Decemper 7, 1895.) 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE 
687 
did well—in fact, they became an eye - sore 
and were burned. Another case was that of some 
hundreds of Yew trees, which in transit by rail were 
much frozen. These, on reaching their destination, 
were thawed by warm water, and the following spring, 
cases of successful treatment. The f 
refers a numb 
which, when 1008704 badly frozen, were placed in 
rat t of these 
в, 
grew well, and were in every 
The following are particulars of a case that 
occurred here last winter, and refers to some dozens 
ries, and Currants, which 
not reach here for several кти, и hen they were 
е 3 aon 
was nof remov For want of & 
place the bundles were 4 Mise on 
the floor of a north shed, and covered with a — 
layer of dry litter, where, owing to the frost, 
remained until some time in March (I do not ed. 
lect the date) before M е! could be planted, at which 
they did not look promising. 
— progress of these trees and 
bushes with considerable interest, and noticed that 
only four died (excepting an Apple, which was killed 
through’ being barked by a rabbit); and these were 
Victoria Plum. The Apples — made good short- 
jointed rien and several o m blosaomed freely 
&nd bore e good fruits, Шш үт also the Goose- 
berries. 
The above remarks on Tan modes of yer qn 
may be at least а guide the uninitiated h 
treat and how not to osse trees, &c., when te 
in a poss condition, They prove that artificial 
the only safe course 
their packages, 
nt k, and safe from 
further frost, until "быр are naturally thawed, when, 
as the first opportunity offers, they should be planted, 
Thos, C 
THE HERBACEOUS BORDER. 
meus — as, 
y f the har dy 
varieties pel these useful sa tar a are service- 
able as owers, embracing some very atriking 
shades ae on. that the flowers are always pente 
and not the least point in their favour is that 
foot or more in length of stem is readily obtainable 
when such is needed. me importance in thei 
successfal culture is the selection of a suitable ‘bil 
to mix them with th 
the herbaceous border, for they are apt to travel about 
means of underground stems, An important 
nt them at a safe depth be- 
fe from 
the latter depth they are perfectly safe, even in 
our most severe winters, At planting-time remove 
this depth of top-soil from the bed, then add a liberal 
essing of rotten manure, and dig it into the sub- 
—— Roughly level this off, adding a layer of sharp 
tubers on this bed at 
thie "— orms of chilensis, and 
its intrinsic worth none perhaps is 
nearly so путу in the outer garden as the first- 
named. There м however, a singular variety of 
colour, as also in character, in the vary- 
ing forms of — and besides, these latter are 
earlier to bloom, and have their own special value on 
this account, J. 
Obituary, 
E t ia with on regret that we 
th, at the age of 73 years, of Lady 
awer, i ns of Sir ў ohn Bennett Lawes, 
ted, who expired on Friday aſter- 
ult.), after & compara- 
hallan 
Y Law 
vidt sa dea 
Caroline L 
Priory, Lock A жиг ody of the 
deceased lady veye ar че, й апа 
— in А me s а on Tuesday last, 
TRADE NOTICE. 
— — 
FAILURE OF A SHROPSHIRE SEEDSMAN 
AND FLORIST, 
ailure is announced of Mr, Robert Porter, 
seedsman and florist, of The Cross, Oswestry, and of 
the Rose Hill, Whittington, and Fron Selattyn 
Nurseries. The statement of affairs shows the gross 
liabilities to be £3736 5s, 94., expected to rank 
ed gee: 9d., and assets £ 12s, Id., mere a 
of assets of £932 1 
s as the cause of failure, ill-health чч die last 
four years, general depression in trade, keener 
competition, and diffic ult ty of collecting accounts, 
He owns the freehold MIU 6, The Cross, Os- 
westry, valued by him at £1500, and the Rose Hill 
ursery, Whittington, poss at £2000, and it is 
from the value of these properties that the surplus of 
assets is shown, Liverpool Post, November 22, 1895. 
Messrs. Messencrr & Co.. horticultural builders 
and hot-water engineers, have removed their business 
railway station at Loughboro' The new buildings 
occupy a site 2 acres in extent. 
MARKETS. 
COVENT GARDEN, December 5. 
accept any responsibility for the subjoined 
rts. They are furnished to us larly every 
Thursday, X the kindness of several of the principal 
revise га list. "€ who are ible 
must be remembered that these 
uotations do not Ям. „5... the pricei 2 any particular 
тесейїп 
a prices d — па upon the 
ae the ) sum ples, the supply in the market, and the 
and they may Bastante, not oy m day to 
day, үе several times in опе day. ED 
PLANTS IN cag or WHOLESALE PRICES. 
8.1. s. d. 
Adiantum, per doz. 4 0-1 12 0 Ferns, various, doz. 5 0-12 0 
Aspidistra, gfe a 12 0-30 0 Ficus elastica, each 1 0- 7 6 
— specim 5 0-15 0 | Foliage plants, doz. 12 0-24 0 
© e erem el | Lilium Harrisii, per 
doz. pots 6 0-12 0 | dozen pois E и 2 ? 
— imens), | Marguerites, p. doz. 
. 
4 0-1 ea. - 
еч Cl we 1878 — specimens, ea. 10 6-84 0 
: 
i ious, | отеп s 
regie. Shrubs, aen per Ade, 3013.0 
in variety, doz. ., 6 0-24 0 | Spiræas, per doz. 9 0-12 0 
Ferns, small, doz...» 16-30! 
FRUIT.—ÀVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES 
8. d. s.d. ) s, d. s. d 
Apples, beim, p. Grapes Ali- 
: — "Р. 20-50 cante, 1 
— Cooking vars. quality, р. Ib. 1 3- 16 
per bushel 1 6- 3 0| — Alicante, 
— From Nova quality, p. Ib. 10-10 
Scotia — Muscat, Ist 
barrel 11 0-14 0 . lity, p. Ib. 26-30 
Cobs, eise Sr PRG. Id. 80 0-85 0 Muscat, 2nd qua- 
Grapes, Gros 2 Сл „19-20 
ity. b. 1 
ELI Te E 30-60 
Rv PEN 10-18 
Cur FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s.d. 3. d. 
s. d. s. d. 
44 — 3 % 0 | Orchids :— 
Azalea, 1 ys... 0 О! Cattleya,12 bims. 6 0-12 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06-10 Odontoglossum 
12blms. 10-30 ,12bim. 30-60 
Ohrysanthemums, P iums, scar- 
per 12 blooms 10-40 per 12 bu 40-60 
T 12 bunches 3 0- 60 — ly sp’ 06-09 
Eucharis, per dozen 3 0- 5 0 | Pyrethrums,12bun. 20-40 
Gardenias, per doz. 3 0- 5 0 | Roses, Tea Pp" 0-30 
Hyacinths (Roman) — coloured, p. doz. 2 0-40 
12 sprays., 60-90 pink, Е 
E per doz. dozen. 30-4) 
bloom: 06-16) — yellow (Maré 
Lilac, Р bun. 80-50 chal), per doz, 80-60 
Lilium Натгізіі, do. 40-80) — red, per d 10-168 
n 
рег doz, 13-16 
Lily of the Valley, Stephanotis, 12 sps. 2 0- 4 6 
3 +» 1 0-2 0 | Tuberoses, 12 blms. 0 3- 0 6 
Mai т Violets, 12 bunches 16-26 
per 12 bunches ... 6 0| — Parme, French, 
Marguerites, 12 bn, 10-30 per bunc. 26-368 
i ette 12bun. 20-4 — Стат, do. 26-30 
Narciss. White, — Mimosa or Aca- 
French 12bun. 30-40 cia, do. 10-20 
HID-BLOOM in variety 
VEGETABLES.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
з. 3. d. 3. d 
Caulifiowers, p. cra rate | „bush. 20 — 
dem 2 60-8 rem ? 
per lb. 0 8- 10 mde 2 ри 
—— ае Б 5 e me 60-70 
Onions, Dutch, per — ” 26-36 
wt. bag... 30 — — Guernsey 20-30 
PorATOS 
Trade slow supplies heavy. Snowdrops, 70s. to 90s, : 
Hebrons, d to 85s. ; Bruces, 45s. to 60s, ; Black lands, 305. to 
А mas, 
45s. J. B 
SEEDS. 
LONDON: December arf John Shaw & бопе, Seed 
te, „London, S. E., 
state that the seed market to-day Mae no new or striking 
feature. A few occasional sal уз pon m. „ are taking 
lace, but as yet no ge try sprung up. 
White Gov values all round are without rien alteration 5 
r seed, however, offers more free! 
is week по notewort һа: 
Linseed is firm, Mustard ст 
Haricote pame former terms, 
peseed kee 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
: Dee. 25. 
per tally; Savoys, 3s. 6d. to 5s. do.; and uu 
2s, to 2s. 6d. per ; 25. 9d, to 3s. 6d. 
bag; Horseradish, 1s, 64. per bundle ; Apples, 3s. to 6s. 
aed mg bebat, € to 85. 6d per bag; Waln inii, do. 6 
ВР :— Cabbages, 4s 
per tally; Collate 1 ME “to 3s, 6d, d о. ; ls. 
pet ошиб Lenk, st èd: 
kers are 
; dessert, Blenheim and King Pippin. 
Dic. 3.—There has a plentiful supply of 
all kinds, and a fair m done, ak y Potatos, which is a 
4. 9d. 
rt, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 64. 
bundles ; 
à erg 1s. 3d. to 1s. 6d, per half-sieve; do., 2s. 3d. 
to 2s. 6d, per йа 
4s. . per 
do. Newtowns, 18s. do.; do. Baldwins, 18s. до. ; Greenings 
. do. ; Tomatos, 7s. per 121b. ; Grapes, — “Ls. per Ib, 
85s, ; and straw, 203. to 42s. per Load. 
