AUGUST 7, 1875.] 
LEE. GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 153 
—— DURING the week ending m Bd ж | FUNGUS : 
AE 
in the neighbourhood of London the r 
28th, increased to 30.34 inches by the morning 
of the 29th, decreased to 30.15 inches by about 
mid-day on the 3otb, increased to 30.20 inches 
1 
The mean readin 
for the week was 30.2 pe ein 0.43 inch higher 
than that of the preceding w 
The highest temperatures " da = at 4 feet above 
the nod ranged betwee 
th 
3 
D 
s 
w of 51 1 еап daily range of airs 
n the week was 214°, varying from 26° o 
28:h to 15° on the 315 The mean aang 
temperatures of the air and the esc from their 
мене averages were ollows :—25th, 58°.2, 
; 26t 58, — 4.2; b, ds 3 i 
28 h, 027.2, Озү 39h, 64°, £17.75 30th, 64°, 
17.7, and 3Ist, 58°, 9 ^4. Тһе mean tempera- 
ture for eek eing 1.5 below th 
reading ; the mean for the several low readings was 
e pe of the wind was variable, and its 
елеш ge gen 
p nin r during the week was fine and ova: 
Shower of rain fell.on the afternoon of the 2 
п fell on one day,-the amount ER a was 
ie 6 inch, 
nges e 
s 324°, the greatest nga eing 
неге, лой: the least bei 
on-Tyve ie. 
der ranged bet 
Hull a 
an ui 
at v ges New 
n the 
264° at Bristol and C блат cn " 
week was 574°, 
e е 
h; 603°, 
an daily € of temperature in 
g 
Leeds. The average e fall over 
the country was one-tenth oe z inch nearly. 
k was fine and bright 
the sky w u i 
an rel generally o on poer 
In Scotland, the hightest Ales Per at ranged from 
o 673° at Aberdeen. = owest 
4 
At Dublin, the highest temperature was 771^, the 
loweat 394°, the Be S61. and the fall of rain 0.07 
JAMES GLAISHER. 
Answers to ee 
A SuBsTITUTE FOR GRASS ON SHALL LAWN 
E. " sesion papo pilifera is, ao iiie t té 
plan were told about 
CUM E DISEASE : F. G. You m do мими в 
Prevent this, with the present 
Seed, and a soil =e only ке 
\ and even that ме —á certain cure. 
ў 
W. С. Е. Your plantis а fine specimen of 
Dry Rot (Merulins lg bai It is not uncommon 
to find it, as you h one, on brick re 15. 
а Ere S OF Pia mius ec A Scabi 
lous, or some- 
fro 
ing pind allied, as near as we can tell from the 
pe alone.—H, James. From the miserable scrap 
you sent we = that the plant is the Rose-bay or 
French Willo whic ch, tho ug oh 
a wild plant, is ie often cultivated. e specimen їп 
the bouquet was from a wild plant there could be no 
SUN а A in —€— ina bouquet 
Я ee A aee iflora.— 
pium 
fe i Bhi ne o 
blooms often come, 
thus moe 
tis. Trifolium fragiferu 
vespertilionis: —G. T., 
gul 
ac Debna "Your 
Ll pe. warts ge disease). 
phere by giving more air. 
Vine Ker are thickly 
Keep up a drier 
са ao а as 
ought not to have 
INSECTS : R. sect sen 
female Sirex gigas, a ago 
The annexed illustration (hg. 
cp the full-grown 
n timber-boring pest. 
i shows the Pall. 
FiG. 37.--SIREX GIGAS. 
grown larva in its burrow in the wood (principally 
Larch or el and the mandibles of the larva and 
perfect ins 
og бевте, nts are ѕресіаПу requested to addres 
all communieations intended for pu blica: 
i o any member of the 
dvertisements 
[^M —We are requested by the 
Publisher to desire Foreign 8 — Sari Post 
Office Orders, and wh 
office, go Street, ees ө од a 
vrite to the Publisher, at the en 
of this P ere 4n | n Street, Covent Garden 
at the same 
ERRATUM.—In report of the Kendal Show, at p. 146, 
read ''Mr. Sandford,” instead of * Sandwick,” as 
winner of the 1st prize for Black Grapes 
eae rd кенар :—P, W, J.—Ignoramus.— John 
—Е. W. R.— 
Ww 
Godfre "T C H u. K.—] D-R. D 
С.Е. Ё M.—A. б. G.—W. 5 —T.—G. А, 
aM arhets. 
COVENT GARDEN, gut s. 
be , as we 
There i is very little alteration to 
ance of offered 
rr Б de 
dete 
Continent and the i pe atti: a large 
especially in ‘Apples and Pears, but they are 
The p on Cae markets are com- 
not first-class goods. — 
paratively quiet. Good hoth 
are in fair request. Thos. Taylor "Wholesale Appie 
Mark 
FRUIT. 
s. d. s. d. A ne 
les, M-sieve т © 2 0 mons, per 100 «s 0-12 ^ 
i bo: 10-30 ges, p. I š 
н d sodium 406-16 Peaches, per doz. . 60-18 о 
Currants,red, %-sieve 2 o- 4 о Pine-apples, р. lb ..20-50 
— black, p. М-ыеуе 3 6- 5 о | Strawberries, per lb. o 4- 1 6 
Figs, per doz. +. 20-4 s uts, М “ 
rapes, per Ib, +s 20-50 ji i 
-present 
Mustard and Rape war” continue fü Hey R 
VEGETABLES. 
22.5.4. qug 
Artichokes, per doz. 4 o- .. | Herbs, per bunch .. 02-0 4 
Aubergines, per doz, 4 о- .. | Horse ‘Radish, p. bun. 30- 50 
Beans, Fren per Leeks, per bunch o2-04 
bushel 60-. Lettuces, per sco Io. 
— broad per bushel 3 o- . Mint, bund] 4- 
— Scarlet Run. , d o-. ushrooms, per pott. 1 0- 2 0 
Beet, per doz. о-о nions, young, bun. o 4- 0 6 
Cabbages, per doz. 10-20 Parsley, рег Asai 94-- 
Carrots, do. 9-6- eas, per qua 1 
Caulitiowers, spring, radishes, per “bunch о 2-0 o4 
2 0- .. hallots, per lb. о 3- 
C le As er bundl 16-20 Tomatos, per doz 4 
Cucumbers, each I b = 2 ‘urnips, per bundle. o 8- 
Endive, per doz. E Veg. ows, d 
Potatos—New : uiii 55. to 8s. ; Rounds, 5s. to 75. p. cwt. 
Cur FLowers, 
! Le oe 
Carnations, 12 Ra Pu 20 Pelargoniums, 12 spr. o 6- 1 6 
— Clove, per doz. o9. — Zonal, do. 4. 0 47 1 O0 
6 
— mixed, 12 bun. . .3 o- 
C 
— outdoor, r2 ‘bun. 17 o- 2 o 
in en = = e o 
2:0 бо a o 
eliotropes, 12 spr. о 6-10) Peg anes k o- 60 
aen иш р. bun. 1 o- 2 6 Stocks, 12 bun. o- 60 
Mignonette, 12 bun. (vto Swe ot Pubs, tent eb o 
му, jer banc o 4-0 
PLANTS IN Pors. 
г-к d. E F d. 
Begonias, per doz. .. 6 o-1 Hydrangeas, perdoz. 9 о-24 о 
Bouvardias, do. .. 9 o~r Lilium lancif. Р sso 4 о-бо о 
начну эч do. 6 0-18 o | Lobelia, do T 
Crass icr 12 0-30 Mignonette, do. «30-60 
Cype rie . 60-120 yrtles 0. 30-90 
Dada terminalis - 30 о-бо о Pelargoniums, dble., 
— viridis, per =. 12 0-24 О r doz s 4 0-12 0 
Ficus elastica 16-26| — Бекі. 0-9 0 
Fuchsia, per doz sx 0-18 o | Petunia, per pets 60-90 
Gardenias, do 112 0-60 о Rhodanthe, do. 6 0-12 0 
Gladiolii, do. +» 9 0-18 о | Rose 12 о-бо 
eaths, in var,, doz, a 0-30 о гам е do. 6 о-18 o 
Нейлгоре, рег doz. 6 o-12 о | Stock, do. 30-60 
SEEDS. 
LONDON: August 4.—In consequence of е адн 
days, the agricultural seed trade has now assume 
ery quiet appearance. All kinds of Clover dida s 
however, held with af rmness, and t si 
ate that as soo demand springs up, higher 
will be obt wit " For Trefoil seed there is Gor 
cg at full rates. Shipments of this article are stiil 
being made to gcn "Mos of the parcels of home- 
growth which come arket pro d con- : 
be in ba 
dition. For Trefoil diet Wasi is still a strong ases 
inquiry, and — seem loth T part _ their 
even at the late adva The to the i d 
sustained by the new crop are now fully confirmed, Гог 
Ts Shaw & Sons, Seed Merchants, 37, Mark 
Lane 
CORN. 
Business at Mark Lane on Wednesday was quiet, and 
the attendance гн 
supply, and no chea 
were moderate ani. of foreign 
rates were not easily realised. roi 
et ned сд declined somewhat 
and the few sales ў ed in flour 
сек 
ва: Barley, 46r 14; ar нуі? > 
At дан FERRE AREKE Market on Monday the number 
of beas offer was considerably smaller гены on the 
canta Madii. t the demand was not so good. 
Good qua. пек te prices 
uota- 
u 
ualities were rin саа 
trade was slow, and 
yas g 
were notlower. For 
now, in consequence o of | lambs, at 
gs 
there was fede a 
reports that, thoug 
smal агъа t for ward, trade was dull, an 
ere with some difficulty supported. Pri in 
hay mad m ; inferior ditto, 355. to 75-3 
prime Clover, 1 to 1605. ; ripas ditto, 555. to Ee 
quotations : Superior old "errem i а to pres ; 
inferior, тїоз. to тзоз.; new hay, 10 1425.5. F 
rior Р * dag to egt inferior, II 1405. ; 
О 
new Clover, n Чо 1475. 
load, 
