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BARR & SUGDEN'S COMPENDIUM 



SUNDRY SEEDS. 



INDIAN CORN, MAIZE, OR ZEA. 



The ears, when young, are delicious. They should be cooked and served up like asparagus. 



Per pkt.— g. d. 



Early Maize {variety, Sam Slick) ; this variety ripens well in England 0 6 



ROOTS, PLANTS, &c. 



POTATOES. 



The following varieties we offer as most worthy of cultivation ; other sorts can be supplied : — 



A small charge made fur bays. per peck per 



ROUND POTATOES. ofWLbs. bush 



s. d. s. a. 



Early Handsworth, the earliest and best dwarf-topped round variety for forcing .... 3 0.. 

 „ Smith's, as early as the Handsworth, more prolific and of better quality ; the 



best first early potato 3 6. . 



Covent Garden Prolific, a first-class potato, an extremely heavy cropper, fine 



flavoured, with a dwarf compact top. A fine succession to the above 3 0..12 0 



„ Oxford (Soden's), a very fine variety 3 6. .12 0 



„ Shaw Improved, a very productive early variety 2 6. .10 0 



Daintree's Early Seedling 2 6.. 9 0 



Dalmahoy, a first-rate second early 2 6.. 9 0 



Flour Ball or Snowball, a very fine second early 2 6.. 9 0 



Scotch Regents, an excellent variety 2 6.-9 0 



Taber's Golden Shaw, a highly recommended yellow flesh early variety, a very 



heavy cropper and of fine flavour, very valuable 3 6. .12 0 



KIDNEY POTATOES. 



Early Ash-leaf, true, the best for forcing 3 6. .12 0 



„ Webb's Telegraph (new), this excellent prolific variety we consider the earliest 

 in cultivation ; it was planted by Mr. Webb the first week in April, and a 



fine crop dug the last week in May 5 C. . 



„ Myatt's Covent Garden Prolific Ash-leaf, a first-class variety, very handsome, 



an abundant cropper, and in our opinion superior to Mona's Pride 2 6.. 9 0 



Champion (Carter), a very early excellent forcing variety, with very little haulm 3 6. . . . 



„ Racehorse (Sutton) 5 0.. 



Webb's President (new), a first-class second early, exceedingly productive, handsome, 



mealy, and fine flavoured 4 6 . . 



Rivers' Royal Ashleaf , one of the very best 3 6. .12 0 



Shepherd's Kidney, a fine cropper, firm and good flavoured 3 6 .12 0 



The King of Potatoes (Lapstone, true), a handsome second early, heavy cropper 3 0. . 10 6 



Webb's Imperial, or Daw's Matchless, a great cropper, resists the disease better than 



most others, is very handsome, and may be cooked from July to June 2 6.. 9 0 



Fluke, a heavy cropper 2 6.. 9 0 



England's Fair Beauty, an excellent flavoured variety, very handsome, white and floury 3 6. . 12 0 

 The new Ash-top Fluke, a hybrid between the Ash-leaf and Fluke ; a good second 



early, mealy, excellent flavour, very handsome, and a good keeper 6 0. . 



Wheeler's Milky White, a first-class second early variety, both as regards crop and 



flavour 5 0..18 0 



THE VARIETIES OF PATERSON'S SCOTCH SEEDLING POTATOES CAN BE SUPPLIED. 



JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES. SUCK* 



Jerusalem 2 6 . . 9 0 



GRAYSON'S COVENT GARDEN GIANT ASPARAGUS. 



s. d. s. d. 



Two years old per 100 3 6 I Four years old per 100 7 6 



Three years old per 100 5 6 | Extra strong for forcing per 100 10 6 



CHINESE POTATO OR YAM. 



Tubers, 2s. 6c?. and 3s. 6c?. per doz. ; 15s. and 20s. per 100. 



CHIVES AND TARRAGON. 



Per dozen bunches, 4s., or per bunch, 6c?. 



GARLIC, SHALLOTS, AND UNDER-GROUND (POTATO) ONIONS. 



Per pound, 8c?. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN, I POT AND SWEET HERBS. 



Of very superior quality, per bushel, 6s. | Per dozen Plants, 4s. 



RHUBARB ROOTS. I SEA KALE ROOTS. 



Strong 9c? each; 8s. 6c?. per dozen. I Per 100,7s. 6c?., 10s. 6c?. and 12s. 6c?. Extra strong, per 100, 15s. 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



For a descriptive list of the newest and best sorts cultivated, see the Autumn Compendium of our 



" Illustrated Floral Guide.'* 



