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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 8, 1895. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
June $th, 1895. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
i.d s. d 
Apples.per bushel 
Nova Scotia Apdes 
per barrel 12 0 21 o 
Cob Nuts and Fil¬ 
berts, per 100 lbs.10 0 
Tasmanian Apples, 
per case 8 0 11 o 
s. d. s. d. 
Grapes, per lb. 1 0 36 
Pine-apples. 
—St. Mlohael’s each 26 60 
Strawberries, Nobles, 
per lb. 1 0 
Other varieties, 
per lb. 1 0 30 
Vegetables 
1. 
ArtlchokesGlobedoz. 3 
Asparagus, per bundle 1 
Beans, French, perlb. 1 
Beet.per dozen 2 
Cabbages ... per doz. 3 
Carrots ... per bunch o 
Cauliflowers.doz. 3 
Celery.per bundle 1 
Cucumbers .each 0 
Endive, French, djz. 2 
Herbs .per bunch 0 
—Average Retail Prices. 
1. d. 
6 0 
4 0 
3 0 
4 0 
6 0 
2 0 
0 9 
3 0 
0 6 
1. i. 
Horse Radish, bundle 2 0 
Lettuces ...per dozen 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 0 
Onions.per bunch 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale...per basket 
Smallsaladlng,punnet o 4 
Spinach .per lb. 0 6 
Tomatos. per lb. 1 0 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
j. d. s. d. s. d 
Arum Lilies, i2blms. 3 0 
Azalea, doz. sprays 0 6 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 2 o 
Bcuvardias, per bun. 0 6 
Carnations doz.blms. 2 0 
Eucharis ...per doz. 3 0 
Gardenias ...per doz. 3 0 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 4 o 
Iris, doz, bun...4 b 
Lilac (French) 
per bch. 5 0 
Llllum longlflorirm 
per doz. 3 0 
Lilium candidum, 
per doz. 1 6 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. bchs. 6 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 1 6 
MaidenhalrFern,i2bs.4 0 
Narcissus, doz. bchs. 2 0 
Orchids, doz. blooms 1 6 
Pansies, doz. bun.r 0 
6 0 
1 0 
3 o 
1 0 
3 0 
5 0 
4 0 
6 0 
18 0 
6 0 
3 0 
2 o 
15 0 
3 0 
6 0 
4 0 
12 0 
2 0 
Pelargoniums,r2 bun. 6 o 
Peonys, doz. bchs. ... 6 o 
Primula, double, doz. 
sprays 0 6 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 2 0 
Ranunculus, doz. 2 o 
Roses (indoor), doz. 0 6 
„ Tea,white, doz. 10 
,, Yellow, doz. ... 2 o 
,, Safrano 
(English), doz. ... 1 3 
Red Roses.3 0 
Pink Roses .5 0 
Roses (French) 
Moss, doz. 1 0 
Roses (French) red, 
doz. blooms. ... 2 0 
Smilax, per bunch ... 4 0 
Stephanotis, doz. 
sprays .3 0 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms .0 4 
f. d. 
4 0 
I 6 
0 6 
1 6 
s. d. 
9 0 
9 0 
1 0 
4 o 
4 0 
1 o 
2 o 
3 0 
2 cr 
6 0 
7 0 
1 6 
2 6 
6 o 
4 0 
0 6 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
1. d. 1. d. 
Arbor Vitae (golden) 
per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 o 36 0 
„ specimen 
plants. 5 0 10 6 
Calceolaria, per doz. 40 80 
Dracaena, various, 
per doz. 12 0 30 0 
Dracaena virldis.doz. g 0 18 0 
Erica,various, doz.... 9 0 18 0 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 o 18 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 4 0 60 
Ficus elastica, each 10 50 
Foliage Plants, var., 
each 2 0 10 0 
/. d. t. d. 
Fuchsia, per doz. 60 90 
Heliotrope, per doz. 60 80 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 0 18 o 
Ivy Geraniums, per 
doz. 4080 
Lobelia, per doz. 40 60 
Lycopodiums, doz. 30 40 
Mignonette, per doz. 50 60 
Marguerite Daisy doz 6 0 12 0 
Myrtles, doz. 60 90 
Palms in variety,each 1 o 15 0 
Palms, Specimen ...21 0 63 o 
Pelargoniums,perdoz. 9 0 15 0 
Scarlets, per doz. 30 90 
Stocks, per doz. 40 60 
GOITTENTS 
PAGE 
Amateurs, hints for .648 
Aquilegias in a Surrey 
Garden .645 
Begonia Flowers...649 
Bermuda Lily Question, 
A .- 644 
Books, Notices of ....652 
Bournemouth Botanical 
Society .644 
Cabbage Seed in small 
Gardens.■_. 6 4 8 
Chrysanthemum, the, in 
New Zealand .650 
Chrysanthemum, the, in 
New South Wales .650 
Chrysanthemums .652 
Chrysanthemums in May...651 
Clematis montana .651 
Cottagers' Calendar, the ...653 
Cypripedium calceolus.-...65t 
Cytisus purpureus .65 1 
Diervilla rosea.651 
Ferns, List of .653 
Gardening Miscellany .651 
Gorse as Fodder.-647 
Herbaceous Border, the ...650 
PAGE 
Is Gardening hard work ? 643 
Mignonette .648 
Modern Flower Shows.632 
Museum No. 2. at Kew, 
Official Guide to.652 
Mushrooms in cement 
barrels .646 
Old Traftord Show.645 
Orchid Houses, the.647 
Phlox amoena .651 
Plant Houses, the .646 
Public Gardens for 
Woolwich .644 
Science Gleanings.647 
Societies.653 
Spiraea prunifolia flore 
pleno .6; 1 
Thousand Pound Orchid, 
the.651 
Trollius Orange Globe.651 
Vegetable Garden, the.646 
Wild Flowers, only a few...645 
Winter Moth in the Eve¬ 
sham District. 644 
Zonal Pelargeniums .648 
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FLOWER SHOW FIXTURES, 1895. 
June. 
11. —R H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
12. —Royal Botanic Society’s Floral Fete. 
12,13.—Southend-on-Sea Horticultural Show. 
19, 20, 21.—York Grand Floral Fete. 
22. —Canterbury Rose Show. 
25.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
25.—Cowes (Isle of Wight) Rose Show. 
27. —National Rose Society at Gloucester. 
28. —Exeter Flower Show. 
29. —Windsor Rose Show. 
July. 
3.—Sutton Rose Show. 
3.—Ealing Rose Show. 
3.—Croydon Rose Show. 
3.—Farningham Rose Show. 
3, 4.—Lee, Blackheath and Lewisham Flower Show 
4. —Norwich Rose Show. 
4, —Eltham Rose Show. 
6.—National Rose Society at Crystal Palace. 
6.—London Pansy and Violet Society at the Crystal 
Palace. 
9.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting and Rose Show. 
9, 10, 11.—Wolverhampton Floral Fete. 
10. —Reigate Cottagers’ Flower Show. 
10.—Chelmsford Rose Show. 
10.—Redhill Rose Show. 
10. —Hitchin Rose Show. 
11. —Bath Rose and Begonia Show. 
11.—Helensburgh Rose Show. 
11.—Woodbridge Flower Show. 
11. —Worksop Rose Show. 
12. —Royal Botanic Society’s Evening Fete. 
13. —Galashiels Flower Show. 
13.—Wood Green Flower Show. 
17. —National Rose Society at Derby. 
18. —Halifax Rose Show. 
20, -—Rose Show at Old Trafford. 
23. —R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
23. —Tibshelf Flower Show. 
24. —Beckenham Summer Show 
24.—National Carnation and Picotee Society’s Show 
at the Crystal Palace. 
24, 25, 26.—Newcastle-on-Tyne Summer Show. 
25. -Trentham Rose Show. 
26. —Wellingborough Flower Show. 
31.—Midland Carnation and Picotee Show, Birming¬ 
ham (2 days). 
31.—Burton-on-Trent Flower Show (2 days). 
August. 
1.—Aberdare Flower Show. 
3, 5.—Southampton Summer Show. 
6.—Abbey Park, Leicester Flower Show. 
13.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
13. —West Malvern and Mathon Flower Show 
14. —Bishop Stortford Flower Show. 
14, 15.—Cardiff Horticultural Show. 
15. —Martock Horticultural Show. 
17 or 24.—National Co-operative Flower, Fruit, and 
Vegetable Show at the Crystal Palace. 
21, 22.—Shrewsbury Floral Fete. 
21.—Kingswood St. George Flower Show. 
27. —R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
28, 29.— Bath Autumn Show. 
September. 
5, 6.—Stirling Flower Show. 
6, 7.—National Dahlia Society's Show at the Crystal 
Palace. 
14. —Galashiels Flower Show. 
26, 27, 28.—R.H.S. Fruit Show at the Crystal 
Palace. 
October. 
8, 9, 10.—National Chrysanthemum Society’s Show 
at the Royal Aquarium. 
15. —R.H.S. D-'V’. Hall Meeting. 
29—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
29, 30.—Havant Chrysanthemum Show. 
30, 31.—Royal Jersey Chrysanthemum Show. 
31. —Highgate Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
November. 
i, 2.—Chrysanthemum Show at the Crystal Palace. 
4, 5.—Battersea Chrysanthemum Show. 
5, 6, 7.—National Chrysanthemum Society's Show 
at the Royal Aquarium. 
5 6.—Brighton and Hove Chrysanthemum Show. 
5, 6.—-Southampton Chrysanthemum Show. 
6, 7.—Brixton Chrysanthemum Show. 
6, 7.—Bromley (Kent) Chrysanthemum Show. 
6, 7.—Coventry Chrysanthemum Show. 
6, 7.—Wolverhampton Chrysanthemum Show. 
7. 8.—Exeter Fruit and Chrysanthemum Show. 
12.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
12, 13.—Croydon Chrysanthemum Show. 
12, 13.—Sevenoaks Chrysanthemum Show. 
12, 13.—West of England Chrysanthemum Society's 
Show at Plymouth. 
12, 13, 14.—Bristol Chrysanthemum Show. 
13. —Cranbrook Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Bournemouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Banbury Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Barnsley Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Hull Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Rugby Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15.—Lincoln Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15.—Bradford Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15, 16.—Edinburgh Chrysanthemum Shew. 
(Continued on next column.) 
FLOWER SHOW FIXTURES.— Continued. 
November. 
15. 16.—Stockport Chrysanthemum Show. 
16. —Bacup Chrysanthemum Show, 
16.—Barnet Chrysanthemum Show. 
16.—Batley Chrysanthemum Show. 
20, 21, 22.—York Chrysanthemum Show. 
20, —Chesterfield Chrysanthemum Show. 
21, 22, 23,—Norwich Chrysanthemum Show. 
22, 23.—Manchester Chrysanthemum Show. 
26.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
29, 30.—Alderley Edge and Wilmslow Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show. 
December. 
3, 4, 5.—National Chrysanthemum Society's Show 
at the Royal Aquarium. 
10—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
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