February 13, 1897. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
377 
Certainly, we should not advise you to attempt to 
grow the plants on for another year. It is now 
rather late for seed sowing, and you should purchase 
a few plants for next season and sow seed next 
autumn to supply stuff for the following year. 
Potting Cinerarias. —It is too late now J. 0 ., to 
pot the Cinerarias as they are coming into flower. 
Instead, give them liberal supplies of liquid cow 
manure, and the plants, although in small pots, will 
throw some good flowers. Pot-bound plants will 
take a great deal more feeding than others which are 
not in such a condition. 
Chrysanthemum Edwin Molyneux. —Can you 
give me any information respecting the growing of 
Chrysanthemum Edwin Molyneux for exhibition 
purposes. A few facts concerning it would be greatly 
appreciated round here.— J. G. P., Harrogate. 
Gas Tar for Rabbits. —My garden lies close to a 
wood that is infested with rabbits. During the 
recent hard weather these have done considerable 
damage in the garden. Amongst other things they 
have gnawed the bark off some young Apple trees. 
A neighbour of mine assured me that if I anointed 
these trees with gas-tar, the rabbits would not touch 
them again.— R. 0. 
Probably not! but gas tar would greatly damage 
these young trees, especially if the bark is already 
stripped from the trees close to the ground. The 
best plan will be to enclose the stem with a cylinder 
of i in. mesh wire. A capital preventive for rabbits 
is to paint the stems of the trees for a distance of 
3 ft. above the ground with a mixture of lime 
dissolved in milk. 
Banstead Loam may be easily obtained from any 
respectable vendor of horticultural sundries, Clio, 
but we question if it would pay you to get it in the 
small quantities you require from any other than a 
local depot. 
Apricots. —-Either the south or the west wall will 
suit the Apricot in your locality, J. Boysgood. 
Early Cauliflower. —Will you tell me when to 
make a sowing of Cauliflower for early work.— T. M. 
Seed may be sown at once in a pan and placed 
under glass in a gentle heat. This will furnish 
plants for putting out under handlights in March and 
April. 
TOMATOS, VICEROY AND SENSATION. 
Both of these fine Tomatos belong to the same 
group or section as the well-known Perfection. 
Viceroy is a new variety, which has been raised and 
just put into commerce by Messrs. Ed. Webb & 
Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge. The fruit of Viceroy 
is somewhat flatter than that of Perfection, but 
larger, and ripens earlier. In the latter respect it 
should prove more serviceable for outdoor culture 
than Perfection, by those who have no greenhouse in 
which to forward the large types of Tomato which are 
received with so much favour by exhibitors. Gar¬ 
deners who intend to exhibit, will grow it under the 
usual method of treatment for exhibition purposes. 
The fruit is large, perfectly smooth, beautifully 
shaped, and of a rich scarlet colour, while the flavour 
is considered excellent. The accompanying illustra¬ 
tion shows the smooth and beautiful appearance of 
the fruit, but not its characteristic flattening, owing 
to the disposition or closely packed condition of the 
samples when photograped. 
The variety Sensation (see p. 379) is older and 
better known than the above. It also belongs to the 
Perfection type, than which it is a little larger, and 
darker in colour, though closely similar in shape. Its 
rich colour and smoothness make it a favourite 
with those exhibitors who have given it a trial. The 
weight of crop produced by it has given even more 
universal satisfaction ; for, after all, the greater 
number of gardeners in private establishments re¬ 
quire a heavy and continuous supply of Tomatos 
from the earliest period of the year at which they 
can be matured, till the latest. The culture of the 
variety both in pots and in the open air has given 
great satisfaction, the fruits attaining a large size 
without having been thinned. The perfectly matured 
fruits are of a rich red, and the flavour equal to the 
best in this section. The joints of the stems are 
short when grown under proper conditions, with re¬ 
gard to light and ventilation, so that the bunches are 
produced relatively close together. The fruits also 
set well and continuously all through the growing 
season. We are indebted to Messrs. Webb & Sons 
for this opportunity ot illustrating the varieties in 
question. 
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The Palm House at Kew contained but half-a-dozen 
scraggy and half-dead specimens of Orchids in 1810, 
says The Daily Mail. Since that date Orchid culture 
has become the feature of nineteenth century horti¬ 
culture. 
SIDBURY MANOR, DEVON. 
This, the residence of Sir Charles Cave, Bart, stands 
in an exposed position between Sidmouth, a favourite 
winter resort, and Salcome Regius. The view from 
the mansion down the Sid Valley to Sidmouth is a 
splendid bit of Devonshire scenery ; and which, with 
the large herd of fallow deer and Welsh sheep feeding 
side by side in the large undulating park, the water¬ 
falls and cascades, the writer thinks would make an 
excellent picture. Notwithstanding that the gardens 
and grounds are rather exposed to the east and 
westerly winds, many of the choice Conifers thrive 
admirably here. Abies, Piceas, Pinus, Cupressus, 
Thujopsis, Retinosporas, etc., look quite at home. 
The soil is of a rather heavy, retentive nature and 
cannot be worked if at all wet. 
I think the mansion was built about fifteen years ago, 
and the gardens and grounds were laid out soon after 
— the glass is very extensive and built upon terraces. 
There are several vineries, and the Vines, therein look 
very strong, those in the earliest house showing their 
bunches. Peaches are not forced here, so only one 
to lean-house is devoted to this fruit. At the time of 
my visit, February 3rd, I found the plant houses fairly 
gay and all looking clean and healthy. A very nice 
show of Cyclamen (Sutton’s strain) was in full bloom, 
and had been flowering since November. One house 
was filled with Gardenias, which were very promising 
and showing their flower buds. In another house a 
good batch of Freesias was in flower. Freesias are 
always acceptable on account of their fragrance. I 
also noticed a healthy lot of Carnations, the majority 
of which consisted of Mrs. Leopold de Rothschild, a 
beautiful deep pink and very sweet, a variety which 
should be in every collection. 
There is a goodly number of Orchids grown, Cypii- 
pediums.Dendrobiums.and Calanthes predominating. 
The latter had just finished flowering, and had made 
some fine bulbs, which augur well for another season. 
Another house is devoted to Crotons, which are 
grandly coloured and include old as well as new 
varieties. Another house is mainly devoted to Ferns. 
Bananas are grown in one or two of the structures 
and carry good bunches of fruit. Stephanotis 
floribunda does remarkably well on the roof and yields 
a profusion of flower a little later on. I also noticed a 
large batch of Hymenocallis macrostephana looking 
very strong. I understand this species is not very 
common. 
In the conservatory, adjoining the mansion, is a 
miscellaneous collection of flowering plants, including 
several plants of the late 'Mum, Princess Blanche 
