October  30,  1912. 
417 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTA  IE  GARDENER. 
NAMES  OF  PLANTS. — Correspondents  whose  queries  are  un- 
ansicered  in  the  present  issue  are  respectfully  requested  to  consult  the 
following  number.  (N.  T.). — 1.  Quercus  rubra  ;  2,  Quereus  cerris  ;  3, 
the  Black  Walnut,  Juglans  nigra.  (J.  T.). — 1,  Polygonum  polystachyon 
(syn.  P.  molle) ;  2,  Tropoeolum  Fireball;  3,  Calceolaria  Burbiclgei ;  #4, 
Crocus  speciosus.  (N.  B.).—  1,  Oncidium  Forbesi ;  2,  Cattleya  Lod- 
digesi ;  3,  Oncidium  incurvum ;  4,  Vanda  ccerulea ;  5,  Phaltenopsisr 
amabilis  var.  (B.  B.). — Next  week.  (W.  M.). — Currants  badly 
infested  with  mite  ;  destroy  them  by  burning. 
NAMES  OF  FRUITS. — Correspondents  whose  queries  are  un- 
ansicered  in  the  present  issite  are  respectfully  requested  to  consult  the 
following  number.  (C.  N.). — 1,  Ribston  Pippin;  2,  Gascoigne’s  Scarlet 
Seedling;  3,  Reinette  Van  Mons;  4,  Baumann’s  Red  Reinette;  5, 
Manx  Codlin  ;  6.  Warner’s  King.  (Enquirer). — 1,  Cellini  Pippin; 
2,  ditto;  3,  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin  ;  4.  Adam's  Pearmain;  5,  Reinette  de 
Canada  ;  6,  Benoni.  (Thirty  Years’  Subscriber). — 1.  Cox's  Pomona  ; 
2,  bad  specimen,  not  in  character;  3,  Dutch  Mignonne  ;  4,  Duchesse 
d’Angouleme.  (J.  P.). — 1,  Bielo  Borodowka  ;  2,  King  of  the  Pippins  ; 
3,  Blenheim  Orange  ;  4. 
many  about  the  country 
a  seedling  form  of  No.  3,  of  which  there  are 
5;  Scarlet  Nonpareil. 
Covent  Garden  Market.— October  29th, 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Fruit. 
s.  d. 
s. 
d 
s.  d. 
s. 
Apples,  Blenheims, 
Grapes,  Alicantes  ...  0  9  to  1 
bush. 
7  Oto  8 
0 
,,  Col  man  .  0  9 
1 
,,  culinary,  bush. 
3  0 
6 
0 
Lemons,  Naples,  case  35  0 
0 
,,  King  Pippins, 
Melons,  each .  10 
1 
i-sieve 
5  0 
6 
0 
Oranges,  case  . 16  0 
21 
,,  Cox  O.  Pippins, 
Peaches,  doz .  3  0 
6 
^-sieve 
8  0 
10  0. 
Pears,  dessert,  £-sieve  3  0 
6 
Bananas . 
8  0 
12 
0 
,,  stewing,  ^-sieve  2  6 
3 
Cobs  and  Filberts,  lb. 
0  32l 
0 
0 
Pines,  St.  Michael’s, 
Figs,  green,  doz . 
2  0 
4 
0 
each .  2  6 
5 
Grapes,  Hamburgh,  lb. 
0  9 
1 
6 
Plums,  i-sieve  .  4  0 
5 
,,  Muscat  . 
1  0 
3  0 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Plants  in  Pots. 
Most  of  the  undermentioned  plants  are  sold  in  48  and  32- 
s.  d.  s.  d 
5  0tol2  0 
12  0  30  0 
36  0 
12  0 
30  0 
18  0 
6  0 
18  0 
Aralias,  doz . 
Araucaria,  doz . 
Aspidistra,  doz . 
Chrysanthemums 
Crotons,  doz . 
Cyperus  alternifolius 
doz .  4  0  5  0 
Dractena,  var.,  doz.  ...  12  0  30  0 
,,  viridis,  doz..  9  0  18  0 
Erica  gracilis  .  8  0  9  0 
Ferns,  var.,  doz . 4  0  18  0 
,,  small,  100 .  10  0  16  0 
Ficus  elastica,  doz.  ...  9  0  12  0 
Foliage  plants,  var,  each 
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  . 
Solanums  . 
■sized  pots 
s.  d.  s.  d 
1  0to5  0 
5 
3 
4 
6 
15  0 
21  0 
0  0 
0  0 
6  0 
9  6 
30  0 
63  0 
24  0  30  0 
4  0  5  0 
4  0  6  0 
5  0  8  0 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Yegetables. 
s.  d.  s.  d 
2  0  to  3  0 
16  0  0 
Artichokes,  green,  doz. 
,,  Jerusalem,  sieve 
Batavia,  doz .  2  0  0  0 
Beans,  Scarlet  Runner, 
bushel  .  16  2  0 
Beet,  red,  doz .  0  6  0  0 
Cabbages,  tally  .  3  0  0  0 
Carrots,  new,  bun.  ...  0  2  0  0 
Cauliflowers,  doz.  ...  1  6  0  0 
Corn  Salad,  strike  ...  1  0  13 
Cucumbers  doz .  2  6  4  0 
Endive,  doz .  16  0  0 
Herbs,  bunch  .  0  2  0  0 
Horseradish,  bunch  ...  2  6  0  0 
Leeks,  bunch  .  0  1£  0  2 
Average  Wholesale 
s.  d.  s.  d 
Arums,  doz .  5  0  to  0  0 
Asparagus,  Fern,  bnch.  10  2  0 
Bouvardia,  coloured, 
doz.  bunches  .  6  0  0  0 
Carnations,  12  blooms  13  19 
Cattleyas,  doz .  12  0  0  0 
Chrysanthemums,  doz. 
bun.  3  0  4  0 
,,  doz.  blooms  10  4  0 
Croton  foliage,  bun.  ...  0  9 
Cyeas  leaves,  each  ...  0  9 
Cypripediums,  doz.  ...  2  0 
Eucharis,  doz .  2  6 
Gardenias,  doz .  2  0 
Geranium,  scarlet,  doz. 
bnchs .  4  0 
Ivy  leaves,  doz.  bun. ...  1  6 
Lilium  Harrisi  .  4  0 
,,  lancifoliumalb.  1  6 
,,  1.  rubrum .  1  0 
,,  longiflorum  ...  4  0 
Lettuce,  Cabbage,  doz. 
,,  Cos,  doz. 
Marrows,  doz . 
Mint,  doz.  bun . 
Mushrooms,  forced,  lb. 
Mustard  &  Cress,  pnnt. 
Onions,  bushel  . 
Parsley,  doz.  bnchs.  ... 
Peas,  blue,  bushel 
Potatoes,  cwt . . 
Radishes,  doz . 
Spinach,  bush . 
Tomatoes,  English,  lb. 
,,  Jersey . 
Turnips,  bnch . 
Prices.— Cut  Blowers 
s.  d.  s.  d 
0  6  to  0  0 
2  0 
0  4 
0  3 
0  2 
0  9 
0  0 
0  0 
0  0 
0  0 
4  0 
0  0 
0  0 
6  0 
0  0 
2  6 
0  5 
0  0 
0  3 
s. 
1 
1 
3 
3 
0 
6 
0 
0 
0  0 
0  0 
0  0 
0  0 
0  0 
0  0 
0  0 
d.  s.  d 
0tol8  0 
0  0 
0  0 
Lily  of  Valley,  12  bnchs  12 
Maidenhair  Fern,  doz. 
bnchs .  5  0  6  0 
Marguerites,  white, 
doz.  bnchs .  2 
,,  yellow,  doz.  bnchs.  1 
Myrtle,  English,  per 
bunch  .  0 
Odontoglossums .  4 
Orange  blossom,  bunch  2 
Roses,  Niphetos,  white, 
doz .  1 
,,  pink,  doz .  2 
,,  yellow, doz.  (Perles)  1 
,,  Generals .  0 
Smilax,  bunch  .  2 
Stephanotis,  doz.  pips  2 
6  0  0 
0  0  0 
0  0  0 
Stock,  double,  white, 
doz.  bun .  2 
Tuberoses,  dozen .  0 
Violets,  doz.  bun.  ...  1 
2  0 
0  0 
2  0 
Meteorological  Observations  at  Chiswick. 
Taken  in  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  Gardens  at  Chis¬ 
wick,  height  above  sea  level  24  feet. 
Date. 
«4H 
Temperature  of  the 
Air. 
Temperature  of 
the  Soil. 
At  9  A.M. 
1902. 
October. 
il 
At  9  A.M. 
Day. 
Night 
g 
tf 
At 
1-ft. 
deep. 
At 
2-ft. 
deep. 
At 
4-ft. 
deep. 
h  • 
3  OQ 
^  m 
I2! 
u 
5 
Dry 
Bulb. 
Wet 
Bulb. 
-43 
tf} 
O 
rQ 
bp 
H-l 
-43 
00 
(S 
£ 
O 
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QJ  O 
EH 
Sunday  ...19 
E.N.E. 
deg. 
36-8 
deg. 
36-3 
deg. 
56-6 
deg. 
333 
Ins. 
0-09 
deg. 
49-6 
deg. 
52*8 
deg. 
54-1 
deg. 
25-4 
Monday  ...20 
S.S.W. 
52-4 
505 
62-2 
36-5 
0-05 
50-0 
523 
540 
33-9 
Tuesday  ...21 
S.W. 
47.4 
44-9 
57-9 
39-5 
006 
50-7 
52-3 
54-0 
27-9 
Wed’sday  22 
S.W. 
50-7 
49-5 
55'4 
39-0 
— 
49  2 
52-2 
53-8 
27-4 
Thursday  23 
S.S.E. 
45-1 
44-2 
54-1 
36-4 
— 
48  2 
51-7 
53'5 
27'0 
Friday  ...24 
S.S.E. 
46'6 
46-2 
57 ’4 
40-0 
— 
49'2 
51-3 
53-4 
34'3 
Saturday  25 
S.W. 
53-4 
50-3 
60-4 
46-5 
0-02 
50-6 
51-5 
53-2 
44-8 
Meaxs  ... 
47'5 
46.0 
57-7 
38  7 
Total. 
0-22 
49  6 
52-0 
53-7 
31-5 
The  weather  during  the  week  was  rather  dull  and  heavy,  with 
intervals  of  bright  sunshine.  Small  quantities  of  rain  fell  on  four 
days. 
Storing  Mangolds. 
The  season  has  been  too  cold  and  late  for  the  Mangold 
crop,  and  the  promise  of  a  heavy  weight  of  roots  has  not 
been  realised.  The  plant  is  a  good  one,  but  the  Mangolds 
are  not  big  enough  to  fill  the  carts  quickly.  The  tops  are 
still  very  green  and  full  of  growth,  and  if  we  wTere  sure  that 
frost  would  not  intervene  we  might  leave  them  to  gi’ow 
until  Martinmas  ;  but  experience  teaches  that  as  November 
approaches  severe  frost  does  put  in  an  appearance,  and 
therefore  if  we  wish  to  make  the  crop  safe  we  had  better 
take  them  up  at  once. 
The  Long  Red  and  Tankard  varieties  should  be  taken  up 
first,  as  they  not  only  ripen  first,  but  stand  more  out  of  the 
ground,  and  are,  therefore,  more  liable  to  injury.  Long 
Reds  are  much  less  popular  than  they  were  ;  it  is  seldom  we 
see  a  piece  now.  One  was  observed  the  other  day,  and  it 
presented  a  most  promising  appearance  to  a  casual  glance. 
A  closer  inspection,  however,  revealed  the  fact  that  the  plot 
of  Globe  Mangold  adjoining  was  decidedly  of  heavier 
weight,  had  less  top,  was  deeper  in  the  ground— in  fact, 
better  altogether. 
The  usual  way  to  take  up  Mangolds  is  to  pull  the 
root  up,  cut  the  top  off  with  a  knife,  leaving  the  roots 
untouched.  The  Mangolds  are  then  carted  into  a  pit,  or  pie, 
which,  if  the  roots  are  ripe,  may  be  made  10ft  or  lift  wide. 
Whatever  the  bottom  width  they  must  be  thrown  well  up,  so 
as  to  get  the  ridge  of  the  pie  as  high  and  steep  as  possible. 
This  is  important,  for  it  is  not  always  convenient  to  spare 
good  Wheat  straw  for  storing  the  Mangold,  and  if  we  have 
to  use  Barley  straw  or  bracken  or  grass  from  the  ditch 
banks,  though  these  materials  are  good  enough  to  keep 
frost  off,  they  do  not  make  good  thatch,  and  if  we  let  the 
roots  get  wet  during  the  sweating  process,  we  might  have 
our  pies  falling  in,  and  heaps  of  corruption  instead  of  sound 
and  valuable  roots.  In  the  interests  of  dryness  it  is 
advisable  to  soil  the  pies  at  once,  but  a  2ft  opening  should 
be  left  along  the  ridge  until  all  sweating  is  over. 
Taking  Mangolds  up  is  generally  done  by  piecework, 
9s.  to  11s.  per  acre  being  given  for  pulling  them  and  filling 
them  into  carts.  They  are  generally  pulled,  the  tops  cut 
off,  and  left  in  rows  for  carting,  four  rows  being  thrown 
into  one.  The  cart  comes  between  two  of  these  quadruple 
rows,  and  is  filled  from  each  side. 
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