Jawvary 26, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
8 this is mÀ Fa ; hence arises the im- 
portance of intercrossi or floral improvements ; 
“difficulties soar le in 
but the trying to avoid self- 
fertilisation in th ompositæ are very great, in 
nsequence of the minuteness and proximity to 
h other of the florets. The writer proceeds to 
quote the following observation of Mr. Burbid 
“ The santhemum 
ad, ages ago, beco 
naturally adapted for cross-fertilisation, and to that 
— Aa vari 
o doubt, is due its ility in nature aon 
gardens,” r. side thereupon as 
” “Why erian 3 refer 8 7 to the varieties 
raised by their comparatively few r 
—— — were natural, the ra 
varieties won uld em a oer 
?” This question might be asked of all 
her — as well. The reply is, that Mr. Burbidge 
ne cause of variability, intercross- 
co 
e rule in nature, notwit numerou 
contrivances for i t Ironside adds 
the furthe on: — lish authorities 
[The term ‘“‘ accumulated 1 m indicates the 
aggre- 
gate amount, as well as the 
eee above or below 4 
tbe for the period 
: and this combined result is expressed in Day- 
sano Day-de ” signifying 1° continued for 
twenty-four hours, or any other number of d for 
an inversely proportional number of hours.] 
| TEMPERATURE. RAINFALL. . 
© — 5 D 1 
ay ACCUMULATED, 1 le 383 £ 
73 gu a 43.68 
E 72238232 
24 3 2 8 2| d 2827 
1677 2 3 2285 72 82 3 1 15 
S |a, 333 332 $3 2 325 
83 „ 25) 25 Bd] 2 seis 
ae 3 qs agaaga 88 2 a 2882 
$a") SF | DF 88 Tg d igelse 
513 3 ki 24 |s 333385 
34 3 4 323822 EA jó 33 3 
Day- Day- Day- Day- | 10ths 
d deg. | deg. | deg. | Inch. Ins. 
0 2 — 0 34 — 23+ . N 15 | 25; 88 
112 — 0 49 23 ＋ ina! t + | 12 | 2˙3 8 17 
2 2 — 0 41 — 22 ＋ eer 16 | 32) 6 16 
300 aver, 0 32 |— 210 52 5 | 15 28 12 14 
4 1 0 38 — 274+ 7410 + 12 21 11 | 18 
5 1 ＋ 8 23 — 23 ＋ 62 6 ＋ 13 2˙2 20 22 
6 3 — 0 43 — 204+ 97 9 — 13 1˙3 6 20 
7 3 — 0 39 — 250＋ 677+ 14 2˙0 3 17 
80 aver 10 25 — 35 ＋ 63/10 + 15 3˙4 25 29 
9 4 — 0 41 — 41/4 74 2 — 15 20 7 16 
10| 4 — d 23 — 59+ 49°24) 15 | 39 9 20 
* 
i+ 25 4 — 34 ＋ 26 6 + 18 22 33 28 
The dis 
the owing by number in the first column are 
* 1 
1, Sootland, a 7s 3, 1 2 
4. Midland — 4 5, d, including 8 8. 
ipal oR Wes ge tr game fe Scotlan: EL 
So tani, Ka f a 1 — edi 9. Treland. N.; 
THE PAST WEEK. 
Tun following summary record of the weather 
throughout the British Islands for the week ending 
January 19, is furnished from the Meteorological 
Office :— 
The weather continued in a very unsettled condi- 
tion generally ; rain was experienced very frequently 
* 
and was heavy at times, notably in Scotland on the 
16th or 17th, and over Eagland on the 19th. 
“The temperature slightly exceeded the mean in 
‘England, S. and the Channel Islands,’ and just 
equalled it in ‘England, E. and S. W.;“ elsewhere it 
continued below the meta; the deficit ranging from 
4° in ‘ Ireland,’ to 3° i in Scotland, W. and England, 
and 42° in Scotland, E.“ The 
the minima, which were recorded at the 
commencement of the period, over ‘England, on 
pat 16th or 17th in 0 „and on irregular 
‘Ireland,’ varied from 16° 
. E. in the Mi 
Scotland, W., and Ireland, N., and to 31° in the 
y 3 Islands. 
“The rainfall was g gd less than the 
ean in Scotland, N. and W., rather 80 i 
Ireland, N.; in all other pe there was an 
excess, that in nearly every case being large. 
“The brig 
England, 8. 
F 
su 
W. and 
just equalled it in ‘England, S.; but was below in 
all other districts. The percentage of the possible 
duration ranged from 33 in the ‘Channel Islands,’ 
25 in England, S.W., to 6 in England, N.E, 
and Scotland, W., and to 3 in England, N.W? ” 
MARKETS, 
COVENT GARDEN, January 24. 
[We cannot accept any responsibility for the subjoined 
h reg 
reports. They are furnished to us ularly every 
Thursday, by the kindness of several of th incipal 
„ who the ble 
for the quotations. It must be these 
quotations do not the prices on 
2—— —— the 2 — ae 
our report. ces depend u 
quality of the samples. the N in 1 5 market, Tad the 
demand; and they fluctuate, not only from day to day, 
but often several times in one day. 
PLANTS IN PoTs.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES 
— 
* 
Adiantum, per doz, 4 0-12 0 Ferns, small, doz.... 
Apaia, per doz. 12 — various, doz. 
— specimen,each 5 0-15 0 | Ficus elastica, each 
Chr y5 santhemums, — small, 100 
per *. 6 0-15 0 Foliage plants, 
dozen : 0-10 0 | Margueri — 
eit 
Moe Hb b+ 
Draceena, each 10-50 
Erica hyemalis, doz. 2 a s Palms, vari 
s, doz. 
St n „ 
fr 
ao 
— specim 10 
Primulas, per erep Mar 40-6 
Evergreen “shrubs, 
Solanums, perdozen 10 943 
. per dozen 6 0-24 0 
OUT FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s. d. 3. d. . . ta, 
5 bl. 5 0- 6 0 Mignonette, 12 bun. 3040 
Azaleas, doz. sprays 0 6- 1 3 Mimosa 5 
Bouvardias, p. bun. 0 6-10 per bun e ae a 
arnations, 12 blms. 1 0- 2 0| Orchids :— 
Chrysanthemums, Cattleya, tees) 6 0-12 0 
per 12 blooms . . 10-40) Odontoglossu 
— per 12 bunches 40-80 $ tim, 30-60 
Daffodils, double, 3 12 bun. 2 40 
dozen bunches .. 15 0-18 0 Roses, Tea, per doz. 1 0- 20 
— single, doz. bun. 24 0-30 0 — coloured, p. dz. 20-40 
Eucharis, per dozen 3 0 40 — yellow ( é 
Gardenias, per doz. 30-40 ), per dozen 6 0-90 
P iums, scar- — red, per n 1016 
per 12 bunches 4 0- 60| — (French), red, 
— 12 spra; * 06-09 per dozen... ~ 16-236 
Hyacinths — . (French), yel- 
doz. sprays .. 0 10-1 0 low, per dozen . . 10-20 
Lapageria, 12 blms. 1 0- 2 08 i 
Lilac (French), —— * 4 6 0 
bunch... * 5 0- 6 0 Ta 12 blms. 0 4-06 
Lilies of the Valley, jolets, 
doz. sprays 16-30 (French), p. beh. 3 6-46 
um 1, (F h), 
dozen „ 40-80 bunch wee 20 
Maidenhair Fern, — doz. bunches 1 0-1 
per 12 bunches . . 4 0- 0-60| — (English), 
ites,12bun. 1 (- 30] dozen bunches... 1 6-20 
ORCHID-BLOOM in variety. 
FRUIT,—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRIC 
5 14 £. d. 8. d. pene 1 7. d. 5. d. 
ra) q pes, 
bite, nga, bs 1 0- 20 per ld. „ 40-60 
— Engli 1 25 0-27 6 
quality, per Ib. 66-10 rot ar Ta 
è 6-690 
117 
VEGETABLES.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES 
s.d. 2. d. 7. 
Beans, per Ib. 10-16 Petatos. ened 
Caulifiowers, per perlb. ... 0 6-07 
a. o „ 2 0-8 Rhubarb, per dozen 
1 0-8 0 bundles. . 13-16 
Mushrooms, 1 0 8-0 10 | Seakale, p. punnet... 1 3- 1 6 
Onions, per bush. . 6 | Tomatos, per lb. ... 0 3- 0 6 
TOS, 
Arrivals have n eavy as ae ee during the 
remain with 
adv: . 
of still higher prices. Best samples, 90s, to 110s. ; 
do. . Tho 
708. to 80s. J. B. 
ordinary 
ONDON: January 23.—Messrs. John Shaw & Sons, Seed 
Merchants, M. , Borough, London, S. E., write 
at a cautious but en larging inquiry for farm seeds now 
es to —— and from the country, Quotations all round are 
for th st — unaltered. American Red is ed firm 
Choice home-grown yearling Cow-grass, in the plete 
a 
oppa Brins supply of Blue Peas exceeds 
ricot Beans tend upwards. More money is askei for Rape 
— No — in Mustard. 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
BOROUGH : January 22.—Q’ 
+ per + per 
Onions, English, 3s. a foreign, 1s. 9d, to 
2s. 3d. per et Apples, Dl 5 3s. to 9s. per bushel; do., 
Canadian, 1 and other sorts, 8s. to 148. per barrel, 
Tro J 22.—The supply to this market 
during the past week has been excellent, and with a 
dance of buyers, a le been done at the un- 
dermentiened pri —Savoys, 18. to 3s. tally; Collards, 
to ls. tally; Bunch @ 58 s. per tally 
Cauliflowers, 1s 2s. per dozen; ditto, 5s. to 8s. 6d. per 
4 prouts, 6d, to 1 ve; ditto, 18. 
to Is. 6d. per ; „ . . per roll; 
tops, ls. to ls. 3d. $ ps, 9d. to 2s. 6d. 
; ditto, 25s. to per ton; Car- 
. 6d. 30s. per ton; do., cattle 
feeding, 16s. to ton; Parsnips, 9d. to 10d, per score 
golds, 13s, to 17s. per ton . 6d. to 18s. per 
FARRINGDON: January 24.—Quotations :— ps, ls. 9d. 
per dozen; Carrots, ~~ — wa Sprouts, 1s. ie. RARIGI, 
. do.; Rhubarb, 1s. 64. per 
of owt. ; Parsnips, 2s. 6d. per 
; ish 
ewt.; Grapes, English, 1s. 3d. per pound; do., Span 
14s. per barrel; Pine-apples, 1s. to 28. each; Apples, Cana- 
dian, 14s. to 18s. per barrel. 
POTATOS. 
Borovan : January 22.—Quotations ranged from 60s. to 
1108. per ton. 
STRATFORD: January 22.—Quotations :—Magnums, Dark- 
land, 67s. to Pig 8 Light-land, 70s. to 85s.; Light-soil 
Bruces, 758. A 8 — a gid Kidneys, 80s. to 90s 
Sutton’s — 895. Scotch eae 
do. ces, 758. to Dy $ — Main Crop Kidneys, 85s. 
to 95s. per ori 
FARRINGDON: 
to 100s.; Snowdro 
Colossal, 908. to 100s. ; 
to 80s. per ton. 
LONDON AVERAGES: January 23.— Main Cro,>, 90s. to 110s. ; 
Hebrons, 80s. to 100s.; Sno nat ie to 110s.; Magnums, 
70s. to 90s.; Sutton’s Abu ndance, 80s, to 908.; 
to range Black- lands, 75s. to 80s. per ton. 
——— 
January 24.—Quotations:—Main Crop, 90s. 
ps, 100s. to 110s.; Abundance, 80s, to 90s. ; 
Bruces, 70s. to 80s. ; Magn ums, 70s, 
dneys, 608. 
vane 
of the prices at 
Averages.— the averages 
3 er markets daring the past week — 
2 — 75s. to 115s.; do., inferior, 45s. to 90s.; ha 
bee inferior, 36s. to 60s. } mixture, 708. to 100s, 
straw 20s. to 36s. per load; 
