730 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 13, 1889. 
Out Flowebs.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 
Asters, French, 
per bunch 
Bouvardias, per bun. 
Carnations, 12 blooms 
Carnations, 12 bnchs. 
Cornflower„12 bnchs. 
Delphinium, 12 bun. 
Eschscholtzia,12bchs. 
Eucharis .. per dozen 
Forget-me-nots. 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 
Gladioli ..12 bunches 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 
Iris.12 bunches 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 
s.d. s.d. 
2 0 4 0 
1 6 
0 6 
1 0 
3 0 
1 0 
3 0 
0 10 0 
3 0 9 
0 12 0 
0 2 0 
2 0 
4 0 
4 0 
9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 
Moss Roses 12 bnchs. 
Pansies . .12 bunches 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 
Pinks ... .12 bunches 
Primula, double, bun. 
Pyrethrum. 12 buchs. 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 
— Red.perdoz. 
— Saffrano ..perdoz. 
Spirrea .. 12 bunches 
Stephanotis,12 sprays 
Sweet Sultan, 12 bun, 
— Peas.12 ,, 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 
White Lilac, French, 
per bun. 
s d. 
3 0 
s.d. 
6 0 
1 0 
1 0 
MaidenhairFern, 12bns 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
0 12 0 
0 12 0 
3 0 5 0 
Aralia Sieboldi . .doz. 5 
Arum Lilies, .per doz. 6 
Bedding plants,in var., 
perdoz. 1 
Calceolaria ..perdoz. 4 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 
— viridis, per dozen 12 
Erica, various ..doz. 9 
Evergreens, in var. ,, 6 
Ferns,invar.,perdoz. 4 
Ficus elastica ..each 1 
Foliage Plants..each 2 
Fuchsia.perdoz. 4 
Heliotrope .. per doz. 4 
Hydrangeas.. per doz. 6 
0 3 0 
0 8 0 
0 12 0 
0 60 0 
24 
24 
24 
18 
7 
0 10 
0 12 
0 8 
0 15 
Lilium auratum, doz. 24 
— longiflorum perdoz.lS 
Lobelia _per doz. 3 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 
Mignonette, doz. pots 3 
Musk . per doz. 2 
Nasturtiums_doz. 3 
Palms in variety, each 2 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 2 
Pelargoniums,per doz 6 
Rhodanthe ..per doz. 3 
Roses, H.P , per doz.12 
Roses, Fairy, per doz. 6 
Saxifraga,various,doz. 6 
Spirrea.per doz. 9 
Stocks.per doz. 2 
d. s.d. 
0 36 0 
0 30 0 
0 6 0 
0 12 0 
0 6 0 
0 4 0 
0 5 0 
6 21 0 
0 0 0 
0 IS 0 
0 6 0 
0 24 0 
0 8 0 
0 IS 0 
0 12 0 
6 4 0 
CONTENTS. 
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NET CASH PRICES, complete with Grass Boxes:— 
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23s. 29s. 35s. 42s. 63s. 84s. each. 
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PAGE 
Amateurs' Garden, the_ 725 
Aroid, the giant. 719 
Beans, Long - pod and 
Broad. 724 
Bees and fertilisation .... 725 
Begonia Rosebud . 720 
Carnation Ruination. 724 
Chiswick Horticultural So¬ 
ciety . 729 
Dust . 719 
Erodium trichomane- 
folium . 726 
Eryngium Olivieriauum .. 726 
Floriculture. 724 
Fuchsia, the. 721 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund.. 720 
Gardener, a notable old .. 720 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 727 
PAGE 
Grape-growing at Cloven¬ 
fords . 723 
Henley, decorations at.... 720 
Mexico, Fern hunting in .. 722 
National Rose Show. 727 
Obituary . 729 
Pink Show at Manchester 724 
Rain, coloured .. 723 
Rosemary, the .724 
Roses, garden, as show 
flowers . 719 
Roses, old-fashioned and 
single. 724 
Royal Horticultural Society 72S 
Scottish notes. 723 
Spinea palmata . 726 
Strawberries, Noble and 
Latest of All . 725 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales, &c. 
PAGE 
Protheroe & Morris . 718 
Bulbs. 
R. Sydenham . 717 
Van Tubergen, Junr. 717 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 717 
Chrysanthemums. 
Turner . 717 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 717 
Creepers for Walls. 
R. Smith & Co. 717 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike. 717 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 71S 
Horticultural Builders. 
PAGE 
J. Boyd & Sons . 717 
W. Cooper . 732 
J. Gray. 717 
H. Hope . 717 
A. Peel & Sons . 717 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 732 
J. Weeks & Co. 717 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford's Antiseptic... 717 
Fir Tree Oil. 731 
Gishurst Compound. 717 
Nicotine Soap. 717 
Paraffin Emulsion. 731 
Swift and Sure . 731 
Lawn Mowers. 
Follows & Bate .. 730 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 717 
Clay & Levesley. 718 
Standen’s. 719 
G. Symondson. 731 
W. Thomson & Sons. 717 
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Florists’ Flowers. 
R. W. Beaehey . 717 
A. J. A. Bruce. 717 
J. Galvin . 717 
Laing & Sons . 718 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 717 
T. B. Thomson . 717 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 717 
Carson & Sons. 718 
H. J. Gasson . 717 
J. Haws . 732 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 717 
Merryweather & Sons ... 732 
A. Outram . 731 
W. Priest. 730 
Robertshaw & Son. 732 
R. Sankey & Son . 730 
H. G. Smyth . 731 
Taylor & Son . 717 
Heating Apparatus. 
Miscellaneous. 
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Gishurstine. 717 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 731 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 732 
Orchids. 
G. W. Dutton .717 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 718 
P. McArthur . 717 
Roses. 
H. English . 717 
R. Smith & Co. 71S 
Seeds. 
Methven & Sons. 717 
Oakshott & Millard. 719 
Sutton & Sons. 717 
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