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THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 16, 1889. 
of killing a large percentage of the grubs. Gas lime has also 
been found very useful; apply this material at the rate of 10 
bushels per square rood, and betides acting as a manure it will 
destroy both grubs and insects. The ground should be bare, that 
is, without plants, when gas lime is applied, but may be planted 
soon after, when the material mentioned is dug down. 
Lobelia, Bluestone. — IV. Langshan : Try one of the Dublin 
seed houses; Messrs. "W. Drummond & Sons, Dawson Street; 
Edmondson Bros., Dame Street; Sir J. IV. Mackey; or Messrs. 
Hogg & Robertson. Perhaps some of our readers could tell us 
who is offering seeds of this variety. 
Names of Plants. — E. C. Kingston : Catasetum roseo-album 
of Reicheubach. It belongs to the old genus Monacanthus, or 
the female form of Catasetum. J. ill.: 1, Asplenium marinum; 
2, Asplenium obtusatum; 3, Lomaria alpina; 4, Bleclinum 
brasiliense; 5, Nephrolepis davallioides furcatum. S. G.: 
Crelogyne flaccida ; 2, Odontoglossum hastilabium ; 3, Odonto- 
glossum Pescatorei var.; 4, Lyeaste Barringtoniae. A. C. : 
Petasites fragrans, the winter Heliotrope, ilf. H. Baker: 
Butcher's Broom, Ruscus aculeatus. 
Communications Received.—J. J. N.—W. H.—IV. J. G.— 
J. P.—Pathfinder.—E. H. — J. D.—W. H. E.—Dr. G.—T. A.— 
A. O.-J. W.—F. R. S.—C. D.-G. S. A—B. L. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Henry Middlehurst, 11, Manchester Street, Liverpool.— 
Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Gladioli, Lilies, &c. 
Max Deegen, Junr., Kostritz, Germany. — Catalogue of 
Dahlias.- 
Eric F. Such, Maidenhead, Berks. — Dahlias and other 
Florists' Flowers. 
-•»*«•- 
THE WEATHER. 
Snow commenced to fall about mid-day on Sunday last 
in London and suburbs, and continued to fall slowly 
but steadily till Monday forenoon, when there was a 
depth of from 4 ins. to 6 ins. all over. Since then 
there has been occasional slight falls, and the tempe¬ 
rature has varied from time to time. It is the first 
snowstorm of any consequence with which London has 
been visited this winter. It, however, prevails not 
only over G-reat Biitain, but over the whole of Central 
and Northern Europe as well. On Monday night 10° 
of frost were registered at York and Yarmouth, 11° in 
London and at Loughborough, 12° at Oxford, 14° at 
Cambridge, and 21° at Dungeness. On Tuesday morn¬ 
ing 13° of frost were registered in the suburbs of 
London, while on "Wednesday morning there were 17°. 
About 9 a.m., however, the wind veered round to the 
west, while the temperature rapidly rose, and snow 
again commenced to fall. Skating has been commenced 
in several districts round London, and as we go to 
press there is every appearance of a continuance of the 
inclement weather, which would have been much more 
seasonable at Christmas, when it rained, than in the 
middle of February. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
February 11th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, report that, 
owing to the heavy snowstorm, demand for agricultural 
seeds is checked. Prices of Clovers remain steadjv 
Tares are dearer and are firmly held, though dealers do 
not operate freely. Rye Grasses remain unchanged. 
-- 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
February 13th. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies, .per doz. 0 0 18 0 
Vzalea.per doz. 24 0 42 0 
Cineraria ..per dozen 9 0 12 0 
Cyclamen ..per doz, 9 0 IS 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Draeama term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var.,perdcz. 4 0 18 0 
Ficus elastica ..each 16 7 0 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous .each 2 0 10 o 
s.d. s.d. 
Genista ... .per dozen 9 0 IS 0 
Hyacinths ..per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Lilies of the Valley, 
per doz. 12 0 24 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen 60 90 
Poinsettia ..per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Primula sinensis,doz. 4 0 6 0 
Roman Hyacinths, 
per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Solanums_per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Tulips.per doz. 8 0 10 0 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Anemone, French, per 
doz. bnchs. 2 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 3 0 
Azaleas ....12 sprays 0 S 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 1 0 
— 12 hunches . 2 0 
Cornflower, 12 hunch. 
Cyclamen.. 12 blooms 0 6 
Eucharis ..perdozen 4 0 
6 0 
6 0 
1 0 
1 0 
4 0 
3 0 
1 0 
6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms.12 0 30 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Liliuin longiflorum, 
12 blooms 5 0 9 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 06 10 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 6 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
Mimosa, French, 
per basket 4 0 6 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 2 0 5 0 
Poinsettia, doz. blms. 4 0 6 0 
Primroses, .doz.bune. 0 9 16 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 10 
Ranunculus, French, 
per doz. bnchs. 2 0 4 0 
Roman Hyacinths, 
12 sprays 10 16 
-French, 12 bun. 10 3 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.per doz. 6 0 12 0 
— Red, French,dozen 2 0 3 0 
— Saflrano .. per doz. 2 0 4 0 
— Safrano, French 
per doz. 10 3 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 
Tulips ....12 blooms OS 16 
Violets ..12 hunches 10 16 
— Parme, French, 
12 bunches 4 0 5 0 
— dark French, bun. 13 2 6 
Wallflowers,12 bnchs, 4 0 SO 
White Lilac, French, 
per bun. 5 0 7 0 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. j Pine-apples, St. s.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 4 0 1 Michaels.each 2 0 7 0 
Cobs .. per 100 lbs. 100 0 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 16 
Grapes .per lb. 1 0 3 6 I 
Canadian and Nova Scotia Apples, per barrel, 7s. to 17s. 
Artichokes, Glohe,doz. 3 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 2 0 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... .perhnnch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 5 0 
Celery .... per bundle 3 0 
Cucumbers .... each 0 6 0 9 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 
Herbs .... per bunch 0 2 0 4 
s.d. s.d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces .. per dozen 16 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Onions.... per bushel 7 0 9 0 
, Parsley.... per bunch 0 6 
j Radishes .. per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos _per lb. 1 3 2 6 
Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.- Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys. 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
6 0 
3 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden. 390 
Anthracite . 391 
Azalea pontica . 390 
Boronia megastigma.391 
Bouquet from the north .. 387 
Brownea grandiceps. 391 
Cattleya Trianie, the Glen 
var. 392 
Celosia pyramidalis .391 
Chiswick vegetable trials.. 3S9 
Coelogyne humilis. 392 
Crotons, graceful-leaved .. 391 
Daphne odora rubra. 391 
Dendrobium Ainsworthii.. 392 
Deutzia gracilis . 3S4 
Diet, some curiosities of .. 390 
Fernery, the. 3S7 
Ficus indica. 391 
Fuchsia triphylla . 3SS 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 392 
PAGE 
Gardeners’ Improvement 
Societies . 392 
Gooseberry bushes, prun¬ 
ing . 391 
Hellebores, our native .... 390 
Hole, Dean . 3S3 
Hollyhocks . 3S5 
Horticultural Societies_ 393 
Market gardens, private .. 390 
Oncidimn reflexum. 392 
Orchis fusca. 390 
Primula, the blue . 388 
Roses as party emblems . 3S4 
Snowdrops . 3S4 
Stove plants, useful . 384 
♦United Horticultural Bene¬ 
fit Society. 386 
Vegetable election, a. 3S3 
Vegetables, notes on. 387 
Weather forecasts. 384 
INDEX JO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Anthracite. page 
W. H. Essery . 396 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe k Morris . 3S2 
Bulbs. 
Carter & Co. 394 
P. McArthur . 3S1 
R, Sydenham . 381 
Catalogues. 
Ban' & Son . 3S1 
Bunyard & Co... 3S1 
Daniels Bros. 3S3 
B. R. Davis. 381 
Sutton & Sons. 381 
T. S. Ware. 3S2 
Chrysanthemums. 
R. Owen . 395 
De Reydellet . 3S1 
G. Stevens . 381 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 394 
Creepers for Walls. 
A. J. A. Bruce.,. 394 
R. Smith & Co. 394 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike. 3S1 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 395 
Florists’ Flowers. 
B. R. Davis. 381 
J. W. Galvin . 394 
J. Laing & Sons. 3S1 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 3S1 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 3S1 
Dicksons (Ltd.) . 3S3 
T. Hawkins. 394 
R. Neal. 395 
R. Smith & Co. 383 
Fruit Trees & Roses. 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 395 
T. Rivers & Son. 396 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 394 
B. Field. 396 
H J. Gasson . 381 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 394 
A. Outram . 396 
Rigby,Wainwright & Co. 381 
R. Sankey & Son . 3S1 
H. G. Smyth . 3S2 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 396 
Messenger & Co. 396 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 396 
Herbaceous Plants. 
Barr & Son . 394 
W. B. Hartland. 3S3 
Hawkins & Bennett. 3S1 
PAGE 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 3S1 
W. Cutler. 396 
C. Frazer . 3S1 
J. Gray. 3S1 
T. Hawkins . 394 
A. Peel & Sons . 3S1 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 3S1 
J. Weeks & Co. 3S1 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 3S1 
Gishurst Compound. 3S1 
Iron Fencing, &c. 
Bayliss, Jones, & Bayliss 396 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 394 
Chrysanthemum Culture 3S1 
Jensen’s Guanos. 394 
Native Guano Co. 395 
W. Thomson & Sons. 3S1 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’s Cocoa . 395 
Gishurstine. 381 
Harrison’s Knitter. 396 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 3S1 
Schweitzer’s Cocoatina... 395 
Withers’ Eggs. 3S 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 395 
Orchids. 
W. Gordon . 3S2 
F. Horsman & Co. 3S1 
Hugh Law & Co. 3S2 
Ireland & Thomson ... . 382 
P. McArthur . 381 
Roots. 
Young . 3S1 
Roses. 
H. English . 3S1 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 395 
Parker & Sons. 3S1 
R. Smith & Co. 3S2 
J. Walters. 3S1 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son . 3S1 
J. R. Box . 3S1 
Bunyard & Co. 3S1 
Carter & Co. 383 
J. Cheal & Sons. 381 
Daniels’ Bros. 383 
Dickson & Robinson. 3S2 
R. W. Knight . 3S2 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company . 3S2 
Middlehurst. 3S2 
Ryder & Son . 396 
Silherrad & Son. 381 
R. Smith & Co. 3S2 
B. Soddy . 395 
Sutton & Sons. 3S1 
W. Thompson. 3S1 
Thomson . 381 
T. S. Ware . 3S2 
Webb & Sons . 3S3 
Wheeler & Son. 3S2 
Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
Dicksons (Ltd.) . 394 
T. Hawkins. 3S1 
Robert Neal . 3S2 
R. Smith & Co. 3S1 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Small Advertisements, solid type, 6 d. per line of about nine 
words. Displayed Advertisements, per inch, 6s. ; 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 week, 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. 
T ILIUM AURATUM, THE GOLDEX- 
J —1 RAYED LILY OF JAPAN, can now he purchased in 
cases containing 50 fine Bulbs, just as received from the Japanese 
Bulb Farms, unopened and unexamined, at 25s. per case, sent 
free to any Railway Station in England and Wales on receipt of 
Postal Order for 23s. 9<f.; cases containing 100 fine Bulbs, price 
40s. Fine and sound Bulbs, per dozen, 4s., 6s., 9s., 12s. and l&s. 
Mammoth Bulbs, 2s. 6 d. and 3s. 6 d. each. All sent packing and 
carriage free.—CARTERS’, Royal Seedsmen by Sealed Warrants, 
237 and 23S, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. 
O LD-FASHIONED HEDGES. — English 
Yews, bushy, and with a profusion of fibrous roots, 14 to 
2 ft., 6s. per doz., 35s. per 100 ; 2 to 21- ft., Ss. per doz., 50s."per 
100; 24 to 3 ft., 9s. per doz., 60s. per lOO ; 3 to 34 ft., 12s. per 
doz., S4s. per 100. Prices of larger sizes and other Evergreens 
suitable for Hedges (e.g., Tree Box, Holly, Laurel. Privet, 
Cypress, Juniper, Thuja, &c.) on application. — RICHARD 
SMITH & Co., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 
(A REEXHOUSES, YTXERIES, FORCIXG 
VJI PITS,built to order, and can he hired or purchased upon 
easy terms. Cheapest factory in England for Horticultural 
Appliances.— T. HAWKINS, The Works,” Kingston, Surrey. 
H ARDY CLIMBERS.—A speciality at 
extraordinary low prices, grand plants. Azaleas and 
Camellias at prices much below what is usual for such fine 
stuff.—A. J. A. dRUCE, The Nurseries, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, 
Manchester. 
To Lovers of Hardy Plants. 
B ARR’S HARDY HERBACEOUS 
PLANTS for BORDERS, ROCKWORK, and CUTTING 
A select list of HIGH CLASS and EASILY GROWN Plants, 
only. Free on application to 
BARR & SON, 12 and 13, King Street, Covent Garden. 
/M KEEPERS EOR WALLS.—By planting 
VA what is suitable, an ugly object may easily be made beau¬ 
tiful. Descriptive List and advice free. N.B.—Most being in 
pots, can be sent and planted out at any time.—RICHARD 
SMITH & Co., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 
O RCHID PEAT, best quality in the Market; 
also Fibrous Loam. Brown Fibrous Peat, and all other 
descriptions at the POLYGON ORCHID PEAT STORES. 
Loose Peat, on rail in London, 2 and 4 Ton Trucks, at from 12s. 
per yard. Sold also in Sacks.—Address, JOSEPH ARNOLD, 
32, Polygon, N.W. 
B EES OX’S MAXURE.—The Best and 
Cheapest Fertiliser for all purposes. Write for Circular 
containing the Leading Gardeners’ and Market-growers’ reports. 
Sold in Tins, Is., 2s. 6 d., 5s. 6 d., and 10s. 6d. each, or 1-cwt. Bags, 
sealed, 13s., by all Seedsmen, or apply direct to W. H. BEESON, 
Carbrook Bone Mills, Sheffield. 
(URL WOOD CHARCOAL, specially pre¬ 
pared for Horticultural use. Extract from The Journal 
of Horticulture :—“ Charcoal is invaluable as a manurial agent; 
each little piece is a pantry full of the good things of this life. 
There is no cultivated plant which is not benefited by having 
Charcoal applied to the soil in which it is rooted.” Apply for 
pamphlet and prices to the manufacturers—HIRST, BROOKE & 
HIRST, Leeds. 
F 
RUIT TREES.—APPLES, PEARS and 
PLUMS, Standards or Pyramids, 9s. and 12s. dozen, 5 year 
old transplanted. Also Trained Trees for Walls—Peaches, 
Nectarines, Apricots, Pears, or Cherries—2s. 6d. each or 24s. 
doz.—T. HAWKINS (late Jackson's Nursery Established over 
a century), Kingston, Surrey. 
XEXSEX’S GUAXOS are the most perfect 
tJ 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. 
P AXSIES.—100 stout transplanted plants 
from open ground, in 8 named varieties, free, 2s. 6<f. ; 100 
Flowering Shrubs, in 100 very choice varieties, stout transplanted 
plants from open ground, 1 to 4 feet, free, carefully packed, 
2 is. 6 d. Virginian Creepers, 12 strong transplanted plants, in 
8 distinct varieties, including A. Veitchii (small-leaved), A. 
sempervirens (evergreen), A. variegata (charming pink and white 
variegation), free, 3s. 9 d. China Roses (the true perpetuals), 10 
strong plants, on own roots, in 10 distinct varieties, free, 
2s. 9c/.—J. GALVIN'S NURSERIES, Roscommon. 
S AXKEY’S “ MARKET POT ” or LOXG 
TOMS, the best “Garden Pot” for Bedding Plants and 
Market Work. Thfe 3-in. Market Pot holds as much soil as an 
ordinary 34-in. pot, thus saving half an inch in room for each pot. 
Five sizes, 3-in., 34-in., 4-in., 4J-in., 4f-in.; no rims, nearly 
upright, 1 in. to 14 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. 
on Ann CLEMATIS IX POTS, of all 
v_7 V / J V./ V / V / the finest double and single varieties (some 
of the flowers of which become 10 inches across, and are of every 
shade, from pure white to the darkest purple), for climbing and 
bedding, from 12s. to 24s. per dozen, strong plants. Beauty of 
Worcester, a magnificent purple, excellent for bedding, recently 
sent out by us ; reduced price, 2s. 6 d. each. Descriptive List on 
application.—RICHARD SMITH & Co., Nurserymen and Seed 
Merchants, Worcester. 
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