Max 7, 1887.] 
“The rainfall has been rather less than the mea: 
Ireland and Scotland, but more in most of the 
Жыйып districts. 
* Bright sunshine has been rather more prevalent 
NS. 
‘Scotland, N., 34 in * England, S., 46 in ‘ England, 
Е’, and to 60 i in * Ireland, S.' 
[Accumulated temperature indicates the combined amount and 
duration of the excess or defect of te hep ps acta "MÁS or 
below 32° F. for e period named, howe Клан n Day- 
for 
egrees—a y-degree mathe 
twenty-four hours, or any other number of Ker for an 
inversely proportional number of hours.] 
TEMPERATURE. 
ACCUMULATED. 
о ы €. 
185 154 
DISTRICTS. fae the v ГЕТЕ ibo 
Money аы | Sa 89.292. 
he week àS | $9 [325 Sz 
gm le оё RE ‚яе EE: 
© е | со |984 3 БР 
ИЕН 
$8 АЕ 
Principal Wheat-pro- Day- | Day- | Day- | Day- 
ducing Districts. deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. 
0. SCOTLAND, N. 5 below | 17 | 32 {+ 80+ 48 
1. SCOTLAND, E 5 below | 23 36 |+ 47+ 44 
2. ENGLAND, N.E 6 below 23 29 |— 2+ 95 
3. ENGLAND, E 8 below 33 22 |— 84+ 176 
4. MIDLAND Cos. 8 below 26 35 |— 73 + 182 
5. ENGLAND, S 7 below | 33 14 |— 87+ 160 
Principal Grazing, &c 
Districts, ? 
6. SCOTLAND, W 6 below | 22 31 |— 2344 56 
T. ENGLAND, N.W 7 below | 29 18 |— 65 4+ 125 
8. ENGLAND, S.W 8 below | 32 17 |— 90.r 178 
9. IRELAND, 7 below 32 21 3+ 
10. IRELAND, S Р 8 below 31 23 |— 34 + 104 
— CHANNEL ISLANDS | 4 below 84 — 150+ 77 
RAINFALL BRIGHT 
y SUNSHINE. 
g m . 
а„ > 8 К 5 
DISTRIOTS. яз. ач a5 beg iei 
448 Fic a^ EH 
2B 558 a4 ES. vA 
5 © da c E в o" 
ces |98 |F 92.82 
Р .@ = $5 o $2 $ 
Sw o ё сач 7 a 
= Z fa e a 
Principal Wheat-pro-|Tenths of 
ducing Districts. Inch. ет. 
0. SCOTLAND, №. ... | 1 less ч } 143 | 17 23 
1. SCOTLAND, E. 1 less 54 6.8 | 32 32 
2. ENGLAND, М.Е 1 less 52 4.8 33 
3. ENGLAND, E. ..| 2 more | 46 | 49| 46 | 37 
4. MIDLAND Cos 4 more 5.4 | 39 31 
5. ENGLAND, 8. 3 more 46 5.7 | 34 33 
Principal Grazing, &с., 
Districts. 
8. SCOTLAND 3 less 60 | 12.6 | 40 32 
7. ENGLAND, N.W 1 тоте | 48 | 723| 40 | 33 
8. Емегакр, 8.W....| 4 more | 48 | 72| а | а 
k RELAND, N. 2 less 89| 43 | 3 
IRELAND, S. _... | 3 less ы | 9.2! 60 | 41 
— CHANNELISLANDS | 3 more 55 6.3 | 31 46 
ENQUIRIES. 
‚аба... 
“ He that questioneth much shall learn much."—BACON. 
Rari a Nu a 
the one-fourt URSERIES Test AT WORTHING. — Does 
Is assessed at a little over seven- 
eighths of the ата! rental—a great difference 
one-fourth—an our poor-rate is high. W. T. 
THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
621 
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
* Corres sioe will greatly oblige кА wem, 
p^. intellige of 1 opal events likely 0 
interest e which it is ah to 
i i پا‎ the notice of horticulturists. 
laci 
Амавүілл8: б. C. There are во - better, зми 
р 
your seedling as we might have Адар few years 
ago. The colour is good, but the petals lack 
ess. 
ANEMONES AND Founeus: W. H. E Lis of the 
пенен т fungus which is our 
Ane ate Az eziza tuberosa. "t netted 
article on subject will be published in 
Gardeners’ Chrono shortly. W. G. S. 
Broo A Manure: R. Е. Е. This can be used as 
а liquid. manure, with a little lime added, diluted 
in the “manne T stated : ave a noisome 
1 ralised by cover- 
e border with a slight covering of dry 
sifted Po Ека each wate 
Correction. — Owing E some confusion in the 
"arrangements on the n of the last meeting 
yal бесни. Society a plant E Mil- 
Te vexillari pra nop sa, shown 
, Esq., tated id us to belong 3 the 
How Plant tha. Bulb Com 
Есмооѕ on Оп, SEEDS THE GABOON: J. W. 
That on opium is Manos ог peres Link.; 
that on seeds, Trichothecium domesticum, Fries. 
M. GO. 
Funeus: M. D., Bostall House. T м пате of the 
fan is Agaricus rachodes: s edible when 
is istana not equal (as ев for the р) 
close and дейст ally—A. proc 
GLOIRE DE Dion AS A STOCK F CHAL NIEL 
M. B. 4 Co, If you can procure ~ 
чей о vo of this kind the Maréchal 
will grow well on them ; but he Dog , being 
= hardier plant, makes the best stock for this or 
any Rose. 
Hardy Tree: Н. Probably the Norway Maple, 
Acer pu "but why send such a wretched 
tte n. Your young Larches 
attacked by th e Larch aphis (Chermes lari, 
the females of whisk e depositing their eggs in 
clusters at t e leaves. They may be 
e 
some меги illar. The small active insects sent 
are а cies of fro; же. ГЕ allied to the 
oneko epit 1 insect (Ce maria), whic 
have sucked the Ie, рет made „Менде оп 
m. А 0. W. 
the 
Loss or BUDS on AZALEAINDICA ; G. Y., G 
This will ious causes, but t re 
om of foliage by thrips, unintel- 
rature—which is it? You rd us no infor- 
mation at u know nothing of the 
culture get а ner to instruct you. 
MANUALS ON ES ER GLASS arshall Bros 
4 C How to Gr m, 
ange Stree t); How to Grow Roses in t 
Ga nd in Pots Under Glass, by Samuel 
Ryder, J un. (Ryder & Son, Seed and Bulb Mer- 
chants, Sale, Manchester); Pot Ro Vv (W. Paul)” 
Moret: G. B. Yes, the true Morel; excellent 
eating. 
Names or Prawrs: А. H. 1, Narcissus ed 19 
odorus—we do not recognise it; 2, Narcissus tri- 
ica 
we You 
some grower of these 
anda — а E 
A. M. gr pias —€C. Wat- 
ta, t veria that is 
found in im tion . 
пот ag: а 2, Cattleya Mendel, good. 
bight variety; 3, Lycaste Harrisonis ; r Bifre- 
ria inodora, if the flower opened white and 
changed to rime 4, Ceelogyne flaccida. 
Narcissus: G. L. Your specimens were shrivelled 
ЎН attempt at recognition. 
Poraros: B. On the same principle that electricians 
now commonly write dynam Doubtless in a 
few years the practice will become universal. 
SEEDS FROM Stocks: 8. К. The seeds are obtained 
from das varieties. 
SHAM Subscriber. What you send is Oxalis 
acetosella, the common Wood Sorrel. No one 
я for certain what the Shamrock is. Next 
send egi question to the Editor, and not to 
the "Publis her 
r 
causes of loss o 
WHITE Cr шы. E Н. Very similar to R. 
virginalis, a garden hybrid. 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Grorcr Н Kington, Lan 0, and Chip- 
редат Dahlias and Bedding 
Txomas Bunyarp, Ashford, cierre Plants. 
James Dickso: ; SONS, e Nurseries, Chester 
— Bedding, vae and Hardy Plants, &c. 
пренете Dickson & Bors оты Nurseries, New- 
tow co. Ireland — New Pedigree 
Secdiiuy Roses. 
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.—A. Bishop (next week).—J. B. 
—W. W. f. ap Б ne ade шг gi i وی‎ gs dat e e 
J. WLM. FA. B.E. André.—H. V.—E. B.—C. B. M. 
Ys ocio oh. B. 
MARKETS. 
——— À 
COVENT GARDEN, May 5. 
Bvsixzss steady, all classes of goods being readily 
cleared off, and prices remaining i 
exception of second ро 4 Gra 
1s. per Ib. less than last week. ames ebber, 
sale Apple Market. 
PLANTS IN e opie mate WHOLESALE gom: 
s.d 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz. d 0-18 0 geom. ns plants, vari- 
Arum Lilies. , dozen.. 0-12 0 .2 0-10 0 
Azaleas, per т dozen .. ‘24 0-42 0 ўан, dur ; 9 0-12 0 
Cinerarias, per doz... 6 0- 9 0 | Genistas, per doz. .. .60-90 
с 9 0-12 0 
0-36 0 
0-18 0 
Cyclamens, eem n ...10 T2 б m doz, s 
C us, per dozen . 4 0- ium longi 
Daffodils, 12 pots 0-10 0 LPS doz 24 
D is, y-of-Val., 12 potsl2 0-1 
7. 0 280 0-80 0 і Daisy, 
dis, рег doz.12 0-24 0 | perdozen... ... 6 0-120 
Erica, various, per Mignonette, doz. ... 6 0- 9 
dozen EN 18 0-42 0 | Myrtles, per dozen... 6 0-12 
Euonymus, in var Palms, in var., each 
per n 6 0-18 0 | Pelargoni dozen 9 0-18 
vergreens, . — scarlet, per doz. 4 0- 8 
per dozen 6 0-24 0 | Rhodanthe, dozen ... 6 0- 9 
Fairy Roses, doz 10 0-12 0 | Roses, ous, doz...18 0-30 
Ferns, in variety | Solan per dozen 9 0-12 
dozen д . 4 0-18 0 | Spiræa, EY 
Ficus elastica, each . 1 6- 7 0 | 
CuT FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s. d. s. d. 4,455 ^*^ 
Abutilons, 12 bun ... 3 0- 4 0 | Marguerites, per 
Ane it bia. .20-40 bunches ... .30-60 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 3 0- 5 0 2 ,12 bun. 30-60 
Azaleas, 12sprays ... 0 6- 0 9 scar- 
‘esa ip 06-10 = 12 sprays ...04-09 
Camellias, 12 blooms 1 0- 3 0 Primroses, 12bun...0 6- 10 
Carnations, 12 10-30 Primulas, double, 12 
Cyclamen, en; 19 blocs 04-06 ӨЗ. 09-10 
Daffodils, single, 12 Roses, Tea, per doz. 1 0- 2 0 
AUR 10-20 .30-60 
— double, 12 bun. 16- 30 — red, French, doz. 1 6- 20 
ucharis, per dozen 4 0- 6 0| — no, n..10-16 
Gardenias. 12 blooms 1 6- 3 0 | Spiræa, 12 bunches.. 6 0- 9 0 
Heliotropes, 12 spr. 0 6- 10 lums, 12 bun. 1 0- 2 0 
Hyacinths (in boxes ips, 12 bunches.., 4 0- 6 0 
from Hol "ILI Tuberoses, 12 bims..,, 1 0- ... 
Jasmine, white, bun. 0 6- 0 9 | Violets, 12 bunches... 0 4- 0 9 
mro Valley, 
fei 0 6-1 6| perbunc unch.. ..20-30 
mi m longiforum, — Ozar, Fr., bunch 0 9- ... 
12 blooms .. 4 0- 6 0! Wallflowers, 12 bun. 3 0- 6 0 
