The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . rom the middle of No-vember forward. CONQUEROR. The longest-podded variety often 16 to IS inches long. Finefor Exhibition. EPICUREAN. The most prolific, earliest, deepestin colour, and finest in flavour of anyvariety grown. Fruit long and veryhandsome. It i^ simply perfection. EMPEROR. The finest of the glossy-leaved va-rieties used for bedding. Leaves me-tallic in appearance and very deep incolour. The root is deep red, withoutrings, and very rich in flavour. ECLIPSE, A remarkably prolific
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . rom the middle of No-vember forward. CONQUEROR. The longest-podded variety often 16 to IS inches long. Finefor Exhibition. EPICUREAN. The most prolific, earliest, deepestin colour, and finest in flavour of anyvariety grown. Fruit long and veryhandsome. It i^ simply perfection. EMPEROR. The finest of the glossy-leaved va-rieties used for bedding. Leaves me-tallic in appearance and very deep incolour. The root is deep red, withoutrings, and very rich in flavour. ECLIPSE, A remarkably prolific variety. Fruitglobular, smooth, growing in largeclusters ;it ••very joint ; exfpiisile fla-vour, fijlour bri^htcherry-red. PRIZE WHITE SPANISH. The best ty pe ot the Banbury sectionof Onions. For description, see Descriptive CATALOGUE of SHARPES SEEDS, jwst-free on Trade prices on demand. CHARLES SHARPE & CO.,SLEAFORD. As a Supplement TO THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE Next Week, February 16, WILL BE Published an Ink Photograph OF VIEWS IN THE GARDENS AT THORPE THE dard^n^rtf dlhrunidt SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1889. UNCLE JACKS. n[^HE race of Unole Jacks i3id not die out with-^ famous free-handed and free-tongued JackTibbets of The ;is. In sketching thisamusing creature who was apparently as muchknave as fool, the late Lord Lytton seems to havehad prophetic foresight of some other enthusiasticpersons, who in these matter-of-fact days still drawwonderfully sanguine pictures of the prosperitywhich will flow from hardy fruit culture. Underother designations Jack Tibbets successors writeto the papers, give lectures, make speeches, writeessays, and continue with boldness and assur-ance to declare that big fortunes are to be madeby all who, taking their advice, will embark inhardy fruit culture. The original Uncle Jackwas as ignorant as a waggon-horse of fruitculture; the modern Uncle Jack is not soignorant, hence his fancy sketches are all themore enti
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