746 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
July 22, 1898. 
whether exactly of the same nature, as we have not 
seen a description of the recorded cases. In the 
flowers you send the filaments differ from the normal 
in being much stouter, but the anthers are petaloid. 
Those proceeding from the side of the corolla which 
form the upper lip, have formed segments like those 
forming the upper lip, but on a smaller scale On 
the other hand, the anthers from the lower side of 
the corclla have attempted to form accessory lower 
lips, including the palate which closes the mouth, as 
seen in the normal flower. The colours of the 
respective parts have also been reproduced by the 
anthers. From a garden point of view the case is 
curious, but probably would not be appreciated by 
the public generally for decorative purposes. 
Blue Carnation. — Wesley Kaye : The flowers you 
sent were in better form than they were last year, 
without having flowers of Van Dycke for actual 
comparison, we believe yours to be the same variety. 
At all events you can retain it under that name until 
it can be disproved by properly authenticated speci¬ 
mens. 
Communications Received. —R. E.—G. F.— 
G. T. M.— J. T.—W. C.—A. D.—J. C.—W. T.— 
J. G.—Mrs. L. (many thanks)—J. C., Aberdeen.— 
L. L. 
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LONDOM SEED TRADE. 
July iS tli, 1893. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a slow demand for 
Trifolium incarnatum, which is held by French 
sellers for higher figures. Mustard sells freely at 
slightly higher rates. Rape seed neglected. Rye 
grasses steady. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
July 19 th, 1893. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. 
Cherries.J sieve 50120 
Filberts, per 100 lb. 40 0 45 o 
Grapes, per lb. 1020. 
Peaches ... per dozen 30 8 o | —St. Michael's, each 2 6 
Red Currants, i sieve 13 2 o | Black Currants, i sve 4 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d 
Melons.each 16 26 
Strawberries, per lb. 0 0 00 
Pine apples. 
6 0 
4 6 
s. d. s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 30 60 
Beans, French, perlb. 1 0 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 3040 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 3 0 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 0 4 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
Herbs ..per bunch o 2 
Horse Radish, bundle 2 0 
5 0 
0 8 
3 0 
0 6 
4 0 
s. d. s. d. 
Lettuces ...per dozen 20 30 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 20 
Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch o 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale .per bkt 00 00 
Smallsalading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach ... per strike 4 0, 
Tomatos. perlb. 09 10 
Turnips.per bun. 0 0 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s d 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 20 40 
Bcuvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations...per doz. 1030 
doz. bunches. 40 80 
Cornflowers, dz. bun. 16 30 
Eucharis ...per doz. 30 60 
Gardenias 12 blooms 20 40 
GladiolusWhite,dzbni2 o iS o 
Heliotropes,12 sprays o 4 
Lavender...doz.bun. 4 0 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 2 6 
Lilium Lancefolium • 
doz. blooms 1 6 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs.4 0 
Margueiites, 12 bun. 20 
.d.i.d 
6 
6 0 
5 0 
3 0 
6 o 
4 0 
0 3 
2 0 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 
Mignonette... 12 bun 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. o 6 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 3 0 
Pinks, doz.bunches... 2 o 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 1 6 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 
Red Roses, doz. bhs. 3 o 
Roses', yellow, dozen 2 0 
— Red.doz. blms. 1 0 
— Saffrano...per doz. 1 6 
— Tea.per dozen 0 6 
Stephanotis,dz.sprays 2 0 
Sweet Peas, doz. bhs. 3 o 
Sweet Sutton,dz.bhs. 2 0 
Tuberoses, per doz o 4 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
t. d. s. d. 
Cissus discolor...each 16 26 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 0 36 0 
Dracaena viridis,doz. 9 0 18 0 
Erica, various, doz. 12 0 24 0 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 0 
Ferns, invar..per doz. 4 0 iS 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 80 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Fuchsia .per doz. 6 o 12 0 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 0 18 0 
Ivy Geraniums...doz. 40 60 
1 . d. 
1 0 
4 0 
o 9 
6 o 
G 0 
4 ° 
1 o 
8 0 
4 0 
1 6 
2 o 
2 0 
3 0 
6 0 
4 o 
o 9 
1 d. 
Liliums, various, per 
doz.12 0 24 0 
Lobelia .per doz. 30 Go 
Marguerites, perdoz. 60120 
Nastuitiums, per doz. 30 40 
Mignonette, per doz. 40 80 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 0 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 0 
Pelargoniums ... doz. 60120 
— scarlet.perdoz. 40 90 
Saxafrage...per doz. 12 0 18 0 
GOITTENTS. 
PAGE 
Bamboos for decorative 
purposes.738 
Bud Moth, the.739 
Carnations, border.743 
Catch Crops.736 
Chrysanthemum in-Victoria, 
the.736 
Cypripedium Massaianum 743 
Cypripedium Stonei Can- 
nartiae. 743 
Disa Veitchii. 744 
Eulophiella Elisabeth®.742 
Floriculture .740 
Fruit Crops of 1893.735 
Gardeners' Calendar.745 
Gardeners’Outing in Devon¬ 
shire . 74 1 
GloxiniasandStreptocarpuS737 
Greens, Winter . 736 
Hailstorm in York=hire ...738 
PAGE 
Herbaceous Border, the ...742 
Law Notes.745 
Lilies, our garden .743 
Marica caarulea .743 
Onrnis spinosa. 7-13 
Orchid Growers' Calendar 743 
Plants recently Certificated737 
Poppies and Daises .743 
Rain, the .736 
Rain and the Crops .733 
Saccolabium curvifolium...744 
Science Gleanings.739 
Societies.744 
Strobilanthes Dyerianus ...743 
Sussex Gardeners’ Outing 742 
Tropaeolum pentaphyllum 743 
Vanda Parishii.744 
Vegetable Garden, the .739 
Villarsia ovata.741 
INSECTS ON PLANTS & FRUIT TREES 
CHEAPLY CLEARED BY 
CALVERT'S CARBOLIC SOFT SOAP. 
The best preparation. Highly recommended by users. 
1 and 2 lb. jars, is. and 2s. each ; 4 and 71b, tins. 3s. and 5s. each. 
At Chemists. &c., or Tins, post free, for value. 
Pamphlets and circulars sent free on application to 
F. C. CALVERT & CO., Manchester. 
FLOWER SHOWS, 1893. 
Revised to date. 
AUGUST. 
2. —Great Saughall Flower Show, 
3. —North Petherton Flower Show. 
5.—Midland Counties Carnation Show at Bir¬ 
mingham. 
5, 7.—Southampton Floral Fete. 
7.— Battersea Summer Show. 
7.—Beddington, Carshalton, and Wallington 
Flower Show. 
7. — Duffield Flower Show. 
7.—St. Neots Amateur and Cottage Horticultural 
Society. 
7. —-Mansfield Flower Show. 
7,8.—Northamptonshire Florticultural Society’s 
Show. 
8. —R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
9, 10.—Flower Show at Earl’s Court. 
10. —Margam Cottagers’ Show. 
10.—Maidenhead Flower Show. 
10.—Taunton Flower Show. 
12. — Ovenden Flower Show. 
15,16.—Cardiff Flower Show. 
16.—Bishop’s Stortford Flower Show. 
16—Eling (Hants) Flower Show. 
16.—Reading Flower Show. 
16.—Kingswood St. George Flower Show. 
16.—Salisbury Flower Show. 
16. 17.—Bilston Flower Show. 
17. —Parsonstown (King’s Co ) Horticultural Society’s 
Show. 
18. —Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society. 
18, 19.—National Co-operative Flower Show at the 
Crystal Palace. 
22. —West Malvern and Mathon Flower Show, 
23, 24.—Shrewsbury Summer Show. 
23, 24.—Gladioli Show at Earl’s Court. 
25.—Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 
29,30,31.—R.H.S., Agricultural Hall. 
30.—Easingwold Flower Show. 
30, 31.—Bath Autumn Show. 
31. —Thame Flower Show. 
SEPTEMBER. 
I, 2.—National Dahlia Society’s Show at the Crystal 
Palace. 
2.—Stretford Flower Show. 
2.—Bridge of Allan Flower Show. 
5, 6.—Brighton Autumn Show. 
6,7,8.—National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
8.—Bute Rose Show at Rothesay. 
12,26.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
13,14.—Royal Caledonian Horticultural. 
13, 14. — Dahlia Show at Earl’s Court. 
27 .—N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
27 28, 29.—Hardy Fruit Show at Earl’s Court. 
27, 28.—County of Gloucester & Cheltenham R.H.S. 
OCTOBER. 
10,24.- R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
II, 12,13.—National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
25.—N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
28,29 — Havant Chrysanthemum Show. 
NOVEMBER. 
1.2. —Kent County Chrysanthemum Show. 
1.2. —Battersea Chrysanthemum Show. 
1.2. —Barnstaple Chrysanthemum Show. 
I, 2.—Steyning Chrysanthemum Show. 
2.3. —Forest Gate and Stratford Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
2.3. —Ascot Chrysanthemum Show. 
2.3. —H'ghgate Chrysanthemum Show. 
2,3,4.—Cornwall Chrysanthemum Show. 
3,4—Grimsby Chrysanthemum Show. 
6.—St. Neots Chrysanthemum Show. 
7,8,9.—National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
7.8. —Eastbourne Chrysanthemum Show. 
7, 8.—Brighton Chrysanthemum Show. 
7.8. —Kingston Chrysanthemum Show. 
7.8. —Sevenoaks Chrysanthemum Show. 
7.8. —Leeds Paxton Society’s Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.—Evesham Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.—N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
8, 9.—Bath Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Barnsley Chrysanthemum Show. 
8, 9.—Brixton, Streatham, etc., Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
8.9. —Bournemouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Bath Chrysanthemum Show. 
8, 9.—Dalston Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Guildford Chrysanthemum Show. 
8, 9.—Northamptonshire Chrysanthemum Society. 
10.—Exeter Chrysanthemum Show 
10. —Windsor Chrysanthemum Show. 
10.11. —Derby Chrysathemum Show. 
10.11. —Bradford Chrysanthemum Show. 
II. —Bacup Chrysanthemum Show. 
11. —Batley Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15.—Ipswich and East of England Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show. 
44, 45.—Plymouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
14,1:5.—Croydon Chrysanthemum Show. 
14.15. —Hartlepool Chrysanthemum Show. 
14.15. —Cardiff Chrysanthemum Show. 
14,28.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
15. —Ealing Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.—Reading Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.16. —Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show. 
45.16. —Bristol Chrysanthemum Show. 
45.16. —Cranbrook Chrysanthemum Show. 
45.46. —Great Yarmouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
45.46. —York Chrysanthemum Show. 
15, 16, 17.—Hereford Fruit and Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
16, 17, 18.—Edinburgh Chrysanthemum Show. 
46, 47.—Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 
17, —Crediton Chrysanthemum Show. 
21.22. —Manchester Chrysanthemum Shpw. 
22.—Beverley Chrysanthemum Show. 
22.23. —Dundee Chrysanthemum Show. 
23.24. —Norwich Chrysanthemum Show. 
24.25. —Eccles Chrysanthemum Show. 
DECEMBER. 
5,6,7.—National Chrysanthemum Show at the 
Aquarium. 
12. —R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
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