August 11, 1888.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



167 



tiacum. — J. C. L. Spiraa ariaifolia. — G. P. 1, 

 Euphrasia officinalis (the common Evebright) ; 2, 

 Epipactis pnrpurata; 3. Trifolium arvense; 4, Teu- 

 crium scorodonia. — Reader. Elamgnus sngusti- 

 folia. — T. J. Calystegia (or Convolvulus) pu- 

 bescens. — W. H. Wild Chicory (Cichorium intv- 

 fus). 



Nectarike: E.B. The fruit of Lord Napier sent 

 weighs 7i oz., and is certainly a fine fruit. 



Nectaiune Cracking : C. B. The cracking is due 

 to disproportionate growth of the flesh as com- 

 pared with that of the skin, induced probably by 

 excess of moisture and heat. It is no more pos- 

 sible to say why one tree does and another next to 

 it does not, than it is to say why of two children 

 exposed to an infectious disease one shall take it 

 and the other not. Plants have their peculiarities 

 like other living beings. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



II .woe & Schmidt, Erfurt, Germany — Bulbs and 



Flower Roots. 

 Yn MouiN-ANDRiErx & Co., 4, Quai dela Megisserie, 



Paris, France — Bulbs and Strawberry Plants. 

 A. Dessert, Chenonceaux, Indre-et-Loire, France — 



Preonies. 

 Jas. M. Thorbuhn & Co., 15, John Street, New 



York, U.S.A.— American Tree and Shrub Seeds. 

 Wuc. Paul & Son, Paul's Nurseries, Waltham Cross, 



Herts — Bulbs and Winter Flowers. 

 Jas. Dickson & Sons, 32, Hanover Street, Edin- 

 burgh — Dutch Flower Roots. 

 Cooper. Taber & Co. (Limited), 00, Southwark 



Street, London, S.E. — 

 Jas. Carter & Co., 237 and 238, High Holborn, 



London, W.C.— Bulbs. 



Communications Received. — C. N., Antibes. — W. F., 

 Jamaica.— R. A., Natal.— Sir T. L.— Dobbie & Co.— W. E.G. 

 R. V. & Son (thanks, not uncommon).— H. H. D'O.— J. H.— 

 C. S., Harvard U.— C. N.— J. H. H.. Trinidad.— J. R.. Mena- 

 billv-C. L.. Erfurt.— G. D.— H. V.-G. P.— C. W. D.- 

 W.W.— J. \V.— J. \V. Wood, Natal.— W.R.— L. L., Brus-els. 

 _C, B. P.— A. F. B.— E. Jenkins.— .1. S.— A. D.-H. W. W.— 

 G. P.— T. C, Fulham (thanks).— J. G. B.— F. Bardet.— T. A. 

 —J. C— J. J. T.-W. B. H.— F. M. 

 Of Correspondents sending plants or fruits to be named, or 



asking questions demanding ttmeand research/or their solution, 



must not expect to obtain an answer to their enquiries in the 



current week. 



ARKETS. 



COVEXT GABDEX, August 9. 



Large consignments of frnit to hand during the 

 week, with prices lirm, and in some instances ad- 

 vanced. Jamrs Webber, Wholesale Apple Market. 



Fruit.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



s. d. s. d, | s. d. s. d. 



Cherries, half-sieve... 2 0-50 Lemons, per case ...12 0-21 

 Currant-, blk., half- ! Melons, each ... 1 0- 3 



sieve •'* 0- 3 fi Peaches, dozen ... 2 0-1 n 



— Red, half-sieve.. 2 0-3U Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 2 0-30 

 Grapes, per lb. ... 10-30 —St. Michael, each 20-50 



Vegetables.— Average Retail Prices. 



Artichokes, p. doz.... 



— English, 100 ... 

 Beans, Kidney, lb. ... 

 Beet, red, per dozen 

 Carrots, per bunch... 

 Cauliflowers, each ... 

 Celery, per bundle ... 

 Cucumbers, each ... 

 Endive, per dozen ... 

 Green Mint, bunch... 

 Herbs, per bunch ... 

 Leeks, per bunch ... 

 Lettuce, per dozen ... 



POTATO.— Jerrys, 



Mushrooms, punnet 10-16 



Mustard and Cress, 



punnet 4- ... 



Onions, per bunch ... 5- ... 



Parsley, per bunch... 4- ... 

 6- ... Potatos, per cwt. ... 4 0-50 

 16-26 „ kidney, per cwt. 40-50 

 9-10 Shallots, per lb. ... 6- ... 

 4 0- ... Spinach, per bushel... 4 0- ... 



Tomatos, per lb. ... 1 0- ... 



Turnips, per bunch, 



V"egt. Marrows, each 3- ... 

 unsaleable ; English, 2s, 6rf, per bushel. 



Plants in Pots.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



Aralia Sieboldi, doz. 6 

 Balsams, per doz. ... 2 

 Bouvardi as, per dozen 9 

 Calceolarias, dozen 3 

 Carnations, per doz. 6 

 Cockscombs, per dot. 'J 

 Coleus, do/.en ... 3 



Crassula, per doz, ... 9 

 Cyperus, per dozen . 4 

 Dracaena termiualis. 



per do^en 30 



— viridis, per doz. 12 

 Euonymus, in var., 



per dozen 6 



Evergreens, in var., 



6 



Ferns, in var,, doz. 4 

 Foluige plant*, vari- 

 ous, each 2 



d. s.d. 



0-18 



0-4 



0-12 



0-6 



0-1S 



6- i 



i. e n 



0-12 



0-12 



0-60 



0-24 



0-18 



0-24 



0-1 b 



Ficus elastica. each . 1 6- 7 o 

 Fuchsias, doz. ... 3 0-80 

 Heliotropes, dozen... 3 0-60 

 Hydrangeas, dozen... 9 0-18 

 Liliums, var., doz 1 ...ia 0-30 

 Lobelias, per dozen 3 0-60 

 Marguerite-', doz. ... tj 0-12 

 Miguonette, 12 pots 3 0-60 

 Myrtles, per dozen... 6 0-12 

 Palms in var.. each > 6-J\ 

 Pelargoniums, doz... ti 0-12 



— Ivy-leaf, dozen 



— scarlet, dozen 

 Rhodauthe, perdoz 

 Scented Geranium, 



per dozen 3 0- 6 



. 4 0-60 



a o- 'i <■ 



3 6 



4 0- (i U 



■do* 



4 0-60 



Bedding-out Plants. 



Per dozen, Is. to 2s. ; per box, Is. to 3*. 



Cut Flowers.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



Asters, 12 bunches... 4 



— French, per bun. 1 

 Bouvardias, per bun. 

 Carnations, 12 blms. 1 



— dozen bunches... 4 

 Chrysant hemums, 



annual, 12 bun. ... 1 

 Cornflower, 12 bun. 1 

 Delphiniums, 12 bun. 3 

 Eucharis, per dozen 3 

 Forget-me-nots, 12 



bunches 2 



Gardenias. 12 blooms 1 

 Gladiolus, doz. sprays 

 Heliotropes, 12 spr. 

 Lavender, 12 bun. ... 3 

 Lilium longiflorum, 



12 blooms 3 



— candidum, 12 bl. 

 Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 



d. 



!. d. 



0- 



6 



0- 



1 6 



6- 



1 



0- 



2 



0-6 



0-3 



6- 



:i o 



0- 



6 



0-6 



0-4 



6- 



4 II 



8- 



1 6 



6- 



1 (I 



0- 



1 6 



0-5 



6- 



1 6 



0- 



6 



Mignonette. 12 bun. 2 

 Pansiea. 12 bun. ... 1 

 Pelargoniums, 12spr. 



— scarlet. 12 9pr.... 



Pinks. 12 bun 3 



Poppies. 12 bun. ... 4 

 Primulas, double, 12 



sprays 



Pyrethrums. 12 bun. 2 

 Rhodanthe, 12 bun. 4 

 Roses, Tea, per doz. 



— coloured, dozen. 2 



— red, per dozen ... 



— „ 12 bunches 2 



— Safrano, dozen... 



— Moss, 12 bun. ... 4 

 Stephanotis, 12 spr. 2 

 Sweet Peas, 12 bun. 2 

 SweetSultan,12bun. 2 

 Tuberoses, 12 blms.... 



0-2 

 6-10 

 3-0 6 

 0-6 

 0-6 



9-10 

 0-4 

 0-6 

 6- 1 6 

 0-4 

 6-10 

 0-6 

 9-16 

 0-12 



SEEDS. 



London : August 8. — Messrs. John Shaw & Sons, 

 seed merchants, of 37, Mark Lane, E.C., report: — 

 To-day's market thinly attended, with but little 

 business doing. An exceedingly firm feeling, never- 

 theless, characterises the trade generally. This 

 applies more particularly to white Cloverseed, Al- 

 sike. and Trefoil. In white there has been a fair 

 trade doing at enhanced rates. Alsike and Trefoil 

 also tend upwards. More money is asked for im- 

 ported Italian. The new samples of French Trifo- 

 lium are not liked. Mustard and Rapeseed move off 

 slowly on former terms. Blue Peas realise last 

 week's prices. In bird seeds there is no change. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 



Spitalfields : August 8. — Buyers few and busi- 

 ness slack, owing to holidays. Supplies of all kinds 

 continue to be abundant. The following are the 

 ruling quotations: — Cherries, Is. Gd. to 5s. per half 

 sieve ; black Currants, 3s. to 3s. 3d. do. ; red Cur- 

 rants 2s. to 2s. 6d. do. ; white Currants, 2s. Gd. to 

 3s. Gd. do. ; Gooseberries, 2s. to 3s. do. ; Raspberries, 

 2d, to id. per 1 lb. punnet ; ditto, 20s. per cwt. ; 

 Strawberries, 2s. to 3s. 6dper peek ; English Tomatos, 

 2s. 6<2. to 3s. Gd. per peck ; foreign do., Is. 2d. to 

 Is. Gd. per box ; foreign Green Gages, 2s. to 3s. 

 per bushel of about 18 lb. ; Pears, 2s. to 2s. Sd. per 

 bushel of about 24 lb. ; Apples, 7s. per box ; foreign 

 Plums, 2s. 3d. to 3s. 3d. per flat ; ditto, 2s. Gd. to 

 3s. Gd. per round basket ; Vegetable Marrows, 

 Is. fid. to 2s. Gd. per dozen ; Peas, Is. to 

 2s. Gd. per bushel ; ditto, 2s. to 4s. Gd. per sack ; 

 Broad Beans. Is. to Is. 6rf. per bushel ; do., 2s. to 

 3s. per sack ; Scarlet Runners, 6s. to 6s. Gd. per sieve ; 

 French do., 3s. Gd. to 4s. Gd. do.; Carrots, Is, 9d, 

 to 2s. per dozen bunches ; Turnips, 2s. to 2s. 3d. do. ; 

 spring Onions, Is. 3d. to 2s. do. ; Mint, Is. to Is. Gd. 

 do. ; Parsley, 9d. to Is. 3d. do. ; Cabbages, Is. to 3s. 

 per tally ; foreign Onions, 5s. to 7s. per cask of about 

 130 lb. ; frame Cucumbers, 2s. to 3s. per dozen ; 

 common do., 9d. to Is. 3d. do. ; Cos Lettuces, Gd. per 

 score of 22 ; Beetroots, Gd. to Sd. per dozen ; Endive, 

 Is. to Is. Gd. do. ; English Walnuts (for pickling), 

 Is. Gd. per half sieve ; Mangels, IBs. to 22s. per ton. 



Stratford : August 7. — Both trade and supply 

 have been good during the past week. Quotations : 

 — Carrots, household, 2s. Gd. to 3s. Gd. per dozen 

 bunches ; Mangels, 16s. to 20s. per ton ; Water- 

 cress, Gi. to 8d. per dozen bunches ; Gooseberries, 

 4s. to 5s. per flat ; Currants, black, 4s. to 4s. Gd. per 

 half sieve ; do., red, 3s. Gd. to 4s. do. ; Green Gages, 

 2s. Gd. to 4s. Gd. per box ; Cucumbers, Is. Gd. to 4s. 

 per dozen ; Cherries, 2s. Gd. to 4». Gd. per half 

 sieve ; Peas, 3s. to 5s. per bag. 



POTATOS. 



Borough and Spitalfields : August 7.— Supplies 

 are adequate to demand, which is dull. Quotations. 

 — Shaws, 60s. to 70s. ; Hebrons, 70s. to 90s. ; kidneys, 

 80s. to 90s. per ton. 



Spitalfields: August 8. — Quotations: — English 

 Regents, 3s. to 4s. ; do. kidneys, 3s. to 4s. ; Beauty of 

 Hebron, 2s. to 3s. Gd. ■ Early Rose, 2s. to 3s. ; Jersey 

 kidneys, 4s. to 5s. ; do. fluke's, 3s. Gd, to 4s. 9d.; St. 

 Main 'rounds, 3s. to 3s. 3d.; do. flukes, 3s. to 5s.; 

 Liabon rounds, 3s. Gd. to 4s. ; Cherbourg do., 3s. to 

 3s. Gd. ; do. flukes, 4s. Gd. to 5s. Gd. per cwt. 



Stratford: August 7. — Quotations: — English 

 kidneys, 80s, to 100s.; Beauty of Hebron, 60s. to 

 80s. ; Roses. 55s. to 75s. per ton. 



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