THE 
_ Avoust 22, 1874] 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
249 
$ eon 
r to nate principle h A ame ‘aedite on,” 
val of the fittest.” In the stru 
r 
ily lo st a 
oyag 
carried e than 
bird, ot, nea omits inteligence and 1 spirit, 
found in Iceland, which flies 
= x =) miles an say t and is ible k to “find 
and land, from any part of the 
bine wold. A pair of Pa birds, a few days 
brought despatc es from Paris w F Bes: ely spot, 
ental t to Kin nature, in a wild and rocky mi of 
within = mi an of samigo in one iS ur and 
Pre ok the despatches 
the city, y praia distance from Paris to Lon- 
by actual parcel m i n 
n one hour and 7 If the experiments at 
nt being made Ua training 3 educating them 
nue Successful is hoped by next summer t 
ily i ween America 
‘ uropa! the whole distance to be traversed between 
arise in one hemis <x wt e and sun-set in the other. 
Water, 
R IN ENGLAND. — Mr. T 
som $ 
go in TN A piece of rich lind fa n Der rbyshire 
à with seed from fine Vekk early in the 
Madder 
autumn 
E 
e 
n the groun or experi- 
growth was so are sufficient. 
ere and 
reds being loose 
t entirely wanting ; 
T sun and 
. . 
Notices to Sanani 
Correspondents are specially requested to address 
communications intended for eiio to the 
” and not member of the staff per- 
ers advertisements should 
: Ramsgate. We should sow as soon as 
seed i Ar pot off, and house in a fros 
sora e;ort 
"F 
5 pricking out, ae ee n as required, 
he glass to — sie 4 
“Ss 
P. The colour 
if it has not changed in 
ionally 
NB tm ee 
published by 
a E Mh 
OF BOTANY : H. E. E. This is a monthly 
gp rg in ee Nemo. There is little doubt that 
the c in your Melons is in the root. 
aor ould examine the roots to see whet this is 
the case, and at any rate entirely remove old soil 
t , or, if it admits of it, purify it 
thoroughly with burnt sulphur. You will bly get 
of the dise: his treatment, except there i 
something in the soil which n with 
Mel If you cannot Be: the house, the only 
co left is to plant 
urse i your Melons in some other 
house, taking the proper precautions, ss 
ES OF PLANTS 
mo which there are 
ere ples in cultivat E ` ipsalis 
salicornoides.—: The small form of Cystopteris 
fragilis, often mistaken fo The r 
specimen is a very c ne, apparently a barren 
orm of some Polystichum with palmate pinnæ. We 
should like to see it again when more developed. — 
G. rris. 1, Lastrea glabella; 2 a 
palma ; Lito ors aurita. — W. Hills. 1, 
Photinia serrulata (?), perh ; 2 
f mi Aristotelia Maqui ; 5, 
been unable to re them satisfactorily. 
In future please send flowers.— W. P. T. V. 1, Pent- 
stemon venustum ; 2, ook um Sipyleum ; 3, Statice 
Gmelini; 4, Anemone pikern 5; Verbena venosa 
epetella.— —Thomas Beil. Asclepias curas- 
i 
savica.— N. M. 3, Pholidota imbricata.— W. Ingle. 
Oncidium luridum. 
NURSERY ASSESSMENTS: G. ;W. B. asks, “Can nursery- 
men be assessed for local rates beyond” the amount of 
rent paid by them? In other words, c can the assessors 
assess the value of their glasshouses ?’ 
ORNAMENTAL Pots : . Write to such makers 
atthews, The ‘Royal Pottery, atoa por 
Pioi LEAVE saik The fungus i ng Puccinia pruno- 
rum (the Piu -tree brand). Try a weak solution of 
carbolic acid, "Tanesi of the uhat. 
PLUM WITH VARIEGATED L = . G. We have 
ot Pied: obse ari egation in the Plum 
ot consider it at = ciate or at all desirable. 
TOMATO ides exhibition purposes the 
Tomato i is usually APR e as a vegetable, but, like 
the Cucumber, it is of course the fruit which is eaten. 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED :—A. M 
m A 
f Nursery Stock Miller 
holesale de Lis 
Sa (27, oe Street, San Sg age A cine Trade 
aot nr ian Bulbs. Prenat eens 
and P; saa Nosé rseries, Upper H ines, 
N.) General Bul Bulb - Beers ae Cw. Cutbush & Sons 
(Highgate, a Bons ( criptive 
logue. “Tames Ve Veitch & Sons THENI Exotic Nursery, 
Sna ieee d, Chelsea, S as Catalogue of Hyacinths 
Reading), A ange Catalogue of Bulbous Roots, 
aan. Seeds, & 
ERRATUM.—At pri arà, aa! for the Rev. J. D. Wonner 
read the Rev. J. D . Horn 
Communications Receivep :— J. R. P.—J. F. (next week), 
R D.B th E bcs Bank T row Company, Üi ies ohai 
e es ron n 
Snu S.E.).—T. W.— SS H -— -P.D 
W; Cox. — T m (Seated it a E eA Pe 
T. j.—W.T. 
—j. D.—A; F.—W. M.-F. W. AR Dw. PE BIC 
arkets, 
COVENT GARDEN, August 
nA geo for the trade. Foreign consign- 
ia Pines over. Thos. Taylor, 
Wholesale A A pple pea 
s.d. s.d. | d. s.d. 
Apples, per }4-sieve 1 o- 1 6 | Lemons, per ; +16 0-24 0 
Apricots, doz. .. 20-40 each .. 20-5 
rc aaas N 
Pi asa % _ + 06-20 
urrants, -sieve 4 0- .. P- 
— FA ss : — +. 20-150 
3 Of. oat i Oo 4 0 , P. doz, + 20-3 
Talbects, por th, .. I o~ 1 6 | Pine-apples, p Ib. .. 3 0-60 
Goose es, p.qrt. o 4- o g | Plums, 3 +. 30-40 
Grapes Kueiah, 5 Ib, 2 o- 6 o | Raspberries, p. Ib... o 6- o 9 
— do- se 8O- s. | Straw p. 1b. ie 
— Muscats, do. .. 3 6- 8 o | Walnuts, p. bush. ..16 o- 
VEGETABLES. 
eth 
okes, green, ea, o 6 I is 
Aubergines, per doz. 2 o- .. ai. | 
Beans, Broad, Eng- 10-26 
lish, bush. .. 3 o- 3 6 -06 
o- 4-06 
Cut FLOWERS, 
s.d, 
Carnations, pe doe elargoniums, per 12 
bunches 3060] _ spray: és o6-1o0 
Corn-flower, p doz. Pelargoniums, Zonal, 
bunches 20-60 per r2 sprays .. 0 3-09 
Eucharis, per doz. .. 4 o- 9 o ze, mixed do. .. 20-40 
Escholtzia, p. p. 12 ba 2 o- x rs Roses, indoor, p. doz. 1 o- 6 o 
nias, doz. r ne ae o4-to 
Gladiolus, ‘doz. “area's o 6- 4 6 gel ee 
eli ged doz. 
sprays 
Mignonette, 12 bun. PE o 60, E uberoses, 
PLANTS = Pors. 
d. 
E E Ed Ed 
alsams, p. doz. a o- 9 o | Geraniums, s doz. 40-90 
ee do. ee res 20 eaths, in va , do 0. I2 0-30 0 
Bouvardias do. "18 o l pereas ea... do. 9 0-18 o 
Cale silala, shrubby 8 0-18 o | Liliums, in var., each r o- 3 6 
Coleus, p . doz, o | Mig tte, per doz. 4 o- 60 
ge es a o | Myrtles do. 30-90 
cæna terminalis I2 0-30 0 | Ponai. do, 60-18 o 
»_ Viridis . hese 12 0-24 0 | do, Scarlet .. do. 30-90 
Fuchsia do. 4 0-12 0'Rhodanthe ..do, 6 0-120 
SEEDS. 
Lon e to report a 38 steady 
business passing in ose kin ev of seeds ea for pre- 
sent s w Trifolium the qua 
on apse pi to b very limited ; es 
i e i 
goy. In bot 
for the present are very limit 
the new crops are oon satisfactory. Blue s 
A ps Shaw & Sons, Seed Mer- 
chants, 37, Mark Le 
At Mark Lane on Monday t bs gtain ane w oven 
The ro ae for English Wheat ruled heavy, a 
gh oted at 525. to 
& 
wn 
S 
ad 
> 
4 
Maize was i 
one 
Wednesday. English Wheat s sold slowly at previous 
currencies ; io reign was without a alteration. _ The supply 
of Barley w te; in all were at — 
J Aa ikete gAs dull, on Poca sive 
ransactions TOS were restricted, at quota- 
tions. Malet was inactive, at late currencies. Beans — 
and Peas were steady in value, and flour was dull on 
former terms 
CATTL 
There was no feature A ex nets in the cattle trade 
at Monday's market. oe der ish a boi oice breeds, 
from their scarcity, n d realised full 
i inferior Fet sold slow wly. ov The best best Scots 
ands at 6s. to .6s. 2d. per 8 Ib. 
On the f foreign mae of the market a 
ced ra milch cows and 
cate ves the report continues lant: 
HAY, 
A small supply of hay and straw was on sale at Smith- 
Dai o a the flowing 
- o 
+ gos. t aE 
old Clover, ot 8 to 
4 new lover, roos 
118s, ; and straw, 445. to 485. per load. 
ne Se ; inferior A pon to 1088: 
85. 
ctr a TOS. 
