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THE 



GARDENERS' 



MAGAZINE 



November 12, 1898. 



J. M., Nottingham: i, Selaginella bsematodes ; 2, S. csesia ; 3, S. suberosa ; 

 4, S. Kraussiana aurea; 5, S. Kraussiana; 6, S. canaliculata. 



L C, Bath ; Yes ; Cymbidium giganteum, good for 



Names of Fruit.— J, D., Galloway.— 1, American Mother, unquestion- 

 ably ; 2, not recognised, may be a local variety. 



F. A. R M Royston.— 1, not recognised, though somewhat like a small 

 Hollandbury : does it grow larger ? 2, Reinette Grise. 



C. G., Winford. — 1, Reinette du Canada; 2, Loddington Pearmain ; 3, 

 Hawthornden. 



F. E., Warnham.— 1, Madresfield Court Muscat ; 2, Duchess of Gloucester ; 

 3, Olivier des Serres ; 4, BeurreBosc. 



J. G., Chadwell Heath.— 1, Marie Louise d'Uccle ; 2, Uvedale's St. 

 Germain. \\\\) 



Balham.— Please send name and address next time. 1, Dumelow's Seedling ; 



2, Winter Nelis ; 3, Easter Beurre ; 4, Lord Derby ; 5, Lord Lennox. 



H. C, Dorking. — King of the Pippins. 



D. B., Merton.— 1, Round Winter Nonsuch; 2, Waltham Abbey Seedling; 



3, Ribston Pippin ; 4, Cellini. 



E. C. R., Derby.— 1, Ringer ; 2, Mere de Menage ; 3, Baumann's Red Winter 

 Reinette ; 4, Gravenstein ; 5, Lamb Abbey Pearmain. 



P. D., Swanley.— 1, Mere de Menage; 2, Tower of Glamis ; 3, King of the 

 Pippins ; 4, Egremont Russet. 



R. O. A., Hemel Hempstead.— 1, Thompson's ; 2, Marie Louise ; 3, Duchess 

 d'Angouleme ; 4, Vineuse 



WEEK 



ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE ENSUING 



MEETINGS. 



Monday, November 14.— National Chrysanthemum Society. Meeting of the Floral Committee, 

 Tuesday, November 15. — Leed$ Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days 



Folkestone Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Winchester Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days, 



Ipswich Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Brighton Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Hartlepools Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Belfast Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Chester Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Stirling Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Great Yarmouth Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days, 



Liscard Chrysanthemum Show. 

 Wednesday, November 16.— York Chrysanthemum Show ; Three days. 



Hull Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Bristol Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Banbury Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Faversham Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Tonbridge Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Lewes Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Rugby Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days, 



Birkenhead and Wirrall Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Chelmsford Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days, 



Blandford Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days, 



Chippenham Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days, 



Reading Chrysanthemum Show. 



Thursday, November 17.— Edinburgh Chrysanthemum Show; Three days. 



Manchester Chrysanthemum Show ; Three days, 



Norwich Chrysanthemum Show ; Three days. 



Barnsley Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Lincoln Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



Aylesbury Chrysanthemum Show. 

 Friday, November 18.— Stockport Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days, 



Bolton Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days 



Broughton-in- Fumes Chrysanthemum Show, 



Wrexham Chrysanthemum Show. 



Saturday, November 19.— Batley Chrysanthemum Show. 



Bush Hill I'ark Chrysanthemum Show. 

 Arbroath Chrysanthemum Show. 



^ AUCTIONS. 

 Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, November 14, 15, 16, 17, and 18 — 



Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Narcissus, Dutch Bulbs, &c, Messrs. Protheroe and Morris's 

 Rooms, Cheapside, E.C. 



Monday and Tuesday, November 14 and 15.— Great Unreserved Clearance Sale of Superior 

 Nursery Stock and Fruit Trees, Messrs. Protheroe and Morris, at the Rutland Park Nurseries, 

 Perry Hill, Cat ford, S.E, 



Wednesday, November 16.— Japanese Lilies, Palm Seeds, &c. Messrs. Protheroe and Morris's 

 Room*, Cheapside, E.C. 



Friday, November i8.-Imported and Established Orchids, Messrs. Protheroe and Morris's 

 Rooms, ( heapside, E.C. 



Monday, Wednesday^ and Thursday, November 14, 16, and 17. — Bulbs, Shrub?, Plants, 



Irees, &c.-Mr. J. C. Stevens, King Street, Covent Garden. 

 Nearly Every Day.-TuHds, &c, Mr. J. C Stevens. Kine Street. Covent Garden. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



VV. Clibran and Son, Altrincham.— Trees and Shrubs. 



11 ^ and Son, Waltham Cross .—Trees and Shrubs, Fruit Trees 



H. Cannell and Sons, Swan ley.— Autumn Catalogue. 



Charles Turner, Slough.— Rc*es, Fruit Trees, &c. 



James Walters, Wonford Road, Exeter.— Roses, &c. 



1/ « ND #v * WoOD » Stourbridge.— Hot water apparatus. 

 1». R. Cant, Coi.chlster.— Roses.' 



W. Cutbush and Son, Highgate, N.— Carnations, &c. 

 G. W. Piper, Uckfield, Sussex.— Roses. 



Markets. 



Covent Garden. 



demand 



una*, vji^n v C5 ^cw^ * . 7 J 7 — ' yuiaios remain tirm. The Kpq* 



oranges and tomatos meet a brisk demand at good prices. sc 



Fruit.— English apples, 3s. to 9s. per bushel; Nova Scotian, 12s. to 2<s rv>r 

 barrel; French pears, 3 s. to 5s. per case, 7 s to 12s. per crate; Californian, is' 6d 

 to 6s. 6d. per half-case; English grapes, 9 d, to 2s, ; Channel Islands, 6d to t* 

 per lb. ; Almeria, 10s. to 16s. per barrel ; Spanish melons, 5 s. to 7 s. ; pomegranates' 

 4s. 6d. to 6s. 6d. ; oranges, 10s to 23s. ; lemons, 12s. to 25s, per case- bananas' 

 SS. to 9s. per bunch; pineapples, 2s. to 5s. each; peaches, 3 s. to 10s. rer dozen'- 

 English tomatos, 3s. 6d. to 4s. cd. ; Channel Islands, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. per 12 lb • 

 cobnuls, 40s. to 45s. per 100 lb.; Ergli^h walnuts, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d, per bushei- 

 Grenobles, 5s. to 6s. per bag. 1 



Flowers.— Arams, 3s. to 4s. 5 carnations, is. to 3s. ; chrysanthemums, white 

 and yellow, is. to 3s. ; eucharis,!2s. to 4s. ; gardenias, is. to 2s. 6d. ; Lilium Harrisi qs 

 to 8s. ; tea roses, 6d. to is. ; pink roses, 3s. to 4s. ; red roses, is. to 2s. ; cattleyas* 

 SS. to 9s. ; Odontoglossum crispum, 2s. to 4s. ; and tuberoses, 3d. to 9d. per dozen 

 blooms ; Adiantum cuneatum, 4s. to 8s. ; chrysanthemums, 6s. to 9s. ; marguerites 

 2s. to 4s. i mignonette, as. to 4s. ; pelargoniums ( scar i et ) f ^ to g s> ^ T dozen 

 bunches ; stephanotis, is. to is. Cd. ; lily of the valley, is. to 2s. ; and pelargoniu: 

 4d. to 6d. per dozen sprays. 



Vegetables.— Cucumbers, 3s. to 4s. 6d. : endive, is. to is. 9d, ; lettuce, 9d. to 

 is. 3d. ; cauliflowers, is. to 2s. per dozen ; Dutch onions, 3s, 6d. to 4s. per bag • 

 English, 4s. 6d. to 5s. 6d. per cwt. ; Valencia, 5s, 6d. to 6s. 6d. per.case ; eschallcts 

 is. 6d. to 2s. ; garlic, 3s. per 12 lb. ; mushrooms, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. per half-sieve ; 

 parsley, is. 6d. to 2s. ; carrots, 2s. to 3s. ; turnips, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. per dozen 

 bunches ; celery, 8s. to 12s. per dozen rolls ; Brussels sprouts, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per 

 half-sieve; spinach, 2s. to 3s, per bushel; potatos, 603. to 90s. per ton. 



Borough Potato Market. 



While not exactly dull, the potato trade is quiet, and there are good and in 

 creasing supplies. Beauty of Hebron, Snowdrop, and Up to Date, 75s. to 80s. per ton ; 

 White Hebron, Early Puritan, Bruce, Magnum Bonum, Sutton's Early Regent, Read 

 ing Giant, and Imperator, 65s. to 70s. per ton ; Blacklands, 60s. to 65s. per ton ; 

 Abundance (Scottish), 60s. per ton; Germans, 2s. 9d. per bag.; 



THE WEATHER during the Week ending November 5. 1898. 



Stations* 



Temperature of the Air. 



Highest. Lowest 

 Fahrenheit. 



Mean. 



Fahren- 

 heit. 



Centi- 



grade, 



Rainfall. 



In 

 Inches. 



In Centi 

 metres. 



London ........... 



Croydon 



Brighton 



Bristol 



Wolverhampton 

 Norwich 



Nottingham 



Liverpool ........ 



Hudclersfield 



Bradford 



Hull 



6o- 3 

 60-5 



59- 0 

 6o'o 

 58*6 

 6o'8 



60- 3 

 6o'2 



59*8 

 6i'o 



38 o 



33*o 

 38*2 



37*o 

 32*6 



36*4 

 3 1# 3 



39'3 

 41-2 



40*0 



49' 8 

 49 '4 



49'o 



47 7 



49 '4 

 48*1 



49*i 

 47*8 



50*0 

 47-8 



989 

 9-67 

 io*6i 



9*44 



872 



9-67 



894 

 9*50 



8 78 



10*00 



8 78 



o"52 



o'66 

 1*06 



0*22 



0*74 



0*87 

 o'8 1 

 1*28 

 1 ii 

 0*48 



1*32 



2 97 

 i*68 



2 69 



0- 56 



1- 88 



2'2I 

 2\>6 



2 82 

 122 



The mean reading of the iwuuhw uumi£ «.v ^» ^ .w ww .... f 



of the Thermometer 49 0# 8 I the latter being 3 °*3 above the week's average in the 50 years 



1841—90. The direction of ^ J **- - 1 - *- ^ 1 — * — *~r*i : - 1— 



49 per cent, above the week's 

 sunshine in the week was 28*7 hours. The 



average 



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Answers to Correspondents ... 

 Chrysanthemums at Bickley Hall 

 Chrysanthemums at the Nurseries .. 

 Chrysanthemum Miss Nellie Byron 

 Chrysanthemums Round Liverpool... 

 Engagements for the Ensuing Week 



Erythrina Cristi-galli 



Exhibitions and Meetings : — 



Battersea Chrysanthemum Society 

 Colchester Horticultural Society 

 Finchley Chrysanthemum Society 

 Hornsey Chrysanthemum Society 

 Isle pf Wight 



National Chrysanthemum Society 

 Plymouth ... 



Portsmouth 



Putney and Wandsworth Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society 



Reigate Chrysanthemum Society 



Royal Horticultural Society ... 



Scottish Horticultural Association ... 



Sevenoaks and West Kent Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society 



St. Neou ... 



West Cowes 



NTENTS. 



FAGB 



West^ Derby 



Society 

 Woolton Gardeners' Society 



Flora of Yunnan 



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Notes from Ireland 

 Notes of the Week : 

 Frondless Ferns 

 Imports of Fruit and Vegetables 



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Improvement 



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TheNational Chrysanthe 

 Exhibition 

 Onions for Autumn Sowing . 

 Plums for Northern Counties 

 Some Hybrid Miltonias 

 The Rainfall and the Crops . 



The Weather 



Winter- flowering Begonias 



Work among Pot Roses 

 Work for the Week 



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ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Chrysanthemum Miss Nellie Byron 



Miltonia Binoti 



Miltonia Blunti Var. Lubbersiana 



Miltonia Leucoglossa 



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