July 10. 
COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION. 
265 
QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 
GARDENING. 
REMOVING RUNNERS FROM STRAWBERRIES. 
If any of the birds are sinking on the hocks it must he from 
muscular weakness; and a little iron, say five grains of the 
citrate, or one of the sulphate, will he found to strengthen 
them.—W. B. T.] 
“ Will you be kind enough to inform me, in your next, 
whether all runners from Strawberry plants should be cut 
off while the fruit is ripening ?—G. G. TIodgson.” 
[If your Strawberries are very strong you may go on 
removing the runners as fast as they appear. Fresh run¬ 
ners will be produced, and the excessive vigour of the 
plants reduced. If your Strawberries are not strong, peg 
down the runners into the soil at the earliest time their 
growth permits. They will root and support themselves if 
they do not even help the parent.] 
A THIEF IN THE CUCUMBER FRAMES. 
“ I have two two-light frames with Cucumbers (in 
fruiting), and every flower that comes I find eaten off quite 
close to the fruit, and the fruit does not swell after it. At 
first I thought it might be mice, but still I cannot catch 
any. I tried toads, but the ravages still go on the same, I 
cannot see anything of the thief.—W. M.” 
[You have either got beetles or woodlice, and must trap 
them in the usual ways so often described. Lay a little dry 
hay by the inner sides of your frames at night, and you will 
most likely find something under it in the morning.] 
LONDON MARKETS. 
COVENT GARDEN. 
The Market during the past week has been very gay, 
both in the way of flowers and fruits. Some of the collec¬ 
tions of the latter, from the Regent’s-Park Show, found 
their way to the most respectable of the shops, and Grapes, 
Pines, Melons, and Peaches have, therefore, been very abun¬ 
dant. Cherries from France come in plentifully, and there 
is now a good supply of Apricots from the same source. 
They are chiefly grown about Avignon, and in some cases 
are very good, but, generally speaking, the most of them are 
immature. They seem to be the Breda and the Moorpark , 
O) 1 , as the French call it, the Abricot Peeke. Strawberries 
are now very plentiful, and “ the million ” are taking advan¬ 
tage of the supply. Vegetables are also very plentiful and 
good. In this class, we saw recently what we have never 
seen before in the market;—it is the Sea-kale Beet—an 
excellent vegetable, which is not sufficiently known in this 
country; the French call it Poiree a cotes gros ; it was very 
large and fine. Flowers, in pots and in nosegays, are very 
abundant, and consist of Moss-Rose buds, Verbenas', 
Fuchsias, Hydrangeas, Geraniums, Heliotropes, Petunias, 
Calceolarias, Pinks, Rockets, and Sweet Williams. 
DESTROYING T1IRIPS ON CUCUMBERS.—GROW¬ 
ING IXORA COCCINEA. 
“ Will you give me your best mode of destroying thrips in 
Cucumber plants? I have tried Page’s Composition, but to 
no good. The plants are grown in a pit heated by liot-water 
tanks. I have always syringed them twice a day, but it has 
little effect on them. I have also a plant of Ixora 
coccinea, about eighteen inches, it grows luxuriantly, but 
never flowers. A few hints on the best mode of flowering the 
Ixora will oblige me at your earliest convenience.— Un 
Jeune Homme.” 
[You would see what was said about catching and killing 
thrips lately. Put a little more size in Mr. Page’s Composition. 
Your treatment is all light. 
Grow your Ixora now ; let it rest in winter, temperature 
about 50° to 55°, and keep it rather dry, shortening water as 
the nights lengthen in autumn. In spring, place the plants 
in a sweet bottom heat, and they will grow and bloom.] 
POULTRY. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE RUMP GLAND. 
“Ishould be thankful for Mr. Tegetmeier’s assistance in 
my present difficulty. I am losing my Black and White 
Cocks by a disease which I attribute to following Mr. Teget¬ 
meier’s advice in soaking their barley. They are all ill 
—fourteen in number—as follows. At the root of the tail- 
feathers, just on the top of the rump, a large, conical-shaped 
sort of pimple, nearly half-an-inch long, I should say, has 
sprung up. It runs a deal of yellow matter, though it is not 
red or inflamed itself. Under the tails of the Cocks, and 
along their hack-bones, there is great redness and inflamma¬ 
tion; they are fast losing the use of their legs (one has), and 
are in a hopeless condition, unless Mr. Tegetmeier can help 
me.—F. G." 
[The disease affecting these fowls is inflammation of the 
tail, or rump-gland, that secretes the oily fluid used for lubri¬ 
cating the plumage; if many of the birds are affected, it 
must arise from some cause affecting the whole of them; 
this cannot possibly be the soaking of the grain. I have 
soaked the grain for 100 fowls for months, and never had in 
my own yard a case of inflamed tail-gland; and that the 
plan is not injurious to Cochins, is proved by the fact that 
Mr. Gilbert, of Kensington, who was one of the most suc¬ 
cessful rearers of that variety, invariably soaked the barley 
given to them, and, certainly, no person took more prizes, or 
obtained higher prices for their stock. I should recommend 
a diligent attempt to observe the cause of the disease, which 
possibly may be found in something that they have eaten. 
FRUIT. 
Apples, kitchen, 
per bushel.... 7s. to 12s. 
„ dessert, doz. 6d. „ 2s. 
Pears. — „ — 
Apricots, per doz. — „ — 
Peaches, per doz. 10s. „ 15s. 
Nectarines, doz. 10s. „ 15s. 
Cherries, lb.Id. „ 2s. 
Plums .— „ — 
Pine-apples, tb... Os. „ 8s. 
Grapes, Hi.Is. „ 8s. 
Melons, each.... 3s. „ 8s. 
Tigs . — „ — 
Gooseberries, per 
half sieve .. Is. Cd. „ 3s. 
Currants . — „ — 
Raspberries .... — „ — 
Strawberries, per 
pottle... Id. „ 9d. 
Oranges, per 100 Is. „ 10s. i 
Lemons, doz... Is. to Is. Gd. | 
Almonds, per lb.. 2s. „ — 
Nuts, Filberts, lb. — „ — 
„ Cobs, lb. .. — „ — 
„ Barcelona, 
per bushel.... 20s. „ 22s. 
„ Brazil, per 
bushel .12s. „ 11s. 
Chestnuts . — „ — 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbages, per doz. 9d. to Is. 
“ Red, per doz. 2s. „ Is. 
Cauliflowers, doz. Is. „ 2s.Gd. 
Brocoli .— „ — 
Savoys ........ ,, 
Greens .— „ — 
Spinach, per sieve Is. „ 2s. 
Peas, per sieve .. 2s. „ 5s. 
Beans. — „ — 
French Beans, per 
100. Gd. „ — 
Scarlet Runners — „ — 
Carrots, bunch .. Id. „ 8d. 
Parsnips .— „ — 
Beet, per doz. Gd. „ Is. 6d. 
Potatoes, new, 1b. Id. „ Id. 
Turnips, bunch .. 2d. „ id. 
Onions, young, 
bunch. lcl. „ 2d. 
Leeks, per bunch 2d. „ Gd. 
Garlic, per lb. .. Gd. „ 8d. 
Shallots, per lb. Id. „ Gd. 
Horseradish, per 
bundle.. Is. Gd. to 2s. Gd. 
Lettuce, Cos, per 
score. Gd. „ Is. 
„ Cabbage Gd. „ 8cl. 
Endive, per score Is. „ Is. Gd. 
Celery, per bun. 8d. „ Is. 
Radishes, per doz. 
hunches .... id. „ Gd. 
Water Cresses, per 
doz.bunches.. Gd. „ 9d. 
Small Salad, per 
punnet.2d. „ 3d. 
Asparagus, per 
bundle.... Is. Gd. „ is. 
Sea-kale, per pun. Gd. „ Is. 
Rhubarb, per bdle. 2d. „ 6d. 
Cucumbers, each 3d. „ Is. 
Vegetable Marrow — „ — 
Tomatoes .— „ — 
Mushrooms, per 
pottle.8d. „ Is. 
HERBS. 
Basil, per bunch Gd. to 9d. 
Marjoram, per 
bunch . Gd. „ 9d. 
Fennel, per bunch 2d. „ 3d. 
Savory, per bunch 2d. to 3d. 
Thyme, per bunch 2d. „ 3d. 
Parsley, per bunch 2d. ,, 3d. 
Mint, per bunch id. „ Gd. 
POTATOES. 
Regent’s, York, 
per ton .... 160s.to 195s. 
„ Kent and 
Essex .... 110s. „ 180s. 
„ Lincoln 120s. ,, 180s. 
Regent’s, Scotch, 
per ton .... 125s. to 150s. 
Scotch Reds.. 120s. „ 110s. 
„ Blues 95s. „ 130s. 
