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TURNIP— con tin ucd. 



Swedish, the best to cultivate for "Turnip-tops" in spring 



Yellow Malta, a handsome variety, of excellent quality 



Polley's Early Nonsuch, syn. Fine Early Six-Weeks, a very superior white crisp variety 



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



TeltOW Early Yellow, this variety is much used on the Continent for seasoning, and for imparting 



a piquant flavour to ragouts ; the rind should not be peeled off 



OUR OWN SELECTION. 



12 ounces in 6 best varieties 3 o|6 ounces in 6 best varieties 



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Section IV.— EDIBLE FRUITED PLANTS. 



CAPSICUM AND CHIX.I, 



One packet each of eight varieties, 2s. 

 The plants arc decorative in Nov. and Dec, and the yellow fruits make a nice variety amongst dessert, per pkt. 



per pkt. — s. d. 



Chili, small red fruited o 4 



Cayenne, true East Indian o 4 



Cherry, small round scarlet fruit o 4 



Long Scarlet Fruit o 4 



Long Yellow Fruit o 4 



Monstrosum, large red fruit o 4 



Purple o 4 



Squash or Tomato-shaped, red and yellow, each o 4 



Sweet Spanish, for Salads o 4 



Mixed, from above © 6 



FRAME CUCUMBER. 



Our list embraces the varieties "which in 1S62 the Fruit Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society 

 considered worthy of cultivation, with a selection also of the best introductions since that period. P" pkt. 



Barr's International, white spine, the best and the most handsome cucumber for exhibition purposes, 



being long and straight, carrying its blossom when the fruit is 30 inches long 2 6 



Barr's Winter Prolific, first class, unsurpassed for flavour, exceedingly productive and very handsome, 



with a fine hardy constitution, fruit olive green, 12 to 15 inches long u. and 2 6 



Barr's Emerald Gem, a free-bearing useful cucumber for summer or winter work 1 o 



Rollisson s Telegraph, one of the most productive, fine-flavoured, handsome cucumbers in cultivation, 



suitable for summer or winter work 1 6 



Batten's Criterion, white spine, dark olive green, very straight, short-necked, free bearer, fine constitution 1 o 



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



Blue Gown, a first-class certificated Exhibition black spine variety, of model form, 27 inches long, of very 



superior quality, and unquestionably the handsomest cucumber which has appeared at our 



exhibitions for many years is. 6d. and 2 6 



Crawshay's Prizetaker, a handsome white spine exhibition variety, 30 inches long 1 6 



Denbies Hybrid White Spine, this variety has repeatedly been before the Fruit Committee of the Royal 



Horticultural Society, and has been highly approved of 1 6 



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



Dixon s Yorkshire Hero, an excellent cropper, fruit deep green, 18 to 24 inches long 1 o 



Dr. Hogg, black spine, fruit 20 to 24 inches long, straight and handsome, in clusters of three or four ... 2 6 



Drewitt's General Jackson, a first class black spine variety 1 6 



Empress Eugenie (Butler's), an excellent long white spine variety 1 o 



Gould's Prolific, an excellent and very early productive winter variety, 10 to 16 inches long 1 o 



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



Hamilton's Invincible, described in the Gardeners' Chronicle as " the longest and largest cucumber" ... 2 6 



Harman's Prolific Black Spine, a first class Covent'Garden variety 1 o 



James Cuthill, a superb black spine free-bearing variety 1 o 



Kelway's Defiance, a beautiful dark green, white spine, 15 inches long ; very fine sort 1 o 



Kirklees Hall Defiance, a most useful winter variety, and equally valuable for summer work 1 o 



Lobjoit's Co vent Garden Black Spine 1 o 



Lord Kenyon's Favourite, well known as a productive white spine, for summer and winter 1 o 



Marquis of Lome (Hamilton) a handsome prolific variety, attaining a length of 37 inches, with the 



shoulder gradually bevelling off 3 6 



Reynolds' Perpetual Bearer, a very early free-setting prolific winter variety, 8 to 12 inches long 1 o 



Sion House Improved, a very useful free-bearing variety, for summer and winter use 1 o 



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



Sudbury Long White Spine, a selection from Dr. Livingstone, a very handsome variety 1 6 



The Emerald, an exceedingly fine variety, 16 inches long, and of a deep rich green, very distinct 2 6 



The following varieties are all fine, and described in previous editions of o-ur Catalogue, each is. per packet !- 

 Barr's Pearl Gem' 

 Carter's Champion 

 Coleshill 



Conqueror of the West 

 CuthiU's Black Spine 

 „ Highland Mary 



Cuthlll's Prince Albert I Keighley's Prolific j NichoU's Prolific 



Defiance Master's Prolific | Phenomenon 



Godfrey's White Spine j Monroe's Rabley Pearson's Long Gun 



Hamilton's Surprise Mill's Jewess Quarterman 



Highgate Rival I Ne Plus Ultra Standard Bearer 



Hedsor Prolific 



RIDGE OR HARDY CUCUMBER. per pkt. 



Harley's New Fine Ridge, a hybrid between Sion House and Long Prickly, from 10 to 12 inches long, s. d. 



crisp, and of superior flavour, very productive and hardy, suitable for in or out doors ...6d. and 1 © 



Donald Beaton, a very hardy fine long ridge variety, 18 to 20 inches long o 6 



Henderson's A 1, a very superior black spine variety, hardy, of robust growth 1 o 



Mandarin, a very fine variety from China, fruit short, smooth, and thick o 6 



Chinese Evergreen, a fine hardy variety o 6 



Stockwood s Selected Long Ridge, a very productive black spine, 12 to 18 inches long o 6 



Wood's Selected Long Ridge, a prolific black spine variety, with long handsome fruit o 6 



Grecian Long Green, a most abundant cropper, ik ft. long o 6 



Long Prickly o 3 



Gherkins for pickling o 3 



Russian, a small pickling fine flavoured cucumber, very greatly prized in Russia o 6 



