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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



January 15, 1898. 



Obituary. 



Sir Joseph Terry, for many years past chairman and influential member of the 

 executive of the Grand Yorkshire Gala, died, we regret to inform our readers, 

 at three o'clock on Wednesday morning, January 12. Sir Joseph will be greatly 

 missed in the famous old city, where he was thrice eleeted Lord Mayor. A 

 wider circle will also mourn his loss, for British horticulturists will deeply 

 regret his decease. He was deeply interested in horticulture, and ever a prime 

 mover in advancing its interest in and around York. Although 70 years of age 

 on Thursday, the 7th inst., Sir Joseph was apparently hale and hearty, erect, 

 business-like, and pleasant as usual on that date, for, as our columns testify, he 

 that evening presided over the annual meeting of the Yorkshire Gala 

 guarantors and members. As showing the high esteem in which he was held, 

 we may add that a few years ago the exhibitors at the gala subscribed for a 

 handsome testimonial which they presented to him as a token of their appre- 

 ciation of his services in the cause of horticulture. 



THE WEATHER DURING THE WEEK ENDING JANUARY 8, 1898. 



Stations. 



Temperature of the Air. 



Highest. Lowest. 



Fahrenheit. 



Mean. 



Rainfall. 



London •••».. 



Croydon 



Brighton 



Bristol 



Wolverhampton 



Norwich 



Nottingham .. 

 Liverpool ........ 



H udder sfield .. 



Bradford 



Hull 



53 7 

 55-o 

 51-8 



o 

 52 # o 



56*0 



52*8 



51-0 

 57'4 



52'o 



30*3 



29*5 



34*2 

 31*0 

 30*2 



3o'4 

 31*8 



34'7 



34*5 

 3 6'6 



32*0 



Fahren- 

 heit. 



Centi- 

 grade. 



w 



In 



Inches. 



43 # 4 



6 '33 



o'49 



43-6 



1 6'44 



0*47 



45*9 



7*72 



° # 37 



42*7 



5*94 



o*53 



40*6 



4*7* 



0*83 



42'g 



6'o6 



0*74 



42*2 



5 # 67 



0-65 



43"9 



6*6x 





43'o 



6-ii 



o'85 



46-8 



8'22 



o-66 



42'3 



5'72 



o'59 



In Cent! 

 metres. 



1-24 

 i-iq 



°'94 

 i'35 



2*11 



i-88 



V6 5 

 2*90 



2'l6 



i*68 

 1 > 



MARKETS. 



Covent Garden. 



The demand for fruit is not large at present, but the shortened supply is equal to it. 

 Vegetables of various kinds are plentiful, and there is a first-rate demand at prices 

 with an upward tendency. 



Fruit. — English apples, 4s. to 15s. per bushel; American and Nova Scotian, 

 ► to 35s. per barrel ; English grapes, is. 3d. to 2s. 6d. per lb. ; Almeria, 12s. to 

 20s. per barrel ; bananas, 5s. to 10s. per bunch ; pineapples, 2s. to 6s. each ; pome- 

 granates, 7s. to 93. per case ; Valencia oranges, 8s. to 15s. ; Murcia, 6s. to 8s. per 

 case ; JafU, 9s. to 10s. 6d. ; mandarins, iod. to is. 6d. per box ; French chestnuts, 6s. 

 to 9s. ; Italian, 12s. to 15s. per bag; French pears, 4s. to 6s. 6d. ; Californian, 8s. 

 to 12s. per case. 



; Flowers. — Arums, 4s. to 6s. ; carnations, is. to 3s. ; chrysanthemums, is. to 

 3s. ; gardenias, 3s. to 5s. ; eucharis, 4s. to 6s. ; Lillium Harrisi, 4s. to 6s. ; tea 

 roses, 6d. to is. ; pink roses, is. to 3s. ; cattleyas, 6s. to 10s. ; Odontoglossum 

 crispum, is. 6d. to 4s.; and tuberoses, 3d. to 4d. per dozen blooms; Adiantum 

 cuneatum, 4s. to 8s.; chrysanthemums, 6s. to 12s.; marguerites, 2s. to 4s. ; migno- 

 nette, 2s. to 4s. ; pelargoniums (scarlet), 6s. to 12s. ; and violets, is. 6d. to 2s. 

 per dozen bunches ; azaleas, 9d. to is. 6d. ; stephanotis, 4s. to 6s. ; white narciss, is. 

 to 2s. ; Roman hyacinths, 6d. to is. 6d. ; lily of the valley, is. to 2s. ; and pelar- 

 goniums, 6d. to is. per dozen sprays; bouvardias, 6d. to 8d. ; white lilac, 3s. to 4s. 

 per bunch. 



Vegetables.— Canary tomatos, iod. to is. 6d. per tray; 4s. to 5s per case ; 

 asparagus, 4s. to 5s. per bundle; seakale, 12s. to 18s. per dozen punnets; horse* 

 radish, 12s. to 1 8s. per dozen bundles; French artichokes, 2s. to 3s. ; lettuce, 9d to 

 is.; endive, is. 6d. to is. 9d. ; cucumbers. 4s. to 7s. 6d. : cauliflowers, is. to 2s. 

 per dozen ; beetroots, 2s. to 2s. 6d. ; parsnips, 3s. to 3s. 6d.; cabbages and savoys, 

 3s. 6d. to 6s. per tally ; English onions, 4s. 6d. to 5s. per cwt. ; Belgian, 3s. to 

 3s. 6d. per bag ; Valencia, 5s. to 6s. 6d.per case ; forced rhubarb, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; 

 carrots, 2s. to 3s. ; turnips, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; parsley, is. 6d. to as. ; greens, 2s. to 

 2s. 6d. per dozen bunches ; mushrooms, 6s. to 8s. ; eschallots, 2s. per 12 lb. ; celery, 

 9s. to 15s. per dozen rolls ; potatos. 65s. to toos. per ton. 



Borough Potato Market* 



Business is very slow, but owing to the lightness of supplies, recent prices are 

 obtained. 



Dunbars, 115s. to 125s. ; Ilebrons, 90s. to 105s. ; Snowdrops, 85s. to 95s. : Bruce, 

 Maincrops, and Sutton's Regents, 80s. to 90s. ; Reading Giants and Saxons, 8os. per 

 ton ; Belgians, 3s. 9d. to 4s. ; Germans, 4s. to 4s. 3d. per bag. 



The mean reading of the Barometer during the week at Greenwich was 29*86 inches, and that 

 of the Thermometer 43°*4, the latter being 5°'i above the week's average in the 50 years 

 i8|i — 90. The direction of the wind was variable, the horizontal movement of the air being 

 25 per cent, below the week's average in the 16 years i860 — 75. The duration of registered bright 

 sunshine in the week was n*i hours. The measured rainfall amounted to 0.49 of an inch. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Kei.way and Son, Lang port, Somerset. — Wholesale Seed Catalogue. 

 Fidi.e-r and Sons, Reading. — Seeds and Seed Potatos. 

 Keynes, Williams, and Co., Salisbury. — New Cactus Dahlias. 



ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 



Thursday, January 20.— Gardeners' Royal Benevolent Institution ; Annual Meeting and 



Election of Pensioners, Simpson's, Strand ; Meeting of the Linnean Society. 

 Saturday, January 22. — Royal Botanic Society, General Meeting. 



AUCTIONS. 



Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, January 17, 19, and 20. — Border Plants, Roses, 



Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Lilies, &c, at J. C. Stevens's Rooms. 1 



Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January| i8, 19, 20, and 21. — Azalea indica. 



Cases of Lilies, Orchids,&c, at Protheroe and Morris's Rooms. J 



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Answers to Correspondents 



Aquilegias ... 

 Catalogues Received 

 Chrysanthemums 

 Coelogyne Cristata at Devonhurst 

 Effective Climbers 



Engagements for the Ensuing Week 

 Exhibitions and Meetings : — 



Royal Horticultural Society 

 Isle of Wight Horticultural Association ... 



The Yorkshire ( Jala 



Reading Gardeners' Association 



Lee and Blackheath Horticultural Society 



Markets 



Marketing Orchard Fruit 



Notes of the Wee* :— - 



A Destructive Orchid Pest ... 

 Methods at Flower Shows ... 



Nitragin 



Fruit and Vegetable Imports 



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New Plants, Flowers and Fruits 

 Notes on Orchids 

 Obituary ... 

 R. H. S. Examination in Horticulture 

 Some Carrion Flowers 

 The Late Mons Jean Linden. 

 The Reading Primulas and Cyclamen 

 The Weather 

 Vine Borders 

 Winter Broccoli ... 

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ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Giant Primulas at Reading 

 Specimen of Coelogyne cristata grown 



Devonhurst, Chiswick 

 Stapelia albicans 

 Stapelia patula ... 

 Stapelia revoluta 

 Stapelia verrucosa 



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