Vill. 
THE GARDENERS’ 
MARKETS. 
COVENT GARDEN, Octobe 
We cannot se > кч responsibility Ge Pis озума 
furnished to us у е 
nor rd the ) kindness of vnd of the principal 
=з» not only from day to day, but occasio 
several times in on е day.—EDs. 
haar in Pots neg : Average Wholesale Prices 
All 48's, per i с where otherwise — А 
в. а. sab d 
Aralia &ieboldll EN оле , 
48's, per doz. 10 0-12 0 0-18 0 
plumo- (eT у> 0-10 0 
ice ... 12 0-15 0 ges Си 
12 0-18 0 30 0-42 0 
„ green 0-72 a 18 0-21 0 
Gacti, per tray 72's 0-15 0 
12'5,15'8 — .. 5 0- 6 0 Marguerites white 18 0-24 0 
ums Palms, Ki 18 0-24 0 
рег doz. ... 9 0-18 9 Я U 
Erica gracilis— ... 15 0-18 0 
48's per doz: ... 24 0-86 0 5 0-36 0 
Ferns and Palms: Average Wholesale Prices. 
. B. d. . d. s. d. 
Nephrolepis, in 
cuneatum 48’s, variety, 48's 12 0-18 0 
рег doz. ... 12 0-15 0 | — 82's ... ... 24 0-36 0 
— elegans m 15 0-18 0 ty 
Asplenium, 48's per 
doz. ... wee 0 
— 82s ... ... 24 0-30 0 
— nidus, 48'8  ... 12 0-15 0 
| Cattleya Harrisonie 
per doz. blooms,10 0-12 0 
gens; n EON = 
.. 60-80 
eer a 
Bouvardia white 8 0-10 0 
60-90 
bie scarlet, 
15 0-18 0 los. bon. 
4 
8 
4 
[Bronze 3 
—Whiie ЫАЛ, doz. 
4 
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Heather w! —White Crawford 
— — per Rcs om. 12 0-10. 0 
Lapagerias, perd: 
0- 
- 46-50 се, Mauve ... 6 0- 
Lilium „са — white... cae. OO 
Pete ЖА з 18 0| — latifolia, рег 
Lilium specios doz. bun. ... 12 0- 
album por tao 36-40 n- 
—rubrum per 
Stephanotis, 72 pips 4 
rbun. 36-40 К 
Brock, Dbl. White 8 0-1 
Remarks.—Cut Flow The ces 
mums remained firm throughout | lisi w xd 
nmited supply consequen 
\spara: 
pum and Smilax. 
m 
patch r train to and from Londo: 
The trade in jube E practically at a standstili 
last week, very few consignments being sent to market. 
Masson, per Ib 
prora neta ovs 
Parsley, per 
A 
pisi ~ag 
EGETABLES : M Wao: Pric ке 
ачар Parsnips. 8, md. Тїтёїрө et £11 per Т amis Swedes, 
£8 per ton; Onions, £14 per ton; Sprouts, £1 per 
owt.; Potatos, £10 per ton; all plus reasonable e expenses. 
Fruit: Average Wholesale Prices. 
в.а s.d. в. d. 8. d 
Apples (English) —Canon Hall 40-80 
— Worcester Musi рег 1р. 20-6 
earmain per} bus.4 0- 6 9 | Nuts — Brazils (пе 
—King thes Ld 3 0 0-115 0 
r i bus 
i Cob Nuts, рег. 1 0-18 
a s t 5 E 00 
zd => үг te 1 Meen ee a E 3 
per “bu hy - 1 0| pinea: each . 6 6 
—La Prince an ait h 
Alberi Rives Е 40-80 a English) 
—Bra ееа- —Monarch 0-20 
ling p Se 60-80 _ prunes .. 14 0-18 0 
—Blewhein 'Pippin еш, ... 180-20 0 
rbu . 89-12 0| 0 
Ecklinville [шош a MENS 
Seedling per bus. 4 0- 6 0 Pops English per 
Aubergines; 20 30) Маг?пе: 
Bananas, singles 25 0-35 0 | Marilat. 7 0- 100 
" са |— Louise Bonne 
En = 20:710 of Jersey 6 0-10 
Е мау | —Beurre Capiamont 
Tapes :— | er bns, 20-140 
— Alicante — 18-26 |—Fertility bus, 120 
—Blk Hamburgh, 1 6- 2 6 —Calabash}bus P» 0-110 
ReMaRrks.—The removal of the restrictive influen a e 
railway labour friction has caused a general pan 
departments of the market have, 
bright fone, рү 2 
better supply, and the demand for oured 
ке" E na The An. Ls y Nova p 
Ар ше 
g to hand; their price 
Hothouse fruits are 
Green vegetables are in short supply, and 
* order" controlling prices has not S 
bee n quantities of Potatos available ar 
ample for the dem d. 
mpara- 
pel ы уы fair 
THE WEATHER. 
THE dE IN SCOTLAND 
A lon ssi f mild days was the outstanding 
feature ey хх» лыы during Bep enhor; cold бнр 
е infrequent, while the mean temperature for the last 
Rain n fell on 11 days, of which 7 
were official “rain days," and yield otal of 1.93 
inch, the rainest day being the first, with 0.32 inch. 
T nth of bright sunshi ith a record 
ays, while the 3r z vith а E n oa contributed ә 
hours. With a ш of nehes, the bar 
pressure vai highest pr 40 n en prag the 
15th to a lowest of 29.31 inches on the 26th. The 
highest maximum temperature was 70° on the 5th, d 
the 
the lowest minimum 309 vr Mer Хол» nile an absolute 
of 409. low 
range of 40 The s 50° on the 
15th, and the highest Lek en Зэ о 2% "the beg wae 
the means for the maximum and m and 
44° E re hi ditare 
iniit n 
ш Puri the night of 
below the freezing 
nights of ground fros At foot deep the soil 
temperature showed considerable ‘uctuation 
7th to the llth, standing 57° and fall ng 
on the 28th. The relative hamden ro the 
Th prevailing winds were weste erus with 
‘the 18th to the 24th. James Malloch, E 
tor of oT. "Studies, - INI College Gardens, Kirkto n-of- 
GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 
H. Burfoot, for Gg years with His Majesty's 
orces, previously Gardener at Milford Manor, 
Salisbury, and recently employ in e yal 
Gardens, Kew, as Gardener to Herman LANDAU, 
wn Piper's Corner, High Wycombe, Buckingham- 
hire. (Thanks for 2s. for R.G.O.F. box.—Eps.). 
мт. ск Brooks, as Gardener to A. HILL, Esq., 
Hawksdown House, Be ЖО: si 
Mr. W. “Goaman, Gat — to RUTSON, 
Byfleet Manor, B; Уо; eb Sur m 
Mr. Wm. Meads, or the past 5 years Gardener to 
А. Н. Hoare, Esq., Wilbury House, mn to 
the same gentleman: at Oving ton Park, ar 
Winchester, 
Mr. C. ookes, for more than two years Garden 
Bri 
. to Major FAUDEL т ee Edenbridge, 
Kent, as Gardene A. Hitt, Esq wksdow: 
House. Upper Waist, Ke as 
Oak as Gardener 
8. FREEKLETON, 
House, Enderby, 
Fr: 
peser 
J. 
7 пой. (Thanks 
R.G.O.F. з.) 
SCHEDULE RECEIVED. 
Eastern Counties “Comm: ercial Fru Show. 
First Annual Exhibition, on Wednesday е i, ome 
Nov. 5, and 6, 1919. Hon, Sec., C. Wright, 2, Hunting- 
don Road, Cambri ridge. 
CHRONICLE. 
nth was actually two degrees highor than . 
ay 
[OCTOBER 11, 1919. 
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