COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION. 
401 
August 28. 
GRAIN AND SEED — Continued. 
Danish 
Russiau 
.26s. „ 29s. 
BEAKS. 
Harrow 
Pigeon .. 
Tick.. .. 
PEAS. 
Boiling, per qr. 42s. to 47s. 
Common 
. 36s. „ 38s. 
Grey .... 
Maple .. 
SEEDS. 
Turnip, White, per 
hush. 
• • • •• • • —— to ' 
Swede .. 
Rape .. 
. 84s. „ 86s. 
Linseed, sowing 70s. „ 76s. 
„ crushing 70s. „ 73s. 
Clover, English, 
red. 60s. „ 68s. 
„ Foreign do. 52s. „ 57s. 
„ White.... 68s. „ 73s. 
Trefoil. 28s. ,, 32s. 
Rye . 40s. „ 43s. 
Tares . — „ — 
Canary. 46s. „ 50s, 
Hemp .50s. „ 53s. 
Linseed Cake, per 
ton _ £11 to £12 10s. 
Rape Cape £6 10s. „ £6 15s. 
Indian Corn .. 47s. „ 50s. 
HOPS. 
Mid & E. Kent £10 to £12 
Weald of Kent £8 to £ 10 
Sussex 
£8 
HAY AND STRAW. 
Clover, 1st cut per 
load. 110s. to 147s. 
Clover, new .. 120s. „ 130s. 
Ditto, 2nd cut 90s. ,, 140s. 
Meadow Hay.. 90s. „ 120s. 
MeadowHay,new 95s. to 105s. 
Rowan. — „ ■— 
Straw, flail .... 80s. „ 36s. 
Ditto, machine 28s. „ 30s. 
MEAT. 
Beef, inferior, per Mutton,mid.3s. 10d. to 4s.4d. 
8 lbs. .. 3s. 4d. to 3s. 8d. Do. prime 4s. 6d. to 4s. lOd. 
Do. mid.3s. lOd. to 4s. Veal.... 3s. lOd. to 4s. lOd. 
Do. prime 4s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. Lamb .. ..5s. 4d. to 5s. lOd. 
Mutton, in- 1 Pork, large 3s. 8d. to 4s. Od. 
ferior.... 3s. 4d. to 3s. 8d. i Ditto, small 4s. Od. to 4s. 6d. 
POULTRY. 
Probably owing to the harvest work which monopolises 
everyone at this season of the year, the supply of poultry 
has been less this week. The demand has, however, been 
so small, the prices have not felt it. Grouse continues plen¬ 
tiful and good, but every package contains an unusual 
quantity of old birds. 
LargeFowls4s.6d.to 5s. each 
Smaller do... 3s. „ 3s .6d. „ 
Chickens .. 2s. to 2s. Od. „ 
Geese .... 6s. Gd. to 7s. „ 
Ducks .. 2s. Gd. to 3s. Cd. „ 
Quails .... Is. to Is. 3d. „ 
Pigeons .... 8d.to 9d. each 
Rabbits Is. 5d. to Is. Gd. „ 
Wild do.9d. to lOd. „ 
Grouse.... 2s. to 3s. Gd. „ 
Leverets.. .. 4s. to 4s. 6d. „ 
PROVISIONS. 
BUTTER. — Cwt. 
Dorset, fine.. 104s. to 108s. 
Do. middling .. 90s. ,, 96s. 
Fresh, per doz. 
lbs.103. „ 12s. 
Friesland .... 98s. „ 100s. 
Kiel. 94s. „ 98s. 
Carlow. 98s. „ 102s. 
| Waterford ... -. 98s. „ 102s. 
Cork . 98s. „ 102s. 
Limerick.92s. „ 90s. 
Sligo. — „ — 
BACON.- Cwt. 
Wiltshire, dried 80s. to 84s. 
Waterford .... 74s. „ 70s. 
cheese. —Cwt. 
Cheshire, fine .. 74s. to 90s. 
Gloucestershire, 
double. 
.. 70s. ,, 76s. 
Ditto, single... 
,. 60s. „ 74s. 
Somerset..... 
. 70s. ,, 76s. 
Wills, loaf .. . 
. 68s. „ 78s. 
Ditto, double . 
. 72s. ,, 78s. 
Ditto, thin ... 
. 54s. „ 64s. 
Ditto, pines ... 
72s _ 
Berkeley, thin . 
. 62s. „ 66s. 
HAMS.- 
-Gwt. 
York, new ... 
. 80s. to 90s. 
Westmoreland. 
. 70s. „ 86s. 
Irish. 
. 74s. „ 84s. 
WOOL. 
j Down Tegs Is. 2d. to Is. 3d. 
Ditto Tegs and 
Ewes .. Is. Id. ,, Is. 2d. 
Half bred Hog¬ 
gets - Is. 3d. „ Is. 3^d. 
j Do. Wethers Is. „ Is. 2d. 
[ IventFleeces Is. Id. „ Is. 2d. 
Leicester, 
fleeces .. Is. „ Is. lid. 
Long, heavy do. lid. „ Is. i 
Combing skins 10Jd. „ Is. Id. 
Flannel wool Is. Id. „ls. 2^d. i 
Blanket wool .. Od. ,, lid. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Name of Bulb (P. D .).—We cannot guess the name, either from 
the written nonsense, or from your description. It is a good plan to 
expose seed Potatoes to the light and air lor about a fortnight before 
storing them ; turning them every day. 
Autumn-flowering Plants (F, E. B.).—You have transgressed 
our rule; besides, neither Mr. Beaton nor any of our contributors give 
lists of plants except through our pages. 
Verbenas (A Constant Header ).—They were all dry, and undis- 
tinguishably flattened in a letter. To name plants we ought to be 
furnished with them packed in damp moss in a box. 
Tomatoes (A Constant Reader—Alford).—See “The Household” in 
our next week’s number. 
Lavender Flowers (Judas ).—Write to Messrs. Butler and Me 
Culloch, Herbalists, Covent Garden, London. 
Boses at Birmingham. —“Mr. Appleby, in his notices of the Bir¬ 
mingham Botanical Exhibition (No. 1145, p."297), mentions some Roses 
exhibited there by me, saying he could not discover to whom they be¬ 
longed. If, in a forthcoming publication, you would mention to whom 
they belonged, you would greatly oblige James Tomkins, Showell- 
Green Nursery, near Birmingham.” 
Name of Insect. —The insect caught in a warehouse in the City, 
on the 8th inst., is a female of the Sirex Gigas, which lives in fir timber, 
and sometimes makes its way out of the floors, &c., of newly-built 
houses, to the great alarm of the inhabitants. 
Irregularity (An Old Subscriber and Well-wisher ).— Tiif. Cottage 
Gardener appears punctually on the publishing day in each week, and 
is supplied to all booksellers and newsvendors who apply for it. The 
delay is no fault of ours, and the only advice we can give you is to change 
your bookseller, if hecontiuues to neglect, his business, as he is evidently 
doing. 
Fruit-trees against a Stable (J. M.). — You should have told 
us in what part of the country you live, otherwise we cannot say what 
sorts of fruits will suit your locality. If you have the borders to make, 
use sandy and turfy loam for the purpose," but no manure. For Cherries 
you should have— Elton, May Duke, Black Tartarian, Black Eagle, and 
Beine Hortense. In Pears —Ne Plus Meuris, Marie Louise, Passe 
Colmar, Bcurre de Ranee, Glout Morceuu. 
CALENDAR FOR SEPTEMBER. 
FRUIT-FORCING 
Air, give freely in all houses. Air-moisture, reduce the amount 
gradually. Bottom-iieat must gradually decline; say at least one 
degree weekly until November. Cucumbers, for winter work must be 
got forward with similar attention as in spring. Ciikrkie3 for forcing 
may be potted or shifted. Cleaning : let all glass be thoroughly cleaned 
this month : all painting, lime-washing, done also. Figs, water late 
crops. Forcing (Early), prepare for by getting things to rest. Flues, 
clean. Grapes, watch ripe berries,use thescissors, remove laterals from. 
Insects, of all kinds, subdue. Linings, attend to. Melons, late, give 
spring culture to ; beware of damps. Nectarines, see Peaches. Pines, 
continue forward culture; water late swellers ; repot last successions ; and 
harden off the latter class in snug pits. Peaches, remove late laterals ; 
slop remaining leaders; syringe freely; and water at root moderately. 
Painting, carry out. Repairs, complete. Red Spider, subdue. 
Strawberries, in pots, give high culture to ; keep them plunged above 
ground level. Ventilation, attend well to. Vines ; progressively 
remove laterals from late crops; apply fire-heat daily in all dull weather. 
Vermin, destroy. WaspS, destroy nests. R. Fbrington. 
FRUIT-GARDKN. 
Apples, gather as they are ready. Apricots, stop all growing wood, 
and remove all spray which shades the buds. Berberries, gather. 
Bu dding, slacken bandages. Cup.r a NTS, cover to preserve. Cherries, 
late, beware of birds and wasps. Cranberries, collect. Damsons, 
gather. Figs, stop all shoots, and thin out spray. Gooseberries, 
destroy caterpillars, and retard late kinds. Insects, subdue. Mul¬ 
berries, gather. Nuts, gather and store. Nectarines, see Peaches. 
Plums, prelect from wasps. Pears, stop all shoots, reduce coarse bn ast- 
wood. Peaches, stop all shoots, remove foliage from ripening fruit. 
Strawberries, plant; destroy runners. Tomatoes, stop growing. 
Vines, stop every shoot and reduce laterals. Vermin, destroy. 
R. Ekrington. 
FLOWER-GARDEN. 
Aconite (Winter), plant e. Anemones, plant best, e.; sow, b. 
Annuals (Hardy), sow, b. Auriculas not shifted in August now re¬ 
move; water and shade; prepare awning to protect in autumn and 
winter ; sow, b. Bud perpetual Roses to the end of the month. Bulbous- 
roots, plant for early blooming, e. Carnation layers remove, b. 
Chrysanthemums, plant cuttings, &c., b. Cut round the roots 
of large specimens intended to be taken up next month, b. Cut in large 
specimens of Geraniums, &c., in the beds to be potted, as soon as they 
break to make specimens of, b. Cuttings of evergreens, put in, b. 
Dahlias, number and make list of, while in perfection, describing their 
colour, height, &c. Dress borders assiduously. Edgings, trim, plant. 
Evergreens, plant, b ; make layers. Fibrous-rooted perennials, 
propagate by slips, parting roots, &c. Grass, mow and roll; sow, h. 
Gravel, weed and roll. Guernsey Lilies, pot. Heartsease, plant 
cuttings; trimold. Hedges, clip, e; it is the best time. Mignonette, 
sow in pots, to shelter in frames. Rooted Pipings, of Pinks, &c., 
plant out for blooming. Planting Evergreens, generally, commence, 
e. Polyanthuses, plant. Ranunculuses, plant, best, e.; sow, b. 
Double Rockets, divide and transplant. Roses, cut down, which must 
be removed at Michaelmas, ten days before taking up. Seedlings, plant 
out. Seeds, gather as ripe, and keep down seed-pods in flower-beds. 
Transplant perennials, e. Tuberous-rooted plants, transplant. 
