MISCELLANEOUS SALAD PLANTS GROWN AT CHISWICK, 1901. 865 



Cress. 



1. Australian Salad (Barr). — This was three days later in germinating 

 than the other varieties of Cress, and a week latei- in coming into use. 

 It is not so useful as the Plain-leaved or Triple Curled. 



2. Plain-leaved (Barr). — This is too well known to need any description. 



3. 4. Triple Curled (J. Veitch ; Barr). — A pretty curled form of No. 2 

 and equally early in coming into use. 



0. Winter or American (Barr). — Failed to germinate. 



Cucumber. 



1. Perfection Ridge (Carter). — Not a success. 



2. Ridge (R. Veitch). — Not a success. 



3. Triumph (Barr). — A large white-spined variety, rather long in the 

 neck. 



4. X. L. All (Kent & Brydon). — A very long variety, but not of very 

 good shape. 



5. Wallace's Strain (Wallace). — Same as Lockie's Perfection. 



Dandelion. 



New Thick-leaved Cabbaging (Barr). — This well-known plant is much 

 esteemed by some when blanched like Chicory. This variety produces a 

 great mass of mediimi-sized leaves, which should make it specially useful 

 for blanching for salad. 



Mustard. 



1. New Chinese (Barr). — This variety makes large foliage, and is of 

 little or no value for salad purposes, possessing scarcely any flavour. 



2. White (Barr). — This is too well known to need any comment. 



Purslane. 



Green Purslane (Barr). — A strong growing, erect variety, valuable for 

 forcing in frames for early salads ; it may also be used as a vegetable 

 when grown in the open air. 



Sorrel. 



French Broad-leaved (Barr). — Foliage large, pale green, and freely 

 produced. It has a very acid taste, and is not likely to find much f?ivour 

 for salads. 



Celery. 



1. Brydon's Prize Red (Kent & Brydon). — Foliage broad ; hearts large, 

 thick, deep red on the outer stalks ; crisp, and of good tiavour. 



2. Brydon's Prize White (Kent & Brydon). — Foliage pointed and 

 deeply serrated ; hearts short, thick, white, crisp, and of fair flavour. 



3. Fin de Siecle (Masters). — Foliage broad ; hearts short, thick, very 

 white, crisp, and of good flavour. 



4. Schumacher (Masters). — Foliage much serrated ; hearts short, thick, 

 white, and of fair flavour. 



Endive. 



All the varieties were sown on July 18, and when the seedlings were 

 large enough they were planted out on a sheltered border at a distance 

 of 15 inches apart each way. All the stocks made very good growth, and 

 were remarkably true. 



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