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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[Feprvary 26, 1887. 
meria japonica.—W. E. 1, Arum Arisarum; 2 a 
afles: rently: Cornus sibirica; 6, 
cannot Sie ah an hacer probably; 8, appa- 
ntly the Lom чегер Poplar Cx when in leaf. 
"TW. S. 1, Ber К Darei ii; 2, B. empetrifolia. 
"HD. Epiden ndrum _orloratissimam, —J. Н. 
Dendrobium speciosum кы H. Dendrobium 
‚ Cælogyne fla da.—J. H. 1,2, 
Camellias, not good mcd “enough to deter- 
ine; 3, Eranthemum sp.; 4, Epacris miniata 
5. E. delica cata; 6, Pteris serrulata сева: 7 
audata. 
dic? ы SzraAsox.—hReceived from the” gard 
of Я Statter, Esq., Stand Hall, Маһ 
( R. Jo n), some beautifully grown 
examples of bloom of C ya Trians, Den- 
um nobilius, тны Lowii, eren 
Cervantesi dec and Phalznopsis 
glossum 
[лес These were 9 ehd am fresh-looking, 
and ie жаны! uninjured by r fog. 
ROSEA : Mrs. P. This. should be ерис 
їп B ek during the early spring, and gr ong 
freely until bis established in 6 or 8- des Ro ; 
during July, gust, and the early part of Sep- 
tember the hints should be kept in a cooler and 
airy structure, with plenty of sunshine 
ina mag temperature, in 
sprays. They succeed best when 
кәү” and allowed to hang fidi the 
: t were; in this way their bestity is seen to 
ian cay 
ғ Commerce: Mervyn, That which is 
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ria EASE : 
гай а Ж “Cork. Te ашый rir i ft "d 
ће bulbs may be removed, but in ab 
taken up in autumn, why not e be 
then, and leave the brood э fir m landlord? 
SrEPHANOTIS, NON-FLOWERIN Mrs. Porteo 
Your letter does туз зы if the Stephanotis i às 
planted in a border, or grown in a pot. es 
. mise, however, that it is planted out in a забег 
сот] of soil that has been conducive to а 
case 
v If this be the ‚ we advise 
you either to ud d transfer it to a 
-sized remove the тэр around it 
pot, 
Cut back some of the stronger roo 
with soil of a poorer character, wand 
pu а r than peat; the latter soil is 
p of rob growth if used t 1 
eat will also impart a dark green colour to the 
leaves, ram hat will not 
flower freely. Possibly the temperature of the 
stove in is g m - 
what hi th a corresponding degree of 
atmospheric moisture; in this case reduce the 
temperature and moisture as far as ma con- 
sistent with the sete of the other plants, at the 
same time keeping the Stephanotis dry at the root 
even to causing shrivelling of the leaves. Should 
amas be in = pot а eady, г зените it iamen d 
cooler house with a minimum tem 
? 50°; keep it ise at the dn mre die, pr 
trans fer to е ove again in about month's 
w 
am the plant is not undul 
notis are ренин shy-bloom- 
lieve t where lose are 
ew soli- 
ary prend «pm rer 7 = 
Тнк Best ORANGES ror PRODUCING Fro Sie у 
W.S. The so-called Seville. or Bitter ques range is 
the variety usu grown for flowers, which а: 
large an каа highty scented, and are eb nhi ced in stain 
٤ , no o injury e tree resulting from the fre- 
quent cutting, which is not ret: the case Мазы 
‘the Sweet Oranges, This is the Bigaradier of 
French Orange growers. The Bigaradier à fruits 
sans pepins is, I rei one 5 "os most pier eei us 
of the X B radie ere are, of cou 
many Taste of Sicilian Oranges used for йоне, ers, 
probably raised from seed‘ and as difficult to dis- 
Society's gardens, and ma ained by any 
Fellow of the Soci iety. There are plenty of thick- 
skinned SIMA but no one will eat them who ean 
Lady e i 
LT ge sent us 
were not very 
oots һа 
wood been por ripened there would have 
been fruit show 
rer ag ig ney at Mp y —E. Burbery.—G. 
R. G. W.—E. W. "e Fr T s abado, ды, D 
J. F. Wab m 8.— —W. J. M.—W. 
w. H. C. & Son. —D. MOB. Б: (thanks p shall publish data). 
M. "Foster. =A. B м Macpherson. ы. OB. EU Rose.— 
A.—W. A.— T. T. D.— 
D. M. idle. re "Wittzmack, Berlin. —J. csi 
G. H. 
MARKETS. 
——— 
COVENT GARDEN, February 24. 
G well-kept samples of Grapes are now beg 
ning to find their value, but 
second qualitie sare a 
heavy trade. Market very quiet. James Webber, 
Wholesale Apple Market. 
FRUIT.—AVERAGE аа PRICES. 
sod. sw. 
Apple, 2-ѕіете ......... Lem SDr р ..12 0-21 0 
— Nova A e : tu 0 Реаг I 20-40 
Grapes, 20-60 Pineapples, Eni. Ib. 10-16 
Kent Со O: 65 0 70 0 — St. Michael. each 1 6- 6 0 
VEGETABLES—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES. 
s. d. s. d. SW s.d. 
% 0-. Mushrooms, punnet ï 6-26 
Artichokes, per € 
paragus, oem and — 
бов, » bushel... 
b: z: 
© 
4 0- mq i ei a bunch - 
Beet, KE pu 
Brussels Sprouts, Ib. 0 i Pei. D. ont: 50 
per , $$ kidney, perewt. 50 
. 4 
4 
mcm A per etn: 0 
nnet 
| T HT te REP eee 
n E 
Б] 3 
und: 1 20 kale, per p 2 
ucumbers, each 1 20 Shallot s, per b. к 
Endive, рег doze 1 2 0 | Spinach, per bushel... 5 
Green Mint, bunch.,, 1 . Spee e, bu ndle е 
erbs, per bunc .0 Тонг, perJb. 55:8 
Leeks, per bunch ... 0 Turnips, bunch „ О 4 
Lettuce, per dozen... 1 0- 1 6 
PoTATOS.—Markets very heavy, at the following prices :— 
Regents, 80s. to 100s. ; Magnums, 7 Os. per ton. 
PLANTS IN sins Boii com WHOLESALE PRICES. 
DEG. s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz. 6 $35 0 | Ferns, in variety, per 
Arum Lilies, dozen.. .18 0-24 0 dozen sa T 0-18 0 
Azaleas, per dozen ...24 2 0| Foliage plants, vari- 
Cineraria, per c 12 опз, each ... 2 0-10 
Cyclamens, dozen ,,.12 0-24 0 | Geni „ре. doz. 10 0-12 0 
Cyperus, п. 4 0-12 0 | Hyac s, 12 pots... 6 0- 9 0 
Daffodils, 12 0-10 0 Liye of- Val» 12 pots12 0-24 0 
Dracæna inalis, x piant y 
I doz: ..30 0-60 0 0-12 
r doz.12 0-24 0 Myrtles, жый dozen... . 6 0-12 0 
ridis 
Epiphyllum, ‘dozen. -18 0-30 0 | Palms, in var., ach 2 6- 
» pe 
е 
...12 0-24 0 let, per doz 
pred .60-90 
— various, dozen... 9 0-24 0 Primula sinensis, per 
Euonymus, in var., dozen 0-60 
per dozen . 6 0-18 0 | Solanums, per dozen, 9 0-12 0 
LPS dozen . in var. "licei d Эре теа, Е dozen 0-24 0 
= отеп i ag 0-80 
cus elastica, ea ch. 1 8- 10 dp ge 
CuT FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
: s. d. s.d 8. d. s. d. 
Lili 2bims. 3 0- 5 Mi sid г - 3 0- 6 0 
Azaleas, 12sprays ... 0 6- 1 Pelarpon! 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6- 1 let. 12 | uc Oe Yu 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 0- 4 Primula, s m 12 
ations, 12 blms..1.0- 3 bun .40-60 
Cyclamen, 12 blooms 0 4- 0 — ойы; 12 sprays 10-16 
Daffodils, 12 blooms 0 6- 1 , Tea, per d .20-40 
Eucharis, per dozen 3 0- 6 — coloured, dim. 80-60 
Gardenias. 12 blooms12 0-30 red, French, doz. 1 6- 2 0 
s preces базе nee Е 10-16 
s ropæolums, 12 bun. 1 0- 2 0 
Heliotrope, 12 spr. 0 6- Tuberoses, 12 blms..,, 2 6- 4 0 
Jasmine, white, bun. 0 9 12 es... 1 6-2 0 
ту osa ^o i — Parme, i r 
Sprays ... * "рег s.. i. 3 0- 
Marguerites, — Czar, Fr., bunch 1 6- 2 0 
bunches ..  ..30-60 дег 
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