September 10, 1892. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
25 
Questions add AnsuieRS. 
*,* 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." 
Fruits to Name. — C. H.\ i, Gloria Mundi; 2, 
Red Astrachan ; 3, not known ; 4, Cellini; 5, Stir¬ 
ling Castle ; 6, Dutch Codlin. 
Couronne d'epines.— A. J. D. : This is the 
French popular name for Medicago Echinus, the 
plant known in England as Crown of Thorns. . It is 
also known as Calvary Clover. You do not give us 
any description of your plant, but if you have got 
the right thing, each leaf should consist of three 
leaflets like a Clover, and having a purple blotch on 
each. The fruits are round, flattened, and spiny. 
The latter should be sown in the open ground in 
April, and being an annual the plant should flower 
and fruit the same season without any special 
attention beyond keeping it clear of weeds and other 
plants. Save and gather the fruits in autumn for 
sowing next spring. If 5 ou have it in a pot you can 
preserve it in a cold frame or greenhouse till fruit is 
produced. 
Fine-foliaged Begonias.— M. E. C.: They are 
so nearly hardy that you would have no difficulty in 
growing them in your dwelling house all the year 
round provided you keep them on the dry side in 
winter and take them away from the window at nights 
during severe frost. They will most likely lose the 
most of their leaves during the winter, but that will 
be a matter of small consequence provided the 
crowns and the short, fleshy stems are sound. It 
would be an advantage to place them in a frame in 
spring and keep them close for a time to induce them 
to make a good start, after which you may take them 
indoors and they will grow away vigorously. 
Antirrhinums in Winter.— J. Carter: Your soil 
is probably heavy, clayey, wet. or too rich. Under 
those conditions you cannot but expect heavy annual 
losses, if the whole of your plants are not killed in 
the'open air. When self sown in the crevices of old 
walls, they come through the winter easily. The 
best plan you could adopt is to winter your seedlings 
in boxes in a cold frame, and the cuttings, that 
should be taken off at once if not already done, in 
pots placed under the same protection. Your object 
should be to keep them as dry as possible at the 
roots without keeping the soil in a dusty condition so 
as to kill the roots. The tops should also be kept 
dry and vigorous by means of plenty of ventilation 
at all favourable times during the winter months, so 
as to prevent damping, as in the case of other subjects 
which are liable to suffer under the same conditions. 
Communications Received. —B. & S.—W. H. W. 
—J. B. W. — (next week)—C. E.—X =M. McL — 
j. s.— T. W.—C. B. W.—M.—R. B.—J. A —H. J. V. 
—W. G. E. S. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Chas. Toope & Son, Stepney Square, Stepney 
Green, E.— Heating Appliances. 
Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C.— 
Special list of Daffodils, and Dutch and other Spring 
Flowering Bulbs. 
Dobbie & Co , Rothesay, N.B.—Dutch Bulbs, 
Roses, Pansies, Violas, &c, 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
September 6 th, 1892. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report supplies of 
English Trifolium incarnatum exhausted. There is 
still a moderate quantity of French grown which 
sells freely at rates current last week. Winter Tares 
very scarce and much dearer. 
OONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Adiantumcuneatum, hardi¬ 
ness of... 23 
Batemannia Bartii. 17 
Battersea Park. 21 
Begonias, new . 22 
Canadian Golden Rod . 23 
Cobeascandens variega a... 16 
Eastbourne Flower Show... 19 
Ferns, how exterminated ... 16 
Fields under glass . 18 
Floriculture . 20 
Flower Show oddities . 20 
Flower Show prize cards... 16 
F'ruit packing for markets... 16 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 24 
Gardeners’ Wages . 23 
Judging at Flower Shows ...23 
Lilium Leichtlinii .23 
Lobelia Milleri .21 
Moseley Dahlia Show.22 
tage 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society .16 
National Dahlia Show.17 
Orchids, new certificated ...23 
Peaches, order of ripening of 18 
Picotees, yellow ground.20 
Plants, new and rare.22 
Root Pruning ....15 
Rosa pomifera.23 
Rosery. the .20 
Roses, fruiting.19 
Scottish Notes.19 
Sedges and Grasses.18 
Societies ..24 
Steam and Hot-water 
Heating...23 
Vegetable garden, the .19 
Violas.20 
Weather, the . 16 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
Fruit. 
September yth, 
-Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d 5. d. 
Grapes.per lb. 06 16 
Kent Filberts. 08 09 
„ Cobs..... o 8 
Peaches ... per dozen 20 6 o j 
Melons. each 10 1 6 | 
s. d. 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 2 6 
Apples...per \ Heve 1 o 
Plums...per \ sieve 1 3 
s. d 
6 0 
3 6 
2 6 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 30 60 
Beans, French, perlb. o 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 04 09 
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 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Spinach, per strike ... 1 6 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 09 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to ioos. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Asters .per doz. 40 60 
Balsams .ptrdoz. 30 60 
Begonias ...per doz. 6 o 12 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Dracasna term., doz. 24 o 36 o 
Dracaena viridis,doz. 9 0 18 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 6 o 10 o 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Chrysanthemum, doz. 40 90 
— large, doz.12 0 30 o 
s. d. s. d 
Fuchsia, .per doz 30 60 
Heliotrope, per doz. 40 60 
Lilium Harrisii.doz. 12 o 24 0 
Lilium lancifolium... 12 o 24 o 
Lilium Auratum. 18 o 36 o 
Marguerites, perdoz. 6 o 12 o 
Mignonette, per doz. 40 fi o 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 o 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 o 63 o 
Pelargoniums,perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
—scarlet per doz. 20 4 0 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. sc 
Arum Lilies, i2blms. 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 16 30 
Eucharis ...per doz. 10 30 
Gardenias 12 blooms 16 30 
Gladioli...doz. buns. 6 0 12 o 
— .doz. spikes 10 20 
Heliotropes,T2 sprays 03 06 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 16 30 
Liliums var., dz.blms. 10 30 
MaidenuairFern,i2bs.4 060 
Margueiites, 12 bun. 20 4 c 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 10 3 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 ...10 20 
Pyrethrum doz bnchs 20 40 
Oi chid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 02 08 
Roses, doz bunches 20 60 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 40 
— Red.doz. blms. 10 20 
— Sa£frano...per doz. 10 16 
— Tea.per dozen 06 20 
Stephanotis, dz. sps. 20 40 
Stocks.doz. bun. 30 40 
Sweet Peas, dz. bns. 10 30 
Sweet Sultan, dz. bn. 20 40 
Tuberoses, per doz 03 06 
DAVID W, THOMSON’S 
LIST OF 1 
WINTER & SPRING-FLOWERING PLANTS, also of PLANTS & ROOTS for FORCING. 
WINTER & SPRING-FLOWERING PLANTS. 
is. 6 d. to 
2 bloom ... 
2s. 6d. to 
2s 6 d. to 
, 6d. to 
2s. to 
is. 6 d. to 
Each—s. 
AUCUBAS, set with berries.3 
Set with berries, on stems.5 
AZALEAS, of sorts, set with flower buds, 
per doz., 24s. to 30s. 
BOUYARDIAS, of sorts, including all the best, is. 6 d. to 2 
CAMELLIAS, very best kinds, well set with bud 2s.6d.to 
CARNATIONS (Tree), in variety, very fine.2s. to 
CYCLAMEN, choice selection. 
Extra fine plants . 
CYTISUS in 4^-in. pots, fine . 
ERICA hye.nalis in 5^-in. pots, well set w 
,, extra fine plants ... 
Caffra, good plants, well set 
Cayendishli, fine yellow. 
gracilis, in 5^-in. pots, sit with bloom 
,, extra fine plants. 
melanthera, well set . 
persoluta alba, late flowering ... 
ventricosa, of sorts. 
Wilmoreana, late flowering 
EPACRIS, in choicest variety, fine plants 
EPIPHYLLUMS, good sorts . 
SOLANUMS, well set with berries 
Very fine plants . 
YALLOTA purpurea, fine flowering bulbs 
PLANTS & ROOTS FOR FORCING. 
ACER negundo variegata . is. 6 d. to 
ANDROMEDA floribunda . is. 6 d. to 
AZALEA Altaclarense, magnificent yellow, very showy, 
and remains a long time in bloom ; one of the finest 
hardy Azaleas for forcing . 2 s. 6 cl. to 
Hardy Ghent, well set with buds . 
double varieties, fine for cutting ... 
mollis, well set with buds, fine for forcing and very 
showy. is. 6 d., zs. 6 d., & 
,, specimen plants forexhibibition, with from 75 
to 150 buds . ...15s. to 21 
,, on stems, with fine heads.5s., 7s. 6 cl. to 10 
For Conservatory and Greenhouse decor ition nothing 
can exceed the beauty of this Azalea when grown on 
stems from 3 to 5 feet hiji, with handsome crowns 
covered with buds. 
AZALEA Hybrid, in variety ... per doz., 24s. to 30s. 
These are seedlings obtained by crossing Azalea mollis 
with the Ghent varieties. For cut flowers they are a 
great acquisition. 
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PLANTS AND ROOTS FOR FORCING—continued. 
Each—s. d. 
AZALEA indica, of sorts, fine plants set with buds, 
per doz., 18s., 30s., & 42s. 
MOLLIS FLORE PLENO —This tt<w kind of Azalea has 
gained the admiration of all those who have had the oppor¬ 
tunity of seeing it, aid is unquestionably a grand acqu si- 
tim to the list of plants for forcing. It is of vigorous 
growth, sets its buds easily, and a most abundant bloomer, 
producing flowers in splendid trusses ; and is admit ably 
adapted not only for Greenhouse ornamentation, but is 
most useful for making up of bouquets, See. The following 
is a list of the varieties :— 
Ariadne, double white, the petals blotched with golden 
yellow ... . 3s. 6d. to 5 o 
Aida, very double, flowers pale rose ... 3s. 6d. to 5 o 
Appeles, scarlet, shaded with rose, a most beautiful 
variety. 3s 6 d. to 
II Tasso, red, the flowers being beautifully im¬ 
bricated . 3s. 6 d. to 
Freya, of stout habit, flowers mauve, white and 
double, the petals tipped with lilac, very fine 
3s. 6 d. to 
Hora, beautiful trusses of yellow flowers, tinted 
with rose, the petals flaked with carmine-red 
39.6 d. to 
Yelasquez, compact truss of creamy white flowers, 
bordered with rose. 3s. 6d. to 
Mecene, flowers white, with lilac border... 3s. 6 d. to 
Norma, floweis flesh coloured, shaded with clear rose, 
very pretty . 3s. 6 d. to 
Phoebe, colour nankeen, perfect shape and nicely im¬ 
bricated . 3s. 6 d. to 
Yirgile, flowers pale yellow, with slight nankeen 
streaks in the middle ; a tine variety ... 3s. 6 d. to 
Phidias, fi ne imbiicated truss, the upper petals rosy- 
white, with a yellow shade . 3s. 6cl. to 
DEUTZIA gracilis, not in pots . 
,, extra strong, in pots . is. 6rf. to 
crenata plena, in pots for foicing ... . 
DIELYTRA spectabilis, good roots.per doz. 5s. 
GENISTA Praecox. per doz. 18s. to 24s. 
GLADI .LI Colvilli alba, beautiful white, 
per doz. is. 3d. per 100 7s. 6 d. 
HELLEBORUS niger. 
major. 
HYACINTHS, ROMAN . per 100, 12s. 6rf. to 15s. 
HYACINTHUS candicans, fine for forcing, 
per doz. 2s. 6 d., per 100 16s. 
HYDRANGEA paniculata grandiflora, in pots, is 6 cl. to 
5 
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PLANTS AND ROOTS FOR FORCING—continued. 
Each—s. 
is. 6 d. 
9 d. t 
2s. 6 d., to 
is. 6 d. to 
3s. 6 d. & 
is. 6 d , to 
3s. 6 d. to 
KALMIA latifolia, well set, imported 
LAURUSTINUS, well set . 
Standards on 18-in. stems, fine 
LILIUM auratum, good bulbs 
Extra fine . 
lancifolium album, rubrum, and roseum 9 d. to 
longiflorum. 
candidum .3 d. to 
Harrissi . per doz., 10s. 
LILY OF YALLEY, fine strong clumps, imported, 
per doz., 10s. 
Single Crowns, German ...per 100 6s , per 1,000,55s. 
LILAC. Charles X., well set with flower buds, imported 
from Paris, fine for forcing . 2s 6 d. to 
Persian .. 2s. 6 d. to 
Yirginalis, white. 
ORANGES, Otaheite, with fruit . 
PRUNUS sinensis albafl. pi. fine for forcing,very showy 
rosea fl. pi. fine for foicing, very showy . 
Pissardii . 2s. 6d. to 
ROSES, i eas, best sorts and good plants is. 6d.,2S. 6 d., & 
H.P., iirpots, best sorts, fine plants ... is. 6d. to 
RHOD jDENDRONS, all the most suitable varieties for 
early forcing, and grown specially for floweiing 
in pots, well set with buds, very fine... 2s. 6d. to 
Extra fine . 
Cunningham’s White, fine . 3s. 6d. to 
Nobleanum, set with buds . ' : s.6d. to 
Hybrids, set with buds . is. 6 d. to 
Mrs. Hardy and Snowflake . 
These are undjubtedly two of the best and most useful 
yet introduced, and cannot be too highly recommended for 
forcing and decorative purposes, producing immense 
trusses of flowers of pure white: they are most profuse 
bloomers, and in every way a fine acquisition. They are 
quite hardy. 
STAPHYLEA colchica, in pots for forcing, fine white 
is. 6d. to 
SPI 3 A 2 A japonica, strong imported clumps,per dcz., 5s. 
aurea reticulata. „ 12s. 
palmata, pink variety ... ... per doz. 9s. & 12s. 
Thunbergii, good plants ..per doz. 12s. 
TUBEROSiS, Double American, doz., 3s.; ico, 17s. 6 d. 
Excelsior Pearl ... ... „ 3s.; ,, 17s. 6d. 
VIBURNUM Cpulus (Guelder Rose), fine plants set with 
flowers, fine for forcing. is. 6d. to 
Standards . 
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STOVE AN I> GREENHOUSE PLANTS in choice variety, including Crotons, Dracaenas (splendidly coloured), 
Nepenthes of sorts, and Aralias of sorts ; also a fine collection of Greenhouse Rhododendrons, Primulas, Begonias, &c., &c. 
VINES—Planting & Fruiting Canes , ROSES , FRUIT TREES, FORES T TREES, ORNAMENTALTREES , &c■ Catalogues free on application. 
NURSERIES:—New Golden Acre and Windlestrawlee, Granton Road. 
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