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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[Decembeb lo, 1888. 



FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 



Spitalfields : Dec. 12 — Good supplies of all 

 kinds of fresh vegetables, Apples, Pears, &c. Trade 

 still very heavy. Quotations : — Pears, 3s. to 6s. per 

 bushel ; English Apples, 2s. Qd. to 6s. do. ; do., Is. 3d. 

 to 3s.. per half-bushel ; American do., 10s. Qd. to 21s. 

 per barrel ; Guernsey Broccoli, 5s. to 7s. per tally ; 

 Cauliflowers, is. to 6s. do. ; Cabbages, Is. Qd. to 2s. 

 do. ; Savoys, Is. dd. to 2s. Qd. do. ; Spinach, Is. Qd. to 

 Is. 9d. per bushel ; Brussels Sprouts, Is. to Is. 3d. 

 per half-sieve ; Parsnips, Qd. to Sd. per score of 22 ; 

 Seakale, Is. 3d. to Is. Qd. per punnet ; Greens, Is. to 

 Is. 3d. per dozen bunches ; Turnips, Is. Qd. to Is. Qd. 

 do.; Carrots, Is. 3d. to Is. Od. do.; Horseradish, 

 Ud. to Is. 2d. per bundle ; Celery, 8s. to 12s. per 

 dozen bundles ; English Onions, 4s. to 5s. per cwt. ; 

 Belgian do., 2s. dd. to 3s. per bag ; Dutch do., 3s. to 

 3s. Qd. do. ; pickling do, 4s. dd. to 5s. Qd. do. ; En- 

 dive, Is. Qd. to 2s. per dozen ; Carrots, 24s. to 30s. 

 per ton ; Mistleto, 20s. to 30s. per large crate ; do., 

 6s. Qd. to 10s. per small crate ; Parsley, Is. Qd. per 

 dozen bunches. 



Stratford, Dec. 11. — Both trade and supply have 

 been good during the past week : — Cabbages, 2s. to 

 3s. per tally; Savoys, Is. Qd. to 3s. lo. ; Cauliflowers, 

 Is. to Is. Qd. dozen ; Turnips, 25s. to 45s. per ton ; 

 Carrots, houshold, 26s. to 32s. do. ; do , cattle feed- 

 ing, 22s. to 26s. do. ; Mangels, 16s. to 18s. do. ; 

 Swedes, 17s. to 20s. do. ; Onions, Dutch, 3s. to 

 3s. Qd. per bag ; Watercress, 6c'. per dozen ; Apples, 

 English, 3s. to 3s. Qd. per bushel ; Chestnuts, 8s. to 

 9s. per bag ; Lemons, 5s. Qd. to 7s. per box ; Beet- 

 root, 2s. per dozen bunches ; Parsnips, 8d. to lOd, per 

 score ; Celery, per roll, Is. ; Carrots, 2s. to 2s. Qd. per 

 dozen bunches ; Parsley, 2s. do. ; Holly, Qd, to Is. per 

 bundle; Horseradish, Is. to Is. 2d. do. 



POTATOS. 



Borough and Sfitalfields : Dec. 11.— For best 

 qualities the market is firm, but other sorts are dull 

 of sale. — Regents, Scotch, 80s. to 115s. ; English, 

 60s. to 85s. ; Hebrons, 65s. to 110s. ; Magnum Bonums, 

 60s. to 100s. per ton. 



Spitalfields : Dec. 12. — Quotations : — Beauty of 

 Hebron, 90s. to 100s. ; Magnums, 65s. to 85s. ; Im- 

 perators, 75s. to 85s. ; Champions, 60s. to 65s. ; 

 and Regents, 85s. to 100s. per ton. 



Stratford : Dec. 11. — Quotations : — Regents' 

 80s. to 110s. ; Bats, light soil, 60s. to 90s. ; do., dark 

 soil, 55s. to 70s. ; Beauty of Hebron, 65s. to 70s. ; 

 Scotch Magnums, 80s. to 100s. per ton. 



Imports. — The imports into London last week con- 

 sisted of 11,606 bags from Hamburg, 151 from 

 Rotterdam, 576 from Stettin, 4 from Ostend, and 55 

 boxes from Malta. 



HAY. 



Averages. — The following are the averages of the 

 prices obtained at the various metropolitan markets 

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

 to 147s. new, 80s. to 110s. ; inferior, 30s. to 75s. ; 

 prime meadow hay, 115s. to 135s. ; good new hay, 

 60s. to 100s. ; inferior, 30s. to 75s. ; old straw, 40s. 

 to 48s. ; new, 28s. to 42s. per load. 



Notices to Correspondents. 



Agricultural Chemistry and Vegetable Phy- 

 siology : A. N. J. W. Either at the Birkbeck 

 Institution, Chancery Lane, W.C. ; or at the Poly- 

 technic, Regent Street, W. 



British Plants : H. L. We do not know of any 

 one who grows complete collections of these 

 plants for sale. You might find many at Mr. 

 Ware's nursery, Tottenham, N. 



Carnations Diseased : T. D. The Carnations are 

 infested with microscopic eel-worms, called nema- 

 todes. The disease is almost identical with one 

 of the worst forms of Cucumber-disease. For 

 description and illustration of Carnation-disease 

 see Gardeners' Chronicle of December 3, 1881, 

 p. 721. 



Effects of Frost : A. B, The Cherry Laurel (not 

 Bay Laurel) leaves sent have been injured by frost. 



Erratum. — At p. 678, col. a, for " sample of Solo- 

 mon," read Temple of Solomon. 



Names of Plants : J. E. 1, Thuiopsis borealis 

 variegata ; 2, Cupressus Lawsoniana erecta viridis ; 



3, C. L. lutea ; 4, Abies Pinsapo ; 5, Tsuga Mer- 

 tensiana ; 6, Pinus Strobus. — E. B. 1, Cupressus 

 sempervirens ; 2, Juniperus ; 3, Thuiopsis dola- 

 brata ; 4, Cupressus Lawsoniana ; 5, perhaps 

 Picea Alcockiana, but impossible to say from the 

 specimen sent; 6, Juniperus; 7, Retinospora 

 filifera ; 8 and 9, Juniperus ; 10, Sciadopitys verti- 

 cillata, variegated form; 11, Tsuga japonica, pro- 

 bably ; 12, Juniperus ; 13, a variety of Thuia 

 orientalis ; 14, Cryptomeria japonica ; 15, Thui- 

 opsis borealis ; 16, Retinospora pisifera. Another 

 time do not send more than six. The Junipers 

 we cannot name. — E. L. Pittosporum tenui- 

 folium. — Hy. Corder. Odontoglossom Insleayi, 

 probably.— N. N. E. Next week.— W. P. J. 

 Odontoglossum crispum, yellow tinted ; it may not 

 be constant. — J. P. 1, Zygopetalum Mackayi ; 2, 

 Maxillaria gracilis. — H. J. E. Nerine humilis. — 

 J. M. L. Pretty, but nothing remarkable. — W. 

 H. K. Epidendrum cochleatum. — 8. Taylor. 

 Canavalia ensiformis. 

 Names of Fruits : J. H. I. 53, Warner's King ; 

 others so much bruised that they cannot be iden- 

 tified.— J". E. P. 1, King of the Pippins ; 2, Ecklin- 

 ville Seedling. 



Orchids : J. P. Dendrobium luteolum does best in 

 a basket in the warm house. If you would make 

 a good show of the plants, place them together. 

 Zygopetalum Mackayi should be kept tolerably 

 dry in a cool house whilst flowering. We advise 

 you to buy a manual on Orchid growing. 



Petroleum Stoves: Correspondent. There is Rip- 

 pingille's hot-water apparatus, as advertised in 

 our columns. Apply to the Albion Lamp Co., 

 Aston Brook Works, Birmingham. 



Vines : Grapes. It is usual to build a wall round a 

 Vine border, to prevent the roots straying into 

 the adjoining land ; but it is of questionable use, 

 except in the case of the neighbouring soil being 

 of bad quality. The conditions of a small walled- 

 in area are not so healthy as those of an uncon- 

 fined one. Numerous cases can be cited of Vines 

 which have borne excellent crops, and the gar- 

 dener has not been able to say where their roots 

 were, and contrariwise, the whereabouts of every 

 root almost is known, and the crop is of miserable 

 quality. Foster's Seedling, Black Hamburgh, and 

 Lady Downe's, will do very well together in the 

 same house, but Madresfleld Court would be better 

 by itself — or at any rate where it could be afforded 

 more heat than is necessary for the others. 

 — Enquirer. The roots have been long dead, and 

 are covered with small insects ; but these are not 

 the cause, but the result of decay. Examine the 

 border. The state of the soil anl drainage may 

 be at fault. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Ewing & Co., Sea View Nurseries, Havant — Cheap 

 Collections of Roses. 



R. Gilbert, Burleigh Gardens, Stamford— Straw- 

 berries and Novelties. 



Curtis, Sandford & Co., Devon Rosery, Torquay — 

 Trees, Shrubs, Alpines, &c. 



Samuel Fox Armitage, High Street, Nottingham. — 

 Fruit Trees, Roses, &c. 



Dicksons & Co., 1, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, N.B. 

 — Fruit Trees. 



Laing & Mathee, Kelso, N.B. — Carnations and 

 Picotees, &c. 



Communication's Received.— M. Dunn.— N. E. B.— P. L. S 

 E. J— F. A.— H. M.— F. & P.— Haage & Schmidt.— H. Burry 

 (next week).— W. Fisher.— F. S.— .T. A. H.— W. E.— F. H. 

 — G. M.— Ed. Nicoll.— Messrs. Backhouse. — E. V. & Co — 

 C. C— P. N.-M. D.— E. A. E— .1. B— H. G. Echb. f. (four). 

 — Lucien Linden, Brussels. — J. C. E. — R. D. — W. E — F S 

 & Co.— T. C— J. T. B.— Dicksons— Baron V. Mueller.— H. c' 

 N. V.—W. C. & Sons.— A. N.-G. P. 



Enquiries. 



"£ie that questioneth much shall learn much." — Bacon. 



Scarlet Wallflower. — About three or four 

 months since there appeared an account of such 

 a plant being exhibited at the Royal Horticultural 

 Society, and afterwards advertised in this paper, 

 seed of the above, by a firm of seedsmen. Being 

 desirous of procuring seed, I should deem it a great 

 favour if any of our readers could give me the 

 address. I should also be glad to hear of any novel- 

 ties in Wallflowers, and where seed or plants can 

 be obtained. Arthur. [The term scarlet must be 

 taken relatively.] 



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