658 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Maize. 



1. Perfection Sugar (R. Veitch). — Plant about 3 feet high, with large 

 cobs, of excellent flavour when cooked. 



2. Golden Bantam (Atlee Burpee). — Very similar to No. 1. 



Melon. 



Conqueror (Goody). — Raised from " Munro's Little Heath " crossed 

 with an American variety, and supposed to be hardy, but it did not prove 

 so in the cold, sunless summer of 1902. 



Mustard. 



Fordhook Fancy (Atlee Burpee). — A curled form of the ordinary 

 Mustard. 



Onion. 



1. Gibraltar (Atlee Burpee). — Bulb deep round with a deep brown 

 skin, solid and heavy. Requires a little more selection. 



2. Pink Prize-taker (Atlee Burpee). — Bulb deep round, solid, with a 

 bright purplish skin. 



3. Yellow Globe, Australian (Atlee Burpee). — The same as our British 

 stock. 



Parsley. 



1. New Perpetual (Carter). — Foliage beautifully curled and of a medium 

 size, on dwarf, compact plants. Fine stock. 



2. Unique (Lister). — A very dwarf and deeply curled variety. 



Parsnip. 



1. Model (Carter). — Roots thick, handsome, and not too large, in fact, 

 just the size and shape a Parsnip should be. 



2. Selected (Lister). — A rather large, full-crowned variety, of good 

 shape. 



Pepper (Capsicum). 



Chinese Giant (Atlee Burpee). — A very large, ugly-podded variety. 

 Syn. "Bull's Nose." 



Squash. 



Fordhook Bush (Atlee Burpee). — Fruits white, round-, slightly corru- 

 gated, of medium size, and freely produced on sturdy plants. 



Shallot. 



Veitch's Exhibition (R. Veitch). — A very large and productive variety, 

 with a brownish-purple skin. 



