May 18, 1912. J 



THE GARDENERS CHRONIC L 



345 



MARKETS. 



COVENT GARDEN, May 15. 



[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 out 

 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, Ac: Average Wholesale Prices. 



Anemones St. Brid- 

 gid, dz. bnchs. : 



— all colours 

 Arums (Kichardias) 



Bouvardia, per dz. 

 bunches 



Carnations, p, doz. 

 blooms, best 

 American var. 



— smaller, per 



doz. bunches 



— Carola, crim- 

 son, extra large 



— Malmaisons, p. 



doz. blooms ... 

 Cornflower, per dz. 



bjnches 

 Eucharis, per doz. 

 Gardenias, per box 



of 15 and 18 



blooms 



Gladiolus Blushing 



Bride, per doz. 



bunches 



— Bride, white ... 

 -— Peach Blessom 



Gypsophila, p. dz. 

 bunches : 



— white 



— pink 



Iceland Poppies, 



p. dz. bunches 

 Iris (Spanish), per 

 doz. bunches : 

 white, mauve, 



ello w and 



lue 



Ixia, scarlet, per 



dz. bunches ... 



Lapagerias, white, 



per dozen 

 Lilium auratum. 

 er bunch 



ongi riorum, 

 per doz., long 



short 



— lancifolium 

 alba, long 



— — short 



— speciosum rub- 

 rum, per doz., 

 long 



— — short 



Lily of the Valley, 



pr. dz, bnchs. : 



~ extra special ... 



"- special 



— ordinary 



s.d. s.d. 



2 0- 

 2 



2 6 



6 0-70 



16-19 



10 0-15 



2 6-30 



9 0-12 



3 



2 





 0- 



2 6 



16-31 



9 0-10 



10 0-12 



0-12 



10 







3 0- 

 3 0- 



4 

 4 





 



3 0-40 



■I 



F, 



8 0-12 

 16-19 

 2 0-26 

 4 0-50 



1 

 1 



6- 



6- 



2 

 2 





 



2 0-26 

 16-20 



1 9- 

 9- 



■2 

 1 



15 0- 



10 0- 

 8 



•18 

 12 



Marguerite, per 

 doz. bunches: 



— Yellow 



Mignonette, per 



doz. bunches. .. 



Myosotis (Forget- 

 me-not), p. dz. 

 bunches 



Narcissus, per doz. 

 bunches : 



— double, white 

 Orchids, Cattleya, 



per doz. 



— Odontoglossum 

 crispum 



PaBonies, per doz. 

 blooms : 



— white 



— pink ... 



— red 



Pelargoniums, 

 per dozen 

 bunches 



— Double Scarlet 

 Pyretheum, pr. dz. 



bunches: 



— white 



— coloured 

 Roses, 12 blooms, 



— Brides maid, 



— C. Merniet ... 



— Frau Karl 

 Druschki 



— General Jac- 

 queminot 



— Liberty 



— M a d a m e 

 Chateney 



— Niphetos 



— Richmond 



— Sunrise 



— President Car- 

 not 



— Lady Roberts 



— Lady Hilling- 

 don 



— Franz Deegan 



— Kaiserine 

 Spiraea (Astilbe) ja- 



ponica, per doz. 



bunches 



Statice, mauve, per 



doz. bunches... 



Stephanotis (72 



Pips) 



Sweet Peas, pr. dz. 



bunches : 



— coloured 



s.d. s.d. 



16-20 

 4 0-50 



3 0-40 



16-20 



9 0-10 

 2 0-26 



20 - 

 6-08 

 6-08 



4 



4 



0-5 

 0-6 



2 

 2 



1 



1 



6-3 

 0-3 



0- 

 0- 



1 

 1 



6 

 6 



16-26 



A. 



■ • * 



1 



2 



1 



1 

 1 

 1 



1 

 1 



1 

 1 

 1 



0- 

 0- 



6- 

 0- 



0- 



0- 



6- 

 0- 



0- 

 0- 



0- 



1 



3 



3 

 1 

 2 

 1 



2 

 1 



1 

 1 

 2 



3 









 6 

 6 

 6 



6 

 6 



6 

 6 

 



4 0-50 

 4 0-50 

 2 0-26 



4 0-60 



Cut Foliage, &c: Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 



6 0-70 



2 0-40 



Adiant urn Fern 



(Maidenhair), 



best, dz. bnchs. 

 Agrostis (Fairy 



Grass), per dz. 



bunches 

 Asparag us plu- 



mosus, long 



trails, pr.Jdoz. 16-20 

 — medium, doz. 



bunches 

 *— Sprengeri 



Carnation foliage] 

 doz. bunches... 



12 0-18 

 10 0-12 



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 



1 



6 





 



1 6 



6 

 1 











1 6 



Plants In Pots, Ac.: Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 



— 18 0-21 

 6 0-70 

 18 0-21 



Acacia lineata,48's, 

 per dozen 



Aralia Sieboldii, p. 



. dozen 



Araucana excelsa, 

 per dozen ... 



Asparagus phimo- 

 ses nanus, p.dz. 10 0-12 



Aspidistra, p. dz., 



green ... .. 2 1 0-30 



Koroma megastig- 

 c in ^ a '. i8 ' s »P. dz. 21 0-24 



c" e ? na ;. P r - dz. 8 0-90 

 Locos Weddeli- 



— ln. a,perdoz en: 

 o0 s 



la rger, each 



s.d. s.d. 



8 0-12 



12 0-20 

 60 - 



8 12 



Col 



e «s, per doz. ... 



6 0-12 



2 6-10 6 



4 0-50 



18 0-30 



proton, per dozen 

 W Per us alterni- 

 f olius, per doz. 



DrS' Per doz - 



Ifr V gCeen » 



R Per dozen 



* wi.r dozen * ; 



- peisolma if 48 ' S 15 °~ 18 ° 

 Persoluta ... 27 0-30 



5 0-60 

 4 0-50 



—' 10 0-12 





Ferns, in thumbs, 

 per 100 



— in small and 

 large 60's ... 



— in 48's, doz. ... 



— choicer, sorts 

 per doz. 



— m32's, per doz. 10 0- ISO 

 Ficus elastica, per 



dozen 



Fuchsias, per doz. 

 Geonoma gracilis, 



60's, per dozen 



— larger, each ... 

 Heliotropes 



Hydrangeas, white, 

 48's, per dozen 



— pink 



— blue, each ... 



Kentia Belmore- 

 ana, per dozen 



— Fosteriana, 

 60's, per dozen 



— larger, per 

 dozen .. 



Latania borbonica, 



per dozen 

 Lilium longiflorum 



per dozen 



9 0-12 

 8 0-90 



6 0-80 

 2 6-76 

 6 0-80 



18 21 



10 0-15 



2 0-50 



5 0-42 



4 0-60 



18 0-60 



12 30 



Plants in Pots, ftc: Average Wholesale Prices 



s.d. s.d. 



T 



... 15 0-18 



Lilium longi- 

 florum, per 

 dozen ... 



— 1 a n c i f oli um 

 rubrum in pts., 



per dozen ... 15 18 



— la n c i f o 1 ium 

 alba 



Lily of the Valley 



Marguerites, white, 

 per dozen 



Mignonette, 48's, 

 per dozen 



15 0-18 

 21 0-24 



8 0-10 



6 0-80 



Pandanus Veitchii, 



per dozen ... 



Pelargoniums, per 

 dozen 



— Ivy-leaved 

 Phoenix rupicola, 



each 



Rhodanthi, per dz. 



, pots 



Spiraea japonica, 



per dozen pots 



— pink 



Stocks, white, pink 



and red 



(ConUj. 



s.d. S.d. 



36 0-48 



9 0-12 

 7 0-90 



2 6-21 



5 0-60 



10 12 

 10 0-12 



.. 6 0-80 



Apples: 



— Cal if ornian 

 Newtowns, pr. 

 case ... 



— Oregon (New- 

 towns) p. case 



— Tasmanian 

 per case 



— Australian per 

 case ... 



Apricots, French 

 per box ... 



Bananas, bunch: 



— Doubles 



— No. 1 ... 



— Extra 



— Giant 



— Loose, p. doz. 



— Red coloured... 



— Jamaica Giants, 

 per ton 



— Jamaica Ordi- 

 nary, per box 

 (9 doz.) 



Cherries, French, 

 i sieve 



— per box 

 Cranberries, per 



case (30 qts.)... 



— Cape Cod, per 

 case (30 quarts) 



Dates (Tunis) doz. 



boxes ... 

 Figs, Guernsey, pr. 



doz 



Gooseberries, per 



peck 



— j bushel 

 Grape Fruit, case: 



— 96's 



— SO's 



— 64's 



— 54's 



Grapes, Australian, 



per case 



— English (new) 

 per lb 



— Canon Hall ... 



Fruit: Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 



4 0-70 

 10 0-11 



7 0-10 6 



7 0-10 6 

 10^ 1 3 



10 12 



8 0-10 

 10 0-12 

 14 18 



6- I 



5 6-66 



£IQ-£12 



4 0-50 



8 6-96 

 13-20 



10 0-11 



96 - 

 4 6-56 

 6 0-18 





Grapes : 



— Muscats 



Per dozen lbs. 



— (Cape) per case 

 White 



Lemons : 



— Messina,p.case 

 Limes, per case ... 

 Mangoes, per doz. 

 Melons (Guernsey) 



— (English) 



Nuts, Almonds, per 

 bag ... 



— Spanish, per 

 sack 



— Barcelona, bag 

 Nuts, Chestnuts, 



per bag 



— Cocoauuts, 100 



— English Cobs 

 per lb 



— Walnut s 

 (Naples) 

 dried, 

 cases .., 



s.d. s.d. 



3 0-80 



4 0-60 



3 0-12 

 7 6-17 



40 - 

 2 6-50 

 13-26 

 13-36 



.. 52 6 



40 0-42 

 35 6-36 6 



3 6-19 

 18 0-23 



3 



kiln 

 c w t. 



per 



2 3-30 

 5 0-60 





14 0-20 



12 0-25 



16-40 

 3 0-50 



Nectarines, 



dozen ... 

 Oranges : 



— Denia, case ... 



— Jaffa, per case 



— Blood, per case 



— Bitter, per J 

 chest 



— Seville Sour 

 J chest 



Peaches (Belgian), 

 per dozen 



— English, dozen 

 Pears (Australian), 



per case 



— (American) per 

 barrel, 180 lbs. 



Pineapples, St. 



Michael 

 Strawberries, p. lb.: 



— A quality 



— B quality 



51 — 



8 -SO 



17 6-33 

 12 -- 

 8 0-90 



16 0-18 6 



15 0-18 



4 0-80 

 6 0-21 



6 0-15 



25 0-26 



70 - 



4 0-46 



16-40 

 9-13 



Vegetables : Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 



• 1 • 



• t • 



Artichokes(Globe), 



per dozen 

 Asparagus — 



— Toulouse 



— Montauban 



— Dijon ... 



— Lauds 



— (English) bndl. 



— Cambridge ... 



— Worcester ... 

 Beans, Guernsey 



Dwarf, per lb. 



— (English) p. lb, 



— French, per 

 packet, lb. 



Beetroot, p. bshl. : 



— Long ... 

 Celeriac, per doz. 

 Cabbages (French) 



per dozen 



— Cornish, per 

 dozen 



— Evesham, pots 

 Carrots (English), 



pr. doz. bun.... 



— (French) per 

 dozen bundles 



— per cvvt. 



— (washed) p. bag 

 Cauliflowers, per 



dozen 



— (Cornish), per 



Cl ci t C • •• • • • 



Celery (washed), p. 



doz. bndls. ... 

 Chicory, per lb. ... 

 Cucumbers, p. doz. 

 Endive, per dozen 

 Greens (Spring), p. 



bag 



Herbs (sweet), 



pkts., p. gross 

 Horseradish, 12 



bundles 



2 0-26 



12-16 

 19-23 



6-07 

 10- 2 



9-19 

 14-60 



10- 1 3 

 10- 1 3 



8-0 10 



2 0-26 

 2 6-30 



... 13-20 



9-16 

 4 0-46 



4 0-5 



7 0-10 

 4 0-60 

 6 0- 70 



4 0-50 



12 0-15 



8 0-10 

 4 — 

 16-26 



10-16 



4 0-46 



70 - 



14 0-16 



Leeks, per doz. ... 

 Lettuce (French), 

 per doz. 



— (English) p. dz. 

 Mint, per dozen 



bunches 



Mushrooms, culti- 

 vated, p. lb. ... 



Mustardaud Cress, 

 per dozen 

 punnets 



Marrows, pr. dz. ... 



Onions, (Spanish), 

 per case 



— Egyptian 



— (Spring), per 

 doz. bunches 



Parsley, J sieve ... 



— per doz. bun. 

 Peas (French) per 



pad 



— per packet ... 



— (Guernsey), lb. 



— (English) p. lb. 

 Radishes (English), 



per dozen 



— (French) p. dz, 



— (Jersey) long... 

 Rhubarb, forced, 



per 12 bundles 



— Outdoor, p. dz 

 Spinach, pr. bshl. 

 Seakale, p. punnet 



— J bushel 

 Tomatos (Canary 



Islands), per 

 bundle 



— Guernsey, lb. 



— English, lb. ... 

 Turnips (English), 



perdz. bunches 



— (French), pr. dz. 

 Watercress, p. dz. 



bunches -. 



s.d, 



s.d. 



2 6-30 



3 6 



1 



4 

 2 6 



2 0-30 

 10- 1 



1 



3 0- 



-6 



10 0- 



6 0- 



11 



■ 7 



2 0-30 

 16-20 

 2 6-30 



4 0-60 



06 - 

 8-10 

 8-10 



10-13 

 10-13 



4-06 



9-10 



2 0-26 



3 6-40 

 10-13 

 16-20 



18 0-22 

 6 0-80 

 8 0-90 



3 0-4 



8 0-90 



4-06 



15 0-18 



Remarks. -Supplies of English and Channel Island hot- 

 house Grapes are increasing, the varieties now including 

 Muscat of Alexandria and Canon Hall. Black Hamburgh and 

 Gros Colmar Grapes; also Peaches and Nectarines are 

 arriving from Belgium. Cape Grapes are apparently finish- 

 ing. English-grown Peaches are available in moderate quan- 

 tities, whilst Nectarines are expected to arrive daily. 

 Forced Strawberries are a p'eitif ul supply. Consignments of 

 French and Spanish Cherries in boxes and half-sieve baskets 

 have increased considerably during the week. English and 



Channel Island Melons and Figs are much more plentiful 

 and are meeting with a better demand. Australian and 

 Tasmanian Apples and Pears are arriving in a much better 

 condition ; quantities are to hand this week per s.s. " Runic, " 

 also about 48,000 cases per s.s. " Essex," the estimated quan- 

 tities being 100.000 cases. Apples consist principally of des- 

 sert varieties, 'flidra is a fairly heavy supply of green 

 Gooseberries, which show improvement in both quality and 

 size. English and Channel Island Tomatos are daily becom- 

 ing more plentiful, and the fruits show a marked improve- 

 ment in quality. There are limited supplies of Tenenffe 

 Tomatos, which arrive in good condition. Abundant sup- 

 plies of Asparagus are arriving from all sources, some of the 

 samples being extra fine ; the bundles are obtainable at very 

 moderate prices. Forced vegetables, including Marrows, 

 are plentiful, and meet with a bitter demand. The supplies 

 of outdoor vegetables have increased, but prices have been 

 well maintained. E. H. R. f Cuvent Garden, May 15, 1912. 



Potatos. 



Lincolns— 



Up-to-Date 

 King Edward 

 Northern Star 

 Evergoods 



per cwu 

 s.d. s.d. 



3 6-40 

 3 3-40 



2 9-30 

 2 9-30) 



Lincolns — 



Maincrops 

 Biacklands 



Dunbars— 



Up-to-l).ite 



Maiucrop 



per cwt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



3 3- 



2 3- 



4 



5 



C- 

 0- 



4 

 9 



5 







6 





 3 



Teneriffe ... 

 Algerian 



New Potatos. 



10 0-12 



11 0-12 



Jerseys 



St. Malos .. 



11 6-12 6 

 11 0-11 6 



Cherbourgs lOs.-lls. per cwt. 



Remarks. — Trade in old and new Potatos is very quiet 

 and their prices are much lower. Old Potatos promise to 

 realise very low prices at the end of the season. Stocks in 

 London are very heavy. Edward /. Newborn, Covcnt Garden 

 and St. Patterns, May 14. 191 J. 



GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 



[Correspondents arerequested to writ* the mmmee of peremae 

 sad plmcs-s as logibty ms possible. No charge it 

 , made for these announcements, but 1/ a small contribution 

 is sent, to be placed m our collecting Box for the Gardeners 1 

 Orphan Fund, it will be thankfully received, and an 

 acknowledgment made in these columns.] 



Mr. J. H. Wal.kbr, for 14 years Gardener to the late John 

 Linton, Esq.. Stirtloe Mouse, Buckden, Huntingdon, as 

 Gardener at Halstead Hall, Oswestry, Shropshire. 



Mr. George Figgis, for m:>re than 3 years Gardener to the 

 late E. Reinack, Esq., White Hill, Bletchingley, Surrey, 

 as Gardener to thi Duchess of Wellington, West 

 Green House, Wiuchfield, Hampshire. 



Mr. T. L. Allison, for the past 10.J years Gardener to the 

 late Lord Amherst, and the present Baroness Amherst 

 of Hackney, Didlington Hall, Stokeferry, Norfolk, as 

 Gardener to Lord St. Oswald, Nostell Priory, Wake- 

 field, Yorkshire. 



Mr, Wm. Scott, late of Newton Hall, Fifeshire, as Gardener 

 at Strone House, Bridge of Cally, Perthshire. 



Mr. W. Hibberd, for the past 5 years Gardener to Lady 



Isabel Bligh, Fartherwell Hall, West Mailing, as 



Gardener to Sir Murland Evans, Hillcroft, Orpington, 

 Kent. 



Mr. A. J. Betts, for the past 2J years gardener to Colonel 

 Lowe, C.B., at Burlingham House, Norwich, as Gar- 

 dener to C. M. Cummings, Esq., at Lydwicke, Siinfold, 

 Horsham. 



Mr. Alexander Watt, as gardener to A. E. F. Morison, 

 Esq., at Mouutblairy Gardens, near Turriff, Aber- 

 deenshire. Mr. Watt's name was printed incorrectly 

 in the last issue. 



DEBATING SOCIETY. 



STIRLING & DISTRICT HORTICULTURAL.-* 



The last meeting of the present session previous to the 

 summer excursions was held in Stirling on the 7th inst. ; 

 Mr. Jas. Johnston presided. The lecturer for the evening 

 was Mr. W. G. Pirie, gardener at Dalhousie Castle, his 

 subject being " The Narcissus." The history, hybridisation, 

 diseases, insect pests, naturalisation, varieties suitable for 

 different purposes, and newer varieties, were all dealt with 

 by Mr. Pirie. The cultural remarks were the record of Mr. 

 Pirie's experience and practice; his employer, C. W. 

 Cowan, Esq., has been for many years a prominent specialist 

 in Narcissi. The exhibits were Magnolia grandiflora, cut 

 from the open ; Cineraria steliata; Hasmanthus natalensis; 

 Anemone sulphurea; and variegated Honesty in flower. 

 Mr. Pirie exhibited specimens of seedling Narcissi. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, Herts.— New Roses; 

 Plants for Spring Planting. 



Geo. Cooling & Sons, Bath -Roses in Pots and Bedding 

 Plants. 



Arthur S. Ritchie & Co., 51 & 53, High Street, Belfast- 

 Bedding Plants ; Garden Requisites and Bee Appliances. 



Tilley Bros., 133, London Road, Brighton— Bedding 



Plants. 

 Wm. Watson & Sons, Clontarf Nurseries, Dublin— Bedding 



Plants. 

 John Jefferies & Son, Royal Nurseries, Cirencester— 



Bedding Plants. 

 James Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea— Fruit Trees in Pots; 



New Chinese Plants, also Syringas. 



COLONIAL. 



F. Cooper, Ltd., Corner Willis Street, Wellington, New 

 Zealand— Seeds. 



FOREIGN. 



H. den Ouden & Son, Boskoop, Holland— Nursery Stock, 



