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THK GARDEN AND FIELD. 



January, 1914 



Apples, ours beitio^ less hig-hlv ma- 

 tured, but moister. In Cheshire 

 I ven- rarely saw planted tu- 

 bers comie out whole when growinjr 

 them on stiff soil. On our drier 

 Surrev sand the phenomenon is 

 common. Last snrinsj I planted, 

 for instance, sets of equal size, and 

 equallv cared for, of Sutton's Dis- 

 covery from Surrev sand and from 

 Cheshire. In the former case every 

 tuber came out as planted. In the 

 latter not one did so. all beiuff de- 

 caved. The tuber crop also lifted 

 was doubled. I have not found in 

 sprontiniT tubers from diverse soils 

 or climates anv difference, so far as 

 streng-th of primary sprouts was 

 concerned. The after-"-rowth has, 

 however, been verv different. Not 

 onlv are we at present, accordinjj 

 to e\'idence, driven to hold that 

 mature or tinrinened tubers pive 

 better croPs than do those ful.y 

 ripe, but also, that beino- more 

 moist or sa"^-", and therefore hav- 

 in<r more of solnble food in them 

 on which the vonnp- plants can 

 f^ed, thev thnron"-h1\- decav, and 

 in the nroc^s of decav i^ecome 

 equivalent to m-anure. Curl, so 

 called, is e^i^entlv due to the 

 .same cause. It is apparently never 

 seen southwards in stocks freshly 

 imported from Scotland or Ire- 

 land, but does nresent itself if seed 

 tubers from these stocks be saved 

 and planted the followin£C year. 

 Anvone can make a trial of imma- 

 ture tubers if thev will lift some 

 plants still screen. 



♦ 



Bracken Shoots. 



Of course most people are aware 

 that the common nettles make an 

 excellent soup and vegetable. The 

 Japanese have lately introduced us 

 to another excellenl^ vegetable that 

 likewise reqtiires no cultivation. 

 Few people can afford or have 



room for an Asparagus bed in 

 their gardens. But everyone now 

 ma" nroduce quite as savoury a 

 dish bv Eratheringr the young Brack- 

 en shoots and cook ng them like 

 Asparagus. Boiled in £fe same 

 way and served up with melted 

 butter sauce, it is difficult to know 

 the difference between the two 

 vegetables. Two or three nif^hts 

 ap^o I had some cooked and mark- 

 ed on the menu as " .'\s'^nrigiis." 

 Evervone was consfratnlating them- 

 sel\es on having such an ea'rlv 

 dish of Asnaragus, and were much 

 amused when thev heard what 

 thev had reallv been eatincr. It is 

 a cheap and inexpensive dish that 

 both rich and poor may eaually 

 enjov. — " The Gardening World."' 



4 , 



The Fc'ativc Value of 

 Manures. 



While travelling in Wales, w*rites 

 a correspondent in " The Garden," 

 last sum er, I happened to meet 

 an old countryman, over whose 

 rarden I was shown. In the course 

 of conversation with him I en- 

 quired as to what manure he used 

 to obtain such sr)lendid results. 

 His answer was : " Why, horse 

 manure ! I don't believe in your 

 cow and m<T manures." I, natur- 

 ally, enni'ired whv, and tfTis was 

 his looical answer : "A pig is fed 

 to make e-ood meat, a cow to 

 make meat and also milk, but a 

 horse simply feeds to 1 ve. There- 

 fore in mv thinkine hor.se manure 

 is the best, owing to the former 

 two animals extractino- mo-re «>-ood- 

 ness from their food than does a 

 horse." T jnve vou the above, 

 of course, for what it is worth, 

 and it woiild be interesting to hear 

 what vour readers think. From 

 what T saw of the produce it was 



OLD WASH WAYS ARE GOOD 



but ik* 



CLEANS WAY IS BETTER. 



The old washing waya had to b« tko- 



rougrhly tested before they could really 

 be called GOOD. If you do the same 

 with COX' CLEANSO— giv. it a tko 

 rough test, use it according to the 

 instructions on each bottle (n*t using 

 too much) there is only one conclu- 

 sion you can come to, and that is, 

 that it is far better than the old way 

 of rubbing with a lot of soap, for 



CliEANSO saves half your time, 



CLEANISO saves a go^d deal of so«p 



CLEANRO dispenses with the need 

 of a washboard. 



CLEANRO obviates all tiresome rub- 

 bing and scrubbing ; aad there- 

 fore clothes last much longer. 



CLEANS© cleaBses THOROUGHLY 



CLEANRO is non-injurious to even 

 the most delicate fabrics and 

 laOM. 



EVERY GROCER SELLS CLEANSO 



excellent in everv respect. He also 

 showed me ten first and eleven 

 second prizes ?rained in igii, and 

 T have heard since that he took 

 nearly the same number this vear. 

 In commenting on the above the 

 ©ditor savs, " he publisbes the 

 forep^oinp- letter as indicative of an 

 opinion that is certainly ori'^inal. 

 We do not think, however, that it 

 is quite as logical as our corres- 

 pondent thinks. On heavy soil 

 horse manure would be the best, 

 but on that of a sandy character 

 we would prefer cow or pig mar 

 ure." 



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