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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 22, 1889. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Anemone, 12 bunches. 10 4 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ,. 2 0 4 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Carnations, 12 bnchs. 4 0 6 0 
Cornflower,.12 bnchs. 2 0 4 0 
Delphinium, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Eschscholtzia,12behs. 2 0 4 0 
Eucharis ..perdozen 3 0 6 0 
Forget-me-nots. 16 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 4 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Iris .12 bunches 6 0 12 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns.4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
s d. i.d. 
Moss Roses 12 bnchs. 6 0 12 0 
Pansies ..12 hunches 10 2 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 0 6 10 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 4 0 6 
Paeonies_12 bnchs. 9 0 18 0 
Pinks ....12 bunches 2 0 4 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 10 
Pyrethrum. 12 buchs. 2 0 6 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 0 6 10 
— Red.perdoz. 0 9 16 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 0 6 10 
Spiraea ..12 bunches 4 0 6 0 
Stephanotis,12 sprays 2 0 4 0 
Sweet Sultan, 12 bun, 4 0 6 0 
— Peas.12 „ 3 0 6 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 10 2 0 
White Lilac, French, 
per bun. 3 0 5 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
The Seventh Edition, revised and enlarged, price 3s. 6d., post free. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS for the ROSE, 
By JOHN CRANSTON, 
CONTAINING 
Every information relative to Rose Culture; a choice selection of all the finest 
Roses (fully described); a select list of sorts adapted to various circumstances, 
situations, soils, and climates; a complete catalogue of varieties of Roses in¬ 
troduced up to the present time, and a 
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Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 5 0 12 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Bedding plants,in var., 
per doz. 10 3 0 
--in boxes .. each 10 3 0 
Calceolaria .. per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Cyperns, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Draciena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Erica, various .. doz. 9 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var. ., 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var.,perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
Ficus elastica ..each 16 7 0 
Foliage Plants..each 2 0 10 0 
Fuchsia.perdoz. 4 0 12 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Heliotrope ..perdoz. 4 0 SO 
Lobelia .... per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, doz. pots 3 0 6 0 
Musk . per doz. 2 0 4 0 
Nasturtiums_doz. 3 0 5 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 2 0 6 0 
Pelargoniums,per doz 6 0 18 0 
Roses, H.P , per doz.12 0 24 0 
Roses, Fairy, per doz. 6 0 8 0 
Saxifraga,various,doz, 6 0 18 0 
Spiraea.perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
Stocks.per doz. 2 6 4 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Acineta Wrightii . 673 
Amateurs'Garden, the.... 678 
Arenaria laricifolia . 678 
Aroid, a giant. 673 
Bee-keeping. 673 
Carnation seedlings . 679 
Carpentaria californica.... 679 
Cereus Claudiana . 673 
Erantheinum eboracensis.. 678 
Floral decorations. 672 
Fruit packing and pre¬ 
serving . 675 
Gardeners' Benevolent In¬ 
stitution . 674 
Gardeners' Calendar. 6S0 
Guava, the . 679 
Horticultural Societies.... 681 
Hymenocallis ovata . 678 
Lathyrus rotundifolius.... 679 
Lilium Harrisi . 679 
Maurandya Barclayana .. 673 
Orchid cultivation . 671 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 680 
page 
Orchid history . 671 
Orchid nomenclature .... 677 
Orchid notes . 6S0 
Orchis foliosa. 6S0 
Pansy Show, the Norton.. 676 
Papaver nudicaule croceum 
plenum .... 673 
Pelargonium, sportive .... 578 
Phahenopsis Mariae . 680 
Plant names, English_ 677 
Plants, new or rare . 673 
Primulas, Chinese. 677 
Rhododendron ealophyllum 678 
Robinia hispida. 679 
Rose Conference, the .... 674 
Schizanthus pinnatus .... 672 
Scottish notes. 675 
Tulip Exhibitions of 1889.. 676 
Tulips at Manchester .... 676 
Violas, new bedding. 672 
Weather and the crops .. 675 
Zygopetalum stapelioides.. 680 
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H. English . 669 
R. Smith & Co. 671 
Seeds. 
Sutton & Sons. 669 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
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Vines. 
R. Smith & Co. 670 
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