March 9, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



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COVENT GARDE 



Flowers. 



S p ri n g" fl owe rs m«e e t a r e^-d y sia 1 e , and "b u s i n c s 

 g-enerally is steady. 



6. d. 6. d. 



Adiantuin cuneatum ... per doz. bun. 5 0 to 8 0 



Aiumfi per doz. 3 0 .40 



Asparagus plumosus ... per doz. bun. 8 0 15 0 



Sprangeri per doz. bun. 8 0 12 0 



Azalea per doz. bun. 3 0 4 0 



Camellias per box 2 0 2 6 



Cernatioms per doz. 16 2 0 



per doz. bun. lo 0 21 0 



C<attk-yas ... per doz. 10 0 12 0 



Croton leaver per bim. 10 16 



Eucharis per doz. 2 6 3 6 



French fern per doz. bun. 2 6 4 0 



Freesiias per doz. bun. 16 2 0 



Gardeniats per doz. 5 0 9 0 



Hellebores per doz. 16 2 0 



Hvacinthe, Romin per doz. bun. 4 0 6 0 



Lilac per bunch. 2 6 3 6 



Liliuin auratum per doz. 4 0 5 0 



epeC'iasum per doz. 2 0 2 6 



longifiorum per doz. 3 0 5 0 



Lily of the Valley per doz. bun. 8 0 18 0 



Marguerites per doz. bun. 2 0 2 6 



Mignonette per doz. bun. 2 6 3 0 



.VarcisfiiLs per doz. bun. 13 6 0 



Odontogrloeeume per doz. blms. 3 0 4 6 



Pelargoniumc per doz. bun. 8 0 12 6 



^fo--^* l>er doz. 2 6 7 0 



>^niilax per doz. trails 2 0 3 6 



Sicwdrops per doz. bun. 10 2 0 



Tubero&eo p^r doz. 0 o 0 9 



Luli]^ per doz. bun. 5 0 10 0 



Violets per doz. bim. 13 4 0 



Wallflowens per doz. bun. 2 0 2 6 



Fruits. 



Canadian applet ar^^ in g-o<xl request ; g-rapes are 

 dearer, and so a^re banana*,. 



Apples, English, cooking ... per bush. I' o' ^6 



Nova Sootla per barrel 12 0 22 0 



Canadian per barrel 12 0 22 0 



American per barrel 20 0 32 0 



Californian per -caise 7 0 11 0 



" Oa.pe per box 4 0 7 0 



IW bun. 5 0 10 6 



y,^^ • per doz. lb. 6 0 7 0 



CraLberriQs .. per caee 9 0 12 0 



Gra]>eis English per lb. 14 3 6 



i^^S^^n per lb. 1 0 2 0 



-Umena per barrel 12 0 16 o 



J, Oape pel- (jQg^ 4 Q 10 0 



Nectarines Gape per }x^x 4 0 8 0 



Orange. Denia jier ca^e 15 0 30 0 



Jamaica per case 9 0 no 



Ualiifornian per case 14 0 2'> 0 



Peaches ^ J? 1« 



rtars, American per barrel 25 0 % Q 



" per box 3 0 6 0 



■^trawlW^rnT per ca..e 2 0 8 0 



■■■ p-er lb. 1.) 22 0 



VOKetables. 



.f.^nir' somewhat iirnier, and the .demand is 



Artichokee Glnho i ^" ^' ^- ^■ 



tT'. per doz. 3 0 to 4 0 



" Jerusalem ner ^ bu^ih i « on 



^ane, "Madeira ^ ^ ^ ^ 

 Beet "^""^-^^^ per basket 4 0 8 0 



Cabbaee Per i-bush. 10 2 0 



Carrots ^-^^^J* 3 0 6 0 



t>auliflower« ^ ^ '^0 



Celery P^^ doz- 2 0 2 fS 



ChicoVy bundles 10 0 14 0 



( neumbPrV lb. 0 4 0 5 



Endive ' P^'' 0 12 0 



H^:>r..<.rulUh P^'" <ioz. 2 0 2 6 



L.-.-k.. P^i* «oz. bun. 10 0 12 0 



L' Ui,,.^. per doz. 2 6 3 6 



ilu.>hroo]ij,s I^*^^ ^ *> 4 0 



Mint ... per doz. lb. 10 0 13 0 



Onif.ns P^r doz. bun. 5 0 6 0 



i' '! - : V per case 8 0 9 0 



, per i-fiieve 2 0 3 0 



, per bag 4 0 6 6 



Jlii iharb ^'^^n- ^ 2 0 



/^avove P^r doz. bun. 0 8 10 



Seakale P^'' tally 7 C 12 0 



Spinaeh Pe^" bun. 0 9 13 



l^niatoe*, Canary ^"11 ^''^^^ A ^ ^0 



4^^rnipB ^ l>er pack. 12 0 16 0 



Tiirnip Top« ^^'^ bun. 2 0 2 6 



'^ftercreee J*^^ bag 2 6 3 0 



per doz. bun. 0 6 0 6^ 



V H?!^'''''' PoTXTo MARKETS. 



' klnnd ... ^ s. d. s. d. 



f.)<ieen 60 0 to 65 0 



P^r ton 75 0 85 0 



I per ton 70 0 80 0 



{\ t 'Iward per ton 50 0 75 0 



' !' ^" -iV.te Pe»' ton 65 0 90 0 



l>er ton 70 0 9Q Q 



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FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS. 



MONDAY, Ma.rch 11.— United Horticultural Benefit 

 and Provident Society, Annual Meeting at Royal 

 Horticultural Hall, at 8 p.m. 



Tl/ESDAT. March 12.— Surbftan Spring Flower ^how 



WEDNESDAY, Maroh 13.-East Anglian Horticultural 

 Club. 



THURSDAY, Mar sh 14.— North of England Horticul- 

 tural Socieiy meets at Bradford 

 British Giardeni-ms' Association. Dinner at Holborn 

 Ite^taurant, 6. 30 p.m. 



TUESDAY March 19.— Royoa Horticultural Society. 

 Narcissus Committee meete at 11.30. Fruit 

 Floral, and Orchid Committee* meet at 12 o'clock' 

 Lecture at 3 p.m. on "Ferns," by Mr H. B. 

 May, y.M.H. Scientific Committee at 4 "o'clock 



WEDNESDAY, March 20.— Koval Meteorological 

 Society. 



THURSDAY, March 21.— Perpetual Flowering- Carna- 

 tion Society, at Koj^l Horticultural Hall, West- 

 minster ; two day*?. 



Linnean Society Meeting. 



Manchester and North of Eng-land Horticultural 

 Society. 



TUESDAY, March 26.— Bournemouth Spring Flower 

 Show ; two days. 



WEDNESDAY, March 27.-Liverpool Spring Show; 

 two days. 



Royal Horticultural Society'e General Examination 



in Horticulture. 

 Royal Botanic Society Meeting. 



THURSDAY. Marcli i^S.-TcrqiLav Spring Show 



FRIDAY, 31aroh 2fl.— \^-arninglid G'ardeners' Society 



SATUR^DAY, March 3<I.— French Horticultural Society 

 ol lx>ndon, 



TUrsDAY, April 2.— Royal Horticultural Society; 

 Narci&sus Committee meet^ at 11.30 a.m.; Fruit 

 Floral, and Orchid CV)uimittees met>t at 12 o'clock-' 

 Lecture at 3 p.m., on Tender Plants for a Waml 

 Corner - by Mr. R. Irwin Lynch, M.A. ; ^Scientific 

 Committee at 4 o'clock. 

 S CO 1 1 i;s h Ho rt ic u It u r a I A ssociat i on . 



THURSDAY, April 4.— Mancheeter Orchid Society. 



SATUIIDAY, April 6.— Fren-h Horticultural Society 

 of London. 



Normanby Horticultural Society, July 24 and 25 in 



Normanby Park, Donoajster. 

 Leamington and County Flower Show, July 24 and ''5 

 >at:onal Dahlia. Society. September 17 and 18, at th« 

 iryetal Palace. 



Pir^ckbura C^rysantbeJiium Show, Novembt^r 15 and 16 

 Derby Gardenens' Associ'i-tion'fi Summer >how, July 



27; Chryeanthemum Show, NovemWr 8 and 9. 

 Barnet Horticultural Society, July 11. 

 Fioxlydi^ite , land HeweJl ' Flowner Show Societr 



AugUist 5, in He well Park 

 Shrewsbury Floral Fete, AuETust 21 and 22. 



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