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THE GABDENEBS' CHRONICLE. 



[August 18, 1888. 



be the variety you mention. — H. James. Numbers 

 detached. Jasminum revolutum — yellow flower, 

 climber ; shrub with lilac bract is Leycesteria 

 formosa ; small yellow flower with much divided 

 leaf is Corydalis lutea ; hardy shrub, Hibiscus 

 syriacus, alias Althaja frutex. — T. K. cf Co. 

 Riehardia. Double spathed forms of Arum (don't 

 call it a Lily !) are not uncommon. The Poplar 

 seems to be the common Aspen (P. tremula). — 

 Mrs. E. Asperula cynanchica (Rubiacete), closely 

 allied to the Bed-straws (Galium), common on 

 limestone downs. — E. 0. Broughtonia sanguinea. 

 — /. T. D. Euphorbia Lathyris. — L. J. Spiraea 

 ari^folia. — L. and B. 1, Melica nutans ; 2, Aira 

 flexuosa ; 3, Juncus maritimus ; 4, Carex vesi- 

 caria ; 5, Juncus lamprocarpus, Ehr. ; 6, Carex 

 sylvatica ; 7, Sesleria coerulea ; 8, Nardus stricta. 

 — E. J. Potentilla ; we cannot name from the 

 specimen sent, send more material and leaves. 

 — 0. W. D. Allium macranthum (N. America). — 

 J. Morton. Achillea ptarmica, Calystegia sepium, 

 Erigeron speciosus. — F. Dunn. Francoa ramosa. 

 — J. H. 1, Zelkowia crenata; 2, Rubus odoratus. 

 — G. W. Wild Mignonette, Reseda lutea, Linaria 

 spuria, Medicago echinus, and Berteroa ineana. 

 Peas : J. H. A malformation, due to the union of 

 two or more stems. 



Pelargonium not Flowering : Inquirer. Without 

 knowing the treatment given, we cannot say for 

 certain why your plant has not flowered. Pro- 

 bably it has had too much water and too little sun- 

 heat, like many other plants this year. 



Pink Escholzia : X. Y. Z. There is such a variety 

 in which the outer surface of the petals is rose- 

 coloured. 



Raspberries : J. W. B. A fair average crop would 

 be about 1J to 1|- ton per acre ; or on land of very 

 superior quality, and in a good season, as much as 

 2J- tons per acre. W. B. C. 



The Royal Horticultural Society : Spade. We 

 share your views as to the Associateship to a 

 certain extent. We think it a very unfortunate 

 arrangement, but one that will die of itself. We 

 altogether demur to your proposition, that any 

 intentional insult to the craft was intended. The 

 Associateship should in our opinion be an honor 

 without price conferred after examination on deserv- 

 ing candidates. Men of the stamp you name whose 

 brains are at the service of the Society, but whose 

 means preclude their subscribing, should be elected 

 Honorary Members. The Fellows might recommend 

 each year to the Council, a certain number, and a 

 general meeting might confirm the elections or 

 otherwise. The Drill-Hall meetings have been 

 avowedly experimental, and can be dropped at the 

 end of the year if thought desirable. Whether the 

 public, or even the members of committees, would 

 go to Chiswick fortnightly, is extremely doubtful. 

 It is true they went in numbers to the Apple Con- 

 gress, and we hope they will do so again. 



Tomato : L. B. G. One of the diseases caused by 

 fungi. See p. 44 for full details.— R. T. Although, 

 botanically speaking, this is a fruit, it is used at 

 table as a vegetable or a salad. On the ground, 

 therefore, that schedules are drawn up from the 

 point of view of practical horticulture, and not of 

 botany, we should, in the absence of any provision 

 to the contrary, disqualify a collection of fruit 

 containing Tomatos. 



Tomato Sauce : C. S. For present use : Take a dozen 

 ripe Tomatos and press the seeds and juice from 

 them. Place them in a stewpan with a quarter of 

 a pint of stock and a pinch of cayenne. Let them 

 stew slowly until they are quite soft, then press 

 them through a fine sieve, and put the pulp back 

 into the stewpan with a little salt. Let it simmer 

 for a few minutes, and serve very hot, and about 

 the thickness of cream. If liked, a blade of mace, 

 two or three shallots, and two or three cloves, 

 may be stewed with the Tomatos, but most 

 lovers of Tomatos prefer that they should retain 

 their natural piquancy and flavour, which is masked 

 if too many ingredients are added to the sauce. 

 If to be stored, put the Tomatos into an earthen 

 jar in a cool oven. When they are quite soft, 

 separate the pulp from the skins. Mix with this, 

 and half the juice that flowed from the tomatos 

 while baking, the following ingredients : — To each 

 dozen of Tomatos a dessert spoonful of salt, a 

 dessert spoonful of powdered ginger, a pinch of 

 cayenne, and two table-spoonfuls of vinegar. Boil 

 all up together, put the sauce into perfectly dry, 

 wide-mouthed bottles, and store it in a cool dry 



place. It must be frequently examined to ascer- 

 tain if it is in good condition. If it looks watery 

 and thin, turn it out of the bottles and boil it up 

 again, with a little more cayenne and ginger. 

 Some cooks add a soupcon of garlic, but we do 

 not recommend it. Tomato sauce is difficult to 

 make so that it will keep long. To ensure this, 

 so much spice and artificial flavouring must be 

 added that the Tomatos are apt to lose their natu- 

 ral flavour. Store in moderate-sized bottles, as 

 the sauce will not keep when once the bottle has 

 been opened. 

 Vine Diseases : Amateur, Goswcll, Quill Pen. All 

 cases of " so-called scalding." See reply to cor- 

 respondents last week. 



Fruit.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



Communication's Received. — E. C— J. R.— H. W. W. — 

 F. W. B— O. W. D — E. J.— C. C— A. O. W.— H. C, 

 Genavs — F. T., Sydney.— J. C. & Co.— J. W.—W. W — 

 J. M. W., Natal.— W. S.— H. W. W.— J. S.— G. R. King — 

 J. H.— W. Kelly.— W. C— C. A. Wood.— W. Connvillis 

 -West.— T. Meehan, Philadelphia— C. C— F. W. B.— J. C. 

 & Co.— A. 0. W., Chester.— W. Houghton. 

 @° Correspondents sending plants or fruits to be named, or 



asking questions demanding time and research for their solution, 



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



current week. 



ARKETS. 



COVENT GARDEN, August 16. 



[We cannot accept any editorial responsibility for the subjoined 

 reports, which, however, are furnished to us regularly 

 every Thursday, by the kindness of several of the principal 

 salesmen, who revise the list, and who are responsible for the 

 quotations. It must be remembered that these quotations 

 represent averages for the week preceding the date of our 

 report. The prices depend upon the quality of the samples, 

 the supply in the market, and they fluctuate, not ouly 

 from day to day, but often several times in one day, and 

 therefore the prices quoted as averages for the past week 

 must not betaken as indicating the particular prices at 

 any particular date, and still less can they be taken as 

 guides to the prices in the coming week. Ed.] 



Market lighter, with business falling off, the soft 

 fruit being nearly finished. Prices unaltered. James 

 Webber, Wholesale Apple Market. 



Plants in Pots.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



Aralia Sieboldi, doz. 6 

 Balsams, per doz. ...2 

 Bouvardias, per dozen 9 

 Calceolarias, dozen 3 

 Carnations, per doz. 6 

 Cockscombs, per doz. 2 

 Coleus, dozen ... 2 



Crassula, per doz, ... 9 

 Cyperus, per dozen . 4 

 Dracaena terminalis, 



per dozen 30 



— viridis, per doz.12 

 Euonymus, in var., 



per dozen 6 



Evergreene, in var., 



per dozen 6 



Ferns, in var., doz. 4 

 Foliage plants, vari- 

 ous, each 2 



0-18 



0-4 



0-12 



0-6 



0-18 



6-4 



0-4 



0-12 



0-12 



0-60 



0-24 



0-18 



0-24 



0-18 



0-10 



Ficus elastica. each . 

 Fuchsias, doz. 

 Heliotropes, dozen.. 

 Hydrangeas, dozen.. 



1 6- 7 il 

 3 0-80 

 3 0-60 

 9 0-18 

 Liliums7var., doz. ...18 0-30 

 Lobelias, per dozen 3 0-60 

 Marguerites, doz. ... 6 0-12 

 Mignonette, 12 pots 3 0-60 

 Myrtles, per dozen... 6 0-12 

 Palms in var., each 2 6-21 

 Pelargoniums, doz... 6 0-12 



— Ivy-leaf, dozen... 3 0-60 



— scarlet, dozen ... 3 0-60 

 Rhodanthe, perdoz... 4 0-60 

 Scented Geranium, 



per dozen 3 0-60 



— Verbena, per doz. 4 0-60 

 Zinnia, per dozen ... 4 0- 6 



Bedding-out Plants. 

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



Cut Flowebs.— Average Wholesale Peices. 



Asters, 12 bunches ... 



— French, per bun. 

 Bouvardias, per bun. 

 Carnations, 12 blms. 



— dozen bunches... 

 Chrysanthemums, 



12 booms 



Cornflower, 12 bun. 

 Eucharis, per dozen 

 Forget-me-nots, 12 



bunches 



Gardenias. 12 blooms 

 Gladiolus, doz. sprays 

 Heliotropes. 12 spr. 

 Lavender, 12 bun. ... 

 Lilium longiflorum, 



12 blooms 



Marguerites, 12 bun. 

 Mignonette, 12 bun. 



.d.s.d. 

 4 0-60 

 10-16 

 6-10 

 10-20 

 4 0-60 



10-40 

 16-30 

 3 0-60 



2 0-40 

 16-40 

 8-16 

 6-10 



3 0-46 



3 0-50 

 3 0-60 

 10-30 



Pansies, 12 bun. ... 1 

 Pelargoniums, 12 spr. 



— scarlet, 12 spr.... 



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, perdozen ... 



— ,, 12 bunches 2 



— Safrano, dozen... 



— Moss, 12 bun. ... 4 

 Stephanotis, 12 spr. 2 

 Sweet Peas, 12 bun. 2 

 SweetSultan,12bun. 2 

 Tuberoses. 12 blms.... 



9-10 

 0-4 

 0-6 

 6-16 

 0-4 

 6-10 

 0-6 

 6-0 9 

 0-12 

 4 

 0-4 

 0-4 

 4-0 9 



Vegetables.— Average Retail Peices. 



Artichokes, p. doz.... 

 Beans, Kidney, lb. ... 

 Beet, red, per dozen 

 Carrots, per bunch... 

 Cauliflowers, each ... 

 Celery, per bundle ... 

 Cucumbers, each ... 

 Endive, per dozen ... 

 GreenMint, bunch... 

 Herbs, per bunch ... 

 Leeks, per bunch ... 

 Lettuce, per dozen ... 

 Mushrooms, punnet 

 Potatos.— Jerseys, 



4 0- ... 

 4- ... 

 10-20 

 9- ... 

 6- ... 

 16-26 

 9-10 

 4 0- ... 

 4- ... 

 4- ... 



6- ... 



1 6- ... 

 10-16 



4- ... 



Mustard and Cress, 



punnet 



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

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

 Potatos, per cwt. ... 4 0- 5 



„ kidney, per cwt. 4 0-50 

 Shallots, per lb. ... 6- ... 

 Spinach, perbushel... 3 0- ... 

 Tomatos, per lb. ... 9-10 

 Turnips, per bunch, 



new 5- ... 



Vegt. Marrows, each 2- ... 



Cherries, half-sieve... 2 0-50 

 Currants, blk., half- 

 sieve 3 0-36 



— Red, half-sieve.. 2 0-30 

 Grapes, per lb. ... 10-30 



s. d. s. d. 

 Lemons, per case ...12 0-21 

 Melons, each ... 10-30 



Peaches, dozen ... 2 0-10 

 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 2 0-30 

 — St. Michael, each 2 0- 5 U 



SEEDS. 



London : August 15. — Messrs. John Shaw & Sons, 

 seed merchants, of 37, Mark Lane, E.C., describe 

 to-day's market as exceedingly firm. The article 

 still most in favour is white Clover seed, in which a 

 further rise is noted. Alsike and Trefoil also tend 

 upwards. New English Trifolium is offering at 

 moderate rates. Samples of new winter Tares and 

 Rye are now coming to market. Lower prices are 

 taken for Canary seed. There is no change in 

 Hemp seed. Blue Peas keep steady. In sowing 

 Mustard and Rapeseed there is no quotable alter- 

 ation. Feeding Linseed is firm. 



CORN. 



-Official statement showing the average 

 price of British corn, imperial measure, in the week 

 ended August 11 :— Wheat, 34s. Gd; Barley, 24s. 9<Z. ; 

 Oats, 18s. For the corresponding week in 1887 : — 

 Wheat, 33s. 3d. ; Barley, 20s. 7d. ; Oats, 16s. lOd. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 



Spitalfields : August 15. — Plentiful supplies of 

 all kinds of fruit, farm and market garden produce ; 

 the demand, however, rather slow. Quotations: — 

 Fruit : Green Gages, 4s. to 5s. per half-bushel ; 

 Cherries, 2s. Gd. to 5s. Gd. per half sieve : Straw- 

 berries, 3d. to Gd. per pound punnet ; black Currants, 

 2s. 3d. to 3s. per half sieve ; red Currants 2s. to 

 2s. 3d. do. ; white Currants, 2s. Gd. to 3s. do. ; 

 Gooseberries, 2s. to 3s. do. ; Plums, English, 3s. Gd. 

 to id. per half-flat or basket ; foreign do., 2s. to 3s. 

 do. ; Pears, 2s. to 3s. per half-bush'il ; Apples, 2s. 6(1. 

 to 3s. (id. do. ; English Tomatos, 4s. to 6s. per peck ; 

 foreign do., 2s. to 3s. Gd. per box. Vegetables : 

 Cabbages, Is. 3d. to 2s. per tally ; Scarlet Runners, 

 4s. per bushel ; Broad Beans, Is. to Is. Gd. do. ; 

 Peas, Is. Gd. to 2s. do. ; do., 3s. to 4s. Gd. 

 per sack ; Vegetable Marrows, Gd. to Gd. per dozen ; 

 frame Cucumbers, 3s. to 4s. Gd. per dozen ; com- 

 mon do., Is. to 2s. do. ; Turnips, Is. Gd. to 2s. Gd. per 

 dozen bunches ; Carrots, Is. to 2s. do. ; spring 

 Onions, Is. 3d. to 2s. do. ; Parsley, 9d. to Is. 3d. do. ; 

 Mint, Is. to Is. Gd. do. ; foreign Onions, 6s. to 7s. per 

 case; do., 4s. to 5s. per bag; Cos Lettuces, Gd. per 

 score ; Endive, Is. to Is. Gd. per doz. ; Walnuts (for 

 pickling), Is. Gd. to 2s. per half sieve ; Mangels, 15s. 

 to 20s. per ton. 



Stratford : August 14. — Supply has been good 

 during the past week, and a fair trade was done at 

 the following prices. Quotations : — Cabbages, 2s. tv 

 to 3s. per tally ; Apples, English, 5s. to 6s. Gd. per 

 bushel ; ditto Bordeaux. 7s. to 8s. per case ; Goose- 

 berries, 2s. Gi. to 3s. per half sieve ; Currants, black, 

 3s. to 3s. Gd. do. ; red, 2s. Gd. do. ; Dutch Plums, 2s. 

 per bushel ; Pears, 2s. to 3s. 3d. do. ; Tomatos, 

 Is. to 3s. per box ; Green Gages, 3s. to 3s. 3d. per 

 flat. 



POTATOS. 



Borough and Spitalfields : August 14. — The 

 blight continuous to interrupt the trade/which is ex- 

 tremely dull and irregular; lower prices in many 

 cases taken, but not shown in the extreme quota- 

 tions. Regents, 65s. to 75s. ; — Shaws, 60s. to 70s. ; 

 Hebrons, 70s. to 84s. ; kidneys, 70s. to 80s. per ton. 



Spitalfields : August 15. — Quotations : — Beauty 

 of Hebron, 2s. to 2s. Gd. ; Early Rose, Is. Gd. to 

 2s. 6. ; English Regents, 3s. to 3s. Gd. ; do. kidneys, 

 3s. to 4s. ; Jersey do., 3s. to 4s. ; do. flukes, 3s. Gd. to 

 4s. Gd. ; Cherbourg flukes, 3s. to 4s. per cwt. 



Stratford: August 14. — Quotations: — Myatt's, 

 55s. to 80s. ; Beauty of Hebron, 40s. to 70s. ; Early 

 Rose, 35s. to 50s. and Regents, 60s. to 70s. per ton. 



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



HAY. 



Averages. — The following are the averages of the 

 prices obtained at the various metropolitan markets 

 during the past week : — Clover, prime, 98s. to 

 137s. ; inferior, 76s. to 86s. ; hay, prime, 94s. to 

 130s. ; inferior, 70s. to 84s. ; and straw, 26s. to 48s. 

 per load. 



