154 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 3, 1888.' 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 0 0 18 0 
Asters .per doz. 5 0 10 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
per dozen . 40 90 
— large plants . .each 2 0 5 0 
Cockscomb, per dozen 
Coleus.per doz. 2 0 4 0 
Cyclamen ..per doz, 12 0 IS 0 
Cyperns, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Out Flowers.—Avera 
s.d. s.d. 
Asters, doz. bunches 6 0 9 0 
— (French), 1 bunch 16 2 6 
Azaleas .... 12 sprays 10 20 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 3 0 4 6 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 10 4 0 
— 12 bunches . 6 0 12 0 
Cornflower, 12 bunch. 
Cyclamen.. 12 blooms 0 6 10 
Eucharis, per dozen.. 3 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 16 4 0 
Gladiolus, 12 sprays . 3 0 6 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Liliurn longiflorum, 
12 blooms 5 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each. 2 0 10 0 
Ficus elastica each ..16 70 
Fuchsia, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Hydrangea, per doz. . 9 0 18 0 
Liliums, var., doz. 18 0 30 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette .. per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen . 20 60 
Roman Hyacinths, 
per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Solanums_per doz. 9 0 15 0 
Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. 
s.d 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 
0 
4 0 
Paper White Narciss, 
12 sprays 0 
9 
1 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 1 
0 
1 6 
— scarlet, 12 sprays.. 0 
4 
0 9 
Primula, double, bun. 0 
9 
1 0 
Pyrethrums, 12 bun.. 2 
0 
4 0 
Roman Hyacinths, 
12 sprays 1 
0 
1 6 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 0 
6 
1 6 
— Red.per doz. 0 
6 
1 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 1 
0 
1 6 
Stej)hanotis ,12 sprays 4 
0 
6 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 
6 
1 0 
Violets ..12 bunches 1 
0 
1 6 
— Panne, French, 
12 bunches 3 
6 
5 0 
— dark French, bun. 1 
6 
2 6 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden. 150 
Apples and Pears, certifi¬ 
cated . 147 
Apples, Pears, and Plums 147 
Autumn tints in Kent .... 14S 
Bambusa arundinacea gi- 
gantea . 152 
Begonia Froebelii . 152 
Bignonia venusta . 151 
Canker in fruit trees. 149 
Carnation Germania. 14S 
Cattleya gigas, a phenom¬ 
enal. 152 
Celosia pyramidalis . 152 
Chrysanthemums, new.... 147 
Chrysanthemum notes .... 146 
Conferences, future . 144 
Devonshire Pomological 
Society. 153 
Eucharis Mite, the. 151 
Farm gardening . 146 
Fruiterers Company, the .. 143 
Fruit Conferences. 144 
Fruit notes. 144 
Fruit trees, canker in .... 149 
PAGE 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 152 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund.. 144 
Garston Orchids, the .... 150 
Grapes, larva of Moth on.. 151 
Hepatieas. 146 
Hippeastrum Autumn 
Beauty . 151 
Horticultural Societies.... 153 
Ledbury Fruit Show. 153 
Manchester Fruit Show .. 153 
Monstera deliciosa.152 
“ Nationals,” the little .. 145 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar. 152 
Pear wall at Worth Park.. 149 
Pink, the Florists’ laced .. 14S 
Pomegranate, the . 144 
Potato crop, the. 144 
Rhodochiton volubile .... 151 
Scabious caucasica . 151 
Scottish notes. 147 
Stanhopea Wardii venusta. 152 
Vallota purpurea . 147 
Vanda Sanderiana. 152 
Weather influence. 146 
Worth Park, Pear wall at.. 149 
THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending October 27th 
was 30’05 in. ; the highest reading was 30 ’28 in. on 
Monday morning, and the lowest 29 "80 in. on Thursday 
afternoon. The mean temperature of the air was 
49'2°, and 0'2° below the average in the corre¬ 
sponding weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. 
The mean was considerably below the average on 
each of the first four days of the week, whereas a large 
excess prevailed on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 
The general direction of the wind was SAY., and the hori¬ 
zontal movement of the air averaged 9'1 miles per hour, 
which was 2'1 miles below the average in the corre¬ 
sponding weeks of sixteen years. No rain was 
measured during the week. The duration of registered 
bright sunshine in the week was 25'5 hours, against 
23’6 hours at Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
October 29th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report a steady 
speculative inquiry for Alsyke and Trefoil at extreme 
prices. Red and White Clovers are steady. No change 
in values of Rye Grasses. Mustard dearer. Rape 
neglected. Linseed firm; other Bird Seeds unchanged. 
Blue Peas keep firm. 
NEW WALLFLOWER, 
“PRINCESS BEATRICE.” 
Colour a bright red, dwarf bushy habit; my exhibit of two 
large beds of this splendid variety at the Royal York Jubilee 
Exhibition were the admiration of all who saw them ; nice 
plants, 3s. per 100; seed, 6 d. per pkt.; over one acre of plants 
sold last spring. Alpine Auricula, choice strain, to bloom in 
spriDg, Is. per doz. Daisy Hen and Chicken, good plants of this 
scarce old variety, Is. 3d. per doz. Sweet Briars, fine plants, 
id. each. All the above free for cash with order. Trade supplied. 
WM, KERSHAW, 
Airedale Nursery, BINGLEY, YORKS. 
180 Herbaceous & Alpine Plants for 25s. 
RICHARD SMITH & Co.’s selection as above contains a 
most interesting and valuable assortment of beautiful and Hardy 
Plants for the Border or Rockwork, which produce flowers and 
render the garden attractive all through the year. 
Descriptive Catalogue post free for 6 stamps. 
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‘ The Loughborough ” 
GREENHOUSE BOILER 
These celebrated Boilers have been still further improved for this season 
and are the most economical, cheapest, and easiest to manage of any boiler 
ever brought out. Nearly 6,000 in use. May be inspected m every county. 
Will burn over twelve hours without attention, the best fuel being coke and 
cinders. 
Prices, Carriage Paid.—No. i,£? 12 s., No. 2 , £ 4, No. 3, £5x01:; 
Also made in three larger sizes, heating from 50 to 1,000 feet of pipe. Dis¬ 
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and avoid disappointmefit and loss. 
A Gold Medal (the highest award) has been awarded to ns this 
year in open competition for general excellence in Horticultural 
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MESSENGER & Co., LOUGHBOROUGH. 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris . 142 
J. C. Stevens . 142 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 143 
W. Bull. 141 
J. Bulbeck . 141 
Dickson's Limited. 142 
TV. B. Hartland . 141 
P. McArthur . 141 
Hooper & Co.:. 154 
Hopwood&Son. 141 
Oakshott & Millard . 143 
Ant. Roozen & Sons. 143 
R. Silherrad & Son. 141 
R. Smith & Co. 142 
B. Soddy . 142 
Sutton & Sons. 141 
Chrysanthemums 
H. Cannell & Sons. 142 
John Laing & Sons . 141 
Turner . 141 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 142 
Creepers for Walls. 
R. Smith & Co. 141 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 154 
E. Van de Meersch . 141 
Florists' Flowers. 
E. S. Dodwell. 143 
G. Davidson. 143 
tV. Kershaw. 154 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 141 
Robert Lord. 143 
R. tV. Proctor. 143 
J. tV. Galvin. 141 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 143 
J. Cheal & Sons. 142 
H. Merryweather . 141 
R. Smith & Co. 143 
Fruit Trees & Roses. 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 143 
G. Jackman & Son. 141 
T. Rivers & Son. 142 
Garden Cutlery. 
J. Taylor & Son. 141 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Brinkworth & Sons . 143 
B. Field. 142 
Greenhouse Plants, &c. 
E. Van der Meersch . 141 
C. Yuylsteke . 143 
Glass. 
J. B. Robinson . 155 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 155 
J. Jones & Sons. 141 
Messenger & Co. 154 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 145 
C. Toope & Co. .. 141 
Herbaceous Plants, page 
R. Smith & Co. 154 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Auty. 141 
J. Boyd & Sons . 141 
tV. Cooper. 141 
James Gray. 141 
H. Hope . 141 
J. Horley. 141 
A. Peel 4c Sons . 141 
tV. Richardson & Co. ... 141 
tV. G. Smith & Go. 155 
J. Weeks & Co. 141 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic... 141 
Fir Tree Oil. 155 
Gishurst Compound. 141 
Landscape Gardening. 
J. Munro . 141 
Manures. 
“Standen’s” . 141 
W. H. Beeson. 141 
W. Thomson & Sons. 141 
Miscellaneous. 
Birkbeck Bank . 154 
Cadbury's Cocoa. 156 
Epps’s Cocoa . 155 
Giskurstine. 141 
Harrison’s Knitter. 155 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 141 
Schweitzer’s Cocoatina... 154 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Win. Cutbush & Son. 154 
Orchids. 
W. Gordon . 142 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. .. 142 
P. McArthur . 141 
Roses. 
Buckland & Broadbent.. 141 
H. English . 141 
Ewing & Co. 143 
Garraway & Co. 142 
C. H. Gorringe . 141 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 142 
S. G. Rumsey. 141 
R. Smith & Co. 143 
J. Walters. 141 
Situations. 
Wanted. 154 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments. 142 
Strawberries. 
R. Smith & Co. 142 
Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
Ewing & Co. 142 
H. Laue & Son . 143 
R. Smith & Co. 141 
Wreaths. 
Pettener & Stagg . 141 
RICHARD SMITH 8c Co., 
Nurserymen & Seed Merchants, WORCESTER. 
NATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM 
SOCIETY’S CATALOGUE, 
NOW READY. Price Is.; Free by Post, Is. Id. 
A CATALOGUE of Chrysanthemums prepared by 
a Specially Selected Committee of the National 
Chrysanthemum Society. 
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the collection of Bills of Exchange, Dividends, and Coupons; 
and the purchase and sale of Stocks, Shares, and Annuities. 
Letters of Credit and Circular Notes issued. 
THE BIRKBECK ALMANACK, with full particulars, free, 
on application. 
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Gardeners and others Wanting Situations and Announce¬ 
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To Noblemen and Gentlemen requiring Land 
Agents, Stewards, Bailiffs, or Gardeners. 
TAMES CARTER & Co. Rave at all times 
CJ* upon their Register reliable and competent MEN, several 
of whom are personally well known to Messrs. Carter. En¬ 
quiries should be made to 237 and 23S, High Holborn, W.C. 
COTCH GARDENERS.— 
John Downie (of the late firm of Downie & Laird), Seeds¬ 
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a number of SCOTCH GARDENERS waiting re-engagements. 
He will be pleased to supply full particulars to any Lady, 
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the same. Also pasture if required. Good testimonials as a 
sober, energetic, and thoroughly practical man. Age 40, married, 
abstainer.—Address, 3, Park Road South, Noel Park, Wood 
Green, N. 
MillTRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Too well known to require descrip¬ 
tion. Price 6s. per bushel; Is. extra 
per bushel for package ; or 6d. per cake, 
free by Parcel Post, Is. None genuine 
unless in sealed packages, and printed 
cultural directions enclosed, with out 
signature attached. 
Wm. CUTBUSH & SON, 
NURSERYMEN t SEED MERCHANTS, 
HISHGAfS bEUKSBSTES, 
_ LONDON N, 
“TREPH0” FOR ORCHIDS. 
This new material has been found a most successful article for 
Blocks, Rafts, ancl Pot Orchids. It is Live Sphagnum pressed 
into solid blocks by hydraulic pressure, afteGhaving been 
chemically treated, to prevent its decay or souring. In the 
saturated atmosphere of an Orchid house it absorbs and con¬ 
tinuously takes up all the gases and moisture, and retains the 
same for several days without drying or being redipped. One 
dipping will last from three days to a week. Mr. Fred. Horsman, 
of Colchester, reports :—“ I have tried 1 Trepho ’ with very great 
success, having potted many thousand Orchids with it." Sole 
Depot, 
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75a, Queen Victoria Street (near Mansion House Station.) Depot, 
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FERN NURSERY, 
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