September  11,  1902.  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Coyent  Garden  Market. — Sept.  10th. 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Fruit. 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
Apples,  English,  dessert 
i-sieve  ... 
4  0  to  6  0 
,,  culinary,  bush. 
3  0 
5  0 
Bananas .  . 
8  0 
12  0 
Figs,  green,  doz . 
2  0 
4  0 
Filberts,  lb . 
0  3 
0  4 
Grapes,  Hamburgh,  lb. 
0  9 
1  6 
,,  Muscat  . 
2  0 
3  0 
,,  Alicantes 
0  9 
1  6 
,,  Colman  . 
0  9 
1  6 
-Greengages,  ^-sieve  ... 
4  0 
6  0 
Average  Wholesale 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
Artichokes,  green,  doz. 
2  0  to  3  0 
,,  Jerusalem,  sieve 
1  6 
0  0 
Batavia,  doz . 
2  0 
0  0 
Beans,  French,  lb. 
0  2 
0  0 
,,  broad . .  ... 
3  0 
4  0 
,,  Scarlet  Runners 
2  0 
2  6 
Beet,  red,  doz . 
0  6 
0  0 
Cabbages,  tally  . 
3  0 
4  0 
Carrots,  new,  bun. 
0  2 
0  3 
Cauliflowers,  doz. 
3  0 
0  0 
Corn  Salad,  strike 
1  0 
1  3 
Cucumbers  doz . 
2  6 
4  0 
Endive,  doz . 
1  6 
0  0 
Herbs,  bunch  . 
0  2 
0  0 
Horseradish,  bunch  ... 
2  6 
0  0 
Leeks,  bunch  . 
0  li 
0  2 
s.  d.  s.  d 
Lemons,  Messina,  case  12  0to20  0 
,,  Naples  ,, 
25  0 
0  0 
Melons,  each . 
1  6 
2 
0 
Nectarines,  doz . 
3  0 
12 
0 
Oranges,  case  . 
16  0 
21 
0 
Peaches,  doz . 
3  0 
12 
0 
Pears,  Williams,  ^-sieve 
4  0 
6 
0 
,,  Hazels,  i-sieve... 
3  0 
4 
0 
Pines,  St.  Michael’s, 
each . 
2  6 
5 
0 
Plums, Victorias,  ^-sieve  0  0 
4 
0 
Prices.— Vegetables. 
s.  d. 
s. 
d 
Lettuce,  Cabbage,  doz. 
0  6to0 
9 
,,  Cos,  doz. 
0  9 
1 
0 
Marrows,  doz . 
1  0 
0 
0 
Mint,  doz.  bun . 
4  0 
0 
0 
Mushrooms,  forced,  lb. 
0  8 
0 
0 
Mustard  &  Cress,  punt. 
0  2 
0 
0 
Parsley,  doz.  bnchs.  ... 
3  0 
0 
0 
Peas,  blue,  bushel 
3  0 
4 
0 
Potatoes,  English, 
new,  cwt . 
5  0 
6 
0 
Radishes,  doz . 
1  0 
0 
0 
Spinach,  bush . 
2  0 
3 
0 
Tomatoes,  English,  lb. 
0  3 
0 
4 
,,  Jersey. . 
0  0 
0 
3 
Turnips,  bnch . 
0  2 
0 
3 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Plants  in  Pots. 
Most  of  the  undermentioned  plants  are  sold  in  48  and  32-sized  pots 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
Aralias,  doz. ...  . .  5  0tol2  0 
Foliage  plants,  var,  each 
1  0to5  0 
Araucaria,  doz . 12  0 
30  0 
Fuchsias . 
0  0 
0  0 
Aspidistra,  doz . 18  0 
36  0 
Grevilleas,  48’s,  doz.  ... 
5  0 
0  0 
Chrysanthemums  ...  6  0 
12  0 
Lycopodiums,  doz.  ... 
3  0 
0  0 
Crotons,  doz . 18  0 
30  0 
Marguerite  Daisy,  doz. 
4  0 
6  0 
Cyperus  alternifolius 
Mignonette  . . 
0  0 
0  0 
doz .  4  0 
5  0 
Myrtles,  doz . 
6  0 
9  6 
Dracsena,  var.,  doz.  ...  12  0 
30  0 
Palms,  in  var.,  doz.  ... 
15  0 
30  0 
,,  viridis,  doz. .  9  0 
18  0 
,,  specimens 
21  0 
63  0 
Ferns,  var.,  doz .  4  0 
18  0 
Pandanus  Veitchi,  48’s, 
,,  small,  100 . 10  0 
16  0 
doz . 
24  0 
30  0 
Ficus  elastica,  doz.  ...  9  0 
12  0 
Shrubs,  in  pots  . 
4  0 
6  0 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Cut  Flov/ers 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
Arums,  doz .  3  0  to  0  0 
Lily  of  Valley,  12  bnchs 
12  0tol8  0 
Asparagus,  Fern,  bnch.  1  0 
2  0 
Maidenhair  Fern,  doz. 
Bouvardia,  coloured, 
bnchs . 
4  0 
5  0 
doz.  bunches  .  6  0 
0  0 
Marguerites,  white, 
Carnations,  12  blooms  0  6 
1  0 
doz.  bnchs . 
2  0 
0  0 
Cattleyas,  doz .  0  0 
12  0 
,,  yellow,  doz.  bnchs. 
1  0 
0  0 
Cornflower,  doz.  bun.  0  0 
0  0 
Myrtle,  English,  per 
Croton  foliage,  bun.  ...  0  9 
1  0 
bunch 
0  6 
0  0 
Cycas  leaves,  each  ...  0  9 
1  6 
Odontoglossums . 
4  0 
0  0 
Cypripediums,  doz.  ...  2  0 
3  0 
Orange  blossom,  bunch 
2  0 
0  0 
Eucharis,  doz .  2  0 
3  0 
Roses,  Niphetos,  white, 
Gardenias,  doz .  2  0 
0  0 
doz . 
1  0 
1  6 
Geranium,  scarlet,  doz. 
,,  pink,  doz . 
2  0 
0  0 
bnchs .  4  0 
0  0 
,,  yellow, doz.  (Perles) 
1  0 
1  6 
Gladiolus,  white,  doz. 
,,  Generals . 
0  5 
0  6 
bunches  .  3  0 
4  0  1 
Smilax,  bunch  . 
2  6 
0  0 
Gypsophila,  doz.  bun.  3  0 
0,0  j 
Stephanotis,  doz.  pips 
1  6 
2  0 
Ivy  leaves,  doz.  bun. ...  1  6 
0  0 
Stock,  double,  white, 
Lilium  Harrisi  .  2  0 
3  0  1 
doz.  bun . 
2  0 
3  0 
,,  lancifoliumalb.  1  6 
2  0  I 
Sweet  Peas,  white  and 
,,  1.  rubrum .  1  0 
1  6 
coloured,  dozen  bun. 
0  0 
0  0 
,,  longiflorum  ...  2  0 
3  01 
Tuberoses,  dozen . 
0  3 
0  4 
Trade  Catalogues  Received. 
William  Bull  and  Sons,  536,  King’s  Road,  Chelsea,  S.W. — Bulbs. 
James  Carter  and  Co.,  High  Holborn,  London.—  Bulbs. 
Win.  Clibran  and  Son,  Altrincham.  — -  Carnations,  PinJcs,  Pansies, 
Violas,  &c. 
Robert  Pringle,  The  Midland  Horticultural  Depdt,  40,  Belvoir  Street, 
Leicester. — 1,  Bulbs;  2,  Fruit  Trees;  3,  Roses. 
John  Russell,  Seed  Merchant  and  Nurseryman,  Richmond,  Surrey. — 
Bulbs. 
Robert  Veitch  and  Son.  Seed  Merchants,  &e.,  £4.  High  Street.  Exeter. 
— Bulbs. 
Neglected  Forage  Plants. 
Now  that  so  much  importance  attaches  to  the  rearing  and 
fattening  of  cattle  and  sheep,  it  is  the  more  necessary  that 
no  stone  should  be  left  unturned  by  the  British  farmer  in 
his  efforts  to  compete  successfully  with  his  foreign  and 
colonial  rivals.  This  has  been  a  growing  season ;  ample 
rains  have  flushed  the  pastures,  and  even  made  a  dread¬ 
fully  poor  seed  plant  present  a  passable  appearance.  But 
how  would  it  have  been  if  the  series  of  dry  summers  had  not 
been  broken,  and  this  year  been  as  dry  as  those  which  pre¬ 
ceded  it?  It  must  have  been  most  disastrous  to  breeders 
and  feeders  of  live  stock. 
The  Clover  and  Rye  Grasses  which  form  the  stock  in  trade 
of  the  British  flock-master  cannot  be  depended  on  to  grow, 
or  even  exist,  under  the  dry  conditions  which  may  so  readily 
recur.  Last  year  the  Clovers  came  up  amongst  the  young 
Corn  only  to  be  dried  up  and  perish  before  they  got  fair 
hold  of  the  soil.  This  year  there  is  an  excellent  young  plant ; 
but  we  shall  not  have  a  satisfactory  return  from  it  unless  next 
summer  we  have  sufficient  rain. 
There  are,  however,  other  plants  which  are  so  deep  rooted 
that  they  successfully  defy  the  severest  drought,  and  if 
farmers  would  make  freer  use  of  these  plants  when  making 
their  seed  mixtures  they  would  not  only  grow  heavier  crops 
of  forage,  either  for  cutting  or  grazing,  but  be  independent 
of  the  vagaries  of  British  weather  . 
We  have  in  mind  four  plants,  but  it  is  to  three  of  them 
that  we  wish  to  draw  particular  attention.  The  fourth  is 
Lucerne,  and  we  have  dealt  especially  with  it  on  a  previous 
occasion.  Lucerne  is,  moreover,  in  our  opinion,  less  suitable 
for  mixture  with  other  plants  than  the  other  three  we  shall 
name.  It  is  more  useful  for  small  plots,  where  a  certain 
quantity  of  green  food  is  required  for  mowing  every  day  for 
a  lengthened  period. 
The  first  we  mention  is  Chicory.  This  is  a  very  deep 
rooting  plant,  and  most  remarkable  for  withstanding 
drought.  It  is  more  suitable  for  three  or  four  years’  ley  than 
for  shorter  periods,  as  the  roots  are  somewhat  troublesome 
to  eradicate.  If  sown  by  itself,  12lb  to  16lb  of  seed  per  acre 
are  required.  The  larger  quantity  on  the  drier  soils.  It 
grows  well  amongst  Barley,  Oats,  or  Wheat.  It  is  too 
succulent  to  make  hay  of,  but  is  splendid  as  a  producer  of 
green  fodder. 
The  late  Mr.  Arthur  Young,  whose  MSS.  on  the  “  Science 
and  Practice  of  Agriculture  ”  are  now  in  the  British  Museum, 
was  a  great  advocate  of  the  cultivation  of  Chicory.  He  grew 
in  four  years  119  tons  of  green  fodder  per  acre,  or  close  upon 
30  tons  per  acre  per  annum.  At  another  time  62  tons  of 
green  produce1  was  cut  by  him  in  one  year.  Chicory  is  readily 
eaten  by  horses,  cattle,  calves,  and  sheep.  Very  good  cream 
and  butter  are  produced  from  it.  Mr.  Young  says  in  his 
book,  “  On  all  poor  lands  it  is  of  the  highest  consequence, 
having  no  rival.  On  the  very  worst  soils  it  is  beneficial  to 
sheep,  and  I  may  venture  to  assert  that  in  such  a  full  stock 
of  sheep  cannot  be  kept  without  it.” 
Chicory  should  be  cut  at  rather  short  intervals,  four  times 
a  year  being  better  than  three,  which  is  the  general  practice 
with  Lucerne.  When  it  is  desired  to  seed  down  poor  sandy 
lands  for  a  number  of  years,  no  mixture  of  seeds  would  be 
complete  without  a  proportion  of  Chicory.  It  wears  a  long 
time,  a  go'od  quantity  having  been  found  ten  years  after  it 
was  sown. 
The  next  plant  is  Burnet.  This  also  is  a  deep  rooting, 
drought  resisting  plant,  though  Chicory  is  said  to  be  superior 
in  that  respect.  It  is  not  suitable  for  mowing,  as  cattle  do 
not  eat  it  well  when  it  is  in  bent.  It  is  most  useful  to  form 
part  of  the  mixture  for  sheep  pasture  on  dry  sandy  soils, 
which  are  most  favourable  to  its  growth.  When  sown  by 
itself,  20lb  to  30lb  per  acre,  broadcast,  would  be  needed  ; 
sut  6lb  to  Sib  per  acre,  with  other  seeds,  we  should  prefer. 
