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THE GARDENING WORLD 
December 5, 1891. 
COVENT CxARDEN MARKET. 
December 2nd. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d s. d. 
Apples... per J-sieve i o 50 
Canadian and Nova 
Scotian Apples 
per barrel 12 0 18 0 
Cobbs... per 100 lbs. 30 0 33 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices, 
Grapes.per lb. 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael's, each 2 6 
Peaches .perdoz. 0 0 
s. d. s.ii. 
06 26 
8 0 
0 0 
s. d. s. d. 
ArtlchokesGlobedoz. 30 60 
Beans, French, perlb. 0 9 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 16 26 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers,English, 
per doz. 30 60 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 06 09 
Endive, French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
s. d. s. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 10 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 3 
Onions.per bunch 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Smallsalading,punnet 0 4 
Seakale ...per basket 3 0 
Spinach, per strike ... 1 6 
Tomatos. per lb. 0 9 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
1 6 
2 0 
0 6 
3 6 
1 3 
PotatosV—K ent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to ioos. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ...doz. 6 o 12 o 
Bouvardias...per doz. 8 o 12 0 
Chrysanthemums,doz 6 o 12 o 
_ large .per doz.12 o 24 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 o 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 o 36 0 
Dracsenaviridis,doz. 9 o 18 0 
Epiphyllum per doz. 10 o 
Erica Hymalis, per 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 o 18 o 
d. s. d. 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Heliotrope, per doz. 40 60 
Marguerites, per doz. 6 o 12 o 
Mignonette, per doz. 40 60 
Palms in variety,each 26210 
•—scarlet.per doz. 4 o 
doz. 18 o 
Roman Hyacinths, per 
doz. 12 o 
Solanums...per doz. 12 o 
Tulips.per doz. 9 0 
6 0 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s. d. 
Acacia or Mimosa 
French per bunch 1316 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 40 60 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 020 
Chrysanthemums, 
doz. blooms 09 30 
Chrysanthemums, 
doz. bunches 30 90 
Eucharis ...per doz. 40 80 
Gardenia: 12 blooms 30 60 
Heliotropes,12 sprays 03 06 
Hyacinths, Roman, 
doz. sprays 910 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 10 30 
Lilac, French, 
per bunch 6 6 70 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 60 80 
Liliumsvar., doz. blms. 16 30 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs.4 090 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 2 o 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 1 6 
Narciss, Paper White 
doz. sprays 1 0 
Narciss, French, 
doz. bunches 6 0 
Parme Violets, 
French, per bun. 3 6 
Dark „ „ „ 20 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 0 6 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 4 0 
Primula, double, bun. o 9 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 2 o 
Roses, yellow, dozen 3 o 
— Red.doz. blms. 1 6 
— Saffrano...per doz. 2 6 
— Tea.per dozen 1 0 
Stephanotis, dz. spys. 3 0 
Tuberoses, per doz. 06 
Violets, English 
per bunch 1 6 
s. d. 
4 o 
3 0 
1 6 
8 0 
4 o 
2 6 
0 1 
6 o 
1 o 
4 o 
6 o 
2 0 
3 0 
3 0 
6 o 
0 g 
2 0 
GOITTBInTTS. 
PAGE 
Agapanthus umbellatus .215 
Apples for Amateurs .216 
Aristolochia elegans .215 
Bankfield . 2I 3 
Bouvardias . 20 7 
Canadian Apple Culture ...208 
Carnations, Tree. 20 7 
Chrysanthemums at Castle 
Hill . 212 
Chrysanthemum Notes.214 
Cinerarias . 2C 9 
Cotoneasters, the.212 
Floriculture . 2I 4 
Fruit Notes . 2I 5 
Funeral Flowers.210 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris .206 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son .205 
H. Cannell & Sons.207 
J. Carter & Co.207 
Jarman & Co.207 
G. Lancaster....».205 
C. Shilling.205 
R. Smith & Co.207 
Chrysanthemums. 
W. E. Boyce.205 
J. Carter & Co.207 
H. J. Jones.206 
R. Owen.205 
W. H. Thompson. 205- 
Climbers. 
H. English.206 
Jackman & Son .207 
Jarman & Co.207 
R. Smith Sc Co.207 
Cut Flowers 
Saddington & Co.205 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead .206 
M. Taylor .205 
J. Smith.205 
Florists’ Flowers. 
W. Dean.205 
E. S. Dodwell .:ob 
J. Peed & Sons.205 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co.206 
G. Jackman & Son.207 
W. Iceton .205 
Jarman & Co.207 
H. Lane & Son .205. 
J. Le Cornu & Son.219 
R. B. Laird & Sons.205 
T. Rivers & Son.206 
Saltmarsh & Son.207 
C. Shilling .205 
R. Smith Sc Co.207 
J. Watkins.206 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Boundary Chemical Co. 205 
G. Coppin & Sons.205 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst ...205 
Osman & Co.220 
R. Sankey & Son.22c 
H. G. Smyth..206 
J. Sterry & Sons.22c 
Willesden Canvas 206 
PAGE 
Impatiens flaccida .215 
Laelia anceps :.216 
Niger, up the.210 
Oakwood, Notes trom .212 
Orchid Notes .216 
Peach pruning.212 
Richardia africana com- 
pacta.209 
Rose tree planting .208 
Sea Kale.209 
Scottish Notes.211 
Soils, potting, etc.210 
Trees and shrubs, hardy ...212 
Trees, street.207 
Vegetable garden, the .215 
Gardeners' Calendar.2 7 Vine borders, covering.211 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
PAGE 
Greenhouse Plants. 
H. English.218 
W. Iceton .206 
J. W. Silver ..2C5 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper .219 
Jones & Attwood.205 
C. P. Kinnell & Co..220 
T. Roberts.220 
Thames Bank Iron Co. ...220 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons.205 
W. Cooper.219 
J. Gray .205 
W. Richardson & Co.220 
J. Weeks & Co....-.205 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ...205 
Gishurst Compound .205 
Nicotine Soap ....205 
Manures. 
W. Thomson & Sons.205 
Miscellaneous. 
Beecham’s Pills .220 
J. Draper .218 
Epps’Cocoa.220 
Gishurstine .205 
Mrs. Hursthou3e.205 
A. Outram.219 
Mrs. Peat .2C5 
St. Jacob's Oil.218 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 205 
Mushrooms. 
W. Cutbush & Son.218 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co.106 
P. McArthur.205 
Roots. 
B. S. Williams & Son.205 
Roses. 
H. Cannell & Sons.207 
H. English.206 
Jarman & Co.207 
Jackman & Son .207 
T. J. Rivers & Son.206 
R. Smith & Co.207 
J. Walters.203 
Seeds. 
Dobbie & Co.205 
Jarman & Co .207 
R. Smith & Co .207 
Sutton & Sons.205 
R. Sydenham .205 
EVERYBODY 
Who suffers from Bodily 
Aches and Pains, such as 
Rheumatism,Gout, Lum¬ 
bago,Headache,Pie urisy, 
Sciatica, Sprains, and 
Bruises, 
SHOULD USE 
ST. JACOBS OIL 
1 34 ein.«a. a;© 
PER BOTTLE. 
STRONG PLANTS, GARRIAGE PAID. 
CUTBUSH’S MILLTRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Too well known to require descrip¬ 
tion. Price 6s. per bushel (is. extra 
per bushel for package), or 6 d. per 
cake; free by Parcel Post, is. 
None genuine unless in sealed pack¬ 
ages, and printed cultural directions 
enclosed with our signatures attached. 
New publication, “ Mushrooms, and 
How to Grow Them,” by Luke Ellis, 
ishould be read by everyone interested 
in the growth of Mushrooms. Pi ice 6 d. t 
free by post, yd. 
WHK. CUTBUSH Sc SON, 
Nurserymen and Seed Merchants. 
HIGHGATE NURSERIES, N.; & BARNET, HERTS 
THE MARVELLOUS "VICTORIA” CRGANETTE. 
A ©VERY SPECIAL OFFER 
To you from the largest Organette Works in the World. 
A £2 0RGA1IEIH FOR OEY '£ 1 . 
Size, 14} in. 
long, 12 wide. 
>6} high, 
weighs 
6lbs. 
Money returned 
and carriage paid 
to anyono 
dissatisfied. 
TYe are the Sole Makers for this V/cnderful and First-class 
Organette. It is a Reed Instrument- and is constructed on 
the same principles as an Organ with Le ,ows and full-sized reeds. 
Hhe music consists of good, strong, perforated Sheets, which are 
put into the Organette, furnishing cither Finished Solo Per¬ 
formance-a Rich Accompaniment to the Voice, or Valuable 
Orchestral Effects. They are marvels of Musical Invention, and 
combine in themselves all the principles upon which Automatic 
Organs, Organettes, &c., ore now being made, requiring no skill 
in the performer. Any child old enough to use its hands intellL 
gently can play, and the Range of Music is Absolutely un. 
limited. We wish to introduce one of these Organelles into every 
Town and Village in Great Britain, and in order to do sc 
quickly, have decided to sell a Limited Number to the readers 
of this paper at only £1 each, but your order must he received 
before date given in the coupon below. 
We only make this unprecedented offer to introduce this First- 
Class Organette throughout the Kingdom, well knowing 
after one is received in a neighbourhood, we are sure to sell a 
great number at our Regular Price. 
We are the Sole Makers of the Victoria Organette. and you 
must order direct from us. RememCer, the Victoria Organ- 
ettes are large and Powerful Instruments, 'built in the most 
durable style (in our owu works, by .English workmen), highly 
polished, and decorated in gold, the reeds being so powerful that 
they produce sufficient volume of Music for the Chapel, Parlour, 
Lodge, Ball-room, or Picnic party. There is nothing about them 
to get out of order ; in fact, they produce a richer and sweeter 
Bound after having been used a few years. For Home Enter¬ 
tainments they are Unsurpassed. 
The illustration will give you but a faint idea of Size fln d 
Finish Of this beautiful Instrument. We will return the 
money, and pay carriage, to anyone who is not perfectly 
satisfied after receiving it. It sings its own Praises. With 
each Organette we send a selection of Music Free» and pack all 
in a strong box. Send money by P.O.. P.O.O.. Registered Letter, 
Or Cheque, payable to J. DRAPER, Blackburn. 
Thousands of Testimonials Received. 
For 2s. extra we will send it, C arriage Paid, to any 
part of the United Kingdom. 
COUPON 1 , 116 , 
Hr 
k 
I « 
REGULAR PRICE, £2 
REDUCED PRICE. £1 
GOOD UNTIL EC. 25, 1891 
Any reader of tl 
Paper who forward 
this Coupon before 
the date named can 
receive ONE Organ¬ 
ette at reduced 
price o f £1 
Extent of Glass Structures , 54,000 Superficial Feet. 
Extent of Nurseries, 57 Acres. 
Siiined^JNtPAPEJt^ 
N.B. Above time extended to foreign customers. Address: 
J. DRAPER, organette works, BLACKBURN. 
• Largest Organette Works in the World. 
ftPAA OUAIIEItSf^E We will give £500Eo anyone who 
dbO'U'U UO^LLEf1l2E B can prove that we ever solicited a 
testimonial, or that any in our catalogues are not genuine 
During October, November, and December, 1890, we received 
rtver Five Hundred Testimonials. Surely this speaks for itself- 
SITUATIONS. 
To Noblemen and Gentlemen requiring Land, 
Agents, Stewards, Bailiffs, or Gardeners. 
T AMES CARTER & Co. have at all times 
vj upon their Register reliable and competent MEN, several 
of whom are personally well known to Messrs. Carter. En¬ 
quiries should be made to 237 and 238, HighHolborn, W.C. 
18 Greenhouse Ferns, assorted and named . 2 6 
r2 Greenhouse Ferns, 6 var., including Maiden-hair r 9 
r2 Maiden-hair Ferns, 12 var., most lovely kinds ... 5 0 
6 Maiden-hair Ferns, 4 distinct var., named ... ... 2 0 
3 Adiantum Farleyense, most handsome Maiden-hair 2 6 
too Assorted Maiden-hair Ferns, my selection, well 
assorted. 10 0 
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 ... 46 
3 Lygodium scandens, the pretty climbing Fern ... 19' 
6 Greenhouse Selaginellas or Mosses, including golden 1 6 
3 Hydrangea Dr. Hogg, best var. (12 for 4s. 6rf.) ... 1 6 
2 Assorted Ferns for cool greenhouse without heat... 2 6 
6 Clematis montana and 2 C. Flammula, ij to 3 ft.... 2 0 
6 Climbing Roses, own roots, 6 var., 1} to 3 ft. ... 2 3 
6 China or Monthly Roses, own roots, 6 var. 2 3 
t3 Large-flowering Clematis, purple. See. named ... 2 6 
12 Tea Roses on own roots, best kinds, named ... 5 0 
6 Mrs. Sinkins, new white Pink (12 for is. 10 d.) ... 1 4 
12 Small-leaved Ivies, pretty for rockeries or walls ... r 3 
6 Variegated Gold and Silver Ivies (12 for 4s.) ... 23 
6 Ampelopsis Veitchii, small-leaved, self-clinging ... 2 0 
r2 Irish Ivies, strong plants, 2 to 3 ft. high . r 9 
12 Pansies and Violas, best named kinds . 2 3 
12 Alpine Auriculas, lovely strain (25 for 2s. 6 d.) ... r 6 
6 Named perennial Phlox, 6 var. 1 6 
4 Honeysuckles, evergreen, Dutch, Sec., 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 0 
r2 Iceland Poppies, pretty perennials . 20 
3 Dracaena indivisa, about 1 ft. high . 20 
6 Heliotropes, best kinds, well rooted. 20 
6 Large choice Greenhouse Ferns, A. Farleyense, 
tenerum, concinnum, latum, &c., r ft. high ... 3 0 
12 Chrysanthemums, best named var. (25 for 3s. 6d.) 2 o 
6 Ficus repens, strong, well-rooted plants ... ... 1 6 
6 Perennial Pyrethrums (r2 for 3s.) 1 9 
6 Heliotropes, 6 distinct named. 23 
3 Double Tropasolums, Hermine Grasshofl. 1 9 
6 Nicotiana affinis (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) ... r 6 
6 Saxifrages, 3 distinct kinds . 1 9 
4 Marguerites, white and yellow, named . 1 9 
6 Tuberous Begonias, excellent strain. 2 9 
6 Tree or winter-flowering Carnations. 3 o 
6 Perennial mauve Michaelmas Daisy. 2 0 
6 Sedums, in 6 var., named . 2 0 
6 Saxifrages, in 6 var., named . 2 o 
6 Coleus, 6 distinct and best named kinds . r 6 
6 Ivy Geraniums, best named vars. 2 o 
6 Lavender or Southernwood, strong plants. 16 
6 Begonia Rex, handsomely marked leaves. 2 0 
6 Christmas Roses. 2 0 
12 Perennial white Candytuft . 2 o 
12 Seedling Carnations, from double flowers. 2 3 
3 Passion-flowers, 3 vars., named ... . 1 6 
6 Lobelia cardinalis, intense red flowers, perennial 2 0 
3 Ampelopsis variegata(variegated Virginian Creeper) t 6 
3 Scarlet Salvias, very free flowering. r 3 
1 Tacsonia, r Hoya, 1 Solanum jasininoides. 20 
12 Perennial Gaillardias, assorted colours . 2 o 
3 Sensitive-plants, from single pots . 1 6 
6 Primula obconica, always in flower, strong. 2 o 
6 Rudbeckia Newmanii, bright yellow, perennial ... 1 9 
6 Spiraea, good clumps ... .. 2 3 
6 Cyclamen persicum, good strain ..-. 1 9 
12 Hollyhocks, mixed, lrorn double flowers . 2 6 
12 Hollyhocks, double, white or yellow. 3 0 
40 Wallflowers, blood-red, purple, yellow, Sec. ... 2 o 
12 Double German Wallflowers, good strain ... ... I 6 
6 Perennial Oriental crimson Poppies. r 9 
3 Pampas clumps, from pots . 19 
100 Strawberry-plants, 4 vars., best named . 3 o 
6 Carnations, Bride, Jupiter, Purity, Clove, See. ... 3 0 
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 hyemalis, strong, well-rooted. 2 o 
3 Deutzias, 3 Solanums . . ... 20 
6 Flowering shrubs, Ribes, Deutzia, &c., Lilac, 
Weigelia, Mock Orange . 2 9 
12 Sweetbriars, strong plants . 2 3 
12 Lilyof Valley Beilin flowering crowns (25 for2s.6d.) 1 6 
A lovely wreath or cross of natural flowers, ys. 6d., 10s. 6d., 
or 15s. 
Less quantities at same rate if order exceeds 2s. 6 d. in value. 
Any us. worth may be selected from this advt. for 10s.; any 
23s. worth for 20s. 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 
lovely variegated Maple, for outdoor or pot culture, 
strong plants. i§ to 2 ft., is. 3 d. each, 6 for 6s., 10s. doz., carriage 
paid. — H. ENGLISH, Clevedon and Clapton Nurseries 
Clevedon. 
C HOICE CUT FLOWERS andMaiden- 
hair Ferns, Chrysanthemums, Roses, Narcissus, Hya¬ 
cinths, Tuberoses, Scc.f2s.6d., 3s. 6rf., and 5s. per box, liberal 
value, post free.—H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, Cleve¬ 
don. 
C HEAP BULBS, CARRIAGE PAID. 
—12 White Gladioli, The Bride, is. 6 d .; 25 Pheasant- 
eye Narcissus, is. 3d.; 50, 2s.; 12 Narcissus, double white, 
IS. 3d.; 25, is. 9d.; 12 Daffodils, is. 3d.; 25 Tulips, is. 6 d .; 100 
assorted Crocus, 2s.; 12 Roman Hyacinths, white, as .; 12 Paper- 
white Narcissus, is. 9d.; 6 Lilium Harrisi, fine bulbs, 4s. 6 J .; 
12,8s.; carriage paid.—H. ENGLISH, Clevedon and Clapton 
Nurseries, Clevedon. _ • 
D warf or bush roses, h to 2$ 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., 
See. 6 for 3s.; 12 for 5s. 6d., my selection. Tea and Noisette 
Roses, Marechal Niel, Gloire de Dijon, Mad. Berard, White 
Gloire, Isabella Sprunt, Sec., See., 6 for 4 s.; 7s. per n»y 
selection, carriage paid. Catalogue gratis—H. ENGLISH, 
Clevedon and Clapton Nurseries, Clevedon. 
