June  14,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
519 
Names  of  Plants. — We  only  undertake  to  name  species  of  cultivated 
plants,  not  wild  flowers,  or  varieties  that  have  originated  from  seeds  and 
termed  florists’  flowers.  Flowering  specimens  are  necessary  of  flowering 
plants,  and  Fern  fronds  should  bear  spores.  Specimens  should  arrive 
in  a  fresh  state  in  securely  tied  firm  boxes.  Thin  paper  boxes  arrive  in 
a  flattened  state.  Slightly  damp  moss,  soft  green  grass,  or  leaves  form 
the  best  packing,  dry  wool  or  paper  the  worst.  Those  arrive  in  the 
best  condition  that  are  so  closely  or  firmly  packed  in  soft  green  fresh 
grass,  as  to  remain  unmoved  by  shaking.  No  specimens  should  be  sent 
to  rest  in  the  post  office  over  Sunday,  on  which  day  there  is  no  delivery 
of  postal  matter  in  London.  Sx)ecimens  in  partially  filled  boxes  are 
invariably  injured  or  spoiled  by  being  dashed  to  and  fro  in  transit.  Not 
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.). — 1,  SpiraBaconfusa  ; 
2,  Send  when  in  flower;  3,  Thuiopsis  Standishi ;  4,  Cedrus  atlantica 
glauca;  5,  Cedrus  atlantica.  (C.  P.). —  The  Rose  is  the  Austrian  Copper 
Rrier;  the  blue  flower  is  Scilla  peruviana.  (/.  L.  S.). — 1,  Limnanthes 
Douglasi ;  2^  Phlox  amocna  ;  3,  Saxifraga  ceratifolia;  4,  Lonioera 
sempervirens.  (/.  E.). — 1,  Saxifraga  muscosa ;  2,  Spirma  arguta  ;  3, 
S.  hypericifolia ;  4'  S.  confusa;  5,  Ercilla  spicata.  (B.  C.). — 1,  Ginkgo 
biloba,  the  Maidenhair  Tree  ;  2,  Taxodium  sempervirens;  3,  Cupressus 
Lawsoniana  erecta  viridis. 
- - - 
Apples,  Tasmanian . 
s.  d.  8.  d. 
8  0tol8  0 
Apricots,  box . 
0  8 
1  3 
Cherries,  box  . 
0  9 
1  3 
„  ^  bushel . 
G  0 
15  0 
„  \  bustiel . 
5  0 
10  0 
Gooseberries,  J  bushel  ... 
2  0 
2  6 
Covent  Garden  market. — June  13th. 
Average  Wholesale  Prices. — Fruit. 
Grapes,  black  . 
Lemons,  case  . 
Melons,  house,  each 
Oranges,  case  . 
Pines,  8t.  Michael’s,  each 
2  6  :  Strawberries,  lb . 
Average  Wholesale  Prices. — Vegetables. 
Mustard  and  Cress,  punnet 
Onions,  bag,  about  1  cwt. 
„  Egyptian,  cwt.  ... 
Parsley,  doz.  bunches  ... 
Peas,  Jersey,  lb . 
„  French,  pad  . 
„  English,  bushel 
Potatoes,  cwt . 
„  new  Jersey,  cwt. 
„  Teneriffe,  cwt.... 
Radishes,  long, doz . 
„  round,  doz. 
Shallots,  lb . 
Spinach,  bushel  ...  ... 
Tomatoes,  foreign,  doz.  lb. 
,,  English,  doz.  lb. 
Turnips,  bunch . 
„  new  . 
Vegetable  Marrows,  doz.... 
Mignonette,  doz.  bunches 
Narcissus,  double  white, 
doz.  bunches  ... 
Odontoglossums  . 
Pelargoniums,  doz.  bnchs 
Roses  (indoor),  doz . 
,,  Rad,  doz . 
„  Safrano,  doz  . 
,,  Tea,  white,  doz. 
,,  Yellow,  doz.  (Perles) 
„  Marechal  Niel,  doz. 
„  English  (indoor)  : — 
„  La  France,  doz. 
„  Mermets,  doz . 
Smilax,  bunch . 
Tulips,  Parrot,  doz.  bnchs. 
,,  yellow,  bunch . 
,,  bronze,  bunch . 
Average  Wholesale  Prices. — Plants  in  Pots. 
6«  d. 
8.  d. 
Artichokes,  green,  doz.  ... 
3  0  to  4  0 
Asparagus,  green,  bundle 
„  giant,  bundle 
0  9 
3  0 
9  0 
12  0 
Beans,  Broad,  flat . 
8  0 
4  0 
„  Jersey,  lb . 
1  0 
0  0 
„  Long  Pods,  J  bush. 
6  0 
0  0 
Beet,  Red,  doz . 
Cabbages,  tally . 
0  6 
0  0 
6  0 
7  6 
Carrots,  doz . 
3  0 
4  0 
„  new,  bunch . 
Cauliflowers,  spring,  doz. 
0  3 
0  4 
4  0 
G  0 
Celery,  bundle . 
1  0 
1  9 
Cucumbers,  doz . 
2  0 
4  0 
Endive,  doz . 
1  6 
2  0 
Herbs,  bunch  . 
0  2 
0  0 
Leeks,  bunch  . 
0  3 
0  0 
Lettuce,  doz . 
0  c. 
n  0 
„  Cos,  score  . 
1  3 
2  G 
Mint,  green,  doz.  bunches 
2  0 
0  0 
Mushrooms,  lb . 
0  8 
0  10 
Average  Wholesale 
B.  d. 
8.  d. 
Arums  . 
2  0  to  3  0 
Asparagus,  Fern,  bunch... 
2  0 
2  6 
Carnations,  12  blooms  ... 
1  6 
2  0 
Cattleyas,  per  doz . 
0  0 
12  0 
Eucharis,  doz . 
4  0 
G  0 
Gardenias,  doz . 
Geranium,  scarlet,  doz. 
1  6 
2  G 
bnchs . 
6  0 
9  0 
Iris,  various,  doz.  bnchs. 
G  0 
15  0 
Ixia,  doz  bunches  . 
3  0 
4  0 
Lilium  Harris!,  12  blooms 
3  0 
40 
„  longifiorum,  12  blooms 
3  0 
4  0 
Lilac,  white,  bundle 
Lily  of  the  Valley,  12  bun. 
3  0 
4  0 
6  0 
18  0 
Maidenhair  Fern,  dozen 
bunches . 
8  0 
10  0 
Marguerites,  doz.  bnchs. 
3  0 
4  0 
,,  Yellow  doz.  bnchs. 
3  0 
4  0 
Acacias,  per  doz. 
Arbor  Vitas,  var.,  doz. 
Aspidistra,  doz. 
Aspidistra,  specimen 
Azaleas,  various,  each 
Rorouias,  doz . 
Crotons,  doz . 
Dracaena,  var.,  doz.... 
Dracaena  viridis,  doz. 
Erica  various,  doz.  ... 
Euonymus,  var.,  doz. 
Evergreens,  var.,  doz. 
Ferns,  var.,  doz. 
„  small,  100  ... 
Ficus  elastica,  eech ... 
B.  d. 
8.  d. 
•  •• 
12  0to24  0 
•  •• 
6  0 
36  0 
•  •  • 
18  0 
36  0 
... 
15  0 
20  0 
... 
2  G 
5  0 
... 
20  0 
24  0 
•  •• 
18  0 
30  0 
... 
12  0 
30  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 
... 
1  6  to  7  6 
Foliage  plants,  var.,  each 
Genistas,  per  doz . 
Geraniums,  scarlet,  doz.... 
„  pink,  doz.  ... 
Hydrangeas,  white,  each 
„  pinlc,  doz.  ... 
Lily  of  Valley,  per  pot  ... 
Lycopodiums,  doz . 
Marguerite  Daisy,  doz.  ... 
Mignonette,  doz . 
Myrtles,  doz . 
Palms,  in  var.,  each 
„  specimens  . 
Spiraeas,  per  doz . 
8.  d. 
8.  dr 
1  0  to  3  0 
10  0 
30  0 
1  0 
2  0 
10  0 
25  0 
1  0 
6  0 
1  6 
G  0 
8.  d. 
«.  d. 
0  2 
toO  n 
5  6 
G  6 
6  0 
0  0 
2  0 
4  0 
0  9 
1  0 
2  6 
3  G 
8  0 
10  0 
5  0 
10  0 
12  0 
16  0 
12  0 
14  0 
0  6 
0  0 
1  0 
0  0 
0  3 
0  0 
2  0 
0  0 
4  6 
6  6 
G  0 
7  G 
3  0 
4  ( 
0  4 
0  8 
6  0 
8  0 
8.  d. 
8.  d. 
2  0  to  3  0 
4  0 
8  0 
5  0 
7  G 
8  0 
12  0 
2  6 
3  6 
2  0 
4  0 
2  0 
3  0 
2  0 
3  0 
3  0 
4  C 
6  0 
12  0 
3  0 
6  0 
3  0 
8  0 
4  0 
6  0 
4  0 
8  0 
1  0 
1  6 
1  0 
1  6 
B.  d. 
s.d 
1  0  to  5  0 
8  0 
15  0 
6  0 
10  0 
8  0 
10  0 
2  6 
5  0 
12  0 
15  0 
1  0 
2  0 
3  0 
6  0 
8  0 
10  0 
8  0 
12  0 
6  0 
9  0 
1  0 
15  0 
21  0 
63  0 
8  0 
12  0 
Too  Tasty. 
A  FLAVOURLESS  article  of  food  is  poor,  insipid  eating.  There  are 
far  too  many  cooks  who  fail  in  the  art  of  seasoning.  They  will  make 
hashes  and  stews  and  meat  pies  that  appear  to  be  absolutely  guiltless 
of  salt  or  pepper,  and  then  at  the  same  time  they  will  sadly  overdo 
the  spice  pot  in  the  matter  of  delicate  dishes  that  take  flavouring  all 
too  easily.  What  they  lack  is  judgment  ;  they  have  not  well  balanced 
minds  or  the  gift  of  proportion.  There  are  likes  and  dislikes  in  the 
matter  of  seasonings  and  flavour,  but  w  e  fancy  most  of  us  are  at  one 
on  the  subject  of  our  milk  and  butter — possibly  it  is  that  because 
to  have  butter  and  milk  with  any  flavour  except  the  pure  milky  taste 
is  an  offence  against  the  canons  of  good  taste  ! 
We  are  writing  on  the  evening  of  June  1st.  Business  led  us  to  the 
butter  market  of  a  great  city.  Butter  was  ruling  from  7d.  to  9d. 
per  lb.  of  IG  ozs.,  and  late  in  the  day  much  was  still  on  sale.  Some 
was  ceitainly  oily  looking  and  messy,  other  lots  looked  as  fresh  as  though 
just  out  of  the  dairy.  One  young  man  was  standing  penknife  in 
hand,  offering  tastes  of  his  wares  to  passers  by  ;  we  were  invited,  but 
the  penknife  was  not  tempting,  and  we  thought  the  young  man 
affirmed  too  much.  Many  of  the  market  women  bring  with  them 
huge  bunches  of  “Laylock  ”  and  other  strong  smelling  flowers — Lilies 
to  wit — also  herbs  of  all  sorts,  particularly  the  flavouring  varieties, 
and  these  travel  in  close  proximity  to  .the  butter.  By  afternoon 
the  atmosphere  of  the  butter  market  is — ahem  !  The  women  need 
refreshment,  and  in  the  centre  is  a  stall,  plenty  of  hot  tea  and  cakes  of 
all  descriptions.  Add  to  this  a  packed  crowd,  baskets  of  poultry,  the 
flowers  and  the  herbs,  and  you  get  as  grand  as  mixture  as  you  can 
wish  for.  Did  not  Douglas  Jerrold  say  there  were  seventy-nine 
distinct  smells  in  Cologne  besides  the  celebrated  water  ?  We  wonder 
how  many  he  could  have  counted  to-day,  and  the  cold  N.E.  wind  was 
blowing  strongly.  Fancy  how  it  would  be  with  a  high  temperature 
and  soft  genial  breezes.  We  went  from  the  butter  market  into  the 
Free  Library,  where  an  elderly  market  woman  was  devouring 
‘  Truth  ”  (Labby’s,  we  mean),  and  close  under  our  nose  was  her  packet 
of  provisions.  We  sniffed  once — that  was  enough — we  detected  not 
the  bread  but  its  accompaniment,  and  we  did  not  want  to  go  home 
with  her  to  tea. 
There  is  blame  somewhere — there  is  cause  or  causes  fur  this  con¬ 
dition  of  things.  Some  of  the  causes  are  preventible,  others  are  not 
so.  As  milk  is  the  foundation  of  all  butter,  we  will  go  to  the 
fountain  head — the  cow.  Is  she  in  good  health  ?  Is  there  any  germ 
of  disease  about  her?  At  what  stage  of  milking  has  she  arrived? 
The  first  few  days  after  calving  her  milk  partakes  of  a  medicinal 
character.  Nature’s  own  provision  for  the  good  of  the  calf ;  such  milk 
should  not  be  set  for  cream.  Then  again,  when  she  is  getting  stale 
the  milk  loses  some  of  its  good  properties,  and  will  not  make  the  best 
of  butter.  What  about  the  housing,  the  feeding,  and  the  general 
surroundings  ?  There  are  many  cow  houses  no  inspector  ever  sees, 
and  it  might  be  awkward  for  the  owners  if  he  did.  The  old  idea, 
of  closeness  and  warmth  is  not  exploded  yet.  Have  warmth  by  al^ 
means,  but  let  there  be  fresh  air  with  it.  The  New  Zealand  plan  of 
rugs  for  cows  is  not  at  all  a  bad  one  ;  it  might  make  the  cow-keeper 
less  fearful  of  a  pleasant  breeze. 
The  water  supply  should  be  purity  itself.  Is  this  always  so  ? 
The  food  varied — wholesome  and  not  too  strong  flavoured  Turnip 
tops ;  outside  leaves  of  Cabbage  and  the  like  are  not  desirable.  A 
Garlic  or  Onion  eater  is  not  good  company  at  close  quarters  as  we  all 
know.  At  this  time  of  the  year  we  are  or  ought  to  be  free  from. 
