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THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 24, 1891 
COVENT 
Fruit.- 
MARKET. 
Apples... per £-sieve 1050 
Cobbs... per 100 lbs. 32 6 35 o 
Grapes.per lb. 06 20 
GARDEN 
October 2 1 st. 
Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d s. d. , 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 80 
Peaches .perdoz. 10 60 
3. d. s. a. 
Vegetables.—Ayeraoe Retail Prices. 
. d. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 3 o 
Beans, Trench, perlb. o 4 
Beet.per dozen 2 o 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... per bunch o 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dox. 3 o 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 0 6 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
Herbs .per bunch o 
d. 
6 o 
3 e 
2 6 
6 o 
o 9 
3 ° 
206 
x. d. x. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 10 16 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 20 
Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch e 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Smallsaladlng,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ... 1 6 
Tomaios. per lb. o 6 1 e 
Turnips.per bun. 06- ' 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 8os. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
Sox. to ioox. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
x. d. s. d. x. d. x. d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ...doz. 6 o 12 01 Ferns, invar..per doz. 40 iS o 
Bouvardias...per doz. 80 12 o j Foliage Plants, doz. 12 o 60 0 
Chrysanthemums,doz 60120, Heliotrope, per doz. 40 60 
— large .per doz.12 o 24 o I Liliums,various, doz. 12 o 30 o 
Coleus.per doz. 30 60 Marguerites, per doz. 6 o 12 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 o Mignonette, per doz. 40 60 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 o 36 o Palms in variety,each 2 6 21 o 
Dracamaviridis.doz. 9 o iS o j Pelargoniums ... doz. 60 90 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o ' —scarlet.per doz. 2 0 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 3060 
Asters, doz. bunches 4 o 
Bouvardias, per bun. o 6 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 o 
— per dozen bunches 4 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
doz. blooms o 9 
Chrysanthemums. 
6 o | 
1 o 
2 o 
6 o 
MaidenhairFern.iabs. 4 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 1 6 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 1 6 
Myosotis. .doz. bchs. 2 o 
Parme Violets, 
j French, per bun. 2 6 
3 0 Dark „ „ ,, 10 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. o 6 
doz. bunches 4 o 11 o 1 —scarlet... 12 sprays 4 o 
Dahlia, doz. bunches 20 40 , Primula, double, bun. o 6 
40' Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 2 o 
4 o Roses, yellow, dozen 2 o 
40 — mixed... doz. bchs. 1 6 
0 6 ' — Red.doz. bchs. 2 o 
30 — Saffrano...per doz. 1 o 
i — Tea.per dozen 1 o 
7 0 Stephanotis, dz. spys. 2 o 
1 Tuberoses, per doz. o 3 
6 o i Violets, English 
3 o t per bunch t 6 
40 
. d. x. d. 
9 o 
4 0 
3 o 
4 o 
-Buchans ...per doz. 2 o 
Gardenias 12 blooms 1 6 
Gaillardia, doz. bun. 2 o 
- Heliotropes, 12 sprays o 3 
. Lapageria, 12 blooms 1 0 
Lilac, French, 
per bunch 5 0 
Lilium Harrisii, 
. doz. blooms 3 o 
Liliumsvar.,doz,blms 1 6 
3 6 
2 o 
o 1 
6 o 
1 o 
4 0 
4 0 
4 o 
6 o 
4 o 
0 6 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Abbey Park, Leicester .118 
Bouille Bordelaise..115 
Cattleya Warocqueana......120 
Chrysanthemum notes .114 
Chrysanthemums, October 112 
Crotons, a collection of.120 
Cycas revoluta. 120 
Delphinium vestitum.....119 
Dendrobes, King of the.116 
Eomecon chionantha.119 
Eucomis paliidiflora.119 
Fruit Notes . 113 
Gardeners Calendar . .121 
Gomeza planifolia.120 
Grape, Mrs. Pince’s .113 
Hardy Perennials .113 
.Lamport, the Rockery at ...116 
Oak wood, notes from.117 j 
PAGE 
Orchid Growers Calendar 120 
Orchid Nursery, East Dul¬ 
wich .114 
Physostegu virginiana spe- 
ciosa...120 
Plants, new and r-r* ..114 
Potato disease,.m 
Potatoes, new varieties of...ii2 
Raspberries, late.112 
Roses on their own roots...116 
Science Gleanings.115 
Societies.120 
Sunflowers, Perennial .118 
Tomatos, yellow.113 
United Horticultural Provi¬ 
dent Society.118 
Vanda Hookeriana.120 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page. 
j. o. Ash. no 
Protheroe & Morris no 
J. C. Stevens.......-^,.,110 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . i °9 
H. Cannell & Sons.m 
t Carter & Co.in 
icksons, Limited .........m 
Dobbie & Co. __109 
11 . English. 123 
W. B. Hartland ..109 
Jarman & Co. .....122 
E. H. Krelage & Son_nr 
T. Lane .109 
Levenshulme Horticul¬ 
tural Co. .-log 
Ant. Roozen & Son_no 
Ryder & Son. iii 
S. Shepperson_111 
R. Silberrad & Son.109 
R. Smith & Co...no 
Sutton & Sons ..109 
R. Sydenham _109 
B. S. Williams & Son ...109 
J. W. Woodward...-- iii 
Climbers. 
H. English...122 
Jackman & Son -.—.111 
Jarman A Co. —..-....-.-122 
R. Smith & Co.—.,110 
Cut Flowers. 
Saddington & Co, no 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead .tit 
H. English..........122 
M. Taylor ^-....109 
J. Smith ..X09 
Florists' Flowers. 
M. Campbell.109 
E. S. Dodwell ..,.„,m 
S. Hills . ....109 
T. Peed & Sons...109 
Thomson & Co...no 
Fruit and Rose Trees. 
G. Jackman & Son. iii 
W. Iceton ........109 
Jarman & Co.-.122 
J. Le Cornu & Son.122 
R. B. Laird & Sons—.109 
H. Lane & Son.....in 
T. Rivers & Son .........-.in 
R. Smith & Co.no 
Garden Sundries, Ac. 
Boundary Chemical Co. 109 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst ...109 
W. Horne .-,...124 
H. J. Jones.in 
D. Pitt Sc Sons ..109 
R. Sankey & Son.123 
H. G. Smyth—.,,—123 
PAGE 
Greenhouse Plants. 
H. English.122 
W. Iceton .in 
J. W. Silver .......109 
Hardy Plants. 
H. English.^....109 
Pleating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood......109 
T. Roberts...124 
Thames Bank Iron Co. ...124 
Horticultural Builders. 
J.Boyd & Sons.109 
W. Cooper.123 
J. Gray .109 
A. Peel & Sons.109 
W. Richardson & Co.123 
J. Weeks & Co.... -.109 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford's Antiseptic -.log 
Fir Tree Oil .-.123 
Gishurst Compound .109 
Nicotine Soap.109 
Manures. 
W. Thomson & Sons.,....109 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’Cocoa_ 
Miss Francis........123 
Gishurstine .109 
A. Outram...124 
Mrs. A. Peat.123 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 109 
Mrs. G. Wass ..^....122 
Mushrooms. 
W. Cutbush & Son.^.m 
B. S. Williams & Son ...109 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 110 
P. McArthur.....109 
Seeger&Tropp .......124 
Roses. 
G. W. Boothby .109 
H. Cannell & Sons.........111 
H. English.no 
J. Walters.109 
Seeds. 
Jarman &Co .122 
K. Smith & Co .no 
Strawberries. 
G. Bunyard & Ca.no 
M. Wise.,..,.109 
Trees. 
H. Lar.e & Son——,,.in 
Tubers. 
G. A. Pauls 109 
LONDON ROAD CAR COMPANY, Ltd. 
TO FARMERS & MARKET GARDENERS. 
Tenders arc invited for Removing the Manure from the 
various Stabiesof this Company from 1st Jan. to 31st Dec., i?9*. 
List of Stables and Number of Horses in each :—• 
Horses. 
Page Street, Westminster .. .. .. 342 
Regency Street, Westminster - .. .. 56 
Brewery Road, Caledonian Road .. .. 257 
Catherine Wheel Yard, Bishopsgate Street .. 40 
Lamb Street, Spitalfields .. .. 60 
16, Fulham Road, S.W. .. .. .. .. 125 
Farm Lane, Walham Green .. .. .. 655 
Cedars Mews, West Kensington .. .. 165 
Milman's Street, Chelsea, S.W. .. .. 175 
Gillray Square, Chelsea, S.W. .. .. .. 72 
Star Road, West Kensington .. .. .. 199 
Mulgrave Road, West Kensington .. .. 40 
42, Walmer Road, Notting Hill .. .. 83 
143, Walmer Road, Notting Hill .. .. 115 
82, Hammersmith Road, W. (near Broadway) 377 
Tenders marked “ Tender for Removing Manure,” to be ad¬ 
dressed to the Secretary, from whom full particulars may be 
obtained and lodged not later than Saturday, 2^th inst. 
Tenders can be made cither for a section or for the whole of 
the Stables. 
9, Grosvenor Road, Westminster, 
13th October, 1891. 
150 , 000 . 
SPECIAL OFFEROF KENTIAS. 
W. ICETON, Putney, 
Has a large quantity ol the above to offer very reasonable at 
from . £7 ios. per 1000. 
Thumbs, well-established... £to ,, 
In 6o's, fine stuff . £30 „ 
H ydrangea dr. hogg.—T his is 
the best. Strong plants for outside or greenhouse cul¬ 
ture, 3 for is. 6d., 4s. per doz.; 6 perennial Sunflowers, 2s. ; 6 
scarlet Geums, is. gd.,carriage paid —H. ENGLISH, Clevedon 
N urseries, Clevedon. 
1 O LARGE LAURELS, bushy, 3 ft. 
_L ^^high, 4s.; 12 flowering shrubs, 3 to 4 ft. high, 5s.; 6 
Laburnums, 5 ft. high, 2s. 6d.; 12 Poplars, 5 to 6 ft. high, 2s. 6d ; 
6 Mountain Ash, 5 ft. high, 2S. 9d.; 12 Virginian Creepers, Jas¬ 
mines, and Honeysuckles, 3 to 5 ft. high, 3s. 6d. ; 6 for 2S.—H. 
ENGLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, Clevedon. 
"POR A SUCCESSION of white bloom 
i througe the winter months plant now Roman white Hya¬ 
cinths, 2s. a dozen ; 50 for 7s.; Paper-white Narcissus, is. 6d. 
dozen : 50 for 4s. 6d. Pheasant-eye Narcissus, is. 3d. dozen; 
50 for 4s., carriage paid.—H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, 
Clevedon. 
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STRONG PLANTS, CARRIAGE PAID, 
Extent of Glass Structures, 54,000 Superficial Feet. 
Extent of Nurseries, 57 Acres. 
18 Greenhouse Ferns, assorted and named . 
12 Greenhouse Ferns, 6 var., including Maiden-hair 
12 Maiden-hair Ferns, 12 var., most lovely kinds 
6 Maiden-hair Ferns, 4 distinct var., named. 
3 Adiantum Farleyense, most handsome Maiden-hair 
100 Asserted Maiden-hair Ferns, my selection, well 
assorted. 10 o 
50 Ditto. 5 9 
3 Greenhouse Asparagus plants, strong, well rooted 1 9 
6 Aralia Sieboldi, handsome foliage plant, strong ... 2 6 
6 Palms, 3 var., healthy plants (12 for 4s.) .. ... 2 6 
3 Palms, from 4-in. pots, 4 to 5 leaves, Latania bor- 
bonica, &c. ... 2 6 
3 Gardenias, healthy plants, well rooted, from pots 2 0 
6 Gardenias, larger, well rooted, from 4-in. pots ... 4 6 
3 Lygodium scandens, the pretty climbing Fern ... 1 9 
6 Greenhouse Selaginellas or Mosses, including golden 1 6 
3 Hydrangea Dr. Hogg, best va r . (12 for 4s. 6 d.) ... 1 6 
12 Assorted Ferns for cool greenhouse without heat... 26 
6 Clematis montana and 2 C. Flammula, 1$ to 3 ft.... 2 o 
6 Climbing Roses, own roots, 6 var., 1 \ to 3 ft. ... 2 3 
6 China or Monthly Roses; own roots, 6 var. 23 
3 Large-floweiing Clematis, purple, &c. named ... 2 6 
12 Tea Roses on own roots, best kinds, named ... 5 o 
6 Mrs. Sinkins, new white Pink (12 for is. iod.) ... 1 4 
12 Small-leaved Ivies, pretty for rockeries or walls ... 1 3 
6 Variegated Gold and Silver Ivies (12 for 4s.) ... 2 3 
6 Ampelopsis Veitchii, small-leaved, self-clinging ... 2 o 
12 Irish Ivies, strong plants, 2 to 3 ft. hi^h . 1 9 
12 Pansies and Violas, best named kinds . 2 3 
12 Al; ine Auriculas, lovely strain (25 for 2s. 6 d.) ... 1 6 
6 Named perennial Phlox, 6 var. 16 
4 Honeysuckles, evergreen, Dutch, &c., named ... 1 6 
6 Perennial Michaelmas Daisies, white, very large... 2 o 
12 Assorted plants, suitable for rockeries . 1 6 
100 Assorted hardy herbaceous and perennial plants... 5 o 
12 Iceland Poppies, pretty perennials . ... 2 o 
3 Dracaena indivisa, about 1 ft. high . 2 o 
6 Heliotropes, best kinds, well rooted. 20 
6 Large choice Greenhouse Ferns, A. Farleyense, 
tenerum, concinnum, latum, &c., 1 ft. high ... 3 o 
12 Chrysanthemums best name 1 var. (25 for 3s. 6d.) 2 o 
6 Ficus repens, strong, well-rooted plants . 1 6 
6 Perennial Pyrethrums (12 for 3s.) 1 9 
6 Heliotropes, 6 distinct named. 2 3 
3 Double Tropzeolums, Hermine Grassboft. 1 9 
6 Nicotiana atfinis (sweet scented Tobacco-plant) ... 2 o 
6 Fuchsias, 6 var., named. 16 
6 Delphiniums, mixed colours, light and dark ... 1 9 
6 Pinks, alba fimbriata or Anne Boleyn (pink) ... 1 6 
6 Bouvardias, 4 var., best named ... . 2 6 
6 Saxifrages, 3 distinct kinds .. 1 6 
4 Marguerites, white and yellow, named . 1 6 
6 Tuberous Begonias, excellent strain ... ... 2 6 
6 Tree or winter-flowering Cai nations.^. 3 o 
6 Perennial mauve Michaelmas Daisy. 2 0 
6 Sedums, in 6 var., named . 2 o 
6 Saxilrages, in 6 var., named . 2 o 
6 Coleus, 6 disiinct and best named kinds . I 6 
6 Ivy Geraniums, best named vars. ... ... 2 o 
6 Lavender or Southernwood, strong plants. 1 6 
6 Begonia Rex, handsomely marked leaves ... 2 o 
6 Christmas Roses. ... 2 o 
12 Perennial Cornflowers, lovely blue. 2 3 
12 Perennial white Candytuft . 2 o 
12 Seedling Carnations, from double flowers ... ... 2 3 
3 Passion-flowers, 3 vars., named . ... 16 
6 Lobelia cardinalis, intense red flowers, perennial 2 o 
3 Ampelopsis variegata(variegated Virginian Creeper) 1 6 
6 Herbaceous Calceolarias,best strain... . 1 9 
3 Scarlet Salvias, very free flowering. 1 3 
1 Tacsonia, 1 Hoya, 1 Solanum jasimnoides. 2 o 
12 Perennial Gaillardias, assorted colours . 2 o 
3 Sensitive-plants, from single pots .. 1 6 
12 Cinerarias, strong plants . 1 6 
6 Primula obconica, always in flower, strong. 20 
12 Gloxinias, a lovely strain . . 2 6 
6 Rudbeckia Newmanii, bright yellow, perennial ... 1 9 
6 Spirasa, good clumps . 2 3 
6 Cyclamen persicum, good strain . 1 9 
12 Hollyhocks, mixed, lrom double flowers . 2 6 
12 Hollyhocks, double, white or yellow. 3 o 
40 Wallflowers, blood-red, purple, yellow, &c. ... 2 o 
32 Double German Wallflowers, good strain. 1 6 
6 Perennial Oriental crimson Poppies. 1 9 
3 Pampas clumps, from pots . 1 9 
100 Strawberry plants, 4 vars., best named . 3 o 
6 Carnations, Bride, Jupiter, Purity, Clove, &c. ... 3 o 
6 Arum Lilies. 1 9 
20 Foxgloves, white and spotted. 1 6 
20 Antirrhinums, splendid strain ... 16 
3 Erica Cavendishii, strong, well-rooted . 2 6 
3 Erica hyemaiis, strong, well-rooted. 2 0 
3 Deutzias, 3 Solanums . ... 20 
6 Flowering shrubs, Ribes, Deutzia, &c., Lilac, 
Weigelia, Mock Orange . 2 9 
A lovely wreath or cross of natural flowers, 75. 6d ., 10s. 6 d. t 
or 155. 
. Less quantities at same rate if order exceeds 2s. 6 d. in value. 
Any ns. worth may be selected from this advt. for ios.; any 
23s. worth for 2cs. All plants in this advt. are carriage paid. 
Catalogue gratis. See also advts. on front page. 
P.O. Orders and P. Notes payable at Clevedon. 
H. ENGLISH, Clevedon and Clapton 
Nurseries, Clevedon. 
A CER NEGUNDO VARIEGATA, the 
X\. lovely variegated Maple, for outdoor or pot culture, 
strong plants, ij to 2 ft., is. id. each, 6 for 6s., ios. doz., carriage 
paid. — H. ENGLISH, Clevedon and Clapton Nu: series, 
Clevedon. 
S PECIAL OFFER of splendidly fur- 
nished plants for table and greenhouse defccration, in 
5-in. pots. Azalea indica, set with buds, ix. 6 d. and 2s. each ; 
Maiden-hair Ferns, is. each; Tree Ferns, is. Cd. each; Pteris 
tremulaand other Ferns, is. 3 d. each ; Solanums, berried, is. 6 1 . 
each; Palms, 1$ to 3 ft. high, 2s. 6d., 3s. 6 d., and 5s. each; 
Genistas, in bud, is. 3 d. each; Ericas, in bud, is. 6 d. each; 
Primulas, is. each ; Cyclamen, is. 3 d. each. 3 gratis plants over 
on each doz.—H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nur^eries/Clevedon. 
D warf or bush roses, ij to 23 ft. 
high, 200 varieties—Abel Carriere, Duke of Connaught, 
La France, Crimson Bedder, Prince C. de Rohan, Anna 
Diebach, Marie Beaumann, Boule de Neige, Malmaison. &c„ 
&c. 6 for 3s.; 12 for 5s. td., my selection. Tea and Noisette 
Roses, Marechal Niel, Gloire de Dijon, Mad. Berard, White 
Gloire, Isabella Sprunt, &c., See., 6 for 4s.; 7s. per doz., my 
selection, carriage paid. Catalogue gratis—H. ENGLISH 
Clevedon and Clapton Nurseries, Clevedon. 
