February  18,  189?. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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be  grown  by  everybody. 
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GARTERS’  LEVIATHAN  BROAD  BEAN. 
The  longest-podded  Broad  Bean  grown ;  fine  for  exhibition, 
and  one  of  the  best  for  cooking  purposes.  We  have  seen 
pods  21  inches  long. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  price  Is.  9d.  per  pint ;  3s.  per  quart, 
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GARTERS’  RED  ELEPHANT  CARROT. 
A  veritable  giant,  both  in  length  and  rotundity.  Speci¬ 
mens  exhibited  at  our  establishment  measured  2j  feet 
in  length. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  price  1/6  each,  post  free. 
CARTERS’  EXTRA  EARLY  AUTUMN 
GIANT  CAULIFLOWER. 
This  magnificent  variety  is  more  dwarf,  considerably  earlier, 
and  altogether  better  than  the  old  form.  Grown  in  large 
quantities  for  Oovent  Garden  Market. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  price  2s.  each,  post  free. 
CARTERS'  SOLID  IVORY  CELERY. 
Still  maintains  its  position  a3  one  of  the  best  white 
Celeries  in  cultivation.  A  customer  writes  : — “  It  was  the 
only  Celery  we  found  good  at  the  break-up  of  the  intense 
frost.” 
In  Sealed  Packets,  price  1/6  each,  post  free. 
CARTERS’  MODEL  GUGUMBER. 
Many  so-called  new  Cuoumbers  are  brought  forward  every 
season,  but  little  is  heard  of  them  afterwards.  This  fine 
variety  still  maintains  its  position  as  the  handsomest  in 
shape,  the  best  in  flavour,  and  the  finest  in  cultivation. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  prioe  2/6  and  3/6  eaoh,  post  free. 
GARTERS’  RECORD  ONION. 
The  largest  Onion  grown.  A  oustomer  writes  : — “  I  cleared 
the  whole  roost  in  the  Onion  competition  with  ‘  Record.’  ” 
We  have  seen  a  speoimen  bulb  that  weighed  4J  lb. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  price  2/-  each,  post  free. 
THE  CARTER  SPINACH. 
Mr.  A.  PETTIGREW,  Head  Gardener  to  the  Earl  of  Bute, 
writes  : — 41  The  best  Spinach  in  cultivation  ;  quite  distinct 
from  all  others.”  Award,  of  Merit,  R.E.S.  trial t,  1895. 
In  Sealed  Paokets,  prioe  2/6  per  pint ;  6d.  per  oz., 
post  free. 
Illustrated  CATALOGUE,  Gratis  and  Post  Free. 
THE  QUEEN’S  SEEDSMEN, 
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THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  18,  1897. 
CUCUMBER  AND  TOMATO 
TROUBLES, 
WHEN  the  ordinary  human  creature  gets 
“  out  of  sorts  ”  he  is  apt  to  read  up  all 
medical  information  bearing  upon  his  particular 
form  of  complaint.  What  is  the  result  ?  Simply 
confusion.  Afflicted  persons  are  advised  to 
abstain  from  nearly  everything  that  goes  to 
make  life  enjoyable,  and  the  other  remedies  can 
be  reckoned  up  by  the  score.  It  is  much  the 
same  with  our  troubles  in  the  plant,  and  more 
eipecially  the  fruit-growing  line.  I  have  had 
what  I  feel  disposed  to  assert  more  than  my 
share  of  these,  and  as  a  matter  of  course  con¬ 
sulted  the  oracles  on  all  possible  occasions 
Result  —  nervousness,  prostration,  and  finally 
recklessness.  These  experts  render  good  service 
in  drawing  attention  to  and  diagnosing  the 
various  diseases  they  make  a  study  of,  and 
occasionally  have  the  good  fortune  to  suggest  a 
remedy  for  some  of  them.  Unfortunately  the 
majority  of  these  specialists  are  strong  in 
theory,  but  not  practical.  Some  of  their  sugges¬ 
tions  are  quite  unworkable  and  ridiculous,  and 
if  we  heeded  one-half  of  what  they  advise,  the 
remedies  would  be  worse  than  the  diseases.  This 
I  have  proved  to  my  cost. 
Our  good  friend  Mr.  Abbey  I  do  not  class 
with  those  who  are  theoretically  strong  only. 
It  is  true  he  revels  in  many  and  supdry  scientific 
phrases,  which  practical  men  abominate  ;  but  he 
is  one  of  our  most  experienced  gardeners,  and 
what  comes  from  his  pen  ought  to  be  treated 
with  respect.  I  believe  I  have  to  thank  him  for 
one  good  remedy,  and  also  for  being  nearly 
frightened  out  of  practices  which  I  have  since 
returned  to,  and  found  to  be  the  salvation  of 
certain  crops.  My  time  is  so  fully  occupied 
that  I  do  not  propose  to  follow  Mr.  Abbey 
through  his  various  communications  on  the 
subjects  of  Cucumber  and  Tomato  diseases,  my 
intention  being  to  convey  in  a  plain  manner 
my  own  experience  during  the  past  few  years, 
commencing  with  Cucumbers. 
That  great  bugbear  the  eelworm  has  been 
much  in  evidence  of  late  years  ;  but  is  no  new 
trouble.  It  has  always  been  with  us  ;  but  the 
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