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2. Early Forerunner (Carter). — A very early variety of dwarf, compact 

 habit ; sturdy, with rather small, solid, handsome, pure white heads. 



Carrot. 



Blood Red (Carter). — A very deep-coloured variety with long shapely 

 roots. 



Lettuce. 



1. Holborn Standard (Carter). — Cabbage variety ; hearts large, solid, 

 crisp, good flavour, with crumpled outer leaves tinged wdth brown. This 

 variety stood the drought well without running to seed. 



2. Lettuce from Pekin (Satow). — A very large variety, growing 2 

 feet high, and bitter in flavour. It is said the succulent stems are good 

 cooked as a vegetable, but we found it very indifferent and insipid in 

 flavour. 



3. Naples Curled Cabbage (De Luca). — A very large firm variety of 

 the Malta or Drumhead type, and too similar to be distinct from that 

 variety. 



Onion. 



1. Avelline (De Luca). — Bulb small, white, flat, round ; small top, 

 resembling Silver-skin. 



2. Giant Red (De Luca). — Bulb large, round, green streaked with red ; 

 neck thick, with large top. Not a good keeper. Similar to Giant Rocca. 



8. Giant Rocca (De Luca). — See No. 2. 



4. Pure White (De Luca). — -Very similar to No. 1. 



5. White Nccera (De Luca). — Same as No. 4. 



Parsley. 



1. Crested Bouquet (Carter). — A beautifully deep curled variety of 

 sturdy, compact habit. 



2. Exquisite Curled (Kent and Brydon).-^A rather tall growing 

 variety, with large well- curled foliage and spreading habit. 



Radish. 



Rose Olive Early (Carter).— A very pretty olive-shape variety, with a 

 deep rose colour and good flavour. 



Rhubarb. 



Collis's Ruby (Collis). — Planted with the collection at Wisley. 



Gourd. 



1. Giant Gourd (De Luca). — A yellow fruited variety, not so large as 

 some other varieties in commerce. 



2. Zucche Lunge, syn. Lagenaria vulgaris (De Luca). — Flowers 

 numerous and white in colour ; fruit of great length, often 4 to 5 feet, 

 like a gigantic cucumber. Its long fruit would be effective on a pergola. 



3. 4. Zapallo de Tronco, Zapallo Angola (Williamson). — Both these 

 varieties were very similar in habit, form, and colour of fruit. Plants 

 bushy, with medium-sized, flattish, round fruit, yellow striped with green. 



