OF THEIR GUIDE TO THE KITCHEN GARDEN. 



63 



SALSIFY. ^J^'l 



Salsify, or "Vegetable Oyster, so called from the peculiar oyster-flavour of this much 



esteemed root 4..0 9 



SCORZONERA. 



Scorzoncra 0 4..0 9 



SKIRRET. 



Skirret 0 4,.l 0 



TURNIP. ^ pint pore 



Early White Dutch, early, sweet, and juicy when young, but soon loses this quality . . 1 6. .0 3 



American Strap-leaf, superior flavour, rapid growth ; ciisp and sweet for a long time . 1 9 . . 0 3 



Covent Garden Snowball, a very early, small, compact variety of superior quality ... . 1 0..0 3 



Beck's Improved Snowball, exceedingly early, crisp, and juicy 1 9..0 3 



Jersey Navet, an oblong white variety, very sweet, fine for late sowing 2 CO 6 



White Stone, a good early, globe- shaped turnip, suitable for late sowing 1 CO 3 



Ked Top American Stone, or Mousetail, very sweet, early, and a good keeper 1 6. .0 3 



Orange Jelly, a first-rate yellow turnip for autumn sowing 1 6..0 3 



Swedish, dwarf-topped 1 6..0 8 



Yellow Malta, a handsome variety, of excellent quality 1 9..0 3 



PoUy's Early Nonsuch, a very superior white crisp variety 1 CO 3 



Chirk Castle Black Stone, white flesh, black skin, good keeper 2 C..0 6 



OUR OWN SELECTION. 



12 ounces in 6 best varieties 2 6 | 6 ounces in 6 best varieties 1 C 



Section IV.— EDIBLE FRUITED PLMTS. 



For Cultural Directions, see our "Guide to tlie Kitclien Garden." 



CAPSICUM AND CHILI. 



One packet each of the eight varieties, 2s. 



^ pkt. V pkt. 



d. ». d, 



Monstrosum, large red fruit 0 4 



Plum-shaped, fruit orange colour 0 3 



Squash, or Tomato-shaped red 0 4 



Sweet Spanish, square or bell 0 4 



FRAME CUCUMBER. 



This list embraces all the varieties which the Fruit Committee of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society considered worthy of cidtivation. See Report on Cucumbers, published January, 1862. 



Per pkt. 



s. d. 



Burnett's Perfection, a splendid fruit, will grow to the length of 3 feet 1 0 



Barr's Pearl Gem, fruit pearly cream, white spine, very handsome, and delicately flavoured . . 1 0 

 „ Emerald Gem, very early ; where a large supply of handsome, medium sized, fine 

 flavoured fruit is the thing sought, this variety will fully meet the requirement, it is 



exceedingly early, prolific, and withal an excellent sort for >vinter cropping 1/6 and 2 6 



Butler's Empress Eugenie, a very large handsome fine flavoured variety 1 0 



Carter's Champion, a superior smooth medium-sized variety, good for winter forcing 1 0 



Conqueror (A])pleby), white spine, an excellent cropper, and fine for exhibitors 1 0 



Coleshill, a smooth light green variety, 20 inches long, a capital cropper 1 0 



CuthUl's Black Spine, a very excellent, well-known, and much esteemed variety 1 0 



„ Highland Mary, an excellent bearer, of medium size, very early, fine for winter forcing 1 0 

 „ Prince Albert, dark green, early, medium-sized, abundant cropper, fine for winter 



forcing 1 0 



Dickson's Newton Hero, a very excellent white spine variety 1 0 



Dr, Livingstone, the best of the black spine varieties 1 0 



Godfrey's White Spine, a very superior handsome sort, of a fine dark green colom* 1 0 



Hamilton's Market Favourite, a very handsome and superior kind 1 0 



Highgate Rival, white spine Cucumber, a very fine variety, 20 to 28 inches 1 0 



Himalaya White Spine, a very handsome variety 1 0 



Improved Manchester Prize, a very superior and useful white spined variety 1 0 



Improved Sion House, a very free-bearing early variety, useful for winter forcing 0 6 



Kenyon's Favourite Improved, one of the best Sion House varieties, fine for winter forcing .. 1 0 



Kirklees Hall Defi.ance, a very fine white spine variety, useful for winter forcing 1 0 



Long Gun, a long handsome white spine variety 1 0 



Mill's Jewess, black spine, a very fine kind 1 0 



Ne Plus Ultra, very long, and a favoui-ite sort 1 0 



NichoU's Early Prolific Black Spine, a fine winter variety 1 0 



Phenomenon, a very handsome and superior flavoured variety 1 0 



Queen (Appleby's), black spine, 28 to 30 inches long, free cropper 1 0 



Snow's Horticultural, dark green, very straight, short neck, handsome fruit I 0 



Chili, small red fruited 0 3 



Cayenne, true East Indian 0 4 



Long scarlet finit 0 3 



Long yellow fruit 0 3 



