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JULY 4, 1874.] 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONIC Ge. 
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ought to be going to rest. Attend to the root wants 
of young Vin a. and keep the merio well up to the 
nulching by means of frequent surface waterings with 
pid soft or sent water. W. Coleman, Lasinor 
Castle, 
F ee this time the first ap of Bra Agr will 2 
gathered, and the 
endar for Figs for the week din ng ‘hay 6 shoul 
w be in for Under ee 1 yeh ae 
ah will adva a p “There will s <i pe a 
mae su iotr r fruit. This time, therefore, if not 
ady done, thin them freely at once, reserving those 
which are nearest the base of thes ont 
e beneficial eff 
al power to mature them prope 
yringe is “fr eely apblied vind og trees esta “ed twice 
ery da nika aa ie red-s very prevalent this 
will soon establish itself if this matter 
bs ot allow trees to suffer from 
5 su are ots in 
borders of limited extent will ps it copiously and 
n occasion of app t mix a 
o the requirements o 
erbich hill pege required iy early Sain, Syringe 
them ovens e , and su supply them with 
er on every occas occasion, G. T. Miles, 
W come MA Sbey Ga 
AND CN op A —Where the fruit is 
in iest houses, attend still to 
ringing the trees, to "ex e reds if it has 
th liage. the -enginë is 
i e more effectual than se syringe for that 
purpose Wie ere the house is large. f the lights 
aken off and the trees exposed to the rain, 
good watering, 
iscontinued for a time. 
APPOINTMENTS FOR THE MONTH. 
Í | Meeting of the Entomological Society of London, 
July Ol at 7 Pom 
Midland Counties Grand ge ae pre: Exhi- 
oe eart at Birmingham. Mr. R. Dean (Ealin 
7 Bia a= Mr. ‘a Secs en: a ing 
“July 
Blace, Bishop Stortford), owen 
Horticultural Society’s Exhibition. 
West of England Rose Show, at Hereford. 
Wisheach Aen Annual Flower S 
wae Č} National Rose mite 4 Exhibition Seep 
tson 
Mr. T. Moo: 
Ger Edan Quay, Dublin), “Fon, Secretaries 
g—Horticult ural Exhibitio ‘bo 
trincham and Pordon. A 
M W. L. Palfrey (Millington, Altrincham), 
Hon. 
Ro Horticultural Soci 
| oaei at rr Aai; 
154. etx P.M 
King (Oundle), Secre 
ay om Duke of De poama President ; 
16 Carpenter, 
Flower Show at Great Yarmouth. 
Rose Shor Zoological Gardens at Cilftoh. 
Grantham and os 
Earl Brownlow, President, the 
Earl Schedules of Mr. L; 
seller, Grantham). 
28- Buckingham Selperern = Exhibition. 
“Notices to Correspondents. 
pitir and Floral | 
Oundle Fllower and easy Show. Mr. dined : 
zhton and Sussex Samre Exhibition. His : 
Right Hon. | 
| ly Hoses p dot me 
CLERODENDRON BALFOURIANUM: W. A. The plant 
propagates so freely from ee that the seeds are 
of no special value, except the seedsmen could make 
m. 
T. Smith. The partial conver- 
sion of a e pistils to 5 petals $ is a common “ogee in 
double- purs, especially in D. grandi- 
GRAPES SHANKING : X. Y. Z., Barnet. Your Grapes 
re 
ifferin at is termed king "—that 
is, a withering up of the footstalks of the bunches just 
t the t e berries should be ge ipe 
ere are that tend to uce this, such 
ori va 
ac v 
m that could have fjara. the roots in any wa 
th ey are unable to pen — their 
functions. e best method t 
reduce the vd Cpe when mi may be able 
to save a portio 
INDIAN Asuras : W. tases 
Curator, Royal Gardens, Kew 
Write to the 
tele infested by ark oe 
three days, erwards put it in a cooler place. 
Iti i yey nearly, if not quite hardy. The other next 
Nish oF PLANTS : P. P; Polystichum angulare. The 
Rev. H., A. Wa e 8, Campden Grove, Kensington, 
is secretary to the British paea aaa Society, and 
would give you information respecting its meetings.— 
ms ai ntopodium alpinum ; 2, Dianthus deltoides ; 
3, Calycanthus floridus.— T. Bunyard & ii Big- 
nonia ungui G. 1, Veronica serpyllifolia ; 2, 
è A al Hedysarum neglec 
i tea dium Manescavi; 4, 
A bir a lation — John . Asclepias curassavica. 
D. anthus Armeria.— 7. S. P. Both 
speciale sent gon to Bupleurum protractum, 
poe mtk . F. Probably 
f Campanula ee 
r A without leaves.—C. C. 
Weltoniensis. 
i peta vittata. Send’ be 
others.—Lo¢us. Probably Virgilia lutea, You sent 
no koi 
PEACHES GUMMING: W. R. Innes Hopkins. We 
believe you will he able to trace the cause of the gum- 
ming of your Peaches to their roots being in sour, cold, 
bad soil. The hea teri ith such liquid manure 
as you oui o applied ' would no doubt tend to help the 
PHYCEORE F. D. Yes. Take every precaution. 
Burn wes real, and look s TE roots. 
SCOTCH THISTLE f you will consult Sower- 
F Ad English Botany you will find figures of gerame 
ns and Onopordon Acanthium, from wh 
oera ap to represent the Scotch Thistle ; 
wile: Tiol m repens, or Oxalis om will give 
you equal elon as regan the Shamro 
ich you 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED, —Hov 
Market Stree 
‘of New and R 
Co. (53, North 
t, ae U.S.A: H Mungi Catalogue 
are Plants 
sete bia ReEcEIVED :—R. A. P.—N. hes 
6 ME a, Piee a ake W; Ex 
send us 
G.T. M. 
<4 P Ma —N. 5- a 
* 
COVENT satan Fuly 2. 
an Pines ene es 
‘cor Prowess. 
terminalis 1 
shod See ite 
oO. 40-90 | 
. do. 60-120 | 
VEGETABLES, 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Artichoke, green, os, n 3- : x Horse ng +p. cen 30-50 
per r Leeks, 02-04 
Au rgines, per doz. è o- | Lettuces t 6-4. 
Beans, Broad, E | vee (green), p i bu o 6... 
lish, per bush 30-36) Mu . 10-26 
— French, per Ib... 1 6- . | Onai pat eat ~ + =60 
Beet, per doz, . 10-20) Parsley, = ee. o 4-06 
Cabbages, perdoz. .. 1 3- 2 o Peas, per quart 10-20 
Carrots, per bunch.. o 6- o 9 Radishes, r bunch, o 2- o 4 
— new do. .. +. 09- | — black, Turnip, do. s. - 0 
— French do. . tő- .. | Rhubarb, p. bundle. o 4- 1 © 
— English og-. Shallots, per Ib. E ols 
Cauliflowers, per doz. 2 o- 60 Salsify, per bundle.. 1 6- .. 
Celery, per bundle .20-30 Spinach, per bush 5 o- 
Cucumbers, each .. o 6- 3 o| Tomatos, per doz 3O- 1. 
Endive, pe edor. .. 10-2 Turnips, per bundle. r o- .. 
Herbs, per bunch o 2- o 4 | Veg. ee each o 6- . 
New Potatos Round, ros. tO 12s, per Kidneys, tas. to 
18s, wt. Old stocks hile "finished. 
SEEDS. 
The mee genial ae accept- 
nereased dema: 
appear unwilling to a. ab at long figures. 
s of new French Italian, for future de- 
om made, ata 
Hem 
cs fake: St 
Toke rc. 
CORN. 
n Monday, at Mark Lane, the market was quiet, 
prices were hardly so firm 
and 
buyers.— 
and transactions in Wheat were greatly 1 
a appr 
or BeA Bagy nto enya neglected, and » very few 
p in Oats rather 
quietly S Ghill in; in, e prelia io parare nrg . Maize 
was also inc vereri to favour buyers, but Beans and P 
well supported their value, Flour was Tin and if fer 
thing slightly c cheaper. j 3 
CATTLE. 
At n OSE akareagec market 
H Eng 
n Monday the — 
as smaller, Ro of of foreign larger ; 
nore pe than 
f las 
were ze low. for fat fe sheep, | 
tt fa heavy s Choicest 
dull, and onday's rates were 
Sheep were in small demand, and prices on: ee 
did not ee lambs made rather more Ty 
money ; calf trade remained Hy beer i d for, 
milch cows business is still epor bad, 2" 
HAY, 
The age report is to the effect that fair sup- 
plies are o Prime 
realised rom ton 
TOOS. j and straw, qos. fo 44. per 
POTA TOS. xe eee 
From the Borough and nans 
learn that these o Bea Serg 
Potatos os during th esige 
