132 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR'S GUIDE 



Plant. 



Pekin New Black. An entirely new and distinct kind, from China. The plant grows 

 erect and handsome, attaining the height of two to three feet ; with rich, dark, 

 bronzy-purple foliage, very ornamental. The fruits are round, or globular, of a 

 deep purple, almost black, weighing four to eight pounds each ; skin, smooth 

 and glossy. Exceedingly prolific, and as early as the long purple. The flesh 

 is white, fine grained, and more delicate flavored than the old varieties Speci- 

 mens exhibited by us at the annual exhibition of the Massachusetts Horticul- 

 tural Society, September, 1867, attracted great attention, and were awarded a 

 prize ............... 25 



X^ettuoe. 



Bossin. Said to be the best Cabbage Lettuce in cultivation ; in shape, color, and quality, 



it resembles the Batavian Lettuce ...... ' 25 



Melons. 



Aehapesnorricher. A handsome green-fleshed variety from Ionian Islands, of very fine 



flavor ...... ......... 25 



Carter's Excelsior. An English variety, said to be one of the best green-fleshed sorts . 25 



Turner's Scarlet Gem. A fine scarlet-fleshed variety, highly esteemed for growing in 



frames ......... ...... 25 



Princess Alexandra. Another English variety. Anew hybrid, of globular shape, very 

 evenly quartered and netted ; pale-green colored flesh, with very little pulp in 

 the centre, delicate pine-apple flavor, highly recommended .... 25 



Trentham Hall. An English variety, green-fleshed, sweet, suitable for cultivating in 



frames ............... 25 



!eas. 



per qt. 



Drew's New Dwarf. This is the greatest acquisition yet made, and has proved one of the 

 most valuable introductions to the numerous variety of Peas. It grows only one 

 foot high, branching profusely, and forming an erect, dense bush. The pea is 

 of the largest size, of a bluish tinge, slightly shrivelled, and as sweet and delicious 

 as the Champion of England, without the tough skin of that variety ; medium 

 early. It is very productive, and a most valuable and extra fine pea. A single 

 row, planted one foot apart, will fill the row a foot wide and one foot high . . i.oo 



Sutton's Ringleader. A new, extra early pea, imported from London, and recommended 

 by Messrs. Sutton & Son as the earliest pea in England, and also as a very prolific 

 variety . . . . . . . . . .80 



McLean's Little Gem. A dwarf, prolific, green, wrinkled marrow; habit similar to the 

 very early Tom-Thumb Pea, and is a first early. This pea is a great acquisition. 

 The chief fault hitherto in early peas has been want of flavor ; but this valuable 

 variety has all the sugary flavor of the late wrinkled peas, coupled with a first 

 early pea. Height, one foot . . . . . . ..... 90 



McLean's Epicureans. A second early wrinkled marrow, of delicious flavor; fine large 

 peas, in well-filled pods, and plenty of them ; marked by the Royal Horticultural 

 Society as being a very profuse bearer ...... . . . i.oo 



McLean's Wonderful. This is recommended as the best dwarf late pea in cultivation, 

 remarkable for its large, well-filled pods, fine, sugary flavor, and great productive- 

 ness. Height, two feet ............ 80 



Laxton s Prolific Early Long Pod. This valuable variety was raised by Thomas Laxton, 

 of Stamford, England. Some pods (in a green state) were exhibited at Mark 

 Lane, London, last June, averaging .eleven and twelve peas in a pod; and they 

 were pronounced by several eminent members of the London seed-trade to be an 

 exceedingly fine variety. For a second early pea, there is no pea of a similar class 

 in cultivation to equal it ; and we feel every confidence that it will be in general 

 cultivation in a very few years. The pea has the same habit and character as 

 Dickson's favorite, excepting that the pods are nearly double the size. Price, per 

 pkt, containing 5 pint, 50 cents .......... 1.50 



The following are extracts from some English testimonials : 



"I have also personally tested, and can confidently recommend, the new pea as a first-class 

 second early variety." (Signed) M. MATHESON, 



Gardener to Marquis of Exeter. 



" I consider it decidedly an improvement upon all other early peas." 



(Signed) GEO. ABBOTT, 



One of the Committee of the Stamford Horticultural Society. 

 " I grow a great number of peas, but have seen none to be compared to Mr. Laxton's." 



(Signed) t C. CLARK. 



Superintendent Stamford Horticultural Society Exhibitions. 



The Peabody. A very dwarf, prolific, branching, late variety; of the Tom-Thumb habit ; 

 height, fifteen inches ; good flavor, and very productive. The Peabody is a later 

 variety than the Dwarf Waterloo, to which it forms a good succession. Per pkt., 

 containing pint, 50 cents ........... 1.50 



