Barr and Sitgdett, 1871.] 



59 



per pKt. pel Oi. 



ONION — continued. s. d. s. d. 



Covent Garden Small Silver Skinned, the best of tlie small pure wliite onions for pickling o 4...1 o 



Early Nocera, the mildest-flavoured and tlie best pure white onion for salad and early use o 4 ..1 o 



WMte Lisbon, the silver-skinned variety sown in autumn by market gardeners for spring onions ... o 3...0 6 

 Two-bladed, pretty little brown-skinned onion; divested of its outer skin one of the best forpickUng; 



erroneously sold under the name of " Covent Garden Pickling" o 4...r o 



Welch (CibOUle), should be sown in July or August to furnish young onions for spring salads o 3...0 6 



For Tree Onions and Potato Onions, see p. 65. 



OUR OWN SELECTION. 



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



FABSNZP. 



" Tlie Student," a superior flavoured variety o 3 . .0 6 



Hollow Crown Improved, tlie most useful for main crop o 3...0 4 



True Jersey Marrow, imported, a large valuable sort o 3...0 6 



Elcombe s Improved, a first-class variety of excellent flavour P 3...0 6 



New Parsnip Chervil, much esteemed by some (sow in autumn) o 6...1 6 



BAUFIOIT. 



'&im-p\Qia^ the roots boiled tetider are eaten hot with sauce, or cold with vinegar and pepper o 6... 2 o 



SAI.SIF7. 



Salsify, or Vegetable Oyster, so called from its peculiar oyster-flavour ; a salubrious esculent, boiled 



or stewed like parsnip ; in preparing the root must not be bruised o 4...0 9 



SOOBZONESA. 



Scorzonera, one of the most wholesome and agreeable of vegetables ; the roots should simply be washed, 



not scraped, boiled tender, the7i peeled, and served like asparagus o 4...0 9 



SEIBBET. 



'SylXrret, the roots boiled and seii'ed 2uith butter, form an agreeable dish o 3...0 6 



TUEBTIP. Perpt. peroz. 



Early White Dutch, sweet and juicy when young, best for first sowing i 6...0 3 



American White Strap-leaf, superior flavour, rapid growth ; crisp and sv/eet i 9-- ° 4 



,, Red Strap-leaf, flavour superior, rapid growth and of fine quality i 9...0 4 



Covent Garden Snowball, a very early, small, compact variety of superior quality i 9...0 4 



Beck s Improved Snowball, exceedingly eariy, crisp and juicy i 9 - o 4 



Jersey Navet, an oblong white variety, very sweet, fine for late sowing ; 2 6...0 6 



White Stone, a good early, globe-shaped turnip, suitable for late sowing ■■■> i 6...0 3 



Red Top American Stone, or Mousetail, very sweet, early, and a good keeper i 9 - ° 4 



Orange JeUy, a first-rate yellow turnip for autunm sowing 1 6...0 3 



Swedish, dwarf-topped, the best to cultivate for " Turnip-tops" in sprmg i 6...0 3 



Yellow Malta, a handsome variety, of excellent quality i 9- - ^ 4 



PoUy's Early Nonsuch, syn. Fine Early Six- Weeks, a very superior white crisp variety ■. i 9 - o 4 



Chirk Castle Black Stone, white flesh, black skin, good keeper 2 6...0 6 



OUR OWN SELECTION. 



12 ounces in 6 best varieties 3 o|5 ounces in 6 best varieties i 9 



Section IV.- EDIBLE FRUITED PLANTS. 



CAPSICUM AITD CHIZ.I. 



One packet each of eight varieties, 2s. 

 The plants are decorative in Nov. and Dec, and the yellow fruits make a nice variety amongst dcsscii. 



per pkt. — s, d. 



Chili, small red fruited o 3 



Cayenne, true East Indian o 4 



Cherry, small round scarlet fruit o 4 



Long Scarlet Fniit o 3 



Long Yellow Fruit o 3 



per pkt. — s. d, 



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 o 6 



FBAMZ: CUCUIUCBSB. 



Our list embraces all the varieties which tlie Fruit Conmiittee of the Royal Horticultural Society in 1862 

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



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



beingTong and straight, carrying its blossom when the fruit is 3q'inchcs long 2 6 



Barr's Pearl Gem, pearly white, a handsome and delicately flavoured variety i o 



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 i.r. and 2 6 



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



Barr's Metropolitan (new), very solid, fine flavoured, and productive, 20 to 30 inches long, dark green, 



soniewhat prominent black spines, and slightly ribbed ; a fine exhibition variety 2 6 



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



suitable for summer or winter work 2 6 



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



constitution i 6 



Batten's Gem, black spine, 24 to 30 inches long, rapid grower, fine cropper, very short handle, a good 



exhibition variety r 6 



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



Butler's Perfection, black spine, very long and handsome, fine exhibition variety 2 6 



Blue Gown, a first-class certificated Exhibition black spine, model in form and 27 inches long 2 6 



Conqueror of the West, a handsome black spine, with fruit 20 to 24 inches long i o 



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



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



Dixon's Yorkshire Hero, an excellent crop-per, fruit deep green, 18 to 24 inches long i o 



Dr. Hogg, a new black spine, variety, a cross between Eugenie and Imperial, fruit 20 to 24 inches long, 



very straight and handsome, produced in clusters of three or four 2 6 



