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THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 4, 1893. 
Planting Vines. —New Subscriber : About the end 
of March, or just as the Vines show an inclination 
to start into growth by pushing out their young buds, 
would be the best time to plant them if they are in 
pots. Carefully remove the soil and spread out the 
roots regularly before covering them with soil. The 
latter should be trodden firm, to bring it in close con¬ 
tact with the roots. Two year old plants, such as 
are fit for fruiting in pots, we consider would give the 
quickest return, but they would be more expensive 
to buy. Your other question we will attend to next 
week, as our space is limited this week. 
Origin of Gladiolus Nancieanus. — R. W. : 
The hybrids now grown in gardens under this name 
were obtained or originated within comparatively a 
few years ago from G. Saundersii crossed with some of 
the old Gandavensis type. As a rule they are dwarfer 
than the varieties of the latter, with more widely 
spreading segments to the flower and variously col¬ 
oured, but generally partaking of the same general 
features as G. Saundersii. They appear to be as 
hardy as the old types with which we are more 
familiar. 
Communications Received. —G. F.— P. & M.— 
W. M.—T. W.—G. ]. I.—R. J. W.—W. B.—A. W. 
G. W— J. D.—G. F. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Vilmorin Andrieux & Co., 4, Quai de la Megis- 
serie, Paris. — Seeds, Bulbs, Strawberries, &c. 
Richard Dean, Ranelagh Road, Ealing, W.— 
Hardy Plants, Flower and Vegetable Seeds, Choice 
Potatos, &c. 
-- 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
January 30 th, 1893. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, H undsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a further advance 
in price of American Red Clover, and decreased 
supplies of English Cowgrass. Red and White 
Clovers, prices hardening. Alsike and Trefoil steady. 
Ryegrasses unchanged. 
COVENT GARDEN MAxKE i. 
Fruit.- 
February 1st, 1893. 
-Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
Grapes.... 
Pine apples. 
Kent Cobs 
...100lb. 120 0 125.0 
—St. Michael's, each 2 6 
6 0 
Peaches .. 
per dozen 
Apples...per £ sieve 
1 0 
3 6 
Melons ... 
.each 
Plums...per i sieve 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
30 60 
ArtichokesGlobe doz. 
Beans, French, perlb. 
Beet.per dozen 
Cabbages ... per doz. 
Carrots ... per bunch 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 
Celery.per bundle 
Cucumbers .each 
Endive. French, doz. 
Herbs .per bunch 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 4 
3050 
3 0 
o 6 
0 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 
Onions.per bunch o 
Parsley ... per bunch o 
Radishes... per dozen 1 
Seakale .per bkt 2 
Smallsalading,punnet o 
Spinach ... per strike 1 
Tomatos. per lb. o 
Turnips.per bun. 0 
2 0 
2 0 
o 6 
3 o 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to iocs, per ton ; Kent Kidneys 
80s. to roos. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots. — Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. a. 
Azaleas ... per doz. 24 0 42 0 
Cyclamen per doz ... 9 o 24 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Cineraria ...per doz. 80120 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 o 36 o 
Dracaena viridis,doz. 90180 
Erica Hyemalis, doz. 12 o 18 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 o 18 o 
Ferns, small, per 100 6 o 10 o 
Chrysanthemum, doz. 409 
S. d. f. d 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 o 60 0 
Hyacinths, doz. pots 80150 
Lily of the Valley doz. 
pots 12 0 24 o 
Marguerites, perdoz. 6 o 12 o 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 o 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 o 63 0 
Primula Sinensis 
per doz. 40 60 
Solanums.perdoz. 9 o 12 0 
8 0 12 o 
Tulips—various. 
Cut Flowers.— Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. 
Anemones, doz. bnch 4 o 
Azalea, doz sprays. o 6 
Arum Lilies, i2blms. 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 
Carnations, 12 blooms 2 o 
Chrysanthemum, dz bn6 o 15 
Camellias doz blooms 1 o 
Cyclamen doz bloomso 6 
Eucharis ...per doz. 3 o 
Euphorbia Jackminafo- 
lia, doz. sprays 1 o 
Gardenias 12 bloomsi2 o 
Heliotropes,i2 sprays o 6 
Hyacinths, doz. spik-S3 o 
Hyacinths Roman 
doz. sprays o 6 
Lilac, White, French, 
per bunch... 3 o 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 6 o 
LilyoftheValleydz.sps.o 6 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs.6 o 
Margueiites, 12 bun. 4 0 
6 o 
1 o 
4 o, 
d s. d. 
6 o | Mimosa (French)p.bh. 1 o 
1 o Mignonette... 12 bun. 2 0 
Narcisse, various, doz. 
bnchs . 3 o 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 0 9 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 6 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 0 3 
Roses, yellow, dozen 3 o 
— French, per bnch 1 6 
— French, 100 blms 6 o 
— Red.doz. blms.io 0 
— Saffrano...per doz. 2 o 
— Tea.per dozen 1 0 
Tuberoses, per doz 1 o 
Tulips, red, per doz. 0 6 
— White, perdoz. ... 1 6 
— Yellow, per doz.... 1 6 
Violets,Parma,French 
per bunch ..50 
—Czar, French, bun. 2 o 
6 6 | Small ,, doz. bun. 4 o 
s. d 
1 6 
4 0 
24 0 
o 9 
6 o 
5 ° 
9 o 
1 6 
9 
4 0 
6 o 
o 
o 
0 
0 
0 
o 
Amateurs,’our .. 
Aphelandra aurantiaca . 
Arum Palestinum . 
Bees and Death’s Head 
Moth ... 355 
Begonias and Gloxinias ...356 
Billbergia Bruanti .359 
Callicarpa purpurea .359 
Carter’s “ Practical 
Gardener ”... . 354 
Carnations, dressing.355 
Crassula lactea . 358 
Cyrtanthus lutescens . 359 
Ficus Parcelli . 359 
Flower guard, artistic . 354 
Freesias.359 
Fruit growing in California356 
Gardeners’ Calendar .361 
Gardeners’ Improvement 
Associations.361 
Gardeners’ Royal Benevo¬ 
lent Institution.355 
pag-2 
Greenhouse heating .359 
Iris Bakeriana. 359 
Iris fimbriata .359 
Laelia anceps varieties. 357 
Lilac, forcing .359 
Lime, uses of .357 
Obituary.361 
Onions, sowing. . . 358 
Orchid Grower’s Calendar 360 
Orchids, new, Certificated 360 
Pea, Conundrum.354 
Railway Rates .354 
Rosarians .354 
Science Gleanings.355 
Seakale, planting.359 
Tomatos,nitrateof soda and355 
Tropical plants.35S 
Vegetable Garden, the _ 358 
Vegetables, seasonable 
notes on.359 
CONTENTS 
PAGE 
353 
359 
356 
FLOWER SHOWS, i893. 
[The Editor will be greatly obliged if Secretaries of 
societies wi.l communicate to him the dates ot their 
exhibitions as soon as fixed. ] 
FEBRUARY. 
14 —RTFS., Drill Hall. 
MARCH, 
14.—Flower Show in Manchester Town Hall. 
14,28.- R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
22— Royal Botanic Societv. 
23 — Shrewsbury Spring Flower Show. 
Apparatus, 7 tt. long, price i-s Amateur's 
Assistant H.W. Apparatus,6 ft. long.2 rows of 
pipes, 20s. Princess H. VV. Apparatus, 7ft. long. 
2 rows of pipes. 25s. The Duchess H. \V. 
Apparatus, 7 ft. long, rows of pipes on a level, 
30s. Champion and Perfection Boilers to heat 
any size house. Propagators, Frame and Pit 
Heaters, oil or gas. Fog Annihilators, Fumigators, &c. Beware 
of imitations. Call here and see our Boilers and Fog Annihilators 
at work in our own Orchid and Plant-houses, illustrated Cata¬ 
logue and Price List free.— C, TOOPE, F.R.H.S., & SONS, Step¬ 
ney Square, London, E. West End Agent, J. W. Pimb'.ett, 541, 
High Road, Chiswick. 
APRIL. 
5,6. — Roval Caledonian Horticultural Society. 
11,2;.—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. 
24. —Midland Counties Pansy Show at Tamworth. 
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. 
5, 6.—Lee, Blackheath, and Lewisham Horticultural 
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. 
7. —St. Neots Amateur and Cottage Horticultural 
Societv. 
8. — R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
18. —Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society. 
23. 24.—Shrewsbury Summer Show. 
2 9 , 3 °, 3 I -—R.H.S., Agricultural Hall. 
SEPTEMBER. 
6,7,8.—National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
8. — Bute Rore 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. 
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THE CARNATION: ITS HISTORY, PROPERTIES, 
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