950 



THE GARDENERS' M/iGAZINE. 



METEOROLOGICAL 



OBSERVATIONS. 



TAKEN IN THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY'S GARDENS at WISLEY, SURREY. 



Height above Sea-level, 150 feet. 



Date, 



Sunshine. 



TkMPERATTTRE OF THB 



Air. 



1912. 



TO 



November 30. 



At 9 a.m. 



Day 



Night 



Drv 

 Bulb. 



Wet 

 Bulb. 



Biirh- 

 est. 



Low- 

 est. 



„ 26— Tuesday 



27 - WedutBday.. 



28 - ThnrRQav 



29 - Friday 



30— Saturday 



hr. m. 



6 30 



1 24 



^ 0 



deg. 

 41 

 50 

 51 



30 

 41 

 32 



deg. 

 40 

 47 

 50 

 35 

 30 

 41 

 32 



deg. 

 5u 

 53 

 52 

 41 

 45 

 42 

 43 



deg. 



J -1 



41 

 41 

 41 



35 

 29 

 31 

 29 



Means 



(total) 

 10 0 



40 



39 



46 



6b 



Date. 





Temperature of 



THE Soil 

 At 9 A.M. 



^ o 



H g 5 



« H 3 



O H 



1-3 A* 



1912. 



NOVKMBER 24 



TO 



November 30. 



At 



1ft. 



deep. 



At 

 2 ft. 

 deep. 



At 

 4 ft. 

 deep. 



„ 26 Tuesday .... 

 „ 27— Wednesday., 

 „ 28-Thnrsdav.... 

 „ 29 Friday.,* 

 30 - Saturday ... 



ins. 



017 

 0-40 



0*48 

 0-02 



deg. 

 4ti 



45 

 45 

 45 

 41 

 41 

 40 



deg. 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 44 

 43 

 43 



deg. 



48 

 48 

 48 



48 

 47 

 47 



deg. 



37 

 3t 

 35 

 30 

 19 

 S^8 

 19 



Means 



(total) 

 1 07 



43 



45 



47 



29 



An unusually heavy rain etorm, lasting about five 

 minutee^, occurred on Monday at 4. 20 p. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED* 



ELISHA J. HICKS, HURST, TWYKOIM). BKKKS — 

 As Mr. Hicks ispecia.liis^'6 in ro>-^\^ iiin cjit-jtlpo^ii© la 

 devoited lo de'scriptione of these Huw* :iiid matters 

 eonn-ec^ed with. tJieir culture-. 



FISHEK, SOX, AND SIBIJW. fl A \ DSWOHTlt, 

 SHF^FFIKLD. — An iinujsuaily enni;.i<'h< ri-ivc cataloi.-ut' 

 oi liaivly ti-rt> and slirubwi, with >-H<i'tioni.s <[ev<)t(?d tn 

 viiiul vr-. ^Tnv^ and greenhouse- plante, heTbacc<ms and 

 aipinc plauts and fruits. Thi' ilhistraitdons <jf tliii 

 h nil's giMJUpvS at the Royal Intfrnational Hartitiil- 

 tural Kxhibitiou ai*' nu)s*t interet^tiuji: 



JAMES OOCKEit AND SONS, ARERDEEN.— Tlu> 

 d'escriptive ro^e* li^^'t from this firm is int-etreetiing 

 becaus<e of the attention given .-[ t cial eelectionis 

 .of varietkfi for various purpot^'s ; ,-,uch ^< lected coi- 

 le<?tion should a.ppt'al to snuaJI growens an-tl beginners. 



JONES AND ATnVOOD, STOURBinDGE.— A moL^t 

 inten-S'tinsr and imstruct ivc fataloijuf rt-iatniir to hot. 

 wnt' T li^ ;iting_ land li 



' I ^ 



I ■ 



' ial I'fhi-ciK'o to tlie 

 John I'Ull ^^ctional be: ,. 



VlLMOiaN-ANDIUKrV AM) CO.. I'AIMS.— An ex. 

 t-tnsive liat of mds of hardy ti-v- -ti:-! -hrubs for 

 ornamental and for<'st pianLinig. 



BKirriiANI) W. DEAL, BKOOK LA N J>S, KELA'E- 

 DON.— An interesting catalogue of sweet peas, in- 

 cludiii'sr riovt'ltics for 1913, wivh eoloured i]!lustmticns 



LAXTON BllOTHEILS, BKl>FO!U).-\Vith tb ' <-ata; 

 logue of fruit treee a-nd ra-i >. This firm i- u. ~ Itnt^ 

 on plantin^r ai>fl v-rrayin-j. Srwral fmit iiovrlr;. s 

 ari> inclu J' 



c. F. A. ■ ■)<. i: \ (.rKiixsKV. 



— A Very I. i;fri c' ual caniaTi^in-^. the 



varitti* - il dt scriLed and grouped in their <M.l<iurs. 



> ■ ■ 



CONTENTS. 



Answers to (nn-pspondent^; ... , 

 C«ttleyoi>-i ai( ! LaOio-catMcyai.-; 



ChrytS'antlK-itiini: i 



Estate Frait 1' ,i i,t.*i t imp,. 



Exhibitifin.-i ami Mv. tinL'-s 



Ini[>ortant I'liii;- m I'lantir.ir 



J;i..-iiniiiani j riiiuil :ni! - as ;i -tandivd in n \ 

 New B)H)k-s 



New Plant,- and Kh.w. 



Not<' of thr W. rk 

 l\'r]ieti(a.!_tl' >w^ r 'tij- (' ii inrit n> 



I ■ -. 



Pot Culture 

 Ftoyal Hortici; 

 The Education i 

 The Gardi n t,i .\:iTiit,i 

 The GrjK-i. I. awn 



Th<' Newrr Hybriil 'Wu I!*;-- . 



'Idio r'l t r!'!Mi i ;i L' < - 



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VA'l 



i I.Id'S Tir \Ti:)N<. 



rMt. nian. U'M ; J'riMiii- A! 



\ <■ f( ■ Till- Lawn, 

 a ^k m a INi- (. i r >'rii. 

 I !:n l try. ; N. rTarinv 

 : in i.at.>ii;i. IMC ; Car- 

 'Ml. 



MARKETS. 



■ ♦ • 



COVENT GARDEN. 



Flowers. 



Ch rysia nt hem u ma, car n«,t io no, and 1 11 i u n u- 

 among the leading eubjeets on kale, and tliern 

 ready demand at moderate prices 



0 



c 



0 



<J 



6 

 0 



15 0 

 15 0 

 10 0 



5 0 



2 



21 



1 



3 

 'A 



4 



0 



6 

 0 

 0 

 0 



3 y 



Arums p<>r doz. 3 0 to 



Adiantum cuneatum ... p<^'r doz. bun. 

 Asparagus plumosus ... per doz. bun. 



Sprengeri per doz. bun. 



i;er c.oz. bun. 



Bouvardia per doz. bun. 



C\inielliac^ per doz. 



Carnations per doz. 



p-tT doz. bun. 



Ma-Lmaison per doz. 



Cattleyas per doz. 



Chrj'^ianthemums per doz. bun. 



_ per doz. blooms 



SinglcjM ix>r dcz. bun. 



Oroton leiaves pt-r bun. 



Cyj>ripcddums per doz. 



Encbarisi per doz. 



French fern per doz. bun. 



Gardenias per doz. 



Lapageria jH'r doz. 



Li 1 i a ni a u r a t u m p e r bu n . 



speciosum per doz. 



longifloruni per doz. 



Lily of the Valley per doz. bun. 



Marguerites per doz. bun. 



Mignonette i)er doz. bun. 



Montoglos>uni^ pev doz. blms. 



Pelargoniums per doz. bun. 



lJo.-ias per doz. 1 5 0 



Smilax per doz. trails 2 0 3 0 



Spirjea per doz. bun. 4 0 6 0 



Stei>hanoti.s yiv G doz. bim-s. 3 C 4 6 



Tuberoses per doz. 0 (i 0 9 



Violets per doz. bun. 16 4 6 



Fruits. 



Supplies are still quite large, and basine-&s is fairly 

 brifik all round. 



A.pple3, English bueh. 



C^ox 1 * V -i--cieve 



Calif oruiian j;.,"r box 



Nova S c ot i a n |X'fi* b ar . 



Ba.nana.s per bun' 



Cobnurs j>,vr doz. lbs. 



Cocoanuts per 100 



Cranberrus per ca&e 



■^^'g^ ix^r box 



Grapois, EngLiwh prr lb. 



Almeria lian-rl 



Lisbon jm i- ea-^e 



'''■i"*'ns iK.r ca.-.o 



M edlars jx^r crate 



^1' I'^ii^ each 



Oranges per case 



fi. 



3 

 4 

 8 

 8 

 4 



6 

 2 



1 

 8 

 8 

 9 

 4 

 1 

 10 

 1 



2 

 2 

 2 

 2 



4 



1 



2 



10 



2 



:T 



2 



3 

 1 

 2 

 4 

 3 

 0 

 1 



d. 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 



0 



0 

 0 



6 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 6 

 0 

 6 

 0 



0 

 0 



c 



6 



are 



s. d. 



4 0 

 6 0 



16 0 



12 



5 



2 6 



2 6 



3 0 



2 6 



3 0 

 18 0 



4 0 

 o 0 

 4 0 

 6 0 



1 » 



I'oaidie's, Canadiui per doz, 



P^^irti |>er ^-bui»h. 



French pi r box 



Californian jx'r case 



Doj'enne du Comiee... per doz. 



- ■ V . V^, L t ^ J ■ V, 



Pomegranates per ca^e 



Walnuts )3er doz. Ibe. 



Vegetables. 



Large eupjilies continue to arrive, j 

 brisk at eteady pric^,. 



\r icliokr-. Gliibf 



(iri.ui::! 

 .\ >|i.ira(:iio. I'ai-js 



per doz. 



. per bu.sh. 

 .. ]X'r })un. 



r 4 . ■ ^ 



Bet-t peT bush. 



Bruseels iSprt ut^ per i-bu.^..h. 



Cabbage jx-r tailv 



Larrot.s per do«. bun. 



Canliflowrr> jj^^r tallv 



OvU^ry jH^r bun. 



('elfi-iac prr do/. 



Cucumbers per doz. 



Endive ^j^,;,. 



Hopseradieh jxr iIdz. })[in. 



1>-^*'kjs ] ,-r (!4iz. 



I'*:ttUCe 



^fint p<^r doz. bun. 



Musiiroonii per doz. lbs. 



Onions _ p^,- l>udi. 2 



Spvini.i'.i 1 1-1' c-i - ,-, 



Pars lev 

 Parsni]v-; 



Ra<'i^ - 

 Spina' :i 

 Tumar 



• 1 



(''■]> .1,. 



'l'i:rn:|.'- 



1 



I'l^T doz. kiiiu 



l>er bush. 



r doz. bun. 

 per bufih. 



p'-r ddz. ]K^. 

 pi 1- dnz. U . 1. 



1 rV (VI > • 



1 ' I" iiz. bua 

 ! 1' hnn. 



LONDON POTATO 



BusinesiR Mn.w., i ^raf^t ir-.-i : ! v : 



then* ia only 



IJer ton 



^ents per ton 



Uncnln jK-r ton 



BWsklande p*r ton 



FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMEN7S. 



''^iJd'^Pro^ir^L^^^ Horticultu^I Benefit 



National Dahlia Society.— Annual Meetino- at thi» 

 ll<)t(d Wind£»or, AVct=tmin£iter. at 4 p.m.*' 



WEDNESDAY, December 11.— East .Vng]i.aji HorticuJ 

 tural Club. 



North, of England Horticultural Society, a^t Leeds, 

 lMONDAY, December 16.— National Chrjsanthennit 

 Society's Executive Committee, 7 p.m., at Carr's 

 Bestaurant, Strand. 



TUESDAY, December 17.~Koyal HortiouituraJ So- 

 ciety; Committee will meet at 12 o'clock but 

 tlhere will be no general exliibition of plants 

 and flowers. 



National Ivcse Society : Annual Meeting at the 

 C row n Ilo o m , Ho Lbo r n B ce t aurant , corner of 

 Kingsway, W.C., at 3 p.m.; to be followed by a 

 ConveFiSiazione from 4.3C to 6 p.m. 



THUR,SDAY, December 19.— Linnean ;Society. 

 WEDNESDAY, Decem^ber 25.— Ohrifitmas Tk\y, 

 THUB-SDAY, December 26.— Bank Holid^av. 



s. 



d. 





G. 



d. 



2 





to 



5 



0 



4 



0 





7 



0 



5 



0 





10 



0 



10 



0 





18 



0 



4 



0 





12 



0 



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0 





2 



3 



18 



0 





23 



A 

 U 



9 



0 





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{) 



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and 



businefis 



m 



s. 



d. 







d. 



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(i 



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2 



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3 



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4 



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RKETS. 





irrjv 



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d. 





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d. 



80 



0 



to 



90 



0 



80 



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95 



0 



80 



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95 



0 



70 



0 





85 



0 



FitOM HEADQUARTERS. 



It is only to be expected that anytliing 

 wliick has bt-en steadily groAving for seventy- 

 hv© years should now have reached a higli 

 state of maturity. 



It was in 18:16 that the la/te Mr. James 

 Carter published his first annual catalogue, 

 which consisted of a single sheet, from 237, 

 High Holborn. Ever since then the yearly 

 catalogues have been steadily growing larger 

 and larger^ in a manner worthy of the seeds 

 them&elves^ until now it has become the 

 most w^onderful and the largest catalogue 

 devoted exclusively to seeds in the world. 



About December 9ith the new Carters 

 Annual, entitled "Garden and Lawn," will 

 be published. It is of nearly two pounds 

 postal weight, and carries close upon 3(K) 

 pages on art paper! It- is profusely illus- 

 trated, chiefly with photographs taken by 

 the firm's own staff of photographers^ aiifl 

 completed in the Studios on the premise.^^: 

 but there are also photos, from all parts of 

 the world. 



The coveted volume opens fittingly with a 

 page showing His Majesty King George iu- 

 pecting our Japanese Garden Exhibit at the 

 International Exhibition at Chelsea. Tlie 

 firm hold the Eoyal Warrant of His Majesty 

 King George Her Majesty Queen Alexandria, 

 H.I.jVI. The German Emperor, also eleven 

 other appointments to other Royal and 

 Reigning Hou&es, which we believe to be a 

 record in the industrial world. 



An Art Supplement illustrates the ^niiqiie 

 Raynes Park establishment, justly regarded 

 as one of the most perfect examples of wli^^t 

 industrial buildings should be, and always 

 open to visitors. We then have pages on tn^ 

 fascinating story of Testing, followed bv 

 beautiful pictures of Vegetables and 



Elowers. , ^. 



The Annual is a masterpiece of pnn i".-* 

 siicli as ()iu> would naturally expet t iro^^' 

 printers of the standing of Me>>rs. Mclor- 

 quodale, one of the largest linns of printei^ 

 in the Kingdom, whose' resources and a^p^|' 

 nnccs for the printing of works of this nai Uie 

 are well known. 



It is interesting to know that the require- 

 ments of the book include nearly lOO 

 art paper, printing ink, and type, a laig 

 number of the latest printing maclnn^^' 

 about 80 miles of binders' thread, 3.?0 en- 

 graved i)latf"^ in dui)li('at'\ KHKO'if) em 

 stamps; wliile 2:^ ])ai v-liorsi^ piirccl-pO'^ 

 vMis are required foi' iiic cdii veyaiue 

 work, when completed, W> tlie <J<'tH''ral 1 



* f\ r ^ 



bossed 



of tli<" 



JAMES CARTER & CO 



SecdsiiH'ii lo Ifis Majesty the Kinir* 



RAYNES PARK 



9 



LONDON 



s.w. 



