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BARR & SUGDEN'S COMPENDIUM 



TURNIP. ^p*"' 1 - ^ oz ; 



s. a. s. d. 



Early White Dutch, early, sweet, and juicy when young, but soon loses this quality . . 1 9. .0 4 



American White Strap-leaf, superior flavour, rapid growth ; crisp and sweet 1 9..0 4 



Red „ „ „ 2 0..0 4 



Covent Garden Snowball, a very early, small, compact variety of superior quality .... 1 9. .0 4 



Beck's Improved Snowball, exceedingly early, crisp, and juicy 1 9..0 3 



Jersey Navet, an oblong white variety, very sweet, fine for late sowing 2 6..0 6 



White Stone, a good early, globe-shaped turnip, suitable for late sowing 1 6..0 3 



Sed Top American Stone, or Mousetail, very sweet, early, and a good keeper 1 9..0 4 



Orange Jelly, a first-rate yellow turnip for autumn sowing 1 6..0 3 



Swedish, dwarf-topped 1 6..0 3 



Yellow Malta, a. handsome variety, of excellent quality 1 9..0 4 



Polly's Early Nonsuch, a very superior white crisp variety 1 9..0 4 



Chirk Castle Black Stone, white flesh, black skin, good keeper 2 6..0 6 



OUR OWN SELECTION. 



12 ounces in 6 best varieties 3 0)6 ounces in 6 best varieties 2 0 



Section IV.— EDIBLE FRUITED PLANTS. 

 CAPSICUM AND CHILI. 



One packet each of the eiyht varieties, 2s. 



pkt.— s. </. tf'pkt.— *. d. 



Chili, small red fruited 0 3 



Cayenne, true East Indian 0 4 



Long scarlet fruit 0 3 



Long yellow fruit 0 3 



Monstrosum, large red fruit 0 



Plum-shaped, fruit orange colour 0 3 



Squash, or Tomato-shaped red 0 4 



Sweet Spanish, for salads 0 4 



FRAME CUCUMBER. 



This list embraces all the varieties which the Fruit Committee of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society in 1862 considered worthy of cultivation, together with a selection of the best introductions 

 since thai period. Per pkt. 



Barr's International, white spine, the best and the most handsome cucumber for exhibition 



purposes, being long and straight, carrying its blossom when the fruit is 30 in. long 2 6 



„ Pearl Gem, pearly white, a handsome and delicate flavoured variety 1 0 



„ Winter Prolific, a first class cucumber 12 to 15 inches in length, very handsome, free 

 bearing, of excellent quality, with a hardier constitution and more proline than Sion 



House. We strongly recommend it Is. & 2 6 



,, Emerald Gem, a free-bearing useful cucumber for summer or winter work 1 0 



Berkshire Champion, a most valuable variety for summer and winter use 1 0 



„ Challenge, a handsome white spine variety 1 6 



Conqueror of the West, a handsome black spine, with fruit 20 to 24 inches long 1 0 



Dr. Livingstone, one of the most useful black spine varieties 1 0 



Dickson's Kewton Hero, a most excellent white spine variety 1 0 



Dr. Hogg, a new black spine variety, a cross between Eugenie and Imperial, fruit 20 to 24 



inches long, very straight and handsome, produced in clusters of three or four ; the entire 



stock is in our possession 2 6 



Eclipse, a very handsome white spine, 20 to 24 inches long 1 0 



Empress Eugenie (Butler's) an excellent long white spine variety 1 0 



Hamilton's Market Favourite, a valuable and well-known sort for summer and winter use ... 1 0 



Hedsor Prolific, a most productive variety, and the best for winter work 1 6 



Highgate Rival, a most useful white spine variety, 20 to 28 inches long 1 0 



James Cuthill, a superb black spine free-bearing variety 1 0 



Kelway's Defiance, a beautiful dark green, white spine, 15 in. long ; very fine sort J 0 



Xirklees Hall Defiance, a most useful winter variety, and equally valuable for summer work . . 1 0 



Lord Kenyon's Favourite, well known as a productive white spine, for summer and winter . . 10 

 Monroe's Sabley, or Prolific, one of the most generally useful for summer or winter forcing, 



fruit in cluster, a good medium size 1 0 



Masterman's Prolific, a cross from Sion House, but possessing a hardier constitution, fruit 12 



to 15 inches long, and of excellent quality, useful alike for summer and winter work. ... 1 0 



Mill's Jewess, a fine black spine free-bearing variety 1 0 



Pearson's Long Gun, an exceedingly fine variety, and a good kind for exhibition 1 0 



Sion House Improved, a very useful free bearing variety, for summer and winter use 1 0 



Snov/'s Horticultural, a handsome straight dark green variety, with short neck 1 0 



Surprise (Hamilton's), an exceedingly productive white spine, fruit 16 to 18 inches long.. . . 1 0 



Telegraph, a well-known and much esteemed variety 1 0 



The following varieties are made up in Is. packets : — 



Carter's Champion 

 Cheltenham Surprise 

 Coleshill 



Cuthill's Highland Mary 



„ Prince Albert 

 Godfrey's White Spine 



Conqueror Improved Manchester 



Cuthill's Black Smne Lorsg Cun 



Lynch's Star of the West J Sir Colin Campbell 

 Ne plus ultra ! Venetian 



Nicholi's Prolific Victory of England 



Phenomenon I White Bohemian 



Rifleman 1 Yorkshire Hero 



