February 8, 1908. 
TUB GARDENING WORLD 
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gunner Bean 
. . Tremendous. 
While large numbers of new varieties 
of flowers continue to make their appear¬ 
ance every year, due to the efforts of 
certain seedsmen, it is still gratifying to 
know that there are other seedsmen who 
do not neglect vegetables. To such en¬ 
thusiasts we owe the high quality of the 
present-day vegetables which gardeners 
can obtain at reasonable cost, notwith¬ 
standing the time, expense and labour 
*-hat has been involved in the production 
of such varieties. Some varieties of vege¬ 
table’s are not improved by being made 
large, but in the case of Runner Beans, 
that is, Scarlet Runners, the larger the 
pod is ‘•he more succulent it is likely to be 
if gathered when just in its prime. 
Amongst a number of novelties in vege¬ 
tables being sent out by Messrs^, Kelway 
and Son, Langport, we have selected the 
Runner Bean named Tremendous. This 
variety when grown in the field without 
any special attention, besides "that given 
to field crops generally, produces pods 
about 9m. long. When grown in gardens, 
however, and given treatment such as 
growers are wont to give for exhibition 
purposes, or even when growing them well 
for home use, the pods attain a length of 
min. to 15m., and under exceptionally 
favourable circumstances the pods may be 
i8in. long. When plenty of room is given 
them, and the exposure to light is good, 
the pods are straight and well formed. 
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Gilia Aggregata. 
Of the species of Gilia in gardens the 
best known is G. tricolor, which has been 
listed in most catalogues for a great num¬ 
ber of years. There, are, however, several 
other species worth growing, and some of 
them are occasionally listed under dif¬ 
ferent generic names. All of them belong 
to the same family as the Phlox, and the 
structure of the flower is similar, but they 
vary greatly in the size of the bloom, and 
more particularly in their arrangement. 
In many cases they are produced in dense 
heads, but in the fine plant under notice 
they are produced in long, graceful 
racemes and are beautifully set off by 
their own foliage, which is finely cut, not 
unlike that of an annual Larkspur. The 
flowers are of a brilliant scarlet, beauti¬ 
fully spotted, and produced in succession 
for many weeks together. For this reason 
the plant is well worth attention by those 
who would introduce novelties in their 
gardens with flowers of striking colour. 
For sowing in spring, either in a 'cold 
frame or out of doors, the plant is a bi¬ 
ennial, but even then is worth the trouble 
of growing. When the plants have at¬ 
tained some size they should be planted 
put in light, rich soil, in a sunny situation, 
and next year they will throw up stems 
3 ft. to 35 ft. in height. Messrs. Barr 
and Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, 
0 «-,- c^eds of this beautiful plant. 
Copy right , K. ,(■ S. 
Runner Bean Kelway’s Tremendous. 
