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IRISH GARDENING 



it supplies in a small compass a considerable amount 

 >>f information up to date. It is a handy little book for 

 reforenoe. and is intended to be used in the sense of a 

 text book rather than a treatise. 



iVIl.ssRS. VOUNC. & Co., Hatherley, (.'lu-ltenham. are 

 specialists in growing American ( arjiations, and send 

 the booklet they publish, entitled "Cultivation of the 

 Pei'piJlual Flowering Cai'nalion." The booklet is by a 

 grower, and therefore very pr;ictical. As a check i'oi 

 red spider |a troublesome pest) the writer recom- 

 mends —" One three-inch not full of connnon salt (not 

 table salt) to one gallon of soft water. Give the plants 

 a good syringing all over with verj' fine spray, first 

 covering the blooms with tissue paper, otherwise they 

 will be spoiled." 



Dublin Wholesale Markets. 



Dl'Rl.\'(; this month the variety of fruits on sale in 

 the markets is supplemented by the arrival from 

 (.'ape Colony of consigimients of apricots, pears, 

 plums, nectarines, and peaches. The good condition 

 in which these fruits usually reach this country is evi- 

 ence of careful handling and skilful packing.' While 

 plums and pears invariably arrive in good order, a few 

 of tlie cases of pe;iches when ojiened reveal one or twii 

 unsound fruit ; but judging by appearances, this appear s 

 to be rather ilue to over-ripeness of the fruit than loam 

 liefecl in packing, drapes are now to hand from the 

 same country, and these, together with the Belgian 

 tiros C-ohnans, constitute the main supplies. 



Home-grown apples arc now very much scarcer, and, 

 in conseqence, prices have risen considerably. Bram- 

 ley's Seedling, Newton Wonder, and Lane's Prince 

 .\lbert are the only varieties which are now being sold 

 by the barrel. The question of the storing of apples is 

 a very important one to growers, and the man who has 

 good facilities for hokiing b.'u-k his fruit is the man who 

 will make a profit out of fruit-giowing. as the prices 

 which are now offered are almost double those which 

 were to be obtained three months ago. 



Considerable quantities of cut flowers in variety now 

 grace the markets, but no difficulty is experienced in 

 disposing of them, as they are much in demand at the 

 pi-esern time. W'hile flowers in [Uii'ticul.'ir seem \o be 

 lather scarce, while the same may be said of decorative 

 foliage, which is principally represented by sprays of 

 Asparagus plumosns ;ind .Smilax. Narcissi, Cinerarias, 

 Cyclamen. Primulas, Hyacinths, and Tulips comprise 

 most of the pol plants which are lo be found on some 

 of the salesmen's stands, and these, as well as the <-\\\ 

 llowers. ,ire receiving a good deal of attention from 

 buyers. 



The severe wintry we.itlier in the earlier part of the 

 monlh was responsible for a slight ri.se in the price of 

 vegetables. Cabbages and broccoli especially ha\e 

 noticeably increased in value. The S;i\'oy cabbages. 



which are of excellent quality, have benefited by the 

 frost, and now realise more than the Vorks ; but, as 

 may be expected at this time of year, the latter are ol 

 poor quality. Rhubarb is now being sent in from home 

 sources, with the result that prices are much diminished. 

 Turnips still hold dear, and growers who have this crop 

 in quantity have cause to congmtulate themselves on 

 the fine prices which this vegetable has been fetching 

 this past winter. 



The following were the pi'ices : — 



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