THE GARDENERS’ 
MARKETS. 
COVENT GARDEN, December 10th. 
any responsibility Ad the ieee 
ed to regularly every 
a several yd the 
ales who ате responsible for the 
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Fruit : —— Sess: Prices. 
s.d. s.d 
Apples (English) Bananas, singles 20 0-25 0 
ETPA MÀ eg 50-6 o Chestnuts 
of the Pip- |—French 17 0-25 0 
мет 2 + оиз. 60-8 рне: 40 0-45 0 
—Cox’s О: (Frenc gs, 
| 12’s15’s perbox 1 3- 2 6 
Pippin ане. 8 0-10 Grapes Alicante 1 3-16 
Blenheim Pippin |—Special per Ib. dw 
per bus. НЕ ука урт 
—Newton Wonder 50-90 26-70 
|—Canon Hall 
7 Lord Derb 5 0- 7 0 миса, per Ib. 2 6- 6 0 
—Lane’s Prince Specia 70-80 
Albert, per bus. 6 0- 7 Mmi с 
—Bramley’s Seed- M 15 0-35 0 
per bus... 50-7 вте 28 буу АЧ 
— Brit. Columbian Oranges их сон а 
^i Ofsh ше cen ew) 
ge per owt, 125 0-130 0 
a X4. WEE Т 
ert u 
Grime’s olden } 19 0-20 0| doubles 16-20 
Nonesuc Walnuts 25 kilo. Е 0- — 
Red 18 6- — Pears, English Coi 
—Nova selected ey eg в 0-18 0 
cotian— 
n Pippin —Californian— 
Nos. 1 and 2 .. 25 0-35 0 Winter Neltscase 35 0-42 0 
—Ribston Pippin 25 0-35 O|Pineapples each .. 2 6- 6 6 
Vegetables : Average Wholesale Prices. 
8. 8. d. s. d. 
Beans G per bag 6 0-12 0 
per Ib, .. .. 86-4 o Farsley,” "рег doz, 
Beets, per .. 10 0-11 0| bunch E E 4 Ө 
Cabbage, рег дол. : 20-3 O|Posatos, ] per cwt. 12 0-14 0 
Carrots, pe 9 0-10 O|Radishes, per doz. 
Cauliflower, bun iw Y 20 
"OR 2. . 2 6- 3 6Spanish Onions 
Celery, per 5 tier . 0-23 0 
(12 heads) .. 3 6- 4 6Spring Onions, per 
Cucumbers,perdoz 10 0-16 0| doz.bunches .. 4 0- 
Garlic, per lb. .. 1 6- — |Sprouts, per 
French Luttuce 28 Ib. 76-80 
per 3 6- 4 0/Tomatos, English, 
Herbs,perdoz.bun. 4 0- 6 0 doz. Ibs. .. 30-70 
Mint, per doz bun. 9 0-12 0/—Teneriffe, 
Cress, Best, per bundle 14 0-16 0 
т doz, punnets 1 3- 1 6 ordinary 10 0-12 0 
Mushrooms, per Ib. 3 0- 4 O0 Turnips, per bag 7 0-8 0 
Onions, per cwt. 12 0—14 O/Watercress,perdoz 0 9- — 
ReMARKS.—Business has improved all round. English 
Apples show ipd of cogis s ng in price, although the 
large quantities available will prevent much variation 
in their value. Hothouse Grapes are still in dem ноч па, 
and the prices realised f. ese fruits are satisfac 
бариде» of Briti on: баадан Apples to fant 
are meeting with satisfactory demand ыс is mainly 
cap а з of home-grown, wi oured dessert 
English Tomatos are practical finished, 
probably be зуна by = first were 
ven or four years, of Beans which is 
ve this week from Madeira Green Ye bar cie ae 
fairly, BE reo „аһа their prices are агана но 
in Potatos remains steady, with litt 
2d т is 
Plants in Pots, &c.: Average a Prices. 
48’s per doz. .. 10 0-12 60's pu ai 90-120 
Asparagus plumo- ае : 
вив Ericra hyemalis— 
—Sorengeri 1 32 0-18 48's per doz .. 24 0-36 0 
Aspidistra 0-72 o Erica | 
vx . 36 0 
npe 90s -.  .. 15 0-18 0 
Lorraine saan’ т 0-10 0 
48's perdoz. 24 0-36 OlMarguerites white 18 0-24 0 
Cacti tray Mame Kentia .. 24 0-36 0 
12%, 15's — .. 5 0-6 0—— 60's .. ++ 150380 
“ы = 180-06 doz, 24 0-30 0 
48’s per doz. 24 0-30 , 48's 6092-22 
Erica gracilis— i 48's per * 
: EUR .. 15 0-30 0| doz ^ ..  ..15 0-18 0 
Ferns and Palms: Average Wholesale Prices. 
d. s, d.| E ds. d. 
Adiantum Nephrolepis. 
cuneatum 48's variety. 43's = 0-18 0 
per doz, .. 12 0-15 0|— 32's 0-36 0 
elegans . 15 0-18 O|Pteris. in variety ` 
Asplenium ri s per CEU A a 0-21 0 
саала оаа 5 0-60 
_ 350 0-30 0|— small 60's 404 
— nidus 48's 
om E 0-15 0|— 72's per tray ot 
Cyrtomium 48's 10 0-15 0) 15's . 86-40 
eatly improved 
due p ariment, “and ie p^ of ген ате being 
бона . provinces for the Chri 
trade. „The Mur : 
апа 
ed in 
ЕКИ hey plants 60's. The limited bers of 
Cyclamen are soon pet up; ES "Chtysanthemums 
A we POR are саа All Palms and 
Ferns of m sizes € sellin, eb. 
Cut Flowers, &c.: Average Wholesale Prices. 
8. д. в. d. В, ЖН, 
Azalea white, per Heather, white 
doz. bun. .. 15 0-18 per doz. bun. 10 0-12 0 
Camellias per doz. 6 0- 7 O|Lapagerias,perdoz 
Carnations blooms 50-60 
blooms, be Lilium longifl А 
American var. 60-90 r bunch . 18 0-20 0 
Chrysanthemums— lium speciosum 
White. per doz album per bunch 6 0- 8 0 
ooms 0-12 0| — rubru rbun 70-80 
— Yello >» ++ 4 0-10 OjOrchids per doz. 
—Pink 6 0—12 0| — Cattle 24 0-30 0 
—Bronze  ,, 8 0-10 0 fo. ys aq 
—Spray White per doz. 60-90 
per doz. bun. 30 0-48 O|Pelargonium, d 
oured ble seatletper 7 
r doz. bun. 24 0-36 0| doz. bun. 12 0-18 0 
—Single Varieties Richardia (Arums). 
р 02. bun. 6 0| per doz. bims. 12 0-18 0 
Flow Roses per d dozen 
—Lilac white loo! 
er doz. spray 0- 8 0j.— Liberty « 90-1 
ана M 4 Melody . 0 03120 
~ per doz 2. bun. 3 6-4 | Mme. Ab 
Міш рай 718 0-20 0 Chatenay .. 8 0-10 0 
—N: us, — elia .. 90150 
White per pad 35 0-40 0— ond .. 8 0-120 
Soleil d’Or, per — te wfo! 6 0- 
oz. bun. 0-10 O|Roman Hyacinth 
Violets, per doz. spikes 30-36 
Parma, perbun 7 0- 9 0/Violets Single 
enias, per box per doz. 
spe 12 0- bun. .. 10 0-15 0 
о .. 50-6 0 — . 60-90 
ReMARKS.—Supplies of flowers from 
sho ei a slight reduction in Pao. on Saturday 
and again this morning. The тана 
ды ceable amongst Chrysanthemums, ee 
for Chrysanthemums Spee to be 
8 
Ргїсев 
еван: and those for ood ations show a slight 
advance on last w: Ces fi Ma dam Abel Chatenay 
are a very limited s ly Lili ms are scarce.. The 
num! of Ric! ardie: (Arums en sufficient for 
the i 
an 
nditio: Although danke 
very irregular; supplies are gradually increasing, 
and consist of Narc Paper Whi N. Soleil 
PAAR Mimosa бова)" efron Roses 
Parma Ма 
Оаа апа Rose: 
тш te Lilac from Но) Tian 
THE WEATHER. 
THE 
WEATHER IN SCOTLAND. 
ave weather for November was of: except tional se 
w falling Vesp vl gcns 
dod the. lev 11°. 
a * 
on the 25th the 
was 34.50, with a um 
inim: of 29°. The highest maxim n 
d the ini 
reco Wi nt 
379 on the 5th. On 19 ni the temperature fell 
below the point. For bulb rmometor 
the mean and for the wet bulb 32.39, 
giving а relativo > humidity | . per cent. п the 
2° on the inh; етен were үтү nights of ground fros 
A 
& one foot deep the soil temperature fell iie о 
to. 350. П оп 5 days, ап у continuously 
er 6. days. р: z winds were northerly.— 
ames Malloch, Director - Studies, pem College 
Gardens, Kirkton-of-Mains, near Dunde: 
CHRONICLE. 
[DECEMBER 13, 1919. 
GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 
Gardener 
Mr. J. T. Ru "kion, for the past 15 years 
to Mrs. Hincks, Barons pao, Dulverton, as 
Gardener to the same lady at z bei gcns Me 
ton, Somersetshir (Thanks ls. for R.G.O. 
box.—EDs.). 
Mr. H. Crane, as G о R. WALEY COHEN, Esq. 
Caen Wood Tower. Highgel е, М. ' 
Mr. J. W. Williams, as Gardener to Capt. С. 
PERRINS, ier, rire near Droitwich. 
"4 for more than three years with 
His Maier s aro and previously for three 
years Garden to Major W. H. LEN, Evenley 
Hall, Binkley., Northants, as Gardener to Lie ut.- 
Colonel | LESTER REID, Thorpe-Mandeville Manor, 
an 
Mr. F. W, Costin, for eight years in the Horticul- 
tural Трае аг ‘College, 
Horticultural Instructor for We 
Deighton, as (A apie 
Norton Priory, Selsey, 
Reading, as - 
sex. 3 
e М. 
Esq., с 
W. H. Bailey, lat wood House, Cobham, 
FRE as Pee, Sah y^ d "S. GoopHanT RENDEL, 
Esq., Hatehlands, Guildford, Surrey. 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
GODFREY & Son, Exmouth, Dev ysanthemums. 
К. Luxrorp & Co., Sheering Nairo “Harlow, Essex, 
—Chrysa. anthemums and Perpetual Flowering Carna- 
ti 
IH JON Lr Ryecroft Nurseries, Lewisham.— 
Chrysanthemums Phioxes, and Michaelmas Daisies. 
S ingham.—Chrysanthemums. 
[radi inr ery m шеша 
Alpines, Hardy apt een and S 1 
D. Van Der Vis & SONS, Boskoop, Holland.—Hardy 
Nursery Stock 
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