March 9, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
441 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 4 0 
Cobs .. per 100 lbs. 
Grapes .per lb. 1 6 4 6 
Pine-apples, St. s.d. s.d. 
Michaels.each 2 0 7 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 16 
Strawberries., per lb.12 0 14 0 
Canadian and Nova Scotia Apples, per barrel, 7s. to 17s. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. j 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Asparagus....per 100 14 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 2 0 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... .per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 5 0 
Celery .... per bundle 3 0 
Cucumbers ....each 10 2 0 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 1 
s.d. s.d. 
Herbs .... per bunch 0 2 0 4 
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 
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 
Potatos.- Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys. 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
L ILIUM AURATUM, THE GOLDEN- 
RAYED LILY OF JAPAN, can now be purchased in 
cases containing 50 fine Bulbs, at 25s. per case, sent free to any 
Railway Station in England and Wales on receipt of Postal 
Order for 23s. 9 d. ; cases containing 100 fine Bulbs, price 40s. 
Fine and sound Bulbs, 4s., 6s., 9s., 12s. and 18s. per dozen. 
CASES OF ASSORTED LI LIES, as received from the Japanese 
Bulb Farms, containing 50 fine Bulbs in 8 choice varieties, price 
25s. per case. All sent carriage free. 
CARTERS', Royal Seedsmen by Sealed Warrants, 237 and 238, 
HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. 
OA AAA CLEMATIS IN POTS, of all 
O vy 5 U U ' / 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. 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs' Garden, the_43S 
Angrsecum citratum.439 
Annuals, biennials, &e.... 438 
Auriculas.431 
Carnations, potting . 436 
Cattleya Triame,monstrous 
var. 440 
Chiswick manure trials .. 432 
Chrysanthemum notes .... 434 
Clematis indivisa . 435 
Clivia miniata robustum .. 439 
Cypripedium Schlimii .... 439 
Floriculture, progress in .. 435 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 440 
Highbury, nr. Birmingham 437 
Highgate Nurseries . 43S 
Lime as a manure . 439 
Market question, the. 432 
Miconia Honkeriana. 439 
Narcissi in water . 439 
Nurseries, assessment of .. 434 
PAGE 
Papaver orientale, Blush 
Queen . 436 
Parsley, large-rooted. 433 
Pinks, florists’laced. 436 
Plants, on watering . 433 
Polyanthuses, gold-lac.ed.. 432 
Polyanthuses, yellow .... 438 
Prunus Pissardii in winter 439 
Richmond Park again .... 432 
Roses, Tea, on their own 
roots.433 
Royal Horticultural Society 432 
Rubbish heap, the . 436 
Saccolabium giganteum 
illustre . 440 
Scottish notes. 435 
Thrinax radiata . 439 
Wall fruit trees, protection 
of.436 
Wall Plants, hardy . 437 
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. 
D warf roses, special offer. 
All leading kinds of H. P's 6s. per dozen, not less than 
one dozen. Catalogues on application, post free. PARKER & 
SONS, St. Michael’s Hill Nursery, Bristol. 
R OSES! ROSES ! ! ROSES !! !—The best 
and cheapest in the world ; 40 choice Perpetuals for 21s. 
Purchasers’ selection from 400 best varieties. Catalogues free on 
application. Ten acres of Roses, 100,000 grand plants to select 
from; plant now.—JAMES WALTERS, Rose Grower, Exeter. 
G ladiolus brenchleyensis. — 
Grand bulbs, Is. doz. ; ditto, The Bride, pure white, very 
lovely, Is. doz. Special offer.—A. J. A. BRUCE, The Nurseries, 
Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris . 430 
Bulbs. 
A. J. A. Bruce . 441 
Carter <4 Co. 441 
P. McArthur . 429 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 429 
Bunyard & Co. 429 
Daniels Bros. 430 
B. R. Davis. 429 
Dobbie & Co. 430 
J. Forbes. 442 
Sharpe & Co. 442 
Sutton & Sons . . 429 
Chrysanthemums. 
John Laing & Sons . 430 
De Reydellet . 429 
G. Stevens . 429 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 441 
Creepers for Walls. 
J. Peed & Sons . 429 
R. Smith & Co. 429 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike. 429 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 442 
P. B. O'Kelly. 429 
Florists’ Flowers. 
Cannell & Sons . 431 
B. R. Davis. 429 
Dobbie & Co. 430 
J. W. Galvin . 429 
J. Laing & Sons. 429 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 429 
Turner & Son . 429 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 429 
Cooper . 441 
Dicksons (Ltd.) . 430 
R. Neal. 441 
R. Smith & Co. 441 
Fruit Trees & Roses. 
T. Rivers & Son. 442 
Garden Sundries, &e. 
J. Arnold. 429 
Carson & Sons. 430 
H. J. Gasson . 429 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 441 
A. Outram . 442 
Rigby,Wainwright & Co. 429 
R. Sankey & Son . 443 
B. S. Williams. 442 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 443 
Messenger & Co. 442 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 429 
Toope & Co. 442 
Herbaceous Plants. 
Barr & Son . 441 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 429 
W. Cooper . 441 
W. Cutler. 442 
C. Frazer . 429 
PAGE 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Gray. 429 
A. Peel & Sons . 429 
G. Preedy, Junr. 443 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 442 
J. Weeks & Co. 429 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 429 
Fir Tree Oil. 443 
Gishurst Compound. 429 
Lethorion. 443 
Nicotine Soap .. . 429 
Iron Fencing, &c. 
Bayliss, Jones, & Bayliss 442 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 429 
Jensen’s Guanos. 441 
Native Guano Co. 442 
Richardson Bros. & Co.. 442 
W. Thomson & Sons. 429 
Miscellaneous. 
Cadbury’s Cocoa. 444 
Epps’s Cocoa . 443 
Gishurstine . 429 
Harrison’s Knitter. 442 
Heywood’s Violin . 441 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 429 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 442 
Orchids. 
J. E. Bonny. . 430 
J. Cypher. 429 
W. Gordon . 430 
Horsman & Co. 429 
Hugh Low & Co. 430 
P. McArthur . 429 
Roots. 
R. Smith & Co. 429 
Roses. 
H. English . 429 
Keynes, Williams & Co. 442 
Parker & Sons. 441 
R. Smith & Co. 430 
J. Walters. 441 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son . 429 
J. R. Box . 429 
Bunyard & Co. 429 
Carter & Co. 431 
Daniels’ Bros. 441 
Hooper*Co. 443 
B. W. Knight . 441 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company . 441 
Rogers . 429 
Sharpe & Co. 431 
Silherrad & Son. 429 
R. Smith & Co. 431 
B. Soddy . 442 
Sutton & Sons. 431 
Thomson . 429 
Veitch & Sons. 430 
Webb & Sons . 431 
Whittlefield House. 429 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments . 430 
Trees and Shrubs, &e. 
Robert Neal . 430 
R. Smith & Co. 429 
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 ms. long), £3 5s. ; per half-page, £5; per page, £9. Special 
quotations given for a series. Gardeners and others Wanting 
oituations, thirty words for Is. 6d., 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. 
P URE 
pared 
WOOD CHAECOAL, 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 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. 
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 i\ ft., Ss. per doz., 50s. per 
100; 2£ to 3 ft., 9s. per doz., 60s. per 100 ; 3 to 3£ ft., 12s. per 
doz., 84s. per 100. Prices of larger sizes and other Evergreens 
suitable for Hedges ( e.g ., Tree Box, Holly, Laurel, Privet, 
Cypress, Juniper, Thuja, &e.) on application. — RICHARD 
SMITH & Co., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 
TENSEH’S GUANOS are the most perfect 
ts Fertilisers. Promote and sustain all growths. Do not 
exhaust, but enrich the soil. Analyses guaranteed. Six Prize 
Medals awarded in 1888.—J. JENSEN & Co. (Lmtd.), 109, 
Fenchurch Street, London. 
Silver Sand!! 
pOAESE and FINE BEDFORDSHIRE.— 
V_y For Direct Supply send to the Proprietor of the Pits, 
JOSEPH ARNOLD, 32, Polygon, London, N.W. Established 
nearly 30 years. Telegrams: Alloquy, London. TRADE 
SUPPLIED at lowest terms for cash. Special Notice, 20,000 
Tons of Splendid Coarse POTTING SAND from 6s. per ton (free 
on rail at Leighton Buzzird for cash), ready for quick despatch. 
Send to JOSEPH ARNOLD, “only address” as above, to the 
Polygon. 
T7I0LIY, GRAND CONCERT SOLO 
V INSTRUMENT, splendid copy of Joseph Guarnerius, 
1700, perfect preservation, splendid sweet, rich, powerful tone, 
sacrifice for 15s. 6 d , carriage paid. Suit any Violinist. Magni¬ 
ficent Baize-lined, Brass-mounted, Lock-up Box, and Grand 
Silver-mounted Bow given free with Violin. Certain to give 
the greatest satisfaction. Kindly apply or address, Mrs. S. 
HEY'WOOD, 15, The D Rows, Tibshelf, Alfreton. 
G REENHOUSES.— Span-roof complete, 
with Ventilators, Irons for opening, half-glass door, 
Staging, all glass, &c., &c. Made in sections so that they can 
be erected by any handy man in a few hours. 7 by 5 ft., 56s.; 
9 by 6 ft., £4 ; 12 by S ft., £6 ; 15 by 10 ft., £8 8s. ; 20 by 10 ft., 
£11 10s.; 25 by 10 ft., £17. Any size or shape made. Strong 
Garden Lights, painted and glazed. 3 by 4 ft., 6s. 6 d. ; 6 by 4 ft., 
9s. each, packed and put on rail. For illustrations of above and 
prices of Lean-to’s, J-Spans, Conservatories, Cucumber Frames, 
Summer-houses, Poultry-houses, Sashbars, and Glass, send for 
List, post free. Good, sound, well-seasoned materials only used. 
Estimates for every description of horticultural building. 
Plans, &c., free. 
W. COOPER, 101, Shandy Street, Mile End Road, London, E. 
PRIZE COB FILBIrTTREET 
MR. COOPER, F.R.H.S., 
Of CALCOT GARDENS, READING, BERKS, 
IS THE 
LARGEST GROWER OF NUT TREES FOR SALE 
IN THE KINGDOM- 
Price Lists and Pamphlets on application. 
HOBEBT NEAL,~ 
The Nurseries, 
Trinity Road, WANDSWORTH, 
Begs to offer in extra quality the following 
SEA KALE for planting.5s. per 100; 40s. per 1000. 
RHUBARB for forcing.50s. ,, 
RASPBERRIES (Fastolf).6s. „ ; 50s. „ 
VICTORIA PLUMS, standards.75s. 
PEACHES, dwarf-trained.18s. to 24s. per dozen. 
DAMSONS (Farleigh), standards.75s. per 100. 
GOLDEN ELDERS, 2 ft. to 4 ft., extra fine..20s. to 30s. ,, 
WEEPING WILLOWS, 8 ft. to 14 ft.6s. to 12s. per dozen. 
THE 
DANIELS 
IS 
THE COMING POTATO. 
A cross between the White Elephant and the Magnum 
Bonum, having the unexcelled qualities of both. Ready 
to lift same time as the White Elephant. An immense 
Cropper and of splendid Table Quality. 
Price, per Peck, 3s. 6d.; per Bushel, 12s. 6d. 
Price per ton on application. 
TEE DANIELS WON THE SILVER CUP. 
From Mr. W. Brockwell, Chatham, February 13th. 
“ I forward you my list with cheque whicli I had the honour 
of winning with your Seed Potatos, also winning the SILVER 
CUP with your DANIELS POTATO, and I don't know, in all 
my experience, that I ever grew a better kind. They are an 
excellent cropper and a good keeper, and I can’t put them out 
of their place for cooking purposes.” 
From the Gardeners’ Chronicle, September 1st. 
“THE DANIELS POTATO.—A few weeks ago you kindly 
made mention of a Potato called DANIELS, and how well the 
variety looked when growing, giving great promise. We had a 
small local exhibition here the other week, and I was tempted 
to dig up my DANIELS. They exceeded my expectations. I 
staged two dishes, and was awarded two Piizes, in a strong 
competition with different varieties in both classes. A friend of 
mine was present when I took up two roots to be weighed, on 
one of which we found twenty-one Potatos, and twenty on the 
other. On weighing the best root it was found to turn the scale 
at 6 lb., all good, sound tubers, clean and free from scab. After 
exhibiting at Keighley they were put to the test of being cooked 
for the table, and they were found to be all that could be 
desired.—F. G. Epworth." 
A CHANGE OF SEED ALWAYS PAYS. 
BEFORE ORDERING YOUR SUPPLY SEND FOR 
DANIELS' ILLUSTRATED POTATO CATALOGUE, 
Containing valuable hints on Potato Culture. 
Nearly 200 Sorts in Stock, including Latest Novelties. 
Gratis and Post Free to all Applicants. 
DANIELS BROS., SeedGrowers, NORWICH. 
S EED S. 
THE 
Liverpool Horticultural Co. 
(JOHN COWAN), Limited, 
SUPPLY 
Vegetable & Flower Seeds 
Of the Best Quality at Moderate Prices, free by rail 
or Parcel Post. 
DESCRIPTIVE PRICED CATALOGUE on Application. 
THE 
Vineyard & Nurseries, GARSTON, nr, LIVERPOOL. 
LOOK HERE! SEEDS for ONE PENNY!! 
Send Is. and you will receive 12 Packets of 
distinct vars. of FLOWER SEEDS per return. 
VEGETABLE SEEDS of best possible quality 
for lowest prices. 
B EFORE ordering elsewhere, see my List, which is now 
ready, and has been posted to most of my customers. 
Those who have not already received one will oblige by sending 
Post Card, and List will be sent per return. Thanking Friends 
and Patrons for past favours, and trusting their esteemed 
support will continue. 
All goods selected and packed with great care, and sent 
Post Free on receipt of order with Cash. 
B. W. KNIGHT, 
Seedsman, BATTLE. 
FRUIT TREES. 
SEVENTY-FOUR ACRES. 
APPLES, PEARS, PLUMS, CHERRIES, PEACHES, 
NECTARINES, APRICOTS, and other FRUIT TREES, as 
Standards, Dwarfs, Pyramids, Bushes, Cordon, and Trained 
Trees in great variety. 
VINES, excellent Canes, 3s. 6 d., 5s,, 7s. 6 d., and 10s. 6 d. 
Orchard House Trees in pots, PEACHES, APRICOTS, NEC¬ 
TARINES, &c., from 5s. FIGS from 3s. 6 d. 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST, containing a sketch of the various 
forms of Trees, with Directions for Cultivation, Soil, Drainage, 
Manure, Pruning, Lifting, Cropping. Treatment under Glass ; 
also their Synonyms. Quality, Size, Form, Skin, Colour, Flesh, 
Flavour, Use, Growth, Duration, Season. Price, &c., free by 
post. 
RICHARD SMITH & Co., 
WORCESTER. 
