Marcu 19, 1887.] 
localities excepting ‘ Scotland, N, ‚ The lowest t tem- 
pe ratures were recorded on th 
oe whe e 
E 
B to 
Се 
ct 
"Englan NeW TLS In Ss n 
Midland Counties, ' * Scotla а 
and to between 189. and 219 in all other 
districts excepting the Channel Islands. the 
uud of the 12th, or early morning of the 13th, the 
ometer on the grass at Newton Reigney fell 
Zero. 
“The rainfall has been less than the mean in 
in 
‘England, “and ‘E England, S 
nie the fall eoi p entirely of. snow or 
" Bright sunshine has been more prevalent than it 
was last week, the percentage of the € poss sible amount 
‘England, E.’, 
and 39 in ‘Scotland, E. In the йана [de d 
owever, the percentage (20) was much lower than 
that of last week, 
[А mount and 
к of гше td = pes t of Кр ae y ота or 
nam e - 
egrees—a “ ay- өйөө” hs, рыр 1° continued for 
twenty-four hours, or any oth du of degrees for an 
inversely proportional Бег of hours.] 
TEMPERATURE. 
ACCUMULATED. 
os $ . 
оуе sa 138 
DISTRICTS. below the| & KCIES. IET 
Mean for Ss zi FEER 
the week| % 8 | % $ [525155 
ending | SE | GB | aS). 48 
March 14.| Eo | Go 984195 
22199 کے‎ ы, 
4° 1A E я |Ё 
48 38 
Principal Wheat- pro- Day- | Day- | Day- | Day- 
ducing Districts. deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. 
0. SCOTLAND, N. 7 below 0 72 |+ 85— 7 
1. SCOTLAND, E. ...| 5 below 0 57 |+ 95 0 
2. ENGLAND, N.E.... | 5 below 0 47 |— 1+ 57 
3. ENG E 5 below 1 45 |— 63,4 130 
5 below 2 41 — 38 4 113 
6 below 3 36 س‎ 52+ 103 
6 below 0 63 |— 14 15 
5 below |- 0 | 41 2+ 77 
7 below 4 36 |— e 105 
4 below 6 32 6, — 
5 below 9 34 6+ 37 
— CHANNEL 59 4 below 6 | 17 — 82. 52 
Be d BRIGHT 
RAINFA SUNSHINE. 
а е Ф а h h 
EE » o E © 
Districts, =з a I zu 2ш А58 
£23 EOP ОЕ СЕЗ 
“EE [358 Ea Pi. bg 
EE onj ^ а д Ад 
© s ‘ng -" eo 8 Bo Fle Ss 
gg” |52 |25 P25|228 
+ 
z E 2 WE UNE 
Principal Wh 
eat-pro-|T. 
ducing Districts’ een of Ins. 
x SCOTLAND, N 3 less 46 | 101) 25 | 19 
TLAND, 3 more 31 44 | 39 29 
- ENGLAND, N.E 2 more 26 2.6.1. 35 28 
* ENGLAND, less 22 | 2.3) 38 | 39 
А LAND Cos 0 (aver.)} 24 | 2.9! 26 | 97 
ENGLAND, § ore 3.0 | 28 25 
35 8.3 32 22 
27 4.8] 30 26 
29 4.1 31 30 
35 5.8 27 25 
31 6.33] 31 30 
29 8.5. 20 38 
THE GARDENERS 
Ассов TH BERR : G. Sleep. 
нын IN VINE BORDERS 
Bours М 
with the bulb kit. 
Mice EATING Carnations: T. T. N 
Names or Prax 
like foliage i 
CHRONICLE. | 395 
ab LAE О: OBSERVED AT CHISWICK DUR- 
THE WEEK ING MARCH (AVERAGE 
OF THIRTY-THREE EE YEARS.) 
March 20 .. 439.2 | March 24 d us RP 
ња 4 ee Mou uc ue 
ie IDA n 26 e. 449.0 
iie | 92 вол | Mean for the week e. 439,4 
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relating to د‎ d.) or TE the supply of the 
Paper, should be addressed to the PUBLISHER, 
not to the Edito ll communication 
intended for publication should be addressed to 
the “ E nications should 
written on one side only er, and sent 
as i re "s ralione 
possible. Corr 
hould be careful hs mark the 
adds they w w ish a Editor to s 
ASPARAGUS DECUMBENS ә (rns) Pluinosus. Pro- 
ade by division on 
A male plant was 
in vee ei rho. and insects—bees probably 
—brought the pollen to your plant. 
: T.T. А weevil—a most destructive Е 
E Eo of riot about, and destroy them a 
ight. 
: А. В. Yes, you are ч 
right. They are most destructive. "rap them 
night with wicks of Carrot or other ерер 
rsel. 
& 
MONTHLY Parts: Although 
-book was 
invali 
act to atte FRE! n such grounds. 
a 3. We ot acquainted with a a 
on aa ‘subject of eultivation of Violets in frames 
r T. L. The bulbs are swarming 
COPPER-COLOURED MARÉCHAL Niet: Sampson and 
rooks. “We have heard c lof more than, one instance 
i this or of hue this season t we do not 
are his mode +2 priscae "wil prove per- 
PHYLLOXERA.—In o ur last number this‏ و 
first time in is is, of course, a misprint 
for 1865, in w Әл eh insect n fi rst noticed 
п the ley irk , however, 
0 rope. It 
seen in Englan for ia “first time in ia dine, 
It was figured by Prof. Westwood in our columns 
January 30, 1869. 
„ 
NERS A CERE NT: С. 8.1 ong 
s. As a fact, six were paced ha the Tis гн 
virtue of their own or their husband's sub- 
t subscri 
the more subscribers AEN more will M elected, 
NSECTS : 22 Pu ects sent in the mould a 
the pu Miles “of weevil йты the 
destructive кезеш chus). Sift the soil and burn 
them all. Z. О, W. 
Not unusual. 
is rm Noble; 2 
ot kno rt.—R. Cleaver. 1, Cox's 
Nia: "^ ъс; s uil 
— гес mms 
- 
df X 
to a 
Red Woo Tow): тА other is Cryptomeria japonica. 
—H. Heath. Cyrtanthus lutescens. — Karaman. 
i ilanthos. Colletia pre 
e interesting fi - and notes r 
sk to this plant i A Gard. Chro Fe 
d 1886, Feb. 13. 
e e is a half-hard 
tical probably quite hardy in h of Ire- 
land.—4A. We ot und e 
j um var. faceta.—H. A. B. 
Lena We cannot identify from a leaf only. 
Nine Kiwps or Por Pur- 
POSES: Reader. Fidlers Prolite, Co Cosmopolitan, 
Snowdrop, Chancellor, Woodstock Kidney, ved 
idneys; London Hero hoolmaster, 
white rounds; The Dean and Vicar of Laleham ай 
coloured kin ds. 
Notice to Leave Ser vice: Е. L. In your саве, in 
the iini: of any A tgier. a week’s notice on 
either side is suffici 
"i We believe your view is 
e, but these matters often depend 
on local c circumstance ces, hence you should apply t to 
some local solic 
turf; they ati bé d by burying ne he 
surface pieces of Carrot o Po , which as 
be run through with a stick (to save trouble in 
se nd examined daily. Applications of soot 
and lime are distasteful to them, and could be 
given he roots after removing the upper layer 
of soil, which should be charred to destroy the 
worms, and пее with clean soil, &c. 
CATALOGUES Cor per 
G. AND td eae Cockmanning’s Nurseries, St. M. 
igh Ho bas "Tois n—Bee-hiy 
Kl 8. 
LITTLE & BALLANTYNE, Carlisle—Farm Seeds. 
CLARK С» 85, Bedford Street, North Shields— 
e 
Сао Бтетхрӧск, Scheibmühl-Traisen, Nied- 
Oesterr—Alpine and Mr d us Plants. 
Олквнотт & Mr ing, Berks —Farm Seeds, 
CHARLES SHARPE & "Со., Sieaford, Lincolnshire— 
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED :—C. T. Druery.—General E. S. 
ا‎ im m) c .—R. Bullen.—R. D.—J. D.—D. McB.— 
—Н. E.—W. W.—W. A.—W.'S.—Sir T. L.—Prof. Rchb. f.— 
thanks, but the cap was made to fit the 
writer, not you !)—G. T. M. —C . L.—T. Reid 
,Pluppen, many thanks.—C. Joly, Paris.—Oak- 
Horticole. J.D, И, ‚ тапу thanks.—Prof. Kanitz.— 
Jas. Carter & Co., thanks. 
DIED, March 15, Ұпллам Peacuy, the much- 
trusted and faithful dics and friend of Mr. and 
Mrs. Hole, of Quorn Lodge, Loughborough, aged 58. 
MARKETS. 
—Á Ф. 
COVENT GARDEN, March M. 
Our market remains with scarcely any alteration. 
Good s sitis of Grapes maintain an advance on last 
eek. James Webber, Wholesale 4 Market. 
PLANTS IN Pors.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
1.048; s.d. s. 
Аа» Sieboldi, msg 6 0-18 0 | Ferns, in variety, per 
8 0-24 0| dozen Š 
yn "uu Н 3 Foliage plants, poms 
A vari- 
Алі per per doz... gi 0-12 0 ous, each ... .. 2 0-10 0 
Cyclamens, dozen 112 0-24 0 | Gen , per doz. ...10 0-12 0 
rus, per . 4 0-12 0 | Hyacinths, 12 460-90 
Daffodils, 12 pots ... 9 0-10 0 | Lily-of-Val., 12 potsl2 0-24 0 
= terminalis, Margu isy, 
..30 0-60 0| рег $ .. 60-120 
r doz.12 0-24 0 Myrtles, per dozen... 6 0-12 0 
ds dozen... 18 0-30 0 | Palms, in var., each 2 6-21 0 
s, per Pelargoniums, scar- 
gr d vis «12 0-24 0 let, per doz. 0-90 
— various, dozen ... 9 0-24 0 | Primula sinensis, per 
Euonymus, in var., dozen ‚40-60 
per dozen ... ... 6 0-18 0 | Solanums, per dozen 9 0-12 0 
Evergreens, in var., Spiræa, per ..12 0-24 0 
per dozen .. . 6 0-24 0| Tulips, 12 pots ...60-80 
Ficus elastica, each . 16-70 
Cur FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE 
.d.e.d ; „4. s. d. 
а 30-5 , 12 bun. 3 0- 6 û 
12sprays ... 0 6- 1 jums, scar- 
нош pig m 1. 06-1 let, 12 sprays .. 09-10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 0- 4 Primulas, single, 12 
Carnations, 12 0-3 es eS . 40-60 
Cyclamen, 12 blooms 0 4- 0 — ble, 12 sprays 1 0- 1 6 
Daffodils, 12 blooms 0 6- 1 6 | Roses, Tea, per doz. 2 0- 4 0 
Eucharis, 0- 6 — red, dozen. 3 0- 6 0 
Gardenias. 12 blooms12 0-30 — red, F doz. 16-20 
Hellebores, or Christ- 8 Fr.doz. 10-16 
2 bls. 0 4- 1 @ | Tropeolums, 12 bun. 10-20 
, 12 spr. 0 6-1 0 | Tu lms.. 2 6- 4 0 
Jasmine, white, bun. 0 6- 0 9 | Violets, 12 bunches... 1 6- 2 0 
Lilies of the Valley, — Pa French, 
ys s w 00-16] per TE Ө 0-46 
Marguerites, per Pi — Czar, Fr., bunch 1 6- 20 
bunc en А 
