Jan. 24th, 1885. 
THE GARDENING WORLD, 
335 
and gave the bug no rest at all, for some time. Within 
three months from the commencement of operations 
not a bug could be found, and they have only been 
seen since when imported into the place. The utmost 
watchfulness should be observed in connection with 
all fresh plants and cuttings, for two or three weeks 
after their receipt, and they should also be kept clear 
away from the general stock. This done, no one need 
fear any trouble from mealy-bug. It is only through 
carelessness or negligence that it gets beyond control. 
I may say that the only materials we used were a 
sponge, some soft-soap, and water, and nothing else 
is required.— W. B. Glasscock, The Gardens, Shirley 
House, Croydon. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Grapes. — Archibald McKie. —Eats often give trouble in 
vineries, by the depredations they commit among the Grapes 
hanging on the vines; but you can easily circumvent them by- 
tying a bunch of Gorse on the rod, which they cannot pass. 
Tab and Mealy-Bug.— IF. Owen.—See p. 326. Mr. 
Lyon, at Sundridge Park, mixes with one gallon of water 
a sufficient amount of clay to make the whole of the con¬ 
sistency of paint. This is then made hot, and half-a-pint of 
gas-tar is added, and thoroughly mixed up with it before being 
allowed to cool. The vine rods in his case are painted while 
warm, but not the young wood. 
Covent Gabden Teems. — Ignorance, Rothesay. —A bunch 
of Carrots varies in number, but as a general rule the Long 
Eed Surrey Carrots are tied up in bunches of one dozen. The 
number of Turnips in a bunch depends on the size of the 
bulbs. If a fine sample, the number will be about nine; if 
smaller, from nine to a dozen. The finest samples of Celery 
are sent up in flat bundles of eight sticks, or two fours, as the 
market phrase goes, but bundles of small heads may number 
twelve or eighteen. Spinach is not now sold in Covent Garden 
by strike measure, but by bushels or half-bushels, sieves or 
half-sieves. A bushel basket when heaped should contain an 
imperial bushel; and a sieve seven imperial gallons. 
Seeds. — Young Gardener. —The standard fixed by the 
Royal Agricultural Society (and we know of no other) is—that 
each sample shall contain not more than 5 per cent, of seeds 
other than the species ordered, and that the germinating 
power shall be, for Clovers and Timothy Grass, not less than 
SO per cent.; for other grasses, except Foxtail, not less than 
70 per cent. 
Communications Eeceived.— R. McL. —J. L. (many 
thanks)-G. F.-H. D.-A. R.-H. W.-C. W. W.-J. S.— 
0. P. R -T..S.-L. L.-H. L.-H. C.-E. J. 
COYENT GARDEN MARKET. 
January 22nd. 
Feuit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. cl. s. d. 
Kent Filberts and 
Cobbs, per 100 lb. CO 0- 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10-20 
Pears, French, p. doz. G 0- 0 0 
St. Michaels . 5 0-10 0 
s. d. s. d. 
Apples, 1-sieve. 16-40 
— Nova Scotian, per 
barrel .10 0-15 0 
— Extra samples.18 0 - 
Grapes, per lb. 2 0- S 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Artichokes,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 bimch... 0 6 - 
Caulillowers,English, 
per dozen . 4 0- 0 0 
Celery, per bundle ...16-2 6 
Cucumbers, each ... 0 9- 1 3 
Endive, French, per 
dozen .. 2 6-36 
Garlic, per lb. 0 6 - 
s. d. s. d. 
Herbs, per bunch ... 0 2-0 4 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0-50 
Lettuces, Cabbage, 
per dozen . 2 0 - 
— Cos, each . 0 2- 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10-20 
Onions, per bushel... 2 6 - 3 6 
Parsley, per bimch... 0 6 - 
Radishes, perdozen... 1 G- 
Small salading, per 
punnet. 0 4- 
Spinach, per strike... 2 0- 
Tomatos, per lb. 0 0 - 1 6 
Turnips, per bunch... 0 6 - 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys ; 
80s. to 100s. per ton; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale 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- 4 0 
Cyclamen,doz.blooms 0 3- 0 9 
Cineraria, per bunch 10-16 
Epiphyllums . 4 0 - 6 0 
Eueharis, per dozen 6 0-12 0 
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 
s. d. s. d. 
Narciss, Paper White 2 0-30 
Pelargoniums, per 12 
sprays. 1 0 - 2 0 
—scarlet.per 12 sprays 0 9- 1 0 
Pinks, various, 12 
bunches. 
Poinsettia, doz.heads 3 0-90 
Primula, double bun. 10-16 
Primulas, Chinese, bun 6 0-8 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. 10-16 
Violets, doz. bun. ... 1 6 - 2 0 
— French, doz. bun. 2 0-30 
— Parma, doz. bun... 7 0-86 
WViitA .Tncminp Vivm 
White Jasmine, bun. 0 6-10 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 
Trade Catalogues Received. 
Thomas S. Ware, Hale Parm Nurseries, Tottenham, 
London.—New, Rare, and Choice Flower Seeds, Hardy and 
Half-hardy Annuals, Hardy Florists’ Flowers, &c. 
George Cooling & Son, Broad Street, Bath.—Vegetable 
and Flower Seeds, Garden Implements, &c. 
!]John Green, Floral Nurseries, Thorpe, Norwich.—Plants 
for the Garden, Conservatory, and Window Decoration. 
Thomas Sibbald, Market Place, Bishop Auckland.— 
Kitchen Garden and Flower Seeds. 
William Bull, 536, King’s Road, Chelsea, S.W.—Select 
Flower and Vegetable Seeds, &e. 
L. Pirrcy, 89, West Road, Forest Hill, S.E.—Summer and 
October Flowering Chrysanthemums. 
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NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
The Editor begs to inform his readers that 
special attention will be paid in the columns of 
The Gardening World, to the answering of questions 
on all subjects connected with practical horticulture, in 
which department he will have the assistance of several 
gardeners of great experience and known ability. To 
save time, however, as far as possible, correspondents 
are specially requested to write only on one side of the 
paper; to write their questions in as few words as 
possible consistent with clearness; a/nd where two or 
more questions are asked on widely different subjects, to be 
good enough to put them on separate pieces of paper. 
It is also particularly requested that correspondents 
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LONDON SEED TRADE, 
January 21st, 1885. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a good trade 
in all varieties of Clovers, and an advance in value 
of .Medium English Reds. No change in White or 
Alsike, but Trefoil is dearer. American Red firm, 
and Spring Tares are firmly held. Linseed dearer. 
Bird Seeds and Blue Peas unchanged. 
Aralia 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 
Ferns, in var., dozen 4 0-18 0 
Ficus elastica, each... 16-70 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each . 2 0-10 0 
Gemsta, per dozen 15 0-24 0 
Hyacinths, doz. 8 0-10 0 
Liliurn, 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 ... 328 
Ascott (illustrated) . 328 
Begonias, tuberous-rooted 326 
Broccoli and Cauliflowers 
all the year round. 331 
Broccoli, Snow’s winter 
white. 324 
Cauliflowers . 323 
Cyclamen persicum (illus¬ 
trated) . 325 
Dahlia picta formossissima 334 
Eueharis amazonica . 325 
FToriculture . 332 
Flower-beds and borders.. 328 
Flowers. 330 
Flowers at Holloway. 325 
Fruit and Vegetable Gar¬ 
den. 328 
Fruit Culture under Glass 330 
Fruits . 330 
Gardening and Temper¬ 
ance . 323 
Gardening and Tithes.. 323 
Gardening Miscellany. 324 
Gardens, notes from . 327 
Greenhouse, the. 328 
Hardy Fruit Cultivation.. 330 
Horticultural Societies ... 333 
Kitchen-Gardener’s 
Calendar . 331 
PAGE 
Manchester Horticultural 
Improvement Society... 333 
Manures for Plants . 334 
Market-Gardening . 334 
Mealy-bug in Vineries. 326 
Mushroom Culture . 333 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society, the. 332 
National Auricula and 
Carnation Societies . 323 
Odontoglossum Rossii 
majus. 332 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 332 
Peas, early . 331 
Peas, Exhibition . 324 
Fentas carnea and rosea 330 
Pits and Frames . 32S 
Plants, protection of . 334 
Poinsettia pulcherrima 
plenissima . 331 
Potatos for an Amateur ... 334 
Scuticaria Steeli. 332 
Seed-List, the. 328 
Tomato, the Conqueror ... 331 
Tomatos in Winter . 334 
Turves and Moss v. Pots.. 331 
Vandas in Winter. 332 
Vegetables . 331 
Vegetables, Forcing. 331 
Vegetables, Select. 327 
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