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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 10, 1889. 
Fsurr.—A verage Wholesale Pr; ces. 
s.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 4 0 
Grapes .per lb. 1 3 3 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 16 3 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Pine-apples, St. 
Michaels.each 2 0 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 2 
Asters, French, 
per bunch 1 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 
Carnations, 12 bnchs. 3 
Cornflower ,,12 bnchs. 1 
Eschscholtzia, 12 bchs. 2 
Eucharis .. per dozen 3 
Forget-me-nots. 1 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 
Gladioli ..12 bunches 6 
Gladioli brenchleyensis, 
doz. sprays 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 1 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 2 
d. s.d. 
0 4 0 
12 0 
1 6 
0 9 
2 0 
0 4 0 
Lavender, 12 bunches 
MaidenhairFern, 12bns 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 
Mignonette. 12 bun. 
Pansies ..12 bunches 
Pelargoniums, 12 spys. 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 
Pinks .... 12 bunches 
Primula, double, bun. 
Pyrethrum. 12 buchs. 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 
— Red.per doz. 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 
Stephanotis ,12 sprays 
Stocks, doz. bunches 
Sweet Sultan, 12 bun, 
— Peas.12 ,, 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 
s d. 
4 0 
4 0 
0 
0 
0 
6 
3 
0 
6 
0 
6 
3 
0 6 
2 0 
3 0 
3 0 
3 0 
0 6 
7 0 
s.d. 
6 0 
9 0 
6 0 
4 0 
2 0 
1 0 
0 6 
4 0 
1 0 
6 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
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 
Begonias, various,doz. 4 0 9 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 elastica ..each 16 7 0 
Foliage Plants..each 2 0 10 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Fuchsia.perdoz. 3 0 9 0 
Heliotrope ..perdoz. 4 0 SO 
Hydrangeas..perdoz. 6 0 15 0 
Lilium auratum, doz. 12 0 24 0 
— longiflorum perdoz.lS 0 30 0 
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 
Saxifraga,various,doz. 6 0 18 0 
0 
12 0 
6 0 
4 0 
5 0 
6 21 0 
0 6 0 
0 IS 0 
0 6 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Adiantum cuneatum ver- 
saillense . 7S9 
Amateurs Garden, the .... 790 
Apples, imported . 784 
Aralia pentaphylla varie- 
gata . 791 
Berkeley, late Rev. M. J... 7S5 
Carnation and Picotee 
Union. 7S8 
Carnation fertilising. 789 
Carnation Paul Engleheart 790 
Claytonia alsinoides ...... 7S4 
Cypripedium Morganise .. 791 
Dutch Bulb Growers Union 7S4 
Fruit crops, the. 7S3 
Fruit notes . 790 
Galeandra Baueri . 791 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 791 
Hsemanthus magnificus ... 791 
Horticultural Societies.... 792 
Houlletia chrysantha. 791 
Hydrangeas, blue . 785 
PAGE 
Ixoras, choice and distinct 785 
Lselia elegans prasiata .... 791 
Lily, the Tiger. 790 
; Lysimachia clethroides ... 784 
Model gardens.7S3 
Osmunda regalis corymbi- 
fera. 791 
Oxford, a growl from. 7S8 
Pandanus odoratissimus .. 791 
Paris Exhibition, the. 784 
Parsley for winter. 785 
Pear, the Hessle. 790 
Peas, late. 784 
Phalasnopsis Sanderiana .. 791 
Picotees, yellow ground .. 7S9 
Plants and flowers in our 
homes. 7 S 6 
Potato disease, the. 783 
Prunus semperflorens .... 7S4 
Thistle, Blue Globe . 790 
Wild flowers of Scotland .. 787 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Bulbs. 
Sutton & Sons . 7S3 
R. Sydenham . 7S3 
Yan Tubergen, Junr.. 7S1 
Veitch & Sons. 7S2 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 
Chrysanthemums. 
Turner . 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 
Creepers for Walls. 
R. Smith & Co. 
781 
7S1 
781 
7S1 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike. 7S1 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead . 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. Galvin. 
Laing & Sons . 
R. B. Laird & Sons 
Reform Seedsman .. 
T. B. Thomson . 
782 
781 
7S3 
781 
781 
781 
Garden Sundries, &e. 
J. Arnold. 
R. Beale . 
Carson & Sons.. 
H. J. Gasson .. 
J. Haws . 
. 781 
. 795 
. 7S2 
. 781 
. 782 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 781 
Merryweather & Sons 
795 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
Joshua Le Cornu & Son 782 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 781 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 781 
PAGE 
Horticultural Builders. 
J Boyd & Sons . 781 
W. Cooper 
J. Gray. . 
H. Hope . 
A. Peel & Sons _ 
W. Richardson & Co. 
J. Weeks & Co. 
795 
781 
781 
781 
795 
781 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic... 7S1 
Fir Tree Oil. 795 
Gishurst Compound ...... 7S1 
Nicotine Soap. 781 
Paraffin Emulsion. 795 
Swift and Sure . 782 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 781 
Clay & Levesley. 7S2 
W. Thomson & Sons . 781 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’s Cocoa . 794 
Gishurstine. 781 
H. M. Poliett & Co. 795 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 794 
Bernard Wilson. 781 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 
P. McArthur .. 
Roses. 
H. English . 
R. Smith & Co. 
Seeds. 
J. E. Barnes . 
Daniels Bros. 
Reform Seedsman. 781 
Sutton & Sons. 781 
782 
782 
781 
781 
7S2 
783 
783 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments . 7S2 
Strawberries. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 781 
T. Laxton. 
7S1 
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