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and  Invincible  White.  Carrots  and  Parsnips  are  grown  in  prepared  soil  ; 
large  deep  holes  are  made  with  a  crowbar,  these  are  then  firmly  filled  in 
with  the  soil,  and  two  or  three  seeds  sown  in  each,  and  are  reduced  to  one 
as  soon  as  it  can  be  determined  which  is  likely  to  make  the  best  plant. 
As  a  rule  the  best  roots  are  obtained  by  this  method,  but  the  Carrots  that 
obtained  prizes  thts  season  were  grown  in  the  ordinary  way,  being 
cleaner  and  better  roots.  Sutton’s  New  Red  Intermediate  is  the  favourite 
Carrot.  The  Parsnips  were  particularly  good,  being  clean,  straight,  and 
good  shaped  ;  and  the  same  may  be  said  about  Beetroot.  The  best 
Cabbages  I  have  seen  this  year  were  in  this  garden,  both  white  and  red. 
Of  the  former  Winningstadt  is  a  great  favourite  ;  this  is  a  well-known 
exhibition  variety.  Vegetable  Marrows  are  grown  in  quantity  on  large 
During  the  winter  the  greenhouse  is  occupied  principally  with  bedding; 
plants,  and  sometimes  a  few  Chrysanthemums  are  grown.  In  the  spring 
it  is  uselul  for  raising  annuals,  and  also  such  stock  as  Leeks  and  Celery. 
Now  we  have  noticed  the  good  things  in  the  garden,  and  how  they 
nre  grown,  it  may  be  as  well  to  record  the  success  they  have  met  with  on 
the  exhibition  tables.  At  a  show  held  in  the  village  in  which  he  resides* 
the  first  week  in  August  no  less  than  thirty-one  prizes  were  won.  In  the 
classes  open  to  residents  in  the  village  only,  the  following  is  the  list.  Cut 
flow  ers,  three  firsts  and  two  seconds ;  vegetables,  trn  firsts,  five  seconds* 
and  two  thirds.  In  the  open  section,  which  was  for  vegetables,  one  first 
and  eight  seconds.  It  is  only  fair  to  say  that  the  winner  of  the  first 
prizes  in  this  section  was  a  professional  exhibitor,  who  takes  many 
Fig.  46.— CLERODENDRON  TRICHOTOMUM. 
flat  beds  of  manure  about  18  inches  high,  and  produce  cn  enormous 
quantity  of  fruit. 
At  one  end  of  the  garden  is  a  good  sized  greenhouse,  this  is  used 
during  the  summer  for  Tomato  growing.  At  the  time  of  my  visit  it  was 
full  of  plants,  in  about  12-inch  pots  ;  they  were  well  frui  ed,  although  a 
quantity  had  already  been  gathered.  Challenger  stands  first  in  the 
estimation  of  the  grower,  and  as  could  be  seen,  was  carrying  by  far  the 
heaviest  crop.  For  some  reason  or  other  many  of  the  blooms  of  Polegate 
fail  to  set,  and  will  not  be  grown  again. 
It  must  not  be  thought  that  because  so  'much  interest  is  taken  in 
growing  vegetables,  flowers  are  neglected.  In  addition  to  growing 
bedding  plants  for  the  adornment  of  the  station  and  platform,  a  speciality 
is  made  of  annuals  for  exhibition,  such  as  Asters,  Stocks,  African  and 
French  Marigols,  and  Zinnias.  A  few  Roses  and  Cactus  Dahlias  are  also 
well  cared  for,  and  find  a  place  on  the  exhibition  table.  Amongst  many 
kinds  of  Dahlias  I  noticed  Lady  Penzance,  Miss  Webster,  Starfish,  Earl 
Pembroke,  Mrs.  Turner,  and  Bertha  Mawley. 
prizes  at  most  of  the  shows  in  the  district.  He  won  oil  the  first  prizes 
with  the  exception  of  two,  the  subject  of  our  note  beating  him  with 
spring  Onions,  and  another  exhibitor  with  Cucumbers.  Not  only  is  he 
successful  at  their  own  shows,  of  which  he  is  a  member  of  the  Committee, 
but  at  a  larger  show  held  in  a  town  not  far  away,  this  year  taking 
several  prizes  both  in  the  open  as  well  as  in  the  cottagers’  class  for  cut? 
flowers  and  vegetables. 
In  Sir  Alfred  Austin’s  book,  “The  Garden  That  I  Love,”  he  tells  us 
of  a  mechanic  who  was  the  owner  of  a  garden  about  15  feet  square,  and 
who,  when  complimented  on  the  assiduity  with  which  he  cultivated  his 
bit  of  ground,  and  for  friendliness  sake,  observed  that  be  must  indeed  be 
fond  of  it,  came  the  emphatic  answer,  “  I  could  live  in  it.”  When  leaving 
this  stationmaster  s  garden  I  congratulated  him,  and  intimated  that  he 
must  spend  a  great  deal  of  his  spare  time  in  it.  He  did  not  reply  by 
saying,  “I  could  live  in  it,”  but  the  emphatic  answer  was  “I  love  the 
work,  I  love  the  work.”  To  this  I  think  we  may  attribute  his  success  as 
a  gardener  and  as  an  exhibitor. — J.  S.  Upex. 
