September^ 30, 18539. 
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THE GARDENING WORLD 
Finest Selected 
Roots. 
WEBBS’ 21/“ BOX 
FOR 
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i Amaryllis Formosissima 
ioo Crocus, five choice 
varieties 
12 Cblonodoxas 
6 hreesias 
18 Hyacinths, choice named 
varieties 
12 Ixias, mixed 
9 Jonquils, sweet scented 
6 Narcissus Bulbocodium 
9 Polyanthus Narcissus 
OTHER BOXES, from 5s to 105s each. 
25 So l!a Sibirica 
ioo Snowdrops 
6 Tulips, Due Van Thoi, 
scarlet 
56 Tulips, early single, six 
vatieties 
6 Tulips, Rex Rubrotum, 
double 
6 Tulips, Tournesol 
double 
WEBBS’ BULB CATALOGUE. 
Beautifully Illustrated, and containing complete Cultural 
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New Roses. 
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World Offices, Clement’s Inn, Strand, London. 
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VEITGH’S 
GENUINE BULBS. 
Hirers cillestiiis 
OF HYACINTHS, 
Selected from the most distinct 
named varieties. 
VEITGH S COLLECTIONS 
OF DAFFODILS, 
Embracing the finest of each 
section. 
VEITGH’S COLLECTIONS 
OF TULIPS, 
Containing the most effective kinds 
for pots. 
For details see CATALOGUE, forwarded Post 
Free on Application. 
‘ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”—B acon. 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 30 th, 1899. 
NEXT WEEK S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, October 2nd.—Sale of Dutch Bulbs(every day except 
Saturday) by Messrs. Protheroe aod Morris, at tbeir 
Auction Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside. E C. 
Tuesday, October 3rd.—Loughborough Gardeners’ Fruit Ex¬ 
hibition. Sale of Nursery Stock at Hale Farm Nurseries, 
Tottenham, N., by Messrs. Protheroe and Morris. 
|ewkesbury Lodge, Forest Hill.— On 
the crown of Forest Hill is an estate 
of 32 acres almost divided in the middle by 
the stones marking the boundaries of Kent 
and Surrey. On the Kentish slope of the 
hill is Tewkesbury Lodge, the residence of 
C. Bayer, Esq. Undulated pleasure 
grounds, planted with trees, beds and bor¬ 
ders of shrubbery, occupy the crest of the 
hill, whi'e the Surrey slope is covered with 
six acres of Blackberries which have been 
fruiting profusely for weeks past. These 
are Within six miles of Charing Cross, not 
as the crow flies, but by road. Were it not 
for the elevated situation, this spot would 
resemble a remote country district. As it 
is the Brambles are in a perfect state of 
nature, through which a narrow, winding, 
grassy path picks its way. From the sum¬ 
mit of the hill the dome of St. Paul’s, the 
towers of Westminster, and the big wheel 
at Earl’s Court are clearly discernible when 
not obscured by mist or fog. In other 
directions the eye wanders over Sydenham 
and surrounding districts to Beckenham, 
Chislehurst and many other villages in this 
plain of Kent, to a clump of trees, known as 
Knockoff Beeches, crowning the distant 
heights of Kent, where they seem to meet 
the horizon. 
We are not at all surprised that Mr. 
Bayer should be delighted with his charm¬ 
ingly situated place, overlooking and seem¬ 
ingly like an outpost and watch tower of 
London. He is fond of fruits and flowers 
but more particularly with those portions 
of the grounds which remain in all their 
primitive and natural simplicity, covered as 
they are with great mounds or clumps of 
Brambles. 
Our visit of inspection was primarily 
intended to see the houses of Tomatos and 
Grapes, which Mr. William Taylor, the 
gardener, grows so successfully. The first 
house entered contained four rows of 
Tomatos, planted out in the large central 
bed, and 12 ft. high or more. The house is 
wide and more than three-quarter span, so 
that the plants are well lighted, and show 
by the vigour of their stems and foliage 
that the cultural treatment they receive is 
of the best. The varieties grown are 
Sutton's Peachblow, Golden Jubilee, Frog- 
more Selected, Sutton’s Best of All, Pole- 
gate, and Tewkesbury Dessert, a small, 
smooth-fruited, deep red variety with av<.ry 
solid flesh. All these are smooth fruited 
sorts of recognised value, as a rule ; but 
Peachblow is strangely addicted to casting 
its fruits at the joint of the stalk, often 
before maturity is reached, though it does 
well out of doors. Some of the racemes of 
fruit are over 18 in. long, and simple or 
branched. The plants commenced fruiting 
at the base, and still carry a heavy crop 
towards the top. The foliage is deep green 
without a speck of disease. The shelves 
or benches round the sides of this house 
accommodate a variety of Ferns and other 
plants with baskets of Ferns suspended 
from the roof. Amongst others we noted 
a beautiful form of the common Maiden¬ 
hair Fern. Large plants of Clerodendron 
balfourianum and Hoya carnosa are tem¬ 
porarily iocated here. Earlier in the 
season these benches are occupied with 
Tomatos in pots for the first crop. 
The next house to this is a recently 
planted vinery, with the young Vines in situ, 
and ripening strong canes. There are ten 
varieties of Vines in the house, besides 
which there are several in pots reared from 
eyes by Mr. Taylor, and so strong that they 
are certain to carry a heavy crop next year. 
Good growth has been made by Chasselas 
Napoleon and Canon Hall. The borders 
of all the vineries are made inside and the 
bottom of the house or bed cemented to 
keep the roots from wandering into the 
plastic clay, which covers this hill top, and 
sometimes becomes so oozy as to cause 
landslips. At present the house is also 
utilised and occupied by Tomatos, planted 
in two rows on either side of the central 
pathway. Some of them are 20 ft. high or 
more, and fruited from the base to near the 
top. They were in prime condition two 
months ago, for the fruits have mostly been 
gathered. The plants will soon be up¬ 
rooted in order to facilitate the ripening of 
the Vine rods. A variety of Tomato, 
raised from a cross between Polegate and 
Hackwood Park, is notable for the size of 
its fruits, but they are not very freely 
produced. 
