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right agai n very prevalent, 
and largely exceeded the mean in n nearly all districts, 
The 8 on the Possible duration ranged from 
in bloom for a long period. L. grandiflorum cocci- 
neum should be found in every doliti ior hard 
wellin an situation, and nn “The 5 
‘en Ey gral 15 TRADE NOTICE. dln aa Breeder 
ho y — 
annuals; its brilliant scarlet flowers are esd, 
Tun business known under the name of “The 5 in Engl E., in Scotland, N., and 50 
Westerham Nurseries and Seed Company, is now in Scotland, E, to 33 in ‘Ireland, S., and to 30 in 
Piel, of which there are several good varieties carried on b . William J. Edmunds, son of th cotland, W. and England, S. he highest 
3 recorded at any individual ney 
7 e 
species, should not be overlooked. They v ary late proprietor, The style of the des remains as were 59 a e am and Oswaldkirk, 58 at For 
i t 
in height from 1 to 3 feet; if they are well supplied heretofore. faei 
is heigh r, and the dead flo a vessel 985 William tonyhurst,’ ‘and 
removed, they will bloom for a long t Lupinu Stornoway, Fort . and Vork.“ 
s a strikingly some variety, that 
. on account of its almost-continuous-blooming habit 
may be used for bedding out, as it only grows one foot M ARKE T8, 
n are L. sulphureus, L. su 5 
and L. albo-coccineus, all deserving of their high 
popularity. Besides being grand 8 N As COVENT GARDEN, February 21. 
they are all most beautiful for cut flow = - . W [We Ther we fam ra ee w the subjoined 
reports. regular. ev 
Mignonette is a plant that should i pea largely (Tho term “accumulated temperature K indioates the aggre- Tharsis ; by the ae - . the . 
8 uration, o egr 0 salesmen, who re he s i 
in every garden, for its delightful perfume, It temperature above or below 42° Fahr. for the period for the quotatio r re 
most delightful to find patches of Mignonette in the named : aa this e è sult is expressed in Day- quotations do not represent the prices on any particular 
wayside flower-gardens, when each passer-by inhales degrees tf Sis 5 signifying ber 1 9 = rome Nee — 
H 3 3 rs, or any other * r 0 egrees tor e report. e prices depend upon 8 
the grateful prona 0 e 5 p's an inversely propor tious number of hours.] S qoiini of iv samen. the supply in the 1 the 
wn in na s A emand; an ey may fluctuate, not only from day to 
when the window -sashes are thrown open in TEMPERATURE, Rarity. | BRIGHT day, but often several times in one day 
morning, it would fill the room with fragrance. Sun. OUT FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES 
Of Nasturtiums there are both dwarf varie- o FE taeda s s.d. 
ties, and such as are 85 to all sorts of place ag ACCUMULATED, 4 ie |3 F EI apr dl, oad —.— bl. ee 13 N were 
and situations; a raised be 15 1 224228 vardias, p. bun. 0 6 10 — Paper- white, 
Thumb would give a continuity of bloom until £ 7 Sie Ada 8 TE 3 23 3A Carnations,12blms, 1 0- 2 0 p. 12 bun. 8 0-10 0 
een. These, however, un e Fir: [a „ we (22 3 1 14 e — 6 0-19 0 
p] = ” * 
ge y of annuals, bloom with the greatest free- E 3 384 Bu EEE $23) 24 32 8 “5 24 — per12 bunches 4 0 80 Odontoglossum 
dom in a poor so he tall sorts are suitable for 3 278 gS 833 88 8s re a 288 8 — Ahle; 1 — — 3 0- 6 0 
| training round the villa window, porch, over rustic ＋ 88 2 bes Da me | bo g ozen bunches... yrethrums, 12 bun. 2 0- 4 0 
| og old buildings, or = — of rustic-work, 5 p” a Sag a2 8 tals” F] FEER achat füt bun. 24 0-30 0 | Roses, Tea, per doz. 1 0- 3 0 
| tanthe emum coronari „ both m Prti =a 8 Ei Z 3 8 g 8 Bg 8 ga g 3 pE E Gardening’ per dos. 3 2 i ó z e e aAA 
l white varieties, must be Té cluded, Dan <2 3 * T 8 l * Sr ph ee es ), per dozen 6 0-90 
netti, fl.-pl.; the white double 1 is 2 5 ai TU ae — — Co RSTO GT x 5 ean 210-16 
| equal in symmetry of contour to our best Pompone Day-| Day-| Day- | Day- | 10ths Hyacinths (Roman) r dozen... 16-26 
Carysanthemums tha in our gree 8 deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. Tuch. Ins ` 1 15 ; : nage ; „„ 
EN = wapageria, m ow, per dozen .. 10-20 
add of the rana W. Bee pet s i hy ê 115 w $ rh Is 5 + 5 k pri aae 1 6 — . 
3 E. , n T 395 5 — 0- 6 0 Stephanotis, dozen 
C.Lord Beaconsfield,C. The Saltan,C.atro-coccineum, 9/12 | 0 107 |— 58|+ 304 4 — | 34} 5:0] 58 | 26 Lilies ‘of the Valley, eprays e . 4 O- 6 0 
and u The annual Chrysanthe- oz. sprays « 1 6- 3 0 Tuberoses, 12 blms. 0 4- 0 6 
314 — 0 120 |— 56+ 309/4 — | 29| 3'6| 43 25 Lilium Harrisii, per Violets, a 
mums are very popular, and should be grown largely, 46 - 0 132 — 704 870 5 — 22 3.8 44 28 dosen e e 40-8 (French), p 50-60 
wee only on the mixed border, but in any ont corners, : Maidenhair Fern, — Ozar (French), 
as they are invaluable for indoor decor H Se Sai aac ee 2 ae i * me vt ole PE acelin n, i 85 3 o peia ge 4 pa i 0 
14— 0 me 41/11 — | 22 260 30 2 , 8 3 
<The Sweet Peas, — Meee so popular tf bailey $ — 0 40 — (English), per 
of , and desery: FOPA at not be omitted 13 —| © |104 — 5y/4 3016 — |24] 3:1) 45 | 29 k gee se ae 
kes the list, for they not only —— n abundanc „ — 25 | 4°6) 30 * We a et ta 3 
charmi f a gr iversity of shades, 911 —- 0 — 97 T 268) 7 — 27 | 4:0) 35 | 27 8 
IN PoTs.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
but they are highly esteemed for their delicate odour. 1010-0 — 1410/7 195| 4 — | 28 5˙ĩ8 33 e aa & aad 
eas require good culture, and enjo them- */12—]| o` | 63 |— 10104 202] 5 — 32 48 34 40 Adiantum, per doz, 4 0-12 0 Ferns, small, doz.... 4 0-12 0 
selves on the fat of the land; instead of growing %%% ea Tee 3 5 
i them in clumps on the mixed border, I prefer The districts indicated by number in the first column are p 8 : p ou n 
i Sora p: p y Cyperus, per dozen Dey per doz. 10 0-18 0 
| growing them in rows by themselves. The gorn the following :— Dracæna, each 1 0- 7 6 Marguerites, p. doz. 6 0-12 0 E 
should be d 0, Scotland, N. Principal gS ere Districts— Erica hyemalis, doz 12 0-18 0 | Mignonette, p. doz. 0 0- 6 0 
ouic eeply dug and manured some time 7 
before . = A Scotland, E. af 2, Hasad, N. E.; 3, England, E.; — various, doz. 9 0-12 0 Palms, — ea. 2 0-10 0 
sowing, in order that the — may 4, Midland Counties; 5, England, * London, 7 —— Shrubs, — speci ea. 10 6-84 0 
become thoroughly decomposed and brought into Principal Grazi , ge Districts—6, wre W.; in var., per dozen 6 0-24 0 Primulas, grrr — 40-60 
a fit state as food for plants. They mus England, N. W. +38, Ragland, s kW. . Ireland, N. ; How. elastica, each 1 0- 7 6 | Solanums, per dozen 10 0-12 0 
2 crowded; and, moreover, if we wish for 10, Ireland, S.: Channel {sland FRUIT,—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES 
} oome, we must give them plenty of room. 2. d. 4. d. sd. 8, d. 
V den they are 2 or 3 inches high, stake them T H wz PAST WEEK, 7 . ae 6 ee per) M Fw 0 
ü ; e a mulching of half-rotten manure 3 100 Ths 
P Tae following summary record of the weather — Eu 4 Cobs, per 100 Ib. . 25 0-27 6 
* — each side of the row, and afford throughout che British Islands for the week a quality,...pee Te 06-10 | Piare Pine'apples, St. nii- 
| ological 
where there is only room for one. and to 21° in the ‘Channel Islands, The general 
of bl 
pron r in dry weather, Gather the flowers February, 16, is furnished from the Meteor 
ie oa rrm, for the more the blooms ae cut Office VEGETABLES.—AVERAGE bcm Pasa. oe 
wari, the plants will continue to flower. “ The weather continued extremely cold and wintry s.d. s. s.d. 3. d. 
Viscaria oculata and Venus’ ooking-glass shall during this week in all par ses our Isla rage A little Seu enda 2 16 Rhubaty per do meet 
aaa eour selection of annuals; others might be snow was e xperienced in sr of the northern ot Cucumbers, per doz. 6 0- 8 0 bundles 13-16 
‘Added, but the above will be found ample for a western districts, but the —— were very dry Mushrooms, werde 13-16 5 nnet 1 3-16 
orem of moderate size. My purpese is not merely and br 3 el eet csi edt seach Bar ese 
planta give a list of names, so much as to indicate the The temperature was again much below the mean, SERR i 
add t nich will prove ornamental. I may just the — 5 from 10° to 11° in Ireland, kk a 8 * 
ld * for annuals to be ad r, they must from 10° to 15° in Scotland, — from 12° to 16° hen ery ri wg ec velar gh neg eee or 
ure, e great mistake made in ‘England. The highest of the maxima were cine fairly hig s Teny hous shale. To f een 
e as to cultivate them is to sow too registered towards the end of the period, when ed ae 
100 seeda T; iy a be tbe twenty, yea forty, and even they ranged from 38° in England, E., and 40° in New Poratos. 
meee ar where there is England, S. and N. W., to 46° both in Scotland, N. Demand for ing shore has been brisk during the past week, at 
one . to develop, and show its and Ireland, S. These readir chiefly at prices bet w 48. and 288. „ 1 ig ea od a 
ed y small, and coast stat inland being considerably lower. J. B. Wiehe : 
e, for instance, th The absolute minima were again exceedingly low, 
nexperienced v eneris in and were uring the earlier part e 
a where only one i riod. In ‘Scotland, E. (at Braemar on th tte) ji 
‘ $ the sheltered thermometer — he cet r e 
‘to sow thickly, and thin kly,” Midland Counties’ (at ford on the 105 h), to 3 still seem in 
applied to any other things besides — 20; jn England, N.E. and E., 2 5 in * and, of year 
© essentials in growing annuals is, „to 1°; in ‘England, i seeds is remark 
ound in good heart; < Seotlan d, N. to 4. Elsewhere 8 raisins we show, no impo 
allow twenty plants—no, nor from 7° in Ireland, N., to 5 in England, N. W., 5 
p a succession of bloom tendency 55 „ period, vas to rise slowly —— . e 
Plants, either in pots or in towards the end of the tive tive. tiaraa are substantially een 
e the place of those that are “ cos ie ely ens than the mean. Runner Beaus are are now obtainable on very tempting í 
15 o no R upwards. Mustard dull e 
(To be oontin uad.) lib A hg fon whatever, . 
