Остовкв 12, 1895.] 
THE 
GARDENERS' 
CHRONICLE 
435 
Orchids are also grown largely here, particularly 
Of those that were grown abundantly and deserved 
was a very large prank of Cypripedium 
— - includes many f m — fine old 
cimens in 
98 — Cœlogyne . was also 
wholly devoted to Dendrobium Phalenopsis Schro- 
derianum, Of alone there were a large numbe 
of plants i sizes, and remarkable variety. 
The collection was just coming into flower at th 
time of my visit, shi к. xe pleasing 
were expanded. e great e of this Orchid is 
now well known, - in a a largo assortment of plants 
such as may be her n there is almost endless 
variety, as well as a —— — season of bloo 
In the hardy plant department m 
een, h as 
shrabby Phloxes іп Michaelmas 
раса а m of Gaillardias, perennial 
bly H. trees and varieties ; 
nulas in variety, Mao- 
thera занда 2 its lare yellow blossoms 
apart from these, Farne 
Ty & host of ек similarly useful 
re were also Dahlias and Gladiolus 
а 
yellow Marguerite, Chrysanthemum frutescens var. 
Etoile d'Or, was daily expanding many hundreds of 
ita useful flowers, J. 
(The — ee eee A, indicates the aggre- 
amount, as well as the ed degrees of 
above or below i "Ze * period 
|. Tren roma. Banane. u.: 
9 м pi p 
4 ACCUMULATED, $ E 
73 4.33 
JN- 73 Т laiss 
pusi s e 3 8 le 25 Ал 
8325 8 |3 885/88 MEE 
, 3, „ 5“ 
ү е | 74 ыы 97| a 88 
2358 83 22 2 55 55 egles 
es | SF 8 ТЫ E 
29 8 3 ЕЕ 2 8 РЯ |с 5228 
Eos E E 3 
23 + a Bon i^ 4 |^" 3 E E 
Day-| Day-| Day- | Day- | 10ths 
deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. Inch. Ins, 
0/2--| 57 0 (+ 331/4 25412 ＋ |176 |253 42 | 29 
1j0 aver 51 2 ＋ 1030 407| Э + 142 224 38 | 36 
3| 2 + 13 0 (+ 274+ 210) 1 137 201 36 | 35 
3 3 + | 93 0 ＋ 207+ 2190 117 17 43 
43 ＋ 82 0 d 00.3 + 115 1172 38 | 39 
5| 4 + | 109 0 + 179-330 5 + 109 |159 48 
61+ | 67 0 + 186 380 7 + 8 |259 23 | 34 
{8+ | 92 0 |+ 288 301, 8 + 129 1223 30 25 
844 | 104 0 |+ 190/4 33618 + 1171286 52 | 45 
92+ ik 0 amp 20% в + 160 246 37 
106 1 ＋ 81 0 + e vu wt Ea 35 
5 + | 132 0 эмы маз + 131 pas 45 | 52 
The districts "— ber s diit ollis 
the Day in ‘the first column are are 
0, Seatland,, N ý 
& , Midland | Counties; CREE. E Жу. Чы а 8. 
W. ; 
боад, i 
Eazi land an 8. W. 
og , Бараа 9.0 land, 8.W.; 9, Ireland, N 
THE PAST: WEEE. 
b following summary record of the weather throughout 
ritish Islands for the week ending October 5, is 
tarnished from the Met — 
“The weather continved very fine 
the two first days of the period. On 0 tober 1, however, it 
very unsettled and rainy in the extreme south-west 
Алл 11 
1з of rain were experi ienced over 
ially in England, S. W. and = 
and lightning cccurred in m 
* about the middle А the е peri riod. 
rature at first continued ot high for the 
d became rather 
and west A th FH 
of the Kin dom. Heavy 
low, t 
average iine for the week, how 
mean in all — — *Bootlan 
со 
еа ards 
va - thermometer fell А 3191 іп 
N. and Е. лау n England, S. W..“ fos over 
ngland, and to bet ? in 
all. other oes үй the * Channel ева where the 
lowest readin 
The ra rats was 
N.E.,' and just eq 
rather less than the mean in ‘ England, 
ualled it in * England, E, but was in excess 
in * England, S, W. and 
three rom me mea 
"The bright 
n ecided increase in 
8.. 4 in Ireland, S.,’ to 33 
d ds 
* Scotland, W., and 30 in England, N. W.“ 
TRADE NOTICE, 
Mr. Joun Оглүтом, воп of the Gardener at 
Grimaton Park, and who for nearly eleven years has 
been with Messrs. Backhouse & Sons, n 
at Yerk and Harrogate, has bee nted re 
sentative of Messrs. Fisher, Son & Sibray, L'mited, 
of Handsworth Nursery, Sheffield, in succession to 
Mr. W. Atkinson, who, some time ago, was appointed 
Managing nmi of the firm in question, 
F WA R K E T 8 è A 
COVENT GARDEN, October 10. 
We cannot accept responsibility for the subjoined 
7 They are —  tornished to us 2 ev 
kindness of several of 
salesmen, whi the list ыз 4 — le 
for the n t must e that these 
uotations do not represent the prices on "- particular 
prices 
the date The depend upon the 
uality of the — the — in the market, ** the 
dd: and they ma ер чаа саса day to 
day, but often several tim one day. 
Сот FLOWERS.—AÀVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s. а. s.d. П ғ. d. 8. d. 
Arums, p. 12 blooms 3 0- 6 0 Orchids :— 
Azalea, 12 sprays... 09-10] Ca 12 9 0-15 0 
vardias, per bun. 06-10 Odontoglossum 
tions. 12 bims. 10-30 orispum. 12 blm. 80-60 
pur me, Pelargoniums, scar- 
per 12 bloo . 10-40 let, per12bun 30-60 
Pi ea vn — 12 spraye .. 06-09 
per 12 bunches .. 3 0- 6 0 | Pyrethrums,12bun. 20-40 
E dozen 2 0- З 0 Roses, Теа, per doz. 10-20 
enias, per ‚ 20-40 ool p.dz. 20-40 
Gladiolus, р. 12 врз. 10-20) — yellow ( 
eria, 12 bims. 0 6- 16 chals), per doz. 30-60 
Lilac, French, p. bun. 3 0- 5 0 — „per dozen 10-16 
Lilium Harrisii, do, 3 0- 6 0 — mixed, p. doz. 
Lilium lancifolium, bunches ... „ 3080 
per dozen blooms ) 9- 1 6 | Stephanotis, dozen 
Lily of tke Valley, sprays s.. * 20-40 
doz. spra: 1 0- 2 6 | Sunflower (small), 
Maidenbair don bunches ... 16-30 
ы уы: b SC EET 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0- 4 0 Violets, 12 bunches 16-20 
PLANTS IN POTS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
Adian tuo small, йок. 1494 
tum, doz, 4 0-12 0 Veron, m 
Aspidietra, per dos. 12 0-30 0 various, doz, 5 0-12 9 
— specimen,each 5 0-15 0 Ficus elastica, each 10-76 
Asters, per dozen роодо paste, б. 12 0-24 0 
pots „„ 60-00 T obena per uut 
hmums, p. um Harrisii, 
riorum rir $ 0-12 0 диам» 12 MO 
Coleus, dozen... 2 6- Marguerites, 
— per бола 4 0-10 0 * 40-60 
Dracena,each . . 10-76 various, ев. 2 0-10 0 
— various, doz. 12 0-24 0 — specimens, ea. 10 6-84 0 
Ericas, various, doz, 6 0.18 0 Solanum, per doz. . . 9 0-12 0 
Evergreen Shrubs, — perdon. * 9 0-12 0 
in variety, dor. .. 6 0-24 0 
sunshine shows a great decrease over the 
Scotland, N.“ 
(18s. 2d. ; Ba 
еа 
RM УЕ 
FRUIT,—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES, 
s. d. s. d. +. d. 
Apples, per bush. . I 0- 2 0 | Peaches, Ist size. doz 12 0 18 0 
— dessert, мт ars,Calabash bsh. 4 0- 5 0 
riety, рег — Marie Loui e, 
siev =: 20-30 half sieve 80-40 
Cobs, 100 Ib. ... 35 0-40 0 — Pitmaston 
Damsons, half sieve 1 0- 1 3 uchess, do, 36-50 
Figs, per dozen 9-10) Pin ne-apples, St. Mi- 
Grapes, lst T h . 20-48 
k, English. Ib. 1 3- 1 6 | Prunes, half sieve.. 20 — 
— 2nd quality 0 6- 1 0 | Walnuts, best Eng 
— uscats .. 10-20 lish, shelled. bush, 10 0-12 0 
th erg 06-09 | 
Melons. 10-20 тые fag 60 80 
VEGETABLES, АЙМА WHOLESALE D, 
8. d. s.d, 1. d, 
ME —.— apo b: x 7 % — 
Cauhtiowers, p. дот. 1 0- 1 6 ае 
Cucumbers, doz, 1 3 0| — Smooth „ 30 36 
Mushrooms, per lb, 1 0- 3] — ordinary „ 20-26 
pr od Ре 4 Guernsey 16-20 
0 — 
Рот 
Markets continued dull, nag px ices generally low, н» 
samples, 30$. to 40s, ; н. 45s, to 50s, ; best Brightlan 
70s, to 90s * B. Tho 
SEEDS. 
3 October 9.—Messrs. John 
ts, of Great Maze Pond, . 8.Е. 
күтә t Ег Clover-seeds come cheaper. There is 
nothing Lid аА їп о White, 
ve neglec 
Shaw & Sons, Seed 
"ed pr ye-gr 
inter Tares s me improvement, 
n value эла demum, There rid no rope aps in Rye. 
nger. d мере unaltered, 
Р cot Beans are held 
for hight? rates. Linseed and utl c dit tend upwards, 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
1. Oct, 8.—Quotations :— Cabbages, 23, to pa per 
ыш; Onions 3s. to 4s, 6d, p bag; Carrots, 1s. 3d, to 2s. 
n bun e 
Apples, 2 = to 4 
FIELDS: Oct, 8.—Qu io 5, le, и, 
per bushel; * abbages, 5s, to 6s. per tally; Collards, 2s. to 3s. 
; Gre ta d 
2s. per ba 
аа, 28. to ¢ 
Warner’ King, 2s. 
to 3s, do. ; Apples, 
; 2s. to 4s. per bushel ; do., dessert, 28. 6d 
о 4s, 6d, per r bushel ; Ta Ka arro 
2. bed, 28, per tall 
do, ; Pears, stewing, 3s, е1; 
т bushel; Canadian Apples, Giarto 12s. 6d, per et 
CORN. 
Averages, — Ман statement of the average prices of 
British Corn, ecrire er ce a for the week ending 
October 5, mets atone in last year :— 1895: 
Wheat, 233, Mer 1894 heat, 
ET rH 
— 9 
„ much," — HAD 
А . FUP о Years’ SUBSCRIBER вака if any of 
the readers of the Gardeners’ Chronicle, 
will kindly um him where he can procure, by 
азе or erwise, the following old garden 
ta 
ropeolum elega 
the last of which w with such telling effect 
on the terraces at the Pine some thirty-six years 
ago 
