November  5,  1903.  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
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Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Plants  In  Pots 
Most  of  the  undermentioned  plants  are  sold  in  48  and  32-sized  pots 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
Acli.antum  cuneatum, 
48’s,  per  doz. 
6  0to7  0 
n  32’s,  „ 
12  0 
15  0 
Aralias,  doz.  (48’s)  ... 
6  0 
8  0 
Araucaria,  doz . 
21  0 
24  0 
Aspidistra,  doz . 
24  0 
36  0 
Asparagus,  48’s  . 
10  0 
12  0 
Bouvardias,  . 
6  0 
8  0 
Chrysanthemums,  1  if  ted 
6  0 
9  0 
,,  disbudded  specimens  1  0 
2  6 
Crotons,  doz . 
18  0 
30  0 
Cyperus  alternifolius 
doz . 
4  0 
5  0 
Dracaena,  var.,  doz.  ... 
18  0 
21  C 
,,  viridis,  doz. . 
8  0 
12  0 
s.  d.  s.  d 
Eulalia  japonica . 12  0tol5  0 
Ferns,  var.,  doz .  4  0  18  0 
small,  100 .  10  0  16  0 
Ficus  elastica,  doz.  ...  10  0  15  0 
Foliage  plants,  var,  each  10  5  0 
Grevilleas,  48’s,  doz.  ...  5  0  0  0 
Lycopodiums,  doz.  ...  3  0  0  0 
Marguerite  Daisy,  doz.  8  0  9  0 
Myrtles,  doz .  6  0  9  6 
Palms,  in  var.,  doz.  ...  15  0  30  0 
,,  specimens  ...  21  0  63  0 
Pandanus  Veitchi,  48’s, 
doz .  36  0  48  0 
Shrubs,  in  pots  .  4  0  6  0 
Solanums  .  8  0  10  0 
Average  Wholesale  Prices. — Fruit. 
s.  d.  s.  d 
Apples,  Canadian  Bald¬ 
wins,  per  brl.  18  0to20  0 
,,  Greenings,  ,,  20  0  24  0 
, ,  Nova  Scotia 
Gravensteins 
per  brl.  ...  18  0  20  0 
,,  Ribstons,  brl....  24  0  27  0 
Bananas — 
Canary,  finest  X  large, 
per  bun.  13  0  14  0 
.,  No.l’sex.,  ,,  10  6  11  0 
.,  Ordinary  ,,  0  0  9  0 
Cranberries  ...  per  case  10  6  12  0 
Figs,  Italian,  12’s,  15’s, 
per  doz.  16  19 
,,  ,,  24’s  ,,  2  6  3  0 
Lemons,  case . 10  0  15  0 
s.  d. 
8  d. 
Nuts,  Cob,  per  lb 
0  5  -^ 
toO  6 
,,  AValnuts,  per  bag 
7  6 
8  0 
Oranges,  case  . 
12  0 
15  0 
Grapes,  Alicante,  lb. ... 
0  10 
1  3 
,,  Colman  . 
0  10 
1  6 
,,  Hamburgh  ... 
1  0 
1  6 
Pears,  Cornice,  -^-case 
12  0 
13  0 
,,  AVinter  Seckle  ,, 
12  0 
0  0 
,,  Calabash  ,, 
12  0 
0  0 
Pines,  St.  Michael’s 
3  0 
4  0 
Plums,  Californian, 
Black,  4  bkts.. 
per  case  . 
10  0 
0  0 
,,  Golden  Drops,  4 
bkts.,  per  case 
14  0 
0  0 
,,  Silver  Prunes,  4 
bkts.,  per  case 
11  0 
0  0 
Pomegranates,  A^alencia 
120 ’s 
8  0 
0  0 
,,  Malaga,  per  case  19  0  21  0 
,,  Naples,  420’s,  ,,  27  0  30  0 
Average  Wholesale  Prices. — Cut  f  lowers. 
s.  d.  s.  d 
s.  d.  s.  d 
Bouvardia,  pmk.  white, 
and  red,  per  bun. . . 
Carnations,  pink  Jolifi'e, 
per  doz.  bun.  15  0  18  0 
,,  pink.  Franco,  ,,  15  0  18  0 
,,  red.  Winter  Cheer, 
per  doz.  bun.  15  0  18  0 
,,  white,  Deutsche 
Braun, doz.bun.  12  0  15  0 
Duchess  of  Fife  .,  15  0  18  0 
Uriah  Pike,  crim-  , 
son,  doz.  bun. 
12  0 
15  0 
Carnations,  American 
varieties,  cut  long — 
Mrs.  T.  Lawson ,  bright 
pink,  per  doz.  ... 
2  6 
3  0 
Royalty,  deep  pink,  ,, 
2  6 
3  0 
Cream  of  Pinks,  sil¬ 
very  pink,  doz.  ... 
2  6 
3  0 
Dazzler,  scarlet,  doz. 
2  6 
3  0 
Cape  Gooseberries,  per 
doz.  bun . 
6  0 
8  0 
Chrysanthemums — 
AVhite,  yellow,  pink, 
bronze,  doz.  blooms 
1  0 
2  0 
AVhite,  yellow,  pink, 
bronze,  specimen 
blooms,  per  doz.  ... 
2  6 
4  0 
AAdiite,  yellow,  pink, 
bronze,  specimen 
blooms,  bunches  ... 
3  0 
6  0 
Geranium,  double  scar¬ 
let,  per  doz.  bnchs. 
4  0 
5  0 
,,  AVhite  ,.  ,, 
4  0 
5  0 
Lilium  Harris],  per 
doz.  blooms  . 
3  6 
4  0 
,,  laneifolium  al¬ 
bum,  perdoz.  blms. 
1  6 
2  0 
Lilium  laneifolium  ru- 
bruin,  doz.  blooms 
2  6 
3  0 
Lily  of  Valley,  special, 
per  doz.  bunches ... 
15  0 
18  0 
,,  Best,  doz.  bun.  ... 
10  0 
12  0 
,,  Ordinary,  dz.  bun. 
8  0 
9  0 
Orchids,  Cattleyas,  doz. 
10  0 
12  0 
,,  Cattleyas,  Harri- 
soni,  per  doz. 
5  0 
6  0 
per  doz.  2  6  to  3  0 
,,  Dendrobiums  ,,0  0  0  0 
,,  Dendrobium  Pha- 
Irenopsis,  per  doz.  2  6  3  0 
,,  OdontoglossuTiis,, ,  3  0  4  0 
Pelargonium,  white, 
per  doz.  bun .  4  o  5  0 
Roses,  Bridesmaid,  doz,  16  2  6 
,,  Marechal  Kiel,  ,,  0  0  0  0 
,,  Mermets,  doz,  ...  2  0  3  0 
,,  Niphetos,  doz.  ...  1  6  2  0 
,,  ,,  ex.  fine,  doz.  0  0  2  6 
,,  Perle  des  Jardins, 
per  doz . .  16  2  6 
,,  Sunrise,  per  doz."...  2  0  2  6 
,,  Sunsets,  per  doz..,,  16  2  0 
,,  Safrano,English,dz  0  0  0  0 
Stephanotis,  72  pips  ...  2  6  3  0 
Tuberoses,  per  doz.  ...  0  0  0  4 
Afiolets,  English,  single 
per  doz.  bun . .10  16 
,,  English,  double, 
per  doz.  bun .  3  0  4  0 
Ferns,  Foliage,  Moss. 
Asparagus,  long,  bnch. 
2  0  to  2  6 
,,  medium,  bunch  ... 
1  3 
1  6 
,,  short,  perdoz.  bun. 
6  0 
7  0 
,,_  Sprengeri,  dz.  bun. 
9  0 
18  0 
Smilax,  long,  doz.  trails 
3  0 
3  6 
Maidenhair,  best,  per 
doz.  bnchs . 
0  0 
6  0 
Berberis,  per  doz.  bun. 
0  0 
0  0 
Croton  foliage,  various. 
per  doz.  bun . 
9  0 
12  0 
Ivy  leaves,  doz.  bun _ 
1  6 
0  0 
Myrtle,  large  French, 
per  doz.  bun . 
1  0 
0  0 
,,  small  English,  per 
doz.  bun . 
6  0 
0  0 
Moss,  natural  green,  per 
gross  bun . 
6  0 
0  0 
,,  Lichen,  full  size 
boxes,  per  box 
1  0 
0  0 
5  0to6  0 
Orchids,  Cypripediums 
Trade  Note. 
Messrs.  W.  Bull  and  Sons. 
Messrs.  William  Bull  and  Sons,  new  plant,  seed,  and  bulb 
merchants,  of  King’s  Road,  Chelsea,  have  appointed  Mr.  George 
H.  Sage,  late  head  gardener  to  the  Most  Hon.  Marquess 
Camden,  at  Bayham  Abbey,  Lamberhurst,  as  one  of  their 
representatives. 
A  New  Departure. 
Lord  Onslow,  our  new  Minister  of  Agriculture,  has  a 
novel  scheme  in  hand.  On  paper  it  looks  remarkably  well — 
it  may  be  some  years  before  he  cau  speak  of  its  actual  prac¬ 
tical  value.  We  have  the  Board  of  Agriculture  at  Whitehall. 
To  many  it  is  only  a  name  ;  to  many  moi’e  it  is  not  even  a 
name,  as  they  have  no  idea  that  such  a  thing  exists,  much 
less  do  they  know  anything  of  its  functions.  Now  this  may 
seem  rather  a  sweeping  statement,  but,  nevertheless,  it  is 
the  perfect  truth.  Take  an  average  agricultural  district  with 
a  mixedf  arming  population.  By  that  we  mean  a  district  where 
large  farms  and  small  holdings  are  pretty  fairly  divided.  The 
small  holdings  are  in  the  hands  of  men  who  have  risen  from 
the  ranks  of  those  who  have  actually  followed  the  plough — 
the  best  men  who  have  seen  service  (active)  under  the 
large  farmers,  and  there  saved  money  to  enable  them  to  start 
on  their  own  account.  Now,  in  the  case  of  the  large  farmer 
we  find  he  is  probably  a  member  of  the  County  Chamber, 
an  active  spirit  on  the  committee  of  the  County  Show,  almost 
without  exception  a  member  of  the  “  Royal,”  or  some  kindred 
society,  or  of  both  ;  a  subscriber  to  at  least  one  agricultural 
paper  pure  and  simple,  and  a  daily  reader  of  some  good 
county  paper  with  an  agricultural  side.  He  receives  most, 
if  not  all,  of  the  little  leaflets  published  by  the  Board,  and  is 
also  in  receipt  of  all  the  latest  agricultural  pamphlets  and 
journals,  Euglish  and  foreigu,  which  abound. 
Now  look  at  the  small  man.  He  gets  a  weekly  paper. 
There  may  be  a  paragraph  touching  on  farm  work  in  his  own 
immediate  neighbourhood.  There  will  be  some  instances, 
especially  at  this  season  of  the  year,  of  gigantic  Potato 
yields  sold  at  abnormal  prices.  The  facts  would  find  no 
admission  into  the  paper  w^ere  they  not  sensational.  If  he 
lives  in  or  near  a  village  he  may  see  in  the  reading  room  a 
copy  of  an  agricultural  paper.  (We  know  several  village 
rooms  where  one  is  not  taken.)  If  he  lives  in  an  isolated 
place,  he  sees  nothing.  He  knew  of  the  “  Royal  ”  in  past 
days,  because  occasionally  it  visited  some  large  town  in  his 
neighbourhood  ;  now  it  is  a  thing  of  the  past,  for  Park  Royal 
is  quite  out  of  his  reach.  He  knows  nothing  of  his  privi¬ 
leges  under  the  Fertiliser  and  Feeding  Stuffs  Act.  He  may 
occasionally  know  somethinsr  about  the  Milk  Act  if  he  should 
unfortunately  be  caught  selling  milk  deficient  in  butter  fat. 
That  is  brought  home  to  him  very  forcibly  before  a  magis¬ 
trate,  but  he  has  no  idea  how  to  get  at  the  amount  of  butter 
fat  for  himself.  He  is  the  man  who  ought  to  have  every 
leaflet  that  is  printed.  They  should  be  distributed  by  hand, 
with  a  personal  request  that  they  be  read  and  studied,  and  a 
clever  col*^orteur  might  easily  add  a  few  words  of  explana¬ 
tion  when  he  found  the  subject  a  little  beyond  the  ken  of 
the  receiver. 
Up  to  now  there  has  been  a  great  difficulty  in  getting  into 
touch  with  these  small  farmers— men  who  are  really  of  such 
immense  value  to  the  country.  They  are  shy  and  unap¬ 
proachable,  slow  of  speech,  and  very  unwilling  to  allow,  or 
admit,  their  ignorance  with  regard  to  the  scientific  side  of 
their  profession.  They  are  the  class  who  most  need  teaching 
and  who  get  the  least,  simnly  because  the  authorities  do  not 
know  what  they  want,  and  do  not  know  how  to  get  at  that 
knowledge. 
It  cannot  be  done  from  headquarters.  It  will  have  to  be 
ascertained  locally,  and  to  this  end  it  is  proposed  to  have  all 
over  tlie  country,  rcen  versed  in  matters  agricultural,  who 
will  from  time  to  time  communicate  with  Lord  Onslow  and 
his  staff,  and  keep  them  posted  up  as  to  the  w^ants  of  the 
agriculturists  generally.  The  men  appointed  must  be  such 
as  have  the  full  confidence  of  their  neighbours,  and  will  be  in 
a  position  to  know  intimately  those  facts  to  which  it  is 
desirable  to  call  attention.  There  will  be  a  very  nice  dis¬ 
crimination  needed  in  the  choice  of  these  men  ;  and  if  the 
right  men  are  chosen  they  will  be  very  powerful  for  good. 
