October  27.  1898. 
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regular  subscribers,  who  are  the  growers  of  such  fruit,  and  not  col¬ 
lectors  o{  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.  fin  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  senders  of  fruits  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.  W.  B.j. — Variable  fruits  of  Hormead  Pearmain.  ( J .  M.j. — 1, 
Waltham  Abbey  Seedling  ;  2,  Pound  Winter  Nonesuch.  (E.  A.  T.j. — 
All  the  specimens  were  more  or  less  faulty,  while  the  numbering  was 
confusing,  some  of  the  fruits  having  two  different  numbers.  1,  resembles 
Cardinal;  2,  Grenadier ;  3,  Northern  Greening;  4,  Flower  of  Kent;  5, 
unrecognised  and  worthless  ;  6,  Beauty  of  Kent.  (6r.  B.j. — 1,  Belmont  ;  2, 
unknown.  (  W.  K.). — The  Pears  were  rotten  and  the  numbers  partially 
obliterated.  The  small  fruit  was  Fondante  d’Automne  ;  2,  Beurre  Clair- 
geau  ;  large  fruit  quite  rotten.  ( E .  J.  B.j — 1,  Sturmer  Pippin  ;  2,  Golden 
>.oble  ;  3,  Cobharo,  a  fine  form  of  Blenheim  Pippin.  ( J .  T.j. —  1,  French 
Crab  ;  2,  Dumelow’s  Seedling  ;  3,  Waltham  Abbey  Seedling,  poor  ;  4,  if 
not  a  small  malformed  Cox’s  Pomona  we  do  not  know  what  it  is,  perhaps 
a  local  seedling  ;  5,  Winter  Quoining  ;  6,  New  Hawthornden.  (  W.  T.). — 
1,  Dumelow’s  Seedling,  coloured  ;  2,  Tower  of  Glamis  ;  3,  Ileinette  Van 
Mona  ;  4,  Queen  Caroline,  malformed  ;  5,  Winter  Greening  ;  6,  small 
Beurr6  Diel.  We  are  surprised  you  have  thrust  pins  into  the  eye  of  the 
fruit  and  thus  spoiled  one  of  the  most  important  characteristics. 
(/.  B.j.— Beurr6  Hardy.  (Cedo  Nu’lij. —  1,  Catillac,  fine  ;  2,  Beurre  Bose  ; 
3,  Marie  Louise  :  4,  Bergamotte  d’Automne  ;  5,  Gansel’s  Bergamotte  ; 
6,  Cox's  Orange  Pippin,  (R.  M.  D.j. — 1,  Belmont  ;  2,  Doyenn^  du 
Comice  ;  3,  Beurre'  Ilardy  ;  4,  Pitinaston  Duchess.  It  is  seldom  that 
specimens  reaching  us  after  Monday  can  be  named  in  the  current  issue. 
Several  packages  have  again  been  delayed  through  misdirection.  Read 
rules  above. 
COYENT  GARDEN  MARKET.— Oct.  26th. 
FRUIT. 
s.  d. 
8.  d. 
8.  d. 
8.  d. 
Apples,  \  sieve 
•  •• 
1  3  to  3  6 
Lemons,  case  . 
30  OtoOO  0 
Cobs  . 
•  •• 
40  0 
50  0 
St.  Michael’s  Pines,  each 
2  6 
5  0 
Grapes,  lb . 
... 
0  10 
1  6 
VEGETABLES. 
8.  d. 
s.  d. 
s.  d. 
8.  d. 
Asparagus,  per  100  ... 
... 
0  0  to  0  0 
Mustard  and  Cress,  punnet 
0  2  to  0  4 
Beans,  J  sieve  . 
0  0 
0  0 
Onions,  bushel . 
3  6 
4  0 
Beet,  Red,  doz. . . 
1  0 
0  0 
Part-ley,  doz.  bnchs . 
2  0 
3  0 
Carrots,  bunch . 
•  •• 
0  3 
0  4 
Parsnips,  doz . 
1  0 
0  0 
Cauliflowers,  doz.  ... 
2  0 
3  0 
Potatoes,  cwt . 
2  0 
4  0 
Celery,  bundle . 
... 
1  0 
0  0 
Salsafy,  bundle . 
1  0 
0  0 
Coleworts,  doz.  bnchs. 
2  0 
4  0 
Scorzonera,  bundle . 
1  6 
0  0 
Cucumbers . 
0  4 
0  8 
Seakale,  basket . 
1  6 
1  0 
Endive,  doz . 
1  3 
1  6 
Shallots,  lb . 
0  3 
0  0 
Herbs,  bunch  . 
0  3 
0  0 
Spinach,  pad  . 
0  0 
0  0 
Leeks,  bunch  . 
0  2 
0  0 
Sprouts,  |  sieve  . 
1  6 
1  9 
Lettuce,  doz . 
1  3 
0  0 
Tomatoes,  lb . 
0  4 
0  9 
Mu-hrooms,  lb . 
... 
0  6 
Turnips,  bunch . 
0  3 
0  4 
PLANTS 
IN  POTS. 
8.  d. 
8.  d. 
s.  d. 
s.  d. 
Arbor  Vitae,  var.,  doz. 
•  •• 
6  0to36  0 
Foliage  plants,  var.,  each 
1  0  to  5  0 
Aspidistra,  doz. 
... 
18  0 
36  0 
Liliuin  Harrisi,  doz. 
12  0 
18  0 
Aspidistra,  specimen 
•  •• 
5  0 
10  6 
Lycopodiums,  doz . 
3  0 
4  0 
Dracaena,  var.,  doz.... 
... 
12  0 
30  0 
Marguerite  Daisy,  doz.  ... 
6  0 
9  0 
Dracaena  viridis,  doz. 
... 
9  0 
18  0 
Mignonette,  doz . 
4  0 
6  0 
Erica  various,  doz.  ... 
... 
9  0 
24  0 
Myrtles,  doz . 
6  0 
9  0 
Euonymus,  var.,  doz. 
... 
6  0 
18  0 
Palms,  in  var.,  each 
1  0 
15  0 
Evergreens,  var.,  doz. 
... 
4  0 
18  0 
,,  specimens  . 
21  0 
63  0 
Ferns,  var.,  d'  z. 
... 
4  0 
18  0 
Pelargoniums,  scarlet,  doz. 
4  0 
6  0 
„  small,  100 
... 
4  0 
8  0 
11  11 
8  0 
10  0 
Ficus  elastica,  each  ... 
•  •• 
1  0 
7  0  1 
AVERAGE  WHOLESALE  PRICES.-  CUT  FLOWERS.-Orchid*  in  variety. 
b.  d. 
b.  d. 
8.  d. 
8. 
d. 
Asparagus,  Fern,  bunch... 
2  0  to  3  0 
Marguerites,  doz.  bnchs. 
2  0  to  3 
0 
Bouvardias,  bunch . 
0  6 
0  9 
Maidenhair  Fern,  doz. 
Carnations,  12  blooms  ... 
Chrysanthemums, per  bch. 
1  0 
2  0 
bnchs . 
4  0 
8 
0 
0  6 
1  0 
Mignonette,  doz.  bnchs. ... 
1  6 
3 
0 
Eucharis,  doz . 
3  0 
4  0 
Orchids,  var.,  doz.  blooms 
1  6 
9 
0 
Gardenias,  doz . 
1  0 
2  0 
Pelargoniums,  doz.  bnchs. 
3  0 
6 
0 
Geranium,  scarlet,  doz. 
Roses  (indoor),  doz . 
2  0 
4 
0 
bnchs . 
0  6 
0  9  j 
„  Red,  doz . 
2  0 
0  0 
Gladioli,  per  bunch 
1  0 
1  6 
,,  Tea.  white,  doz. 
2  0 
3 
0 
Lapageria  (white)  . 
1  6 
2  0 
„  Yellow,  doz.  (Perles) 
,,  Safrano(English)doz. 
2  0 
3 
0 
,,  (red)  . 
1  0 
1  3 
1  0 
2 
0 
Lilium  lancifolium,  white 
2  0 
2  6 
„  Pink,  doz . 
2  0 
4 
0 
„  „  pink 
2  0 
2  6  ' 
Smilax,  bunch . 
1  6 
2 
0 
„  longiflorum,12  blooms 
Lily  of  the  Valley,  12  sprays 
5  0 
6  0 
V.olets  . 
0  9 
2 
6 
0  9 
1  6 
TRADE  CATALOGUES  RECEIVED. 
E.  P.  Dixon  &  Sons,  Hull. — Fruit  Trees  and  Roses. 
F.  C.  Heinemann,  Erfurt. — Novelties. 
W.  Paul  &  Son,  Waltham  Cross. — Fruit  and  other  Trees  and  Shrubs , 
G.  W.  Piper,  Uckfield. — Roses. 
W.  Sydenham,  Tamworth. — Pansies  and  Violas. 
TRAINING  FOR  WOMEN  WORKERS. 
When  we  wrote  a  short  time  ago  on  female  agricultural  workers 
we  did  just  know  of  Lady  Warwick’s  new  scheme  for  training  women 
in  what  we  may  call  the  gentler  branches  of  agriculture.  Since  then 
we  have  received  and  read  with  interest  a  prospectus  of  the  Warwick 
Hostel,  which  is  being  established  in  connection  with  Reading  College, 
and  we  now  would  like  to  lay  before  our  readers  a  short  resume,  of  the 
scheme. 
Personally  we  had  in  view  quite  a  different  class  of  women  to  those 
for  whom  Lady  Warwick  caters.  We  were  considering  the  case  of 
many  widows  and  daughters  of  farmers,  where  there  was  either  no 
son  competent  to  take  his  father’s  place,  or  where  sons  (if  any)  resided 
too  far  away  to  do  more  than  pay  occasional  visits. 
It  seems  such  a  sorry  thing  to  us  to  see  a  home  broken  up  when 
the  father  dies,  and  we  are  perfectly  sure  that  in  many  cases  it  is  quite 
unnecessary ;  that  is  to  say,  where  the  widow  is  fairly  active  and  the 
daughters  of  full  age,  with  a  real  taste  for  country  matters.  If  the 
heart  is  not  in  the  work  of  course  nothing  can  be  done,  but  that  holds 
good  in  all  pursuits. 
We  have  a  theory  though,  and  we  have  lived  long  enough  to  see 
that  it  is  correct,  and  it  is  this,  that  farmers,  like  poets,  must  be  born, 
not  made.  Any  of  our  readers  who  are  acquainted  with  the  after 
career  of  farm  pupils  will  say  “  Hear,  hear,”  to  this  remark.  An  old, 
wise,  successful,  and  celebrated  farmer  used  to  say  that  out  of  eighty 
farm  pupils  that  had  passed  through  his  hands  only  two  ever  made 
anything  out  of  farming.  It  might,  of  course,  be  his  fault ;  but  it  seemed 
a  strange  thing  that,  after  living  some  years  with  so  able  and  practical 
a  man,  they  had  not  picked  up  sufficient  farm  lore  to  carry  them 
safely  through  life. 
A  man  or  a  woman  must  be  bred  and  born  on  a  farm,  must  be 
thoroughly  endued  with  the  spirit  that  sees  dignity  in  all  labour, 
and  must  be  ready  to  work  late  and  early.  “In  the  sweat  of  thy 
brow”  was  the  dictum  for  the  first  agriculturist,  aud  we  have  not 
in  all  this  6000  years  passed  that  initial  stage  yet — nor  will  our 
children,  and  we  do  not  desire  it  for  them. 
Lady  Warwick  says  in  her  prospectus  that  there  are  openings  for 
women  trained  in  outdoor  pursuits  as  gardeners,  dairy  and  poultry 
women — that  there  is  work  for  them  in  vineries,  florists’  shops, 
bouquet  arranging,  table  decoration,  picking,  packing,  bottling  fruit, 
and  jam  making.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  there  are  hundreds  of  people 
seeking  employment  in  these  pursuits,  and  willing  to  work  for  wages 
and  under  conditions  such  as  we  should  grieve  to  see  gentlewomen 
subjected  to. 
Now,  there  is  a  great  question  as  to  the  opening  for  female 
gardeners,  and  there  is  a  prejudice  (foolish,  no  doubt)  against  them. 
As  for  the  dairy  woman,  she  is  quite  overdone ;  dozens  and  dozens  of 
capable  women  cannot  find  employment  after  a  severe  course  of 
training,  which  has  resulted  in  good  certificates  and  diplomas. 
The  poultry  woman  may  be  needed — we  hardly  know  sufficient  of 
the  “rights”  of  the  case  to  hazard  an  opinion.  As  for  the  treat¬ 
ment  of  fruit,  it  seems  to  be  entirely  in  the  hands  of  competent 
firms,  who  are  able  by  means  of  thpir  large  capital  to  put  before  the 
