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to get about 4 ft. or 5 ft. high. G. Haig: Not an Oncidium, but 
Brassavola venosa, and a very large flower of it. W.J.D.: 
Cryptomeria japonica. 
The Sun, The Moon, and the Earth. — Novice: When the 
sun is personified it is spoken of in the masculine gender, and 
the moon and the earth in the feminine. Shelley speaks of the 
moon as a maiden—" That orbid maiden with white fire laden, 
whom mortals call the moon." 
Communications Received. —W. T. D. (Apples next week) — 
G. E. B.—C. W. S.—W. C.-J. P. KJ. L.—D. P. L -J. P.— 
P. B.—W. McK.—C. T.-A. G —R. F.—W. W.—C. B. G. 
Special attention is paid in the columns of The 
Gardening World to the answering of questions on 
all subjects connected with practical horticulture, and 
the naming of Plants (other than Florists’ Flowers) and 
Fruits, in which department the Editor is assisted by 
gardeners and specialists of great experience. 
It is particularly requested that correspondents 
will favour us with their communications as early in 
the week as possible, and that they address them only 
to “The Editor.” 
When sending Flowers or Fruits for identification it 
is requested that not more than six be sent at one time, 
that the specimens be good ones, and all legibly 
numbered. 
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TEADE CATALOGUES EECEIYED. 
Odt Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Acacia or Mimosa, s.d. s.d. 
French, per bunch 0 9 10 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 4 0 8 0 
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 bunches 4 0 9 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 0 6 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
per 12 bunches 6 0 18 0 
Epiphyilum.doz blms 0 6 10 
Eucharis .. per dozen 3 0 5 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 9 0 IS 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Hyacinths (Roman), 
doz. sprays 0 9 16 
Lapageria. 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilac, white, per bun. 5 0 8 0 
Lilium, various. 12 bis. 1 0 8 0 
Lily of the Valley do. 0 6 16 
s.d. 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 
— (French), .per bun. 1 6 
Narcissus (papr-whit) 
doz. sprays 1 0 
Narcissus (papr-wht.) 
French, dozen buns. 4 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 1 0 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 6 
Poinsettia, 12 blooms 4 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 
Roses.per dozen 1 6 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 1 0 
— Red.per doz. 1 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 1 0 
Stephanotis,12 spraysl2 0 
Tuheroses, per dozen. 1 0 
Tulips ....12 blooms 0 9 
Violets.. ..12bunches 1 0 
— French, per bunch 1 6 
-Parine, per bueh. 3 0 
s.d. 
9 0 
6 0 
4 0 
2 6 
1 6 
New Chrysanthemums for 1890. 
TAMES CARTER & Co., have one of the 
f ’ largest and most perfect stocks in the country. For full 
particulars, see Carter’s beautifully illustrated CATALOGUE. 
Gratis and Post Free to intending customers. 
Royal Seedsmen by Sealed Warrants. 
237 & 238, High Holborn, London, W.C. 
8 0 
1 6 
1 0 
12 0 
1 6 
3 0 
3 0 
2 0 
2 0 
2 0 
1 6 
2 0 
2 6 
4 0 
m aud DAO T? 0 hi pots, 12s., 18s., and 24 s. per doz. 
other AUDCiD and upwards. 
VINUQ in all the leading kinds. Planting 
bllflF £j VlllCiO Canes, 5s. and 7s. 6d. each. Fruiting 
Canes, 10s. 6 d. each. 
STOVE & GREENHOUSE PLANTS US 
ORNAMEN TAL TREES & SH RUBS 
Catalogues with 'prices and. particulars post free 
on application to 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Azalea ... .per dozen24 0 42 0 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 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 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
Dracama viridis, doz. 12 0 24 0 
s.d. s. d. 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 IS 0 
Evergreens, in var. ,, 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var.,perdoz. 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 8 0 10 0 
CONTENTS. 
The LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL Co. 
(JOHN COWAN), LIMITED, 
The Vineyard and Nurseries, 
GARSTON, near LIVERPOOL. 
new Chrysanthemum, 
Mrs, R. A. Mudie, “Anemone.” 
John Laing & Sons.— Forest Hill, S.E.—Special List of 
Chrysanthemums. 
F. C. Heinemann, Erfurt, Germany.—Choicest Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds. 
Ireland & Thomson, SI, Prince’s Street, Edinburgh.—Vege¬ 
table and Flower Seeds, Gladioli, &c. 
M. Cuthbertson, Rothesay, N.B.—Flower and Vegetable 
Seeds. 
Jarman & Co., Chard, Somersetshire.—Seed Manual for 1S90. 
William Cutbush & Son, Highgate, N.—Flower, Vegetable, 
and Farm Seeds, &c. 
James Carter & Co., 2.7-8, High Holborn, W.C. — Select 
List of Chrysanthemums. 
W. Fromow & Sons, Chiswick, W.—Vegetable and Flower 
Seeds, &c. 
PAGE 
Amateurs' Garden, the_ 314 
Aneectochilus Lowii . 316 
Angriecum hyaloides .... 315 
Apples, the best. 307 
Apples, market . 30S 
Araucaria Rulei. 315 
Cape Ivy, the . 314 
Carnation, Louisa Ash¬ 
burton . 315 
Carnations, self. 312 
Carnation, the yellow _ 312 
Chrysanthemums, Winter. 312 
Currant-bud mite. 315 
Cyclamens at the Aquarium 30S 
Cypripedium leuCorhodum 316 
Daphne odora . 315 
Elder, the . 309 
Ferns, mimicry amongst.. 315 
Floral decorations. 315 
page 
Floriculture . 312 
Gardeners’ Calendar.316 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund.. 310 
Gardeners' Royal Benevo¬ 
lent Institution . 309 
Hall for Horticulture, a .. 309 
Hardy plants in flower.... 315 
Heliconia aureo-striata_314 
Litobrochia robusta. 315 
Lonicera Standishii . 314 
Miltonia, a hybrid. 316 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 315 
Primula, Progress. 312 
Roses, decorative . 310 
Scottish Horticultural As¬ 
sociation . 311 
Vegetables, some reliable.. 310 
Vanda Amesiana. 316 
FIRST CLASS CERTIFICATE, EDINBURGH 
CENTENARY SHOW, 1889. 
We have pleasure in offering this most distinct 
variety. It is a deep crimson, and of robust growth, 
and should prove to be a great acquisition to the class. 
Orders are now being booked for plants in March. 
3s. 6d. each ; two for 6s. 6d. ; three for 9 s. 
DESCRIPTIVE NOVELTY LIST POST FREE. 
JOHN LAING & SONS, 
iljjjtpatttltcitmm (Brourttjs, 
Peter Henderson Sc Co . 35, 37, Cortland Street, New York, 
U.S.A —Manual of Everything for the Gaiden. 
Thomas Laxton, Bedford.—Choice Varieties of Seeds, Potatos, 
and Roots. 
J. E. Barnes, 9, Exchange Street, Norwich.—Vegetable, 
Flower, and Farm Seeds. 
Dickson & Co., Waterloo Place, Edinburgh.—Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds, &c. 
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THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending January 11th, 
was 29’97 ins.; the lowest reading was 29’58 ins. on 
Sunday morning, and the highest 30’21 ins. on 
Tuesday evening. The mean temperature of the air 
was 47 '6°, and 9’9° below the average in the correspond¬ 
ing weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. The mean 
showed a considerable excess on each day of the week, 
the warmest day beiDg Monday. The direction of the 
wind was S.W., and the horizontal movement of the 
air averaged 18’8 miles per hour, which was 5 6 miles 
above the average in the corresponding weeks of sixteen 
years. Rain fell on five days of the week, to the 
aggregate amount of 0'40 of an inch. The duration of 
registered bright sunshine in the week was 10 T hours, 
against 10'5 hours at Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
January 13 th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, Seed 
Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report large supplies of 
medium quality English Red Clover, which finds few 
buyers at present prices asked by dealers. Alsike has 
advanced 4s. per cwt. "White Clover firmer. Rye 
Grasses steady. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
January 15 th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d s.d. I s.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 7 0 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 16 
— Nova Scotia, barrel 12 0 IS 0 — 8t. Michaels, each 2 6 7 6 
Grapes .per lh. 2 0 4 0 1 Plums.j-sieve 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. i 
Artichokes, Glohe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Asparagus ... .per 100 
Beans, French, per lb. 1 6 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 
Cabbages.... per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... .per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 
Celery .... per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .... each 09 16 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 
s.d. s.d. 
2 6 
3 0 
2 6 
6 0 
Herbs ....per hunch 0 2 0 4 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 16 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Onions.. ..per bushel 3 6 5 3 
Parsley... .per bunch 0 6 
Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos _per lb. 1 0 18 
Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per tGn ; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70 s. per con. 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
PAGE 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 306 
G. Stevens . 306 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 305 
R. Smith & Co. 31S 
Catalogues. 
H. Caunell & Sons. 306 
C. Fidler . 307 
F. C. Heinemann . 306. 
Ch rysantliemums. 
J. Carter & Co.. 317 
N. Davis . 305 
J. Laing & Sons . 317 
R. Owen . 318 
G. Stevens. 305 
A. J. Weston. . 305 
Coal anti Coke. 
G. J. Eveson . 305 
Cut Flowers. 
Gregory & Evans . 305 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead . 31S 
Smith. 305 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. Galvin . 305 
J. Laing & Sons. 305 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 31S 
G. Jackman & Son. 318 
R. Neal. 31S 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
Joshua Le Corm & Son 31S 
T. Rivers & Son. 306 
R. Smith & Co. 318 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 305 
A. Chandler. 305 
Carson & Sons. 306 
G. Coppin & Sons . 305 
Benjamin Edgington . 306 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 30.5 
Osman & Co. 319 
R. Sankey & Son . 318 
H. G. Smyth; . 306 
Standard Manufacturing 
Co. 305 
J. Taylor k Son. 303 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 319 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 305 
Fir Tree Oil.. 317 
Gishurst Compound ...... 305 
Geo. Murray. 305 
Picrena. 319 
Heating Apparatus, page 
Jones Sc Attwood . 319 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 319 
Horticultural Builders. 
J Boyd & Sons . 305 
W. Cooper . 31S 
C. Frazer’s Exors. 319 
E. & F. Newton. 305 
A. Peel & Sons . 305 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 305 
J. Weeks & Co. 305 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 305 
Standen’s. 305 
W. Thomson & Sons. 305 
Miscellaneous. 
Cadbury’s Cocoa. 320 
Epps’ Cocoa. 319 
Gishurstine. 305 
A. Outram . 318 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 305 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 31S 
Orchids. 
F. Horsman & Co. 305 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 306 
P. McArthur . 305 
Plant Club . 305 
Roses. 
H. English . 305 
G. Jackman & Son. 31S 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 317 
J. Walters . 305 
Seeds. 
Allen. 305 
John R; Box . 305 
Dobbie & Co. 305 
IV. Fromow & Sous . 317 
Jarman & Co. 318 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 305 
Little & Ballantyne . 31S 
Ryder & Son . 306 
Stuart & Mein . 317 
B. Soddy . ... 307 
Sutton & Sons. 305 
R. Sydenham . 307 
C. Turner. 31 s 
J. Veitch & Sons. 307 
Vicar. 305 
Webb & Sons . 307 
B. S. Williams & Son ... 307 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 317 
Trees. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 317 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
SmaU Advertisements, solid type, 6d. 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. 6d. } 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 TVednesday Morning. 
FOKUST HILL, L02TB02T, S.E, 
All who desire to have a constant and 
plentiful supply of the best Vegetables and 
Flowers should procure their plants and 
SEEDS FROM SCOTLAND. 
Our “AMATEURS' GARDENING GUIDE,” the 
most interesting and instructive Catalogue of the season, 
is now ready, and will be sent gratis and post free to 
all applicants. 
STUART & MEIN, 
KELSO, SCOTLAND. 
GENUINE & RELIABLE SEEDS, 
W FROMOW & SONS beg to intimate to 
. all requiring reliable KITCHKN GARDEN and 
FLOWER SEEDS that their CATALOGUE is now ready, and 
will be forwar led post free to all applicants. Prices will be 
found as low as possible consistent with good quality. 
Special Culture of Trees, Shrubs, and Climbers suit¬ 
able for Town Planting. Special quotations for Parks, 
Squares, Ac. __. 
W. FROMOW SONS, 
Sutton Court Nursery &Seed Establishment, 
CHISWICK, LONDON, W. 
“Nothing Succeeds like Success.” 
HUGHES’mlfcnciDE 
Fir Tree OIL 
FLORISTS AND NURSERYMEN SHOULD NOT 
BE WITHOUT IT. 
Dog and Biid Fanc ers should all use it 
Housewives should use it as a Disinfectant 
Bleacher, and Cleanser when washinq Under 
Linen. 
Sold by Seedsmen and Chemists, Is. 6d., 2 s. Cd..&4s 6d • 
5 gallon 7s. 6d., 1 gallon 12s. 6d., or less in larger quantities! 
A Treatise on FIR TREE OIL as an INSECTICIDE, 
its application to Plants and Animals, sent Post free 
on receipt of application, addressed to 
E. GRIFFITHS HUGHES, Manchester. 
anIpatentled f Se House! L ° nd ° n *** Merchants ’ 
NRW YORK.—RopgEB & Soxs, 
