TUB GARDENING WORLD. 
SPECIAL NOTIGE FOR 1908 . 
REALLY GOOD SEEDS 
at moderate prices 
SEND TO 
MR. Robt. SYDENHAM, 
NEW TENBY STREET, BIRMINGHAM. 
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WORTH GROWING, 
Being the Selections of the Largest Seed Growers, ilarket 
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and Amateurs in the Kingdom. They also contain very 
useful cultural instructions. 
SWEET PEAS A SPECIALITY. 
No flowers give so much cut bloom at so little cost and 
trouble if treated as instructions sent with each collection 
12 Good Varieties, 50 Seeds of each ... la. 6d. 
12 Better Varieties. 50 Seeds of each ... Is. 9d 
Or the Two Collections for 2s. 6d. 
12 Best Varieties, 50 Seeds of each ... 2s. Od. 
Or the Three Coll ctions, 4s. post free, 
and four striped and four other varieties added free 
of charge. 
NAMES ON APPLICATION. 
2 Newest Varieties ... ■■■ 4s ' Od¬ 
or what I consider the best of the newest. 
The number of seeds in these,packets varies ; the quantities 
are stated in black figures after each name : 
Agnes Eckford (15) soft blush pink, 3d, ; Earl Cromer 
(20) mulberry. 4d. ; Frank Dolby (20) lavender, 4d. ; 
Herbert Smith (25) orange bi-color, 6d.; Lord Nelson (20) 
dark blue, 4d. ; Miss Millia Maslin (25) rich crimson, «d. ; 
Mrs Hardcastle Sykes (20) blush pink, 6d.; Mrs. Collier 
(20) new primrose, 4d. : Nora Unwin (20) white, 4d. ; 
Primrose Countess or Clara Curtis (10) new wavy prim¬ 
rose 6d.; Queen of Spain (20) salmon-pink, 4d. ; White 
Countess (10j syn. or improved Etta Dyke, the newest^best, 
and largest wavy white, 6d. 
Collections Nos. 3 and 4, 5s. 
Primrose Countess and White Countess may be had in pkts. 
of 2-5 seeds, Is. each, or ti packets for 5s. 
Special Price for the four collections, 7s. 
THE BEST TOMATOES. 
3d. per Packet of 200 Seeds. 
THE BEST CUCUMBERS. 
6d per packet of 10 Seeds. 
THE BEST ONIONS FOR EXHIBITION. 
EXCELSIOR, 6d. per Packet of about 1,500 Seeds. 
AILSA CRAIG, 6d. per packet of about 1,200 Seeds. 
Please compare these prices 
with what you are paying. 
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6difoi?ial. 
5k Ssape, 
The above is a name which has been 
puzzling some people of this country for 
a year or two past. It is also known as 
a variety of Shaddock, and has been nick¬ 
named the Forbidden Fruit. We are 
aware, however, that several fruits have 
been blamed. On this occasion, we are 
chiefly concerned about the best way to 
eat it. To explain matters, we may say 
that the name Grape Fruit has been 
given to a variety of the Shaddock, 
which grows in bunches like Golden 
Grapes. The Shaddock is a species 
of Orange or Citrus, of which that 
originally imported to this country 
was so named after Captain Shad¬ 
dock, who first introduced it. There 
are, however, numerous varieties differing 
chiefly in size. 
The juice of this Grape Fruit is very 
sour, and many people have tried to use 
it in this country and have failed owing 
to lack of information on the subject. 
Mrs. John Lane has written a small pam¬ 
phlet on the subject, giving her experi¬ 
ence as to the best way to eat it. She 
first divides it in half across the grain 
like an Orange, then she removes the 
seeds, of which there are something like 
forty in a fruit. Then, with a sharp pen¬ 
knife she loosens each triangle of pulp 
and removes the core. Then she pours 
some sugar into the centre and all over 
the top. After letting this stand for some 
hours for the sugar to melt and combine 
with the juice, she then uses a teaspoon 
and digs out the juice in the same way 
as she would an Orange. This she uses 
at various meals, preparing the Grape 
Fruit in time for the same. We have 
found a much simpler plan with less cere¬ 
mony for those who simply wish to eat 
January 25, 1908. 
and enjoy the Grape Fruit. We simply 
remove a piece of the top of the skin and 
then after breaking the pulp with a tea¬ 
spoon place some sugar on it and com- 
mence to dig it out immediately. More 
sugar may be placed in when room in the 
skin allows of the operation. The 
amount of sugar entirely depends upon 
the taste of the eater, because some may 
enjoy it when perfectly sweet, while others 
could enjoy it while still retaining a con¬ 
siderable amount of its original sourness. 
Mrs. Lane also flavours it with various 
liquor, uses it in salad, and also makes 
a delicious marmalade with it. Those 
who wish to know how, can get the pam¬ 
phlet from Mr. John Lane, The Bodley 
Head, London, for 6d. 
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The Cultivation of 
IXI AS, 
SPARAXIS, 
TRITON IAS and 
BABIAN AS. 
There has been much discussion of late 
amongst gardeners with regard to the cul¬ 
tivation of Ixias. 
Some say they are only half-hardy and 
will not thrive when planted outside in 
December. But in the majority of cases 
the reason of this is that the ground is 
not properly prepared, and the position of 
the plants is unwisely chosen. 
In all cases a warm, sunny spot must 
be selected, and the beds must be well 
drained. Borders and beds alike should 
have plenty of road grit worked in the 
ground; also leaf mould if obtainable. 
In planting, the bulbs should be rested 
on sand, at a depth of three inches, giv¬ 
ing a distance of three inches from each 
bulb; then cover the bulbs with sand, 
which will keep them dry and encourage 
root action. 
In severe weather they must be pro¬ 
tected by means of bracken, heather, or 
litter of any kind, but once they become 
established they will not require a lot of 
protection. During the growing period a 
few weak doses of manurial waterings will 
contribute to the development of the bulbs, 
and thus provide a better display of 
flowers the following year. 
Ixias, Sparaxis, Tritonias, and Babi- 
anas may also be potted now, in a good 
loam and sandy compost, plunging them 
in ashes in cool frames. Grown on in pots 
in a cool greenhouse, they will give a 
good display of flowers during the sum¬ 
mer months, but where they are intended 
for bedding it is the best plan to pot one 
or two in a small 60 pot, wintering in 
cool frames, and planting them out to¬ 
wards the latter end of April. 
E. Collier. 
-- 
Music and Flowers. 
An American professor says that music 
has a remarkable influence on the growth 
of flowers and plants. The more you 
play the piano in the drawing-room the 
finer Carnations and Cabbages you may 
get out of the garden. 
