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life : but, in a matter of this nature, economy is of importance. Vegetable 

 solutions are not injurious to vegetable life ; but mineral washes are, no doubt, 

 dangerous. Lime-water, however, is an exception, and combines three im- 

 portant qualities : it is perfectly harmless to vegetation, it is cheap, and, at the 

 same time, destructive to insects. I should recommend two or three applica- 

 tions, in the spring, at intervals of one or two weeks, of strong lime-water 

 with a brush, and a dusting of quicklime before the branches get dry ; or a 

 washing of soft soap and water, using also the powdered lime. For plants in 

 the green and hot house, a solution of bitter aloes is said not only to destroy 

 the insect, but to prevent its future appearance on the plant washed with it. 



" I think the causes of failure in getting rid of this pest have arisen from 

 the application of remedies at improper seasons ; that is, when the female has 

 become fixed to the plants. I would suggest that the remedies be applied 

 when the young larvre make their appearance. In this state they are locomo- 

 tive, and may be easily detected with a pocket magnifier. If, therefore, at this 

 period, any of the above remedies were applied two or three times in the 

 manner before suggested, I have little doubt of a successful result." (Entom. 

 Trans., part iii. p. I7o.) 



Art. VII. Covent Garden Market. 



Potatoes 



■I' 



The Cabbage Tribe. 



Cabliage,.per dozen : 



White ... 



Red 

 Cabbage Plants, or Co'eworts, 



per dozen - . 

 Broccoli, per bunch 



White 



Purple ... 



Legti7)ies. 

 Peas, imported from Lisbon, 



per half sieve 

 Kidneybeans (forced), perhun. 



Tubers and Boots. 

 "per ton 

 I per cwt. 

 . per bushel - 

 Kidney, per bushel 

 Scotch, per bushel 

 New, per pound 

 JerusalemArtichokes, p. Jsieve 

 Turnips, White, per bunch . 

 Carrots, per bunch : 

 Old - . 



Young . - . 



Horn ... 



Parsneps, per dozen - 

 Red Beet, per dozen 

 Skirret, per bunch 

 Scorzonera, per bundle 

 Salsify, per bunch 

 Horseradish, per bundle 

 Radishes, Red, per dozen 

 hands (24 to 30 each) 

 The Spinach Tribe. 



Spinach fl"^''fe,7. - - 

 ' i per halt sieve 



The Onion Tribe. 

 Onions, old, per bushel 



for pickling, per | sieve 

 Green (Ciboules), per bunch 

 Leeks, per dozen bunches - 

 Chives, per dozen roots 

 Garlic, per pound 

 Shallots, per pound 



Asparaginous Plants, 

 Salads, ^c. 

 Asparagus, per hundred : 

 Good ... 



Pine large- ... 

 Middling ... 

 Small 



1 



8 



10 0, 



4 

 2 



1 10 



2 



6 



6 



3 







3 



3 



















1 



1 



I 















4 



-5 



2 



8 



5 







1 











1 



12 



1 5 

 7 

 4 



Sea-kale, per punnet 

 Lettuce, Cabbage, per score 

 Endive, per score 

 Celery, per bundle (12 to 15) 

 Small Salads, per punnet 

 Watercress, per dozen small 

 bunches . . - 



Pot and Sti'eel Herbs. 

 Parsley, per half sieve 

 Tarragon, dried, per doz. bun. 

 Fennel, per dozen bunches . 

 Thyme, per dozen bunches 

 Sage, per dozen bunches 

 Mint, per doz. bunches 

 Peppermint, dried, p. doz. bun 

 Marjoram, per doz. bun. 

 Savory, green, per doz. bun. 

 Basil, dried, per doz. bunches 

 Rosemary, green, per doz. bun 

 Lavender, dried, per doz. bun. 



Stalks and Fruits for Tarts, 



Pickling, ^c. 

 Rhubarb Stalks, per bundle 



Edible Fungi and Fuci. 

 Mushrooms, per pottle 

 Morels, per pound 

 Truffles, Foreign, per pound 



Fruils. 



Apples, Dessert, per bushel : 

 Nonpareils 

 Reinettes grises 

 Baking - . . 

 Pears, Dessert, per dozen : 



Bon Chretien 

 Strawberries, forced, per oz. 

 Filberts, English, per 100 lbs. 

 Pine-apples, per |)ound 

 Grapes, per pound : 

 Hot-house 



Portugal . . - 



Spanish . . - 



Cucumbers, frame, per brace 



0-"S-[i:e? hundred I 

 Bitter, per hundred 



Le— [i;:fhurred- : 



Nuts: 

 Brazil, per bushel 

 Spanish, per peck . 

 Barcelona, per peck 



From 



£ s. d. 



2 6 



6 



1 9 



6 



2 



6 



To 



7 



2 6 







4 







3 



8 



























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