November 30, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
207 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Acacia or Mimosa, s.d. s.d. 
French, per buDCh 0 9 16 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..3 0 6 0 
Azalea_doz. sprays OS 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 bunches 3 0 6 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 0 6 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
French, per bunch 0 6 10 
Dahlias .. 12 bunches 2 0 4 0 
Epiphyllum,doz blms 0 6 10 
Eucharis ..perdozen 2 0 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 4 0 
Gladioli ..12 bunches 6 0 12 0 
Gladioli brenchleyensis, 
doz. sprays 10 16 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 0 9 
Hyacinths (Roman), 
doz. sprays 0 9 16 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Lilac, white, per bun. 5 0 8 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Lilium, various, 
12 blooms 10 SO 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 3 0 6 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
— (French)..per bun. 16 2 6 
Narcissus (papr-wliit) 
doz. sprays 10 10 
Narcissus (papr-wht.) 
French, dozen buns. 3 0 6 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 10 16 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 4 0 6 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 16 
Roses.per dozen 16 3 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.per doz. 10 2 0 
— Saffrano ..per doz. 0 9 16 
Stephanotis,12 sprays 3 0 4 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen, o 6 10 
Violets... .12 bunches 10 16 
— French, per bunch 10 2 6 
-Parme, per buch. 3 0 4 0 
CONTENTS, 
page 
Amateurs’ Garden, the_ 202 
Auricula gossip. 200 
Carnations, the yellow 
ground . 200 
Chrysanthemums, for de¬ 
coration. 199 
Chrysanthemums, hairy- 
flowered. 201 
Chrysanthemum notesj.... 200 
Chrysanthemums, out-door 196 
Chrysanthemum shows 
Bacup. 206 
Birmingham . 205 
Hull . 202 
Liverpool . 206 
York. 202 
Churchtown winter gardens 201 
Crocus lsevigatus.204 
Croton Laingii. 204 
Edinburgh Chrysanthemum 
Centenary. 199 
English Madeira. 198 
Ferns, hardy . 197 
Floral decorations. 204 
PAGE 
Funeral floral offerings.... 196 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 206 
Gardeners’ Improvement 
Societies . 205 
Ghent Chrysanthemum 
Show. 201 
Impatiens Hawkeri . 203 
Jasminum graeillimum .. 203 
Jasminum nudiflorum .... 203 
Label, new copper. 204 
Orchid nctes . 204 
Paroehetus communis .... 203 
Plants in schools . 203 
Plums . 197 
Potato rates, Scotch. 196 
Primula obconica . 203 
Rhododendron arboreum 
limbatum. 203 
Saxifraga lutea purpurea.. 203 
Season, mildness of the .. 199 
Show season, the . 195 
Strawberry,Quatre Saisons 19S 
Tomato, Northern Beauty 204 
Veronica fairfieldiensis.... 203 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
The TUBEROUS BEGONIA, 
ITS HISTORY AND CULTIVATION. 
- CONTENTS - 
Introduction—A Brief History of the Begonia Family—The History of the Tuberous Begonia from the intro¬ 
duction of B. boliviensis—The first Garden Hybrid and subsequent improvements—Propagation of the Begonia : 
1., By Seeds ; II., By Cuttings—Cultivation of the Begonia under glass—Double-flowering Begonias—Cultivation 
of late or winter-flowering plants—The new race of winter-flowering varieties—Begonias for Exhibition and for 
Bedding Out—Seed Saving and Hybridisation—The best form of Begonia House—Lists of Select Varieties, &c., &c. 
—And Illustrations of twenty-two species and varieties. 
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Auction Sales. 
PAGE 
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Heating Apparatus. 
Edited by LEWIS CASTLE. 
Protheroe & Morris . 194 
J. C. Stevens . 194 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 193 
Carter & Co. 195 
Benjamin Soddy. 194 
R. Smith & Co. 195 
R. Sydenham. 195 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 193 
G. Bunyard & Co. 194 
H. Canned & Sons. 20S 
Carter & Co. ..-. 195 
J. Cheal & Sons. 20S 
Dicksons . 195 
F. Horsman & Co. 195 
G. Jackman & Son. 194 
Kelway & Son . 195 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 193 
R. Neal.. 195 
Benjamin Soddy. 194 
J, Walters. 195 
B. S. Williams & Son ... 194 
Chrysanthemums. 
H. Canned & Sons. 194 
Wm. Etherington . 193 
W. Thompson. 193 
Clematis. 
G, Jackman & Son. 194 
R. Smith & Co. 195 
Coal and Coke. 
W. H. Essery . 208 
G. J. Eveson . 193 
Cut Flowers. 
Gregory & Evans .. 193 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 195 
R. Holmes . 193 
Smith. 193 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. Galvin. 193 
S. Rogers. 193 
Sutton & Sons . 193 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 194 
J. Cheal & Sons. 20S 
G. Cooling & Sons. 195 
Dicksons . 195 
G, Jackman & Son. 194 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 193 
R. Neal. 195 
R. Smith & Co. 195 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
Joshua Le Cornu & Son 194 
T. Rivers & Son. 195 
R. Smith & Co. 195 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 193 
R. Beale & Co. 195 
A. Chandler. 208 
Carson & Sons. 194 
Geo. Coppin & Sons . 193 
Benjamin Edgington. 208 
H. J. Gasson . 193 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 193 
Geo. Murray. 193 
Shorland & Co. 193 
Standard Manufacturing 
Co. 193 
F. Walker . 193 
Albion Lamp Co. 20S 
J. Attwood . 193 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 193 
C. Toope & Co. 20S 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 193 
W. Cooper . 20S 
C. Frazer's Exors. 20S 
J. Gray. 193 
H. Hope . 193 
E. & F. Newton. 193 
Overend . 208 
A. Peel & Sons . 193 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 208 
J. Weeks & Co. 193 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 20S 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic... 193 
Gishurst Compound ...... 193 
Nicotine Soap. 193 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson.. 193 
W. Thomson & Sons. 193 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 20S 
Gishurstine. 193 
Harrison’s Knitter. 208 
Osman & Co. 20S 
A. Outram . 20S 
Mrs. Pea: . 193 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 193 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 208 
Orchids. 
F. Horsman & Co. 193 
Hugh Low & Co. 195 
P. McArthur . 193 
Plants, various. 
B. W. Knight .. 193 
Pritchard & Son. 194 
B. S. Williams & Son ... 194 
Roses. 
H. English . 193 
G. Jackman & Son. 194 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 195 
R. Smith & Co. 195 
J. Walters . 193 
B. S. Williams & Son ... 19^ 
Seeds. 
Kelway & Son. 195 
R. Smith & Co. 195 
Sutton & Sons. 193 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 195 
Trees. 
G. Jackman & Son. 178 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 194 
R. Smith & Co. 195 
Vines. 
G. Jackman & Son. 194 
Hugh Low & Co. 195 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 195 
B. S. Williams & Son ... 194 
—CONTENTS— 
Chrysanthemum Topics—Notes on Novelties—The Blue Chrysanthemum—On Dressing the Blooms—Notes 
from the West, the Midlands and the North—A Chat about Chrysanthemums—Wood Ripening—Manures for 
Chrysanthemums—Damping in Blooms—Chrysanthemum Sports —Mid-winter Chrysanthemums—List of Varieties 
Certificated since 1859—Chrysanthemum Societies, &c. 
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I.—Historical Sketch. 
II.—Propagation of the Vine. 
III. —Hybridising and raising Vines from 
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IV. —Vine Borders: their formation, 
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V.—Structures for Grape Growing. 
VI.—HeatiDg of Vineries. 
VII.—Planting Vines : when and how to 
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VIII. —The General Management of 
Vineries. 
IX. —Pruning and Training the Vine. 
eosfBsss, 
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X.—Disbudding and Stopping the 
Shoots. 
XI.—Setting the Fruit. 
XII.—Thinning the Fruit. 
XIII. —Keeping the Fruit. 
XIV. —Packing Grapes. 
XV.—Pot Culture of Vines. 
XVI.—Fruiting Vines in Pots. 
XVII.—Pot Vines as Decorative Table 
Plants. 
XVIII.—Ground Vineries. 
XIX.—The Great Grape Conservatory at 
Chiswick. 
Chapter 
XX.—Vines on Open Walls. 
XXI.—Commercial Grape Culture 
XXII.—Diseases and other Injuries. 
XXIII.—Noxious Insects. 
XXIV.—Selections of Grapes for Special 
Purposes. 
XXV.—The Classification of Grape 
Vines. 
XXVI.—The Varieties of European Grapes 
XXVII.—The Varieties of American 
Grapes. 
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55 
-CONTENTS- 
THE HISTORY OF THE CHRYSANTHEMUM, By C. HARMAN PAYNE. 
Section 5.—Large Anemone 
,, 6.—Japanese 
„ 7.—Pompons 
Section 1.— Incurved Varieties 
„ 2.—Japanese Varieties 
3. —Japanese Reflexed 
4. —Reflexed Varieties 
Section 8.—Pompon Anemones 
,, 9.—Early-flowering Vars. 
„ 10.—Late-flowering Vars. 
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
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