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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 2 , 1895 , 
son of a worthy- sire he truly is—has for some time 
had practipally the management of the business, and 
by him it will be carried on in the future, as may 
earnestly be wished, with as great success as in the 
past. 
-- 
BY SPECIAL WIRE. 
October 30 th, 1895. 
Our Teignmouth correspondent says a good show 
was opened there this morning. The awards were : 
—Eighteen Japanese, open: first, G W. Drake, 
Cathays, Cardiff; second, V. Stuckey, Esq., Lang- 
port, Somerset ; third. A. D. Paul, Esq. Eighteen 
incurved, open : first, V. Stuckey, Esq, ; second, H. 
Hammond Spencer, Esq.; third, Miss Fripp. 
Group of Chrysanthemums : Col. Halford Thomp¬ 
son, Teignmouth; H. H. Spencer, Esq. Two 
bunches of Black Grapes : first, V. Stuckey, Esq. 
(Gros Colman) ; second, the Rev. H. Hutchins. 
Two bunches White Grapes: first, Rev H. 
Hutchins, Teignmouth (Golden Queen) ; second, H. 
H. Spencer, Esq. Group of miscellaneous plants: 
first, H. H. Spencer, Esq., Teignmouth ; second, Col. 
Halford Thompson. 
There was a large competition in the classes for 
Apples and Pears, all being of remarkably fine 
quality. Groups of plants not for competition were 
shown by Messrs. Hannaford & Son, Teignmouth, 
and Mr H J. Stamp, Bishopsteignton. 
Blackheath Show, opened October 30th. The 
awards are:—Class I., group of Chrysanthemums: 
first, F. Fox, Esq., The Cedars, Lee; second, A. W. 
Hollands; third, T. Dobson. Class II., thirty-six 
blooms, eighteen incurved and eighteen Japanese : 
R. Leadbetter, Esq., Elmstead Lodge, Chislehurst; 
C. Payne, and S. B. Wheadon. Class XXXVIII., 
four dishes dessert Apples: E Russell, Martin's 
Grove, Crayford T. A. Hester, and A Tomatin. 
Class XLIX., vegetables, six distinct varieties: 
E. Russell, J. Fulford, and J. Lyne This is a very 
good show indeed. 
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Questions add snsweRS 
*,* Will our friends who send us newspapers be so good 
as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see. 
We shall be greatly obliged by their so doing. 
Names of plants. — W. J-,G.: 1, Lycaste Skin¬ 
ned : 2, Daboecia polifolia alba ; 3, Erica vagans; 
4, Chrysanthemum uliginosum ; 5, Nephrodium 
spinulosumdilatatum; 6,AspidiumFilix-maspaleacea, 
or the golden Male Fern — H. G. : 1, Carex brunnea 
variegata: 2,Cyperus mayenianus; 3, Scirpus riparius. 
— Robur : i.Quercus pendunculata; 2, Quercus Cerris. 
— A. Watti'i, Oncidium tigrinum ; 2, Cypripedium 
spicerianum ; 3, Cypripedium insigne Maulei; 4, 
Cypripedium Godefroyae.— Dingwall ; Pulmonaria 
saccharata. 
Insurance of Nursery Stock.— J. H. Virgo: 
You can get your greenhouse-and nursery stock in 
them insured against damage from hailstorms by 
arrangement with “ The Nurserymen, Market Gar¬ 
dens, and General Hailstorm Insurance Corporation, 
Limited.’’ The secretary of this company is Mr. 
Alexander J. Monro, 1 and 2, King Street, Covent 
Garden. He would also, in all probability, give 
you the requisite information concerning insurance 
against fire. 
Apples and Tomatos sent. — W. S. : The box 
containing the specimens was sent away to be named 
and met with an accident, whereby the numbers 
were separated from the fruits and mixed up, so that 
no determination could be made. The Tomatos were 
sent away with them by a mistake, which we did not 
discover till too late. We should be pleased to 
assist you if you send on some more of the Tomatos 
for examination. We very rarely mislay anything, 
but the accident was beyond our control. 
Various questions. — Rubens : The Chironias are 
greenhouse soft-wooded perennials and shrubs all 
from South Africa, and therefore very different from 
Erythraea, though all belong to the same family. 
Viscaria cardinalis is a garden name for Lychnis 
coeli-rosa cardinalis. We do not understand what 
you mean by the Scarlet Ipomoea. If you mean 
some variety of I. purpurea, it would hardly be in 
bloom before July under ordinary cultivation. Many 
of the Veronicas flower in June, but they are blue. 
The rosy Veronica longifolia rosea flowers in July, 
August, and September. Euonymus americanus is 
chiefly suitable for shrubberies, as it grows from 2 ft. 
to 6 ft. high. The colours of the Gloxinia are prac¬ 
tically endless, and of all shades except yellow; a 
little of the latter may, however, be seen in the tube 
of the flower. A packet of mixed seed will give you 
all the colours. Fire King is only a named garden 
variety of a bright crimson or scarlet hue. Spergu- 
laria rubra we should describe as purplish-red or 
rosy-red. State what you mean by coraphyllous 
plants. 
Herbaceous border plants.— Omega : October 
is the best month to transplant the bulk of the 
subjects usually grown in herbaceous borders, 
because the ground yet possesses a certain degree of 
warmth and the drying heat of summer is gone. It 
may sometimes be done with great advantage in 
September, if the weather is fairly moist. Should 
you, however, desire to have the work completed 
before spring you should set about it at once while 
the weather is open. Choice and rather delicate 
things you might pot up and preserve in a cold frame 
till the end of March or beginning of April, when 
they may be put out again. If not in a hurry you 
might defer the whole work till March. 
Communications Received. — R. G. W. — J. 
Spriggs.—J. L.—Richard Smith & Co.—Dammann 
& Co.—W. F.—W. W.—A.P.—C. S Linger.-Wm. 
Ogg- 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED- 
Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset.—Wholesale 
Catalogue of Gladioli. 
J. C. Schmidt, Erfurt, Germany.—Novelties for 
1896. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
October 29 th, 1895. 
Messrs. Hurst &Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a better demand 
for new Alsike at hardening rates. Finest White 
Clover is also dearer. Red Clover neglected and 
easier. Ryegrasses steady. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
October 30 th, 1895. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
. d s. d. 
s. d, s. 
Apples.per bushel i o 30 
Nova Scotia Apples 
per barrel 13 0 17 0 
Cob Nuts and Fil¬ 
berts, per 100 lbs 35 0 37 6 
Cherries, half sieve 
Currants, Black...halt 
sieve 
Currants Red... half 
sieve j 
Grapes, per lb.0 6 
Pine-apples. 
—St. Mlohael's each 2 6 
Plums per half sieve 
Strawberries . 
Peaches.per doz. 6 o 
Tasmanian Apples, 
per case 
Vegetables.—Average Wholesale Prices 
I. d. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 3 0 
Asparagus,per bundle 
Beau3, French, perlb. 0 2 
Beet.per dozen 2 0 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 3 
Cauliflowers.doz. 1 0 
Celery.perbucdls 1 0 
Cucumbers .ea;h 0 2 
Endive, French, djz. 1 6 
Herbs .per bunch 0 2 
x. d 
6 0 
3 0 
0 3 
0 6 
x. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 2 0 
Lettuces ...per dozen 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 0 
Onions.per bunoh 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale...per basket 
Smallsaladlng,punnet 0 4 
Spinach .per lb. 0 6 
Tomatos. per lb. 0 4 
Turnips.per bun. 0 3 
6 0 
8 0 
s. d 
4 o 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale PriOes. 
x. d. s. d 
Arum Lilies, I2blms. 40 80 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 20 30 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations doz.blms. 16 30 
Chrysanthemums 
doz. blms. 10 60 
Chrysanthemums 
doz. bchs. 30 60 
Euoharls ...per doz 30 50 
Gardenias ...per doz. 20 30 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 4 
Lilium lancifoiium 
per doz. 1 
Llllum longiflorrm 
per doz. 3 
Lily ot the Valley, 
doz.sprays 10 26 
Mr rguerltes. 12 bun. 16 30 
MailennalrFeru,i2bs.4 060 
Orchids, doz. blooms 1 6 r2 o 
Pelargoniums,i2 bun. 40 80 
060 
026 
0 60 
s. d. 
Parme Violet (French) 
per bunch 3 o 
Primula, double, doz. 
sprays 0 6 
Pyrtthrum doz. bun. 2 o 
Roses (indoor), doz. 1 0 
Tea,white, doz. 1 6 
Niels . 3 0 
Yellow, doz. ... 2 0 
Safrano 
(English), doz. ... 2 o 
Red Roses.;...o 9 
Pink Roses .1 o 
Roses,mixed,doz.bhs. 4 0 
Smilax, per bunch ... 2 0 
Stephanotis, doz. 
sprays .3 o 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms.o 3 
Violets, doz. bunches 1 6 
White Lilac (French) 
per bunch 3 6 
0 5 
s. d 
4 6 
4 o 
0 6 
2 O 
5 o 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
x. d 
Atbor Vitae (golden) 
per doz. 6 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 
„ specimen 3 o 
Chrysansthemums 
doz. pots 4 0 
Chrysanthemums 
single plants 162 
Coleus.per dozen 264 
Cyclamen, per doz ...9 o 15 
Diacaena, various, 
per doz. 12 0 30 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 
Erica,various,per doz.g 0 24 
1. x. d. >. d 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 0 18 o 
0 Evargreens.lnvar.doz 6 0 24 0 
o Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
0 Ferns, small, per too 4 0 60 
Ficus elastica, each 10 50 
9 0 Foliage Plants, var., 
each 10 50 
2 o Liliums, various doz. 18 o 30 o 
4 o Lycopodiums, doz. 30 40 
15 o Marguerite Daisy doz 6 0 12 o 
Myrtles, doz. 60 go 
Palms in variety,each 1 o 15 o 
Palms, Specimen ...21 0 63 0 
Solanum, per doz. ...8 0 15 o 
12 
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COUTEITTS. 
PAGE 
Adiantum Farleyense, 
a fine .144 
Amateurs, Hints tor .140 
Arctic Regions, news from 142 
Award ot Merit, an .137 
Banana Plantations .143 
Bause, death of Mr. C. F....145 
Books, Notices of .144 
Carex varie-ata .143 
Carnation, a green .143 
Chrysanthemum Notes.141 
Cypripedium Tennyson.139 
Dutch Horticultural 
Society ..136 
Earlswood Nurseries.142 
Flower Garden, the .139 
Gardening Miscellany .143 
Hanger Hill House.138 
Helianthus, tuberous, in 
bloom ....137 
Hybrid Begonia, the first...143 
Japanese Toad Lily .143 
Lilford Road Nursery.142 
Messrs. John Peed & Sons 137 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society.136 
PAGE 
Nut Culture in England... 144 
Odontoglossum Pescatorei, 
second flowering of .t39 
Old Pelargoniums .143 
Orchid Notes and Glean¬ 
ings . 139 
Plants recently certificated 139 
Polemonium caeiuleum 
variegatum.t43 
Potato question and aspects 
of to-day.135 
Pyrus Fruits, some.144 
Robert Brown,the Botanist 138 
Royal Horticultural .144 
Ryecroft Nursery .141 
Science Gleanings.139 
Societies .144 
Stapelia gigantea, a grand 
plant ot .143 
Technical Education for 
Scotland.136 
Woking and District 
Horticultural Society.136 
Worm-eating Slugs .144 
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