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THE GARDENING WORLD 
January 5, 1889. 
tire to the roots. In either of these cases the pseudo-bulbs 
would be unable to develop the flower spikes properly. The 
latter are so large, and are so quickly developed from the bud 
to the flowering stage, that it causes a great strain on the 
pseudo-bulbs. We should, therefore, advise you to examine the 
state of the roots, and also to see what the conditions are as to 
atmospheric moisture. 
Emigration. — T. B. 0. : Apply to the Emigrants’ Information 
Office, 31, Broadway, Westminster, S.W. Separate handbooks 
for each Colony can be obtained at the same address for Id. each, 
post free. 
Names of Plants.— G . M .: 1, Angnecum sesquipedale ; 2’ 
Epidendrum ciliare. H A.: 1, Davallia Tyermanii; 2, not re' 
cognised, no spores on the frond ; 3, Asplenium Belangeri; 4’ 
Pteris longifolia; 5, Pteris quadriaurita; 6, Polypodium sub' 
auriculatum. 
Petroleum : Lily of the Valley, and Cabbage.— Omega : 
Water from a petroleum cask will not injure plants if the cask is 
rinsed out before using it as a receptacle for water. The best 
time to transplant Lilies of the Valley is immediately after they 
have done flowering, when the roots commence to make their 
season’s growth. Green Cabbage is certainly as nutritious as 
White for cattle feeding. 
Tree Ferns Dropping their Fronds. —What is the cause of 
a Tree Fern (Dicksonia Antarctica) continually dropping its 
fronds ? How can the defect be remedied ?— J. Ciirtis. [Do you 
not systematically keep the roots and stems too dry ? In the 
absence of any particulars as to your mode of treatment we can 
suggest no other cause.—E d.] 
Thermometers in the Garden.— D. M. L. asks whether a 
gardening establishment can be properly managed, where glass 
houses have to be cared for, without indicators of temperature. 
To this we reply that it can he done, and is done in some places, 
but it requires great experience before it can be done with any 
degree of satisfaction or security. Where young men do the 
stoking and tend the houses, thermometers are necessary as 
guides by which they may get experienced. In houses where the 
frost is merely kept out and the temperature is likely to fall 
considerably during the night, it is much safer to have a ther¬ 
mometer hung up in the coldest part of the house, so as to furnish 
some reliable indication whether it may be safely left for the 
night without further firing. 
Communications Beceived. —W. B.—F. R. S.—A. J. H.— 
O. & M.—Chlorophyll.—L. C.-G. G.—C. A G.—W. A. A.— 
W. R.—S. P.—Caledonian.—W. H. 
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TEADE CATALOGUES BECEIYED. 
Charles Sharpe & Co., Sleaford, Lincolnshire.—Garden and 
Farm Seeds. 
Ireland & Thomson, 81, Princes Street, Edinburgh.—Vege¬ 
table and Flower Seeds, French Hybrid Gladioli, &c. 
Thomas Methven & Sons, 15, Princes Street, Edinburgh.— 
Garden Seeds, Implements, &c. 
Oaxshott & Millard, Reading.—Spring Catalogue of Vege¬ 
table and Flower Seeds. 
Dickson, Brown, & Tait, 43 & 45, Corporation Street, Man¬ 
chester.—Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
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THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending Dec. 29th 
was 29’51 in.; the lowest reading was 29'27 in. at the 
beginning of the week, and the highest was 29’31 in. 
at the end of the week. The mean temperature of the 
air was 42 ’5°, and 3'4° above the average in the corre¬ 
sponding weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. 
The mean exceeded the average on each of the first six 
days of the week, but was slightly below the average 
on Saturday. The general direction of the wind was 
S.W., and the horizontal movement of the air averaged 
14'0 miles per hour, which was 1‘4 mile above the 
average in the corresponding weeks of sixteen years. 
Rain fell on five days of the week, to the aggregate 
amount of 0'66 of an inch. The duration of registered 
bright sunshine in the week was 4'6 hours, against 3'4 
hours at Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
January 1st. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report a little change 
in the Clover Seed trade. American Red Clover is firm, 
with rather more inquiry. Alsike and Trefoil are 
unchanged. Blue Peas dull. There is no alteration in 
Bird Seeds. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
January 2nd. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. Pine-apples, St. s.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 4 6 Michaels.each 2 0 7 0 
Cobs .. per 100 lbs. 100 0 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 16 
Grapes .per lb. 0 10 3 0 
Canadian and Nova Scotia Apples, per barrel, 7s. to 14s. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 hlms. 5 0 9 0 
Azaleas ....12 sprays 0 8 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 10 4 0 
— 12 hunches . 4 0 12 0 
Cornflower, 12 hunch. 
Cyclamen.. 12 blooms 0 6 10 
Eueharis ..perdozen 4 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms.10 0 15 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 5 0 9 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 09 13 
MaidenhairFem,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 10 16 
— scarlet ..12sprays 6 0 9 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Paper White Narciss, 
12 sprays 0 9 10 
-French, doz. 
bunches 3 0 6 0 
Poinsettia, doz. blms. 4 0 6 0 
Primroses, .doz.buns. 10 2 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 10 
Roman Hyacinths, 
12 sprays 10 16 
-(French),12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.per doz. 10 2 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 16 3 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 10 2 0 
Tulips .... 12 blooms 08 16 
Violets .. 12 bunches 10 16 
— Parme, French, 
12 bunches 5 0 7 6 
— dark French, bun. 16 3 0 
Wallflowers,12 bnchs, 4 0 SO 
White Lilac, French, 
per bun. 5 0 7 6 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 1 6 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 
Cabbages-per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... .per hunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 2 0 
Celery .... per bundle 2 0 
Cucumbers .... each 0 6 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
Herbs .... per bunch 0 2 
Potatos. 
s.d. s.d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 16 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 13 
Onions.. ..per bushel 7 0 9 0 
Parsley_per bunch 0 6 
Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos _per lb. 1 3 19 
Turnips _perbun. 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
6 0 
3 0 
3 0 
0 9 
3 6 
0 4 
Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys. 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 9 0 IS 0 
Azalea.per doz. 24 0 42 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
per dozen 6 0 12 0 
— large plants ..each 2 0 5 0 
Coleus.per doz. 
Cyclamen ..per doz, 9 0 18 0 
Cyperus, ..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,invar..perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
Ficus elastica ..each 16 7 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous .each 2 0 10 0 
Hyacinths ..perdoz. 8 0 12 0 
Lilies of the Valley, 
per doz. IS 0 30 0 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen 60 90 
Poinsettia ..perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
Primula sinensis,doz. 4 0 6 0 
Roman Hyacinths, 
per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Solanums_perdoz. 9 0 15 0 
Tulips.per doz. S 0 10 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden. 294 
Anthracite . 295 
Aphelandras . 293 
Asparagus Chicory . 295 
Asparagus culture. 290 
Chiswick Chrysanthemum 
Congress . 2S9 
Chrysanthemums,northern 288 
Chrysanthemums, forms of 292 
Cypripedium callosum.... 297 
Cypripedium insigne ILrs- 
manianum.297 
Eversley, Viscount . 2S7 
Floral Fashions . 294 
Fruit notes . 290 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 296 
Gardener, what constitutes a 295 
Greyia Sutherland! . 296 
Insecticides. 294 
Irish notes . 290 
PAEG 
Jasminum graeillimum .. 297 
Laelia albida sulphurea .. 296 
Lachenalia pendula . 296 
Lilium giganteum seed.... 296 
Luculia gratissima. 293 
Mentone of England, the.. 295 
Obituary . 297 
Onions . 290 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 297 
Orchids, hardy . 294 
Orchid notes . 297 
Paraffin in the garden .... 293 
Peas, a trial of . 2S9 
Phlox Drummondi . 292 
Scottish Gardening . 291 
Senecio grandifolius. 295 
Solomon’s Seal . 296 
Tiinbei Prices. 2S9 
Vegetable abundance. 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Anthracite. page 
W. H. Essery . 300 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 286 
J. C. Stevens . 286 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 285 
P. McArthur . 285 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 285 
Carter A Co. 2S7 
Cutbush & Son . 286 
Daniels Bros. 2S6 
Dobbie & Co. 287 
Ireland & Thomson ... . 2S6 
Jackman & Son. 2S5 
Methven & Sons. 2S5 
Sharpe & Co. 2S6 
Sutton & Sons. 285 
Thomson . 285 
Webb & Sons . 287 
B. S. Williams. 299 
Chrysanthemums. 
G. Goodson . 285 
R. Owen . 298 
G. Stevens . 2S5 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 2S6 
Creepers for Walls. 
A. J. A. Bruce. 299 
R. Smith & Co. 2S5 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
“Florist”. 285 
W. Strike. 2S5 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 299 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. W. Galvin . 2S5 
J. Laing & Sons. 285 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 285 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 299 
J. Cheal & Sons. -.. 299 
G. Cooling & Sons. 299 
H. Lane & Son . 2S5 
R. Neal. 299 
R. Smith & Co. 286 
Fruit Trees & Roses. 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 286 
T. Rivers & Son. 299 
Garden Sundries, &e. 
B. Field. 300 
A. Outram . 300 
R. Sankey & Son . 2S5 
H. G. Smyth . 300 
E. Van Dar Meersch. 25S 
Greenhouse Plants, &e. 
E. Van Der Meersch. 2S5 
Heating Apparatus, page 
Jones & Attwood . 300 
J. Jones s. Sons. 285 
Messenger & Co. 300 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 300 
C. Toope & Co. 285 
Herbaceous Plants. 
R. Smith & Co. 299 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 285 
H. Hope . 300 
A. Peel & Sons . 2S5 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 2S5 
J. Weeks & Co. 285 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 285 
Gishurst Compound. 285 
Iron Fencing, &c. 
Bayliss, Jones, & Bayliss 300 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 285 
Jensen's Guanos. 298 
Standen’s . 2S5 
W. Thomson & Sons. 2S5 
Miscellaneous. 
Birkbeck Bank . 300 
Epps’s Cocoa . 300 
Gishurstine. 285 
Harrison’s Knitter. 300 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 2S5 
Schweitzer’s Coeoatina... 29S 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 299 
Orchids. 
W. Gordon . 2S6 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 2S6 
Hugh Low & Co. 2S6 
P. McArthur . 2S5 
Roses. 
H. English . 2S5 
C. H. Gorringe . 2S5 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 29S 
S. G. Rumsey. 2S5 
R. Smith & Co. 298 
J. Walters. 2S5 
Seeds. 
W. B. Hartland. 2S5 
Hurst & Son . 287 
Situations wanted ... 29 S 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments . 2 S 6 
Strawberries. 
R. Smith & Co. 300 
Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
J. O. Cooper. 29S 
Robert Neal . 29S 
R. Smith & Co. 2S5 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Small Advertisements, solid type, 6 d. per line of about niue 
words. Displayed Advertisements, per inch, 6 s. ; per column 
(12 ins. long), £3 5s. ; per half-page, £5; per page, £9. Special 
quotations given for a series. Gardeners and others Wanting 
Situations, thirty words for Is. 6 d., prepaid. 
%* Advertisements for the current weelc, and also 
“Stop Orders,” must reach the office not later than the 
first post on Wednesday Morning. 
Postal and Money Orders to be made payable to B. Wynne, 
at the Drury Lane Post Office, W.C. 
17, Catherine St., Covent Garden, London, W.C. 
SCHWEITZER’S 
GOCOATI N A. 
ANTI-DYSPEPTIC COCOA OR CHOCOLATE POWDER. 
Guaranteed Pure Soluble Cocoa. 
Most Nutritious and Economical. 
GOC OATI N A. 
The La'acet says this is “ Genuine Cocoa, contains no sugar, 
starch or other adulteration. Is very soluble. An ex- 
cellent Article.” 
GOGOATS N A. 
45, FARRINGD0N ST., LONDON, E.C. 
S ANKEY’S “MARKET POT” or LONG 
TOMS, the best “Garden Pot” for Bedding Plants and 
Market Work. The 3-in. Market Pot holds as much soil as an 
ordinary 3J-in. pot, thus saving half an inch in room for each pot. 
Five sizes, 3-in., 3J-in., 4-in., 4J-in , 4J-in.;no rims, nearly 
upright, 1 in. to 1 A in. deeper than usual, very strong and much 
lighter in weight?—the very pot for Market Growers ; great 
economy in room and weight. Largest Stock in United Kingdom. 
—RICHARD SANKEY & SON, Bulwell Potteries, Nottingham. 
TENSER’S GUANOS are the most perfect 
(J Fertilisers. Promote and sustain all growths. Do not 
exhaust, hut enrich the soil. Analyses guaranteed. Six Prize 
Medals awarded in 1SSS.—J. JENSEN & Co. (Lmtd). 109, 
Fenchurch Street, London. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
T O and from all parts of the Glohe.—By far 
the best collection of new and old varieties in commerce. 
Descriptive Catalogue with cultural directions by E. Molyneux 
and C. Orchard. Acknowledged in Europe and America as the 
best Descriptive Catalogue. Price 67. Free to customers. 
Awarded Three Medals and Twenty First Class Certificates. 
I never Exhibit for Prizes in competition with Gardeners or 
Amateurs. Open to purchase new varieties of merit. 
R. OWE.V, F.N.C.S., Floral Nursery. MAIDENHEAD. 
TEA DHCC6 ( A grand stock, in 5-in. pots, 12 s. & ISs. doz. 
I EM nUOEU ( A grand stock, in 7-in. pots, 24s. & 30s. doz. 
i Black Hamburgh and other varieties. 
PDADE VIMEQ ! Suitableforfruitinginpots, 10 s. 6 d.each 
UnMrE I ISiLO ) Suitable for planting vineries, os. and 
FERNS 
V 7s. 6 d. each. 
A fine stock, in 5-in. pots, 12s. per dozen. 
A fine stock, in small pots, 4s. per dozen. 
Catalogues free. Terms to the Trade on application. 
The Liverpool Horticultural Company 
(John Cowan), Limited, 
THE VINEYARD AND NURSERIES, 
QARSTON, a©ar LIVERPOOI,. 
Robert Neal, 
The Nurseries, TRINITY ROAD, 
WANDSWORTH, S.W,, 
Begs to call the attention of Gentlemen and others planting to 
his large and varied stock of FOREST and ORNAMENTAL 
TREES, also FRUIT TREES, SHRUBS, ROSES, CLIMBING 
PLANTS, &c., which are in fine condition for transplanting, and 
being grown near London, are especially adapted for Town and 
Suburban planting. Also extra fine SEA KALE and RHUBARB 
for forcing. 
All goods delivered free by own vans within a radius of 6 miles. 
Catalogues free on application, and a personal inspection of the 
stock solicited. 
PRIZE COB FILBERT TREES. 
MR. COOPER, F.R.H.S., 
Of CALCOT GARDENS, READING, BERKS, 
IS THE 
LARGEST GROYYER OF NUT TREES FOR SALE 
IN THE KINGDOM. 
Price Lists and Pamphlets on application. 
ROSES in POTS. 
All the best New and Old English and Foreign sorts, 
from 18s. to 36s. per dozen. 
Descriptive List free on application. 
RICHARD SMITH & Co., 
Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, 
WORCESTER. 
SITUATIONS WANTED. 
Gardeners and others Wanting Situations and Announce¬ 
ments of Vacancies, thirty words for Is. 6 d., prepaid. 
To Noblemen and Gentlemen requiring Land 
Agents, Stewards, Bailiffs, or Gardeners. 
J AMES CARTER & Co. have at all times 
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, 
