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THE GARDENING WORLD 
December 14, 1889. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
December 9th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report larger supplies 
of new English Red Clover, hut quality being poor 
buyers do not operate ; superfine samples meet a ready 
sale. No change in values of White Clover, Alsike or 
WITH 
NOW BEADY. 
NEW SUPPLEMENT, 
Price Is.; Free by Post, Is. Id. 
) 
Trefoil. Rape Seed scarce and dearer. Eye Grasses 
steady. 
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CATALOGUE of CHRYSANTHEMUMS prepared by a Specially Selected Committee of 
the National Chrysanthemum Society. 
THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending November 30th, 
was 29'74 ins.; the lowest reading was 29 32 ins. on 
Monday morning, and the highest 30'12 ins. at 
the end of the week. The mean temperature of the 
air was 37’6°, and 3 - 4° below the average in the corre¬ 
sponding wa, |. ;s of the twenty years ending 1868. The 
mean si-wed an excess on Sunday and Monday, 
but w considerably below the average on each of the 
ot.■ fT days of the week. The direction of the wind 
was variable, and the horizontal movement of the air 
averaged 14’0 miles per hour, which was 1’6 miles above 
the average in the corresponding weeks of sixteen years. 
Rain fell on four days of the week to the aggregate 
amount of 0'32 of an inch. The duration of registered 
bright sunshine in 'the week was 5 "9 hours, against 
13’4 hours at Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
December 11th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d s.d. i.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 7 0 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 16 
— Nova Scotia, barrel 12 0 21 0 | — St. Michaels, each 2 0 4 6 
Grapes .per lb. 1 0 3 0 Plums |-sieve 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. | s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 Herbs _per bunch 0 2 0 4 
Asparagus-per 100 Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 10 16 Lettuces ..per dozen 16 2 0 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 2 6 j Onions_per bushel 3 6 5 3 
Carrots_per bunch 0 6 J Parsley_per hunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
per dozen 3 0 6 0 Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Celery_per bundle 2 6 ! Spinach, per strike .. 2 
Cucumbers _each 1 0 2 0 Tomat03 _per lb. 1 o 1 6 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 1 Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys,. 
80s. to 100s. per tron ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Acacia or Mimosa, s.d. s.d. 
French, per bunch 0 9 16 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..4 0 SO 
Azalea_doz. sprays 0 8 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 hunches 4 0 9 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 0 6 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
French, per bunch 0 6 10 
Epiphyllum,doz blms 0 6 10 
Eucharis .. per dozen 2 0 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 4 0 9 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Hyacinths (Roman), 
doz. sprays 0 9 16 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Lilac, white, per bun. 5 0 8 0 
Lilium, various, 
12 blooms 10 8 0 
Plants in Pots.—Aver 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 9 0 18 0 
Begonias, various, 
per doz. 4 0 9 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. S 0 12 0 
Chrysanthemums,doz. 6 0 12 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
specimens, each 16 5 0 
Cockscombs _doz. 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
Lilium longiflorum, s.d. s.d. 
12 blooms 3 0 6 0 
Lily of the Valley do. 4 0 9 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-whit) 
doz. sprays 10 16 
Narcissus (papr-wht.) 
French, dozen buns. 4 0 8 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 10 16 
— scarlet -.12sprays 0 6 0 9 
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 6 0 SO 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 9 13 
Violets... .12bunches 10 2 0 
— French, per bunch 10 2 6 
-Parme, per buch. 3 0 4 0 
.ge Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s. d. 
Draciena viridis, 
per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 IS 0 
Evergreens, in var. ,, 6 0 24 0 
Ferns,invar.,perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
Hydrangeas. 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 6 0 9 0 
Primula ... .per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Solanums_perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the.... 234 
Carnations and green-fly .. 234 
Chimonanthus.the fragrant 234 
Chrysanthemum hedge, a.. 230 
Chrysanthemums,huge ... 230 
Chrysanthemums, qualities 
of. 230 
Chrysanthemum notes.... 230 
Ceelia bella . 236 
Currants, black . 231 
Cypripedium Galatea majus 236 
Cypripedium T.B.Haywood 236 
Cypripedium Niobe . 236 
Edinburgh Cup, the . 233 
Gardeners’ Calendar . 236 
Garden Gospel, the new... 22S 
Gardeners’ Improvement 
Societies . 235 
Gentiana acaulis. 235, 
Horticultural Societies.... 2371 
PAGE 
Kitchen garden, cropping a 229 
Lselio Crttleya Pallas ..... 236 
Linum trigynum. 234 
Mealy-bug. 234 
‘National” Dinner, the.. 227 
Orchid, the Rattlesnake .. 236 
Plant protectors . 235 
Primula obconica . 229 
Polygonum officinale .... 229 
Propagating notes. 233 
Roses, selections of. 231 
Royal Aquarium Shows .. 227 
Royal Horticultural Soc.. 22S 
Scottish notes. 231 
Sea Buckthorn .235 
Vegetables, exhibiting col¬ 
lections of. 227 
Vine borders .233 
Wood-leopard Moth . 235 
-CONTENTS- 
THE HISTORY OF 
Section 1.— Incurved Varieties 
,, 2.—Japanese Varieties 
,, 3.—Japanese Reflexed 
4.—Reflexed Varieties 
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM, 
Section 5.—Large Anemone 
„ 6.—Japanese 
„ 7.—Pompons 
By C. HARMAN PAYNE. 
Section 8.—Pompon Anemones 
„ 9.—Early-flowering Tars, 
.. 10.—Late-flowering Vars. 
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
17, CATHERINE STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, W.C. 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris 
J. C. Stevens 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son 
Carter & Co. 
B. W. Knight 
R. Smith & Co. 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 
H. Cannell & Sons. 
J. Cheat & Sons . 
Dicksons . 
W Fromow & Sons . 
F. Horsman & Co. 
G. Jackman & Son.. 
R. B. Laird & Sous . 225 
Joshua Le Cornu & Sons 226 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company . 226 
R. Neal.. 226 
T. Rivers & Son. 220 
R. Smith & Co.». 227 
J. Walters. 225 
Chrysanthemums. 
W. E. Boyce. 225 
N. Davis . 225 
W. & G. Drover. 235 
Wm. Etherington . 225 
A. J. Manda. 257 
J. Martin. 225 
R. Owen . 226 
G. Stevens. 225 
W. Thompson. 225 
Clematis. 
G, Jackman & Son. 226 
R. Smith & Co. 227 
Coal and Coke. 
W. H. Essery . 239 
G. J. Eveson .-. 225 
Cut Flowers. 
Gregory & Evans . 225 
Ferns. 
H. Andrews. 225 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 226 
R. Holmes . 225 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. Galvin . 225 
Sutton & Sons . 225 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 226 
J. Cheat & Sons. 226 
Dicksons . 226 
G, Jackman & Son. 226 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 225 
R. Neal. 227 
R. Smith & Co. 227 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
Joshua Le Cornu & Son 226 
T. Rivers & Son. 220 
R. Smith & Co. 227 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 225 
A. Chandler. 239 
Carson & Sons. 226 
Geo. Coppin & Sons . 225 
Benjamin Edgington. 239 
H. j. Gasson . 225 
Standard Manufacturing 
Co. 225 
T. Walker. 225 I 
PAGE 
Heating Apparatus. 
Albion Lamp Co. 
Jones & Attwood . 
. 225 
Thames Bank Iron Co... 
225 
C. Toope & Co. 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 
225 
W. Cooper . 
. 239 
C. Frazer’s Exors. 
239 
J. Gray... 
225 
H. Hope . 
239 
E. & F. Newton. 
225 
Overend . 
239 
A. Peel & Sons . 
225 
W. Richardson & Co. .. 
239 
J. Weeks & Co. 
225 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 
239 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic .. 
225 
Gishurst Compound. 
225 
Geo. Murray. 
225 
Nicotine Soap. 
225 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 
225 
W. Thomson & Sons. 
225 
Miscellaneous. 
Cadbury’s Cocoa. 
240 
Epps’ Cocoa. 
239 
Gishurstine . 
225 
Harrison’s Knitter. 
239 
Illustrated London News 
227 
A. Out ram . 
239 
H. M. Pollett & Co. 
239 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 
225 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 
239 
Orchids. 
F. Horsman & Co. 
225 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 
226 
P. McArthur . 
225 
Plants, various. 
W. Fromow & Sons. 
227 
B. W. Knight. 
225 
R. B. Wood. 
225 
Roses. 
H. English . 
225 
G. Jackman & Son. 
226 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 
226 
R. Smith & Co. 
227 
J. Walters .. 
225 
Seeds. 
C. Sharpe & Co. 
226 
R. Smith & Co. 
227 
Sutton & Sons. 
225 
R. Sydenham . 
227 
Show Announcements 226 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 
226 
Trees. 
G. Jackman & Son. 
226 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 
226 
R. Smith & Co. 
227 
Vines. 
G. Jackman & Son. 
226 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 
226 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
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226 
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225 
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