March 2, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS 



CHRONICLE. 



145 



this difference is largely due to the different con- 

 ditions under which they are housed, though no 

 doubt there are other reasons. But all this will, 

 no doubt, soon be changed when we adopt the 

 garden city plan of housing, which, after all, is 

 based in its inception on ' the cottage homes of 

 *" I can conceive nothing which would 



have such a potent influence in the bringing 

 about of more temperate habits in the people, 

 of lessening vice and crime, of 



MARKETS 



Fruit : Average Wholesale Prices (continued). 



S.d. s.d. 



COVENT GARDEN, February 28. 



• • • 



• •• 



England.' 



lessening vice 

 that mad rush after 



sport 



crime, 

 which 



staying 

 to 



seems 



have seized our youth, and even some of our 

 elders, in our large towns, than the cultivation 

 of a taste for gardening, and the opportunity to 

 prosecute it in one's own ground, for which the 



offers such an inducement. 



Not 



garden city 



that I condemn sport as such, for in our garden 

 city we would have cricket and football fields, 

 tennis courts and bowling greens, and every 

 facility for healthy recreation by both old and 

 young. But the mode of life would certainly 

 have a steadying influence on our youth, and in 

 what more delightful way could the artizan 

 spend his leisure time than in his garden ? What 

 more wholesome influence could he exert on his 

 children, to say nothing of the benefits which 

 they would derive from it otherwise, than in the 

 cultivation of his plants and flowers." 



©bttuarp 



Thomas Sim. 



Fyvie, 



advanced age. 

 nature, and 



-Mr. Thomas Sim, of Greenmyre, 

 Aberdeenshire, died recently at 



Mr. Sim 



recently at an 

 was a keen lover of 



Cut Flowers, 



Arums (Richardias) 

 Azalea, doz. bnchs. 

 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. 



Fre esia refracta 



alba, p.dz. bun. 



Helleborus (Christ- 

 mas Roses), p. 

 dozen 



Hyacinth (Roman), 

 pr. doz. bnchs. 



Lilac, per bunch 

 white 



— mauve 



Lilium aiiratum. 



per bunch 



— longi riorum, 

 long, per doz. 



— short, per doz. 



— 1 a ncifoli um 

 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 



Narcissus, per doz. 

 bunches: 



— Double Van 

 Sion 



2 0-26 



3 0-36 



26 - 



16-20 

 18 0-21 



60 - 



9 6- a 







16-20 



3 0- 

 3 6- 



2 0- 



1 9- 



3 6- 



2 6- 

 2 0- 

 8 6- 







6- 



9 

 4 



2 



16-20 

 4 0-60 



2 6-30 



3 0-36 



4 0-50 



12 — 

 3 0-40 



Ac.: Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. . 



Narcissus, per doz. 

 bunches : 



— Emperor 



— Empress 



— Golden Spur... 



— Henry Irving 



— Paper white ... 



— Poetic us 



— Princeps 



— Sir Watkin ... 



— Soleil d'Or ... 



— Victoria 



— Carrii 



Orchids, Cattleya, 

 per doz. 



— Odontoglossum 

 crispum 



Pelargoniu m s, 



p. dz. bunches : 



— Double Scarlet 

 Roses, 12 blooms, 



— Bridesmaid, 



— C. Mermet 



— Liberty 



— Niphetos 



— Richmond 



Snowdrops, p. doz. 



bunches 

 Tulips, per bunch : 



— double pink ... 

 yellow 



scarlet 



— p. dz. bunches : 



— white 



— yellow 



— scarlet 



— bronze .. 



— pink 



Violets, per dozen 



bunches 



— Princess of 



Wales, per doz. 

 bunches 



— Parma ... 

 Wallflowers, per 



dozen bunches 



s.d. s.d. 



4 



4 



5 

 2 



4 



A 

 3 

 4 



r> 



o 

 o 



6 

 o 

 o 

 o 





 





 



2 0- 

 1 6- 



3 

 3 



9-13 



4 0--10 

 6 0-80 



8 0-12 



2 6- 

 2 6 



2 6 

 I 0- 



3 



• - - 



• • . 



- - - 



4 0-5 

 4 0-5 

 3 0-6 



2 0-30 



3 0-50 





 

 



Grape Fruit, case: 



— 96's 



— bO's 



— 64's 



— 54 f s 

 Grapes (English), 



ger lb. : 

 lack Alicante 



— tiros Colman... 



— (Belgian), Gros 

 Colman, p. lb. 



— Almeria.p.brl. 11 6-15 6 

 Per dozen lbs. 3 0-46 



— (Cape) per case 



— „ White... 

 Lemons : 



— (Naples), case 26 0-30 



— Messina, per 

 case 



Limes, per case ... 



Mangoes, per dor. 



Melons (Cape) ... 



Nuts, Almonds, per 



If S u 



— Brazils, new, 



Percwt. ...85 0-100 



— Spanish,p. sack 40 -12 

 -- Barcelona, bag 35 6-36 6 



Nuts, Chestnuts, 



per bag ... 3 19 



Cocoanuts, 100 18 0-23 

 English Cobs 



Nuts,French Gren- 

 obles, per bag 



14 0-20 I ~ P°?™« Pe r1 ^ 



Nectarines (Cape) 



per box 

 Oranges, Jamaica 



s.d. s.d. 



6 6-70 

 6 0-70 



4 0-60 





er case 

 alifornian 



Oenia, case ... 

 Valencia 

 Jaffa, per case 



Blood, per case 



M andarins, 



per box 



i 



9 0-10 



20 0-22 



16' 0-34 



10 0-12 



9 6- 



8 0-90 



6-36 



7 6-17 

 4 — 



4 0-60 

 10-1 6 



52 6 — 



10-20 



2 6 



2 6 

 9- 



1 



1 

 1 



1 



0- 

 0- 

 3- 



1 

 1 

 1 



6 

 6 

 6 



15 0-18 



10 0-12 



8 — 





6 0-80 

 6 0-7 

 6 0-8 

 8 0- 9 



6 0-80 

 13-20 



2 0- 2 C 



• • « 



3 0- 

 1 9- 



4 

 2 



4 0-60 



had studied the flora and 

 fauna of the Buchan district of Aberdeenshire. 



2 0- 2 f 



Cut Foliage, Ac: Average Wholesale Prices. 



Many successes followed 

 the hybridisation of 



s.d. s.d. 



his experiments in 

 and he studied 



plants, 



carefully the habits of bees, more particularly^ 

 their relation to cross-fertilisation of plants. For 

 many years he took an active part in the affairs 

 of the local horticultural society, and always 

 tilled a prominent place in the prize lists. 



j ^ A ,\ Garaway — We regret to announce the 

 death of Mr. William Alexander Garaway, of the 

 nrm of James Garaway & Co., Bristol, which 

 occurred suddenly on the 19th ult., at the age of 



I ut; Uarawa y> w "o had been in indifferent 

 neaitn for several months past, had carried on 

 the business since the death of his father. 



Thomas MuiR._Mr. Thomas Muir, gardener 

 to Mrs Hamilton Ogilvy,.Biel, Prestonkirk, died 

 on February 26. Mr. Muir was appointed gar- 

 dener at Bid about 30 years ago, and he has 

 since carried on the work of these beautiful gar- 

 dens with satisfactory results. 



7 0-80 



2 0-40 



Ad ian t um Fern 



(Maidenhair), 



best, dz. bnchs. 

 Agrost is (Fairy 



Grass), per dz. 



bunches 

 Asparag us plu- 



mosiis, long 



trails, pr.Jdoz. 16-20 



— medium, doz. 

 bunches 



— Sprengeri 



Carnation foliage, 



doz. bunches... 4 



s.d. s.d. 



12 0-15 



12 0-18 

 10 12 



Croton foliage, var- 

 ious, per dozen 



bunches 

 Cycas leaves, arti- 



ficial, per doz. 8 0-12 

 Eulalia japonica, 



per bunch 

 Moss, per gross ... 

 Myrtle, dz. bchs. 



(English), 



small-leaved... 

 — French 



Smilax, per bunch 



of 6 trails 



10-16 



60 - 



6 

 I 



10-13 



... 21 



36 

 8 



THE WEATHER 



THE WEATHER IN WEST HERTS. 



Week ending; February 28. 



-The Se^en*'iirm CCM ^5 °J ' unseaso ™ bl Y ™rm weather. 

 rti»rin* P t ^"t wa ™ Period has now lasted three week*, 

 during which time there has not been a single unsM.nnahly 

 cold day, and only one cold night. The^st^wve& 



warmest February night for nine year* ThlTr^f a } ' 



on fivl V° 0t u eep 7 ° u wa ^er, than is seasonable Ram feU 

 on five days but to the total depth of little more than h!?f 



Plants In Pots, A 



s 



Aralia Sieboldii, p. 



dozen 



Araucaria excelsa, 



per dozen 

 Asparagus plumo- 



sus nanus, per 



dozen 



— Sprengeri 

 Aspidistra, p. dz., 



green ... 



— variegated ... 

 Azaleas, per doz. 

 Cinerarias, pr. dz. 

 Cocos Weddeli- 



ana,per dozen: 



— 60's 



— larger, each ... 



Croton, per dozen 



Cy peru s alterni- 

 folius, per doz. 



— laxus, per doz. 

 Daffodils, per 



dozen 



Dracaena, green, 



per dozen 

 Ericas, per dozen : 



— hyemalis 



— alba 



Ferns, in thumbs, 



per 100 



— in small and 

 large 60's ... 



— in 48*s, doz. ... 



c: Average Wholesale Prices. 



.d. s.d. 



6 0-70 

 18 0-21 



s.d. s.d. 



10 0-12 

 8 0-90 



0-30 

 0-60 

 0-42 



0-9 



8 12 

 10 0-18 



9 0-12 

 10 0-12 



6 0-80 

 2 6-76 



6 

 2 



18 

 5 



4 



0-12 

 6-10 6 

 0-30 



0-6 

 0-5 



6 0-80 

 10 0-12 





10 

 10 



0-12 

 0-12 



8 0-12 



12 



6 



0-20 

 — I 



Ferns, choicer 

 sorts, per doz. 



— in82s, pr. doz. 

 Ficus elastica, per 



dozen 



Genistas, 48* s, doz. 

 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. 

 Latania borbonica, 



per dozen 

 Lilium longi- 



florum, p. doz. 20 0-24 



— lancifolium ru- 

 brum in pots, 



Fter dozen 

 a nc i f ol ium 

 alba 



Marguerites, white, 

 per dozen 



Pandanus Veitchii, 

 per dozen 



Phcenix rupicola, 

 each ... 



Spiraea japonica, p. 

 dozen pots 



5 0-42 



4 0-60 

 18 0-60 



12 0-30 



... 15 0-18 



im 



... 15 0-18 

 8 0-10 

 36 0-48 

 - 2 6-21 



10 0-12 



Fruit: Average Wholesale Prices. 



mean duration for the »m peno Mn FibruaU n Si, 



miles an hour-'andnth.^^u 1 * avera g«d about 10 

 reach e d n i8 h0 m U Je s a - n d d ir e n ct!on \^ '"^.SK-ft'S 



Berkhamsted, VXualyTs, W 2 . h ° W by 3 pet Cent - E - »- 



s.d. s.d. 

 Apples (English 



cookers) bushel 6 0-12 

 Nova Scotian, 

 per barrel ... 17 0-22 

 Cal i fornian 

 Newtowns, pr. 



9 0-11 



.. 20 



s.d. s.d. 



• • - 



(Canadian), per 

 barrel ... 

 Oregon (Hood 

 River), per 



10 0-12 



H 18 



6-10 



5 6-66 

 £10-£12 



— American, per 

 barrel ... 



Bananas, bunch: 



— Doubles 



— No. 1 



16 0-18 6 



»i 



.. 20 0-32 



10 12 

 8 0-10 



Bananas, bunch ; 



— Extra ... 



— Giant „ ... 



— Loose, per dz. 



— Red coloured... 



— Jamaica Giants, 

 per ton 



— Jamaica Ordi- 

 nary, per box 

 (9 doz.) 



Cranberries, per 



case (30 qts.)... 10 G-il 



— Cape Cod, per 

 case (30 quarts) 



Dates (Tunis) doz. 

 boxes 



4 0-50 



per lb.... 



Walnut s 

 (Naples) 

 dried, 

 cases ... 



3 



kiln 



cwt. 



• * • 



54 



■Jitter, per 

 chest 



— Seville Sour 

 ^ 4 chest 

 Peacl (Cape), pr. 



case ... 



Pears (Calt fornian), 



per case 



— t >u Morceau 



— Faster Beurre 



— Winter Nelis 



— (American) per 

 barrel, 180 lbs. 25 0-26 



— cases ... 



— (Cape) ... 



Pineapples, St. 



Michael wmm 



Plums (Cape), per 

 case ... 



16 0-18 6 



15 0-18 



8 0-80 



10 6-16 6 



11 6-12 6 



86 - 



12 6-13 f, 



7 

 3 



4 



... 2ft-50 



Apple, per box 

 to 



Vegetables 



Artichokes(Globe), 

 per dozen 



— Ground, per 

 4 bushel 



Asparagus, Sprue.. 



— Cavaillon 



— Laurie 



— Paris Green ... 



Beans, Madeira, per 

 basket 



Strawberries, p. lb.: 



— A quality ... 24 



— Equality ... 16 



Average Wholesale Prices. 



2 0-40 

 5 0-70 



Guernse 

 French 



s.d. s.d. 



3 0-40 



1 — 



9 — 

 30 - 

 5 0-60 



4 6-50 



5 0-80 



Dwarf, 



er lb. 



. per 

 packet, lb. ... 

 Beetroot, p. bshl. : 



J- Long 



Broccoli, sprout- 



ing, per bag ... 



Brussel Sprouts, 



per J bushel ... 



— half bags 

 Celeriac, per doz. 

 Cabbages (French) 



per dozen 



— (English), per 

 „ tally 



Cauliflowers, p. dz. 



— (Italian), p. pad 



— (Cornish), per 



. . crate 



Celery, doz. bndls. 



— (washed), per 



dozen bundles 10 0-16 

 Carrots (English), 

 pr. doz. bun.... 



— per cwt. 



— (washed) p. bag 

 Chicory, per ib. ... 



Cucumbers, p. doz. 

 Kndive, per dozen 

 Greens, per bag ... 



8 0-36 



1 6- I D 



2 0-26 



3 0-36 



16-20 

 2 0-30 



2 6-30 



3 0-86 



6 0-10 

 2 0-26 

 2 0-30 



10 0-12 

 10 0-14 



■ 



16-20 



3 6-46 



4 0-50 

 4 — 



8 0-12 

 2 — 



2 6-36 



Herbs (sweet), 



pkts., p. gros 



Horseradish, li> 

 bund 



Leeks, per doz. ... 

 Lettuce (French), 



per doz. 

 Mint, pr. dz. bchs 



Mushrooms, culti- 

 vated, p. lb. ... 



Mustard and Cress, 



pr. dz. punnets 

 Onions (Dutch) per 



hag ... 



— English 



— (Spanish), per 

 case 



Parsley, A sieve ... 



— per doz. bun. 



Parsnips, per bag 



l*eas(French)p. pad 



— (Guernsey), lb. 

 Radishes(English), 



per dozen 

 Rhubarb, forced, 



per 12 bundles 

 avoys, per tally.. 

 Spinach, per 



bushel 



Seakale, p. punnet 

 Tomatos iCanary 



Islands), per 



bundle 



Turnips (English), 



Eerdz. bunches 

 ags (washed) 

 — (unwashed) ... 

 Turnip Tops, per 

 bag 



Watercress, p. dz. 

 bunches 



s.d, s.d. 



7 0- 



12 0-14 

 2 6- .1 



16-20 



6 0-60 



7-08 

 10-16 



7 6-80 



8 6- 



8 6-96 

 2 0-26 



2 6-30 

 4 6-50 

 6 0-60 



3 6- 



9-10 



8-0 10 

 10 0-12 



8 0-40 

 10-13 



12 0-16 



2 0-26 

 4 6-50 



3 6-40 



2 6-30 

 6-0 6J 



are arriving 

 Home-grown 



Remarks.— Heavy shipments of Apples 

 weekly from Nova Scotia and California, nome-grown 

 Apples are limited to the varieties Bramley"s TeS 

 Dumelow's Seedling (Wellington) and Annfe EHzabeTn*' 

 Prices for both English and Be Igian-grown Gwp„ Lre 

 firmer owing to a gradual Iy-decreasing supply of [he home! 

 grown bunches Two thousand font hundred and nmty- 

 four boxes of Grapes have been received from Cape 

 n^& SS! ,slstin «. Really of the variety Bla?k Her 

 £n ? ,' A ThC . re . mai ? d 5; of lhe consignment of Cape fruits 



Sn3 m1 mamly ° f PlumS ' Pears ' Pea ches, Nectarines 

 and Melons, amounting to about 20.0C0 boxes in all 



rVnm e th M ^ ee " a c T °? sid J erable decrease in supplies 

 from the Canary Islands this week due to the 



stranding of the s.s. "Salerno" off Cape Finisterre 

 with a cargo consisting of 20,000 packages of Banana'' 

 Potatos and Tomatos, valued' appr^iimffely at £12 0?0 

 There was a further heavy loss of Bananas which arrived 

 ISJu*- : Av ondaIe Castle "in an inferior condition through 

 overheating the whole of the bunches being over-ripe A 

 few forced Strawberries are arriving daily from the 



&h g d, h Str i Ct ' The , m £ rke * is Sotted with forced 

 Rhubarb, which can only be cleared at very low rates 



Supplies of forced vegetables are expected to increase daily 

 Outdoor vegetables have been plentiful and their prices are 

 well maintained. E. H. R. ,Covent Garden, February 28 ) 4 12. 



Potatos. 



percwt. 



Rents- 



Queen's ... 

 Up-to-Date 

 Lincolns ■■— 

 Up-to-Date 

 British Queen 

 King Edward ... 



Epicure 



Northern Star ... 

 Evergoods 



VI* 



s.d. s.d. 



4 0-46 

 4 0-46 



3 9-46 



3 9-43 



4 0-46 

 3 0-36 

 3 9-36 

 3 0-39 



! 



Lincolns— 



Maincrops 

 Blacklands 



Bedfords — 



Up-to-Date 

 Puritan ... 



Dunbars— 



Up-to-Date 

 Maincrop 



per cwt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



4 3-46 

 2 9-33 



3 9- 



4 0- 



4 



4 





 3 



5 0- 

 5 3- 



5 

 5 



3 

 6 



9 6 



.. 4 6-56 



^m E ^ RK f*~ Trad n V\u 0t P? d ' and stocks in London are 



still very large. But the bulk cf the tubers are nnlv.f 

 second-rate quality, and best Potatos are notplen kl 



*%£y k SSF* Covent Garden and «• Ksl; 



