July 4, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
705 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
July 1st. 
Fbuit.— Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s.d. 
Apples .. per J-sieve 
Cherries.J-sieve 
Currant, black, isieve 
— red.J-sieve 
Grapes . per lb. 1 6 3 0 
Kent CobS ...100 lbs. 40 0 
Nova Scotia Apples 18 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 
Beans, French, per lb. 1 6 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 2 6 
Carrots ... .per bunch 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 
t.d. J.rf. 
Herbs ....per bunch 0 2 0 0 
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 Prioes. 
s.d. s.d. 
6 0 
6 0 
2 0 
3 0 
4 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. 8 0 12 0 
Calceolaria ...per doz. 5 0 9 0 
Oyperns .. per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
Dracaena viridis, doz. 9 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 24 o 
Evergreens,invar ,doz.6 0 24 0 
Ferns,invar.,perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 o 
Heliotrope, per dozen 4 0 6 0 
s.d. s. d. 
Hydrangea per dozen 9 0 24 0 
— Paniculata per doz.24 0 48 0 
Lobelia.... per dozen 4 0 6 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 4 0 9 0 
Musk.per dozen 2 0 4 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums_doz. 6 0 15 0 
— scarlet .. per dozen 3 0 9 0 
Spiraea per dozen. 9 0 12 0 
Stocks ....per dozen 4 0 6 0 
Tropaeolum.per dozen 4 0 6 0 
Roots. —In variety for bedding out, in boxes, Is. to 3s. ; in pots 
per doz., Is. to 2s. 
Anemones, doz. bun. 2 0 
Aram Lilies, 12 blms ..2 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 1 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 0 
Eschscholtzia, 12 bhs. 2 0 
Eucharis ..perdozen 2 6 
Freesias.. ..doz. bun. 3 0 
Gardenias. .12 blooms 1 6 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 3 0 4 0 
— various, doz. him*. 10 2 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 4 0 6 0 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
s.c 
1. 
S 1 
i. 
Myosotis ..doz. bebs. 
2 
0 
4 
n 
Pansies..doz. bunches 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 
0 
6 
1 
0 
— scarlet ..12 sprays 
0 
4 
0 
6 
Primula, double, bun. 
0 
6 
1 
0 
Pyrethrum, doz. bclis. 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Roses, yellow, per doz. 
1 
0 
4 
0 
— Tea_per dozen 
1 
0 
3 
0 
— Red.per doz. 
2 
0 
4 
0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Spinea, dozen bunches 
6 
0 
9 
0 
Stephanotis.doz.spys. 
1 
(5 
3 
0 
Sweet Sultan, doz. bh. 
3 
0 
5 
0 
Sweet Peas, doz, bhs. 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 
0 
(5 
1 
0 
Wallflowers, doz. bun. 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Priecs. 
s.d. s.d. 
4 0 
5 0 
1 6 
2 0 
4 0 
4 0 
4 0 
4 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the... 
702 
Pansies. 
696 
Amorpliophallus campanu 
Pansy show, Midland 
latns . 
703 
Counties . 
700 
Caladiums. 
701 
Pansy show, Scottish .... 
701 
Cattleya Mossise alba ... 
704 
Pea crop, the . 
696 
Chimaphila corymbosa... 
703 
Pinks and the N. P. S. 
700 
Chiswick conferences ... 
695 
Plants certificated. 
699 
Cinerarias. 
702 
Pseonies at Chiswick. 
697 
Dahlias for early flowers . 
702 
Rosa polyantha . 
702 
Dover, notes from. 
Eremostachys laciniatus. 
697 
Sarracenia puipurea. 
702 
703 
Societies . 
704 
Gesnera cardinalis. 
703 
Spigelia splendens. 
703 
Layia heterotriclia. 
703 
Strawberry, John Ruskin.. 
702 
Lmdelophia spectabilis . 
703 
Sweet Peas . 
701 
Mosquito catcher plant . 
703 
Tulips, Florists'. 
700 
Musk, tufted . 
702 
Waste of Towns. 
69S 
Orchids, new, certificated. 
704 
INDEX TO 
advertisements. 
Auction Sales. page 
Heating Apparatus, page 
Protheroe & Morris . 
694 
T. Read. 
705 
Bedding Plants. 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 
708 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 
693 
Horticultural Builders 
Mr. Lane . 
693 
J. Boyd & Sons . 
693 
Turner & Son . 
693 
J. Cooper. 
694 
J. Wallace . 
693 
J. Gray. 
693 
693 
693 
695 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 
R. Silberrad & Son 
Climbers. 
R. Smith & Co. 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 695 
J. Smith . 693 
R. Smith & Co. 695 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. Dobbie & Co. 693 
E. S. Dodwell. 695 
H J. Jones. 695 
J. Laing & Sons. 694 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 695 
J. Peed & Sons . 693 
Pitcher & Manda . 695 
J. Stevens. 695 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Acme Chemical Compy.. 694 
Boundary Chemical Co. 693 
H. J. Gasson . 693 
Horticultural & Agricul¬ 
tural Cfytmieal Co. ... 708 
Horticultural Supply Co. 695 
Hirst, Brooke <S Hirst .. 693 
W. Pen Dennis . 707 
A. Porter. 695 
A. Potter. 695 
R. Sankey & Son . 708 
H. G. Smyth . 694 
Al. Stewart . 693 
“ Stott" Co. 70S 
Wood & Son. 70S 
Hardy Plants. 
R. Dean. 
H. English . 
Vertegans & Co. 
693 
693 
695 
693 
705 
693 
694 
705 
694 
A Peel & Sons 
W. Richardson & Co 
J. Weeks & Co. 
Insecticides. 
Acme Chemical Co. 
Bridgford's Antiseptic ... 693 
Corry, Soper, Fowler, 
& Co.. 
Fir Tree Oil. 
Gishurst Compound. 693 
Lethorion. 70S 
Nicotine Soap. 693 
Picrena. 707 
Slugicide . 693 
Stott . 707 
Lawn Mowers. 
G. Coppin & Sons ... 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 
S. C. Clay .. 
Clay & Levesly . 
W. Thomson & 8ons 
Miscellaneous. 
Bradford Woollen Co. ... 693 
Epps’ Cocoa 
Gishurstine 
A. Outram , 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets. 693 
Mushrooms. 
695 
693 
, 693 
, 694 
693 
705 
693 
694 
W. Cutbush & Son . . 
.. 695 
B. S. Williams & Son... 
... 693 
Orchids. 
P. McArthur . 
Seeds. 
J. Carter & Co. 
... 695 
Sutton & Sons. 
Vertegans & Co. 
Webb & Sons . 
B. S. Williams & Son 
... 693 
By permission of the Hon. Board of Customs 
DUTY FREE. 
Tobacco Preparations 
FOR 
HORTICULTURAL USE. 
THE “ LONDON ” TOBACCO JUICE. 
(Free ok Duty.) 
Manufactured from strong American Leaf Tobacco, and 
highly concentrated. Sold in bottles-Pints, Is.; quarts, 
Is. 9d. ; half gall., 2s. 6d. ; gall., 4s. Or, in casks of 10 galls, 
and upwards, at 2s. Od. per gallon. 
EXTRA STRONG TOBACCO JUICE. 
Specially manufactured for Evaporating in Greenhouses. 
Pints, 2s. ; quarts, 3s. 6d. ; half-gall., Gs ; gall., 11s. And in 
kegs of 5 galls., 10s. 6d. per gall. ; 10 galls., 10s. per gallon. 
THE“LONDON” TOBACCO POWDER; 
This preparation consists of best Virginian Tobacco, finely 
ground and mixed with other ingredients of an essential 
character. Price, in tins, Is., 2s. 6 d., and 4s. Or, in bulk, £3 
per cwt. 
NICOTINE SOAP. 
An effectual and speedy Eradicator of Scale, Tlirip, Green 
Fly, Mealy Bug, Red Spider, American Blight, and all Parasites 
affecting plants, without injury to foliage. In jars, Is. 6d. and 
3s. each, and in tins, 5s. 6d., 15s. 6d., and 25s. each. 
The above articles are manufactured only at our 
Bonded Stores, Shad Thames, S.E., and are the only 
reliable Horticultural Tobacco Preparations pro¬ 
duced. We caution the public against spurious 
articles offered by several firms. 
SOLE MANUFACTURERS— 
Corry, Soper, Fowler & Co. 
(LIMITED), 
Offices & Show Rooms -FINSBURY STREET, E.O. 
Manufactory and Bonded Tobacco Stores — 
SHAD THAMES, S.E., LONDON. 
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