April  17,  1902. 
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INSERTION  OF  APPOINTMENT  (E.  Allen).— There  is  no 
charge  for  insertion. 
NAMES  OF  PLANTS. — Correspondents  whose  queries  are  un¬ 
answered  in  the  present  issue  are  respectfully  requested  to  consult  the 
following  number.  (J.  B.). — Cytisus  raeemosus.  (Cone). — 1,  The 
large  ooned  specimen  is  Pieea  Nordmanniana ;  2,  Alnus  glntinosus. 
(A.  P.).  1,  Dendroliium  atro-violaceum  ;  2,  D.  Pierardi ;  3,  Clero- 
dendi-on  splendens;  4,  Begonia  Verschaffelti.  (A.  T.  Z.).— The  name 
Dogs-tooth  ^  iolets  was  suggested  by  the  shape  of  the  root;  2, 
Fntdlai'ia  pudiea.  (J.  Me.,  Ballyarthur). — 1,  Kalmia  latifolia  ;  2,  a 
mere  form  of  the  same  ;  3,  Pieris  (Andromeda)  floribunda.  (Breaston). 
— Bill))ergia  sp. 
The  Quarterlies* 
Covent  Garden  Market.— April  16th. 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Fruit. 
Apples,  cooking,  bush. 
, ,  N  e  w  t  o  w  n  s, 
case  . 
Bananas . 
Dates,  red  Y.,  doz.  bxs.  „  „ 
Lemons,  Messina,  case  12  0 
Artichokes,  green,  doz. 
,,  Jerusalem,  sieve 
Batavia,  doz . 
Beans,  French,  Ib. 
Beet,  red,  doz . 
Cabbages,  tally  . 
Carrots,  doz.  bnch. 
Cauliflowers,  doz. 
Corn  Salad,  strike 
Cucumber.s  doz . 
Endive,  doz . 
Herbs,  bunch  . 
Horseradish,  bunch  ... 
Leeks,  bunch  . 
Lettuce,  Cabbage,  doz. 
Arhlias,  doz . 
Araucaria,  doz.  ... 
Aspidistra,  doz.  ... 
Azaleas,  white  and 
coloured,  doz. 
Crotons,  doz. 
Cyclamen,  doz.  ... 
Cinerarias,  doz.  ... 
Cypefus  alternifolius 
doz . 
Dracaena,  var.,  doz.  .. 
,,  vifidis,  doz. 
Erica  caffra  . 
,,  'Wilmoreana 
Ferns,  var.,  doz . 
small,  100 . 
Ficus  elastica,  doz.  .. 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
6  0  to  8  0 
Grapes,  Alicante,  lb. .. 
4  0to4  6 
,,  Colman . 
4  0 
4  6 
10  0 
12  0 
,,  Almeria . 
0  8 
1  0 
8  0 
12  0 
Oranges,  case  . 
10  0 
25  0 
5  6 
0  0 
Pines,  St.  Michael’s, 
12  0 
16  0 
each . 
3  6 
5  0 
Wholesale  Prices.— Vegetables. 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
2  0  to  3  0 
Mushrooms,  forced,  lb. 
0  5  to  0  6 
1  6 
0  0 
Mustard  &  Cress,  pnnt. 
0  2 
0  0 
2  0 
0  0 
Parsley,  doz.  bnebs.  ... 
2  0 
3  0 
1  0 
1  3 
Potatoes,  English,  cwt. 
4  0 
5  0 
0  6 
0  0 
Radishes,  doz . 
0  9 
1  0 
6  0 
8  0 
Seakale  . 
1  0 
1  3 
2  0 
2  6 
Shallots,  lb . 
0  2 
0  3 
2  0 
3  0 
Spinach,  bush . 
2  0 
3  0 
1  0 
1  3 
Sprue,  French,  dozen 
4  0 
5  0 
bunches  . 
8  0 
9  0 
1  0 
1  3 
Tomatoes,  Canary 
0  2 
0  0 
consignment  . 
4  0 
4  6 
1  6 
0  0 
Turnips,  doz.  bnch.  ... 
2  0 
3  0 
0  u 
0  2 
Watercress,  doz . 
0  6 
0  0 
1  0 
1  3 
'’holesale  Prices.— Plants  in  Pots. 
mtioned  plants  are  sold  in  48  and  32-sized  pots. 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
5  0tol2  0 
Foliage  plants,  var,  each 
1  0  to  5  0 
12  0 
30  0 
Genistas,  doz . 
6  0 
8  0 
18  0 
36  0 
Geraniums,  dble.,  doz. 
6  0 
8  0 
Grevilleas,  48’s,  doz.  ... 
4  0 
5  0 
24  0 
30  0 
Lycopodiums,  doz.  ... 
3  0 
0  0 
18  0 
30  0 
Marguerite  Daisy,  doz. 
8  0 
10  0 
6  0 
9  0 
Myrtles,  doz . 
6  0 
9  0 
4  0 
6  0 
Palms,  in  var.,  doz.  ... 
15  0 
30  6 
,,  specimens 
21  0 
63  0 
4  0 
5  0 
Pandanus  Veitchi,  48’s, 
12  0 
30  0 
doz . 
24  0 
30  0 
9  0 
18  0 
Pelargoniums,  doz.  ... 
10  0 
15  0 
15  0 
18  0 
Primulas  . 
3  0 
4  0 
9  0 
12  0 
Shrubs,  in  pots  . 
4  0 
6  0 
4  0 
18  0 
Solanums  . 
8  0 
10  0 
10  0 
16  0 
Spira'a  japonica,  48’s, 
9  0 
12  0 
doz . 
6  0 
8  0 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Cut  Blowers 
s.  d. 
s. 
d 
s 
d. 
s. 
d 
Arums,  doz . 
2  0  to  3 
0 
Lily  of  the  Valley,  12 
Asparagus,  Fern,  bnch. 
1  0 
2 
0 
bnchs  . 
6 
CM 
o 
o 
0 
Azalea  mollis,  bunch 
0  6 
0 
9 
Maidenhair  Fern,  doz. 
Bouvardia,  white, 
doz.  bunches . 
bnchs . 
6 
0 
0 
0 
6  0 
8 
0 
Marguerites,  white. 
,,  coloured,  doz.  bun. 
6  0 
8 
0 
doz.  bnchs . 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Camellias,  Avhite . 
1  6 
2 
0 
,,  yelloAA',  doz.  bnchs. 
2 
0 
0 
0 
Carnations,  12  blooms 
1  3 
1 
9 
Myrtle,  English,  per 
bunch  . 
Cattleyas,  doz . 
Croton  foliage,  bun.  ... 
8  0 
12 
0 
0 
6 
0 
0 
0  9 
1 
0 
Narcissus,  Soleil  d’Or.. 
1 
0 
0 
0 
Cyeas  lea\'es,  each 
0  9 
1 
6 
,,  Poeticus,  doz. 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Cypripediums,  doz.  ... 
2  0 
3 
0 
Odontoglossums . 
4 
0 
0 
0 
Daffodils,  single,  doz.... 
,,  double  ,,  ... 
1  0 
2 
0 
Orange  blossom,  bunch 
2 
0 
3 
0 
1  0 
0 
0 
Primula,  double  AAriite, 
Eucharis,  doz . 
2  0 
3 
0 
doz.  bunches . 
6 
0 
8 
0 
Freesias,  doz.  bunches 
1  0 
1 
6 
Roses,  Niphetos,  white, 
Gardenias,  doz . 
2  0 
3 
0 
doz . 
1 
6 
3 
0 
Geranium,  scarlet,  doz. 
,,  pink,  doz . 
2 
0 
4 
0 
bnchs . 
4  0 
6 
0 
,,  j'ellow,doz.(Perles) 
1 
6 
3 
0 
Hyacinth,  Roman, 
,,  Mardchal  Niels  ... 
2 
0 
4 
0 
doz.  bunches . 
5  0 
6 
0 
,,  Generals . 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Ivy  leaA'es,  doz.  bun. ... 
1  6 
0 
0 
Smilax,  bunch  . 
3 
0 
4 
0 
Lilac,  French,  white, 
Tuberoses,  gross . 
0 
0 
10 
0 
bunch  . 
4  0 
4 
®  i 
Tulips,  Avhite,  single, 
Lilium  Harrisi  . 
3  0 
0 
0  ^ 
doz.  bun.  ... 
6 
0 
0 
0 
,,  lancifoliumalb. 
2  0 
2 
6 
,,  scarlet,  single, 
,,  1.  rubrum . 
2  0 
2 
6  1 
doz.  bun.  ... 
4 
0 
0  0 
,,  longillorum  ... 
3  0 
4 
0 
Violets,  single,  doz  ... 
0 
9 
1 
0 
Yes,  indeed,  the  newspapers  devote  w^hole  columns  to  a 
review  of  the  “  quarterlies.'’  They  are  a  power,  a  recog¬ 
nised  power,  in  the  literary  world.  They  ai’e  no  new  thing. 
They  either  commend  or  damn  with  faint  praise  ;  they  make 
or  mar  the  hapless  author’s  reputation ;  they  are  of  more 
power  than  the  weekly  or  monthly  review ;  they  have  the 
prestige  of  age  to  give  them  w'eight,  and  their  decision  is 
final.  Personally,  we  think  they  contain  some  of  the 
smartest  writing  of  the  day,  and  in  well-read  families  they 
are  ever  welcome.  No  frivolity  about  them!  Good,  solid 
matter,  which  furnishes  food  for  reflection. 
But  the  reader  will  say,  This  is  all  right,  but  what  on 
earth  is  the  agricultural  writer  thinking  of  when  he  discusses 
the  quarterlies  in  this  column  1  Has  the  perusal  of  the 
quarterlies  turned  his  brain,  or  does  he  think  we,  as  a  body, 
need  inducting  into  the  wider  fields  of  literature?  No,  kind 
reader,  Ave  are  taking  no  unfair  advantage  of  our  position ; 
we  should  hate  to  bore  you,  especially  after  a  hard  day’s 
work  and  anxiety  on  the  land.  You  haA'e  plenty  to  harass 
and  annoy  outside,  and  when  the  armchair  and  slippers 
beckon  Ave  want  you  to  turn  to  the  old  Journal  for  amuse¬ 
ment  and  recreation.  Will  you  kindly  look  at  the  foot¬ 
note,  and  you  aauII  see  it  is  a  farmer’s  quarterly  Ave  Avish 
to  call  to  your  notice  ?  The  name  Bibby,  Liverpool,  is  asso¬ 
ciated  AAuth  feeding  stuffs,  and  with  something  of  the  “  go- 
aheadness”  of  the  Yankee;  they  try  to  cater  for  the  farmer 
as  Avell  as  his  stock.  We  have  never  come  across  a  copy 
till  this  Aveek,  and  Ave  begin  to  think  Ave  have  been  sadly 
remiss.  Who  does  not  like  bright  pictures  and  pleasant 
short  essays  ?  What  the  paper  has  cost  getting  up  Ave  should 
not  like  to  say.  It  is  the  Spring  Number,  and  the  pretty 
coloured  frontispiece  is  framed  in  Daffodils  and  Primroses. 
The  sweet  girl  among  tbe  Irises  will  be  embellished  with  a 
frame  in  many  a  household,  although  where  Ave  live  the 
Iris  can  hardly  be  classed  as  a  “  spring  ”  floAver.  There 
are  some  of  the  prettiest  photographs  of  horses  Ave  have 
ever  seen,  and  the  one  entitled  A  Problem  in  Shoeing  ” 
is  most  natural  and  lifelike.  The  first  article  is  on  “  Light 
Horse  Breeding  ” — need  Ave  say  in  the  face  of  present  reA’e- 
lations  re  the  purchase  of  remounts  it  is  a  subject  that  Avants 
ventilation.  (We  have  a  good  deal  to  say  on  this  topic 
presently,  and  all  AA'e  say  nray  not  please.)  Then,  before 
other  horse  subjects  are  touched,  is  an  article  on  shoeing. 
Bad  shoeing,  Ave  knoAV  from  sad  experience,  is  a  fruitful 
source  of  lameness.  Then  there  are  hints  on  the  manage¬ 
ment  of  the  foaling  mare  and  her  progeny,  and  the  education 
of  that  progeny.  The  education  of  the  horse  is  a  fine  art, 
and  the  teacher  requires  to  be  quite  as  much  a  skilled, 
trained  personage  as  the  instructor  of  youth.  On  early 
habits  the  after  life  depends,  the  success  or  failure  Ave  mean. 
The  management  of  the  stallion  is  for  the  select  feAv,  but 
the  hints  are  practical. 
Then  Ave  come  to  thirteen  groups  of  calves,  all  as  hand¬ 
some  as  paint,  and  all  reared  on  “  Cream  Equivalent.” 
Well,  they  are  the  best  of  advertisements  for  the  firm,  and 
they  are  bonnie.  Now  that  thnre  is  sucli  a  call  for  irtilk  for 
the  human  family  the  calf-rearing  question  under  the  old 
method  is  becoming  impossible.  There  Avas  a  distinct 
demand  for  some  substitute,  and  if  the  calves  are  like  their 
photographs,  Bibby  and  Co.  appear  to  have  solved  the 
difircidty.  It  has  long  been  an  accepted  fact  that  home¬ 
reared  stock  paid  the  farmer  best.  He  kneAV  Avhat  he  Avas 
breeding  from,  and  he  ran  no  risk  of  importing  disease. 
Various  calf  ailments  are  treated  of  and  remedies  suggested. 
Naturally,  the  dairy  and  dairy  coavs  occupy  much  space,  and 
if  all  the  hints  Avere  acted  upon  we  should  hear  less  of 
uneven  butter  and  unpleasant  milk.  There  is  a  right  and  a 
AAU’ong  way  of  doing  these  things,  and  the  right  is  the  easiest 
in  the  long  run.  We  are  glad  to  see  one  Avriter  advocating 
the  use  of  the  separator  ;  it  really  is  one  of  the  finest  inven- 
*  Biblq  ’s  Spring  No.  :  Liverpool. 
