B50 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
January 31, 1891. 
Cur Flowers. 
s. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms .. 4 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 
Chrysanthemum, 
12 blms. 1 
— . 12bchs. 3 
Eueharis ..perdozen 3 
Gardenias . each 2 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 
Hyacinth, Roman, 
doz. sprays 1 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 4 
HaidenhairFern,12bns.G 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 3 
Average Wholesale Prices. 
cl. s.d. s.d. sd. 
0 12 0 Pelargoniums, 12spys. 10 2 0 
0 10 —scarlet ..12sprays 0 9 16 
0 2 0 Narciss, Paper white 
(French) doz. bchs.l 
0 3 0 - (English), bun. 
0 9 0 Poinsettias, per doz. 
0 8 0 Primula, double, bun. 
0 3 0 Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 
6 10 Roses, yellow, per doz. 
— Tea .... per dozen 
0 16 — Red . per doz. 
0 4 0 — Saffrano ..per doz. 
0 12 0 Tuberoses, per dozen. 
0 9 0 : Violets(Fnch.),Parme 
0 6 0, per bunch 6 6 9 0 
0 6 0 - dark . 30 3 6 
— English..doz. bun. 2 0 3 0 
2 0 IS 0 
1 
3 
0 
2 
2 
1 
2 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Priecs. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. S 0 12 0 
Chrysanthemums,doz. 6 0 24 0 
Cyclamen ..per doz. 12 0 21 0 
Cyperus ..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.S 0 24 0 
Ferns,invar.,perdoz. 2 0 S4 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Heliotrope, per doz. 
Hyacinths, .per doz. 10 0 12 0 
— Roman .. per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Hydrangea ..per doz. 9 0 24 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 3 0 6 0 
Poinsettias . doz. 0 0 15 0 
Solanums ..per doz. 9 0 15 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the.. .. 346 
Birds and buds . 340 
Cabbage aphis, the . 343 
Cattleya intermedia, dou¬ 
ble-flowered . 3 9 
Cereus Claudianus . 34S 
Cheam Park, Surrey . 346 
Christmas Roses. 349 
Chrysanthemums, two late 342 
Chrysanthemum, Mrs. A. 
Hardy . 341 
Cricket grounds . 347 
Fumigating insecticides .. 34S 
Flowers, drying . 343 
Freesia refracta alba . 347 
Gladiolus for exhibition .. 342 
Hollyhock, the . 344 
PAGE 
Kales, green and purple . . 341 
Manchester Hort. Society 34S 
Melon culture . 345 
Melon, Syon House . 345 
National Chrys. Society . 340 
Oncidium Ceholleta . 349 
Pansies, Scotch aDd fancy 344 
Pelargonium, popular 
species of . 342 
Planting season, the . 339 
Plants for exhibition . 342 
Plants, reserve food in. ... 343 
Ranchelife .. . 346 
Reinwardtia trigyna . 34S 
Rose, Gloire de Dijon _ 341 
Strawberries, fruitful _ 343 
Young men, the . 347 
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Anthracite Coal. 
W. H. Essery . 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 
H. English . 
Kelway & Son. 
R. Sydenham . 
R. Silberrad & Son . 
Thyne’s. 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 
Daniels’ Bros. 
Dicksons, Limited . 
Dobbie & Co. 
• W. Fromow & Sons . 
W. B. Hartland. 
Kelway & Son. 
J. R. King . 
J. Peed & Sons . 
Sutton & Sons. 
R. Sydenham . 
C. Turner . 
J. Veitch & Sons . 
T. S. Ware . 
Webb & Sons . 
Chrysanthemums. 
W. Etherington . 
J. Fox .- 
H. J. Jones .. 
R. Owen . 
Climbers. 
R. Neal. 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English . 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 
H. English . 
J. Smith. 
Florists' Flowers. 
H. English . 
J. Laing & Sons . 
Fruit Trees, &e. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 
Dicksons (Ltd.). 
Fruit Trees and Roses 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 
R. Neal . 
T. Rivers & Son. 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
G, Coppin & Sons. 
J. T. Greenrod & Son .. 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 
Longford Wire Co. 
Ponkey Potteries . 
H. G. Smyth . 
Sankey & Son. 
T. Walker. 
C. G. Warne . 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper . 
T. Read . 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 
C. Toope & Co. 
Hardy Plants. 
H. English . 
Mr. Lane . 
PAGE 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 337 
W. Cooper . 351 
C. Frazer's Exors. 351 
J. Gray. 337 
Hayward . 337 
Mellowes & Co. 337 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 337 
J. Weeks & Co. 337 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic... 337 
Fir Tree Oil. 352 
Gishurst Compound_ 337 
G. Murray. 337 
Nicotine Soap. 337 
Pierena. 351 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 
S. C. Clay. 
W. Thomson & Sons . 
age 
352 
33S 
337 
351 
337 
339 
33 j 
327 
337 
33S 
351 
337 
337 
337 
33S 
339 
337 
337 
339 
337 
339 
339 
339 
337 
337 
339 
337 
351 
351 
33S 
351 
, 337 
351 
337 
. 33S 
351 
351 
351 
33S 
337 
350 
337 
352 
351 
352 
352 j 
337 
351 
352 
350 j 
352; 
352 
337 1 Tines. 
337 
337 
337 
Miscellaneous. 
Bradford Woollen Co. ... 337 
Epps’ Cocoa. 352 
Gishurstine. 337 
-Mrs. W. Hursthouse.. 351 
Mrs. Jameson. 350 
A. Outram . 350 
Mrs. A. Peat . 351 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets. 337 
Orchids. 
P. McArthur . 337 
Roses. 
H. English . 
W. Rumsey. 
C. Turner. 
351 
337 
337 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son. 337 
H. Cannell & Sons. . 339 
J. Carter &Co .. 337 
Daniels Bros . 338 
Davit son . 337 
Dicksons, Limited . 338 
J. Forbes. 338 
Gloves & Son . 33S 
J. R. King . 339 
J. Laing & Sons . 337 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 337 
T. Methven & Sons . 337 
J. Peed & Sons . 337 
C. Sharpe & Co. 339 
R, Smith & Co. 339 
B. Soddy . 338 
Sutton & Sons . 337 
339 
339 
339 
339 
. 337 
R.Sydenham 
J. Veitch & Sons . 
T. S. Ware . 
Webb & Sons . 
B. S. Williams & Son .. 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 337 
Trees. 
R. Neal.. 351 
337 
J. Peed & Sons 
337 
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MEMORIAL 
Late Mr. SHIRLEY HIBBERD, F.R.H.S. 
—- 
I X compliance with a requisition signed by 
influential representatives of all departments of Horti¬ 
culture, a Public Meeting was held at the rooms of the Royal 
Horticultural Society, on December 9th, 1890, Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart. (President), in the chair, when it was unani¬ 
mously resolved to establish some Memorial of the life and work 
of the late Mr. SHIRLEV HIBBERD, and the-following gentle¬ 
men were appointed as a Committee to carry the resolution into 
effect :— 
(1) As representing the Council of the Royal Horticultural 
Society — Rev. W. Wilks, M.A. (Secretary) ; George 
Paul, Esq., and James Douglas. Esq. 
(2) As representing the Fellows acd Subscribers— W. H. Col- 
lingridge, Esq., W, Marshall, Esq: (Chairman of the 
Floral Committee), R. Dean, Esq. (Secretary of the 
National Chrysanthemum Society), and Dr. Maxwell T. 
Masters (Vice-President of the National Rose Society), 
the latter gentleman being nominated as Chairman of the 
Committee. 
On December 19th, the Committee so appointed met to con¬ 
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form of the proposed Memorial, and also to take steps for carry¬ 
ing it into effect. At this Meeting, the following resolutions 
were unanimously carried :— 
(1) Proposed by Mr. Marshall, and seconded by Mr. W.H. 
Collingeilge : “ That this Committee recommend that a 
portrait of the late Mr. SHIRLEY HIBBERD be painted, 
and that', after defraying the necessary expenses, the re¬ 
mainder of the fund sufeeribed be invested in the Dames 
of Trustees, to be hereafter appointed, for the benefit of 
the orphan daughter of the late Mr. HIBBERD.” 
(2) Proposed by Mr. Douglas, and seconded by Mr. Dean : 
“ That the portrait be entrusted to the care of the Trustees 
of the Lindley Library, on behalf of the Royal Horticul¬ 
tural Society." 
The Committee have already received promises of financial 
support, chiefly from those present at the original meeting, to 
the amount of about £100, in sums varying from 2s. 6 d. to £25, 
and they now earnestly solicit further assistance in carrying the 
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The gentlemen who signed the original requisition to the 
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President of the National Rose Society ; Rev. H. H. D’Ombrain, 
Secretary of the National Rose Society ; T. W. Girdleston, 
Esq., National Dahlia Society ; R. Dean, Esq., Secretary 
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Chairman of the Fruit Committee ; Dr. Robert Hogg, Journal 
of Horticulture; Harry J. Veitch, Esq., Chairman of the 
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T. Llewelyn, Bart., National Auricula Society ; Professor M. 
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1299 Thomas Benning 
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593 John Butler 
SS3 Jonah Dickenson 
2376 James Gage 
1539 Isaac Gibbons 
1875 George Hinxinan 
2023 David Innes 
122S Louisa Jennings 
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125 James Mur.ro 
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