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CORN SALAD, OR LAMB'S LETTUCE. 



Extensively cultivated for the markets of Paris and Coven t Garden; it forms an exceedingly pcr pkt. peroz. 



agreeable variety in salads during the autumn, winter, and spring. s. d. 8. d. 



English per oz. o 3 | Ital i an, or broad leaved o 6 



CRESS. pcroz. pcr lb. 



Australian, or Golden-Leaved Cress, delicately tender, with a very agreeably piquant flavour. 

 For summer and autumn SOW in succession from March to August, watering freely in dry 

 weather, and thinning out sufficiently. For winter, senv in September and October, thin- 

 ning out 3 to 6 inches apart, and the leaves in spring will be more succulent and refreshing ... o 4... 2 6 

 Broad-leaved Garden Cress, larger leaved than " Plain Cress," and preferred o 4. ..2 6 



per oz. pcr qt. 



Common, or Plain, the most generally used ; sow at intervals of a few days all the year round o 2... 2 o 



Extra fine Curled, or Normandy ; the flavour of this Cress is very agreeable for the first two or 



three cuttings, and on the breakfast table it is very acceptable o 3 . .2 6 



Winter, or American, this resembles the Water-Cress, and is quite as agreeable, a constant supply 



may be had throughout the winter and spring months by sowing in July and August o 6 



per pkt. per oz-. 



Water-Cress, sow in prepared places in sluggish brooks, and moist situations o 6...1 6 



Water-Cress, true Erfurt Sweetest, a small delicate green variety, much preferred to the English, 



being less pungent, nicer flavoured, and more agreeable for table is. and 2 6 



ENDIVM. 



This valuable plant should be grown by all who devote even a small portion of ground to salads. The Scarole 

 or Baiapan Endive is described in " The Parks, Promenades, and Gardens of Paris," by Mr. W. Robinson, as 

 fig a first position amongst French salads, the Paris markets being supplied abundantly with it in autumn, 

 * id spring, the growers tying it up to blanch five days before cutting. 



' per pkt. per 03. 



Fraser s Improved Broad-Leaved, a very hardy superior variety of Batavian o 4...1 o 



Batavian Imperial Green, smooth broad leaves o 4...0 y 



Batavian Imperial White, large and very superior ° 4— 1 0 



Green Curled Extra fine French, very superior variety o 4...0 9 



New Moss Green Curled 0 4—* 0 



Digswell Prize, a very fine green curled variety 1 o 



Very Fine Curled, a nice little frame or forcing variety o 4...1 o 



Wnite Curled, very useful 0 4— 1 0 



LETTUCE. 



Those who are interested in the French mode of cultivating the lettuce under the " Cloclie" for supplying 

 Paris market and Covent Garden with superior lettuce during winter and spring, will find every information on 

 the subject in Robinson's "Parks, Promenades, and Gardens of Paris." 



COS LETTUCE. 



Covent Garden Summer Giant White, a first-class variety, forming large close compact hearts, crisp 

 and fine-favoured, does not soon run to seed. Our stock this year is more than ordinarily fine, 

 and we have much confidence in recommending it as the finest of all the Summer White Cos per pkt.p;roz. 



Lettuce, 6d. and 1 0...2 6 



Covent Garden Summer Giant Green, a first-class variety, large, crisp, and fine-flavoured, forming 



close compact hearts, like Giant White Cos, and the best of its kind 6d. and 1 0...2 6 



Covent Garden Winter Brov/n, black-seeded, the hardiest and best of the Bro-.vn Cos varieties, 

 specially recommended far autumn sowing; it is crisp, rich, and nutty in flavour if tied up 

 for a few days before being cut. In some establishments, where a dry, nutty-flavoured lettuce 



is highly esteemed, this is almost the only one grown the year round 6d. and 



Covent Garden Winter Giant White. This exceedingly fine variety possesses all the good qualities 

 of the Summer Giant While, but with the hardiness of the Winter Brown Cos; we confidently 



recommend it for autumn sowing, and also for spring sowing 6d. and 



Dr. Livingstone, an exceedingly fine stock of "the old black-seeded Brcnvn Cos," the most hardy, 

 robust, and least-easily affected by heat ; when tied up for a few days there is no lettuce equal to 

 it for its crisp, rich, dry, nutty flavour ; suitable fur summer or winter work 



Walker's Covent Garden Sugarlolf, or self-folding Brown Cos, an excellent self-hearting lettuce, 

 suitable for summer culture on good soils, but as a winter lettuce it excels. It is very hardy, 

 and by far the best of the self-folding Black Seeded Brown Cos ; it was awarded a First-class 

 Certificate by the Fruit Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society , 1S69 



Squire's Wiltshire Cos, black-seeded ; this is a superior self-folding Brown Cos, attaining a large 

 size; it is crisp, and of good flavour at all seasons, perfectly hardy, and slow in running to seed, 

 valuable for summer or winter use 



Duckett's Perfection, black-seeded Brown Cos, an exceedingly fine stock, requires tying 



I very s Nonsuch Green, syn. Dixon's Essex Champion, a very large distinct Cos lettuce, greatly 

 esteemed by many, and by some considered the finest of all, but not by us 



Moor Park (Prince of Wales), a robust hardy White Cos, suitable either for summer or winter, 

 forming large liearts, crisp, and of fine flavour, and not soon running to seed 



Holme Park, syns. Can't-run-to-Seed and Rowden's Brown Cos, the most distinct of all lettuces, 

 leaves metallic green, the last to go to seed, valuable alike for summer and winter 



Dimmick's Victoria White Summer, very large, exceedingly crisp, and of good flavour 



Kingsholme, a large, valuable, crisp, and sweet white summer Cos 



Scott's Giant White Cos. It would be impossible to speak too highly of this exceedingly fine 

 lettuce ; under good cultivation the hearts are very large, crisp, and sweet 



Vaux' Self- folding Green Cos ; described as superior, not soon running to seed 



Murray's Champion, a distinct, large, beautifully crisp and sweet variety, recommended especially 

 for exhibition purposes 



Paris White, a very superior fine hearting variety 



Paris Green, a good variety for summer, but more valuable for autumn sowing 



Bath Cos, black-seeded, very fine 



Bath Cos, white seeded, very fine ; this, unlike the black-seeded var., is self- folding 



Florence, or Magnum Bonum, black-seeded, very fine variety 



,, ,, „ white-seeded, very fine variety 



"Laitue Verte Maraichere," the favourite lettuce in France for autumn sowing 



"Laitue Blanche Maraichere," the favourite lettuce in France for spring and summer sowing 



Myatt s Hardy Green, for winter (These lettuce are verv highly recommended by Mr. Gilbert, ( 



Myatt's Summer White J Gardener to the Marquis of Exeter. 1 



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