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THE GARDENING WORLD 
March 28, 1891. 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Ants in Hothouses.— J. H.: The scattering of guano and 
carbolic acid in the haunts which they frequent has been tried 
with more or less success. Sometimes only a portion of the 
insects are destroyed and the rest betake themselves to some 
other part of the house or to other houses altogether, when they 
soon become as bad as ever. The powerful odour given off by 
the two substances mentioned proves very annoying to some 
people. A very good plan is to get glass or smooth earthenware 
vessels of some appreciable depth and partly fill them with 
London porter, perry, or a stroDg-smelling syrup', made by 
dissolving a little molasses in hot water. These should be stood 
about near their haunts, supplying ample means by which the 
insects may get to the mouth of the vessels ; the latter may be 
plunged in beds or borders, so as to be on a level with the 
ground. The quantities of ants that will fall iuto this kind of 
trap, unable to get out, will be astonishing where these 
creatures are at all abundant. 
Blood Manure. — Picotee: It will not be long in drying, if 
you will add sufficient dry soil to absorb the moisture. You 
need not wait until it becomes thoroughly dry before using it; 
so long as it is dry enough to be evenly spread is all that is 
required. 
Books.— Abortive : You cannot do better than get Mr. 
Molyneux’s book on The Chrysanthemum, published by E. H. 
May, 171, Fleet Street, E.C. Price Is. 
Metallic Bands. —Can any reader tell me if the metallic 
bands for tying street trees as used in Paris are procurable in 
England, and if so, where? Or give me the address of the 
makers in France. I saw 7 them there two years ago, and they 
seemed to me to be the best thing I had seen for the purpose.— 
G. C. L. 
Names of Plants. — A. H. B.: 1, TEehmea (Lamprococus) 
fulgens; 2, Ccel gyne flaccida; 3, Epacris species (not re¬ 
cognised); 4, Eupatorium atrorubens ; 5, Primula rosea. I V.M.: 
Apparently Gesnera Douglasii. •/. S.: Dendrobium chryso- 
toxum. IF. H. : 1, Eupatorium atrorubens; 2, Celsia arcturus ; 
3, Calathea Leitzei. 
Communications Received.— J. A. — J. T.—G. Steel.— 
J. R. P.—E. P.—R. S.—W. K—D. C.—0. H.—C. C. 6c Co.-J. D. 
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TEADE CATALOGUES EECEIVED. 
James Yeitch & Sons, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W.—Her¬ 
baceous Plants and Hardy Florists’ Flowers. 
W. P. Laird Sc Sinclair, 73, Xethergate. Dundee.—Genuine 
Farm Seeds. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
March 23rd. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditeh, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report an increasing 
demand for Agricultural Seeds. White Clover and 
Alsike realise rates current last week. Trefoil is easier. 
Red Clover steady. Rape Seed scarce and dearer. 
Ryegrasses firm. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
March 25th. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 fid Herbs _per bunch 0 2 0 4 
Asparagus_per 100 S 0 13 0 Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 2 6 3 6 Lettuces ..per dozen 3 6 4 6 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Brussels Sprouts, lb. 0 6 Onions_per bushel 5 0 6 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 2 6 4 0 Parsley_per bunch 0 6 
Carrots_per bunch 0 6 Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
Cauliflowers, English, Sea Kale, .per punnet 2 6 3 0 
per dozen 4 0 SO Small salading, punnet 0 4 
Celery-per bundle 2 6 Spinach, per strike ..3 6 
Cucumbers _each 0 9 Tomatos _per lb. 10 14 
Endive, French, doz. 3 6 4 6 Turnips ....perbun. 0 6 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s.d. 
Apples .. per }-sieve i o 6 0 
Cherries.£-sieve 
Currant, black, Isieve 
— red.J-sieve 
Grapes .per lb. 2 0 4 0 
s. d. s.d. 
Kent Cobs ...100lbs. 40 0 
Nova Scotia Apples IS 0 30 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 6 6 
Plums .... per j sieve 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Azalea.per doz. 24 0 42 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. S 0 12 0 
Cineraria _per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Cyclamen ..per doz. 9 0 IS 0 
Cyperus ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Deutzia .per dozen S 0 12 0 
Dielytra _per doz. S 0 12 0 
Draciena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis . doz. 9 0 24 0 
Erica, various ,.4oz. 12 0 IS 0 
gvergreens.invar ,doz.6 0 24 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Ferns.invar..perdoz. 4 0 IS 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 GO 
Solanums ..per doz. S 0 12 0 
Spire® per dozen. S 0 12 0 
Tulips .per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Roots,—I n variety for bedding out, in boxes, is, to 3s, 
Anemones, doz. him. 2 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..4 0 
Azalea .... 12 sprays 0 6 
Bouvardias. per bun. 1 0 
Camellias, White, 
12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
— Red_12 blooms 10 16 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Cinerarias, doz. bchs. 6 0 12 0 
Daffodils ..doz. bun. 2 0 0 0 
Eucharis ..perdozen 4 0 6 0 
Freezias.. ..doz. bun. 3 0 6 0 
Gardenias. .12 blooms 3 0 6 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Hyacinth, Roman, 
doz. sprays 3 0 4 0 
— Foreign, doz. bchs. 3 0 4 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilac, French, bunch 4 0 6 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 0 6 10 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
s.d. s d. 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mimosa (French) bun. 10 2 0 
Myosotis. .per basket 4 0 6 0 
Pelargoniums, 12spys. 10 16 
— scariet .. 12 sprays 0 6 0 9 
Narciss, various, 
(French) doz. bchs. 3 0 GO 
-(English), bun. 1 0 16 
Spiraea, dozen bunches 6 0 9 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 10 
Primroses, doz. bchs. 10 2 0 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 2 0 4 o 
Roses, yellow, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
— Tea_per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.per doz. 2 0 6 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 2 0 2 6 
Snowdrops, doz. bchs. 10 3 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 16 2 0 
Tulips .. doz. blooms 10 2 0 
Violets (Fnch.),Parme 
per bunch 2 6 4 0 
- dark . 16 2 6 
— English..doz. bun. 2 0 3 0 
Ccrr Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
4 0 
G 0 
1 0 
1 6 
Prices will vary this week on account of Easter decorations. 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amaryllis, new . 479 
Amateurs’ Garden, the.... 478 
Auriculas. 477 
Bertolonias, new . 479 
Boronia elatior . 479 
Calanthes. 475 
Carnations in America_474 
Carnations, fancy . 476 
Catasetuin tridentalum .. 4S1 
Cinerarias at Vexham Park 475 
Cirrhopetaluni Mastersi- 
anuin. 4SI 
Colour in gardens. 474 
Dendrobium albo - san- 
guineum .4S1 
Dendrobium melanodiscum 
vars. 4S1 
Eucharis amazonica . 474 
PAGE 
Freesias, seedling. 47S 
Frost and the Brassicas .. 475 
Galanthus Alleni.47S 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund.. 474 
Gardening.475 
Hawfinch, the. 479 
Laelia grandis at Home .. 477 
Locusts in Australia. 474 
Oakwood, notes from .... 475 
Odontoglossuru Edwardi.. 481 
Pansies, show and fancy. 476 
Pears. 473 
Polyanthus, the gold-laced 476 
Ranunculus asiaticus ....476 
Rose, Danmark .. 479 
Societies . 4S0 
Soot deposit, the .473 
Trillium nivale . 47S 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, 
Anthracite Coal. page 
W. H. Essery. 4S4 
Auction Sales. 
Artingstall & Hind . 470 
Protheroe & Morris . 470 
Bedding Plants. 
H. English . 471 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 469 
•S. Shepperson . 471 
T. S. Ware . 471 
Bulbs. 
Davidson . 469 
Kelway & Son. 472 
R. Sydenham . 473 
R. Smith & Co. 472 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 469 
M. Campbell . 469 
Dobbie tsc Co. 469 
W. B. Hartland. 472 
J. Peed & Sons . 469 
Sutton Sc Sons . 469 
T. S. Ware . 471 
Chrysanthemums. 
W. Etherington . 469 
H. J, Jones. 472 
R. Owen . 469 
Pitcher & Manda . 472 
S. Shepperson. 471 
W. H. Thompson . 469 
Climbers. 
R. Meal. 472 
R. Smith & Co. 472 
T. S. Ware .471 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English . 471 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 470 
H. English . 471 
R. Holmes . 469 
P. B. O'Kelly. 470 
J. Smith . 469 
Florists’ Flowers. 
A. Bailey, Junr. 469 
B. R. Davis. 469 
H. English . 471 
J. Farmer.. 469 
Humphries . 472 
J. Laing & Sons. 469 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 469 
A. Lister . 472 
J. Martin. 469 
R. Owen . 469 
T. S. Ware . 471 
Fruit Trees, &c. 
R. Smith & Co. 472 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
R. Neal. 472 
T. Rivers & Son. 472 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
F. Ceaton. 469 
H. J. Gasson . 473 
J. T. Greenrod & Son .. 470 
Horticultural & Agricul¬ 
tural Chemical Co. ... 4S3 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst.. 470 
W. Pen Dennis . 4S2 
A. Potter. 4S4 
Sankey 6c Son. ... 4S3 
H. G. Smyth . 4S3 
C. G. Warne. 4S4 
Villesden Paper Works. 470 
B. S. Williams 6c Sou ... 469 
Hardy Plants. 
Barr 6c Son . 469 
H. English . 471 
Kelway 6c Son . . 472 
T. S. Ware . 471 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper .. 4S2 
T. Read. 4S3 
Thames Bank Iron Co,... 484 
0, Toope & Son .43 
PAGE 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 469 
W. Clark.. 469 
W. Cooper . 4S3 
C. Frazer’s Exors. 4S4 
J. Gray. 469 
Hayward . 469 
Mellowes & Co. 469 
A. Peel & Sons . 469 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 4S2 
J. Sendall & Co . 4S4 
J. Weeks Sc Co. 469 
Insecticides. 
Blundell, Spence & Co. 4S2 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic . 469 
Corry, Soper, Fowler Sc 
Co . 483 
Fir Tree Oil. 4S3 
Gishurst Compound_ 469 
Nicotine Soap. 469 
Picrena. 4S3 
Slugicide . 469 
W. C. Lee . 473 
Lawn Mowers. 
Follows Sc Bates. 472 
Ransomes, Sims, & Jef¬ 
feries . 4S4 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 469 
S. C. Clay . 469 
Native Guano Co. 483 
W. Thomson 6c Sons. 469 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 4S3 
Gishurstine. 469 
A. Outram . 4S3 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets. 469- 
Mushrooms. 
W. Cutbush & Son . 472 
Orchids. 
Charlesworth, Shuttle- 
worth & Co. 470 
Liverpool Horticultrl.Co 470 
P. McArthur . 469 
Roses. 
H. English .. . 469 
J. Jefferies & Son . 472 
W. Rumsey. 469 
R. Smith & Co. 472 
T. S, Ware . 471 
Seeds. 
Barr Sc Son. 469 
J. Carter & Co. 472 
B. L. Coleman . 469 
R. Dean . 470 
Dicksons, Limited . 472 
J. Forbes. 470 
Gloves & Son . 470 
B. Hartland . 469 
J. Laing & Sons. 469 
J. Peed & Sons . 469 
R. Smith & Co. 472 
B. Soddy . 473 
Sutton 6c Sons. ... 469 
R. Sydenham . 473 
J. Yeitch & Sons . 473 
R. H. Vertegans & Co. .. 470 
T. S. Ware . 473 
J. Watkins . 470 
Webb & Sons . 473 
B. S. Williams Sc Son ... 469 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 469 
H. G. Smyth . 469 
Strawberry Plants. 
Dicksons, Limited. 472 
S. Shepperson. 471 
Trees. 
R. Neal. 472 
R. H. Vertegans & Co.... 472 
Vines. 
J, Peed Si Sons . 469 
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