August 1st, 1885, 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
767 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
July 29th, 1885. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
SeedMarket, Mark Lane,report a small business passing 
in agricultural seeds. Buyers are evidently waiting 
until supplies of new crops are marketed. Quality in 
all instances proves fine. A moderate quantity of 
new Bed Suckling has changed hands recently at low 
figures. Clovers are neglected, although new Trefoil 
is offering very cheap. Bape and Musstard unchanged. 
Hemp and Canary and Linseed steady. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
July 30th. 
Fruit.—Average "Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Grapes, per lb. 0 9- 2 0 
Melons, each. 2 0-30 
Peaches, per doz. ...2 0-8 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 2 0-30 
s. d. s. d. 
Pine-apples, St. 
Michaels, each .3 0- 5 0 
Red Currants, i sieve 3 0-40 
Black do.4 0- 4 G 
Strawberries, per lb. 0 3-09 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Artichokes, Globe,per 
dozen . 1 0- 
Asparagus, English, 
per bundle . 
Beans, French,per lb. -10 
Beet, per dozen . 2 0-30 
Cabbages,Spring,doz. 16-20 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- 
Cauliflowers,English, 
per dozen . 4 0- fi 0 
Celery, per bundle ... 1 6- 2 6 
Cucumbers, each ...0 6-10 
Endive, French, per 
dozen . 2 6- 3 6 
s. d. s. d. 
0 2-04 
3 0-50 
Herbs, per bunch ... 
Horse Radish, bundle 
Lettuces, Cabbage, 
per dozen . 2 0- 
— Cos, each . 0 1- 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10-20 
Onions, per bushel... 5 0-76 
Parsley, per bunch... 0 6- 
Radishes, perdozen... 1 6- 
Small salading, per 
punnet. 0 4- 
Spinach, per strike... 2 0- 
Tomatos, per lb. 1 0- 
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. ... 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 2 0-60 
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, 12 bun. 
Eucharis, per dozen 3 0-60 
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 
Lavender, 12 bun. ...4 0-0 0 
Lilium candidum, 12 
blooms. 
— Longiflorum, 12 
blooms. 2 6-60 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz.sprays. 
Plants in Pots.—Average "Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz. 6 0-24 0 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 
Azalea, per doz. 
Balsams, per doz. 3 0-60 
Begonias, per dozen 4 0-12 0 
Bouvardias, dozen... 9 0-18 0 
Calceolarias, per doz. 4 0-60 
Cineraria, per dozen 
Cockscombs, dozen 3 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 
Ferns, in var., dozen 4 0-18 0 
Ficus elastica, each... 16-70 
Fuchsias, per doz. ...3 0-9 0 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each . 2 0-10 0 
Genista, per dozen 
s. d. s. d. 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 bunches. 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 2 0-60 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 16-30 
Moss Roses, 12 bun. 12 0-18 0 
Narcissus, various, 
doz. bun. 
Paeony, 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 
I Primula, double bun. 0 6-10 
> Primulas,Chinese,bun. 
i Pyrethrum, 12 bun. 2 0-40 
Rhodanthe, 12 bun. 6 0-90 
Roses (coloured). 1 0- 2 0 
j Roses, indoors, p. doz. 10-30 
Roses, per dozen 
bunches. 2 0- 0 0 
Spiraea, 12 bun. 
i Stephanotis, 12 spr. 2 0-40 
I Stocks, 12 bunches ... 2 0- 4 0 
I Sweet Peas, 12 bun. 2 0-40 
: Sweet Sultan, 12 bun. 4 0-60 
Tuberoses, per dozen 0 4-06 
Tulips, per doz. 
Violets, doz. bun. ... 
— French, per. bun. 
— Parma, per. bun... 
White Jasmine, bun. 0 0-09 
1 Woodroffe,12 bunches 
CON T 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the ... 760 
Aster diplostephioides. 756 
Azaleas, greenhouse. 756 
Begonias, hybrid . 763 
Bulb Culture.759 
Carnations and Picotee 
Show. 764 
Cottagers’ Shows . 755 
Croxby House Gardens ... 756 
Dahlia Show, Grand 
National . 755 
Floriculture. . 764 
Flowers . 763 
Flower Shows, paying. 755 
Fruit Culture under.Glass 762 
Gardening Miscellany. 755 
Gardens, notes from. 759 
Gloxinias. 763 
Grapes, on judging . 757 
Hoya carnosa. 763 
Kitchen Gardener’s 
Calendar . 763 
Mikaniaa piifolia .757 
s. d. s. d. 
Heaths or Erica, var., 
per doz. 
Hyacinths, doz. 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 0-18 0 
Ivy Geraniums, per 
dozen . 3 0- 6 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
per doz.18 0-36 0 
Lilium lancifolium, 
per doz. 9 0-12 0 
Lobelias, per doz. ... 3 0-00 
Marguerites, per doz. 8 0-12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 4 0-60 
Palms in variety, each 2 6-21 0 
Pelargonium,per doz. 6 0-18 0 
Pelargoniums, scarlet 
per dozen . 3 0- 9 0 
I Petunias, per dozen 4 0-60 
Poinsettia, doz. 
! Rhodanthe, per doz. 6 0-90 
| Spiraea, per dozen ... 
Stocks, per dozen ... 
I Tropieolums.perdoz. 2 0-40 
ENTS, 
PAGE 
Nottingham Horticultural 
and Botanical Show. 765 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 764 
Orchids at Holloway . 764 
Pea Growing . 758 
Pear Conference, the Na¬ 
tional. 764 
Pelargoniums, Zonal . 763 
Plant-houses, work in the 763 
Primula floribunda . 763 
Royal Horticultural 
Society . 765 
Scottish Gardening . 758 
Select Hardy Perennials... 759 
Shipley Hall, Derby. 760 
Stephanotis floribunda 
(illustrated) . 757 
Strawberry Culture. 762 
Strawberry Grower, the 
largest . 762 
Sunnnerhill, Pendleton ... v59 
Sun, the . 763 
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