60 BARR & SUGDEN'S COMPENDIUM 



BEET (Edible Leaved). rcr^kt. per oz. 



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Perpetual Spinacli Beet, the leaves are gathered throughout the summer, as Spinach . . 0 4. .1 0 

 Beck's Improved Seakale Beet, the mid -rib of the leaf is from two to three inches broad, 



very Avhitc, delicate in flavour, and an excellent substitute for scakalc 0 4..1 0 



BOEECOLE, OR KALE. 



Albert Sprouts (new), one of Mr. Melville's successful hybrids, between the Drumhead 

 Savoy and Brussels Sprouts; it is a most valuable winter vegetable, enduring the 



severest winters, and is in use when other sprouts arc over 1 0. . . . 



Asparagus, or Chou dc Milan, a valuable sprouting hardy variety 0 3..0 C 



Buda Kale (sometimes called Asparagus), an extremely hardy winter kale 0 3..0 0 



Cottager's Kale, extremely hardy and prolific, the stem being covered with shoots 0 3. .0 0 



I Covent Garden Garnishing, very beautifully variegated colours, varying from white to 



I crimson. Hi<ihhj ornamental in shriibhe.ry borders, ^fc 1 0.. .. 



I Dalmeny Sprouts (new), a hybrid between the Cabbage and the Brussels Sprouts ; 



stems being tliickly'set with sprouts, and terminated by a cabbage of medium size 0 0.. .. 



Feathered, or Dwarf Curled German or Scotch Greens, valuable for small gardens 0 3. .0 G 



Fearnought Cabbage, an extremely hardy hybrid, between the Dwarf Cabbage and 



Hearting Kale. The heads, when cooked, are tender and fine flavoured '0 C. .. 



New Imperial iieartiDg, somewhat resembling the Scotch Kale, but with larger sprouts 0 3. .0 G 



Melville's Improved Garnishing, beautifully variegated, a highly ornamental plant 0 G.. .. 



Ragged .Jacks, a very hardy winter kale 0 0 



Scotch, or Tall Green Curled, very valuable winter green 0 C 



Victoria Marrow, a useful winter kale 0 3..0 6 



BROCOLI. 



Division I.— For cutting during the Autumn and early Winter Months. 



Grange's White Cape, the best White Capo variety for succeeding the cauliflower 0 G..2 0 



Early Purple Cajjc, very useful, may be cut from August to December 0 4..1 0 



„ New Large Headed, a very superior early purple Cape variety .. 0 G..1 6 



Walcheren(Syn. W. Cauliflower), a valuable variety for cutting in September and October 1 0. .2 G 



Dancer's Late Pink Cape, a valuable succession to the Early Purple Capo 0 G..1 G 



Division II.— For cutting during the Winter Months. 



Snow's Winter White, fine heads may be cut from this variety in November, December, 



and January 1 0..2 6 



Covent Garden, the variety supplied to the Covent Garden Market in winter 1 0. .2 6 



Early Purple Sprouting (Asparagus Brocoli), a fine sprouting hardy variety 0 4..1 0 



Lee's Early White Sprouting, a fine sprouting variety 0 4. .1 O 



Osborn's Winter White, a fine early and mid-winter Brocoli, heads as white as a cauli- 

 flower, hardy, and self-protecting. Sown in March, can be cut in November ; and, 



by successional sowings, may be had in use till April or May 1 6 . . . . 



Division III.— For cutting in March and April. 



Adam's Earliest WMte. the earliest Spring Brocoli, sometimes ready in FebrUiiry .... 0 4 . . 1 0 



Buckman's New Hardy Brocoli, said to stand the most severe winters 1 0. . . . 



Dalmeny Park, an excellent variety 0 G..1 -6 



Early Penzance, very early and pure white 0 6..1 Q 



Imperial Early White, a very superior variety, a fine succession to Adam's 0 4. .1 0 



Dilcock's Bride, produces fine large heads, and forms a good succession to Imperial 0 4 . . 1 -0 



Beck's New Dwarf Gem, a first-rate early variety, very dwarf 0 6..1 ^6 



Knight's Protecting, a very useful variety 0 4..1 -0 



Southampton White, a very tine variety, with large white heads 0 4. .1 0 



Sulphur, or Brimstone, very useful, extremely hardy, and produces fine heads 0 4..1 0 



Division IV.— For cutting in AprU and May. 



Carter's Champion, the latest Spring Brocoli, dwarf, heads very large, fine flavoured . . 0 6..1 6 



Chappel's Cream, a fine variety, with large compact heads 0 4..1 0 



Dickson's Emperor, very fine variety, comes into use in May 1 0. . . . 



Frogmore Protecting (true from Turner), very highly recommended 1 0. . . . 



Howden's Large Late Purple (Syn. Siberian), a valuable hardy variety 0 4..1 0 



Mammoth, or Covent Garden Giant White, one of the largest and best late Brocoli 0 6 . . 1 6 



Maule's Late White, very superior, with large fine heads 0 4..1 0 



Millar's Dwarf Late White (Syn. Dwarf Russian) 0 4 . . 1 0 



Reading Giant, fine large heads, hardy 0 6..1 6 



The Horticultural superb Late- This' variety has been much approved by the Fruit 



Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society 1 0 . . . . 



Wilcove, a fine large late variety 0 4..1 0 



OUR OWN SELECTION. 



8 ounces, in 8 best successional varieties 10 0 1 3 ounces in 6 best successional varieties 3 G 



4 „ in 8 „ 5 6 I 5 pkts. . in 5 „ 2 6 



