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GEEAT WESTES2?, GEEAT HOETHEBff, SOUTHS ESTEEM, &EV SOUTH-EASTERN BAILWAY 



ESTABLISHMENT, READING, BERKS 





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FOR SUPPLYING 



SUTTON'S 



HOT/lE-GROWiN SEEDS TO ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM 



CARRIAGE FREE (as see below). 



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SUTTON'S 



SEED 



LIST 



FOR 



1855. 



This List being Wfjf concise, including only the most approved lei ads, will he found very convenient to Amateurs and others ordering seeds, 





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PEAS (foe Earliest Crops). 



per quart. — s. d. 



Sutton's "Early Champion, 

 one of the forwap it 

 sorts known, pood fla- 

 voured ami prolific This 

 Pea is worth a much 

 higher price, but hi Dg 

 grown a large crop ire 



are enabled to offer it 



very inc derate 

 Early Emperor 

 Prince Albert 



Sangsfer's No. 1 



Waite's Daniel O'Ronrk. 

 considen by some to be 

 the forwardest Pea yet 

 out. It should be tried 

 against our liar]} < hain- 



pfon 



Fairhead's Early Con- 

 queror ... 



Early Warwick 



Pauls I rly Dwarf, proli- 

 fic, forming a complete 

 matt of blossoms & pods 2 



Bishop's New Long-podded, 

 should be sown thinly... 1 



Hamilton's November Pro- 

 lific, excellent for all 

 seasons 1 



Beck's Early Gem, new, 

 prolific, early, only 1^ ft. 1 





FRENCH BEANS. 



per pint.- 



York and Lancaster Kun- 



ners, more productive 



than Scarlet Banners, 



and highly ornamental 1 



Scarlet Kunners 1 



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BEET. per oz 

 Sutton's Dark Ked, the 

 darkest of all the red 

 Ueets, and boils very 



tender 



W byte's Black 



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CELERY. 



per packet. 

 Sutton's Solid White 



Superb Pink ... 



Cole's Dwarf Ited, very 



hardy 



„ Crystal White 



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PARSNIP. 



per ounce.- 



Large Guernsey . 



Improved Jersey Marrow 

 Hollow Crown 



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P E A S ( FOR M edi r m C sops) . 



Blue Prussian, useful old 

 sort 



Prizetaker, new, fine long 

 green po< which hang 

 so closely as to cover 

 the haulm from top to 

 h om. Numerous 

 prizes were awarded to 

 the " Prizetaker'* last 

 summer 2 



Fairbeard's Champion of 

 England 1 



Fairbeard's Nonpareil, 

 verv sweet, juicy, nine or 

 ten i'eas in every pod; 

 pods numerous 



Seimetar ... 



fai Defiance, 



Kni b*2 jg 



and n ■> tall 1 



Beck's Eclipse, like the 

 Bci me tar, but m ush 

 earlier 1 



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BORECOLE. 

 Tall Green Curled ... 

 Jerusa in, fine purple 



BROCCOLI. 

 First Division, for cutting 



in Jan, and Feb. p. pekt. 

 Sutton's Superb Early 

 "W lute, one of the earliest 



and best 



Winter Imperial (Snow's) 1 



Second J ision, for cutting 



in March d April. 

 Mitchinsoo's Early White 



Early Malta 



Diteoek'i Bride (new) ... 



Third Division, for cutting 



in May and June, 

 Elletson's Gigantic ...1 



Wilcove white, large ... 

 The Heading Giant, the 



largest Broccoli known 1 

 Wari Superb Late white, 

 the latest of all, intro- 

 duced by Mr. Ward, the 

 raiser of the Omer Pacha 

 Strawberry 



1 rth D ivision,for cutting 



in Sept, and Oct. 

 Walcheren, dwarf white... 

 I m proved Purple Cape . . . 



White Cape 

 Grange's White ... 



Dancer's Pink Cape 

 Bros s Sprouts, fresh im- 

 ported, true ... per ounce 1 



CAULIFLOWER. 



packet. 



Earl v I on ..»iA 



CARROT. 

 Early Short Horn, fine 



Selected ARringham 

 Long Surrey 



James' Orange, early 



per oz* 



.. 6 



... 6 

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PARSLEY. 



Mitchell's Matchless 

 Myatt's Garnishing... 

 Dwarf French 



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CUCUMBER. 





per packet. 



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Lord Kenyon'a 

 Cnthill's Black Spine 



Hunter's Prolific ... 

 Conqueror of the West 



' CRESS. 



Plain, per pint, Is. ... 

 Curled „ Is. 6d. 



MUSTARD. 

 White, per pint, Os. Vd. 



Brown „ is, Od. 



ENDIVE. 

 Green curled, extra... 



Batavian, smooth broad- 

 leaved green ... 

 Double yellow curled 



RADISH. 

 Beck's Superb Short Top 

 Turnip, Red and White... 

 Scarlet Olive-shaped ... 



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SCORZONEEA 

 SALSA FY 

 SLA KALE 

 COKN SA(<AD 



SPINACH. 

 Round and Prickly ... 



TURNIP. 



range Jelly .., 



Polly's Nonsuch 

 Six weeks' Stone ... 

 Green top't Six weeks 

 White Dutch 

 Snowball 



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FLOWER SEEDS. 



Our Stock of Flower Seeds consists of several thonsa?: 

 species and varieties, including all the newest sorts, too numeiti 

 to insert here. (For a Sutton's Collections/' see below.) 





CHOICE PLANTS. 



^ For spring 1855, all of which can be safely packed for tr- 

 ling, and will be sent any reasonable distance Carriage 

 Separate Lists of Geraniums, Cinerarias, Carnations, Pico- 

 Verbenas, Fuchsias, Hollyhocks, Chrysanthemums, Pan: 

 Dahlias, Petunias, &c, &c, will be forwarded if desired. 



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LEEK. 



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Large Flag, London 9 



LETTUC E. per packet. 

 Sutton's Superb "White 

 Cos, large, crisp, and 

 sweet, requires no tying 1 





 



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HERB SEEDS, ETC., 

 In packets at &£ or 3d. each. 

 Basil, sweet. Chicory. 

 Capsicum of 



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HOME-GROWN AGBICTJLTUEAL 



Prices of Agricultural Seeds may advance as the crop 

 are short, but the annexed will be the prices durin 

 present month. 



MANGOLD WURZEL. 



(from selected roots.) s. d, 



Yellow Globe 

 Red Globe 

 Loner Red 



per pound 



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Long Yellow 



Sutton's Elvetham Long 



Red, very large 



New Large Green-topped 



White 



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TURNIPS. ■ 

 Sutton's GreenTopped Hy- 

 brid, similar to the above 

 in nutritive properties, 

 and will thrive well on 

 poor soil and cold climate 1 

 Sutton' 8 Early Six Weeks 1 



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Sutton's Green Cos, re- 

 quires no tying 1 



Berkshire Brown Cos, re- 

 quires no tying 1 



Drumhead 



Black-si I Bath Cos ... «» 

 31 i d, finest sorts fin* a - 

 cession throughout the 



summer 















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 6 



sorts. 

 Fennel. 

 I Chervil. 

 Cardoons. 



Red Orache. 



Tomato. 

 31 nj oram, sweet 

 Thyme. 

 Savory, winter 

 do., summer. 

 Tobacco. 



SEEDS of suitable kinds for 

 Exportation to Australia, India, 

 and other Foreign parts, pro- 

 perly packed, price 2L, 11. 10s., 

 and 1J. for choice and useful 

 collections. 



CARROTS. 



Large White Belgian 

 Red Alt rin gh am 

 Yellow Bel; n... 

 Short Orange 



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Large Guernsey 



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PEAS (for Latest Crops). 



Ne Fins Ultra, green 

 wrinkled, quite distinct 

 in flavour and appear- 

 ance ... ... 



British Queen, similar to 

 Knight's tall, but much 

 lar r 



Waite's King of 3Iarrows, 

 fine green pods 



"Woodford's Green Marrow 10 



Thurston's Reliance, large, 

 prolific, fine tiavon red... 1 



Knights Tall and Dwarf 1 4 



Vsiatic, fine large... 

 Late German ... 

 Halclieren, true kind 

 Mitchell'* hardy, new 

 Waite's Alma, new ... 



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MELON. 

 Ma • sorts ... 



V e table Marrow,sever; 



hue sorts,.. 



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BEANS, 



Early Longpod ... 

 Johnson Wonderful 

 Royal Dwarf Cluster 



Broad Winter ... 



Early 31onarch,new, large 



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FRENCH BEANS. 



per pint. 

 Early Six Weeks, or Mo- 

 hawk 1 6 



Newington Wonder ... 1 6 

 Long-podded Negro 1 3 



CABBAGE. 

 1'arly Nonpareil 

 Lon u 3iarket... 

 Sutton s Imperial, the finest 

 and earliest for spring... 9 



From the Rev. l.vndg Foot, 

 Long Bredy Rectory, June 24, 



1854. 

 "Your Sutton's Imperial Cab- 

 bage proved the greatest com- 

 fort to all the poor people who 

 planted it here last year." 



ouve Tronchuda 1 



King of the Cabbages ... 



Sutton's Dwarf Combe, the 

 best for snmmer, autumn, 

 and winter use 



ONION. pero: 



Reading, fine, large, and 



mild flavour 



White Spanish 



l^rown ,, 



trasburgh 



New White GloJ 



Deptford 



New Giant ... 



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SAYNOR'S KNIVES. 



TOBACCO PAPER, 



Fumigating. 



CUBA BAST, for t sg. 



POTATOES.' per] 

 Fluke Kidney ... .... 2 



Early Walnut-leaf Kidney 3 



2 

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True Ash-leaf 

 New Red Ash-leaf 



Soden's Early Oxford 

 Fortyfold, excellent 

 Fiftyfold Kidney 

 York Regents 



And many others. 



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ASPARAGUS PLANTS. 

 The True Reading Giant, one year 



m tt two years, strong 



h ,j three yea , do. 



SEAKALE PLANTS. 

 Strong one year old plants 



two year old 



per dozen... 



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TURNIPS. 



(seed saved carefully from 

 selected bulbs.) 



Hardy White Swede ... 1 

 Fettercairne Swede 2 



Skirving'sLiverpoolSwede 2 

 Purple Topped Yellow 



Swede (Sutton's fine) ... 2 

 Rivers' s Stubble Swede ... 2 

 Laing's Improved Purple 



Topped Swede 2 



Ash croft Swede(verylarge) 

 being an improved va- 

 riety of the Liverpool 

 Swede ... 



Green Topped Yellow 

 bwede 



Sutton's Purple Topped 

 Yellow Hybrid Turnip. 

 (This is the best substi- 

 tute for Swedes. It 

 attains to a largo size, 

 even when sown late, and 

 keeps well till spring)... 1 





 

 





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Green Barrel 



Dale's Hybrid 



Yellow Tankard 

 Yellow Aberdeen 

 Yellow Bullock 

 White Globe 

 Green Globe 

 Red Round 

 Green Round 

 Tankard (Red, Gre*en, and 

 White) 



Sutton's Lincolnshire 

 New Red Globe (a very 

 super if r Turnip presented 

 to us by P. Pusey, Esq.) 1 



Orange Jelly " 1 ! 



CLOVERS, GRASSES, ETC 



(Prices fi jtuating.) 

 Red (or Broad) Clover. 

 White (or Dutch) „ 

 Trefoil (or Hop Clover). 

 Alsike Hybrid Clover. 

 Lucerne (fresh imported). 

 French Furze. 

 Poas. Fescues, &c. 

 True Italian Kye-grass. 

 Dickenson's Improved do. 

 Sutton's Improved do. 

 Perennial Rye-grass. 

 Com -n Rye-grass. 

 Buckwheat. 

 Giant Sainfoin. 



Linseed or Flax. 

 Drumhead Cabbn;r n . 

 Kohl Kabi (of sorts). 

 Dwarf Rape. ^^k 



White Mustard. 



Bishop's Last and Best Pea. 





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SAVOY CABBAGE, p.oz. 



Dwarf Green, curled, extra 

 fine, jjark green, best for 

 the main crop 



Early Ulm, new sort, very 

 early, small, may be 

 planted much closerthan 

 other kinds 1 



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RHUBARB 



Mitchell's Royal Albert 



Myatt's Linnaeus ... 



Victoria ... 

 Early Tobolsk, each 

 Randall's Prolific, each 



iter's Prince ofWalet, each 

 Good mixed sorts, per doz. 



ROOTS. 



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Post Office orders should be made pavable to John Sutton 



and Sons, and the cost of the order may be deducted from the 

 account. 



And many other agricultural Seeds. 



NATURAL GRASS SEEDS FOR PERMANENT PASTURES 



Separate or Mixed Expressly to Suit the Soil. 



Messrs. Sutton & Sons having for many years paid espec 

 attention to the examination of Natural Pastures, and the collt 

 ing of the Grasses which thrive in the various soils of Gr- 

 Britain and Ireland, for the purpose of introducing an iroprov 

 system of laying down land to Permanent Pasture, are there 

 enabled to supply the sorts and quantities of Seeds, varied 

 suit the soil for which they are intended. The cost will rs 

 from 24s. to 30s. per acre, according to the sorts and quantiti 

 the soil requires. 



FINE LAWN CRASS SEEDS, 



Fob Making Hmw or Improving Old Lawns. 



Price Is. per pound, 2s. 6d. per gallon, or '20s. per bushel. 



forming new Lawns 2 1 bushels, or 50 lbs., is the qua* 1 - 

 required per acre. 



FINE CRASS AND CLOVER SE£DS FOR IMPROVE 



OLD PASTURES. 



Quantity required per Acre, S lbs. to 12 lbs., price 9d. per ft. 



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SUTTON'S COLLECTIONS OF KITCHEN GAR 



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If* Blinds of Seeds are already possessed, purchasers are requested to name them, that increased quantities of others may be 'sent hilieu'of the* 

 Quantities in these Collections may be had in return for one vennv stamn. J J 



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List of the sofi 



UTTON 



COLLECTIONS 



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No. 6. 

 No. 7, 



No. 8, 



OF FLOWER SEEDS. 



THE MOST BE^SS^M "Hal.hardy," and "Tender/' as preferred. 



THE MOST SHOWY 50 ditto ditto 



THE MOST SHOWY 36 ditto ditto ... 



THE MO$T SHOWY 24 ditto ditto 



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Also. Natural Grassed for ^ lawns and ^adows^Ma^d b Wur^ " Turn? ' l\\do^^^t^ii^ V ^^ ^ "** * ^^ ^"^ ^ Sb ° UlJ * ^ 



and South Wales: am l packages of lvalue and unwar^s are delivered free ™* . n^ . ?k^Z°I » ! ^Wolverhampton. Eastern Counties, Oxford and Birmingham, Bristol and bgf 



Rallwaya. 



JOHNi SUTTON & S0HS, Seed Growers, 



Horticultural Society 



Agricolfaral Society of England, and the Bath and West of England Agricultural 



Members 



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*Slr7 7 f \i- J n MW 5 1r ' of >0 * U ' u VP« r Wobora Place to the P 

 the County of Middlesex, Pnmer*. at their OSee m Lombard Street i 

 Garden, m the said Couutj, where all AdTertiwment* and CoMaSca 



t, m the rrecinct oi Wbitetnars, in the City of London j and published br 

 qbj are to be Adoeisskd to tub Lditob.—Satubdai, January 6, 11*55,. 



; i «nu w oi. jnargaret ana at. John. *ve»tnnn5»«» ""^ 

 Now b, CjMurles Street, in the Parish of St. Paul's, C<^ 



