. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. 45^ THE CENTURY BOOK OF PEA, WINDSOR CASTLE MARROWFAT. raisers of new Peas and other vegetables are invited to send seeds to the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society, where facilities are given each year for testing the quality of their produce, and where those of undoubted merit receive awards of varying value. No matter what the subject may be, advance can, in almost every instance, be chronicled. Beans of all kinds now give results far exceed- ing those attained by the older for
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. 45^ THE CENTURY BOOK OF PEA, WINDSOR CASTLE MARROWFAT. raisers of new Peas and other vegetables are invited to send seeds to the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society, where facilities are given each year for testing the quality of their produce, and where those of undoubted merit receive awards of varying value. No matter what the subject may be, advance can, in almost every instance, be chronicled. Beans of all kinds now give results far exceed- ing those attained by the older forms. Broccoli and Cauliflowers are now finer than ever, and the same may be said of most members of the Brassica tribe, which include the invaluable Brussels Sprouts, Borecole or Kale, Savoys, and Cabbage. Onions, by the modern method of culture, rival the Spanish introductions, and they now embrace many excellent sorts. With wise discrimination those of good keeping qualities may be grow n to a large size, and thus the ground on which they are raised made to give better results. Of Leeks, our Scottish friends have no longer a monopoly, our leading Southern gardens now producing this valuable vegetable of equal merit to those of any part of the United Kingdom. Such varieties as Prizetaker and Champion are typical of what this vegetable should be. Carrots, such as Shorthorn, Intermediate, and Long Red Surrey, are represented by roots of good colour, large size without coarseness, and, best of all, the new Red Intermediate may be said to embody all that a good Carrot should be. There are several good new Parsnips, though these, probably owing to their not being a universal favourite on the table, are fewer in number than other standard vegetables. Cucumbers must, of course, be considered in such a chapter as this, and few vegetables can show such improvement. Many of the best varieties are quite prolific, and their individual fruits, owing to successful development, are long, well
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