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THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 23, 1889. 
order to allow the bushes to increase in size. All the side shoots 
Vegetables.—Average Betail Prices. 
should be cut back to within a few buds of the base. This may 
be done at any time during winter, while the weather is open, 
and before the buds push in spring. If done properly, and your 
bushes are in good health, there is no reason why they should 
not bear satisfactorily. This method of pruning will answer, 
whether the Currants are grown as bushes in the open ground 
or trained against a wall. Black Currants are pruned quite 
differently; the tips of the shoots only being pruned away, 
together with dead or worthless branches. 
Strawberry Bed.- Mrs. IK: It is not at all good gardening— 
quite the contrary—to neglect Strawberry beds in the manner 
you describe. If the runners were not wanted they should have 
all been removed as soon as the crop was gathered. What you 
had better do now is to have the bed well hoed, so as to remove 
all runners and weeds, trim the permanent plants up neatly, and 
give the ground a good top-dressing of manure. If this be done 
at once, you need not despair of having a respectable crop of 
fruit. 
The Carnation and Picotee.— IK. 0. : You can get it direct 
from the author, Mr. E. S. Dodwell, The Cottage, Stanley Boad, 
Oxford. Price 2s. 6 d. 
Communications Received. —W. W.—J. M.—C. T. & Co.— 
A. R—A. 0.—R. T.-E. S.—W. H.—J. W. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Sutton & Sons, Beading. — Price Current of Agricultural 
Seeds for Spring, 1SS9. 
E. Webb & Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge. — Farm Seeds, 
Manures, &c. 
John Watkins, Withington, near Hereford.—Seed Potatos. 
Samuel Shepperson, Prospect House, Belper. — Florists’ 
Flowers'and Spring Bedding Plants, &c. 
Richard Dean, Banelagh Road, Ealing, W.—Choice Vegetable 
and Flower Seeds for present sowing. 
- ~XZ<~ - 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 2 0 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... .perbunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 
Celery ... .per bundle 3 0 
Cucumbers .... each 0 6 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
Herbs .... per bunch 0 2 
Potatos. 
i 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 _perbun. 0 6 
Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys. 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
5 0 
0 9 
3 6 
0 4 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden. 406 
Apple,Lane's Prince Albert 408 
Apple, Rosemary Russet .. 408 
Bedding plants, on propa¬ 
gating. 405 
Brussels Sprout, a useful.. 401 
Butter Nut, the.406 
Candytuft. Rock . 407 
Carnations and Picotees .. 404 
Catasetum discolor . 409 
Cattleya Trianae delicata.. 408 
Chamserops humilis . 406 
Chrysanthemum notes .... 404 
Croton Bragaeanus. 406 
Deudrobium Brymerianum 408 
Dendrobium Devonianum.. 408 
Doryopteris nobilis . 407 
Draciena Hendersoni. 406 
Fernery, the. 402 
Floral decorations. 407 
Forestry .: . 400 
Fruit farming. 399 
Fruits, notes on. 408 
Gardeners’ Calendar, the .. 400 
PAGE 
Garden pottery . 400 
Glenfinart. 403 
Grafting. 400 
Herbaceous plants, hardy. 401 
Inventions, new. 401 
Irish notes . 402 
Lselia furfuracea. 408 
Leaves, forms of. 405 
Miltonia Warscewiczii .... 409 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society . 400 
Obituary . 409 
Odontoglossum crispum 
var.: . 402 
Pinks, Indian . 407 
Poullet Lodge,Twickenham 408 
Rose garden, the . 402 
Snowdrops .405 
Snowflake, spring . 407 
Spring, indications of_ 404 
Stove plants, useful . 402 
Thunbergia laurifolia. 406 
Vegetables, notes on. 401 
THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending February 
16th was 29'65 in.; the lowest reading was 29'05 in. 
on Sunday evening, and the highest 30’13 in. on 
Tuesday evening. The mean temperature of the air 
was 34'3°, and 4'6° below the average in the corre¬ 
sponding weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. 
The mean showed an excess on Thursday and Friday, 
but was below the average on each of the other days of 
the week. The direction of the wind was variable, 
and the horizontal movement of the air averaged 13"6 
miles per hour, which was 0 '6 miles above the average 
in the corresponding weeks of sixteen years. Rain or 
snow was measured on six days of the week, to the 
aggregate amount oflT9 of an inch. The duration 
of registered bright sunshine in the week was 8'7 hours, 
against 10'4 hours at Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
February 18 th . 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, report a 
steady sale for Agricultural Seeds. English Cow Grass 
of finest quality realises extreme prices. Super Trefoil 
also finds buyers at fancy prices. Red Clover, White, 
and Alsyke unchanged. Rape seed scarce, and much 
dearer. Rye Grasses steady. Bird seeds unchanged. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
February 20 th . 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 4 0 
Cobs .. per 100 lbs. 100 0 
Grapes .per lb. 16 4 0 
Pine-apples, St. s.d. 
Michaels.each 2 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lh. 1 0 
Strawberries..per oz. 1 6 
Canadian and Nova Scotia Apples, per barrel, 7s. to 17s. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Anemone, French, per 
doz. bnchs. 2 0 6 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 3 0 6 0 
Azaleas ....12 sprays 0 8 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 2 0 3 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 10 2 0 
— 12 bunches . 2 0 6 0 
Cornflower, 12 bunch. 
Cyclamen. .12 blooms 0 6 10 
Eucharis ..perdozen 4 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms.12 0 30 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lillum longiflorum, 
12 blooms 5 0 9 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 0 6 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, 12 spys. 10 16 
— scarlet ..12sprays 6 0 9 0 
s.d. 
Paper White Narciss, 
12 sprays 0 9 
-French, doz. 
bunches 2 0 
Poinsettia, doz. blms. 4 0 
Primroses, .doz.bunis. 0 9 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 
Ranunculus, French, 
per doz. bnchs. 2 0 
Roman Hyacinths, 
12 sprays 1 0 
-French, 12 bun. 1 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 1 0 
— Red.per doz. 6 0 
— Red, French,dozen 2 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 2 0 
— Safrano, French 
per doz. 1 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 2 0 
Tulips ....12 blooms 0 8 
Violets ..12 bunches 1 0 
— Parme, French, 
12 bunches 4 0 
— dark French, bun. 1 3 
Wallflowers,12 bnchs, 4 0 
White Lilac, French, 
per bun. 5 0 
s.d. 
7 0 
1 6 
s.d. 
1 0 
5 0 
6 0 
1 6 
1 0 
4 0 
1 6 
3 0 
3 0 
12 0 
3 0 
4 0 
3 0 
3 0 
1 6 
1 6 
5 0 
2 6 
S 0 
7 0 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris . 398 
Bulbs. 
A. J. A. Bruce . 397 
Carter & Co. 411 
P. McArthur . 397 
R. Sydenham . 397 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 397 
Bunyard & Co. 397 
Daniels Bros. 39S 
B. R. Davis. 397 
Sutton & Sons. 397 
Chrysanthemums. 
De Reydellet . 397 
G. Stevens . 397 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 410 
Creepers for Walls. 
J. Peed & Sons . 397 
R. Smith & Co. 411 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike. 397 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 412 
Florists’ Flowers. 
B. R. Davis. 397 
J. W. Galvin . 410 
J. LaiDg & Sods. 397 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 397 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 397 
Dicksons (Ltd.) . 411 
R. Neal. 411 
R. Smith & Co. 39S 
Fruit Trees & Roses. 
T. Rivers & Son. 412 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 394 
Carson & Sons. 412 
B. Field. 412 
H. J. Gasson . 397 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 410 
A. Outram . 412 
Rigby,Wainwright & Co. 397 
R. Sankey & Son . 397 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 412 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 397 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 397 
W. Cutler. 412 
C. Frazer . 397 
J. Gray. 397 
A. Peel & Sons . 397 
G. Preedy, Junr. 412 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 397 
J. Weeks & Co. 397 
Herbaceous Plants, page 
Barr & Son . 398 
W. B. Hartland. 398 
Hawkins & Bennett. 397 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic... 397 
Fir Tree Oil. 412 
Gishurst Compound. 397 
Lethoriou. 412 
Nicotine Soap. 397 
Iron Fencing, &c. 
Bayliss, Jones, & Bayliss 412 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 397 
Jensen's Guanos. 410 
Native Guano Co. 412 
Standen’s . 412 
W. Thomson & Sons. 397 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps's Cocoa . 412 
Gishurstine. 397 
Harrison’s Knitter. 411 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 397 
Schweitzer’s Cocoatina... 411 
Withers’Eggs .. 412 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 412 
Orchids. 
J. E. Bonny. 398 
J. Cypher. 397 
W. Gordon . 398 
Hugh Low & Co. 398 
P. McArthur . 397 
Roots. 
Young . 397 
Roses. 
H. English . 397 
Keynes, Williams & Co. 398 
Parker & Sons. 397 
R. Smith & Co. 411 
J. Walters. 397 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son . 397 
J. R. Box . . . 397 
Bunyard & Co. 397 
Carter & Co. 399 
Cannell & Sons . 399 
Daniels’ Bros. 39S 
Dickson & Robinson. 398 
Hooper & Co. 412 
B. W. Knight . 411 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company . 398 
Silberrad & Son. 397 
R. Smith & Co. 399 
B. Soddy . 411 
Sutton & Sons... 399 
W. Thompson. 397 
Thomson . 397 
Veitch & Sons . 399 
Webb & Sons . 399 
Wheeler & Son. 411 
B. S. Williams. 411 
Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
Backhouse & Son . 411 
Cooper . 411 
Dicksons (Ltd.) . 410 
Robert Neal . 410 
R. Smith & Co. 397 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 9 0 18 0 
Azalea.per doz. 24 0 42 0 
Cineraria ..per dozen 9 0 12 0 
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, in var.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Ficus elastica .. each 16 7 0 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous .each 2 0 10 0 
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 6 0 9 0 
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 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Small Advertisements, solid type, 6<2. 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 he made payable to B. Wynne, 
at the Drury Lane Post Office, W.C. 
17, Catherine St., Covent Garden, London, W.C. 
CHOICE VEGETABLES 
ALL THE YEAR ROUND. 
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PACKING. CARRIAGE. 
Containing Vegetable Seeds Only, 
Price, 2 / 6 , 5 /-, 7 / 6 , 9 /-, 17 / 6 , 
Containing Flower Seeds Only, 
Price, 2 / 6 , 5 /-, 10 / 6 , 15 /-, 
21 /-, 31 / 6 , 42 /-, 63 /-. 
Containing Vegetable & Flower Seeds, 
Price, 10 / 6 , 14 /-, 22 / 6 , 30 /-. 
Sent to any address in Great Britain 
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FULL LIST OF CONTENTS GRATIS & PCST FREE. 
Royal Seedsmen by Sealed Appointment, 
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P UKE 
pared 
WOOD CHARCOAL, specially pre¬ 
fer 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 benetited by having 
Charcoal applied to the soil in which it is rooted.” Apply for 
pamphlet and prices to the manufacturers—HIRST, BROOKE & 
HIRST, Leeds. 
O LD-FASHIONED HEDGES. — English 
Yews, bushy, and with a profusion of fibrous roots, 1J to 
2 ft., 6s. per doz., 35s. per 100 ; 2 to ft., Ss. per doz., 50s. per 
100; 2£ to 3 ft., 9s. per doz., 60s. per 100 ; 3 to 31 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. 
JENSEN'S GUANOS are the most perfect 
f J Fertilisers. Promote and sustain all growths. Do not 
exhaust, but enrich the soil. Analyses guaranteed. Six Prize 
Medals awarded in 1SSS.—J. JENSEN & Co. (Lmtd.), 109, 
Fenchurch Street, London. 
P ANSIES.—100 stout transplanted plants 
from open ground, in S named varieties, free, 2s. 6 d. ; 100 
Flowering Shrubs, in 100 very choice varieties, stout transplanted 
plants from open ground, 1 to 4 feet, free, carefully packed, 
27s. 6 d. Virginian Creepers, 12 strong tiansplauted plants, in 
8 distinct varieties, including A. Yeitchii (small-leaved), A. 
sempervirens (evergreen), A variegata (charming pink and white 
variegation), free, 3s. 9<i. China Roses (the true perpetuals), 10 
strong plants, on own roots, in 10 distinct varieties, free, 
2s. 9 d. —J. GALVIN’S NURSERIES, Roscommon. 
1 , 100,000 
GARDEN POTS, 31 in. 
diam., in stock, ready for im¬ 
mediate delivery ; carriage and breakage free on £10 orders; 
half carriage on £5. Acknowledged by the trade to be the best 
pots manufactured. Largest Stock and Largest Manufacturers 
in the United Kingdom. RICHARD SANKEY & SON, Bulwell 
Potteries, Nottingham. 
O A AAA CLEMATIS IN POTS, of ah 
CT V/ ? VJ 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. (id. each. Descriptive List on 
application.—RICHARD SMITH & Co., Nurserymen and Seed 
Merchants, Worcester. 
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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 tine condition for transplanting, and 
being grown near London, are especially adapted for Town and 
Suburban planting. Also extra fine SEA KALE and RHUBARB 
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