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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 3, 1889. 
Fbuit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 4 0 
Grapes .per lb. 13 3 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 16 3 0 
Out Flowers.—Averi 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..2 0 4 0 
Asters, French, 
per bunch 10 16 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Carnations, 12 bnchs. 3 0 6 0 
Cornflower,.12 bnchs. 10 3 0 
Delphinium, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Eschscholtzia,12bchs. 2 0 4 0 
Eucharis ..perdozen 3 0 6 0 
Forget-me-nots. 16 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 5 0 
Gladioli ..12 bunches 6 0 12 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 3 0 0 
Iris.12 bunches 6 0 12 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Plants ln Pots.—Aver 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 5 0 12 0 
Arum Lilies, .per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Balsams .doz. 3 0 6 0 
Bedding plants,in var., 
per doz. 10 3 0 
Calceolaria ..per doz. 4 0 8 0 
Cockscombs ....doz. 4 0 6 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena 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 elastiea .. each 16 7 0 
Foliage Plants..each 2 0 10 0 
Fuchsia.perdoz. 4 0 12 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Pine-apples, St. 
Michaels.each 2 0 7 0 
je Wholesale Prices. 
s d. s.d. 
Lavender, 12 bunches 4 0 6 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
Pansies ..12 bunches 10 2 0 
Pelargoniums, 12 spys. 0 6 10 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 4 0 6 
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 3 10 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 0 6 10 
S'.ephanotis,12 sprays 2 0 4 0 
Stocks, doz. bunches 3 0 6 0 
Sweet Sultan, 12 bun, 3 0 5 0 
— Peas.12 ,. 3 0 6 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 6 10 
.GE Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Heliotrope ..perdoz. 4 0 SO 
Hydrangeas..perdoz. 6 0 15 0 
Lilium auratum, doz. 12 0 24 0 
— longiflorum perdoz.18 0 30 0 
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 
Rhodanthe ..per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Saxifraga,various,doz. 6 0 IS 0 
Spiraea.per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Stocks.per doz. 2 6 4 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the.... 774 
Annuals for London gardens 770 
Carnations .. .767 772 
Carnation development .. 76S 
Castillega indivisa. 775 
Children's flower show .. 769 
Coreopsis, species of. 770 
Cornel, dwarf. 775 
Emilia coccinea. 775 
Ficus repeDs . 775 
Francoas, the . 771 
Gardeners and Gardening.. 774 
Gardeners' Benevolent In¬ 
stitution . 76S 
Gardeners' Calendar. 776 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund.. 76S 
Herbaceous plants in flower 772 
Helianthemums, choice .. 775 
Horticultural Societies .. 776 
Lycaste, a perpetual flower¬ 
ing . 776 
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Lettuce, New York . 775 
Morrnodes pardinum 
unicolor 776 
Musa Cavendishii . 774 
Nettle, the common. 768 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 776 
Orchid notes . 776 
Oswego tea . 775 
Oxen ford Castle. 774 
Pentstemons, choice.773 
Pewits in the garden .... 775 
Plant decorations. 772 
Primula calycina . 775 
Saxifraga diversifolia .... 775 
Spiraea kamtschatica gi- 
gantea . 776 
Swanley Nursery, the .... 769 
Tulip Tree, the . 772 
Vegetable Conference, the 767 
Vegetable Marrow, twin .. 775 
Wasps’ Nests . 773 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, 
Auction Sales, &e, 
Protheroe & Morris 
Bulbs. 
Sutton & Sods . 
R. Sydenham . 
Van Tubergen, Junr. 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 
Chrysanthemums. 
Turner .. 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 
Creepers for Walls. 
R. Smith & Co. 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths, 
W. Strike. 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead 
Florists’ Flowers. 
H. Cannell & Sons 
J. Galvin. 
Laing & Sons . 
R. B. Laird & Sons 
Reform Seedsman .. 
T. B. Thomson . 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 
R. Beale . 
Carson & Sons. 
H, J. Gasson . 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 
Merry weather & Sons ... 
A. Outram . 
H. G. Smyth .... 
Taylor & Son . 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 779 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 779 
Herbaceous Plants. 
Horticultural Builders. 
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J Boyd & Sons . 765 
W. Cooper . 779 
J. Gray. 765 
H. Hope . 765 
A. Peel & Sons . 765 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 765 
J. Weeks & Co. 765 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 765 
Gishurst Compound . 765 
Paraffin Emulsion. 779 
Picrena. 766 
S wift and Sure . 779 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 765 
Standen’s. 765 
W. Thomson & Sons. 765 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’s Cocoa . 778 
Gishurstine. 765 
H. M. Pollett & Co. 779 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 77S 
Bernard Wilson. 765 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 766 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 766 
P. McArthur . 765 
Roses. 
H. English . 765 
R. Smith & Co. 766 
Seeds. 
J. E. Barnes . 767 
Daniels Bros. 767 
Reform Seedsman. 765 
Sutton & Sons. 765 
Situations Vacant. 
J. Carter & Sons . 778 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments .766 
Strawberries. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 765 
T. Laxton. 765 
James Veitch & Sons ... 766 
Kelway & Son. 766 
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