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THE 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



June 29, 1912. 



MARKETS. 



COVENT GARDEN. 



Flowers. 



Tihe demand is good, and supplies are stejwly. 



J? 



Adia-ntum cune^itum ... p^r doz. bun. 

 Asparagus piumosus ... per doz. bun. 



Sprengeri' per doz. bun. 



Boumrdia per doz. bun. 



Carnations per doz. 



per doz. bun. 



>ralmaigon l>er doz. 



C-attleyas per 



Coreopsis per doz. bun 



Cornflowers p^r doz. bun 



Oroton leaves per bun. 



EuchaiTis per doz. 



French fern per doz. bun. 



Gaillandiaa per doz. bun. 



Gardenia^ per ^q2^ 



per doz. bun. 



Gypsophila per doz. bun. 



Iris, Spanish .per doz. bun. 



Lapgeria per doz. 



Lilium auratum per doz. 



speciosum per doz. 



longiflorum per doz. 



Lily of the TaLley per doz. bun. 



Marguenrevs per doz. bun. 



Mignonette per doz. bun. 



Myosotis per doz. bun. 



Odontoglossumfi per doz. blms. 



Ppeoniea per doz. bun. 



Pelarg^oniums per doz. 



Pinks pea- doz. 



Poppies peir doz. 



Pyretbrums per doz. 



4 

 8 

 8 

 6 

 1 

 0 

 3 

 9 

 1 

 0 

 1 



9 



bun. 



bun. 

 ban. 



bun. 



1 

 1 

 4 

 3 

 6 

 1 

 4 

 1 

 1 

 8 

 1 

 4 

 3 

 1 



6 

 4 

 1 

 1 



3 

 2 



4 



8 

 2 



0 



d. 





d. 



0 



to 6 



0 



0 



16 



0 



0 



12 



0 



0 



7 



0 



6 



2 



0 



0 



14 



0 



0 



6 



0 



0 



12 



0 



0 





0 



9 



1 



6 



0 



1 



6 



0 



3 



0 



6 



4 



0 



6 



2 



0 



6 



2 



6 



0 



9 



0 



0 



5 



0 



0 



8 



0 



0 



2 



0 



0 



5 



0 



6 



2 



6 



0 



2 



0 



0 



15 



0 



6 



3 



6 



0 



~t 



0 



0 



4 



0 



6 



2 



6 



0 



10 



0 



0 



6 



0 



6 



2 



0 



0 



•1 



6 



0 



3 



0 



9 



2 



6 



0 



4 



0 



0 



3 



0 



0 



e 



0 



0 



4 



0 



0 



5 



0 



5 



0 



9 



9 



1 



0 



^o.s^s per dos:. 



Scabious per doz. bun. 



Smilax per doz. trails 



Spireea per doz. bun. 



Stocks per doz. bun. 



Sweet Peas per doz. bun. 



Tuberosee per doz. 



"^i^as per doz. bun. 



Fruits. 



A brisk business continues, and there are exeellent 

 supplies of good produce. Peaches a 

 quit© pdentiful, a-nd strawberries are 



Appleis. Australian per box 



Apricots ];er box 



Bananas per bun. 



Cherries p^r ^ sieve 



Currants, Black per ^ eieve 



Ked per | sieve 



per doz. 



Gooseberries i>er | bus-h. 



Grapes, English per lb. 



„ Almeria por doz. lbs. 



Guernsey per lb. 



Lemons per case 



Melons each 



Cantaloupe each 



Nectarines po-r doz. 



Omngies per c£u&e 



Peaches, English l>er doz. 



Belgian per doz. 



Pears, Australian per case 



Pineapples each 



Strawberries per basket 



j> per i>eck 



ad 



melons ai-e> 



fine. 







s. 



d. 



s. 



d. 



7 



0 



12 



0 



0 



9 



1 



0 



4 



0 



12 



0 



3 



0 



7 



0 



6 



0 



8 



(» 



4 



0 



7 



0 



2 



0 



6 



0 



3 



6 



5 



0 



1 



0 



8 



0 



6 



0 



8 



0 



1 



0 



2 



0 



15 



0 



20 



0 



0 



6 



2 



0 



2 



0 



6 



0 



1 



6 



10 



0 



14 



0 



40 



0 



3 



0 



10 



0 



3 



0 



6 



0 



10 



0 



2U 



0 



2 



6 



4 



6 



1 



0 



2 



0 



3 



0 



o 



0 



Vegetables. 



Althougrh euppJies are good the demand 

 cient to keep prices firm. Pea.s, tomatoes, 

 t u cos seJ 1 read i 1 y . 



Artichokes, Globe per doz. 



Asparagus per bun. 



Beans, Guernsey per lb. 



Beet per bush. 



Cabbage l>er basket 



C^irrots per doz. bun. 



Oauliflowens per doz. 



Cucumbers per doz. 



Endive per doz. 



Horseradish per doz. bun. 



Lettuce per tally 



Marrows petr doz.. 



Mint per doz. bun, 



-Afushrooms per doz. lb. 



Onions per case 



Parsley per ^ sieve 



Peas, French per pad 



English per | bush. 



nadi.^he^; per doz. bun. 



Tthiibarb per doz. bun. 



Spintfich per bush. 



Tomatoes. Canary pec pack. 



Gu^^rn-py p**r lb. 



Engli&h I)er lb. 



TTirnips per doz. bun. 



Watercress 



per doz. bun. 



2 



1 



0 



2 



3 



2 

 2 



1 



1 



10 



2 

 2 



1 



6 



1 



2 



2 



0 

 1 

 1 

 10 

 0 



0 



2 



0 



d. 

 0 

 0 

 6 

 0 

 0 



6 

 6 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 6 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 6 

 0 

 0 

 6 

 0 

 6 

 0 

 3 

 4 

 0 

 4 



is snfii- 

 and let- 

 s, d. 

 2 



to 



6 



5 0 



1 



3 



3 



6 



4 

 2 



2 

 12 

 4 

 4 



0 

 0 

 6 

 0 

 0 



0 



6 

 0 

 0 

 0 



2 6 

 10 0 



8 0 



3 0 



4 

 4 

 1 



0 

 0 

 0 



2 0 



2 6 



le 0 



0 4 



3 



6 

 0 



0 6 



LONDON POTATO MARKETS. 



Old s toe k s are low , a n<I new ones a re only a 

 moderate supply, hence price>s are well maintained. 



Jerseys per cwt. 



CTierbourg per cwt. 



Bedfords per cwt. 



TeneriflFe per cwt, 



Lisbon per box 



a. 



10 



8 

 8 

 8 

 3 



d. 



0 



0 



6 



0 



0 



s. d. 

 11 0 



10 



9 

 9 



-3 



0 

 6 

 0 



6 



METEOROLOGICAL 



OBSERVATIONS. 



TAKEN IN THHE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY'S GARDENS at WISLEY. SURREY. 



Height above Sea-IeveJ, 150 feet 



Date. 



Sunshine. 



Temperature op the 



Air. 



1912. 



JUNE lo 



TO 

 JUNB 22, 



At 9 a.m. 



Df^y 



Night 



Dry 

 Bulb. 



Wet 

 Bulb. 



High- 

 est. 



Low- 

 est. 



June 16— Sunday 

 9f 17 — Monday 



18— Tuesday .... 

 „ ly-Weduesday.. 

 „ 20 -Thursday.... 

 „ 21-Fridav.. 

 » 22 -Saturday 



hr. m, 



ti 24 

 0 36 

 10 12 



9 30 

 5 3*:: 



13 30 



14 36 



deg. 



69 

 58 

 63 

 73 

 61 



63 

 72 



deg. 

 52 



f.9 

 65 

 55 

 56 

 64 



1 



deg. 



62 

 64 

 74 



SO 

 68 

 72 

 79 



deg. 

 50 

 49 

 55 

 49 

 52 

 51 

 4^ 



Means 



(total) 

 HO 24 



64 



58 



71 



51 



Date. 



1912. 

 Junk 16 



TO 



June 22. 



J anel6 



» 18 

 „ 19 



„ 20 

 .. 21 



Means 



■Sunrlay 



■Monday 



Tuesday 



Wednesday,, 

 Thursday.... 



Friday 



Saturday .... 



(total) 

 0 07 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



COUNTRY G E NTLEME N * S A S^SOCI ATI ON , 



LETCHWOHTH.— A list of insecticides, fungicides, 

 epray fiuKk, washes, and fumigantis. 



;MAUHICE PRICHARD, CHRISTCHUROH. HANTS. 

 — The new and rar.^ alpine and hei baceoms plante 

 catalogued by Mr. Pri 'hard are of isuch importance 

 that the list will bo of ■s{>ecial interest to lovers of 

 hardy plants. 



ACME CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIM., TON- 

 BRIDGE, KENT. — All who are interested in imsecti- 

 cide^;, fungacid-ee, and their means of distribution 

 should obtoin this useful catalogue pi specialities and 

 fipraying iippliancee. 



J. JEFFERIES AND SON , OTP E NCE STEP .—A 

 handy liet chiefly devoted to bedding plants^ carna- 

 tions, dahlias, and chrysanthemums. 



C. JENNINGS AND CO., PENNYWELL ROAD, 

 BRISTOL. — A book of some 2^i4 pages, closely printed 

 and abundantly illustratetl, makes up the very inter- 

 esting catalogue from this Bristol firm, devoted to 

 summer-houses, garden seats, greenhouses, timber, 

 fencing, and gates. 



HOGG AND ROBERTSON. MARY STREET, DUR- 

 lilN. — A little list of hybrid gladioli. A number of 

 Groff's hybrids are described and Lemoinoi, Childsi, 

 Kanceianiie. and Gandavensis families are listed. 

 CcUections of ghulioli are a feature. 



C. S. DANIELS AND SON. WYMONDHAM. — A 

 handy and useful little list of plants suitable for 

 immediate planting. AnnuaLs ore a feature. 



GEO. COOLING AND SONS. BATH.— Roses in 

 pot.s, both new and trie 1 varietie-s, dahlias, climbing 

 plur.ts. and other t^ul)ject/-^ for prei-ent planting are 

 iioted in handy foiTn. 



FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENT S 



Windsor Rose Show 



SATURDAY, June 29. 

 Reigate Rose Shovr. 

 Sutton Rose Show. 



TUESDAY, July 2.-Holland House Show; three d^v. 

 G-loucester Rose and Sweet Pea Show ^ * 



Baltic Roi3e and Summer Show. 

 Epsom Horticultural Society. 



WEDNESDAY July S.-Newca^tle Horticultural Ab- 

 sociation; three days. 



Colchester Rose and Summer Show, 



Penartih Rose Society. 



Southampton Jubilee Gai:v3en Fete 



Doncaster Flower Show in connection with th« 



Royal Agricultural Society's Exhibition 

 Weybridge Horticultural Society* 

 Croydon Horticultural Society. 

 Cambridge Horticultural Society 

 Hanley Floral Fete; two days. 

 Dover Rose Show. 

 Eal ing Ho rtic ul t ural So c ie ty . 

 Farnham Horticultural Society. 

 Harrow Rose Show. 

 Warminster Rose Show. 

 Cowl i n ge Ho rt ie u 1 1 u ral Soc i e t y . 



THURSDAY, July 4.— IpswicJh Horticultural Sooietr 

 Norwich Horticultural Society. ' 

 Hertford Horticultural Society. 



FRIDAY, July o.— :Maidstone Hoi-ticulturtal Societv 



SATURDAY .-July 6.-Cliisleihurst Horticulturad So- 

 ciety. 



Northwood Rose and Sweet Pea Society 

 French Horticultural Society of London 

 MONDAY, July 8.— United Horticultural Benefit ajid 



Provid'ent Society, Committee fleeting. 

 TUESDAY, July 9.— National, Sweet Pea Society at 

 the Royal Horticultu'ral Hall; two days. 

 National Ros^ Society, Royal Botanic Gardens, 

 Regent'^ Park. 



Wo 1 v erh am p ton Flora 1 Fet e ; th ree da 3^s 

 WEDNESDAY, July 10.— Bath Floral Fete; two davs=. 



East Anglian Hortictiltural Club. 



Se venoakis H o rt ie u 1 1 u r al Soc ie t y . 



Formby Horticultural Society, 



Torquay Sweet Pea Show. 



Herefo<rd Rose Show. 



Elstree Hoirticultural Society. 



Woodbridge Horticultural Society. 



Hemel Hempstead Summer Show . 



Walton-on-Thames Summer Show 

 THURiSDAY, July 11.— Helensburgh Rose Show. 



Bamet Horticultural iSociety. 



Ousecliffe Rose and Sweet Pea Show. 



Newmarket Summer Show. 



Eltham Summer Show. 



Malvern Horticultural Society. 



Potters Bar Summer Show. 



If* 



f ■ ■ 



CONTENTS. 



Answers to Correspondents 



Df'lphiiuums . 



Eciieverias 



English Legislation and Plant Diis^easc 



Exhibitions and Meetings 



Forthcoming Engagements 



Gardeurens and the National Insurance Act ... 



C^ardiens of Uneoninion IMants 



National Rose iSociety 



New Plants, etc 



Note of the Weeik 



Notes from Kew 



Obituary 



Ppeony Hearths Desire 



' ' ' ■ - ».i ... ... ... ,.h ■■■ .1. 



INiX' NoTrs 



iri)yal (;a-rdrin.-r>" JJ.ni'Voitjiit IiKstitution ... 



S I line U nc 0 hun on R li od ( ir h ' n f Iro n s ... 



The R.H.S. and the Royal International 



Exhibition * 



Tomato-Jeaf Rust 



Work for the Week ... 



1 ■ * 



■ * 



- - - 



* ■ 



- ■ ■ 



Page, 



497 



492 



493 

 489 

 496 

 oCO 

 495 

 489 

 484 

 486 

 481 

 485 

 498 

 491 

 492 



488 

 495 

 487 



483 

 499 

 493 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 

 Portrait; Professor J. B. Faini.r, D.Sc, F.ILS.,. 

 481; Rehmannia kewensis, 4.S5; Begonia 

 Golden Shower, 486 ; Philad-elplius Bouquet 

 Blanc, 487 ; Single Rose Pink Pearl. 488 ; 

 Lavatera oibia, 489; Single- flowered Pfeony 

 Heart's Desire, 491 ; A Double Border of 

 Delphiniums at Cwunbe Court, Kingston Hill» 

 Surrey, 49:J ; The Late ,\Ir. William Fyfe, 498. 



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r 



4 



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 •* ALPHA " SPRAYER—theking of 



(■pray ra, judged fiom very standpoint. 



It is simple in cnnstruction but i owerful in operat'on. Ea?y lo work, 

 vet answers every purpose. Carries furih< r ttnd fuller than any oiher 

 ppj ayer. ItJeal for gard*-n use (especially on fruit trees and bushes); the 

 ' plaiif ard sprayei- for all die iif^cting and lime-w^j'shing work. Used by the 

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 aii(i ga* deiiere. 



'*A]plia" Spraye-s have won 18 GOLD AND SILVER 

 MEDALS AND DIPLOMAS within ibe lf^st two years. 



ttnppl ed by ^ll leading Seedtmen and Nuiserymen. 



Messrs ROBINSON BROS., Ltd., West Bromwich, Staffs. 



List and detaiL sent fn e. 



