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plant. The plants are never tied up, the earthing being easily done by using two thin 

 ijioces of board as long as the trencli is wide, each board having two pieces nailed across and 

 pointed ; these are put close to the rows and pressed into the ground, the space between 

 being filled with soil, and the board shifted on as the work proceeds. The close stocky growth 

 of this celery is remarkable. 



S^^E note below tlie Vegrtahks Certijicated at Cliiswiclc by tlic Fruit 



and Vegetable Committee of the R.II.S., in the course of the 1873 trials : — 



Peas. 

 Laxton's Gem, a dwarf, early, wrinkled green 



marrow. 

 Laston's Dagmar, an early, dwarf, wrinkled 



white marrow. 

 Laxton's The Shah, an early wrinkled white 



marrow. 

 Laxton's Marvel, a largc-joodded, second early, 



white wrinkled marrow. 

 Laxton's The Baron, a very large-podded 



early green marrow. 



KiDSEY Beans. 

 Carter's White Advancer, a dwarf, prolific, 



early white variety. 

 Cutbush's Giant Dwarf, a strong-growing 



second early variety, with very lai-ge pods. 

 Osborn's Now Early Forcing, fine, dwarf, 



early prolific. 

 Carter's Dwarf Butter Bean, a variety with 



large fleshy pods, of a pale yellow colour. 



Carter's Mont d'Or Butter Bean, a tall 

 runner, with largo, fleshy, pale yellow jjods. 

 Tomato. 



Ilathaway's Excelsior, large, smooth, round, 

 early and prolific. 



POTATOS. 



Fenn's Alice Fenn, early white kidney. 

 Fenn's Early White Kidney, large early white 



kidney. 

 Feim's Little Gem, early white kidney. 

 Breesee's Climax, large round second early 



white. 

 Fenn's Early Market, large white early round, 



prolific. 

 Extra Early Vermont, eai-ly rose-coloiired 



kidney, great cropper. 

 Vemiont Beauty, large, smooth, flat, red ; 



second early and very handsome. 

 American Pale Rose, large, flat, rose-coloured 



kidney ; second early ; enormous cropjicr. 



^HE Sijdneij Fig^ growing at Clumber, Notts, is described by Mr. 



Bennett, as having been first introduced by Cardinal Pole, and planted in the 

 park of Lord Sydney. Messrs. Lee sent it out under the above narae, and from 

 that firm I\Ir. Moffat, formerly gardener at Clumber, obtained it, and planted it in its present 

 position in one of the circular fruit-houses. It is a fine variety, and the tree is of largo 

 dimensions. 



jf^R. EiVEES, writing to the Gardeners' Chronicle about Figs^ observes : 



— " I have reason to believe that I have fruited and tasted more varieties of Figs 

 than any untra veiled culturist in England, having had 130 varieties fruiting in 

 pots, many very good, many very so-so, but all nice enough. The variations in colour and 

 size were something remarkable. As far as I remember, the White MarsdUes \'!a.^ a,\\6i is 

 the best of all ; in fact, when ripened in our suuny south and a little forced, it is not to be 

 matched, particularly when it has a small neck and a droji of honey in its reserve. The 

 Bourjassottes, Grise and Blanche — from Burjasot, a village near Valencia, in Spain— are 

 both good, as is Bar/u'ssoffe Grisc, much like the fonuer ; but then we have Grosse ]\'rte, 

 which in size and flavour is wonderful ; and then Dor(^e, with its bright yellow, is a gem. 

 Still nothing can exceed the White Marseilles, and I may add the Wliite Isrhia : when 

 thoroughly ripe they are perfectly delicioiis, and the ^Marseilles l)cars two good crops in one 

 season — one ripe in May, and the other in August." 



f^R. John Edlington died at Easton on October 9, leaving a widow 



and family unprovided for. He was for many years gardener to the Earl of 

 Strafford, at Wrotham Park, Barnet, Herts ; and subsequently to Sir Montagu 

 J. Cholmeley, Bart., at Easton Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire. He was formerly 

 an occasional correspondent of the Florist. 



^Vi. Robert Fish died at Putteridge Bury, on Oct. 23, in his Goth 



year, esteemed and regretted by all who knew him. His career as a gardener 

 commenced at Scone Palace, under Mr. Bcattic ; but, like many young Scotch 



