_ Jury 26, 1919.] 
CROPS AND STOCK ON THE HOME 
FARM. 
season. 
s of Oat and i 
ыр fields 
-especially rooks—to devour ee абау A 
cond cross ploughing, and stirring with a cul- 
vator, drag or harrow, will further expose the 
eworms, 
Ов WHEAT 
ted quantity of bas 
ev 
For rop there is no doubt 
sic Hir, Шет in үр: jon ДО; ог without 
green Mustard will pl: 
ction and fertility: If the land x me 
well fallowed, good Whe ps can be 
produced by the ai basic 78 id sulpha 
onia, without the aid of green Mustar 
other green manure c Sulphate of 
mmonia used at the proper time has a powerful 
t wth of e eat plant, 
nulating ihe production of chlorophyll, with 
success cannot be ob en 
plant is wi 
ass) Tre foil, which were 
ong е Oat Ont - Es eceding year, the slag 
ol 
too old before аар cu 
" RYE AND Winter Oats. 
е ао паны Rye and Winter 
bl A eid ready for cutting. These cereals 
who sh 
, apart 
рр А for Tet * ^ enable 
E: prepare a ot or ifo ium car- 
or " Vete iches for dios Red May. Plon ugh 
roar are ¢ 
no 4: 
x for weeds t before sowi 
dum in August and the Vetches n 
- Ж. а is иын, if the 
ег remains dry there 
qi у off TE rid of. it by cross plough- 
ages Ere Ry mally burning it in small 
„е тесе tr pim 
оў п "umi: given a filip to the 
1 pel of the s m plant of this aop, No 
Ker- ap] 
= room тэш ton of an ea E. M 
п olyneux 
mure Form, Bishop's Waltham i 
lim: ited quantities 0 ring Eu lode 
Marguerites, Mentis, Pelargonitims (чеш also 
a féw Lilium longifloru pots. 
Fruit: Сета Wholesale Prices. 
Aubergines; pr doz a pi в б | Grapes,Canon Hall n 
Bananas... .. 30 0-60 0| —Muscats, per lb. 2 
60-18 0 | —Canteloupe ... 10 
ODA ectarines, per 
оса) poma 22 0-24 0 | 102. .. 60-18 
— English ..25 0-26 0 | Nuts 
Cherries (Englis lish) ( 
Wi унш. е т Суф. 15 
.16 0-30 0 | Pines, each ve 0- 6 
dede. per Plums (French) 
с bus, cae 10 0-12 0 per 
16 0-20 0| — Gages ... ...20 
Rasp’ per 
i tocar I Wholesale puse. 
d. s. d. . d. в. d. 
—— che Ih 0406 Ө ры. ieee: 
— Bro: bus. 40- 50 M 0-16 0 
Pus carr por b me 0 З 
x "res 3 0- Parsley, per doz. 
Ini 
Ie. e per 
xe... ae ag 0 
, pera 
Cos, per doz. 
Mint, per doz.bun. 
ushrooms per lb. 2 6- 
eo 
= 
© 
© 
а 
x 
cy 
Ес 
3 
2 
8 
е 
Ф 
П 
firm 
n The market.being closed for Peace 
the time of writing, trade for these fruits is getting 
ore ible, th mand Ty ев 
arriving in very poor condition, being 
most obvious. Black Currants a hi 
provin y 
its are also available in larger quantities, and 
T: , Peaches, Nectarines, Melons and Figs are 
meeting a ready dem zum Large consignments of 
pani nd Fr eengazes and Plums are to 
hand, but the fruits are in a very t dit 
babl: to delay in transit. e fi 
jn good supply and prices show a slight inerease. 
p as are Leser at ота prices. tatos are 
о decrease im the supp'y. 
TH i 
E GARDENERS | CHRONICLE. 59 
M ARKE I S à Cut Flowers, &c.: Average Wholesale Е 
РЕ e s. d. в. d. d. s. d 
chillea, per doz. Orchids s 
COVENT GARDEN, July 93. bun. 60-80 EM T 15 0-18 0 
We cannot accept any responsibility ү the subjoined meria, por Pelargonium, dou- 
reports. They are furnished to us regularly every GS, bun. eat ere fede it 
ednesday, by the kindness of several of the principal Asters, white, per bc Roe ы 
salesmen, who are responsible for the quotations. 16 dor bun. =... 840-180]— white, ger dos. 
must be remembered that these quotations do not  Catmations,perdoz. bunches ... 15 0-18 0 
represent the prices on шур icular day, b but a blooms, best Roses, per doze 
the general average for the week preceding the Puncriean Yates D REO blooms— 
our report. The prices depe nd upon the quality of f tha Coreopsis, per do — Lady Hillingdon 10-26 
samples, the way in which ti they are packed, the supply Line EN Р NN eee nouo 2. 
in the market, and the demand, aud they may fluc- CormBower, «0196 = MA EO RS 
tuate, n y from da CA to day, nally per doz. bun 26-30 
1 aisies, m k . 16-26 
e 
age po Pots, &c.: Average bmc: EUM кол ae DEP 10 
per doz. except where otherw Gaillardia, per doz — 16-26 
дм A 30-40 
oo. бы М в. d. в. d. | «з Gardeni b 
азалй ‚ рег ке 10 0-12 0| Heliotropes,48’: „р ¥ € MS . 80-90 50-76 
umo- P 150-180 —ordinary 208: 0:9 0 Аў 
Bon I: 12 0-15 0 Hydrangeas, w Gladiolus, The кашы 
FE pren geri ; 12 0-18 0 48's, per doz. ... 24 0-36 0 Bride, per bun. 60-80 
ipidistra, green 48 0-72 — Pink, 48's з, per —Brenc! ат 8 0-12 0 
Cacti, per tray doz. s 90 0-48 0 per doz, spikes 5-0- 60 8 0-12 0 
12 ag з ; 50-60 Marguerites wi white 18 0-24 0 Gypsophila, 
рге red 48's Mignonette, 48's doz. bun. 60-80 60-80 
т doz. 24 0-30 0 Be. 3oz. .. 15 0-210 — panieul ata, per — mauve 60-80 
rie and pink 24 0-30 0 | Paims в, ан tia ... 18 0-24 0 doz. bunches ... 12 0-15 0 Stephanotis, 72pips 30-36 
chsias, 48's, pr —— ... 15 0-18 0 ера Poppies, Sweet Peas, per 
, doz 12 0- 15.0) ooa. .. 24 0-36 0 SE z. bun. .. 20-26) doz. dbun.— 
тепа and Palms: eo Wholesale po pateris ponaos, 30-40|— € Bs os Н "e 5 о 
. а Lilium ane um, Stock, ры. White 8 0-12 0 
p шкы A rbunch  .. 6 0- 8S 0 |—Dbl, Pink 80-120 
З 12 0-18 0 иеше (Forge Dbl. Mauve ... 80-120 
per doz. .. 24 0-36 0 La uid —ры, Purple... § 0-12 0 
beu : -e = = durer . 50-40 
Asplenium, 48's per 12 0-21 0 penc ere intained throughout 
E 50-60 ер eek, and on ы cod Morse the 18th inst., 
E cs oe many be arisen were unable to clear, even at exception- 
c ine, 48 Po ally er ee. The market being closed on Saturday, 
. ^ 4 extra ents arrived on the Friday, due, doubt- 
Rem Pot Chrysanthemums less, 1o 1 э 12 e ers ex better demand in 
те: "né he m and Be soon ar view of the Pe cele ions. Many country buyers 
Hy apes "sad дыр» offere were unable to get their orders through to the north, 
Thursday, many boxes .of flowers were returned, and 
e increased th ulk con: 1 ae 
A are offered in limited quan tities. Achillea 
phila paniculata is ed 2 tes ЮГ G. ler 
looms Lilium longiflor ım were offered а 
rices this morning. There are abundant supplies ot 
and Carnations, 
coloured Stocks, mauve and white Statice, and Scotch 
white Heather, with a plentiful supply of all foliage. 
THE WEATHER. 
WEATHER IN IN SCOT 
Wi xception of the str ce 
b f e of the month, the weather during June 
departed little from the normal. Ram fell on 
yield a total of 1.15 inch, the wettest day being the 
13th, with 0.18 inch. Of shine had in all 198 
hcurs, to which total every day, but one contributed 
its quota, the average per day being 6.6 hours, and t 
percen 37. a ture for ti month 
was 54.50, with a axim of 649, and a mean 
mirimum of 459, giving a mean range 199. On the 
7th the highest maximum of 769 w уе e 
on the 2nd, 3rd and 
з 546 n the 5th, and the lowest maximum 57° on 
За бн 25th. With means g 
respectively, 
the 
relatively humidity of 71 per cent. On the gr: е 
ean minimum was 41°, with st of 300 on 
96th, there being one night of d frost At one 
foot deep the soil temperatu: f 56° 58° 
Director of ‘Studies, 
of Mains, near Dundee 
—— 
GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 
M. Macdonall, recently of the 1/1st High- 
M Cyclist Battalion (Black Watch), - for 6} 
years previous to July, 1916, Gardener Mount 
Melville, as Gardener ee Конуу i та St. 
Andrews Schools for St. Leonards, St. 
Andrews, Fife. 
three years Foreman at 
Or ubython, for 
Prony d nen two years Foren Ве" Топ 
previously at t Londesborough Park and 
Court, and 
Hadithe ourt, s Gar rdener to COLONEL SHIRLEY, 
Pinewood, Farn Hampshire. [Thanks for 
9s. for R.G.O.F. en m 
„ +2 for the past onths 
i wo 3 ‚ and A eo pe years 
with M orces, р | Gokethorpe Park, 
OGER 
Gardener to Major FEILDEN, 
Witney, Oxfordshire, Gardener 
Кар н Esy., Shoreham House, Shoreham, near 
Se [Thanks for 2s, 6d. r R.G.O.F. 
venoaks, Kent. 
ке tas ht for the past three years rs Gard 
on, fo 
gui s . Cowan, [m к Tae geais, Mid. 
ane as Gardener to the s: gentleman at 
Morton Hall, Liberton, Midlo aie. 
