July 18th, 1885. 
THE GARDENING WORLD, 
735 
COYENT 
GARDEN 
July 16 th. 
MARKET. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. ; s. d. s. d. 
Grapes, per lb. 10-30 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 20-30 
Melons, each. 2 0- 3 0! —St. Michaels, each 3 0- 5 0 
Peaches, per doz. ... 2 0- 8 0 | Strawberries, per lb. 0 3- 0 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
d. s. d. 
0-4 0 
Artichokes,Globe,per 
dozen . 2 
Asparagus. English, 
per bundle . 
Beans, French,per lb. -10 
Beet, per dozen . 2 0- 3 0 
Cabbages,Spring,doz. 1 G- 2 0 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- 
Caulitlo wers, English, 
per dozen . 4 0- G 0 
Celery, per bundle ... 1 6- 2 6 
Cucumbers, each ... 0 6- 1 0 
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 1- 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10-20 
Onions, per bushel... 5 0- 7 6 
Parsley, per bunch... 0 6- 
Radishes, perdozen... 1 G- 
Small salading, per 
punnet. 0 4- 
Spinach, per strike... 2 0 - 
Tomatos, per lb. l 0- 
Tumips, 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. ... 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 2 0- G 0 
Azalea, 12 sprays ... 
Bourvardias, per bun. 0 9-10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10-30 
Carnations, 12 bun. 2 0-40 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
bunches . 
— large, 12 blooms ... 
Cornflower, 12 bun. 2 0-40 
Cyclamen,doz.blooms 
Cineraria, per bunch 
Day Lily, 12 bunches 
Epiphyllums,12 blms. 
Eschscholtzia, 12bim.2 0-4 0 
Eucharis, per dozen 3 0- G 0 
Gardenias, 12 blms. 2 0-50 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6-10 
Hyacinths, Roman, 
doz. sprays. 
Iris, 12 bunches. 
Lapageria, white, 12 
blooms. 2 0-30 
Lapageria,red,12blms.l 0-2 0 
Lilium candidum, 12 
blooms. 0 6-10 
— 12 bunches . 9 0-12 0 
— Longlflorum, 12 
blooms. 3 0-60 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz.sprays. 
0-6 0 
6-3 0 
0-5 0 
s. d. s. d. 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 bunches.'.. 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 2 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 1 
Moss Roses, 12 bun. 2 
Narcissus, various, 
doz. bun. 
Pseony, 12 bunches... 
Pelargoniums, per 12 
sprays. 0 6- 1 0 
—scarlet.per 12 sprays 0 4-0 6 
Pinks, various, 12 
bunches . 1 0- 4 0 
Primula, double bun. 0 6-10 
I Primulas, Chinese,bun. 
Pyrethrum, 12 bun. 2 0-40 
j Rhodanthe, 12 bun. 6 0-90 
Roses (coloured). 2 0-40 
! Roses, indoors, p. doz. 10-30 
Roses, per dozen 
bunches. 2 0- 6 0 
Spiraea, 12 bun. 6 0-90 
i Stephanotis, 12 spr. 2 0-40 
| Stocks. 12 bunches ...20-40 
Sweet Peas, 12 bun. 2 0-40 
Sweet Sultan, 12 bun. 4 0- G o 
Tuberoses, per dozen 0 4-06 
Tulips, per doz. 1. 
Violets, doz. bun. ... 
— French, per. bun. 
— Parma, per. bun... 
White Jasmine, ban. 0 0-09 
Wcodroft'e,12 bunches 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz. 6 (L-24 0 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 6 0-18 0 
Azalea, per doz. 
Balsams, per doz. 3 0-60 
Begonias, per dozen 4 0-12 0 J Ivy Geraniums, 
Bouvardias, dozen ... 9 0-18 0 \ dozen 
Calceolarias, per doz. 6 0- 9 0! 
Cineraria, per dozen 
Cockscombs, dozen 3 0- 6 01 
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 
Ferns, in var., dozen 4 0-18 0 
Ficus elastica, each... 16-70 
Fuchsias, per doz. ... 4 0- 9 0 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each . 2 0-10 0 
Genista, per dozen 
s. d. s. d. 
Heaths or Erica, var., 
per doz. 
Hyacinths, doz. 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 0-1S 0 
T ^ per 
3 0-80 
Bedding Plants, in variety, Ss. to 16s. per hundred. 
Lilium longitlorum, 
per doz.IS 0-36 0 
Lilium laneifolium, 
per doz. .18 0-24 0 
Lobelias, per doz. ... 3 0- 6 0 
Marguerites, per doz. 9 0-18 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 4 0-60 
Palms in variety, each 2 6-21 0 
Pelargonium,per doz. 6 0-18 0 
Pelargoniums, searlet 
per dozen . 3 0-9 0 
Petunias, per dozen 4 0-60 
Poinsettia, doz. 
Rhodanthe, per doz. 6 0-90 
Spirsea, per dozen ... 9 0-12 0 
Stocks, per dozen ... 3 0- 5 0 
Tropteolums, per doz. 2 0-40 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the ... 728 
Antirrhinums. 731 
Aristolocliia ornithoce- 
phala. 731 
Apricot Culture. 726 
Cabbage, Ellam’s Early 
Dwarf . 731 
Cattleya Maxima Baek- 
housei . 732 
Cattleya speciosissima. 732 
Cheltenham Horticultural 
' Society . 734 
Chiswick Garden in July 728 
Collier’s Garden, a . 727 
Corydalis pallida . 731 
Daisies, ox-eyed. 733 
Diplaous glutinosus. 731 
Exacum affine. 731 
Exhibition Groups.decora- 
tive . 723 
Finchley Horticultural 
Society . 734 
Flowering Plants, speci¬ 
men. 723 
Flowers . 
Fruit Crops, our. 
Fruit Culture under Glass 
Fruit Trees: Summer 
Pruning . 730 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Fuchsia General Gordon 
(illustrated) . 725 
Grapes, judging. 730 
Hardy Perennials, select 727 
Herbaceous Plant, What 
is a? . 731 
Ireland, notes from. 725 
Kitchen Gardener’s 
Calendar . 731 
Michaelmas Daisies . 724 
Mignonette, the culture of 724 
Narcissus pochybolbus ...731 
Peach Culture in the Open 
Air . 725 
Pickering Lodge Gardens 732 
Polemonium Richardsoni 
( illustrated ) . 728 
Potatos at Penge . 732 
Rhododendron niveum 
var. fulvum. 731 
Royal Horticultural 
Society . 733 
Season and the Crops, 
the. 723 
Scottish Gardening . 726 
725 I Vegetables . 731 
730 Water Supply of Gardens 724 
Zygopetalum rostratum... 732 
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