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taurea cyanus, growing two fcot high, and C. depressa, five inches high, are 

 equally beautiful, and exceedingly useful in making bouquets. 



Before we conclude this section of the subject, it will be proper to notice 

 a few half-hardy ornamental creepers, of Avhich seeds should be procured : 

 these are Calampelis scabra, Lophospermum, Maurandya, Scyphantlius, 

 Cobcea scandens, and the different varieties of ornamental Gourds ; of the 

 latter we would particularly mention the Turban, or Turk's Cap, and the 

 Bottle Gourd, as these two varieties are considered hardier than others. 



We close these remarks with a few words on kitchen garden seeds. 

 NoUiing can be more absurd tlian for a gardener to encumber himself witli 

 an extravagant number of varieties of the different culinary vegetables. 



Of Peas we content ourselves this year with four varieties ; two of them, 

 Bishop's Dwarf Long-podded, and Fairbeard's Champion of England, we 

 proved last year to be far superior to those we had previously grown, and 

 which had been selected, in former years, afler careful experiments. The 

 otlier two kinds, which we still grow tliis year, are Hairs' Dwarf Green 

 Mammoth, and Burbridge's Eclipse. 



We have one sort of garden Bean, " The New Royal Cluster ; " and one 

 variety of Kidney Bean, " The Dwarf Prolific ; " tliese two Beans we last 

 year proved to be superior to all other Beans which have come to our knowl- 

 edge. 



One kind of Borecole is enough, the dwarf, hardy green ; and of Broccoli, 

 we know only four varieties, which we have tested in former years, viz. : — 

 Snow's Superb White, Knight's Protecting, Early Purple Cape, and Early 

 White ; and two new late ones to try against our older favorites, viz. : Im- 

 perial Winter, and EUetson's Mammoth. 



Of Cabbages, we have the true Early York for culinary Cabbages ; Drum- 

 head for " Sour-krout ; " and Chappel's Colewort for the purpose which its 

 name implies. 



Of Cauliflowers, the Early Asiatic and the Walcheren are what we use. 



Of Carrots, the Dutch Horn for forcing, and the Altringham for general 

 crop. 



Of Celerj', we limit ourselves to one kind, Cole's Superb, or " Celeri 

 violet," a variety of undoubted superiority. 



Of Lettuces, we select the Brighton Cos, or Paris Cos, the Hardy Ham- 

 mersmith Cabbage, and the Drumhead. 



Of Onions, for general crop, the White Spanish, the Deptford, the Brown, 

 and White Globe ; for Salads, the two-bladed for pickling, the silver skinned ; 

 and for autumn sowing, the Tripoli. 



Of Radishes, one long-rooted variety, and the red and white globular, 

 with black Spanish for whiter use, and the white Naples to produce roots for 

 pickling. 



Of Spinach, the round for summer use, and the hardy, prickly for winter. 



Among the items which ought not to be omitted are tlie Ice-plant for 

 garnishing. Chicory and Lamb's Lettuce for winter Salads, Hamburg Parsley 

 for the sake of its roots, and Nicotiana Tabacum for fumigating. 



In the above remarks I have not noticed those vegetables of which only 



