104 
MARKETS. 
COVENT sh o ripe February 26. 
We cannot accept any responsibility ot m subjoined 
reports. They are farnishe " to us regularly Под 
1 rue 
Wednesday, by 
salesmen, who are responsible for the 
must be remembered that tee quotations do 
represent the аяй on а тЫсШаг: ‘day, ine nh 
the ыен average for the 
our Ah The diva depend v voi the quality of thé 
samples, the way in which they are packed, the supply 
in the geben and the demand, d they may fluc- 
tuate. not only from day to day, but occasionally 
l ti i d Eps. 
Plants in Pots, &c.: 
(All 48’s, per doz. 
е оше na 
8. d. s. as s. d. s. d. 
parser PEN [Ericas, © 
sus . . 12 0-15 melan mnie 4 
— Sprengeri 10 0-12 
ea nete green 
Сус 0-36 0 Palms, nee. A$ y 
Pg | æ 
9. 
Е o| perdoz > 30 0-36 0 
30 0-60 OlMarguerites white 18 0-24 0 
. 30 8 40 
5 
0 
pom авас ci ue 8 
a —— 21 04 $0 OL Coste .. 24 0-36 
rns and Palms: Avera Wholesale Ен. 
Adiantum tenia сор hs 
tum, 48's, per variety,48's 12 0-18 0 
doi... 10 0-12 0,|—32's  ... .. 24 0-36 0 
—elegans 2. 9 0-10 Ө; in variety, 
pictam; 48's, per 48's 2. 9 O-12 
iA .. 10 0-!5 0 —Jarge60's 0-5 0 
21 0-24 0 —small 60's 30-3 6 
- 10 үр 12 0—72, ver tray ot 
10 0-12 0 15's 20-26 
ih d the supply of 
— 4 um 285 1. 
Cyrtomium, 48's 
а ccn, for the p 
Cut Flowers, &c.: Average Wholesale Prices. 
Arum . d. Lilium longiflorum s. d. s. 
— (Richar rdias), long .. . 35 0-36 0 
per doz. dl’ms. 18 0-21 0 Lily-of- the- Valley, 
А, white, per per 8 0-10 0 
doz. bunches 10 0-12 RACES ciis PA 
amellias,12's-18's —Cattleyas 0-30 0 
per box 0- 8 0 —Cypripediums, 60-8 
Carnations, pert rdoz Pelargonium, dou- 
blooms, best ble scarlet, per 
^7 Ameri VUE 1 8 0-10 Um doz. bun. ... 10 0-12 0 
Daffodils, single, hite, p 
рет os bun. разон { o 0-12 0 
— Emperor . 18 0-: MM С doz 
— Golden Spur .. . 18 озо 
— Henry IEEE. 10 0-12 0 — Richmonds . 18 0-24 0 
— Victoria 8 0-21 0 Snowdrops, рег 
— Princess is 0-15 0) doz. bun. . 80-40 
Ni ornatus, [Tulips per d 
oz. blooms ' 18 0-21 0| blooms 
F ч ite, per — mauve .. 50-60 
doz. bunches 6 0- 8 s hite .. 80-90 
Heather, white, inem , per doz. 
per doz. bun. 6 0-10 0 sms 5.0 
Lilae, white, vinee ets, sigle, per 
bunch, 6" UR .. 6 0-10 0 
REMAR] dition his кеа to 
those given last week. АП white оча very scarce 
and prices are much higher, especially "Tor. white blooms. A 
return of milder weather no doubt will alter the Mision 
before the end of this week. The supplies from the Channel 
Isiands us been checked by the sharp weather; onl 
two NE e nts reached the market last week 
plumosus, A. Sprengeri and 
There as pract 
week, espec lly in Asparagus 
uch as 3s. 6d. per bunch being asked 
Maidenba ern, as mu 
versato usd "Wholesale Prices. 
=d] d. s. d. 
|Leeks,per doz.. bun. "3 0-12 0 
Artichokes Jerusa: 
lem per bus.... 3 0- z 6 Lettuce, mer 
— Globe, per doz. 30-5 9 о Cos ^ 
Asparagus, Devon- 6-40 
coner bui. d 2 0-18 o Mint per doz: bun. 60-8 0 
— Paris Green, [Mushrooms perlb. 5 6-66 
per bundle ... 13 0-15 0| |MustardandCress, 
р |. perdoz. ets 10-13 
dle — |Parsley,per 1 bus. ` 10 0-12 0 
|Parsnips,per bag 50-60 
12 0 Potatos,new‘per Ib. 2 0- 2 3 
6 0 Radishes, рег doz. 
| bunches .- 2630 
10 0 Rhubarb, forced 
20 0|.  perdoz .. 30-40 
12 0| per . 7 6312 6 
9 0) le, in 
q 10 0 (6-8lbs.)perlb. 0 11-10 
0-50. 0 Shallots, perlb..... 0 6-0 8 
Spinach . 16 0-17 0 
ois 1 2 Tomatos, Teneriffe, 
per doz 21 0-24 0 per bundle of 4 
a 60 boxes, contain- 
.0 7, ing 12 to 14 Ibs. м 
10 0 рег box . 60 0-90 0 
. 40-60 ips, per bag 50-606 
3 6- 4 6 Wal ,perdoz 10-13 
THE GARDEN ERS 
CHRON 1 CLE. 
Fruit: apre Wholesale ни 
са ре . 8.0. 
ae "Y m ri Nuts, con.— 
du — Brazils ` (new). 
ni з, per perewt. 200 0-220 0 
end Чы —Cobnuts рег tb. 17-18 
34 doz, lbs.) 70 0-80 0 Walnuts, kiln dried, 
0 рег cwt. . 130 0 -200 0 
0 
7 ен Ws 7527 
Col 
8 
5 
mar, 
p Ib. бе 0 (Easter Беште) 
— Belzian per Ib 0 cases containing 
Nuts— is 10 doz. per 
— Almonds, 60 0-68 0 
ewt. Ea Pi 0-112 0 —Winer Nelis, per 
— Barcelona, per .. 85 0-95 0 
wt. 11 les “each 5 0-10 0 
0 apple 
ase — English black dme е in fair supply 
for the: SUE of year. Aconsignment of about 160 packages 
im biack and Muscat Grapes from Belgium reached the 
rket this week, and it 1s anticipated that there will be 
further arrivals but the quantity will be limited. Pears 
alioram 3 opti 
and | 
due this © сек Ай rp 
limited with the except'on of Seakale which 1s more plentiful. 
Outdoor үнер are not ғо plentiful owing to the ent 
hard weather. E. Н. = 
ANSWERS Т0 CORRESPONDENTS. 
FAILURE WITH LudUM Gann CANDIDUM : Р. W. Е 
your kw of the ehano of the 
plants, it e possible that the flowers 
we vith the fungus аз which 
or шо rene mould the petals. 
e leaves also ex affected, d the fungus 
first dti ced in the form of buff or rust- 
5 pom сно as t ily c 1 
full sunshine е in semi-shaded situa- 
tions. Care s aken s at the 
soil is well ined and nd rich. If you 
wil forward specimens e flowering 
season we eel be pleased p examine them, 
as we shall then be in a better position to 
state € me cause ES failure. 
GanpEN T HS В.Е.Р.). The garden 
trucks y M dos cribe Ar we believe, Hes a 
cei са ал. W. Wood EP rs So on, 
North British Wharf, Wood Gre gn 
Grartt ING Wax: W. Mastic eo ar 
M. 
axes 
tural чора сены 
IN Fern Боотз: P. 9: Р. The insects 
t r Adiantum Fond 
end are very destructive 
ts and difficult to exterminate. e adult 
weevils feed at night and hide day so 
hat they are difficult to detect. They ma 
be caught at night by bringing a lighted lamp 
into the p e an tching them as 
e the plants. If white pape 
ire and pour about a tea-spoonful of es 
chemical in two or three of the holes in 
pot. 
Laxpsoare GARDENING : V. Л. The “ordinary 
: gardener " has much to learn do he can 
со 
' work under a ч, Rin таїе 
не would me obtain the 
groundwork 
E 
$ 
scale drawing, are.also essential ad for 
гет сап be obtained at scie 
[Marcu 1, 1019. 
asses in mosk TOW 
The ability to 
mg necessary. 
unn КОШ) with $ any school o 
garden d-b 
o the ul 
ly ES p^ бань оп privat 
actise assiduously plan 
absolu ашчу 15 [ewm 1а 
timate Кое of raf po 
a broad general Жесе Ms ап al 
express himself clearly айа f e 
text ks on lana cape gardening are th 
by ae Kem sus and T. Н. Mawson; Formal — 
Pra e 
Shallon; 2, Olearia denta 
bunda; 4, Pernettya ee 
SALT FOR ASPARAGUS : Bourne 
sem for Asparagus, т. 
of from 4 to 6 lbs. per square 
за ут. to Asparagus growing in Tight > 
soils nae be а ed in April. · Much 
oe would be don 1 
It; an “eine е, oe in 
b m the ge enerator 0 
acetylene plant may be used on the soil with 
good effect, although it is not so valuab 
slaked lime. It should be pl 
corner and allowed to become mearly 
when it be into vacan 
planting should one until at 
n о 
recommen aris 
MEE 
wireworm. 
SEEDS FOR н COLUMB: /. T. Write 
о the Vies x еи ад Бий sias 1 
egent Street, Lond S 
ScurELLUM IN Marze AND WHEAT : б. H 
Questi (1) eneral accepted op 
that scutell in th ize 
Wheat is the true cotyledo (2) Is the 
ment secreted in th tellum or in the 
jacent tissue of the endosperw.? (5) 18 
the function of the epidermal layer of the | 
scutellum ? Ы Do the cells of the scutellum 
multiply after germination? 2 E 
is a widel held view that the 
sents the single cotyledon in 
asses, but this view is 
botanists. (2) fe 
| (3) The function of 
absorption of the material so 
In a ply afier pde cele aft the 
multiply Е 
sak sr GARDEN 
A 
the weather i 
тыб? T 
worn- out groups of eun i Js bet lif! 
р е time renewing 
ing thes A бсёара of plants which 
grown hick and cro 
they occ y be li 
‘or development, planted. 
time tti О 
b vintered in 
ЇЇ h and the plan 
done in the rock en, cutting 
rti of plants away, 
plants that have grown out, wi 
Weeds also begin to a 
should be kept under. H 
trimmed over after а 
be eut res Hydran = 
oe cut d back, lea Ь 
thre t oworin japon 
Tf aie бр iræa you refer to i irza 
all last ec E Er. that lowered should 
` cut ал to buds showing at the base. 
————— 
ived.—8. M. 
Nick. eon" -New TI 
в. G. x cm —H. C. 
—Bora 
DOR. E. NL. с.—0. 
