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THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 18, 1893. 
CHARLES FRAZER’S EXORS. 
Horticultural Builders, Palacs Plain Works, NORWICH* 
No. 60.—MELON AND CUCUMBER FRAME. 
A Large Stock of All Sizes. 
REDUCED CASH PRICES—Carriage Paid on orders 
40s. value. 
Lengths. 
Width. 
Prices. 
L. 
1 Light Frame ... 
4 ft. 
4 ft. 
£ s. d. 
1 5 0 
to -d 
8 ft. 
4 ft. 
2 5 0 
. r— 
12 ft. 
4 ft. 
2 17 6 
•Cl 
4 »» 
l6 ft. 
4 ft. 
3 15 0 
5 » 
20 ft. 
4 ft. 
5 0 0 
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Complete Illustrated Catalogue of Conservatories, Green¬ 
houses, Garden Frames, Handlights, Poultry Houses, Dog 
Kennels, Portable Buildings, &c., post free for sis stamps. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
February 13 th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, of 152, Houndsditch, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a brisk demand 
for all grades of Red Clover at full prices. Supplies 
of good English Red and Cowgrass have fallen off. 
White Clover, Alsike and Trefoil unchanged. 
Italian Ryegrass dearer. Perennial Ryegrasses 
steady.___ _ __ _ 
COVE NT GARDEN MAR KET. 
February 15 th, 1893. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. 
Grapes.per lb. 20 3 
Kent Cobs...ioolb. 
Peaches ... per dozen 
Melons.each 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices 
s. d, s. d. 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 60 
Apples...per £ sieve 10 36 
Plums...per h sieve 
.f. 
d. 
3 o 
1 6 
2 o 
1 6 
1 o 
3 0 
2 6 
Cucumbers .each o 9 
Endive. French, doz. 2 6 
Herbs .per bunch o 2 
Horse Radish, bundle 2 0 
ArtichokesGlobe doz. 
Beans, French, perlb. 
Beet.per dozen 
Cabbages ... per doz. 
Carrots ... per bunch 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 
Celery.per bundle 
r. d. 
6 0 
s. d. s. d- 
Lettuces ...per dozen 16 20 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 20 
Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch o 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale .1 or bkt 2 o 30 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Spinach ... per strike 1 6 
Tornatos. per lb. 1 6 20 
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. 
5. d. s. d. 
Azaleas... per doz. 24 0 42 o 
Cyclamen per doz,... 9 o 18 0 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Cineraria ...per doz. 8 o 12 o 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 0 36 o 
Dracaena viridis,doz. 9 0 18 o 
Erica Hyemalis, doz. 12 o 18 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 o 
Ferns, small, per 100 6 o 10 0 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices 
s d. 
Hyacinths, doz. pots 8 o 
Lily of theValley doz. 
pots 9 o 
Marguerites, peidoz. 6 o 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 
Primula Sinensis 
per doz. 4 0 
Solanums-..per doz. 9 0 
Tulips—various— 
per doz. pots 8 o 
s. d’ 
18 0 
12 o 
10 0 
63 0 
6 0 
12 o 
s. d. 
Anemones, doz. bnch 2 o 
Azalea, doz sprays.o 6 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 2 o 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 
Carnations, 12 blooms 2 0 
Chrysanthemum,dz bn3 o 
Camellias doz blooms 1 o 
Cyclamen doz bloomso 6 
Eucharis ...per doz. 3 o 
Euphorbia Jackminafo- 
lia, doz. sprays 1 o 
Gardenias 12 blooms 9 o 
Heliotropes,T2sprays 0 6 
Hyacinths : doz. spikes3 o 
Hyacinths Roman 
doz. sprays o 6 
Lilac, White, French, 
per bunch... 3 0 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 6 o 
Lilyo theValleydz.sps.o 6 
MaidenliairFern,i2bs.6 0 
Margueiites, 12 bun. 4 0 
s d s. d. , 
4 o | Mimosa (French)p.bh. 1 o 
1 o Mignonette... 12 bun. 2 0 
4 o Narcisse, various, doz. 
1 0 bnchs . 3 o 
4 0 Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 0 9 
9 o —scarlet.12 bchs. 6 0 
3 o Primula, double, bun. 0 6 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 0 3 
Roses, yellow, dozen 3 0 
— French, per bnch 1 6 
— French, 100 blms 6 o 
— Red.doz. blms. 6 o 
— Saffrano...per doz. 2 o 
— Tea.per dozen 1 o 
Tuberoses, per doz 1 o 
Tulips, red, per doz. o 6 
— White, per doz. ... 1 6 
— Yellow, per doz.... 1 6 
1 Violets,Parma,French 
per bunch ..30 
— Czar, French, bun. 2 o 
6 | Small ,, doz. bun. 1 6 
1 6 
4 0 
6 o 
1 o 
9 0 
1 0 
o 9 
6 o 
4 o 
^5 0 
0 9 
6 o 
5 ° 
9 o 
1 6 
9 o 
6 
CONTEITTS. 
PAGE 
Aster Amellus as a pot plant388 
Begonia Arthur Malet.391 
Catkins of the Hazel .385 
Cattleya Alexandras 
tenebrosa ......39 2 
Chrysanthemums, experi¬ 
ments with.389 
Cinerarias and Calceolarias387 
Dianthus hybrids.387 
Evergreens beneath trees...38 j 
Flowers, fertilisation of.390 
Fruits, exported .385 
Garden operations.393 
Gardeners’ Improvement 
Associations.393 
Geonoma Schottiana.391 
Goodyera discolor .392 
Hughes’ RollFumigator.391 
Lacbepa.lia tricolor,,,...391 
No. 56. -THE AMATEUR’S SPAN ROOF FRAME. 
Glazed with 21 oz. English Glass, and painted 3 coats 
Eest Oil Colours. 
N.B.— All Garden Frames sent out COMPLETE, ready for 
use on arrival. 
REDUCED CASH PRICED—Carriage Paid on orders 4Cs. value 
Lengths. 
Width. 
Prices. 
6 ft. 
3 ft- 
£ s. d. 
112 6 
5 ft- 
4 ft. 
276 
6 ft. 
4 ft. 
2126 
12 ft. 
3 ft- 
3 7 6 
IO ft. 
4 ft. 
3 17 6 
No. 61.—IMPROVED LEAN-TO FRAME. 
Fitted with our Improved Selopes, which are 
Superior to all other methods. 
REDUCED CASH PRICES—Carriage Paid. 
Lengths. 
.Width. 
Prices. 
2 Light Frame... 
6 ft. 
4 ft. 
£ s. d. 
276 
3 „ ... 
9 ft. 
4 ft. 
376 
5 » » 
15 ft. 
4 ft. 
476 
6 „ 
l8 ft. 
4 ft. 
576 
7 . 
21 ft. 
4-ft. 
6 io 0 
TWIDDLE FOR SALE, with baize-lined 
X case and excellent bow. Violin has lovely rich ringing 
tone, and advertiser warrants it to be in perfect preservation 
Suit lady or gentleman for solos or concerts. Accept remark¬ 
able low figure if sold at once, viz. 17s. 6d. Very special 
bargain. A iot of good music given in free. Approval willingly, 
Mrs. GRAHAM, College Buildings, Ipswich. 
BARB WIRE. 
Catalogues free on application to 
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WARRINGTON. 
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PAGE 
Lycaste plana 
Measuresiana .392 
Orchid flowers.381 
Orchid Grower’s Calendar 392 
Peach buds dropping.386 
Potato disease, the.387 
Primrose, aboriginal 
Chinese .387 
Restrepia antennifera .392 
Rose Garden, the .388 
Science Gleanings.387 
Scottish Horticultural 
Association .386 
Societies.39 2 
Vegetable Garden, the.390 
Witloof . 387 
Xylophylla latitolia.391 
Young, Mr. W., presenta¬ 
tion to.386 
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either size, Carriage Paid (as sample), in the United Kingdom 
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Prices and Samples of Crushed Bones 
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CLAY AND SON, 
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SHROPSHIRE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Schedules for the FLORAL FETE,SHREWSBURY 
August 23 and 24, 1893, are now Ready. 
Cash Prizes are offered in the Society’s schedule for 1893, 
amounting to nearly 
£ 720 . 
Schedules sent post free on application to 
Messrs. Adnitt & Naunton, Hon. Secs., Shrewsbury. 
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