April  2,  1903, 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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sary  to  promptly  destroy  or  drive  away  the  insects  whatever  they 
may  be,  should  they  again  appear. 
SAXIFRAGA  GRISEBAcfil  (F.  M.  M.).— This  is  an  entirely 
new  species,  which  accounts  for  you  being  unable  to  notice  any 
reference  to  it  in  trade  lists.  You  may  be  able  to  obtain  plants 
eit'her  from  Messrs.  Barr  and  Sons,  or  from  Mr.  Reuthe,  Avho.s9 
address  is  Foxhill  Nunsery,  Keston,  Kent. 
MARKING  OUT  A  TENNIS  COURT  (J.  F.).— The  diagram 
acco)upanying  will  enable  you  to  mark  out  the-  single  or  double 
courts  as  may  be  recpured  by  means  of  a  lawn  tennis  marker, 
forming  white  (chalk)  lines  where  the  black  are  shown  in  the 
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diagram.  A,  A.  A,  A,  represents  a  double  court  for  three  or 
four  players.  B,  B,  B,  B,  shows  a  single  court  for  two-  players. 
A,  A,  A,  A,  are  the  base  lines  for  the  double  court.  B,  B,  B  ,B, 
are  the  base  lines  for  the  .single  court.  C,  C,  C,  C,  ser\uce  lines. 
D,  D,  half  court  lines.  E,  E,  net.  A  court  for  the  single  game 
is  27ft  wide  and  78ft  long.  The  court  for  the  double  game  is 
36ft  wide  and  78ft  long.  The  posts  for  supporting  the  net-  at 
E,  E,  should  be  placed  3ft  beyond  the  sides.  The  .service  lines 
C,  C,  C,  C,  run  parallel  to  the  net,  and  are,  therefore,  21ft 
distant  from  the  net. 
NAMES  OF  PLANTS. — Correspondents  whose  queries  are  un¬ 
answered  in  the  present  issue  are  respectfully  requested  to  consult  the 
folloicing  number.  (W.  H.  P.). — Begonita  coccinea.  but  the  leaves 
become  much  larger  at  times.  (J.  W.  or  J.  N.). — Your  initials  are 
very  indistinct,  and  full  name  and  address  should  be  sent  with  any 
communication  to  this  office.  The  Salvia  is  Heeri ;  the  Begonia 
President  Carnot:  the  Fern  Adiantum  eoncinnum  ;  and  the  Asparagus 
is  probably  verticillatus,  but  is  too  immature  to  name  by. 
CoYent  Garden  Market.— April  1st. 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Fruit. 
s.  d.  s.  d 
Apples,  culinary,  bush.  3  0to6  0  Cobs  and  Filberts,  lb. 
10  0  15  0  I  Oranges,  case  . 
3  6  0  0  Pines,  St.  Michael’s 
Bananas . 
Grapes,  Alicantes 
,,  Colman  .  3  6  4  0  i 
Averag^e  Wholesale  Prices.— Vegetables. 
s.  d.  s.  d  - 
2  0  to  3  0  Leeks,  bunch  . 
1  6  0  0  Mushrooms,  forced,  lb 
Artichokes,  green,  doz. 
,,  Jerusalem,  sieve 
Batavia,  doz .  2  0 
Beet,  red,  doz .  0  6 
Cabbages,  Spring,  tally  0  0 
Carrots,  bunch  .  0  2 
Cauliflowers,  doz.  ...  1  6 
Corn  Salad,  strike  ...  1  0 
Cucumbers  doz .  3  0 
Endive,  doz .  1  6 
Herbs,  bunch  .  0  2 
Horseradish,  bunch  ...  1  3 
Lettuce,  Cabbage,  doz.  1  0 
0  0  Mustard  &  Cress,  doz. 
1  0  punnets . 
0  0  Onions,  bushel  . 
0  0  Parsley,  doz.  bnchs.  ... 
0  0  Potatoes,  cwt . 
1  3  Radishes,  doz . 
4  0  Spinach,  bush . 
0  0  Tomatoes,  Canary  Isle.s, 
0  0  per  case  . 
1  6  Turnips,  bnch.  ... 
1  3 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Plants  In  Pots. 
Aralias,  doz . 
Araucaria,  doz . 
Aspidistra,  doz . 
Cinerarias,  doz . 
Crotons,  doz . 
Cyperus  alternifolius 
doz . 
Dracaena,  var.,  doz.  ... 
,,  viridis,  doz. . 
Erica  melanthera,  doz. 
,,  'Wilmoreana 
Perns,  var.,  doz . 
,,  small,  100 . 
s. 
d. 
s.  d 
5 
0tol2  0 
12 
0 
30  0 
18 
0 
36  0 
4 
0 
6  0 
18 
0 
30  0 
4 
0 
5  0 
12 
0 
30  0 
9 
0 
18  0 
24 
0 
30  0 
10 
0 
15  0 
4 
0 
18  0 
10 
0 
16  0 
Ficus  elastica,  doz. 
Foliage  plants,  var,  each  1 
Grevilleas,  48’s,  doz.  ... 
Lycopodiums,  doz.  ... 
Marguerite  Daisy,  doz. 
Myrtles,  doz . 
Palms,  in  var.,  doz.  ... 
,,  specimens 
Pandanus  Veitchi,  48’s, 
doz . 
Primulas  . 
Shrubs,  in  pots  . 
16  0  i  Spiraeas,  5in.  pots 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
0  4  to  0  0 
10  0 
15  0 
10  0 
20  0 
2  6 
5  0 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
0  2to0  2i 
0  8 
0  9 
1  6 
0  0 
3  0 
0  0 
2  0 
3  0 
4  0 
6  0 
0  9 
1  0 
3  0 
0  0 
’  4  0 
0  0 
0  0 
0  2 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
9  0tol2  0 
1  0 
5  0 
5  0 
0  0 
3  0 
0  0 
8  0 
9  0 
6  0 
9  6 
15  0 
30  0 
21  0 
63  0 
24  0 
30  0 
4  0 
5  0 
4  0 
6  0 
9  0 
10  0 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Cut  f  lowers 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
Arums,  doz . 
2  0  to  3  0 
Asparagus,  Fern,  bnch. 
1  0 
2  0 
Bouvardia,  coloured. 
doz.  bunches  . 
6  0 
8  0 
Carnations,  12  blooms 
1  3 
1  9 
Cattleyas,  doz . 
10  0 
12  0 
Croton  foliage,  bun.  .., 
0  9 
1  0 
Cycas  leaves,  each 
0  9 
1  6 
Daffodils,  single,  doz. 
bnch . 
1  0 
2  0 
,,  double,  doz. 
bnch . 
1  0 
2  0 
Eucbaris,  doz . 
2  0 
3  0 
Freesia,  white,  doz. 
bnch . 
2  0 
3  0 
Gardenias,  doz . 
2  0 
3  0 
Geranium,  scarlet,  doz. 
bnchs . 
6  0 
8  0 
Ivy  leaves,  doz.  bun. ... 
1  6 
0  0 ! 
Lilium  Harris!  . 
4  0 
0  0  1 
Lily  of  Valley,  12  bnchs 
9  0 
12  0  j 
Maidenhair  Fern,  doz. 
bnchs . 
7  0 
8  0  ' 
Myrtle,  English,  bunch 
0  6 
0  0  - 
Marguerites,  white. 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
doz.  bnchs . 
3  0  to  4  0 
,,  yellow,  doz.  bnchs. 
1  6 
2  0 
Narcissus,  Sol  d’Or,  doz. 
1  0 
1  6 
,,  Poeticus,  doz  bnchs 
1  0 
2  0 
,,  Grand  Primo  ,, 
1  0 
1  6 
Odontoglossums . 
4  0 
5  0 
Orange  blossom,  bunch 
2  0 
0  0 
Roses,  Niphetos,  white, 
doz . 
1  6 
2  0 
,,  pink,  doz . 
2  0 
4  0 
,,  yellow,doz.(Perles) 
1  6 
2  0 
,,  Liberty,  doz . 
2  0 
4  0 
,,  Generals . 
2  0 
2  6 
Smilax,  bunch  . 
3  0 
0  0 
Tuberoses,  dozen . 
0  9 
1  0 
Tulips,  pink,  doz. bnch. 
8  0 
10  0 
,,  white,  ,, 
8  0 
10  0 
,.  yellow,  ,, 
6-  0 
8  0 
,,  terracotta  ,, 
8  0 
0  0 
,,  scarlet  ,, 
4  0 
6  0 
Violets,  doz.  bun. 
1  3 
2  0 
,,  Marie  Louise... 
2  0 
3  0 
Feeding  for  Milk. 
Under  the  date  of  March  5  we  gave  a  short  account  of 
the  famous  herds  of  dairv  cattle,  herds  where  the  milk  pro¬ 
duction  rises  to  something  quite  abnormalj  and  we  thought 
we  could  not  do  better  than  place  before  our  readers  the 
bill  of  fare  of  these  several  herds  ;  w’e  shall  also  add  another 
supplied  by  a  practical  farmer  beyond  the  Tyne.  The  first 
two  herds  are  Mr.  John  Evans’  Lincoln  bred.  Dr.  Watney’s 
Jerseys,  and  the  last  Mr.  Marshall’s  Shorthorns. 
AVe  think  it  has  been  amply  proved  time  and  again  that 
proper  and  suitable  food  will  give  beter  results  than  hap¬ 
hazard,  makeshift  rations.  Ne  were  going  to  say,  “  The 
end  justifies  the  means  ;  ”  we  will  modify  that  rather  and  say, 
that  the  end  must  be  borne  in  mind  when  considering  the 
means.  The  present  end  being  milk,  and  a  healthy  breeding 
constitution,  we  will  see  by  what  means  these  several 
gentlemen  achieve  their- ends. 
We  will  begin  with  Mr.  Evans,  of  Burton,  near  Lincoln, 
and  we  cannot  do  better  than  quote  his  owm  remarks  which 
appear  in  the  Journal  of  the  “  B.  D.  Farmers’  Association,” 
published  in  January  of  this  year.  He  begins  by  remarking 
that  a  cow  being  a  bulky  animal  must  have  bulky  food,  but 
also  that  it  must  be  digestible,  she  has  such  a  large  amount 
of  work  to  nerform,  and  that  the  difference  between  feeding 
for  beef  and  feecling  for  milk  is  that  she  milks  better  on  and 
requires  a  moist  food.  (We  think  this  is  a  point  that  is  often 
forgotten  or,  perhaps,  not  duly  considered.)  Mr.  Evans 
further  remarks  that  a  farmer  may  profitably  work  in  many 
of  his  own  grown  cereals,  but  we  must  at  the  same  time  bring 
judgment. to  bear  on  the  matter  ;  for  it  is  quite  possible  to 
make  a  food  too  costlv.  without  getting  a  due  return  of  milk. 
We  all  know  the  saying  about  buying  money  too  dearly.  A 
guinea’s  worth  of  food  should  produce  more  than  £l’s  worth 
of  milL  It  is  a  practice  in  towns  to  feed  and  milk  cows  for 
one  season,  and  breed  from  them  no  more,  and  the  food  that 
they  get  to  make  them  milk  well  and  also  to  prepare  them 
for  their  ultimate  end,  the  beef,  consists  largely  of  bi’ewers’ 
grains  given  warm,  and  other  sloppy  warm  foods — perhaps, 
as  in  Ireland,  warm  distillery  wash. 
This  is  not  the  kind  of  feeding  which  would  do  for  a 
farmer,  as  it  undermines  health  and  constitution,  and  there 
possibly  would  be  a  difficulty  in  breeding  or  rearing  healthy 
calves.  It  is  rather  like  burning  the  candle  at  both  ends. 
Now,  as  Mr.  Evans  has  two  ends  in  view,  i.e.,  a  very  heavy 
milking  record,  and  the  perpetuation  of  a  fine  breed  of 
animals,  he  feeds  accordingly.  The  rations  may  seem  large 
