Feb. 21st, 1885. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
399 
COYENT GARDEN MARKET, 
February 19th. 
Feuit.—Aveeage Wholesale Pbicbs. 
Apples, $-sieve. 
— Nova Scotian, per 
barrel . 
— Extra samples. 
Grapes, per lb. 
s. d. s. d. 
16-50 
10 0-15 0 
18 0-21 0 
8 0-60 
Kent Filberts and 
Cobbs, per 100 lb. 55 0- 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10-20 
Pears, French, p. doz. 0 0-90 
St. Michaels. 3 0-80 
Vegetables.—Aveeage Ketail 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 10-20 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- 
Cauliliowers, English, 
per dozen . 4 0- 0 0 
Celery, per bundle ... 1 6- 2 6 
Cucumbers, each ... 1 0- 1 0 
Endive, French, per 
dozen . 2 6- 3 0 
Garlic, per lb. 0 6- 
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... 3 0-50 
Parsley, per bunch... 0 6- 
Radishes, per dozen... 1 6- 
Small salading, per 
punnet. o 4- 
Spinach, per strike... 2 0- 
Tomatos, per lb. 1 6- 
Turnips, per bunch... 0 6- 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys 
80s. to 100s. per ton; Champions, 70 s. 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 10-30 
Carnations, 12 blooms 16-30 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
bunches . 
— large, 12 blooms... 
Cyclamen,doz.blooms 0 3-09 
Cineraria, per bunch 0 9-10 
Epipbyllums,12 blms. 0 4-06 
Eucharis, per dozen 3 0-60 
Gardenias, 12 blms. 9 0-12 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 9-10 
Pinks, various, 12 
bunches . 
Primula, double bun. 10-16 
Primulas, Chinese.bun 4 0-6 0 
Pyrethrum, 12 bun. 
Roses, outdoor, 12 
hunches . 
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. 0 9- 1 0 
Violets, doz. bun. ... 1 0-1 0 
— French, doz. bun, 16-20 
— Parma, doz. bun... 4 0-50 
White Jasmine, bun. 0 6-10 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, per 
dozen . 6 0-24 0 
Azalea, per doz.18 0-42 0 
Begonias, per dozen 4 0-12 0 
Bouvardias, dozen ... 9 0-18 0 
Chrysanth., dozen ... 
Cineraria, per dozen 9 0-15 0 
Cockscombs, do.zen 
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 
s. d. s. d. 
Ferns, in var., dozen 4 0-18 0 
Ficus elastics, each... 16-70 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each . 2 0-10 0 
Genista, per dozen 12 0-1S 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. 
Solanums, dozen. 8 0-12 0 
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“NEW, BABE AND CHOICE 
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rTlHIS most useful and interesting Catalogue, 
which everyone with a Garden or Greenhouse 
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A Grand Collection of Hardy Florist Flowers, a 
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THOMAS S. WARE, 
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SMYTH’S 
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COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE. 
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Acacia Riceana. 394 
Amateurs’ Garden, the ... 392 
Apple, Gascoyne's Seed- 
ling. 394 
Bean, French, Negro 
dwarf. 395 
Campanula Tenorei. 394 
Colchicum luteum. 394 
Fern Nursery, Sale ( illus - 
* trated) . 3S8 
Fruit Culture under Glass 394 
Garden Allotments. 387 
Gardening Miscellany. 388 
Heliotrope, the. 393 
Kitchen-Gardener’s 
Calendar . 395 
Lawn, Improving. 390 
Leaves, the forms of . 389 
Leeks and Onions for exhi¬ 
bition. 395 
Lycaste Skinneri . 396 
ENTS. 
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Masdevallia Tovarensis ... 396 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society. 387 
Notes and Queries . 398 
Notts, Botanical and Hor¬ 
ticultural Society. 397 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 396 
Phalsenopsis in Flower ... 396 
Phalaenopsis, the propaga¬ 
tion of . 396 
Plant-houses, work in the 394 
Rafflesia, a new. 390 
Roses, on Grafting . 391 
Rose, W. F. Bennett . 388 
Show Prizes and Awards 397 
Spring Garden, the. 391 
V egetables, an election of 391 
Vegetables, Selection . 395 
Veitch’s Memorial Medals 388 
Vinters’ Park (illus- 
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