THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Decempzr 14, 1895, 
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солт consist of flowers, in which еә 
all ivid 
loosely- 
very prominent, and the petals small and divided 
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prove attractive. It is grown in a rather ric compost in а 
Reinwardtias.— Every y year at we are reminded 
of the usefulness of these old — p — and beau- 
tifying the stove or warm greenhouse. The two species, R. 
trigynum m, are both in full flow e 
are somewhat wur in their flowers, but distinct in habit 
and foliage, rst is compact habit, with — — 
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leaves, viene D "n toa height = 
d out as „it grows to een 2 and 3 pwi амат 
even higher, cary hundreds of eic and а com- 
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not so well known as its merits deserve, for it possesses bold 
, Shorter leaves, which have a move 
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THE WEATHER. 
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ИННИК ДЕНИНИН ЫЕ 
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Day- Day- | 10ths 
deg. Ins, 
29 16 + 224 |47'0 4 | 28 
32 5 + |183 |29:5| 20 | 36 
22 4 — |178 26:6 28 34 
16 4 — 154 | 23°1) 28 | 40 
14 2 — |152 |23:4| 24 | 37 
9 | 4 — |147 23˙2 27 | 40 
12 4 7 ＋ |186 |38-0| 12 33 
4 4 3 + 72/306 9 | 35 
|2 — pet 230 15 42 
203 18 32 
+ 202 3 — 176 34˙3 30 35 
0 + 9014 148 4 — hist |280 11 60 
the districts | indicated by number in the first column are 
9, producing Districts — 
: 3, Scotland, Е.; 2, England, N.E.; 3. sland, E.; 
24 М Counties — gri ndon, 8. s 
N.W.; 8, England, S „ 
Scotland, N. Principal Wheat- 
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10 
* The was high during the greater part of pe 
week, ies fell « 3 towards its close. The average value 
kor the wee ek just, equ ualled t the normal in ' Scotlan d, N, fmt 
iT 
land, N. to 3° or 4° over the ca as 
* Scotland, E.,' and * Ire 
nglan re recorded 
urred 
in ‘Scotland, E.,’ to 3 32° in England, E., and to 40° in the 
* Channel Islands, 
“ The rainfall was considerably in excess of the mean over 
Scotland and the а of Ireland, and t 
, England, N. W., other districts there was a deficit. 
exceeded t ormal amount in most 
parts of ‘ ap Sar ' as well as i 
and just equalled iti in 3 N. т: Elsew! 
a * ome per i 
from 30in n 
У eee Ne and to Dublin the 
rcentage recorded was as high as 39, and that at Aber- 
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MARKETS. 
COVENT GARDEN, December 12. 
[We cannot accept ene peii 4 the subjoined 
reports. E. e furnished regularly every 
Thursday, by the ) dude of н of the principal 
salesman, who revise the list. g who are 1 
{ог the quotations. It must be remembered that these 
quotations do not represent the prices on any particular 
day, but only the general * for the week preceding 
he date of our report. prices depend upon the 
quie 75 the карк, the bine ap in the — and the 
demand; and — гуй муунт not a from da ay to 
day, but ‘often several ti е da ay. DA 
PLANTS IN PoTs.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
. 8. d. s. d. s.d 
Adiantum, per doz. 4 0-12 0 | Ferns, various, doz. 
Aspidistra, p йо. 1 9. A 0 dri p elastica, eac h 1 0- 
— specimen ge plants, doz. 12 0—2. 
8 — arrisii, per 
doz. pots .. 6 0-12 0 ts 
Ж -а 
10-7 specim oo 
— various, p. doz. 12 0-24 0 Poinsettia, per doz — 12 0-18 
— various, doz. 9 0-24 0 Pri E... 
Evergreen — SET, 
in variety, sven 6 0-24 0 | | Solanum, ^t doz.. 9 0-12 
Ferns, small, doz. , 1 6- 3 0 Spirœas, per doz. ., 9 0-12 
c et ek WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s. d. 
$d.. £d. 
Apples, Blenheim, р. Grapes, Gros Colmar, 
bushel ‚80-50 Ist quality, Ib. 16-19 
— Cooking v — Gros Colmar, : 
per bushel 16-3 0| Pee Per "Jb. 10-13 
— From Nov: карз 18 
Scotia, 2 а ? Б 18-1 
watt, uU ies | EK 5 ^ 
— ngton ity, p. тч 10-10 
quality, bush. 4 6 5 | — Muscat, 18 hy qua- 
—Wellin сехи ne-eppli St н 26-5 6 
quality, wet 30-40 
Cobs, per 100 ib. . 30 0-35 0 2528.50 
Сот FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES, 
s. d. s. d. 8. d. s. d. 
Arums, p. 12 bloo 4 0- 8 0 | Orchids 
Azalea, 12 — ^ 0010 Cattleya, 12 blms. 6 0-12 0 
Bouvardias,perbun. 06-10; Odontoglossum 
Carnations, 12 blms. 10-30 crispum, 12blm. 3 0- 6 0 
Chrysanthemums, Pelargoniu 
рег 12 blooms 10-40 let, per 12 bunch 4 0- 6 0 
12 bunches 3 0- 80| — per 12 sprays... 0 6-09 
Eucharis, 3 0- 5 0 | Poinsettia, 12 blms, 6 0-12 0 
Gardenias, doz. 30-5 0| Pyreth ‚ 20-40 
—— rE Roses, Tea, a 
spra; aa EI — colou: ‚р .- 2 0- 4 0 
Lapageria, per doz, —pink,French,doz. 30-40 
blooms ...  .. 06-168| — yellow (Maré- 
Lilac,French,p bun. 3 0- 5 0 |. chal), per doz. 30-60 
Lilium Harrisii, do. 40-80| Jer doen 10-16 
— — afrano, 
dozen blooms ... 16-30 ch ре - 16-20 
Lily of the Valley, Stephanotis, 12 sps. 2 0- 4 6 
per doz. sprays... 1 6- 2 6 Tuberoses, 12 з. 03-06 
Maidenhair Fern, ee. —— bunches 16-26 
per 12 hes... 40-60 е, French, 
Marguerites, 12 bn, 10-30 pet nch ., 26-40 
Mignonette 12 bun. 2 0- 40 — Czar, do., 26-30 
Narciss., White, — Mimosa or Aca- 
French 12 bun. 30-40 10-20 
8. d. 
Cauliflowers, p. с: de. 
(5 to 8 doz.) ABA |. i" 0 
Mushrooms, Ib. 0 eo 9| 
SEEDS. 
LONDON : December ll.—Messrs. John Shaw & Sone, Seed 
Merchanta, Maze Pond, Borough, London, d 
State that as is usual "iim d the Cattle eee week, the 
market is now we ell atte nded ; meant time, ў Daene, no 
d are wi 
3 г 
material alteration. Offers of Canadian pus have for the 
present fallen off, Mustard and Rapeseed keep steady. Blue 
Peas and Haricot eans are rm. se у seed, 
holders, f the sl ігу f ived ls, express 
considerable confidence as to a 
The new Hemp seed conti 
үтү тн іп a 
m months of this year 
534 ‚ Value £768,369; as against 295, — ewt., velud 
£123, 856, for the тайн i period of 1894 
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. 
otations :—Savoys, 3s. 6d, z 5а, 
o.; Onions, 2s. 9d. to 38. 6d. 
ips, 2s. to 3s. 6d. per pelea 
bunches; 3 . to 6s. per bushel. 
. 10.—Savoys, 25, to 3s. 6d. per tally ; 
ante 55 de 05 (best); Vie 75 6d. to Зз. do.; 
s. 6d. to 1s. 9d, per dozen bunches; Greens, "bunch, 
15 ас ji. ча. per dozen; Collards, 1s. 3d, to 2s. LE 2 "n 
64. per doze’ h 
; Bee 
6d. per pe Net 
. do. ; Cookers—Queenings. ] 3s. . 6d. s 
Greening, 3s. to 3s. 6d. do. ; to 4 
STRATFORD, Dic. sedia y good, dem 
bages, 2s, 6d. to 3s. 
Greens, ls. to 1s. 34. 
Caul: Ное wers, 15. to Is. od. 
and slow. Cab- 
1s. 3d. to 1s. 6d. per h 34. to 28. 6d. per sieve ; 
Turnips, 18. 6d. to 2 —— do., 30s. to 40s. per 
ton; Carrots, cattle-feeding, 228. 8з. do.; P ў 
50s. do.; Mangels, 11s do. ; Swedes, 14s. to 17s, do. ; 
Onions, English, 80s. s. do.; do., Dutch, 2s. 9d. to 3s. 
per bag; do., Port., 3s. 9d 5s. per case ; Apples, English, 
cookers, 2s. 6d. 4з. hel; do., dessert, 2s. 6d. ; 
N 
3s. to 3s. 6d. per bushel; 2s. 6d. 
Horse-radish, sc 2d. to 1s. 34, per bundle; ia per —- 
2s. рег half-sie 
Fa N: Dec, —Quotations:—Cabbages, 3s. per 
tally; Sa 4 auliflo ers, 5s, do. ; Sprouts, 1s. 64. 
r unds; Leeks, 2s. pe 
pes, English, э -per Ib.; Almera do., iet per 
тте]; Tomatos, 45. а „ рет box; Walnuts, és. 
per bag; Chestnuts, 7s. to 115. n WE 
POTATOS. 
Вовопен: December 10. — Quotations ranged from 358. 
to 90s, per ton 
SPITALFIELDS: December — Quotations : — Sutton's 
Abundance, 50s. to 70s. ; Reading y ms 45s. to 60s. ; Bruces, 
s. to 65s.; Main Crop neys, 55s. to 60s. 
to 80s. ; S a ton. 
пса о dark soil, 
35s. to 40s., and 40s. T Reading Giants. to 50s. ; 
Sutton's Abundance, ылы рет ton, 
ARRINGDON: — ber 1 lic outil —Maincrop ы 
7 60s,; Magnums, 45s . 
` Dec. 11. — Dunbars, . 3 
Snowdrops, 70 s — . 90s.; Sutton’ 
Abundance, 50s. to 70s. ; Pu . to 60s. ; Regents, 60s. 
40s. to 50s. ; pecu, 40s, to 50 1. per 
8Ts. 6d. ; апа Wow 20s. to 425. 3 
CYCAS STEMS, as a rule, do not produce 
branches very freely, but in the Paris Jardin des 
Plantes an old trunk which has been injured has 
branches, and а whole colony of 
— —.— now about the size of eggs, are in course 
No ы, leaves oxist at present, 80 
ot the t the ain iv 
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