March 7, 1908. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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With the galaxy of beautiful and useful 
ibjects which we lay before our readers 
ds week no doubt many will be deeply 
ipressed or chagrined by the small size 
id limitations of their gardens, especi- 
ly those situated in and near large 
wns. With those people we are in full 
■mpathy. Having experienced the small 
ze of town gardens and the deleterious 
feet of environment upon plants, we are 
. a position to accord this sympathy to 
ich of our readers as live in the con- 
:sted area of towns, and more especially 
those who are limited to their window- 
11 s, outside and inside, with the con- 
imitants of bad light and sometimes 
ore or less complete lack of direct sun- 
.ine. 
In the same breath we envy those who 
e situated in rural districts and enjoy - 
ie possession of relatively large gardens 
which a great variety of produce can 
; brought to perfection. We do not for- 
■t that many are so situated that they 
ive little time to devote to their gardens 
i account of the call of duty—in other 
>rds, their daily work. Nevertheless, 
ere is still another class or section of 
ople, in whom the instinct of gardening 
not yet very strong, and who are apt 
find easy excuses for lack of time to 
vote to this, one of the most pleasur- 
le and harmless of occupations. These 
; would urge to push their opportunities 
I they acquire some skill in the art of 
rdening, and they will begin to take 
easure in the knowledge of the ways of 
ants so gained and to see beauty in the 
main of the natural. history of plant 
e. The utilitarian aspect of gardening 
II appeal to thousands, and rightly so, 
r gardening may be made both useful, 
autiful and a continual source of in- 
iration. 
— Giant White Sweet Sultan — 
. 1 
Within the last few years a very fine 
strain of Sweet Sultan has been developed 
and put into commerce under the above 
name. The flowers individually are much 
larger than those of the original C. sua- 
veolens. While it has been improved by 
the cultivator it has not lost its former 
beauty of graceful outline and sweet 
scent. The chief difference between it 
and the old type is the larger flower head 
and the greater number of ray florets, cut 
at the ends into long pointed fringes. 
There are various colours in the race, but 
that under notice, as indicated by the 
name, is pure white, being a great im¬ 
provement upon the original even in this 
respect. These blooms may be cut with 
long stems and placed in water where 
they will last good for a fortnight in the 
dwelling room. We believe they last 
longer placed under these conditions than 
they would out of doors, as the flowers do 
not get fertilised and therefore do not run 
away to seed. 
Being perfectly hardy, the seeds may 
be sown in the open at the beginning of 
April, but those who wish to get flowers 
Gentaurea Margarita. 
more advanced, that is, earlier in the sea¬ 
son, can sow them in a gentle.heat under 
glass and rear them in the same way as 
half hardy annuals, planting them out 
some time in May, when they have at¬ 
tained some size. We are indebted to 
Messrs. J. Carter and Co., High Holborn, 
London, for the use of the block, repre¬ 
senting this handsome variety. 
-- 
The Bad, Bold Blackbird. 
A writer in “The Catholic Times” has 
some very hard things to say of the black¬ 
bird. Blackbirds, he declares, are a pub¬ 
lic pest. They devour fruit like a town 
lad on a visit to his country cousin. 
W T orms and slugs they daintily ignore. 
There is no reason why these feathered 
thieves should be spared by anyone, and 
we believe that were the votes of gar¬ 
deners polled, ninety per cent, would ask 
that boys should be allowed to take black¬ 
birds’ eggs at nesting time, so as to keep 
down their numbers. 
Copyrighted by J. C. and Co. 
Centaurea Margarita, or Giant White Sweet Sultan. 
