March 15, 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
445 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Azalea ....perdozenlS 0 36 0 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 9 0 IS 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. S 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 
— Cavendishii, doz. IS 0 60 0 
— ventricosa.. doz. 18 0 30 0 
Cineraria., per dozen 8 0 12 0 
Hoots for 
s.d. s.d. 
Dielytra . 
Evergreens,invar, doz.6 0 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Genesta... .per dozen S 0 12 0 
Hyacinths, per dozen 6 0 9 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 o 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 6 0 9 0 
Primula _per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Solanums_per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Tulips.12 pots 6 0 8 0 
Bedding now coming in. 
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All varieties, and only the best Seeds sent out. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Acacia or Mimosa, s.d. s.d. 
French, per bunch 0 9 16 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..2 6 5 C 
Azalea_doz. sprays 0 6 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 16 4 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Daffodils, doz. blooms 0 3 10 
Epiphyllum.doz.blms 0 6 10 
Eucbaris .. per dozen 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, 12bis. 2 0 8 0 
Lily of the Valley do. 0 6 10 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
s.d. s.d. 
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 bnns. 2 0 4 0 
Orchid bloom in variety 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 10 16 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 6 10 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 16 
Primroses, doz. bun. 0 6 10 
Roses.per dozen 16 3 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.per doz. 4 0 6 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 10 2 0 
Snowdrops, doz. bun. 10 3 0 
Stephanotis,12 spraysl2 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 10 2 0 
Tulips ....12 blooms 0 6 10 
Violets... .12 bunches 10 2 0 
— French, per bunch 10 2 6 
-Panne, per buch. 3 0 4 0 
EXTRACTS FROM TESTIMONIALS. 
ASTERS.—“ Have won First Prize four years hand running.” 
—J. Jackson. 
STOCKS.—"I had several spikes 15 ins. long. This is the 
third successive year I have taken first honours for Stocks and 
Phloxes. The spikes were measured—good sound flowers from 
top to bottom.”— J. Sharpe. 
FRENCH MARIGOLDS.—“At.Askam I gained First Prize. 1 
—W. Dickinson. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI.—“ 1 had individual flowers as large 
as half-a-orown.”—II. Rothery. 
AFRICAN MARIGOLDS .—“ I had them 16 ins. in circum¬ 
ference. I got two Firsts with them.”—R. Bolton, Jun. 
ONIONS.—" Many of them were 15 ins. round."—J, Boulton. 
Exors of late H. W. MACKERETH, 
ULYERSTON. 
SEEDS. 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Acacia ovata . 443 
Amaryllis, the Champion.. 440 
Anthurium Laingii . 442 
Apiarians, female . 436 
Aralia gracillima . 442 
Camellia, La Vestale. 442 
Collinsias, notes on . 442 
Dendrobium Aspa-ia. 444 
Dendrobium signatum .... 444 
Florists' Flowers, philosophy 
of. 440 
Flower pots, substitutes for 439 
Freesias, seedling. 437 
Fuchsia Dorothy Fry .... 442 
Fuchsia, triphylla. 445 
Hall for Horticulture, the 435 
Harrison, Mr. T., death of 437 
Horticultural Societies .. 444 
Laurel leaves and insects 436 
Lycaste Skinneri var. ... 444 
page 
Magnolia conspieua . 437 
Oncidium Larkinianum .. 444 
Pansies for exhibition .... 443 
Phaius hybridus Cooksoni 444 
Phojnix Rcebelenii. 442 
Phyllanthus mimossefolius 443 
Pink, the florists’ laced .. 43S 
Primula, ’Williams’ White 443 
Prunus, the Chinese. 443 
Prunus triloba . 442 
Pteris leptophylla princeps 439 
Rhododendron arboreum 
roseum . 443 
Seakale, Lily-white . 442 
Soil, preparing the. 440 
Strawberries .438 
IVeather, severe. 442 
Wildsmith Memorial. 437 
Work in the Garden.443 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
PAGE 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 434 
Bulbs. 
R. Smith & Co. 434 
J. Veitch & Sons . 435 
Catalogues. 
J. Forbes .. 445 
Kelway & Son. 434 
Chrysanthemums. 
J. Carter & Co.. 433 
De Reydellet . 433 
J. Laing & Sons . 433 
R. Owen . 433 
Climbers. 
R. Smith & Co. 434 
Cut Flowers. 
Gregory & Evans . 433 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 445 
Smith. 433 
Florists’ Flowers. 
S. Baldwin . 447 
Dobbie & Co. 435 
J. Galvin. 433 
W. Golby . 433 
J. Laing & Sous. 434 
R. Nash. 433 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 445 
R. Neal. 445 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
T. Rivers & Son. 445 
R. Smith & Co.. 434 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 433 
Benjamin Edgington. 447 
Brinkworth & Sons . 433 
J. Greenwood & Son. 446 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 433 
E. Vander Meersch. 433 
A. Potter. 433 
R. Sankey & Son . 447 
H. G. Smylh . 434 
The “ Stott” Distributor 446 
C. G. Warae. 446 
B. S. Williams & Son. 434 
Hardy Plants. 
Blair . 433 
F. Bull . 433 
H. Dobbie.... 445 
Kelway. 434 
G. Waller. 433 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 433 
C. Frazer’s Exors. 446 
J. Gray. 433 
A. Peel & Sons . 446 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 433 
J. Weeks & Co. 433 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 447 
C. Toope & Co. 433 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 446 
Insecticides. page 
J. Bentley . 446 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 433 
Gishurst Compound_ 433 
Horticultural & Agricul¬ 
tural Chemical Co. 445 
Hughes' Fir Tree Oil. 447 
Nicotine Soap. 447 
Sliorland & Co . 433 
Corry, Soper, Fowler&Co 446 
Lawn Mowers. 
Chadborn & Cold well 
Manufacturing Co. 433 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 433 
Clay's Invigorator. 433 
Native Guano Company 445 
Standen’s. 433 
W. Thomson & Sons. 433 
W. Wood & Son .•.. 44S 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 446 
Gishurstine. 433 
Harrison’s Knitter. 447 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 433 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 447 
Orchids. 
H. J. V. 433 
P. McArthur . 433 
Roses. 
Dickson's. Limited . 434 
H. English . 433 
J. Walters . 433 
Seeds. 
Allen. 433 
Barr & Son . 433 
J. R. Box . 433 
G. Bunyard & Co. . 433 
J. Carter & Co. 434 
Daniels Bros. 434 
R. Gold & Co. 447 
Groves & Son. 445 
Jarman & Co. 445 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 433 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 445 
Exors. of the late H. W. 
Mackereth . 445 
R. Smith & Co. 434 
B. Soddy . 434 
Sutton & Sons. 435 
R. Sydenham . 435 
Webb & Sons . 435 
J. C. Wheeler & Son. 434 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
E. Vander Meersch_ 433 
Peacock Nurseries. 433 
Simmonds Bros. 433 
Trotter . 433 
Trees and Shrubs. 
R. Neal. 445 
R. Smith & Co. 434 
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mixed or separate. 
H. DOBBIE, Florist, FRETTING HA M, 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 
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London, are specially adapted for Town and Street 
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