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them,  as  some  ammonia  would  be  evolved  and  pass  upwards,  besides  the 
subsoil  would  be  enriched  for  a  considerable  time.  But  the  most  danger 
would  be  in  respect  of  the  ammonia  passing  into  the  air  and  being  con¬ 
fined  in  the  house.  This  will  kill  everything  in  it  if  the  vapour  has  free 
course  upwards,  but  if  covered  with  soil  there  would  be  an  end  of  it ; 
besides,  the  conversion  would  proceed  rapidly  in  the  soil  and  the  smell 
soon  pass  off,  then  there  would  not  be  any  danger.  We  should  not  use 
the  gas  liquor  stronger  than  one  part  to  three  parts  water,  If  you  find 
anything  alive  in  the  soil  of  an  animal  nature  after  treatment  please 
forward  a  specimen  ;  but  remember,  proof  must  be  given  that  the  soil  in 
which  it  was  found  had  been  thoroughly  moistened  with  the  solution. 
Usually  eelworms  come  from  places  that  have  not  been  reached  by  dis¬ 
infectants,  and  work  to  their  heart’s  content  on  plants  growing  in  soil 
from  which  the  deterring  effects  have  passed  of,  as  is  evidenced  by  the 
first  crop  not  suffering,  but  the  later  ones  being  infested. 
Tupa  Feulllel  ( A ;  J.  B .). — A  very  distinct  plant  is  the  peculiar 
Tupa  Feuillei,  and  when  growing  vigorously,  as  it  does  in  a  few  favoured 
districts,  it  is  also  very  handsome.  It  requires,  however,  a  rather  warm 
and  sheltered  position,  and  even  then  needs  careful  protection  in  the 
winter,  and  some,  to  make  it  perfectly  safe,  place  it  in  a  greenhouse  at 
that  time  of  year.  Under  cultivation  this  plant  attains  a  height  of 
4  or  5  feet,  in  exceptional  cases  even  exceeding  that,  but  it  is  often  seen 
not  more  than  3  feet  high.  Its  flowers,  which  are  bright  red,  with  the 
apex  of  the  corolla  strongly  recurved,  are  produced  on  the  upper  portion 
of  the  stem  from  the  axils  of  the  leaves,  and  form  a  dense  spike.  It  is 
a  late-flowering  plant,  being  frequently  at  its  best  in  September  or  even 
in  October.  The  woodcut  shows  the  upper  portion  of  a  stem  greatly 
reduced. 
Mushrooms  Discoloured  QA.  W.  F). — Toe  Mushrooms  appear 
affected  by  some  noxious  vapour,  such  as  that  of  sulphurous  acid  gas  in 
presence  of  a  superabundancy  of  moisture,  which  has  destroyed  the 
outer  tissues  in  proportion  to  their  tenderness,  the  buttons  being 
blackened  through  and  the  larger  Mushrooms  affected  on  one  Bide  or 
some  parts  only.  There  is  no  trace  of  disease,  the  damage  being  wholly 
external  and  produced  by  something  of  a  noxious  nature,  such  as  the 
fames  from  live  coal  or  cinders,  which  we  have  suffered  from  in  cases 
where  the  Mushroom  house  has  adjoined  the  stokehole  and  the  furnace 
fires  been  raked  out,  causing  the  sulphurous  fumes  to  pass  through  the 
imperceivable  chinks  in  the  wall  separating  the  two  places.  Tho 
appearance  of  the  Mushrooms  exactly  coincides  with  the  injury  caused 
by  town  fogs  to  tender  vegetation,  which  have  prevailed  of  late  and 
done  more  harm  than  frequently  occurs  during  severe  frosty  weather. 
The  blackening  sometimes  occurs  from  an  excess  of  carbonic  acid 
(dioxide)  gas,  such  as  in  very  close  and  damp  places,  the  Mushrooms 
being  practically  poisoned  by  their  own  emanations,  for,  though  plants, 
they  are  of  tbe  class  that  live  like  animals,  and  as  such  require  a 
plentiful  supply  of  oxygen.  Thus  the  Mushrooms  may  only  be  Buffering 
temporarily  from  the  excessively  wet  and  foggy  weather,  the  house  being 
kept  very  close  and  moist,  this  being  so  considerable  as  to  remain  on  the 
Mushrooms  indefinitely,  and  so  interfere  with  the  needful  transpiration. 
In  that  case  a  little  air  would  afford  the  desired  relief,  taking  care  not  to 
dry  the  air  too  much  or  admit  noxious  fumes.  The  foregoing  remarks 
are  made  in  the  hope  of  leading  to  a  satisfactory  solution  of  the  injury 
or  its  cause,  which  is  only  ascertainable  by  a  due  diagnosis  of  the  case 
and  the  circumstances,  for  there  is  no  disease  of  a  parasitic  nature. 
Names  of  Fruits. — Notice. — We  have  pleasure  in  naming  good 
typical  fruits  (when  the  names  are  discoverable)  for  the  convenience  of 
regular  subscribers,  who  are  the  growers  of  such  fruit,  and  not  col¬ 
lectors  of  specimens  from  non-subscribers.  This  latter  procedure  is 
wholly  irregular,  and  we  trust  that  none  of  our  readers  will  allow 
themselves  to  be  made  the  mediums  in  infringing  our  rules.  Special 
attention  is  directed  to  the  following  decision,  the  object  of  which  is 
to  discourage  the  growth  of  inferior  and  promote  the  culture  of  superior 
varieties.  In  consequence  of  the  large  number  of  worthless  Apples  and, 
Pears  sent  to  this  office  to  be  named ,  it  has  been  decided  to  name  only 
specimens  and  varieties  of  approved  merit ,  and  to  reject  the  inferior , 
which  are  not  worth  sending  or  growing.  The  names  and  addresses  of 
Benders  of  fruit  or  flowers  to  be  named  must  in  all  cases  be  enclosed  with 
the  specimens,  whether  letters  referring  to  the  fruit  are  sent  by  post  or 
not.  The  names  are  not  necessarily  required  for  publication,  initials 
sufficing  for  that.  Only  six  specimens  can  be  named  at  once,  and  any 
beyond  that  number  cannot  be  preserved.  They  should  be  sent  on  the 
first  indication  of  change  towards  ripening.  Dessert  Pears  cannot 
be  named  in  a  hard  green  state.  (J.  B.). —  1,  Wellington,  splendidly 
coloured  ;  2,  a  seedling  from  Blenheim  Pippin  ;  3  and  4,  unknown ;  5, 
Glou  Morqeau.  (B.  C.).— 1,  Court  PenduPlat;  2,  Bramley’s  Seedling  ;  3, 
probably  a  local  Beedling,  useless  ;  4,  Warner’s  King  ;  5,  possibly 
Dr.  Harvey  ;  6,  Royal  Russet.  (E.  D.j. — All  your  specimens  reached 
us  in  the  form  of  pulp.  They  ought  to  have  been  sent  three  or  four 
weeks  ago.  _ _ 
COVENT  GARDEN  MARKET.— JANUARY  13th. 
FRUIT. 
ches 
Apples,  $  sieve 
Fdbertsand  Cob* 
tirapes,  per  lb. 
Asparagus,  per  100 
Beans,  J  sieve  .. 
Beet,  Bed,  dozen .. 
Carrots,  bunch  v 
Cauliflowers .  dozen 
Celery,  bundle  .. 
Holeworts,  dozen  bum 
0  roumbers  . .  . 
Hindi ve,  dozen  ..  . 
Herbs,  bunch  ..  . 
Leeks,  bunch  ..  . 
Lettuce,  dozen  ..  . 
Mushrooms,  per  lb.  , 
Arbor  Vitse  (various)  doz.  6 
Aspidistra,  dozen  ..  ..18 
Aspidistra,  specimen  plant  6 
Azalea,  per  dozen  ..  ..  24 
Chrysanthemums,  per  doz.  6 
„  per  plant  1 
Cyclamen,  per  dozen..  ..  9 
Dracaena,  various,  dozen  ..  12 
Dracaena  viridis,  dozen  ..  9 
Erica,  per  dozen . 9 
„  hyemalis,  per  dozen  10 
Euonymus ,  var.,  dozen 
1. 
d 
8. 
d. 
1 
3  to  2 
6 
Lemons,  case  .. 
40 
0 
45 
0 
Plums,  J  sieve  .. 
0 
6 
1 
6 
St.  Michael  Pines,  each 
•  • 
VEGETABLES. 
8. 
d. 
fl. 
d. 
0 
0 
to  0 
0 
Mustard  and  Oresa,  punnet 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Onions,  bushel  .. 
i 
0 
0 
0 
Parsley, dozen  bunches 
•  • 
0 
3 
0 
4 
Parsnips,  dozen  .. 
•  • 
•  • 
8 
0 
3 
0 
Potatoes,  per  cwt. 
•  • 
•  • 
1 
u 
0 
0 
Salsafy ,  bundle  . . 
•  • 
•  • 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Seakale,  per  basket 
•  • 
•  • 
1 
0 
2 
6 
Scorzonera,  bundle 
•  • 
•  • 
1 
3 
1 
6 
Shallots,  per  lb  .. 
0 
3 
0 
U 
Spinach,  pad 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Sprouts,  half  sieve 
•  • 
•  • 
1 
3 
0 
0 
Tomatoes,  per  lb. 
•  • 
•  • 
0 
0 
Turnips,  bunch  .. 
•  1 
•  • 
PLANTS 
IN  POTS.  » 
8. 
d. 
0. 
d. 
Oto  36 
6 
Evergreens,  in  var., dozen  6 
4 
Ferns  in  variety, dozen 
Ferns  (small)  per  hundred 
36 
10  6 
42  0 
12 
2 
18  0 
30  0 
18  0 
12  0 
15  0 
18  0 
24 
18 
6 
Foliage  plants,  var.  eaoh 
Genista,  per  dozen  . .  . . 
Hyacinths,  large,  per  dozen 
„  (Roman),  doz.  pots 
Lycopodiums,  dozen  ..  .. 
Marguerite  Daisy,  dozen.. 
Myrtles,  dozen . 
Palms,  in  var..  each  ..  .. 
,,  (specimens'*  ..  .. 
Poinsettia,  per  dozen . .  . . 
Primula  sinensis,  per  dozen 
Solanums,  per  dozen  . .  . . 
Tulips,  dozen  pots  ..  .. 
„  in  boxes,  per  dozen 
AVERAGE  WHOLESALE  PRICES, 
8.  d.  8. 
Arum  Lilies,  12  blooms  ..  4  0  to  8 
Asparagus  Fern,  per  bunoh  2  0  2 
Azalea,  per  dozen  sprays  ..  0  6  1 
Bouvardias,  bunoh  ....  0  6  0 
Carnations.  12  blooms  ..10  8 
Christmas  Roses,  12  blooms  10  1 
Chrysanthemums,  dozen 
bunches  ..  . 3  0 
Chrysanthemums,  twelve 
blooms . .20  6 
Daffodils,  dozen  b.’ooms  ..0  9  1 
Eucharis,  dozen . 3  6  4 
Gardenias,  dozen  ..  ..  8  0  f> 
Geranium,  scarlet,  doz. 
bunches .  6  0  9  0 
Hyacinths  (Roman).  12 
sprays,  and  per  bunch  ..06  10 
Lilac,  White  (French;,  per 
bunch . .  86  6  0 
Lilium  longiflorum,  twelve 
blooms  ..  6®  80 
Lily  of  the  Valley,  12sprays, 
per  bunch  . . 09  16 
Marguerites,  12  bunches  ..  4  0  6  0 
Maidenhair  Fern,  per  dozen 
bunehea  4  0  8  0 
—CUT  FLOWERS.— Orchid  Blooms  in 
d. 
0 
6 
0 
9 
6 
6 
9  0 
0 
6 
0 
0 
Mignonette,  dozen  bunches 
Mimosa  (Frerch)  per 
bunch . 
Narciss,  White  (French), 
dozen  bunches . 
Narciss,  Yellow  (French), 
dozen  bunches  . .  . . 
Orchids,  various,  per  dozen 
blo"ms  . 
Pelargoniums,  12  bunches 
Pyrethrum,  dozen  bunches 
Roses  (indoor),  dozen  .. 
„  Tea ,  white,  dozen  . . 
„  Yellow,  dozen  (Niels) 
,,  Red ,  dozen  blooms  . . 
„  Safrano  (English), 
dozen . 
„  Pink,  per  dozen  . .  . . 
Smilax,  per  bunch 
8nowdrops,  dozen  bunches 
Tuberoses.  12  blooms..  .. 
Tulips,  dozen  blooms . .  . . 
Violet  Parme,  per  bunch  .. 
„  per  doz.  bunches  . . 
„  (French),  per  dozen 
bunches  ..  •  • 
i.  d. 
8. 
d. 
11  0  to  14 
0 
0  0 
0 
0 
3  0 
8 
0 
8.  d. 
0. 
d. 
0  2  to  0 
4 
3  6 
4 
0 
2  0 
i 
0 
1  0 
0 
s 
2  0 
4 
9 
1  0 
1 
0 
1  6 
1 
0 
1  6 
0 
0 
0  3 
0 
0 
0  0 
4 
0 
1  6 
1 
0 
0  4 
0 
0 
0  3 
0 
9 
s.  d. 
s. 
d 
1  0 
to  7 
0 
1  0 
5 
0 
12  0 
18 
0 
6  0 
12 
0 
6  0 
8 
0 
3  0 
6 
0 
9  0 
12 
0 
6  0 
9 
0 
1  0 
16 
0 
21  0 
63 
0 
9  0 
12 
0 
4  0 
6 
0 
9  0 
12 
0 
6  0 
9 
0 
0  8 
1 
6 
ns  in  ’ 
rariety, 
s.  d. 
8. 
d. 
3  0 
to  6 
0 
1  0 
1 
6 
1  6 
2 
6 
2  0 
4 
0 
1  6 
12 
0 
6  0 
9 
0 
1  6 
3 
0 
1  0 
2 
0 
1  0 
2 
6 
6  0 
9 
0 
2  0 
3 
0 
1  0 
2 
0 
3  0 
6 
0 
3  6 
6 
0 
2  0 
4 
0 
0  6 
1 
0 
0  6 
1 
6 
3  0 
4 
0 
1  6 
3 
0 
1  6 
2 
6 
