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THE GARDENING WORLD 
May 28, 1892. 
Communications Received. — W. C. D. P. 
McK.—A. H.—J.—R. D. — Cosmos.—H N.—J H 
next week) — W. B. — G. — X. — 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
James Veitch & Sons, King’s Road, Chelsea, 
S.W.—Catalogue of Plants, including novelties for 
1892. 
Herd Brothers, Penrith.—Bedding and Hardy 
Herbaceous Plants, &c. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
May 23rd, 1892. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report Agricul¬ 
tural seeds steady, with small consumptive demand. 
Mustard is scarce and dearer. Rape seed in narrow 
compass and firmly held, h rench-Italian Ryegrass 
scarce. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
May 25 tli. 
Apples... per £-sieve 
Canadian and Nova 
Scotian Apples 
per barrel 12 0 20 o 
Tasmanian Apples 
per case... 80150 
s. d. s.a 
Strawberries per lb. 20 40 
New Grapes per lb. 26 40 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 60 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d s. d. 
1050 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobe doz. 30 60 
Asparagus.bun. 20 50 
Beans, French, perlb. 20 26 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 16 26 
Carrots ... per bunch o 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 60 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 06 10 
Endive. French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
s. d. 5. d 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 16 20 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 20 
Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Spinach, per strike ... 1 6 
Tomatos. per lb. 1 6 26 
Turnips.per bun. o 6 
Kent Kidneys 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; 
80s. to loos, per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 60 90 
Azalea .per doz. 18 o 42 o 
—Mollis.per doz. 18 o 36 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Cineraiia ...per doz. 40 80 
Deurzia...per doz ...60 90 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 o 36 o 
Dracaena viridis,doz. 90180 
Scheveria Pyramid- 
alis.9 o 18 o 
Erica various per doz. 9 o 24 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 o 
Ferns, small, per 100 8 o 12 0 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
s . d. s . d. 
Fuchsia, . per doz 6 o 12 o 
Genista . per doz. 6 o 10 o 
Heliotrope, per doz. 40 6 o 
Ivy Geraniums, per doz. 
doz. pots 12 o 18 0 
Lilium Harrisii.doz. 15 o 30 o 
Lobelia, . per doz. 40 60 
Marguerites, per doz. 6 o 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 5 o 10 o 
Musk, . per doz. 30 60 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 6 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 o 63 o 
Pelargoniums,perdoz. 9 0 18 o 
—scarlet.per doz. 40 60 
Spiraeas . per doz. 8 o 12 o 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Anemone various, 
doz. bun. 20 4 0 j 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 20 40 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Bluebells, doz. bchs. 09 16 
Carnations. 12 blooms 10 30 
Cowslips, doz. bchs. 10 16 
—Single, doz. bchs. 16 60 
Eucharis ...per doz. 26 40 
Gardenias 12 blooms 16 40 
Heliotropes,12 sprays 06 10 
Jonquils, doz. bnches 10 20 
Lilac, French, 
per bunch 40 50 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 26 40 
Liliums var.,dz.blms. 16 30 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. bunches 30 90 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs.4 080 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 20 4 c 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 30 6 c 
Myosotis or Forget- 
me-not, doz. bnchs. 20 40 
Moss Roses, (French) 
doz. blooms 20 40 
s. d. s . d. 
Narciss, double, 
doz blooms 06 09 
Narciss, var., 
doz. bunches 20 40 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 09 10 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 40 60 
I Primroses, doz. bchs. 06 10 
Primula, double, bun. 09 10 
Pansies, doz. bchs ...10 20 
j Polyanthus, doz. bchs. 20 40 
i Oi chid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 03 10 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 60 
— Red.doz. blms. 20 40 
— Saffrano...per doz. 16 26 
— Tea.per dozen 10 30 
Spirasas...doz. bnchs 40 60 
Tuberoses, per doz 06 16 
Tulip, doz. bchs. 20 60 
I Violets Dark, French, 
doz. bunches 10 16 
—English, doz. bchs. 10 16 
| Wallflowers, 
doz. bunches 30 40 
CQ1TTE17TS 
PAGE 
Arisarum probossideum .. 615 
Aspen House. .613 
Californian flowers.611 
Calochortuses . 617 
Cattleya iricolor . .616 
Chicago Exhibition .612 
Climbing Plants ..608 
Coleus for exhibition.615 
Combretum purpureum ...615 
Cypripedium Eurylcchus...6i6 
Cypripedium Evenor.616 
Dendrobium Leeanum 
atropurpureum.616 
Dendrobium lineals . 616 
Dentaria bulbifera..A15 
Disporum sessile 
variepatum .615 
Floriculture .612 
Forsythia suspensa .612 
Fruit Show, the Inter¬ 
national .608 
Gardeners Calendar.617 
Genista hispanica .615 
Grafting in Moss. 6:2 
PAGE 
Hampton Court, burning 
of an old oak at .609 
Herbaceous Border .614 
Holmes’ Memorial 
Challenge Cup.609 
Laslia purpurata, Erratic ... 6 j 6 
Masdevallia caudata- 
Estraaae.616 
New and Rare Plants .610 
New Zealand Water Lily...615 
Obituary.617 
Orchids at Cheltenham.613 
Peloria of Cattleya 
Mendelii....616 
Rhododendron Collettia- 
num.615 
Richardias,Planting out of 614 
Scottish Notes.615 
Societies .616 
Spring. A dry .608 
Stimulants for plants in 
pots .609 
Temple Show . 614 
Tropaeolum Mrs. Clibran...6i5 
Vanda teres alba,....616 
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