734 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 19, 1890. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi .. rioz. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. S 0 12 0 
Bonvardias ..perdoz. S 0 12 0 
Calceolaria, per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Cyperus, ..perdozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracsena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis .doz. 12 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 IS 0 
Evergreens.invsr. doz.6 0 24 0 
Verna, in var..perrtez. 4 0 18 0 
Geraniums (Ivy), doz. 3 0 6 0 
Heliotrope, per doz. 5 0 SO 
Hydrangea ..per doz. 9 0 24 0 
* d. s. d. 
Liliums, various, doz.12 0 30 0 
Lobelia.per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 o 
'Pelargoniums ..doz. 6 0 12 0 
Pelargoniums. scarlet, 3 0 6 0 
Rhodantbe ..per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Roses . per doz. 12 0 24 0 
Roses, Fairy_doz. 6 0 9 0 
Saxifrage ..perdozenlS 0 24 0 
Spiraea _ per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 2 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 0 
—.doz. bchs. 3 0 
Cornflower doz. bchs. 1 6 
Eucharis ..perdozen 4 0 
Eschscholtzia,12 bch. 2 0 
Forget-me-not,12 buns 2 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 
Iris.doz. belis. 6 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 0 6 
LiliumCandidumbun. 1 6 
MaidenhairFern,12lins.4 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 3 0 
s.d. 
4 C 
1 0 
2 
6 
3 
6 
4 
4 0 
4 0 
1 0 
IS 0 
4 0 
4 0 
2 6 
9 0 
6 0 
6 0 
Pansy .. per 12 buns. 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 
Pinks, doz. bchs. .. 
Primula, double, bun. 
Pyretkrum, doz. bchs. 
Roses.per dozen 
— Tea_per dozen 
— Red.per doz. 
— Safirano .. per doz. 
— Moss per bnch_ 
Roses, dozen bunches 
Spirea.doz. buns. 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays 
Sultan .... doz. bchs. 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 
s.d 
1 0 
0 6 
2 0 
1 0 
0 6 
6 0 
1 6 
0 6 
2 0 
1 0 
0 4 
2 0 
4 0 
2 0 
3 0 
0 C 
6 0 
3 0 
4 0 
1 0 
CONTENTS. 
Amateur’s Garden, the_ 730 
Annuals, blue-flowered_ 729 
Aquilegia, Red Gold. 725 
Begonias at Forest Hill_ 726 
Calamintha grandiflora.... 731 
Campions, the. 725 
Carnation Conference, the 723 
Carnations, diseased. 730 
Carnations and Picotees, 
good . 730 
Carnations, propagating .. 730 
Celery, blanching . 728 
Chelsea Botanic Garden .. 724 
Chrysanthemum Society, 
National . 724 
Cistus Cyprius . 731 
Ccelogyne asperata.. . 732 
Dahlias. 72S 
Daisy, the Swan River . .. 731 
Dracaena australis Doueetti 731 
Epidendrumvitellinum rna- 
jus . 732 
Gardeners’ Improvement 
Associations. 727 
page 
Liquid manures. 726 
Marsdenia erecta.731 
Orchis latifolia var. . 732 
Pea, Chelsea Gem. 726 
Pelargoniums, fancy. 728 
Phaius Humblotii. 729 
Poppies, Shirley. 731 
Potato disease, the. 723 
Poultry yard, our. 731 
Pruning, summer . 72S 
Raspberry, Superlative .. 724 
Sidalcea Candida . 731 
Snowball Cauliflowers .... 726 
Spiraea Aruncus. 731 
Spinea palmata. 
Stauhopea tigrina superba 
Thymus serpyllum coc- 
cineus. 
Vanda Kimballiana .. 
Vegetable, notes on . 
Weeds.. 
Williams Memorial, a _ 
Zygopetalum crinito-maxil- 
lare. 
729 
732 
731 
733 
726 
723 
731 
733 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
36 
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Auction Sales. p 
Protheroe & Morris . 
Anthracite Coal 
United Anthracite Col¬ 
lieries . 
Bedding Plants. 
T. Box . 
Bulbs. 
- Barr & Son. 721 
IV. B. Hartland . 723 
J. Peed & Sons . 721 
Silberrad & Son. 721 
R. Sydenham . 723 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English . 722 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 722 
P. O’Kelly . 721 
Smith. 721 
Turner . 721 
Florists’ Flowers. 
A. J. A Bruce . 723 
E. S. Dodwell. 723 
J. Galvin. 721 
J. Laing & Sons. 723 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 721 
S. Shepperson . 722 
J. Stevens . 723 
Fruit. 
J. A. Van Den Blink. 721 
G. Buuyard & Co., 721 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Agri - Horticultural 
Chemical Co. 722 
J. Arnold... 721 
G. Carradice . 721 
Fisher & Sharpe. 722 
J. Haws. 736 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst . 721 
Horticultural and Agri¬ 
cultural Chemical Co. 736 
G. R. King. 722 
A. Potter. 722 
R. Sankey & Son . 7.14 
Slugieide . t 721 
Mark Smith . 734 
H. G. Smyth . , 
The “ Stott” Distributor 734 
C. G. Warne . 722 
PAGE 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 735 
C. Toope & Co.736 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 721 
W. Cooper . 734 
J. Gray. 721 
Hayward . 721 
Mellowes & Co. 721 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 721 
J. Weeks & Co. 721 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 721 
Gishurst Compound . 721 
Horticultural & Agricul¬ 
tural Chemical Co. 736 
736 
.734 
Picreua 
“Stott” . 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson .. 
Clay's Invigorator. 
Standen’s. 
W. Thomson & Sons. 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 
Gishurstine. 
A. Outram . 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co... 
P. McArthur . 
Roses. 
H. English . 721 
J. Laing k Sons. 721 
Seeds. 
Carter & Co. 722 
Daniels Bros . 722 
Sutton k Sons. 721 
R. Sydenham . 723 
Webb & Sons . 723 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 722 
Ed. Pynaert . 721 
Strawberries. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 721 
721 
721 
721 
721 
736 
721 
736 
721 
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