IklSH (i \kl)| MNd. 



I'cA I'Hii ho set jipiiii (vM lluni. 



Si>iiU' pljiiits ilo iiiM lu-ar Iratispl.inlint; as wi-ll .is otIuMs. 

 as ^ypsojiliila ami pi»pp> . V.>iIuts impnno wilJi irans- 

 plantiiii;. as piuUs and jfaillanlias. In pii-parin.ir llu- 

 soil for sowiujLj iliif ilooply. and well pulvi-iisi- llu- soil, 

 mixin); into it fivi-ly wi-ll roltoil niaiitiiv. Ilavo llu- stn- 

 faci" soil lino and lovi-l. Sow lliinly aiul i-voiily, ant! 

 litfhtly oovor wilh liiu- siflod soil, pivss (iiinly tlu- siiifafi' 

 withthf back of tlu- sp.»do. A j^rcat display of ».oloiii 

 k-an he ohiainod by the iiso ol hardy animals, wliiih, 

 with tlu'ir vaiyinj; lu-iylU and llu-ir quiok. oasy, aiui 

 abtnulant ifr»-wih, ni,iki tlu-ni vory .id.ipl.ibU- for bordir 



d.-ior.il,oii. 



R,iinf;ill. 

 Tlu* followingf obsorvations roi'ordi-il by Mr. A. Barker 

 will bo found useful for pi'rposes of eomparison. W'l- 

 should be very pleased to receive exact information 

 upon the rainfall and other meteorological phenomena 

 from different districts in Ireland : — 



Inches 



Greatest fall 

 in 24 hours 



No. of 

 Rainy 

 Days 



January 

 Februarx . 

 March .' . 

 April 



May . . 

 June 

 July . 

 Aug-usl 

 September 

 October . 

 November 

 December 



3-99 

 6.16 

 I. Si 



2. 2n 



1.09 



-•34 

 4-47 



Total, 40.03 for year. 



207 Rainy days. 



1 he Dublin Wholesale Market 



THE markets throuj<^houl March have on the whole 

 been well supplied wilh fruit, flowers, and veget- 

 ables. 



The quantity of cut flowers marketed during^ this 

 period was very large, and prices were fair until about 

 the middle of the month, when larj^e arrivals (principally 

 from Ireland) brouifht the prices down. As Eastei" drew 

 near, cut flowers arrived in enormous quantities, ami 

 many choice lots of lilies, tulips, narcissus, &.c., were 

 to be bought very cheap. In many instances boxes of 

 cut flowers wefc bought without having been opened or 

 unpacked, nevertheless prices remained very low. 

 Violets have been selling very cheap, and at present 

 these fragrant flowers, so popular in Dublin, are at their 

 best. 



\'egetables are selling bettor ,-is the season advances. 

 Celery is not such a drug on the market, while Brussels 

 sprouts and artichokes are getting dearer. Good Savoy 

 and York cabbage are still verj- scarce, and for anything 

 approaching a fair heart good prices are to be obtained. 



Home grown fruit consisted for the most part of 



.ippl(-s ill iwo or Ihiei- varielit-s. Ii»rri-il strawl 

 .ire .irriving in sm.ill i|ii.inlilirs, but aii- \ery il«-.ir. 



I noticeil .1 large .irriv.il of (Willi.iins' Miui I In 

 pe;irs from South .\fric;i appai<-iitl\ lillle llu-\\i>f 

 llu-ir long ii>iii my. 



.\l presi-nl I here is some \i-i\ fiiu- l«-llui'«- .iriix 

 in,irki-t from the ollu-r siiK-. i-\i»l<-nily grown o 

 l-'rem-h sN-sU-m. 



»lli>wing .lie the prices for llu- month 



■h _-<)ili. 



BECKER BROS. 



Prices- rw\W-\ k n* PR'CEs- 



2/5, 2/2, 2/., TP A W 2/5, 2/2, 2/-. 



i/io, 1/8, 1/6. i Li/to. '/'o, '/8, 1/6. 



1/4. 1/2. '/4. 1/2- 



8 Sth. Gt. George's St. ^ ... 

 AM, 17 Nth. Earl St. l^UWlH. 



