August 23, 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
815 
Fruit.—Average Wholebalk Prices. 
s.d s.d. 
Apples .. per J-sieve 3 6 5 0 
Cherries.A sieve 
Currant, black, | sieve 
— red. f sieve 
a.ii. s.d. 
Grapes .per lb. 0 0 2 0 
Peaches....per dozen 10 SO 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 7 6 
Plants in Pots.—Aver 
s.d. s.d. 
Asters.per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Aralia Siebolai ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Balsams _per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. S 0 12 0 
Calceolaria, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Drac*na term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis .doz. 9 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 IS 0 
Evergreens,invar..doz.6 0 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
Out Flowers.—Avkeu 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms .. 2 0 4 0 
Asters.12 buns. 2 0 6 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
— .doz. bchs. 3 0 6 0 
Cornflower doz. bchs. 16 3 0 
Dahlia.12 buns. 2 6 4 0 
Eucharis ..perdozen 2 0 4 0 
Esclischoltzia,12 bch. 
Eorget-me-not,12buns2 0 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 4 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lavender _12 bus. 2 6 4 0 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 0 6 4 0 
MaidenkairFern,12bns.4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 10 3 0 
iGE Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s. d. 
Fuchsia _per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Heliotrope, per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Hydrangea ..per doz. 9 0 24 0 
Liliums, various, doz.12 0 30 0 
Lobelia.per doz. 3 0 4 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums ..doz. 6 0 12 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 3 0 6 0 
Rhodanthe .. per doz. 4 0 6 0 
IE Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Pansy ..per 12 buns. 10 2 0 
Pelargoniums,12 spys. 0 6 10 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 3 0 6 
Pinks, doz. bchs. ..2 0 6 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 10 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 2 0 4 0 
Rhodanthe ...12 buns. 3 0 6 0 
Roses.per dozen 16 3 0 
— Tea_per dozen 0 6 2 0 
— Red.per doz. 10 2 0 
— Saffrano ..per doz. 10 2 0 
— _dozen bunches 2 0 6 0 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays 16 3 0 
Sultan_doz. bchs. 2 0 3 0 
Sunflower ...12 buns. 2 0 4 0 
Sweet Peas. .doz. bns. 10 2 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 3 0 6 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Allotment Gardening .... 812 
Amateurs’ Garden, the_ S10 
America, gardening in_805 
Beans, Kidney. 810 
Begonia Corallina. 812 
Bennett, late Mr. H. 808 
Bocconia cordata . 811 
Cabbages, useful. 809 
Cape Hyacinth, the _ 811 
Cardiff Flower Show. 814 
Cardoon, the Spanish_810 
Crocosmia aurea.811 
Cucumber, Express . 812 
Forest insects, injurious .. 809 
Fruit Crops in the North S07 
FruitEvaporators,AmericanS07 
Friary, the, Old Windsor S07 
Hardy fruit at Syon House 806 
Lilium auratum. 811 
Lobelia, Devonhurst Seed¬ 
ling . Sll 
Lomaria fluviatilis. 810 
, Marigolds, African. S05 
National Co-operative 
Flower Show . 813 
1 Nepenthes Burkei exeellens 811 
Nepenthes Burkei prolifica 811 
Nepenthes edinense . S12 
Orchids Growers’ Calendar S12 
Orchid notes.812 
Pachy stoma Thomsonianum 812 
Pink Society, the Southern 808 
Potato disease, the. S03 
Potatos, judging. 810 
j Pteris scaberula. 811 
Royal Horticultural Society 806 
Satyrium, a fine group of.. 812 
Shelton Abbey and Glenart 806 
Solanumjasminoides .... Sll 
Taunton Flower Show ,... 813 
Tilia euchlora . Sll 
Verbena Uranie . 811 
Veronicas, shrubby . 808 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris . S02 
J. C. Stevens . S02 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . SOI 
W. B. Hartland. 802 
J. Peed & Sons . 801 
Ant. Roozen & Sons. SOI 
Silberrad & Son. 801 
Sutton & Sons. 801 
R. Sydenham . 803 
Van Meerbeek & Co. 803 
Catalogues 
Cannell & Sons . S02 
Sutton & Sons. S03 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English . SOI 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 803 
Nelson . 801 
Smith. SOI 
Florists’ Flowers. 
E. S. Dodwell. SOS 
W. Golby. SOI 
J. Laing & Sons. 803 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 801 
A. Sheppard. 801 
J. Stevens. S03 
Fruit. 
G. Bunyard & Co. SOI 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 603 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Agri-Horticultural Chem¬ 
ical Co. 802 
J. Arnold. 802 
G. Carradice . 801 
•Fisher & Sharpe. 802 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 801 
Horticultural and Agri¬ 
cultural Chemical Co. 806 
G. R. King. 802 
Slugicide . 801 
The “ 8tott” Distributor S02 
J. Walker. 801 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 801 
PAGE 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . SOI 
W. Cooper . 816 
J. Gray. 801 
Hayward . SOI 
H. Hope . 816 
Mellowes & Co. SOI 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 816 
J. Weeks & Co. 801 
Insecticides. 
J. Bentley . 816 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic... 801 
Gishurst Compound ...... 801 
Nicotine Soap. 801 
“Stott,” . S02 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson.801 
Clay & Levesley. S02 
Clay’s Invigorator. 802 
W. Thomson & Sons. SOI 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. S16 
Gishurstine. SOI 
A. Outram . 802 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 801 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. S02 
P. McArthur . 801 
Roses. 
H. English .. 801 
Seeds. 
R. Sydenham. 803 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 801 
A. Guilbert. 801 
Howard. 801 
Strawberries. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 801 
J. Cornish. 801 
Gilbert . SOI 
Lane . 891 
W. Lovel & Son. 801 
T. Rivers & Son. 801 
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