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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
June 3, 1898. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET 
May 31 st, 1893. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Pricbs. 
s. d s. d. 
s. d. s. d 
Melons.each 16 26 
Strawberries, per lb. 0 6 
Pine apples. 
'60 
Tasmanian Apples 
per case . 5 o 10 o 
Grapes, per lb. 1026 
Peaches ... per dozen 3 0 12 o ] —St. Michael’s, each 2 6 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d 
5 o | Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 6 
Asparagus per buudle 1 6 
ArtichokesGlobe doz. 30 60 
Beans, French, perlb. 16 20 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1626 
Carrots ... per bunch o 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 50 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 04 08 
Endive, French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 3 
Onions.per bunch 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale .per bkt o o 
Smallsalading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach ... per strike 1 6 
Tomatos. perlb. 0 9 
Turnips.per bun. o 6 
2 0 
2 o 
0 6 
1 3 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. % d 
Azalea, doz sprays.0 409 
Arum Lilies, i2blms. 20 40 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 30 
Cornflowers, dz. bun. 20 40 
Eucharis ...per doz. 30 60 
Gardenias 12 blooms 10 26 
Gladiolus,White,dzbn4 090 
Heliotropes,i2 sprays 06 09 
Iris, var.,doz.bunches 6 0 12 0 
Lilac, White, French, 
per bunch... 40 50 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 20 30 
Lily of Valley.dz. bhs. 3 060 
MaidenhairFem,i2bs. 4 060 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 20 40 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 20 40 
4 0 
0 9 
6 c 
3 o 
s. d. 1. d 
Narcisse, various, doz. 
bnchs . 2 o 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 0 6 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 4 0 
Pinks, doz. bunches... 1 o 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 1 6 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 
Roses, yellow, dozen 2 o 
— French, per bnch 0 6 
— Red.doz. blms. 1 6 
— Saffrano...per doz. 1 6 
— Tea.per dozen 0 6 
Spiraeas, doz. bunchs-3 0 
Stepbanotis.dz.sprays 1 6 
Tuberoses, per doz 06 
03 10 
4 o 
1 6 
3 0 
2 0 
2 o 
6 o 
2 6 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
t. d. s. d. 
Azaleas... per doz 24 0 42 0 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 0 
Cineraria ...per doz. 60 90 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 0 36 0 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Erica, various, doz. 12 o 24 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 60100 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Genista .per doz. 90120 
Ivy Geraniums...doz. 40 60 
s. d. s d- 
Lobelia ......per doz. 30 60 
Marguerites, perdoz. 60120 
Nasturtiums, per doz. 30 40 
Mignonette, per doz. 40 80 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 0 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 0 
Primula Sinensis 
per doz. 40 60 
Pelargoniums ... doz. 9 o 15 0 
— scarlet.perdoz. 40 90 
Spirea, per doz. 6 0 12 0 
OONTBITTS. 
.-Ethionema grandiflorum...63t 
Antiseptic, a non-poisonous62y 
Barlow, Mr. S., death of ...625 
Cattleya hybridaW.Murray633 
Cattleya Warned formosa 633 
Cheiranthuses .632 
Coelogyne Dayana .633 
Epidendrum Cltesianum ...633 
Floriculture .627 
Flowers, hardy.624 
Fruit and Vegetables.624 
Gardeners’ Calendar.633 
Hurst &'Son's Jubilee Cele¬ 
bration .628 
Laelia purpurata Niobe.633 
Lrelia purpurata nobilis ...633 
Lychnis Flos-cuculi rubra 
plena .631 
Orchid Notes .633 
j Peas, early.627 
Pelargoniums .630 
Plants, new, Certificated ...626 
Potatos, Jersey.624 
Rose, Turner’s Crimson 
Rambler.625 
Saxifraga biternata .632 
Science Gleanings.627 
Spring Gardening .631 
Strawberries, early.630 
Tamworth Pansy Show.627 
Temple Show, the .623, 632 
Temple Show, Regulations 
at the .625 
Tulipa linifolia..631 
Vegetable Garden, the.627 
Weather and the Crops.626 
Webster, Mr. J. B., death of624 
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FIR-TREE OIL 
June 14th, 15th, 16th, 1S93. 
£650 ofFered in Prizes. 
£280 for Orchids, Stove and Greenhouse Plants, etc. 
£130 for Pelargoniums, etc. 
£160 for Roses, Cut Flowers, etc. 
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