Mil. 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[June 15, 1912. 



M ARKETS. 



COVENT GARDEN, June 12. 



[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, Ac: Arerage Wholesale Prices. 



~l 



Arums (Richardias) 

 Bouvardia, per dz. 



bunches 

 Carnations, p. doz. 

 blooms, best 

 American var. 



— smaller, per 

 doz. bunches 



— Carola, crim- 

 son, extra large 



— Malmaisons, p. 

 doz. blooms; 



ink 

 lush 



red 



Coreopsis, per doz. 



bunches 

 Cornflower, p. doz. 

 bunches, pink 



— white 



— blue 



Eucharis, per doz. 

 Gaillardia, per doz. 



bunches 

 Gardenias, per box 



of 15 and 18 



blooms 



Gladiolus, per doz. 



bchs., Akerman 



— Blushing Biide 



— Bride, white ... 

 ^_ Ne Plus Ultra 



— Peach Blossom 

 Gypsophila, p. dz. 



bunches : 



— white 



— pink ... 

 Iceland Poppies, 



p. dz. bunches 

 Iris (Spanish), per 

 doz. bunches : 



— white, mauve, 

 yellow & blue 



Lapagerias, white, 



per dozen 

 Lilimu aiiratum 



fer bunch 

 o ng i riorum, 

 per doz., long 

 — short 

 1 a n c i f o I i u m 

 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. 



20 - 



6 0-70 



s.d. s.d. 



16-20 



10 0-15 



2 6-30 



3 0- 

 1 6- 



4 

 9 











5 0-70 

 4 0-60 

 4 0-60 



2 0-26 



10-16 

 10-16 

 9-10 



2 0-26 



16-20 





Marguerite, per 

 doz. bunches : 



— white ... 



— yellow 



Mignonette, per 



doz. bunches... 4 0-50 



Myosotis (Forget- 

 me-not), p. dz. 

 bunches 



Orchids, Cattleya, 



S2r doz. ~* 



dontoglossum 

 crispum 

 Paeonies, per doz. 

 bunches, six 



... 3 0-40 

 9 0-10 

 16-20 



in 





2 6-30 



8 0-90 

 4 0-60 



4 0-60 

 6 0-80 

 8 0-12 



3 0- 

 3 



5 



10-16 



6 0-10 

 16-20 

 4 0-50 



1 



1 



2 



1 



0- 

 



0- 



6- 



1 6 



2 

 2 



6 

 



1 

 



9-2 

 9-10 



• •- 



15 0-18 

 10 0-12 



80 — 



blooms 

 bunch : 



— red 



— pink 



— white 



Pelargonium s, 



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 ... 



— Frau Karl 

 Druschki 



— General Jac- 

 queminot 



— Liberty 



— Madame 

 Chateney 



— Niphetos 



— Richmond 



— Sunrise 



— President Car- 

 not — 



— Lady Roberts 



— Lady Hilling- 

 don 



— Franz Deegan 

 ' — Kaiserine 

 Spiraea (Astilbe) ja- 



ponica, per dz. 



bunches 

 Statice, mauve, per 



doz. bun.ches... 

 Stephanotis (72 pips) 

 Sweet Peas, pr. dz, 



bunches : 



— coloured 

 Violas, small blue, 



p. doz. bunches 



8 10 

 8 0-10 

 8 0-10 



5 0- 

 4 0- 



60 

 6 



16-20 



2 6-30 

 2 0-30 



... 2 0-26 



9-10 

 9-10 



16-26 



9- 



1 0- 



A. 



1 

 1 

 1 

 1 



0- 

 0- 

 0- 

 0- 



1 6- 

 1 0- 



1 

 1 



2 

 1 

 2 

 1 



2 

 1 



10-1 

 10-1 





 6 



6 

 6 

 6 

 6 



6 

 6 



6 

 6 



10-20 



5 0-60 



3 

 1 



0- 



6- 



4 

 2 





 



3 0-50 

 9-10 



Cut Foliage, Ac: Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 



Adiantum Fern 

 (Maidenhair), 

 best, dz. bnchs. 



Agrostis (Fairy 

 Grass), per dz. 

 bunches 



Asparagus plu- 

 mosus, long 

 trails, pr.Jdoz. 



— medium, doz. 

 bunches 



— Sprengeri 



Carnation foliage, 

 doz. bunches... 



4 0-50 



2 0-40 



16-20 



13 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 



10-1 



60 - 



6 



6 

 I 





 



9-10 



Plants In Pots, Ac: Average Wholesale Prices. 



6 0-70 



21 0-30 

 30 0-60 



6 0-12 

 2 6-10 6 

 4 0-50 



s.d. s.d. 

 Aralia Sieboldii, p. 



dozen 



Araucaria excelsa, 



per dozen ... 18 0-21 

 Asparagus plumo- 



sus nanus, p.dz. 10 0-12 



— Sprengeri ... 8 0-90 

 Aspidistra, p. dz., 



green 



— variegated 



Cocos Weddeli- 

 ana,per dozen: 



— 60's ... 



— larger, each ... 

 Coleus, per doz. ... 

 Crassula, various 



(in 48 pots) per 



dozen ... 

 Croton, per dozen 

 Cyperus alterni- 



folius, per doz. 



— laxus, per doz. 

 Dracaena, green, 



^ per dozen 

 Ericas, per dozen : 



— Willmorei, 48's 15 0-18 



9 0-12 

 18 0-30 



5 

 4 



0-6 

 0-5 



... 10 0-12 



Ferns, in thumbs, 

 per 100... 



— in small and 

 large 60*s 



— in 48's, doz. ... 



— choicer, sorts 



per doz. ... 



— in 32*s, per 

 dozen — 



Ficus elastica, per 

 dozen 



Fuchsias, per doz. 



Geonoma gracilis, 

 60*s, per dozen 



— larger, each ... 

 Heliotropes 

 Hydrangeas .white, 



48*5, per dozen 



— pink 



— blue, each ... 



— paniculata, per 

 dozen ... 



Kentia Belmore- 

 ana, per dozen 



— Fosteriana, 



60' s, per dozen 



s.d. s.d. 



8 0-12 



12 0-20 

 60 - 



8 12 

 . . 10 0-18 



9 0-12 

 8 0-90 



6 0-80 

 2 6-76 

 6 0-80 



18 21 

 8 0-12 

 2 0-5 



. 18 0-24 



5 0-42 



4 0-60 



Plants in Pots, Ac: Average Wholesale Prices fCcnt.l.). 



Kentia Fosteriana, 

 larger, per doz. 



Latania borbonica, 

 per dozen 



Lilium lancifolium 

 rubrum in pts., 

 per dozen 



— la ncif olium 

 alba 



— 1 ongiflorum, 

 per dozen 



Lily of the Valley 



Marguerites, in 48's 



per doz., white 



— yellow 



Mignonette, 48's, 

 per dozen 



Pandanus Veitchii, 

 per dozen 



s.d. s.d. 

 18 0-63 



12 0-30 



.. 15 0-18 



15 0-18 



12 0-15 

 21 0-24 



8 0-10 

 10 0-12 



6 0-80 



36 0-48 



Pelargoniums, per 

 dozen 



— Ivy-leaved 



Phoenix rupicola, 

 each 



Rhodanthi, per dz. 

 pots 



Saxifraga (pyrami- 

 dalis) 48's, per 

 dozen ... 



Spiraea japonica, 

 per dozen pots 



— pink 



Stocks, white, pink 



and red 

 Verbenas, pink 



— scarlet... 



— white ... 



— blue ... 



s.d. s.d. 



9 0-12 

 7 9 



2 6-21 



5 0-60 



... 15 0-18 



10 0-12 

 10 0-12 



6 0-80 

 6 0-80 

 8 0-90 

 8 0-90 

 8 0-90 



- - - 



Fruit: Average Wholesale Prices. 



Apples: 



— Tasm 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, 

 i sieve 



— per box 



— English, Jbshl. 

 Cranberries, per 



case (30 qts.)... 



— Cape Cod, per 

 case (30 quarts) 



Currants (Red) per 

 handle 



Figs (Guernsey), 

 per dozen 



— English 

 Gooseberries, per 



peck 



— J bushel 

 Grape Fruit, case : 



— 96's ... 



— 80's ... 



— 64's ... 



— 54's 



Grapes, Australian, 

 per case 



— English (new) 

 per lb 



— Canon Hall ... 



— Muscats 



s.d, s.d. 



7 0-90 



7 0-90 



13-16 



10 0-12 



8 0-10 

 10 0-12 

 14 0-18 



6-10 

 5 6-66 



£10-£12 



4 0-50 



4 0-50 

 1 0- 2 • 

 6 0-80 



10 0-11 



9 6- 



3 



2 0- 

 2 0- 



3 

 4 



10-2 

 2 6-3 





 



* 







6 



20 0-25 



... 12 0-25 



16-40 

 4 0-60 

 3 0-50 



Lemons: 



— Messina,p.case 

 Limes, per case ... 

 Mangoes, per doz. 

 Melons (Guernsey) 



— (English) 



— Canteloupe ... 

 Nectarines, per 



dozen : 



— selected 



— best ... 



— seconds 

 Nuts, Almonds, per 



bag 



— Spanish, per 

 sack 



— Barcelona, bag 



— Chestnuts, per 

 bag 



— Cocoanuts, 100 



— English Cobs 

 per lb 



— Walnut s 

 (Naples), kiln 

 dried, cw t. 

 cases 



Oranges : 



— Navels... 



— Denia, case ... 



— Mercia 



Peaches (Belgian), 

 per dozen 



— English, dozen: 



— selected 



— best _ 



— seconds 



Pears (Australian), 

 per case 



Pineapples, St. 

 Michael 



Strawberries : 



— Southamptons, 

 baskets 



punnets (out- 

 door), per doz. 



s.d. s.d. 



7 6-17 

 4 — 

 4 0-60 

 10-16 

 10-26 

 3 0-66 



12 0-18 

 6 0-10 

 3 0-40 



52 6 — 



40 0-42 

 35 6-36 6 



3 6-19 

 18 0-23 



3 - 



• • • 



• • • 



54 - 



14 0-16 

 30 0-40 



15 0-18 



4 0-80 



12 0-18 

 6 0-10 

 1 6-10 



8 0-10 

 3 0-50 



18-19 



6-08 



Vegetables : Average Wholesale Prices. 



Artichokes (Gl obe) , 



per dozen 

 Asparagus— 



— (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 



— Evesham, pots 

 Carrots (English), 



pr. doz. bun.... 



— (French) per 

 dozen bunches 



Cauliflowers, per 

 dozen 



— Dutch, dozen 

 Celery (washed), p. 



doz. bndls. 



Chicory, per lb. ... 

 Cucumbers, per 



dozen 



Endive, per dozen 

 Greens (Spring), p. 



bag 



Herbs (sweet), 



pkts., p. gross 

 Horseradish, 12 



bundles 

 Leeks, per doz. ... 

 Lettuce (French), 



per doz. 



s.d. s.d. 

 2 0-26 



10-26 

 10-50 



8-10 

 8-10 



8-0 10 



2 0-26 



2 6-30 



10-26 



3 0-36 



2 6-36 

 5 0-70 



4 0-50 

 4 0-50 



8 0-10 

 4 — 



16-20 

 10-16 



8 0-46 



7 — 



10 0-12 

 2 6-30 



16-20 





Lettuce (English), 

 per tally 



Marrows, pr.dz. ... 



Mint, per dozen 

 bunches 



Mushrooms, culti- 

 vated, p. lb. ... 



— outdoors 

 Mustardand Cress, 



per dozen 

 punnets 

 Onions (Egyptian) 



— (Spring), per 

 doz. bunches 



Parsley, J sieve ... 



— per doz. bun. 

 Peas (French) per 



pad 



— per packet ... 



— (English), per 



t bushel 

 ushel 



Radishes (English), 



per dozen 



— (French) p. dz, 



— (Jersey) long... 

 Rhubarb, forced, 



per 12 bundles 



— Outdoor, p. dz. 

 Spinach, pr. bshl. 

 Tomatos, per doz. 



lbs. : 



— (Guernsey), ... 



— (English), 

 seconds 



Turnips (English), 

 per dz. bunches 



Watercress, p. dz. 

 bunches 



s.d, s.d. 



2 0-40 

 6 0-10 



1 6- 



2 6 



4- 

 3- 



6 

 4 



10 - 

 6 6-7 6 



4 



1 6- 



2 6- 



2 



3 



4 0-60 



06 - 



2 3- 



3 0- 



3 



6 e 



6-09 

 10-13 



4-06 



4-0 6 

 10-20 

 16-26 



4 0-46 

 4 0-46 

 16-20 



2 0-30 

 4-06 



Remarks.— Consignments of Grapes from home-growers 

 and the Channel Islands have been in excess of the 

 demand, and their prices show a considerable depreciation 

 in value. Australian Apples are a slow trade ; the home 

 supply of soft fruit affecting their sales. Peaches, Melons, 

 Nectarines and Figs are all plentiful ; the fruits are meet- 

 ing with a fair demand. Supplies of English Cherries 

 are increasing, the bulk being of the variety Rivers' Early. 

 There is still a supply of these fruits from the Continent. 

 Strawberries from the Southampton district have been a 



steady supply, as many as 30,000 chip baskets, containing 

 3 to 4 lbs. each, having reached the market in one day. 

 Growers from the home counties are also contributing 

 large supplies of Strawberries, packed in punnets and peek 

 and chip baskets. Home-grown Tomatos and Cucumbers 

 are arriving in plenty daily. Channel Island, Canary and 

 Valencia Tomatos are also a good supply. Vegetables, 

 with the exception of Marrows, Cabbages and Cauliflowers, 

 are fairly plentiful. E. H. R., Covent Garden, June J 2, 1912, 



Potatos. 



per cwt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



Lincolns— 



Up-to-Date 

 King Edward 

 Northern Star 

 Evergoods 



• ■ 



3 0- 

 2 9- 

 2 0- 



1 9- 



3 3 

 3 3 

 2 6 

 2 6 



Lincolns— 



Maincrops 

 Blacklands 



Dunbars— 



Up-to-Date 

 Maincrop 



per cwt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



2 9-33 

 19-23 



3 9-43 

 3 9-46 



New Potatos. 



Bedfords 



Kents 



Teneriffe 



9 0-96 



10 0-12 



8 0-10 



Jerseys 

 St. Malos . 

 Cherbourgs 



... 10 0-10 6 

 ... 9 0-96 

 ... 8 6-90 



Remarks. — Trade in old Potatos is very slow and stocks 

 in London are lower, the consignments bein? small. Prices 

 for new tubers have dropped this week. As the English 

 crop is now being lifted lhsir prices will no doubt be still 

 lower at the end of this week. Edward /. Newborn, Covent 

 Garden and St. Pancras,June 12, 1912. 



TH 



WEATHER. 



the 

 the 

 the 



The Following Summary Record of 

 weather throughout the British Islands, for 

 week ending June 8, is furnished from 

 Meteorological Office: — 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



The weather.— The general condition continued very un- 

 settled, and except in the extreme north and north-west of 

 the Kingdom rain was experienced very frequently, some- 

 times in considerable amounts. Thunderstorms occurred 

 in some parts of England on every day, but were most wide- 

 spread on the 8th; in Ireland they were also experienced on 

 the 8th. 





The temperature was below the normal, the deficit being 

 1° in Scotland N. and W., and more than 2° in several 

 English districts and in Ireland S. The highest of the 

 maxima were recorded on rather variable dates, but gener- 

 ally on the 6th, 7th, or 8th. In England S.W. the ther- 

 mometer touched 71°, in England E. 70°, while the lowest 

 values recorded were 64° and 63° respectively in Scotland E. 

 and N. The lowest of the minima, which also occurred on 

 various dates, ranged from 82 Q in Scotland E. and 33° in 

 Ireland S. to 42° in England N.E., and to 45° in the English 

 Channel. The lowest grass readings reported were 29° at 

 Balmoral, 31° at Greenwich, and 32° at Crathes, Newton 

 Rigg, and Aberystwyth. At all stations except Canterbury 

 and Guernsey the temperature of the soil at a depth of 1 foot 

 was below the normal, more than 3° in several parts of 

 Great Britain. At a depth of 4 feet it was also below it in 

 various parts of the Kingdom. * 



The mean temperature of the sea. — The water was warmer 

 for the time of year on most parts of the coast, but colder 

 than during the corresponding week of last year, except at 

 Plymouth, Salcombe and Cleggan. The means for the week 

 ranged from 59*6° at Margate, and 58° at Eastbourne to 

 48° at Lerwick, and to 47° at Burnmouth. 



The rainfall exceeded the average except in Scotland N., 

 the excess being larger in most districts. Falls of an inch 

 or more within 24 hours occurred at Guernsey and Salcombe 

 on the 2nd, at West Witton and Newton Rigg on the 3rd, at 

 Spurn Head on the 6tb, and at Kilkenny on the 8th ; at this 

 last station as much as 1*5 inch was measured. The largest 

 total falls for the week were 2-85 inches at Jersey, and 320 

 inches at Harrogate. At some places in Shetland and the 

 Hebrides the total fall was less than 0*2 inch, and at Blacksod 

 Point the week was rainless. 



The bright sunshine was less than the normal, the deficiency 

 being very considerable in almost all districts. In Scot- 

 land E. the mean daily duration was only 03 hour, and the 

 percentage of the possible duration 3. In the English 

 Channel, where the daily mean was about 6J hours, the per- 

 centage of the possible duration was 43, but elsewhere it 

 decreased to 33 in England S.E., 32 in England S.W., 16 m 

 the Midland Counties and Scotland W., and to 14 and 13 

 respectively in England N.E. and Scotland N. 



THE WEATHER IN WEST HERTS. 



Wee k ending June 12. 



Another wet week.— Taken as a whole the past week was of 

 about average temperature. There were two warm days, 

 and on the coldest night the exposed thermometer fen to 

 within 3° of the freezing-point. The ground is now at about 

 a seasonable temperature, both at 1 foot and 2 feet deep. 

 Rain fell on three days, to the total depth of three-quar er* 

 of an inch. Since the present month began ram has fallen 

 on all but four days, the total measurement amounting to i* 

 jnnVi urtii^Vi ic «/i..i.. n i nn » *« ^.r«r» rtoii^nc nn #»anh sauare yi 



was some percolation through the bare soil gauge—tn e _ iu 

 quantity which passed through that gauge being 2§ gaiion- 

 On one day, for the first time since the end of Mar ^ n \l 

 few drops of rainwater came through the soil gauge u 

 which short grass is growing. The sun shone on a 

 average for 5J hours a day, which is three-quarters oi 

 hour a day short of the average duration for ™ c .= ai 

 period in June. On one day the sun shone for 1U* °°T d ' 

 and on one other day no sunshine at all was r , ec :£ij t v 

 This was a very calm week. On one day the total velociiy 



for the 24 hours amounted to only three miles. in *"^ on 

 amount of moisture in the air at 3 o'clock in the aiterno 

 exceeded a seasonable quantity for that hour by eigm y 

 cent, E„ M. f Berkhamsted, June 12, 1912. 





