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THE GARDENING WORLD 
December 29, 1894. 
Water Lilies. — \V A. Adams-. You speak of 
White Water Lilies, and as such the best for open 
air culture would be Nymphaea alba, N. a. rosea, 
N. odorata, and N. tuberosa, the latter being North 
American, while the two former are European. N. 
alba is of course native to Britain. Marliac’s 
new Water Lilies are said to be hybrids, and are 
certainly fine things, but they are generally of other 
colours than white. Some of the most beautiful 
and popular of them are white, pink, rose, and red. 
For instance, N. Laydekeri rosea, has rosy-carmine 
flowers ; M. Marliacea rosea is rose; N. M. 
chromatella, canary-yellow; N. M. carnea, flesh; 
N. odorata exquisita, dark red ; N. o. rosea, delicate 
rose; N. o. rubra, lively rose; and N. pygmaea 
Helvola, small, pretty, and yellow. All of the 
varieties of N. odorata are deliciously scented. 
They may be obtained from M. Latour-Marlia, 
Temple-sur-Lot, France. We do not know that any 
nurserymen has yet got them in this country, 
although several cultivators have got some or other 
of them. 
Tall, Hardy Bamboos. —IF. A. Adams-. The 
following are grown in this country, namely, Bam- 
busa aurea, B. Ragamowski, B. violescens, B. 
Simonii, Phyllostachys nigra, P. viridiglaucescens, 
ArundinariaMetake, A. Khasiana, and others. They 
should be sheltered by surrounding trees from the 
action of the wind. You would be able to obtain 
the above from Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Text Books on Horticulture. —IF. F. C .; You 
do not state who is the author of the “ Primer on 
Horticulture," there are probably many of them, but 
we do not think that any mere primer on horticulture 
or any other subject would fit a pupil for examina¬ 
tion. There are many books from which the 
necessary information will have to be gleaned and 
gathered together, but no one book that gives the 
whole. Presuming that you know the practice of 
horticulture thoroughly, then get "Warington’s 
Chemistry of the Farm ” to get a knowledge of the 
chemistry of the subject. “ Plant Life on the Farm,’ 
bv Dr. Masters, will give you an insight into the 
physiology of plants. Both books are published by 
Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London. “How Plants 
Grow,’’ by Johnson, published by Macmillan, is 
another useful book for your purpose. 
Remuneration for Teaching. —IF. F. C. : No 
precise rules can be laid down as to the proper 
remuneration for class teaching. It depends upon 
your skill and reputation, upon the number in the 
class, and upon the number of lectures you are to 
deliver. Supposing you carry on the class from now 
till May, and give one lecture or demonstration of 
an hour’s duration, you should require 15/- to 20/- 
from each pupil if there are only two or three, but 
you can lower the price as the number of pupils 
increase, to 10/-, or even lower if you consider it 
worth your time and trouble to do so. These are 
only hints rather than a guide for you. 
Communications Received. —E. H.—W. G. B.— 
C. E. O.—G.W.—W. B. G.—S.—J. D.—H. C. P.— 
R.G. & S.— E. 
C. H.P. 
W.—C. B. G—W. Wardill.— X.— 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED- 
James Veitch & Sons, Kings Road, Chelsea, S.W. 
—Catalogues of Seeds for 1895, and Hardy Trees, 
Shrubs, etc. 
John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, London, S.E.—- 
vegetable and Flower Seeds, Begonias, &c. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent.—Seed 
Catalogue for 1895. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
December 24th, 1894. 
Fruit—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Apples.per bushel 30 90 
Nova Scotia Apoles 
per barrel 12 0 15 o 
Cherries, per hit. sieve o o 00 
Cob Nuts and Fil¬ 
berts, per 100 lbs.21 o 23 0 
s. d. 
Melons .each o 0 
Peaches & Nectarines, 
per doz. 0 0 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael's, each 2 6 
Plums .half Sieve 0 0 
.—Average Retail Prices. 
d. 1. d. , 
rapes, per lb. 06 1 6 | Strawberries, per lb. 0 0 
Vegetables 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 3 
Beans, French, perlb. 1 
Beet.per dozen 2 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 3 
Celery.per bundle 1 
Cucumbers .ea ;h 0 
Endive, French, djz. 2 
Herbs .per bunch 0 
Horse Radish, bundle 2 
6 0 
1 6 
3 0 
2 6 
5 0 
2 0 
1 0 
3 0 
0 6 
4 0 
t. d. 
Lettuces ...per dozen 2 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 
Onions.per bunch " 
Parclpv nor hmv>li 
0 
0 
unions.per bunch 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale...per basket 2 o 
Smallsalading.punnet 
Spinach per bushel 
s. d. 
o 0 
0 0 
6 0 
0 0 
0 o 
1. d. 
0 0 
1 6 
0 6 
2 6 
Smallsalading.punnet o 4 
Spinach per bushel 3 0 
Tomatos. perlb. 0 6 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
j. d. s. d. 
Aspidistra, per doz 18 0 42 0 
—specimenplants,each5 0 15 o ' 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
per doz. 60 80 
Cyclamen, per doz.... 9 0 18 o 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 0 36 0 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Erica hyemalis, per 
doz. 12 0 18 0 
„ gracilis per doz. 10 0 12 0 j 
1. d. i. d. 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 30 80 
Ferns, small, per 100 30 60 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Marguerites, perdoz. 8 0 12 o 
Mignonette, per doz 60 00 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 0 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 o 63 0 
Primulas,perdoz. ... 40 60 
Solanums, 
per doz. pots 80120 
s. d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 6 0 
Azalea.doz. bchs. 6 o 
Bcuvardlas, per bun. 0 6 
Carnations...per doz. 1 o 
Chrysanthemums, 
doz. blooms 2 o 
,, doz. bunches 4 o 
Eucharis ...per doz. 3 o 
Gardenias 12 blooms 2 0 
Heliotropes,12 sprays 0 6 
Hyacinth (Roman) 
doz. bch. 9 0 12 0 
Lilac (French) 
per bch. 5 o 
Lllium Harrisli, 
doz. blooms 6 0 
MaldenhalrFern,i2bs.4 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 1 6 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 3 0 
Narciss (French) 
doz. bch. 40 5 o | 
6 o 
8 0 
6 0 
3 0 
4 0 
s. d 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 0 
Pelargoniums 12 sps. 0 
Pink Roses...per doz. 3 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 2 
Primula, double, bun. 0 
Roses, yellow, dozen 2 
— Red.doz. blms. 3 
— Tea.per dozen 0 
Scarlet Geraniums, 
doz. bchs. 5 0 
Tuberoses, per doz 04 
Violets (French) 
Parme, per bch. 2 0 
Violets (French) 
Czar, per bch. 
Violets (French) 
doz. bch. 
Violets (English) 
doz. bch. 
1. d. 
0 
9 
0 
c 
o 
6 O 
0 6 
3 6 
1920 
20 26 
16 26 
OOITTBITTS. 
PAGE 
Anemones, Japanese .276 
Balmoral Woods.285 
Benevolent Institutions, 
The .285 
Catasetum imperiale,.278 
Catastetum macrocarpum 
Shipwayi, .278 
Cattleya Mossiae Treyer- 
anae .278 
Christmas Customs .280 
Chrysanthemum, Classifi¬ 
cation of.275, 277 
Chrysanthemum, Mr. C. 
Harman Payne.280 
Chrysanthemum, Mr. R. 
C. Kingston .285 
Chrysanthemum, Japan¬ 
ese, cultivation of .2S1 
Fertiliser, A new-.279 
Flower Garden, The .278 I 
PAGE 
Fruit under Glass .278 
Hardy Fruit Gardens.279 
Mormodes, Cogniaux in ...278 
Mushroom Beds,.285 
Odontoglossoms from 
Bindhill .27S 
Odontoglossum Pescatorei 
Prince of Orange.278 
Orchard House Manage¬ 
ment.283 
Palms for Decoration.276 
Peas, Early .282 
Roses, Manures for .284 
Science Gleanings.279 
Shrubs, Transplanting.2S2 
Vegetable Garden, the.279 
Vegetables, Gathering.280 
Winter Studies .276 
Witherspoon, Mr. J., death 
of .276 
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