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GARDENERS' 



MAGAZINE. 



ArRiL 



1898. 



MARKETS. 



Covent Garden 



demand I prices are fully maintained. Fruit 0 aomas nnas a reaay *uc, »™ ™ 



isashKhtimprov.n.entin^ Californian Newtowns. 8s. to 



FKU, T^ A Tn r ^\h ?s Id to?. 6cl.; Belgian, is. 6d. to 2s. per lb.; 



i2S.per box; ^K h * R«P«. »£v£s 2s. 6d. to 6s. 6d. each; lemons, 5 s. to 



*r££* ?<^JA SSfti. P- tray 4 s. to 5 S. per case ; Valencia 



°H^^ 3s : to 4s.; 



BidSSS " s toTNiHum Harrisi, £ to 4s.; tea roses 6d. to is. j pink roses. 

 Tlo*!'- red rosf.; 3 s. to 4s. ; cattleyas, 6s. to 9 s. ; Odontoglossura cn spurn, 

 fs 6d to Is • tuK 4d - to 9^ and tuberoses, is. to is. 6d. per dozen blooms ; 

 Adiu^ Is to 8s.; marguerites, 23. to 4 s ; narciss, various, is. 6d. to 



iTk^Wnths. 4 s. to 6s. ; daffodils, 2s. to 6s. ; mignonette 2s. to 4s. ; 

 £ Largoniums (scarlet), £ to 6s. ; wallflowers 4 s. to 6s. ; primroses, 9 d to is and 

 violet, od. to 3 s. 6d/ per dozen banches ; azaleas, 6d. to 9 d. ; stephanotis, 45. to 60. , 

 liW of the valley, 6d.to is. 6d. ; and pelargoniums, 6d. to 9 d. per dozen sprays, 

 bouvardias, 6d. to 8d. ; white lilac, 3s. to 4s. per bunch. 



Vegetables.— Seakaie, 12s. to 18s. per dozen punnets ; celery, 9 s. to 15^. per 

 dozen rolls i English, onions, 6s. 6d. to 7 s. 6d. per cwt. ; Valencia 7s. to 9 3. per case ; 

 asparagus, 2s. 6d, to 8s. per bundle; French lettuce, is. to is. 3d.; cos lettuce, 2s. to 

 .2s. 6d.: endive, is. 6d. to 23. j cucumbers, 3s. to 6s. 6d. per dozen; parsnips, 3s. to 

 as. ; cabbages and savoys, 3 s. 6d. to 6s. per tally ; carrots, 3s. to 3s. 6d. ; green mint, 

 Is. to 5s. per dozen bunches; Italian cauliflowers, 3s. to 4s. per hamper; rhubarb. 

 3s. to 4 s. ; forced, is. 3d. to is. 6d. per dozen bundles ; mushrooms, 6s. to 8s. per 

 12 lb.; spinach, 2s. to 3 s. per bushel ; Brussels sprouts, is. 3d. to is. 6d. per halt- 



potaios, Canary new, 10s. to 16s. per cwt. ; French, 2d. to 3d. per lb. 



sieve 



Borough Potato Market. 



Supplies are moderate, and though the demand is not brisk, it has improved 

 during the cold weather. Prices are keeping steady. 



IXinbars. 120s.; Scotch Magnums, 100s. to 110s. ; Hebrons, ioos. ; bnowdrops, 

 90s. ; Bruce, Maincrop, and Sutton's Regents, 9 os. to 9.5s. ; Reading Giants and 

 Saxons, 85s. to 90s. per ton; Belgians, 3s. 6d. to 4 s. ; Germans, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 9 d. 

 per bag. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



PrNKicuKST Nurseries Co., Pinehurst, N.C., U.S. A. —Trees and Shrubs. 



T. S. Ware, Tottenham.— Harder Perennials, Hardy Florists' Flowers. 

 Hkrd Bkothkks, Penrith.— Agricultural Seeds. 



C'.ier, FABSB, ani> Co., Southwakk Street, S.E., and Witham 



Catalogue. 



. ( heal and Sons, Crawley, Sussex.— Dahlias, Viclas, Sec. 

 ,. H. Krblace and Son, Haarlem. Novelties. 

 Wm. Ci ujran and Son, Makket Street, Manchester. — Farm Seeds. 

 |{ arr AND Sons, Covent Garden— Alpines and Hardy Perennials. 

 Harrison and Sons, Markki Place, I.eicestek.-- Farm Seeds. 



Wholesale 



A Recreation Ground for Lee, some seven acres in extent, has been 

 offen d to the London County Council by Viscount Baring and the Earl of 

 Northbrook, for the public use, in commemoration of the Queen's Jubilee. The 

 Parks and Open Spaces Committee recommended the London County Council to 

 accept the gift and maintain the land as an open space. 



THE WEATHER DURING THE WEEK ENDING MARCH 26, 1898. 



Stations, 



Temperature 



Highest* Lowest. 



Fahrenheit. 



Fahren- 

 heit. 



Cend- 

 jrrade. 



London mmi" "mi 



Croydon ma*—* 



Brighton » • •••••••••«•••• 



Bristol 



MTolverhampton ... ....»• ... 



Norwich • 



Nottingham 



Liverpool 



Huddersfieid 



Bradford 



Hnll 



Raihfall, 



Inches. 



52-i 



50- 6 



5 rS 



55 '°o 



50*8 

 53'2 



51- 9 

 48*8 



49*4 



52*4 



54 # o 



28*0 

 24*0 



30*0 

 27*0 

 26*1 



28*2 

 27T 



30" 7 



28 7 



31-6 

 27*0 



37*5 

 36-6 



39*2 



38-i 

 368 

 37*2 

 37'6 



383 



36-9 



39'8 

 37*2 



3'o6 

 2-56 

 4 00 



3*39 

 2*67 



2*89 



3'xx 



3'5o 

 2*72 



4'33 



2 89 



0*56 

 0*56 



o' 3 6 

 o' 4 i 

 0-17 

 o'84 



0*23 

 0*07 



o 25 

 o'2 r 

 0-36 



*9 



0-91 



:;o4 



°43 

 2,3 



o'i3 



C63 



0 91 



The mean reading of the Barometer during the week at Greenwich was 29*73 Inches, and that 

 of the Thermometer 3f'5, the latter being 4^*4 below the week's average in the 50 yean 

 1841—90. The direction of the wind was variable, the horizontal movement of the air bang 

 40 per cent, above the week's average in the 16 years 1860—75. The duration of registered bright 

 sunshine in the week was i6'=5 hours. The measured rainfall amounted to 0*56 of an inch. 



ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 



Tuesday, April 5.— Scottish Horticultural Association. 



Wednesday, April 5.— Royal Caledonian Horticultural Association Spring Show. Two Days 

 Thursday, April 7.— Linnean Society. 



Saturday, April 9.— Royal Botanic Society's General Meeting. 



AUCTIONS. 



Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, April 4, 5, and 6. 



Auratum, &c.»at Protheroe and Morris's Rooms. 



Dwarf Roses, Orchids, and Lit 



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Answers to Correspondents ... 



Catalogues Received 



Chrysanthemum Leaf Rust ... 



Coming Events 



Double Winter Stocks... 

 Engagements for the Ensuing Week 

 Exhibitionsar.d Meetings:— 



Royal Botanic Society 



Royal Botanical and Horticultural Society 

 of Manchester 



Spring Flowers at Birmingham 

 M- National Chrysanthemum Society 



Forced Lilac 



Leaves from a Rambler's Note-bo ;k 

 Markets ... 



New Books 



Outdoor Tomato Culture 



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Notes of the Week : — 

 A Startling Statement 

 Whitewashing Peach Trees 

 The Scilly Daffodil Harvest 



Peaches in the Open 



Summer Bedding 

 The Bending-stalked Marigolds 



The Cinchona in India 

 The Hardy Fernery 

 The Water Garden 

 Vegetables for Exhibition 



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ILLUSTRATIONS. 



House of Forced Lilacs at Berlin , 

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