Jan. 17th, 1885. 
THE GARDENING WORLD, 
319 
Sweet, Mr. Turner, and Mr. J. Webber, who retire by 
rotation, and Mr. Gray, deceased. Mr. Tidswell was 
again elected Treasurer, and Mr. Cutler, Secretary, for 
the forty-fourth time. At 7 p.m. the poll for the election 
of pensioners was closed, and the 1,600 voting papers 
sent in having been tabulated and counted, it was 
found that the following persons had been successful: 
—Martha Swansborough, William Birkett, Richard 
Hawkins, George Urquhart, Anna Maria Allan, 
Elizabeth Foulis, Elizabeth Parr, and Mary Babbitt. 
At eight o’clock most of the members of the 
Committee and numerous friends and supporters of 
the Institution, sat down to supper at “Simpson’s,” 
with Nathaniel Sherwood, Esq., in the chair, and a 
very pleasant evening was spent. 
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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Ranunculus.— Ceres. —The roots may be planted either 
this month or next if the weather is favourable, but in a 
general way it is best to defer planting till February. During 
open weather the bed should be well dug and have a good 
dressing of manure worked into it at a depth of about 6 ins. 
below the surface. When the ground is in nice working order, 
make the surface level, and stretching a line down the bed, 
draw out a drill about 2 ins. deep, put a good sprinkling of 
sharp sand in the bottom, and on this press the roots, claws 
down 1 wards, at about 5 ins. apart. Draw the soil into the drill 
again, and finish off with the rake. The rows should be 6 ins. 
apart. 
Grapes.— J. Jones. —The vine at Sillwood Park, Sunning- 
hill, is a descendant of that at Cumberland Lodge, and fills a 
house 129 ft. long and 12 ft. wide. Its average crop is 1,800 
bunches. 
Books. — G. Wilson. —Tou should read Mr. George Bunyard’s 
Fruit Farming for Profit (published by F. Bunyard, 29, 
AVeek Street, Maidstone), and Mr. Whitehead’s book on Fruit 
Growing, issued under the auspices of the Fruiterers’ 
Company. 
Communications Received.— T. M.—W. C. & Son.—T. S. 
—W. S.—S. & S—W. K—R. S.-W. H—R. A. M.—W. B. 
Glasscock.—R. Gilbert—W. P. R—W. &S—C. F. E—J.D.D. 
—AY. C.-Manof Kent-J. Ah—T. C.-C. AY. S—X. 
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Trade Catalogues Received. 
William Rumsey, Joyning’s Nurseries, Waltham Cross, 
N.—Select Seeds for the Garden and Farm. 
James Cocker & Sons, Sunnypark, Aberdeen.—Hardy 
Herbaceous Plants, Forest, Fruit and Ornamental Trees, &c. 
Thomas M’Kenzie & Sons, Si, Dawson Street, Dublin.— 
Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
Collins Brothers & Gabriel, 39, Waterloo Road, S.E.— 
Seeds, Bulbous Plants, &c. 
Fotheringham & Wallace, Dumfries. — Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds, &c. 
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on all subjects connected with practical horticulture , in 
which department he will have the assistance of several 
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LONDON SEED TRADE, 
COYENT GARDEN MARKET, 
January 15th. 
Pruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. I s. d. s. d. 
Apples, i-sieve. 1 6- 4 0 Kent Filberts and 
— Nova Scotian, per I Cobbs, per 100 lb. 60 0- 
barrel .10 0-15 0 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10-20 
— Extra samples.18 0- Pears, Erench, pi doz. 6 0- 9 0 
Grapes, per lb. 1 G- 4 0 St. Michaels. 5 0-10 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Art ichokes, Globe, per 
dozen . 2 0- 4 0 
Beans,French,per lb. -10 
Beet, per dozen . 2 0- 3 0 
Brussels Sprouts,p. lb.O 4- 
Cabbages, per dozen 16-20 
Carrots, per bunch... 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen . 
Celery, per bundle ... 
Cucumbers, each ... 
Endive, Erench, per 
dozen . 2 6- 
GarUc, per lb. 0 6- 
0 6 - 
4 0-60 
16-26 
0 9-13 
3 6 
s. d. s. d. 
Herbs, per bunch ... 0 2- 0 4 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0-50 
Lettuces, Cabbage, 
per dozen . 1 6- 
— Cos, each . 0 2- 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10-20 
Onions, per bushel... 26-36 
Parsley, per bunch... 0 6- 
Radishes, per dozen . l 6- 
Small salading, per 
punnet. 0 4- 
Spinach, per strike... 2 0- 
Tomatos, per lb. 0 G- 1 0 
Turnips, per bunch... 0 6- 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. lo 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers.—Average AVholesale Prices. 
., s. d. s. d. 
Abutilon, 12 bunches 2 0-40 
Azalea, 12 sprays ... 1 0- 1 6 
Bourvardias, per bun. 10-16 
Camellias, 12 blooms 3 0-80 
Carnations, 12 blooms 16-30 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
bunches . 12 0-24 0 
— large, 12 blooms ... 2 0-40 
Cyclamen,doz.blooms 0 3-0 6 
Cineraria, per hunch 10-16 
Epiphyllums . 4 0-60 
Eucharis, per dozen 6 0-90 
Gardenias, 12 blms.lS 0-30 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. 10-20 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 4 0-90 
Plants in Pots. 
s. d. s. d. 
Narciss, Paper White 2 0-30 
Pelargoniums, per 12 
sprays. 1 0- 2 0 
—scarlet,per 12 sprays 0 9-10 
Pinks, various, 12 
bunches . 
Pomsettia, doz.heads 3 0-90 
Primula, double bun. 10-16 
Primulas,Chinese,him 4 0-6 0 
Pyrethrum, 12 bun. 
Roses, outdoor, 12 
bunches . 
Roses, indoors, p. doz. 2 0-60 
Roses (French), per 
doz. 16-30 
Stephanotis, 12 spr. 
Tuberoses, per dozen 2 0-40 
Tulips, per doz. 1 0- 1 6 
Violets, doz. him. ...16-2 0 
— French, doz. bun. 2 0-30 
— Parma, doz. him... 7 0-86 
AYhite Jasmine, bun. 0 6-10 
—Average AVholesale Prices. 
, „ s.d.s.d. 
Araha Sieboldi, per 
dozen . 6 0-24 0 
Begonias, per dozen 4 0-12 0 
Bouvardias, dozen ... 9 0-18 0 
Chrysanth., dozen ... 
Cineraria, per dozen 9 0-15 0 
Cockscombs, dozen 
Cyclamens, doz. 9 0-18 0 
Cyperus, per dozen 4 0-12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0-60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0-24 0 
Epiphyllums, doz. ...18 0-24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0-24 0 
Eerns, in var., dozen 4 0-1S 0 
s. d. s. d. 
Ficus elastiea, each... 16-70 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each . 2 0-10 0 
Genista, per dozen 15 0-24 0 
Hyacinths, doz. 8 0-10 0 
Lilium, various, per 
doz. 
Marguerites, per doz. 9 0-18 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6-21 0 
Pelargoniums, scarlet 
per dozen . 4 0-- 6 0 
Petunias, per dozen 
Poinsettia, doz. 9 0-15 0 
Solanums, dozen. 9 0-15 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’Garden, the ... 312 
Broccoli and Caulillower 
all the year round. 315 
Celeries. 307 
Cypripedium Spicerianum 316 
Dendrobium formosum 
giganteum . 316 
Euphorbia Jacquiniceflora 315 
EpiphyHum truncation ... 313 
Flowers. 314 
Erench Vintage of 1884 ... 315 
Fruit Culture under Glass 315 
Gardeners’ Royal Benevo¬ 
lent Institution . 318 
Gardening Miscellany. 308 
Greenhouses, cheap (illus- 
trated) . 308 
Heaths, Greenhouse . 308 
Horticultural Societies ...318 
Isle of Purbeck, the. 311 
Kitchen-Gardener’s 
Calendar . 315 
Lee, Mr. John (xoith por¬ 
trait) . 312 
Lycaste lanipes . 316 
Lycaste Smeeana. 316 
Market-Gardening . 307 
Masdevallia Tovarense ... 316 
PAGE 
Melons, the Culture of ...310 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society, the. 307 
Odontoglossum Londes- 
boroughianum . 316 
Oldfield Nurseries, Altrin¬ 
cham . 314 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 316 
Orchid Sales . 316 
Parsley. 315 
Potatos for an Amateur ... 318 
Primroses, Japan. 312 
Primula, the Chinese . 309 
Rose Society, the National 310 
Royal Horticultural 
Society. 318 
Salt for Vine borders . 317 
Sparrows. 317 
Spring Flowers. 312 
Swakeleys . 317 
Tithes . 317 
Tomatos . 318 
Turves and Moss v. Pots.. 314 
Vegetables . 315 
A r ines and Vineries . 316 
AValltlowers. 308 
Wallflowers, double. 312 
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