VIII 



IRISH GARDENING 



Dublin Wholesale Markets. 



Sui'i'LiKs ul I'niit oi .sea.sunable varioty good, ami 

 {)rice.s were rather eiieouragiug from the grower's 

 l)oint of view. Gooseberries have been especially 

 ])rolitable. and it may be interesting lo -I'ld tliat 

 ripe " Ambers " secured the higliest prices — 

 (is. Od. to 7s. Gd. ]>er 12 lb. basket. Strawberries 

 were sujjplied in large quantities and the price 

 has been a good deal lower than last year, l)ut 

 still profitable. Black and Red Currants fetched 

 good prices, but there was a falling off in the 

 value of Keds towards the end of the month. 

 Uliubarb is still well supplied for the time of 

 year, but the price lias fallen. For the past two 

 years it has met with a big and ready sale, and 

 now, for the first time during that period, it is 

 showing a real falling off in demand and values. 

 Cabbages are being offered in fair quantities; 

 the demand is still brisk. White Turnips have 

 become more plentiful than formerly and prices 

 are falling steadily. Towards the end of the 

 month the price of Potatoes went down. Early 

 in the month Epicure and other earlies fetched 

 about 15s. to IGs. per cwt.. and fell to Us. and 

 l-_>s. towards the end. British Queens were eagerly 

 sought, and ran a couple of shillings more per 

 rwt. than others. 



Flowers, as usual. m*'t with a ready demand. 

 The principal sul)jects arc Carnation.s— Malmaison 



and Perpetuals, Gladioli Delphiniums, Canter- 

 bury Bells, Antirrhinums and Koses. 



The folldwing is a price list for the month : — 



J>i££Ce^W£ed SDes€rojrers 



KILLS ALL . . . 



Weeds, Mosses, &c. 



On Carriage Drives 

 Gravel Paths :: 



Double the strength of most 

 Weed Killers. 



1 gallon lo 60 gallons water 



yiomsMi^^^n J'ti/ '/Joncas^er 



