JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
483 
December 1, 1837. ] 
CUT FLO WEES. 
Abntilons, 12 benches .. 
Anemones, 12 bunohes .. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blooms .. 
Asters, IS bunches .. 
» French, bunch .. 
Bouvsrdias, bunch .. 
Camellias, blooms .. .. 
Carnations, 12 blooms .. 
,, 12 bunches.. 
Chrysanthemums, 12 bchs. 
>■ 12 blooms 
Cornflower, 12 bunches .. 
Dahlia, 12 bunches 
Daisies, 1*3 bunches 
Eucharis, dozen .. .. 
Gardenias, 12 blooms .. 
Gladiolus, 12 sprays 
Hyacinths. Roman, 12 
sprays 
Iris, 12 bunches .. .. 
Lapageria, white, 12 
blooms. 
Lapageria, coloured, 12 
blooms. 
Lilium longiflorum, 12 
blooms. 
Lilium lancifolium, 12 
blooms. 
s. d. s. 
3 0 to 6 
0 0 
0 0 
0 0 
S 0 
4 0 
2 0 
0 0 
0 G 
0 0 
1 6 
1 0 
6 0 
0 0 
s. d. 
0 
8 
0 
*0 
1 
4 
O 
0 
12 
8 
0 
0 
4 
« 
5 
0 
1 
0 
8 
1 
9 
0 
s. d 
Lilie3, White, 12 bunches 0 0 
„ Orange, 12 bunches 0 0 
Lily of the Valley, 12 
sprays .6 0 
Marguerites, 12 bunches 2 0 
Mignonette. 12 bunches 3 0 
Myosotis, 12 bunches .. 0 0 
Pansies, 12 bunches .. 0 0 
Pelargoniums, 12 trusses 
s. d. 
to 0 0 
0 0 
9 0 
6 0 
9 
scarlet, 12 trusses 0 4 
Rolnsettia, 12 blooms .. 4 0 
Primula (single), bunch.. 0 0 
,, (double), bunch .. 0 9 
Polyanthus, 12 bunches.. 0 0 
Ranunotilus, 12 bnnches 0 0 
Roses, 12 bunches .. .. 0 0 
„ (indoor), dozen .. 10 
„ Tea, dozen .. .. 1 6 
red, dozen (French) 1 6 
, yellow .3 0 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays .. 4 0 
Tropseolum, 12 bunches 0 0 
Tuberoses, 12 blooms .. 0 6 
Tulips, dozen blooms .. 0 0 
Violets, 12 bnnches.. .. 10 
„ (French), bunch 1 6 
„ (Parine), bunch 8 0 
White Lilac, 12 sprays ..6 0 
0 0 
0 0 
1 6 
2 0 
VEGETABLES. 
Artichokes, dozen ,. ,, 1 „ 
Asparagus, bundle .. .. 0 0 
Beans, Kidney, per lb. .. 0 3 
Beet, Red, dozen 1 
Broccoli, bundle .0 
Brussels Sprouts, J sieve 3 
Cabbage, dozen 1 
Capsicums, per 100 1 
Carrots, bunch .. .. 0 
Cauliflowers, dozen .. 3 
Celery, bundle .. .. 1 
Colewortg, doz. bunches 2 
Cucumbers, each .. .. 0 
Endive, dozen. 1 
Herbs, bunch.0 
Leeks, bunch.0 
to 2 
0 
0 
2 
0 
4 
0 
2 
0 
4 
2 
4 
0 
2 
0 
0 
d. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
6 
0 
0 
4 
FRUIT. 
Lettuce, dozen .. ,, 
Mushrooms, punnet 
Mustard and Cress, punt. 
Onions, bunch. 
Parsley, dozen bunches 
Parsnips, dozen .. 
Potatoes, per cwt. 
„ Kidney, ter cwt. 
Rhubarb, bundle .. .. 
Salsafy, bundle .. ,. 
Scorzonera, bundle 
Seakale, basket .. .. 
Shallots, per ft. 
Spinach, bushel .. .. 
Tomatoes, per ft. 
Turnips, bunch .. .. 
s. d. b. d 
0 9 to 0 6 
0 6 
0 2 
d. g. d. 
Apples, $ sieve. 1 6 to 8 6 
Nova Scotia and 
Canada barrel 10 0 18 0 
Cherries, £ sieve .... 0 0 0 0 
Ocbs, 100 lbs. 55 0 0 0 
Figs, dozen . 0 0 0 0 
Grapes, per ft. 0 6 2 6 
Lemons, case.10 0 15 0 
Melon, each .0 6 10 
Oranges, per 100 .. 
Peaches, dozen .. .. 2 
Pears, dozen. 1 _ 
Pine Apples, English, 
per ft. 16 
Plump, 4 sieve.0 0 
St. Michael Pines, each 3 0 
Strawberries, per lb. .. 0 0 
s. d. b. d. 
6 0 to 12 0 
0 6 
PROGRESS. 
In experimental agriculture we find the most remark¬ 
able evidence of progress; we ought perhaps to say in the 
results of such experiments, for they are certainly both 
numerous and remarkable enough. It is in them that we 
find expression given to the general feeling that improve¬ 
ment in practical farming is possible. Of course attempts 
are made to oppose and discourage such efforts at improve¬ 
ment. That sort of thing is inevitable, and we need 
not trouble our heads about it; our best justification 
being found in results ivhich are gradually bringing about 
a radical change in agriculture, not simply in one, but 
in every branch of it. 
W hen Professor Jamieson showed in his manure 
circular that for an acre of Mangolds we should use, in 
addition to 14 tons of farmyard manure, f cwt. nitrate 
of potash, 1 i cwt. nitrate of soda, 2 cwt. steamed bone 
flour, 1 cwt. ground coprolite, and 1 cwt. common salt, 
at a cash price for the chemical manures of 43s., there 
was an outcry about the extravagance of such a costly 
mixture; yet it was well knoivn by those farmers who 
had used his manures that, other things being equal, the 
manures would ensure a splendid and profitable crop. 
We are told in “ The Land Agent’s Record ” of November 
1-th that “ some crops do pay very well indeed, even in 
these bad times. Mr. S. Sherwood took the first prize at 
the Framlingham (Suffolk) Farmers’ Club last week for 
the best 3 acres of Mangolds with a crop which weighed 
45 tons per acre. It was obtained by the application of 
flora twenty-five to thirty loads of muck per acre, with 
"7o« kaimt ;, 4 7<h basic slag ’ cvvt - of nitrate of soda, 
and 28s. worth offish manure per acre ; the whole costing 
not ess than £6 10s. per acre. The result, however, 
wholly justified the expenditure, as the crop is a very fine 
one for so unfavourable a season as the present, and its 
value per acre must far exceed any corn crop, even when 
a full allowance is made for the straw.” We gladly quote 
this striking example of liberal and judicious expenditure 
which, instead of proving a piece of extravagance, was the 
embodiment of sound practical economy. 
Turn where we will, on every hand we find earnest 
energetic men striving for improvement without counting 
the cost of time, labour, and money, all which is given 
freely for the general good. Experiments upon Barley, 
Loots, and Grasses have been conducted this year by 
the Norfolk Chamber of Agriculture in connection with 
SxP° y rp Agncultural Society of England, upon the farms 
0 7 r ; b W lor at Wlntlmgham, Mr. Sapwell of Aylsham, 
and Mr Cooke at Flitcbam Abbey. The results will be 
published at tae end of the year, but we may mention that 
it was our privilege to meet the Committee and inspect 
the trial stations at Mr. Garrett Taylor’s farm on July 30tb 
and we were most favourably impressed by what we saw! 
Certainly, we gained important information, to be turned 
to account in our own practice, and we hope to give our 
readers a full account of the experiments and the results 
in time to be of use to them for another season. 
In the new number of the Journal of the Royal Agri¬ 
cultural Society we have an exhaustive report of sheep- 
feedmg experiments conducted at Woburn last winter by 
m 7 el f k f’ by which it was proved that the most profit¬ 
able food for fattening sheep is decorticated cotton cake 
and that next to it is Wheat— ergo, as we have not to 
purchase the Wheat it must be the most profitable food 
for a farmer to use. At any rate, that is how we apply 
the esson, for we greatly deplore the low prices obtained 
lor Wheat, and the large sums spent on cake of one sort 
or another. 
Then we have an equally exhaustive account of field 
experiments on cattle Cabbages at Horsham, by which 
it is shown that the most efficient dressing used was 
one of phosphates with 2 cwt. of nitrate of soda and 
3 cwt. of salt per acre, which produced 8 tons 7 cwt 
extra Cabbages at a cost of £l 4s., or about 5s. per ton 
of additional Cabbages. From the results obtained 
growers of. Cabbages are recommended to use as an arti¬ 
ficial dressing at seed time 4 cwt. of superphosphate per 
acre, if the soil is fairly calcareous, or, if not, to use 3 cwt. 
of superphosphate mixed with 1 cwt. of bone meal, 
giouncl coprolite, or other finely ground phosphate top¬ 
dressing, after singling out, with 2 cwt. nitrate of soda 
per acre, mixed with 3 cwt. of salt. 
Knowing, as we do that many of our readers have 
no opportunity of seeing such reports, we strive by giving 
them particulars of results to keep them jiosted in the 
latest doings of pioneers in the work of imjirovement, in 
Older that they may keep abreast of the times, and turn 
to account every real improvement in agriculture as soon 
as possible after it is made public. The experiments are 
conducted so carefully, and are so exhaustive, that we have 
full reason to place entire reliance in, and to take action 
upon results. 
