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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[November 10, 1888. 



" The rainfall has been rather less than the mean 

 in 'Scotland, N.,' and 'Scotland, W.,' and about 

 equal to it in ' Ireland, N.,' but in all other districts 

 an excess is shown, especially over central and 

 eastern England. 



"Bright sunshine shows a slight increase in the 

 'Grazing Districts," and in the extreme north of 

 Scotland : but has again been very deficient gene- 

 rally. In most parts of England and Scotland, and 

 also in the ' Channel Islands,' the percentage of the 

 possible amount of ^duration bas not exceeded 15 ; 

 but in Ireland it has ranged from 25 to 28, while in 

 ' Scotland, N.,' 38 per cent has been recorded." 



ARKET8. 



MEAN TEMPEKATTTRE OBSERVED AT CH3SWICK DUR- 

 ING THE WEEK ENDING NOV. 17. (AVERAGE OF 

 FORTY-FOUR YEARS.) 



43°.l 



42°.S 



Nov. 15 ... 

 „ 16 ... 



Mean for the week 



42°.2 

 42°.l 



[Accumulated temperature indicates the combined amount and 

 duration of the excess or defect of temperature above or 

 below 32° F. for the period named, and is expressed in Day- 

 degree — a "Day-degree" signifying 1° continued for 

 twenty-four hours, or any other number of degrees for an 

 inversely proportional number of hours.] 





Temperature. 





Above or 

 below the 



Mean for 

 the week 



Nov. 5. 



Accumulated. 



Districts. 



Si 

 < 





lis 



II 



Is™ 

 ll 



5i 



Principal Wheat pro- 

 ducing Districts. 





Day- 

 deg. 



Day- 

 deg. 



Day- 

 deg. 



Day- 

 deg. 



0. Scotland, N. ... 



1 above 



20 



7 



— 246 



+ 208 



1. Scotland, E. ... 



2 above 



23 



4 



— 448 



+ 144 



2. England, N.E. ... 



3 above 



32 







— 513 



+ 79 



3. England, E. 



2 above 



39 







— 391 



+ 197 



4. Midland Cos. ... 



2 above 



33 







— 481 



+ 189 



5. England, S. 



3 above 



50 







— 480 



+ 230 



Principal Grazing, &c., 

 Districts. 













6. Scotland, W. ... 



3 above 



29 







— 367 



+ "93 



7. England, N.W.... 



2 above 



42 



•o 



—■330 



+ 116 



8. England, S.W.... 



1 above 



43 







— -500 



+ 265 



9. Ireland, N. 



2 above 



36 







— 275 



+ 55 



10. Ireland, S. 



1 above 



43 







— 280 



+ 113 



— Channel Islands 



2 above 



69 







— 358 



+ 154 





Rainfall. 



Bright 

 Sunshine. 



Districts. 



» d g 





1 • 



goo 

 5H 



S 



I.J 





Principal Wheat-pro- 

 ducing Districts. 



Tenths of 

 Inch. 





Ins. 







0. Scotland, N. ... 



4 less 



201 



34.0 



38 



28 



1. Scotland, E. ... 



2 more 



172 



24.1 



7" 



30 



2. England, N.E. ... 



6 more 



156 



22.2 



9 



26 



3. England, E. ... 



6 more 



160 



21.4 



8 



30 



4. Midland Cos. ... 



10 more 



144 



20.8 



10 



28 



5 England, S. 



9 more 



150 



23.2 



13 



30 



Principal Grazing, &c, 



Districts. 













6. Scotland, W. ... 



2 less 



160 



33.6 



12 



31 



7. England.N.W.... 



2 more 



163 



24.1 



10 



29 



8. England, S.W.... 



7 more 



167 



28.7 



17 



35 



9. Ireland, N. 



(aver.) 



173 



29.4 



25 



28 



10. Ireland, S. 



1 more 



155 



29.6 



28 



33 



— Channel Islands 



9 more 



184 



25.6 



15 



40 



COVENT GARDEN, November 8. 



[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 only 

 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 les3 can they be taken as 

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



Market quiet, with no alteration. James Webber, 

 Wholesale Apple Market. 



Fbtj it. —Average Wholesale Peices. 



Apples, half-sieve ... 2 0- 4 6 

 — Canada and Nova 



Scotia, per barrellO 0-14 

 Cobs, 1001b.... 105 0- ... 



Grapes, per lb. ... 6-26 



Lemons, per case ...12 0-21 

 Peaches, dozen ... 2 0-60 

 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 16-20 

 Plums, half-sieve ...2 6-4 6 

 — St. Michael, each 2 0-80 



Vegetables.— Average Retail Prices. 



s. d. s. d. 

 Mustard and Cress, 



punnet 4- ... 



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



Parsley, per bunch... 4— ... 



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



kidney, per cwt. 4 0-50 



Artichokes, p. doz..,. 4 0- ... 



Beet, red, per dozen 10-20 



Carrots, per bunch... 6- ... 



Cauliflowers, each ... 3- ... 



Celery, per bundle ...16-2 



Cucumbers, each ... 9- ... 



Endive, per dozen ... 3 0- ... Shallots, per lb. ...0 6-. 



GreenMint, bunch... 6- ... Spinach, perbushel... 2 6- 



Herbs, per bunch ... 6- ... Tomatos, per lb. 



Leeks, per bunch ... 4- ... Turnips, per bunch, 



Lettuce, per dozen... 2 0- 



Mushrooms, punnet 2 6- 



Potatos.— Myatt's finished. Beauty of Hebron, 60s. to 81s. ; 



Regents. 90s. ; and Magnums, 65s. to 80s. per ton. Trade 



much worse. 



Plants in Pots.— Average "Wholesale Prices. 



Aralia Sieboldi, doz. 6 

 Chrysanthems., doz. 4 



— large plants, each 2 

 Coleus, dozen ... 2 

 Cyperus, per dozen . 4 

 Dracaena terminalis, 



per dozen 30 



— viridis, per doz.12 

 Erica hymalis, doz. ..12 



— caffra, dozen ... 9 



— gracilis, dozen... 9 

 Euonymus, in var,, 



per dozen 6 



Evergreens, in var., 

 per dozen ... ... 6 



d. s.d. 

 0-18 



0-9 



0-4 



0-4 



0-12 



0-60 



0-24 



0-24 



0-12 



0-15 



0-18 



0-24 



Ferns, in var., doz. 4 0-18 

 Foliage plants, vari- 

 ous, each 2 0-10 



Ficus elastica, each .16-70 

 Fuchsias, doz. ... 3 0- 6 

 Hyacinths, Roman. 



dozen pots 10 0-12 



Liliums, var., doz. ...18 0-30 

 Marguerites, doz. ... 6 0-12 

 Mignonette, 12 pots 3 0-60 

 Palms in var., each 2 6-21 

 Pelargoniums, scar- 

 let, per dozen ... 2 0- 6 

 Primulas, per dozen 4 0-60 

 Solanums, dozen ... 9 0-15 



Cut Flowers.— Average Wholesale Prices. 



Abutilloos, 12 bun.... 

 Bouvardias, per bun. 

 Camellias, 12 blms. 

 Carnations, 12 blms. 

 Chrysanthemums, 

 12 blooms '..'. 



— dozen bunches... 

 Eucharis, per dozen 

 Gardenias. 12 blooms 

 Heliotropes, 12 spr. 

 Lilium longirlorum, 



12 blooms 



— lancifolium, 12 bl. 

 Hyacinths, Eoman, 



12 sprays a 



Lapageria, 12 blooms 



3 0-60 

 6-10 



3 0-40 



2 0-30 



6-30 



4 0-12 

 4 0-60 



3 0-60 

 6-10 



Marguerites, 12 bun.' 3 

 Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 

 Narcis., paper-white, 



12 sprays ^ 



Pelargoniums, 12 spr. 1 



— scarlet, 12 spr.... 4 

 Primulas, double, 12 



sprayB 1 



Roses, Tea, per doz. 1 



— coloured, dozen. 2 



— red, perdozen ... 



— Safrano, dozen... 1 

 Stephanotis, 12 spr. 4 

 Tuberoses, 12 blms.... 

 Violets, 12 bunches... 1 



— dark, Fr., bunch 1 



— Parme, Fr., bun. 3 



0-16 

 0-3 

 0-4 



SEEDS. 



London : Nov. 7. — Messrs.J John Shaw & Sons, 

 seed merchants, of 37, Mark Lane, E.C., write that 

 the seed market to-day was thinly attended, with 

 scarcely any business doing. The most favoured 

 article of late has been fine French Red Clover seed. 

 Alsike, white, and Trefoil, all keep steady. For 

 Winter Tares lower prices are accepted. There is 

 no change in either Perennial or Italian Rye-grass. 

 Choice blue Peas continue scarce, and command full 

 rates. For Haricot Beans the tendency is still up- 

 wards ; supply continues very short. Bird seeds are 

 slow of sale. Feeding Linseed is firm. 



CORN. 



-Official statement showing the average 

 price of British corn, imperial measure, in the week 

 ended November 3: — Wheat, 32s. 3d.; Barley, 

 28s. \0d. ■ Oats, 16s." 5d. For the corresponding 

 week in 1887 :— Wheat, 30s. 3d. ; Barley; 29s. 7d. ; 

 Oats, 15s. lid. 



FRTJIT AND VEGETABLES. 



Spitalfields : Nov. 7. — Fairly good supplies of 

 all kinds of fresh vegetables, Apples, Pears, Potatos, 



&c. Trade rather slow at following rates : — Fruit : 

 Pears, 3s. to 4s. 6d. per bushel ; Apples, 3s. to 5s. 6d. 

 do. ; do., Is. 9*2. to 2s. 9d. per half-bushel; English 

 Tomatos, 3s. 6d. to 5s. per peck ; American Apples, 

 8s. to 13s. per barrel. Vegetables : Brussels Sprouts, 

 Is. 6d. per half-sieve ; Savoys, 2s. to 3s. per tally ; 

 Cabbages, Is. 9d. to 2s. do. ; Cauliflowers, 2s. to 3s. 6d. 

 do. ; Greens, Is. 6d. to 2s. per dozen bunches ; 

 Turnips, Is. 9d. to 2s. do. ; Carrots, Is. $d. to 2s. do. ; 

 Beetroots, 2s. to 2s. 6d. do.; Onions, Is. 9d. to 2s. 

 do. ; Mint, Is. to Is. 6d. do. ; Parsley, 2s. to 3s. do. ; 

 Celery, 4s. 6d. to 10s. per dozen bundles ; Horse- 

 radish, Wd. to Is. 4dL per bundle ; Spanish Onions, 

 7s. 6d. to 9s. per box ; Belgian Onions, 2s. 3d. to 

 2s. 6d. per bag ; Dutch Onions, 2s. to 2s 6d. do. ; 

 pickling Onions, 4s. to 4s. 6d. do. ; frame Cucum- 

 bers, 4s. to 5s. per dozen ; Endive, Is. to Is. Gd. do. ; 

 Cos Lettuces, Id. to 6*2. per score ; Carrots, 24s. 

 to 36s. per ton. 



Stratford, Nov. 6. — Supply has been good during 

 the past week, and a brisk trade was done at the 

 following prices : — Cabbages, 2s. 6fi. to 3s. 6d. per 

 tally ; Savops, 3s. to 4s. do. ; Turnips, 30s." to 40s. 

 per ton ; Carrots, household, 35s. to 40s. do. ; Man- 

 gels, 14s. to 21s. do. ; Swedes, 16s. to 22s. do. ; 

 Onions, Dutch, 2s. 6d. to 3s. per bag ; do.. Bordeaux, 

 7s. to 9s. per case ; Apples, English, 2s. 9d. to 6s. 6d. 

 per bushel ; Watercress, 6d. per dozen ; Celery, lOd. 

 to Is. per roll ; Cauliflowers, 4s. to 6s. per tally ; Brus- 

 sels Sprouts, 2s. to 2s. 66. per half-sieve ; Carrots, 2s. 

 to 3s. per dozen bunches ; Turnips 2s. to 3s. 6d. do. ; 

 Walnuts, 6s. to 12s. 6d. per bag ; do., 12s. 6<Z. to 16s. 

 per sack. 



POTATOS. 



Borough and Spitalfields : Nov. 8. — The wet 

 weather has to some exsent checked supplies at 

 market, and best samples are firmer. Regents, 

 Scotch, 80s. to 95s. ; English, 65s. to 90s. ; Hebrons, 

 60s. to 110s. ; Magnum Bonums, 60s. to 100s. per 

 ton. 



Spitalfields : Nov. 7.— Quotations : — Magnums, 

 60s. to 80s. ; Imperators, 65s. to 85s. ; Champions, 

 60s. to 65s. ; Regents, 70s. to 90s. ; Beauty of 

 Hebron, 85s. to 100s. per ton. 



Stratford : Nov. 6: — Quotations : — Light Mag- 

 nums. 65s. to 85s. ; do., 60s. to 70s. ; Hebron, 55s. to 

 70s. ; White Elephants, 60s. to 90s. per ton. 



Imports. — 8 bags from Antwerp, 2 bags 15 sacks 

 from Ostend, 26 baskets 12 bags from Rotterdam, 

 1419 bags from Hamburgh, and 23 packages from 

 Flushing. 



HAY. 



Averages. — The following are the averages of the 

 prices obtained at the various metropolitan markets 

 during the past week : — Clover, prime, old, 120s. 

 to 142s. ; new, 80s. to 110s. ; inferior, 45s. to 75s. ; 

 prime meadow hay, 120s. to 130s. ; good new hay, 

 80s. to 100s. ; inferior, 30s. to 70s. ; old straw, 42s. 

 to 48s. ; new, 30s. to 44s. per load. 



Enquiries. 



" He that questioneth much shall learn much." — Bacon. 



Analysis of Soil. — I take the liberty of forward- 

 ing to you a report of an analysis of a sample of soil, 

 and should be glad of the opinions of some of your 

 correspondents as to the suitability of that soil for 

 Vines : — 



Mechanical Analysis. 



Moisture 4*5 



Organic matter and water of combination ... 13*275 



Lime 2-025 



Coarse sand 33'16 



Fine sand and clay, principally line sand ... 47*04 



100-000 

 Chemical Analysis. 



Moisture 4'5 



Organic matter and water of combination ... 13*275 



. Oxides of iron and alumina 5*4 



' Carbonate of lime 2*025 



Magnesia and alkalies, principally magnesia 2*05 



Insoluble silicious matter 7275 



100000 



W. M. [Deficient in potash. Ed.] 



Specimen Apples. — What" English Apple has a 

 heavier weight on "record than the one of Warner's 

 King exhibited by me at Ledbury on October 25 

 last ? The report of that exhibition gave this spe- 

 cimen as weighing over 2 lb., and it was awarded the 

 prize for the largest Apple. (Class 31 of schedule, 

 prize 21s.). Robert Smith. 



