March 16, 1912.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



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because they have greater substance and travel 

 best. It is to be hoped that raisers will not 

 trv to increase them in size, for should this 

 occur there will be a danger of losing the stiff, 

 erect stem. I mention this because I have noted 

 that some of the latest varieties from the Con- 

 tinent are larger in size, but the stems are not 

 so good, and, when too large, they lose their de- 

 corative value. This defect may be noted in 

 the varieties Crown Princess Charlotte and 

 Johannesfeur. I only propose to give a short 

 list of the most distinct varieties, believing that 

 in the next few years such a list would be quite 

 out of date : — Maurice Rivoire, Souvenir de Cha- 

 banne, Albert Maumene, Henri Farman, 

 Baron Rothschild, Gallia, Mad. R. Crozy, Ex- 

 position de Lyon, Grand Papa Charmet, Souvenir 

 de Bemadeau, Mad. F. G. Bruant and Mad. 



Perrier ; of the 

 Diamant, Diadem, 

 Leuchtfeur, Mad. 

 krone." 



round-flowered type 

 Burgomaster Siefurth, 



Meteor and 



L. Viger, 



White 

 Betty, 



Rhine- 



The discussion 

 Cheal, who said 

 flowered Dahlias 



was opened by Mr. 

 he considered that 



Joseph 

 Pseony- 

 pos.-essed many useful quali- 

 ties; they were entirely distinct "from the form- 

 ality of the Show Dahlias, looked well from a 

 distance, and filled a useful place in the garden, 

 owing to their strong growth. They were best 

 grown naturally, and were more effective in the 

 garden than on the exhibition stand. The 

 Collarette type was a newer section, and the 



rounded-flowered varieties appealed to him most 

 strongly. 



Mr. J. T. West referred to the first Paeony- 

 flowered Dahlias that were shown under the 



auspices of the Society. He quite agreed with 

 Mr. Riding in not * disbudding the plants. 

 The blooms must stand alone without support to 

 be of value as decorative flowers for the garden. 

 Mr. Stephen Jones referred to the first Collar- 

 ette Dahlia his firm obtained in 1901, at a price 

 of 50s. Collarettes, in the opinion of Mr. Jones, 

 are good decorative flowers, and must be grown 



naturally ; if disbudded the flowers become large 

 and droop. 



Other speakers included Messrs. C. G. Wyatt, 

 J. Emberson, S. Mortimer and C. H. Curtis. 



THE WEATHER. 



THE WEATHER IN WEST HERTS. 



Week ending March 13. 

 Two remarkably calm days.— The past week wa^ sr mewhat 

 variable in temperature, but on the whole rati er warm for 

 tvhJi me * ■ ^ eir » so that the long spell of warm weather 



?«mL ♦ ,n ° ve / fi ^ e wceks ago cannot >' et be said to have 



,H e J! a u ? nd \ Theie , we,e four warm d ays and three 

 co id ones but only two cold nights. The ground has become 



aM anS°o°! er ' ^ ls stil1 3 ° warm er than is seasonable, both 

 dP-,th nf i fee * dee R; Rain fell on thiee days, but to the total 

 Sfeht fJrV'V u a i a " [ nch ' °" one d*y there was a 

 sofuan^h * u haiK JH P e J colation through both the 

 dav &a nf ■ ha * been gradually decreasing for the last four 

 thrnV^K !u * hls mornin g th ete was no measurable quantity 



SUn irfrn gaU * 6 ° n Wh r iCh ^^ *«*" 1S W™***** The 



quanPr, nf a v avera J e fc L r 2? ' ours a da 3'. whic ° is three- 

 seronH \l l" h ?V r \ day shoit of the mean duration for the 

 home w ekl ?, March ' 0l J one da y th e sun shone for 7* 

 aH wai r l V V f ,a r s ? two days of ,he week no sunshine at 

 T ! wo d/vc 6d - Llgl J t K" and ca1mc a * a ru,e Prevailed. 

 thSs-iwnH er #- re ?i arkab, y calm 5 indeed, on the fin t of 



^os- two days for 18 consecutive hours my self recording 



grolTtLr nem ° meter Sh ° Wed ,hat fct *>*« a bove tnl 

 amltof m ; a * S no .rooveir.ent cf the air at all. The mean 



a Tuatlf 1 ' 6 ^^ a,f , at 3 ?P< exceeded a season- 

 -ue quantity for that hour ty eight per c a nt R M 



Berkhamsted, March 13, 1912. P ' 



TRADE NOTICE. 



CHAPLIN BROTHERS, LTD. 

 capUaUf ir^o a Tn e l CO K mpany has been "g^tered with a 





GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 



Mr ^a;e^ H ^ L B vV,n he KT 8 ^"Gardener to the 

 as GardLr n^r^' ^ Menden Hall, near Coventry, 



»fc Jamps w I * CASH ' Esq " R ° Se Hil1 ' Coventry. 



General Foreman^tr^ f ° f , 4 ^ars and 10 months 

 ^n, Eeiwiffi^ a i C r WU i e,lkn ° We t? Garden s, Earl* 



"? ] \ tnd e B\T^ Ha »- Hindlip 



Gardener to thAp-K 1 «" Park ' Gloi >cester shire, as 



Mr Hall, UttJ^? Defby HOn> LCfd HlNDLIP ' bridge 



r, m^ A Ho?° BU r^^ ye3rs Foreman a * Auch " 



JAME30N E SQ I ^f^ 2^1 K Garden « to R. 



I ^sq., Lyicwa, burmbndge, North Devon. 



M A R K E T S. 



COVENT GARDEN, March 13. 



[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.] 



Cut Flowers, &c: Average Wholesale Pri 



ces. 



Arums (Richardias) 

 Azalea, doz. bnebs. 



— mo Its, p. bnch. 



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 s i a rcfracta 



alba, p.dz.bun. 



Gardenias, per box 



of 15<&18blms. 

 Lilac, per bunch 



white 



— mauve 



Lilium auratum 



per bunch 



— lo ngi rl oruin, 

 long, per doz. 



— short, per doz. 



— lane if oliuni 

 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 



Myosotis (Forget- 

 me-not), p. dz. 



bunches 

 NarcissuF, per doz. 

 bunches: 



— Double Van 

 Sion 



— Emperor 



— Empress 



— Golden Spur... 



— Henry Irving 



s.d. s.d. 



2 0-26 



3 0-36 

 16-19 



16-20 



13-16 



10 0-15 



6 — 

 2 6-30 



10-13 



2 6-36 



2 0-26 



3 0-36 



4 0-50 



2 

 2 



2 



a 



0-2 6 

 — 



- 

 0-2 6 



2 







6 — 

 9-10 



• • ■ 



• •« 



15 



10 



8 



0-18 

 0-12 

 — 



2 0-26 



3 0-40 



2 6-30 



3 0-40 

 2 6-30 

 10-16 

 10-131 



Narcissus, per doz. 



bunch e.^ : 



i — C a m pa n e Ua 

 (Odcrus) 



— Poetic us 



— Princeps 



— Sir Watkin ... 



— Victoria 



— fcarrii 



Orchids, Cattleya, 

 per doz. 



— Odontoglossum 



crispum 



Pelargoniums, 

 p. dz. bunches : 



— Double Scarlet 

 Primroses, per doz. 



bunches 

 Roses, 12 blooms, 



— Brides maid, 



— C. Meriuet ... 

 Liberty 



Niphetos 

 Richmond 

 Sunrise 

 Lady Roberts 



— Lady Hilling- 

 don 



— Franz Dec gan 



— Kaiserine 

 Tulips, per bunch : 



— double pink ... 



yellow 



scarlet 



— p. dz. bunches: 



— white 



— yellow 



— scarlet 



— bronze... 



— pink 



— Darwin, p 



— pink 



— mauve 



— red 



Violets, p. dz. bchs. 



— Princess of 

 Wales, per doz. 

 bunches 



— Parma 



Wallflowers, per 



dozen bunches 



S.cJ . 



s,d. 



9- 



1 



1 6- 



2 



1 0- 



1 3 



1 6- 



2 



2 6- 



3 



2 0- 



2 6 



... 12 



3 0-40 



8 0-12 

 13-16 



4 0- 

 4 0- 

 0- 



6- 

 0- 

 6- 

 0- 



2 



1 

 2 

 1 

 2 



5 

 5 

 4 



2 

 3 

 2 

 2 





 

 



6 



6 

 

 6 



bch. 



2 0-26 



3 0-36 

 16-30 



8-13 

 10-16 

 13-16 



5 0-60 



6 0-70 

 6 0-80 

 8 0-90 

 6 0-80 



1 6- 



1 6- 

 1 6- 

 1 3- 



L 9 



1 9 



1 9 



2 



3 0-40 

 16-20 



2 0-26 



Cut Foliage, 



Ad ian t um Fern 

 (M aidenhair), 

 best,dz. bnchs. 



Agrostis (Fairy 

 Grass), per dz. 

 bunches 



Asparag us plu- 

 mosus, long 

 trails, pr. Jdoz. 



— medium, doz. 

 bunches 



— Sprengeri 

 Carnation foliage, 



doz. bunches... 



7 0-80 



&c: Average 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. 



(Engli s h), 

 small-leaved... 

 — French 

 Smilax, per bunch 

 of 6 trails 



2 0-40 



16-20 



12 0-18 

 10 12 



s.d. s.d. 



• • • 



12 0-15 

 3 0-12 



10-16 

 6 



4 



6 

 I 



Plants In Pots, Ac. ; Ave 



s.d. s.d. 



Acacia lineata, 48's, 

 per cozen 



Aralia Sieboldii, p. 



dozen 



Araucaria excelsa, 



per dozen 

 Asparagus plumo- 



sus nanus, p.dz. 



— Sprengeri 

 Aspidistra, p. dz., 



green 



— variegated 

 Azaleas, per doz. 

 Boronia Megaslig- 



ma, 48's, p t dz. 

 Cinerarias, pr. dz. 

 Cocos Weddeli- 



ana, per dozen: 



— 60's 



— larger, each ... 

 Croton, per dozen 

 Cyperus alterni- 



folius, per doz. 



— laxus, per doz. 

 Daffodils, per doz. 

 Dracaena, green, 



per dozen 

 Ericas, per dozen : 



— Willmorei, 48's 



— persoluta 

 Ferns, in thumbs, 



per 100 



— in small and 

 large 60's 



— in 48's, doz. ... 



... 18 0-21 



6 0-70 

 18 0-21 



10 0-12 

 8 0-90 



21 0-30 

 30 0-60 

 36 0-42 



21 0-24 

 8 0-9 



8 0-12 

 ... 10 0-18 



9 0-12 

 ... 10 0-12 



6 0-80 

 2 6-76 



6 0-12 



2 6-10 6 



18 0-30 



5 0-60 

 4 0-50 



6 0-80 



.. 10 0-12 



15 0-18 

 27 0-30 



8 0-12 



12 0-20 

 60 — 



10-13 



rage Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 

 Ferns, ch oice r 



sorts, per doz. 



— in 32's, per 

 dozen ... 



Pious elastica, per 



dozen 



Genistas, 48's, per 



doz. 

 Geonoma gracilis, 



60's, per dozen 



— larger, each ... 

 Hyacinths white & 



c!rd.,p. dz. pots 10 0-12 

 Kentia Belmore- 

 ana, per dozen 



— Fosteriana, 

 60's, per dozen 



— larger, per doz. 

 Latania borbomca, 



per dozen 

 Lilium longi- 



florum, p. doz. 20 0-24 



— lancifolium ru- 

 brum in pots, 



er dozen 

 anc i f ol ium 



alba 

 Marguerites, white, 



per dozen 

 Pandanus Veitchii, 



per dozen 

 Phoenix rupicola, 



each 



Spirasa japonica, p. 



dozen pots .. 



5 0-42 



4 0-60 

 18 0-63 



12 0-30 



I 



15.0-18 



... 15 0-18 



8 0-10 



... 36 0-48 



2 6-21 



Fruit: Average Wholesale Prices. 



ti 



... 



Apples (English 



cookers) bushel 



— Nova Scotian, 

 per barrel 



— Cal i f ornian 

 Newtowus, pr. 

 case 



— (Canadian), per 

 barrel 



— Oregon (Hood 

 River), per 

 case 



— American, per 

 barrel ... 



Bananas, bunch : 



— Doubles 



— 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 ... 



— HTs ... 



— 64's ... 



— 54*s ... 



Grapes (English), 

 per lb. : 



— Black Alicante 



— GrosColman... 



— (Belgian), Gros 

 Colinan, p. lb. 



— Almeria, p. brl. 

 Per dozen lbs. 



— (Cape) per case 



White... 



s.d. s.d. 



6 -12 



17 0-22 



? d. s.d. 

 10-1 6 



6 



9 0-11 

 20 — 



16 0-18 6 



... 20 0-32 



10 12 



8 0-10 



10 0-12 U 



14 0- 18 



6-10 



5 6-66 



Melons (Capa) ... 

 Nuts, Almonds, per 

 bag 52 



— Brazils, new, 

 perewt ...85 0-100 



— Spanish, p. sack 40 0-42 



— Barcelona, bag 35 6-36 6 

 Nuts, Chestnuts, 



per bag 



— Cocoanuts, 100 



— English Cobs 



3 6-19 

 18 0-23 



u t s 



kiln 



c w t. 



• • • 



£ 10-112 



4 0-50 

 10 0-11 

 9 6- 



4 6-56 



14 0-20 



2 3-30 

 2 3-30 



9-13 

 11 6-15 6 



3 0-46 

 3 6-60 

 3 6-60 



Lemons : 



— (Naples), case 26 0-20 



— Messina, per 



case 7 6-17 



Limes, per case ... 4 — 

 Mangoes, per doz. 6 0-12 



per lb.... 



— Wain 

 (Naples) 

 dried, 

 cases ... 



Nuts, French Gren- 

 oble?, per bag 



— Boeris, per bag 

 Nectarines (Cape) 



per box 



Oranges, Jamaica 

 per case 



— Californian ... 



— Denia, case ... 



— Valencia 



— Jaffa, per case 



— Blood, per case 



— Mandarins, 

 per box 



— Bitter, per J 

 chest 



— Seville Sour 

 i chest 



Peaches (Cape), pr. 



case 



Pears (Californian), 



per case 



— Glou Morceau 



— Easter Beurre 



— Winter Nelis 



— (American) per 

 barrel, 180 lbs. 



— cases 



— (Cape) 



Pineapples, St. 



Michael 

 Plums (Cape), per 



case 



— Apple, per box 

 Strawberries, p. lb.: 



— A quality 



— B quality 



3 



54 — 



6 6-70 

 6 0-70 



8 0-10 



9 0-10 



15 0-16 



16 0-34 

 10 0-12 



96 - 

 8 0-90 



6-36 

 16 0-18 6 

 15 0-18 



6 0-12 



10 6 16 6 



11 6-12 6 

 86 - 



12 6-13 6 



25 0-26 



70 - 



4 0-60 

 2 6-50 



4 0-60 



5 0-80 



18 0-21 

 10 15 



Vegetables : Average Wholesale Prices. 



Artichokes(Globe), 



per dozen 



— Ground, per 



J bushel 

 Asparagus, Sprue. 



— Lauris 



— Paris Green ... 



— (English), per 

 bundle 



Beans, Madeira, per 

 basket 



— Guernsey, 

 Dwarf, per lb. 



— French, per 

 packet, lb. ... 



Beetroot, p. bshl. ; 



— 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 



Carrots (English), 

 pr. doz. bun.... 



— per cwt. 



— (washed) p. bag 

 Chicory, per lb. .. 

 Cucumbers, p. doz. 

 Endive, per dozen 



s.d. s.d. 



3 0-40 



10 - 

 10-1 



3 0-50 



4 0-50 



3 6-46 



5 0-80 



13-16 



16-19 



2 0-26 



2 0-30 



10-16 

 10-20 

 2 6-30 



2 6-30 



6 0-10 

 2 0-30 

 2 0-3 



7 0-90 

 6 0-10 



10 0-14 



16-20 



3 3 6 



4 0-50 

 4 — 

 4 0-60 

 2 — 





Greens, per bag ... 

 Herbs (sweet), 



pkts., p. gross 

 Horseradish, 12 



bundles 

 Leeks, per doz. ... 



Lettuce (French), 

 per doz. 



Mint, pr. dz. bchs. 



Mushrooms, culti- 

 vated, p. lb. ... 



Mustardand Cress, 



pr. Hz. punnets 



Onions (Dutch) per 

 bag 



— English 



— (Spanish), per 

 case 



Parsley, J sieve ... 



— per doz. bun. 

 Parsnips, per bag 

 Peas(French)p pad 



— (Guernsey), lb. 

 Radishes (English), 



per dozen 

 Rhubarb, forced, 



per 12 bundles 

 Savoys, per tally... 

 Spinach, pr. bshl. 

 Seakale, p. punnet 

 Tomatos (Canary 



Islands), per 



bundle 



Turnips (English), 



Eerdz. bunches 

 ags (washed) 

 — (unwashed) ... 

 Turnip Tops, per 



bag 



Watercress, p. dz. 

 bunches 



s.J. s.d. 

 2 6-36 



7 — 



12 0-14 

 2 6-30 



10-16 

 4 0-50 



8-0 10 



10-16 



8 0-90 



7 0-90 



8 6-96 

 2 0-26 



2 6-30 



4 6-50 



5 0-60 



3 0-36 



09-10 



8-0 10 



10 0-12 



3 0-40 



10-13 



12 0-15 



2 0-26 

 4 0-46 



3 0-36 



20-26 

 6-0 6J 



10 12 



Remarks .'—English Grapes are very scarce, whilst there 

 are only moderate supplies of Grapes from Be"gium,many 

 of the bunches from the Continent being inferior. Forced 

 Strawberre 3 are arriving in the market dai'y ; some of tie 

 b art ies are very hr.e and realising as mici as 21s. per lb. 

 The first consignment of Australian Apples, corsisting of 

 40,000 boxes, each containing from 36 lb. to 40 lb. < f fruit, is 

 due to arrhe on March 18. Apples have aho been re- 

 ceived : per s s. M Shenandoah," 23,793 barrels ; and per s.s. 

 " Cambrian," 11,620 boxes and barrels. Shipments of fruit 

 from Cape Colony per s.s. "Walmer Castle" received last 

 week consisted of 3,771 boxes of Grapes; 3,124 boxes of 

 Plums; 3,000 boxes of Pears; ard about 1,000 boxes of 

 various fruit 8. The s.s. " New York " brought 1,900 \ oses 

 cf Californian Oranges. Seedless Oranges are arriving in 

 increased quantities. Mushrooms aie much scarcer and 

 deaier. Imported vegetables are fairly plentiful, " hilst 

 supplies of Ter.eriffe Tomatos are equal to the e'ema d. 

 Outdoor vegetables of all kinds are a gx>d supply. The 

 quality and prices vary considerably. E. H. R.> Covent 

 Garden, March 13, 1912. 



