April 6, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
505 
Cropping —Omega ; Potatos should follow Cabbages or some 
other crop not of a kindred nature to themselves, and Cabbages 
and the Brassica tribe generally, including Turnips,should follow 
Peas, Onions, Celery, Potatos, or any other crop belonging to 
other families. The object of changing the rotation in this way 
is to prevent the soil from becoming exhausted of any one 
constituent of plant food, through always growing the same 
kind of crop on the same ground. 
Names of Plants.— Mrs. Leadbetler: 1, Dendrobium aggrega- 
tum ; 2, D. cariniferum ; 3, D. crassinode ; 4, D. Devonianum. 
J. Grandjkld: Violet, Victoria. IF. Little: Hardenbergia mono- 
phylla. J. E. D.: Begonia manicata. 
Odontoglossum Ar.EXANDR.-E.-G. IF. B .; There are many 
worse flowers in cultivation than the specimen you sent us. It 
was nearly pure white, and in that respect left little to find fault 
with ; but we must regard it cnly as a second-rate flower, from 
the fact that the segments were too narrow to overlap one 
another, so that the flower presented a star-like shape rather 
than the round flowers so much to he desired in this popular 
Orchid. 
Plant Names. — Omega: The generic name should always com" 
mence with a capital letter, and the specific with a smaller one, 
except when it is a native name, as for instance, Jonesia Asoca ; 
an old generic name, such as Veronica Chamsdrys ; or a com¬ 
memorative Dame, such as Berberis Darwinii. 
Select Dahlias. —Omega : A dozen first-rate sorts to grow 
for cutting would heBedding or pompon varieties : Gem, 
scarlet; Golden Gem, yellow; Isabel, orange-scarlet; Lady 
Blanche, white; White Aster, white ; Carl Mendel, crimson ; 
Drap d'Or, yellow; Ronstapand, yellow. Cactus varieties : 
Cochineal, crimson ; Constance, white; Henry Patrick, white. 
Juarezii, crimson. 
Communications Receioed.— W. D.—R. S.—J. A.—F. R.— 
R. J. H.-B. L.—A. D.—F. H.—J. W.—R. Y.—S. A. 0.— 
F. H, J.—J. L. G.-F. R. S. 
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TBADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
W. & J. Birkenhead, Sale, Manchester. — Ferns and 
Selaginellas. 
Charles Turner, Slough.—Soft-wooded and Stove and Green 
house Plants. 
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THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending March 30 th 
was 30 02 in. ; the lowest reading was 29 73 ins. on 
Monday afternoon, and the highest 30’31 ins. on 
Thursday morning. The mean temperature of the air 
was 45 '6°, and 2*5° above the average in the corre¬ 
sponding weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. The 
mean was below the average on Tuesday, Wednesday 
and Thursday, but showed an excess on each of the 
other days of the week. The general direction of the 
wind was westerly, and the horizontal movement of the 
air averaged 14'9 miles per hour, which was 2'4 miles 
above the average in the corresponding weeks of sixteen 
years. Rain fell on five days of the week, to the 
aggregate amount of O'll of an inch. The duration 
of registered bright sunshine in the week was 14.3 
hours, and corresponded with that recorded at Glynde 
Place, Lewes. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
Fruit. 
s.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 4 0 
Cobs .. per 100 lbs. 
Grapes .per lb. 1 6 5 0 
April 3 rd. 
■Average Wholesale Prices. 
Pine-apples, St. t.d. t.d. 
Michaels.each 2 0 7 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 16 
Strawberries., per lb. 4 0 10 0 
Canadian and Nova Scotia Apples, per barrel, 7s. to 17s 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Asparagus.... per 100 140 
Beans, French, per lh. 2 0 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... .per hunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 5 0 
Celery .... per bundle 3 0 
Cucumbers ....each 0 9 10 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 
s.d. s.d. 
Herbs ....per hunch 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 ..perdozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos _per lb. 1 3 2 6 
Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.—K ent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Anemone, French, per 
doz. hunches. 10 4 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..2 0 4 0 
Azaleas ....12 sprays 0 6 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 9 10 
Camellias, white, doz. 2 0 4 0 
— coloured. ,, 0 6 16 
Carnations, 12 blooms 2 0 3 0 
• yclamen.,12 blooms 0 4 0 9 
Daffodil, dble.,12bun. 2 0 4 0 
— single, various_ 4 0 9 0 
— or Lent Lily ,, 16 3 0 
Eucharis .. per dozen 4 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 3 0 6 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 4 0 6 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. 4 0 6 0 
Mimosa, French, 
per hunch 10 16 
s d. s.d. 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 10 16 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 4 0 6 
Paper White Narciss, 
French,doz. hunches 3 0 6 0 
Primroses..doz.buns. 0 6 10 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 10 
Ranunculus, French, 
per doz. hnchs. 2 0 4 0 
Roman Hyacinths, 
French, 12 bun. 10 2 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.per doz. 3 0 6 0 
— Red, French,dozen 16 2 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 10 2 0 
— Safrano, French 
per doz. 10 2 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 
Tulips ....12 blooms 0 6 10 
Violets ..12 bunches 0 9 13 
— Parme.French, bun. 2 6 3 0 
— Czar, French „ 16 2 0 
— Dark ,, ,,1016 
Wallflowers,12 hnchs, 4 0 8 0 
White Lilac, French, 
per bun. 4 0 6 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralla Sieholdi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 9 0 18 0 
4zalea.per doz. 18 0 42 0 
Cineraria ..per dozen 6 0 10 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 
Erica, various ..doz. 9 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var.,perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
Ficus elastics ..each 16 7 0 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous .each 2 0 10 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Genista ....per dozen 9 0 12 0 
Hyacinths ..perdoz. 6 0 9 0 
Lilies of the Valley, 
per doz. 12 0 24 0 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, doz. pots 6 0 12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
Pinks, &c., per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Pelargoniums,per doz.15 0 21 0 
Primula sinensis,doz. 4 0 6 0 
Solanums_perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Spiraea.per doz. 9 0 15 0 
Tulips.per doz. 6 0 9 0 
S. SHEPPERSON, 
FLORIST and SEEDSMAN, 
Prospect House, Belper, Derbyshire, 
B EGS to inform the readers of this paper that he is 
prepared to execute orders for the following plants, 
all of which are the very finest strains that money can 
buy. They have all been grown on the Derbyshire hills, 
and are hardy and strong. Carriage free. Cash with 
order. Descriptive List, id. ; free to customers. 
CONTENTS. 
Ada aurantiaca ... 
Advancing spring . 
Amateur's garden . 
Auricula gossip ... 
Azalea obousa alba. 
Begonias, tuberous. 
Carnations . 
Cineraria, Emperor 
Frederick 503 
Cinerarias at Forest Hill .. 498 
Claye House. 502 
Clivias . 501 
Cyrtopodium Saintlegeri- 
anum. 504 
Drosera cistiflora . 503 
Erica perspicua nana. 502 
Fernery. 499 
Fore-t Hill Nurseries .... 498 
Gardener's Calendar . 503 
Hepatica . 497 
Hops for ornament . 503 
page 
Laclienalia tricolor as a 
basket plant. 502 
Lawns from seed. 502 
Lawn Grass seeding . 496 
Lobelias, scarlet. 502 
Mitriostigma axillare. 502 
Nursery and seed trade ..504 
Obituary . 504 
Odontoglossums at East- 
wood Park . 503 
Pansy, the . 500 
Pepper-box gardening _ 496 
Pink, nationalisation of the 500 
Pleione humilis . 504 
Poppies, Shirley. 503 
Primrose, “ Blue Gem " .. 497 
Saxifraga aizoon. 497 
Scottish notes. 499 
Spathoglottis Kimballiana. 503 
Sugar bounties, the . 496 
Vegetable!, notes on.498 
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris . 494 
J. C. Stevens . 494 
Bulbs. 
A. J. A. Bruce . 493 
Carter & Co. 506 
P. McArthur . 493 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 493 
R. W. Beachey . 493 
J. Forbes. 506 
Chrysanthemums. 
De Reydellet . 493 
Turner . 493 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 506 
Creepers for Walls. 
R. Smith & Co. 493 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike. 493 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 506 
P. B. O'Kelly . 506 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. Beswick . 493 
J. Cheal & Sons. 495 
J. Cornhill . 493 
B. R. Davis. 493 
Dobbie & Co. 494 
J. W. Galvin . .. 506 
J. Laing & Sons. 494 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 493 
R. Lord . 494 
H. J. Ponting. 494 
S. Shepperson. 504 
T. S. Ware . 495 
Whittlefield House . 493 
Fruit Trees. 
R. Smith & Co. . 494 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 506 
Carson & Sons. 494 
Deighton & Co. 508 
H. J. Gasson . 493 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 506 
Merryweather & Sons ... 506 
A. Outram . 506 
W. Priest. 506 
Rigby,Wainwright & Co. 493 
E. Robertshaw & Son .... 506 
S. A. Sands . 506 
R. Sankey & Son . 508 
Sphincter Grip Armoured 
Hose Co. 508 
Wood Green Potteries ... 508 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 508 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 493 
Toope & Co. 506 
Herbaceous Plants. 
Barker & Co. 493 
Barr & Son . 506 
Kelway & Son. 494 
R. Smith & Co. 506 
PAGE 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 493 
W. Cooper . 506 
C. Frazer . 493 
J. Gray. 493 
H. Hope . 493 
A. Peel & Sons . 493 
G. Preedy. 506 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 506 
J. Weeks & Co. 493 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 493 
Deighton & Co . 506 
Fir Tree Oil. 507 
Gishurst Compound. 493 
Lethorion. 506 
Nicotme Soap . 493 
Paraffin Emulsion. 507 
Iron Fencing. 
Bayliss, Jones, & Bayliss 507 
Lawn Mowers. 
Follows & Bate . 50S 
Manures. 
Adams, Webster & Adams 507 
W. H. Beeson. 493 
Clay & Levesley. 494 
Jensen’s Guanos. 506 
Native Guano Co. 508 
Richardson Bros. & Co.. 507 
W. Thomson & Sons. 493 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’s Cocoa . 507 
Gishurstine. 493 
Harrison’s Knitter. 507 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 493 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cuthush & Son. 508 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher. 493 
W. Gordon . 494 
Horsman & Co . 493 
P. McArthur . 493 
Roots. 
R. Smith & Co. 493 
Roses. 
H. English . 493 
T. Rivers & Sou. 494 
R. Smith & Co. 494 
J. Walters. 506 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son . 493 
R. W. Beachey . 493 
Carter & Co. 495 
R. Smith & Co. 495 
B. Soddy . 506 
Sutton & Sons. 493 
Thomson . 493 
W. Troughton. 494 
Webb & Sons . 495 
Whitington & Son . 493 
Situations wanted .507 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments .494 
Strawberries. 
R. Gilbert. 495 
R. Smith & Co. 506 
Trees and Shrubs, &e. 
R. Smith & Co. 493 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Small Advertisements, solid type, 6d. 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. 
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. 
PANSIES. —A great speciality. Five Silver Cup3 
and other Prizes have been awarded during 1887. 
Probably the best collection in England. The cream 
only of the most noted raisers, the latest new sorts, and 
the winners at all the great shows. Good plants, 
correctly named, show or fancy, 12 for 3s., 25 for 5s. 67., 
free. Also seed from above, Is. and 2s. 67. per packet. 
PHLOXES (Special Culture). —The cream 
only from Downie, Laird & Sons, Kelway, Ware, and 
other first-class growers. 6 fine varieties for 2s., 12 
for 3s., true to name. Strong stools to bloom well, 
100 in 50 varieties, 20s. 
CARNATIONS, PICOTEE3, & CLOVES. 
—Strong layers to bloom well, finest named varieties, 
12 distinct colours for 4s., 25 for 7s. 67. Also seed 
from above, Is. and 2s. 67. per packet. 
POLYANTHUS and PRIMROSE (Hy¬ 
brids). —Jack-in-the-Green, Hose-in-Hose, and other 
rare and curious forms, splendid mixed colours, finest 
strain grown. 12 for Is. 67. ; 25, 2s. 67. ; 100, 9s., 
all good blooming plants. Also seed from above, 67. 
and Is. per packet. 
DELPHINIUMS, in all the colours found in 
this deservedly popular class of border plants. Strong 
plants to bloom well, 6 for Is. 67. ; 12, 2s. 67. Also 
seed from above, 67. and Is. per packet. 
The beautiful pure white and pink MALVA 
MOSOHATA, one of the best hardy border plants 
in cultivation. Strong two-year old plants, 12 for 
Is. 67. ; 25, 2s. 67. 
CANTERBURY BELLS. —Grand new colours 
and new forms ; double and single Telescopes, Cup and 
Saucer, and other varieties. 12 plants to bloom well, 
Is. 67; 25, 2s. 67. Also seed from above, 67. and Is. 
per packet. 
PRIMULA CORTUSOIDES. — A grand 
spring flower (hardy). Gardening papers say it would 
he difficult to find a more beautiful plant for the rockery, 
greenhouse or window than this. 4 for Is. ; 12, 2s. 
HOLLYHOCKS. —Double named varieties, 6 
for 2s. 67. ; 12, 4s. free. Also seed from above, Is. and 
2s. 67. per packet. 
FANCY PANSIES, unnamed, 6 for Is. ; 12, 
Is. 97. ; 25, 3s. ; 100, 10s., all different and first-class 
sorts. 
AQUILEGIAS.— Three splendid varieties of this 
deservedly popular hardy border plant—Siberica, double 
blue ; Glandulosa (Grigor’s), blue sepals, white corolla ; 
and Grandiflora, the largest pure white. 1 each, Is. ; 
3 each, 2s., good blooming plants. 
HOLLYHOCKS.— Warranted double. Chater’s 
fine select strain, 12 varieties, 2s. 67. ; 6, Is. 67. 
CARNATIONS, PICOTEES, & CLOVES. 
—Strong plants from finest varieties only, including 
many new sorts, will give a mass of bloom, 12 beautiful 
varieties, 2s. 67. ; 6, Is. 67. ; 100, 15s. 
POLYANTHUS. —The beautiful pure white 
Snowdrift. 6 good plants for Is. ; 12, Is. 67. ; 50, 5s. 
ARMERIA ALBA. —Fine white spring-flower¬ 
ing plant, suitable for edging. 6 for Is. ; 12, Is. 67. 
The new DOUBLE SCARLET GEUM. — 
Hardy free bloomer. Strong two-year old plants, 12 
for Is. 67. ; 25, 2s. 67. 
IRIS. —Rivals of the famed Orchid. Selections 
from Germanica, Siberica, and Pallida, 3 distinct va¬ 
rieties for Is. ; 6 extra, 2s. 
FOXGLOVES. — Gloxinia - flowered. Dean’s 
grand new large spotted varieties, very fine, 12 for 
Is. 67., 6 for Is. Also seed from above, 67. and Is. 
per packet. 
PYRETHRUMS. —Double and single. One of 
the best hardy border plants in cultivation, and for 
cut flowers a gem. 3 varieties, Is. ; 6 extra, 2s., named. 
TOMATOS. —The three best sorts in cultivation— 
Abundance, Perfection, and Favourite. See Chiswick 
great Tomato trials. 3 plants of each for Is. 67. ; 
6 each, 2s. 67. 
Collection of 12 HARDY BORDER PLANTS, 
distinct and useful for decoration and cutting purposes, 
for 2s. 
Collection of 12 varieties of showy free-flowering and 
other WINDOW PLANTS for 2s. 
STRAWBERRY PLANTS. —Selected crowns 
for fruiting this year—Black Prince, British Queen, 
Pauline, Sabreur, Vieomtesse H. de Thury, Duke of 
Edinburgh, King of the Earlies, The Captain, and other 
new and extra sorts, 3s. per 100. 
S. SHEPPERSON, 
Sloriatf 
