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THE COTTAGE GARDENEK. 
December 4. 
WHEAT, 
Kent and Essex, red, 
per ^r.... 83s, to 85s, 
Ditto, white . 82s. ,, 93s. 
Norfolk and Suffolk.. /Ss. ,, 80s. 
Dantzic . 93s. ,, 90s. 
Ewostock. 81s. ,, 92 s. 
Odessa . 78s. ,, /Os. 
American . 92a. ,, 96 s. 
BAREEV. 
Malting. 4.5s. to 49s. 
Grinding and Distil¬ 
ling . 4ls. ,, 43s. 
Chevalier . 463. ,, 49 s. 
OATS. 
Scotch, feed . 343. to sOs. 
English . 20s. ,, 27s. ; 
Irish . 3ns. ,, 32s. | 
Dutch Broo . 29 s. ,, SOs, 
Danish . 30s. ,, 32s, 
Russian. SOs, ,, 29s, 
BEANS. 
Harrow . 523. to 5Gs 
Pigeon . 64s. ,, SOs 
Tick. 50s. ,, 52s 
PEAS. 
Rolling, per qr. 
53s. 
to sCs. 
Coinmou. 
43s. 
„ 45s. 
Grey. 
48s. 
,, 50s. 
Maple. 
483. 
,, 503. 
SKFDS. 
Turnip, Wliite, per 
bushel. 
Swede. 
Rape . 
84s. 
,, 8Gs. 
Linseed, sowing, qr.. 
80s. 
„ 84s. 
,, crushing .. 
70 s. 
„ 72 s. 
Clovcr,Engli 3 h,redcwt COs. 
,, 68s. 
,, Foreign do. 
52s. 
„ 57 s. 
,, White. 
OSs. 
„ 738. 
Trefoil.. 
28s. 
,, 32s. 
Rye, perqr. 
52s, 
,, 54s. 
Tares . 
403 . 
„ 52s. 
Winter, bushel.... 
85. 
9a. 
Canary, per qr. 
fils. 
*> 7^^* 
Hemp. 
54a. 
„ 578 . 
I Linseed Cake, per 
ton. /^ll to a€''12 10s. 
j Rape Cake .. a£‘0 10s. ,, i60 15s. 
! Indian Corn. 47s. ,, 50s 
HOPS. 
Borough Market, Friday, Nov. 30.—During the past week there 
has been a fair demand for choice and middling finalities, and coloury 
samples fully maintain their value. The large proportion of brown and 
inferior samples on the market remain without much inquiry, and where 
sales are effected, a considerable decline from late prices is submitted to. 
Mid. and East Kents, OSs. 90a. to 112s. ; Weald of Kents, 50s. 8 O 3 . to 
9 O 3 .; Sussex Pockets, 50s. 70s. to 843. 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Clover, 1st cut per 
load. 11 Os. to 140s. 
Ditto, 2nd cut .... 903. ,, 130s. 
Meadow Hay. 903. ,, 130s. 
Rowan . 
. 80s. 
,, 903 
Straw, flail. 
. 30s. 
,, 3G3 
Ditto, machine ... 
. 28s. 
„ 30S, 
POTATO, 
Southwark Waterside. —Nov. 20.—The arrivals coastwise have 
been limited, but by rail unremitting; and as the great proportion of 
Regents have proved out of condition, the buyers have been reluctant to 
purchase, and the pressure on the market has, in consequence, been very 
great; as such goods cannot be stored with safety, they must be sold, and 
under great disadvantages. Orkney Reds and Cups, on the contrary, 
have arrived sound, and are in request at improved prices; they will, no 
doubt, take the lead until Regents reach this market in better condition. 
Kent and Essex Regents, 90s. to 100s.; ditto Shaws, 80s. to Os.; York 
Regents, 100s. to 105s.; Lincolnshire Regents, 9 O 3 . to 95s. ; Wisheach 
and Cambridge Regents, 90 s. to 953 .; Bedford Regents, 100s. to Os.; 
ditto Shaws, 85s. to Os. ; Norfolk Regents, 90s. to Os.; ditto Whites, 
Os.; Scotch Regents (East Lothian), 80s. to 85s. ; ditto (Red Mould), 
9 O 3 . to lOOs.; ditto (Perth and Fife), 75s. to 80s.; ditto (North 
Country), 75s.; Orkney Reds (East Lothian, nominal), 90 s. to 95s.; 
ditto ditto (Red Mould, nominal), lOOs.; Scotch Cups (Perth and Fife, 
nominal), 85s. to QOs. ; ditto (North Country, nominal), 80s. to Os. ; 
Irish Kemps and Clusters, 803. to Os.; ditto White Rocks, Os.; ditto 
common Whites, Os. per ton. 
MEAT. 
Beef, inferior, per I Mutton, middling 3s. lOd. to 4s. 4d‘ 
8lbs. 33. 4d. to 3s. 8d. ' Do. prime ....4s.0d. to 4s. lOd' 
Do. middling. 33. lOd. to 4s. Veal . 3s. lOd. to 4s. lod* 
Do. prime .... 4s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. Pork, large. 3s. 8d. to 48" 
Mutton, inferior 3s. 4d, to 38. 8d. i Ditto, small.... 4s. 4d. to 5s. 4d' 
POULTRY. 
There has been little variation during the past week. The diminislied 
supply of Partridges tell of the time of year, and the wildness of the 
birds. 
Large Fowls.. 5s. to 5s. Cd. each. 
Smaller do. .. 3s. Gd. to 4s. 
Chicken.23. to 23. Od. 
Geese . Os. to 73* 
Pheasants .. 2s. Gd. to 3s. 
Partridges 2s. 3d. to 2s. Od. 
Grouse . 2s. to 2s. Gd. 
Hares.2s. Od. to 3 e« 
Teal . lOd. to Is. each 
Wild Duck. 2s. Od. „ 
Woodcock .... 3s. to 3s. 3d. ,, 
Snipe .... Is. 3d. to Is. Od. ,, 
Pigeons . 8d. to Qd. „ 
Larks, per doz. Is. ,, 
Rabbits .. Is. 4d. to Is. 5d. ,, 
Wild do.lOd. to Is. ,, 
PROVISIONS. 
BUTTER.- 
-Cwt. 
Dorset, fine . 
104s. 
to 
108s. 
Do. middling. 
90 s. 
96 s. 
Fresh, per doz. lbs. 
12 s. 
13a. 
Friesland . 
108s. 
U 2 s. 
Kiel. 
94s. 
988. 
Caflow . 
1023. 
lOfis. 
Waterford. 
988. 
1023. 
Cork. 
988. 
102 s. 
Limerick. 
lOOs. 
102 s. 
Sligo . 
94s. 
102 s. 
BACON.- 
■Cwt. 
Wiltshire, dried .. 
808 . 
to 
843. 
Waterfortj. 
748. 
)> 
76 s. 
CHEESE.—Cwt. 
Cheshire, fine .. 
to 
pns. 
Gloucestershire, 
dble. 70 s. 
7 O 3 . 
Ditto, single .... 
ft 
74s. 
Somerset. 
7 (is. 
Wilts, loaf. 
if 
788 . 
Ditto, double.... 
78j4, 
Ditto, thin. 
64s. 
Ditto, pines .... 
tf 
— 
Berkeley, thin ., 
Ofis. 
HAMS 
.—Cwt. 
York, new. 
to 
pOs. 
Westmoreland .. 
sfis. 
Irish. 
843. 
BREAD. 
The price of Bread in the City and at the West End is still maintained 
at lOd. to IIAd, the 4lh.loaf, but in other places the bakers are selling 
the best bread at 9-id. while in the cheap neighbourhoods they profe-ss 
to sell at 8id. 
WOOL. 
Down Tegs .... Is. 23 . to Is. 3d. j Kent fleeces .. Is. Id. ,, Is. 2d. 
Ditto Tegs and , Leicester fleeces.... Is. ,, Is. Ijd. 
Ewes . Is. Id. to Is. 2d. ] Long, he.Tvy do. lid. to Is. 
Half-bred Hog- | Combing skins .. lOid. to Is. Id. 
gets . Is. 3d. to Is. 3Ad. ; Flannel wool.. Is. Id. to Is. 2Ad. 
Do. Wethers. is. to is. 2d. i Blanket wool. Cd. to lid. 
BARK, 
English Bark, per load of 45 cwt., 141. Itls. to IG/. ; Mimosa, 01. to 
M. Os.; and Valouia. 12/. Ills, to l/l. 10s, per ton. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
*** We request that no one will write to the departmental writers of 
The Cottage Gardener. It gives them unjustifiable trouble and 
expense. All communications should he addressed “ To the Editor of 
The Cottage Gardener, 20, Paternoster Row, London.” 
Fernery Fountain (V. V.).-- A cistern elevated high above the 
ajutage, or pipe’s mouth, whence the water issues, and communicating 
with it, is the fundamental requisite. The time a fountain will continue 
to play is regulated solely by the size of the supply cistern, and of the 
orifice of the ajutage. This orifice ought not to be more than one-fourth 
of the diameter of the pipe supplying it with water. The height to which 
the water is thrown depends upon the height of the supply cistern above 
the ajutage. They are of the easiest construction, and it is a simple 
matter of calculation in how long a time an orifice of a given diameter 
will allow the water to escape through it from a cistern of a given size, 
elevated a given number of feet above that orifice. We believe portable 
fountains may he purchased at the Oxford Street Bazaar, on the base¬ 
ment where birds arc sold. Have you a few perfect fronds to spare to 
complete a herbarium of British Ferns ? 
Fumigating (A. B, C). There is nothing novel in your proposed 
plan. It has been practised many times successfully. 
“ Wanderings after the Suitable.” —We have had a letter sent 
to us for W. H., the writer of the article so designated. We will forward 
it to him if he will send us his present address. 
Pear and Peach Trees Unfruitful (IF. Howard) — As these 
are vigorous, and “ make pretty good shoots,” they do not require 
manure. The probability is they require root-pruning. If they have 
blossom-buds upon them leave them alone. Lime and soot will be a 
good dressing for your mossy wall. 
Auriculas, &c. (An Amateur Suhscriher).—For obvious reasons, we 
never recommend individual tradesmen. Write to any florist that advertizes 
in The Cottage Gardener, and he will send you the price of Auriculas, 
or any other florists’ flowers. We are not aware of a Florist’s Pocket 
Book containing the information such as you find in Johnson’s Garden 
Almanack; no doubt such a book would be useful. There are many 
London nurserymen that keoji general assortments of hardy herbaceous 
j plants (Dodecatheon’s amongst them), such should advertize in our 
. columns. We know a gentleman that has a small collection of Auriculas 
' to dispose of, at a moderate price; send your address, and we will forward 
it to him. Thick leaves, such as you have sent to be named, should he 
I put into a thin tin box, separate from the paper containing the request 
I for their names. The leaves, when sent in the letter, are crushed at the 
j post-ofiice by stamping, and then give out their juice, which so stains the 
I paper as often to obliterate the writing. It w'as so with the one you sent. 
As far as we can make it out in its crushed state, we think it is the 
Velthimia viridifolia, a large bulb, from the Cape of Good Hope. The 
other is, probably, the Ficus repens, or F. stipulata, an evergreen trailer, 
from China, useful for covering blank walls in greenhouses; otherwise, 
uninteresting. 
Neck-ring of Rouen Ducks (A Subscriber ).— Rouen Ducks should 
he the exact copy of Wild Ducks, only larger. The drake should, there¬ 
fore, have the white neck-ring, and the duck should not. 
Breast of Grouse and Partridge Cocuin-Ciiina Cock (Selhn). 
—We believe it is accepted as a rule, that in pens of Grouse and Par¬ 
tridge Cochin fowls the cocks should have black breasts. All our be.st 
judges act on that. We fully admit the difficulty of breeding them, and 
there is just the same in every other class where perfection is sought; 
hut the Rev. G. Hodson, Mr. Punchard, and others, have proved it may 
be done. Cochins are birds of feather, the standard is well understood, 
and it is not arbitrary if judges seek to encourage the best birds by award¬ 
ing prizes to them. It would be so if any gentlemen, in the exercise of 
their office, withheld rewards because no pen was perfect. Their duti? is 
to distinguish the best among those exhibited, and wc have little hesita¬ 
tion in saying, they will always seek black-breasted cocks in these classes, 
in preference to those that are mottled. The chicken bred from the 
latter are prone to have a yellow tinge on their feathers. 
London : Printed by Hugh Barclay, Winchester High-street, in 
the Parish of Saint Mary Kalendar; and Published for the Proprietors 
at The Cottage Gardener Office, No. 20, Paternoster Row, in 
the Parish of Christ Church, City of London.—December 4, 1855. 
