August 24, 1901. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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ally killed to within a few inches of the soil in 
districts north of the Thames. 
Grapes Rotting.— Vinery. There may be several 
causes for this; the most probable one is bad 
ventilation and excess of moisture after the berries 
have coloured. If you do not keep the bad berries 
picked out the whole of the bunch soon becomes 
rotten. 
LISTER’S PROLIFIC TOMATO. 
On several previous occasions we have had notices 
of this prolific and distinct variety of Tomato from 
correspondents in The Gardening World. We 
ourselves have seen a houseful of it in September. 
On this occasion Mr. G. Bailey, Mona Cottage, 
Holbeach, Lincolnshire, sends us a photograph 
representing a garden wall in the open occupied 
with a batch of this variety in full fruit. Unfortu¬ 
nately the shade afforded by the foliage on walls 
prevents a clear representation of the fruits, whether 
of Tomatos or of fruit trees. 
The plants were put out at the end of May, when 
they were showing their first flowers. The wall faces 
the south, and is 7 ft. high under the coping, which 
induce property owners to adopt a regular align¬ 
ment of buildings, and maintain neat lawns ; pro¬ 
hibit advertisement from trees ; enforce the ordinance 
against hitching horses to trees; keep the drives and 
streets well sprinkled , plant trees where needed, 
and remove them where too thickly planted ; plant 
more deciduous trees ; make manufacturing institu¬ 
tions and packing houses attractive with creepers, 
and make the whole city a work of art.” What an 
ideal that city will be if they act on this advice. 
STRAWBERRY NOTES. 
The supply of Strawberries is nearly finished. We 
have during several late seasons gathered fair Elton 
Pines as late as September. They were grown 
behind a hedge, but were of poor flavour. Mor6 
than once we have tabled this sort to give variety in 
a collection of sixteen sorts of fruit, also Rasps of 
extra size from second crop. 
Many of the Strawberries which were of the 
choicest varieties are now seldom seen. British 
Queen and Keen’s Seedling were reckoned two of 
the best, and are still valued much, but they are 
seldom seen. Dr. Hogg is an excellent cropper in 
this district, and is grown extensively in Lord 
grow young plants in beds through the winter and 
plant early in spring. To know what to do as the 
best plan can only be ascertained by experience on 
the ground. Some sorts which have become great 
favourites in some districts will do no good with us. 
The mode of culture which has appeared to us 
most peculiar is the removal of the whole of the 
foliage and then give a heavy surface dressing of 
manure, which may be in July or immediately after 
the crop has been finished. We have seen this 
practice more successfully in Worcestershire and 
Perthshire, The plan is a very old one and was 
very general at one time. It appears at first sight 
unnatural, but when success attends the effort one 
need not mind anything contrary to preconceived 
notions. One thiDg worthy of note is the whole 
growth of the plant is new, and by liberal mulching 
the growth is strong and crowns become prominent. 
— M. Temple, Carrou, N.B. 
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THE SCALDING OF GRAPES. 
The present season appears (with us at least) to 
have been particularly bad for such a variety as 
Lady Downes especially. Our lean-to house is 
west-south-west, and gets the full sun from one 
will give a fair idea of the growth made by the 
plants. The photograph was taken on the 3rd inst., 
just after a few ripe fruits had been gathered. 
The special feature of the variety is the great size 
of the bunches, which are repeatedly branched and 
bang down over one another like ropes of Onions, 
giving ocular evidence of the productiveness of 
the variety. The fruits themselves are moderate iD 
size, but the bulk of them are of even and suitable 
size for table use. Their size and earliness are 
suggestive of the suitability of the variety for out¬ 
door culture, when the climate is warm enough as 
in England. The climate of Scotland is cooler and 
less suitable for Tomatos in the open, so that Mr. A 
Lister, of Rothesay, Buteshire, who put the variety 
into commerce, grows his plants under glass, thereby 
getting the best results under the circumstances. 
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Beautifying the Streets.—The following is an 
extract from a speech at a meeting of the citizens of 
an American city.—"Authorise trustees to plant, 
remove, and care for street trees, and assess pro¬ 
perty owners (or the cost of the work ; create the 
office of city forester; reduce width of driveway on 
residence streets; and keep planting spaces clean; 
Zetland's garden near Grangemouth in this county 
(Stirling). Probably V. H. de Thury is grown more 
extensively in Scotland than any other. It seems to 
do well in every district. Royal Sovereign does 
well nearly everywhere. 
The largest crops we ever had was by that variety. 
They come in nearly all at once, and when treated 
as annuals they attain great size and the crop is 
immense. Our supply was from plants forced last 
year, planted out of the pots in the month of June 
on well-manured ground. Some consider that 
plants which have been forced are not so good as 
plants which have been taken from the parent 
plants when young and growing. We have never 
found it so, and have witnessed the same in East, 
South, and West of England, where Strawberries 
were forced in great numbers. I would suppose 
that Veitch’s Prolific will hold a good position 
among Strawberries. It is an excellent cropper and 
the flavour is first-rate. 
The general treatment of Strawberries is very 
varied. Some plant wide apart (we have seen 
3 ft. allowed), and manure heavily, making new 
plantations every third year. O.hers plant half the 
distance of what we have indicated. Some plant 
main crops during August and September, others 
o’clock onwards. As soon as we saw the least signs 
of a berry being attacked, we increased the ventila¬ 
tion earlier in the morning and did not close, rather 
damp down until five p.m., always leaving from 1 to 
2 in. of air at the apex and front lights too. No 
damping was carried out in early morning, waiting 
until eleven o’clock before doing this. Yet in spile 
of all these precautions, the scaldiog ttill con¬ 
tinued up to the time the berries began 10 colour. 
We prepare for this bit of ill luck by not over 
thinning, as it occurs each year with this variety. 
Still, it is most annoying to see nice bunches made 
to look so ragged. Two years ago I whitened the 
roof for about five weeks, but the malady was just 
as bad. 
Can any grower give a remedy for this evil ? It 
would be interesting to the writer to learn how this 
Grape has behaved in other parts this year, as no 
doubt it is the best late keeping Grape we have as 
regards flavour.— J. Mayne, Bicton. 
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The Varnish Tree (Koelreuteria paDiculata) is 
being largely advertised by a certain firm in Penn¬ 
sylvania. It is rare in America, though well-known 
n Europe. It is a handsome and free flowering 
tree. 
Lister's Prolific Tomato. 
