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London has been in a measure deserted by all whose time or convenience 

 would allow them to remain in the country, which at all times makes a differ- 

 ence in the demands of the London markets. The price of almost every 

 thing now supplied has been very moderate, but is improving steadily, though 

 very slowly. The prevalent dry and hot weather for the last three or four 

 weeks will cause a less abundant supply for the next three months than has 

 been anticipated, from which a farther improvement in prices may be expected. 

 Potatoes are in most abundant supply, and those of inferior quality very low 

 in price, so as barely to pay freight and charges. The stock immediately about 

 London is now nearly brought to market, but we are already well supplied 

 from the more distant counties by water. Onions are in abundance, of good 

 quality j carrots very plentiful and good, now fit for storing; turnips good, and 

 moderate in price ; coleworts plentiful ; savoys coming to market abundantly. 

 Broccolies are not yet supplied freely, or of good quality; but the recent change 

 in the temperature is favourable to their improvement. Late cauliflowers come 

 to hand sparingly : the great heat of the summer has been unfavourable to 

 them. The supply of apples is still very large, but great complaint is made 

 that they have a tendency to decay, and cannot be preserved : this may account 

 for the supply, but will cause them to be ultimately scarce. Our crop of pears 

 has altogether failed : we have had a considerable supply from Jersey and 

 Guernsey, which are excellent. The fruit from these islands is entered free 

 of duty, consequently can be obtained at very little expense beyond the pur- 

 chase there; but their fine fruits are so much in demand as to realise very 

 extraordinary prices. Filberts are now nearly exhausted; the prices are 

 double what they were. Chestnuts are very plentiful and excellent. During 

 the present month, from the extreme openness and fineness of the season, 

 we have had abundance of violets ; also lavender in full bloom. The second 

 crop of Myatt's new pine-apple strawberry is very good, and considered equal 

 in flavour to those in full and regular season. Keen's seedling also very good ; 

 with a small quantity of the old, or double-bearing, raspberry. — G. C. 

 Oct. 21. 1834. 



Art. IX. London Horticidtural Society and Garden. 



August 19. 1834. — Presented. A copy of a work entitled, An Enquiry 

 into the Fruitfulness and Barrenness of Plants and Trees, with Practical 

 Instructions for the Management of Gardens and Farms, and a System of 

 training Fruit Trees, &c. ; founded upon Scientific Principles : arranged as 

 a Dialogue, by the Author, Joseph Hayward, Esq. 



Read. A communication on the propagation of pinks without the aid of 

 glass, by Mr. William Phelps. 



Exhibited. Royal muscadine, black Hamburgh, and flame-coloured Tokay 

 grapes, from Mr. J. Duncan, gardener to William Whitbread, Esq. An in- 

 strument for taking up strawberry runners, by Mr. Peter Orlando Hutchinson, 

 of Watton, near Stone, Staffordshire. Two boxes of flowers of georginas, 

 from W. Dennis and Co. Flowers of a collection of varieties of- georginas, 

 from Messrs. Chandler. Royal George and teton de Venus peaches, and 

 Black Prince grapes, from Mr. C. Spong. Wheatear carnations, and apples 

 of the kinds, Carlisle codlin, Kentish codlin, Kerry pippin, Nonesuch, Haw- 

 thornden, summer July flower, and one nameless kind, from Mr. J. Kirke. A 

 collection of flowers of varieties of roses, and flowers of other plants, among 

 which were an undescribed species of Dracocephalum from Peru, Lopho- 

 spermum Rhodochiton in great beauty, 6'lethra arborea,&c, from Mrs. Marryat. 



From the Society's Garden, flowering specimens of Quisqualis fndica, 

 iilium longiflorum, Magnolia grandiflora var., Zinnz'a elegans coccinea, China 

 asters, roses, TTiryallis brachystachys, Chelone centranthifolia, Ferbena vendsa, 

 Silene laciniata ; Phlox tardiflora, cordifolia, acuminata ; iZibiscus syriacus, 

 varieties of; Delphinium cheilanthum flore pleno, and of other plants, Elruge 



