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XL 



MARKETS. 



COVE NT GARDEN, May 89. 



[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 tha 

 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. — Ens.] 



Cut Flowers, &c: Aierage Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 



2 - 



6 0-70 



16-19 



10 r 15 



2 6-30 



7 0-90 

 6 0-80 

 4 0-80 

 4 0-60 



3 0-4 

 a 0- 4 

 10-1 



2 o- a 





 

 6 

 



Arums (Richardias) 

 Bouvardia, per dz. 



bunches 

 Carnations, p. doz. 



blooms, best 



American var. 



— smaller, . per 

 doz. buncies 



— Carola, crim- 

 son, extra large 



— Malmaisons, p. 

 doz. blooms ... 



pink 



blush 



red ... 



Cornflower, p. d 3z. 

 bunches, pink 



— white 



— blue 



Eucharis, per doz. 

 Gardenias, per box 



of 15 aid 18 



blooms 



Gl. d olus, per doz. 



uchs., Akerman 10 12 



— Blushing BiiJe 5 0- 6 U 



— Bride, white ... 



— Ne Plus U'tia 



— Peach B ossom 

 Gypsophila. p. dz. 



bunches : 



— white 



— pink 



Iceland Poppies, 



p. dz. bunches 

 Iris (Spanish), per 

 doz. bunches : 



— white, mauve, 

 yellow & blue 



Lapa-erias, white, 

 . per djziri ... 

 Ml i tun auratum 



15-30 



5 0-80 



y o-io o 



8 0-12 



6 

 4 



0-12 

 0- 6 





 



16-26 



6 0-10 

 2 0-26 



per bunch 



4 0-50 



1 

 1 



6-2 

 6- 2 



2 0-26 

 16-20 



ongiflorum, 

 per doz., long 



short 



— 1 a nci folium 

 alba, long 



~ ~ short 



— speciosum rub- 

 fum, per doz., 



Jong 



— — short 

 Lily of the Valley, 



pr. dz, bnchs. : 



extra special ... 15 0-18 



1 9- 

 9- 



2 



1 





 



— special 



— ordinary ..[ 

 Mignonette, per 



doz. bunches... 



10 0-12 

 — 



8 



4 0-50 



Marguerite, per 

 doz. bunches: 



— Yellow 



Myosotis (Forget- 

 me-not), p. dz. 



bunches 

 Orchids, Cattleya, 

 per doz. 



— Odoutoglossum 

 crispum 



Paeomes, per doz. 



bunches, six 



blooms in a 



I u ich : 



— ied 



— pink 



— white 



Pelargoniums, 



p. doz. bunches 



— Double Scarlet 

 Pinks, white, per 



doz, bunches... 



Pyrethrums, dble., 



per doz. bchs : 



— white 



— coloured 



— single, mixed 

 colours 



Roses, 12 blooms, 



— Brides maid, 



— C. Mermet 



— F r au Kar I 

 Druschki 



— General Jac- 

 queminot 



— Liberty 



— Madame A. 

 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 

 Violas, small blue, 



p. doz. bunches 



s,J. s.d. 



16-20 



3 0-40 

 9 0-10 

 2 0-30 



3 0-40 

 8 0-10 

 8 0-10 



5 0-60 



4 0-60 



2 0-30 



3 0-50 

 2 0-40 



2 0-40 



10-16 

 10-16 



16-26 



1 0- 



2 0- 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



1 



1 



6- 

 0- 

 0- 

 0- 



6- 



0- 



1 

 3 



3 

 1 



2 

 1 



2 

 1 



3 

 





 6 

 6 

 6 



6 

 6 



10-16 

 10-16 

 10-20 



4 0-50 

 3 0-40 

 16-20 



.. 4 0-60 



1 0- 1 



O 



Cut Foliage, Ac: Average Wholesale Prices. 



Ad i ant u m Fern 

 (Maidenhair), 

 best.dz. bnchs. 



Agrostis (Fairy 

 Grass), per dz. 

 bunches 

 sparagus plu- 

 mosus, long 

 tr ails, pr.Jdoz. 

 — medium, doz. 

 bunches 

 ^P'engeri 



Carnation foliage) 

 doz. bunches... 



s.d. s.d. 



4 0-50 



2 0-40 



16-20 



12 18 

 10 12 



4 — 



s.d. s.d. 



... 12 0-15 



Croton foliage, var- 

 ious, per dozen 

 bunches 



Cycas leaves, arti- 

 ficial, per doz. 3 0-12 



Eulalia japoniCa, 

 per bunch 



Moss, per gross ... 



Myrtle, dz. bchs. 



(English), 



small-leaved... 

 — French 



Smilax, per bunch 



of 6 trails 



1 0- 



6 



1 6 



6 

 I 



9-10 



Haute In Pots, Ac: Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 



6 0-70 



Aralia Sieboldii, p. *'*' ^ 



dozen 

 Araucaria excel sa, 



Ac„ P ,? r(lozen — 18 0-21 

 Asparagus plumo- 

 se nanus, p.dz. 10 0-12 

 A.«i V r ? n « eri - 8 0- 9 



aspidistra, p. dz., 



■wPESUf 80 °~ 6 ° ° 



— |ft. a,perdozei >: 



fe per doze » 



Mper lls altenii . 



- a°*n *' Per doz « 



Ferns, in small and 

 large 60's ... 



— in 48's, doz. ... 



— choicer, sorts 

 per doz. 



— m 32s, per doz. 10 0-18 

 Ficus elastica, per 



12 0-20 

 60 — 



8 0-12 



6 0-12 

 2 r,-io 6 



4 0-50 

 18 0-30 



5 0- 

 4 0- 



6 

 5 



1 s * V 1 ^nmbs 

 * ,ei 100... ' 



8 0-12 



dozen 

 Fuchsias, per doz. 

 Geonoma gracilis, 



60*s. per dozen 



— larger, each — 

 Heliotropes 



Hydrangeas, white, 

 48's, per dozen 



— pink 



— blue, each ... 



Kentia Bel more- 

 ana, per dozen 



— Fo ste ri an a, 

 60's, per dozen 



— larger, per 

 dozen 



Catania borbonica, 

 per dozen 



Lilium longifloruni 

 per dozen 



9 0-12 

 8 0-90 



6 0-80 

 2 6-76 

 6 0-80 



18 31 

 10 0-15 



2 0-50 



5 0-42 



4 0-60 



18 60 



12 0-30 



15 0-18 



Plants in Pots, arc: Average 



s.d. s.d. 

 Lilium lancifolium 



rubrum in pts., 



per dozen ... 15 0-18 

 — la n c i f o 1 ium 



alba 15 0-18 



Lily of the Valley 21 0-24 

 Marguerites, white, 



per dozen ... 8 0-10 

 Mignonette, 48's, 



per dozen ... 6 0-80 

 Pandanus Veitchii, 



per dozen ... 36 0-48 

 Pelargoniums, per 



dozen 9 0-12 



Wholesale Prices 



Pelargoniums, Ivy- 

 leave 1 



Phoenix rupicola, ea, 



Rhodanthi, per dz. 

 pots 



Spiraga japonica, 

 per dozen pots 



— pink 



Stocks, white, pink 



and red 

 Verbenas, pink ... 



— scarlet 



— white 



— Llue 



(Cont.L). 

 s.d. s.d. 



7 9 

 , 2 6-21 



5 0-60 



10 0-12 

 10 0-12 



Potatos. 



Lincolns - 



Up-to-Date 

 King Edward 

 Northern Star 

 Evergoods 



percwt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



3 0-36 

 2 9-33 

 2 3-26 

 2 3-26 



Lincolns - 



Ma in crops 



Blacklands 

 Dunbars — 

 Up-to-Date 

 Maincrop 



per cwt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



3 0-36 



2 0-23 



3 9-43 

 3 9-43 



New Potatos. 



6 

 6 0- 



8 0- 

 8 0- 



8 0- 



8 



8 



9 

 9 

 9 



9 6-10 

 12 0-12 6 



St. Malos ... 

 Cherbourgs 



11 



6-12 

 (Ml 6 



Fruit: Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d, s.d. 



Teneriffe 



Jerseys 



Remarks.— Trade in o'd Potatos is quiet; stocks in 

 London are not so heavy as last week. New Potatos have 

 advanced in prices this week, there being a steady demand 

 for them. Edward /. Newborn, Covent Ganien and St. 

 Pancras, May 29, 1912. 



App Ies: 



— Tas m a n i an 

 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, 

 \ sieve. 



— per box . 

 Cranberries, per 



case (30 qts.)... 



— Cape Cod, per 

 case (30 quarts) 



Figs (Guernsey), 

 per dozen ... 



— English 



Gooseberries, 

 peck 



— j bushel 

 Grape Fruit, case: 



— 96's ... 



— 80's ... 



— 64's ... 



— 54's ... 

 Grapes, Australian, 



er case 



nglish (new) 



pei lb 



Canon Hall .. 

 Muscats 



7 0-10 6 



7 0-10 6 

 ION 1 



10 12 



8 0-10 

 10 0-12 

 14 18 



6-10 

 5 6-66 



£10- £ J 2 



4 0-50 



5 6- 

 1 0- 



6 

 2 



Lemons : 



— Messina, per 

 case 



Limes, per case ... 

 Mangoes, per do/. 

 Melons (Guernsey) 



— (English) 



Nuts, Aimonds.per 

 bag 



— Spanish, per 

 sack 



— Barcelona, bag 



— Chestnuts, per 

 bag 



— Cocoanuts, 100 



— English Cobs 

 per lb 



— Walnut s 

 (Naples) kiln 

 dried, cwt. 



s.d. s.d. 



7 6-17 



4il - 

 4 0-60 

 13-26 

 13-36 



52 6 — 



40 42 

 35 6-36 6 



3 6-19 

 18 0-23 



03 — 



THE WEATHER, 



The Following Summary Record of 

 weather throughout the British Islands, for 

 week ending May 25, is furnished from 

 Meteorological Office:— 



the 

 the 

 the 



10 11 



96 - 



per 



3 0- 

 3 0- 



4 

 8 



1 0- 

 3 6- 



2 

 4 



V 



20 0-25 





• • • 



12 -25 



16-40 

 6 0-80 

 3 0-50 



Nectarines, per 



dozen ... 

 Oranges : 



— Navels. 



— Denia, case ... 



— Jaffa, per case 



— Bitter, per J 

 chest .*. 



— Seville Sour 

 i chest 



Peaches (Belgian), 

 per dozen 



— English, dozen 

 Pears (Australian), 



per case 

 Pineapples, St. 



Michael 

 Strawberries, p. lb. : 



— A quality 



— B quality 



— Southamptons, 

 baskets 



54 — 

 6 0-24 



16 0-18 



17 6-33 

 12 — 



16 0-18 6 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



The weather. —The conditions were generally cloudy and 

 unsettled. Rain was experienced on several days in the 

 most northern and western districts, and occasionally in the 

 south and south-east. At many stations in the latter regions, 

 however, the fall was very slight, and in some places no 

 measurable amount was recorded. Thunderstorms occurred 

 about the middle of the week at various places in England, 

 mostly in the midlands and eastern counties. 



The temperature was from 2° to 3^ below the average in 

 most districts, but slightly above it in England E. and the 

 English Channel. The highest of the maxima were 

 registered, as a rule, either early or qui.e late in the week, 

 and ranged from 71° in the English Channel and 62° in 

 England E. and Ireland S. to 64° in Scotland W. and England 

 N.W. The lowest of the minima, which were generally 

 recorded late in the period, varied from 28° in Scotland E. 

 (at Balmoral on the 22nd), 29° in Ireland N. (at Markree 

 Castle on the 23th) and 31° in England S. W. (at Llangammarch 



4 0-80 

 4 0-24 



10 0-15 



3 0-50 



16-36 

 9-10 



... 3 0-40 



Vegetables : Average Wholesale Prices. 



Artichokes(Globe), 



per dozen 

 Asparagus — 



— Tou'ouse 



— Montauban ... 



— Dijon 



— Lauds 



— (English) bndl. 



— Cambridge ... 



— Worcester ... 

 Beans, Guernsey 



Dwarf, per lb. 



— (Engfish) p. lb. 



— French, per 

 packet, lb. 



Beetroot, p. bshl. 



— Long 



Celeriac, per doz. 

 Cabbages (French) 



per dozen 



— Cornish, per 

 dozen 



— Evasham. pots 

 Carrots (English), 



pr. doz. bun... 



— (French) per 

 dozen bunches 



— per cwt. 



— (washed) p. bag 

 Cauliflowers, per 



dozen 



— (Cornish), per 



C Lcll C . •• • • > 



Celery (washed), p. 



doz. bndls. ... 

 Chicory, per lb. ... 

 Cucumbers, p. doz. 

 Endive, per dozen 

 Greens (Spring), p. 



bag 



Herbs (sweet), 



pkts., p. gross 



s.d. s.d. I 



2 0-26 



1 6- 



2 0- 

 8- 



10- 



9- 



1 0- 



2 

 2 

 1 

 2 





 3 





 



2 6 

 6 



8-10 

 8-10 



Z 8-0 10 



2 0-26 

 2 6-30 



Z 13-20 



9-1 

 3 0-3 



3 



6 



4 0-50 



5 0-70 

 4 0-60 



6 0-70 



4 0-50 

 12 0-15 



8 0- 



4 



1 6- 

 10- 



10 



2 



1 



6 

 u 



3 6-40 



70 - 



, 



Horseradish, 12 



bundles 

 Leeks, per doz. ... 



Lettuce (French), 

 per doz. 



— (EnglUh), per 

 tally 



Mint, p. dz. bunch. 



Mushrooms, culti- 

 vated, p. lb. 



Mustardand Cress, 

 per dozen 

 punnets 



Marrows, pr. dz. ... 



Onions (Egyptian) 



— (Spring), per 

 doz. buiches 



Parsley, h sieve ... 



— per doz. bun. 

 Peas (French) p. pad 



— per packet ... 



— (Guernsey), lb. 



— (English), per 

 j bushel 



bushel 



Radishes (English), 

 per dozen 



— (French) p. dz. 



— (Jersey) long... 

 Rhubarb, forced, 



per 12 bundles 



— Outdoor, p. dz. 

 Spinach, pr. bshl. 

 To ma cos (Guern- 

 sey) per lb. ... 



— (English), p. lb. 

 _. Seconds 



Turnips (English), 

 perdz. bunches 



— (French), pr. dz. 



Wa'ercress, p. dz. 

 bunch 



15 0-lfl Wells on the 24th or 25th) and in Scotland N. to 36 u in 



England E. to 46° in the English Channel. The lowest 

 grass readings reported were 22° at West Linton, 24° at 

 Crathes and Newton Rigg, and 25° at Balmoral. The 

 temperature of the soil 1 foot below the surface was below 

 the average over the greater part of the kingdom, but at 4 

 feet it was above it nearly everywhere. 



The mean temperature of the se.i. — At most stations the 



water was warm for the time of the year, and also warmer 



than during the corresponding week of last year. The means 



for the week ranged from about 56*5° at Margate and East- 



- bourne and 56° at Scilly to 47° at Lerwick and Bu nmouth. 



The rain/all varied greatly in amount in different parts of 

 the kingdom. In England N.E., the Midland counties, 

 England N.W., S.W., and Ireland S. it was in excess of the 

 average, but in the other districts there was a deficit. 

 About an inch fell at Cahir on the 19th and at Rauceby on 

 the 22nd ; on the latter date more than an inch was 

 recorded at Hudderstield, and as much as 1*3 inch at 

 Harrogate and 1*5 inch at Scarborough. 



The bright sunshine was below the normal except in the- 

 English Channel and Scotland N. The mean daily duration 

 ranged from 9*6 hours (62 per cent, of the possible) in the 

 English Channel, and 8T hours (4^ per cent.) in Scotland N. 

 to 4*9 hours (about 30 percent, of the possible) in England 

 N.E. and N.W., and to 4*2 hours (only 26 per cent.) in the 

 Midland Counties. 



s.d. s.d 



10 0-12 

 2 6-3 





 



16-20 



2 0- 



1 6- 



4 

 2 





 6 



. 10- 1 



10 — 



10 0-15 



6 6-7 6 



16-20 

 16-20 

 2 6-30 

 4 0-60 

 6 — 

 4-08 



4 0-50 

 6 0-11 



6-09 

 10-13 



4-06 



1 

 2 



2 







6- 



0- 



3 



2 6 



6 

 6- 

 3 0- 



7 



4 



5 0-60 

 7 0-80 



4-06 



THE WEATHER IN WEST HERTS. 



Week endmz Mav &. 



The first unseasombly cold week for five weeks. — The first 

 day was very cold, but since then the day temperatures have 

 been rising, and are now quite warm for the time of year. 

 Three nights proved very cold, and on the coldest of these 

 the exposed thermometer registered 3° of frost. The 

 grouund is now 1° warmer at 2 rest deep, and 2° warmer at 

 1 foot deep, than is seasonable. There was a little rain on 

 the first day of the week, but since then the weather has 

 been dry. The rainfall of the 2lst inst. did not effect the 

 soil gauge on which short grass is growing, through which 

 there has been no percolation at all since the ei d of March, or 

 for two months. The amount, however, was sufficient to start 

 the bare soil gauge, through which there passed, during th* 

 next-twodays, half-a-galJon of rain-water. The sun shdneon 

 an average for 7 hours a day, or for J hr. a day longer 

 than is usual at the same period in May. On one day no 

 sunshine at all was recorded, whereas on one other day 

 the sun was shining brightly for over 12 hours. Through- 

 out the week the wind has been very light ; in fact, in no 

 hour did the mean velocity exceed 8 miles. The direction 

 of the wind has been very variable. The mean amount 

 of moisture in the air at 3 o'clock in the afternoon fell 

 short of a seasonable quantity by 3 per cent. A large 

 bush of the Wild Dog Ro^e growing in my garden came 

 first into flower on the 29th iust., or six days earlier than 

 its average date for the previous 26 years, and earlier 

 than in any of those years since 1896, or for 16 years. 

 £. Af., Berkhamsted, May 29, 1912. 



Remarks.— The overseas consignments are delayed owing 

 to labour troubles. Hothouse Grapes of B'ack Hamburgh 

 and Muscat of Alexandria varieties are increasing rn rpar.ii:y 

 and meeting with a good demand. There is also a fair 



GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 



quantity of Grapes arriving from Belgium, including the [Corturotuietits art requested to writ* ihi mmmtg of pTtrnn* 

 varieties Gros Colman. The supply of Peaches and Nee- #|| ^ pImcis jib Ugibly m* possible No charge it 



tarines is gradually increasing j in fact, thisholiday week they 

 have exceeded the demand. Melons are arriving daily 

 in plenty, also Figs. Large supplies of Strawberries have 

 reached the market this week from Southampton and France. 

 Spanish an I French Cherries are arriving in excellent con- 

 dition packed in half-sieve baskets and boxes, those 11 boxes 

 being selected fruits. Consignments of Tomitos increase 

 daily from all sources, and the fruits sell freely. Supplies 

 of Asparagus have not besn equal to the demand during the 

 past week; consignments from the Continent are decreasing. 

 There is a fairly good supply of b >th outdoor and forced 

 vegetables. The porters' strike has not disturbed trade t j t he 

 extent anticipated. E. H. R. t Covent Garden, May 29, 1912. 



made for these announcements, but if a small contribution 

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

 Orphan Fund, it will be thankfully rsceived, and an 

 acknowledgment made in these columns.] 



Mr. P. Smith, for some years Foreman in the gardens at 

 Honor House, Shere, Surrey, as Gardener to L. A. 

 Harkison. Esq., at the same address. 



Mr. W. J, Midplf.brookk, for the past 8 years Fruit Expert 

 to the King's Acre Nurseries, Ltd., and previously with 

 Messrs. J. Veitch & Co., as Horticultural Adviser and 

 Fruit Expert to the Locksheath Nurseries, Ltd., near 



Southampton. 





