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Avevust 10, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
167 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
BoROUGH: — 6.— Peas, 3s. per worms 
Forseradi 
i rries, 2s я o. ; Pears, s. 6d. t 14 ae; ; 
Cucumbers, 1s. 6d. to 2 25. 8d, per dozen ; ; Searlot Renner 4. 64. 
to 4s. per sieve; do., agn 9r. to 1 з. per bag. 
SPITALFIELDS: Aug — Quo auch — Scarlet Beans, 
3s. 64. — eee — 2s. 6d. to 3з. do. ; Turnips, 
2s. to per dozen bun ; Carrots, do ; Marrows, 4s. 
э rs hay Cabbages, p to 3s. do.; Apples 3s. ed. to 
s. per bushel; Seconds, do., 2s. to 2s. 6d. d 
~ . 6d, per box of 12 lb.; 
Green Gages, 4s. . per pad; Apples, 4s, per bushel ; enm aei 
7d. per punnet; Plums, 5s. per half-bushel; Cucumbers, 2s 
per dozen, 
POTATOS. 
— fo 6. — Quotations ranged between 80s. and 
: Aug. 6. — Quotations 
70s, ; Regents, 55s. to 70s. amie ome 
70s, to 85s.; Reading Gi iin, 60s. to 
BTRATFORD | August 6.—Qu pei ж-дан Ж soil, 
60s. to 75s.; dark soil do., 50s, to 55s.; Hebrons, 70s. to 80s. 
per ton 
3 60s. to 
; Puritans 
8.—Quotations: Puritans, 80s. to 905. ; 
s. ; Imperators, 
to 75s.; 
Puritans, 60s. to 70s. ; led 60s. 
Snowdrops, 80s. to 100s.; 
Early Rose, 60s, to 70s. ; 
to 65s, per ton. 
CORN. 
Averages. — Official statement of the average pri 
British Corn, imperial measure (qr.), for the week —— 
last 
August 3, and for the period last year :—1895 : 
Wheat, 24s. 24.; Barley, 18s. 2d.; Oats, 15s 1894 ; 
Wheat, 24s. 4d. ; Barley, 215, 48. 8d. 
HAY. 
"Averages, —The following are the averages of the prices at 
the principal v ЭРИМ — during the week:— 
prime, do., inf. 
VEGETABLES. 
NEW KIDNEY BEAN DWARF PARISIEN. 
eners, 
become known but recently, its culture is spreading 
Very rapidly in the vicinity of Parie. I have a few 
of it at my seed grounds at Bedfont, where 
it has done well and pleases me greatly. It is of 
dwarf and compact growth, very early, and highly 
Productive, the pods long, soon maturing, dark 
green in colour, streaked with black lines, and 
having tested it t for table, I can pronounce it all 
beans 
the colour entirely disappears in the process of 
cooking, I think it must prove a very excellent 
foreing variety, as it commences to bear so early, 
We are indebted евага, Vilmorin & Co. for 
several good things in the way of vegetables; not 
least among them being the Dwarf Parisien French 
Bean, R. D, 
ENQUIRY. 
" He that questioneth much shall learn much,’?—Bacom, 
“D. W. C. M.“ would b be glad if some of our 
Correspondents would inform him what would be the 
best things to grow on land irrigated with sewage. 
8 we 
well — what this this — will 
kindly aid й by sending "their communications as early in the 
Commu — honid each us not later than 
AMED 
demanding time and — their 2 
packed and numbered, 
ond mot more than ta shuld sent at ond tm Leaves only, or 
Florists varieties cannot, as a rule, be 
AppRESS OF THE GARDENERS’ — 
INSTITUTION : Inquirer, No. 50, B Street, 
White = ll, W.C. 
Booxs '"paragus, A trustworthy manual is one 
prot ting Атлан Culture, by Barnes and Robin- 
вор. e ls, Sd., post-free, of D. organ, 
1, Li ttle Coliege St., Westminster, London, S.W.— 
Е 
PAGATION AN. GEMENT OF Fruit, Fo 
Trees, CONIFERS, & Н. The following 
would be o — rming for Profit, 
G. Bunyard, published : 1 Bun yard, 
29, Week Street, Mai vated Plants, 
by F. W. Burbidge, to je bond of D. W. Morgan, 
1 Little College Street, Westminster, S. W.; and 
0, 
e Forester, by 
J. Brown, 6th edition. by Tous Nisbet, published 
ү W, Blackw s, Edinburgh and London, 
Au tell you ИТ about the management of forest 
trees, &c., in the nursery. 
CanNaTION PROAOATTON: R. M. P. You will find 
ere the growth is fairly 
matured, but not woody. 
R. М, P. lant is an annual, and 
should be thrown away after flowering, if seed be 
not wanted. 
Dracanas: Р, M. Р, The stem should be half cut 
through just below a node, and then slit 
for an inch or two, the slit being - Ang эч i open 
i i n be bound 
pot cut 
aty 
moss, "The soil or moss should be ke pt moderately 
moist. W 
— and treat it as ап inde pendent plant. 
pe 
auricularia) m y be caught 
flled with ley. ү“ — — or, better 
n tu made ou brown paper, pieces of 
the — * of Шм Elder, and Broad Beans, 
one end being plug, These 
lengths of about 9 inches, 
Carnations, &c., hang the tube on the 
— зак plant, the open end down 
the morning, take down the tubes, remove the 
plug, — blow the earwigs into a vessel of hot 
water, терасе the plug, and hang it again оп 
the stake. uit trees on walls, 
the — nds be tucked s. the shoots and 
bran 
Mee or Овснірѕ: F. L. G. The Hague, 
John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, A few 
shillings, 
3 es The fungi you send are true 
Mus ; 
Fonevs 5 Duas or Tomatos: Solanu 
. Bat 
ould result from putting in Sir ry 
— these two well-known maladies. 
preventive means, 3e 
в formula for making it was given in в recent 
issue—not i the 
itself. It will not her the the 
leaves, it will keep the plants healthy. Take 
Lagvx: W, Cann, None was found in the box. 
Luts: F. de L, The Lilies you mention might all 
be if protected. Your 
зо destructive 
plante of L. 1 the Pgoroeras 
fangus which ів 
Soames; GROWING ON Grass wrraour MANURE : 
Н. P. See Gardeners’ Chronicle, August 19, 
1505. p.214. We hare no further information. 
n or Fauir: J. W. 8 eswick Codlin.— 4. F. 
dp enr айны А. а next week, 
9 not answered in 
requested to oontult the next number. 
—JB. Р, We do not озса to name florista' 
тта fon your Carnations to 
‚ Cyrtom 
ым, 3, Platyloma — ; 4, Poly: 
stichum angulare depauperatum ; 
itish.— W. J. R. The rose-coloured flower IM 
Lalio-Cattleya x elegans, commonly known 
Lelia elegans Turneri, e light one, Lælio- 
Cattleya х Schille * natural hybrida, 
occasionally im oo with Lelia 
D. S. Bon. ERE var, — с, 
Lincoln, 5 
Suarn FnurTS 
rries, 
e more remarkable from — D 
that no artificial watering was pe ed, 
S CHES: J. A. The spots are not caused 
by any fungus growth. Cannot suggest the cause, 
Tomato Fruits wor Согопвїх@ PRoPERLY: Н, Lee 
is no d 
There is no ineaso present in the fruit sent for 
examination, which is not in any way the worse 
ammonia, and phosphoric 
acid. If y manures rich in nitrogen and 
potash, but without the p horic acid, the 
ripening of the crop will be ed куз 
of manure ай need not exceed 2 oz, to the 
square whether sfforded in a dry or liquid 
atate; and it will not be required frequently, 
at least until the foliage — — have increased, 
once a week. As nst the w, use 
the — Mixture; ae answer in this 
page under the heading “Fungus Diseases of 
Tom atos.” 
aia on Lawns: 
W. E. Е, Watering меч turf 
bring them to the 
©. ¥.—J.—G. M. Mc.—H. M.—W. D.—C. 
Sir T. L.—J. » M., New Tork. -W. C.—D. S. & Son.—R. B. 
H. P.— EM B.—H.W.—0,8. & 
thanks and much sympathy.—G. B. T. F.—N. M.—C. r 
—— A., Paris. —T. de M., Guernsey. T. H. T. R 
SPECIMENS, &C., RECEIVED WITH THANKS.— 
L.L.--J. C Utrecht. 
