45o 
November  12,  1S03. 
jGURi\AL  CF  HOBTICULTURE  A'ND  COT’T^AGE 
GA^RDENER. 
Covent  Garden  Market.— November  11th. 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Vegetables. 
Artichokes,  green,  doz. 
,,  Jerusalem,  sieve 
Batavia,  doz . 
Beet,  red,  doz . 
Brussels  Sprouts,  -^-sieve 
Cabbages,  Spring,  tally 
Carrots,  bunch  . 
Cauliflowers,  doz. 
Cclerj’,  per  bun.  of  8  ... 
Corn  Salad,  strike 
Cucumbers  doz.  ...,  ... 
Endive,  doz . '  .1. 
Herbs,  bunch  . 
s. 
d. 
d 
s. 
d. 
s.  d 
2 
6  to  0 
0 
Horseradish,  bunch  ... 
1 
9to2  0 
1 
6 
0 
0 
Leeks,  bunch  . 
0 
2 
0  24 
2 
0 
0 
0 
Lettuce,  Cabbage,  doz. 
0 
6 
0  0 
0  6 
0 
0 
Mushrooms,  per  lb.  ... 
1 
0 
1  3 
2 
0 
2 
6 
Onions.  Spanisli,  case 
5 
0 
0  0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
Mustard  &  Cress,  doz. 
0 
2 
0 
0 
punnets . 
1 
6 
0  0 
1 
6 
2 
0 
Parsley,  doz.  bnchs.  ... 
2 
0 
0  0 
0 
9 
1 
0 
Potatoes,  cwt . 
4 
0 
6  0 
1 
0 
1 
3 
Radishes,  doz . 
0 
9 
1  0 
4 
0 
5  0 
Spinach,  bush . 
2 
0 
0  0 
1 
6 
0 
0 
Tomatoes,  English,  Ih. 
0 
6 
0  0 
0 
2 
0 
0 
1  u  -nips,  hnch . 
0 
2 
0  0 
Average  Wholesale  Prices. — Plants  in  Pots 
Most  of  the  undermentioned  plants  are  sold  in  48  and  32-sized  pots 
s.  d.  s.  d 
Adiantum  cuneatum, 
48’s,  per  doz.  6  0  to  7  0 
„  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, i48;s  10  0  12  0 
Bouvardias,  ■ .  6  0  8  0 
Chrysanthemums, lifted  6  0  9  0 
,,  disbudded  specimens  10  2  6 
Crotons,  doz.  ...  ...,18  0  30  0 
Cyperus  alternifolius 
doz .  4  0  5  0 
Dractena,  var.,  doz.  ...  18  0  21  0 
,,  viridis,  doz. .  8  0  12  0 
s.  d.  s.  d 
Eulalia  japonica . 12  Ctol5  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 
IVIyrtles,  doz .  6  0  9  6 
Palms,  in  var.,  doz.  ...  15  0  30  0 
,,  specimens  ...  21  0  63  0 
Pandanus  Veitebi,  48’s, 
doz .  36  0  48  0 
Shrubs,  in  pots  .  4  0  6  0 
Solanums  . 12  0  10  0 
Average  Wholesale 
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 
,,  Ptibstons,  brl....  24  0  27  0 
Bananas — 
Canary,  finest  X  large, 
per  bun.  13  0  14  0 
Xo.l’sex.,,,  10  6  no 
.,•  Ordinary  ,,  0  0  9  0 
Cranberries  ...  per  case  10  6  12  0 
Figs;  Italian,  12’s,  15's, 
Iier  doz.  16  19 
„  ,,  24’s  ,,  2  6  3  0 
Prices.— Fruit. 
s.  d.  R  d. 
Lemons,  case . 10  0tol5  0 
,,  Malaga,  per  case 
19 
0 
21 
0 
,,  Naples,  420’s,  ,, 
27 
0 
30, 
0 
Nuts,  Cob,  per  lb. 
0 
8 
0 
0 
,,  Walnuts,  per  bag 
6 
6 
7, 
0 
Oranges,  case  . 
12 
0 
15 
0 
Grapes,  Alicante,  lb.  ... 
0  10 
1 
3 
,,  Colraan  . 
0  10 
1 
6 
,,  Hamburgh  ... 
1 
0 
1 
6 
Pears,  Comice,  ^-case 
12 
0 
13 
0 
,,  Winter  Seckle  ,, 
12 
0 
0 
0 
,,  Calabash  ,, 
12 
0 
0 
0 
Pines,  St.  Michael’s 
3 
0 
4 
0 
Pomegranates,  Valencia 
200’s 
8 
0 
0 
0 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Cut  Plowerj. 
s.  d.  s.  d  I 
Arums,  per  doz . 
2  6  to  3  0, 
Bouvarclia,  pink,  white, 
and  red,  per  bun. . . 
5  0 
6  0 
Carnations,  pink  Jolifie, 
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- 
s'on,  doz.  bun. 
12  0 
15  0 
Carnations,  American 
varieties,  cut  long — 
Mrs.  T.  Lawson ,  bright 
pink,  per  doz.  ... 
2  6 
■  3-  0 
Royaipv,  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,  j  er 
doz.  bun.  ...  ... 
6  0 
8  0 
Chrysanlhemums — 
White,  yellow,  pink, 
tmonze,  doz.  blooms 
1  0 
2  0 
White,  yellow,  jfink, 
bronze,  .specimen 
blooms,  per  dOz.  ... 
AVhite,  yellow,  jiink,/ 
bronze,  specimen 
blooms,  bunches  ... 
Geranium,  double  scar¬ 
let,  per  doz..  bnchs. 
2  6 
4  0 
3  0 
6  0 
4  0 
5  0  1 
,,  White  ,.  ,, 
4  0 
5  0  ! 
Liliu'm  Harrisi,  per 
doz.  blooms  .  2  0to3  0 
,,  lancifolium  al- 
bum',  per  doz.  bl'ms. 
1  6 
2  0 
Lilium  lancifolium  ru- 
brum,  doz.  blooms 
2  6 
3  0 
Lily  of  Valley,  special. 
per  doz.  bunches ... 
15  0 
18  0 
,,  Best,  doz.  bun.  ... 
10  0 
12  0 
,,  Ordinaiy,  dz  bun. 
8  0 
9  0 
Orchids,  Cattleyas,  doz. 
10  0 
0  0 
,,  Cattleyas,  Harri- 
soni,  per  doz. 
5  0 
6  0 
,,  Cypripediums 
2  6 
3  0 
..  .  Odontoglossums,, 
4  0 
5  0 
Pelargoniunffi •  Wh  i(c, 
1  er  doz.  bun.  .fl  '  ... 
■  4  0 
5  0 
Roses.  Brkiesraaitt;  doir; 
'  2  6 
3  0 
,,  MHrc6Iial  Nivl,!  )p 
0  0 
0  0 
,,  Mermets,  doz.  •  ..j 
2  0 
3  0 
,,  Niphetos,  doz.  -  ... 
1  6 
2  0 
,,  ,,  ex.  fine,  doz. 
0  0 
2  6 
,,  Perle  des  Jardinsj 
per  doz.  ...  .. 
1  6 
2  6 
,,  Sunrise,  per  doz.'... 
2  0 
2  6 
,,  Sunsets,  per  doz.., , 
1  6 
2  0 
,,  Safrano,  English, 
per  doz . 
0  0 
0  0 
Stephanotisj  72  jiips  ... 
2  6 
3  0 
Tuberoses,  per  doz.  ... 
0  0 
0  4 
Violets,  English,  tingle 
per  doz.  bun . 
1  0 
1  6 
,,  English,  double, 
per  doz.  bun . 
3  0 
4  0 
Average  Wliolesale  Prices.— Ftrns,  Fcliage,  Kess. 
Asparagus,  long,  bneb. 
,,  medium,  bunch  ... 
,,  short,  per  doz.  bun. 
,,  Sprengcri.  dz.bun. 
Smilax,  long',  doz.  trails 
Maidenhair,  best,  per 
doz.  bnchs . 
Berberis,  per  doz.  bun. 
Croton  foliage,  various, 
1  er  doz.  bun . 
S.  (1. 
s.  d 
S.  (1. 
S.  (1 
2  0  to  2  6 
Ivy  leaves,  doz.  bun. ... 
1  e  to  0  0 
1  3 
1  6 
Myrtle,  large  French, 
6  0 
7  0 
'  1  er  doz.  bun . 
1  0 
0  0 
9  0 
18  0 
,,  small  English,  per 
3  0 
0  0 
doz.  bun .  ... 
6  0 
0  0 
Moss,  natural  green,  per 
0  0 
6  0 
gross  bun . 
6  0 
0  0 
0  0 
0  0 
,,  Lichen,  full  size 
boxes,  per  box 
1  0 
0  0 
9  0 
12  0 
The  Water-logged  Land. 
In  too  many  cases  at  the  present  time,  the  damage,  or 
maybe  ruin,'  of  this  year’s  crops  are  not  the  only  sources 
of  anxiety  to  the  farmer.  He  is  equally  concerned  as  to 
the  prospect  for  next  season.  This  anxiety  is  also  shared 
by  a  majority  of  those  who  saved  their  crops  before  disaster 
occurrecl,  so  that  on  every’  hand  we  see  anxious  faces. 
The  difficulty  of  sowing  Wheat  is  but  a  minor  one,  for 
on  all  the  lighter  soils  the  seedbed  will  be  sticky  enough 
to  ensure  solidity,  whilst  not  being  an  impossible  one  as  is 
the  case  on  clay  or  on  low  lying  lands,  at  any  rate  at  pre¬ 
sent:  An  immense  amount  of  land  is  so  sodden  that  only  a 
continued  spell  of  sharp  frost  can  put  it  into  a  cultivable 
condition,  and  therefore  the  sowing  of  autumn  Wheat  on  a 
large  area  of  the  best  Wheat  soil,  may  be  at  once  dismissed 
from  calculation.  A  great  portion  of  this  land  is  not  very 
suitable  for  Barley,  but  on  the  contrary ;  and  on  much  of 
it  spring  Wheat  could  not  be  sown  with  much  prospect  of 
success.  Therefore,  Oats  or  spring  Beans  are  the  only 
possible  crops,  and  we  think  the  former  holds  out  the  best 
prospects  of  success,  as  it  can  be  grown  without  yard-manure 
which,  some  time  or  other  before  seed  time,  would  mean 
carting  it  on  the  land.  What  we  wmnt  now’  is  the  easiest 
method  of  lightening  up  the  soil  with  the  minimum  amount 
of  treading,  and  then  a  period  of  forgetfulness,  leaving 
Nature  to  do  her  share  of  the  work.  The  steam  drag, 
which  avoids  the  injurious  efifect  of  the  horses’  feet  on  the 
spongy  soil,  is  an  invaluable  implement  just  nowq  and 
shoulcl  be  used  whenever  possible.  By  its  means  many 
Potato  fields  may  be  sowm  wuth  Wheat,  even  under  present 
conditions.  It  is  far  superior 'to  the  plough  in  bringing  to 
the  surface  Potatoes  wdrich  have  been  missed,  and  if  the 
seed  Wheat  be  broadcast  by  a  capable  man  immediately 
after  the  drag  has  passed,  one  harrowing  wuth  horses  will 
suffice  to  complete  the  job.  There  is,  however,  such  a 
thing  as  harrowing  by  steam,  and  wdren  the  engines  can 
be  retained,  the  superiority  of  the  w’ork  would  justify  the 
additional  expense. 
For  preparing  land  to  obtain  the  greatest  benefit  from 
the  action  of  winter  frosts,  nothing  w’orked  by  horse  power 
can  equal  the  digging  plough.  Spring-tooth  cultivators 
may  be  used  to  stir  the  soil  ;  they  entail  less  treading  and 
the  w’ork  is  both  economical  and  quickly  performed,  but 
if  we  wished  to  make  a  good  job  of  sodden  land,  we  should 
use  the  digger,  but  not  in  the  ordinary  way.  We  should 
make  our  furrows  as  wide  as  possible  and  not  very  deep, 
using  the  plough  as  if  we  w’ere  ridging,  and  leaving  the 
land  in  a  state  somewhat  like  ridge  and  furrow.  If  such  a 
method  w’ere  found  impi’acticable,  then  w’e  w’ould  use  a 
double-breasted  ridging  ploiigh  and  leave  the  land  in 
ridges  until  February  or  March.  This  method  is  most  suc¬ 
cessful  in  the  prenaration  of  land  for  Potato  planting,  and 
it  sounds  reasonable  that  it  should  be  equally  effective  in 
the  case  of  spring  corn. 
With  the  whole  country  in  such  an  abnormal  state  it 
may  be  necessary  in  ploughing  in  the  ordinary  way,  to 
make  the  lands  much  narrower  than  they  have  previously 
been,  viz.,  9yds  or  12yds  lands  instead  of  24yds  or  36yds. 
Furrow'S  greatly  assist  surface  drainage,  and  therefore  can 
hardly  be  too  numerous  under  present  circumstances  ;  but 
