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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Marcu 26, 1887. 
Obituary. 
MILFORD.—The death of Mr. James 
Milford at Ары — on ба turday March 
carries off in *the fulness of years"a "notable land- 
scape gardener. His moin with the nursery of 
Messrs. Lucombe, Pince & Co., Exeter, d over 
a period of nearly forty years, and ny who 
Mies that pi borkiculteriat p^ late 
Mr. Pinc "€ recall t hale and hearty old 
gardener. He was Mr. уез right hand, so to 
speak, in all eh relating to landscape umm 
and two men never better understood each other 
grand old rock garden at the Exeter Nursery are 
among their best achievements. 
E SMET.—We regret to have to announce 
Syndi 
seventy-fifth ye 
WILLIAM LEECH.—We have also to announce 
the death, on Tuesday, March 8, at 20, Palace Gar- 
dens, oo me ча а day's mage of 
WILLIAM eth y The 
deceased се ai iere Sed Bed in ењ for 
the past three years, will best be remembered for his 
The 
there were жашды ж; сиңа his 
stay; а xam of glass ranges e put up, and a 
good collection of Orchids and ا‎ plants were 
soon gathered together. 
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BEETLE of the many kinds of weevil. 
: €. M. One 
They : are most destructive. em with slices 
y them 
CanPET — Handsworth. Some of the nur- 
serymen's catalogues give plans, e.g., Carter's and 
Cannell’s. See vx so Thompson's Gardeners’ 
Assistant, last editio 
RRECTION : Crisis GARDINERI.— In our last 
issue IA — was pe od Жы Жы il 
ey" w given, as amed i 
hon f Mr. Walter Gardiner, wale P our шон 
ыгы Paso botanist 
сн Beans: С. I. Man TIRES It is not un- 
‘commen br ‘these to have two ae In your 
and acts as a 
using it to be 
The Nepenthes feeds on the j juices of. the 
insects it captures, 
Hyactntus Rortine : V., Holloway. The wise 
thread-worms are Anguillula terrestris, very 
mon in moist earth, &c. They would not мы [4 
bulbs to ant but would assist rotting them when 
it had on Rotting is often started by 
bruising ы sw eating; various fungi t ен grow 
on and in the inj laces. You will see many 
antiche on rotting ot bulbs in past numbers of the 
Gardeners’ Chronicle, 
ІстнемІС Guano: м Ma ы; will give the substance 
a trial, and state 
Ттлхе Itanc: C. xx aen EHE it as a 
Stove и, апа giv e it Dres 
Prawr: W. H. M. s believe your 
беба bak shout 
4 be glad of 
a flower ۹ season. 
Tree Tom 
NAMES OF Pans: 
a Greeni 
NAME F PLANT Ca Wat We monet undertake Ун 
It is certainly not the 
W. M. P. 4 Co. Apple: York- 
ellum ; 
Trichopilia suavis; 2, am 
Maxillaria. We do not recognise the s 
perhaps it is > OY of M. tenuifolia.—W. 
Calanthe Turn 
OLYANTHUS: J. * Keen. Other E oae d 
Florists’ rs, there is Hardy Flowers, by W 
Robinson ү a un an & Co. ову: Ард y to 
any potter in a large way for the glazed ware you 
want. 
SEEDLING Firs: E. C. B. The samples show excel- 
lent root- ome and healthy tops. <A letter will 
follow 
GONIAS FROM CUTTINGS: А. B. Take 
5 
А thin lic 
ust be put in a less warm place and 
E CarrrExas: E. С. C. Blunti is nd white 
[9 throat; C. crispa 
many white species and varieties met wit 
dens. 
NG CYCLAME eje ЕК ils. 
with t 
the whole of the gardening journals of the last 
twenty years. 
Worms 1х Ports: L. G. Р. Hee арр їп 
а dur state, vil cause the worms to the 
8 т a aiat “ж ie 
Fowler & Co., 
or to Rutley 
am diiit о Сотту, Soper, 
18, Finsbury Street, London, E.C., 
& Silverlock. Strend. 
CoMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED: — W. Sutherland (notes to 
hand, but delay кеу ма ا‎ no pj xtens ine Am 
Mar S ast thanks).—Le 
т Reichenbac снаа 
. W.—J. P.—One "not. Out of ' Employ 
—С. S.—North Berks.—C. В. and Three Inder 
—W. Crump. 
quee various. —W. J. 
W. A.—A. B.—J. A.— 
S C 1. 8. —E. 9. О. & 
MARKETS. 
€— —Ó : 
COVENT GARDEN, March 21. 
Prices remain as last week. Business very quiet; 
‚ Wholesale 
with good supplies. James Webber Apple 
Market. 
FRUIT.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
eee gw gud 
Apple, #-ѕіете ......... 16-50 0| Pears, per doz .20-40 
— Nova Scotia, brl. 8 0-12 0 | Pine-apples, E sc Ib. 10-16 
Grapes, per lb. . 3 0- 80| — St. Michael. each 1 6- 6 0 
Kent Cobs, 100 Ib 65 0 70 0 | Strawberries, per oz .09-10 
mons, 4,12 10i; 
VEGETABLES—AYVERAGE RETAIL PRICES. 
«d. 8. d. s. d. 
Artichokes, рег doz... 6 0- ... | Lettuce, Cos, Fr., 
French, each д - 08-4. 
Bios A ve зке: "Г punnet 16-26 
_ ish, per 100-18 0- ... | Mustard and Cress, 
Beans, Kidney, Ib. ... 4 0- .. el cu 0 4- ... 
Beet, red, per dozen 1 0- 2 0 | Onions, per bushel... 4 0- .. 
Brussels Sprouts, Ib. 0 4- Parsley, dozen bunch 8 0- ... 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- Peas, per quart 6 0- ... 
Cauliflowers, tos, per cwt. -50 
dozen d . 9 0- ... » kidney,perewt. 4 0- 5 0 
Celery, per bundle... 1 6- 2 0 | Rhubarb, per bun Pes 
Cucumbers, each... 0 9- 1 6 | Seakale, per 26... 
Endive, per dozen ... 1 0- 2 0 | Shallots, per w OS 2. 
Green Mint, bunch... 0 9- ... | Spinach, per bushel, am 
Herbs, per bunch ... 0 4- ... | Sprue, bundle as d o uu 
eks, per bunch ...0 8-... | Tomatos, per lb. ...2 6- ... 
Lettuce, per dozen.. 1-6- 2 0 | Turnips, bunch... 0 4- ... 
PLANTS IN POTS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE pae 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz. 6 0-18 0 | Ferns, in variety, pe. 
Arum Lilies, ree 118 0-24 0| dozen .4 0-18 0 
Azaleas, per dozen ...24 20 Foliage Plants, vari- 
inerarias, per doz... 9 0-12 о 4 . 20-100 
Cyclamens, dozen ...12 0-24 0 | Gen нр 78 т doz 10 0-120 
yperus, per dozen . 4 0-12 0 award 12 pots.. 60-90 
Daffodils, 12 pots ... 9 0-10 0 | Lily-of- TA 12 pots12 313 0-24 0 
na terminalis, rgue Dai isy, 
r dozen ..90 0-60 0 per Pos .6 0-120 
iridis, per doz.12 0-24 0 Myrtles, ar ‘dozen... 6 0-12 0 
Epiphyllum, dozen...18 0 | Palms, in var., ea ch 2 6-21 0 
Eri UNIT , per elargoniums, scar- 
0-24 0 let, per doz .60-90 
— "various, dozen .. .9 0-24 0 Primula sinensis per 
Eu ae var., doze: . 40-60 
per dici: .. 6 0-18 0 | Solanum: s, per r dozen 9 0-12 0 
gio iem in var., pirzea, per dozen ,..12 0-24 0 
perd . 6 0-24 0 Tulips, 12 pots I4 9-.8.0 
Ficus аг each . 1 6-7 0 
CuT FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
.d.s.d 8. d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 3 0- 5 0 | Mignonette, 12 bun. 3 On 60 
Azaleas, 12 sprays ) 6-1 Pelargoniums, scar- 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6- 1 let, 12 sprays ‚09-10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 0- 4 Primulas, single, 12 
Carnations, 12 blms. 1 0- 3 unches .40-60 
Cyclamen, 12 blooms 0 4- 0 — double, 12. sprays 10-16 
Daffodils, 12 a ates 6-1 км ан per doz. 20- 4 0 
Eucharis, per d 0- 6 ured, dozen. 3 0- 6 0 
Gardenias. 12 blooms]: › 0-30 — =? Trench. Z2. 1 6-20 
— Ó eX mail Saffrano, Fr.doz. 1 0- 1 6 
$e : 4- 1 0 | Tropzolums, 12 im 10-20 
iu ico 0 6- 10 | Tuberoses, 12b ‚26-40 
Jasmine, ue den. 06-09 — 12 mx. 16-20 
wo € = Valley, e, French, 
6 "per Arase 1 ‚80-46 
Margarites, per i 12 — Czar, Fr., "bunch 1 6- 2 0 
bun ‚80-60 
SEEDS. 
LONDON : March 28.—Messrs. сатин Shaw & Sons, 
seed merchants, 
ather thin. For Clover and grass se there is a 
teady consumptive demand, and ll ro 
оч ue at - remarkably low level previously 
noted 
Of home-grown red Clover seed the supply 
has been falling 1 off, and choice A of so 
s. Foreign 
cels, however, are still unusually cheap. There is 
lor 
foil. a 
bird seeds the inquiry is meagre. 
firm. "There is more doing in blue Peas. 
mirati UIT эке VEGETABLES. 
Cor (East Іохрох): March 23.—There 
pit been fairly good ا‎ of all kinds of vege- 
the dem was rather languid. 
P :—Savoys, a Р; I. d tally ; Turnip-tops, 
in Pm о 25. Öd. per sieve ; Brussels Sprouts, 2s. 6d. 
o 4s, Spr РОСТЕ Broccoli, 2s. to 2s. 6d. do. ; 
Саон iki . per dozen ; Greens, 2s. to 
r dozen punches; Carrots, 1s. to $ 
Torah dx 6d. do. ; Celery, 6d 84. per 
bundle ; Coen P to 6d. per dozen; Ou 
Сив), 5s. to 5s. 6d. рег cwt. ; PE -, OS. 
per bag; Carrots, 13s. to 2 per ton; 
Ика», tis. - to 13s. 64. do.; xd Apples, 125. 
to 20s. per barr 
POTATOS. 
's Cross STATION: March 21.—'The following 
are the iling prices of the yard for = wk s 
the gaa гы Vai saquen: , Blackland, 
ed pply of Regents, but 
lightly chilled, it m 
y fetch. F. 
чле DEAL , March 22,—Mode- 
rate Populi ap quiet trade. у жере rag —Regents, 
0s.; Magnum fant. o 90s. ; and 
Champions, 50s. to 80s. per ton 
