OF THEIR GUIDE TO THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 



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RIDGE OR HARDY CUCUMBERS. re S pk j; 



Donald Beaton, a very hardy fine long ridge variety, 18 to 20 inches long 0 G 



Henderson's A 1, a very superior black spine variety, hardy, of robust growth 1 0 



Mandarin, a very superior variety from China, fruit short, smooth, and thick 1 0 



Stockwood's Selected Long Ridge, a very productive black spine fruit, 12 to 18 inches 0 4 



Wood's Selected Long Ridge, a prolific black spine variety, with long handsome fruit 0 4 



Youell'3 Norfolk Hero, considered to be the best liidge Cucumber iu cultivation I 0 



Long prickly 0 3 



Girkins for pickling 0 3 



Russian, small pickling cucumber ; the best of all for this purpose 0 G 



EGG PLANT (AUBERGINE). 



Perpkt. Per pkt. 



s. d. s. d. 



Scarlet Fruited, very handsome variety. . 0 4 I Purple Fruited 0 3 



Striped Fruited. . 0 4 I Violet „ 0 3 



Golden Fruited, very handsome 0 G | White „ 0 3 



MELON. Porpkt . 



African Pocket Garnishing, a small striped variety, very ornamental on the table 1 0 



Barr's International netted green flesh, green rind, beautifully netted and thin, flesh deep 

 green, thick, melting and very sweet, with a brisk flavour, weight 2 to 3 lbs. ; a free- 

 bearing useful variety 2 6 



Barr's International netted scarlet flesh, a free-setting hardy variety of strong constitution, 



medium sized oval fruit of excellent flavour ; a most useful sort 2 6 



Earr's Golden Monarch, rind bright yellow, flesh creamy pink, melting and luscious 1 0 



British Queen, new prize, yellow rind, finely netted, moderate sized, excellent, and a free setter 1 6 



Chichester prize, green flesh, handsome fruit 1 0 



Canteloupe, green flesh, a good sort 1 0 



Egyptian, green flesh, a good useful variety 1 0 



General Havelock, green flesh, light green rind, netted, large fine-flavoured fruit 1 0 



Golden Perfection, green flesh, sulphur rind, netted, an excellent flavoured free setting variety. 1 0 

 Queen, green flesh, a hybrid between Bromham Hall and Golden Perfection, weight 



2 to 2^ lbs., round, regularly netted, thin skinned, juicy, tender, melting, and delicious 2 6 



Hunt's Small scarlet flesh, thin rind, beautifully netted, flesh thick and melting, most useful 1 0 



,, Medium scarlet flesh, rind slightly netted, flesh thick, melting, fine flavour, free setter. 1 0 



Malvern Hall, scarlet flesh, fruit 1 to 2 lbs., a very early free-setting thin rind variety 1 6 



Masulipatam, green flesh, useful fine-flavoured variety 1 0 



Meredith's Hybrid Cashmere, green flesh, an excellent sort * 1 0 



Queen Ann's Pocket Garnishing (true), a fine striped variety for ornamenting the dessert table 1 6 

 Perkins' Hybrid Cashmere, green flesh, a very superior variety as regards setting and flavour, 



and handsome fruit « 1 0 



Silverton Park, green flesh, dark green rind, beautifully netted, superior flavour 1 0 



Thomson's green flesh, a fine variety 1 0 



Trentham Hall, a tine large fruiting green fleshed variety 1 0 



Turner's Scarlet Gem, scarlet flesh, finely netted, an excellent small variety 1 0 



Ward's Prize, scarlet flesh, larger than " Scarlet Gem ;" a finely netted superior variety 1 0 



Wills' Pine Apple, green flesh, a free sure -setting vigorous variety, a cross between Scarlet 

 Gem and Hybrid Cashmere, flesh green as grass, tender, melting, and the flavour of a 



pine apple Is. Gd. & 2 6 



Victoria, green flesh (Stuart & Mein), a great bearer, and a fine rich-flavoured variety 1 0 



Young's green flesh, a good useful sort 1 0 



The following will be found fully described in former editions of this Catalogue, Is. per packet : — 



Barnett's Hybrid, green flesh 

 Beechwood, green flesh. 

 Bromham Hall, green flesh. 

 Cirencester, green flesh. 

 Empress Eugenie. 



Garibaldi. 



Hardy Ridge, green flesh. 

 Morocco. 

 Princess Alice. 

 Prince of Orange. 



Princess Alexandra, green 



flesh- 

 Rock, large Prescott. 

 Snow's Hybrid, green flesh. 



MARTYNIA FOR PICKLING. 



An old garden favourite, and like the Nasturtium, the fruit, gathered when young and tender, 



makes an excellent pickle per packet 0 6 



NASTURTIUM. 



The seeds of these, gathered when quite young and pickled, form an excellent substitute for capers. 



Perpkt. Peroz. Perpkt. Peroz. 



s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 



Dark crimson 0 3..0 6 1 Mixed 0 3..0 6 



Spotted 0 3..0 6 | Dwarf 0 3..0 6 



TOMATO OR LOVE APPLE. Pe J.P k £ 



Large Red Italian, large fruit 6 G 



Powell's Early Eed, very early 0 6 



Tomato de Laye (Grenier), or Tree Tomato ; an upright variety, with fine large red fruit .... 0 6 



