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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER . 
January  31,  1901. 
Messrs.  Sutton’s  Nurseries. 
At  any  season  of  the  year  a  visit  to  Messrs.  Sutton’s  nurseries  at 
Reading  is  interesting,  as  there  is  sure  to  be  found  something  out  of 
the  common.  Even  the  month  of  January  is  full  of  interest  in  this 
establishment,  for  there  are  then  the  gorgeous  displays  of  Primulas 
and  Cyclamens  in  variety  innumerable,  as  well  as  the  collections  of 
in  huge  quantities,  and  so  are  plants  of  other  strains  and  varieties 
for  comparison  ;  this  firm  fully  believes  in  a  practical  test  of  all 
varieties  obtainable  so  as  to  keep  abreast  of  the  times.  As  showing 
the  extent  to  which  this  flower  is  cultivated  the  annual  floral  guide 
for  the  current  year  contains  no  less  than  nineteen  varieties  in  the 
ordinary  sinensis  section,  and  five  in  the  giant  flowered  section,  or 
strains  of  single-flowered  sorts,  and  as  may  be  expected  many  more 
are  on  trial  in  their  nursery,  some  of  which  will  create  a  greater 
sensation  even  than  those  that  are  now  in  cultivation.  In  the  ordinary 
1,  Frogmore  House. 
2,  Frogmore  House  Stables. 
3,  Vinery  and.  Feacli, Houses. 
PLAN  OP  FROGMORE  HOUSE  GROUNDS. 
4  JGothic  Ruins.  7,  Frogmore  Cottage. 
5,  Foreman’s  House  (Kitchen^Garden).  8,  Foreman’s  House  (Pleasure  Grounds). 
6,  Greenhouses.  9,  The  Royal  Mausoleum. 
10,  Duchess  of  Kent’s  Mausoleum. 
11,  The  Tea  Rooms. 
12,  Lake. 
herbaceous  Calceolarias  and  Cinerarias.  In  all  cases  the  stamp  of 
high  cultivation  and  “finish”  was  apparent.  Nowhere  can  such 
perfection  be  seen  as  is  here  to  be  found  in  selection,  cultivation,  and 
extent  ;  every  plant  appears  to  le  an  exact  counterpart  of  its 
neighbour,  so  perfect  are  the  various  strains  of  each  flower. 
Primulas  for  seed  production  alone,  as  is  well  known,  are  cultivated 
section  of  sinensis,  Sutton’s  Pearl,  although  it  has  been  in  cultivation 
for  twenty  years,  is  still  one  of  the  most  prized  of  all  the  Primula 
family  for  its  general  decorative  value,  as  it  produces  fine  trusses  of 
bloom  and  has  a  robust  yet  a  compact  habit  of  growth.  Sutton’s 
Snowdrift  is  a  variety  not  nearly  enough  cultivated ;  it  is  absolutely 
the  only  white  form  that  remains  so,  showing  not  the  slightest  tinge 
