Jawvarr 5, 1895. 
THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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equal, by the condition of—1. Quantity applied. 
2. Method of applicatio 1 supply of 
phosphoric acid and potash. J. J. Willis, Harpenden, 
(To be continued.) 
Obituary. 
Mr. CHARLES COLLINS.— We regret to learn from 
the Journal of Horticulture, of the death of this con- 
scientious mapaa plished journalist, He died quite 
suddenly on the 26th ult., While entering a railwa, way 
Mr. Collins, ae we learn from an o bituary n otice in 
the Journal, was occupied in his younger days in 
ens at Sandbech Park, Wortley Hall, and Howick 
Hall. Collins was very severely handicapped by an 
impediment in his speech which interfered with 
his progress as a gardener, he, therefore, turned his 
the reporting staff first of Amateur Gardenin 
Gardeners 
ng 
— of the Ga ’ Chronicle, and latterly of the 
0¹ ch cas 
twenty-four hours, or any other number of d fo: 
an inversely proportional n ot 1 
| TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL. [azere 
—. 4 s — 
bi 4/3 jes 2 5 
zug e je |g | TS les g |2837 
833/45 3 |$. $a v= |52] 4 P 
2533. 3. 333333 d 
83 “4 “3 el Sea 88 32 4 n et 
~ & 2 3222 2 ag 2 8 
£3 r 5 gapar] Tg S]a $333 
£ eagle os a8 
2 < 3 £3 HE 2 33 
<a $ 3 3 $ 
Day-| Day-| Day- | Day- | 10ths 
03+) 19 23 ＋ 876 — 102| 5 + 231 |538| 6 20 
13＋ 7 30 — 58javer o| 1 — |202 344 10 33 
nn | ae le zal 4 — 208 |25°5) 30 30 
34 1 1122 |+ 101/— 182| 2 — 205 (26-9) 25 | 33 
dst 2 | i + 103 — 207) 2 — |198 274 17 | 30 
53 T 22 13 J 176|— 215 2 — |193 |372 27 3 
6 5 TT 21 6 + 121|~ 119] 5 — 119 497 8 31 
7441 22 4 |+ 267 212| 1 — 213 38˙à 10 31 
8 4 ＋ 28 4 + 106 — 1412 — 214 450 17 38 
9 5 4 23 6 |+ 9. — 8101 — |231 38 3) 10 | 29 
10 4 ＋ 27 2 j+ 110 134) 1 — |212 437 10 31 
443 0 + = 40, 1 — n 17 41 
The districts indicated by number in the first column are 
the 
N. Princi Meat · producing Districts 
1, Scotland, ne N. E.; 3, En E.; 
4. Midland Counties; 5. nd. eye: 8. 
Š Der 
THE PAST WEEK. 
ing summary record of the weather 
throughout the British Islanda for the week ending 
ee 29, is furnished from the Meteorological 
her was less unsettled than of late sang 
the greater part of the week, 
e rain was apeina in nearly all places, By 
evening of Frida ge es we ver, the conditions had 
83 rough over entire * and espe- 
cially so in the north, where squalls of cold rain 
sleet prevailed very piana, with thunder — 
lightning in the west and n 
“The temperature — above the mean, the 
excess ranging z> * 3° in ‘ Scotland, N. and E, and 
‘England, S., 5° in the Midland Counties, 
‘Scotland, W., eal * eland, N.’ Towards the end 
of the week, however, it fell oe cong — the air 
became dry and keen. e highest of the maxima 
were recorded either on the “ote e "oth, 2 they 
ranged fro nd, S. W.“ and 55° in 
“The rainfall exceeded ‘Scotland, N., 
bat wae leas in all other dita, the fall in 
England, N.E., being a ag a 
„The bright sunshine fairly — for the 
time of year in most ind 21 E 
was experienced in Ireland and Scot 
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and the 
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‘England, E., England, S. W.,“ ve 
an 
Channel Islanda” and to 8 in ‘Scotland, W., 
in Scotland, N.“ 
MARKETS, 
— — 
COVENT GARDEN, Janua 
PLANTS IN ier ren WHOLESALE PRICES. 
* 
A 
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) Ferns, small, 
Adiantum, per dos: 4 
— various, doz 
distra, per doz. 12 
2 — 5 
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a or 
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aaah save 26-30 
ner English, Ie, 10-20 
* Muscat, 
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quality, 0 
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quality, per Ib. 06-10 ah . 2 0- 6 0 
VEGETABLES.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s.d. 2. 
C~ 1 6 Potatos. 
@eaon 
There has been, during the week, 8 first · c 
Potatos at an advance (f 5s. to 7s. 6d. per ton. The 
oop dark soils bave also —ů—ů— ar quick sales and 
better prices than last week. J. B. Thomas. 
SEEDS. 
LONDON : January 2.—Messrs. John Shaw & Sons, Seed 
erchants, of Great Maze Pond, h, London, S. E., write 
that no activity worth mentioning has yet sprung up on the 
seed m American Red, Canadian Alsyke, and English 
Trefoil are unchanged. keeps i 
buyers in this count 
Soarlet, 
There is no alteration in pres 3 Rape, or Linseed, 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
Bonovex : January 1. — Quotations: — Cabbages, ls. 64 
to voys, 23. to 2s. ‘6d. per tally; Brussels Spr 
to = 3a 14 1 3 Js. to 1s, 6d.; Turn 
e s. per dozen bu noches; LA Greier, 
64. to ae r ps Horseradish, 13. . 3d. per 
— Same 4s, to 8s. per dozen bundles; G N 
. 3d. 
Apples, a to be. r bushel; do., Canadian 
N other 
„125. to 18s 7 — 
— to 10s, da 1 Pears, 18. 6d. to 8s, per 
TRATFORD: January 1.—The supply to this market 
during the past week has been excellent, and with a 
ton: vo , title feeding, 15s. to "e * 
; Mangels, 
18s. per ton; 1 dei per ton; Onions, ay "40s, 
rr January 3.— Quotations :—Seakale, 10s 
Curly Kale, 1s. per behets 3 6 
s 
adian r 
Beetroot, 3s. per cwt.; Chestnuts, 12s. to 15s, per bag. 
ENQUIRIES. 
a 8 PP 2. 
He that g th 
Copress Lemoine 
described 2 Gria don. Pine — ed. 2 bee, 
ry * say where this is to 
= 
Pas vorpti1.—Can any reader refer to 
the origin 4 this name? 
Wesr Arkicax Trees.—A correspondent asks for 
— as to the local and botanical names of 
the trees in 8 Africa which are utilised in 
commerce, rrespondent should be a little 
more precise in his —— nts, 
—— => 
* Owing to the large increase in our circulation 
ee g, under the necessity of going to press 
some hours 
earlier. Our contributors, who well know what this implies, will 
penri. aid us by sending their communications as early in the 
ssible. Communications should reach us not later than 
Wednesday, 
„% PLANTS, Fruits, ETC., TO BE NAMED. 
i to be named, or aski 
to obtain an heir enquiries in the 
Specimens ones, carefully packed numbered, 
and not more than six bt sent at one time. Loaves only, or 
IDENTALLY 8 Nemo, The burning 
li d as lime forms eect Gees Se eek 
me, and as lime forma a ing for land 
that ia rich in vegetable matter, such as old 
gard for land in which stone-fruits, Nuts, 
Vines, &c., are cultivated, you will d find 
plenty of for it. 
Cainum = [Nonite ?]: ge g ing, if 
net as atate, and unpotted, a be 
potted at once a cleaning away 
looser parts of the skin round the neck and 
