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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
May 30th, 1885 
LONDON SEED TRADE, 
May 28th, 1885. 
Messrs. Hurst & Sox, 152, Houndsditeh, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a very small 
attendance on Market, being holiday week, and busi¬ 
ness consequently almost at a standstill. Values of 
Agricultural Seeds, so far as ascertained, appear firm 
all round, and where any move has been made, the 
tendency is decidedly upward, particularly in Peren¬ 
nial Eye Grass. Mustard and Eape also dearer. 
Hemp and Canary firm at previous quotations. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET, 
May 28th. 
Fruit.—Average AVholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Apples, 1-sieve. 2 6- 6 0 
— Nova Scotian, per 
barrel .15 0-21 0 
Grapes, New, per lb. 2 0-50 
Melons, each. 2 0-30 
Peaches, per doz. ...12 0-21 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
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. 1 G- 4 0 
s. d. s. d. 
Artichokes, Globe,per 
dozen . 2 0-40 
Asparagus, English, 
per bundle . 8 0 
Beans, French,per lb. - 2 6 
Beet, per dozen . 2 0- 3 0 
Cabbages,Spring,doz. 1 0- 2 0 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- 
Caulitlowers,English, 
per dozen . 4 0- fi 0 
Celery, per bundle ... 1 6- 2 6 
Cucumbers, each ... 0 0- 1 0 
Endive, French, ppr 
dozen . 2 6- 3 6 
s. d. s. d. 
Herbs, per bunch ... 0 2- 0 4 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0-5 
Lettuces, Cabbage, 
per dozen . 2 0- 
— Cos, each . 0 6- 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10-2 
Onions, per bushel... 5 0-7 
Parsley, per bunch... 0 6- 
Radishes, perdozen... 1 6- 
Small salading, per 
punnet. 0 4- 
Spinach, per strike... 2 0- 
Tomatos, per lb. 2 0- 
Turnips, per bunch... 0 6- 
0 
Garlic, per lb. 0 6- 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, SOs. 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 
Anemone, 12 bun. ... 1 G- 4 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 2 0- G 0 
Azalea, 12 sprays ... 0 6- 1 0 
Bourvardias, per bun. 0 9- 1 G 
Camellias, 12 blooms 10-30 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10-30 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
bunches . - 
— large, 12 blooms ... 
Cyclamen, doz.blooms 
Cineraria, per bunch 0 6-10 
Epiphyllums,12 blms. 
Eueharis, per dozen 3 0- 6 0 
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. 16-20 
— Longiflorum,12 
blooms. 4 0-80 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. sprays. 0 6-10 
s. d. s. d. 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 bunches. 0 3-09 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0-60 
Narcissus, various, 
doz. bun. 2 0- G 0 
Pelargoniums, per 12 
sprays. 0 9- 1 0 
—scarlet,per 12 sprays 0 4- 0 G 
Pinks, various, 12 
bunches .. 
Primula, double bun. 1 0- 1 G 
Primulas, Chinese.bun. 
Pyrethrum, 12 bun. 
Rhodanthe, 12 bun. 6 0-90 
Roses (coloured). 2 0- G 0 
Roses, indoors, p. doz. 10-30 
Roses (French), per 
doz. 0 G- 0 9 
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. bun. ... 
— French, per. bun. 
— Parma, per. bun... 
White Jasmine, bun. 0 6-10 
Woodrofie,12 bunches 3 0-60 
Aralia Siebolcli, per 
dozen . 6 0-24 0 
Arum LiUes, per doz. 6 0-18 0 
Azalea, per doz. 
Begonias, per dozen 4 0-12 0 
Bouvardias, dozen... 9 0-18 0 
Calceolarias, per doz. GO-90 
Cineraria, per dozen 6 0-12 0 
Cockscombs, dozen 4 0-60 
Cyclamens, doz. 
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 
Perns, in var., dozen 4 0-18 0 
Ficns elastica, each... 16-70 
Fuchsias, per doz. ... 6 0-12 0 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each . 
s. d. s. d. 
Genista, per dozen 6 0-90 
XJUUl, tlU,, 
per doz.12 0-42 0 
Hyacinths, doz. 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 0-18 0 
Ivy Geraniums, per 
dozen . 3 0- 6 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
per doz.30 0-60 0 
Lobelias, per doz. ...4 0-6 0 
Marguerites, per doz. 9 0-18 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 5 0-90 
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 
Spiraea, per dozen ... 9 0-12 0 
Stocks, per dozen ... 3 0-50 
Tropaeolums, per doz. 3 0-00 
Plants in Pots—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
2 0-10 0 
Bedding Plants, in variety, 8s. to 16s. per hundred. 
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CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Acacia Riceana . 613 
Amateurs’ Garden, the ... 616 
Ardisia crenulata . 617 
Bog Garden, the . 613 
Bulbous Plants. 612 
Calceolarias, herbaceous... G19 
Chinese Yam, the. 612 
Columbines and Canter¬ 
bury Bells . 612 
Cucumbers . 619 
Flowers. 618 
Fruit Culture under Glass 618 
Gardeners and the Fran¬ 
chise . 611 
Gardening Miscellany. 612 
Gentians, the vernal . 619 
Grapes . 618 
Horticultural Societies ... 620 
Kitchen Gardener’s 
Calendar . 619 
Lettuces, cabbage . 619 
Manchester Botanical and 
Horticultural Society ... 620 
Melon Culture in Frames G18 
Melons at South Ken¬ 
sington . G18 
PAGE 
Orchids at Kew. 620 
Orchids, hybridization of 615 
Orchids, three-lipped . 620 
Pansies and Violas . 614 
Petriea volubilis . 619 
Plants, hardy, a few good 618 
Plants in Flower at Mel¬ 
ville Castle . 614 
Primroses, Japanese (illus¬ 
trated) . 617 
Ranunculus aeonitifolius 
flore-pleno (illustrated) 612 
Reviews . 620 
Royal Horticultural So¬ 
ciety . 621 
Roses at Shirecliffe Hall... 612 
Scottish Gardening. 614 
Streptocarpus caulescens 614 
Strawberry Packing Com¬ 
petition. 618 
Vegetables . 619 
Vicar’s Garden, the. 615 
Wire Trellis Work, Flexible 
(illustrated) . 620 
Work in the Plant-houses 618 
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BY 
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Author of “ The Supply of Milk to Labourers (Journal 
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