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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
February 26, 1898. 
heavy cropping capabilities, it may properly be 
classed amongst the maincrop varieties, suitable 
alike for the kitchen or exhibition table. Some mar¬ 
ket gardeners have already got their eye upon it, so 
that there is no doubt a great future before it. 
Messrs. Dickson, Limited, Chester, furnished the 
accompanying illustration. 
Each contains eight to ten seeds of a fine dark green, 
and excellent flavour. The variety bears heavily, 
the pods being brought together owing to the short¬ 
ness of the internodes of the stem. The accompany¬ 
ing illustration, for which we are indebted to Messrs. 
Ed. Webb & Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge, shows 
the general aspect of the pods, and the number of 
seeds with which they are packed. Gardeners who 
CABBAGE LETTUCE, NANSEN, OR 
NORTH POLE. 
Hardiness is a matter of primary importance in a 
Lettuce intended to stand the winter in the open 
ground. Wherever Lettuces are required (and that is 
in most establishments) the gardener is often sorely 
tried in order to get a supply as early as possible 
from the open ground. Sheltered places under walls 
Webbs’ Pea, Astronomer. 
Cabbage Lettuce, Nansen, or North Pole. 
and in cold frames are utilised with this object, and 
even then the supply is often very limited in quantity 
after the winter has passed. The variety under 
notice was planted in considerable quantity on a 
piece of ground that was inundated during the 
winter of 1894, ard the water frozen over, yet after 
the water disappeared the Lettuces proved to be 
quite safe, giving a good account of themselves in 
spring as the fine weather advanced. The hearts are 
of medium size, compact, solid for a Cabbage 
Lettuce, and form tender eating in salad or other¬ 
wise. The variety is one of the novelties of Messrs. 
H. Cannell & Sods, Swanley, Kent, who furnished the 
accompanying illustration. 
TOMATO FIRST AND LAST. 
For general work Tomatos of medium size are now 
widely recognised in this country as the best and 
most useful. The new variety under notice comes 
under that category, and the accompanying illustra¬ 
tion, for which we are indebted to Messrs. Charles 
Sharpe & Co., Limited, Sleaford, Lincolnshire, shows 
a fruit that is nearly globular, beautifully smooth, 
WEBB S PEA ASTRONOMER. 
Recent years have seen great imorovement amongst 
Peas. That under notice is dwarf for a main crop 
variety, being only 3 ft. high ; yet the short-jointed 
haulm grows slowly, and keeps on bearing over a 
considerable period-^For this reason it is valuable 
for mid-season or late sowing. The pods are of 
great length and broad, but not swollen or 
inflated, so that they turn out well when shelled. 
have tried it speak in favourable terms of the crop¬ 
ping capabilities of the variety, and the high quality 
of the seeds, now put into commerce for the first 
time. 
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Lemons are used as soap by people in the West 
Indies. They squeeze the juice of a lemon over 
their hands and wash briskly in water till they are 
clean. 
glossy, and rich dark red. It is also very solid, 
having but few seeds. The flavour leaves nothing 
to be desired. The plant is sturdy, short-jointed, 
vigorous, continuous bearing, and sets its fruit very 
freely, so that the bunches commence near the 
base, and continue to be produced all through the 
season, provided the plant is confined to a single 
stem and allowed to run up as high as it likes. Each 
bunch consists of some nine to twelve fruits of a 
