XVI 



IRISH GARDENING 



Dublin Wholesale Markets. 



Now that Christmas is at hand the naai^eting of 

 all kinds of garden i)roduce is briskly engaging 

 the attention of all concerned in the trade, 

 although there is nothing Uke the customary 

 briskness experienced in preceding years at this 

 busy season. 



Cabbages are still remarkably scarce, but they 

 .show no appreciable rise from the usual prices 

 which have ])revailed during the nionth. Celery 

 was sold in large quantities, and for good stuff 

 handsome prices were obtained. Pot-herbs are 

 in abundance, and are eagerly bought up for the 

 festive season. The quantity and quality of 

 Brussels s))routs were well maintained, and the 

 prices did not vary much from the previous 

 month. Koot-crops arid other vegetables were 

 well stocked, and met with a ready sale. 



For the past month the price of apples has 

 gone up considerably owing to the expensive and 

 circuitous routes by which foreign apples have to 

 be brought to the markets. During the past few 

 weeks large consignments of home-grown apples — 

 chiefly Bramley's Seedling — of superior quality, 

 well graded and packed in barrels, bushel boxes 

 and trays, were to be seen in the market, and 

 were quickly sold at record prices. Evidently 

 they have been held over for the Christmas 

 season. This is encouraging to the Irish fruit 

 grower. However, owing to the resuniption of 

 work at the ports, foreign and English fruits are 

 now more plentiful than for some weeks past. 



Flowers — particularly Chi'ysanthemums — in 

 great variety were in abundance throughout the 

 month, and were easily disposed of. Roman 

 Hyacinths, Narcissi, and pot plants are in great 

 demand at profitable prices. Greenery of all 

 kinds — holly, ivy, arbutus, and mistletoe — is 

 present in large quantities, and receive the eager 

 attention of intending purchasers. The absence 

 of berried holly is quite noticeable this season, 

 which greatly detracts from its value and appear- 



Apples- 



Price List — Fruit. 



From 

 s. d. 



To 



s. d. 



Bramley's 



Seedlings per barrel (Ists) . ;^3 36 



(2nds) . 10 32 



per bushel .60 10 



])er dozen .19 2 6 



Crapes — 

 Alicantes 

 Colman's 



Tomatoes 



per I? 



Cabbage — 

 York 



Savoy 

 ( 'ar)( )t s 

 Cauliflowers 

 Celery (white) 



„ (pink) 

 Lettuce 

 Onions 

 Parsley 

 Parsnips 

 Swedes 

 Sprouts 

 Scallions 

 Leeks 

 Thvme 



Vegktabt.ks. 



per load 



per large load 



per load 



per doz. bunches 



])er flasket 



pel' bunch 



l)er dozen 



per bag 



l)er float 



per doz. bunches 



per cwt . 



per float 



per bunch 



per bunch 



])er doz. bunches 



Froin 

 s. (1. 



From 



s. d. 



16 

 24 



IS 

 (» 

 1 

 1 

 1 





 (5 

 

 1 



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 1 





 





 

 



s 







s 





 4 

 

 6 

 3 

 10 

 6 



Flowers. 



Chrysanthemums per bunch . 6 



Arum Lilies per dozen . 1 8 

 Narcissi (paper 



white) per doz. bunches 1 



Holly (variegated) per bunch 6 



Ivy per bunch . 4 



Mistletoe i)er crate .14 



20 

 32 



•')'t 

 1 



(> 

 •> 



T 





 8 

 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 II 

 



1 

 2 



2 











IS 



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1914 



New Volume 



IRISH GARDENING 



The new volume will sustain the old 

 standard of excellence as to authori- 

 tative articles on both the practical 

 and scientific side of gardening-, but 

 new features and new writers will be 

 introduced during the course of the 

 year. Every Irish gardener and every 

 owner of any size garden in Ire- 

 land should obtain Irish Gardening 

 (monthly) and read it ! and having 

 read it should preserve it for bind- 

 ing- — it is worth it. 



Last year's volume (1913) can be 

 supplied bound in Green Cloth, 4/11 

 post free. 



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D. M. WATSON 



HORTICULTURAL 'CHEMIST 



61 South Great George's Street, 



Telephone 1971. 



Dublin 



