THE 
GARDENING WORLD. February 2, 1907. 
TUBEROUS 
Begonia 
LADY IRENE 
BURGESS 
* 
Those who have seen the exhibits of 
Tuberous Begonias set up by Messrs. 
Blackmore and Langdon, Twerton Hill 
Nurseries, Bath, at the Temple Show, 
Holland House, and other places, have 
been charmed with them on account of 
their great size, beautiful form, and at¬ 
tractive colours. The variety under no¬ 
tice is remarkably beautiful in outline, 
the whole of the numerous petals being 
arranged round the single centre after 
the fashion of a Camellia or Carnation. 
The petals are, however, more or less 
wavy and crimped, after the style that is 
often seen amongst Hollyhocks. 
Taking into consideration that these 
beautifully formed flowers are perfectly 
double and pure white, no one who loves 
Begonias would hesitate to add this 
variety to their collection. The variety 
when once procured in the shape of 
healthy plants may practically be per¬ 
petuated for an indefinite time. The se¬ 
cret of this is in propagating the plant, 
so as to have tubers about two or three 
years old, and certainly not an indefinite 
number of years. The original tubers 
after a time get played out and the plant 
less vigorous,- but by taking cuttings of 
the side shoots during the summer and 
rooting them in sand, any quantity of 
stock may be secured for the decoration 
of the greenhouse and conservatory. We 
are indebted to Messrs. Blackmore and 
Langdon for the illustration of this 
chastely beautiful variety. 
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TOMATO 
VEITCH’S 
NEW DWARF RED. 
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Tomatos suitable for outdoor culture 
continue to be improved by the raising 
of new varieties of dwarf and free-fruit¬ 
ing habit, while it is essential, of course, 
that they should naturally produce and 
ripen their fruits early to take advantage 
of our short season. If we have a dry 
September without frost many fruits can 
still be ripened by the aid of the sun, 
but if, on the contrary, September should 
be wet the fruits get damaged by splitting 
on account of an excess of moisture in 
the soil. 
Many years ago when trials of Tomatos 
were being conducted in the , gardens of 
the R.H.S. at Chiswick one variety was 
noted for its dwarf habit and short jointed 
stems, thus bringing the bunches of fruit 
close together and near the ground. This 
was named Acquisition, and Messrs. J. 
Veitch and Sons, Ltd., King's Road, Chel¬ 
sea, have kept the value of this variety for 
outdoor culture in their eye and have 
raised a new variety from it which pos¬ 
sesses the dwarf habit of that as one of its 
parents, and this character is well marked 
when grown in the open air. The new¬ 
comer, named Veitch's New Dwarf Red 
[Blackmore and I.angdon. 
Tuberous Begonia Lady Irene Burgess. 
,. ^JS'Veiteh and Sons. 
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