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varieties, and also that the round dark-leaved sorts are the true 

 Longstanding, and the light-green-leaved are not. Seeds were 

 received from the following donors :— Mr. F. C. Heinemann, 

 Erfurt ; Messrs. Watkins & Simpson, Exeter Street, Strand, 

 W.C.; Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Beading; Messrs. J. Veitch & 

 Sons, Chelsea ; Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Kothesay ; Messrs. Dam- 

 mann & Co., San Giovanni, Naples, Italy; Messrs. Nutting & 

 Son, 106 South wark Street, London, S.E. ; Messrs. Vilmorin, 

 Paris ; Messrs. Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden, 

 London ; Messrs. Carter & Co., 237 High Holborn, London. 



xxx =Highly Commended. 

 P richly -seeded. 



(1) Large Bound Prickly (Heinemann). Ordinary prickly 

 Spinach. 



(2) Improved Prickly x x x (Watkins & Simpson). Fine 

 large fleshy leaves ; stands well, after the ordinary type has run 

 to seed. 



(3) Sutton's Longstanding Prickly (Sutton & Sons). Large 

 foliage, dark green colour, stands well. 



(4) Prickly Winter (J. Veitch & Sons). Same as No. 1. 



(5) Longstanding Prickly (J. Veitch k Sons). Same as 

 No. 3. 



(G) Prickly (Dobbie & Co.). Same as No. 3. 



(7) Longstanding Prickly (Dobbie & Co.). Same as No. 1. 



(8) Extra large Prickly (Dammann & Co.). Same as No. 3. 



(9) Longstanding (Nutting & Son). Same as No. 3. 



Hound- seeded Varieties. 



(10) Longstanding Bound (Nutting & Son). The old variety 

 of round-seeded Spinach with light green leaves. 



(11) Large Bound-leaved (Heinemann). Same as No. 10. 



(12) Sutton's Longstanding Bound (Sutton & Sons). Similar 

 to No. 20 ; stock not quite so good. 



(13) Longstanding Bound (J. Veitch k Sons). Same as 

 No. 12. 



(14) Bound-leaved Thick Crumpled (Watkins & Simpson). 

 Same as No. 10. 



(15) Longstanding Bound (Dobbie k Co.). Same as No. 10. 

 (10) Bound (Dobbie & Co.). Same as No. 10. 



