60 THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



M ^ OF PL^^TS. SEHfiS. ETC. 



OF PL^^TS. SEEDS, £ 



A SELECTION OF CHOICE VEGE- 

 TABLES. 



[We would again urge upon our readers the 

 4^ importance of ordering the seeds early, to avoid de- 

 lays in sowing them.] 



AsPAiiAGVs. — Grayson's Giant, Connover's 

 Colossal. 



BiiOAii Beaxs. — Mazagan, Taylor's Broad 

 and Greeu Windsor. 

 ;i-v Beet.— Cattell's Dwarf Purple-top, The Chelsea, Pine- 



, ^ apple Short-top. 



BoHEcoLE.— Dwarf and Tall Green Scotch, Cottagers' Kale, Dal- 

 meny Sprouts, Albert Sprouts. 

 BiirssEL.s SniouTs.— Scrymger's Giant, Sutton's New Matchless, are the best 

 types of this useful vegetable. 



Broccolis.— Walchcren, Grainger's,' Sutton's Superb, Lake's Fine Late, Carter's 

 Champion, Cattell's Eclipse. 



Cauliflower.— London White, A'eitch's Autumn Giant, Walcheren. 

 Caerot. — Scarlet Short Horn, Altringham, and James's Intermediate. 

 Caisbage. — For early crops. Hill's Incomparable, Atkins's Matchless, and 

 London Colewort. For heavy crops, Enfield Market, Cattell's Reliarce, and 

 Wheeler's Imperial. 



CArsicuM.— Long Red, Yellow Gem, and Long Red Chili. 



Celery.— Turner's Incomparable White, and Williams's Matchless Dwarf Red. 

 Cucumber. — F'or winter and early spring, use Rollissoii's Telegraph and 

 Masters's Prolific ; f.,r general usefulness, Berkshire Champion, Cuthill's Black 

 Spine, Blue Gown, Kirklees Hall Defiance ; for ridges, Stockwood Ridge, and Hen- 

 derson's A 1. 



Endive. — White and Green Curled, Eraser's Improved Batavian, and New 

 Moss-curled. 



Kidney Beans.— For pot-culture, Sir Joseph Paxton, andNewington Wonder; 

 for main crop, Newington Wonder, Negro, and Dark Dun. The best Runner is 

 Carter'a Champion. 



Leek. — Musselburgh, London Flag. 



Lettuce.— For autumn sowing. Hammersmith Cabbage and Brown Bath Cos ; 

 for summer use, Malta Cabbage, Tom Thumb Cabbage, All the Year Round 

 Cabbage, Bath Cos, Sugar-loaf Cos, Paris White Cos, Holme Park Green Cos. 



Melon.— For pot-culture, Sutton's Tom Thumb and Turner's Scarlet Gem. 

 For frame and house— Oreen Flesh, Colston Basset Seedling, Trentham Hybrid, 

 Burghley Park, Improved Victory of Bath ; Scarlet Flesh, Little Heath, Malvern 

 Hall, Ward's New Netted, Royal Ascot. 



Onion. — For pickling. Early Nocera, Paris Silver-skin ; main crop for storing, 

 Reading, Deptford, James's Keeping ; for exhibition, White Spanish, Blood Red, 

 Trebons, Giant Madeira, Giant Rocca ; and for autumn sowing, Red, White, and 

 Globe Tripoli. 



Parsley.— Dickson's Treble-curled and Veitch's Splendid-curled. 

 Parsnii's.— Hollow Crown, Student. 



Peas.— First-early, Sutton's Ringleader, Taber's Perfection, Eastes' Kentish 

 Invicta, Alpha and Advancer (ratiier tender in constitution, but invaluable) ; 

 second crop, Laxton's Prolific, Paradise Marrow, and Prizetaker Marrow : main 

 crop and long gathering, Fortyfold, Hundredfold, McLean's Wonderful, Veitcb s 

 Perfection, the Prince, Ne Plus Ultra, British Queen. 



_ Potatoes. — Veitch's Improved Ashleaf, Champion, Myatt's Ashleaf, Brcsee's 

 Climax, Dalmahoy, Model, Paterson's Victoria, Sutton's Berkshire Kiduey, Almond's 



