398 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 22, 1890. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d s . d . 1 s . d . s . d . 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 7 0 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 16 
— Nova Scotia, barrel 12 0 IS 0 — 8 t. Michaels, each 2 6 7 6 
Grapes .per lb. 3 0 5 0 Plums.j-sieve 
Out Flowebs.—Avebage Wholesale Pbices. 
Acacia or Mimosa, s . d . s . d . | 
French, per bunch 0 9 10 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms .. 3 0 6 C 
Azalea_doz. sprays OS 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 16 4 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
per 12 bunches 4 0 9 0 
Daffodils, doz. blooms 0 6 10 
Epiphyllum,doz blms 0 6 10 
Eucharis ..perdozen 3 0 5 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms.12 0 24 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Hyacinth... per spray 0 3 6 0 
Hyacinths (Roman), 
doz. sprays 0 5 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilac, white, per bun. 4 6 0 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 2 0 8 0 
Lily of the Valley do. 0 6 10 
MaidenhairFern,i2bns.4 0 9 0 
s . d . s . d . 
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 0 9 10 
Narcissus (papr-wht.) 
French, dozen buns. 2 0 4 0 
Pelargoniums, 12 spys. 10 16 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 16 
Roses.per dozen 16 3 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.per doz. 6 0 12 0 
— Saffrano ..per doz. 10 2 0 
Stephanotis ,12 spraysl 2 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 10 2 0 
Tulips _12 blooms 0 6 16 
Violets... .12 bunches 10 2 0 
— French, per bunch 10 2 6 
-Panne, per buch. 3 0 4 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Adiatum Daddsii . 395 
African Hemp. 394 
Araucarias at Snelston Hall 390 
Auricula & Carnation Soc¬ 
iety. 3S9 
Benedict Roezl, monu¬ 
ment to.3S8 
Big Tree, the latest .38S 
Boronia megastigma. 394 
Bud dropping in Peach 
houses . 391 
Chain Pump for gardens .. 394 
Chrysanthemum Centenary 
Festival. 3SS 
Chrysanthemum notes.... 391 
Conservatory, a gay. 390 
Coelogyne cristata.396 
Daffodils, group of the 
smaller . 393 
Daphne indica rubra. 3S9 
Dendrobium nobile gigan- 
teum . 396 
Dimorphism in Cattleya 
labiata Trianae. 396 
Eucharis . 394 
Eupatorium Weinmanni- 
anum. 394 
Florists in a flurry . 393 
Fumigating. 389 
PAGE 
French Gardeners’ Society 
in London. 394 
Gardeners and show places 3S7 
Gladioli, early-flowering .. 3S9 
Gloneria megastigma .... 395 
Henderson, the late Mr. 
Peter. 3SS 
Iberis saxatilis . 395 
Laelia autumnalis alba .... 396 
Lenten Roses at Long 
Ditton . 390 
Medinilla maguifica . 394 
Nephrolepis philippinensis 395 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar. 396 
Orchid disease, a virulent. 3SS 
Philosophy of Florists’ 
Flowers. 392 
Potatos, Short-top. 394 
Primulas at Farnham Royal 393 
Royal Aquarium Shows .. 3SS 
Royal Horticultural So¬ 
ciety . 3SS 
Saxifraga ligulata .391 
Seasonable work in the gar¬ 
den . 395 
Spring Snowflake . 395 
Traehelospermnm jasmi- 
noides . 395 
Wintersweet. 395 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
PAGE 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 3S6 
Bulbs. 
Hills ... . 385 
R. Smith & Co. 3S6 
Vallota. 385 
Catalogues. 
H. Cannell & Sons. 400 
J. Forbes. 3S6 
Kelway & Son. 3S6 
Chrysanthemums. 
J. Carter & Co. 3S5 
N. Davis . 3S5 
De Reydellet . 3S5 
H. English .. 399 
J. Laing & Sons. 385 
R. Owen . 3S5 
A. J. Weston . 3S5 
Climbers. 
W. Fromow & Sons . 398 
G. Jackman & Son. 386 
R. Smith & Co. 3S6 
Coal and Coke. 
W. H. Essery. 400 
G. J. Eveson . 3S5 
Cut Flowers. 
F. W. Erwood. 385 
Gregory & Evans . 385 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 39S 
H. English . 399 
Smith. 3S5 
Florists’ Flowers. 
Heating Apparatus, page 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 3S5 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 400 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 3S5 
Corry,Soper, Fowler & Co.400 
Gishurst Compound ...... 385 
Nicotine Soap. 3S5 
Shorland & Co, . 3S5 
Lawn Mowers. 
Chadborn & Coldwell 
Manufacturing Co. 3S5 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 3S5 
Native Guano Company 400 
W. Thomson & Sons. 3S5 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 400 
Gishurstine. 385 
Harrison’s Knitter. 399 
A. Outram . 400 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 3S5 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 399 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 386 
P. McArthur . 3S5 
Roses. 
H. English . 385 
G. Jackman & Son. 3S6 
J. Walters . 3S5 
Seeds. 
A. J. A. Bruce. 39S 
J. Galvin . 385 
Mrs. H. Gaskoin . 385. 
W. Golby . 385 
J. Laing & Sons. 3S6 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 398 
J. Downie. 385 
G, Jackman & Son. 386 
R. Neal. 398 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
T. Rivers & Son. 398 
R. Smith & Co. 3S6 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 385 
Benjamin Edgington. 400 
J. Greenrod & Son. 398 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 385 
E. Vander Meersch. 385 
R. Sankey & Son . 399 
The “ Stott” Distributor 400 
T. Walker. 385 
C. G. Warne. 400 
Hardy Plants. 
Blair .. 3S5 
Kelway. 3S6 
F. R. Nash ....'.. 39S 
Allen. 3S5 
S. Baldwin . 3S6 
Barr & Son . 335 
John R. Box . 3S5 
J. Carter & Co. 3 S 0 
Daniels Bros. 353 
Dickson’s. 393 
Dobbie & Co. 335 
W. Fromow & Sons . 398 
R. Gold & Co. 393 
Groves & Son . 393 
W. B. Hartland . 393 
Ireland & Thomson . 335 
Jarman & Co.. 399 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 335 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 
C. & W. Mount . 
C. Sharpe & Co. 
R, Smith & Co. 
B. Soddy . 
Sutton & Sons. 
R. Sydenham . 
J. Veitch & Sons... 
Webb & Sons . 
Situation Wanted 
398 
385 
387 
356 
386 
357 
387 
3S7 
387 
39S 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 3S5 
W. Cooper . 400 
C. Frazer’s Exors. 400 
J. Gray. 3S5 
A. Peel & Sons . 385 
W. Richardson & Go. ... 400 
J. Weeks & Co. ... 385 
Plants. 
H. English . 399 
E. Vander Meersch. 3S5 
Trotter. 385 
Trees. 
G. Jackman & Son . 3S6 
E. Neal... 398 
R. Smith & Co... 386 
SEEDS. 
Vegetable & Flower Seeds 
Of the very best quality, Carriage Free. 
Catalogues post fp.ee on application. 
The LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL Co. 
(JOHN COWAN) LIMITED, 
The Vineyard and Nurseries, 
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Delivered Free by Rail or Parcel Post. 
Illustrated Descriptive Priced Catalogue, No. 370, 
Post Free on application. 
1 llT ATI SS? Nurseries & Seed 
JJl -1T&. £3 ANl S3 Establishment 1 
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GLOXINIA. 
HYBRIDA ALBA, pure white, very beautiful and rare. Fine 
flowering bulbs, 6 s., Ss., and 10s. doz. 
FRENCH SPOTTED. —These are very chaste ; the markings are 
very beautiful and much admired. Fine bulbs, 6 s. and Ss. doz. 
HETHERSET HYBRID, a strain of great, excellence ; has been 
awarded several medals and other important awards. The rich 
crimson colouring so much admired, combined with the purest 
white, make this strain verv popular. Fine flowering bulbs, 
6 s., 8 s., and 10s. doz. CATALOGUES FREE. 
JL. JL. BRUCE, 
The Nurseries, 
CH0RLT0N -CUM -HARDY, MANCHESTER. 
FLOWER POTS 
WRITE TO 
J. GREENROD & SON, 
The Potteries, BRENTFORD, MIDDLESEX, 
ESTABLISHED 1850, 
One of the Largest Manufacturers. Millions of all sizes in stock. 
Delivered Free by Rail and Road. 
SPECIAL CULTURE OF 
FRUIT TREES AND ROSES. 
A large and Select Stock is now offered for Sale. 
The Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits 
post free. 
The Descriptive Catalogue of Roses post free. 
THOMAS RIVERS & SON, 
The Nurseries, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, HERTS. 
R. GOLD & Co.’s 
BEST FLOWER SEEDS. 
18 sorts, Is. ; 30 sorts, Is. 0(t. 
POST FREE. 
R. GOLD & Co., 
30, MAIDEN LANE, COYENT GARDEN, LONDON. 
SITUATION WANTED. 
G ARDEXER (HEAR).—Thoroughly un- 
derstaDds Grapes, Peaches, Melons, Cucumbers. Flower 
and Kitchen Garden, St-ove and Greenhouse Plants, Orchids, &rc., 
and everything in connection with a large garden. Long cha¬ 
racter from last employer.—WEST, Halliford Road, Sunbury- 
on-Thames. 
"WILL SEXD 12 Carnations, 24 Sweet 
JL Williams, 12 Antirrhinums, 12 Pansies, 4S Wallflowers, 
6 Canterbury Bells (from choice seed, July sown), and 6 white 
Daisies, for 4s. 6 d. ; half, 2s. 6 d .; quarter, Is. 3 d. —R. NASH, 
West End Road, High Wycombe. 
O RCHID PEAT, 
also Fibrous Loam, 
best quality in the Market; 
Brown Fibrous Peat, and all other 
descriptions at the POLYGON ORCHID PEAT STORES. 
Loose Peat, on rail in London, 2 and 4 Ton Trucks, at from 12s. 
per yard. Sold also in Sacks.—Address, JOSEPH ARNOLD, 
32, Polygon, N.W. 
“Not Lost, I Hope, Yet Gone Before.’’ 
Now Published. Free to numerous customers. 
H 
ARTLAXD S 56-page “YEAR BOOK” of 
SEEDS for 1S90. 
Within itself unique. His “ Book of Daffodils ” as an art pro¬ 
duction has no rival in the United Kingdom. His Book of Seeds 
for 1S90 is not like any other publication throughout the British 
Isles, and there are Seeds and Plants offered that no other house 
has even yet noticed. Send three stamps to cover postage, &c., 
and write for copy. 
WM. BAYLOR HARTLAND, F.R.H.S., Old Established 
Seed Warehouse, 54, Patrick Street, Cork. 
“NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT TREES.” 
I ) OBERT NEAL begs to call the attention of 
V Gentlemen, Local Boards, Builders, and others 
who intend planting this season, to his large and varied 
stock of Shrubs, Standard and Ornamental and Forest 
Trees, Fruit Trees, Roses, and Ciimbing Plants, &c., 
which, being well transplanted, are in fine condition 
for removal, and having been grown in the vicinity of 
London, are specially adapted for Town and Street 
Plantings. Special quotations for large quantities. 
Delivery free within a radius of six miles of the 
Nursery. Inspection of the stock solicited. Cata¬ 
logues free on application. “Also to offer extra fine 
Forcing Sea Kale and Rhubarb.” 
THE NURSERIES, 
TRINITY ROAD, 
WANDSWORTH COMMON. 
l/e GARDEN SEEDS. i/e 
NEW, GENUINE, AND WELL TESTED. 
O N receipt of Postal Order, Is. Gd., or 20 Stamps, we will 
send Free to any address, 1 oz. each of Wheeler's Imperial 
Cabbage, Hollow-crowned Parsnip, White Spanish Onion, and 
Selected Carrot; 4 oz. each of Savoy, Radish, Early Turnip, and 
Broccoli (early and late); 1 packet each of Lettuce, Marrow, 
and Cucumber, and 6 packets choige Flower Seeds. 
Also, for Is. extra, 1 packet each of Mustard, Cress, New 
large Tripoli Onion, Pickling Cabbage, Borecole Greens, Brussels 
Sprouts, Leeks, and Cauliflower; also a packet of Carter's 
Stratagem Peas, Dwarf, and a packet of Dobbie's Selected 
Golden Ball Exhibition Turnip. 
The Two Lots for Postal Order, 2s. 6d., or 32 Stamps. 
Quality Guaranteed. 
GROVES &, SON", 
.Wholesale and Retail Seedsmen, 
PIDDLETEENTHIDE, DOECHESTEK. 
GENUIN E & RELIABLE SEEDS. 
W FROMOW & SOXS beg to intimate to 
. ail requiring reliable KITCHEN GARDEN and 
FLOWER SEEDS that their CATALOGUE is now ready, and 
will be forwarled 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, <Lc. __ 
We FI@M@W & SONS, 
Sutton Court Nursery & Seed Establishment, 
CHISWICK, LONDON, W. 
NEW CHOICE TOMATOES. 
Each Post Free at prices quoted. 
New Peach .. per pkt., 1/6 
Lorillard .. ,, 1/6 
Prelude .. ,, 1/6 
Scarlet Perfection ,, 1/- 
Crimson Queen, per pkt., 1/- 
New Early Champion ,, 1/- 
Golden Eagle .. ,, 6 d . 
Open Air .. .. ,, 6d. 
The Collection, One Packet each, 7/6, post free. 
DANIELS BROS. NORWICH. 
FERNS A SPECIALITY. 
The finest, most varied, choice and interesting 
collection in the Trade. 
1.400 species and varieties of Stove, Greenhouse 
and Hardy Ferns. 
Partially Descriptive Catalogue free on application. 
W. & ■!, BIRKENHEAD, 
FERN NURSjERY, 
SALE, MANCHESTER. 
