THE COTTAGE GAHDENER. 
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VEGETAI5LRS. 
Cabbages, iicr doz. Is. to 
lied, per doz. 28 
CaiiUHoivers, per doz. 45 
Urocoli per bdic . Is 
Savoj’s.9d 
Greens, per dozen 
bunches. 3s. 
Spinach, per sieve.... — 
Beans. 
French Beans, per 
half sieve . 
Scarlet Runners - 
Peas, per bushel .... 
Carrots, per bunch .. 4d. 
Parsnips, per doz. 6 d, 
Beet, per doz .Is. ,, 
Potatoes, per cia t. .. 3s. 
Turnips, per bunch .. 
Onions, young, per 
bunch. Id. 
Leeks, per hunch .... 2(1, 
Garlic, per lb. 61. 
Shallots, per lb. 4d, 
Horseradish, per 
bundle. Is. 6 d. ,, 
COVENT GAEDEN- Continued. 
Lettuce, Cos, jicr 
score . 6 d. 
,, Cabbage.... 
Endive, perscore ..Is 
Celery, per bunch.... 
Uadi.shes, Turnip, per 
dozen bunches ..la 
Water Cresses, per 
I dozen bunches .... 
Small Salad, per 
, punnet. 
I Artichokes, each .... 
Asparagus, per bundle 
' Sea-ktUe, per punnet 
; Rhubarb, per bundle 
i Cucumbers, each .... 
Vegetable Marrow, 
per dozen . 
Tomatoes, per punnet 
Mushrooms, per pot Is. 
HERBS. 
B.isil, per bunch .... 
Marjoram, per bunch 
Fennel, per hunch .. 
Savory, per bunch .. 
Thyme, jicr bunch .. 
Parsley, per bunch .. 
Mint, per bunch .... 
Is. . 6 d 
,, 4a. 
,, 6 s. 
. „ 2 s. 
, Is. 6 d. 
» 6a. 
,, 4s. 
„ 6 d. 
,, !)d. 
Is. lid. 
,, 63 . 
,, 3d. 
„ 2 d. 
„ 3d. 
,, 3 ( 1 . 
„ 6d. 
2 s. 6 d. 
,, Is. 6 d. 
6 d. ,, fid. 
. ,, Is. (id, 
sT ,, Is. 
. ,, Is. 6 d. 
6 d. ,, 9 d. 
2(1, ,, 3d. 
3d, ,, (id. 
8 <. ,, Ills. 
3s. ,, .Is. 
Is. ,, Is. 6 d. 
Is. ,, 3s. 
Is. ,, 2s. 6 d. 
6 d. ,, 23.6d. 
4(1. to 6(1. 
6d. „ 9d. 
2d. ,, 3d. 
2(1. ,, 3d. 
2d. ,, 3d. 
2d. ,, 3d. 
2d. „ 4d. 
GRAIN AND SEED. 
FiiiDAY, Due. 28.—The arrivals arc somewhat larger within the last 
few days, especially of Wheat and Flour. This morning, the trade rules 
very dull for Wheat, and prices are in favour of the buyer. Barley finds 
very little sale for any description. Gats arc not pressed, but are a didi- 
cult sale. The market generally assumes (juite a holiday character. No 
alteration in Fdour. 
Wheat, Ease.v and Kent red, old.—s —s —s, fine —s —s Os 
Ditto ditto new. 74 s 79a —s, fine Sis —s —s 
Ditto ditto white old.—s —s —s, fine —s —s —^ 
Ditto ditto new. 78-4 87s —s, fine 883 —s —^ 
Foreign, red. 77* 83s —s, fine 8ls 87s —^ 
Ditto, white. 86s 90s —s, fine QOs 93s —^ 
Rvk . 52s 54s, fine ■—s — 
Barley, grinding. 37s 39s, fine —s —' 
Distilling. 3Ss 40s, fine —s —s 
Malting . 413 43s, line 42s 44s 
Mai.t . 71s SOs, fine 80s 82 s 
Peas, hog, new. 42s 44s, fine —s —s 
Maple. 45s 47s, fine —s —s 
White.. 51s 56 s, fine —s —s 
Blue. 54s 56 s, fine —s —s 
Beans, pigeon. 543 063 —, new 50s 52s —s 
Ticks for splitting. 44s 463 —, new 42s 44s —s 
Harrow. 523 543 —, new 48s 523 —s 
O.VTS, English feed. 253 25s, fine 265 38s 
Poland or brew. 28s 29 s, fine 29s 30 s 
Scotch potato. 323 3:ls, fine 33s 44 s 
Ditto feed . 30s 3Is, fine Sis 32s 
Irish potato. 28s 295 , fine 303 31« 
Ditto feed white. 25s 273, fine 27 s 28 s 
Ditto black. 2f)s 2/8, fine 278 28 s 
Foreign feed free . 24s 263 , fine 26 s 28s 
Poland or bre\». 28s 293 , fine 29 s 31 s 
F 1 . 0 UR, Town made, per sack. 733 75s 78s*, Seconds fi 6 s 683 
Essex and Suffolk . 59s 623 
Norfolk. 563 57 s Od 
* This is a nominal price. 
HOPS. 
Borough Market, Friday, Dec. 28.—Although at this period of 
the year the market is generally dull, there is at present a fair demand 
for the beat rpialities of Hops, for which the currency of last week is fully 
maintained, and for very choice samples there is an improvement of 
several shillings per cwt.; inferior descriptions continue dull of sale. 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Clover, 1st cut per 
load. ItOs. to 1408. 
Ditto, 2nd cut .... 90 a. ,, 1303. 
Meadow Hay. 903 . ,, 130s. 
Row'an . 
Straw, flail. 
Ditto, machine .... 
80s. ,, 90s. 
30s. ,, 363. 
28s. ,, 30s. 
MEAT. 
Beef, inferior, per Mutton, middling Ss. lOd. to 4a, 4d. 
Bibs. 3s. 4d. to 3s.'8d. Do. Iirime ....4.s.fid. to 4s. lod. 
Do. middling. 3s. lOd. to 4s. Veal . 33 . lod. to 4.s. lod’ 
Do. prime .... 4s. 2d. to 4s. Id. ; Pork, large. 4s. gd. to 5s. 
Mutton, inferior 3s. 4d. to 3s. 8d. 1 Ditto, small.... 4s. 4d, to 53. 4d, 
POULTRY. 
The market after Christmas day, for the remaining part of the \vc<k 
is indescribable, unless it be summed up as “ stale, flat, and unjirofit- 
able.” 
In the mass of goods which arrive from ail quarters, some necessarily 
remain unsold. Few fresh things come till a week afterwards, and it is, 
therefore, difficult to make any correct quotations, as there is no real 
supply. 
Hares.3s. to Os. Od. each. 
Wild Ducks ..2s. to 2s. 3d. ,, 
Teal . Is. to Is. 6d. ,, 
Woodcocks.. 3.5. to O 5 . Od. ,, 
Larks .... Is. fid. to Os. Od. ,, 
Pigeons.... lod. to Is. Od. „ 
Ralihits .. la. 5d. to Os. Od. ,, 
M'ild do.lOd. to Is. ,, 
Cock Turkeys .. 12s. to I5s. each. 
Hen Ditto.Cs. to b's. ,, 
I.arge Fowls ..5s. to 5s. Os, ,, 
Smaller do. .. 38. to 3s (id, ,, 
Chickens .... 2s. to 2s. 6d. ,, 
Geese .7*. to 8s. ,, 
Pheasants 3s. 3d. to 3s. 6d. ,, 
Partridges.... 2s. to 2s. 3d. ,, 
PROVISIONS. 
BUTTER.- 
—Cwt. 
CHEESE.- 
-Cwt. 
Dorset, fine . 
lOls. to 
I08s. 
Cheshire, fine . 
.. 70 s. to 81a, 
Do. middling. 
90 a. ,, 
96 s. 
Glouccster.shire, dhl 
e. £ 6 s. ,, 76 s. 
Fresh, per doz. lbs. 
12 s. ,, 
138. 
Ditto, single. 
. 743 . ,, go.s. 
Friesland . 
KHs. ,, 
1 rjs. 
Somerset.. 
.. 70 s. ,, 7 ()s, 
Kiel. 
pis. ,, 
988 . 
Wilts, loaf.. 
. • 63s. ,, 76 s. 
Carlow . 
1028 . ,, 
lliGs. 
Piito, «loul>lc.. 
.. 72 s. ,, 78 s 
Waterford. 
98.3. ,, 
1 0 ’ 2 s. 
Ditto, thin. 
.. 5 4s. ,, 64s 
Cork. 
I'Ss. ,, 
102 R. 
Ditto, pines .. 
.. 72 .S. 
Limerick. 
lOOs. ,, 
Berkeley, thin .... 
Sligo . 
948. „ 
102 s. 
HAMS.— 
Cwt. 
BACON.- 
-Cwt. 
Y'ork, new. 
Wiltshire, dried .. 
8 Us. to 
84s. 
Westmoreland .... 
.. 72 s. ,, 76 s 
Waterfor(i. 
59 s. ,, 
62 s. 
Irish. 
BREAD. 
The price of Bread in the City and at the West End is still maintained 
at lOd. to lljd, the 4lb.loaf, but in other places the bakers are selling 
the best bread at 9 id. while in the cheap neighbourhoods they profess 
to sell at 8id. _ 
WOOL. 
Down Tegs .... Is. 2s. to Is. 3d. Kent fleeces .. Is. 1 d, ,, Is. 2d’ 
Ditto Tegs and i Leicester fleeces.... Is. ,, Is. Ijd. 
Ewes . Is. Id. to Is. 2d. i Long, heavy do. lid. to Is. 
Half-bred Hog- 1 Combing skins .. lO^d. to Is. Id. 
gets . Is. 3d. to Is. 3id. ' Flannel wool.. Is. Id. to ls.2:jd. 
Do. Wethers. Is. to Is. 2d. Blauketwool. Gd. to Hd. 
BARK. 
English Bark, per load of 45 cwt., I4L 10s. to l6L ; 
Of. Os.; and Valonia. 12f. 1 Os. to 17 /. 10s. per ton. 
Mimosa, Of. to 
POTATO. 
Southwark Waterside.—Dec. 24. —The weather has been very 
severe, and several shipments by land carriage have suffered from frost. 
The demand at present is very limited. Kent and Essex Regents, 
85s. to gOs.; ditto Shaws, 8Us. to Os. ; York Regents, IOO*. to 110s. ; Lin¬ 
colnshire Regents, 85s. tolOOs.; Wisbcach and Cambridge Regents, 
803. to 95s. ; Bedford Regents, 100s. to Os.; ditto Shaws, Os. to Os. ; 
Norfolk Regents, SOs. to yos.; ditto Whites, Os.; Scotch Regents 
(East Lothian), OOa. to Ojs. ; ditto (Red Mould), lOOs. to Os.; ditto 
(Perth and Fife), SOs. to 90 s,; ditto (North Country). 803 to 90s.; 
Dahlias and Rattlers, Os.; Blues, 80s.; Orknev Red.s (East Lothian), 
90 s.; ditto ditto (Red Mould,) 95s. to Os.; Scotch Cups (Perth and 
Fife), S5a. to Os,; ditto (North Country). 75s. to SOs.; Irish Kemps 
and Clusters, SOs. to Os.; ditto White Rocks, SOs. to Os.; ditto com¬ 
mon Whites, 75s. to Os. per ton. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Many Questions and their answers are unavoidably postponed until 
next week. 
Nu.mbeus 155. 156 , 157 (T. S. C.).—You can have these numbers by 
sending your address, with twelve postage stamps, to Mr. Angel, 
Cottage Gardener Office, 20, Paternoster Row. 
Killing Trees. —What is known on this subject? One contends 
that boring a hole in the trunk, and filling it with quicksilver, or some 
mineral poi.son, will, ultimately, kill the tree. Another says, it is all 
bosh. Has any one made any e.xperiraent on which he can rely, as the 
matter is just now of considerable importance, though neither of the 
parties wish to make a legal question of it.—Z. 
Spurs on Hens {G. R.). —Spurs on hens do not disqualify them. 
They arc common on both Game and Dorking, and it is not unusual for 
a pullet to have more spur than a cock of the same age. Spurs on 
fowls are as capricious as whiskers on lads. 
Title to Orchard-trees {A SuSscriber),—The heirs of the planter 
have no title to remuneration; nor can any one possibly in April value 
the crop expected in the following autumn. 
Orchard HOUSES (E. A. Noble). —The Orchard-houses you refer to 
may be seen at any time at the Nurseries of IMr. Rivers, of Saw- 
bridgeworth. 
Ink for Zinc Labels (D. P.).—You will find the recipe and 
directions in No. 287, page 510. 
Name of Plant (Skiddnm). —We have little doubt that the dried 
sprig is from Cotuneonter rotuiidi/ulia, but cannot be certain until wc 
have seen a fresher specimen. 
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, P.aternoster How, in 
the Parish of Christ Church, City of London.—January 1, 1856. 
