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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



November i 9j I 8 9 g t 



for the best collection of roots was pretty strong ; but Mr. Moir, Shadowside, 

 deserved his victory with a well-selected, useful lot of bulbs. In the section for field 

 potatos there were exhibited several exceptional dishes, especially of the long white 

 varieties. The round white class, where Mr. Nicol, Blairbowie, carried off the 

 first prize, was not so large as has b^en seen at Inverurie, but the three first lots 

 were very fine, the prevalent variety being Regent. Round coloured potatos 

 comprised a number of superior dishes of for tyfolds and round blues, Mr. R. 

 Cowie, Newlands, securing first and second places^ with good specimens. The 

 long white potatos, in the opinion of one of the judges who has attended the 

 show for over twenty years, was the finest seen at Inverurie. The most con- 

 spicuous varieties were the Up-to-Dates, Sutton's Abundance, and the Bruce. Mr. 

 Paterson, Mill of Drumnahoy, was awarded first and second prizes for two very 

 fine dishes of Up-to Date of perfect shape and quality. It was remarked by 

 the judges that some of the tubers were rather large, as extra size can only be 

 cultivated at the expense of quality in the long run. The meritorious character 

 of the class was evidenced by the fact that the judges gave nearly a dozen com- 

 mendations. The piece of plate lor the best dish in the hall was awarded to 

 Mr. Paterson, Mill of Drumnahoy, for his magnificent Up to- Date specimens. 



Of garden produce there was an exceptionally fine display. For potatos Mr. 

 Tames Ferguson, gardener to Mr. Craigie, Linton, Cluny, took not only the first 

 prize in the class but the piece of plate with the same potatos for the best lot in 

 the section. There was a fine display of six potatos cf any variety, there being 



no fewer than twenty-four entries. , * 



Fruit was not a large display in the aggregate, but the general quality of the 

 apples was very good. The chief prize- takers in this section were : T. Middleton, 

 Monymusk House ; A. Campbell, A. Middleton, A. Beaton, and J. Ogston, 



Bourtie House. . 



The display of vegetables, notably leeks, onions, and baskets of vegetables, 



was the finest that has been seen at Inverurie for many years. For the prize for 



the best collection of vegetables there was not a large though a close competition, 



so close, indeed, that the judges had to divide the prizes between Mr. Ogston, 



Bourtie House, and Mr. Middleton, Manar. 



MARKETS. 



Covent Garden. 



There are moderate supplies of most fruits and vegetables, and the demand is 

 good. Green vegetables are inclined to te dear, and potatos remain firm. The best 



tomitos meet a brisk demand at good puces. 



Fruit —English apples, 3s. to 9s. per bushel; Nova Scotian, 12s. to 2 is. per 

 barrel ; French pears, 3s. to 5s. psr case, 7s. to 10s. per crate ; Californian, 4s. 6d. 

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

 per lb. ; Almeria, 103. to 16s. per barrel ; Spanish melons, 5s. to 7s. ; pomegranates, 

 4s. 6d. to 6s. 6d. ; oranges, 103. to 23s.; lemons, 12s. to 25s. per case; bananas, 

 5s. togs, per bunch ; pineapples, 2s. to 5s. each ; English tomatos, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. ; 

 Channel Islands, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d. per 12 lb.; cobnuts, 40s. to 45s. per 100 lb.; 

 English walnuts, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. per bushel ; Grenobles, 5s to 6s. per bag. 



Blowers.— Arums, 3s. to 4s. ; carnations, is. to 3s. ; chrysanthemums, white 

 and yellow, is. to 3s. ; eucharis, 2s. to 4s. ; gardenias, is. to 2s. 6d. ; Lilium Harrisi, 5s. 

 to 8i.; tea roses, 6d. to is. ; pink roses, 35. to 4s.; red rcses, is. to 2s. ; cattleyas, 

 5s. to 9s. ; Odontoglossum ciispum, 2s. to 4s. ; and tuberoses, 3d. to gd. per dozen 

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

 2s. to 4s. ; mignonette, 2s. to 4s. ; pelargoniums (scarlet), 4s. to 6s. per dozen 

 bunches; stephanotis, is. to is. id. ; lily ot the valley, is, to 2s. ; and pelargoniums, 

 4d. to 6d. per dozen sprays. 



Vegktables.- Cucumbers, 3s, to 4s. 6d.; endive, is. to is. 9d. ; lettuce, 9d. to 

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

 English, 4s. 6d, to 5s. 6d. per cwt. ; Valencia, 5s. €d. to 6s. od. 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, as. to 2s. 6d. per 

 half sieve ; spinach, 23. to 3s. per bushel ; potatos, 603. to 90s. per ton. 



Borough Potato Market. 



There are good supplies. 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 lmperator, 65s. to 703. per ton ; Biacklands, 603. to 65s. per toa ; 

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



THE WEATHER during the Week ending November 12. 1898. 



Stations. 



Temperature of the Air. 



Highest. I Lowest, 

 Fahrenheit. 



Mean. 



Fahren 

 heit. 



Centi 



grade 



Rainfall. 



In 



Inches. 



In Centi 

 metres. 



London 



Croydon 



Brighton 



Kristol .... 



Wolverhampton 



Norwich 



Nottingham... 

 Liverpool ........ 



Huddersfield 

 Bradford ........ 



Hull 



586 



60' 2 

 56*0 



55'o 

 59- 6 

 56 4 



54*9 

 55'* 

 53*4 



54'o 



39 * 



34 5 

 40*0 



37*o 



37'2 



34"4 



43'3 



37-8 



4i'4 



360 



49 6 



47 9 

 52*0 



48-3 



4$ 4 

 48*2 



480 



45 '6 



4<>'5 

 46 4 



9 78 

 8 8 j 

 1 i'ii 

 0/06 



8"OD 



o/co 



7 94 



8 fc9 



7 56 

 8x6 



8 00 



002 

 o"oo 

 o"o6 

 0*22 



o-44 



0*12 



0*09 

 0-39 

 0-48 

 0*04. 



o 05 



0 CO 



o'i5 

 0-56 



0*30 

 0*23 



0-99 



1 22 



o 10 

 o 20 



of.. 



1841 



The mean reading 



__ — -y 7 — j — 



90. The direction of the wind 



per cent, below the week's average in the 16 vears 1860—75. The duration of registered 



sunshine 



The measured rainfall amounted to o'o2 of a 



ENGA3EMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 



MEETINGS. 



Monday, November 21.— National Chrysanthemum Society, Flcral Committee. . 

 Tuesday, November 22.— Royal Horticultural Society ' Committees meet at 12 o clock ; 



Lecture at 3 p.m., by Mr. A W. Hall, Principii 0 f th- Sou. h Eastern Agricultural College, 



Wye, on " Artificial Manures in the Garden." 

 Wfhnesday November a^.— Newton Stewart Chrysanthemum Show. 1 

 1 hursdav, November 2 4 .-Duodee Chrysanthemum Society ; Three days, 

 r riday, November 25.— Dunfermline Chrysanthemum Show : Two days. 



Aberdeen Chrysanthemum Show ; Two days. 



AUCTIONS. 



Monday, Tubsday^ Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, November 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 T 

 Myacinths, 1 uhps, Crocus, Narcissus, Dutch Bulbs, &c, Messrs. Protheroe and Morris s 

 Rooms, Ch* apside, E.C. 1 1 



Wednesday, November 2 3 .~Azaleas, Rhcdcdeno'ron* Dwarf Roses, Hardy Border Plants, &c, 



Messrs. Protheroe and Morris's Rooms Cheapside V C 

 *fiday, November ss.-Impcrted and Esublished OrVhiJs, Messrs. Protheroe and Monks 



Rooms, Cheapside, E.C. * 



Nearly Every I>AY.-Tulips, &c, Mr. J. C Stevens. Kine Street, Covent Garden. 



Editorial communications should be addressed to the Editor of the Gardhnrb* 

 Magazine, 148 and 149, Aldersgate Street, E.C. ^ 



Cypripedium insigne.— I. C, Bath: The flower sent represents a 

 common form of Cypripedium insigne. It lacks breadth in the dorsal sepal as 

 well as colour and substance in the petals. In some of the best forms the dorsal 

 sepal is very large, and has a large upper area of white ; the green portion is 

 finely spotted with varying shades of purple, and these spots are continued in 

 paler form a little way into the white apex. Then the albino forms are, of course 

 very beautiful and valuable, C. insigne Sanderce being especially fine. 1 



Introduction of the Fuchsia.— Mum, Otley : The fuchsia was first 



introduced to cultivation at the end of the eighteenth century, and is supposed to 

 have been brought home by a sailor, who grew it in his window. Here it was 

 discovered by Mr. Lee, a nurseryman, of Hammersmith (the firm of Lee and Son 

 still exists), who purchased and propagated it. The fuchsias of gardens are a very 

 mixed race ; in the first place seedlings were obtained from the iong.flowered 

 species, and these were crossed, re-crossed, and selected according to the particular 

 end in view of the florist who made them a speciality. 



Seedling Apple.— J. W., Sutton Coldfield : It is hardly fair to expect us 

 to form a definite opinion as to the merits of a seedling applejrom one fruit, and 

 that a small one. We need some particulars as to the habit of the tree, fruitful- 

 ness, stating quantity produced each year if possible ; also date of ripening, 

 information with regard to its keeping qualities, and its usefulness for cooking or 

 dessert. The apple sent had been gathered before it was ripe, but if it is a good 

 dessert variety when in condition it possesses some merit, for it also has high 

 colour to recommend it ; it is rather a soft apple, however. If full particulars 

 and several specimens are sent we will gladly give an opinion of the merits of the 

 variety. 



Wintering Tuberous Begonias.— Novice : Lift the plants and remove 

 the remaining growth, shake away the soil, and then allow the stool to dry. The 

 tubers may be shaken quite clean of soil, and then stored in boxes in a tempera- 

 ture of about forty degrees, where no moisture reaches them ; or they may be 

 placed closely together in shallow boxes, without having quite all the soil removed, 

 placing fine, dry soil or cocoanut fibre refuse about them. Under these condi- 

 tions they may be kept in a cupboard or on a cellar shelf until next spring, 

 provided they are kept dry and free from frost. There is no real difficulty in 

 keeping begonia tubers through the winter, provided frost and moisture are kept 

 from them. The difficulty will be to start them into growth early in the spring 

 without the aid of pits or greenhouse, for if left to start at will they are likely to be 

 Ute in making good plants. 



Names of Plant*.— T. C, Glastonbury : Fontanesia phillyraeoides. 



Names of Fruit. — F. J. B., Hartlebury: 1, Withington Fillbasket ; 2, 

 Fearn's Pippin ; 3, Five-crown Pippin ; 4, Warner's King ; 5, Ribston Pippin ; 

 6, King of the Pippins. 



G. J. W., Farnham: 1, Lord Derby; 2, Mere de Menage; 3, Egremont 

 Russet ; 4, Court of Wick. 



S. J. F., Bedford : 1, Fearn's Pippin ; 2, Minchull Crab ; 3, King of the 

 Pippins ; 4, Golden Noble ; 5, Dumelow's Seedling ; 6, Reinette du Canada. 



C. A., Hendon : 1, Histon Favourite ; 2, American Mother ; 3, Adam's Pear- 

 main ; 4, Alfriston ; 5, Lane's Prince Albert. 



H. C, Hitchin: The pear is Doyenne du Cornice; the apple, Old Haw- 

 thornden. 



S. E. A., Yorks : 1, Flemish Beauty ; 2 and 5, we cannot see any real differ- 

 ence in the two specimens sent ; No. 2 is Hacon's Incomparable, and if No. 5 is a 

 characteristic fruit it is the same variety ; 3, Beurre Diel ; 4i Marechal Dillon ; 

 Beurr£ de Jonghe. , 



F. II. Pike, Herts : 1, Tom Putt ; 2, Cox's Orange Pippin ; 3> Dumelows 

 Seedling. 



lW. II., Middlesex : 1, Bramley's Seedling ; 2, Leathercoat Russet ; 3, Lemon 

 Tippin ; 4, Dutch Mignonne ; 5, Lord Derby. 



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Exhibitions and Meetings : — 

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 Bedford 



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Bromley Chrysanthemum Society 

 Coventry 



Devizes 



Gloucester... 



Highgate and District Chrysanthemu 

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Liverpool Horticultural Asscciati 

 National Chrysanthemum Society ... 

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Markets ... 

 New Plants 

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Do Chrysanthemums Wear 



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 Perennial Polygonums 

 Perpetual Roses 

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IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES OF GOLD are no doubt of great f<M .... 



especially at a time like the presen fwhen the money market is so tight 



Still, however, there are some ihings in this world far more P^ clous J^ for money, 

 immense influence it wields over mlnkind. Health, for instance, cannot be r ^J^i* wit ho* 

 but it may be preserved and secured by the use of Holloway's Pills. X°^f£tc*n to h** 

 them, as they are enn.ll.good in their y effec ts for either old or young- No c 3^ og theii the 



-» nicy ore equally good in their effects for eitne 

 ithstand their healing power. Thev drive out all 

 iffestivc organs, and cleanse the stomach.- [Ad vt ] 



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