492 
THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
THE WEATHER. 
[Accumulated temperature indicates the combined amount and 
duration of te excess or defect of temperature above or 
below 42° F. for the period : named, and is expressed in Day- 
degrees—a ‘‘ Day-degree” signifying 1° continued for 
twenty-four hours, or any other nt of degrees for an 
inversely proportional number of hours.] 
| 
| TEMPERATURE. 
ACCUMULATED. 
|: 
Ф.» p. 
| Above or lg 2122. 
DISTRICTS. ‘below the HIE. E. ЕМ: 
ean for «лм S432. 82. 
he week 5 5 | 33 555 Sum 
ending oe N 6571.5 
1 5 e oe ш 48 < 
25 53 om RA $ 
| HET 
| ER CE 
| | 
Principal Wheat-pro- | Day- | Day= |: Day- | Day- 
reve Districts. deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. 
0. SCOTLAND, N labove |.15 | 18 |+ 39|—. 19 
ki хр, Е. ...| З above 33 11 + 19 — 9 
2. ENGLAND, N.E 1 above 32 12 |+ 16+ 51 
3. ENGLAND, E. 1 bel 35 | 19 |.— +1 
4. MIDLAND Соз. | 1 below | 37 9 سا‎ 39 + 121 
5. ENGLAND, 8. | 2 below | 37 | 18 54 + IM 
Principal Grazing, &c. 8 
6. SCOTLAND, 1 above 28 п |+ 2+ 8 
7. ENGLAND, N.W 2 below 23 11 |— 28+ 93 
. ENGLAND, S.W 2 below 38 16 | 71+ 138 
9. IRELAND, N. ... | 1 above 84 6 |- exili 
10. IRELAND, S... 0 (aver.)| 38 10 س‎ 12 + 51 
— CHANNEL ISLANDS| 1 bel | 30 1 |— 1084 74 
| 
| RAINFALL. Р... 08 
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DISTRICTS. Wd 2 HE E uz 
а Lad 
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а 5 elses 
Se |25 |85. 82 
FARE £s & re Д" 238 БЕ 
й TEM d Bam n 
Prin i Wh heat-pro- * Em kr 
0. SCOTLAND, №. ... € |121| 14 | 2. 
1. SCOTLAND, Е. ... 43| 54| 21 | 32 
2. ENGLAND, М.Е. 38 3.8 | 28 31 
3. ENGLAND, E. 33 8.7 | 38 34 
4. MIDLAND Cos. less 35 4.2} 20 21 
5. ENGLAND, S. 1 less 34 4.2 | 37 28 
Principal Grazing, &с., 
- Districts. 
6. SCOTLAND, W. 3 less 47 9.8 | 36 26 
7. ENGLAND, N.W....| 2 less 38 6.0 |. 81 29 
8. ENGLAND, 8. 5 less 38 5.5 | 48 36 
9. IRELAND, N 1 less 47 7.3 | 28 27 
10. IRELAND, S. 5 less 40 77 | 42 34 
— CHANNEL 4 less 42 4.5 | 62 43 
THE PAST WEEK. 
Tue follo owing summary record of the weather for 
the week ending "in 4, is furnished from the 
Meteorological Office 
* The weather 
т ee 
week fair ather 
on March 31 082, 
has remained іп а — 
At the commen of the 
ose of the peri ed pate improvement 
was ышы but the sky remained cloudy, with rain 
over the more northern perg 
a little above the mean 
, and 
, 5., but below 
a. which 
land, кән мо, N.W. a lowest of the 
in most places either 
st or Sodus ranged from 26° 
in T Mo "i and 5 d 
infall has been Jess than the mean in 
Fea n where it has bee 
and ‘England, E., x 
ndi pee reach v 
whole much 
d, N.' and 20 i 
to 48 in "P England, S.W. and 62 in the ‘ Channel 
Islands, 
MEAN TEMPERATURE OBSERVED AT CHISWICK DUR- 
ING THE WEEK ENDING APRIL 9. (AVERAGE 
OF THIRTY-THREE YEARS.) 
April 10.4... 503 (ATR pei desks: as 419.9 
ebd n aca куул 18 489.1 
ET Дө NU. 489.3 
% I8 479.1 | Mean for the week 4719.8 
ENQUIRIES. 
КЕ ишн ч 
** He that nix much shall learn much."—BACON. 
USHES A 
e ny of our co ا‎ 
” the names оЁ two dessert 
du 
Bergamot Ё i-a Beurré 
and Glout A cens will no’ 
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
INTELLIGENT Reavers, po PLEASE Nore that letters 
VERTISEMENTS, or to the supply 4 
‚рет, cual be addressed to the PUBLIS: 
je. Correspondent sending newspapers should 
mark the — PM dee "the 
Editor E see. 
HINESE Primrose: W. F. We are much M 
for your specimens, but we doubt if any tru 
you 
with the utmost ep so as to prevent mistakes. 
Books: Zgnoramus. Plant Life, or the articles in 
Самий Popular Garden ening. 
IPEDIÛM LaAwnENCIANUM: E. M. Thanks ; the 
occurrence is not very — 
Crrissus: Florist. There is no work treating of the 
cultivation of this plait. Cuttin 
lose pro ing frame. 
cae avoided. Pot off as soon as ro 
= plants well rooted before winter : 
early strike of cuttings is essential. 
Evcnmanizs: J. E. Yes, swarming with mites. 
Frost AND Sur Wilcox. The 27° of frost 
which was experienced in your garden, have had 
therefore an 
g been t was fortu- 
nate for the plants that a covering of 17 inches of 
snow lay on the ground, = so afforded protection 
О root 
aaa Botas. Коттіхо : I 7, eg етае The 
tridity 
for an opinion as o the original caue "aye 
decay. A great deal of the decay in bulbs is 
packing, and 
[Apri 9, 1887. 
Might unsound state, and this bad condition 
s when the bulbs are plante 
bulbs of Galanthus, but this fungus has no p 
to start disease on sound bulbs. On referring to 
the indexes of past volumes of ardeners’ 
Chronicle you will see several articles on the cause ` 
z iig de in т The subject is a ا‎ extensive . 
ies ош) WITH A COVERING OF VERY STRONG 
vx. T 
wa sche ein, Le Bas & 
Lowrey), will suit your reqnitenien 
e о MANURE 
t ‘for 
garden crops; and use some а artificial 
manure eke iiber plants? 
J. W. B. Magnolia pg 
ES OF PLANTS: М 
а Epidendram cucullatum ; Den 
fine, n 
сб, Tha nks 
Cedrus айса, both spec 
Овснір Peat: W. W. $ Son. The qe comes from ~ 
: good s0 source, and is well adapted for the purpose 
ded. 
SKELETON Leaves: C. Apply to Mrs. Hodgkins, 
5, Beaufort Атей, Willington 
Vines: A. В. ie ou need not be p d. The pro- 
liferou us growth of the leaves i : Be indication d 
vigour from high feeding, but i азе 1 
no sense a disease, and will in no ha 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
R. B. Lamp & Sons, 17, Sout | abi Ha cele) 
Edinburgh, N.B.— Florists" Flowers a d Gre 
house Plants 
TuHrpAvT & Rue Houdan 107, Sceaux, 
Seine, Trance Pli ts, 
. DLEMOINE, Rue de PÉtang, Nancy, - France— 
General Plant Li 
LTHEIS OTHERS, Steinfurth, near E I Nau 
Mrs Hei Germany—New w Rose or 1887. 
RAWLIN OTHERS, Old Church, еб "Essex— 
Dahlias 
. FrELD, Boi dn Old Kent Road, S.E. —Horti- 
cultural Sun 
R. W. Аргам Madre, Natal, South Africa— 
aie Orchids, &c 
boxeo unro, Abercorn ? — ud La 
NB. 
cA Mte and Herbaceous Pla 
COMMUNICATIONS Pw не 
J. D.—P. G.—J. А. .R.— 
—E. A.— Florist (next. week).— 
W. H. D. (next week).— 
maed а Quedlinburg ( (please send in German). —Jas. Veitch 
Son 
d 
MARKETS. 
—+—— 
COVENT GARDEN, April 6. 
Marker dull in view of the holidays. James Webber, 
Wholesale Apple Market. 
Veceraires Avenir RETAIL PRICES. 
s. d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, per doz... 6 0- .. Now. Cos, Fr., 
Asparagus, French, 26 
per bundle.. 4 0-12 0 аы, "punnet 16-20 
lish, per100 14 0- ... | Mustard and 
idney, Ib. ... 2 6- . punnet . SOE 
Bent, тей. рег dozen 1 0- 20 Oni ,per 4 0- ... 
Brussels Sprou: -— lb. 0 6- . Parsley, dozen bunch 8 0- .... 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- . Peas, per ^. OO .- 
Cauliflowers, ini Potatos, per cwt. ... 4 0- 5 0 
dozen „жыл d d Uia » kidney, pe „40-50 
Celery, per bundle... 1 6- 2 0 | Rhubarb, per bundle 0 6-... 
„06-10 e; per et 2 6- ... 
10-20 0 3- ... 
0 9- ... | . 5 0- ... 
0 4- .10- we 
. 0 3- .40-. 
16-3. 1 6- i 
Poratos.—Markets very heavy, at the following: 
— € кила или 
