December  19,  1895. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Williams’  Earliest  op  all  Kidney  Bean. 
B.  S.  WILLIAMS  &  SON’S 
STERLING  NOVELTIES  for  1896 
Our  own  introduction — now  offered  for  the  first  time. 
BE Aia-,  DWARF  FREI1'CH,WXI|I.Z AMIS’ 
EAREZEST  OP  AEE  (Novelty,  1896). 
This  new  variety  is  the  earliest  French  Bean  in  cultiva¬ 
tion.  It  can  be  forced  a  good  deal  earlier  than  any  other 
variety.  It  is  a  splendid  variety  for  pot  culture  as  well  as 
for  outdoor  work.  It  grows  from  18  to  2i  inches  high,  is 
a  strong  vigorous  grower  with  a  good  constitution,  the 
pods  are  long,  broad,  and  fleshy,  and  of  a  green  colour. 
They  are  very  tender  when  cooked,  and  of  excellent 
flavour.  Specially  recommended  for  very  early  forcing  or 
for  general  crop.  Per  Packet  Q  pint),  1/6. 
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This  magnificent  variety  is  a  very  free  setter  and  good 
cropper,  producing  its  fruits  in  great  clusters.  The  fruit 
is  large,  round,  and  without  ribs.  The  flesh  is  of  a  crimson 
colour,  firm,  with  flavour  of  the  finest  quality.  As  the 
fruit  is  exceedingly  symmetrical  in  shape,  it  will  prove 
very  valuable  as  an  exhibition  variety.  It  can  be  specially 
recommended  either  for  indoor  or  outdoor  culture.  Per 
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FRUIT  TREES. 
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FRUITS  and  ROSES,  Post  Free,  3d. 
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THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  19,  1895. 
MINOR  PRODUCTS. 
DRIED  VEGETABLES  AND  FRUITS. 
A  WIDELY  published  letter  from  the  Financial 
Secretary  to  the  War  Office  relative  to  the 
supply  of  the  Ashanti  expedition  with  vegetables 
“  made  in  Germany,”  will  no  doubt  bring  the 
question  of  “ minor  products”  to  the  fore  once 
again  as  a  subject  for  general  discussion  bearing 
on  the  utilisation  of  the  produce  of  the  soil. 
The  letter  referred  to  was  elicited  by  a  corre¬ 
spondent  directing  attention  to  a  statement  that 
Potatoes,  Carrots  and  Turnips,  had  been  im¬ 
ported  in  large  quantities  from  Germany  for 
the  expedition  mentioned.  It  is  not  surprising 
that  such  a  rumour  had  a  disquieting  effect  on 
the  minds  of  home  cultivators,  who,  whatever 
their  shortcomings  in  other  respects,  can  at  least 
grow  such  vegetables,  and  do  grow  them,  as  well 
as  they  can  be  produced  in  Germany  cr  any¬ 
where  else.  But  while  we  have  no  doubt  what¬ 
ever  about  that,  another  fact,  not  without 
importance,  has  to  be  admitted.  Though  we 
grow  them  we  do  not  prepare  them  for  long 
storage  and  use  on  sea  or  land  as  they  may  be 
required.  For  this  purpose  they  have  to  be 
obtained  from  Germany,  and  as  England  is  the 
greatest  maritime  nation  in  the  World  we  are 
presumably  the  best  customers  of  the  skilful 
and  thrifty  producers  whose  competition  with 
us  in  the  markets  of  the  world  will  not  unlikely 
have  to  be  reckoned  with  in  the  future  even 
more  than  it  has  been  in  the  past. 
In  his  reply  to  his  interrogator,  Mr.  Victor 
Milward,  M.P.,  the  Financial  Secretary  stated 
that  “No  fresh  vegetables  are  being  sent  out, 
but  we  have  purchased  dried  vegetables  of 
various  kinds.  These  are  of  a  particular 
character,  recommended  by  the  military  authori¬ 
ties,  and  can  only  be  procured  in  Germany.” 
That  is  a  definite  and  authoritative  statement, 
to  which  was  added,  “  Of  course  had  it  been 
possible  to  procure  them  in  this  country  we 
should  not  have  gone  elsewhere  for  them.” 
We  do  not  know  to  what  extent  dried  vege¬ 
tables  are  purchased  from  Germany  by  English 
merchants  for  export  purposes,  but  we  should 
not  be  surprised  if  it  is  very  considerable  ;  and, 
whatever  it  may  be,  we  are  now  told  they  have 
to  be  so  purchased,  as  it  is  “  not  possible  to 
procure  them  in  this  country.” 
No.  2164.— VoL.  XCIII.,  Old  Series. 
No.  8C8.— VOL.  XXXL,  Third  Series. 
