March 8, 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
429 
notice to correspondents. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
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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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Acacia or Mimosa, s . d . s . d . 
French, per bunch 0 9 10 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 2 6 5 0 
Azalea... .doz. sprays 0 6 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 3 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 6 10 
Hyacinths, Roman 
(French), doz. bun. 10 3 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilac, white, per bun. 4 6 0 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 2 0 S 0 
Lily of the Valley do. 0 6 10 
MaidenhairFern,12bns.4 0 9 0 
s . d . 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 
—■ (French), .per bun. 1 6 
Narcissus (papr-whit) 
doz. sprays 0 9 
Narcissus (papr-wht.) 
French, dozen buns. 2 0 
Orchid bloom in variety 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 1 0 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 6 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 
Primroses, doz. bun. 0 6 
Roses.per dozen 1 6 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 1 0 
— Red.per doz. 4 0 
— Saffrano ..per doz. 1 0 
Snowdrops, doz. bun. 1 0 
Steplianotis,12 spraysl2 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 1 0 
Tulips ....12 blooms 0 6 
Violets... .12bunches 1 0 
— French, per bunch 1 0 
-Parme, per buch. 3 0 
s . d . 
6 0 
4 0 
2 6 
1 0 
4 0 
1 6 
1 0 
1 6 
1 0 
3 0 
3 0 
0 0 
2 0 
3 0 
2 0 
1 0 
2 0 
2 6 
4 0 
Books. — A. J. Watt: (1) There is no botanical periodical of 
the character you indicate. (2) Hooker’s Students' Flora of the 
British Isles, published by Macmillan, price 10s. 6d., would per¬ 
haps suit you best. 
Erratum. —At p. 405, lines 31 and 32 from the top, instead of 
Narcissus odorus rugulosa, read Narcissus odorus rugulosus. 
Hot-bed for Melons.— Stella: You can make up a very good 
bed for Melons in a frame with tan and oak leaves, and the best 
plan is not to mix them, but to make up a good deep bed of leaves, 
and put a layer of 6 ins. or S ins. of tan on the top. 
Mosses. — A. M. B.: Sorry we cannot oblige you. They are 
beyond our range, which is limited to garden plants. 
Name of Fruit.— Win. Keen : Apple, Cat's Head Codlin (a 
late specimen). 
Names of Plants.— T. Smyth: 1, African Hemp, Sparmannia 
africana ; 2, Thuja orientalis ; 3, apparently a seedling Cedrus 
Deodara, but not yet in character. W. E.: Oncidium Caven- 
dishianum. Young Gardener, J. B. : 1, Pteris serrulata ; 2, 
Davallia elegans, probably; 3, Pteris serrulata cristata ; 4, 
Pteris cretica; 5, Selaginella Braunii; 6,_Blechnum occiden- 
tale, 7, Pteris longifolia ; 8, Polypodium aureum ;* 9, Adian- 
tum pedatum; 10, Adiantum formosum; 11, Trade>eantia 
zebrina ; 12, Alonsoa incisifolia ; 13, Adiantum hispidulum. We 
cannot undertake, as a rule, to name more than six specimens 
at a time. If you keep within that limit we shall be glad to 
assist you at any time, E. R. T: Ophiopogon spicatus argenteo- 
marginatus. P. M. : 1, Narcissus poeticus var. ; 2 and 3, N. 
incomparabilis vars.; 4, Cyperus alternifolius, ; 5, Adiantum 
trapeziforme, probably, frond not iu character ; 6, Adiantum 
hispidulum ; 7, Poly podium Billardieri. A. M. D. : 1, Coelogyne 
flaceida ; 2, Habrothamnus fasciculatus ; 3, Aralia gracillima ; 
4, Gymnogramme ealomelanos ; 5, Nephrodium molle eorymbi- 
ferum; 6, Aspidium angulare proliferum. C. T.: 4, Abies 
brachyphylla ; 12, Pinus Puce. Fife: Asplenium Trichomanes. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Toogood and Finlayson, Southampton,—Agricultural Seeds. 
W. Hean, Quick & Co., Barnstaple.—Farm Seeds, &c. 
Dicksons, Limited, Chester.—Select Farm Seeds, &c 
William Golby, Edgend Nursery, Brierfleld, near Burnley.— 
Select Lists of Stove and Greenhouse Plants, Florists’ Flowers, 
&c. 
Samuel Shepperson, Prospect House, Belper.—Choice Seeds, 
Florists’ Flowers, Bedding Plants, &c. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
March 3rd. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditeh, and 39, Seed 
Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report a slow sale for all 
varieties of Agrieultural Seeds, very large supplies of 
medium quality. English Red Clover and Cow Grass 
at prices in buyers’ favour. White Alsike and Trefoil 
steady. Rye Grasses unchanged. Rape seed dearer, 
supplies almost exhausted. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
March 5th. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s . d . s . d . 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Asparagus ... .per 100 6 0 10 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 16 2 6 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 16 2 6 
Carrots ... .per bunch 0 6 
Caulidowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 6 0 
Celery .... per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers ....each 0 9 16 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
Potatos.— Kent 
I s . d . s . d . 
Herbs .... per bunch 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 0 
Parsley.... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes .. per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
] Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos _per lb. 0 9 10 
! Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
3 6 
Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per con. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
CONTENTS 
Amaryllis, Mrs. W. Lee .. 
Ants in hot-houses . 
Asplenium longissimum .. 
Azalea Mad. H. Jeidell_ 
Balsams, &c., sowing _ 
Calathea vittata. 
Carnations, classification of 42S 
Carnations from seed .... 424 
Chinese Sacred Lily. 421 
Celery cultivation. 426 
Conservatory, a gay. 423 
Cornus mas . 427 
Dendrobium Macfarlanei.. 42S 
Dicksonia Sedeni . 427 
Florists’ flowers, the philo¬ 
sophy of.424 
Fruit catalogues. 421 
Fruits, hardy, in demand.. 419 
Gardeners’ Calendar . 42S 
PAGE 
Gardeners’ Improvement 
Societies .42S 
Hyacinthus eandieans .... 427 
Hymenocallis Caribiea .... 421 
Lasiandra macrantha .... 422 
Myrtle, variegate!. 427 
Nuttallia cerasiformis .... 427 
Oysters growing on trees.. 425 
Peperomia brevipes . 427 
Periville . 426 
Phalsenopsis denticulata.. 42S 
Pink, the florists’ laced .. 426 
Primulas, Chinese. 422 
Pumps, chain. 427 
Rubbish heaps . 427 
Stauropsis gigantea . 428 
Snowdrops .422 
Triteleias . 422 
Young, the late Mr. M. .. 425 
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
PAGE 
Anthracite. 
W. H. Essery . 430 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 418 
Bulbs. 
S. Hills . 417 
Pickard. 417 
R. Smith & Co. 41S 
Catalogues. 
H. Cannell & Sons. 431 
J. F jrbes. 430 
Kelway & Son. 4IS 
H. B. May . 41S 
Chrysanthemums. 
J. Carter & Co. 417 
De Reydellet . 417 
J. Laing & Sons . 417 
R, Owen . 417 
W. Thompson. 417 
Climbers. 
Pickard . 417 
R. Smith & Co. 41S 
G. Stanton . 417 
Cut Flowers. 
Gregory & Evans . 417 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 430 
Smith. 417 
Florists’ Flowers. 
S. Baldwin . 429 
J. Galvin. 417 
W. Golby . 417 
J. Laing & Sons. 41S 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 418 
J. Downie... 417 
R. Neal. 429 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
T. Rivers & Son. 429 
R. Smith & Co. 41S 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 417 
Benjamin Edgingtou. 431 
Brinkwortli & Sons . 417 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 417 
E. Vander Meersch. 417 
R. Sankey & Son . 431 
The “ Stott ” Distributor 430 
T. Walker. 417 
C. G. Wame. 430 
Hardy Plants. 
Blair . 417 
H. Dobbie. 429 
Kelway. 418 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 417 
C. Frazer’s Exors. 430 
J. Gray. 417 
H. Hope . 431 
A. Peel & Sons . 417 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 430 
J. Weeks & Co. 417 
Heating Apparatus, page 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 417 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 430 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 417 
Gishurst Compound . 417 
Horticultural & Agrieul¬ 
tural Chemical Co. 430 
Nicotine Soap. 417 
Shorland & Co. 417 
Lawn Mowers. 
Chadborn & Coldwell 
Manufacturing Co. 417 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 417 
Clay’s Invigorator.431 
Native Guano Company 430 
Standen’s. 431 
W. Thomson & Sons. 417 
W. Wood & Son. 432 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 430 
Gishurstine . 417 
Harrison's Knitter. 431 
Mrs. Peat. 417 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 417 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Win. Cutbush & Son. 431 
Orchids. 
P. McArthur . 417 
Roses. 
H. English . 417 
J. Walters . 417 
Seeds. 
Allen. 417 
Barr & Son . 417 
Bell, Stuart & Co. 417 
J. R. Box . 417 
G. Bunyard & Co. 417 
J. Carter & Co. 41S 
Daniels Bros. 418 
Dickson’s. 41S 
R. Gold & Co. 419 
Groves & Son. 429 
Jarman & Co. 429 
R. B. Laird & Sons ... 417 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 430 
C. Sharpe & Co . 419 
B. Soddy. 418 
Speciality Seed Co. . 418 
Sutton & Sons. 419 
R. Sydenham . 419 
Webb & Sons . 419 
J. C. Wheeler Si Son . 41S 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
E. Vander Meersch..417 
Trotter . 417 
Trees aud Shrubs. 
R. Neal.,. 429 
R. Smith & Co. 419 
s.d s . d . 1 s . d . s . d . 
A PPl es .1-sieve 2 0 7 0 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 16 
— Nova Scotia, barrel 12 0 IS 0 —St. Michaels, each 2 6 7 6 
Grapes .per lb. 3 0 5 0! Plums |-sieve 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s . d . s . d . 
Azalea ... .per dozenlS 0 36 0 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies, .per doz. 9 0 18 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. 8 0 12 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
Dracaena viridis, doz. 12 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 IS 0 
Evergreens, in var. ,, 6 0 24 0 
s . d . s. d . 
Ferns, in var.,perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
Genesta....per dozen S 0 12 0 
Hyacinths, per dozen 6 0 9 0 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 o 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 6 0 9 0 
Primula ....perdoz. 4 0 6 0 
Solanums_perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
Tulips.12 pots 6 0 SO 
Roots for Bedding out now coming in. 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Small Advertisements, solid type, Gd. 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. Gd., 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 rectch the office not later than the 
first post on IVednesdo.y Morning. 
12 COLUMBINES, with long spurs, golden, blue and s. d. 
white, and white .2 0 
12 ALPINE PLANTS, purchaser’s selection . 2 0 
12 HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS, purchaser's selec¬ 
tion ... 2 0 
100 HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS, in 50 sorts, pur- 
chaser's selection 12 6 
100 FORCET-M E-NOT (Myosotis dis.sitiflora) . 3 6 
100 YIOLAS (Bedding), white, yellow, blue, or purple ... 4 6 
12 HARDY ICELAND POPPIES (orange, white, or 
yellow), mixed or separate.16 
12 POLYANTHUS PRl M ROSE, ranging from white to 
maroon.1 3 
All the above are strong Jloviering plants. Descriptive List free. 
Seed (new) of the following Poppies, in 4 d pkts. -Shirley, 
Peacock, The Mikado, and Iceland (orange, white, and yellow), 
mixed or separate. 
H. DOBBIE, Florist, FRETTING HAM, NORWICH. 
“NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT TREES.” 
R OBERT NEAL begs to call the attention of 
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 Climbing 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 ETJRSEIRIES, 
TRINITY ROAD, 
WANDSWORTH COMMON. 
1/6 GARDEN SEEDS. 1/6 
NEW, GENUINE, AND WELL TESTED. 
O N receipt of Postal Order, Is. 6d., 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; \ oz. each of Savoy, Radish, Early Turnip, and 
Broccoli (early and late); 1 packet each of Lettuce, Marrow, 
and Cucumber, and 6 packets choice 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 82 Stamps. 
Quality Guaranteed. 
G R O ’ST 3B S & SON, 
Wholesale and Retail Seedsmen, 
PIDDLE TRENT HIDE, DORCHESTER. 
NEW 
TOMATOES. 
AND 
CHOICE 
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 .. „ Gd. 
Open Air . . Gd. 
The Collection, One Packet each, 7/6, post free. 
DANIELS EROS, 
GROVVERS, NORWICH, 
¥IOLAS 0 YIOLAS. 
Skylark, white, edged blue, Is. 3d. per doz ; The Dove, dove 
colour, perdoz., Is. 3d. ; Hardwick Yellow, Sovereign, Jafrana, 
Admiration, Pilrig Park, Blue King, Countess of Hopetoun, 
Mauve Queen, Countess of Kintore, Peach Blossom. Ac, 12 in 
12 varieties, Is. 3d. ; 100 in 14 varieties, Ss. Gd. Carriage paid to 
any address. 
STARKIE BALDWIN, 
WOODBINE NURSERY, BURNLEY. 
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, SAWBRiDBEWORTH, HERTS. 
JARMAN’S 
“UNIVERSAL” GOLLEGTIONS 
FOR ONE YEAR'S SUPPLY. 
VEGETABLES— 25. 6 d., 5s., 10s. 6 d., 15s., 21s., 
31s. 6 d., 42s., and 63s. 
FLOWERS— Is-, 2s. 6 d., 5s., 10s. 6d., 15s., 21s., 
31s. 6d., and 42s. 
All Post Free and Carriage Paid. 
WE OFFER 
£5 5s. Od. PRIZES 
FOR 6 ONIONS. 
Full particulars in our large Seed Manual, gratis and post free. 
J ARMAN CO., 
CHARD, SOMERSETSHIRE. 
