Mabch 30, 1912 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE 



269 



MARKETS. 



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COVENT GARDEN. 



Flowsrs. 



Tra<le k rather slow owiug to the depressing effect 



of the ccal strike. 6- ^ 



\diantum cuneatum ... per doz. bun. 5 0 to 8 0 



Arum^ • l3*rdoz. 3 6 4 0 



Asparagus pltimo^us ... per doz. tun. 8 U U 0 



Sprengeri per doz. bun. 8 0 1-' 0 



.Az^W. per doz. bun. 3 0 3 0 



camellias Per box 1 0 2 0 



Cama-tions •• per doz. 16 0 



.... per doz. bun. lo 0 iO 0 



canjeya. per doz. lo o 12 o 



CrotoTi leaves per bun. 1 0 1 b 



EucWs per doz. 2 6 3 6 



French fern per doz. bun. 2 6 4 0 



Frea^lafi P«r <ioz. bun. lb - " 



Ga-rdenhie P^^ doz. 4 0 / 0 



Hellebores Per doz. 16 - 0 



mac V^'^ bunch 2 ii »i 6 



Lilium' auraW per doz. 4 0 3 0 



si>ccio.suni per doz. 2 0 i b 



lon^iflorum per doz. 3 0 o 0 



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



Maa-uerites per doz. bun. 2 0 2 b 



Mignonette per doz. bun. 2 0 b 



NarcisMis per doz. bun. 0 9 4 0 



Odontoglo^tsum-s P^-r doz. blnis. d 0 4 b 



Pelar^onlumLS per doz. bun. 8 0 lii 0 



Primrofiee l>cr doz. bun. 10 16 



-Rmc^ per doz. 1 6 6 0 



Smilax per doz. trails 2 0 6 {> 



Tuberoses per doz. 0 5 0 9 



Xiilij>s per doz. bun. 5 0 < 0 



Violets per doz. bun. 13 3 0 



Wallflowers per doz. bun. 16 2 0 



FruU8. 



Orang-ee meet a ready sale, iae also do bananas 



and applee. ^- ^- ^■ 



Applet, English, cooking- ... per buah o 0 j b 



Nova Scotia per barrel 12 0 22 0 



Canadian per barrel 12 0 22 0 



American per barrel 20 Q 36 0 



CaJifomiau per case 7 J) 11 0 



Oape l>er box 4 0 8 0 



Bananas P«t ^^n. 5 0 10 6 



Cob Nutis per doz. lb. 6 0 t 0 



Craii'berriea p«r ease- 9 0 12 0 



G-rapee. Eng-li,&h per lb. 14 3 6 



„ Belgian per lb. 1 3 2 0 



„ Almeria per barrel 12 0 18 0 



Oape per case 4 0 8 0 



iS. d. .s. d. 



LcmouiS P*?r oaae 6 0 30 0 



Xeetarin(ss. Cape per box 3 0 7 0 



Orjingt:Ls, I>enia. per ca^e 15 0 30 0 



„ Jamaic^a per e^^e 9 0 11 0 



„ Oalifornian per case 14 0 21 0 



.Seville per box 15 0 18 0 



Valencia per case 10 0 IS 0 



Pt-achcfi, Cape per caise 5 0 8 0 



Pears, Anierioan per barrel 21 0 24 0 



„ Cape per box 3 0 6 0 



„ Californian per case 8 6 16 0 



Pineapples eiach 2 6 5 0 



„ Clape ix^r doz, 4 0 7 6 



Plum.9. Oai^e per case 2 0 6 0 



Strawberries per lb. 2 6 10 0 



Vegetaliles. 



An excellent demand ]irovaiL< for all kinds of pro- 

 duce, and ^supplies are good, 



d. e. d. 



A.rtichokts. Globe per doz. 3 0 to 4 0 



Jerusalem \:ev ^-bu&h. 16 2 0 



Aisparagus per bun. 3 0 4 6 



Btans Guernsey per lb. 16 19 



Beet ' l>er bu&h. 3 0 3 0 



Broccoli, Sprouting per ba^ 2 0 3 0 



Oabbage per tally 5 0 10 0 



Carrots per doz. bun. 16 3 0 



Oauliflow'^rs per doz. 16 2 6 



,, Cornieh pe-r crate 7 0 9 0 



Cele ry i>e r do z . bu ndle*s 6 0 14 0 



Chicory per lb. 0 4 0 5 



Cucumbers per doz. 4 0 6 0 



Endive per doz. 2 0 2 6 



Hore-eradish i>er doz. bun. 10 0 14 0 



Lieeks per doz. 16 2 6 



bettuee per doz. 10 13 



Musihirooms per do.z. lb. 8 0 10 0 



Mmt per doz. bun. 4 0 5 0 



Onions per ca.se 8 *0 9 0 



Pars'ley pe r i -si eve 10 2 0 



Parsnips per bag 4 0 6 6 



Peas, French per pad 5 0 6 0 



Radishes per doz. bun. 0 9 10 



U-hubarb per doz. bun. 0 8 10 



Siavoye p«r tally 7 0 12 0 



Seaksal-e per bun. 0 9 13 



Spinach per bu.di. 3 0 4 0 



LONDON POTATO MARKETS. 



Supplies are heavy, with a moderate demand, 



s d. IS. d. 



BlaK?kland per ton 60 0 to 65 0 



British Queen per ton 70 0 80 0 



Essex per ton 70 0 80 0 



Evergood per ton 60 0 65 0 



King Edward per ton 75 0 80 0 



I'l>to-T>ate per ton 75 0 80 0 



GARDENING ENGAGEMENT, 



Mr. A. Legge, foreman at Hackwood Park 

 Gardens, has been appointed gardener to Sir 

 Henry Mildniay, Bart., Dogmersfield Park, 

 Winclifield. 



COMING EVENTS. 



P'.'narth Pose S-hcw, July 3. 



Midland Carnation and Picot<^ Show, July 31 and 

 Augiufit 1. 



Craig-y-don Horticultural Society, July 17, in the 



Town Hall, Llandudno. 

 Chislohurst Horticultural Socie-ty : Spring Flower 



>ho\v. April 2C ; fc'ummer Show, July 6, at Kemnal 



Warren. 



Wi.^t Birmingham Horticultural Society, August 24, 



at LightwomU Park. 

 S<'veno,iks Horticultural Society, July 10, in Knowle 



Park and Garden^,. 



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Answers to Correspondents ... 

 Apple Galloway Pippi] 



Boroniafi 



Callicarpa ainerioana 



l)e^'ora-t i v e . Pa^ony -flo we red , and 



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Bxhibitioms and Meeting.s . 

 Fatality Amongst Plums 

 Gartlens of Gorgeou.^ Colour 

 liachonalias in Brtsketv; 



Liverpool SprinB" Show 

 Note of the Wt^'k ... 

 New Plantis, ete. 



Outdoor Peaches 



Pruning Koses 



Royal International H^irtieulturftl Exhibition 



8pecimen Zonal Pelargouf 



Spiraea Thunbergi 



The Close. Burcot 



Tht*' Specit^s of Bryanthuis 

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ILLTJSTUATIONS. 

 Portrait : :Mr. H. Carver. 249 ; Fran Karl 

 Druschki Kosefi, 251 ; Group of See<lling 

 Clivias, 252; Narcissue Rubalite, 253; Prinmla 

 Knuthiana. 254 ; Good Pyramidal Si>ecimoii 

 Zonal Pelargonic iS, 255; The Close. Burcot, 

 2.57; One of the Hose Wallis at The Clo^e, 

 Burcot. 258; Po»w^s, Delphiniinik^. :»nd Pinks 

 at The Close, Burcot, 259. 



ON SALE AT BOOKSTALLS AND NEWSAGENTS. 



It abounds in useful information 



LEADIXG FEATURES: 



The Year's Work. 

 Dail y Reminders- 

 New Flowers. 

 New Plants, 

 New Fruits. Ac. 



Ha.r-dv F.owers for 



Beds and Borders. 

 Garden Roses. 



Dephiniums. 

 Salads. 



Vegetables for 

 Home Supply. 

 Sweet Peas for 

 Home and 

 Exhibition. 

 Orname-tal 

 Careen Trees. 

 Insect and 



r-jngoid Pests. 

 Useful Reeipes, 

 Etc.. Etc. 



for Gardeners 



all degrees 



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THE . . . 



ardening 



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Interleaved Diary, 1912 



The 



Annual Issue. 



DIRECTORIES OF . 



Horticultural 

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Sacretaries' Names and 

 Addresses, and of 

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 in the United Kingdom, 

 with Superintendents' 

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A special feature— ihc Ruled Pages 



lor Garden Notes, which will lorm a 

 valuable record lor future reference. 



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