Max 14, 1887.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
653 
о —— 
о { гаан. and ‘ Scotlan ' to 38? 
кел 
poe por been rather more than the mean 
in ‘Scotland, N. and ‘England, E., but less in all 
he i 
. Several ground frosts occurred 
t 
4 Channel Islands” 48 per 
cent, was E. 
temperature indicates the combined amou 
of the excess or defect of temperature wed. or 
iod : named, and is expressed in Day- 
y-degree " signifying 1° continued for 
twenty-four “hand or any other number of degrees for an 
inversely proportional number of hours.] 
E TEMPERATURE. 
j 4 ACCUMULATED. 
Ж 25 * 
P ve 28 |58 
E DISTRICTS. below the| » . | x Bo ipo 
E nfor| #44 | 24 |$8. Ha. 
d еек $2 | 8 8 BAS 525 
of ЕЕ ьа 
Š о | бо 9919 Б 
as $3 om 2s 
А |28 |58 
«E ВА 
Day- | Day- | Day- | Day- 
deg. | deg. | deg. | deg. 
38 T |+ 39+ 45 
50 | 11 |4-.50|4- 46 
40 2 — 3+ 89 
50 1 |— 88 4 168 
50 2 |— 78+ 173 
60 0 | 83+ 155 
E 48 1 |— 204+ 51 
3 42 2 |— 67+ 121 
3 88 | o] $943 
| 57 0 29 + 101 
{ 4з. 0]1—À T 
1 GHT 
Í RAINFALL SUNSHINE. 
| g 2 9 с 
DisrRucTS. 38. Ae | gz Be T 
se Ww LL. $ BES SYET 
agg B. E = + 
S32 асры" 5E. 
oe 8 FY Os Ф F 
557 on т A Sâ E 
o a x B m g gaor agm 
23° 9$ | 5 $85|228 
awl me 0 
ees eee ae |8 8 
Tenths of 
Inch. а 
1 шоге 19] 449 | Sl 
4 less 57 6.9 | 37 32 
4 less 55 4.9 | 19 32 
3 more 50 5.6 36 
2 less 47 5.6 | 27 31 
1 less 49 6.0 88 33 
5 less 63 12.7 | 34 32 
3 less 51 73| 34 33 
3 less 53 7.4) 34 41 
3 less 60 9.1 | 39 33 
3 less 53 9.4 43 4l 
2 less 59 6.6 | 48 
TURE OBSERVED AT CHISWICK DUR- 
WEEK ENDING MAY 21. (AVERAGE 
-THREE YEARS.) 
+» 549.3 | May 19 .. . 569.4 
605-2 35 г . 559.5 
o APBD дт Lu thee NS 
559.1 | Mean for the week |... 559.1 
d the ‘ Channel erii) and 409 
at 
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS, 
* Correspondents will pe is oblige by sending 
"early vens aun of loc : ene: likely to be of 
interest to our readers, ich it is er to 
bring iter the notice of horticulturi 
INTELLIGENT READERS, DO PLEASE it that 
у to ADVERTISEMENTS, or to the 
the Paper, s. he Pis 
and th SE rae og bid r publica 
tion et d be address o the Suc 
be eatin sho ede e 
letters 
Ply 
n one wet s only 
April E 1883 
Correction.—In our last issue, p. 614, ies 
col., Pis vi par. for green maccroides read gu 
accroid 
Cur J. Н. А species leaf-miner. 
Cut off all all f foliage attacked and burn 
AND WoonpLicE IN MELON Pir 
CRICKE de Mn. 
B ks and crevices 
ricke 
; into ci the 
у есіз will run in the daytime, or when 
night. Burn the hay daily in the ober. fire 
udi replenish. Keep a number of toads in the 
pits; they are useful in keeping woodlice in 
check. 
сеи 
: Houndswood. 'Тһе iie = E the 
f the paati there are no in the 
root 
foliage s a acta нр. plants Кой which it was 
ken sufferi EP Clear all 
out of the pit id; MAIS a fresh start 
sEASED Tomaros: ©. M. Your "a have the 
ordinary disease of the m 
infestans, pe with that which attacks the 
otato. e germs of disease are within the 
Sours "ызы. you сап do ER ng to cure it. 
Destroy by burning all the E 
is belly th anke 
ИШ АМЕЗ ОЕ $n J. Spall, . Fourcroya Bedin ng- 
hausii— we think this the first time of ota 
in England. ucca Parmentieri is a m 
—H. H.d'O. Tulipa Eichleri, Regel, 
6191, native of Caucasus R. The much 
eine hed spike is Odontogl ossum Andersonianum, 
The two varieties of O. triumphans are both 
oriosum.— 
V. 
3, O. odo ; ouble 
1 of Narcissus Apari or ertt. commonly called 
Butter-and-e . P. Fritilla eleagris. Is 
it а wild plant in a your neighbour ? — 7. B. 
Hovea Celsi. ly Cymbidium 
pendulum; 2, pro ly С. aloefolia ; 3, Habenari 
sp. i 4, insufficient specimen n- 
um triumpha 
nares (the snowy ry Métlal-plánted; Жа British) 
Narcissus: H. Elliott. N.tazetta very like N. Paniz- 
zianus of the South of France 
Рклснеѕ with Minore Brown Spots on Е 
AND OLIAGE 
which are those often obse 
eaves and fruit is occasioned | 
se ier et are wet from syringing. Your 
— ms to be quite correct in o 
S ATO Х8сотсн CHAMPION AND MAGNUM 
S Dort T Laxton, This variety with careful 
boiling cooked mealy, and as good flav 
the flesh bim, og онон нь colour. It Rien 
probably steam best. 
Vines: А. W. Your leaves are covered with w 
aen the result of ins a ipti id 
ea dial is 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
J. rds = Со., 237 and 238, High итий Lon- 
n, W.C.— — Supplementary Mu lo 
Co., Dumfries, N Воіна” 
Crank BE & Co., A. ated Street, Carlisle 
— Florists F Flowers, 
M wp ea eg RECEIVED.—D. M. T —J. 
H. S.—E. M.—M. Cornu.—T. McP.—G. T. M. (with 
thanks), —P. H.G —-D. F. G. I.— dens gne 
—F. 8.— Dresden Correspondent.—Linnean Socie 
F. B.— Bonavia.—D. M. Ts many thanks).— 
J. T. B R.—J. M., New Jersey —J. W.—E. W.— 
W. E.—W. C.—A. D.—J. D.—R. b^ ER. G. S.— 
F. —J. W. T.—A. L. L.—E. J.— 
S.—H. 
Shirley Hibberd.—Sutton & Bons, —OClark вв —W. B.— 
W. 5 & 8.—С. M. 0.—C. . (next week).—D. H. (next 
wee 
MARKETS. 
COVENT GARDEN, May 12. 
ished to us regularly every 
Тен, by the kindness of черо of the principal sales- 
who i are responsible for the 
guanti It must be Teva that these quotations 
The prices fluctuate, not only from day to day, but often 
averages for the past week must not be taken as indicating 
the plores atany particular date, still less can they be taken 
as guides to the price in the coming week 
Tue late fine weather has brought large supplies 
d from the neigh- 
hood sequently samples from a distance 
meet with little demand. Business steady. James 
Webber, Wholesale Apple Market 
FRUIT.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
he 
Apple, $-sieve......... 1 6- 5 0 | Peaches, ,dozen  ...15 
— Nova Scotia, brl. 8 9-12 0 | Pears, per dozen ...2 
Grapes, new, per lb. 4 0- 6 0 iare on ng., Ib. 1 
„ 100 Ib. ael. each 1 
es, per Ib. 3 
Lemons, per case we 
Melons, each oe 
VEGETABLES—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES. 
“ 
a 
. 
E. 
Artichokes, per doz... 4 0- ... | Lettuce, Cos., Fr., 
AN Mi 
ا ا‎ e^ 
r m 
0 E kidney, perewt. 
0 | Rhubarb, per r bundle € 
= 
3 
н ыы А n ^ 
| РРРРРРРРРРРРТ vB. FK 
. 
. 
Lettuce, per dozen... 
very heavy, at the following prices :— 
Poratos.—Markets 
80s. to 120s. per ton. 
Regents, 90s. to 110s.; Magnums, 
PLANTS IN PoTs.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Aralia doz. 6 0-18 0 | Foli lants, vari- 
врут وت‎ ы ed 0| (ERR o 10100 
EHE I ERE 
i doz... 60-90 i , рег b d 
Pur cius гайыш ...9 0-12 0 | Hy eas, doz. ...9 0-12 0 
Cyperus, per dozen . 4 0-12 0 | Lilium ngiflorum, 
Draceena terminalis, т 2° 24 0-38 0 
per dozen ... 80 0-60 0 y-of-Val., 12 potsl2 0-18 0 
— viridis, per doz. 9 0-24 0 кин, 
Erica, various, dozen , .. 6 0-12 0 
ie 18 0-42 0 “ame T Lm у с : 
Euon: in var. Myrtles, per va 
de добо ' 6 0-18 0 | Palms, in var., each 2 6-21 0 
Evergreens, in var., Pelargoniums, 'dozen 9 0-18 0 
per dozen 6 0- | = , per doz. 4 0- 8 0 
Fairy Roses, 8 0-12 0 | Rhodanthe, dozen .., 6 0- 9 0 
Ferns, in variety, pe | Roses, various, doz...18 0-30 0 
. 4 0-18 0 | Solanums, 9 0-12 0 
Ficus elastica, each . 1 6- 7 0 | Spiræa, per „90-120 
