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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Decemper 28, 1895, 
destroy the beauty of the plants, and — of 
Harts-tongues where such damage is 
spicnous, is stage 1 Ини 
persistent hunting at night, takiog the Lehm 
eets under the plants, so that 
when they drop, as they are apt to do at the least 
alarm, they may seen and destroyed. It is 
however, —.— larval or magg 
do the most harm, as their attacks are then confined 
often in seed — as well as with adult plante, 
a 
oose, the 
же їп the winter season, is a 
as a troablesome one, About a year ago, 
finding a batch of these larvæ, we kept them under 
water for several days to see how long immersion 
own them; but at the end = 
week they were still alive, and w 
— abandoned that idea of drowning them ent; 
uently, io m we pluv an affected pan 
under water, int to leave it, if need e^ a week 
pe two wea a specially precious batch 
rning, after ir 2 night’ 4 
immersion, we were delighted to find all the magg 
active, it is Аер 
VARIORUM, 
; A TOBACCO PEST. 
Fon a number of years a disease allied to that 
which attacks the Potato in this country, has 
caus d great destruction in the seed-beds and 
ations of Tobacco in the Datch East Indies, 
and particularly in Sumatra. The colonial govern- 
ment commissioned 
3 ЕД „ Р 
theless,” says Vox Eanesr Hartwe іа 
Garten Zeitung for November, *' according 
m I или Не» ‚ this species of fungus 
not affecting tie Tobacco plant at all. The latter 
are sown over them, pem 
8 of 
Rene pereo Mae i 
leaves or the sap of the plant should be used, For 
least ten times as long as when this prudent course 
is not adopted ! 
MARKETS, 
COVENT GARDEN, December 24. 
[We cannot accept a Lm * . — subjoined 
reports. They — Y savaleh regularly every 
Thursday, by the Майин of several 8 ‘the n 
, who revise tne list. sible 
for the quotations. 
uotations do not ге 
2 uctuate, noc only from day to 
day, but often several times in one day. Ep. 
PLANTS IN PoTs.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s. d. з. й. 8, d. $: 
Adiantum, per doz. 4 0-12 0 Ficus elastica, each 1 0- 7 6 
Aspidistra, рег doz, 12 0 30 0 Foliage plants, ps 12 0-24 0 
Мод. еасһ 5 0-15 0 | Ehn рег doz. 9 0-12 0 
Chrysanthemums, Harrisii, per 
. pota 6 0-12 0 v dozen pots „ 18 0-36 0 
— (specimens), p Marguerites,p.doz, 6 0-12 0 
t P 16-30 Mignonette, р. doz. 6 0-9 0 
Cyclamens, per doz. 9 0-18 0 n— vari ea, 2 0-10 0 
Dracsena, each 10-76 specimens, ea. 10 6-84 0 
— various, p. doz. 12 0-24 0 Poinsettia, per doz. 12 0-18 0 
Ericas, various, doz. 9 0-24 0 | Primula — 
Evergreen 8 per dozen 4, 40-60 
in variety, doz... 6 0-24 0 | | Tulips, bulbs, p. doz 10-26 
Ferns, 2. 1 6-3 0 Solanum, per d Oz... 9 0-12 0 
— various, p. doz. 5 0-12 0 Spirœas, тс 9 0-12 0 
FRUIT.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
sud. 4. . EN 
| Grapes, Gros Col 
Ist quality, Ib. 1 6- 2 0 
— Gros Colmar, 2nd 
quality, per lb. 10-13 
— Alicante, 1 
quality, p. Ib. 1 3- 1 6 
Alicante, 
quality, p. Id. 10-10 
— Muscat, Ist qua- 
bushel 3 0- 4 0| Pine-apples, St. Mi- 
Cobs, per 100 Ib. 30 0 35 0 chael, each * 30-76 
Cur FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 
Arums, р. 12 blooms 4 0-8 o 
Azalea, 12 sprays... 09-10 eya,12blms. 60120 
Bow per bun. 06-10; Odontoglossum 
12blms, 10-30 „12а. 3 0- 6 
Chrysanthemums, Pelargoniums, scar- 
per 12 blooms 10-40 let, peri2bunch 6 0- 9 0 
ig bunches 30-80} — per ls sprays... 09-10 
per dozen 3 0- 5 0 | Poinsettia, 12 blms. 6 0 120 
ias, doz. 30- 5 0 | Pyrethrums, 12 bun. 20-40 
Hyacinths ) Roses, Tea, doz. 10-30 
12 sprays... we 60-90| — coloured,p.doz. 20-46 
i per doz, —pink,French,doz. 3 0-4 0 
biooms ..  .. 0 6- 16 — yellow (Maré- 
Lilac, French, per chal), per doz. 40-90 
. . 3 0 50 — red, per dozen 10-10 
Harrisii, 40-80; — Safrano, 
Lily of the Valley, perdoz. 20-46 
per doz. yS... 1 4-2 6 | Stephanotis, 12 sps. 6 0- 9 0 
enhair Fern, Tuberoses, 12 Ыз, 0 3- 0 6 
per 12 . 40-8 0 | Violets, 12 bunches 1 6- 2 6 
Marguerites, per 12 — Parme, French, 
bunches... „‚ 10-30 Iu » 26-40 
Mignonette 12bun. 20-40| — UM a 820-90 
Narciss. White, Mimosa or Aca- 
French 12 bun. 30-60 1 
BLOOM in variety 
VEGFTABLES.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
: s.d. s.d | sd. s.d. 
Gosden). 10 0-12 0 T 
"i per d. 9| ^ ordinary ,, 40-50 
Cucumbers. per doz. 80-180 77 Canary Ie 
Onions, Eng., 0 = 
. to 902. ; 
кна ee Bruces, 45s. to 60s,; Black lands, 30s. to 
456. J. B. Thomas, 
quiet; i karn, Snowdrops, 70s. 
POTATOS. 
LONDON AVERAGES: Dec Saxons, 90s. to 100s.; 
Maincrop, 70s. 
SEEDS. 
LONDON : December 21.—Messrs. John & Sone, Seed 
enerally stand at a very moderate 
opening of the New Year a 
seed on the spot appears nearly ex 
wanted. Other articles call for no comm 
Niger 
is ° 
FRUITS uu ` VEGETABLES. 
r T —Cabbages, Col- 
а auliflowers, 6s 
FARRINGDON : 
— — “is. 3d. per 
pound; Almiera do., 5s, per dozen. pou 
HAY. 
of prices at the metropolitan markets d 
ее 78s, to 873. 64. ; int A hw 20s. to 42s, per load, 
, EC.— а The 
Art of Grafting ‘and Budding i is published 5 Mr. 
Fucustas: Reader. The earliest- introduced species 
the next 
introducer of the first w 
name is not known. 
Hotty: А, B. It will be quite safe to cut the о 
tree hard back into the old wood. When 
roots are bared, as you propose 1 it — be 
advisable to take trench all round the tree 
be a sailor, 
and manure — 
gant, уоп might mix а good prop h 
materiala v d — Lift Hollies in April, 
May, and A 
Names OF ‘bea! “EO FAA 2 Incomparable ; 
3  Josephin de Malines; 4, 
ght'« Monarch; 6, M 
—F. A. 
yae к= а vers. We not recogn 
Apples—No. 1 оока like Cellini, | — much 
sweeter shan t at SER 2 ve. 
Pippin ; 3. Ribston көтү à Claygate Pear- 
ain ; 6, Wyken Pippi 
ана оғ Рглкт: A. J. C, Lelia autumnalis. 
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED. —H. J. S,—A. Е. B.— 
Н. W. W.—W. R. КЕ „ — Harrison 
Weir.—I. E.—D. F.—A. D.—R. D.—J. L. -W. P.— 
W. H. S. RB. Ps. 'p.—T. C, F.— M. D.—Soppitt. 
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