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THE GARDENING WORLD, 
May 16th, 1885. 
LONDON SEED TRADE, 
May 14th, 1885. 
Messes. Hukst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, report the demand for 
Agricult oral Seeds to be gradually falling off, and 
■with the exception of some backward northern 
districts the sowing season may be regarded as past. 
Stocks of Clovers on hand, which appear to be generally 
small, are held for full rates, and speculators do not 
feel inclined to operate, consequently very little 
business is now being done. Supplies from Con¬ 
tinental sources are still being offered, and should these 
have to be realized, it is doubtful whether present 
values will be maintained, although the tone of the 
market is now very firm. Perennial Eye Grass still in 
demand, with an upward tendency in values for the 
heavier weights. Eape and Mustard are meeting with 
more general inquiry. Linseed and Bird Seeds slow 
at last week’s prices. 
COYENT GARDEN MARKET, 
May 14th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Apples, i-sieve. 2 6- 6 0 
— Nova Scotian, per 
fiarrel .15 0-21 0 
Grapes, New, per lb. 4 0-70 
Melons, each . 2 0-36 
Peaches, per doz. ...210- 
s. d. s. d. 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10-20 
—St. Michaels, each 3 0-70 
Kent Filberts and 
Cobs, per 100 lb.... 
Strawberries, per lb. 16-50 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Art ichokes, Globes per 
dozen . 2 0- 4 0 
Asparagus, English, 
per bundle . 8 0 
Beans, French,per lb. - 2 6 
Beet, per dozen . 2 0- 3 0 
Cabbages, Spring.doz. 10-20 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- 
Cauliflowers.English, 
per dozen . 4 0- 6 0 
Celery, per bundle ... 1 6- 2 6 
Cucumbers, each ...0 6-10 
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 0-50 
Lettuces, Cabbage, 
per dozen . 2 0- 
— Cos, each . 0 6- 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10-20 
Onions, per bushel... 50-76 
Parsley, per bunch... 0 6- 
Radishes, per dozen... 1 6- 
Small salading, per 
punnet. 0 4- 
Spinach, per strike... 2 0- 
Tomatos, per lb. 
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 
Anemone, 12 bun. ... 2 0- 4 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 2 0-60 
Azalea, 12 sprays ...0 6-10 
Bourvardias, per bun. 0 9-16 
Camellias, 12 blooms 10-30 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10-30 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
bunches . 
— large, 12 blooms... 
Cyclamen, doz.blooms 2 0-40 
Cineraria, per bunch 0 6-10 
Epiphyllums,12 blms. 
Eucharis, per dozen 3 0-60 
Gardenias, 12 blms. 10-40 
Heliotropes,12 sprays 0 6-10 
Hyacinths, Roman, 
doz. sprays. 
Lapageria, white, 12 
blooms. 2 0-30 
Lapageria,red,12blms.l 0-2 0 
Lilium candidum, 12 
blooms. 2 0-30 
— Longiflorum,12 
s. d. s. d. 
Lily of the Valley, 
French, per bunch 0 9-16 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0-60 
Narcissus, various, 
doz. bun. 2 0- 6 0 
Pelargoniums, per 12 
sprays. 0 9- 1 0 
—scarlet.per 12 sprays 0 4-0 6 
Pinks, various, 12 
bunches. 
Primula, double bun. 10-16 
Primulas, Chinese,bun. 
Pyrethrum, 12 bun. 
Rhodanthe, 12 bun. 6 0-90 
Roses (coloured). 2 0-60 
Roses, indoors, p. doz. 10-30 
Roses (French), per 
doz. 0 6-09 
Spiraea, 12 bun.?. 6 0-90 
Stephanotis, 12 spr. 2 6-40 
Tuberoses, per dozen 10-16 
Tulips, per doz. 0 3- 0 5 
Violets, doz. bim. ... 0 4- 0 9 
— French, per. bun. 
— Parma, per. bun... 3 0-40 
White Jasmine, bun. 0 6-10 
blooms. 4 0-80 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. sprays. 0 6-16 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, per 
dozen . 6 0-24 0 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 9 0-18 0 
Azalea, per doz.18 0^2 0 
Begonias, per dozen 4 0-12 0 
Bouvardias, dozen... 9 6-18 0 
Calceolarias, per doz. 6 0-90 
Cineraria, per dozen 6 0-12 0 
Cockscombs, dozen 
Cyclamens, doz. 9 0-18 0 
Cyperus, per dozen 4 0-12 0 
Deutzia, per dozen... 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0-60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0-24 0 
Epiphyllums, doz. ... 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0-24 0 
Ferns, in var., dozen 4 0-18 0 
Ficus elastica, each... 16-70 
Fuchsias, per doz. ... 6 0-12 0 
s. d. s. d. 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each . 2 0-10 0 
Genista, per dozen 6 0-90 
Heaths or Erica, var., 
per doz.12 0-42 0 
Hyacinths, doz. 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 0-1S 0 
Lilium, various, per 
doz. 
Lobelias, per doz. ... 4 0- 6 0 
Marguerites, per doz. 9 0-18 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6-21 0 
Pelargonium,per doz. 9 0-21 0 
Pelargoniums, scarlet 
per dozen . 3 0- 9 0 
Petunias, per dozen 6 0-90 
Poinsettia, doz. 
Rhodanthe, per doz. 6 0-12 0 
SpirEea, per dozen ...12 0-18 0 
Tropseolums,perdoz. 4 0-60 
CONTENTS, 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the ... 584 
Apple, Lodgemore Non- 
pariel. . 586 
Araucarias, a forest of ... 581 
Asparagus Culture . 587 
Cattleya Fly, the (illus¬ 
trated) . 688 
Dahlia Paragon. 587 
Deutzia gracilis. 587 
Flowers .. 586 
Fruit Culture under Glass 586 
Gardening Miscellany. 5S0 
Garden Seedsmen. 580 
Horticulture at the Royal 
Academy . 580 
Kitchen Gardener’s 
Calendar . 587 
Lancashire Nursery, a ...581 
PAGE 
Marguerites. 5S6 
Mushroom Culture, out¬ 
door . 587 
Orchid Conference, the 579, 588 
Orchids at Kew. 588 
Orchids, on the Cultiva¬ 
tion of . 582 
Pansy, Geo. Rudd . 5S7 
Patents, new gardening... 583 
Primula auriculseflora. 587 
Reichenbach, Prof, (with 
portrait) . 581 
Roraima Mountain, the ... 5S6 
Turner, the late Mr, C. 
(with portrait) . 584 
Vegetables . 587 
Vicar’s Garden, the. 582 
Work in the Plant-houses 5S6 
SPECIALITIES 
ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS! 
East Lothian Stock, a very hardy race of the 
highest value for spring flowering; very sweet-scented. 
Sow in July and August in open air. Scarlet, Purple, 
and White, each, per packet, 6 d. and Is.; three colours, 
Is. Gd. and 2s. 6 d., post free. 
Carnation Seed, saved from a splendid collection, 
will give 80 per cent, of fine double flowers. Invaluable 
for cutting, being hardy, robust, and free. Sow in open 
air for blooming next year. Bizarres, Flakes, Fancies, 
Cloves, Yellow and White-ground Picotees, each separate 
or all mixed, Is. and 2s. 6 d. per packet, free. 
Tree Carnation (Winter-flowering), seed saved as 
above. These are easily grown from seed, and will bloom 
freely in any greenhouse. Cultural directions with every 
packet. Sow now in cold frame. Per packet, Is. and 
2s. Gd. free. 
Pentstemon Seed, saved from the finest large- 
flowering varieties of our unrivalled collection. Sow now 
in open air for next year’s flowering. Plants continue to 
flower from June to November. Per packet, 6 d. and Is., 
free. __ 
Amateur’s Gardening Guide, gratis and post free. 
STUART & MEIN, 
KELSO, SCOTLAND. 
CHOICE IRISH FERNS FOR SALE, 
Indigenous to the Barren Mountains of Ireland. 
Q A A SPECIES and VARIETIES, botanically 
O U U named, at moderate prices; three Maiden, 
hair ferns, and one of each of lady fern (Moulin), Black 
Maiden - hair Spleenwort, evergreen, Asplenium marinum. 
Bleehnum spicant, Ceteraeh crenatum, Lastrea aemula (like 
parsley), and the beautiful Lastrea thelypteris, Cystopteris 
frigilis, hard shield fern, with thorns; Royal fern, and the 
very rare Polypodium semilacerum, Scolopendrium eristatum, 
and marginatum ferns, all large and well rooted; the 14 
rare and assorted species and varieties, 4s. Gd., post free, or 
10s. per 100. The beautiful Mountain Avens, Yellow Rock 
Rose, trailing Arbutus, Pinguicula, Lady’s Mantle, Crowberry, 
Crane’s bill, Orchis maseula, Thalictrum majus and minor, 
like Maiden-hair Fern; Hypericum pulchrum, Dyer’s Madder, 
and the fine blue Gentiana verna, 3s. 6 d., post free, or 8s‘ 
per 100. 
P. B. O’KELLY, 
Botanist and Fern Collector, 
GLENARRA HOUSE, Ballyvaughan, co. Clare, Ireland. 
CUTBUS H’S 
MILLTRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
IF ONCE USED no other will he 
willingly taken. Testimonials of high 
merit receivedevery day.— “The Gar¬ 
dens, Sandringham.—I have tried 
all other Mushroom Spawn advertised, 
but none to be compared with yours, 
which I have used for the last twenty 
years without once failing a quick 
and good crop. — Chas. Penny, 
to H.R.H. The Prince of 
1 ’ — Price Six Shillings per 
One Shilling extra per bushel 
packing), One Shilling per Cake 
by Parcels Post. 
HIGHGATE NURSERIES, LONDON, N. 
SUPE RB PETU NIAS, 
MY PETUNIAS (single), are superior to all others. Por 
size of bloom, substance, richness of colour, and freedom of 
flowering they are unequalled. Equally suitable for pot 
culture or for'bedding; grow in any soil, town or country. 
5,000 splendid plants now ready at Is. id. per doz., free in 
strong box ; or 2s. per doz. for extra large plants. Number¬ 
less testimonials. Sixth year of distribution. DOUBLE 
PETUNIAS, finest varieties to name, 3s. 6 d. and 5s. per 
doz., safe and. free by Parcels Post; 6 plants for 2s. 
also s. d. 
FUCHSIAS, 250 finest varieties, 12 fine named, in 6 
sorts . 
12 distinct kinds . 
12 grand exhibition varieties . 
COLEUS, 12 good kinds . 
12 very fine new varieties. 
6 splendid novelties . 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 6 pairs best sorts 
12 distinct . 
12 pairs fine varieties . 
WHITE MARGUERITES, splendid bushy 
plants . per doz. 3 3 
BLUE MARGUERITES (Agathaea), 6 plants for 
Is. Gd . per doz. 2 6 
Por above and many others see Illustrated Catalogue, three 
stamps; lists of seedlings and cuttings free. 
B„ C. RAVENSCROFT, 
GRANVILLE NURSERY, LEWISHAM. 
GARDEN REQUISITES, 
Y'lOCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE, 4-bushel bag, 
Is. 3d.; 10 for Us.; 30 for 30s.; truck (loose) free on 
rail, 28s.; Best Brown Fibrous Peat, os. per sack, 
5 for 22s. Gd .; Black Fibrous Peat, 4s. 6rf. per sack, 5 for 
20s.; Coarse Silver Sand, Is. Gd. per bushel., 25s. per 
ton; Yellow Fibrous Loam, Leaf, and Peat-mould, Is. per 
bushel; Wood Lattice, Orchid Baskets, Fresh 
Sphagnum Moss, Garden Hose, Artificial Manures, Garden 
Sticks (Bamboos) and Labels. Tobacco Cloth and Paper. 
Write for Price List. 
W. E. WARD & CO., 
11, Union Court, Wormwood Sheet, London, E.C. (close to 
Broad Street and G.E.R. Stations.) 
A large stock of DENDROBIUMS and other Orchids, 
30s., 36s., and 42s. per doz. (Full particulars on 
application. 
THE LIYERPOOL HORTICULTURAL CO. 
(JOHN COWAN), LIM., 
THE VINEYARD AND NURSERIES, 
GARSTON, LIVERPOOL 
SINGLE DAHLIAS, 
FORMOSA, FINEST NOVELTY OF THE SEASON 
gained the only EIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE from the 
Royal Horticultural Society during the season, 2s. 6d. each, 
post free. 
Fifty other Choice Varieties of SINGLES, 6s. doz. 
DOUBLES, SHOW and FANCIES, 4s. and 6s. doz. 
DOUBLES, POMPON or BOUQUET, 6s. doz. 
CATALOGUE TREE. 
J. CEREAL & SONS, 
LOWFIELD NURSERIES, 
CRAWLEY, SUSSEX, 
JAMES L00MES, F.R.H.S, 
THE NURSERIES, 
WHITTLESEA, NEAR PETERBOROUGH, 
BEGS TO CALL ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING 
SPECIALITIES, 
FOR GREENHOUSE. 
Per Doz. 
s. d. 
‘Coleus, in great and beautiful variety. 2 0 
In pots, well established . 5 0 
Cyclamen Persicum Giganteum. 
From the best varieties . 2s. and 3 6 
In pots, well established . 5s. to 12 0 
Eucharis Amazoniea, flowering bulbs, each Is. 6tf. & 2 6 
‘Fuchsias, an immense collection. 
Single and Double Varieties .from 2 6 
Ditto, in 4-inch pots. ,, 5 0 
Gloxinias, Erect, Horizontal, and Drooping varieties 2 6 
Ditto, Plants in pots.6s. to 24 0 
Balsams. Rose and Camellia fid. 2 0 
Begonias, Mixed Tuberous, Rooted, from splendid 
varieties, 
Laing’s and Low’s Strain.from 3 6 
Ditto, in pots.6s. to 24 0 
Grevillea Robusta, splendid Eern-like Plants, 
suitable for table decoration ... 6d. each, or 4 0 
Mimulus (Queen’s Prize), choice . ... 2 6 
‘Pelargoniums, French and Regal. 
A unique collection of most of the newest 
varieties. 12 choice S 6 
Ditto, in pots.6s., Ss., and 12 0 
Pelargoniums (Geraniums), Zonals, Choice 
Varieties, named . 3 6 
Petunias. Choice Double. 5 0 
Seedlings, Single and Double . 2 0 
Lilium Auratum. Large bulbs .each 1 9 
Perns in variety, from Gd. each . 5 0 
Gold Fern . 9d. and Is. each; 7s. to 12 0 
Many other Greenhouse Plants in Stock. 
FOR GARDEN. 
‘Chrysanthemums, a large collection of every 
variety. Well rooted Plants .from 2 0 
Ditto, in pots, well established .5s. to 18 0 
Carnations and Picotees. Very choice named. 
Stage Flowers. from, per pair 1 6 
Ditto, unnamed, good varieties ... per doz. 3 6 
Pinks, Pink and White . ,, 2 0 
‘Dahlias. A superb collection, including the Cactus 
family, including Constance, Juazerii, Glare of 
the Garden, &e. 
Pompone or Bouquet, Show, Fancy & Single. 
Well rooted Plants . 5 0 
Established, in pots.. 7 6 
Seedling Dahlias, choice . 2 6 
Carpet Bedding Plants, viz: Iresines, Alternan- 
thera, Mesembryanthemum, Mentha, Coleus, 
Verschaffeltii, &c., Ac., in Stock. Prices on 
application. 
Geraniums, for bedding . from Is. Gd. to 4 6 
Several thousands, including Gold and Silver 
Tricolors and Bicolors, Bronzes, Ac., Ac. 
Lavender. Old English Sweet-scented. 10 
Extra Strong Plants. 3 0 
LobeHa. Dark Blue and Compact . 16 
EKf Special Price for large quantities. 
Nasturtium. Hermine Grasshoff. 
The Double Variety—useful for summer bedding 
or as a greenhouse plant . 2 0 
Marguerites (Paris Daisies) . 2 0 
Pansies. Strong Plants, from English Show and 
Fancy, Belgian, French, and all the leading 
varieties.from 1 0 
Phlox Perennial. Choice varieties, mixed colours 2 6 
* Detailed lists on application. Selections left to J. L. are 
guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. 
M.B.—The above sent carriage free. Dozens may be 
divided at the same price, but no order for less than Is. 
sent free. 
Asters, Stocks, Fhlox-Drummondii, Zinnias, Golden Feather, 
Everlastings, Marigolds, Ac., Ac., of the best-known varieties, 
to he had in season. 
NOTICE.—Please mention this Paper when ordering. 
Post Office Orders payable at Whittlesea. Cheques 
crossed “ National Provincial Bank.” 
