COMPENDIUM OF ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE FLOWER GARDEN, 



Novelty and Sfeoiality List for J8(>(> -----...3 



Collections ok German and Italian Flower Seeds 5 

 List of Sub-Tropical Plants, Seeds, <feo. - - - - . . -10 



Paxtonian Collections op Flower Seeds, &c. h 



General Descriptive List of Flower, Tree, and Shuub Seeds - - - - 12 



,, „ Climbers and Twiners - - - - - 41 



„ „ Ornamental Gourds ...... 45 



„ „ „ Grasses ...... 47 



„ „ „ Maizu or Indian Corn ... 49 

 „ „ Showy Cheap Annuals by weight, for sowing m Beds, 



Mixed Borders, Rockwork, &c. - - - - 49 



„ „ Showy Cheap Perennials by weight, for Sowing in Beds, 



Borders, Rockwork, Ac. ..... 50 



Mixed Flower Seeds for Woodland Walks, Railway Embankments, &c. - - 51 



General Descriptive List of Gladioli 51 



,, LiLiKs, Anemones, Ranunculuses, &c. - . - 54 



Estarlished Roots of the Maonipicent Golden Rayed Lily of Japan • - . 54 70 



COMPENDIUM OP ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO THE KITCHEN GARDEN 



AND FARM. 



Specialities for the Kitchen Garden 55 

 Collections op Vegetable Seeds for 



One Year's Supply - - - 57 



Leguminous Plants - - - 58 

 Edible Leaved and Edible Flowered 



Plants ..... 59 



„ Rooted Plants - - - 62 



Fruited „ - - - 63 



Salad Plants - - - - 65 

 Sweet, Pot, and Garnishing Herbs - 67 

 Roots and Plants .... 68 

 Agricultural Seeds . - .69 

 Standen's Gardener's, and Amateur's 



Friend . - . . -72 

 Garden Requisites & Garden Ornaments 71 

 New Portable Manure - - - 72 



ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CONTENTS IN KITCHEN GARDEN AND FARM 



COMPENDIUM. 



race 



Artichoke, Olobc 89 



„ Jerusalem ... 69 



Asparagus Seed 59 



Roots 6» 



Beans, Broad, French, 



Kunneis 59 



Beet, edible leaved 60 



„ „ rooted .... 62 



Borecole, Kale or (ireeiis 80 



„ garnishing .... 6f 



Brocoli 60 



Brussels Sprouts 61 



Cabbagt&C.ibbageSavoy 61 



Cap-iicnm and Cliili .... 63 



Cardoon 61 



Carrot 62 



Cauliflower 6) 



Celery 6.5 



Cliefvil 68 



Chives 60 



Corn Sal.id or Lamb's 



l.LltlRB 60 



Couvc Tronclmda, or 



Sea-Kale Cabbage. 61 

 Cress, Plain, Curled, 

 American, Austra- 

 lian, Stc 66 



Cucumber, Framo and 



Kidge 63, 64 



Currant Seeds 65 



Egg Plant or Aubergine 64 



Kndire 60 



Filberts, Cobb, Webb's 



French Beans 59 



CJarlic 69 



Garnishing Herbs 68 



Gooseberry Seeds 65 



Gourds or Pumpkins .. 65 



Herb Seeds, sweet & pot 67 



„ Plants „ 69 



,, Oarnishing 68 



Ice Plant 68 



Indian Corn, Maize, or 



Zsa 68 



Knol Kliol 



Leek 



Li-ttuce 



Love Apple, or Tomato 



Mallow, curled 



Marro\7, VeiiCtaWe .... 



IMelon 



Mushroom Spawn .... 



Mustard 



Nasturtium for pickling 



Onion 



„ Potato or Pnder- 



ground 



Parsley 



Parsnip 



Pens 



Potatoes 



Pumpkins or Gourds .. 



Radish 



Kami'ion 



Raspbei ry Seed 



Rhubarb Seed 



Page p*?e 



61 lihubarb Boots 69 



62 Savoy Cabbage 61 



66 Salsify, Vegetable Oyster 63 

 65 Scorzonera 63 



68 Sea Kale Seeds 61 



or, „ Roots 69 



64 „ Beet 00 



69 „ Cabbage .... 61 



67 Shallots 69 



65 Skirret 63 



62 Sorrel 67 



Spinach 61 



69 „ Beet 60 



08 Strawberry Seeds 65 



ea „ Plants .... 69 



58 Tarragon 69 



63 Tomato or Love Apple 85 



Go Turnip 63 



67 Vegetable Marrow 85 



62 Vines 



6o Yams, Chinese 68 



61 



FINE LAWN GRASS. — For improviug old lawns or laying down new ones, see page C9. 

 AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 



Page 



Beet 70 



Broom 70 



Buck Whe&t 70 



Cabbage 69 



Carrot 09 



Pasje 



Chicory 7i. 



Furze, Corse, or Whin. . 70 



Grasses 70 



Gourds 65 



Kale, Cottager's 70 



Page 



Kohl Rabbi 70 



Lucerne 70 



Manjcold Wurzel 69 



Mustard 70 



Parsley 70 



Page 



Parsnip 70 



Rape 70 



SanToin i 70 



Sunflower 70 



Turnips and Swedes .. 69 



Blundell's Cattle Melons and Cattle M^arrovs page 70 



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