626, 
ТНЕ 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE 
[Моувмвев 23, 1895, 
blooms о , Princess of Wa еа, а апі 
по. Salte 78. H. ТАТЕ rie Tu 2nd in this * ry 
€ for (iive сЕ Japanese ; ; and the same class i 
incu vr: and other prizes 
Tn. — ocal — the Challen nge Cup was won by J. W. 
Сос AM, Esq., Bingley (gr., Mr. T. Burrell), who had a 
very ые collection of twelve Japanese bloo 
f Mrs. В. O. 
Жы WORCESTERSHIRE BRANCH OF 
HE GARDENERS” ROYsL BENE- 
TOLEN T INSTITUTION. 
VEMBER 18.—The inauguration cerem y took 
place on ie above date, in the Gaildhall, Worcester. 
arl Beauchamp, the president, е vd chair, 
Col. Long, M.P., bie P 
y 
ingt — Bde and other county gentle men. 
ed meeting of gardeners, and grea 
enthusiasm — 
His voee when explaining th е objects of the meeting, 
for forming а branch in the district, 
pointed ou the necessity 
р р ‚ now residin 
in coun ere ng considerably more 
money annually in the shape of pensi than was d 
— ia the е mbrac 
т» of “ self- -help," who by reason of their наза 
în oth ы and ex to extremes of ratures, were 
е to rheumatism and other азва at early stages of 
iite, leading to ponte incapacity for active work, was clearly 
The deputation consisted of Messrs, Harry V 
Secr 
eitch, es 
of the Bristol Auxili 
candidates seeking: relief, Tor which t 
саве; It was also shown wi 
with in — : 
one pension now déceased, had pai 
eighteen — ineas, and had reotived — “i 
eg £500, ха. Pes 
Colonel Long, M.P., who b nee, the Evesham Кекеч 
оиб the body ‘of market gardeners, then 
That meeting having eae the claims and obj ects t 
the — hereby resolves to form an ) j 
Benevolent 
f ith, subject 
to the rules. Society, and the usual bye- 
* for local granted to existing 
auxiliari 
This was seconded by Mr. mp, Madresfield, and, LE 
sup ‚ was ore а” u нат 5 amidst great а applaus 
Votes of tanks t deputation w given, and acknow- 
ledged - — specially dealing with the usefulness 
an auxilia: m ading knowledge to d 
e ety puer еы a 8 ade Aal local 
Mr. In 
ге example would be copied, 
Coventry m 
ot management was at once 
THE HERBACEOUS BORDER. 
HERBACEOUS РЖОМІЕЅ, 
of th ese 
worst that could be 
assuredly prove disastrous to the 
к=: Unlike a large minibar’ of hardy plants, 
these Pzonies do not produce Фар in continuous 
sepes b &t fixed periods, 
id they produce root-fibres continuously, the check 
by shifting would be little more than mo mentary 
not so, and 1 re are planted at a 
ta a 
, of the re I regard 
„and upon it depends much of their 
Few plants. produce a more sho display 
Paonies when in fall bloom in the early oana 
m Som me of the best effecta зге жошо 
when large ‘beds can be devoted to them 
lawn, or again, when planted in the fore- 9 — 
large shrubs. Do not plant them near to large жрд 
ог He ey will be sure to lack nourishment as well а 
isture, In all cases a very rich soil must be 5 
me preferably one of loam, though in this respect 
are by no means exacting. Dry hot sandy soils 
are not suitable for them, unless a depth of 6 inches 
of clay can be added and well mixed. The soil should 
be trenched fully 2 n yer and a very liberal 
агне of manure added at 1 foot deep, as the 
ts quickly desce nd VR fc have the oppor- 
tune Plant the roots quite firmly, and cover the 
crowns about 2 inches deep sam soil, adding & heavy 
mulch of manure when the work of 2 is 
finished. It is necessary "t do the work w 
when established the plants are best left ад ps 
Such old-established anes 
et 
Е 
they plump up considerably at this season. J. 
л аана Банева 
WiTLEY COURT.—We are reminded by t 
* Journal,” that Mr. Amato the ne ihn at um 
Court, will soon retire from his and go into 
business; Mr. Young will leave . — as Mr. 
Austen’s successor. 
indicates the aggre 
E— 
[The term “ ены . 
mo 
gate a nt, as well as the duration. of degrees of 
temperature Ee or below 42? Fahr. for the period 
named: and this combined resu in Day. 
degrees — a Da a f continued for 
twenty-four hours, or any other “hunter of degrees for 
an inversely proportional number тв.) 
| TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, 8 
Hr ACCUMULATED. 3 8 E 3 Ti ^ 
T$ Sa ја |" аА 
AR 2 $ m D і legion 
8055 8 E TIEFE |25 5 1222 
25122 |3 SII 422 
3355 3. 5. дела» 37 а ASJAS 
32 5 "24 „мА 22832 . . я" а «s has 
Ajeg Sl og og m 737 | 93 5 3863 8 
Е ЕНЕНЕ РЕЧЕНЬ 
+58 Ф E 212/222 t ч” s HIER. 
Ф 2 2 
eg „ % n 
25 - 2 | o Б 5 
KHA |А 
Day- | Day- | Day- | Day- | 10ths 
deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. | Inch. Ins. 
024-| 26 13 |+ 288|+ 307/14 + 209 |43°0| 10 | 29 
H14} 17 17 |+ 20+ 466) 7 170 | 273 36 
24+); 40 8 |+ 242|-- 3030 aver 165 25˙4 35 
3}5+) 49 4 4 189|-- 290| 1 — 143 21˙8 37 | 46 
4154 | 48 7 |+ 203|-- 379 7 + |138 21-7 28 | 37 
56+ 61 0 |+ 179|-- 346) 9 + |135 21˙8 34 | 41 
613 + 33 6 |+ 138|-F 402113 + |173 |32:8| 21 | 33 
714+ 43 0 |+ 229|-- 32413 + |158 28˙6 18 | 36 
8165 +) 57 0 |+ 167|4- 37412 + |146 |310 26 | 43 
9| 1 28 10. |+ 63|4- 301, 9 + |188 |30:8| 24 | 32 
101-4-| 36 4 |— 1414 231115 + 161 |32:0| 30 35 
"icd 80 0 |+ 269|-- 252 6 + 163 qs 86 | 51 
e districts indicated by number in the first column are 
the followi wing: — 
0, Scotland, N. Principal Wheat- -producing Districts— 
1, Scotland, — 2, England, N. E.; 3, Knglanud, ~ 
4. Midland Counties; uae preme including ndon, S 
88 l Grazi tricts otland, W. 
te England, N.W.; 8, "England. SW 9. Treland, N.; 
ER Channel Islands, 
THE Mes AST к. 
THE following sum record of the weather A 
the British Islands ir i the week ending November 16, 
rre the M. logical Office 
e weather during this period was again extremely 
un nd frequent and considerable falle of "hU alternating 
with intervals of clear and sunshin 
“ е 178 was above the mean, the excess ranging 
1 „ and óver 5° in the 
from Scotland, 
* Midland Counties’ and ‘England, 8.W. and E., ' and to 6° in 
Engla and, S.“ Thefhighest‘of'the} maxima: were 
the 16th over England, and earlier in {һе "lover by 
and Scotla They were very for the time of 
i 65° in * England, E., 64° in FY 
N.’ and ‘Scotland, N.“ The lo 
about the middle y the — and from 989 i 
nd, N. to 37° in En nglan „N. W., and to y. : 
la 
x Channel Islands.“ in the 
** The 
а 1 was a little less than the mean in ‘ England 
E., and o cui € ah in‘ са —— N. E.; nao 
districts, Min ver, ther cess, that in newly ui 
localities being 22 lar argo. 
“The drt sunshi: more ус generally. 
tha uring the presi week, and exceeded fn 
0 amount in e districts. rcentage of 
37 in England, E. 36 in the 
Islands,' and 31? in in "England „S., to 18 in “ЖШ, N. W., 
an wie in * Scotland, N.' i 
MARKETS. 
COVENT A Jo 2. 
PLANTS IN POTS.—AVERAGE Bu PRICES. 
ET VA | d. s.d, 
Adiantum, per 4 0-12 0 | Ferns, various, 120 
m qnd er = 12 0-30 0 | Ficus elastica, Pes 10-15 
— speci each 5 0-15 0 Foli мемы иө. ts, doz. 12 0-4 0 
Ohr santhemu ilium Harrisii, per 
70g. pete ., 60-12 0 dozen pots NL 
— (8 ane P guerites, p. doz. 0 
- © = 1 6- 3 0 | Mignonette, p. doz. 40-60 
Cyperus, per dozen 4 0-10 0 | Palms, hie" ea, 2(-100 
Draceena, „ 10-76 specim . 10 6-840 - 
— various, p. doz. 12 0-24 0 Primula — ; 
ricas, various, doz. 9 0-24 0 per dozen 40-60 
Evergreen Ў Solanum, рег doz ... à 0420 — 
in variety, — 0-24 0 | Spirzeas, per doz. ., 9 ane 
erns, small, doz. .. 1 6- 3 0 
Cur FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES — — | 
s. d. s.d. sd " 4 
Arums, p. 12blooms 3 0- 6 0 | Orc hid 1 
lea, 12 sprays... 09-10 Cattleya, 12 Ъз. 6 
Bouvardias,perbun. 0 6- 1 0 Odontoglossum . . 
Carnations, 12 Ыз. 1 0-30 d crispum, UE 3 0-60 
Chrysanthemums, elargon ums. Ee 
per 12 blooms 10-40 let, per12bunch 4 Lae 
— per 2 bunches 3 0- 6 0 per lé sprays... 0 6 0 
Eucharis, per dozen 3 0- 5 0 | Pyrethrums, 12 bun. 12 * 
Gardenias, per doz. 3 C- 5 0 „Tea, per doz. 1 " 
lapegeria, per doz. — coloured, p doz, 20-5" 
100008 „„ e 00-16 yellow é- ei 
Lilac,French,p.bun. 3 0- 50 chal), per doz. ыа 
ilium Harrisii, do. 40-80 ed, 1 e 
— lancifolium, per Stephanotis, 12 sps. aa X: 
ozen blooms . . 1 6-3 0 | Tuberoses, 12 bims. 0 3 
Lily of the Valley, Violets, 12 bunches 1 6 % 
per doz. sprays... 10-20 arme, French, sé à 
Maidenhair Fern, per bunch .« 36-30. 
per 12 bunches .. 4 0- 6 0| — Czar, do. . 
Margaerites, 12 bn. 10-30) — Mimosa or jos i 
Mignonette 12 bun. 20-40 cia, do. . ' 
OROHID-BLOO 
FRUIT.—AVERAGE V 
s.d, s.d, 
Ribstons, per 
bushel *. 836-60 
— — — per 
3 0-40 
Apples, 
— peres vars., 
bushel 1 6- 3 0 
— 8 
3 
„ 
Pine- apples, ‘St. Mi- id 
chael each | h 9 7 — 
= M Biel, pe 
half-si 
P 
Grenoble, per bag 5 10 
e per Ib. 10-13 
A WHOLESALE PRICES: | B E 
Onions, ] мы" bush. EU d | 
T » 
— 
(5 to 8 doz.) .60-80 E 
brooms, per Ib. 10-13 
соса ета 26-46) — — 
o tch, Е, 
— 30 = | — se 
РотАТОВ 
; stocks increasing. 
Lincolns, red to 65s.; black lands, Bedfords, 
J. B. Thomas. 
SEEDS. 
NBON : November 20.—Messrs. John Shaw „egg. 
Great Borough, Londoni 
Lo 
Merchants, of Maze Pond, 
