314 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
January 14, 1898. 
Fahrenheit thermometer is based, as its scale 
commences at 32 0 below the freezing point of water, 
and from thence to the boiling point the scale 
is marked off into 212 0 . The centigrade ther¬ 
mometer was recently adopted in Russia as the 
official one, as recently mentioned by us. It is also 
used in France, Germany, and other Continental 
countries, and has been used by scientific men in 
this country for many years, and will, we believe, be 
adopted officially in course of time. It takes man)' 
years of thinking in an old country like this before 
changes of any importance are made. 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fond.— IF. O’N. : Such a 
scheme as you propound could not be entertained. 
It would come within the definition of a lottery, and 
lotteries are illegal. 
Vines.— Vine Rod-. You need not have the slightest 
anxiety about the brown spots on the cane of your 
young Vines. They are not the work of an insect 
or a fungus, being merely natural developments of 
cortical tissue made when the Vine was in most 
active growth, and now turned brown as the wood 
ripened. 
Communications Received. — W. M. (next week). 
— G. D.— S.— H. W. (next week).—W. C.— S. B. — 
J. C.— Inquirer (you have not conformed to our 
rules by sending your name).—M. K.—M. R.— 
H. B. M.—R. Hinde. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Harrison & Sons, Leicester.—General Seed Cata¬ 
logue, 1893. 
Little & Ballantyne, Carlisle.—Descriptive 
Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
William Leighton, 89, Union Street, Glasgow. 
—Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
Charles Turner, Slough.—Kitchen, Flower 
Garden, and Farm Seeds. 
- James Dickson & Sons, 32, Hanover Street, 
Edinburgh.—Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
B. Soddy, 243, Walworth Read, London, S.E.— 
Spring Catalogue of Seeds. 
CO VENT GARDEuT ¥a aKE 7 
Grapes. 
Kent Cobs 
Peaches ... 
Melons 
January nth, 1893. 
Fruit. — Average Wholesale Price 
s. d s. d. 
... per lb. 06 20 
...ioolb. 120 o 125 
per dozen 
.each 
5. d. 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 2 6 
Apples...per § sieve 1 o 
Plums...per £ sieve 
s.d. 
6 o 
3 6 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 30 60 Lettuces ...per dozen 16 20 
Beans, French, perlb. 1 o Mushrooms, p. basket 13 20 
Beet . per dozen 20 30 Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Cabbages ... per doz. 16 26 Parsley ... per bunch o 6 
Carrots ... per bunch 1 0 Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 50 Seakale .per bkt 2 0 30 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Cucumbers .each 09 16 Spinach ... per strike 1 6 
Endive, French, doz. 26 30 Tomatos. perlb. 00 1 
Herbs . per bunch 02 o 6, Turnips . per bun. 0 6 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys 
80s. to toos. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots. —Average Wholesale Prices. 
r. d. s. d. | s. d. s. d 
Azaleas ... per doz. 24 o 42 0 Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Cyclamen per dez ... 9 o 24 o Hyacinths, doz. pots 8 o 15 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 o 12 o Lily of theValley doz. 
Cineraria ...per doz. 8 o 12 o pots 12 o 24 o 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 o 36 0 Marguerites, perdoz. 6 o 12 o 
• Dracaena viridis,doz. 9 0 18 o Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 o 
. Erica Hyemaiis, doz. 12 o 18 o Palms, Specimen ... 15 o 63 0 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o Poinsettia ..perdoz. 10 0 15 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 o Primula Sinensis 
Ferns, small, per 100 6 o 10 o : per doz. 40 60 
Chrysanthemum, doz. 4090 Solanums . perdoz. 9 o 12 o 
Tulips — various . 8 0 12 o 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d.sd s. d. s. d 
Anemones, dcz. bnch 40 6 o | Mignonette... 12 bun. 20 40 
Azalea, doz sprays . o 610 Narcisse, various, doz. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 40 80 bnchs . 40 60 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 09 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 20 40 — scarlet.12 bchs. 6 0 12 o 
Chrysanthemum,az bn6 o 15 o Primula, double, bun. 06 10 
— .doz. blooms 10 60 Oi chid Bloom in var. 
Camellias doz blooms 1 040 per bloom, from 03 10 
Cyclamen doz bloomso 609 Roses, yellow, dozen 30 60 
Eucharis ...per doz. 50 60 — French, per bnch 16 40 
Gardenias 12 blooms 90120’ — French, 100 blms 60120 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 06 09 — Red . doz. blms. 20 40 
Hyacinths, doz. spikes3 o 6 o 1 — Sa£frano...per doz. 20 30 
Hyacinths Roman — Tea .per dozen 10 30 
doz. sprays 06 10 Tuberoses, per doz 06 10 
Lilac, White, French, Tulips, red, per doz. 09 10 
per bunch... 4050 — White, per doz. ...16 30 
Lilium Harrisii, — Yellow, per doz.... 16 20 
doz. blooms 60 90 Violets,Parma,French 
LilyoftheValleydz.sps.o 916 per bunch .. 6 6 70 
MaidennairFem,i2bs. 6 0 9 0 I —Czar, French, bun. 20 40 
Margueiites, 12 bun. 40 6 6 | Small ,, doz. bun. 40 60 
Mimosa (French)p.bh. 1 016 
CONTENT Q. S. 
PAGE 
Begonia incarnate .311 
Carnations, dressing.308 
Carnations, winter flower¬ 
ing.310 
Cattleya labiata alba.312 
Christmas Rose, St. Brid¬ 
ges .312 
Chrysanthemums, grafting 306 
Cinerania, a variegated.311 
Cyclamens at Reading.305 
Cypripediums, notes on ...312 
Davallia Griffltbiana.311 
F.oriculture . 308 
Forestry.311 
Fruit Notes.310 
Gardeners’ Calendar.313 
Gardeners in Council .312 
Gardeners’ Royal Benevo¬ 
lent Institution.303 
page 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund...305 
Heibaceous borders . 307 
Looking back . 308 
Pansies, fancy .... 30S 
Peas, notes on.306 
Potato growing and de¬ 
pression .305 
Potato, notes on .306 
Railway Rates. .304 
Roses, a new species of.311 
Roses, lifting.306 
Science Gleanings .307 
Swanley in winter .309 
Tomatos, winter ..304 
Vegetable Garden, the _306 
Vegetables for Exhibition 306 
Violas, by wood .308 
Wood ripening.310 
FLOWER SHOWS, i893. 
[ The Editor will be greatly obliged if Secretaries of 
societies will communicate to him the dates ot their 
exhibitions as soon as fixed.I 
JANUARY. 
17. —Royal Horticultural Society, Drill Hall. 
FEBRUARY 
14 — R H.S., Drill Hall. 
MARCH. 
14. — Flower Show in Manchester Town Hall. 
14,28.— R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
22. — Royal Botanic Society. 
23. — Shrewsbury Spring Flower Show. 
APRIL. 
5,6. — Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. 
11.25. —R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
25. — Flower Show in Manchester Town Hall. 
26. — Royal Botanic Society. 
26.27. — Ancient Society of York Florists. 
MAY. 
9.— R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
17—Royal Botanic Society. 
19. —Orchid Show at Old Trafford. 
25.26. — R.H.S., Temple Show. 
JUNE. 
6,20.— R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
14.15.16. — York Floral Fete. 
20. —National Rose Show at the Drill Hall. 
21. — Royal Botanic Society. 
JULY. 
1.—National Rose Show at the Crystal Palace. 
5.— Royal Botanic Society. 
11. — R.H.S., Chiswick. 
12.13. — Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. 
13.—National Rose Show at Worksop. 
22. —Rose Show at Old Trafford. 
25.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
AUGUST. 
8. — R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
18. — Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society. 
23. 24.— Shrewsbury Summer Show. 
2 9 , 3 0 , 3 T - — R.H.S., Agricultural Hall. 
SEPTEMBER. 
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. 
OCTOBER. 
10,24.— R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
11,12,13.— National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
NOVEMBER. 
1,2.—Kent County Chrysanthemum Show. 
7.8.9. —National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
7.8. — Kingston Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Bournemouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Croydon Chrysanthemum Show. 
10.— Exeter Chrysanthemum Show 
14.28. — R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
15.16. —Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.16. —Bristol Chrysanthemum Show. 
15, 16, 17. — Hereford Fruit and Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
21,22.—Manchester Chrysanthemum Show. 
DECEMBER. 
5,6,7.—National Chrysanthemum Show at the 
Aquarium. 
12. — R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
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