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ROOTS, PLANTS, ETC. 



The fQlloxi-'ing eslabliihcd varieties of Potatoes we have selected as 7nost VJOrthy of cultivatim- : 

 any other sort can be supplied. 



Round Potatoes. 



£arly Smitll's, or Coldstream, as early as the Handswortli, mucl: more prolific and of better 



quality ; tlie best first eaily round potato 



„ Covent Caxdeu Prolific, a first-class potato, an extremely heavy cropper, fine flavoured, witli 



a dwaif compact top. A fine succession to the above 



„ Sliaw Improved, a very productive early variety 



iiemp's Early Pink eye ; a first-class variety, handsome, and much thought of in Lancashire 



Paterson's Victoria, a very heavy cropper, and of excellent quality on light soil 



Red-skinned Flour Ball, bo much lias been said in the gardening papers regarding this Potato, 

 that we feel it is only necessary' to quote the name 



Gryffe Castle Seedling, an abundant cropper, and Mr. Fenn says it is a first-class variety 



Kintoul's New Early Wliite Don. We insert this Potato in our catalogue on the recommendation 



of Mr. Fenn, who describes it as "first class" 



Turner's Union. Mr. Fenn speaks of this Potato in the highest terms 



Kidney Potatoes. 



Myatt's Covent Garden Prolific Ash- leaf, a first class variety, very handsome, an abiui- 



Gloucestershire Kidney \ First-class Potatoes, but resembling each other so ( 



Rivers RoyaJ Ash-leaf S- closely that it has been asserted that the best autho-<. 



Veitchs Improved Ash-leaf j rities fail to distiti^uish the one from the other. \ 



The new Ash-top Huke, a hybrid between the Ash-leaf and Fluke ; a good second early, mealy, 



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Almond s Yorkshire Hero. Mr. Fenn of Woodstock says of this variety : " it is the best garden 

 Potato in cultivation, and stands at the top ring of the ladder of the Lapstone section," and 

 adds, " it assisted me to gain an extra prize for tubers at tlie Royal Horticultural Society's 

 show at Bury St. Edmunds, also to gain a silver Banksian medal, a gold Banksian medal, a 

 special certificate, and a first-class certificate at South Kensington." With such a character 

 from such an eminent source, we feel that any remark of our own would be unnecessary. We 

 would simply add it is the longest-keeping Potato known 7 6 



Lapstone True. Mr. Rivers, the emment nurseryman at Sawbridgeworth, considers this stock of the 

 Lapstone saperior to all other Potatoes, and remarks, ' ' a dish of them, when properly served 



up, is fit to place before the Queen ' 3 6... 12 6 



New American Potatoes. 

 The following are the new varieties of American Potatoes, which, like the "Alabama," all the world 



has heard of . We can testify to their heavy cropping qualities ; but, like tlie "Alabama" question, there is a vast 



diversity of opinion as to their merits. 



Early Rose imported ... per peck, 7/6 ; per lb. o 9 



,, „ English, per peck, 4/6 ; per bushel 17 

 King Of Earlles, per lb. 1/3 ; per 7 lbs 8 



d. , s. d. 



Bresee's ProUfic, per lb. 1/3 ; per 7 lbs. 



„ Peerless ,, 1/6 ,, 7 lbs 9 6 



Climax ,, 1/6 ,, 7 lbs 9 6 



New Scotch Field Potato. perib. 

 Paterson's Bovinia, or Cattle-feeder Potato, ought to have been called Paterson's Giant ; a medium 

 sized tuber measures 8 inches by 3 inches, but has been grown very much larger, producing 20 tons, 



and with extra culture, 40 tons per acre o 8 



Jerusalem artichokes. per peck per 



of 14 lbs. bush. 



Jerusalem, properly cooked, an exceedingly nice vegetable 2 6... 9 o 



Grayson's Covent Garden Giant Asparagus. 



s. d. 



Four years old per 100 10 6 



Extra strong for forcing per 100 12 6 



s. d. 



Two years old per 100 3 6 



Three years old per 100 56 



Chinese Potato or Yam, very fine vegetable. — Tubers, 2j. dd. and 3^. 6(/. per doz. ; 15^. and 200-. per 100. 

 Chives, Tarragon, Pot and Sweet Herbs, 6d. per bunch, or 4?. bd. per dozen. 

 Garlic, per lb., u. ; Shallots, per lb., is. ; and Under-Ground (Potato) Onions, per lb., 6</. 

 Tree Onions, excellent for Pickling. — Per doz., is. td. and 2s. dd. We are dependent mainly upon Paris for 



these, and it is to be hoped before the planting season arrives the Prussians will have returned home. 

 Mushroom Spawn, of very superior quality, per bushel, 5^-. bd. 



French Mushroom Spawn, imported in boxes, 3^. td. and 5^. td. We have but a very few boxes left, and 



cannot replenish our stock till the Prussians leave Paris. 

 Rhubarb Roots, Prince Albert, Linna;us, Victoria, etc. — Strong, is. each ; 9^-. per dozen. 



,, ,, Johnston's St. Martin's, described as more agreeably flavoured than Victoria, earlier, and 



requiring less sugar, 2j. td. each. 

 Sea Kale Roots. — Per 100, 95. and 12^. Extra strong, per 100, 15.?. 



Strawberry Plants, for list and prices, see Bulb Catalogue, page 37. 

 Having a surplus stock of the following fine varieties of Strawberry plants, we offer thum at 3/6 per 100 ; 



25/ per 1000. 



Elton Pine, Blcton Pine, British Queen, Carolina Superfca, Comte de Paris, President, Sir Joseph Paxton, 



Frog^more Late Pine, and Oscar. 



BARR AND SUGDEN'S FINE LAWN GRASS SEED. 



For improving old lawns or laying down new ones, croquet grounds, and bowling greens, 1/ per lb. ; 2.'6 per 

 gallon; 20/ per bushel. 3 to 5 bushels per acre, or 60 lbs. to too lbs. ; 60 lbs. is the quantity usually sown, but if 

 the ground is lo be clothed quickly 100 lbs. is recommended. 



Extra Fine Lawn Mixture, per lb., 1/6 | Finest White Dutch Clover, per lb. , 1/6 



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