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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
January 15. 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Clover, Ist cut per 
Rowan . 
,, 90 s. 
! load... 
llOs. to 
MOs. 
Straw, flail. 
. 30s. 
,, 3 O 3 . 
1 Ditto, 2nd cut .. .. 
90 s. „ 
1303. 
Ditto, machine ... 
. 283. 
,, 30s. 
Meadow Hay. 
90 s. ,, 
1308. 
POTATO. 
i .Southwark Waterside—.Tan. "■—The weather continues very mild, 
1 and the demand languid at our quotations. Ifent and Kssex Regents, 
yOs. to 95s.; ditto Shaws, 80s. to Os.; York Regents, lO.ls. to 115s.; 
Lincolnshire Regents, 85s. to 95s.; Wisbeach and Cambridge Regents, 
' 80s. to 95s. ; Bedford Regents, Os. to Os.; ditto Shaws, Os. to Os. ; 
: Norfolk Regents, 85s. to 90 s.; ditto Whites, Os.; Scotch Regents 
i (East Lothian), 85s. to 90s.; ditto (Red Mould), 90s. to 95s.; ditto 
(Perth and Fife), 80s. to 90s.; ditto (North Country), SOs to 85s.; 
Dahlias and Rattlers, Os.; Blues, Os.; Orkney Reds f East Lothian), 
85s. to 90 s.; ditto ditto (Red Jlould,) 90s. to Os. ; Scotch Cups (Perth 
and Fife), 70 s. to75s. ; ditto (North Country), fios. to 70s. ; Irish ICemps 
and Clusters, 70s. to 75s. ; ditto White Rocks, 70s. to 75s.; ditto com¬ 
mon Whites, Os. to Os. per ton. 
POULTRY. 
The past week has been one of scarcity, and prices have increased in 
consequence. There is an unusual lack of M'oodcocks, Snipes, and 
other wild birds. 
Cock Turkeys .. lOs. to Ms. each. 
Hen Ditto. 7 s. to 8 s. ,, 
Ijarge Fowls.. 5s. to 5s. (is. ,, 
Smaller do. Os. 9d. to-Is.3d. ,, 
Chickens. 2 s. 6 d. to 3s. ,, 
Geese.7s. to 7s. 6 d. ,, 
Pheasants 2 s. pd. to .3s. 3d. ,, 
Partridges.... 2s. to 2s. 3d. ,, 
Hares.2s. 6 d. to 3s. ,, 
Pigeons.... lOd. to Is. Od. each. 
Larks.. Is. 3d. to Is. Od. per doz. 
Wild Ducks 23. Od to 2 a. pd. each. 
Teal . Is. pd. to 2s. ,, 
Woodcocks 3s. Od. to 4a. Od. ,, 
Snipe .... Is. Od. to Is. pd. ,, 
Rabbits .. Is. 5d. to la. Od. ,, 
Wild do. lOd. to Is. ,, 
PROVISIONS. 
The following are the quotations : — 
BUTTER.—Cwt. 
Cork. 
1003. 
to 
1 12s. 
Limerick. 
98s. 
1028. 
Carlow . 
108s. 
112s. 
Sligo . 
lOOs. 
105s. 
Carrick. 
1 08 s. 
112,s. 
Waterford.. 
lUOs. 
I OOs. 
Holstein. 
102s. 
116 s. 
Friesland . 
1J3S. 
i 1 
116 s. 
RACON — 
Cwt. 
Waterford sizeable 
56 s. 
to 
02s. 
Heavy. 
548. 
58s. 
Limerick sizeable .. 
Os. 
OS. 
Hambro’. 
56 s. 
58s. 
Bale middles. 
09. 
Os. 
yierce middles .... 
64s. 
it 
Os. 
American— 
Singed sides . 
5Gs. 
a 
58s. 
Boneless middles .. 
Os. 
Os. 
Short middles. 
Us. 
ft 
Os. 
HAMS.- 
Cwt. 
Irish. 823. to 80a. 
Westphalia . 72s. ,, 76 s. 
LARD —Cwt. 
Bladdered . 7 O 3 . to 83a. 
Kegs. fl 8 s. ,, 70s. 
P.M. beef (304lb.) 1053. ., Os. 
P.M. pork. 95s. ,,' 97 s. Od. 
CHEESE.—Cwt. 
English, NewCheshire, 70 s, 
Cheddar. 74 s. 
Gloucestershire, dble. 60s. 
Ditto, single. 60 s, 
Foreign— 
Edam. sOs. 
Gouda.50s. 
Kanta. 28s. 
American . 50s. 
to 84s. 
,, 90s. 
,, 733. 
,, ,03. 
,, 60 s. 
,, 56 s. 
,, Os. 
,, 62 s, 
Beef.... 
Mutton 
s. d, 
. 3 4 
. 4 0 
s. d. 
4 8 
4 8 
MEAT. 
s. d. 
Veal . 
Pork. 
s. d. 
.4 8 
4 2 
s. d. s. d. 
5 4 5 10 
4 6 5 0 
BREAD. 
The price of Bread in the City and at the West End is still maintained 
at lOd. to lid, the 4lb. loaf, but in other places the bakers are selling 
the best bread at g^d. while in the cheap neighbourhoods they profess 
to sell at S^d. 
WOOL. 
Down Tegs .... 
Ditto Tegs and 
Ewes. 
Half-bred Hog- 
Do^.* Wethers 
Is. 2s. to Is. 3d. 
Is. Id. to Is. 2d. 
Is. 3d. to Is. 3jd. 
. .. Is. to Is. 2d. 
Kent fleeces .. Is. Id. ,, Is. 2 d. 
Leicester fleeces.... Is.,, Is. Ijd. 
Long, heavy do. lld. to Is. 
Combing skins .. I0.Jd. to Is. Id. 
Flannel wool.. Is. Id. to Is. 2 id. 
Blanket wool. Od. to lid. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Crooked-ureasted Fowls (T. C.). —These can never take a prize 
if the defect is detected ; and as defects are as liable to be inherited as 
e-Kcellencics, they ought not to be bred from. 
Weak Sea-kale (B. 6'.).—Your Sea-kale “comes in long, weak, 
single stalks,” because the stools are weak. They were cut from, 
perhaps, too much last year ; were not allowed sufficient rest; or had 
their leaves cut away too soon in autumn, before they had completed 
their store for this year’s growth. 
Marks for Hens (A, and !’.)• —If we required to distinguish each 
one from the others, we should put one or more of the small Indian 
rubber bands, sold for confining papers together, round a leg of each 
hen. Thus 1. 2. and 3. bands round the right leg would distinguish 
three hens ; 1.2. and 3. bands round the left leg would distinguish three 
' more ; and 1. 2. and 3. bands on each leg would do similarly. 
I Erecting A Greenhouse (^Warner). — If you will buy our numbers 
: 12, 109 , and 193 , you will have all the information we can give. In No. 
109 are working plans of one that was erected by the owner himself 
for five pounds. 
Fountains (E. 11. C.). —The construction of jets for these is a trade. 
There is a shop in the Strand, near Temple Bar, where they sell them, 
filters, &c. 
Pine (Trowing (Amphlelt). —We do not clearly understand the 
description of your tank and pit. Be sure you contrive means for 
letting the heat into the house by other means than passing through the 
bed, so that you may have a sufficient temperature without burning the 
roots. Tubes, or an open space in communieation with the rubble, would 
secure this, to be shut when wanted. If you plunge your pots, use tan, 
or leaves. If you plant out, use turfy-loam, with but a limited supply 
of manure of any kind. It is better to give manure waterings when 
growing freely. As you are a new beginner, when you have any doubts, 
send us a section of the pit, showing depth, position of tank, A;c., 
with a statement of doubts, and we will do our best to resolve them. 
Joyce’s Stove. — “ A paragraph appeared in your publication of the 
25th nit., on the effectual means of heating a small greenhouse, by “ H. 
I.,” and in it reference was made to Joyce’s Patent Stoves and fuel (the 
latter being very expensive); and, likewise, stating that coke was 
almost as good for the purpose as the patent fuel. 1 have, in con- | 
sequence of the above paragraph, tried coke, but found the house in a 
few minutes completely filled with smoke. If “ H. I.” will kindly say | 
whether he used a pipe to his stove to earry otf the smoke, or how ; 
otherwise be succeeded by burning coke, the writer would feel greatly [ 
obliged.—P. C. W.” 
Climbers (A Regular Suhscriher). —See an article to-day. 
Gesnera zebrina (/dem).—This is growing freely on the border ; 
next the back wall of a greenhouse, but has not flowered. What shall | 
be done with them? We fear there will be little chance of such plants | 
flowering well in such a position, if at all shady, and no more than i 
greenhouse heat at any time given. It might be desirable to see if the j 
greenest would stand the winter, and try if they would blow early | 
next summer. For the mass, it will he best to let them go into a state 
of rest by withholding water, and when the stems have died down, and 
the tubers have rested a month or two, to take them up and pot them, 
keeping them close at first, and in a higher temperature than the green¬ 
house, and when six or eight inches high, giving them a good position on 
the shelves ; shading from bright sunshine. 
Hoya campanulata {A Constant Reader). —This will be attended 1 
to. Treat it, meantime, much the same as another Hoya. \ 
A Book treating fully on Plant.s {Idem). —We have not seen 
the work to which you refer. No work of limited size can enter into ' 
detail upon the culture of flowering and other plants. Any work not 
larger than our Dictionary must he satisfied with giving the most pro¬ 
minent points. There are more full details given in The Cottage 
Gardener than in any work we know. The writers, in general, pride 
themselves in going into the smallest niinutiie essential to success. The 
answ'er to your previous inquiries would show this. 
Errata. —There are several typographical errors, which mar the 
sense, in the short article on .Mlamada, page 238, last line but one of 1 
the first paragraph, the word “plants” should he “houses." In the I 
fourth line of the third paragraph, the last word should be “plump,” | 
instead of “promote.” Second column, seventh line from the end of the , 
article, “ many ends ” should be “ many buds.” '■ 
Vine-training {A Siihscriher). —You seem to have done all right. If 
you only wish one main stem from your Vine, only leave one. You have 
three sashes. Some people would have a Vine in the middle of every 
sash. You might choose to have a shoot for each from one Vine ; if so, 
train your Vine sideways, and take one of the young shoots up the 
middle. For the sake of your plants you may be satisfied with two; if 
so, continue as you have begun. Prune all the shoots in to a bud, 
unless the terminal ones are well ripened, and take tw'o more shoots up 
next summer. 
Work on Lichens (A Subscriber). —We know of no work only on 
these Cryptogamic plants in English. The British Lichens are described 
in Smith’s “ English Botany,” and in Hooker's concluding volume of 
Smith’s “ English Flora.” 
Keep for a Cow {An Old S^lbscriber). —Buy a little hook called “The 
Modern Dairy and Cow-keeper.” It is by Cuthbert W. Johnson, and 
published by Ridgway, London. It contains all modern information on 
the subject you ask about, and much more fully than we could give in an 
answer to your query. 
Barton Poultry Show. —“I l eg to inform you the following mis¬ 
takes were made in the report about the Barton Poultry Show :—Mr. 
Boothby’s Polands were disqualified, consequently, E. H. Barnard, Esq., 
got the first, and Mr. T. Holloway second Prize. The prizes for the 
Ducks were awarded, first to Mr. Turner; second, P. W. Barnard, 
Esq., and Mr. Owston’s commended. Mr. Boothby’s Extra Stock Prize 
was for Blue Andalusians, not for Black-crested Black Rolands. —A 
Poultry Amateur.” 
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