Marcu 16, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
Mr. Kershaw said the prisoner was pted. 
Sir Forrest Fulton said he should bea W to send the 
prison. He yielded to temptation, and as there was 
i not think it was necessary 
20, with two other sureties of £200 each, with . 
hours’ notice to the polic 
Sir Forrest Fulton said, that if he had any reason to suppose 
yeh he might not have been dis- 
had to consider ilies —4.— 
80 . 7 one 
unishment, and if he was satisfied that a crime was 
: e 2 
ry . for persons in this 
trade to 7 1 en their tien for the character of their 
; and the prosecution had taken up the present case as 
an ced 
Sir Forrest Fulton: In the event of any similar case bein 
ght up at this or any other Court, this course would never 
adopted, Grit ben Ea Be aa would be e shown that the maid 
ofthis 
—— nance 
ned 
time for 
ence, to which he had pleaded 8 if er ound him 
guilty of any other disho 5 From our own Reporter 
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS. 
Now that the above plants have ae £0 E 
house and flower gar 
h y good 
way of starting them is to put a 2- inch layer of rough 
leaf-mould and Cocoa-nut fibre refuse into 
bottom of some cutting-boxes, laying the tubers on 
this, and covering them with the same mixture to the 
depth of 1 inch, placing ie boxes in a moist house 
with a temperature of 55° to 60°, care be 185 ta any 
that ater does aoe 8 the gst of the tuber 
Some people place ak 
tubers lide . a + sure of 2 water out 
of the tuber. Too much importance cannot be attached 
to this point, for at the summit of the tuber and in 
the position occupied by the main flowering stem 
last eae ae be found a large hollow ar a 
to whic the water gains access, and 
not nate in Ka failure will ensue. Shake it * 
and re- pot the tubers as soon as growth has well com- 
menced, putting them into smaller pots, as a shift will 
cessary about the end mi imo 5 May; 
as that 
ut. Double an 
flowered Begonias do equally well planted in beds, and 
it is not generally known that some of the named 
varieties which produce “grand flowers” are defi- 
25 in n — therefore they are not easy of 
rea rices a are 
both vigor 
days ago my 
. — was called to a lot of tubers which during 
last summer fared sumptuously on git and 
drainings from the farm-yard. The tubers were 
being divided with a view to increasing thei meaner 
—a very good way too, ne it shoul done 
before growth has comm t 300 bulbs 
cut through, 117 had in hate centre a Javi of the 
cockchafer (Melolontha vulgaris) ; some of the grubs 
wo years as and I feel 
eren 
the one great object of the cockchafer during its 
whole life is, to devour as much as possible. Leis 
Tourin, 
Obituary. 
ALE XANDER 2 8 a few days’ 
illness, Alexander Anderson, for ee ears 
age y 
tted a bove 
en, where he been employed nearly ten 
yeas = by all who knew him in his official 
MARKETS. 
BoROU 
per tally; Bru 
English, 65. to 7s. 6d. ju EF ak, 
PLANTS IN te ge WHOLESALE PRICES 
Adiantum, per doz. A oi S | Ferns, 
Aspidistra, pe r doz. | 
1 
Erioa hyemalis, dz. 12 0-18 0 
various, doz. 9 0 12 0 
Evergreen Sh rubs, ens, ea. 10 6-84 0 
n var., per dozen 6 0-24 0 | Primulas, 5 per dozen 40-60 
Fic us elastica, each 1 0- 7 6 | Solanums, per dozen 10 0-12 0 
FRUIT,—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s. d. 3. d. 
Cobs, per 100 Ib. ., 20 0-25 0 
Grapes, lat ewe 
black, English,lb, 3 0-36 
s.d, 8, d. 
Pine-apples, St. Mi- 
Strawberries, per Ib, H 902 0 
. d. 3. d. 8. d. 3. d. 
ae per 100 tatos, 
vee . 6 0- 8 0 Islands, per Ib.. . 06-07 
oa Ib. + 1 9- 20 Rhubarb, per dozen 
Caulifiowers, p. doz 0- 6 0 | bundles 13-19 
bers, per doz. 3 0- 4 0 | Seakale, p. punnet 19-20 
Mushrooms, per lb. 0 10- 1 0 | Toma’ tos, Canary Is- 
Onions, per bushel 2 C- 26 lands, per Id. * 03-06 
baa Lear 
HIA 1 bank 7 
vielen good to the finish. 
E os. 
Supply is not nearly 5 for the demand. Prices have 
advanced for all sizes. J. B. Thomas. 
SEEDS. 
Lonpon: March 13.—Messrs. John Shaw & Sons, Seed 
Merchants, of Great Maze e Pond, Borough, London, S. E., write 
shee Eh 
field seeds, Buyers express satisfaction at finding how mode- 
h ares, 
port 
K last month as 
42,192, value £103,113; as ricer ae 45,447, 
ia a 24,215, for the corresponding period of 18 
GH : March 12. — Quotations ~ Savoy, 3s. — 
russels Sprouts, 1s. êd. os 
eo sa iie to 9s. per bushel; — Canadian, 12s. to 
. : March 13 Pipe ee supply of all kinds 
hand t 
COVENT 1 rere 14. 
onias if kept in the above degree of warmth will (We oann awe say, rapona! 8 833 3 8s. por tally; Greens, 3s. ed. : 5s. 
grow luxuriantly, About the middle of May transfer etek by the kindness of several of the principal per bag: Sprouts, 1s. 94. to 2s, e e mine Aging 
i ho are res ble 48. per sieve; do., r bag; Turnips, 20s. 
th d be kept rather ho revise the list, and who ponsi 
ne, Which een be Key 8 ti It must be remembered that these ton; © . 6d. to 30s. do.; do., 
‘lose for a few days to avoid any check to growth, for tations do not represent the prices on any particular Cattle-Lesding, 17s. to 24s. do.; Parsnips, 1s. 3d. to 1s. 64. 
increasing the amount of air afforded till the end of day, but only the general averages for the week cage re; Mangels, 14s. to 16s. per ton ; Swedes 185. 
when the lights may t s i ar wages the supply int ta ths 3 tet, and the do.; Onions, English, 110s. to ae 22 N = 1 5 
i i 8 x y from er case; Apples, English, 98. 6d. to 10s. per bushel; do., 
ra * orar — egos! A —.— — th — e dar. EJ * 13 ise. to 188. per barrel; Water cress, 7d. to 8d. 
Plenty of air and moi: supp ie 
ay. The middle or the end of June is quite Our eee m wa LESALE PRI * Jdc ͤ aka te 
‘arly enough to plant out Begonias. In preparing doz. bl, 3 0- 4 0 Narcissus, Pheasa x rr „6d. per sieve; Turni pies tg: to 6s, per bag; Turnips, 
iu beds there should be road-sweepings, old hotbed 8 doz. sprays 3 S 0| gore 12 baa. 5 25. to 2 . 5 5 r 108 saga ts, pedes 0 e bee, as 
Bouv » P- a ae + 1 to 18. 6 ; Leeks, 38. per dozen; „ 5s. 
5 m-bed manure, .leaf-mould, and sand Carnations, | 13 blms. 3 8 n e ee te pie ae: aiaa, . pe bees 
arkea into the soil, In dry weather abundanc * | Oattleva, kale, Is. 9d. r bundle; Rhubarb, 1s. 6d doi 
of i r 12 blooms . . 10-40 | Cattleya, 12blms. 6 0-120 Seakale, 
_Water is required by the plants, and if a small “Pe per 12 bunches 4 C- 8 0 Odontoglossum undles; Parsley, 9d. per Ib.; Apples, Wer n, 15 . 
dantity soot be sprinkled between the plants Daffodils, doable, ans 9 3% s 4 Go den Russets, 20s, do.; Grapes, black, 3s. per 
nel ng ak they will be greatly o isted. Aenea Ne doz. bun. 24 0-80 0 e. Tea, por doz. 10-20 
2 Flack water fr om the time i dozen 4 0-60 N 
Ps * i ¢ 
stowth has com still, discretion should be Gardenias, p doz, 30-40 0 
‘ed at all times. eee se 0 10-1 0 mi — 10-16 ae M rch 12. Quadi pos from cone to 
y z f — rench), „ 4 
In the case of those chosen for flowering in the 8 e fees on en heer tO ka 
i K e be, 5 60 —- (French), yel- ae. 
use, assuming they have tie "E in bunch “hai. oe ria a Too wht one 15 
fort were flowered in last s Of the; e rene snowireps, n bn. 16 18. 110. tapi 2 10 5 3 e to 1108.5 
ways to mmence is to ok a "ie ei ye Lilium Harrisii, ee e 40. 6 0 Scotch Magn to 110s. Bruces, 906. 
*arface soil from around the tuber, so dozen mai , 12 bims. 04-06 Main Crop, 100s. to 16s. per ton: ‘tee. to 10680 
r lope from its apex to the sides K 808 per 12 bunches .. 6 0- 90 e rpa sde dannen Marsh Quotations: Bruse, * 
which oe leave the tubers partial e Omar (ereach); Main Crop, 100s. to 110s.; Seoteh per to- rei 
at importance till growth r. said com- — cache. bunch w 19-20 Dunbars, ‘tain Crop, 1206. dita te 10s; 
men * 0 9. 10 — doz: bunches 2 6 3 0 1 pas 13,—Seotch, ; 
W ced, “sed om danger from rot „ee, akg — (English), per e, 1 „ 100s. * 1208. 
1 0 y then be afforded som 5 en Pet per 12 bunches 4 0- 60 dozen bunches... 1 €- 20 ge — 4 18005 Magnums, 90s. to 100s. ; 
rat, and it . de poured round the sides of the — 12 sprays .. 06-09 — 
ORCHID-BLOOM.in variety. 
Pots, and on no account allowed to reach the summit 
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