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THEE 
GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[OCTOBER 9, 1875, 
Oct. 3.—Overcast, dull, and wt tirou ghort. 
— Leno icr s and dull till noon e, but cloudy after- 
A little rain fell in Sire id 
= — ight till 4. 15 Р. e "t when the sky became 
фек бусы overcast, and rain fell till 5 Р.м. 
Fine, and pennae at 2 
— 6,—A very fine clear day. 
week endisse Saturday, October 2, 
—— During t the 
in the. vicinity of the olis the reading of the 
eter at the a: t the sea decreased from 
30.04 inches at the beginning of the week to 29.53 
by about midnight he 26th, increased to 
h i the 27th, decreased to 
n of the 28th, increased 
to 29.86 inches by the morning o "d the ym сеа 
of t 
to 29.81 inches by the aftern e day, 
in o 30.08 inches “the it ruf Se 
t 30, decreased to 29 64 inches by ay on 
e en 
The highest icai of the air at the height of 
4 feet ron the emm as registered day by A 
varied iba n September 26 and 62? 
respective averages, were as fo ws :—September 26, 
58°. 5, +3" `8; 27%, 557.6, TP ; ; 28th, 55" 
29th, 53°, — 154 ; 30th, 53.5, — о°.8 
55° ЫҢ +о°, 8; АУ re an ra 
ture for the week was 542°, being pir es than 
м average of observations extending over a period 
years. 
*" The highest readings of a ре - black- 
ened int 
bulb in vacuo, placed on grass n's rays, 
were se Aue SN 27th, and 116? on cecus 29; 
the mean for the week was 102°, The lowest readings 
of a er on grass, with its bulb exposed to 
the sky, were 42° and 41° on tembe ind 
the or the seven low readings 
The direction of the wind was W.S.W. а S.W., 
and its th The weather dicing’ the week 
was tolerably showers of rain fell occasionally, | 
. and the sk - m 
Outer 2 was O37 inch. of hich О. z inch fell on 
tob 
In England, the highest pen rape t e air r by 
day, at thee height o of 4 feet above the ground, was 73? 
at Sunderland ; at Wolverhampt re the highest tem- 
re was 634° The from all stations was 
66°. The lowest tem mperatures of the ra at night were 
41° at Newcastle-on-Tyne "id 414° at Bristol, 
Truro the lowest temperature fh the We? Феб 
The а from all vpn s was 444°. The 
average ran perat in the week from all 
stations was 214°; the mao range was 29° at 
meen least was 14°, at Truro. 
The m temperatures observ 
of the seven high 
by der wi was the largest a at Samer 
smallest at Wol 
was the greatest 
cester, 464°, The gen ye 
was 483^. The mean 
the week from all static 131°; accom s it 
was the greatest, 184°, and at Truro 1 81°. 
The m tem e air for th k 
varied from 58° at ing to 524° at Eccles; the 
general m ue all stations was 54}°, 
ean 
эе same as the value cs he corresponding week i 
I 
fell on every day in the week at Wolv 
hampton, Liverpool, Manchester, and Eccles ; 
four, five, and six days a 
Sunderland. The average over the country was seven- 
De vir an inc 
eather during the week was tolerably fine, 
but the. Sky was generally cloudy, and frequent 
showers of rain fell. 
In Scotland се highest temperatures of the fa 
een 66° at Leith and 59° 
the air 
Rain fell at Омри to the amount of 3] inches, at 
Greenock to 2j in 
th 
м ee г: inch ; the average fall over the country 
"Ж ‘Dublin the highest | temperie was 671^, the 
lowest 41°, the mean 54°, and the fall of rain 0.58 
ch. 
JAMES GLAISHER. 
Enquiries, 
70. — Will any one vouchsafe to tell oi a 
remedy (not "asphalte) a prevent steep walks being 
ashed heavy rains? The gravel we have binds 
bane and hard, but is frequently washed away by 
heavy sto 
RARIAS ROTT large 
quantity of Cinerarias, beautifully established i in 48-sized 
third have already died, and the remaind 
of your correspondents give me any 
information m "the matter ? Subscriber, 
Answers to Lae eee 
CHILIAN BEET: strain is a 
highly са опе, НУ G sac ak hd showing 
иен M ie aracter. 
matises of the ordinary 
would therefore be 
mulched 
with litter. The early-flowering ones would need 
scu: from Desi frosts as soon as the flower-buds 
h 
iege: mentioned would, no 
which did not fall below 
mmenc 
them. . It is cheaper to send fruits by tul. pet you 
must not send more on 
MossES: B. C. Baines. т, Hypn жоу е. Be. H. 
myosuroides ; 3 and 4, Trichostomum rubellum 
NAMES OF FRUITS: 
g м 
5, Passe Colm: 7, Repeats: Esperen; 8, José- 
phine de Malines 9, Easter Beurré; 10, berga- 
motte тт, Bergamotte де. Fagues I9, 
` 21, "Glou -Merceau.' 
int ding ; 
ather end burn all the leaves 
from the Pear trees infested when they fall, and in the 
winter dress the trees. w Gish 
Bergamotte d'Automne.—S. C. One Pear, 
Clai 
ORCHIMA | i STOVE: F. C. Stop the rire m 
eep the plants a little drier 
ae 
g ouk Flemish DEN: round one, 
eurré 
S uM: IA. OBLATA : 
that in rid to M ac n- of Sf beries з you should 
get the ded Mei h Ri antis- 
ma, an barren. 
Чоно GRASS. SEEDS Tor tx х It i 
now too late for autumn sowing he time, 
понет, to sow upon soil of “а stiff clay nature" is 
during the last week in e month of Apri 
piis fece Have the ground w n up, pre- 
pared, only sow during a fine iod, and 
with moderately dry. Do „not omit the 
Hard ish Fescue and Crested varieties on 
your stiff land. Sow d m . E. 
TRANSPLANTING LARGE EVERGREENS: F. F, Chat- 
te we have t lanted common La 
sev n, most su y, during the first 
week in May in a favourable season, we would recom- 
mend you to transplant your byt 
he — is а ome 
= hay 
occurrence is ж? 
accounted for on the süpposhion that a rod has bee 
brought up а the st and 
It would there 
produc Е pedas on an old rod, and 
ches on the rod are white, m e: — 
t а n 
black also if the white ч Gr einer a. are i 
- top or the bottom of the old rod. agrees 
on these poin 
Co: OMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED : — ч North, — A. D. (oe 
a i ML W. Н. Е, — Foggylone. —B. M, 
Markets, 
COVENT GARDEN, October y^ 
A good demand for Cobbs, with a limit 
has caused prices of best samples to advance 
ed supply, 
; ile q 
tations for all other goods remain sam 
ears, suc 
ar good prices 
for the season, James Webber, What pes Market, 
Сот FLowk 
m га ER 
Came 12 o | Pelargoniums, 
Carnations, 12 blooms z I 6- 40| — Zonal, do, sis spr 3 T o- e 
30-60 
Eucharis, per doz. . 
Gardenia, per doz. .. Set SP 
Heliotropes, 12 spr. o 6-1 Spi sprays .. ї 
Mignonette, 12 bun, 3 o- E o Stephaotisr sprays 
Myosotis, per bunch ó 4-09 m 
PLANTS IN Pots, 
s. d. i 
Бирини, рет ene . 6 oa 
5.4. s.d 
Heaths, in Abe e 12 0-30 o 
Bouvardias, do. „12 ods ч Нәр, i6 
Calceolarias, do. .. 6 о-18 о | Lilium us **I2 0-26 к 
Chrysanthemum, do. 40-90 peer do. oe 3 ita : 
Coleus, do. . 40 б o | Myrtles 3 o- 9 
Cyclamen, do 12 24 с Pelargoniums; dble., 2$ 
rus, „б o-12 0 0-12 0 
lis зо 0-60 о "e iret, do, 30-90 
a hdi per E 12 dere Primula sinensis, do. 40-120 
Ficus elastic 7 6 | Solanums, do, . 60-240 
Fuchsia, per ed Ze "T o-18 о Укаша: "do ++ 4 0-12 0 
FRUIT, 
s. d. s. 
Apples, per entis ranges, p. тоо .2 d 
Cobbs Land Filbts. ,Ib. о 9) (тетер, ре, 4022578 берй 
bushe - 5 о | Pear r doz, 0-40 
Fan Dr ГА se о ge 30 Pine-apples, p. Ib. . 30-50 
Grapes, per Ib. ee : 9- 5 о | Plum “3 per bushel .. 5 o- бо 
MOMS, рег тоо es 0-12 о. nnet oe 
Melons, each addon T e р. bush, , 9616 
VEGETABLES, 
г. dy 4 d; EG x 
Artichokes, per 4 0- .. | Herbs, per bunch .. o z- o 4 
— Jerusalem, р. 1b. о 3- Horse Podisben bun. 30-50 
Beans, Fren Leeks, per bunch .. o 2- o "1 
bushe 6 o- .. илсе, | ^a SCOIÉ.. I O- ,, 
— Scarlet Run., do, 5 = Mint, per bundle -.. 
Beet, рег doz. 2 о | Mushrooms, ре t. 10-20 
Brussels Sprouts, Ib. о -. Onions, young, bun. o 4-06 
Cabbages, per doz. .. 1 o- 2 0 Parsley, per bunch.. o 4- .. 
d, do. uw + | Radishes, per bunch, o 2- о 4 
Cauliflowers, p. doz. 4 o- Spanish, doz, .. г o- .. 
Celery, per bundle .. 1 6- 2 o | Shallots, per с: „суа 
ur , eac о 3-0 9} Tomatos, doz. 10-20 
Endive, per doz . 10-20 Turnips, ра bs bundle, о 4-. 
Batavian, р. doz. 2 о- 3 о! Veg. Marr , doz. 1 0- ., 
Potatos—New : Kidneys, 5s, to АА. жойи, s sis to 7s. p. cwt. 
acit, — stelle dg are no 
an advan 
h 
de; the e eis is still in short 
and meets a fair sale, notwithstanding 
illet and H 
m oe 
For er Barley, Oats, and 
es seasonable c demand. — We cm A 
proves uu In Rape s the enini is up- 
dou mede - change. Joh hn Shaw 
e son, Sed. Моа 37, Mark Lane, Ё,С, 
х 
егі 
1405. to 1555, ; inferior, 1055, tO 
1187, ; and straw, 455. to sos. per load. 
POTATOS. 
The Borough and Spitalfields spats ues state 
that trade has tead given for 
nd c 255. t 
е ign Potatos e 
> 743 34 packages from « 
1520 Sacks zo bags from Dunkirk, а ау Ec ici stacey ue 
26 ld from Rotterdam, 89 from Boulogne, and 
40 sacks from Ostend, 
