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THE GARDENING WORLD 
March 16, 1889. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
Anemone, French, per 
Paper White Narciss, 
doz. bunches. 2 0 
6 0 
French,doz. bunches 
2 
0 
5 0 
Alum Lilies, 12 blms.. 2 0 
5 0 
Primroses.. doz.buns. 
0 
9 
1 6 
Azaleas ... .12 sprays 0 6 
1 0 
Primula, double, bun. 
0 
9 
1 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 9 
1 0 
Ranunculus, French, 
Camellias, white, doz. 2 0 
4 0 
per doz. bnchs. 
2 
0 
4 0 
— coloured. ,, 0 9 
2 0 
Roman Hyacinths, 
Carnations, 12 blooms 2 0 
3 0 
12 sprays 
1 
0 
1 6 
Cyclamen.. 12 blooms 0 4 
0 9 
-French, 12 bun. 
1 
0 
3 0 
Eucharis .. per dozen 4 0 
6 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 
1 
0 
3 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 9 0 
IS 0 
— Red.per doz. 
6 
0 
9 0 
Heliotropes. 12 sprays 0 6 
1 0 
— Red, French,dozen 
2 
0 
3 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 
4 0 
— Saffrano . .per doz. 
2 
0 
4 0 
Lilium longiflorurn, 
— Safrano, French 
12 blooms 5 0 
9 0 
per doz. 
1 
0 
3 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 
2 
0 
3 0 
12 sprays 0 6 
1 0 
Tulips .... 12 blooms 
0 
8 
I 6 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 6 0 
9 0 
Violets ..12 bunches 1 
0 
1 6 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 
6 0 
— Parme.French,bun. 3 
0 
4 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 
4 0 
— Czar, French „ 
1 
6 
2 0 
Mimosa, French, 
— Dark ,, „ 
1 
0 
1 6 
per basket 4 0 
6 0 
Wallflowers,12 bnchs, 
4 
0 
8 0 
Pelargoniuins,12spys. 1 0 
1 6 
White Lilac, French, 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 0 6 
0 9 
per bun. 
4 
0 
6 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amaryllis, John Buskin .. 455 
Amaryllis, J. R. Pitcher.. 454 
Amateurs’ Garden. 454 
Anthracite Coal. 454 
Brussels Sprouts . 448 
Carnation v Picotee Societies 452 
Chrysanthemum sports .. 449 
Olivia, Lady Wolverton .. 455 
Cymbidium eburneo-Low- 
ianum. 455 
Cypripediuni Rothschild- 
ianum. 455 
Cucumber, Troughton’s 
Prolific. 454 
Fernery, the. 450 
Floods, the . 44S 
Fruit prospects . 448 
Gardeners in America .... 453 
Gardeners’ Calendar.456 
Gardening Munehausens.. 450 
Grafting to cure canker .. 451 
Herbaceous plants, hardy 450 
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Horticultural Societies .. 456 
Hyacinths, double & yellow 452 
Ireland as a bulb country . 448 
Iris Rosenbacheana .454 
Law notes. 457 
Nursery and seed trade .. 456 
OdontoglossuinHarryanum 455 
Orchids at Nunfield .455 
Pink, the florists’ laced .. 453 
Polyanthuses, gold-laced.. 453 
Potato, Early Puritan _449 
Primrose, Blue Gem. 454 
Primrose, old Double Crim¬ 
son Velvet. 452 
Primroses, double hardy .. 448 
Primula floribunda. 453 
Rose Garden .449 
Scottish Horticultural 
Association . 451 
Scottish uotes.451 
Spring flower shows .44S 
T ILIUM AUEATUM, THE GOLDEN- 
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CASES OF ASSORTED LILIES, as received from the Japanese 
Bulb Farms, containing 50 fine Bulbs in 8 choice varieties, price 
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CARTERS’, Royal Seedsmen by Sealed Warrants, 237 and 238, 
HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. 
nnn CLEMATIS IN POTS, of all 
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ERNS, Evergreen, 12 Hardy Large-rooted 
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DOBBIE & Go., 
Florists, 
ROTHESAY, SCOTLAND. 
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NOW is the TIME TO PLANT 
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P2E0NIES „ „ „ 5 „ 
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Anthracite 
W. H. Essery 
Anction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 
Bulbs. 
A. J. A. Bruce . 
Carter & Co. 
P. McArthur . 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Sou . 
R. W. Beachey . 
Buuyard & Co. 
Daniels Bros. 
B. R. Davis. 
Dobbie & Co. 
J. Forbes . 
Sharpe & Co. 
Sutton & Sons. 
Chrysanthemums. 
A. G. Bourne . 
De Reydellet . 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 
Creepers for Walls. 
J. Peed & Sons . 
R. Smith & Co. 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike.. 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead .... 
P. B. O'Keliy . 
Florists’ Flowers. 
Dobbie & Co. 
J. W. Galvin .. 
J. Laing & Sons. 
R. B. Laird & Sons .... 
R. Lord. 
H. J. Ponting. . 
S. Shepperson.. 
T. S. Ware . 
Whittlefield House .... 
Fruit Trees. 
Dicksons (Ltd.) . 
R. Neal. 
R. Smith & Co. 
Fruit Trees & Roses. 
T. Rivers & Son. 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 458 
Carson & Sons. 446 
H J. Gasson .. 445 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 458 
A. Outram . 459 
Rigby, Wainwright & Co. 445 
R, Sankey & Son . 445 
H. G. Smyth .. 446 
Sphincter Grip Armoured 
Hose Co. 460 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 460 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 460 
Toope & Co. 460 
Herbaceous Plants. 
Barker & Co. 445 
Barr & Son . 45S 
Kelway & Son. 45S 
PAGE 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 445 
W. Cooper . 45S 
W. Cutler. 460 
C. Frazer . 445 
J. Gray. 445 
H. Hope . 460 
A. Peel & Sons . 445 
G. Preedy, Junr.460 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 445 
J. Weeks & Co. 445 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 445 
Gishurst Compound. 445 
Paraffin Emulsion. 459 
Picrena. 459 
Iron Fencing, &e. 
Bayliss, Jones, & Bayliss 460 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 445 
Jensen’s Guanos. 45S 
Native Guano Co. 459 
Richardson Bros. & Co.. 459 
Standen’s .. 445 
W. Thomson & Sons . 445 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’s Cocoa . 460 
Gishurstine. 445 
Harrison’s Knitter. 459 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 445 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Win. Cuthush & Son. 460 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher. 445 
W. Gordon . 446 
Horsman & Co. 445 
Hugh Low & Co. 446 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company . 446 
P. McArthur . 445 
Roots. 
R. Smith & Co . 445 
Roses. 
H. English . 445 
Ewing & Co. 459 
Keynes, Williams & Co. 459 
Parker & Sons. 45S 
R. Smith & Co . 446 
J. Walters. 445 
H. A. Wifiin.. 45S 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son . 445 
R. W. Beachey . .. 445 
J. R. Box . 445 
Carter & Co. 447 
Daniels’ Bros. 446 
B. W. Knight . 459 
Sharpe Co. 459 
Silberrad & Son. 45S 
R. Smith & Co. 447 
B. Soddy . 459 
Sutton & Sons. 445 
Thomson . 445 
Webb & Sons . 447 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments . 446 
Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
Robert Neal . 45S 
R. Smith & Co . 445 
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 os. ; per half-page, £5; per page, £9. Special 
quotations given for a series. Gardeners and others Wanting 
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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. 
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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 & 
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G ladiolus brenchleyensis. — 
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Choriton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. 
P URE 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 
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pamphlet and prices to the manufacturers—HIRST, BROOKE & 
HIRST, Leeds. 
O LD-FASHIONED HEDGES. — English 
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2 ft., 6s. per doz., 35s. per 100 ; 2 to 2£ ft., 8s. per doz., 50s. per 
100; 2J to 3 ft.., 9s. per doz., 60s. per 100 ; 3 to 3J 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, &c.) on application. — RICHARD 
SMITH & Co., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 
J 
ENSEN’S 
Fertilisers. 
GUARDS are the 
Promote and sustain all 
most perfect 
growths. Do not 
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Silver Sand! 1 
/MOARSE and FIRE BEDFORDSHIRE.—- 
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Estimates for every description of horticultural building. 
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W. COOPER, 101, Shandy Street, Mile End Road, London, E. 
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6 IVY-LEAF GERANIUMS, distinct . i ij 
6 Best Single or Double GERANIUMS for pots, distinct 1 3 
2 Best Bedding GERANIUMS .. per 100, 7s. 6d. 1 3 
G Best PELARGONIUMS, distinct. 1 6 
2 Best FUCHSIAS or 12 COLEUS, distinct .. ..16 
2 Best CHRYSANTHEMUMS, distinct, Japanese, In¬ 
curved, Reflexed, or Pompon, true to name, well 
rooted. per doz., 2s.; per 100 12 0 
6 MARGUERITES, White, Yellow and Blue .. ..16 
6 CYCLAMEN, strong plants.16 
6 Large TUBEROUS BEGONIAS, tubers 1 to 3 ins. in 
diameter . 19 
6 DAHLIAS, true to name, Pompons, Fancy, Show, or 
Single. 19 
20 Seedling DAHLIAS, Single or Double. 16 
6 HELIOTROPES, 3 varieties, or 6 SALVIAS, 3 varieties 1 3 
6 Single or Double Herbaceous PYRETHRUMS.. .. 13 
6 Single or Double SUNFLOWERS.. .. .. ..13 
25 HARDY PERENNIALS, grand selection, 2s. 9 d .; 50 5 0 
25 GREENHOUSE PLANTS, distinct, for 3s. 3:1.; 50 5 6 
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EAST DE REHAM, NORFOLK. 
Forbes’ Catalogue for 1889 
Is the largest, best, most reliable, and complete ever issued on 
Florists’ Flowers. It consists of 112 pages of closely-printed 
matter, with prices and full descriptions of all the NEWEST 
and BEST PANSIES, VIOLAS, PHLOXES, PENTSTEMONS, 
ANTIRRHINUMS, HOLLYHOCKS, DELPHINIUMS, PY¬ 
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Free on application. 
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b nursIr?es, HAWICK, SCOTLAND. 
F^UIT TREES. 
SEVENTY-FOUR ACRES. 
APPLES, PEARS, PLUMS, CHERRIES, PEACHES, 
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VINES, excellent Canes, 3s. Gd., 5s,. 7s. Gd., and 10s. Cd. 
Orchard House Trees in pots, PEACHES, APRICOTS, NEC¬ 
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DESCRIPTIVE LIST, containing a sketch of the various 
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post. _ 
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WORCESTER. 
