Feb. 28th, 1885. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
415 
COYENT GARDEN MARKET, 
February 26th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. cl. s. d. I 
Apples, Vsieve. 1 6- 5 0 
— Nova Scotian, per 
barrel .10 0-15 0 
— Ext ra samples.18 0-21 0 
s. d. s. d. 
Kent Filberts and 
Cobbs, per 100 lb. 55 0- 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10-20 
Pears, French, p. doz. 6 0-90 
Grapes, per lb. 8 0- G 0 St. Michaels. 3 0- 8 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 1 G- 2 0 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- 
Cauliflo wers, English, 
per dozen . 4 0- G 0 
Celery, per bundle ... 1 6- 2 6 
Cucumbers, each ... 1 0- 1 0 
Endive, French, per 
dozen . 2 G- 3 6 
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... 3 0-50 
Parsley, per bunch... 0 6- 
Radishes, perdozen... 1 6- 
Small salading, per 
punnet. 0 4- 
Spinach, per strike... 2 0- 
Tomatos, per lb. 1 6- 
Turnips, per bunch... 0 6- 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, SO s. 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- 4 0 
Azalea, 12 sprays ...0 6-10 
Bourvardias, per bun. 1 0-16 
Camellias, 12 blooms 10-30 
Carnations, 12 blooms 16-30 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
bunches . 
— large, 12 blooms... 
Cyclamen,doz.blooms 0 3-0 9 
Cineraria, per bunch 0 9-10 
Epiphyllums,12 blins. 0 4-06 
Eueharis, 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. 
Nareiss, Paper White 1 G- 2 0 
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- G 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 
Tulips, per doz. 0 9-10 
Violets, doz. bun. ...0 9-10 
— French, doz. bun. 10-16 
— Parma, doz. bun... 3 0-40 
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, dozen 
Cyclamens, doz. 9 0-18 0 
Cyperus, per dozen 4 0-12 0 
Dracsena 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 elastica, each... 16-70 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each . 2 0-10 0 
Genista, per dozen 12 0-18 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 
CON T 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the ... 408 
Angrsecum sesquipedale... 412 
Auriculas in February. 406 
Balsams and Cockscombs 409 
Boronia megastigma . 410 
Calanthes. 452 
Carpet Bedding (illus¬ 
trated) . 404 
Carrots, notes on . 414 
Ceylon, notes from . 403 
Chrysanthemums, 
Japanese . 410 
Collinsia vema . 404 
Coprosma Baueriana 
variegata . 409 
Cypripedium niveum . 412 
Dahlias. 413 
Flower Seed Sowing. 413 
Fruit Culture under Glass 410 
Gardeners’ Benefit 
: Societies . 403 
Gardening in the Black 
Country. 404 
Gardening Miscellany. 404 
Hollyhocks...'. 413 
Heliotrope, cultivation of 410 
Jasminum gracillimum 
(illustrated) . 408 
Kitchen-Gardener’s 
Calendar . 411 
Leeks and Onions. 406 
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Lettuces . 411 
Marigolds for Exhibition 405 
Narcissus, the earliest. 411 
Oncidiums for the cool- 
house . 412 
Onions . 411 
Orchid Growers’Calendar 412 
Orchids at Shirecliffe . 412 
Orchids, Messrs. Veitch’s 406 
Pear-trees, thinning the 
buds on. 410 
Pentstemon Rattani. 408 
Phaltenopsis, the propaga¬ 
tion of . ... 412 
Plant-houses, work in the 410 
Potato Congress, A. 403 
Potato Show, Inter¬ 
national . 404 
Primroses at Knap Hill... 411 
Primulas at Forest Hill... 412 
Salvia patens . 410 
Seeds, protecting from 
birds . 406 
Seeds, vitality of . 414 
Show prizes and awards... 414 
Snowdrop, the . 407 
Sophronites grandiflora ... 412 
Vegetables . 411 
Verbena, the Lemon- 
scented . 413 
Zinc pots for plants . 405 
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