” 
— scarlet ..per dozen 3 0 9 ” 
Spiraea per dozen. 9 0 12 0 
Stocks ... .per dozen 4 0 6 0 
Tropieolum.per dozen 4 0 6 0 
Roots.— In variety for bedding out, in boxes, Is. to 3s.; in pots 
per doz., Is. to 2s. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Priecs. 
s.d. 
Anemones, doz. bun. 2 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..2 0 
Azalea ....12 sprays 0 6 
Bouvardias, per bun. 1 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 0 
Eueharis ..perdozen 2 6 
Freezias....doz. bun. 3 0 
Gardenias. .12 blooms 1 6 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 
Lilac (English). 
doz. bunches 4 0 
Lilac, French, bunch 5 0 
Liliums, various, doz.lS 0 
MaidenhairFem,12bns.4 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 4 0 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 3 0 
s.d. 
4 0 
5 0 
1 0 
1 6 
2 0 
4 0 
4 0 
4 0 
1 0 
4 0 
9 0 
6 0 
30 0 
9 0 
6 0 
6 0 
s.d. 
j Myosotis .. doz. bchs. 2 0 
' Narciss, various, 
doz. bchs. 1 6 
Pansies..doz. bunches 1 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 0 6 
— scarlet . .12 sprays 0 4 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 2 0 
Roses, yellow, per doz. 1 6 
— Tea_per dozen 1 0 
— Red.per doz. 2 0 
— Saffrano ..per doz. 1 0 
Spirfea, dozen bunches 6 0 
Stephanotis,doz.spys. 1 6 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 6 
Wallflowers, doz. bun. 2 0 
s d. 
4 0 
6 0 
2 0 
1 0 
0 6 
1 0 
4 0 
4 0 
3 0 
4 0 
2 0 
9 0 
3 0 
1 0 
4 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
PAGE 
Allamanda neriifolia. 
672 
Orphan Fund Cricket 
Alpine Bose . 
672 
Match . 
672 
Amateurs' Garden, the- 
670 
Pansies . 
668 
Auricula, the . 
66S 
Pelargonium, Spotted Gem 
66S 
Broomfield . 
670 
Primula Poissoni ... 
672 
Dropmore . 
761 
Roses. Banksian. 
665 
Earth worm, the. 
667 j 
Bose Shows, the. 
663 
Frost, effects of. 
670 
Roses since 1860 . 
666 
Game coverts . 
671 
Royal Horticultural 
So- 
Gardeners’ excursion, a . . 
664 
effitv . 
664 
Gunnersbnrv Park . 
666 
Science gleanings ... 
667 
Gypsophila cerastioides .. 
669 
Societies . 
672 
Ham House .. 
671 
>yringa villosa . 
672 
Lilac, the . 
665 
Tomatos . 
664 
Odontoglossum Shuttle- 
Tulip, lecture on the. 
668 
worth® . 
673 
Weather in Scotland, 
the.. 
665 
“ Orchidaceous Plants,’’ 
j Woolly aphis, the ... 
...... 
66S 
Yeitch’s Manual of. 
669 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris . 662 
Betiding Plants. 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 661 
Turner & Son . 663 
J. Wallace . 661 
Chrysanthemums. 
R. Owen . 661 
Climbers. 
R. Smith & Co. 663 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 663 
P. B. O’Kelly. 661 
J. Smith . 661 
R. Smith & Co. 663 
Florists’ Flowers. 
H. Brooke . 661 
J. Dobbie & Co. 661 
H J. Jones . 663 
J. Laing & Sons. 661 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 661 
J. Peed & Sons . 661 
J. Stevens . 663 
Garden Sundries. &c. 
Boundary Chemical Co. 661 
H. J. Gasson . 661 
Horticultural & Agricul- _ 
tural Chemical Co. ... 676 
Horticultural Supply Co. 661 
Hirst, Brooke <S Hirst .. 661 
W. Pen Dennis . 674 
A. Porter . 663 
A. Potter . 663 
R. Sankey & Son . 676 
H. G. Smyth . 662 
M. Stewart . 661 
“ Stott” Co . 676 
Hardy Plants. 
R. Dean . 661 
H. English . 661 
Vertegans & Co . 663 
Heating Apparatus. 
T. Read . 676 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 676 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 661 
W. Cooper .„ 676 
PAGE 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Gray . 661 
Mellowes & Co. 661 
A Peel & Sons . 661 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 662 
J. Trotman . 661 
J. Weeks & Co. 661 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford's Antiseptic ... 661 
Corry, Soper, Fowler, 
& Co ... 662 
Fir Tree Oil. 662 
Gishurst Compound. 661 
Nicotine . 661 
Plerena. 663 
Slugicide . 661 
Stott . 676 
Lawn Mowers. 
G. Coppin & Sons . 661 
Ransomes, Sims & Jeff¬ 
eries . 676 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 661 
S. C. Clay. 661 
Clay & Levesley . 662 
Native Guano Co . 674 
W. Thomson & Sons. 661 
Miscellaneous. 
Bradford Woollen Co. ... €61 
Epps’ Cocoa. 674 
Gishurstine . 661 
A. Outram . 676 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets. 661 
Mushrooms. 
W. Cntbush & Son . 663 
B. S. Williams & Son ... 661 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultrl.Co. 662 
P. McArthur . 661 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son . 661 
| J. Carter & Co. 663 
R. Dean. 661 
Hooper . 661 
Sutton & Sons . 661 
Vertegans 4: Co . 663 
I B. S. Williams & Son ... 661 
NATIVE GUANO.—Best and Cheapest Manure for Garden 
use.— Price, £3 10s. per ton, in lags. Lots -under 10 cv.-t., 4s. 
per cwt. A 1-cwt sample bag sent carriage paid to any station in 
England on receipt of P. O. for 5s. 
Extract from Thirteenth Annual Collection of Reports. 
NATIVE GUANO for Potatos, Vegetables, Vines and Fruit. 
C. FIDLER, Reading, used it for Potatos, and says: “1 
found your Manure give very satisfactory results.” 
F. PAT, Gardener to Lord Tennyson, reports: “Potatos, a 
good crop ; Grapes, coloured well ; Strawberries, very fine 
fruit ; Chrysanthemums, good flowers and fine foliage ; Celery, 
extra* large ; Tomatos and Cucumbers did well with it. A 
valuable Manure and easily applied." 
NATIVE GUANO for Roses, Lawns, &c.— 
A. SLAUGHTER, Steyning, used for Roses. Results: 
“ Fine dark foliage ; good substance and bloom, and strong 
growth. A good stimulant for Roses.” 
G. WOODTCATE, Gardener to Lord Wolverton, used for 
Lawns. Result :“ Very satisfactory.” 
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