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BARR & SUGDEN'S COMPENDIUM 



The growth of the Seed is tested before being sent out. 



SELECT LIST OP VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



ARRANGED AND CLASSIFIED ON AN ENTIRELY NEW PRINCIPLE, 

 AND EMBRACING ALL THE BEST VARIETIES OF VEGETABLES IN 

 CULTIVATION, ESPECIALLY SUCH AS ARE MOST APPROVED OF 

 IN COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 



OX EACH PARCEL OF SEED CULTURAL DIRECTIONS ARE PRINTED. 



All Packets of Vegetable Seeds delivered, carriage paid, by post or otherwise. 



This arrangement has been made to enable purchasers, whose Gardens are limited, to obtain from 

 our Warehouse, carriage free, really superior seeds, both as regards their growing qualities, 

 and the pureness of the stocks from which they have been saved. 



ORDERS FOR VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT OR MEASURE, AMOUNTING TO 2L?. AND 

 UPWARDS, SENT CARRIAGE PAID. 



Section I.— LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. 



PEAS. 



The following embrace all we consider most worthy of cultivation. 

 Division I— THE EARLIEST ROUND SEEDED PEAS. 



If sown from November to February will be ready to gather in May and June. 



The Height is given in Feet. p £ r q £ 

 TABER'S EARLY PERFECTION, three or four days later than "First Crop," but superior to 

 it as a cropper ; the pods are longer, and much more numerous ; the constitution of the 



plant is hardier, and its growth more robust ; the flavour of the pea is excellent, 3 ft. . . 1 6 



Carter's First Crop (Syn. Sutton's Ringleader), one of the earliest varieties, 2^ ft 2 6 



Dickson's First and Best, very similar to Early Perfection 1 6 



Daniel O'Rourke (Syns. Sangster's No. 1, Sutton's Champion, Carpenter's Express, Carter's 



Early, &c), a fine early variety, 2\ ft 1 0 



Dilliston's Early, very similar to First Crop and Ringleader, 2^ ft 2 0 



Dunnett's First Early (Morning Star, Emperor, &c), a fine cropper, 3 ft 1 0 



Tom Thumb (Beck's Gem), an excellent pea for forcing or for small gardens ; very dwarf, 1 ft. 1 6 

 See Division TV. for Little Gem and Advancer, both very early Wrinkled Marrows. 



Division II.-SECOND EARLY ROUND SEEDED PEAS. 



If sown from January to April will be ready to gather in June and July. 



Auvergne, (Syn. Dickson's Favourite), long well-filled pods, a heavy cropper, 4 ft 1 0 



Bishop's New" long-podded dwarf, a fine brandling variety, with long, well-filled pods, 2 ft. . . 1 0 



Blue Surprise, Carter's, or Fairbeard's, fine flavoured and a good cropper, 4 ft 1 0 



Champion of Paris (Syns. Paradise and Essex Rival Marrows), an excellent second early, 4ft. . 1 0 



Harrison's Perfection, flue flavoured and productive, 3 ft 1 0 



Princess Royal, a most productive variety, with long well-filled pods, 1^ ft. 1 3 



Prizetaker Green Marrow, (Bellamy's &c), a superior productive variety, with darkgreen pods, 4ft. 1 0 



Laxton's Prolific Long Pod ; pods very numerous, and well filled 3 6 



Division IIL-ROUND SEEDED PEAS SUITABLE FOR MAIN CROP. 



If sown from February to May 2cill be ready to gather from the middle of July to the middle 



of August. 



Burbridge's Eclipse, a dwarf robust growing variety, with well-filled pods, 2 ft 



Flack's Victory, or 3edman's Imperial, branching, productive, and of fine flavour, 3 ft 



Harrison's Glory, fine flavoured and productive, 3 ft 



Blue Scimitar, a well-known and esteemed variety, very productive, 2\ ft 



Victoria, or Waterloo tall Marrow, large pods, fine flavoured, and very productive, 6 ft 



Waterloo Dwarf, late Branching Marrow, a very productive good flavoured variety, and will 



be much valued in small gardens, and where sticks are scarce, 1 ft 3 G 



ThePeahody, a very dwarf prolific branching late variety, 1^ ft 3 6 



Division IV.-THE EARLIEST WRINKLED MARROW PEAS. 



If sown in March or April will be ready to gather about the middle of August. 

 Advancer, the earliest green wrinkled marrow, very dwarf, productive, and superior in 



flavour, coming into use a few days after Daniel O'Rourke, 1£ ft 



Albert Edward, a new early tall green marrow, as early as the Emperor; exceedingly productive, 



pods long and well filled, flavour excellent, said not to be subject to mildew, 5 ft 



Champion of England, one of the best peas in cultivation ; abundant cropper, fine flavoured, 4 ft. 

 Cullingford's Champion, new, an improved Champion of England, the pods well filled with 



dark green peas of superior flavour, 4 to 5 feet 



Hair's Dwarf Mammoth (Syn. Lord Raglan), superior to Knight's Dwarf Green Marrow, 3 ft. 

 Little Gem (McLean), a very dwarf productive full flavoured first early marrow, coming into 



use with Daniel O'Rourke, and being miniature can readily be grown under glass, 1 ft. 



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