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THE GARDENING WORLD 
November 25, 1893 
the plants occasionally with a weak mixture of 
tobacco water, you will prevent the flies to some 
extent from laying their eggs upon the leaves. 
Monkey Nut. — A . Herd : The fruits are those of 
Arachis hypogaea, a plant belonging to the Pea 
famil)'. The species is a native of South America, 
but is now cultivated elsewhere for the sake of its 
oblong and curiously netted pods which contain a 
few seeds or Peas. The name nut applied to the 
fruit is misleading, and the plant must not on that 
account be confounded with the true nuts. The 
names Ground Nut and Earth Nut are also applied 
to the plant or its fruits for the simple reason that 
the pods burrow more or less into the ground while 
growing and maturing. The true nuts have only 
one seed or kernel, that under notice has two or 
more. 
Communications Received. — W. J. S.—H. B.— 
D. B. C.—A. D. W.-G. T. G.—W. B. G. (many 
thanks)—W. D.—H. C. P.—J. C.—R. O.—W. W.— 
J. Ferguson, North Adelaide. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
John Peed & Sons, Roupell Park Nurseries, 
Norwood Road, S.E.—Fruit Trees, Roses, Orna¬ 
mental Trees, &c. 
Harlan P. Kelsey, Linville, North Carolina, 
Native North American Ornamental 
Plants. 
Bobbie & Co., Rothesay.—Catalogue of Chrysan¬ 
themums. 
Wm. Clibfan & Son, Oldfield Nurseries, Altrin¬ 
cham.—Descriptive list of Chrysanthemums. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
November 21st, 1893. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report a decreasing 
supplies of English Red Clover and Cowgrass, the 
finest grades of which find buyers at advancing 
rates. Foreign Red Clover slower. White and 
Alsike steady. Ryegrasses dull. Mustard and Rape 
unchanged. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
Nov. 22nd, 1893. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. 
.... per bushel 20 76 
Its, per 100 lb. 30 0 32 6 
, per lb. 0916 
s. d. s. d 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael's, each 26 60 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobe doz. 30 60 
Beans, French, perlb. i 0 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 2030 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 50 
Celery.per bundle z 6 
Cucumbers .each 03 06 
Endive, French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
Plants in Pots.—Average 
I. d, s. d. 
Chrysanthemumsdoz. 4 o 12 0 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 0 36 0 
Dracaena viridis,doz. 9 0 18 0 
Evergreens.invar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 4 0 80 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Heaths.per doz. 9 0 18 0 
s. d. s. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 20 30 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 16 
Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen i 6 
Smallsalading.punnet o 4 
Spinach ... per strike 3 o 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 10 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
Wholesale Prices. 
t. d. t d. 
Liliums, various, per 
doz.12 0 24 0 
Marguerites, perdoz. 90120 
Mignonette, per doz. 6 0 10 0 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 o 
Palms, Specfmen ... 15 0 63 0 
Pelargoniums sclt.dz. 20 40 
Solanums ...per doz. 9 o 12 o 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 46 60 
Bcuvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations...per doz. 10 20 
Chrysanthemums 
doz. bunches .2 060 
doz. blooms.0 630 
Eucharis ...per doz. 40 60 
Gardenias 12 blooms 20 40 
Heliotropes,i2 sprays 06 09 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 60 90 
Lilium speciosum 
doz. blooms 20 30 
LiIaC|French,perbch. 4 060 
MaidenhairFem,i2bs. 4 060 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 20 40 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 03 10 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 20 40 
Mimosa, French. 
per bch. 06 10 
s. d. s. d. 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 06 09 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 40 6 c 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 1640 
Primula, double, bun. 06 10 
Roses, (French) 
doz. blooms 06 16 
— . per box 20 40 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 40 
— Red.doz. blms. i 0 16 
— Safifrano...per doz. 20 30 
— Tea.per dozen 06 20 
Stephanotis.dz.sprays 30 60 
Tuberoses, per doz 04 06 
Violets, Parme, French 
per bch. 30 36 
Violets, Czar, French 
per bch. 20 26 
Violets,English 
doz. bchs. 16 20 
OOHSTTEOSTTS. 
page I 
Apples and their Culture ...197 
Aristolochia gigas 
Sturtevanii.200 
Cattleya labiata .196 
Chrysanthemums, new.196 
Chrysanthemum Shows ...198 
Chrysanthemums, single ...191 
Climbers.191 
Cypripedium Ashworthae...i 98 
Cypripedium Leeanum jas. 
Hamilton .198 
Cypripedium southgatense 
superbum .._.....198 
Cypripedium Swinburne!...198 
Daphne Mezereum.200 
Deutzia crenata .195 
Elaeagnus Simonii.200 
Floriculture .196 
Gardeners' Associations ...201 
Gardeners’ Calendar.201 
Herefordshire Fruit Show 200 ' 
PAGE 
Horticultural Lecturing.193 
Laelio-Cattleya statteriana 198 
Money in the Garden.192 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society.192 
Odontoglossum Londes- 
boroughianum .198 
Orchid Notes .198 
Orchids at Camberwell.193 
Overcrowding .200 
Pinks .196 
Plants, new, certificated ...193 
Poinsettias planted out.201 
Raspberry moth, the.195 
Rootery, on making a.196 
Size V. Quality..193 
Stanhopea Lowii.19S 
Stoking .201 
Vegetables, growth of .194 
Violets, double.191 
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