IRISH GARDENING. 



The Dublin Wholesale Markets. 



THK oxcepiioually beautiful went her which has 

 prevailed diirinjj May has had a most exhilaiatiiiy 

 iiirtueiice on the markets. With such favourable 

 conditions for plant growth one cannot wonder at 

 the .'ibundant supplies of all classes of g'arden produce 

 sent to market. Fruits of various kinds were marketed 

 in small quantities. Forced strawberries have improved 

 very much and are cheaper. Gooseberries, thoug^h 

 small early in the month, have now reached a fair size, 

 and fetch a gfood price. The first consig-nmcnt ofhome- 

 jjrown peaches reached the market near the end of the 

 month ; they were slig^htly damaged, which prevented 

 them realising their full value. Home-grown melons of 

 handsome appearance can now be obtained at a fair 

 price. Foreign apples, especially those from Australia, 

 continue to arrive in fair quantities and in splendid 

 condition. Amongst them many of our own belter 

 known varieties were to be seen, including Warner's 

 King, Cox's Orange, &c. Plums and pears from the 

 Cape were really beautiful and high-class fruits. 



Flowers of the common out-door class and those of 

 flowering shrubs arrived in such large quantities that 

 the word profit need not be mentioned. Flowers of the 

 choicer plants, like liliums, carnations, gladioli, &c., 

 were scarce and dear. At this time of the year holders 

 of surplus bedding-out stuff might find it profitable to 

 market it. In sending such stuff to market they should 

 be neatly tied in small bundles with, if possible, a few 

 flowers on each plant. Pot plants vary from week to 

 week as regards price. At the present time really fine 

 pots (6in.) of ivy-leafed geraniums bring one shilling-. 



As regards vegetables, we are now at the period when 

 almost all the winter and most of the early spring 

 vegetables are practically over for this season. Salad 

 ingredients (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, scallions, 

 &c.) were quickly bougfht up, although the supplies 

 were large. The quantity of cabbages marketed 

 during May was enormous, and the prices obtained 

 exceedingly low. 



The following were the prices : — 



Home Fruits 

 Strawberries, per lb. 



per qrt. 



Gooseberrie?' 



• 3 



6 



2,% 



s. d. 

 7 6 

 o 6 



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