March 7, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
433 
TEADE CATALOGUES EECEIYED. 
J. R. Pearson & Sons, Chilwell, Nottingham.—Spring Cata 
logue of Florists’ Flowers, Bedding Plants, &c. 
J. G. Clarke, Sparkbrook, Birmingham. —Spring Catalogue 
of Bulbs, Tubers and Seeds. 
John Peed & Sons, Roupell Park Nurseries, S.E.—List of 
Dahlias for 1S91. 
Max Deegen, Kostritz, Germany. — Dahlias, Gladioli, and 
Roses. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
March 2nd. 
Messrs. Hurst k Son, 152, Houndsditeh, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, E. C., report a steady sals 
for Clover and Grass Seeds at unchanged rates. Rape 
Seed in demand at higher figures. Konigsburg Tares 
are dearer. 
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THE WEATHER. 
The mean reading of the barometer at Greenwich, 
during the week ending Feb. 28th, was 30 12 ins., and 
that of the thermometer 37'9°, the latter being 2’0° 
below the week’s average in the 20 years 1849-68. 
The direction of the wind was easterly, the horizontal 
movement of the air being 71 per cent, below the 
week’s average in the 16 years 1860-75. The duration 
of registered bright sunshine in the week was 32 1 
hours, against 36'6 hours at Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
March 4 th. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 
Beans, French, per lb. 2 6 3 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 
Brussels Sprouts 
per half sieve 3 0 4 
Cabbages_per doz. 16 2 
Carrots ... .perbunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 6 
Celery.... per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .... each 091 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. 
80». to 100 s. per ton : 
d. s.d. s.d. 
0 Herbs .'... per bunch 0 2 0 4 
0 Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
0 Lettuces ..per dozen 16 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Onions... .per bushel 3 6 5 0 
0 Parsley.. ..per bunch 0 6 
Radishes .. per dozen 1 6 
Sea Kale.. per punnet 2 6 3 0 
0 Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..36 
6 Tomatos _per lb. 1 0 14 
0 Turnips ....perbun. 0 6 
to 100 s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s.d. 
Apples .. per }-sieve 16 6 0 
Cherries.£-sieve 
Currant, black, £sieve 
— red.J-sieve 
Grapes .per lb. 0 9 3 0 
s. d. s.d. 
Kent Cobs ...100lbs. 45 0 50 0 
Nova Scotia Apples IS 0 30 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 6 6 
Plums .... per j sieve 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Anemones, doz. bun. 4 0 6 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..2 0 4 0 
Azalea ... 12 sprays 06 10 
Bouvardias. per bun. 10 16 
Camellias, White, 
12 blooms 10 3 0 
— Red_12 blooms 0 6 16 
Carnations. 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Christmas Roses .... 0 4 6 0 
Cinerarias, doz. bchs. 6 0 12 0 
Daffodils ..doz. bun. 4 0 8 0 
Eucharis .. per dozen 3 0 5 0 
Freezias.. ..dor. bun. 4 0 6 0 
Gardenias .each 0 4 0 9 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Hyacinth, Roman, 
doz. sprays 0 6 1 
— Foreign, doz. bchs. 10 3 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 
Lilac, French, bunch 4 0 6 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 0 6 1 
MaidenhairFern, 12 bns 6 0 9 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 
s.d. s d. 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mimosa (French) bun. 16 3 0 
Myosotis.. doz. bun. 6 0 SO 
Pelargoniums, 12 spys. 10 16 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 0 6 0 9 
Narciss, various, 
(French) doz. bchs. 3 0 6 
-(English), bun. 1 0 1 
Poinsettias, per doz. 2 0 6 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 1 
Primroses, doz. bchs. 10 2 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 2 0 4 
Roses, yellow, per doz. 3 0 9 
— Tea_per dozen 10 3 
— Red.per doz. 2 0 4 
— Saffrano ..per doz. 2 6 
Snowdrops, doz. bchs. 1 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 1 6 
Tulips .. doz. blooms 1 0 
Violets (Fnch.),Parme 
per bunch 2 0 
-dark . 1 6 
— English..doz. bun. 2 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
* s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldl ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Azalea.per doz. 24 0 42 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. 8 0 12 0 
Cineraria_per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Cyclamen ..per doz. 9 0 18 0 
Cyperus ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dielytra_per doz. 8 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis.doz. 9 0 24 0 
Erica, various . .-foz. 12 0 18 0 
Evergreens,invar ,doz .6 0 24 0 
s.d. 
Ferns,invar.,perdoz. 2 0 84 0 
Genista _per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Hyacinths, .per doz. 6 0 9 0 
— Roman .. per doz. 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Poinsettias.doz. 
Primula sinensis, doz. 4 0 6 0 
Solanums ..per doz. 9 0 15 0 
Tulips .per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Roots.—I n variety, for bedding out, in boxes, Is. to 3s. 
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 
6 s. ; 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. 6 d., 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. 
CONTENTS. 
PAOE I 
Allium ncapolitanuin .... 431 J 
Amateurs'Garden, the_ 42S [ 
Aquilegia Stuartii . 431 
Bird Pest, the. 422 
Broccoli, notes on. 423 
Catasetum saccatum.432 
Chrysanthemum notes_ 423 
Crystal Palace Exhibition 429 
Cutler, the late Mr. E. R. 423 
Daffodil, the Tenby . 427 
Dendrobium Dominianum 432 
Denarobe, the Old Man .. 42- 
Dielytra spectabilis . 431 
Finches, the. 430 
Frost, the recent great.... 422 
Fruit growing in Canada.. 428 
Gardeners' Associations .. 42S 
PACE 
Head, Mr. W. G.427 
Hedges, ornamental. 425 
Hepaticas . 4:10 
Herbaceous grafting. 429 
Lselia harpophylla aurea .. 431 
Megaseas .424 
Odontoglossum tentaculum 432 
Orchid-Growers’ Calendar.. 431 
Orchids, hunting . 424 
Orchids, Mr. Douglas on .. 424 
Pansies, fancy. 426 
Polyanthuses, gold-laced.. 426 
Science Gleanings . 425 
Skimmia Fortunei. 431 
Soot plague, the.422 
Weather and the crops.... 425 
Winter drought. 422 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
417 
420 
417 
420 
419 
420 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris . 41S 
J. C. Stevens . 418 
Bulbs. 
J. G. Clark . 419 
H. English . 418 
Kelway & Son. 417 
Renwick . 417 
R. Sydenham . 421 
R. Smith & Co. 420 
Catalogues. 
M. Campbell .. 417 
Dobbie & Co. 417 
W. Froinow & Sons . 417 
W. B. Hartland. 420 
Kelway & Soil. 417 
J. Peed & Sons . 417 
Sutton & Sons . 417 
Chrysanthemums. 
W. Etherington . 
H. J, Jones. 
R. Owen . 
Pitcher & Manda ... 
Climbers. 
R, Neal. 
It. Smith & Go. 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English . 41S 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 419 
H. English . 418 
R. Holmes . 417 
P. B. O'Kelly . 419 
J. Smith. 417 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. R. Box . 417 
B. R. Davis. 417 
H. English . 418 
J. Farmer. 417 
A. Irvine . 420 
J. Laing & Sons. 417 
J. Martin. 417 
R. Owen . 417 
G. M. Randall. 417 
F. Weeden . 417 
Fruit Trees, &c. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 41S 
Dicksons (Ltd.). 419 
H. Lane & Son . 420 
R. Smith & Co. 420 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
R. Neal. 419 
T. Rivers & Son. 420 
Garden Sundries. &c. 
Agri-Horticultural Chtmi- 
cal Co. 434 
J. Arnold. 417 
Boundary Chemical Co... 433 
H. J. Gasson . 419 
J. T. Greenrod & Son .. 433 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 419 
Longford Wire Co. 433 
W. Pen Dennis . 434 
Sankey & Son. 433 
Stott Co. 434 
3 0 
Hardy Plants. 
3 0 
Barr & Son . 
. 417 
2 0 
H. English . 
2 0 
H. Irvine. 
Kelway & Son. 
3 0 
Lane . 
. 417 
2 6 
3 0 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper . 
. 434 
Jones & Attwood . 
. 434 
Thames Bank Iron Co.. 
• 417 
s.d. 
C. Toope & Son . 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 417 
W. Clark.. 417 
W. Cooper . 435 
C. Frazer's Exors. 433 
J. Gray. 417 
Hayward . 417 
Meilowes & Co. 417 
A. Peel & Sons . 417 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 417 
J. Sendall & Co . 434 
J. Weeks & Co. 417 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 435 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic .. 417 
J. George. 419 
Gishurst Compound ...... 417 
W. C. Lee. 417 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 417 
S. C. Clay. 419 
Native Guano Co. 433 
Standen’s.- 417 
W. Thomson & Sons. 435 
Miscellaneous. 
Bradford Woollen Co. ... 417 
Epps’ Cocoa.. 434 
Gishurstine. 41 7 
Mrs. Graham . 434 
Mrs. Hursthouse . 435 
Mrs. Jameson. 418 
A. Outram . 433 
Pears' Soap. 436 
Mrs. Peat. . 434 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets. 417 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultrl.Co 4IS 
P. McArthur . 417 
Roses. 
M. Cuthbertson. 420 
H. English . 418 
J. Jefferies & Son . 420 
H. Lane & Sons. 420 
W. Rumsey. 417 
R. Smith & Co. 420 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son. 417 
J. Carter & Co . 418 
B. L. Coleman . 417 
M, Cuthbertson. 420 
Daniels Bros. 419 
Davidson . 417 
R, Dean . 419 
Dicksons, Limited . 420 
J. Forbes. 418 
Groves & Son. 41S 
B. Hartland. 417 
J. K. King . 419 
J. Laing & Sons. 417 
R. B Laird & Sons . 417 
A. Lister . 419 
Little & Ballantyne. 420 
J. Peed & Sons . 417 
C. Sharpe & Co. 420 
R. Smith & Co. 419 
B. Soddy . 420 
Sutton & Sons. 421 
R. Sydenham . 421 
R. H. Vertegans & Co.... 419 
T. S. Ware . 421 
J. Watkins . 418 
Webb & Sons . 421 
B. S. Williams & Son. 421 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 417 
Trees. 
H. Lane & Son . 420 
R. Neal. 419 
R. H. Vertegans & Co_ 420 
Vines. 
J. Peed & Sons . 417 
GREENHOUSES. 
Everything Complete from 
50/- to £250. 
Send for complete New Illus • 
trated List, post free. 
W. CQOPER, 
751, Old Kent Road, 
LONDON, S.E. 
VALUABLE SOLO VIOLIN. 
Perfect preservation, most beautiful in tone, complete 
with first-class lock-up box, bow, resiD, music. Must 
be sold immediately, only 14s. 6 d. required for lot. 
Positive gift, no trash, but a great bargain. 
Mrs. W. HHRSTE0HSE, 
Opposite Club, TIBSHELF,- ALFRETON. 
C. FRAZER’S Executors, 
Horticultural Builders, NORWICH. 
Span-roof Forcing Pits, adapted for growing large quantities of 
Bedding Plants or for forcing Cucumbers, Melons, Tomatos, Ac. 
Consti ucted in principals and lights. Painted three coats of oil 
colour, and lights glazed with 21 -oz. glass. 
CASH PRICES. CARRIAGE PAID. 
Length. 
S feet wide. 
10 feet wide. 
12 feet wide. 
. 
20 feet. 
25 fret. 
30 feet. 
£ s. d. 
15 0 0 
18 0 0 
20 0 0 
£ s. d. 
17 0 0 
20 0 0 
23 0 0 
£ s. d. 
20 0 0 
22 10 0 
27 10 0 
No. 54.—Three-quarter Span-roof Garden Frame. 
A large stock always ready. Weave original inventors ofthese Set-opes. 
The Illustration shows a Two-light Frame, S by 6 feet; 
height at back 22 inches, front 11 inches, and at ridge 32 inches.’ 
Made of well-seasoned redwood deal, with sides and ends 
14 inch thick. Lights 2 inches thick, glazed with 21-oz. 
English glass, and fitted with Improved Set-opes, as shown above. 
Length Width. 
1 Light Frame, 4 feet by 6 feet . 
Cash Prices. 
Carriage Free 
Cases extra, 
allowed 
if returned. 
£2 15 
4 7 
6 0 
7 12 
9 5 
10 17 
2 „ ,, S feet by 6 feet. 
3 ,, ,, 12 feet by 6 ft et. 
4 ,, ,, 16 feet by 6 feet. 
5 „ „ 20 feet by 6 feet. 
6 ,, ,, 24 feet by 6 feet_ 
No. 60.-CHEAP GUCCMBER FRAMES. 
Lights glazed with 21-oz. English glass, and painted three coats 
of oil colour, and fitted with iron handle, complete. 
A large Stock kept. 
6 ft, by 4 ft., £1 15s. 
9 ft. by 4 ft., £2 5s. 
15 ft. by 4 ft,, £3 5s. 
IS ft. by 4 ft., £4 0s. 
Packing Cases extra, 
allowed if returned. 
PORTABLE EANDLIGHTS. 
Set of Six diminishing sizes. £1 10?. 
Lean-to Pattern, £1 7s. 6d. 
PIT LIGHTS. 
6 feet by 3 feet 10 inches, 
Painted and Glazed, 
15^. each. 
Unglazed and Unpainted 
6 s. each 
No. 52. 
SPAN-ROOF 
FORCING 
FRAME. 
Cash Prices. 
Carriage Paid. 
12 foet by 5 feet 
16 feet by 5 feet 
,£5 
0 112 feet by 6 feet .£5 0 
0 | 20 feet by 6 feet . 9 0 
No. 53. 
THREE-QUARTER 
SPAN-ROOF 
FORCING 
FRAME. 
Cash Prices. 
Carriage Paid. 
12 feet by 6 feet . £6 0 0 I 12 feet by 7 feet . £7 10 
24 feet by 6 feet . 10 10 0 | 2S feet by 7 feet .13 10 
No. 50. 
LEAN-TO 
FORCING PIT. 
Cash Prices. 
Carriage Paid. 
J 0 feet by 3 feet .£2 10 0 112 feet by 4 feet £3 10 0 
2 0 feet by 3 feet . 4 10 0 | 20 feet by 4 feet 5 10 0 
All Garden Frames are made of seasoned redwood dea 1 , painted 
three coats, and glazed with 21 oz. English glass. 
PORTABLE GARDEN FRAMES of above designs 
are always in stock ready for immediate dispatch. 
Orders 40s. value Carriage Paid to any Railway Station in 
England and Wales; also to Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dubliu, and 
Belfast, and equal Stations. 
Illustrated Catalogue of Conservatories, Greenhouses, Garden 
Frames, Poultry Houses, Dog Kennels, &e., post free for six 
stamps. 
G. FRAZER’S EXEGUTORS, 
Horticultural Builders, NORWICH. 
