62 BARR & SUGDEN'S COMPENDIUM 



Division in.— For cutting in March and April. 1>e 5 r ^- r f °'i 



Adam's Earliest "White, the earliest Spring Brocoli, sometimes ready in February .... 0 4. .1 0 



Covent Garden Spring White, a first early turning in as soon as the weather will permit 1 0. . 2 6 



Buckman's New Hardy Brocoli, said to stand the most severe winters 1 0 . . 



Dalmeny Park, an excellent variety 0 6..1 G 



Early Penzance, very early and pure white 0 6..1 6 



Imperial Early White, a very superior variety, a fine succession to Adam's 0 4..1 0 



Dilcock's Bride, produces fine large heads, and forms a good succession to Imperial. .. . 0 4..1 0 



Beck's New Dwarf Gem, a first-rate early variety, very dwarf 0 G..1 6 



Knight's Protecting, a very useful variety 0 4..1 0 



Southampton White, a very fine variety, Avith large white heads 0 4..1 0 



Sulphur, or Brimstone, very useful, extremely hardy, and produces fine heads 0 4..1 0 



Division IV.— For cutting in April and May. 



Alexandra Late White, said to be a first class sort, coming into use the first week in May 2 G . . 



Carter's Champion, the latest Spring Brocoli, dwarf, heads very large, fine flavoured . . 0 G . . 1 6 



„ Summer White, this fine late variety may be cut till the cauliflower comes in . 2 6.. .. 

 Cattell's Eclipse, stated to be the hardiest and latest white variety, coming into use in 

 May and June, so filling up the period between the late Brocoli and Cauliflower, 



was awarded the First Prize at the International Exhibition, May, 1866 1 G. . 



Chappel's Cream, a fine variety, with large compact heads 0 4..1 0 



Dickson's Emperor, very fine variety, comes into use in May 1 0 . . 



Frogmore Protecting (true from Turner), very highly recommended 1 0 . . 



Hill's June Brocoli, comes into use end of May, and continues through June 2 G. . 



Howden's Large Late Purple (Syn. Siberian), a valuable hardy variety 0 4..1 0 



Mammoth, or Covent Garden Giant White, one of the largest and best late Brocoli .... 0 6. . 1 6 



Maule's Late White, very superior, with large fine heads 0 4..1 0 



Millar's Dwarf Late White (Syn. Dwarf Russian) 0 4..1 0 



Reading Giant, fine large heads, an excellent variety, and very hardy 0 6..1 6 



Shearer's Late White, extremely hardy, producing in April and May large pure white 



compact heads, veiy strongly recommended 1 0 . . 



The Cottager's Brocoli, a most valuable variety for small gardens where but few sorts 

 can be grown, as it begins to come into use in April, and yields a succession of 



fine compact white heads till the early cauliflower is ready 1 0..2 6 



The Horticultural superb Late- A first class late white variety.* 1 0. . 



Wilcove, a fine large late variety 0 4..1 0 



OUR OWN SELECTION. 



8 ounces, in 8 best succcssional varieties 10 0 1 3 ounces in 6 best successional varieties 3 0 



4 „ in 8 „ 5 6 j 4 pkts. in 4 „ 2 6 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Perpkt . Peroz . 



Imported Seed, veiy fine stock 0 4..0 9 



Roseberry Brussels Sprouts 0 4..1 0 



Scrymger's Giant, a fine variety 1 0. . 



For new and valuable varieties of Winter Sprouts, see under Borecole and Savoy. 



CARDOON. 



Spanish 0 4 . . 1 0 



CABBAGE. Per pkt. Per oz. 



Covent Garden Superfine Early Dwarf, a compact little cabbage, very early 0 4..0 8 



Champion Early Dwarf, by successional sowings this variety may be cut through the year 0 4 . . 0 8 



Dwarf Early York, very early 0 G 



Enfield Market, a very superior variety, turns in very early 0 3..0 6 



Hill's Incomparable, this is considered to be one of the best small cabbages cultivated 0 4. .0 8 



Kemp's Incomparable, a very superior dwarf compact variety, very early 0 4 .0 8 



Large Late Drumhead, or Scotch, grows to an immense size, fine for cattle 0 4 



Large York (Oxheart), a good useful sort 0 6 



Tom Thumb (Little Pixie), a delicately flavoured, very early, little cabbage 0 4..0 8 



Aitken's Matchless, a very excellent dwarf variety 0 6 



Nonpareil, Beck's Improved, a well-known and highly esteemed valuable variety 0 3. .0 6 



Oliver's Monarch, a fine variety, with few outside leaves ; may be planted close together, 

 and if not cut too close, it will yield a succession of small cabbage throughout the 



summer 0 6..1 6 



Eed Dutch Improved, for pickling, very fine 0 4. .0 8 



Eosetta Green Colewort, a most useful early cabbage, in use the whole winter 0 4 . . 0 8 



Sugar Loaf, a very good old variety 0 G 



Thousand Headed, a valuable cattle cabbage 0 6 



"Wheeler's Imperial, greatly prized for general use ; of delicate flavour 0 3..0 G 



In addition to the above, we can supply almost any other variety worth cultivating. 



