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THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 23, 1892 
some blossoms on a tree will escape while all the 
others are killed. The amount of natural shelter 
varies so much that it is impossible to gauge the 
actual degree of frost that will kill. By means of a 
thin covering you can keep off 5 0 to 8° of frost, and 
sometimes more, especially if dry. 
Names of Plants.— Omega : The Broad-leaved 
Jasmine Box or Mock Privet (Phillyrea latifolia). 
K. Benson : i, Corydalis cava ; 2, Corydalis solida ; 
3, Primula denticulata cashmiriana ; 4, Rubus 
spectabilis ; 5, Prunus spinosa. R. Andrews : 1, 
Rubus australis ; 2, Pimelea spectabilis ; 3, Pimelea 
decussata. T. B.\ i, Selaginella apus; 2, Selaginella 
caulescens; 3, Pteris hastata ; 4, Aspidium caryoti- 
deum ; 5, Nephrodium patens ; 6, Platylomarotundi- 
folia. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
April 20 th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d s. d. s. d. s.a 
050 Strawberries per lb. 20 40 
New Grapes, per lb. 40 50 
Grapes.per lb. 20 40 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 60 
Apples... per £-sieve 1 
Canadian and Nova 
Scotian Apples 
per barrel 12 
Tasmanian Apple 
per case... 8 
Vegetables.— 
s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobe doz. 3 o 
Asparagus, Eng.bun. 10 o 
Beans, French, perlb. 2 o 
Beet.per dozen 2 o 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... per bunch o 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 3 o 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each o 6 
Endive. French, doz. 2 6 
Herbs .per bunch o 2 
o 15 o 
—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. 
6 o Horse Radish, bundle 
13 0 Lettuces ...per dozen 
3 6 Mushrooms, p. basket 
3 o Onions.per bunch 
2 6 Parsley ... per bunch 
Radishes... per dozen 
6 0 Smallsalading,punnet 
Seakale ...per basket 
1 0 Spinach, per strike ... 
3 o Tomatos. perlb. 
o 6 Turnips.per bun. 
r. d. 
2 0 
1 6 
1 3 
0 4 
6 
6 
4 
0 
6 
6 
6 
r. d 
4 0 
2 0 
2 o 
0 6 
3 0 
2 6 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to ioos. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to ioos. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots.—Average 
s. d. s. d. 
Acacia var.,perdoz. 12 o 18 o 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 9 o 12 o 
Azalea .per doz. 18 o 42 o 
—Mollis.per doz. 24 o 36 o | 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Cineraria ...per doz. 40 80 
Deutzia.. per doz ...60 90 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 o 36 o 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Erica Willmoriana 
per doz...12 o 18 0 
— various, per doz. 9 0 24 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o 
Ferns, invar..per doz. 4 0 18 0 1 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 | 
Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Genista.per doz. 8 o 10 0 
Hyacinths,...per doz. 60 90 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. pots 12 o 18 o 
Marguerites, perdoz. 9 o 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 6 o 12 o 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 6 
P.Trns, Specimen ... 15 o 63 o 
Pelargoniums,perdoz.12 0 18 o 
Primula Sinensis per 
doz. 40 60 
—scarlet.per doz. 40 60 
Spiraeas.per doz. 8 o 12 o 
Tulips.per doz. 60 90 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 
Acacia or Mimosa 
French per bunch 1 6 
Anemone various, 
French, doz. bun. 2 o 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 2 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. o 6 
Carnations. 12blooms 2 0 
Daffodils. double, 
doz. bunches 2 o 
—Single, doz. bchs. 2 6 
Encharis ...per d >z. 3 o 
Freezia.doz. bun. 2 o 
Gardenias 12 blooms 2 o 
Heliotropes,i2 sprays o 6 
Hyacinths, 12 sprays 3 o 
Jonquils, doz. bnches 1 o 
Lilac, French, 
per bunch 4 o 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 5 o 
Liliumsvar.,doz blms. 1 6 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. bunches 6 o 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs. 6 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 2 o 
1 Mignonette... 12 bun. 1 6 
2 o I Narciss, var., Scilly, 
doz bunches 2 o 
4 0 | Pelargoniums, 12 sps. o 9 
4 o —scarlet.12 bchs. 4 o 
1 0 Primroses, doz. bchs. o 6 
3 o Primula, double, bun. o 9 
; Primula single, doz. 
4 o sprays 0 4 
60 Oi chid Bloom in var. 
6 o 1 per bloom, from o 3 
4 o Roses, yellow, dozen 2 o 
60 — Red.doz. blms. 2 6 
10 — Saffrano...per doz. 2 o 
4 o — Tea.per dozen 1 o 
2 0 SpirasasL.doz. bnchs 6 o 
i Tuberoses, per doz 1 0 
5 o Violets, Parme, Frnch 
per bunch 2 o 
60 — Dark, French, 
3 0 ; doz. bunches 1 6 
—English, doz. bchs. 1 o 
10 0 Wallflowers, 
9 o I doz. bunches 3 0 
4 0 I 
3 c 
4 0 
1 0 
6 o 
1 o 
1 0 
o 6 
1 o 
6 0 
4 o 
3 0 
3 0 
8 o 
2 0 
3 0 
2 o 
1 6 
4 o 
coisrTiEJsrTS 
Angels’ Tears . 
Apple Blossom Weevil. 
Auricula, the. 
Begonia corallina . 
“ Chestnuts ”. 
Cypripedium Chamberlain- 
ianum . 536 
Cypripedium Laurebel.536 | 
Cypripedium Swinburnii ...536 
Dendrobium Euryclea .536 
Emblematic Flowers- .527 
Floriculture .534 
Gardeners’ Calendar.537 j 
Herbaceous Border, the ..530 I 
International Horticultural 
Exhibition.532 * 
PAGE 
( Iris Sindarensis .530 
Laslio-Cattleya Marriottiana536 
Masd val ia Wendlandij ...536 
New South Wales, Notes 
from.529 
Omphalodes verna.536 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar.,536 
Patronage, Expensive .528 
Plants, New and Rare .529 
Plum cultivation .534 
Rhododendronchamaecistus536 
Roses .535 
Societies.537 
Trilliums, the.535 
Wallflower, the.530 
Ynlan, the .532 
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