494 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 5, 1890. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Auriculas. — Signalman, L,C.D.: The ground or body colour 
of the varieties numbered 1 to 15 is nearly black, varying in 
shade only. The seifs—16, IT and 18—have no edge, and the 
ground colour includes all outside the paste ; 16 is pale violet; 
17, red ; and IS, dark maroon, almost black. 
B. P. G. A .—Salopian: Not of sufficient importance, we 
presume. Ask the local Editor. 
Greenhouses. — W. Nichol: Without knowing the whole of the 
circumstances we cannot say how the question stands legally, 
and you would be best advised to consult a respectable solicitor. 
It is difficult to say what is and what is not a tenant’s fixture, 
and in your case it depends greatly upon what agreements you 
have in writing. In any case if you are a yearly tenant you can 
stay the grabbing hand of your new landlord by claiming six 
months’ notice to terminate the tenancy on the corresponding 
quarter-day to that on which you entered into possession. 
Laced Pinks. — M. M., Aberdeen: The following will give you 
a good selection to start with, and all are moderate in price :— 
Bertram, Boiard, Emerald, Empress of India, Harry Hooper, 
Mrs. Dark, Modesty, Clara, Eurydice, George White, Jessica, 
Minerva, Mrs. Sinkins, Mrs. Waite, Rosy Morn, Sarah, Scarlet 
Gem, Tottie, and Victory. 
Marshal Niel Rose.— From the description you give us of 
your plant, we suspect that there is something wrong with the 
roots, which may be injured by bad drainage, or the plant may 
be starving for want of a sufficient supply of food, seeing that it 
is grown in a pot. If the young roots have been destroyed in this 
way, it would account for the dropping of the buds. With 
regard to damping, we suggest that it might be due to an excess 
of moisture in the atmosphere, with too low a temperature. We 
should like to see specimens of the flower buds, and also the 
leaves with red spots, to determine whether there is any 
fungus present. 
Names of Plants. — K. Smith: 1, Doodia aspera ; 2, Asplenium 
furcatum; 3, Polypodium Phymatodes var.; 4, Aspidium angulare 
var. ; 5, Adiantum assimile ; 6, Adiantum diaphanum ; 7, Ne- 
phrodium intermedium. Captain Twiss: Coelogyne flaccida. Is 
not what you call a white form of it some other species ? P. M.: 
1, Arisaema prsecox, male form ; 2, Abutilon Sellowianum mar- 
moratum ; 3, not recognised ; 4, Polypodium aureum ; 5, Poly¬ 
podium lingua ;■ 6, Dracaena terminalis ; 7, Croton pictum. 
Peaches. —James Wasting : The position of the blotches on the 
top of the fruits, and the healthy normal condition of the latter 
in other respects, lead us to suspect that the mischief is due to 
scalding, that is to say, there have been spots of water, probably 
condensed moisture, on the fruits, which the sun has acted upon 
similar to a lens and killed the portion of the epidermis so acted 
upon. The remedy is to give air earlier in the morning, so as to 
dry up any moisture on the fruits or foliage before the sun gains 
much power. 
Scented Amaryllis. — T. A. L: Some of the varieties have a 
faint fragrance, but you may test a good collection without 
detecting any odour w'orth mentioning. The one you have 
which “has a very sweet odour, almost like Primroses,” we 
should say is unique, and should be taken care of, with a view 
to possible future improvement. Is it a seedling ? 
White Salad. — H. Woodgode : For a white winter Salad grow 
the best varieties of Endive, such as Moss-eurled and Round¬ 
leaved Batavian; common Chicory, which, when blanched, is 
known as Barbe-de-Capucin ; the large Brussels Chicory, com. 
monly called Witloof when blanched; the thick-leaved or 
Cabbage Dandelion; and White Celery, such as Turner’s Incom¬ 
parable. 
Communications Received. —W. K.—T. W.—A. J. S.—J. K.— 
A. E. B.—G. S.-T. S. B.—X.—W. C.—J. S. W—D. W. I.— 
W. C.—N. K. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
William Paul & Co., Bridge of Weir, N.B,—Select List of 
Pansies, Pinks, &c. 
W. Cooper, 751, Old Kent Road, London, S.E.—Price List of 
Horticultural Buildings, Heating Apparatus, &e. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
March 31 st. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, Seed 
Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report a moderate demand 
for agricultural seeds. English Red Clover of medium 
quality is very plentiful, and offers at low prices. 
Foreign Red Clover, White and Trefoil steady. Alsike 
scarce and dearer. Heavy Perennial Rye Grass has 
advanced 6d. per bushel. Italian Rye Grass unchanged. 
Rape Seed scarce. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
April 2nd. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Asparagus ....per 100 8 0 15 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 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 6 0 
Celery .... per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .... each 06 10 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 
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 
Tomato3 _per lb. 16 2 0 
Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d s.d. s.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. 3 0 5 0 Strawberries.. per lb. 4 0 6 0 
New Grapes . 5 0 10 0 i 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Azalea .. ..per dozenl8 0 36 0 
Aralia Sieboidi ..doz. 6 0 IS 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 9 0 18 0 
Bouvardias .. per doz. 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 18 0 
— Cavendishii, doz. 18 0 60 0 
— ventrieosa.. doz. 18 0 30 0 
Cineraria., per dozen 8 0 12 0 
Dielytra_per doz. 12 0 
Evergreens,invar.,doz.6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var.,perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
s.d. s. d. 
Genesta.... per dozen 8 0 12 0 
Heliotrope, per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Hyacinths, per dozen 6 0 9 0 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 
Pelargoniums ..doz. 18 0 
Pelargoniums.searlet, 6 0 
Primula ....perdoz. 4 0 
Roses.i per doz. IS 0 
Roses, Fairy... .doz. 8 0 
Spiraea] _perdoz. 12 0 
Tulips.12 pots 6 0 
21 0 
24 0 
9 0 
6 0 
10 0 
8 0 
Roots for Bedding now coining in. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Acacia or Mimosa, 
French, per bunch 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 
Azalea_doz. sprays 
Bouvardias, per bun. 
Camellias, 12 blooms 
Carnations, 12 blooms 
Daffodils, doz. blooms 
Eucharis .. per dozen 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 
Hyacinth, French, 
per bunch 
Hyacinth, Dutch, in 
boxes, White, box 
Hyacinth, various, 
per box 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 
Lilac, white, per bun. 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 
Lily of the Valley do. 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 
s.d. 
0 9 
2 6 
0 6 
0 6 
s.d. I 
s.d. 
s.d. 
4 0 
2 6 
10 2 0 
2 0 4 0 
0 
1 
2 
4 
2 
0 6 
4 0 
3 0 
3 0 
4 0 
6 0 
8 0 
1 0 
9 0 
6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 
— (French), .per bun. 1 6 
Narcissus (papr-whit) 
doz. sprays 0 
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 
Roses.per dozen 1 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 1 
— Red.perdoz. 4 
— Saffrano ..perdoz. 1 
Stephanotis,12 spraysl2 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 10 2 0 
Tulips ....12 blooms 0 6 10 
Violets.. ..12bunches 10 2 0 
— French, per bunch 10 2 6 
-Parme, per buch. 3 0 4 0 
9 10 
4 0 
1 6 
1 0 
1 6 
6 10 
6 3 0 
0 3 0 
0 6 0 
0 2 0 
0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amorphophallus Titanum 492 
Angriecum citratum var... 493 
Arum Italicum . 492 
Bee keeping. 491 
Befaria glauca. 491 
Cattleyas, erratic . 493 
Chinese Sacred Lily. 4S7 
Corns. 490 
Deutzia candidissima flore 
pleno. 492 
Easter flowers. 4S5 
Ebony, St. Helena. 4S6 
Ficus bengalensis . 492 
Floriculture. 4SS 
Flowers of spring . 4S5 
Flower pots, substitutes for 488 
Fruit prospects, our. 4S5 
Gardeners Calendar . 492 
Gardeners’ Improvement 
Associations. 486 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund.. 4S6 
PAGE 
Ham House. 4S9 
Horticultural & Agricultural 
education. 486 
Horticultural Societies .. 493 
Hydrangea hortensis var. 483 
Lilium giganteuin. 491 
Medinilla Curtisii . 492 
Oncidium Larkinianum .. 463 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 493 
Onion culture.491 
Philadelphus inodorus .... 492 
Plant life. 490 
Polyanthus Harbinger.... 492 
Primula marginata . 491 
Saxifraga Sancta.491 
Scotch Thistle, tile . 487 
Seed sowing . 490 
Streptosolen Jamesonii .. 492 
Trillium discolor atratum 491 
Tulipa Kaufmanniana .... 491 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS, 
PAGE 
Anthracite. 
W. H. Essery . 495 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 482 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 481 
E. Robinson . 481 
R. Smith & Co. 484 
Catalogues. 
H. Cannell & Sons. 495 
J. Forbes . 4S4 
Kelway & Son.. 4S5 
Chrysanthemums. 
J. Carter & Co.. 4S1 
De Reydellet . 481 
W. Etherington . 4S1 
J. Laing & Sons . 4S1 
R. Owen . 4S1 
S. Shepperson. 4S3 
J. Wallace . 4S1 
Weston . 481 
Climbers. 
R. Smith & Co. 4S4 
Cut Flowers. 
Gregory & Evans . 4S1 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead . 4S4 
Smith. 481 
Florists’ Flowers. 
S. Baldwin . 4S4 
J. Cheal & Sons . 484 
J. Downie. . 4S5 
J. Farmer . 481 
J. Galvin. 481 
J. Laing & Sons. 485 
Laird & Sons . 484 
Alex. Lister. 484 
G. Wigley. 481 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 4S4 
R. Neal. 484 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
R. Smith & Co. 4S4 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Agri - Horticultural 
Chemical Co. 482 
J. Arnold. 481 
Benjamin Edgington. 482 
J. Greenrod & Son . 4S2 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 481 
A. Potter. 481 
R. Sankey & Son . 4S2 
The “ Stott” Distributor 494 
B. S. Williams & Sou ... 4S4 
Wood & Son. 494 
Hardy Plants. 
Blair . 481 
G. Cornhill .4S1 
H. English . 483 
Hooper. 481 
Kelway. 485 
S. Shepperson. 4S3 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 4S1 
PAGE 
Horticultural BuUders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 4S1 
C. Frazer’s Exors . 4S2 
J- Gray. 4S1 
Henry Hope. 495 
Mellowes & Co. 4S1 
A. Peel & Sons . 494 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 495 
J. Weeks & Co. 4S1 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 495 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 4S1 
Corry. Soper, Fowler 
& Co. 4S3 
Dicksons, Limited . 4S4 
Gishurst Compound . 481 
Horticultural & Agricul¬ 
tural Chemical Co. 4S3 
Nicotine Soap. 4S1 
Lawn Mowers. 
Chadborn & Coldwell 
Manufacturing Co. 4S1 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson . 481 
Clay’s Invigorator. 482 
Native Guano Company 495 
H. Richardson & Co. 4S1 
W. Thomson & Sons. 4S1 
W. Wood & Son. 496 
Miscellaneous. 
Colville & Co. 4S4 
Epps’ Cocoa. 495 
Gishurstine. 4S1 
Harrison’s Knitter. 494 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 4S1 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 4S4 
Dicksons, Limited. 485 
Orchids. 
P. McArthur . 481 
Roses. 
H. English . 4S1 
J. Walters . 4S1 
Seeds. 
Allen. 481 
Barr & Son . 4S1 
J. Carter & Co. . 4S4 
Groves & Son. 4S4 
Jarman & Co. 484 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 4S1 
S. Shepperson. 4S3 
R. Smith & Co. 4S4 
Sutton & Sons. 4S1 
R. Sydenham . 4S5 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 4S3 
Hopwoods . 481 
J. Laing & Sons. 4S1 
Peacock Nurseries. 4S1 
Trotter. 481 
Trees and Shrubs. 
R. Neal. 484 
R. Smith & Co. 484 
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