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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 9, 1895 
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THE GARDENING WORLD 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
November 6 th, 1895. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
t. d j. d. 
Apples.per bnshel i o 30 
Nova Scotia Apples 
per barrel 13 o 17 o 
Cob Nuls and Fil¬ 
berts, per too lbs 35 0 37 6 
Cherries, half sieve 
Currants, Black...halt 
sieve 
Currants Red... half 
sieve j 
J. d. 
Grapes, per lb.0 6 
Pine-apples. 
—St. Michael's each 2 6 
Plums per half sieve 
Strawberries . 
Peaches.per doz. 6 0 
Tasmanian Apples, 
per case 
Vegetables.—Average Wholesale Prices 
>. d. 1. d. 
ArticbokesGlobedoz. 30 60 
Asparagus,per bundle 
Beans, French, perlb. 04 06 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1620 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 3 
Cauliflowers.doz. 1030 
Celery.per bundle 1 o 
Cucumbers .each 02 03 
Endive, French, djz. 1 6 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
t. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 2 0 
Lettuces ...per dozen 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 0 
Onions.per bnnob 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch o 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale...per basket 
Smallsaladlng,punnet 0 a 
Spinach .per lb. 0 6 
Tomatos. per lb. o 4 
Turnips.per bun. 0 3 
s. d 
C 0 
8 o 
s. d 
4 ° 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
1. d. 
Arum Lilies, nblms. 4 0 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 2 0 
Bouvardlas, per bun. 0 6 
Carnations doz.blms 1 6 
Chrysanthemums 
doz. blms. 1 o 
s. d 
8 0 
3 o 
s. d. 
Parme Violet (French) 
per bunch 3 o 
Primula, double, doz. 
sprays o 6 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 2 0 
Roses (indoor), doz. 1 o 
° 5 
s. d 
Chrysanthemums 
-| 
,, Tea,white, doz. 1 6 
2 6 
doz. bchs. 3 0 
6 0 
,, Niels . 3 o 
6 0 
Euoharls ...per doz 3 0 
5 0 
,, Safrano 
Gardenias ...per doz. 2 6 
4 0 1 
(English), doz. ... 2 0 
4 0 
Geranium, scarlet, 
Red Roses.o 9 
1 0 
doz. bunches 4 0 
6 0 
Pink Roses .1 0 
2 0 
Lilium iancifolium 
per doz. 10 26 
Llllum longlflorcm 
per doz. 30 60 
Lily ot the Valley, 
doz.sprays 10 26 
Mrrguerltes, 12 bun. 16 30 
MaidenhalrFern,i2bs.4 060 
Mimosa or Acacia 
(French) per bch. 10 20 
Orchids, doz. blooms 1 6 12 o 
Pelargoniums,12 bun. 40 80 
Smilax, per bunch ... 2 
Stephanotis, doz. 
sprays . 3 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms.o 
Violets, doz. bunches 1 
,, Czar (French) 
per bch. ... 
,, Victoria (Fnch) 
doz. bch.... 1 6 
White Lilac (French ) 
per bunch 365 
4 ° 
4 0 
030 
2 6 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesalb Prices 
i. d. 1, d. 
Aibor Vitae (golden) 
per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 o 36 o 
„ specimen 30 50 
Chrysansthemums 
doz. pots 40 90 
Chrysanthemums 
single plants 1620 
Cyclamen, per doz ...9 o 15 o 
Dtacaena, various, 
per doz. 12 0 30 o 
Dracaena virldis.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Erica,various,per doz.9 0 24 o 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 o 18 0 
i.d. 1. d 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 
Ferjs, small, per 100 4 0 
Ficus elastica, each 1 0 
Foliage Plants, var., 
each 1 
Liliums, various doz. 18 0 
Lycopodiums, doz. 4 o 
Marguerite Daisy doz 6 0 12 o 
Myrtles, doz. 60 90 
Palms in variety,each 1 o 15 o 
Palms, Specimen ...21 o 63 0 
Solanum, per doz. ...8 o 15 o 
18 
6 
5 
5 
30 
6 
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Sphagnum Moss 
Guano and Dissolved Bones 
Bones, $ inch and J inch 
Bone Dust, guaranteed pure 
Blood and Bone Manure 
highly recommended 
Horticultural Charcoal [Paper 
Tobacco Cloth, far superior to 
Mushroom Spawn 
Russia and Archangel Mats 
Pot Washing Brushes 
Virgin Cork and Raffia [Twine 
Tanned Netting & Tarred 
Trug Garden Baskets 
Flower Sticks, from i to 5 feet 
Wooden Labels, from 4to I2in. 
Thin Bamboo Canes 
Rose and Dahlia Stakes, about 
5 feet 
Orchid Baskets and Teak Rods 
Greenhouse Blinds made to 
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Patent Bass Brooms 
Smyth’s Orchid and Hothouse 
Shading 
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Largest Manufacturers of 
FLOWER POTS 
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Price Litts fret on Application. 
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By J. Birkenhead, F.R.H.S. 
How to grow Ferns, with selections for Stove, 
Warm, Cool, and Cold Greenhouses; for Baskets, 
Walls, Wardian Cases, Dwelling Houses, &o. 
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INDEX to advertisements. 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris. 15° 
J. C. Stevens.15° 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 168 
W. B. Ha r tland .151 
Sutton & Sons.149 
Silberrad & Son .149 
J. J. Thoolen.i 33 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son .168 
Silberrad & Son.149 
Sutton & Sons.149 
Coals. 
T. T. Pascoe.150 
Chrysanthemums. 
J. W. Cole ..149 
Norman Davis.151 
W. J. Godfrey .150 
H. J. Jones.150 
R. Owen .149 
W. Piercy .150 
W. Wells.151 
Florists’ Flowers. 
Barr & Son.143 
Canned & Sons.151 
J. Laing & Sons .151 
A. Medburst .151 
I . Peed & Sons.150 
Flower Pots. 
Sankey & Sons, Ltd.167 
C. G. Warne, Ltd.166 
Fruit Trees, &c. 
G. Bunyard & Co.151 
J. Cheal & Sons .150 
J. Laing & Sons .149 
R. Smith & Co.150 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
G. Coppin & Sons .149 
Epps& Co.167 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst.... 149 
H. J. Jones .151 
H. G. Smyth .166 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood.167 
Thames Bank Iron Co... 149 
C. Toope & Son .167 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons .149 
J. Gray .140 
W. Richardson & Co ...166 
J. Weeks & Co .149 
Insecticides. 
Gishurst Compound.149 
Manures. 
C. Beeson. 149 
Clay & Son...167 
W. Colchester.167 
Standen's .149 
W. Thomson & Sons ...167 
Miscellaneous. 
Accident Insurance Co. 149 
Bayliss, Jones & Bayliss 167 
Epps’s Cocoa .167 
Gishurstine .149 
Mesilla Valley Irrigation 
Colony.149 
Outram’s Flower Holder 150 
Porter's Crocks.150 
Violin .149 
Mushroom Spawn. 
W. Cutbush & Son .151 
Orchids. 
J. Cowan & Co.150 
J. Cypher .151 
Leeds Orchid Co.149 
W. L. Lewis & Co.149 
F. Sander & Co.149 
Roses 
J. Laing & Sons .149 
R. Smith & Co.150 
J. Walters .149 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son.149 
R. Smith & Co .150 
Sutton & Sons .149 
Strawberries. 
W. Cavill .149 
Head .149 
A. W. Young.149 
Trees & Shrubs. 
J. Cheal & Sons.150 
R. Smith & Co....150 
Vines 
D. & W. Buchanan.151 
J. Cowan & Co...151 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Autumn Queen of Flowers 151 
Battersea Park..160 
Chiswick .156 
Chrysanthemum Globe 
d’Or .155 
Chrysanthemum Hajry 
Wonder .160 
Chrysanthemum Lady 
Byron .159 
Chrysanthemum Miss 
Annie Gaunt.160 
Chrysanthemum Mrs. 
Godfrey .157 
Chrysantemum Mrs, 
C. E. She.158 
Chrysanthemum Robert 
Owen .153 
Chrysanthemum Souvenir 
de Petite Amie.160 
PAGE 
Crystal Palace Show.164 
Devonhurst, Chiswick .158 
Exmouth Chrysanthemum 
show.165 
Falkland Park .157 
Finsbury Park .156 
Hints tor Amateurs.160 
Liverpool Chrysanthe¬ 
mums . 153 
Mildew on Cinerarias .160 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society’s Show.160 
Plants recently certificated 154 
Victoria Park .156 
Whitmore Lodge, Sunning- 
dale .155 
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