January 6, 1894. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
297 
trouble is necessary till the blanched, crisp and well- 
flavoured crowns are ready to cut in March. 
Rhubarb.—To obtain a heavy and profitable crop 
■rom a given piece of land, good cultivation must 
be the order of the day. Rhubarb is a gross feeder, 
and well repays plenty of manure, which should now 
be spread over the ground copiously and dug into it, 
not too deeply to endanger the roots with the spade. 
Later on and before the crowns begin to grow, a 
covering of rank dung may be spread over them to 
shelter the young leaves from cold, cutting winds in 
spring. This protection will also answer as a mulch 
to preserve the ground moisture till the leaves com¬ 
pletely cover the soil and shade it from the sun. 
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Quescions ano ansroeR?. 
Sunflowers. — W. IV. writes ; " A friend of mine 
last summer grew a Sunflower with a stem 6 ft. gin. 
long, and 6 in. in circumference, with a flower head 
3 ft. 6 in. in circumference, and which weighed 
3 lbs.,’’ and asks, “ Have any of your readers heard 
of a larger one ?” 
Varieties of Rhubarb.— Enquirer'. Seedlings 
come pretty nearly true to the character of the parent; 
but there are generally some slight variations of 
colour. In that case you could select the best. 
Some of them might be superior in this respect to 
the'parent, and all you have to do is to select the 
best for the particular purpose for which you 
want it. 
Mistletoe Berries. — H. J.: The natural way 
by which the berries are transferred from tree to 
tree is for the birds to carry away the berries, and 
in swallowing the soft matter some of the clammy 
seeds get attached to the branches of trees when the 
birds are wiping them off their beaks. This you 
could imitate by rubbing the berries over the 
branches ; but a safer plan would be to lift a piece 
of the bark sufficient to get a berry under it. You 
could, further, tie a piece of Fern over the place to 
hide the seeds from the sight of birds, and in course 
of time some of them will germinate. 
Carrots and Parsnips Eaten.— R. P.: In the 
locality you mention, away from houses and close to 
grass in a half-kept condition, we should say that 
field mice or voles are the depredators. It would 
be unwise to lay poison, and a safer way would be 
to resort to trapping them, placing wooden traps in 
convenient and sheltered places as close to the scene 
of their operations as possible. Cutting and remov¬ 
ing the coarse grass would destroy their shelter and 
help to drive them away. If the place is very much 
infested it would be worth while rearing some owls 
on the place and letting them loose. 
Glass for Hardy Fernery.— G. Sims: We are 
no advocates of coloured glass of any kind. It 
should be clear even if it is corrugated. We have 
seen good results in a house that was roofed over 
with corrugated glass that so effectually breaks up 
and refracts the rays of the sun that no shading 
whatever is required. If you could command a 
situation along side of a north aspect wall of suffi¬ 
cient height, very few of the sun’s rays would strike 
upon the roof except in the morning and late in the 
afternoon, when the light and heat would be power¬ 
less to effect any harm upon the fronds of most of 
the British kinds. Filmy Ferns could have special 
protection. A position surrounded by deciduous 
trees would be shaded to advantage in summer by 
means of the foliage ; yet the Ferns would enjoy an 
abundance of light if the trees are not too near. 
Roses on a Clay Soil.— W. Howe: Whenever 
the weather will permit, trench the soil as deeply as 
you can without turning up the bad material, and 
see that the ground is properly drained. This will 
be all the more necessary if you are only making 
beds upon the grass, because the loosened soil will 
allow the rain to percolate there, and the clay pre¬ 
venting the surplus moisture from draining away, 
will give rise to a soddened and muddy condition of 
the soil during winter, and so cause the roots to 
perish. During the process of trenching, loosen up 
the bottom with a fork or pick as the case necessi¬ 
tates. Secure and plant varieties on the Dog Rose, 
or Brier stock, as it is termed. That thrives well on 
a clay soil, so that if the ground is properly pre¬ 
pared it ought to grow Roses well. 
Communications Received.— W. F. — W. W.— 
H. J. C.—S. C.—W. K.—W. M.-M.—A. O.—A. H. 
—W. D.—R. O. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
James Veitch & Sons, Kings Road, Chelsea.— 
Flower, Vegetable and Agricultural Seeds. 
Dickson, Brown & Tait, 43, 45, Corporation 
Street, Manchester.—Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, N.B.—Seed Catalogue 
and Competitors’ Guide. 
John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, London, S.E.— 
Select List of Chrysanthemums. 
H. CANNELL& Sons, Swanley, Kent.—Descriptive 
List of Chrysanthemums. 
Dicksons Lim., Chester. — Vegetable and Flower 
Seeds, &c. 
David W. Thomson, 24, P'rederick Street, Edin¬ 
burgh,—Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
John Downie, 144. Princess Street, Edinburgh. — 
Flower and Vegetable Seeds. 
Robert Veitch & Son, 54, High Street, Exeter. — 
Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
Robert Sydenham, Tenby Street, Birmingham. 
—Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
John Smellie, Busby, near Glasgow. — Pansies, 
Violas and Carnations. 
M. Cuthbertson, Rothesay, N.E.—Hardy Flor¬ 
ists’ Flowers, Herbaceous Plants, &c. 
The Leeds Orchid Company, Roundhay, Leeds, 
—Catalogue of Orchids. 
William Cutbush & Son, Highgate, London, 
and Barnet, Herts.—Flower, Vegetable and Farm 
Seeds. 
Charles Sharpe & Co., Sleaford. — Garden and 
Farm Seeds. 
Thomas Methven & Sons, 15, Prince’s Street, 
Edinburgh,—Garden Seeds, Implements, &c. 
John S. Ireland, 81, Prince's Street, Edinburgh. 
—List of Garden Seeds. 
John Peed & Sons, Norwood Road, London, S E. 
•—Vegetable and Flower Seeds, &c. 
H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, 
Lewisham.—Descriptive Catalogue of Chrysanthe¬ 
mums. 
Kelway & Sons, Langport, Somerset.—Manual of 
Hoiticulture and Agriculture. 
Stuart & Mein, Kelso, N B.—Amateur’s Garden¬ 
ing Guide. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
January 1st, 1894. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report a 
better inquiry for Foreign Red Clover. Cable advi¬ 
ces from America report an advance of 4s. per cwt. 
English Red and Cowgrass unchanged. Trefoil 
finds buyers at full prices. French Italian Ryegrass 
dearer. Rape seed firm. 
COVENT 
GARDEN 
Jan. yd, 1894. 
MARKET. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. 
Apples.per bushel 20 76 
Cob Nuts, per 100 lb. 40 0 42 6 
Grapes, per lb. 0916 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
$. d. 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael's, each 2 6 
s. d. 
6 0 
s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 3 0 
Beans, French, perlb. 
Beet.per dozen 
Cabbages ... per doz. 
Carrots ... per bunch 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 
Celery.per bundle 
Cucumbers .each 
Endive, French, doz. 
Herbs .per bunch 0 2 
1 0 
2 o 
2 0 
0 6 
3 0 
2 6 
o 3 
2 6 
t. d. 
6 0 
3 0 
3 o 
5 0 
s. d. s, d. 
Horse Radish, bundle z 0 
Lettuces ...per dozen 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket i 0 
Onions.per bunch o 4 
Parsley ... per bunch o 6 
Radishes... per dozen i 6 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
0 6 Spinach ... per strike 3 0 
3 0 Tomatos. per lb. o 6 
6 Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
4 0 
3 0 
I. d. t. d. 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 9 0 15 0 
Azalea, per doz. 24 o 36 o 
Chrysantheraumsdoz. 4 0 12 0 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 0 36 0 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 i8 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 4 0 10 0 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
t. d. t d. 
Heaths.per doz. 9 o 18 0 
Hyacinths... per doz. 60 90 
Liliums, various, per 
doz.12 0 24 0 
Marguerites, perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 0 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 0 
Poinsettia, per doz. 12 o 15 o 
Solanums ...perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
Tulips. doz. pots 60 80 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Arum Lilies, 12 bims, 4 0 
6 0 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 2 0 
4 0 
Azalea, dozen sprays o 9 
I 0 
Mimosa, French. 
Bcuvardias, per bun. o 6 
I 0 
per bch. 0 6 
I 0 
Camellia doz. blooms i o 
2 0 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 0 6 
I 0 
Carnations...per doz. i o 
3 0 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 4 0 
9 0 
Chrysanthemums 
Poinsettia, doz. bloom 4 0 
9 0 
doz. bunches .2 0 
6 0 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. i 6 
4 0 
doz. blooms.o 6 
3 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 
I 0 
Eucharis ...per doz. 3 0 
6 0 
Roses, (French) 
Gardenias 12 blooms 4 0 
8 0 
doz. blooms o 6 
I 6 
Heliotropes,i2 sprays 0 6 
0 9 
— . per box 3 0 
5 0 
Hyacinths, doz. spks. 2 0 
4 0 
Koses, yellow, dozen 2 0 
4 0 
Lilium Harrisii, 
— Red.doz. blms. i 0 
I 6 
doz. blooms 6 0 
12 0 
— Safrrano...per doz. 2 0 
3 0 
Lily of the Valley, doz. 
— Tea.per dozen 0 6 
2 0 
sprays.i o 
3 0 
1 Tuberoses, "per doz 04 
0 6 
Lilac,French,per bch. 4 0 
6 0 
Tulips, doz. blooms o q 
I 6 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs. 4 o 
6 0 
Violets, Parme, French 
Margueiites, 12 bun. 20 
4 0 
per bch. 4 0 
5 0 
Narciss, French,white 
Violets, Czar, French 
doz. bchs. I 6 
3 0 
per bch. 2 0 
3 0 
Narciss, French, 
Violets,English 
yellow, doz. bchs. 2 o 
2 6 
doz. bchs. I 6 
2 0 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
Violets, French, 
per bloom, from o 3 
I 0 
doz. bchs. I 0 
2 6 
OOnSTTEONTTS. 
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Anthurium Williamsii .... 
.204 
Odontoglossum Rossii 
Bentley, Prof., death of.... 
788 
aspersum . 
Calanthe Veitchii alba .... 
Ornithogalum lacteum .... 
•295 
Chervil, Tuberous . 
.293 
Parkman, Francis. 
289 
Chrysanthemum, grafting 
294 
Peach buds dropping. 
,289 
Comparettia macro- 
Peas, early. 
plectron . 
Pelargoniums, Zonal. 
Cypripedium insigne maxi- 
Perennials, hardy . 
.288 
mum. 
Pink, a plea for the. 
.292 
Cypripedium Lathamia- 
Platycerium grande . 
.295 
num. 
Populus alba Bolleana .... 
•295 
Divining Rod, the . 
Primrose, a Polish. 
Floriculture. 
292 
Primula, origin of the 
Gardeners’ Calender. 
Chinese . 
Green Crop, the Winter . 
.287 
Red Wood in Ayrshire..,. 
•294 
Hamamelis japonica 
Rimy Morn, a . 
.292 
arborea . 
■295 
Science gleanings . 
.291 
Heliotrope, the Winter.... 
.294 
Spruce, Mr. R., death of , 
.289 
Jasmine, White, fruiting . 
.288 
Tree of Heaven . 
.296 
Manettia bicolor. 
Tassilago fragrans. 
•295 
Melon, Windsor Castle.... 
■293 
Vegetables, size in. 
.288 
Orchid Notes . 
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Catalogues post free on application to 
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HALE FARM NURSERIES, 
Tottenham, London. 
FLOWER SHOW FIXTURES, 1894. 
January. 
i6.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
February. 
13.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
March. 
13, 27.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
14. —Royal Botanic Society. 
14, 15.—Preston Spring Flower Show. 
April. 
4, 5-—Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’s 
Spring Show. 
10, 24.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
18.—Royal Botanic Society. 
May. 
8. —R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
23, 24, 25.—R.H.S., Temple Show. 
23.—Royal Botanic Society. 
June. 
12, 26.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
13, 14, 15.—York Floral Fete. 
20.—Royal Botanic Society. 
27.—National Rose Show at Windsor. 
July. 
4.—Reigate Rose Show. 
4.—Royal Botanic Society. 
7.- -National Rose Show at the Crystal Palace. 
10, 24.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
11, 12.—Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’s 
Show. ^ 
ig,—National Rose Show at Halifax. 
August. 
14, 28.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
15, —Cuckfield Flower Show. 
September. 
11, 25.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
12, 13.—Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society’s 
Show. 
October. 
9, 23.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
10, II, 12.—N.C.S. at the Royal Aquarium. 
November . 
6, 7, 8.—N.C.S. at the Royal Aquarium. 
7. 8.—Bournemouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 27.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
13, 14.—Kingston Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15.—Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15.—Bristol Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15.—Hull Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15.—Tunbridge Wells Chrysanthemum Show. 
15, 16, 17.—Edinburgh Chrysanthemum Show. 
16, 17.—^Bolton Chrysanthemum Show. 
16, 17.—Stockport Chrysanthemum Show. 
December. 
4. 5, 6.—N.C.S. at the Royal Aquarium. 
11. —R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
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