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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



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Mat 11, 1912. 



OBITUARY, 



MARKETS* 



MR. AVILLIAM MOREISOX. 



"We regret to announce the death of Mr. 

 William Morrison, retired gardener, at his 

 home in Park Street, Huntly, A}>erdeen- 

 shire. A native of Old Deer, Aberdeenshire, 

 Mr. Morri^^on went as gardener in 1876 to 

 the late Duke of Richmond and Gordon, at 

 Huntly Lodge, Huntly, one of the ducal 

 seats. ' Tliere for over^ thirty years, he was 

 honoured and respected, and enjoyed the 

 absolute confidence of his noble employer. 

 In the horticultural world Mr. Morrison 

 was recognised as an authority of no mean 

 order, and his services were much in re- 

 quest as a judge at flower shows, where hics 

 decisions invariably gave the greatest satis- 

 faction. After a long and healthy life of 

 7S vears, with hardlv anv illness, the end 

 came suddenly. He was at church on Sun- 

 day, and on* the following Wednesday he 

 passed away. Never, surely, was the <>ilver 

 cord so tenderly loosed. A deeply religious 

 man, Mr. Morrison took a warm interest in 

 all matters connected with the Strathtogie 

 United Free Church, where for a long time 

 he was senior office-bearer. The funeral took 

 phice on Saturday at AUenvale Cemetery, 

 Aberdeen, and was attended by a large num- 

 hvv <>t thf general public. The chief 

 niinn luTs wt iT' his two surviving sons, Mr. 

 William Morrisf)n, Wic^haw ; and the Rev. 

 James H. Morrison, pastor of the United 

 Free Church, Falkland; and liis son-in-law, 

 Mr. Rsolin. Levsmill. Arbroath. 



MR. ALEXANDER M LEAN. 



A general feeling of regret will be- felt by 

 all who knew Mr. Alexander M'Lean, nur- 

 sery manager, Dumfries, at the announce- 

 ment of his death, which took place on May 

 2. Mr. M'Lean was in the employment of 

 Messrs. Imrie and Soii>. A yi . tor a con- 

 siderable time, and leaving lliem was en- 

 gaged to take charge of the department 

 for foreist trees in the nurp^eries of 

 Messro. Dicksons, Lim.. Chester, a post 

 he held for some t ii)ie witli much 

 ability, until he resigne<l to take up 

 that of nursery manager to the impor- 

 tant firm of Messrs. Kennedy and Co., Dum- 

 fries, which he held at the time of hid death. 

 He was an able craftsman, and had a wide 

 knowledge of the nursery trade and its re- 

 quirements. Much sympathy will be felt 

 for his family in their bereavement. 



MR. JAMES BOX, F.R.H.S. 



It is with much regret that we have to 

 record the death of Mr. J. Box, F.R.H.S., 

 the proprietor of the Lindfield Nurseries, 

 which recently occurred at his residence, 

 Broomfields, Lindfield, in his 72nd year. Mr. 

 Box speoially distinguished him/,elf ae a 

 cultivator and exhibitor of hardy flowers 

 and sweet peas, and had received many 

 awards for his exhibits at the meetings of 

 the Roval Horticultural Societv and the prin- 

 cipal exhibitions in the South of England. 

 Mr. J. Box has suffered from ill-health for 

 a considerable period, and wa^ usually re- 

 presented at the exhibition^ liy liis son, Mr. 

 Gibbs Box. 



Aubrietias from Midlothian. 



Mr. F. Baillie, of Stenhouse, Liberton, 

 Midlothian, .sends us specimenf, of his excel- 

 lent strain of aubrietias. Tlie several varie- 

 ties have large, well-formed flowers, and the 

 colours include rich blue, mauve, rose-fawn, 

 and lavender. 



Tropaeolum ti 



a matter for surpris-e 

 tuberous-rooted tropseolum 



colorum 



that this 



It is 



old 



good 

 is not more 



grown » for a greenhouse temperature is all 

 that it requires. The profusion with which 

 the blossoms are borne, and their Strang? 

 combination of orange-fscarlet and black, or 

 nearly so, are sure to arrest attention. It 

 should be ]X)tted early in September, and 

 great care must be taken that the young 

 shoots are not injured in any way. — T. W. 



COVENT CARDKN 



Flowers. 



Tulip3, rcbcs^ and carnations 

 there i-s a good demand. 

 Adiantuni cuneatum ... per doz. 



Anemontis p-er doz. 



Aru m& peir 



As-para-gTis plumotsufi ... per doz. 



Sprengeri per doz. 



Azaleas per doz. 



CameUias per 



are 



bun. 

 bun. 

 doz. 

 bun. 

 bun. 

 bun. 

 box 



and 



doz. 

 bun. 

 doz. 

 bun, 

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 bun. 

 bun. 

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 bun,. 



Carnations l>er 



per doz. 



Cattleyae per 



Croton leaves per 



Kucliarb per 



Forget-me-not per doz. 



French feru per doz. 



Garden ias per 



Iris, Spanish per doz. 



Lilac pf^r bunch 



Lilium ouratum per doz. 



epeciosum per doz. 



longiflorum i>er doz. 



Lily of the Valley per doz. bun. 



Marguerite© per doz. bun, 



Nareis.s\iy per doz. bun. 



Odontogloetsums per doz. bims. 



PelargoniuuKs l>er doz. bun. 



Primroses l>er doz. bun. 



MoG^s Pt?r <i«z. 



Smilax per doz. trails 



Spiriea p*'r doz. bun. 



Sweet Peats per doz. 



Tuberodefi per 



Tulips l^r doz. 



Darwin per 



Wallflowers 



per doz. 



FruU8. 



bun. 

 doz. 

 bun. 

 bun. 

 bun. 



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Excellent eupplies are forthcoming, and there 

 a bri^k demand for grapei, oranges, and applet. 



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Apples, Nova Scotia per barrel 



Oa nadiiBH pe r barrel 



Anierican per barrel 



Californian per case 



Au-ytraJian per box 



Cai>e per bex 



Banaaas per bun. 



Figs per doz. 



Grupeis, English per lb. 



Belgian i^er lb. 



Almeria per barrel 



C";»i>e per e^ise 



Lemo-QS i>er 



Oranges, Denia per 



Jamaiea, per 



Califomian per 



Seville per 



Valencia per 



Pcfach! per 



Pear^^, Cap;* per 



, , Ca.1 if o rn ia n pe r 



Pineapples eaeh 



,. Cape per doz. 



Strawberries per lb. 



Vegetablei. 



Aisparagus is plen-tiful and fairly 

 flowers and cabbages are ticarce and in 



6. 



10 

 12 



20 

 6 

 7 



6 

 3 

 6 

 2 

 1 

 13 

 4 



c^se 8 



case 15 

 cefie 9 

 case 14 

 box 15 



c»afie 10 



doz. 24 



box 3 



case 8 

 2 



4 

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d. e. 

 6 to 20 



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0 36 



0 7 



0 11 



0 10 



6 10 



0 10 



0 4 



3 2 



0 18 



0 9 



0 30 



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cheap ; caula- 

 great demand. 



Beans. Guernsey 



Broccoli 

 Cabbage 



NfW French 



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L^eks 





8. d. 



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d. 



per doz. 



3 



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per lb. 



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doz. bun. 



2 



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Onions pe-r caise 



Parsley per ^-sieve 



Pans nips per bag 



Pea^s, French per pad 



Guernsey per lb. 



Riaclishei&t per doz. bun. 



Rhubarb per doz. bun, 



Seakal e per bu n . 



Hpinaeh i^er bush. 



Tomatoes, Canary per pack. 



Turnips per doz. bun. 



Watercress jier doz. bun. 



6 

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 16 0 



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a,nd business 

 s. d. s. 



60 0 to 65 

 80 0 100 



LONDON POTATO MARKETS. 



Price© ^;'how a downward tendency, 

 moderately good. 



Blaokland per ton 



British Queen per ton 



Essex per ton 



Evergood per ton 



King Edward per ton 



Up-to-I)ate per ton 



Tone r i ff e , New i>er c wt . 



Algerian, New per cwt. 



70 0 



65 0 



75 0 



70 0 



10 0 



10 0 



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 80 

 85 

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FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS. 



MONDAY, May 13.— United Horticultural Benefit and 

 Provident Society. 



TUESDAr, May 14.~Royal Horticultural Society; 

 Committees meet at 12 o'clock ; Master's Memo- 

 rial Lecture at 3 p.m. on Gardening and 

 Drought," by Prof-cssor J. Bayley Balfour, 

 F.R.S., V-M.H.; ircientiflc Committee at 4 

 o'clock. 



Horticultural Club House Dinner ; Lecture by Mrs^ 

 Hent3h'a\v on " Trails in the Canadian Rockies," 

 Hotel Windsor, 6 i).ni. 



National Tulip Society's Exhibition at the Royal 

 Horticultural Hall. 



Devon County Show at Plymouth. 



WKDNESDAT, May 13.— North of England Horti- 

 cultural Society, at Leeds. 



THURSDAY, M-ay 16.— Manchester aad North of 

 E n gla n d H o rt i c u It u r a 1 So c iet y . 



MONDAY, May 20.— National Rose Society, Confer- 

 ence at the Holborn Restaurant at 5 p.m.; dinner 

 to foreign RoeariaUiS, at 7 p.m. 



WEDNESDAY, May 22.— Roval International Horti- 

 cultural Exhibition, in the grounds of the Royal 

 Hospital, CheLsea. To be oi>ened by H.M. the 

 King at 12 noon. Exhibition reipainis open until 

 Mav m. 



Bath and West and Southern Counties Sliow. 



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CONTENTS. 



Answers to Correspondents 



Beautiful Bedding Out 



Bouvardiai-S 



Exhibitions and Meetings 



Floral Monstrosities 



Forthcoming Engagements 



Gardens of -Vnnuait? 

 Ha-rd^ning Off 



Heliotropiums 



Hippeaistrumy 



Japane-se or Tree Pjeonies 



Lootsestrifes 



Miarik e ts 



Meteorological Observations 



New Plants, etc 



Note of the Week 



Notes from Kotv 



Obituary 



l*rimuia Palinuri 



Prunus pt*ryica var magnaftca 



Scarlet Runner Beauis 



iSoya Bean Cultivation in S< 

 Stimulants' for Ferns a-nd Foliage Plants 



The Use of Lime 

 The. Westfield Orchids 

 Tulips at Taplow 

 AVork for tho Week 



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ILLUSTRATIONS. 

 Poi-n.i:: ^\v. Caseltou. 371; The I^nca«hire 

 Cup. :J7.>; The York.s<hire Cup, 375; Echium 

 truncutum, 376; Tulip Grenadier, 37/; Odon- 

 togloyium Armstrongfe. 378 ; Cyprii>edium 

 Rojnal George. 379; Primula Palinun, ^i. 



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