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THE GARDENING WORLD, 
Dec. 27th, 1884. 
“ That night, by the old Hector’s expressed wish, 
the Appleton bells rang out a welcome, and people 
from the neighbouring village flocked in to know the 
reason. My night-school lads came trooping into the 
village singing their favourite glee, and the terrible 
gang of land grabbers brought me a huge bouquet of 
Hoses from Appleton Common, and every labourer in 
the village had a joint of meat and every mother a 
packet of tea. 
“ I opened a private school, as you know, at Bee- 
minster, but retired ten years ago to Appleton. The 
occasion was the death of the dear old Hector. By 
his express wish I was invited to the funeral. After 
the obsequies were over Lawyer Sims touched me 
gently on the shoulder and beckoned me into the 
drawing-room to hear the will. Much to my 
astonishment I heard the lawyer say, ‘And, as a 
slight reparation for my injustice and distrust towards 
Edward Drayton, sometime my schoolmaster, I 
bequeath £3,000 stock as an indemnity, trusting that 
he will be spared to use it judiciously for the benefit 
of his wife and family, and the glory of God.’ 
“ I trust, dear friends, I have done so so far. 
Extravagant some will say in the matter of my garden, 
that is my weakness. But to beautify, and adorn, 
and enrich the charming village in which we live, to 
help to cheer and brighten the homes of many in the 
slums and alleys of our great towns by gifts of flowers 
is to me a not unworthy mission. As to Hoses I 
grow them now by thousands, but among them all 
there is none so full of sweet and fragrant memories 
as this.” The speaker took from a pocket-book a 
little brown, withered Hose, one from the tree from 
which the Hose-leaves fluttered into the little cell.— 
E. L. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Rats.— G. Jones. —Mix one ounce of finely powdered arsenic 
and one ounce of Lard with meal into a stiff dough, and place 
pieces about the size of peas on chips within their reach. The 
rats will eat it greedily, but, of course, you must be most 
careful where you put it, and you must persevere in its use to 
rid the place thoroughly of the pests. 
Pomegranates.— Querist —We have never heard of the 
fruits being ripened out-of-doors in this country, but they 
have done so many times under glass: 
\ niB of Plants.— Clethra.— 1. Impatiens Sultani. 2. 
Centropagon Lucyanus. 3. Oestrum aurantiacum.— G. D. P. 
_Thyrsacanthus rutilans, a fine old plant that deserves to be 
much more grown than it is— S. C. R —Sparmannia Afri- 
cana. 
Cape Jasmixe.— C. P .—This is the common name usually 
applied to Gardenia florida, a well-known plant in gardens. 
Any nurseryman will get it for you. 
Communications Received—W. P — D. P. L.—W. T. P. 
_' 1 \ — w. S.— W. P. R.— C. H. C.— J.W.— Scribo— G. W. 
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and plower Seeds, Agricultural Seeds, &c. 
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Choice New and Old Chrysanthemums. 
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COYENT GARDEN MARKET, 
December 23rd. 
Fruit.—Average "Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 
Apples, i-sieve. 1 6- 4 0 Kent Filberts and 
— Nova Scotian, per Cobbs, per 100 lb. 60 0-62 6 
barrel .10 0-13 6 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 4 0-60 
— Extra samples.20 0- Pears. French, p. doz. 16-36 
Grapes, per lb. 1 6- 4 0 St. Michaels. 5 0-10 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Artichokes, Globe,per 
dozen . 2 0- 4 0 
Beans, French,per lb. 0 4- 
Beet, per dozen . 2 0- 3 0 
Brussels Sprouts,^sve.2 6-3 0 
Cabbages, per dozen 16-20 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- 
Cauliflo wers, English, 
per dozen . 3 0- 4 0 
Celery, per bundle ... 1 6- 2 6 
Cucumbers, each ...0 9-10 
Endive, French, per 
dozen . 2 6- 3 6 
Garlic, per lb. 0 6- 
s. d. s. d. 
Herbs, per bunch ... 0 2- 0 4 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0-40 
Lettuces, Cabbage, 
per dozen . 1 6- 
— Cos, each . 0 2- 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10-20 
Onions, per bushel... 2 6-36 
Parsley, per bunch... 0 6- 
Radishes, per dozen .. 1 6- 
Small salading, per 
punnet. 0 4- 
Spinach, per strike... 2 0- 
Tomatos, per lb. 0 6-1 0 
Turnips, per bunch... 0 6- 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100 s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers.—Avera 
s. d. s. d. 
Abutilon, 12 bunches 2 0-40 
Azalea, 12 sprays ... 1 0- 1 6 
Bourvardias, per bun. 0 9-10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 3 0-80 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10-20 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
bunches . 4 0-12 0 
— large, 12 blooms ... 1 0- 2 0 
Epiphyllums . 0 6- 0 9 
Eucharis, per dozen 4 0-80 
Gardenias, 12 blms. 9 0-1S 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6-10 
Hyacinths, Roman, 
doz. sprays. 10-16 
Lapageria, white, 12 
blooms. 2 0-30 
Lapageria,red,12blms.l 0-2 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. sprays. 2 6-50 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 4 0-90 
Narciss, Paper White 2 6-30 
Plants in Pots.—Aver. 
s. d. s. d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, per 
dozen . 6 0-24 0 
Begonias, per dozen 4 0-12 0 
Bouvardias, dozen ... 9 0-18 0 
Chrysanth., dozen ... 6 0-12 0 
Cockscombs, dozen 
Cyclamens, doz. 9 0-15 0 
Cyperus, per dozen 3 0-90 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0-60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0-24 0 
Epiphyllums, doz. ...18 0-24 0 
Evergi'eens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0-24 0 
Perns, in var., dozen 4 0-18 0 
je Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Pelargoniums, per 12 
sprays. 1 0- 2 0 
—scarlet.per 12 sprays 0 6-10 
Pinks, various, 12 
bunches . 
Poinsettia, doz.heads 3 0-90 
Primula, double bun. 10-16 
Primulas,Chinese,bun 4 0-6 0 
Pyrethrum, 12 bun. 
Roses, outdoor, 12 
bunches . 
Roses, indoors, p. doz. 2 0-60 
Roses (French), per 
doz. 0 9-16 
Stephanotis, 12 spr. 
Tuberoses, per dozen 2 0- 
Tulips, per doz. 1 0- 1 6 
Violets, doz. bun. ... 1 0- 1 6 
— French, doz. bun. 16-20 
— Parma, doz. bun... 5 0-70 
White Jasmine, him. 0 8-10 
ge Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Ficus elastica, each... 16-70 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each . 2 -0-10 0 
Hyacinths, Roman, 
doz.10 0-12 0 
Lilium, various, per 
doz. 
Marguerites, per doz. 9 0-18 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6-21 0 
Pelargoniums, scarlet 
per dozen . 2 0- 6 0 
Petunias, per dozen 
Poinsettia, doz.9 0-15 0 
Solanums, dozen. 9 0-15 0 
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CONTENTS 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the ... 264 
An Amateur’s Story. 268 
Aubretias. 267 
Broccoli, Veitch’s Self- 
protecting . 267 
Christmas... 259 
Christmas Flowers at 
Swanley . 260 
Christmas Greenery. 256 
Chrysanthemums, single 
varieties . 264 
Douglas, James (with 
portrait) . 265 
Echeveria retusa . 266 
Eupatorium Wemmannia- 
num . 267 
Pern cases, window. 264 
Florists’ Societies, the.259 
Flowers. 266 
Gardening Miscellany. 260 
Gardens, notes on. 263 
Grape Growing at Long- 
leat . 259 
page 
Horticultural Shows. 261 
Hotbeds . 263 
Laurestinus as a pot plant -266 
Manchester Horticultural 
Improvement Society ... 268 
Memophila, a new (illus¬ 
trated) . 260 
Mistleto, the . 260 
Mushroom Culture . 262 
Nasturtium, Empress of 
India ( illustrated ). 26S 
Norman Court . 263 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 268 
Plant-houses,management 
of.; . 264 
Potato, the Doctor . 267 
Scutellaria Mocciniana ... 266 
Strawberries, pot . 266 
Strawberry, The Captain 262 
Seakale forcing . 267 
Tomatos and Insects . 259 
Trees, deciduous . 259 
Zygopetalum Mackayi. 268 
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