New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-29
HOU LONDON is FED.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT.
ST James's Budget.


London would get along very indnerently without
It's vegetables and fruits the annual Consumption
of which U.s. of course very large; Ensand rs 5rd
duce anything like the quantity required LOT .e me
tropolis alone and. as In the case Oh eati we cnnf
TO depend largely for our suPpIes on tne IN 10
nent and other places. Indeed not very long ago
to this country to discover what could De pest srow
in Holland to supply the London market: ne sag
pesed clbbages. The Superintendent or CoVent Gar
den very soon put him right on this point Caopfases
were of the question as they wouiu not he sp
London now grow potatoes onions, carrots heetroot
and such like There are three large vegeSanie, ma
and the Borough-and several smaller ones TOT pD,
there are the Great northern ana p nian
Covent Garden Is by far the most important mar
Wha, the precise quantity of vegetables Is that
annually comes to London there IS no possibility OF
ascertaining At Covent Garden. for instance, toll Is
taken UPON certain loads which arrive at the mar
ket and which occupy what is called casual ground
But a large portion of the market Is not casual
ground" but let from year to year to growers
within a radius of fifteen miles who can put down
upon that area anything they grow without giving
the market authorities any account of the quanti-
ties No record therefore. Is kept OF the vege-
tables passing through the market and which find
their way to the smaller markets. such as that In
Farr!ngton-st and so on TO the consumers. Mar
ket gardening in this country has developed con-
sderaby during the last twenty years and OF late
farmers have been keen competitors with market
rde in raised
fables Farmers now cultivate not only greens and
and tIrnip greens. and early potatoes. Indeed. the
market gardener Is being altogether hit rather hard.
for IN that class o, Vegetables III when tne farmer
already said comes In. Early in the year turnips.
carrots peas and beans arrive from France. the
Canary islands. Madeira and Algeria. I.ettucas.
carrots. cucumbers beetroot and red cabbages are
brought In large quantities from Holland. and
radlshes and tomatoes from France and the Chan
mel Islands
Until recently celery a very paying crop in
this country, realizing from $40 to TO Now
farmers grow it. and the price has decreased con-
sderaby. very large quantity Is consumed in
London. Yorkshire and Lincolnshire famous
celery counties for the supply of the metropolis.
good deal Of the asparagus that comes to London
is grown down Evesham way, but much of that con-
sumed in the metropolis comes from Toulouse. Di-
JON Paris and Spain Cabbage and caulifower
are mainly home products. a good deal OF the lat
ter comes from Cornwall by rail. Cabbages are
grown largely around London. and people about
loads passing along to the market. We have said
there means Of getting at exact figures. but
W j. Gordon whom We have already quoted.
and who has devoted good deal Of attention to
this subject, gives the following quantities. which
we dare say nearly accurate as possible, con-
eumad In London per annum: