Avavsr 24, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
223 
FARRINGDON : August 22 
Red Hebrons, 75s. to 
A — — cepas — 
to 853. ; tans, 70s. I$ 
Bruces, 60s. to 70s. ; Magnums, ae ri Bá. Wat beak 
LONDON AVERAGES: August 21.—Snowdrops, 70s. to 80s. ; 
Hebrons 15s.; Early Regents, 55s. to 65s.; Puri uritane, 
70s. to 80s.; Kidneys, 55s. to 65s.; Early Rose, 55s, to 65s. 
per ton, 
КҮ. 
Averages.—-The following are the averages of the prices at 
the principal metropolitan markets during the t week :— 
, ie p ; do., inferior, à s.; hay, 
. to 95s. ; erior, 363. to 60s. ; mixture, 70s. to 
925. ta: ; and e. p were per load. 
CORN. 
— Official peg of the average prices of 
1894: Wheat, 243. 5d. ; Barle y, 168. 5d. ; Oats, 18s 
tem 
named: and this combined; result is expressed in Day- 
dia “ degree” gnifying 
ео 4 ‚ от апу —— Lira iet Е — 
NEN, MODO rtional'n umber of hours.] 
| TEMPERATURE. RAINFALL. m 
" i 
i ACCUMULATED, 4. e |8 E В, 
8 Sa a |a leales 
а-а ја р, в. зз EGER 
£P 8 3. 3 3 $3 j| ДЕНЕ 
= = — ы ча 
ЧЫГЫЫ АН 
за ев з= ГЕ HEIE 
iu EA lg |g le is 
T < ME T É & | 
Day-| Day- Day- Day- | 10ths 
deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. | Inch. Ins. 
0| 3 + | 112 0 + 170|-- 262| 1 -+ [141 25˙4 16 | 30 
1| 2 + | 114 0 - 21|4- 415| 3 117 |17:5| 23 | 35 
3| 2 + 130 0 (+ 73|4- 277) 2 — |120 |18'1| 23 | 33 
300 aver 131 0 |+ 23|4- 283| 7 + |105 15˙4 39 | 39 
4| 1 + |128 0 ＋ 45/4 373 1 — | 98 |149| 36 | 36 
5/0 aver 135 0 - 21/4 333 1 + | 94 |13:6| 55 | 39 
6| 2 117 0 |+ 41/4 364! 3 + |122 |19 7| 26 | 33 
7| 1 128 0 |+ 54|4- 303| 2 — |107 |17:7| 28 | 36 
8|0 aver| 122 о |+ 6/+ 337 2 — 100 |19:1| 58 | 43 
9 2 + | 119 0 — 8 ＋ 268) 2 + |135 19 60 18 | 32 
10 1 + | 121 о |— 7014 195| 4 — |113 |21:4| 24 | 34 
*|0 aver 140 о |+ 17|+ 248| 2 — [114 15 9 69 | 49 
122 
0, Scotland, N A TR. э Misa R 
l; Scotland, E. 
Mi „including don, 8. 
Principal Grazing, , Scotland, W.; 7, 
2 — с б ke, S.W.; 9, Ireland, N.; 
AST . 
THE following mmay record of the weather throughout 
the British Islands for th yerk ponding August 17, is furnished 
from eteorological 
improvement 
of the period, however, a gradual 
was fine ial bright in nearly al 
onec lerem weather 
7 perature was slightly abave the mean ost dis- 
tricts, but only just equalled it in England, E., S АВ. 4 
аз well as in the Channel Islands.“ D he ter 
of the week the daily maxim bly below the 
normal for е of year, on the 17th the thermometer 
rose to between 77° and 79° over * England,’ 73° and 78° in 
Scotland,’ eed 11? and 74° in ‘Ireland.’ 
minima were UE x > middle the week, 
18 from 36° in ‘Scotland and 38° in the \ Midian said 
888 to 50 in * England, N „and d the * Channel 
"The pare ж» a good deal 
Kingdom, mounts exceeding the mean in 
in different parts of the 
*Scotland 
d Ireland, N,,' and being somewhat 
below " in the other distrio ts. 
ine was deficient over the Kin, 
rig 
Mire but —— the m mean in * En gland, 8. and 8. W., and 
ds. 
ton ranged "rom 69 in Channel Islands,’ and 58 in 
land, Are 18 and 24 in ‘Ireland,’ and to 
1 16 and 26 in Scotland.“ 
our ^r коз 
NOS Аа! tate this im ge wil 
rm — "their алынасы Oh earlu in the 
hould reach us not later than 
kindly aid us by se 
week as possible, Communications s 
Wednesday. 
LANTS, FRUITS, ETC., TO BE NAMED, BR Boneyard 
its to be named, or asking ques 
judges in Banco, and is reported 
They deci deo as — gardener dans in a 
etached house intra me enial or 
domestic. 
A New Vine-Borper: Gardener. The chief con- 
Btituent is good turfy loam freshly cut, and any 
ingredients you 
of wh of t is, 3 pares 
f of 27 "feet constituting a 
d (one-horse cartload), Charcoal and 
lime-rubbish Id be used in smaller 
pro- 
portions. The border should be afforded ample 
inage, and the outlet drains given a тар fall, 
as to clear im е rapidly, he 
should not be m han 21 feet deep, and at the 
first not more that (6 he wide, 
ULBS LEFT IN THE GROUND: D, T. Н. They ought 
to have been lifted when Rond gi June and July. 
They have now made growth, and would be in- 
jured, but not killed, by remov 
Carnations: J, Cobban д Son. The colours are as 
and clear as any that we have noticed this 
т. bat i in size the blooms have often been ex- 
d by others sent for our inspection. 
Bees ғов CarTLEYAS, LÆLIAS, AND DENDBOBIUMS : 
Y" i 
if properly secured with Sphagnum-moss should 
гон соино " 
ai T 10. 
well-grown F 3 p. 1 
74 7OL 
tae a par.  beginnicg Some 
64, read “Т t six 
Ferns were 8 Mr. W, Pearce, gr. aer 
Loder, Esq., К. House, Weedon, who was 
awi 2; . Copson, gr. 
epium UsnmzarrHY: A Subscriber, is diffi- 
latter free from all the old potting material, Then 
— in small pots, using equal parts of loam- 
fibre, peat, and sphagnum rela & healthy 
growing house, and water 3 with rain- 
ater. 
Denprosium Lear TUNING Brown: Amateur, gm 
nditions 
Orchids — weak — delicate, and fall a prey 
to both — and vegetable apes rd 
more air, less e, and let the use get dry at 
least once а aay for a few 
Gas Lime: Constant Header. Use about аа much as 
will cover the ey from sight, You may use more 
is going to remain uncrop 
Harpy ANNvAars: D. T. H. 
eight of summer, and would last 
but a short time. 
—— À Exami 3 Svrnanus: J. W. W. 
Apply to the Secretary of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, 117. Victoria Psion "Went 
Insects on Rosx- no mitt is 
hundr n th 
interior of the body of a pegas of some kind, 
which it is Ó— ble now to recognise, R. cL, 
nt Reader. ЖА: ee — 
n partial б egi The 
variegated varieties strike beat under hand-glasses, 
. T. Any bookseller, or from 
everting to L. 
kien long under any system, H, А 
LOBELIA ERINUS — tu E 
is a close frame, 
planted in pots or on a "bel: of loamy тету covered 
with & la appe gi If a slight bottom-heat can 
be а , the striking would be quick, The 
length of a cutting 2 to 3 inches, 
М:ахометте: D. T. H. Gather any — 2 mel 
when the seed is seen to be either dark brown 
black. "Do Е pluck the entire risp we reed- 
vessels, as there are sure many unri 
therein, Sank over the quee every third ¢ day —.— 
ipe ry in the 
Pn — 
Pear: Ro 
tagy na fras; e 
Alpha. 1, Catalpa syrin ngefolia ; — ече 
indl. Xvi 
etg ann ual; 8, „Scabiosa reer en needy, 
Why send wretched acrapa, badly packed and num 
