42 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 17, 1892. 
breaks out strong the hot water should be turned off 
to prevent an excessively high temperature. 
Cucumbers — What has been said of Melons 
applies also to Cucumbers. There is less liability of 
Cucumbers being attacked in winter by the diseases 
that often beset them in summer. It must not be 
forgotten, however, that the present and until severe 
or foggy weather sets in is the best time to lay the 
foundation of a strong and vigorous plant, not in 
winter. 
French Beans. —The first batch of this useful 
vegetable if sown when recommended in a previous 
calendar will now be making rapid growth. They 
may be stimulated by having a top dressing of rich 
material, filling up the pots to the rim. Growth 
should not be unduly hastened by keeping the plants 
close, for judicious ventilation encourages the build¬ 
ing up of good stocky growth, from which alone a 
good crop can be obtained. 
Cauliflowers. —The first batch of these may be 
planted in their permanent positions if the cultivator 
possesses a stock of handlights for their protection. 
If the latter are 18 in. square half-a-dozen plants may 
be put into them in case of deaths occurring in winter, 
and then thinned out to three about the end of Feb¬ 
ruary or the beginning of March according to the state 
of the weather. The thinnings may be transplanted 
elsewhere. The more forward of the plants will 
come into use during May. 
Lettuce. — Young plants intended for early spring 
use may be treated much in the same way as Cauli¬ 
flowers, but planted closer together, say about 6 in. 
either way. Others may be planted in a warm bor¬ 
der or at the foot of a south aspect wall. 
Lamb's Lettuce.— This vegetable which, of course 
is not a Lettuce at all, is quite hardy, but should 
Clianthus Dampieri— J. Macdonald'. The 
flowers are very fine indeed, and there are more of 
them in the racemes than are usually seen. The 
usual average is 5—C, yours number 6—8 and indi¬ 
cate unusually successful cultivation. There is a 
white ground variety margined with red, and with 
the usual black blotch, but we have not seen it for a 
long time. Try some of the larger seed houses. So 
few succeed in flowering this plant well that we 
should be glad if you would give us a few particulars 
as to your mode of cultivation. 
Communications Received. —R. M.—J. C. & Co. 
—J. B. (next week)—C. H. (next week)—W. C.— 
J. M.—O.—W. C.—F. K.—E. S.—J. W., Long 
Island. 
-J-- 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
George Phippen, Reading.—Dutch Bulbs and 
Miscellaneous Roots. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley. Kent.—Dutch 
Bulbs, New and Rare Plants, etc. 
Thomas S. Ware, Tottenham, N.—Autumn Bulb 
Guide, and Catalogue of Plants for Autumn Planting. 
Geo. Chaundy, William Street, New Marston, 
Oxford.—Carnations and Picotees. 
E. H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem, Holland.— 
Bulbs for Autumn Planting. 
Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 
—List of Daffodils. 
-- 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
September 13!/;, 1892. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report Winter 
Tares scarce, but owing to slow demand are not so 
firmly held as last week. Trifolium unchanged. 
Ryegrasses steady. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
September 14 th, 
always be grown upon a warm border in order to 
promote growth during the winter months. The 
plants should now be thinned out to 2 in. or 3 in. 
apart to enable the remainder to grow strong. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d s. d. 
Grapes.per lb. o 6 i 6 
Kent Filberts. o 8 09 
„ Cobs. o 8 
Peaches ... per dozen 20 60 
Melons.each 10 16 
s. d. 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 2 6 
Apples...per \ sieve 1 0 
Plums...per £ sieve 1 3 
s. d 
6 o 
3 6 
2 6 
QUGSCIOnS ADD AnSUJGHS. 
* m * Correspondents are requested, in order to avoid delay, 
to address all communications to "The Editor” 
or "The Publisher,” and not to any person by 
name, unless the correspondence is of a private 
character. Telegrams may be addressed " Bambusa, 
London." 
Market Weights and Measures. — Pinkie : A 
half sieve is a measure averaging 12J in. in diameter 
and 6 in. in depth, and contains 3I Imperial gallons. 
A half sieve of Currants should contain twenty 
quarts. A bunch of Carrots consists of thirty-six to 
forty ; and of Onions from one to two dozen accord¬ 
ing to size. A bundle of Celery would be a dozen. 
There is no fixed standard for " bunches," " bundles,” 
and "hands,” all depending upon size and season, 
and the custom of the various markets. 
Bay Laurel. —T. G.: We take it for granted that 
you mean Laurus nobilis and not the Cherry Laurel, 
the two being often confounded under the name of 
Bay Laurel. The latter may be propagated by seeds 
or by layers, the latter method being the most con¬ 
venient as seeds are not always obtainable. Young 
shoots coming up from the base of the plants are the 
most suitable. Where this is grown for flavouring 
purposes the plants are often cut back with the view 
of encouraging young growth, while at other times 
the stems get killed down by frost, with the same 
result By layering these shoots some time during 
the course of autumn, there will be less danger of 
their getting destroyed should the coming winter 
prove severe. Make a slanting cut half through the 
shoot, peg them down and cover with three or four 
inches of soil. 
Hardy Cistus. — A. Longmore: Many of the 
reputedly hardy species of Cistus are liable to be 
injured or even killed outright in severe winters. In 
our experience we have found C. ladaniferus, C. 
laurifolius, C. incanus, and C. corbariensis to be the 
hardiest, as they come through the ordeal of most 
winters even when planted in fully exposed places. 
The shelter of a wall would enable others to pull 
through, but the above should suffice for the present 
for trial in your locality. Covering up can only be 
permitted in a modified degree, by means of a few 
evergreen branches stuck in the ground over or 
amongst them. If a close covering of any sort is 
used the evergreen foliage must suffer by being kept 
in the dark for weeks together, unless you so arrange 
it that the covering may be removed in all but very 
severe weather. 
Certificated Gardener. — A. D.: There is at 
present no means of your becoming a " Certificated 
Gardener,” for the simple reason that there is no 
recognised organisation which now grants certificates. 
The Society of Arts and the Royal Horticultural 
Society used to do so, but have long since given up 
the practice. Nevertheless you cannot do better than 
make the best use of the books you have. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobe doz. 30 60 
Beans, French, perlb. 0 6 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 16 26 
Carrots ... per bunch o 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 60 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 03 06 
Endive. French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
s. d. s. d 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 16 20 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 20 
Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch o 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Spinach, per strike ... 1 6 
Tomatos. perlb. 06 09 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys 
80s. to toos. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Asters .per doz. 4 o 
Balsams .per doz. 30 60 
Begonias ...per doz. 6 o 12 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 0 36 o 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o 
Ferns, invar..per doz. 4 o 18 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 6 o 10 0 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 o 60 0 
Chrysanthemum, doz. 40 90 
— large, doz.r2 o 30 o 
s. d. s. d 
Fuchsia, .per doz 30 60 
Heliotrope, per doz. 40 60 
Lilium Harrisii.doz. 12 o 24 o 
Lilium lancifolium... 12 o 24 o 
Lilium Auratum. 18 o 36 0 
Marguerites, perdoz. 6 o 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 40 fi o 
Paiins in variety,each 2 6 10 o 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 o 
Pelargoniums.perdoz. 6 0 12 o 
—scarlet per doz. 20 40 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
6 o 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. sc 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 20 40 
Asters.doz. bun. 20 60 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 30 
Carnations, doz. bun. 40 60 
Chrysanthemum,dz bn3 060 
— .doz. blooms 10 30 
Cornflower doz bnchs r 630 
Encharis ...per doz. 10 30 
Gardenias 12 blooms 16 30 
Gladioli...doz. buns. 6 o 12 o 
— .doz. spikes 10 20 
Heliotropes,12 sprays 03 06 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 16 30 
Liliums var., dz.blms. 1030 
MaidenltairFern,i2bs.4 060 
Marguetites, 12 bun. 10 30 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 20 4 c 
s.d. s. d 
Myosotis or Forget- 
me-not, doz. bnchs. 20 40 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 06 09 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 30 40 
Primula, double, bun. 06 09 
Pansies, doz. bchs ... r 0 20 
Pyrethrum doz bnchs 20 40 
Oi chid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 03 10 
Roses, doz bunches 30 60 
Roses, yellow, dozen 30 40 
— Red.doz. blms. 10 20 
— Saffrano...per doz. 10 20 
— Tea.per dozen 06 20 
Stephanotis, dz. sps. 26 40 
Stocks.doz. bun. 30 40 
Sweet Peas, dz. bns. 10 30 
Sweet Sultan, dz. bn. 20 40 
Tuberoses, per doz 03 06 
aOZLTTEIsrTS. 
PAGE 
Aeiides Augustianum.41 
Amateurs and the R.H.S. ...33 
American Gladiolus Farm ...34 
Autumn Flowers at Earl’s 
Court.34 
Begonias . 39 
Californian Fruit Trade.35 
Cattleya Eldorado vars.41 
Cattleya Oweniana .41 
Chicago Exhibition .37 
Chrysanthemums from the 
Antipodes. 36 
Cobea scandens variegata ...39 
Cyclamen NeapoUtanum .39 
Flora ot Great Britain!.35 
Floriculture .36 
Flower Show cards .36 
Frozen Flowers.32 
Gardening as a profession ...33 
Helenium tennifolium.39 
fage 
International Horticultural 
Exhibitions.31 
Judging, queer.39 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society .38 
Orchid Growers’Calendar...41 
Pasonies, double.37 
Peas, notes on. 35 
Plants recently Certificated 33 
Potato disease prevention ...36 
Prunus maritima .39 
Rose growing ...40 
Royal Caledonian Horticul¬ 
tural Society.38 
Scottish Notes. 38 
Sophro-Cattleya Veitchi.41 
Tree pruning at Kew .32 
Violas from Rothessy .36 
Vegetable garden, the .35 
Vine, the Hampton Court . 35 
FLOWER SHOWS, &c., 1892. 
[The Editor will be greatly obliged if Secretaries of 
societies will communicate to him the dates of their 
exhibitions as soon as fixed.\ 
SEPTEMBER. 
20.—Royal Horticultural Society : Committee Meet¬ 
ings at Drill Hall. 
28.—National Chrysanthemum Society : Meeting of 
Floral Committee. 
OCTOBER. 
4. —Royal Horticultural Society : Committee Meet¬ 
ings at Drill Hall. 
5. —Fruit Show at Earl's Court (3 days). 
12.—National Chrysanthemum Society's Show at 
the Royal Aquarium (3 days). 
18.—Royal Horticultural Society : Committee Meet¬ 
ings at Drill Hall. 
25. —Fruit Show at Earl’s Court (3 days). 
26. —National Chrysanthemum Society: Meeting of 
Floral Committee. 
27. —Alverstoke and Gosport Chrysanthemum Show 
(2 days). 
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