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THE GARDENERS 9 CHRONICLE 



[June 22, 1912. 



M A R K E T S. 



COVENT GARDEN, June 19. 



[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.1 



Cut Flowers, ftc: ATarage Wholesale Prices. 



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 ; 



pink ... 



blush ... 



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 Pius 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 

 Lilium auratuin 



Fer bunch 

 o ngifl oruin, 

 per doz., long 

 — short 

 lane i f o liuni 

 alba, long 

 — short 



— speciosum rub- 

 rum, per doz., 

 long ... 



— — short 



Lily of the Valley, 

 pr. dz. bnchs. : 

 extra special ... 

 special 



— ordinary 



Marguerite, per 

 oz. bunches : 



white 



yellow w ^. 



s.d. s.d. 

 2 — 



6 0-70 



13-16 



10 0-15 



2 6-30 



3 0-60 

 3 0-40 

 3 0-40 



16-20 



1 0- 



1 0- 



9- 



2 0- 



1 6 

 1 6 



1 



2 6 



16-20 



2 6-30 



8 0- 

 4 0- 

 4 0- 

 6 0- 



4 0- 



9 

 6 

 6 



8 



6 



8 0-50 

 3 — 



10-16 



6 0-90 



16-20 



4 0-50 



10-16 

 10 - 



2 0-26 

 16-20 





19-20 

 9-10 



15 0-18 

 10 0-12 



90 - 



3 0-40 



16-2 



Mignonette, per 

 doz. bunches. - 



Myosotis (Forget- 

 me-not), p. dz. 

 bunches 



Orchids, Cattleya, 

 per doz. 



— Odontoglossum 

 crispuin 



Paeonies, per doz. 

 bunches, six 

 blooms in a 

 bunch : 



— red ... 



— pink 



— white 



Pelargoniums, 



p. doz. bunches 



— Double Scarlet 

 Pinks, white, per 



doz, bunches... 

 Pyrethrums, 

 double, pr. dz. 

 bunches : 



— 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 



Scabious caucasica, 

 per doz. bnchs. 



Spiraea (Astilbe) ja- 



ponica, per dz. 



bunches 

 Statice, mauve, per 



doz. bunches... 

 Stephanotis(72 



pips) 



Stock, per dozen 

 bunches : 



— white ... 

 Sweet Peas, pr. dz. 



bunches : 



— coloured 



Violas, small blue, 

 p. doz. bunches 



s.d. s.d, 

 4 0-50 



3 0-40 

 9 0-10 

 16-20 



8 0-10 

 8 0-10 

 8 0-10 



5 0-60 

 4 0- 6 



16-20 



A. 



2 6-30 

 2 0-30 



2 0-26 



9-10 

 9-10 



16-26 



9-10 

 10-16 



• • « 



1 0- 



1 0- 

 1 0- 

 1 0- 



2 6 



1 6 



2 6 

 1 6 



16-26 

 10-16 



10-16 

 10-16 

 10-20 



3 0-40 



5 0-60 

 3 0-4 0" 

 16-20 



3 0-40 



3 0-50 



9-10 



Gut Foliage, &c: Average Wholesale Prices. 



2 0-40 



s.d. s.d. 

 Adiantum Fern 



(Maidenhair), 



best, dz. bnchs. 4 0-50 

 Agrostis (Fairy 



Grass), per dz. 



bunches 

 A sparag u s pin- 



niosus, long 



trails, pr. J doz. 



— medium, doz. 

 bunches 



— Sprengeri 



Carnation foliage, 

 doz. bunches... 



16-20 



12 0-18 

 10 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 0- 

 6 



1 6 



6 

 1 





 



9-10 



Plants in Pots, Ac. : Average Wholesale Prices. 



6 0-70 



21 0-30 

 30 0-60 



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 

 Cyperas alterni- 



folius, per doz. 



laxus, per doz. 



6 0-12 

 2 6-10 6 

 4 0-50 



9 0-12 

 18 0-30 



6 0-60 

 4 0-50 



» 



s.d. s.d. 

 Dracaena, green, 



per dozen ... 10 0-12 

 Ericas, per dozen : 



— Willmorei, 



48's 15 0-18 



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 



dozen 

 Geonoma gracilis, 



60*s, per dozen 



— larger, each — 

 Heliotropes 



8 0-12 



12 0-20 

 60 — 



8 12 



. 10 0-18 



9 0-12 



8 0-90 



fi 0- 8 

 2 6-76 



6 0-80 



^^^ 



Plants In Pots, ate: Average Wholesale Prices (Contdj. 



I 



Hydrangeas white, 

 48's, per dozen 



ink 



lue, each ... 



— paniculata, per 

 dozen ... 



Kentia Belmore- 

 ana, per dozen 



— Fosteriana, 

 60's, per dozen 



larger, per 



dozen 



Latania borbonica, 



per dozen 

 Lilium lancifolium 

 rubrum in pts., 

 er dozen 



anc if olium 

 alba 



— longiflorum, 

 per dozen 



Lily of the Valley 

 Marguerites, in 48's, 

 per doz., white 



— yellow 



18 21 

 8 0-12 

 2 0-50 



.. 18 0-24 



5 0-42 



4 0-60 



18 0-63 



12 0-30 



r; 



s-d. s.d. | s.d. s.d. 



Mignonette, 48's, 



per dozen ... 6 0-80 



Pandanus Veitchii, 



per dozen ... 36 0-48 



Pelargoniums, per 

 dozen 



— Ivy-leave 1 



Phoenix rupicola, 

 each 



Rhodanthi, per dz. 

 pots 



Saxifraga (pyrami- 

 dalis) 48's, per 

 dozen 15 0-18 



Spiraea japonica, 



per dozen pots 10 0-12 



— pink 10 0-12 



Stocks, white, pink 



and red ... 6 0-80 



Verbenas, pink ... 6 0-80 



— scarlet 8 0-90 



— white ... ... 8 0-90 



— blue 8 0-90 



. 15 18 



15 0-18 



12 0-15 

 21 0-24 



8 0-10 

 10 0-12 



9 0-12 

 7 9 



2 6-21 

 5 0-60 





Fruit: Average Wholesale Prices. 



s.d. s.d. 



Apples: 



— Tas m a ni a n 

 per case 



— Australian per 



s.d. s.d. 



Apricots, French 

 per box 



— half sieves ... 

 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 



— English, J bshl. 



— pecks 



Currants (French), 



Red, p. handle 



— (EngIish),Black, 

 pecks 



Figs (Guernsey), 



per dozen ... 



— English 

 Gooseberries, per 



J bushel 

 Grape Fruit, case: 



— 96's ... 



— 80's ... 



— 64's ... 



— 54's ... 



Gi a. >es, Australian, 

 per case 



— English (new) 

 per lb 



— Canon Hall ... 



— Muscats 



7 0-10 



8 0-10 



2 0-3 6 



9 6-10 



10 12 



8 0-10 



10 0-12 



14 18 



6-10 



5 6-66 



£10-v£12 



4 0- 

 10-1 

 10-2 



6 

 6 



3 0-66 



6 0-10 

 4 6-60 

 16-20 



52 6 — 



40 0-42 



4 0-50 



3 0-80 

 10-23 

 7 6-96 



3 6-56 



19-20 



4 — 



2 0-60 



3 0-80 



2 6-36 



3 6-19 



3 



— Y 20 0-25 



... 22 



13-56 

 16-50 

 10-50 



Lemons : 



— Messina,p.case 15 6-20 

 Limes, per case ... 

 Melons (Guernsey) 



— (English) 



— Canteloupe ... 

 Nectarines, per 



dozen : 



— selected 



— best 



— seconds 

 Nuts, Almonds, per 



bag 



— Spanish, per 

 sack 



— Barcelona, bag 35 6-36 6 



— Chestnuts, per 

 bag 



— Cocoanuts, 100 18 0-23 



— English Cobs 

 per lb 



— Walnut s 

 (Naples), kiln 

 dried, c w t. 

 cases _ 



Oranges : 



— Navels 



— Denia, case ... 



— Mercia 



Peaches (Belgian), 



per dozen 



— English, dozen: 



— selected 



— best 



— seconds 

 Pears (Australian), 



per case 

 Pineapples, St. 



Michael 

 Raspberries 

 Strawberries : 



— Southamptons, 

 baskets 



punnets (out- 

 door), per doz. 



— Kent, per peck 



54 — 



14 0-16 

 30 0-40 



15 0-18 



3 0-60 



6 0-10 



4 0-60 

 10-20 



15 6-20 



3 6-56 



10 - 



10-20 



7 0-10 

 3 0-5 



Vegetables : Average Wholesale Prices. 



Artichokes(Globe), 

 per dozen 



Asparagus — 



— (English) bndl. 



— Cambridge ... 



— Worcester ... 



— Giant 



Aubergines, per dz. 

 Beans, Guernsey 



Dwarf, per lb. 



— (English) p. lb, 



— French, per 

 packet, lb. 



Beetroot, p. bshl. : 



— Long 



Cabbages, Eve- 

 sham, 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. 



Remarks.- 



s.d. s.d. 

 2 6-30 



10-26 

 10-50 

 4 0-10 6 

 2 6-80 



8-10 

 8-10 



4-06 



2 0-26 



3 0-36 

 2 6- 3 6 



6 0-9 



2 6 — 

 2 6 — 



18 24 

 4 — 



16-20 

 2 6-30 



3 0-46 

 70 - 



10.0-12 

 3 6-40 



16-20 



Lettuce (English), 

 Cos, per tally 



— Cabbage, per 

 dozen 



Marrows, pr. dz. ... 

 Mint, per dozen 

 bunches 



Mushrooms, culti- 

 vated, p. lb. 



— outdoors 



M ustardand Cress, 



p. doz. punnets 



Onions (Egyptian) 



— (Spring), per 

 doz. bunches 



Parsley, J sieve 



— per doz. bun. 

 Peas (French) per 



pad 



— (English), per 

 i bushel 



— bushel 



— shelled, p. qt. 



Radishes (English), 

 per dozen 



— (French) p. dz, 



— (Jersey) long... 

 Rhubarb, outdoor. 



per doz. 

 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 



10 — 

 3 0-40 



1 6- 



2 6 



6-0 8 

 3-0 5 



1 

 6 6- 



76 



6 0-80 

 16-20 



2 0-36 



3 6- 



4 



2 — 

 4 0-60 

 13-20 



9- 



1 6 

 1 



1 



2 6 

 1 6- 



20 



3 0-36 



36 - 

 16-20 



2 0-30 

 4-06 



-The last four boats, containing about 104,000 

 cases of Tasmanian Apples, arrived this week, the bulk 

 consisting of the varieties Sturmer Pippin, Nonpareil and 

 French Crab. Black Grapes from all sources are very 

 plentiful, meeting with a poor demand. Selected bunches 

 of Canon Hall Muscat and Muscat of Alexandria are in 

 request. The market is over supplied with Peaches and 



Nectarines, and the fruits can only be cleared at low rates- 

 infa;t, for the pas' week, this has been the case, although 

 best fruits realised as much as 18s. per dozen a week eariie 

 Both Figs and Melons are very heavy s applies from all 

 sources, the latter being considerably in excess of the de- 

 mand. Strawberries have proved a heavier supply than was 

 anticipated, the prices ranging from £28 to £30 pe; ton* 

 higher prices are obtainable for selected fruit packed in 

 chips and punnets. Cherries from Continental sources 

 remain a heavy supply. The market is well supplied with 

 Continental and home-grown Red and Black Currants. Rasp- 

 berries are arriving daily. Tomatos constitute a very heavy 

 supply, and prices rule low. Forced Marrows are an increas- 

 ing supply, with a consequent fall in value. Forced and 

 most outdoor vegetables are abundant, but prices have been 

 fairly well maintained. E. H. R. t Cuvent Garden, June 19 

 1912. ' ' 



Potatos. 



Lincolns — 



Up-to-Date 

 King Edward 

 Maincrops 



perewt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



3 0- 

 3 0- 

 3 0- 



3 6 

 3 6 

 3 9 



Lincolns - 



Northern Star .. 



Dunbars— 



Up-to-Date 

 Maincrop 



per cwt. 

 s.d. s.d. 



2 0-26 



4 0-43 

 4 0-46 



Bedfords 



Kents 



Teneriffe 



New Potatos, 



8 6-90 



10 0-10 6 

 7 0-80 



Jerseys .« 

 St. Malos ... 



Cherbourgs 



10 6-11 

 9 0-96 

 8 0-90 



Remarks.— The stock of old Potatos in London is now 

 very low, but there is a fair demand for good tubers 

 New Potatos from Jersey are almost finished, and their 

 prices are maintained. Those from St. Malo have a good 

 sale, and prices have advanced this week. The consign- 

 ments of Bedfords and Kents are small, but the tubers sell 

 freely at the above prices. Edward /, Newborn. Covent 

 Garden and St. Pancras, June 19, 1912. 



THE WEATHER. 



The Following Summary Record of 

 weather throughout the British Islands, for 

 week ending June 15, is furnished from 

 Meteorological Office : — 



the 

 the 

 the 



GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. 



The weather remained in an extremely changeable con- 

 dition, with frequent falls of rain in all dis:ricts. Thunder- 

 storms occurred over a large portion of the United Kingdom 

 on Sunday and Monday, at many northern stations on 

 Tuesday and We.lnesdiy, and over the eastern parts of 

 Great Britain on Thursday. In many scattered localities 



the storms were accompanied by exceedingly heavy falls of 

 rain or hail. 



The temperature was below the average in all districts 

 excepting England E., the greatest deficiency (1-5° or more) 

 occurring in Scotland N. and E. and Ireland S. The highest 

 readings, which were recorded mainly between the llih and 

 13th, ranged from 73° in England S, W. (at Cullompton) and 

 71° in England S.E. (at Southampton) to 68° in Scotland N. 

 and W. and to 64° in Scotland E. In the London district 

 the thermometer rose to 71° at Greenwich and to 73^ at 

 Camden Square. The lowest read ngs were registered in 

 the earlier half of the week and ranged from 37 Q in England 

 S.W. (at Llangammarch Wells) and 39° in England S.E. and 

 Ireland N. and S. to 42° in England N.E. and to 49° in the 

 English Channel. At a depth of 1 foot the temperature of 

 the soil was mostly below the average, but at a depth of 4 feet 

 the difference from the normal was generally slight. 



The rainfall was largely in excess of the average in most 

 districts, but in England E. and Ireland S. the excess was 

 slight. Amounts exceeding an inch in 24 hours were 

 recorded at Colmonell and at Over Court, near Bristol, on 

 the 10th, at Ventnor on the 12th, and at Arlington on the 

 15th ; at the last-mentioned station the fall was as large as 

 1*6 inch. 



The bright sunshine was very deficient in North Britain 

 and especially in Scotland E., where the mean daily dui a ion, 

 1*3 hour, was equal to only 7 per cent, of the possible 

 amount. In most other parts of the Kingdom the duration 

 was in fair accordance with the normal, but in England E. it 

 was considerably in excess, the mean daily duration, 8*3 

 hours, being equal to 50 per cent, of the posible. 



THE WEATHER IN WEST HERTS. 



Week ending June 19. 



Another wet week, and the third in succession.— The last two 

 days of the week proved very warm, but previous to that the 

 temperatures, both during the daytime and at night were 

 about seasonable. On the warmest day the highest reading 

 in the thermometer screen was 78°, making this the highest 

 temperature as yet of the present year. The ground has 

 become warm again, and is now about 1° wanner at 2 feet 

 deep, and 2° warmer at 1 foot deep, than is seasonable. 

 Rain fell on five days, and to the total depth of three-quarters 

 of an inch. On one day (the 13th) the rain was falling for 

 five minutes at the average rate of nearly 1} inch an 

 hour, and on one other day (the 16th) there was at about 

 mid-day, a sharp fall of hail. Since the month began 

 2£ inches of rain has fallen, which is rather more than the 

 average for the whole month, and equivalent to 11 ^ al, f ) " s 

 on each square yard of surface in my garden. Oi\ the 17m. 

 for the first time since the last week in March or for II 

 weeks, a measurable quantity of rain water came through 

 the soil gauge on which short grass is growing. On the 

 other hand since the present month began 41 gallons has 

 come through the bare soil gauge. The sun shone on an 

 average for six hours a day, which is a quarter of an hour a 

 day short of the mean duration of bright sunshine for tne 

 middle of June. The first day of the week proved very caira, 

 but since then the wind has been at times moderately hi^ti. 

 In no hour, however, did the mean velocity exceed I'd miles 

 —direction west. The average amount of moisture in i tLe 

 air at 3 p.m. fell short of a seasonable quantity for that uoux 

 by three per cent. £. M., Berkhamsted, June 19 t W— 



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