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BORECOLE — continued. per pkt ptfos* 



Scotch Tall Green Curled, extremely hardy and very productive of side-shoots during spring; this s. d. s. d. 



and the other varieties of Scotch Kales are so well known as to need no further description o 3 - o 6 



„ Dwarf Green Curled or Feathered, a very valuable stock for small gardens o 3...0 6 



„ „ „ Prince Of Wales, a good selection for small gardens o 4...1 o 



„ „ Hands worth, a very fin e selection o 4.0 8 



„ „ „ Veitch'S Late, described as being long in running to seed o 4...0 8 



„ ,, Abergeldie, a very good variety of intermediate height o 4...1 o- 



„ New Moss Triple Curled Garnishing 1 , colour a beautiful light green, the curling exquisite o 4...1 0 



„ New Imperial Hearting, very productive of sprouts in spring o 4...0 8 



„ TaU Purple Curled, this differs from the green simply in colour, which is dark purple ; it 



boils very tender in the winter, and is very productive of side-shoots in the spring o 4...0 8 



„ Dwarf Purple Curled, resembling the tall, but so dwarf as to lay quite on the ground ... o 4...0 8 



The above Kales we found desirable for culinary purposes ; the coarser-growing cattle kinds will be found 

 enumerated under the head of Agricultural Seeds. 



In clearing up the confusion which exists in the names of this section of the Brassica family, the following, 

 in black letter, had no distinct Kales to represent them, one or other of the varieties above described being 

 supplied, and the names of such as were supplied are given in italics : — 



For Delaware, were supplied, Jerusalem and Buda. For Siberian, Egyptian. For Lapland, Egyptian,. 

 Buda, and Dwarf Purple Curled. For Acme, Jerusalem. For Victoria Marrow, Couve Tronchuda. 

 For Miller's Winter, Egyptian. For Camberwell, Ragged Jack. For Prussian, Jerusalem. 



Asparagus Kale demands a special notice for itself. Under this name many seedsmen sell Couve Tronchuda ; which 

 is the Portugal or Braganza Cabbage, exceedingly delicate in flavour, and should be grown universally ; but 

 we object to the name " Asparagus " being attached to it ; the leaves are more like blanched sea-kale. See our 

 remarks, page 57. Buda Kale is also sold under this name, and not inappropriately so; in the spring it 

 throws up an immense quantity of shoots, which may be bla?iched and served as asparagus. Jerusalem is 

 likewise sold under this name, and we think it is the plant to xohich the name was originally attached. 

 Under this name is also sold Chou de Milan. Even Ragged Jack is made to do duty for it, as also 

 Egyptian Kale. 



Our object in making this statement is to enable our customers to select their own Asparagus Kale. 



ORNAMENTAL KALES FOR WINTER DECORATION. per pkt. per ©z* 



Variegated Triple Curled Improved (Melville). For distant effect, grand winter beds may be 

 formed of these, also groups, or single specimens in flower or shrubbery borders. The 

 colours range from the purest white to the richest purple-crimson, which, when lit up 

 by the winter sun are truly splendid. As soon as large enough, transplant from the 

 seed bed into poor soil and an open situation a large number of plants. Late in 

 autumn, those which have sufficiently developed their colours, select out and arrange 

 according to taste, breaking off the large under-leaves, and then make a hole in the 



soil sufficiently deep to bring the head close to the surface 1 o , 



„ New Triple Curled Perennial (Melville), a cross between the Perennial Woburn 



Kale and the Annual Variegated ; purple, green, white, mauve, olive, and yellow are 



the colours of the plants from which the seed was saved 1 c 



„ Carter's Improved Garnishing, said to produce more than twenty varieties, some 



of them equal in colour (says the description) to the new Coleus * * 



„ Covent Garden, very beautiful, and in many colours o 6. ..1 6 



Palm-Tree, extremely ornamental for shrubberies, the appearance of it is that of an eastern palm... 1 o 



BSOCCOZ.I. 



Division I.— FOR CUTTING DURING THE AUTUMN AND^EARLY WINTER MONTHS. 

 Early Purple Cape, a most useful, excellent variety, which may be cut from August to December 

 „ Erfurt Dwarf, an exceedingly fine selected extra dwarf variety of this valuable Cauliflower 



Grange's or Hammond's White Cape, one of the best for succeeding the Cauliflower 



Walcheren, a most valuable variety for cutting in September, October, and November 



Dancer's Late Pink Cape, a most valuable succession to the Early Purple Cape 



Division II.— FOR CUTTING DURING TEE WINTER MONTHS. 



Snow's Superb Winter White, true, this stock has been saved wttji very great care ; it is the same as 

 originally sent out by Mr. Snow. If sown in succession from February to May, fine 

 snow-white heads may be cut in November, and during the winter and early spring 



months 1 6...3 6 



Snow's Superb Winter White, fine, but not equal to the ab >ve 1 0...2 6 



BaCkhOUSe'S Winter White, Original packets ) This produces snow-white heads j it is quite distinct from Snow's Superb j 1 6 



BaCkhOUSe'S Winter White j * Vinter -> hein g >" ore dwarf and more compact in growth. |i 0...2 C 



Osborn'S Winter White, a fine mid-winter variety, heads as white as a cauliflower ; it is dwarf and 



compact like Backhouse's, but with a lighter green foliage 1 0...2 6 



Early Purple Sprouting (Asparagus Broccoli), a very hardy prolific sprouting variety 0 4...1 o 



Division III.— FOR CUTTING IN MARCH AND APRIL. 

 Barr's Champion, one of the most distinct and hardiest Broccoli in cultivation ; the flower is well pro- 

 tected, and, if allowed to attain its full size, under good culture, it has produced heads as much 



as four feet in circumference. Sow in March, or in early localities in April 1 0...2 6 



Adam's Early White, the earliest Spring Broccoli, sometimes ready to cut in February o 4...1 c 



Covent Garden Spring White, a first-class early sort, with compact delicate white heads o 6...1 6 



Dalmeny Park, first-rate dwarf hardy variety, with large close heads o 6...1 6 



Early Penzance, or Cornish, turns in very early ; fine compact pure white heads o 4...1 c 



Mitchinson's Early White Cornish, in sealed packets, from Cornwall 1 o 



Mitchinson's Early White Penzance, in sealed packets, from Cornwall 1 o 



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



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



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



Division IV. — FOR CUTTING IN APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE. 



Carter's Summer White, in use from the end of May, till succeeded by the cauliflower 1 0...2 6 



CatteU's Eclipse, obtained the First Prize at the International Exhibition of May, 1S66 1 0...2 6 



Chappel's Cream, a fine variety, with large creamy white compact heads o 4...1 o 



Dickson's Champion, a first-rate late hardy variety, with large compact white heads o 6...1 6 



Elletson's New Surprise, large, late White Protecting, an improved Mammoth 1 o 



Frogmore Protecting, very highly recommended for its fine white heads 1 o 



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