806 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 7, 1891 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s.d. | s.d. s.d. 
Anples .. per J-sieve 1 6 6 0 j Kent Cobs ...100 lbs. 45 0 50 0 
Cherries.J-sieve Nova Scotia Apples 18 0 30 0 
Currant, black, Jsieve Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
- red.J-sieve — St. Michaels, each 2 6 6 6 
Grapes .per lb. 0 9 3 0 Plums_per j sieve 
Plants in Pots.—Averags ^holisale Priecs. 
. . s - d - s - d ■ s.d. s.d. 
4raha Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 IS 0 Ferns,in var..perdnz. 2 0 S4 0 
Azalea.per doz. 24 0 42 0 Genista .. ..per doz. 12 0 IS 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. S 0 12 0 Hyacinths, .per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Cineraria ....perdoz. 9 0 12 0 —Roman ..perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
Cyclamen ..perdoz. 9 0 IS 0 Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Cyperus ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 Mignonette, perdoz. 6 0 9 0 
Dracama term., doz. 30 0 60 0 Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
— viridis .doz. 9 0 24 0 Poinsettias.doz- 9 0 15 0 
Erica, various .Aoz. 12 0 IS 0 I Solanums ..perdoz. 9 0 15 0 
Evergreens,invar ,doz.6 0 24 0 | 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’Garden, the_ 362 
Anemone Caffra . 364 
Apple. Blenheim Orange.. 363 
Begonia Credneri . 363 
Birds and Buds . 360 
Coehlioda Noezliana. 365 
Cricket Grounds. 358 
Disporum Leschenault- 
ianum. 364 
Entomological.356 
Freesias, culture of . 35S 
Golden Apples of the 
Hesperides . 35S 
Gross imposture, a. 357 
Kew Gardens employes .. 356 
Miltonia Candida. 365 
National Amateur Gar¬ 
deners’ Association _ 362 
PAGE 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society. 359 
Nicotina Fumigator. 364 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar. 365 
Pansies, new fancy. 360 
Pansy, the . 360 
Pear leaf mite. 359 
Plants and legends . 359 
Pteris treinula Smitliiana . 361 
Royal Horticultural Soc. 356 
Sea Kale . 356 
Societies . 364 
Spring flowers, early. 360 
Stove plants, culture of .. 357 
Sugar Cane seeding. 357 
Willows, Bri'ish. 359 
YouDg men, the . 363 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris . 353 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 353 
Davidson . 353 
H. English . 367 
Kelway <£ Son. 353 
Hugh Low & Co. 354 
F. Ross. 354 
R. Sydenham . 355 
R. Silberrad & Son ... 353 
R. Smith & Co. 367 
Thyne's. 367 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 353 
M. Campbell . 353 
Daniels’ Bros. 367 
Dicksons, Limited. 354 
Dobbie & Co. 353 
W. Fromow & Sons . 353 
W. B. Hartland. 353 
Kelway & Son. 354 
J. R. King . 357 
J. Peed & Sons . 353 
Sutton & Sons. 353 
R. Sydenham . ... 355 
C. Turner. 353 
J. Yeitch & Sons . 355 
T. S. Ware . 355 
Webb & Sons . 355 
Chrysanthemums. 
IV. Etherington.. 353 
J. Fox . 353 
H. J. Jones . 354 
J. Laing & Sons. 354 
R. Owen . 353 
Vicar . 366 
Climbers. 
R. Neal . 367 
R. Smith & Co. 367 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English . 367 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead . 367 
H. English . 367 
P. B. O'Kelly . 366 
J. Smith. 353 
Florists' Flowers. 
J. R. Box . 353 
H. English . 367 
J. Laing & Sons. 353 
J. Wright. 353 
Fruit Trees, &c. 
R. Smith & Co. 367 
G. Bunyard & Co. 367 
Dicksons (Ltd.). 367 
Gardener . 353 
Fruit Trees ami Itoses. 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 367 
R. Neal . 367 
T. Rivers & Son. 367 
Garden Sundries, &e. 
J. Arnold. 366 
G, Cop pin A Sons. 353 
J. T. Greenrod & Son .. 36S- 
Hirst, Brooke (v Hirst .. 353 
Longford W ire Co. 36S 
Ponkey Potteries . 36S 
Sankey & Son. 30S 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper . 36S 
Thames Bank Iron Co... 353 
C. Toope & Son . 368 
Hardy Plants. PAG e 
H. English . 353 
Mr. Lane . 366 
Horticultural Guilders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 353 
W. Cooper . 363 
C. Frazer’s Exors. 368 
J- Gray. 353 
Hayward . 353 
Mellowes & Co. 353 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 368 
J. Weeks & Co. 353 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 368 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 353 
Gishurst Compound_ 353 
G. Murray. 353 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 353 
S. C. Clay . 36S 
Native Guano Co. . 368 
Standen’s. 353 
W. Thomson & Sons. 353 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 36S 
Gishurstine . 3.53 
Mrs. Jameson . 366 
A. Outram . 36S 
Smyth’s Orchid Basket.-. 353 
Orchids. 
P. McArthur . 353 
Roses. 
H. English . 367 
W. Rumsey. 353 
R. Smith & Co. 367 
C. Turner*. 353 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son . 353 
J Carter & Co. 354 
B. L. Coleman . 353 
Daniels Bros. 367 
Davilson . 353 
Dicksons, Limited . 354 
J. Forbes. 3 1-6 
Groves & Son .. 367 
J. R. King . 367 
Laing & Mather. 366 
J. Laing & Sons. 353 
R. B Laird & Sons . 353 
Little & Ballantyne. 354 
T. Methven & Sons . 3.53 
J. Peed & Sons . 353 
C. Sharpe & Co. 354 
J. Smellie . 353 
R. Smith & Co. 354 
B. Soddy . 354 
Sutton & Sons. ... 355 
R. Sydenham . 355 
J. Yeitch & Sons . 355 
R. Veitch & Sons . 367 
T. S. Ware . 355 
Webb & Sons . 355 
B. S. Williams & Son. 355 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 353 
Trees. 
R. Neal. 367 
Vines. 
J. Peed & Sons . 353 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Small Advertisements, solid type, Is. for first line, and 6 d. for 
every nine words after. Displayed Advertisements, per inch, 
6s. ; per column (12 ins. long), £3 os.; per half-page, £5 ; per 
page, £9. Special quotations given for a series. Gardeners and 
others Wanting Situations, thirty words for Is. 6 d., prepaid. 
Postal and Money Orders to be made payable to B. Wynne, 
at the Drury Lane Post Oifice, W.C. r 
*** Advertisements for the Current. week, and also 
"Stop Orders,” must reach the office not later than the 
first post on Wednesday Morning. 
C HIXA ROSES, Aralias, Pernettya, Jasmine, 
Honeysuckle, Berberis Darwinii, 3, Is. 4 d .; Nicotiana 
affinis, 3, Is. ; Ivy, Periwinkle, 20, Is. 6d. ; Everlasting Pea. 12, 
Is. 6d. ; Tritoina (Red Hot Poker), 6, Is. 9 d., free.—MR. LANE, 
Sydenham, Belfast. 
I ^ERXS. — Evergreen, from Ireland Winter 
and Summer. 12 good hardy large-rooted feathery kinds 
for 2s. Gd., free by Parcel Post; 6 good crested and hay-scented 
Ferns for 2s. Gd. ; S good varieties of Ceterach officinarum f-r 
5s.; 6 good tufts of Gentiana verna for 2s. 3d. Price List of all 
Ferns, Id.—P. B. O’KELLY. Esq., Glenarra House, Bally- 
vaughan, co. Clare. 
/CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS.— 
V_V Japanese, Reflexed, Incurved, veiy best kinds, 24 in 12 
varieties, correctly named, 2s., free. Well rooted plants of 
above, ready in February, 2s. per dozen ; 3s. 6d. the set of 24. 
Orders taken now.—VICAR, Everton Vicaiage, Bawtry, Notts. 
S OLO YIOLIX for Disposal.—Lady must 
sell her magnificent instrument. Rich brilliant tone and 
perfect preservation ; complete with baize-lined Case, silver- 
mounted Bow, and about 20s. worth of music. Price 15s. 6d. 
for all. Most genuine bargain offered ; money willingly returned 
if not approved. Write and secure these bargains immediately 
—MRS. GRAHAM, College Buildings, Ipswich. 
F UR BOA, very dark brown, real Russian 
tail, 10 ft. long, very full and soft, perfectly new, value 
55s., sacrifice, ISs. 9d. Bare chance. Genuine fur. 
Mrs. W. L. JAMESON, 73, Victoria Road, Kilburn, N.W. 
O RCHID PEAT, best quality in the Market; 
also Fibrous Loam, Brown Fibrous Peat, and all other 
descriptions at the POLYGON ORCHID PEAT STORES. 
Loose Peat, on rail in London, 2 and 4 Ton Trucks, at from 12s 
per yard. Sold also in Sacks.—Address. JOSEPH ARNOLD 
12, Polygon, N.W. 
Silver Sand ! ! 
OARSE and EIXE BEDFORDSHIRE.— 
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nearly 30 years. Telegrams: Alloquy, London. TRADE 
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