240 London Horticultural Society and Garden. 



Observations. — From the continued prevalence of severe frosts, and dry 

 searching wind, during the hist four weeks, tiie supphes to thp markets have 

 been materially diminished ; which has had considerable effect in raising the 

 prices of all articles furnished to the markets which may be considered as the 

 immediate produce of the season ; such as broccolis, colevvorts, spinach, &c. 

 The prices of all forced vegetables iiave also been considerably enhanced by the 

 demand created from the deficiency of supply in other articles, and the late- 

 ness of the season ; so that the market has presented the unusual appearance 

 of a continued diminution, at a time when a steady increase in its supplies is 

 usually expected. A reference to the present list, as compared with the pre- 

 ceding, will show the effect produced in the prices of most articles. Potatoes 

 alone have decreased in value, in consequence of a very large and unexpected 

 supply having come to hand, to the extent of eight thousand tons in four 

 days, from Scotland, Yorkshire, Devonshire, and Jersey ; but not any from 

 Ireland. Onions have been supplied from Bedfordshire rather freely ; but, in 

 consequence of the crops in the immediate neighbourhood of London having 

 been badly harvested (they did not keep well, and are almost exhausted), 

 they have realised much higher prices. Carrots, also, have been in demand, 

 and have considerably increased in value. The crop of apples having been 

 but moderate, the supply, throughout the winter, has been limited. But few 

 foreign have been imported : at present they are in demand, and realise good 

 prices. We have had a few peas, from time to time, imported from Lisbon ; 

 but they do not come to hand fresh, and have not been immediately saleable. 

 It will be yet some weeks before we can expect any of our own, unless we 

 should be favoured by a great change in the weather. — C. G. M. April 22. 

 1837. 



Art. VIII. The London Horticultural Society and Garden. 



March 21. 1837. — E.v/iibifed. Camell/« fimbriata, from Mr. R. Donald. 

 Camellirt tricolor, from Mr. Hugh Low. Dendrobium aggregatum, Ardisia 

 paniculiita, Oncidium bifolium, and (). ampliatum, from Mrs. Lawrence. 

 Miscellaneous flowers, from the Hon. W.H. F. Strangways. Illicium floridanum, 

 Styphelia tubifiora, Cymbidium «loif61ium, Andromeda floribunda, Seedling 

 i?hododendron ponticum, two seedling Camellias, and five other sorts in 

 pots, and Pharus grandifolius, from Mr. Glenny. Ix<jr« coccfnea, Oncidium 

 carthaginense, Euphorbia jacquin/<a?;?()/-« Cfulgens), and Catasetum semiapertum, 

 from Mr. Priestly, gardener to Walter Boyd, Esq. 



From tJie Garden of tlw Socictif. Plants. Bcrbcris Jquifolium, S'isyrinchium 

 grandiflorum, Blet/« Shepherd/, Nemophila insignis. Clematis australis. — 

 Fruit. Pears : Beurre ranee, Easter bergamot, Chaptal, a good stewing 

 pear. Apples : Framboise, and Baldwin kitchen apples ; Chester pcarmain 

 and Grange's pearmain, kitchen and table apples, American pippin, red 

 everlasting, which has a bloom like that on some of the Russian apples and 

 crabs j and Malo di Carlo, the celebrated apple of Finale (see Transactions 

 of itie Horlicultural Society) ; though here it is found to be a most inferior 

 apple, pale, and of bad quality. — Cuttings for distribution. Pears : Monsieur 

 le cure, and forme de Dehers. Apples : White Nonpareil, and Sudbury 

 beauty. 



Awarded. A silver Knightian medal to Mrs. Lawrence, for Dendrobium 

 aggregatum, and to Mr. Priestley, gardener to Walter Boyd, Esq., for /Eu- 

 phorbia Jacquiniii^o/-a (fulgens). 



