February 26, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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plants to trenches after the manner of Celery. It is 
only in very thirsty soils or where labour is scarce, 
however, that this is absolutely requisite, although 
it is greatly conducive to free growth on any soil. 
fleshed, but strictly speaking this is a white-fleshed 
variety, and a first-class one too. The flesh is of 
great depth, juicy, melting, aromatic, and of excel¬ 
lent flavour. The plant grows strongly, and sets 
THE DICKSON POTATO. 
Those who have tried this new Potato express 
golden opinions concerning it. The tubers are uni¬ 
formly of large size, kidney-shaped, with very shallow 
Melon, Taunton Hero. 
MELON TAUNTON HERO. 
The fruits of this Melon are perfectly globular, 
golden-yellow, and densely netted with gray lines, as 
the accompanying photographic reproduction will 
show. When grown under cool conditions as in 
very freely, so that altogether it is a useful all-round 
variety. Strange to say it has been in existence for 
at least five years, and during that time has taken 
eleven first prizes at important exhibitions in 
various parts of the south and west of England, 
yet it has only just been put into commerce 
eyes, and of a beautiful russety colour. They are 
not subject to disease (at least that is the experience 
of some first-class gardeners in the rainy districts of 
the West of England, and in Ireland), and when 
lifted are of excellent cooking qualities. There can 
be no doubt of its productiveness, for one grower, 
Potato, The Dickson. 
frames the traits usually average about 4 lbs each, 
but when subjected to a high temperature in heated 
pits under the usual treatment they attain greater 
dimensions, say 5 lbs. or 6 lbs. It is a very usual 
custom to describe Melons as green or scarlet- 
this year. Why it should thus have been neglected 
is difficult to say, but a really good thing often takes 
years to discover its merits. Its recognition is now 
due to Messrs. R. Veitch & Son, Exeter, who have 
placed the illustration at our disposal. 
who had it on trial, raised 44 lbs of tubers from s 
lb. of seed. The tubers come into use in succession 
to the early kidney varieties, and keep as well as 
Maincrop, Magnum Bonum, and others of that 
class. Taking these facts into consideration, and its 
