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“THE GARDENING WORLD,” April, 1908. 
KDITORIAL. 
“The Latest Hobby.” 
The well-known and enthusiastic florists, Mr. R. C. Cartwright and 
Mr. A. R. Goodwin, have lately gone into partnership, as bulb 
growers at Kidderminster, Worcestershire, and have signalised their 
commencement by the issue of a pamphlet on how to raise Daffodils 
from seed, with a list of the finest varieties. Much has been written 
about Daffodils from one point of view or another, but least of all, 
perhaps, about seedlings and how to raise them. Anyway, they have 
got together a considerable amount of information, giving the history 
of the subject from various notable writers on gardening from the 
earliest times down to the present. 
The authors, after dealing with the general history of the Daffodil 
in this way, proceed to give the history of each section and sub-section, 
mentioning the most suitable varieties that have been used or should 
be used in the raising of new varieties. For instance, under the 
heading of self yellow trumpet Daffodils, mention is made of the 
Tenby Daffodil, Golden Bell, Gold Cup, Felicity, Golden Spur, 
Henry Irving, Santa Maria, King Alfred, Maximus, Emperor, Monarch, 
and various others of the most handsome Daffodils to grow, or which 
can be used with the object of procuring something better than we 
already have. 
We have frequently seen the exhibits of these enthusiastic amateur 
growers, and now that they have commenced trading on their own 
account, they have left the roll of amateurs, and we have no doubt 
they will prove equally successful growers as hitherto. 
“THE GARDENER,” May 9fh, 1908. 
“ A New Interest.” 
Up to now the raising of new varieties from seed has been in the 
hands of a few. The knowledge of how to do it successfully has been 
so carefully guarded, and the best varieties for the purpose have been 
so expensive, that the inevitable result has followed, and the pleasure 
of seedling raising has remained a terra incognita to the ordinary 
Daffodil lover. This Spring, however, a notable event has happened. 
The new firm of Mes.srs. Cartwright and Goodwin, with a sort of 
prophetic prescience, have issued a little green covered book called 
“The Latest Hobby,” but which is really a pamphlet which might 
well be dubbed “ Seedling Raising Explained and Made Easy for 
Ordinary Folk.” What to do and what not to do is made clear. The 
best seed bearers and pollen parents are indicated, and full cultural 
