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V 64 ^ Bxirr and Sugdcn, 



COS LETTUCE — contin ued. P er s P k J- PJ r 



Bunney's Incomparable Hardy White (green) Cos, a first-class variety, in the way of Moor Park i 6 

 Mixed varieties of the Cos o q 0 q 



OUR OWN SELECTION. 



6 ozs. in 6 best varieties of the above Lettuce 7/6 | 6 pkts. in 6 best varieties of the above Lettuce 2/6 



CABBAGE LETTUCE. 



William Robinson, a fine globular- formed compact growing lettuce, extremely hardy, and 

 literally all heart, tender, sweet, delicate, and solid ; in a collection of 150 samples it was by 

 far the best in every respect, a?id throughout the spring months was conspicuous in its distinct. 



ness from all others. It is a good summer lettuce, but as a winter lethice it excels is. and 



Covent Garden Winter, one of the best hardy growing winter Cabbage Lettuce 



„ „ Summer, a fine hearting variety, which does not soon run to seed 



„ „ long-standing- Summer, a first-class light green variety, with large compact hear!* 



of excellen t quality ; does not soon run to seed 



All the Year Round, a very hardy compact summer or winter Lettuce, solid, and crisp \ 



Berlin White Summer, an excellent compact, white, solid, and crisp variety 



Drumhead, syn. Malta, and Ice Cos, a fine crisp, light green crinkled summer Lettuce 



Neapolitan, large and very fine dark green crinkled summer Lettuce 



Bossin, the largest Lettuce cultivated ; a monster variety of White Batavian, of excellent quality, 



and where quantity is an object, is exceedingly useful ' 



Leyden White Dutch, a first-rate variety, literally all heart, compact and light green 



„ Green Dutch, resembles the above, except in colour, which is dark green 



Wheeler's Tom Thumb. This is the long-stander of the miniature Cabbage Lettuce tribe, a good 

 variety, with nice little white solid hearts 6</. and 



Nonsuch, a very fine early variety for spring and autumn sowing, a favourite zvith the London 

 market gardeners, but has many synonymcs 



Stanstead Park Eclipse, one of the hardiest and best varieties for winter 6d. and 



Stone Tennis Ball, a nice Lettuce, with a solid white heart, a trifle larger than "Tom Thumb " 



" Laitue Blonde d'Ete, '' the favourite summer Cabbage Lettuce of the Parisians 



" Laitue de la Passion," the favourite winter Cabbage Lettuce of the Paris Market 



" Laitue Gotte, or Gau," a small valuable Paris Market Lettuce, for summer or winter use 



" Laitue Grosse Grise," greatly esteemed in the Paris Market for its fine hearts in summer and 

 autumn 



"Laitue Petite Noire," the Parisian "Cloche" Lettuce. Those who use salads in winter should 

 cultivate this variety under the Cloche. It grows, comparatively speaking, without air, and so 

 cultivated surpasses in delicacy the best Lettuce of summer. Those who have passed through 

 the markets of London and Paris, when the ground has been frost-bound for weeks, have no 

 doubt been struck with the quantity of delicate, succulent, light green Lettuce in hampers : 

 these are produced by the Paris market-gardeners under the Cloche. For details of culture, 

 see " Robinson's Parks, Promenades, and Gardens of Paris" ! 0...2 6 



c< Laitue Rousse," a good summer and winter variety, not soon running to seed 1 0...2 6 



OUR OWN SELECTION. 



6 ozs. in 6 best varieties of the above Lettuce, 5/0 | 6 pkts. in 6 best varieties of the above Lettuce, 2/6 

 In our Experimental Grounds in 1871, we grew about 600 different samples of lettuce ; and those above enumerated 

 are a selection of the best, but any others offered in the trade can be supplied if required. 



MUSTARD. Pe 3. 0 J: Pe s rfl d: 



White, sow every few days to maintain a continual supply for small salads o 2... 2 o 



Brown or Black o 3... 2 6 



per lb. 



New Chinese, is larger, pleasanter in flavour, and more pungent than the old white mustard o 3... 2... 6 



RADISH. p er oz pcr qt 



Long Scarlet Superb Short Top (Beck's), a valuable long salmon variety for main crop o 4... 3 6 



„ Early Frame (Wood's), the best long variety for forcing o 4. ..3 6 



„ White ) Besides being of excellent quality, these are much prized for their colour, which j o 6 



„ Purple j contrasts nicely with the scarlet varieties. ( o 6 



„ Mixed o 4... 3 6 



per oz. per pt. 



Olive-Sliaped Scarlet y ..~\ These are ^ excellent for forcing and general crop, being fleshy, and not f 0 4-2 O 



tt White readily affected by dry weather ; they should be sent to table when not | O 6 



„ Scarlet tipped White r larger than filberts. The "French Breakfast Radish" is the scarlet tipped-] o 6. ..3 6 

 ,, Mixed I white, or " Rose demi- long a bout blanc " of Mr. Robinson, and is largely I 06^0 



Rose demi-long a bout blanc ....... '.) in demand for Paris market and for Covent Garden. ^ Q g " 



per oz. per qt. 



Round 01 Turnip Red_ 1 These stand dry hot weather better than most other f ° £""3 6 



" " Purple ' varieties, and are esteemed at all seasons. The Rose! 7"'3 



" " Mixed \ ronc * a k° ut blanc is the beautiful scarlet tipped white] , 



Rose rond a bout blanc Z\\'Z"\Z) variety so much esteemed by the French. [ Q 4 ;-3 



Winter Black Spanish ~\ , ir . . , ... . T . Co 6 



Scarlet China Much esteemed for winter salads ; should be sown in July, , 



" Purple China I and again in August, the first sowing lifted in November J g 



" White China I or December, and stored in dry sand, like carrots, to be 1 Q g 



Mixed ^y^use. [ Q 6 ■ - 



RAPHANUS CAUDATUS. Bull's rat-tailed Radish. A great curiosity, pods fantastically shaped, and rapidly 

 attaining a length of 3 ft.; when for cooking, salad, or as a relish with cheese, the pods should be gathered when 

 young and tender : sow in succession. Per packet, /6, 1/, and 2/6. 



RAPE. 



When small salads have to be sent tip from the country, and not used the same day, Rape is preferable to 

 mustard ; hence the reason of its being cultivated for the supply of Covent Garden, where it is sold under the name 

 of Mustard. 



For small Salads, sow every few days to maintain a succession o 2...1 6 



French broad leaved, for salads, used on the continent in place of spinach as extensively as green per pkt. peroz. 



peas are in this country o 3...0 6 



