February 23, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
399 
SUTTON’S 
TOMATOES 
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At the Crystal Palace Great Autumn Fruit 
Show, Oct. 6th and 7th, 1887, Sutton & Sons 
were Awarded the Large Silver Medal for a 
Collection of Tomatoes grown in the open air. 
SUTTON’S 
PERFECTION TOMATO. 
The most handsome round Tomato yet offered, and 
undoubtedly the finest variety for general cultivation. 
Awarded a FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE by the 
Royal Horticultural Society. 
Per packet, Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d., post free. 
SUTTON’S 
EARLIEST OF ALL TOMATO. 
Unquestionably the earliest Red Tomato in culti¬ 
vation, coming in from 8 to 15 days before any other. 
One of the best varieties for ripening out of doors. 
Per packet, Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d., post free. 
“ As a heavy cropper I have never grown one equal to it. For 
amateur cultivation and for market growers it is, I believe, un¬ 
surpassed, if equalled, by any variety cultivated." —“ IF. K. IF.,” 
Journal of Hokticultuhe, August 25th, 1SS7. 
SUTTO N’S 
New Tomato, GOLDEN QUEEN. 
The most productive Yellow vaiiety with which we 
are acquainted. Fruits large and excellent in shape, 
slightly corrugated, and they ripen very early. Habit 
of growth dwarf. Stock of seed limited. 
Per packet, 3s. 6d., post free. 
Orders value 20s. carriage free. 
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Undoubtedly the best Tomato in the World. 
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From Mr. CRAWFORD, The Gardens, Coddington Hall — 
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1 pkt. Stratagem Pea 
1 pkt. Telephone Pea 
1 pkt. Defiance Cauliflower 
1 pkt. Ex-Early Giant Cauli¬ 
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1 pkt. Perfection Beet 
1 pkt. Golden Globe Onion 
1 pkt. TenDis Ball Onion 
1 pkt. Leviathan Broad Bean 
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Carrot 
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1 pkt. Jersey Lily Turnip 
1 pkt. Perfection Tomato 
1 pkt. Giant White Cos 
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Next Week's Engagements. 
Tuesday-, Feb. 26th.—Sale of Orchids in Flower at rrotheroe & 
Morris’s Rooms. 
Wednesday-, Feb. 27th.—Sale of Lily Bulbs, &c , at Trotheroe & 
Morris’s Rooms. 
Thursday-, Feb. 28th.—Adjourned annual meeting of the 
National Chrysanthemum Society, at 7 p.m. 
Friday, March 1st.—Sale of Orchids at Protlieroc & Morris's 
Rooms. 
For Index to Contents & Advertisements, see p.410. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”—B acon. 
fh daijitetmig ii[mjfe. 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1889. 
ruit farming.— Our popular contemporary, 
Truth, is responsible for the statement 
that Lord Sndeley finds his fruit farm (500 
acres) in Gloucestershire a profitable specula¬ 
tion. That is undoubtedly good news. But 
before we cordially accept that conclusion, rve 
should like to know whether the balance sheet 
shows any allowance for rent before the profits 
are calculated. If 500 acres of land he planted 
with productive fruit crops, it is evident that 
a rental of £2 per acre would be a very 
moderate one. Around London such cropped 
land is let at from £4 to even £10 per acre, 
which is really an enormous burthen, and one 
that would he impossible to pay but for the 
excellence of the soil, the utilisation of the 
surface soil for flowers, &c., and the con¬ 
tiguity to the Metropolis. But Gloucestershire 
is remote from London, and the rent based 
at £2 per acre Yvould seem to he both fair and 
moderate; still, Gloucestershire is not so very 
remote from a densely populated district. 
Now the point to be fully understood before 
any declaration of profits is made by Lord 
Sudeley is, Does he calculate, say, a sum of 
from £1,000 to £1,500 being first due for 
rental 1 If no such abatement is made, then 
the ground is paying nothing for its use. If, 
on the other hand, the fullest allowance is 
made for rent, rates, taxes, labour, manure, 
and all the other incidentals to fruit culture 
by tenants, and a fair margin of profit remains, 
then Lord Sudeley is to be congratulated, and 
a very important fact in relation to hardy 
fruit culture has been exemplified. Still, we 
have no desire to see such huge fruit farms as 
Lord Sudeley’s extended. They prove of no 
value to the small holder or the tenant farmer; 
but if in this particular instance, where the 
cost of supervision must he considerable, a profit 
