May 17, 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
591 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Azalea ... .per dozenlS 0 36 0 
Aralla Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 IS 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 8 0 12 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. S 0 12 0 
Calceolaria, per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Cyperas, .. per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
Draciena viridis, doz. 12 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 IS 0 
— Cavendishii, doz. IS 0 36 0 
— ventricosa.. doz. 12 0 24 0 
Cineraria., per dozen 6 0 10 0 
Dielytra_per doz. GO 9 0 
Evergreens,invar.,doz.6 0 24 0 
Ferns,in var.,perdoz. 4 0 IS 0 
s.d. s. d. 
Genista.. ..per dozen S 0 12 0 
Geraniums (Ivy), doz. 3 0 6 0 
Heliotrope, per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Hydrangea ..per doz. 9 0 24 0 
Liliums, various, doz.lS 0 30 0 
Lobelia.per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 o 
Mignonette, per doz. 4 0 SO 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums ..doz. 12 0 24 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 4 0 SO 
Roses .. ...per doz. 12 0 24 0 
Roses, Fairy_doz. S 0 10 0 
Saxafrage ..perdozenl8 0 24 0 
Spiraea ....per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Bedding Plants in variety, in roots or boxes, and also in pots. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Fricks. 
s.d. s.d. | 
Anemone, per 12 buns. 2 0 4 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms .. 2 0 5 0 
Azalea_doz. sprays 0 6 10 
Blue Bells, doz, bnhs. 10 16 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Cowslips.... per doz. 0 6 16 
Daffodils,doz.bunches 3 0 6 0 
Encharis .. per dozen 4 0 6 0 
Forget-me-not, 12 buns 2 0 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 4 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Tulips, Dutch, in 
boxes, White, box 2 0 4 0 
Tulips, various, box 16 3 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilac, English, bunch 0 6 10 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 1 0 4 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. 5 0 SO 
— (French), .per bun. 16 2 0 
Narcissus ...doz. bun. 2 0 4 0 
— (double white) ,, 4 0 9 0 
Pansy .. per 12 buns. 10 2 0 
Pelargoniums, 12 spys. 0 9 10 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 4 0 6 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 16 
Primroses, doz. bun. 0 4 OS 
Roses.per dozen 16 3 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 0 6 2 0 
— Red.per doz. 2 0 4 0 
— Saffrano ..per doz. 10 2 0 
Spirea.doz. buns. 4 0 0 0 
Scephanotis,12 sprays 2 6 4 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 9 10 
Tulips', .doz. bunches 2 6 6 0 
Violets.. ..12bunches 10 2 0 
— French, per bunch 10 16 
-Panne, per buch. 3 6 5 0 
CONTENTS. 
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Allium karataviense.. 
Anemone pratensis .. 
Bees, intelligence of .. 
Broccoli, a late. 
Cherry, the Mahaleb.. 
Cyclamen repandum. 5S7 
Fern hunting. . 5S6 
Flood, the late Mr. J.5S7 
Frosts, late . 5S3 
Gardeners' Calendar. 5SS 
Gardeners, jobbing . 581 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund.. 5S1 
Gentiana verna . 5SS 
Gooseberry caterpillar .... 587 
Groundsel tree, the . 5SS 
Horticultural Societies.... 5S9 
Narcissus, history of cul¬ 
tivated . 5S6 
Narcissus orientals . 5S2 
PAGE 
Orchid Growers' Calendar 5S9 
Orchid nomenclature .... 5S2 
Orchids, popular. 5S5 
Peas, protecting. 5SS 
Peas, New Zealand grown 5S7 
Polyanthus, Lancashire 
Hero . 5S4 
Polyanthus, Tortoiseshell 584 
Richardia afrieana. 5S2 
SaMfraga Stracheyi Milesii 5S8 
Season, the . 5S1 
Slugs. 5S7 
Spiraea prunifolia flore pleno 5SS 
“Stott” Insecticide Dis¬ 
tributor . 5S5 
Tulipa Gesneriana spathu- 
lata. 5S8 
Tulips, early . 584 
Yew, the . 582 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
PAGE 
Hardy Plants. 
W. B. Hartland. 5S0 
Hooper. 577 
Kehvay. 5S0 
J. Wallace . 577 
F. Weeden . 577 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 577 
Horticultural Builders. 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 578 
Bedding Plants. 
Bateman & Co. 580 
H. English . 5S0 
J. Forbes. 57S 
Ireland & Thomson . 5S0 
B. W. Knight. 580 
Laws. 579 
Catalogues. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 
Cannell & Sons . 
. 579 
C. Frazer's Exors . 
J. Forbes .. 
. 57S 
J. Gray. 
.. 577 
T. S. W T are . 
. 5S0 
Mellowes & Co. 
.. 577 
A. Peel & Sons . 
Climbers. 
W. Richardson & Co. 
.. 592 
Bateman & Co. 
. 5S0 
J. Weeks & Co. 
. 577 
B, W. Knight. 
. 580 
Insecticides. 
Cut Flowers. 
Gregory & Evans . 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 
Gardener . 
O'Kelly. 
Smith. 
Turner . 
Florists’ Flowers. 
Bateman & Co. 
J. Cheal & Sons . 
H. English . 
J. Galvin. 
Humphries . 
Ireland & Thomson . 
Kelway & Son. 
B. W. Knight. 
J. Laing & Sons. 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 
J. Peed & Sons . 
Mr. Sydenham .. 
J. Turner. 
T. S. Ware . 
Wolton . 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Agri - Horticultural 
Chemical Co . 
J. Arnold. 
Benjamin Edgington. 
A. Booty & Co. 
Corry, Soper,Fowler&Co. 
H. J. Gasson . 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 
Horticultural and Agri¬ 
cultural Chemical Co. 
G. R. King. 
A. Potter. 
R. Sankey & Son . 
Mark Smith. 
The “Stott” Distributor 
5| i 
580 
577 
577 
577 
577 
5S0 
5S0 
5S0 
577 
577 
581 
5 SO 
5S0 
580 
577 
577 
580 
577 
5 S') 
577 
578 
577 
578 
578 
592 
577 
577 
578 
578 
577 
578 
579 
579 
J. Bentley . 579 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 577 
Corry,Soper, Fowler & Co 579 
Deighton & Co. 592 
Dicksons, Limited. 592 
Gishurst Compound_ 577 
Horticultural & Agricul¬ 
tural Chemical Co. 57S 
Nicotine Soap. 577 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 577 
Clay & Levesley.578 
Clay’s Invigorator. 597 
W. Colchester. 592 
Native Guano Company 57S 
“Stott” . 579 
W. Thomson & Sons. 577 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 592 
Gishurstine. 577 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 577 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 578 
Dicksons, Limited. 580 
Orchids. 
P. McArthur . 577 
Roses. 
Bateman & Co.580 
H. English .580 
Seeds. 
Allen. 577 
Barr & Son . 577 
Gardener & Co. 577 
W. B. Hartland . 580 
Reid,junr. 577 
Sutton & Sons. 577 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 5S0 
Trees and Shrubs. 
Fisher, Son, & Sibray ... 577 
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