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BARR & SUGDEN'S COMPENDIUM 



SELECT LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



ARRANGED AND CLASSIFIED ON AN ENTIRELY NEW PRINCIPLE, 

 AND EMBRACING ALL THE BEST" VARIETIES OF VEGETABLES IN 

 CULTIVATION, ESPECIALLY SUCH AS ARE MOST APPROVED OF 

 IN COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 



ON EACH PARCEL OF SEED CULTURAL DIRECTIONS ARE PRINTED. 



All Packets of Vegetable Seeds delivered, carriage paid, by post or otherwise. 



This arrangement has been made to enable purcliasers, whose Gardens are limited, to obtain from 

 our Warehouse carriage free, really superior seeds, both as regards their growing qualities, 

 and the purcncss of the stocks from whij:h they have been saved. 



OEDEES FOE A^EGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT OR MEASUEE, AMOUNTING TO 21.?. AND 

 UPWAEDS, SENT CAEEIAGE PAID. 



For the Guidance of Amateurs, we have placed in Black Type the best varieties, and only 

 such as are most suitable to maintain a succession. 



St'Ctioii I.— LEGUMINOUS PLMTS. 



For Cultural Directions, see " Our Guide to the Eitchea Garden." 



PEAS. 



The following embrace a^l we consider most worthy of cultivation. 

 Division I.-THE EARLIEST ROUND SEEDED PEAS. 



1/ sown from November to February will be ready to gather in May and June. 

 The Height k given in Feet. 



Carter's First Crop (Syn. Sutton's Ringleader), the earliest variety at present in cultivation, *• 



coming into use about a week before Daniel O'Rourke, 2^ ft., in original packets 2 6 



Dickson's First and Best, tliis variety is a day or so later than "Eirst Crop," and is considered 



the best cropper of the two, in original packets, 2^ ft 2 6 



Daniel O'Rourke (Syns. Sangster's No. 1, Sutton's Champion, Carpenter's Express, &c.), a 



fine early variet}', 2^ ft 1 0 



Dilliston's Early, a few days earlier than Daniel O'Rourke, but not so productive, 2^ ft 1 6 



Dunnett's First Early (Morning Star, Emperor, &c,), a fine cropper, a few days later than 



Daniel O'Rourke, 3 ft 0 9 



Tom Thumb (Beck's Gem), an excellent pea for forcing or for small gardens ; very dwarf, 1 ft. 1 6 



Division II.-SECOND EARLY ROUND SEEDED PEAS. 



If sown from January to April ivill be ready to yatlier in June and July. 



Auvergne, (Syn. Dickson's Favourite), long well-filled pods, a heavy cropper, 4 ft 1 0 



Bishop's New long-podded dwarf, a fine branching variety, with long, well-filled pods, 2 ft. . . 1 0 



Blue Surprise, Carter's, or»Faii-beard's, fine flavoured and a good cropper, 4 ft. each 1 0 



Champion of Paris (Syns. Paradise and Essex Rival Marrows &c.), an excellent second variety, 



both as regards Havourandcropping, comes into use about a week after Daniel O'Rourke, 4ft. 1 0 



Harrison's Perfection, fine flavoured and productive, 3 ft 1 0 



Princess Royal, a most ])roductivc cropper, the haulms literally covered with long well-filled 



pods of very superior flavour ; very dwarf, valuable for small gardens, 1^ ft. 1 6 



Prizetaker Green Marrow, (Bellaniy's&c.),asuperiorproductivcvariety,withdarkgreenpods,4ft. 0 9 



Sutton's long-podded Tom Thumb 2 6 



Luxton's Prolific Long Pod 3 6 



Division III.-ROUND SEEDED PEAS SUITABLE FOR MAIN CROP. 



If sown from February to May loill be ready to gather from the middle of July to the middle 



of August. 



Burbridge's Eclipse, a dwarf robust growing variety, with well-filled pods, 2 ft 1 0 



Flack's Imperial Victory (Syn. Bedmau's Imperial), branching, productive, and of fine 



flavour, 3 ft 0 9 



Harrison's Glory, fine flavoured and productive, 3 ft. 1 0 



Blue Scimitar, a well-known and esteemed variety, very productive, 2^ ft i 0 9 



Victoria Marrow, large pods, fine flavoured, and very productive, 6 ft 0 9 



Division IV.-THE EARLIEST WRINKLED MARROW PEAS. 



If sown in March or April will be ready to gather about the middle of August. 

 Advancer, the earliest green wrinkled maiTow, very dwarf, productive, and superior in 



flavour, coming into use a few days after Daniel O'Rourke, 1 ^ f t 1 6 



Albert Edward, a new early tall green marrow, as early as the Emperor; exceedingly productive, 



pods long and well filled, flavour excellent, said not to be subject to mUdew, 5 ft 3 6 



Champion of England, the best pea in cultiration ; an abundant cropper and fine flavoured, 4 ft. 1 0 



