686 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [May 21, 1887, 
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by tha, р so frequently mentioned in our Brunton, Miss Ruth, Purple King, Oxonian, purple 
BRIGHT PA, Lustrous, Miss Woodroffe, Melindr 
RAINFALL. Sit es major 
Das MODIUM GYRANS: H. This is an East Мз челе, scarlet ; Le Gra t Boule de 
ы a "Za , . œ Indian legumin plant, А i Lite’ Gee. els а Mies 1 Sue 
35 5 . | 8. Bey Bad Ё implies, has the property of moving its leaflets Clipper and White E. Shi s, pink; White 
DISTRICTS. o 4 IC™ | 2S 939/93. At night, whilst the blade of the leaf sinks vert 
£89 |85:| 47 | feel ST cally, the petiole rises he cotyledons do not Tomaro РгАхтз Dro : Lov: pae As you h 
"SE me) бш | ws. | ws s you have 
"n &25|m"|s392|3A43 sleep, but the first-formed leaf does equally w greatly deiiéased 1 the Te t ofthe house it is very 
523 Ise |38 |85753 with the older ones. The cause of the movements likely that the drooping of the foliage is due to 
598 a 8” бее |b as ts is not clearly ascertained, but. Darwin's that c t plants, after havi n sub- 
А д а ова: investigations point to the influences o ght a d jected to considerable forcing, would rl Mi 
temperature being the chief causes of bringing с k n the same manner. It is 
dir ed Nd ees ОҢ sco шд E. them ie obscure, but the reason for the movement prac Can you not turn on the heat pé 
Реа N 3 less & 351] 18 | әз remains o or the O наў, be attacked. 
ND, E 2 less 60 141: 26 32 UCHARIS : А, C. Such forms -often occur; it i 
2. ENGLAND, N.E 3 less 58 | 50] 22 | 31 gring to two flowers having. become merged е CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
3. ENGLAND, E 2les | 53 | 59| аз | зт MD DM state.—W. Н. R. Yes, your ; 
" З bulbs | have the mit Wirrraw Burr, 536, King's porn Io Engipa, London, 
4. MIDLAND Соз 3 less 49 5.7 | 42 32 We БУР Rare Piant 
5. ENGLAND, S 2 less $2—1--6,3 | 51 34 Evcnanis Mite: P. 'The bulbs are d че diss Ven cr & Bu ME fius Had à Otis 
and, in the present state of Р; knowled London, S Wedio ms Plante for 1887. 
Princi ipa ола: Eê is nothing better ot to throw the a Ibs 
istricta. "TM away, and make.a start ith fresh ones from & 
ы ure source. As a precaution keep bulbs from OMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED :—C, T. Druery.—G. Rowbotham 
bs so гын Mies hd boe! Мык | e 5 panese sources far from th ucharis. 'Th Cho Ey, ugs 7. W.—G. MH, DR, DW. ЕС 
скис н — P mites in the piece of cheese are something like, us quide. LE WI E T M. Бя 
8. ENGLAND, S.W 6 less 53 | T.4| 58 | 42 ut are — the ё: thes S “ч Gardener. . D.—W. S.—W. B. Hab K.—A. Youn 
9. IRELAND, 3 less 62 9.4| 31 32 minute white worm seen on the Кира: 18 опе Gardener. m үтә ^ sis J. H. Gilbert.—H. S.—Sir T. L.—F. 
10. IRELAND, S. 5 less 53 | 9.4] 38 | 41 that feeds on an tissues ы die E RE к 
— CHANNEL ISLANDS | 3 less 60 6.7 | 57 46 Funeus on Orn ie: ewry. The 
name ат the fangus d destroying your Pease i 
MEAN TEMPERATURE OBSERVED AT CHISWICK DUR- 
ENDING MAY 28. (AVERAGE 
May 22. { . 569.1| May 26 J 2/5599] 
Уб é 569.3 127 56°.9 
s A ш. e Uy DATA s snc fae uy DIU 
u орай 56°,6 | Mean for the week 56°.6 
ENQUIRIES. 
урбан SO 
** He that Ure much shall learn эйс? —BACON. 
*'THANATOPHORE. " who, having used 
—Will those 
this machine, kindly give me. their experience of it 
through the Gardeners' Chronicle, and if succ ? 
i асте раро 
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
*,* Correspondents will pt oblige by sending 
"early — of local events likely to be of 
interest to our readers, or which it is desirable to 
bring under a notice pi horticulturists. 
LISHER, 
and that all communications feeder for Ts 
tion should be addressed to the Éprro Suc 
comm hould be written 
stor tà 
а Las; Daniels Brat — We think the 
. specim f these sent are;vi ry good— arge, with 
5, апа fairly regular o outlines. a selfs 
aded flow 
most spring flowers, they - temai n. longer in 
flower than mM do in positions AI to the 
warm afternoon 
Вг A. he bloom is abnor- 
uni to 
IMPATIENS Ee 
Ритмкозк: C. M. О. 
the e Jack- кы, and the’ eite get 
s Het osporium ornithogal An account о 
this E will be given in the Gardeners’ Chro- 
nicle a little later on. W. G. S. 
GRAPES : H. Г. These have ipe very well. 
R VINE BORDERS 
"m ioa use the on for 
Vine-border without dilution with water to the 
extent. of one-half, but the best mode of ning this 
and night-eoll, in a nearly fresh state, is by incor- 
ing it with a suitable proportión 9 half- 
ried pat ax ayey loam, or saw rwards 
pese iin а top-dressing at Meet f three 
weeks 
Albert Smith, — The leaves 
ted by thrips and greenfly; some of 
the i (d Vélo ipu on them. Where the edge 
of the leaf was eaten on the underside it had 
iind lad and shrunk up 
APANESE GamDENIAS: H. L. Fine in нту апа 
flower, but not so "NIE for Amos cts , &c. our 
or kinds. 
Names or Frurr: Е. C. Sweet Sheep's-nose Apple. 
— C. Thornton. Specimens wonderfully Lage for 
the season. It is, however, too late to name them 
with таре the true characteristics ems lost. 
W. W. Dendrobium densi- 
lorum, Текей» var.— D. Н. chsia пи. 
dens.— M. T. M. Sambucus racemosa. 
Narcissus — s aurantiacus боге рео 
есета, LGUm 
Phlox ‘diva: 
rm of О: Peseatorei, 
likely. to im e.—H; + Oncidium. leaeochilum. 
"The. o next. week, LM Qog C 
puniceus, llonia macranth م ا‎ 
nae 
; the other plant 
Eu 
ph 
Weinmanianum ; 2, Alon вов: ар. “8; Selaginella 
Samarra 4; кишу ipm p resedseflora ; 5, ‘Aubrietia 
toides 
The Chinese 
Por ibus UMS UM, МӘР: 
ent hey young shoots when they reach the gta of 
hes Lehm tanted them. oe 
lease Жакай, palate 
lanched 1 рань the r E migh 
disappear. tia is a rus Auri 
req jle san da 
well-drained B. Lac isa 
t pene colour of the flowers rose. ПЫ С 
A form intermediate between 
MARKETS. 
COVENT. GARDEN. May 19. 
[The subjoined reports ar: furnished ‘to us 
hursday, by the ki nda ^as of several of the princi 
regularly every 
pal sales- 
ta 
are averages for the we ak preceding the date of our report. 
epr pes flu — not only from day to da ay, but often 
averages for’ the past. week must mot bé taken as bg 
JF 
£x Eh sa ER 
e Ш 
"Тнк dull weather has checked supplies sta oae 
but prices remain th» same, business Tino oa 
g week. Ep. T 
Good Pines in demand. Mana Webber 
Apple Market. 
FRUIT.—AV*RAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
з. r НҮ 
Apple, 1-sieve ......... 1 6- Melons, éách - E I 
ER leve 15 01 d Peaches, dozen ^ ...15 0-21 0 
Grapes, new, per Ib. 4 0- 670 Pineapples, Eng, Iis: 10-1 H 
Kent age 100 Ib. ...6) 0- . — St. Michael. each 6 0-16 
Lemons, per case. ...17 0-21 о Strawberries, per Ib. 30-60 
VEGETABLES—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES. 
s. d. s.d. 
d. 
Artichokes, per doz... 7 Lettuce, Cos., Fr. | 
, French, each 4:10, B- X 
per bundle... woe 0- Mushrooms, "punnet 16- 
— lish, per 100 5 0-. Mustard and te d ; 
Beans, Kidney, 1Ь.... 2 0- .. раннее че, ө 
Beet, red, рег doz»n 1 0- 2 0 ons, per bushel ... 4 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- ... | Parsley, per bunch... et ө 
auliflowers, рег ' Peas, per quart ++ а Y 
dozen n. .. BO} 2. | Potatos, perewt. ... 4 050 
Celery, per bundl:... 1 6- 20 |. ,, ki — 
umbers, each 06-10 эге, эү] eg ев 
Endive, per. а... 3 0-.. |Seakale, ө 
Gree Mint, unci.. 0 6- ... | Shall ded: 3 i 
- Hêrbs, per bunch’ ... 0 4- 1.. | Spinaeh, S adi io 
Leeks, per bunch ... 0 3- ... m bundle... 3 и 
Lettuce, ре жы, айнй а omatos, рег 21b. 
PoTATOS.—Old samples a fenes ME in price. bn: 
gents, 140s.; Magnums 00 aee eas 
Jersey Roun ls че» a. per I. 
PLANTA IN Pore HEAR i WHOLESALE PRICES 
s.d. 
do 6 6 0-18 0.| Fuchsias, doz. 
‚ Aralia Sieboldi, Genistas, per doz 
text 
per 
boira 50:88 
eia af 
ә по!каздэцпе. "2 1 Hw gaoa gigi 
