THE 



GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



April 20, 1912. 



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MARKETS. 



COVENT GARDEN. 



Flow«r«. 



There is a t^eady demand for ^ood flowers; d.affo- 

 dilis a.re hiaving- a ©hort sea&on ; tulips are very ftne. 



Adiantum cuneatum ... per doz. bun. 



AninKs Pt^r doz. 



Aspara^rtis plumofiu^ ... per doz. tun. 



„ Sprengeri per doz. bun. 



Azaleas l^^r doz. bun. 



Camellias P^r box 



Carnations per doz. 



per doz, bun. 



METEOROLOGICAL 



OBSERVATIONS. 



TAKEN I\ THE KOTAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY'S GARDENS AT WISLET. SURREY. 



Height above Sea-level, 150 feet. 



DIRECT from S^^-^CH MAKER to WEARER 



Date. 



1912. 

 Apkil 7 



TO 



APRIL 13. 



per doz. 

 per bun. 

 per doz. 



■doz. bun. 

 doz. bun. 

 doz. bun. 

 per doz. 

 per doz. 

 doz. bun. 



Cattleyae 



Croton leaves 



Euohari s 



¥ o rg-et - me- no t pe r 



French fern per 



Frees ias per 



Gardenias 



Helleboree 



I r ie , S pan ish per 



Lilac P«r bunch 



Lilium auratum per doz. 



6pe<?iosuim per 



longiflorum per 



Lily of the A' alley per doz. 



Margueriteis per doz. 



Mignonette per doz. 



N-a re i us per do z . 



Odontogloetsunis per doz. blms. 



Pe largooiiunis per doz . bun . 



Primro^ee per doz. bun, 



Roses per doz. 



Smilax per doz. trails 



2 



3 



1 



2 



1 



12 



9 



doz. 

 doz. 

 bun. 

 bun, 

 bun. 

 bun. 



Spiriea per 



Swe<^t Pea^ l>eT 



Tuberoc^es 



TulipB per 



Wallflowers per 



doz. 

 doz. 

 per 

 doz. 

 doz. 



bun. 



bun., 

 doz. 

 btm. 

 bun. 



4 



2 



*J 



8 



2 

 2 



1 

 3 



8 



1 



1 



2 



4 



2 



0 



.5 

 1 



0 



0 

 6 



3 

 0 

 6 

 {) 

 0 



0 



0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 



0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 6 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 5 

 0 

 6 



Apr. 



Temperature of 



Air. 



THE 



At 9 a. 



3 

 4 



4 

 1 



3 

 2 



18 



3 



5 



3 



4 



18 

 2 



2 

 2 



4 

 12 

 1 

 4 



3 

 i 



2 



0 



9 

 2 



6 



0 

 6 

 6 



6 



6 



0 

 6 

 6 

 6 

 0 



6 

 9 



0 



FruHa. 



Busine^is is brisk. Cape grapee 

 finale, 'and they havo arrived 

 Bai.anas, oranges, and applee sell 



are meeting- a ready 

 in e-ood condition. 



well. 



19 



3) 



ti 



J) 



Appleis, Nova- Scotia per barrel. 



Cajiadiian i>er barrel 



A m e r lea n per bar rel 



Ca 1 i f o rn i a n per ca^se 



., Australian per box 



Cape per box 



Bananas per bun. 



CraJiberries per case 



Grapes , E n^l ish per lb, 



Belgian i)er lb. 



Almeria per barrel 



,j Cape per case 



Lemons per 



Onang'es, Denia per 



Jamaica per 



Oalifo-mian per 



Seville per 



Valencia per 



Oape per 



, , Oalif ornian per 



Pi nea pples each 



Oape per doz. 



Plums, C'lape per ease 



Strawberries. per lb. 



vegetables. 



»» 



1 1 



Pears 



ease 

 case 

 case 



case 

 box 

 case 

 box. 

 case 



6. 



9 

 12 

 20 

 7 

 7 

 6 

 3 

 9 

 1 

 1 

 13 

 3 

 6 

 15 

 9 

 14 

 15 

 10 



3 

 8 



9 



4 

 ti 



d. 

 0 

 0 

 0 



0 

 0 

 0 



0 



8 

 3 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 



6 

 6 

 0 

 0 

 0 



6. 



20 

 22 



35 

 10 

 18 

 10 

 10 

 12 

 3 

 2 

 18 

 10 

 30 

 34 

 11 

 21 

 18 

 18 



5 

 16 



5 

 15 

 12 



5 



d. 



0 



0 



0 



0 

 0 



0 



6 



0 



6 



0 



0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 



0 



0 



6 

 (I 

 0 

 0 



9» 



to the d<era-and. 



Artichokes, Globe per doz. 



J ems al em per \ -budh . 



As paragTis per bu n . 



Beans, Guernsey per lb. 



Beet per bxish. 



Brocc-oli, Sprouting per bag 



Cabbag-e, New French per doz. 



New Comis-h per doz. 



Carrots per doz. bun. 



Cauliflowers per doz. 



Cornish per crate 



Celery p-cr doz. bundles 



Chicory per lb. 



Cucumbers per doz. 



Endive per doz. 



Hor^eradi^sh P^r doz. bun. 



Leeks per doz. 



Lettuce P^r 



Mint per doz. ban. 



Moshrooms per doz. Jb. 



Onioas per case 



Pe^rsley per 



Parsnips tmg 



Peas, French per pad 



CueriLsey per lb. 



H^kihes p€^r doz. bun. 



Rhubarb per doz. bun. 



Seakale per bun. 



Spinach per bnsh. 



Tmnatoeis, Canary per pack. 



Turnips per doz. 



LONDON POTATO MARKETS. 



have .shortened somewhat, and 



£ d. 



per ton 



per ton 



per ton 



bun. 



•e X 



ibout wiuial 





d. 



e. d. 



3 



0 



to 4 0 



1 



6 



2 0 



3 



0 



4 6 



0 



9 



1 0 



2 



0 



3 0 



2 



0 



4 0 



2 



6 



3 0 



1 



6 



3 0 



1 



6 



3 0 



2 



f» 



4 0 



10 



0 



16 0 





0 



10 0 



0 



4 



0 5 



2 



0 



6 0 



2 



0 



2 6 



10 



0 



14 0 



2 



0 



4 0 



0 



9 



1 3 



2 



0 



3 0 



8 



0 



10 0 



8 



0 



9 0 



1 



0 



2 6 



4 



0 



5 6 



r 



a 



0 



6 0 



1 



0 



2 0 



0 



9 



1 0 



0 



s 



2 0 



0 



s 



0 10 



4 



0 



6 0 



10 



0 



15 0 



2 



6 



3 0 



Supplier? 

 ore fi rm e r. 

 Blckcklaad 

 British Queen 

 Essex 



Evergoo<l Pt*r ton 



King- Edward P^r ton 



I^p-to-Date per ton 



Teneriffe, New per cwt, 



Alg-erian New per cwt. 



60 

 80 

 70 

 65 

 75 

 75 

 10 

 12 



0 

 0 

 0 

 0 



0 

 0 

 0 



0 



so 



to 



-Sunday ..... 



-Monday 



-Tuesday 



-Wednesday.. 



11— Thursday.... 



12— Friday 



13— Saturday 



Dry 

 Bulb. 



Wet 

 Bulb. 



Day Night 



Low- 

 est. 



Means 



(total) 

 48 36 



Date. 



1912. 



April 7 



TO 



April 13. 



Temperature of 

 THE Soil 

 At 9 A.M. 



Apr. 



9) 

 )9 



7— Sunday , 



8— Monday 



9 Tuesday 



10— Wednesday.. 



11— Thursday..., 



12 -Friday 



l^J- Saturday .... 



ins. 



At 

 1ft. 



deep. 



eans 



trace 



(total) 



At 

 2 ft. 

 deep. 



\ 



At 

 4 ft. 



deep. 



Piiim bud^, pe-ar 

 Friday, 12th, when 

 on the gra-ss. 



and other blo^seom damag-ed on 

 17i deg. of froet were registered 



CATALOGUES 



RECEIVED. 



H C\NNELL AND SONS, SWANLEY.— Ais usual, 

 the epring catalogue from Swanley is a moet com- 

 prehensive one, and deals with begcnias, pelargo- 

 niums dahlias, fuchsiae, oannae, violas, chrysanthe- 

 mitme/ carnations, and a host of other useful and 



'^vmfU S'1relan-d, bahnham, srssEX.- 



Alpine and herbaceous plants are described and 

 lifited in the handy little catalogue 

 Barnham. 



received from 



CONTENTS. 



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\mons- the Alpine Flower.^ 



Anchiusa Italica, Dropmore Variety 



A n,^ \v i-H to C t > r r e.- 1 f I m (I en ts 



A Quoo*' Fvi'p 



Carpeting Pl-an's 



Cultivation of Perpetual CLirnations 

 Karlv-flowering Magnolias on \\ all- 

 Exhibitions and Meetings 



FortHeoming Engagements 



Fruit Prospects 



Hardy Pinks 



Leeks ... • • 



Lettuce Culture 



Markets ■■■ ■ ••■ ■ 



Meteorological Ob-ervat^ons ... . 



New UO'^e, >^r,s. C. Hce:l 



Xctes of the Wei k 



Obituary 



Pelargonium An:tl)r()si.i 



Pon:l-wc-Hl and Capper Sulphate 



lUibus Spectabil^s 



Sjiring-flowering Heaths 



*<iirin«r Flfwor^^ at Hampton Court 



S pn II LT--'"^^' '1 I w 11 - 



■sunshine ;t lui I" ||^ 



The Old-fo>hioned Garden 

 Thymes in Garden Decoration ... 

 Work for the Week 



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ILLUSTKATIONS. 



Portrait- Mr Frank W. Wriglit. :U 1 ; Nrw Trunip^'f 

 Dnffolil Mi>- V-yvo-X U. KrrlnL'v. ;n:i;Hunk ot Rru-a 

 iiH.lit<'n-an'M and othor Si)rin,L'-t1n\v<>ring Heaths 

 at Kew ;ibj; Anchusa Italica, Dropniorc \ ariety. 



F*eiargonium Ambrosia. 31H; New H.T. liose 

 Vrj C Peed 319; Peter Parr Memorial Cup. 32.3. 



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 6. d. 

 65 0 

 1(K) 0 

 80 0 



U 0 

 14 0 



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