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January 11, 18S0. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
Cotyledon (Echeveria) metallica. Stella, : The Conifer is Thuya 
occidentals ; the other is Ilex aquifolium, var. The Hollies are 
too variable to he named from a couple of leaves, unless the 
variety is moderately constant. C. S. : Odontoglossum tripu- 
dians. 
Tomatos Diseased. —AT. V.: At first sight wc strongly sus¬ 
pected that the stems of your Tomatos were affected with a 
fungus ; but examination under the microscope failed to discover 
anything of the nature of either fungus or insect. The layer of 
cells immediately under the epidermis or skin, and which, when 
healthy, are small and filled with chlorophyll, have lost their 
green colouring matter in places, and grown to an extraordinary 
length, while they remain very narrow. This is the case under¬ 
neath the elevated white spots and patches, which appear like 
the mildew you spolce of. They have very sparing contents, but 
a large proportion of them contain Bacteria-like organisms in 
swarms. We should not like to say they are the cause of the 
mischief, but that they have followed. The diseased outgrowths 
in question appear to be the result of a close moist atmosphere, 
too little ventilation, and an insufficiency of sunlight. The 
stems sent us were very slender and the leaves flimsy. Try a 
drier atmosphere with more air, even if it be necessary to give 
more artificial heat to keep up a suitable temperature. 
To Preserve Grapes from Rats and Mice. — A. Calder : 
Set baited traps to catch them; but in the meantime to prevent 
further loss you might try a plan which will baffle them in 
getting at the fruit. Stretch a cord or wire rather tightly 
between two points. Previous to fixing it get some circular 
pieces of tin, the bottoms of old cans in which meat, fruit, &c., 
have been preserved, and having removed them, make a hole in 
the centre, and string a few of them on the cord or wire. Hang 
your Grapes on the cord in the spaces between the circular 
pieces of tin, and the vermin in attempting to cross the latter 
to get at the fruit are immediately thrown down by the revolving 
of the same. 
To Eradicate Okpixe. —Yount Gardener : Digging down 
this plant is of no use; because the more you chop it about 
with the spade, the more you propagate it. Every little piece 
of tuberous and fleshy rootstock will grow. As you say, hoeing 
in summer does not destroy it, though the weather be dry or moist. 
It turned upside down several times during the course of the 
summer, it wi'l merely proceed to establish itself on a fresh 
basis, and the first shower of rain that comes, settles the soil 
about it, when it commences to grow away rapidly again. You 
may, if ymu like, fork the ground over carefully at this season, 
and remove the tubers ; but a better plan would be to wait 
until every piece has grown through the soil, then take a fork 
and dig up every piece, taking care you find the tuber from 
which each stem has sprung. A few stray bits may come up 
afterwards, but if you look after it for a season or two, in this 
way it will cease to give any further trouble. 
Communications Received. —R. G. IV. (many thanks).— 
H. C. T.— E. R. C.—J. H.—W. G. —W. W.—C. T.—W. M. T.— 
B. L.—J. P.-B.-J. D. (next week)—E. S. D. 
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TEADE CATALOGUES EECEIVED. 
Barr & Son, 21, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C.—Flower 
and Vegetable Seeds, Choice Herbaceous Plants, &c. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent.—Descriptive List of 
Chrysanthemums. 
Dicksons, Limited, Chester.—Vegetable and Flower Seeds, &e. 
William Leighton, 89, Union Street, Glasgow.—Vegetable 
and Flower Seeds, &c. 
W. Drummond & Sons, Stirling.—Vegetable and Flower 
Seeds, &c. 
Armitage Brothers, Nottingham.—Vegetable, Flower and 
Agricultural Seeds. 
Toogood & Finlatson, 5S, Above Bar, Southampton.— 
Catalogue of Garden Seeds, and Amateurs’ Guide. 
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THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending January 4th, 
was 29’96 ins.; the highest reading was 30’23 ins. on 
Monday evening and at noon on Wednesday, and the 
lowest 29’45 ins. on Friday evening. The mean 
temperature of the air was 32'8°, and 5’3° below the 
average in the corresponding weeks of the twenty years 
ending 1868. The mean was considerably below the 
average on each day of the week, except Saturday, 
when it showed an excess. The direction of the wind 
was variable, and the horizontal movement of the air 
averaged 5'9 miles per hour, which was 7'1 miles below 
the average in the corresponding weeks of sixteen years. 
Rain fell on three days of the week, to the aggregate 
amount of O'll of an inch. The duration of registered 
bright sunshine in the week was 5'0 hours, against 
5'0 hours at Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
January 6 th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, Seed 
Market, Mark Lane, report a brisk inquiry for finest 
English Red and Cow Grass. Alsike is slightly dearer. 
“White Clover and Trefoil steady. Bird Seeds dull. 
Rye Grasses unchanged. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
Ja/nuary 1th. 
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 18 0 —St. Michaels, each 2 6 7 6 
Grapes .per lb. 2 0 4-0 Plums.j-sieve 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 
Asparagus ....per 100 
Beans, French, per lb. 1 
Beet .per dozen 2 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 
Carrots ... .per bunch 0 
Cauliflowers^ English, 
per dozen 3 
Celery .... per bundle 2 
Cucumbers ....eachO 
Endive, French, doz. 2 
0 6 0 Herbs .... per bunch 0 2 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 
6 2 6 Lettuces ..per dozen 1 6 
0 3 0 Mushrooms, p. basket 1 3 
6 2 6 Onions.... per bushel 3 6 
6 Parsley.... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
0 6 0 Small salading,punnet 0 4 
6 Spinach, per strike ..20 
9 16 Tomatos _per lb. 1 0 
6 3 6 Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
s.d. 
0 4 
1 6 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; K-:nt Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Out Flowers.—Aver' 
Acacia or Mimosa, s.d. s.d. 
French, per bunch 0 9 16 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..4 0 SO 
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 4 0 9 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 0 6 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
per 12 bunches 6 0 18 0 
Epiphyllum,doz blms 0 6 10 
Eucharis .. per dozen 2 0 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 6 0 12 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Hyacinths (Roman), 
doz. sprays 0 9 16 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lime, white, per bun. 5 0 8 0 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 10 SO 
Lily of the Valley do. 0 6 16 
Plants in Pots.—Aver 
s.d. s.d. 
Azalea ... .per dozen24 0 42 0 
Aralia Sieboidi ..aoz. 6 0 IS 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 9 0 IS 0 
Begonias, various,doz. 4 0 9 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. S 0 12 0 
Chrysanthemums,doz. 6 0 12 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
specimens, each 16 5 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Draciena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
Draciena viridis, doz. 12 0 24 0 
3E Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
MaidenhairFem,12hns 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 bnns. 4 0 SO 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 10 16 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Poinsettia, 12 blooms 4 0 12 0 
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. 10 2 0 
Stephanotis,12 spraysl2 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 10 2 0 
Tulips ....12 blooms 0 9 16 
Violets... .12bunches 10 2 0 
— French, per bunch 16 2 6 
-Parme, per buch. 3 0 4 0 
,gs Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s. d. 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 IS 0 
Evergreens, in var. ., 6 0 24 0 
Ferns.in var..perdr>z. 4 0 18 0 
Hyacinths, per dozen 9 0 12 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 6 0 9 0 
Poinsettia, per dozen 9 0 IS 0 
Primula .. ..per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Solanums_per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Tulips.12 pots S 0 10 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Acacia lophanta. 299 
Amateurs' Garden. 29S 
Apple, the mystical. 294 
Asplenium resectum. 299 
Aucubas, berried . 293 
Carex, a variegated . 299 
Carnations, yellow ground 296 
Cocos plumosa . 300 
Cypripedium Niobe . 300 
Dendrobium endocharis .. 300 
Ficus Porteana . 299 
Florists’ flowers, philo¬ 
sophy of . 296 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 300 
Gardening in India and 
Ceylon . 294 
GreenhouseRhododendrons 294 
Hall for Horticulture, 
wanted a. 293 
Heliotrope, winter. 299 
PAGE 
Lomaria buxifolia. 299 
Lycopodium Hippuris_ 299 
Metropolitan markets .... 292 
Mowing machines. 295 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society. 301 
Nepenthes Burkei. 300 
Oneidium Cavendishianum 3C0 
Paper as a protecting ma¬ 
terial . 295 
Peristrophe speciosa. 299 
Season and flowers. 295 
Soils, stiff. 29S 
Thermometers, electric .. 29S 
Tree planting . 293 
Vegetable notes . 294 
Vine borders. 293 
Wattle, the silver . 299 
Winter bedding . 297 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
PAGE 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 290 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 2S9 
R. Smith & Co. 290 
B. S. Williams & Son .. 302 
Catalogues. 
J. Carter & Co. 290 
C. Fidler . 291 
Chrysanthemums. 
W. E. Boyce. 2S9 
N. Davis . 2S9 
A. J. Manda. 303 , 
R. Owen . 302 
G.Stevens. 2S9 
W. Thompson. 2S9 i 
Coal and Coke. 
G. J. Eveson . 2S9 
Cut Flovrers. 
Gregory & Evans . ... 2S9 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 304 
Smith. 2S9 
Florists’ Flowers. 
H. Cannell & Sons. 290 
J. Galvin. 2S9 
J. Laing & Sons. 2S9 
Sutton & Sons. 291 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 303 
G. Jackman & Son. 302 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 2S9 
R. Neal. 303 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
Joshua Le Cornu & Son 303 
T. Rivers & Son. 2S9 
R, Smith & Co. 290 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 2S9 
A. Chandler. 2S9 
Carson & Sons. 290 
G. Coppin & Sons. 2S9 
Benjamin Edgington. 302 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 2S9 
Osman & Co. 304 
Standard Manufacturing 
Co. 2S9 
P. Walker. 2S9 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 304 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 2S9 
Gishurst Compound ...... 2S9 
Geo. Murray. 2S9 i 
Nicotine Soap. 2S9 I 
Heating Apparatus, page 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 2S9 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 2S9 
W. Cooper . 304 
C. Frazer's Exors. 304 
J. Gray. 2S9 
E. & F. Newton. 2S9 
Overend . 304 
A. Peel & Sons . 2S9 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 304 
J. Weeks & Co. 2S9 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 2S9 
W. Thomson & Sons. 2S9 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa.... 304 
Garden Annual . 2S9 
Gishurstine. 2S9 
Harrison’s Knitter. 304 
W. Hursthouse . 2S9 
A. Outram . 304 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 2S9 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 304 
Orchids. 
F. Horsman & Co. 2S9 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 290 
P. McArthur . 2S9 
Plant Club . 2S9 
Plants, various. 
W. Fromow & Sons. 303 
Roses. 
H. English . 2S9 
G. Jackman & Son. 302 
Keynes, Williams & Co. 303 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 303 
J. Walters . 2S9 
Seeds. 
Allen. 2S9 
Dobbie & Co. 2S9 
Ryder & Son . 290 
C. Sharpe & Co. 290 
B. Soddy . ... 291 
Sutton & Sons. 2S9 
R. Sydenham . 291 
C. Turner. 302 
J. Veitch & Sons. 291 
Webb & Sons . 291 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 303 
Trees. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 303 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Small Advertisements, solid type, 6 d. per line of about nine 
words. Displayed Advertisements, per inch, 6s. ; per column 
(12 ins.long), £3 5s. ; per half-page, £5 ; per page, £9. Special 
quotations given for a series. Gardeners and others Wanting 
Situations, thirty words for Is. 6ci., prepaid. 
Postal and Money Orders to be made payable to B. Wynne, 
at the Drury Lane Post Office, W.C. 
Advertisements for the current week, and also 
“ Stop Orders,” must reach the office not later than the 
first post on IVcd.ncsday Morning. 
TUBEROSES, 
B. S. WILLIAMS & SON 
Have the pleasure to announce that they have received 
their usual Annual Consignment of AMERICAN 
TUBEROSES and PEARL TUBEROSES in prime 
condition. _ 
Prices forviard^d, on application. 
Victoria, & Paradise Nurseries, 
UPPER HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N. 
NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
AWARDED SILVER MEDAL and TWENTY CERTIFICATES. 
Finest Collection in j£urc?pe e 
MRS. S. COLEMAN (awarded six First Class Certificates) 
golden bronze sport, shaded rose, fiom Princess of Wales. 
5s. each; 3 for 12s. 6<Z. 
ADA SPAULDING, the largest incurved variety ever raised ; 
colour deep rose, with lighter centre. Won Harrison and 
four other Cups and Prizes in America as the best seedling. 
5s. each. 
JOHN LAMBENT, sport from Lord Alcester, a soft creamy 
yellow, shaded rose ; distinct and superior to Emily Dale or 
Golden Queen in build and colour, considered the best of 
the Queen family. 3s. 6 d. each. 
Orders executed in rotation early in March. I hold the stock 
of these three grand novelties. No exhibitor can win in future 
without them. Catalogue of over luO splendid novelties and 
general stock, in press, price 6 d., gratis to customers ; culture hy 
E. Molyneux, W. Tunniugton, and C. Orchard. 
ROBERT OWEN, 
Floral rTursery, 
MAIDEN H E A D. 
WSW CUCUMBER, 
LOCKIE ’S PERF ECTION. 
CHARLES TURNER 
Having purchased the stock of Ibis sterling new variety, has 
much pleasure to introduce it, and can with the greatest con¬ 
fidence recommend it as the best Cucumber ever sent out. 
FOR LIST OF TESTIMONIALS, £c., SEE CIRCULAR. 
Price per Packet, Is. 6(1. anil 2s. 6d. 
The Royal Nurseries, Slough. 
Messrs. HUPiST and SOU, of London, 
are sole Wholesale Agents. 
PROTECT YOUR PLANTS 
BY USING 
“FRIG! DOMO” CANVAS, 
A Cheap Substitute for Mats. 
To be had of all Nurserymen and Florists, or 
BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, LD., LONDON BRIDGE, S.E. 
G. JACKMAN & SON 
Beg to offer a large and, well-grown stock of the 
following :— 
CSISiT TBEEQ Of the leading varieties, suitable for Market 
rnUIl 111 5.5.0 and Private Gardens. 
PHQFQ —Choice and Exhibition varieties, selected Standards 
nUOLOi and Dwarfs. Also in pots for Forcing. 
DUnnnnEJjnDnUC Of the best named sorts, well set with 
KnUUdULriUuUriO buds- Also Hybrid Seedling and 
Pontieum for Shrubbery and Covert planting. 
CONIFERS — A large c °D- ec t i o n for Lawns and Pleasure 
OUBHOQ —Ornamental and Flowering, adapted for Belts, 
OnnUDO. Shrubberies, Screens, &c. 
TSCCQ —Ornamental and Flowering, for Parks, Avenues, 
I nCZdi streets, and Private Gardens. 
FOREST TREES FOr COTerts > Screens ’ &c - All grown by 
Ol IRflDCDQ In large variety, for Walls. Trellises, Kock- 
uLSiYiDtnd work, &c., including their celebrated Clematis. 
G. J. <fc SOM have also to offer a 
WFW fMFMATIQ MRS. BARON VEILLARD. 
DLI9 ULtmni lv] a handsome variety of the Jaekmanni 
type. It is a vigorous grower, bearing a profusion of distinct 
light lilac-rose flowers of medium size from July to October. 
It can be highly recommended for its good qualities, and 
should be added'to every collection. Price on application. 
LANDSCAPE GARDENING a leading feature. Plans 
made and Estimates given for laying out Estates, Public 
Parks, Cemeteries, Private Gardens, and Pleasure Grounds. 
The yew Descriptive and Priced Catalogue free on 
application. 
WOKING NURSERY, 
WOKING, SURREY. 
