THE GARDENING WORLD. 
March 6, 1909. 
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Webbs’ New Colonist Potato. 
[Webb and Sons. 
Webbs’ 
New Colonist 
- Potato. - 
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Among-st the numero.us new Potatos that 
turn up from time to time, Webb’s New 
Colonist claims attention for more rea¬ 
sons than one. It is an early variety, and 
becomes white and mealy when cooked. 
There are some people who grow Kidney 
Potatos for the reason that they are solid, 
but, on the other hand, those who like 
mealy Potatos are more numerous, and 
Carters 
Forerunner 
this variety, therefore, claims their atten¬ 
tion. The plant is of strong growth, 
crops heavily, and the quality is excellent. 
It may be described as a smooth, clean, 
white kidney Potato, with shallow eyes, 
so that if pared before cooking there is 
no waste such as occurs in Potatos with 
deep eyes. 
On account of its earliness it might be 
used for forcing in frames as well as for 
planting in the gaiden. It might also be 
employed for field culture, selecting a 
s.d that is not too much inclined to clay. 
A rich friable soil would meet its require¬ 
ments in field or garden. We are in¬ 
debted to Messrs. Webb and Sons, Words- 
lev, Stourbridge, for the opportunity of 
placing this variety before our readers. 
- Cauliflower. - 
The Cauliflower, being one of the finest 
vegetables of the garden, is desired by 
every cultivator at the earliest possible 
time it can be produced. While that 
would hold good for any and every sea¬ 
son, it is more particularly necessary after 
a severe winter when the late Broccoli 
has been destroyed by frost. 
. One method of rearing it is to sow 
seeds in August, transplant them to a cold 
frame, and keep them till the mildness of 
the weather in spring warrants their being 
put out in the open. An equally easy 
method of raising it by those who have the 
command of a heated pit or house is tc sow 
seeds about the middle of February in 
boxes, and transplant them when they 
have made a few' leaves. Although the 
temperature may be fairlv high at first, it 
would be a mistake to keep the plants 
growing in this for any length of time, as 
they soon become drawn when kept close 
and warm. After they are well ger¬ 
minated, therefore, the seedlings can be 
placed under cooler conditions in a house 
from which frost can be kept out. 
By the month of March the danger of 
frost will be much less, and the plants 
may be consigned to a cold frame, where 
they can get plenty of ventilation in fine 
weather. Towards the end of April they 
may be transplanted to the open ground, 
and they will then grow away without 
check from the first to the last. In 
Carters Forerunner Cauliflower. 
