August 12, 1S05. 
THE QaRDEMNO WORLD 
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A BOWL OF 
SINGLE: WHITE HOSES 
In the amateur section of the National Rose 
Society was a class for a decoration of cut 
Roses for a dinner table, arranged with any- 
cut foliage, Ferns or grasses. This, of course, 
was meant for a dinner-table decoration, so 
that our picture represents only the central 
feature, consisting of a bowl of blooms and 
sprays of single and semi-double white Roses, 
most gracefully and tastefully arranged. 
Readers will observe that the flowers are of 
various sizes, but in all cases single, these 
being much more suitable for table decora- 
tionLhan double ones, which are altogether 
too massive. 
Single Roses are usually more perishable 
than double ones, but for table decorations 
expected to last only a few hours we cannot 
imagine anything more lovely than these per- 
fectfv natural single and extremely graceful 
Roses. It is needless to name them, as 
similar decorations may be attempted by any¬ 
one having single white Roses, of which theie 
axe now & IcirgG number at tlie coni mand of 
planters and owners of gardens. The long 
sprays are those of Rosa wichuraiana, which 
are very suitable for this sort of work on ac¬ 
count of the small size of the leaflets and 
their dark green glossy appearance, then 
effect being heightened by tile white cloth 
covering the table. This was the first prize 
exhibit in that particular class, and was 
secur ed by Mrs. O. G. Orpen, West Bergliolt, 
Colchester, who loves single Roses and knows 
how to handle them with skill and taste. 
A Bowl of Single White Roses. 
Tomato Carter’s Surprise. 
Amongst the Tomatos grown on trial in the 
gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society at 
Wisley was a large batch of an extremely 
promising and satisfactory, variety under the 
above name. Some dishes of it were brought 
up to a recent meeting of the society, and 
some of the stems were brought carrying the 
bunches of fruit as they grew. Each bunch 
averaged from nine to eleven fruits, and some¬ 
times thirteen. Of sixty-five plants grown at 
Wisley all were alike, and 561bs. were 
gathered one morning. The fruits are 
moderate in size, and relatively even through¬ 
out the bunch. They are almost round, per¬ 
fectly smooth, and of a bright crimson red. 
At Wisley the plants were grown in 3 in. of 
sandy soil over clay. They were planted out 
in a house intended for a vinery when the 
vines are ready. The variety fruits freely, 
and, if it behaves in a similar manner when 
cultivated for winter work, it will indeed 
prove a valuable all-the-year-round Tomato. 
In any case there can be no question as to its 
value for summer fruiting. Not only should 
it answer tire jiurpose of a good Tomato for 
private establishments, but its free fruiting, 
character, size, and colour should make it a 
first-class subject for the market gardener. It 
is one of the varieties being put into com¬ 
merce by Messrs. James Carter and Co., High 
Holborn, London. The Committee of In¬ 
spection consider it the finest Tomato they 
ever had under trial. A First-class Certificate 
was awarded it by the society on July 4th. 
THE GARDENS AND GROUNDS 
At King's Walden Bury. 
The above beautiful estate is situated 
amidst hilly or elevated and much undulated 
ground, chiefly cultivated or occupied with 
hedgerows. Being some miles from either 
Luton or Hitchin, we had to drive through 
long narrow lanes garlanded with wild flowers 
and bounded on either side by waving crops 
of wheat and other grain, or coloured like 
a hillside of Heather with the beautiful Sain¬ 
foin: The proprietor of this beautiful estate 
is Thomas Fenwick Harrison, well known in 
this and neighbouring counties as the Master 
of the Foxhounds. He is also High Sheriff 
of the county. Notwithstanding these highly- 
diversified offices, he loves his garden, and 
one can soon witness it for himself when in¬ 
side the gardens or grounds. The postal 
address for this beautiful inland garden is 
King’s Walden Bury, Hitchin, Herts. 
Once inside.the garden gates we were imme¬ 
diately taken in hand by Mr. T. J. Hartless, 
the head gardener, who rapidly conveyed us 
over the kitchen, fruit, and other gardens. 
The Kitchen Garden. 
In passing round an outside border, we 
noted the method pursued by the gardener 
in raising a continuous supply of Asparagus 
for forcing purposes. A sowing is made 
every vear, and the seedlings are never trans¬ 
planted. but merely thinned out and dug up 
for forcing when they have attained a suit¬ 
able size. In keeping up a supply of Rhubarb 
for forcing a plantation is annually made in 
the same way, so as to get vigorous crowns of 
suitable size. Dawe’s Champion is best for 
early work, and Victoria is also grown, but 
The Sutton is considered the best all-round 
Rhubarb, as it rarely develops flower stems, 
while it crops heavily. 
We also had a look at the Onions, and cer- 
t a inly those which were sown under glass and 
planted out this spring had made wonderful 
growth. Tire bulbs of Ailsa .Craig measured 
from 12 in. to 13g in. in circumference, the 
latter being 4 in. in diameter or slightly 
over. Large breadths of Greens were making 
excellent progress, so that the house will be 
well supplied in winter. 
Hardy Fruits. 
Nectarines have been best on open walls 
this year, but Peaches have not cropped so 
heavily. A fine lot of Pear trees planted 
about nine years ago have well filled the 
space allotted to them on outside walls, and 
many of them are bearing remarkable crops 
of fruit, showing that “ who plants Pears 
need not be planting for his heirs.” Neither 
is this the. first year of their fruiting. 
Amongst those we would specially mention 
were Beurre Diel. Josephine de Malines. Ber- 
gamotte d’Esperen, Beurre Ranee. Passe 
Crassane, Beurre Sterckmans, Nouvelle 
Fulvie, Olivier de Serres. Hacon’s Incom¬ 
parable, and Doyenne du Comice. The last- 
named is the best- Pear in British gardens, 
and the trees were simply loaded. Thp selec¬ 
tion above given merely refers to those that- 
were most heavily fruited, but it will he seen 
that all of them were good varieties.- 
In another part of the garden we came 
upon single-stemmed, oblique cordon Pears, 
two years planted, and almost covering the 
wall', while many of them were heavily 
fruited. Another set of similar cordons con¬ 
sisted of Apples in varieties, in many cases 
well fruited. 
