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IRISH GARDENING 



The Journal <>f the Royal Horticultural 

 Society England), August, 1913, is ;i large 

 volume, ;iik1 particularly valuable for those who 

 bake an interest in the Primula family, for it con- 

 tains an accounl of bhe Primula Conference. Dr. 

 .1. MacWatl deals with European Primulas; Mr. 

 R. Kaner. " Primula Hybrids in Nature"': 

 Prof. Bayley Balfour, on "Chinese and other 

 Primulas" ; and Mr. \V. <■. Craib on Himalayan 

 Primulas. Many new and interesting Primulas 

 are figured. Lectures on other subjects are also 

 included, such as the Spring Flower Garden, by 

 \V. il. Divers; Botanizing in Bulgaria, by C. I'. 

 Kail : an. I t lie Origin of Life, by Rev. G. 



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.Mk. II. II. Co. ik. of the Edinburgh Parks 

 Department, and previously five ami a hall' years 

 lead gardener 1" Sir Hutchinson Poe, Bart.. 

 Heywood, Abbeyleix, and before that foreman 

 at St. Anne's, Clontarf, Dublin, lias been ap- 

 pointed head gardener to the Righl Hon. the 

 Earl of Lncaster, Drummond Castle, Crieff, 

 Perl hshire, Scol land. 



Dublin Wholesale Markets. 



the past month tin' labour trouble has told 

 inevitably and severely on the markets. Garden 

 produce of all kinds has been forwarded in very 

 limited quantities, with the resull that prices 

 have exceeded almost abnormally those id' the 

 previous month. The supplies are so short thai 

 buyers were never so eager in purchasing to meet 

 I he demands of their customers. However, it is 

 t ' > be hoped when the presenl labour crisis is over 

 prices will assume their normal tone, and the 

 usual busj and genial atmosphere, consequent 

 on large supplies and ready sales, which hereto- 

 fore pervaded the markets, will return once more. 

 Cabbages are keeping a steady upward ten- 

 dency, and are almost treble the price that they 

 were the corresponding period of last year, thus 

 leaving a handsome margin of profil to the 

 grower. Market gardeners who have large 

 supplies of this vegetable are now making their 

 harvest. Celery is now showing ii- appearance 

 in -mall quantities, and though of interior quality 

 commands a high price. No doubl the poor 

 quality of celery is due to the long-continued 

 droughl of summer, and with many the crop 

 will he a failure. The supply of cauliflowers was 

 miseral.lv -mall, consequently there was brisk 



bidding, and prices ran exceedingly high. Taking 

 it all round, the crop has I. ecu a poor one this year, 

 as it was a most favourable season for " button- 

 ing." Brussels sprouts were well in evidence, 

 and the high prices of the previous month were 

 well maintained. Yellow turnips. parsley. 

 spinach and lettuce were present in small quan- 

 tities, and commanded the prevailing profitable 

 figures. 



Irish apples were scarce during the latter hall' 

 of the mouth, the supply being limited to a lew 

 barrels of mixed lots and some boxes of Worcestei 

 I'earmain Lord Derby, and Warner's King. 

 Excellenl prices were obtained .wen for those of 

 inferior quality. Blackberries are still sold in 

 small quantities, and command a ready sale, 

 hut the sudden cold change and sunless weather 

 will stop any further marketing. 



Price List. Fruit. 



A pples 



1 1 ,oid l >erby) per barrel 

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Flowers. 



\st ers per hunch 



Rl ISeS per ih >'/.. hi. ...ins 



Chrysanthemums perdu/, hum h. 



Vegetables. 



( labbage (York) per load 



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 (Savoy) per load 



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per flasket 



per di •/.. bunches 



• tnioiis (Tripi 'li ) per bunch 



Parsley per I ra\ 



Parsnips per do/., hunches 



Swedes per cwt . 



Tomatoes per Ih. 



Turnips | ( Grange 



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