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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
Sept. 6, 1884. 
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The obituary recoid of the past month, includes 
we regret to say, the names of three men, each and 
all of whom have left their mark on some branch of 
Horticulture.- Mr. H. G. Bohn, the famous pub¬ 
lisher, who died at Twickenham, at the ripe old 
age of 88, was one of the oldest Fellows of the 
Royal Horticultural Society, and some years ago 
was a member of the council. After he left the 
directing body, he became for some time, like the 
late Mr. Godson, a keen critic of the Society’s pro¬ 
ceedings, and was known rather for the bluntness 
of his observations than the soundness of the advice 
he tendered his former colleagues. He was very 
fond of his garden, and had a strong partiality for 
hardy deciduous shrubs and conifers. A few years 
ago he brought out a second edition of Gordon's 
Pinctum, to which he contributed a valuable ap¬ 
pendix of popular names. Me. Charles Rylands, 
of Ormskirk, who died on the 20th ult., aged 73 
years, was a man of a different stamp. Born in 
humble circumstances, by thrift and industry he 
gradually worked himself up in the nursery trade, 
and has left such a record as an exhibitor as any 
man might be proud of. His specialities were show 
and fancy Pelargoniums and Dahlias, of both of which 
he was a remarkably successful grower.-The 
death of Mr. J. H. Mangles, at Yale Wood, Hasle- 
mere, on the 24th ult., at the age of 52 years, is much 
to be regretted. He had been in failing health for the 
last two years, yet few who saw him at the Daffodil 
Congress could have suspected that his end was so 
near. He was an active member of the Council 
of the Royal Horticultural Society, and with his 
friend. Prof. Michael Foster, endeavoured by the 
meetings held last year in the Linnean Society’s 
rooms, and the Daffodil Congress of the past spring 
(in the organisation of all of which he took a lead¬ 
ing part), to infuse some amount of activity into a 
society that sadly wants a thorough waking up to a 
sense of its position. He was a specialist in the 
truest sense of the word, his favourite flower being 
the Rhododendron, in the hybridisation and cross¬ 
breeding of which he carried out many valuable 
experiments in his garden at Vale Wood ; and his 
name will long be remembered in connection with 
the race of hybrid greenhouse varieties first taken 
in hand by Mr. Taylor, of Messrs. Yeiteh’s Nursery, 
and now rapidly coming to the front. At Yale 
IVood every plant almost had a history, which Mr. 
Mangles himself well knew; but there were no labels, 
to them and we fear his knowledge has died with 
him.-Our record -will not be complete without 
a brief allusion to the death of Mrs. Smith, the 
wife of the much-esteemed Curator of the Royal 
Gardens, Kew, which, coming so soon after the 
death of his only daughter, has been a sad blow to 
Mr. Smith, who has himself, for some time, been in 
delicate health. 
ftotires to Comspnknts. 
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men and Seedsmen will greatly oblige The Editor by 
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published. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
September 3. 
Fruit.—Avebage Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d ; s. d. s. d. 
Apples, 4-sieve . 16-40 Melons, each. 0 6 - 1 6 
Figs, per dozen. 0 6 - 1 0 j Pine-apples, Eng, lb. -10-5 0 
Grapes, per lb . 0 6 - 3 0 ! Peaches, per dozen ... 10-80 
Kent Filberts & cobbs, | Pears, French, p. doz. 10-19 
per lb.. 0 6 - 0 7 ' Plums, 1-sieve . 4 0- 9 0 
Vegetables.—Avei 
s. d. s. a. 
Artichokes, Globe, 
per dozen .. 2 0- 4 0 
Beans, French, lb. ... 0 4- ... 
Beet, per dozen . 1 0- ... 
Cabbages, per dozen.. 2 0- ... 
Carrots, per bunch ... 0 6 - 
Cauliflowers, English, 
dozen . 3 0- 4 0 
Celery, per bundle .. 16-26 
Cucumbers, each. 0 6-08 
Endive, French, per 
dozen . 2 6 - 3 6 
Garlic, per lb. .,. 0 6 - ... 
Herbs, per bunch. .. 0 2-04 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0-40 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. 
80s. to 100 s. per ton; 
Retail Prices. 
s. d- s. d. 
Lettuces, Cabbage, 
per dozen . 1 6- .., 
— Cos, each.. 0 2- ... 
Marrows, each. 0 2- 
Mint, green, bunch ... 0 4- 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10-20 
Onions, per bunch ... 0 6 - 
Parsley, per bunch ... 0 9- ... 
Peas. English, quart.. 1 6 - 
Radishes,per dozen... 1 6 - ... 
Small salading, per 
punnet. 0 4- ... 
Spinach, per strike ... 2 0- ... 
Tomatos, per lb.1 0- ... 
Turnips, bunch. 0 8 - ... 
i 100s. per ton ; Kent kidneys, 
Tampions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers. — Averai 
s. d. s. d. 
Abutilon, 12 bunches 2 0-40 
Asters, 12 bunches . . . 3 0- 6 0 
Bourvardias, per bun. 0 9-10 
Calceolaria, 12 sprays 0 4-06 
Carnations, 12 bun.... 0 6-10 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
bunches . 3 0- 6 0 
— large, 12 blooms 2 0-60 
Cornflower, 12 bun. .. 2 0-40 
Dahlias, 12 bunches... 3 0-60 
Fucharis, per dozen... 2 0-50 
Gardenias, 12 blrns.... 3 C- 6 0 
Gladiolus, various, 12 
bunches . G 0-12 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sp. ... 0 6-10 
Lapageria, white. 12 
blooms. 2 0-30 
— red, 12 blooms ... 1 0 - 2 0 
Plants in Pots.—Aver 
s. d. s. d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, per 
dozen . 6 0-24 0 
Asters, per dozen. 3 0- 6 0 
Begonias, per dozen 4 0-12 0 
Bouvardias, dozen ... 9 0-18 0 
Chrysanth., dozen ... 4 0-60 
Cockscombs, dozen ... 2 6-40 
Coleus, various, doz. 2 0-40 
Cyperus, per dozen... 4 0-12 0 
Dracaena term. dozen30 0-60 0 
— viridis, per dozen!2 0-24 0 
Erica, various, dozen 9 0-18 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0-24 0 
Terns, in var., dozen 4 0-18 0 
Ficus elastica each... 16-70 
Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Lavender, 12 bun. . 6 0-80 
Marguerites, 12 bnn. 3 0-60 
Pelargoniums, per 12 
sprays. 0 6 - 1 0 
Pinks, various, 12 
bunches . - ... 
Primula, double bun. 10-16 
Pyrethrum, 12 bun.... 2 0-60 
Rhodanthes, 12 bun. 4 0-60 
Roses, outdoor, 12 
bunches . 2 0 - 6 0 
Stephanotis, 12 spr..., 2 0-40 
Stocks, 12 bunches ... 3 0- 6 0 
Sweet Peas, 12 bun.... 16-40 
Sweet Sultan, 12 bun. 2 0-40 
Tuberoses, per dozen 0 6-10 
White Jasmine, bun. 0 6-10 
GE Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each. 2 0-10 0 
Fuseliias, per dozen... 3 0-60 
Heliotrope, dozen. 3 0-60 
Lilium longiflorum, 
per dozen . 6 0-18 0 
— speciosum, p. doz. 6 0-18 0 
Marguerites, per doz. 8 0-12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6-21 0 
Pelargoniums (show), 
per dozen . 4 0- 9 0 
— scarlet, per dozen 2 0-60 
Petunias, per dozen... 3 0-60 
Rhodanthes, per doz. 4 0-60 
Solamuns, dozen . 9 0-15 0 
CONTENTS. 
Adiantum Pacotti (illus¬ 
trated) . 5 
Amateur's Garden, the ... 8 
Bouvardias . 6 
Celosia pyramidalls eoc- 
ciuea . 10 
Ccelogyne corrugata. 13 
Cottage Climbers (illus¬ 
trated) . 8 
Covent Garden Market ... 6 
Cucumbers, winter . 5 
Dahlias, single . 3 
Delphiniums . 12 
Dendrobium Dearei . 13 
Exhibition growers . 3 
Floriculture . 13 
Flower culture in Signal- 
Boxes . 8 
Flowers . 10 
Fruit culture . 10 
Fruits . 10 
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