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596 THE GARDENERS 
Ireland, N., while in Ireland, S. Islands i — FRUIT,—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. Pee 
was slightly below the normal. The high hest of the maxim ay 
which occurred on very irregular dates, ranged from 70° > oe, pe n lb, 18 0-20 0 Pineapples St. Mi 12 0- 
‘England, S.W., and 67° in 8 , S. and Ireland, N., to enn a dozen. . „ 20-60 
62° in 3, N. W., and to 59° in the Channel Islands.’ iger Hoglish, Kreeka- 
The lowest of the minima were W as a rule, either on prt ac ae SERO ing gathered, Tb, 30-40 
2 or varied from 28° in England, S. W., and 30 Melons, each. . . 20-3 p 2nds., Ib. 16-20 
in ‘Scotland, E. an å Ireland; ake a Mri 38° 7. England, N. 5 y Jii 2 5 8 Prices 
to 41° in the * Channel ABLES m 3 — N . 
The rainfall was TT ‘te mean in all districts. In Asparagus Peas, ordinary, Ib. 0 6-0 10 
. land, E. a tae! fall was extremely slight. heads E 10-2 0 — ‘Telephone, 1 010-1 0 
„The bright sunshine was rather than reams Lab * 1 T 8 e eae D 
Wee 1 x Cucumbers, per doz. 3 0- 4 0 | Seakale, p. punnet 0 6-0 9 
‘Scotland, W.;’ in all other parts of the Kingdom, however, Mint, per don, oz. bun: 2 0-6 0|To matos, Home- 
2 5 1 cess, The ntage of the possibl Mushrooms, 06-0 8 n, per Ib. .. 1 0-1 3 
d from in Scotland, N., and 37 in Ireland, x 
V.. 3 een 51 and 55 over the greater part of England, to . 
61 in 2 S. W „ and to 64 in the Channel Islands. _ Stocks held by the large deale nd far are i e 
ces heavy, and the late arrivals i d ve n 
Obituary, 
Mr. THomas Hoca, — We regret to have 
to announce the death of Mr, apere — 
the head of the old- established seed and nursery 
business of Hogg & & Wood of nat ver. RA Mr. 
Hogg onths, 
and notwithstanding frequent visits w e various 
health resorts of t 
America and the M 
Hogg was visiting the salt baths at Droitwich when 
he died on the morning of the 4th inst., aged seventy- 
four. He was a justice of the peace for Berwick- 
shire for many years. Journal of Horticulture, May 9. 
Mr, JOHN WALKER, of the Thame Nurseries, 
Oxfordshire, died on Wednesday, May 8, after an 
attack of 8 Mr, Walker, who was seventy-six 
nd 
years of age, was a successtul exhibitor of Roses a 
Dahlias at all the ‘utile shows in England. 
MARKETS, 
— — 
VENT GARDEN, May 9. 
cannot accept responsi for subjoined 
, "tarnished to us ly 
ursday, by the kindness of several of the principal 
salesmen, who re the * who responsible 
It m t these 
week preceding 
the date rices depend upon the 
— Ag * — ga the supply — — and the 
and they ma te, not only from day to 
day, but often several Slee! ae be ED. 
FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRI 
. a, 8. d. 8. d. 2. d. 
Arums, per Narcissus, Pheasant- 
blooms .. , 26-30 eyed, 12 bun. 10-20 
Azaleas, per Paper - white, 
sprays .. .. 06- 10 p. 12 bun. . . 8 0-10 0 
Bouvardias, p. bun. 0 6- 10 Orchids: 
Carnations, 12 16-26 „12 blms. 6 0-12 0 
. Daffodils, Odontoglossum 
dozen bunches .. 1 6- 20 12blm. 30-60 
— single, doz. b 20-30 ums, 12 bun. 2 0-40 
Eucharis, per 4 0- 6 0 Roses, Tea, per doz. 10-20 
Gardenias, per doz. 3 0- 40 — coloured, p. dz. 20-40 
Hyacinths (Roman), — yellow (Maré- 
doz, sprays „ 0 10-10 chals), per dozen 6 0-90 
Dr 10 20 — red, per dozen 6 C- 8 0 
bunch 16-26 
doz. ys 10-20 
18 0-24 0 
0-60 
04-06 
6-36 
9 20 
63 0 
6-20 
BLOOM 
PLANTS In PoTts.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s.d. 3. d. s.d. 
Adiantum, per doz, 4 0-12 0 | Ferns, various, doz. 5 0-12 0 
Aspidistra, per 12 0-30 0 | Ficus elastica, each 1 0- 7 6 
—. each 5 0-15 0 Foliage plants, doz. 9 0-24 0 
Azaleas, per doz. . . 30 0-48 0 | Fuchsias, per doz... 9 0-12 0 
Cinerarias, per doz. 8 0-12 0 Genistas, per doz. 9 0-12 0 
Cyperus, per dozen 4 0-10 0 Heliotrope, per doz. 9 0-12 0 
Dracaena, each . . 1 0-7 6| Hy p. doz. 12 0-18 0 
Erica Cavendishii, Hyacinths, per doz, 9 0-120 
36 0-42 0 | Marguerites, p. doz. 6 0-12 0 
— hyemalis,doz. 12 0-18 0 | Mignonette, p. doz. 0 0- 6 0 
— various, doz, 9 0-12 0 Palms, various, ea, 2 0-10 0 
A Shrubs, i ea, 10 6-84 0 
in variety, per Pelargoniums, doz. 12 0-18 0 
„„ ess 6 0-24 0 Rhodanthe, per doz. 9 0-12 0 
Terns, doz.,,. 4 0-12 0 Spirœas, per doz, . . 10 0-12 0 
“to 15s.; do., — 80s. to 100s. 5 
selling freely even at lower pri rices, 
are also fairly | 
pro during the coming week. 
1 lower prices are anti- 
Th general demand at better prices 
Malta kidneys, 16s. to 18s. per 2 do 1 138. to 15s. 
do.; Canar; Islands kidneys, 1 do.; do., small 
3s. to 1 s 
kidneys, 6s, to r do. ; Channel Islands is 5d. to 7d. per Ib. 
J. B. Thomas, 
SEEDS. 
Lonpon: May 8. — Messrs. John & Seed 
Merchants, of Great Maze Pon d, — Tondon, 8. TE, wa 
+311 
upa 
new spring Tares now offer o on ve 
he new ä — Peas is 
mage. 
Soares to have suffered some da 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
BOROUGH : — T. Peer aaa 18. 9d. to 2s.; 
2s. li, 1s. 6d. to 2s. per 
per barrel; 
‘oreign, = 
38. to 9s. per bushel; do. Canadian, 128. to 188. 
Tasmanian, 56. to 108. Os. per case. 
May 8.— With 2 supply of all . of 
—.— prera the past week, a brisk trade 8 
at the 
undermentioned prices: —Cabbages, 4s. e dally 
Greens, 2s, 3d. to 2s. 9d. sieve ; sprouting Broce i, Is. 6d. 
2s. 6d. per bushel; do., 2s rb uliflowers, 
0 0 do., 2s r dozen bunches; 
18. 9d. per bushel to 
a; ape ee 148. to 1 ips, 3d. to 6d. per 
10s. to 148. 22 ton; Onions, ae 808. to 
* do.; aa — 1s. 6d. to ptian, 
1 Engtioh, 2s, * to Ts. go bushel. 
Si 
.; Cucum- 
ls. 6d. per b ushél ; Parsley, 4d. 
es, round, 10d. per 8 a bunches; 8 
4d. do.; ee Tumain] * 6d, to 10s. 6d. pe 
dians, 122, to 15s. per barre’ 
POTATOS. 
BOROUGH : May 7.—Quotations ranged from 80s. to 120s. 
per ton; Teneriffe Kidneys, 14s. to 16s. per o 
ums, English, 65s 
Bruces, 85s. to 100s. ; : 
90s. to 105s, ; 
105s. ; do., Bruces, 100s, 9 do., Maincrop, 1108. to 120s. ; $ 
n Magnums, 4s. to 
FARRINGDON: May 9. T quotations: —Sutton’s Abundance, 
90s. to 100s. ; Bruces, 858. Imperators, 95s. to 1103.; 
reward Dunbar, 120s. to ie; — Crop Kidneys, 90s. to 100s, 
per 
LONDON —Quotations 8 100s. 
to 120s. ; Hebrons 10 Aim — 3 rag 
co ton. 
* anone . to 90s.; 
Champions, 70s. to — 155 to 16s. ; 
Lisbons, 12s, to —— per cw 
HAY. 
Averages. following are the 
a 4 ng averages of the prices at 
straw, 15s, to 30s, 
CHRONICLE. 
May 4, a 7 corres di x 
Wheat, 218. Barley, 2 RE bab, 40 t? 
Wheat, 245. ha Barley, . Oats, 183. 7d. *. 
VARIORUM, 
SCIENCE AND PRACTICE.—Op March 8 
anniversary meeting of the Chemical 
0 . 
ugh, an a Sa 
a ra ta 
sure r, t is ib We a. 
one at least of the great nations of 
perha ore than one, in the art of 
theory and practice of 
at 0 
those who object 
8 it yet rem 
ought to i — ‘with 
n gain 
knowledge for the sake 
sake of knowledge slone ; 
anything that had dropped 
pns ground for the ide 
from trictl; 
for their discoveries,” 
