February 3, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 



79 



J-b 



The resignation of the hon. secretary, Mr. 

 Weathers, was accepted, after Mr. Watson and 

 the Chairman had paid tributes to his work on 

 behalf of the association, and, on the proposition 

 of the Chairman, the Gold Medal of the associa- 

 tion was voted to Mr. We. hers amidst hearty 



applause. 



In returning thanks, Mr. Weathers stated that 

 he would be happy, as in the past, to do all in his 

 power to further the interests of the B.G.A. 



The Chairman announced that the executive 

 council, acting on the rules and the powers 

 granted to them, had asked Mr. A. E. Cresswell 

 to undertake the duties of secretary pro tern, and 

 Mr. Cresswell had accepted. 



DEBATING SOCIETIES. 



BATH GARDENERS'.— At the meeting of this asso- 

 ciation, held on Thursday evening, 11th ult., a paper was 

 read by Mr. H. Chandler (of Messrs. Blackmore & Langdon, 

 Twerton Hill Nurseries). Mr. Chandler had previously 

 lectured to this society, the last paper which he prepared 

 being also on the Carnation. On this occasion Mr. 

 Chandler discussed the culture of perpetual-flowering 

 Carnations. Mr. Chandler stated that the best method 

 of propagation was by cuttings, which should be taken 

 for general purposes from January to March. The best 

 shoots for the purpose were found at the base of the flower- 

 ing stems. They should be inserted in small pots, three 

 or four being arranged around the edge of each pot. The 

 compost employed should be composed of equal parts of 

 loam and sand. After watering the plants they should be 

 plunged in a gentle bottom heat, which should not exceed 

 60°. After a tew days, ventilation may be given and the 

 amount of fresh air gradually increased, until after two 

 weeks, the lights may be dispensed with altogether. When 

 rooted, the cuttings should be transferred to 3-inch pots. 

 The second pottings should be in 4J-inch or 5-inch pots. By 

 the end of April the plants may be placed in cold frames. 

 Care should at first be exercised in the amount of air 

 allowed. When the young plants are about 6 inches or 8 

 inches high they should be cut back to about the fourth 

 joint, and all shoots should be pinched back to the fourth or 

 fifth joint until the end of June. The plants should be housed 

 about the first week in September. The night temperature 

 should range from 45° to 50°, rising to 60° by day. Air 

 may be admitted to the house, except when very severe 

 frosts prevail. As soon as the pots become full of roots, 

 weak liquid manure should be given, and occasionally some 

 artificial fertiliser. 



The usual fortnightly meeting of this society was 



held on the 22nd ult, Mr. T. Farrott presiding. Mr. Robb 

 read a paper on *' Chrysanthemum Culture," dealing with 

 the cultivation of the Chrysanthemum. At the conclusion of 

 the paper an interesting discussion followed. Four new 

 mrmVrs were elected. The annual outing will take the 

 form of a visit to the Royal International Horticultural Exhi- 

 bition to be held at Chelsea in May. 



WARGRAVE AND DISTRICT GARDENERS'. 



At the meeting of this association held on January 24, a 

 lecture on " Roses " was delivered by the Rev. F. Page- 

 Roberts, ex-president of the National Rose Society. After 

 the lecturer had given a short account of the Mendelian 

 theory and hybridising Roses he dealt with soils, and gave 

 advice as to what Roses to plant in different soils. The way 

 to form a Rose bed or Rose garden was next described, and 

 the principles of manuring, watering, pruning and budding 

 were explained in detail. The many enemies of the Rose, 

 with the best remedies for dealing with them, were next 

 brought under review, and the lecturer showed 50 fine lantern 



views of Roses. Rose gardens and specimen exhibition 



cowers. 



^ R Fc£> DIN ? GARDENERS'.-The opening meeting of 

 the 1912 session was lield on Monday the 22nd ult.. the 



MtVt e u' » n , F - B " £t rfitt ' occu Pying the chair. Mr. W. 

 Marshall, Henley-on-Thames, showing lantern views of 



^I/k " P h o">g«»Pj»y- A large audience was aug- 

 Wit,? \ m f emberS . of th \ Reading Natural History 



tU, W v b Tt\, U ?K y - members with their president 

 (Mr. W. L. Butler) being present. Several of the horti- 

 cultural students from the University College were also 

 amonj,< the company. J v-ui.cge were aiso 



BAUGHURST AND TADLEY GARDENERS' - 



The annua! meeting of this society was held on January 11 

 Mr. P, Stokes, of Inhurst House/presided. The balance^ 

 sheet was approved. The re-electioa of officers and com- 

 mittee ook place with one exception, Mr. Wells of TadC 

 takmg the place of Mr. A. Stacey, who had ?ef t* the ne lh- 

 bourhood. The seventh exhibition was fixed for Jul, "aj? 



RA V l EY ?. R,DGE AND °'STRICT HORTICUUTU- 



RAL " -This society commenced the new vear with <Jreat 



opening' me^T^T **« ^ -emb^^esTiUaffhe 

 den fli ?i R 2 we ? resld ed. Mr. Mills, the Gar- 



" Soring flowerin^'p?' , Cr< 7 do "' delivered a lecture on 



Ga£ ens '" iTlustrf Ja T* f ° f i^ ing Beddin 8 and Rock 

 uamens, illustrated by over 100 lantern slides. 



„ ^ ft ' ST ,°}- AND DISTRICT GARDENERS' -A 



11 "as htlt m A eetJ p g ° f th i S ^sociation was E held on 



Mr '»-", S^WWaffi 

 and vapour! " WaS Chiefly infl «enced by sunshine 



OXFORD AND DISTRICT GARDFNfdc -rh» 



MARKETS. 



COVENT GARDEN, January 31. 



[We cannot accept any responsibility for the subjoined 

 reports. They are furnished to ys 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*sand24's 

 Carnations, p. doz. 



blooms, best 



American var. 



— smaller, per 

 doz. bunches 



— Carola, crim- 

 son, extra large 



Eucharis, per doz, 

 F re e si a refracta 



alba, p.dz. bun. 



Gardenia, per doz. 



Helleborus (Christ- 

 mas Roses), p. 

 dozen 



Hyacinth (Roman), 

 pr. doz. bnchs. 



Lilac, per bunch 

 white 



— mauve 



Liliam auratum 



er bunch 

 o ngifl orum, 

 long, per doz. 



— short, per doz. 



— 1 a nci folium 

 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. 

 5 0-60 



3 0-40 



16-20 





16-20 

 18 0-21 



6 

 2 0- 



1 6- 



6 0- 



2 6 



•2 

 9 





 



I 



16-20 

 6 0-80 



2 6-80 



3 0-36 



4 0-50 



4 0-5 



4 0-4 



2 0- 

 1 6- 



2 

 2 





 6 



6 

 





2 

 9- 



1 u 



15 0-18 



10 0-12 



8 — 



2 0-26 



Narcissus, per doz. 

 bunches : 



— Double Van 

 Sion 



— Golden Spur... 



— Henry Irving 



— Paper white ... 



— Poeticus 



— Princeps 



— Sir Watkin ... 



— Soleil d'Or ... 

 Orchids, Cattleya, 



per doz. 



— Odontoglossum 

 crispum 



Pe 1 a rgon i u m s, 



&dz. bunches : 

 ouble Scarlet 

 Roses, 12 blooms, 



— Brides maid, 



— C. Mermet 



— 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. 



4 

 4 



2 

 2 

 3 



8 



4 

 1 



0- 

 0- 

 6- 

 6- 

 0- 

 6- 

 0- 

 0- 



6 



5 



3 



3 



4 



5 



6 

 1 6 



.. 12 



3 0-40 



8 0-12 



4 

 4 

 5 



0- 

 0- 

 0- 



5 



5 



6 



5 0- 

 2 6- 

 5 0- 

 9 0-10 

 2 0- 



8 



3 6 



6 







1 

 1 

 1 



0- 

 0- 

 3- 



1 

 1 

 1 



6 

 6 

 6 



7 0-80 



7 0-90 



8 10 



8 0-90 



9 0-15 



13-20 



• • • 



3 0-40 

 2 0-20 



Cut Foliage, Ac: Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 



A d i an t urn Fern 

 (Maidenhair), 



best, per doz. 



bunches 

 Agrostis (Fairy 



Grass), per dz 



bunches 

 A sparagus plu- 



mosus, long 



trails, pr. J doz. 



— medium, doz. 



bunches 



— Sprengeri 



Carnation foliage, 

 doz. bunches... 



6 0-80 



2 0-40 



16-20 



12 0-18 

 10 12 



4 — 



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 



s.d. s.d. 



. 12 0-15 



3 0-12 



10-16 



60 - 



60 - 

 I — 



10-13 



Plants In Pots, Ac. : Average Wholesale Prices. 



6 0-70 







s.d. s.d. 

 Aralia Sieboldii, p. 

 dozen 



Araucaria excelsa, 



per dozen ... 18 0-21 



Asparagus plumo- 

 sus nanus, per 

 dozen 10 0-12 



— Sprengeri ... 8 0-90 



Aspidistra, p. dz., 



green 21 0-30 



— variegated ... 30 0-60 

 Azaleas, per 



dozen 36 0-42 



Cocos Weddeli- 

 ana,per dozen: 



— 60's 



— larger, each ... 

 Croton, per dozen 

 Cyperus alterni- 



folius, per doz. 



— laxus, per doz. 



Daffodils, per 



dozen 6 0- 8 C 



Dracaena, green 



per dozen 

 Ericas, per dozen : 



— hyemalis 



— alba 



Ferns, in thumbs, 



per 100 



— in small and 



s.d. s.d. 



6 0-12 V 



2 6-10 6 



18 0-30 C 



5 0- 6 C 

 4 0- 5 ( 



... 10 0-12 ( 



10 0-12 ( 

 10 0-12 ( 



8 0-12 



• t • 



12 0-20 ( 



60 - 



8 12 

 10 0-18 



9 0-12 



6 0-80 

 2 6-76 



Ferns, in 48's, per 

 dozen 



— choicer sorts 

 per dozen 



— in 32s, pr. doz. 

 Ft cos elastica, per 



dozen 



Geonoma gracilis, 

 60's, per dozen 



— larger, each ... 

 Hyacinths white & 



clrd.,p. dz. pots 10 0-12 



Kentia Belmore- 

 ana, per dozen 



— Fosteriana, 

 60's, per dozen 



— larger, per doz. 



I.atania borbonica, 



per dozen 

 [.ilium 1 o n g i - 

 florum, per 

 dozen 20 0-24 



— lancifolium ru- 

 brum in pots, 



Fer dozen 

 a n c i f o 1 ium 

 alba 



Marguerites, white, 



per dozen 

 Pandanus Veitchii, 



per dozen 

 hcenix rupicola, 



each 



5 0-42 



4 0-60 

 18 0-60 



12 0-30 



15 18 



.. 15 0-18 



8 0-10 



...' 36 0-48 



large 60' s 



Fruit: Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 



2 6-21 



Apples (English 

 cookers) per 



bushel 



— Nova Scotian, 



per barrel 



— Cal i f ornian 



Newtowns, pr. 

 case 



s.d. s.d. 



4 0-76 

 13 0-20 



9 0-12 6 



Apples (Canadian), 



per barrel ... 20 — 



— Oregon (Hood 



River), p. case 16 0-18 6 



— American, per 



barrel 20 0-32 



Apricots (Cape), p. 



~ ..60-70 



Fruit: Average Wholesale Prices (continued). 



s.d, s.d. 

 Bananas, bunch : 



— Doubles ... 10 12 



it 



... 



n 



No. 1 

 Extra 



— Giant 



— Loose, per dz. 



— Red coloured... 



— Jamaica Giants, 

 per ton 



— Jamaica Ordi- 

 nary, per box 

 (9 doz.) 



Cranberries, per 

 case (30 qts.)... 



— Cape Cod, per 

 case (30 quarts) 



Dates (Tunis) doz. 

 boxes 



Grape Fruit, case: 



— 96's 



— SO's 



— 64's 



— 54's 



Grapes 



8 0-10 



10 0-12 



14 18 



6-10 



5 6-66 



£10-^12 



4 0-50 



10 0-11 

 9 6- 



4 6-56 



Nuts, Spanish, per 



* c» L- «\ ••• •-• 



— Barcelona, per 

 bag 



— Chestnuts, per 



bag 



Cocoa nuts 



(100) ... 



English 



per lb.... 



Wain 



(Naples) 



dried, 



s.d. s.d. 



40 42 



. 35 6-36 6 



3 6-19 



Cobs 



u t s 

 kiln 



c w t. 



18 0-23 

 5-06 



• tt 



• « * 



18 0-24 



(English), 

 per lb. : 



— Muscat of Alex- 

 andria 



— Cannon Hall 

 Muscat 



— Black Alicante 



— GrosColman... 



— (Belgian), Gros 

 Colman, p. lb. 



— Almeria, p. brl. 



Per dozen lbs. 

 Lemons : 



— (Naples), case 26 0-30 



— Messina, per 



case 6 0-15 



Limes, per case ... 4 — 

 Mangoes, per doz. 4 0-60 

 Nuts, Almonds, per 



bag 62 6 — 



Brazils, new, 



perewt. ...85 0-100 



3 0-80 



4 0-10 

 14-26 

 10-26 



9-13 



11 6-15 6 



3 0-46 



P c 



— French Gren- 

 obles, per bag 



— Boeris, per bag 



Nectarines (Cape) 



per box 

 Oranges, Jamaica 



er case 

 alifornian ... 



— Denia, case ... 



— Valencia 



— Jaffa, per case 



— Mandarins, 

 per box 



— Bitter, psr J 

 chest ... 



— Seville Sour 

 J chest 



Peaches (Cape), pr. 



case 



Pears (Californian), 



per case 



— Glou Morceau 



— Easter Beurre 



— Winter Nelis 



— (American) per 

 barrel, 180 lbs. 



— cases 



Pineapples, St. 



Michael 

 Plums (Cape), per 

 case 



— Apple, per box 



54 - 



6 6-70 



6 0-70 



15 0-19 



9 0-11 

 18 0-20 

 14 0-33 6 

 10 0-12 



9 6- 



6-36 



.. 16 0-18 6 

 r 

 .. 15 0-18 



4 0-80 



10 6 16 6 



11 6-12 6 



8 6 — 



12 6-13 6 



25 0-26 

 7 — 



2 6-40 



2 6-60 

 10 0-12 



Vegetables : Average Wholesale Prices. 



Artichokes(Globe), 

 per dozen 



— Ground, per 

 J bushel 



Asparagus, Sprue.. 



— Cavaillon 



— Paris Green ... 



Beans, Madeira, per 

 basket ... 



• • • 



Guernse 



Dwarf, per lb. 



Beetroot, p. bshl. : 



— Long 



Brussel Sprouts, 

 per & bushel ... 



— half bags 

 Celeriac, per doz. 

 Cabbages (English), 



per tally 

 Cauliflowers, p. dz. 



— (Italian), p. pad 



— (Cornish), per 



Llal6 ••• ••« 



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 



s.d. s.d. 



3 0-40 



10-13 



9 — 

 :J — 



4 6-50 



4 0-60 

 3 6-40 



2 6-30 



16-20 



3 6-40 

 2 6-30 



4 0-80 

 2 6-36 

 16-20 



9 0-11 



... 10 0-14 



12 0-18 



16-20 



3 0-40 



4 0-50 

 4 — 



9 0-15 

 2 — 



16-20 



70 - 



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 





Parsley, ^ 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), 



per dz. bunches 



— bags (washed) 



— (unwashed) ... 

 Turnip Tops, per 



bag ... 



Watercress, p. dz. 



bunches 



s.d. s.d, 



11 0-12 

 2 6-30 



10-13 



6 0-70 

 10-1 8 

 10-16 



8 0-86 



9 0-96 



7 6-80 



2 0-26 



3 0-36 

 5 0-56 



10-1 



10-1 

 7 0-10 



4 0-50 



9-10 



12 0-15 



2 0-26 

 4 0-46 



3 6-40 

 2 6-3 

 6-0 64 



Remarks Supplies of hot-house Grapes are scarcer, and 



a general rise in their prices is anticipated. Consignments 

 of Cape fruits received this week per ss. *' Edinburgh 

 Castle " amounted to 8,483 boxes, consisting of Pears, 

 Peaches, Apricots, Plums and Nectarines. Shipments of 

 fruits from other countries amounted to 10,000 packages, 

 consisting principally of Anples. Only Bramley's Seedling 

 and Dumelow's Seedling (Wellington's) are available from 

 home sources. Teneriffe Tomatos are available in fairly 

 large quantities, some of the samples being quite equal to 

 home-grown produce, Supplies of vegetables have de- 

 creased during the past week, consequently their prices 

 have increased. A continuance of the present wintry 

 weather will no doubt bring about an improvement in trade. 

 E. H. R. t Covent Garden, January 31, 1912. 



Potatos. 



Kents— 



Queen's ... 

 Up-to-Date 

 Lincolns- 

 Up-to-Date 

 British Queen 

 King Edward 



Epicure ... 

 Northern Star 



Evergoods 



• • • 



perewt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



4 0-46 

 4 0-46 



4 0-46 

 3 9-46 

 3 6-43 

 3 0-36 

 2 9-36 

 2 9-36 



Lincolns — 



Maincrops 

 Blackland-s 



Bedfords- 

 Up-to-Date 

 Puritan ... 



Dunbars— 



Up-to-Date 

 Maincrop 



per cwt 

 s.d. s.d. 



4 0-43 

 2 6-33 



3 9-40 



4 0-43 



4 9-53 



5 3-56 



Remarks.— Trade has improved a little. Supplies are 

 not quite so large and prices for best quality tubers are 

 slightly firmer. Edward /. Newborn^ Covent Garden and 

 St. Pancras, January 31, 1912. 



