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20, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



47 



MARKETS. 



COVENT GARDEN, January 17. 



[We cannot accept any responsibility for the subjoined 

 reports. They are furnished to us regularly every 

 Wednesday, by the kindness of several of the principal 

 salesmen, who are responsible for the quotations. It 

 must be remembered that these quotations do not repre- 

 sent the prices on any particular day, but only the 

 general averages for the week preceding the date of our 

 report. The prices depend upon the quality of the 

 samples, the way in which they are packed, the supply 

 in the market, and the demand, and they may fluctuate, 

 not only from day to day, but occasionally several times 

 in one day. — Eds.1 



Cut Flowers, &c: Average Wholesale Prices. 



Arums (Richardias) 



Azalea, per dozen 

 bunches 



Camellias, per box 

 of 18'sand 24s... 



Carnations, p. doz. 

 blooms, best 

 American var. 



— smaller, per 

 doz. bunclie? 



— Carola, crim- 

 son, extra large 



Eucharis, per doz, 



1- re e s i a refracta 



alba, p.dz. bun. 



Gardenia, per doz. 



lielleborrs (Christ- 

 mas Roses), p 

 dozen 



Hyacinth (Roman), 

 pr. doz. bnchs. 



Lilium auratum 

 per bunch 



— lo n g i fl orum, 

 long, per doz. 

 short, per doz. 

 1 a n c i f o I i u in 

 alba, long 



— — short 



— speciosum rub- 

 rum, dz. blooms : 



— long 



— short 



Lily of the Valley, 



p. dz. bunches : 



— extra special ... 



— special 



— ordinary 

 Marguerite, per 



doz. bunches : 



— Yellow 



s.d. s.d. 

 2 6-30 



4 0-50 

 1 6- 2 j 



1 6 







18 0-21 



G 



1 

 G 





 



6- 

 0- 



2 

 



9 



16-20 

 6 0-80 



4 0-50 



3 

 3 



2 

 1 



0- 



0- 



3 

 4 



6 



i) 



0-2 6 



6- 2 



2 

 



- 

 9- 1 







15 0-18 



10 0-12 



8 — 



Cut Foliage, 



A d ian t urn Fern 

 (M a idenhair), 

 best, per doz. 

 bunches 



A g rost is (Fairy 

 Grass), per dz 

 bunches 



Asparagus plu- 

 mosus, long 



trails, pr.Jdoz. 



— medium, doz. 



bunches 



— Sprengeri 



Carnation foliage, 

 doz. bunches... 



2 0-26 — 



Ac: Average 

 s.d. s.d. 



Narcissus, per doz. 

 bunches : 



— Golden Spur... 



— Henry Irving 



— Paper white ... 



— Soleil d'Or ... 



Orchids, Cattleya, 

 per doz. 



— Odontoglossum 



crispum 



Pelargoniums, 

 p. dz. bunches : 



— Double Scarlet 



Roses, 12 blooms, 



— Brides maid, 



— C. Merinet 



— Liberty 



— M m e. Abel 

 Chatenay 



— Niphetos 



— Richmond 



Tuberose, gross ... 



— long, p. bunch 



Tulips, per bunch : 



— double pink ... 



yellow 



scarlet 



— pr. doz. bnchs : 



— white ... 



— yellow 



— scarlet 



— bronze .. 



— pink 



Violets, per dozen 

 bunches 



— Princess of 

 Wales, per doz. 

 bunches 



— Parma 



s.d. s.d. 



5 

 3 



1 

 2 



0- 

 0- 

 6- 

 0- 



6 

 4 

 2 

 2 





 

 

 6 



12 



3 0-40 



8 0-12 



4 

 4 

 5 



5 

 2 

 5 



0- 

 0- 



0- 



5 



5 



6 



0-8 

 6-3 6 

 0- 6 







8 

 2 



1 3- 1 

 13-1 

 13-1 



6 

 6 

 6 



.. 10 



6 0-80 



7 0-90 



8 0-10 



9 0-10 

 0-15 



13- 2 



3 



1 



0- 

 6- 



4 

 2 





 



6 0-80 



2 0-40 



16-20 





 



... 12 0-15 



3 0-12 



0-18 

 10 12 



4 0- 



Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d 

 Croton foliage, var- 

 ious, per dozen 

 bunches 



Cycas leaves, arti- 

 ficial, per doz. 



Eulalia japonica, 

 per bunch 



Moss, per gross 



Myrtle, dz. bchs. 

 (English,, 



small-leaved... 

 — French 



Smilax, per bunch 

 of 6 trails 



• • * 



1 

 6 



0- 1 

 



6 



• • « 



6 

 1 





 



10-13 



Plants in Pots, &c. : Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 



6 0-70 

 18 0-21 



10 0-12 

 8 0-9 





 



21 0-30 

 30 0-60 



Alalia Sieboldii, p. 



dozen 



Araucaria excelsa, 



per dozen 

 Asparagus plumo- 



sus nanus, per 



dozen 



— Sprengeri 

 Aspidistra, p. dz., 



green 



— variegated 

 Azaleas, per dozen 36 0-42 

 Cccos Weddeli- 



ana,per dozen: 



— 60's 



— larger, each ... 

 Croton, per dozen 

 Cyclamen, in 4£ 



inch pots (48's), 

 per dozen 



Cyperus alterni- 

 folius, per doz. 



— laxus, per doz. 

 Dracaena, green, 



per dozen 

 Ericas, per dozen : 



— hyemalis 



— alba 



— melanthera ... 

 Ferns, in thumbs, 



Per 100 



— in small and 

 large 60's ... 



6 0-12 



2 6-10 6 



18 0-30 u 



. 10 0-12 



5 0-60 

 4 0-50 



... 10 0-12 



10 0-12 

 10 0-12 ( 

 18 0-24 « 



8 0-12 • 



12 0-20 



Ferns, in 48's, per 

 dozen 



— choicer sorts, 

 per dozen 



— in 32s, per 

 dozen 



Imcus elastica, per 

 dozen 



Geonoma gracilis, 

 60's, per dozen 



j- larger, each ... 



Kentia Belmore- 

 ana, per dozen 



— Fosteriana, 

 60's, per dozen 



— larger, per 

 dozen 



Latania borbonica, 

 per dozen 



Lilium 1 o n g i - 

 fl or u m, per 

 dozen 



— lancifolium ru- 

 brum in pots, 

 per dozen 



— la n c i f o 1 ium 

 alba 



Marguerites, white, 

 per dozen 



Pandanus Veitchii, 



per dozen 

 Phoenix rupicola, 



each 



s.d. s.d. 

 60 



8 0-12 

 10 0-18 



9 0-12 



6 0-80 

 2 6-76 



5 0-42 

 40-6 



18 0-60 

 12 30 



. 20 0-21 



.. 15 18 



m 



... 15 0-18 



8 0-10 



...' 36 0-48 



2 6-21 



Fruit: Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. sTd. 



5 0-70 



Apples (English 



cookers) per 

 bushel 



Cox's Orange 



Pippin, per dz. 3 0-40 



Nova Scotian, 



per barrel 



C al i f or n ian 



Newtown s, pr. 



18 6-20 



9 0-13 



Oregon (Hood 



River), p. case 16 0-20 



Apples (Canadian), 

 per barrel 



— American, per 

 barrel .. 



Apricots (Cape), p 



case 

 Bananas, bunch: 



— Doubles 



— No. 1 



— Extra .. 



— Giant 



— Loose, per dz. 



s.d. s.d. 



»» 



it 



.. 20 — 



.".. 20 0-30 



2 6-80 



10 0-12 



8 0-10 



10 0-12 



14 0- 18 



6-10 



Fruit: Average Wholesale Prices 



s.d. s.d. 



£10-i:i2 



4 0-50 



Bananas, per doz. : 



— Red coloured... 5 6-66 



— Jamaica Giants, 

 per ton 



— Jamaica Ordi- 

 nary, per box 

 (9 doz.) 



Cranberries, per 



case (30 qts.)... 10 0-11 



— Cape Cod, per 

 case (30 quarts) 



Dates (Tunis) doz. 



boxes ... 

 Grape Fruit, case : 



— Ufi's 





96 - 

 4 6-56 



• • ■ 



-- , 



— M)'s 



— 64's 



— 54's 

 Grapes (English), 



per lb. : 



— Muscat of Alex- 

 andria 



— Cannon Hall 

 Muscat 



— Black Alicante 



— Gros Colman... 



— (Belgian), Gros 

 Colman, p. lb. 



— Almeria, per 



barrel 



Per dozen lbs. 



Lemons : 



— (Naples), case 



— Messina, per 

 case 



Limes, per case ... 



Mangoes, per do/. 



Nuts, Almonds, per 



bag 



— Brazils, 

 perewt. 



— Spanish, 

 sack ... 



22 24 



Cobs 



u t s 

 kiln 



c w t. 



• • a 



Gren- 



3 0-80 



4 0-80 

 10-2 6 

 10-26 



9-13 



11 6-15 6 



3 0-46 



26 0-30 



6 0-15 



40 - 



4 0-60 



6 



... 52 



new, 



...85 0-100 



per 



... 40 42 

 Barcelona, per 



bag 35 6-36 6 



(continued). 



s.d. 

 Nuts, Chestnuts, 

 per bag 



— Cocoanuts 

 (100) ... 



— English 

 per lb.... 



— Wain 

 (Naples) 

 dried, 

 cases ... 



— French 

 obles, per bag 



— B o e r i s , per 

 bag 



Oranges, Jamaica 



per case 



— Californian ... 



— Denia, case ... 



— Valencia 



— J a ffa , per 

 case 



— Mandarins, 

 per box 



— Bitter, per 

 chest ... 



Peaches (Cape), pr. 



Cd S G ... ... 



Pears (Californian), 

 per case 



— Glou Morceau 



— Easter Beurre 



— Winter Nelis 



— Doyenne d u 

 Cornice, per 

 case 



— White Cornice 



— (French), per 

 crate 



— (American) per 



barrel, 180 lbs. 



— cases ... 

 Pineapples, St. 



Michael 

 Plums (Cape), per 

 case 



s.d. 



3 6-19 



18 0-23 



5-06 



THE WEATHER. 



1. 

 a 



54 — 

 6 6-70 

 6 0-70 



9 0-11 



15 0-16 



12 0-33 6 

 10 0-12 



9 6- 



6-36 



16 0-18 6 



3 0-60 



10 6 16 6 



10 0-12 6 



80 - 



13 — 



18 

 11 





 



20 



7 6-86 



25 

 7 



0-26 

 — 



2 6-40 



6 0-80 



Vegetables : Average Wholesale Prices. 



Artichokes(Globe), 

 per dozen 



— Ground, per 

 & bushel 



Asparagus, Sprue.. 



— Cavaillon 



— Paris Green ... 

 Aubergines, p. dz. 

 Beans, Madeira, per 



basket 



— Guernsey, 

 Dwarf, per lb. 



Beetroot, p. bshl. : 



— Long 



Brussel Sprouts, 

 per h bushel ... 



— half bags 

 Celeriac, per doz. 

 Cabbages (English), 



per tally 

 Cauliflowers, p. dz. 



— (Italian), p. pad 



— (Cornish), per 

 crate 



Celery, per. dozen 

 bundles 



— (washed), per 

 dozen bundles 



Carrots (English), 

 pr. doz. bun.... 



— per cwt. 



— (washed) p. bag 

 Chicory, per lb. ... 

 Cucumbers, p. doz. 

 Endive, per dozen 

 Greens, per bag ... 

 Herbs (sweet), 



pkts., p. gross 



Remarks. — Black 



s.d. s.d. 

 3 0-40 



1 0- 



9 



3 



4 0- 



1 6- 



1 3 



4 6 

 2 



2 0-50 



3 6-40 

 2 6-30 



1 

 2 



2 



4 

 1 

 1 



0- 1 

 0- 2 

 6- 3 



0- 

 0- 

 6- 



6 

 1 



2 



6 

 6 

 





 8 







5 0-60 



8 0-15 



12 0-18 



2 0-30 



3 0-40 



4 0-50 

 4 — 



12 0-18 

 2 — 

 10-16 



7 — 





Horseradish, 12 



bundles 

 Leeks, per doz. ... 



Lettuce (French), 

 per doz. 



Mint, per dozen 

 bunches 



Mushrooms, culti- 

 vated, p. lb. ... 



Mustardand Cress, 

 pr. dz. punnets 



Onions (Dutch) per 

 bag 



— English 



— (Spanish), per 

 case 



Parsley, J sieve ... 



— per doz. bun. 

 Parsnips, per bag 

 Radishes (English), 



per dozen ■ ... 

 Rhubarb, forced, 



per 12 bundles 

 Savoys, per tally... 

 Spinach, per 



bushel... 

 Seakale, p. punnet 

 Tomatos (Canary 



Islands), per 



bundle... 

 Turnips (English), 



Cerdz. bunches 

 ags (washed) 



— (unwashed) ... 

 Turnip Tops, per 



bag 



Watercress, p. dz. 



bunches 



s.d. s.d, 



11 0-12 

 2 0-26 



10-13 



4 0-50 



8-10 



1 — 



8 0- 



9 0- 



8 6 



9 6 



7 6- 



1 0- 



2 

 5 0- 



8 

 1 6 



5 6 



9- 



1 



10 1 

 5 0-80 



4 0- 



10- 



7 

 -1 3 



.. 12 0-14 



2 

 4 

 3 



0- 

 0- 

 0- 



2 



4 



3 



6 



6 

 6 



2 



... 6-0 61 



Alicante and Gros Colman Grapes are a 

 good supply for the time of year, whilst Muscat of Alex- 

 andria and Canon Hall Muscat are obtainable in fairly large 

 quantities, the prices of the Muscat varieties ranging from 4s. 

 to 10s. per lb. There are large supplies of Gros Colman 

 Grapes from Belgium, and these are selling cheaply. Over- 

 seas arrivals of Apples, Oranges, &c, per ss. " Sardinian " 

 and " New York " amounted to 10,000 packages, the bulk 

 consisting of Apples. A further consignment of Washington 

 Navel Oranges is expected to arrive next week. Ship- 

 ments of fruit received from Cape Colony this week 

 amounted to 10,000 boxes, principally Peaches. The 

 majority of the fruits arrived in a very unsatisfactory 

 condition. Tomatos are arriving from Teneriffe in an 

 excellent condition, and are selling freely. French Beans 

 and Cucumbers are obtainable in only limited quantities, and 

 both are consequently very dear. Seville Sour and Palermo 

 Bitter Oranges are arriving in cases each containing 

 from 200 to 400 fruits. Outdoor vegetables are an almost 

 unlimited supply and prices are low. E. H. R., Covent 

 Garden, January 17, 1912. 



Potatos. 



Rents— 



Queen's 



Up-to-Date 

 Lincolns— 



Up-to-Date 

 British Queen ... 

 King Edward ... 



Epicure 



Northern Star ... 



Evergoods 



per cwt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



40-4 6 

 4 0-46 



4 0-46 



39- 4 6 

 3 6-43 



3 0-36 

 3 9-36 

 2 9-36 



Lincolns— 



Maincrops 

 Blacklands 



Bedfords — 



Up-to-Date 

 Puritan ... 



Dunbars— 



Up-to-Date 

 Main crop 



per cwt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



4 0-43 

 2 6-33 



3 9-40 



4 0-43 



4 6-50 



5 3-56 



Remarks. — Trade is still very quiet, and stocks in London 

 are larger than at any other time this season, but the 

 greater number of the tubers are of inferior quality. Only 

 best Potatos are in demand. Edward /. Newborn, Covent 

 Garden and St, Pancras, January 17, 1912. 



The Following Summary Record of the 



weather throughout the British Islands, for the 



week ending January 13, is furnished from the 

 Meteorological Office: 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



The weather. —A generally unsettled condition prevailed, 

 with much snow and sleet early in the period in the more 

 northern districts, and occasional rain subsequently. In the 

 east and south of England rain was less frequent than else- 

 where. 



The temperature was lower than during preceding weeks, 

 but was again above the average except in England N.E. 

 The highest of the maxima were recorded at most stations 

 either on the 9th or 13th, and were as high as 53° or 54° in 

 most districts. In England N.E., however, there was no 

 higher reading than 48 w . The lowest of the minima occurred 

 on the 8th at almost every station, and ranged from 13° in 

 Scotland E., and 17° in England N.E. to 2^ in Ireland S., 

 and to 35° in the English Channel. The lowest grass readings 

 reported were 10° at Balmoral, 12 Q at Buxton, 15° at Glasgow 

 and Newton Rigg, and 16° at Harrogate. 



The mean temperature of the sea. — On nearly all parts of 

 the coast the water was warmer than during the correspond- 

 ing week of last year, and at most stations it exceeded the 

 average. The means for the week ranged from 49" at Scilly 

 and Salcombe to about 41 w at Cromarty and Burnmouth, and 

 to 40° at Scarborough. 



The rain/all was above the average generally, but below 

 it in Scotland N, and the English Channel, and about equal 

 to it in England S.E. In the northern parts of the kingdom 

 much of the precipitation on Sunday and Monday was in the 

 form of snow. At Crathes as much as 1*78 inch of snow fell 

 on the latter day, followed by 1*06 inch of rain on Wednes- 

 day. In the neighbourhood of Crieff the depth of snow 

 on Monday was 10 inches. 



The bright sunshine was below the normal in the eastern 

 districts, but above it over Ireland, England N.W., and 

 Scotland W. and N. The percentage of the possible duration 

 ranged from 25 per cent in Ireland S. and 21 in Ireland N. 

 and Scotland W. to 11 or 10 overall the eastern and south- 

 eastern counties of England. 



THE WEATHER IN WEST HERTS. 



Week ending January 17, 



The seventh warm and wet week in succession.— The weather 

 has recently been very warm for mid-winter, indeed, during 

 the last seven weeks there have been only four unseasonably 

 cold days, and but five cold nights. In the past week the 

 day temperatures were as a rule only slightly above the 

 average, but several of the nights proved exceptionally warm 

 for the time of year. The ground is now 4 V warmer than is 

 seasonable, both at 1 and 2 feet deep. Rain has fallen on 

 five days of the week, but the total measurement only 

 amounted to half-an-inch. Two gallons of rain water have 

 passed through the bare soil percolation gauge during the 

 week, but only one gallon through the gauge on which short 

 grass is growing. On six days of the week no sunshine at 

 all was recorded, and on the remaning day the duration 

 only amounted to five minutes. The winds proved as a 

 rule light, and the direction exclusively some point of the 

 compass between south and east. The mean amount of 

 moisture in the air at 3 p.m. exceeded a seasonable 

 quantity for that hour by 8 percent. E. M., Betkhamsted. 

 January 17, 1912. 



SCHEDULES RECEIVED. 



Borough of Reigate & District Horticultural Society's 



twenty-sixth annual show, to be held in the grounds of 

 " 1 he Frenches," Redhill, on Wednesday, July 10. Secre- 

 tary, Mr. F. Phillips, The Gardens, Craigendowie, Reigah*. 



Leicester Abbey Park Flower Show, to be held on 



Tuesday and Wednesday, August 6, 7. Secretary, Mr, J t 

 Staynes, Town Hall, Leicester. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED, 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Blackmore & Langdon, Twerton Hill Nursery, Bath — 

 Begonias. 



W. H. & L. Collingridge— Books on Gardening, Live 



Stock, &c. 

 Hallam's, 172, Alcester Road, Moseley— Sweet Peas. 

 Thomas S, Ware, Ltd., Fehham, Middlesex- Begonias. 

 The Tully Nurseries, Kildare, Ireland— Bulbs. 

 Gilbert & Son, Dyke, Bourne, Lincolnshire— Sweet Peas 



and Anemones. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Apples Diseased: G. II. B., Sidcup. An ex- 

 cellent winter wash for fruit trees is 1 lb. sul- 

 phate of copper (bluestone) in 25 gallons of 

 water. This wash must not be used after the 

 buds have commenced to swell. 



Begonia Gloire de Lorraine: II. M. Butter. 

 After the plants have finished flowering, the 

 shoots should be cut back to within 15 inches 

 of the base, and the roots kept comparatively 

 dry. Fresh growths will develop if the plants 

 are syringed frequently, and when the shoots 

 are some 2^ inches long they may be taken off 

 and inserted in sand or leaf-soil, either in pans, 

 pots, or dibbled in a propagating box. Ob- 

 serve the usual conditions for rooting cuttings, 



