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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[May 28, 1887, P 
ENQUIRIES. 
** He that questioneth much shall learn much."—BACON. 
Youne Vines ох О tss n my vinery 
are “сутин еп са em seven of which are young ones, and 
which have been planted in н o old be rder; Then 
planted a little new soil was use ound thei 
d : years they grew vigorously But 
oon oots began to push into the old ma- 
terial of the b че the canes gra шау declined ч 
h whereas the fou 
кезип sic now carry poor fruit ; 
ow well, се pu fruit. Can 
any of your readers recommend me a way to improve 
without pun them out or dis- 
that it was a 
a 
Cannon Hatt Muscat AND Brack Morocco Gra 
pply a flowering beth 
Hall Muscat and Black 
arded to 
rapes, to 
Society's Garden, 
cus 
ton. Royal ا‎ 
Chiswick ? 
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
CALANTHES: J. M. See р. 704, this issue. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM Mrs. Mary Moon: J. F. S. It 
a iod M gen yellow diee but тебине 
іп Ма ы are wanted by no one. 
DENDROBIUM : P Berkeley. It is a typical Dendro- 
bium lituiforum m; D. Fre тк O differs from it in 
having larger and darker flowers. 
EMIGRATION: Faithful Knifeman. Any of the older 
settled parts of Canada, or in Nova Scotia, in 
which latter NT there are openings for prac- 
tical fruit grow 
Insects: F. as D. ur Holly leaves are 
blotched by d small ls а (which eat the 
parenchyma leaving the two surfaces of the leaves 
entire), which are the offspring of a little үис. 
‚ winged fly, Phytomyza Ilicis, described a е 
“ Ruricola " in Gardeners’ Chronicle, 1846, р 
DN. 
Leaves or GEswERA: W. Н. We fail to vem 
anything о on them, but they have all the aj 
ances ving been е d to a hot sun. These 
еи = always e shaded поса the direct rays 
o! 
: W. C. We do not detect any freak 
of Nature, as as you call it, and think you must have 
intended the perpetration р а ар 
hogalum mı 
А Са 
, Rhododendron Edge- 
proc Ө; 
worthi, probably, but cannot say without foliage ; 
olia; 3, Polypodium vulgare cam- 
Инш; 4 Olearia Haas ii.—ZE. Cockbile. Dendro- 
bium calciolus; Brassia verrucosa. — G. 
igustrum lucidum; 2, Jasminum revolutum ; sk 
Lonicera brac . tartari 
(insufficient specimen) ; 6, “Eriobotrya [odes 
(Loquat) ; 7, insufficient ae 8, Pittosporum 
undulatum ; 9, Corn Certainly save the 
Alyssum if. fa. want it, but it is common enough. 
early summer. It is a plant that requires 
fullest amount of sun-heat during the growing and 
flowering period, together with abundance of 
growth. the winter water d be eu ү 
oss ы сЕ the plants at that season ought to 
kept as cool as possible short of the ts 
/REEN-FLY: 
AND 
all were in а warmer 
Sd with one-half to three-quarters of pure 
E S was stated in 
рилоонти € an 
last issue, the 
9 Р 
answer t respondent in ur 
young о 1 are edible, and ins should suppose 
that the method you сора to роте ete 
shoots—that is, by forcing the ro 
— өнү ve the effect of making ue mee ren 
nau 
SEEDLING ТК ROM CHAMPION : J. Hughes. The 
Potato boiled wan and was miiy and well fla- 
vour 
"Fine The leaves seem to be those of Vines 
in an impoverished border, for they are 
very thin, "^ ME small. You may also be 
doing harm to the Vines by cropping too heavily. 
MS js LAS G. B. You will find scald- 
ing water poured into their haunts, and traps o 
hay placed in pots; which should be cleared iral 
the hee means to rid your frames of 
creatur 
VINEs: 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Ілсомве, Pince & Co., Exeter ie Exeter— 
tove, Greenhouse, 'and 
THOMAS PAINTER, mall e near "pedit Green, 
Stoke-on-Trent —Dah 
NT & Brypon, Dariington Florists Flowers and 
"Bedding eee 
Woop & INGRA he Nurseries, Huntingdon — 
Bedding Pla nts, &c. 
E. yi n om 57, Queen Street, Hull—Chrysanthe- 
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.—E. M. ai pew à — — 
& W WN, н. — 
— W. 
См, 
D.—G. E. 8. H.—Laughton & Darkin—C. PE (thanks). 
W. G. S.—I. Z.—G. Hanse —C. J., Paris.—R. Lindsay. 
MARKETS. 
— س 
COVENT GARDEN, May 96.‏ 
© Busiwzss has been brisk during the week, but will 
uiet down again with m holidays. Better s sappien, 
ames Webber, Wholesal ppls Markit, 
FRUIT.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
«i Ес А 8. d. s. d. 
Apple, $-sieve ......... 6- 5 0 | Melons, — .26-40 
т — Nova Scotia, bri. 8 5 £4 0 inm d t р " 12 HM 0 
rapes, per 0 apte cd 10-16 
ig Deci ТАШ 18:73 2:6- 3 irri h30-80 
Kent Cobs, 100 1b. ...60 to pee e equi er Ib. 30-60 
,P 
VEGETABLES—AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES. 
& d. sd. s.d. s.d 
Artichokes, рет doz... 4 0- ... | Lettuce, Cos., Fr., 
s ; e 29 .. 0 6- 
per bundle 2 6 0| Mushrooms, punnet 16-20 
— English, per 1 Mustard and Cress, 
Beans, Kidney, Ib. . punneb:: 4... sO 4- ... 
Beet, red, per dozen 1 0- 2 0 | Onions, per bushel... 4 0- ... 
4 ey, per bunch... 0 6- ... 
Cauli Peas, per quart... m 
n 30-. Potatos, рег cwt. ..40-50 
Celery, per bundle... 1 6- 2 0 , kidney, percwt. 4 0- 5 0 
bers, each 0 6- 1 0 | Rhubarb, per bundle 0 6- ... 
Endive, per dozen ... З 0- ... e, per ee 2 6- ... 
Green Mint, bunch... 0 6—... | Shallots, perlb. ... 0 3... 
Herbs, per ch ... 0 4- ... |Spinach, per bushel... 4 0- ... 
Leeks, per bunch .., 0 3- ... | Sprue, bundle dee eus 
ce, per dozen... 1 6- 2 0 | Tomatos, pêr lb. ... 2 6- ... 
new, bunch k E. 
in pri 
PoTATOS. wes samples very much advanced in price. 
gents, 1405. ر‎ диғу. 150s ; Champions, 100s. per 
Jersey Rounds (new), 4d. per Ъ.; Maltese, 205. рег суф. 
PLANTS IN POTS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. 
Ste Bs s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz. 6 0-18 0 Я ... 4 0-12 0 
Arum Lilies, dozen... 9 0-12 0 Hy doz. ... 9 0-12 0 
Ete D 18 0-30 0 | Lilium longiflorum, 
Cinerarias, per doz... 6 0- 9 0 Mt aus, n...  ..24 0-36 0 
Cyperus, per 0 y-of-Val., 12 potsl2 0-18 0 
Dracena i belias, . 4060 
ae og ассо 0-24 0 pni :6 0-12 0 
— viridi 02. n. "А 
Егіса, dida. red ,doz. ... 6 0-9 0 
» 7 .18 0-30 0 LE pe get Ne as 
uonymus, in var., угез, rae 
yc 6 0-18 0 | Palms, in var., each 2 6-21 0 
Pelargoni dozen 6 0-18 0 
— scarlet, per doz. 4 0- 8 0 
— Ivy-leaved, doz. 4 0- 6 0 
4 0-18 0 | Roses, ME Dp 
a, per dozen .., 9 0-12 0 
ferior, 450. to 65e.; j and straw, 90, to 45. pe 
Cur FLOWERS.—AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICES. Н 
s.d. s.d s.d. s. d, $ 
Abutilons, 12 bun ... 2 0- 4 Narcissus, 12 bun, ... 10- 30 _ 
Anemone, 12 bun 2 0- — double, 12 d 50-80 -. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 30-5 Pansies, 12 bunches 2 0-30 _ 
Azaleas, 12 sprays... 0 6- elargoniums,12spr.0 6-10 _ 
Bouvardias, er bun . 0 6 Primroses, 12 bun.... 0 6-10 — 
Comellias, 12 [кер 10-8 Primulas, double, 12 E 
Carnations, 12 blms. 0 9- sprays ‚09-10 Ж 
Eucharis, per dozen 4 0- Roses, Tea, per doz. 10-2019 
Gardenias. 12 blooms 1 0- 3 — coloured, dozen. 20-40 — 
iotropes, 12 spr. 0 6- — red, per dozen 16-2028 
Jasmine, white, bun. 0 6- m dozen... 10-16 © 
Lilac, 12 bunches ... 4 0- Spiræa, 12 bunches.. 60-90 ` 
Lilies of the Valley, Stephahotis, 12 spr. 20-40 @ 
19 svar . 0 6- 1 6 | Tropxolums, 12 bun, 10-20 ` 
— 12 bunche 76 0-12 0 ташы TA ehli cs 20-40 3 
Lilium кодош, Tuberoses,12blms.... 1 0- ...  - 
12 blooms . .30-60 Vio olets, 12 bunches... 0 4-09  - 
Marguerites, per 12 € renc! Р 
‚80-60 8 0-40 — 
Mignoneti, 19 bun. 3 0-6 0 iio mes: 12 bun. 30-60 - 
sotis, 12 bun. ... 3 0- 6 0 | 
SEEDS. 
—Messrs. John Shaw & Sons, 
Іохрох: May 
seed merchants, oh or Mark Lane 
ther 
t Beans are ЖИН at unprece- 
d H 
debtelly е lod 
CORN. 
Averages.— Official eker onê showing the average | 
price of British corn, imiperi З 
ended May M —Wheat, 34s 
Oats, 16s. 3d, For th> porropan dini week in 1886: 
— Wheat, 325. ia: Barley, 25s. 6d. ; Oats, 
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 
Asparagus, ls. to 
‚ per sieve ; ; Cabbages, 80. 3s. to 7s. pe 
2s, 
Onions, 2s. 6d. to 38. 6d. per dozen bunches 
1s to 3s. а Greens, 3s. nid 
Onions, 6s. 6d. to Ys. per cwt. ; {огой dt "(пем 
Mme. 6s. to 7s. do.; Carrots 18s. to 26s. | 
caes ж 64. to IM . do. 3 
STRA 
suppl with ‘all ke nd 
week, and a fair n as was do neat the un 
us x 
rp 
CAMS 
do. ; ; spring Onions, 1s. 9d. to 
bundle; Mint, 24. do. ‚ Radishes, 10d, per d 
——À 
May 24.— 
P ‘ranning takor < «йа best m 
New are n 
nums, 95s. ; Cham ampions, 80s. to 90s. pe 
ton. ае неч 118. to 13s.; and Lisbon, 10s. to 
Corte May 25.—Quotations : — York ал 
бар Magnums, "eg to 100s.; do. Rege 
*- س‎ те 65s. to 75s.; Kent 
pe urrey Бере}, .;- do. Magnums 
110s.; eee Champion, oe go 758. ; 
Regents to 55.410. ums 7 
do GEA ampions, 57s. to 75s.; Scotch do Victo D 
to 130s. ; do. Magnums, 80s. to 140s. ; 
95s. to 110s, ; do, Champions, 60s. to 905, 
HAY. 
Averages.—The following are the averages ol 
ices. paints Н ме „various inier пат 
разі жее о de. to 1 
rir ig mig 7 bay, prime, 70s. to. 908-5. 
