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ME. EUDD’S composts FOE OAENATIONS, ETC. 
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We have gained some valuable information during the past season concerning 
Onions, thanks to the Fruit and Vegetable Committee of the Eoyal Horticultural 
Society. The greatest novelty is the Red Wethersfield^ from America, a large and very 
fine variety ; Williams^ Magnum Bonum is a very‘fine selection of the Brown 
Globe; and the Banhury is the best type of the White Spanish. The New 
German of Veitch is a promising sort. The New Queen is a very small variety 
of the Silver-skin section, forming bulbs almost as quickly as a Eadish, and is 
excellent for salads or early pickling. This is the same as the Early Nocera 
when first introduced, but which is now a much later sort, these early Italian 
Onions losing their early character when grown in this country. 
The varieties of Celery have also been tried this year at Chiswick, with the 
result that the Leicester Red is the best red for early and autumn use, and 
Iverfis Nonsuch and Manchester Red the best for standing the winter. Of whites, 
Incomparable Dwarf White is the best, and larger winter sorts of good quality 
are Haywood’s White Queen and Veitch’s Solid White.—Abridged from the 
Gardeners’ Chronicle.” 
MR. RUDD’S COMPOSTS FOR CARNATIONS, Etc. 
^*^|EEEWITH, I furnish you with particulars of the composts used by me in 
the growth of the Carnation and Picotee. It is necessary to say that my 
situation is very high, one of the highest in Yorkshire,—which causes my 
bloom to be late (about the 18th August) ; further, our soil is heavy, with 
a clay subsoil, largely impregnated with oxides, in which nothing will grow. In 
practice I make use of two composts, one moderately rich, and the other not so 
strong. The richer compost I use for all light-edged Picotees and for Carnations 
not accustomed to run. 
Compost No. 1 is as under24 barrow-loads top-spit (Gin.) from a pasture, 
8 barrow-loads decayed horse-dung from an old hot-bed, 1 barrow-load of river- 
sand (clean), 1 barrow-load of charred or burnt refuse ; I like stubble-ash, when I 
can get it. The above are all mixed together, and frequently turned during the 
winter months. 
Compost No 2 : 32 barrow-loads top-spit, 8 barrow-loads decayed horse-dung, 
1 barrow-load river-sand, 1 barrow-load charred refuse. This No. 2 compost I use for 
nearly all the Bizarres ; in Purple-flakes, for Squire Meynell, Premier, Lord Derby, 
Mayor of Nottingham; in Scarlet-flakes, for Sportsman, Clipper, John Bayley; in 
Eose-flakes, for Poor Tom, Sybil, Flora’s Garland. In Picotees I use it for some of 
the heavy-edged sorts which are liable to bar, as Chanticleer, Norfolk Beauty, John 
Delaforce ; in Eoses, for Edith Dombrain, Juliana, Mrs. Davies. 
The above composts may appear to some to be poor, but having grown the 
plants in both richer and poorer, I find these are the best for my district. Of 
course, when coming into flower, I use liquid manure. Of this I may have some¬ 
thing to say another time.— Geo. Eudd, Westfield Crescent.^ Bradford. 
P.S.—My friend Mr. Bower uses n6 manure, but it will not do for me, as I 
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