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THE GARDENERS 1 CHRONICLE. 



[April 20, 1912 



Plants in Pots, sc: Average Wholesale Prices (Contd.). 



8.d. s.d. 



Marguerites, white, 



per dozen ... 8 0-10 

 Mignonette, 48*5, 



per dozen 6 0-80 



Paudanus Veitchii, 



per dozen ... 36 0-48 



Phoenix 

 each 



Spiraea 

 per 

 pots 

 — Pink 



rupicola, 



- • • 



s.d. s.d. 

 2 6-21 



japonica, 

 dozen 



. 10 0-12 

 10 0-12 



Fruit: Average Wholesale Prlcea. 



s.d. s.d. 



Apples, Nova 

 Sco t ian, per 



barrel 



— California!) 



Newtowus, pr. 

 case 



— (Canadian), per 

 . barrel 



— Oregon (Hood 

 River), per 



case ... 



— American, per 



barrel 



— Australian per 

 case ... 



Bananas, bunch: 



— Doubles 



— No. 1 



— Extra 



— Giant 



— Loose, per 

 dozen 



— 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 — — 

 Figs, Guernsey, pr. 



doz 



Grape Fruit, case : 



— Ws ... 



— t-0's ... 



— 64'1 ... 



— M'i ... 



Gia;>es, Australian, 

 per case 



— English (new) 

 per lb 



— Almeria, per 



barrel 



Per dozen lbs. 



— (Cape) per case 



— M White... 

 „ Red ... 



17 0-22 



6 0-80 

 20 — 



.. 16 0-18 6 



20 0-32 



7 6-20 



10 12 



8 0-10 

 10 0-12 

 14 18 



6-10 

 6 6-66 



£10-£12 





s.d. s.d. 

 Lemons : 



— (Naples), case 26 0-30 



— Messina, p. case 7 6-17 

 Limes, per case ... 



M.mis'oes, per doz. 

 Melons (Cape) ... 



— (English) 

 Nuts, Almonds, per 



bag 



Spanish, p sack 



— Barcelona, bag 35 6-36 6 

 Nuts, Chestnuts, 



per bag ... 3 6-19 



— Cocoauuts, 100 18 0-23 



— English Cobs 



40 - 

 6 10 

 10-1 6 



3 0-50 



52 6 

 40 



per lb.... 

 Wain 

 (Naples) 

 dried, 



08 



u t s 

 kiln 



cwt, 



• • • 



54 



4 0-50 

 10 0-11 



96 - 

 4 6-56 

 9 0-24 





9 0-10 



15 0-16 



16 0-34 

 10 0-12 



9 6 - 

 8 0-90 



6-86 



16 0-18 6 



15 0-18 



... 24 0-48 



14 0-20 



8 0-10 

 4 0-50 



11 6-15 6 

 4 0-60 

 4 0-50 

 8 0-50 

 8 0-60 



Oranges, Jamaica 

 per case 



— Californian ... 



— Denia, case ... 



— Valencia 



— Jaffa, per case 



— Blood, per case 



— Mandarins, 



Ber box 

 >itter, per £ 

 chest 



— Seville Sour 

 \ chest 



Peaches (Belgian), 



per dozen 

 Pears (Californian), 



per case ... 10 6 16 6 



— Glou Morceau 11 6-12 6 



— Easter Beurre 8 6 — 



— (Australian) ... 4 0-66 



— Winter Nell 8 12 6-13 



— (American) per 

 barrel, 180 lbs. 



— cases 



— (Cape) 



Pineapples, St. 



Michael 

 Pines (Cape), each 



Strawberries, p. lb.: 



— A quality 



— B quality 



25 0-26 

 70 - 

 3 6-46 



2 6-50 

 6-09 



S 6- 4 

 16-20 



Vegetables : Average Wholesale Prices. 



R 



Artichokes(Globe), 

 >er dozen 



erusalem, per 



\ bushel ... 



Asp is — 



— Toulouse ... 



— Montauban ... 



— Dijon 



— Lauris 



— (English) bndl. 



— Cambridge ... 



— Worcester ... 

 Beans, Guernsey, 



Dwarf, per lb. 

 French, per 

 packet, lb. 

 Beetroot, p. bshl. : 



— Long ... 

 Broccoli, sprout- 

 ing, per bag 



Celeriac, per doz. 



Cabbages (French) 



per dozen 



— Cornish, p 

 Cauliflowers, 



dozen ... 

 (Cornish), 



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 

 G eens (Spring), p. 



Tf ^g 



Herbs (sweet), 



pkts., p. gross 



dz. 

 per 



per 



s.d. s.d. 



3 0-40 



10-13 



2 8 — 

 8 9 — 

 16 — 

 2 6-50 



10- 2 6 

 16-36 



6-09 



08 — 



2 6-30 



60 - 

 2 6-30 



13-16 

 13-16 



2 0-30 



10 0-12 

 10 0-14 



12 — 



4 — 

 70 - 



10 — 



4 — 



6 — 



2 — 



6 0-70 



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 



Marrows, each ... 



Onions (English), 

 per bag 



— (Spanish), per 

 case 



— Egyptian 

 Parsley, J sieve ... 



— per doz. bun. 

 Parsnips, per bag 

 Peas (French) per 



pad 



— (Guernsey), lb. 

 Radishes (English), 



per dozen 



— (French) p. dr. 



— (Jersey) long... 

 Rhubarb, forced, 



per 12 bundles 



— Outdojr. p. dz 

 Spinach, pr. bshl. 

 Seakale, p. punnet 



— J bushel 

 Tomatos (Canary 



Islands), per 



bundle 



Turnips (English), 



per dz. bunches 

 Turnip Tops, per 



bag ... 

 Watercress, p. dz. 



bunches 



s.d. s.d, 



12 0-18 

 16-20 



10- 1 3 



3 0-60 



8-0 10 



1 0- 

 3 0- 



1 6 

 60 



80 



— 



9 0-10 

 7 6- 



16-26 

 3 0-40 

 70 - 



4 — 

 09-16 



16 — 



10-16 

 4-06 



6- 



1 9- 

 3 6- 



10- 



1 6 



7 

 2 

 4 



1 



12 0-16 

 2 6-30 

 .. 2 0-30 

 4-06 



Remarks.— The Be'gian crop of Gros Colman Grapes is 

 almost exhausted, and the fruits a^e realising 6s. per lb. at the 

 time of writing. New season Black Hamburg Grapes are 

 arriving from-AVorthing aid the Channel Islands. Melons 

 and Figs are feeing received from the latter source. A few 

 early Peaches readied the market this week from Belgium 

 and sold at from 3s. to 4?. each. English hothouse Peaches 

 are expected in Covent Garden Market next week. Sup- 

 plies of forced Strawberries are about equal to the demand. 

 Marrows from Worthing and oth ?r localities continue a 

 full supply. Consignments of Cape fruit received per 

 ss. " Briton M consisted of 6,243 boxes of Grapes, 3,760 

 boxes of Pears, 39 boxes of Plums, and 28 boxes of Melons. 

 Shinments this week from the Canary Islands amounted to 

 27,256 packages, consisting of Bananas, Tomatos and Potatos. 

 Produce received from Tasmania and Western Australia 

 per ss. •• Telamon •• and " Miltiades " totalled 57.500 boxes 

 of Apples, principilly of dessert vad »tie j. English Aspara- 



gus from the Cambridge and Worcester districts are a good 

 supply considering the prevailing cold weather. Forced 

 vegetables are plentiful, but outdoor vegetables are scarce, 

 their prices remaining firm. Tomatos from Teneriffe are 

 a fairly good supply considering the time of the year. 

 E. H. R. t Cvvent Garden, April 17, 1912. 



Potatos. 



Kents- 



Queen's ... 

 Up-to-Date 

 Lincolns - 

 Up-to-Date 

 British Queen 

 King Edward 

 Northern Star 

 Evergoods 



• • • 



per cwt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



4 0-46 

 4 0-46 



3 9-46 

 8 9-43 



4 0-46 



2 9-36 



3 0-39 



Lincolns — 



Maincrops 

 Blacklands 



Bedfords - 



Up-to-Date 



Dunbars— 



Up-to-Date 

 Maincrop 



per cwt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



4 0-46 

 3 0-3 3 



8 9-40 



4 9-53 



5 3-56 



Teneriffe ... 



New Potatos. 



10 0-13 6 | Algerian 



... 11 6-13 6 . 



Remarks. -Trade is very steady, and consignments are 

 still fairly heavy. Prices show no alteration. Edward /. 

 Newborn, Covent Garden ami St. Pancras, April 18 % 1912. 



SCHEDULES RECEIVED. 



Dover Horticultural Society.— The summer show of 



Sweet Peas and Roses will take place on Wednesday, 

 July 3. The Chilton Challenge Cup, valued at 3 guineas, 

 is offered for 12 bunches of Sweet Peas, and the Kears- 

 ney Challenge Cup, valued at 10 guineas, for 19 Rose 

 blooms. The National Sweet Pea Society's silver medal 

 will be given for the best bunch of Sweet Peas in divi- 

 sion B to D, and the National Rose Society's slver medal 

 for the best bloom in the same divisions. The autumn 

 show of the society will be held in the Town Hall, Dover, 

 on Wednesday and Thursday, November 6 and 7. In the 

 open classes the Lord Warden's Challenge Cup is offered 

 for 12 vases of Japanese Chrysanthemums. Secretary, Mr. 



C. P. Tomlin, 65, Folkestone Road, Dover. 

 Darlington Horticultural Society. -The spring flower 



show of this society will take place on April 24 in the 

 Drill Hall, Darlington. The society's silver challenge bowl 

 is offered in the class, open to all except nurserymen, for 

 a collection of 18 varieties of Narcissus blooms. Secretary, 

 Mr. A. H. Harrow, Priestgate House, Darlington. 



Newmarket Horticultural Society. — The eighteenth 



annual show of this society will be held on Thursday, 

 July 11, in Heath Lodge Paddocks, Exiling Road. Secretary, 

 Mr. G. A. Sarvent, 62, St. Philip's Road, Newmarket. 



GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 



{Cer respondents art requested to writ* thm mmmtM of peremm* 

 mad plmci* na legibly me poseible. No charge is 

 made for these announcements, but if a small contribution 

 is sent, to be placed in our collecting liox for the Gardeners* 

 Orphan Fund, it will be thankfully received, and an 

 acknowledgment made in these columns .] 



Mr. C. Abbott, for the past 2 years Gardener at Fairlawne, 

 Tonbridge, Kent, as Gardener to A. M. Grenfell, Esq., 

 Roehunpton House, Roehampton, S.W. 



Mr, Archd. Coke, for 3J years Foreman in Roby Hall Gar- 

 dens, Torquay, and previously Foreman for 2 years at 

 Kylemore Castle, Co. Gal way, as Gardener to Mrs. N. 

 Hamilton, Ogilvy, Biel House, Nine war, Prestonkirk, 

 East Lothian. 



Mr. Wm. Holden, for 10 years Gardener at Swell House, 

 and previously for 5 years at Ockley Court, and of South 

 Lodge, as Gardener to the Rt. Hon. Lord Hutingfield, 

 Heveningham Hall, Yoxford. 



Mr. W. Hodges, for the past 8 years Gardener to O. P. 

 Tkaherne, Esq., Bryngariv, Aberkenfig, Glamorgan, as 

 Gardene. to Mrs. Bennett, Mill Houie, Bourne End, 

 Bucks. 



Mr. Robert Westmore, for the past 2 years at High Grove 

 Gardens, Pinner, as Gardener to Chas. H. Comyns, Esq., 

 The Warren, Hertfordshire. 



ami/tot 



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brrccihonrtcnte 



• # # The Editors 

 consideration, large 

 subjects, suitable 

 Journal. 



will be glad to receive, for 

 photographs of horticultural 

 for reproduction in this 



Bowling Green: W. W. The sample of turf 

 submitted is too rich in humus and sand; to 

 counteract this excess it would be advisable to 

 top-dress the green with sifted soil. Be sure 

 that the fresh soil does not contain seeds of 

 weeds. Your recent top-dressing evidently con- 

 tained too great a quantity of chemical 

 manure. 



Hollies Failing: E. A. A. Your Hollies are 

 showing the effects of last summer's drought. 

 Examine the soil around their roots, and, if it 

 is dry, apply copious waterings ; a mulching of 



farmyard manure will be beneficial. It would 

 be well to cut back the shrivelled -hoots. 



olly Leaves Damaged : E. R. S. The leavei 

 submitted have been damaged by the larvae of 

 the " Holly Fly " (Phytomyza ilicis). If the 

 attack has been severe remove and burn the 

 leaves. During the time the flies are acti\ 

 — usually from Lady Day to Midsummer— yon 

 should spray the hedge with petroleum emul 

 sion. 



Insect Infesting 



Andrena fulva, 

 The creature is 

 tion. 



Lawn : T. B. The insect U 

 the common red -tailed bee. 

 perfectly harmless to vegeta- 



Names of Fruits : D. and W. C. 1, Dutch Mig. 

 nonne (Reinette de Caux) ; 2, Parry's Pear- 

 main. — F. A. Jones. Golden Nonpareil. 



Names of Plants : G. W. H. Araelanehier 

 canadensis. — A. G., Brentwood. 1, Begonia 

 f uchsioides ; 2, Amelanchier canadensis.— 

 Head Gardener. Narcissus incompaiabilis 

 fl. pi. — A. W. II. 1, Coronilla Eraenwj 2, 

 Prunus sp. ; 3, Narcissus incomparabilis i no- 

 sure ; 4, N. odorus rugulosus ; 5, N. Soleil d'Or; 

 6, N. Grand Monarque; 7, N. Tazetta " Paper 



tin "i _ >* _ o /A— „l-~i~ J -~ r\ t 



White 

 Penarth. 

 lum.— W. 

 cans. — F. 

 canadensis. 



8, Omphalodes verna. — C. L.. 

 Pyrus salicifolia ; Acer macrophyl- 

 E., Trowbridge. Teucrium fruti- 



F. y Trowbridge. Amelanchier 

 — C. A. 1, Odontoclossum Rossii; 



2, Brassia brachiata ; 3, Coelia macrostachva; 

 4, Masdevallia simula.— G. II. P. The flower 

 with yellow ground is known as Vanda tri- 

 color, the white as Vanda suavis. Both flowers 

 are probably varieties of the same species, as 

 there is nothing but colour difference to distin- 

 i guish them. 



Narcissus Bulbs Failing to Flo web: 



F. W. P. The bulbs have the appearance of 

 having been starved, due to poverty of soil. 

 Daffodils planted in the wild garden should W- 

 ceive a surface dressing of manure of some kind 

 annually. Lift the bulbs when the foliage has 

 turned yellow in June and replant them. 

 Opportunity could be taken then of digging 

 into the soil bonemeal or some other suitable 

 artificial manure. Some of the bulbs have 



Peach 



apparently been planted rather deeply. 



Peach Royal George : Foreman. The 

 trees are attacked with the Peach mildew, 

 which appears first on the leaves, afterwards 

 passing to the fruit. The trees should w 

 sprayed once a week with liver of sulphur, 

 commencing soon after the leaves begin to 

 unfold. 



There is no fungus 



From the ap- 



Unhe 



IF. P. 



disease present on your Roses. 



pearance of the plants, their unhealthiness * 



due to improper conditions. 



Your soil is rather 



nd 



torn spit of soil 

 Yews planted in 



in 

 a 



Yew Hedge : R. H. L. ••«.«* mn 



heavy, therefore it would be advisable to mi* 

 old potting soil, leaf-mould, burnt ^fuse, 

 similar materials with the top spit to hgu~ 

 the staple. Double dig the site of the >heap 

 to a width of at least 4 feet, leaving the iw* 



' of soil in its original posit jn. 



6 inches apart would make a good m - 

 After planting, you should apply a ^1°^ 

 it will be wise to afford copious ^'JJ 

 during dry weather for the next six in i 

 From 8d. to Is. per rod is the average price 

 the bastard trenching of heavy sol ^..^ ns c 

 price varies according to local conditions 

 labour and the nature of the soil- 



Vine Leaf : A'. There is no *™ffj?& 

 present on your vine leal. v ei in g. 



vinery freely, especially early in tM » Gf e 

 —C. T. The vines are affected w \ tn h ^. 

 rot, caused by Gleosponum a«W p " « 

 Spray the plants with Bordeaux mutu^ 

 the berries are swelling, this mixture^ ^ 



not be used, but the vines s P ra / ed ,^ lir - using 

 day with a solution of liver of sulplun\- 



day 



1 ounce in 5 gallons of water 





Communications Received. _ 



_A. W.A.-F. B._W. E.B -W. K~ T. £_a.H.^» 

 G. F._G H._H. J V._W. G. K.-A. H- ^ , v G . K- 

 _T. H._E. D., Birmingham-w- a. ^ G S.-rV, 

 A. C. F._R. H. L., Eeser -G. A »•- ftaly-0- *^ 

 _A. P._H. N. R._P C. M. V.-G V- «., r u *l** 

 A. W.. Ireland_A. & G —I. H. W.—" 

 _H. H._H. W. W.-T. S.-C. H. P- &■ 

 G. J. C Thomas Harris. 



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