53 



[Ban- and Sugdcn, 



CAULIFLOWER. per pkt. peroz. 



8. d. 8. (J. 



Covent Garden Early London, an exceedingly fine early dwarf stock o 6...1 6 



New Erfurt Dwarf Mammoth, syns. Frogmore Forcing, Carter's Mammoth, etc. ; produces large 



compact heads of superior quality, and turns in the quickest of any 1 0...2 6 



New Erfurt Dwarf Mammoth, a very select English stock 2 6 



Knickerbocker, a most valuable late variety, possessing the fine qualities of Stadtholder, but with 

 a shorter stem and shorter leaves, producing large, compact, snow-white heads, and resisting 



the heat and drought of summer the best of any 1 0...2 6 



Stadtholder, esteemed by the London market-gardeners as superior to Walcheren o 9. ..2 o 



Fine late Asiatic, a large and very highly-esteemed late variety o 6...1 6 



Veitch's Autumn Giant, a first-class variety 2 6 



Walcheren, a well-known, general favourite o 6...1 6 



Hertfordshire Superb Dwarf, large pure white close heads, very hardy 1 o 2 6 



Earliest Paris Market 1 o 



Late Paris Market % 1 o 



RHUBARB. 



Myatt's Victoria o 4...1 o I Linnseus o 4...1 o I Emperor o 6...1 6 



Prince Albert o 4...1 o 1 Early Scarlet o 4...1 o | Mixed o 4...1 o 



SEA-KALE. 



Sea-Kale o 4 . 0 6 



SPINACH. peroz. per qt- 



Round Flanders, the best for spring and summer sowing o 2...1 3 



Prickly Flanders, the best for autumn sowing • o 2...1 3 



Lee s Giant Orach, immensely productive, yielding a constant supply of dark-green leaves of a fine perpkt. peroz. 



piquant flavour, a great acquisition as a summer spinach o 4...1 o 



Orach Red, or Mountain Spinach, a highly decorative plant for shrubbery borders o 3...0 6 



New Zealand, produces fine succulent leaves in great abundance throughout the summer o 3...0 6 



For perpetual Spinach Beet, by some more highly esteemed than Spinach, see page 55. 



Section 1 1 1. -EDIBLE ROOTED PLANTS. 



BBET. 



In our Experimental Grounds the varieties marked * have been tested and found perfectly pure; our customers 

 may, therefore, confidently rely upon the seed producing fine roots of n?iiform size and quality. 

 See "Gardeners' Magazine," 1870, for Illustrated Report of Beets grown at our Experimental Grounds. 



"Covent Garden Improved, dwarf topped, a fine variety, with beautifully-shaped small roots, of 



a rich colour, boils tender, and is of superior flavour o 4...T o 



*Covent Garden Lobjoit's Selection, recommended by the Royal Horticultural Society o 6...1 6 



Cattell's Dwarf Purple Top, a very good useful variety, valued by those who prefer rather large 



roots o 4... 1 o 



^Clayton's Selected Dwarf Top, a fine small beet, very distinct in foliage o 6...1 6 



*Dewar's Improved Short Top, brilliant dark red, handsome short-necked roots...'. o 4...1 o 



*Barr's Selected Compact-topped Pine Apple, beautifully-shaped roots, of a deep crimson 

 uniform colour, boils tender and fine flavoured. This is the finest and the purest stock of 



the true Pine Apple Beet in the trade, and is one of the finest beets in cultivation o 6...1 6 



Henderson's Pine Apple, an exceedingly fine variety o 4...0 9 • 



„ *Dwarf Waterloo, same as Dell's Beet 1 o 



^Dell's Crimson- leaved Beet, the leaves of a rich dark crimson, compact and upright, slightly 



arched, and of a uniform medium height, more effective in the Floiver Garden than Perilla... o 6...1 6 

 Dwarf Victoria, leaves rich metallic crimson, gracefully arched, uniform in height, and, judging 

 from the sample test of 1871 in our Experimental Grounds, it is likely to supersede Dell s 



for flower garden decoration 1 0...2 6 



*Belvoir Castle, same as Dell's Beet 1 0...2 6 



^Nutting's Dwarf Red, medium-sfzed roots of dark red colour, fine flavour. This stock is pure ... o 4...1 o 

 Nonpareil Dwarf Green Top (new), described as "very dwarf, roots medium size and well formed, 



colour deep bright rich crimson " 1 o 



^Stuart's Dwarf Top, a small symmetrically formed variety of fine flavour o 4...1 o 



White's Black, large root, almost black ; a fine sort for those who prefer a large beet o 3...0 6 



*Turnip-shaped Dark Red Egyptian, rich in colour and flavour, valuable for shallow soils o 6...1 6 



New Salad Beet, medium-sized, rich-coloured, and fine-flavoured o 4 .1 o 



,, Perfection Salad Beet, an exceedingly fine variety 1 o 



Fine Blood-red o 3...0 6 



For Spinach and Sea-kale Beets, see page 55. For Garnishing Beet, see page 65. 



CARROT. 



Earliest French Short Horn, a favourite small carrot for soups, extremely early and of superior 



flavour ; the best sort for frames or forcing o 3...0 6 



Early Scarlet Horn, an exceedingly useful and well-known variety for general use o 3...0 4 



New Early Flanders Scarlet, this variety is longer than the Early Scarlet Horn, quite as early, and 



possesses exceedingly fine qualities o 4...1 o 



New Long Dutch Scarlet, a first-class variety, most of the roots are without the yellow core, being 



of an uniform colour to the centre, a quality which will be greatly appreciated by cooks o 4...1 o 



Covent Garden Long Surrey, the richest coloured and best for main crop o 3...0 4 



Long Orange o 3...0 4 



James's Intermediate Scarlet, a superior medium-sized variety, valuable for shallow soils o 3 . 0 4 



Altringham, a very careful selection for garden culture o 3...0 4 



For Field Carrots, see page 69. 



OUR OWN SELECTION. 



10 ounces in 5 best varieties 3 6 | 5 ounces in 5 best varieties 2 o 



LEEK. 



Ayton Castle New Giant, a very superior large variety o 4...1 o 



Henry's Prize Giant, a very superior large variety o 4...1 o 



Rouen, a first-class very large-grow ing variety o 4...1 o 



London Flag, large and fine o 3...0 8 



Musselburgh, a very superior and greatly esteemed large variety o 4. . . 1 o 



ONIOH". 



The Fruit Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society awarded us in 1869 a special certificate for 

 the largest and finest Collectioji of Onions ever exhibited before them. A report of these at the period -will be 



