May  3,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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more  than  six  specimens  can  be  named  at  once,  and  the  numbers  should 
be  visible  without  untying  the  ligatures,  it  being  often  difficult  to 
separate  them  when  the  paper  is  damp.  (J.  TF.). — The  Eose  is  one  of  the 
Lawrenceana  (Miniature  China)  varieties,  probably  Gloire  des  Poly- 
antha,  but  the  flower  had  fallen  to  pieces  on  arrival.  (0.  P.). — 1,  Vanda 
snavis  ;  2,  Laeliopsis  domingensis  ;  3,  Dendrobium  fimbriatum  oculatum. 
(E.  JJ). —  1,  Pteris  umbrosa  ;  2,  Adiantum  capillus  Veneris;  3, 
Asplenium  bnlbiferum  ;  4,  Nephrolepis  davallioides  furcans  ;  5,  Pteris 
cretica ;  6,  Selaginella  Kraussiana.  (S.  P.). — 1,  Ribes  aureum;  2, 
Viburnum  Opulus  ;  3,  Forsythia  viridissima  ;  4,  Lonicera  hirsuta ;  5, 
Prunns  (Cerasus)  Padus,  the  Bird  Cherry;  6,  Amelanchier  Botryapium, 
the  Snowy  Mespilus.  (L.  D.  M.). — 1,  Aubrietia  purpurea ;  2,  A.  Leitch- 
lini ;  3,  Iberis  correaefolia ;  4,  Doronicum  plantagineum ;  5,  Phlox 
setacea.  ((?.  F.). — Prunus  (Cerasus)  Padus,  the  Bird  Cherry. 
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CoveDt  Garden  I!l[arket. — May  2nd. 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Fruit. 
8.  d. 
8.  d. 
8.  d. 
8.  d* 
Apples,  English,  sieve  ... 
5  OtolO  0 
Lemons,  case  . 
4  0tol5  0 
„  Californian,  case  ... 
8  0 
14  0 
Oranges,  per  case  . 
5  0 
15  (J 
„  Nova  Scotian,  barrel 
15  0 
22  0 
„  Californian, seedless 
16  0 
24  0 
.,  Tasmanian  . 
8  0 
18  0 
Pears,  Californian,  case... 
6  0 
12  0 
Cobnuts  per  100  lb . 
80  0 
90  0 
Pines,  St.  Michael’s,  each 
1  0 
6  0 
Grapes,  black  . 
5  0 
10  0 
Strawberries,  lb . 
3  0 
6  0 
Average 
Wholesale 
Prices. — Vegetables. 
s.  d. 
8.  d. 
8.  d. 
A.  (1. 
Artichokes,  green,  doz.  ... 
2  6  to  3  0 
Mustard  and  Cress,  punnet 
0  2  to  n  n 
Asparagus,  green,  bundle 
0  9 
3  0 
Onions,  bag,  about  1  cwt. 
7  0 
9  0 
„  giant,  bundle 
15  0 
20  0 
,,  Egyptian,  cwt.  ... 
8  0 
0  0 
Beans,  Broad,  per  flat  ... 
3  0 
4  0 
,,  Spanish,  case 
10  0 
12  0 
,,  Jersey,  per  lb . 
1  0 
0  0 
Parslev,  doz.  bunches  ... 
2  0 
4  u 
„  Madeira,  basket ... 
2  6 
3  6 
Peas,  Jersey,  lb . 
0  9 
1  0 
Beet,  Red,  doz . 
0  6 
0  0 
,,  French,  lb . 
0  7 
0  0 
Cabbages,  per  tally . 
5  0 
6  0 
Potatoes,  cwt . 
3  6 
6  0 
Carrots,  doz . 
3  0 
4  0 
„  new  Jersey,  lb. 
0  2 
0  5 
,,  new,  bunch . 
1  9 
2  3 
„  Tenerift'e,  cwt.... 
18  0 
28  (1 
Cauliflowers,  doz . 
1  6 
3  0 
Radishes,  Jersey,  long, doz. 
0  8 
0  10 
Celery,  bundle . 
1  0 
1  9 
„  French,  round,  doz. 
0  9 
0  u 
Cucumbers,  doz . 
2  0 
4  0 
Seakale,  doz.  baskets 
4  0 
7  0 
Endive,  doz . 
1  6 
2  0 
Shallots,  lb . 
0  3 
0  0 
Herbs,  bunch  . 
0  2 
0  0 
Spinach,  bushel  . 
2  0 
3  0 
Leeks,  bunch  . . 
0  3 
0  0 
Sprue,  French,  doz. 
4  0 
6  0 
doz*  •••  ••• 
0  10 
1  2 
Tomatoes,  doz.  lbs . 
4  6 
5  6 
,,  Cos,  doz . 
3  0 
6  0 
Turnips,  bunch . 
3  0 
4 
Mint,  green,  doz.  bunches  3  0 
6  0 
I10W  ••• 
0  5 
0  7 
Mushrooms,  lb . 
0  8 
0  10 
Average  Wholesale 
Prices.— Cut  Flowers. 
8.  d. 
8.  d. 
1 
8.  d. 
B.  d. 
Anemones,  doz.  bunches... 
2  0  to  3  0 
Mignonette,  doz.  bunches 
3  0  to  5  0 
Arums  . 
2  0 
3  0 
Narcissus,  yellow,  dozen 
Asparagus,  Fern,  bunch... 
2  0 
2  6 
bunches . 
2  0 
3  0 
Bouvardia,  bunch  . 
0  6 
0  9 
Odontoglossums  . 
5  0 
7  6 
Carnations,  12  blooms  ... 
1  6 
2  0 
Pelargoniums,  doz.  bnchs 
8  0 
12  0 
Cattlevas,  per  doz . 
10  0 
12  0 
Roses  (indoor),  doz . 
4  0 
6  0 
Daffodils,  double,  doz.  bnch 
3  0 
5  0 
JJ  Rsdf  doz*  •••  ••• 
3  0 
5  0 
„  single,  doz.  bnch. 
6  0 
8  0 
„  Safrano,  doz  . 
2  0 
3  0 
Eueharis,  doz . 
3  0 
4  0 
„  Tea,  white,  doz.  ... 
2  0 
3  0 
Gardenias,  doz . 
1  G 
2  6 
,,  Yellow,  doz.  (Perles) 
3  0 
4  0 
Geranium,  scarlet,  doz. 
„  Marechal  Niel,  doz. 
6  0 
12  0 
bnchs . 
6  0 
9  0 
„  English  (indoor)  : — 
Lilium  Harrisi,  12  blooms 
6  0 
8  0 
,,  La  France,  doz. 
4  0 
8  0 
,,  lancifolium  album  ... 
3  6 
4  6 
„  Merniets,  doz . 
3  0 
8  0 
„  ,,  rubrum... 
3  6 
4  6 
Sinilax,  bunch . 
4  0 
6  0 
,,  longiflorum,  12  blooms 
8  0 
10  0 
Tulips,  scarlet,  bunch . 
0  6 
0  8 
Lilac,  white,  bundle 
3  6 
5  0 
„  yellow,  bunch . 
1  0 
1  6 
„  mauve,  bundle 
6  0 
8  0 
,,  bronze,  bunch . 
1  0 
1  6 
Lily  of  the  Valley,  12  bun. 
6  0 
18  0 
Violets,  Parma,  bunch  ... 
3  0 
4  0 
Maidenhair  Fern, doz. bnch 
8  0 
10  0 
,,  dark,  French,  doz. 
2  0 
3  0 
Marguerites,  doz.  bnchs. 
3  0 
4  0 
„  „  English,  doz. 
2  0 
3  0 
,,  Yellow,  doz.  bnchs. 
3  0 
4  0 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Plants  in  Pots. 
Acacias,  per  doz. 
Arbor  Vitw,  var.,  doz. 
Arums,  per  doz. 
Aspidistra,  doz. 
Aspidistra,  specimen 
Azaleas,  various,  each 
Boronias,  doz . 
Crotons,  doz . 
Cyclamen,  doz. 
Daffodils,  pot  . 
Dracaena,  var.,  doz.... 
Dracaena  viridis,  doz. 
Erica  various,  doz.  ... 
Euonymus,  var.,  doz. 
Evergreens,  var.,  doz. 
Ferns,  var.,  doz. 
„  small,  100  ... 
B.  d. 
8. 
d. 
12  0to24 
0 
6  0 
36 
0 
•  •• 
6  0 
8 
0 
•  •  • 
18  0 
36 
0 
•  •  • 
15  0 
20 
0 
2  6 
5 
0 
t  •  • 
20  0 
24 
0 
18  0 
30 
0 
•  •  • 
6  0 
8 
0 
•  «  • 
0  6 
1 
0 
•  •  • 
12  0 
80 
0 
•  •  • 
9  0 
18 
0 
•  •• 
8  0 
18 
0 
•  •• 
6  0 
18 
0 
... 
4  0 
18 
0 
4  0 
18 
0 
•  «* 
4  0 
8 
0 
8. 
d. 
s. 
d 
Ficus  elastica,  each . 
1 
6 
o  7 
6 
Foliage  plants,  var.,  each 
1 
0 
5 
0 
Genistas,  per  doz . 
8 
0 
15 
0 
Geraniums,  scarlet,  doz.... 
6 
0 
10 
0 
„  pink,  doz.  ... 
8 
0 
10 
0 
Hyacinths,  Dutch,  doz.... 
10 
0 
18 
0 
Hydrangeas,  white,  each 
2 
6 
5 
0 
„  pinit,  doz.  ... 
12 
0 
15 
0 
Lily  of  Valley,  per  pot  ... 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Lycopodiums,  doz . 
3 
0 
6 
0 
Marguerite  Daisy,  doz.  ... 
12 
0 
15 
0 
Mignonette,  doz . 
8 
0 
12 
0 
Myrtles,  doz . 
6 
0 
9 
0 
Palms,  in  var.,  each 
1 
0 
15 
0 
„  specimens  . 
21 
0 
63 
0 
Spirseas,  per  doz . 
8 
0 
12 
0 
Wliat  is  being  done  at  Wye? 
We  will  fairly  own  up  to  our  ignorance.  If  anyone  had  asked  us 
two  years  ago  of  Wye  our  thoughts  would  have  turned  to  placid 
meadows  and  more  placid  Herefords  grazing  therein.  We  know 
better  now.  We  have  localised  Wye,  and  we  have  learned  something 
of  the  work  carried  on  there  from  an  article  by  Mr.  Willsan  in  a 
recent  number  of  the  “  Agricultural  Economist.”  Kent  has  always 
been  counted  the  garden  of  England,  and  therefore  it  is  only  fitting, 
that  in  Kent  should  be  established  a  training  school  for  the  future 
agriculturist,  not  only  of  that  but  of  adjacent  and  other  counties.  No  one 
hesitates  now  to  urge  a  more  scientific  training  for  the  young  farmer, 
he  must  be  put  on  a  jsar  with  our  professional  men,  for  he  wants, 
before  he  can  make  a  living,  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  ins  and 
outs  of  his  work.  It  is  not  book  work  alone  that  is  learned  here.  A 
large  farm  gives  the  practical  side.  We  find  130  acres  of  arable,  with 
120  of  pasture  land  on  the  river  Stour.  Light  soil,  but  responsive 
to  generous  treatment.  No  make-shift  implements,  no  second-rate 
stock.  Let  us  just  see  how  things  work  out.  Six-course  system,  so 
the  plots  are  of  eighteen  acres  in  extent,  with  a  twelve  acre  Lucerne 
field.  Swedes  and  white  Turnips,  Barley,  Mangolds,  Cabbage  and 
Potatoes,  Wheat  seeds  Oats,  just  what  these  young  men  will  find  on 
nineteen  out  of  twenty-one  farms. 
Milk  is  a  great  feature  ot  the  farm,  and  we  are  glad  of  it,  as  in 
the  better  development  of  the  milk  trade  depends  many  a  farmer’s 
well  doing.  The  pnducers  of  this  milk  are  Shorthorns  fif  good 
milking  strain,  for  mind  you,  kind  reader,  there  are  Shorthorns  who 
do  not  fill  the  pail.  We  are  not  surprised  to  hear  sheep  do  well. 
Romney  Marsh  is  the  variety.  Such  soil  as  is  here  described  is  the 
very  best  type  for  keeping  sheep  alive  and  improving  them  rapidly. 
Some  districts  are  so  essentially  non-sheep  growing  that  a  trial  results 
only  in  loss  and  constant  disappointment.  Beikshire  and  Middle 
White  supply  the  bacon,  and  Shires  the  motive  power.  Of  course  the 
little  industries  are  not  neglected,  and  we  are  glad  to  ste  so  much 
attention  paid  to  the  fowl  yard.  There  is  so  much  mismanagement 
among  fowls,  their  pur[>ose  and  their  wants  are  often  so  badly  under¬ 
stood,  that  they  prove  a  loss  instead  of  being  a  distinct  gain.  The 
same  applies  to  the  dairy  school ;  it  is  no  use  having  good  milk  to  be 
ill  managed,  and  why  a  lad  properly  trained  should  not  make  a  deft 
dairyman  we  do  not  know.  They  have  got  the  chance  of  an  insight 
into  all  the  mysteries.  Wye  would  not  be  in  Kent  if  Hops  and  fruit 
trees  were  left  out  and  space  is  devoted  to  their  care  and  culture. 
To  give  a  full  list  of  the  governing  body,  of  the  professors  and 
the  general  staff,  would  take  up  more  room  than  our  editor  would 
allow.  Suffice  it  to  say  they  are  picked  men.  Many  of  the  names 
have  (shall  we  say)  wide-world  fame.  This  school  or  college 
was  founded  in  1894  by  the  Kent  and  Surrey  Councils,  and  they 
contribute  jointly  £3000  per  annum.  The  Board  of  Agriculture,  too, 
comes  in  for  a  share  of  the  expense.  The  study  of  chemistry  is  a 
natural  outcome  of  any  teaching  bearing  on  agriculture  or  horti¬ 
culture.  Thus  we  find  a  laboratory  specially  prepared  for  the 
students’  use,  and  also  a  biological  laboratory  for  lotanical  and 
zoological  experiment. 
That  this  school  has  caught  on  is  amply  proved  we  think  by 
the  fact  that  the  present  accommodation  is  not  enough  ;  it  has 
to  he  enlarged.  This  is  a  most  satisfactory  state  of  things, 
especially  as  we  think  the  hoarding  fees  just  a  trifle  high.  We  see 
however,  exceptions  are  made  in  favour  of  farmers’  sons  who  show 
just  cause  for  not  being  able  to  pay  on  the  higher  scale,  and  there 
