48 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
October 16. 
GBAIN AND SEED. i 
Friday, Oct. 12.— English Wheat fully as dear. Foreign has a good j 
demand at Monday’s currency. Malting Barley easier, but Grinding 
Barley fully as dear. Old Oats are taken at late rates, while New droop, 
particularly Black Irish. 
WHEAT. 
PEAS. 
Kent and Essex, red, 
Boiling, per qr. 
43s. 
to 46 s. 
per qr.... 
74s. 
to 
84s. 
Common. 
36 s. 
„ 388. 
Ditto, white . 
84s. 
)) 
903. 
Grey. 
37 s. 
„ 40s. 
Norfolk and Sulfolk.. 
763 . 
1) 
78s. 
Maple. 
37 s. 
„ 39 s. 
Dantzic . 
86s. 
n 
928. 
Rostock. 
8Is. 
903 . 
SEEDS. 
Odessa . 
73s. 
ti 
768. 
Turnip, White, per 
American . 
833. 
858. 
bushel. 
Swede. 
BARLEY. 
Rape . 
84s. 
,, 86s. 
Malting. 
44s. 
to 
45s. 
Linseed, sowing, qr.. 
SOs. 
,, 84s. 
Grinding and Distil- 
,, crusbmg . • 
74s. 
„ 76 s. 
ling. 
348. 
36 s. 
Clover,English,redewt 60 s. 
,, 683 . 
Chevalier . 
863 . 
38s. 
,, Foreign do. 
52s. 
,, 57 s. 
,, White. 
683. 
„ 733 . 
OATS. 
Trefoil. 
2Ss. 
„ 328. 
Scotch, feed . 
318. 
to 
32s. 
Rye, perqr. 
528. 
„ 54s. 
English. 
26 s. 
27 s. 
Tares, winter. 
88s. 
25 s. 
28s. 
Dutch Broo . 
29 s. 
}i 
30s. 
Hemp. 
54s. 
,, 573 . 
Danish . 
25s. 
ff 
298. 
Russian. 
26 s. 
it 
29s. 
BEANS. 
Harrow . 408. to 428. 
Pigeon . 42s. ,, 43s. 
Tick. 40s. ,, 41s. 
Linseed Cake, per 
ton. ^11 to £\2 lOs. 
Rape Cake .. 10a. ,, ^'6 15s. 
Indian Corn . 47s. ,, 50s. 
HOPS. 
Borough Market, Friday, Oct. 12 .—At the commencement of 
the week there was a good trade for all fine samples, but the market has i 
not been quite so active the last day or two. The demand, however, 1 
continues steady, and prices are fully supported. Mid. and East Kent, 
90s. 1153. to 1303.; Weald of Kents, 843 . 94s. to 105s.; Sussex, Sbs. 903 . 
to 9Gs. ; Country Farnbams and Farnhams, 95s. 105s. to 1203. Duty, 
^£•300,0000. 
Clover, l 3 t cut per 
load. 
Clover, new . 
Ditto, 2nd cut .... 
Meadow Hay. 
HAY AND STKAW. 
1 Meadow Hay, new 953. to 1203. 
110s. to 140s. ' Rowan . 80s. ,, 90s. 
120 s. ,, 135s. : Straw, Bail. 30s. ,, sGs. 
90 s. ,, 140s. Ditto, machine .... 28s. ,, 30s. 
903. ,, 1303. 
MEAT. 
Beef, inferior, per 
8 lbs. 3s. 4d. to 3s. 8 d. 
Do. middling. 3s. lOd. to 4s. 
Do. prime .... 43 . 2 d. to 4s. 4d. 
Mutton, inferior 33 . 4d. to 3s. 8 d. 
Do. middling .. 3s. lOd. to 43 . 4d. 
Mutton, prime 4s. 6 d, to 4s. lOd. i 
Veal . 3s. lOd. to 4s. lOd. I 
Lamb . 5s. 4d. to 5s. lOd. j 
Pork, large. 33 . 8 d. to 4s. j 
Ditto, small ...... 4s. to 4s. 6 d. 
POULTBY. 
We have little change to note sir 
mand are unusually small, but the 
Large Fowls 4s. 6 d. to Ss. 63 . each. 
Smaller do.33. 6d to 4s. 
Chickens .. 2s. 3d. to 33. Od. 
Geese. bs. Ud. to 7^. Ud. 
Ducks .... 23. 6 d. to 33 . 3d. 
Pheasants.... 3s. Od. to 4s. 
: last week. Both supply and de¬ 
ter is less than the former. 
Partridges.. Is. 6 d. to 28. Od. each. 
Grouse.... Is. 9 d. to 2 s. 6 d. ,, 
Hares .... 3s. Os. to 3a. 6 d. ,, 
Pigeons .. 8 d. to 9 d. „ 
Rabbits .. Is. 4d. to Is. 6 d. ,, 
Wild do. Is. to Is. ,, 
PBOVISIONS 
BUTTER.—Cwt. 
Dorset, fine . 
I04s. 
to 
108s. 
Do. middling. 
90 s. 
ft 
96 s. 
Fresh, per doz. lbs. 
123. 
13s. 
Friesland . 
98 s. 
100 s. 
Kiel. 
94s. 
98 s. 
Carlow . 
98 s. 
I 02 s, 
Waterford.. 
988. 
102s. 
Cork. 
98s. 
102s. 
Limerick. 
923 . 
tt 
963 . 
Sligo . . 
BACON.—Cwt. 
Wiltshire, dried .. SOs. to 84s. 
Waterford. 748. „ 768 . 
CHEESE.—Cwt. 
Cheshire, fine . 
to 
908 . 
Gloucestershire, 
dble. 708 . 
76 s. 
Ditto, single ... 
74s. 
Somerset. 
76 s • 
Wilts, loaf. 
78s. 
Ditto, double... 
78s. 
Ditto, thin. 
64s. 
Ditto, pines ... 
- 
Berkeley, thin . 
it 
66s. 1 
HAMS.—Cwt, 
York, new. 
to 
90s. 
Westmoreland . 
863 , 
Irish. 
»} 
84s. 
BBEAD. 
The price of Bread in the City and at the West End is still maintained 
at lOd. to lid, the 4lb.]oaf, but in other places the bakers are selling 
the best bread at 8d. the 4lb. loaf, while in the cheap neighbourhoods 
they profess to sell at 7id. 
WOOL. 
Down Tegs .... Is. 2s. to is. 3d. 
Ditto Tegs and 
Ewes . Is. id. to Is. 2d. 
Half-bred Hog¬ 
gets . la. 3d. to Is. 3.^d. 
Do. Wethers. Is. to is, 2d. 
Kent fleeces .. is. id. ,, Is. 2d. 
Leicester fleeces.... is. ,, Is. i^d. 
Long, heavy do. lid. to Is. 
Combing skins .. lO^d. to Is. Id. 
Flannel wool.. Is. Id. to Is. 2id. 
I Blanket wool. 6d. to lid. 
BABK. 
English Bark, per load of 45 cwt., 141. 10 s. to 16 I. ; Mimosa, 01. to 
01. Os.; and Valonia. 121. lOs. to 17 I. 10s. per ton. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Vinks {I. X. IF.).—We do not know the Ahercarney. The Graumier 
de Cantal is a variety cultivated at Metz, of which we have no know¬ 
ledge ; but it is probably synonymous with Raisin rouge de Cantal, 
which is a verjr strong grower, and produces a very large bunch from 
ten to twelve inches long. The berries are large, and of a dark blue 
colour ; but the flavour is not sufficiently rich to make it worth growing 
in this country: it is only fit for wine. HHcscat Noir de Jura is the 
same as the Black Frontignan. Rasin de Calabre we are unacquainted 
with, e.\cept by name only. 
Ferns. —If Mr. John Cockcroft will write to Mr. J. Turner, Prest- 
wich, near Manchester, he will probably obtain some desirable Ferns. 
Sea-kale (T. H. R.). —You need not.cut it down. The leaves will 
die in the winter, and then a dressing of decayed dung and salt may be 
put on, and pointed in with a fork. Wheat for transplanting should be 
sown at the same time as that which is to be not transplanted. 
Pit for Cucumbers {Tradesman). —Your plan will answer very well. 
There is no occasion for the air-chamber being so large, unless it is 
already made. You do not say what the bottom of your bed consists of. 
You should have air-holes in front as well as the back at F., and if you 
had openings from the path-way I. into the chamber near the bottom, 
you would rival Mr. Lane with Polmaising the circulation of your air. 
If this were done, we would advise openings for the outside air at the 
back rather than the front, and have the air-openings in front instead of 
the back, as at F. There.is no necessity for bringing a return-pipe from 
the farther end of the tank. You may have the flow-pipe at one side at 
the end, and the return-pipe at the other side of the same enA A 
division up the middle, except at the extreme end, would be desirable. 
Garden Plan {Cherry). —No one whose judgment is worth having 
would give the plan for a garden they have never seen, and of the size of 
which they know nothing. In our 217 th number there is a plan which 
may suit you. 
Names of Fruit {Loccan). —No. I, Baxter’s Pearmaine. No. 2 , a 
bad specimen, not know n. Write to the Secretary of the British Porno- 
logical Society, 20 , Bedford-strect, Covent Garden, London, and he will 
make arrangements for having you elected a member of the Society. 
You had better submit your seedling Apple to that best of fruit authori¬ 
ties. 
Flower Garden Plan {Annie).— \o\x have arranged the plants and 
colours in this plan most capitally, both for the jsummer and for the 
vvinter crops; but we would hardly plant the Anemones in alternate 
circles with the White Narcissus in 7 ; we would put them in a broad 
ring between the Daisies and Narcissus ; but try your own plan first. 
obliged for colouring the beds—we shall engrave your plan, and 
the name of the small yellow flower is dnothera prostrata alias riparia; 
it is quite hardy, for it stood last winter at the Crystal Palace, and no 
plant is easier to increase, either by dividing the roots in April, or from 
cuttings at any time. A little earth thrown over the lower stems in 
summer would cause them to root, like layers, to a wonderful extent. 
Dung pits for Cucumbers, &.C.— Shropshire, A new Subscriber, 
and W, W. will have their inquiries attended to next week. 
Na5Ies of Plants {H, M. K.), —Yours is Vallota purpurea. 
(M. A. G.).—Your plant is the common Hemp. You must have over¬ 
looked the flowering, for it is now in seed. 
Names of Fruit (Town Close). —No. 1 . A small specimen of the 
Blenheim Pippin. No. 2 . The Beauty of Kent. No. 3 . We cannot 
make out this from your drawing. We shall be happy to hear from you 
at all times. You should become a member of the Pomological Society. 
For ten shillings annually you would have their Transactions, might 
attend their monthly meetings, and send what fruit you liked for 
judgment. {E. H.) — (a.) Beurre' Biel, (b.) Williams’ Bonchretien. 
Those in brown paper are Antumri Bergamot, and those in yellow paper, 
Beurre' Kirhe. 
English Tobacco {Goddess). —All the leaves will answer for fumi¬ 
gating purposes. It is uot quite so strong as foreign tobacco. 
Kitciien-Garden Plan {A Constant Reader).—It first began to 
appear in our No. 339. 
Concreted Borders {A. Macintosh), —We cannot obtain the in¬ 
formation you ask for. 
Names of Ferns (T. The larger-growing kind found about 
Iftley is Polypodium vulgare (common Polypody). The smaller kind 
found in Magdalen College grove, is the Asplenium trichomanes, or 
the common Spleenwort, 
London : Printed by Hugh Barclay, Winchester High-street, in 
the Parish of Saint Mary Kalendar; and Published for the Proprietors 
at l^E Cottage Gardener Office, No. 20, Paternoster How, in 
the Parish of ChrUt Church, City of London.—October 16 , 1855 . 
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