JANUARY 22, 1887.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
Promises of myni 
aul, 
Ja саз. and D. T. Fish. 
tio s have been also received from 
Vei . Willia 
r. Harry Veitch, M a, or to Dr 
Masters, at the office of this jo ge 
Mr. J. THORPE’S Present ADD d. Ap- 
ply to the American Florist. слана аса 
U.S.A. 
ғ Prants: Е. Leamington. Two of your 
labels were 4, ийни, on arrival. 2, is dae ypodium 
Billiardieri, the other gd a cimen is Blech- 
реа ос ecidentale, and the p without ee 
a Polypodium too you mig t 
hably Le Weothoe. f but it is is difficult pa 
det termine fro 
1 pos ES OF dis 
e Pos JOINT. 
uced to à and Mirkt 
be mistaken for cotton. Slag is eds sed for 
Wülering ceilings and walls еа pu 2» as 
эра. а эө Ке ing 2 hotwater ae st ae 
pipes. uld be able to elicit 
your Pils "Mw wr "es to E Editor of the "Builder. 
im С. W: De The к ee эзе аге 
of growth cet dere lopment, pro- 
bably ca Neid y some chill or other ерш ал 
к cking growt We find neither insect nor 
ngi. 
| Рымоглѕ: R. Thompson. Primula officinalis is the 
ре owslip. Р, адырга is the common yellow Prim- 
OSe, 
ARY FUND: ре, following amount has been 
received from E; eman Street, ee 
bridge: £2 2s., a transmitted to Mr. Spar 
hp dp for the 
an gt зде c of 
wick, må not the mean 
e of ho: partieular v eek. 
_ Work ох Y rris E GARDE : J.J. G. The bes 
. Of the more modern FT in i thie English language 
is Kemp's How to Lay out a Garden. 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
1 James Dickson & Sons, 32, Han 
—Seed ee and 
Biers Bio. Dala ngton—Seed Guide. 
W. B. HARTLAND, 24, Patrick Street, Cork, Ireland— 
E 6 Үе саг Book of See e 
| Wi o., Hexham— Tr. 
E Seed Guides, 1897, ст адва 
W. Piercy, 89, Wes t Road, Forest Hill, London, S.E. 
— Chrysanthemums. 
ARTHUR ROBINSON, 8, Leadenhall Street, London, 
E.C.— Vegetable, ЫБ and Farm Se 
a PERKINS & Son, Tarket a Жойышар- 
0 r See 
м T5 
— Vegeta le and ower 
James MORGAN, 3, Moss Street, "Paisley, N.B.—Gar- 
den and Flower eds. 
Howpen & Co rtown, Inverness, N.B.—Vege- 
0., Mui 
8 апа Flower эч 5 
heii не Liver- 
6, Buc Kanai P Glasgow, 
‚В. iode ax an Utens ils. 
Hoce & Woop, Coldstream and Dun nse, N.B.— 
James M 
г et, Lancas ter—Garden 
8. 
Fowrxg & chon. AM Мз» of Mowbray Nurseries, Bedale 
а eon , 80, Union Street, Aberdeen— 
Vegetable а ane "owe r Seeds. 
__ Овмтѕт Melrose, N.B.—Vegetable and 
66, Deansgate and 22, Oak Street, 
ds. 
GIBSON & Rerp, 14, Lower 
Ormond Quay, Dublin— 
Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
s, 58, 
Samson, Kilmar- 
= eds, Pla nts, 
k, N. B. &c. 
. KexxeDy & Co., Dumfries, N.B. — Vegetable and 
ds. 
Flower Seed 
кыре E AW, pum, Yorkshire.— Vegetable 
d Flower See 
T spite СоскЕв & on 
fie Ai 
‚ Sunnypark and Morning- 
uem N. B.— Vegetable and Flower 
"Told Ж. Paton (late Jon Srewart & Sons), 1 
and Union vehe 
kni Flower See 
X 
Dundee, N.B. Агасын 
MICHAEL стизао Public Park aee f Roths- 
r See 
say 
торе мы 
Flower Seeds. 
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.—Ruscus.—C. W. D.— 
—C. B.S., ж. —Т. 
н.— 
W. В.—Р. В. 
Willows. will appear next DOG. 
R. D. 
—K. A. R.—H. S.—J. C. 
— Gar > Flowe 
Mies 
Ужын e and 
J.— 
S., Newry (with many 
n= Messrs, pole Some 
ë . J.— 
Subseriber =T. F F. (a MR on 
F.—H. G, 3; Reichenbach, 
Дароз Нав 
==. J. W.B; —L'Allegro. AQF, Broughton, 
MARKETS 
LL LM Lun 
COVENT paces January 20. 
[The subjoined 
rnished to us 
Thursday, brt the б of. ne ls of the prina 
men, who revise the list per у, 
ions. Itm 
regularly every 
| sales- 
MARY partic E date, Still less can they en 
= aa to the price in the coming week. Ep.] 
TRADE very quiet. No 
wi vid ETE good. 
James Webber, Wholesale Apple Mar. 
PLANTS IN POTS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
ad. 8.6, 
A: Sieboldi, doz. 6 0-18 0 Ficus elastica, еасһ. 16-70 
Lilies, dozen...18 0- 24 Ferns, in variety, per 
[o per dozen ...24 dozen 4 0-18 0 
Begonias, per dozen 6 0-12 0 Foliage plants, vari- 
Bouvardias, doz 0-12 0 ous, each ... Fes 10 
Cyclamens, dozen . 0-24 0 | Hyacinths, 12 pots... 9 0-12 0 
yperus, per dozen . 4 0-12 0 | Marguerite Daisy, 
Draceena te — per do sh ... 6 0-12 0 
$a r doze ...90 0-60 0 | Myrtles, per dozen... 6 0-12 0 
ridis 3 doz .12 0-24 0 | Palms, in var., each 2 6-21 0 
Epiphyllum; dozen...18 0-30 0 | Pe i , Scar- 
a gracilis, doz.... 9 0-12 0 | let, per d: ..60-90 
— ineat doz. ...12 0-24 0 |Р, nsettias, d ..12 0-18 0 
— various, dozen ... 9 0-24 0 | Primula sinensis, per 
uonymus, in var., ozen 40-60 
per dozen . . 6 0-18 0 | Solanums, per dozen 9 0-12 0 
Боры їп var., Spiræa, per dozen ...12 0-24 0 
per dozen . . 6 0-24 0 | Tulips, 12 pots 2.6 0-8 0 
CuT FLOWERS.—AYERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
£u s.d. 5. d. 
ren ep 12 blms. 5 0- 8 0 | Poinsettias, per 12 
Azaleas, 12 sprays ... 0 9- 16 s um M ‚40-80 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6- 1 0 | Prim , single, 12 
Camellias, n blooms 2 0-4 bunches ... „40-60 
Carnations, 12 blms. 10-3 Roses, Tea, doz. 20-40 
ucharis, n dozen 4 0- 8 — coloured, 360-60 
Gardenias. 12 blooms12 0-24 — red, French, doz, 2 6- 3 4 
estes 12 . 0 6-1 0 | — Багато, Fr.doz. 1 6- 3 0 
Jasmine, white, bun. 0 6- 0 9 | Tropreolums, 12 bun. 1 0- 2 0 
pv of the Valley, Tuberoses, 12 blms.,.. 10-20 
12 sprays eni Violets, 12 bunches... 1 6- 2 0 
bunc vmm . 30-60 per bunch... „76-86 
маме, 12 bun. 3 0- 6 0 | — Czar, Fr., bunch 20-30 
— scarlet, 12 trusses 0 6- 1 0 
VEGETABLES—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES. 
s.d. $. > re eet 
i doz... % 0- ; Lettuce, per dozen... 
Asparagus, French Mushrooms, : punnet 1 6- 2 6 
ip 0- ... | Mustard and Cress, i 
— 100 12 0- ... punnet  ... «0 4— s, 
English, ре de ... 1 6-... | Onions, per bushel.., 4 0- ... 
not alte aie TR ers gren 4 0- ... 
Brussels Sprouts, lb. 0 4- ... | Pota per cwt. ... 4 0-50 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- . » kidney, perewt. 40-50 
Cauliflowers, per doz. 3 0- . Rhubarb, per — 0 6 ... 
Celery, per bundle... 1 6- 2 0 | ‚ per єй 
Сис , each ... 0 6-10 Shallots, per 205. 
Endive, bunch’: 10-2. Врт, bundle per bushel.... Miu 
reen Mint, bunch... 1 ses 
H per bunch ... 0 4. Tomos pe. 7 „ 10-16 
Leeks, per bunch ... 0 3- .. 90434 
to 90s. 
Poraros.—Regents, 1 80s. to 100». ; Ace 70s. 
per ton. 
CHRONICLE. 
FRUIT. inquis WHOLESALE PRICES 
А „ЖШ, 
Ei pus eM Kits Sa 6 ped per case ...12 0-21 0 
Tu реа агае р гем = rp dA 20-40 
т ine-a iei ape 10-16 
Гү , 100 Ib. ...65 0 70 0 — St. Michae l.each 1 6- 6 0 
SEEDS. 
Lowpow: Jan. 19.—Messrs. John Shaw & Sons, 
seed merchants, of 37, Mark Lane, E.C., write that 
has apparently | 
rmany 
nothing to spare; consequently, for English reds 
i fo; 
There is an improved request for Blue Boiling Pens. 
Hemp and Canary seed sold slowly at late quotations. 
CORN. 
Averages.—The foll rim 3 is an official statement 
showing the average 
ure ү 
е , аз receive spectors and offi- 
cers of Excise, in the week ended 15:— 
Wheat, ; Oats, 17s. 4d, 
For the co rresponding week in 1886:—Wheat, 
29s. 10d.; Barley, 285. iid; Oats, 18s. 5d. 
POTATOS. 
BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS: Jan, 18. pie 
were greca and prices steady as follo 
gents, 90s. to 1 Pi th dl aks ео 
Champions, 70s. to 858. ; and German Reds, 70s. io 
808, per t 
COLUMBIA (East LONDON) : Jan. 19.—York - 
to 80s. ; do. Regents, ping 
605. ; Essex ‚ 058. to 
to 805. ; Cambridgeshire енир 55s, to 908.; do. 
Regents, 505. to 70s. per to 
STRATFORD: Jan. 18.—Scotch Magnums, 85s. to 
100s.; Best Magnums, 57s. to 766: Fenland do., 55s. 
to 65s. per ton. 
ts. —The imports into London last week con- 
sisted of 804 bags from Ghent, 12 Hamburg, and 40. 
sacks from Boulogne. 
HAY. 
The following are the average of the prices obtained 
at the Metropolitan markets during the past week :— 
Clover, prime, 90s. 02s. 6d. ; inferior, 70s. to 84s.; 
hay, prime, ла. to 90s. ; inferior, .to 65s. ; and 
straw, 288. to per load. 
COLUMBIA (East Loxon) : Jan. 19.— — Vegetable 
trade very quiet, good supplies, and prices ar 
Fruit trade good, moderate 
Fig E x to 75. per bushel ; Pears (stewing), 3. to 
4s. 6d. do .to 
Brusse y d. Л 
Greens, 1з. to 2s. per dozen bunches ; Turnips, 1з. 6d. 
to 2s. 6d. do. ; Carrots, to 2s. е сее 
{о ls. per bundle ; Onions, ss. - per ewt.; 
Carrots, 20s. t о 32s, per g to 
17s. do. 
STRATFORD: Jan. 18.— There has been a good 
supply of produce, and a fair trade. Quotati 
Savoys, 3s. to 5s, 6d. ре! 
dozen ches ; 
18s. t to 20s. з Onions, 80s. ; Apples, 
Wellingtons, 6s. to 75. per bushel ; Celery, 102. to 
ls. per roll, 
