60 



[Ba/-r ai:d Siigden, 1871. 



FRAME C^SCVWlSER— continued. Per pkt.-t, <f. 



Empress Eugenie (Rutlcr's), an excellent long vvliite spine variety i o 



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



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



Hamilton's Invincible, ticicnheii \n the Gardeners' C/ironkle a'i " tlie longest and largest cucumber " ... i 6 



Hedsor Prolific, a most productive variety, and one of the best for winter work i o 



Highgate Rival, a most useful white spine variety, 20 to 28 inches long i o 



James CuthiU, a superb black spine free-bearing variety i 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 i o 



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



Reynolds' Perpetual Bearer, a very early free setting prohhc winter variety, 8 to 12 inches long i o 



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



Snow's Horticultural, a handsome straiglit dark green variety, witli short neck i o 



Sudbury Long 'Wliite Spine, a selection from Dr. Livingstone, a very hand.some variety i (> 



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



T/ie folIo-ur,ig varieties are all Jine, and described in previous editions of lliis Catalogue, cacli is. per packet : — 



Borl-shire Cliallenge 

 Carter s Cliampion 

 Coleshill 



Cuthill's Black Spine 

 „ Highland Irlary 



CuthUl's Prince Albert 

 Dr. Livingstone 

 Defiance 



Godfrey's 'Wrhite Spine 

 Hamilton's Siurprise 



Keighley's Prolific 

 Blasterman 3 Prolific 

 Monroe s Rabley 

 Itlill's Jevress 

 Ne Plus Ultra 



Nicholl's Prolific 

 Phenomenon 

 Pearson's Long Gun 

 Quarterman 

 Standard Bearer 



E2BGE HA'^.ST CUCXJMESSKS. Per pkt.- 



Harley's New Fine Ridge, a cross between Sion House and I.x)ng Prickly, from 10 to 12 inches, very crisp 

 and of superior flavour, exceedingly productive and hardy, equally adapted for growing under 



glass and out of doors dd- and i o 



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



Henderson 3 A 1, a ver)- superior black spine variety, hardy, of robust growth i o 



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



Chinese Evergrreen, a fine liardy variety o 6 



Stockwood's Selected Long Ridge, a very productive black spine fruit, 12 to 18 inches o 4 



■Wood s Selected Long Ridge, a prolific black spine variety, with long handsome fruit o 4 



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



Long Prickly „ o 3 



Gherkins for pickling o 3 



Russian, small pickling cttcumber ; the best of all for this purpose o 6 



EGG PtiASr?? (Anberg^ine). 



These a}'C all highly ornajnental and curious, aytd adapted for the Conservatory and Floiuer Border. 



Per pkt.— s. d. I Per pkt,— s. d. 



Scarlet Fruited o 4 I New Chinese Giant, black fruited o 6 



Striped ,, / o 4 I „ „ „ striped o 6 



Golden , o 4 



Purple „ o 3 



■White o 3 



Mixed o 6 



white o 6 



purple furrowed o 6 



new green o 6 



mixed o 6 



Gilbert's BurgMey- Park green flesh, a superb new Melon, raised by Mr. Gilbert, Gardener to the 

 Marquis of Exeter. On the 21st of September, 1S69, it was awarded a First-class Certificate by the 

 Royal Horticultural Society, and described in the Gardeners' Year Book as follows : — " Burguley 

 Park Green Flesh. — Fruit of medium size, roundish-oval, smooth or but slightly netted. Skin 

 greenish white. Flesh green, thick, firm, yet very m.elting, with a very rich and excellent flavour. 

 A hybrid raised by Mr. Gilbert, Burghley Park, between Duke of Cornwall and 'Victory of Bath. 



First-class Certificate, Royal Horticultural Society, 1869" 2 6 



Triomphe de Nice green flesh, a first-class new Melon. From the Gardeners' Year Book. — " Triomphe 

 DE Nice. — Fruit large, round, very prominently netted. Skin pale yellow, or greenisli yellow. 

 Flesh green, very thick, firm yet melting, the greater part eatable, and possessed of a particularly 

 fine aroma. Flavour rich and excellent. — Barr and Sugden, First-class Certificate, Royal Horti- 

 cultural Society, 1869 " 2 6 



Earr's International netted green flesh, green rind, beautifully netted and thin, flesh deep green, thick, 



melting, and very sweet, with a brisk flavour, weight 2 to 3 lbs 2 6 



Barr's International netted scarlet flesh, a free-setting hardy variety of strong constitution, medium- 

 sized oval fruit of excellent flavour ; a most useful sort ■■ 2 6 



Barr's Golden Monarch, rind bright yellow, flesh creamy pink, melting and luscious i o 



Bailey's Prize Eclipse, pale green flesh, melting, rich, and luscious ; skin thin, and beautifully netted ; a 



fine Exhibition variety ; weight 3 to 4 lbs. ; a free setter, and prolific 2 6 



Chichester Prize green flesh, handsome fmit i o 



Colston Bassett Seedling (new), " a beautifully netted yellow skinned, handsome variety of medium size, 



flesh white, tender, melting, and of delicious flavour " 2 6 



Coom'oe Abbey green flesh, rind green, netted, very fine i o 



Cox's Golden Gem, an extremely handsome beautifully netted large yellow fruit ; flesh whitish green, of 



rich and excellent flavour 2 6 



Dr. Hogg pale green flesh, very luscious and with a rich aroma ....^ i 6 



Egyptian green flesh, a good useful variety i o 



General Havelock green flesh, light green rind, netted, large fine-flavoured fruit i o 



Gilbert's Improved 'Victory of Bath, a very handsome green flesh variety of delicious flavour, very thick 



flesli and a very free setter ■ 2 6 



Golden Perfection green flesh, sulphur rind, netted, an excellent-flavoured free-setting variety .., i o 



Golden Queen green flesh, a hybrid between Bromham Hall and Golden Perfection, weight 2 to 2| lbs., 



round, regularly netted, thin-skinned, juicy, tender, melting, and delicious 3 6 



Hunt's Small scarlet flesh, thin rind, beautifully netted, flesh thick and melting, most useful 1 o 



Hunt's Medium scarlet flesh, rind slightly netted, flesh thick, melting, fine flavour, free setter — 1 6 



Lord Na,pier (new), a handsome exhibition variety, golden yellow and beautifully netted ; green flesh ; 



melting, juicy, and of delicious flavour ; a free setter and hardy constitution. 2 6 



Masulipatam grojn flesh, useful fine-flavoured variety ■ i o 



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