OF THEIR GUIDE TO THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 



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Beck's Improved Snowball, exceedingly early, crisp, and juicy 1 



Jersey Navct, an oblong white variety, very sweet, line for late sowing 2 



White Stone, a good early, globe-shaped turnip, suitable for late sowing 1 



Red Top American Stone, or Mousetail, very sweet, early, and a good keeper 1 



Orange Jelly, a first-rate yellow turnip fur autumn sowing 1 



Swedish, dwarf-topped 1 



Yellow Malta, a handsome variety, of excellent quality 1 



Polly's Early Nonsuch, a very superior white crisp variety 1 



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



OUR OWN SELECTION. 



12 ounces in 6 best varieties 2 6 | 6 ounces in 6 best varieties 



Section IV —EDIBLE FRUITED FEASTS. 



For Cultural Directions, see our "Guide to the Kitchen Garden." 



CAPSICUM AND CHILL 



One packet each of the eiyht varieties, 2s. 



^ pkt.— s. d. V 



pint, oz. 



d. *. </. 



9..0 3 



CO G 



G..0 3 



9..0 3 



0..0 3 



0. .0 3 



9..0 3 



9..0 3 



G..0 G 



.. ..1 G 



Chili, small red fruited 0 3 



Cayenne, true East Indian 0 4 



Long scarlet fruit 0 3 



Lonjr vellow fruit 0 3 



pkt.- 



Monstrosum, large red fruit 0 



Plum-shaped, fruit orange colour 0 



Squash, or Tomato-shaped red 0 



vSwcet Spanish, for salads 0 



FRAME CUCUMBER. 



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

 Society in 1S62 considered worthy of cultivation, together iviih a selection of the best introductions 

 since that period. Per pkt . 



Appleby's Queen, a handsome free-cropping black spine variety, fruit 20 to 30 inches.. 1 0 



Barr's Pearl Gem, pearly white, a handsome and delicate flavoured variety 1 



„ International, white spine, this is one of the most handsome cucumbers for exhibition 



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



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



„ Challenge, a handsome white spine variety 1 



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



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



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



Br. 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 



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



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



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



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



Lord Kenyon's Favourite, well known as a productive white variety 1 



Monroe's Eabiey, or Prolific, perhaps the most generally useful variety for summer or winter 



forcing, fruit in cluster, a good medium size 1 



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 



Sion House Improved, a very useful free bearing variety 1 



Snow's Horticultural, a handsome straight dark green variety, with short neck 1 



Surprise, an exceedingly productive white spine, fruit 16 to 18 inches long 1 



Telegraph, a well-known and much esteemed variety 1 



The following varieties are made up in 6d. to Is. packets 



Burnett's Perfection 

 Butler's Empress 



Eugenie 

 Carter's Champion 

 Coleshill 



Cuthill's Black Spine 

 „ Highland Mary 

 Prince Albert 



Dryham Park 

 Essex Hero 

 General Canrobert 

 Godfrey's White Spine 

 Himalaya White Spine 

 Improved Manchester 

 Prize 



Kirklees Hall DeSance 



Long Gun 

 Lorraine 

 Lynch's Star of the West 

 Mill's Jewess 

 Ne plus ultra 

 Nicholl's Prolific 

 Phenomenon 

 Rifleman 



Sir Colin Campbell 

 Snow's Horticultural 

 Sugden's Aldershott 

 Venetian 



Victory of England 

 Webb's Imperial 

 White Bohemian 

 Yorkshire Hero 



RIDGE OR HARDY CUCUMBERS. 



Donald Beaton, a very hardy fine long ridge variety, 18 to 20 inches long ; deep olive-green 



colour, fine bloom 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's Norfolk Hero, considered to be the best Ridge Cucumber in cultivation 1 o 



Long prickly 0 3 



Girkins for pickling 0 3 



