CATALOGUE OP SEEDS. 8 1 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS (Brassica Oleracea Var). 



German, Kopf, Kohl, Gruner. French, CJwu de Bruxelles. 



Cultivated for the small heads ; produced in great numbers on the main 

 stem of the plant, and are in perfection in the autumn. They are tender ; 

 of fine flavor after early frosts. Sow in seed-beds in May ; transplant two 

 feet apart. 



Dwarf cabbage. Sprout variety, with a shorter stem ; sprouts somewhat 



larger and closer set than the old variety. Per pkt., 10 .50 



Roseberry. A superior English variety. Per pkt, 10 35 



The Albert sprout. This is a hybrid between the Drumhead Savoy 

 Cabbage and the Brussels Sprouts. It comes in after the other varie- 

 ties of the Sprout. The flavor, after cooking, is mild, mellow, and, 



very fine. Per pkt, 10 .50 



New feather-Stem Savoy. A true hybrid, of the growth and habit of, 

 Brussels Sprouts. A delicious vegetable, requiring same treatment 

 as Brussels Sprouts. Per pkt, 10 35 



BROCCOLI (BttASsiCA Oleracea Botrytis). 



German, Brocoli, Spargel-kohl. French, Chou Brocoli. Spanish, Broculi. 



The seeds should be sown in hotbeds in April, or in open ground in May, 

 in a very deep, rich soil. Transplant in June or July, when the weather is 

 moist, in rows two feet apart, and twenty inches in the row. Keep them 

 clear of weeds by hoeing and stirring the ground, and in earthing up slightly 

 from time to time about the stem. 



Carter's Summer. A new variety, with enormous, close, white heads. 



This variety is very distinct from all others. Per pkt, 25. 

 Early purple Cape. This has a close, compact head, of a purple color. 



Hardy, and of excellent flavor. Per pkt, 10 60 



White Cape. Later than the preceding, and should be planted here, at 

 the North, early in April. The heads, when perfected, are large, 

 white, and compact. Per pkt, 10 . . . ... . .60 



Chappell's large cream-eolored. A very large and fine sort ; flower, 



cream-yellow ; very early. Per pkt, 10 60 



Snow's superb White Winter. A dwarf variety. The leaves are 

 broad, with short stems ; the heads are large, white, very compact. 

 Per pkt, 25 . . . . . . . .3.00 



Waleheren. So closely resembling a cauliflower as to be scarcely distin- 

 guishable from it. The leaves are more curled, and it is hardier. 

 Per pkt, 10 . . . . .75 



Grange's autumn. A fine fall variety; close, compact head. Per pkt, 10 .75 

 Carter's Champion. Dwarf, compact-growing, large-headed ; the best 



late variety in cultivation. Per pkt, 25. 

 Elletson Mammoth. - A new English variety ; very large. Per pkt., 10 .60 



CABBAGE (Brassica Oleracea Capitata). 



• - German, Kopf kohl. French, Chou Pomme. Spanish, Repollo. 



For early use, sow in hotbeds in February or March ; and for winter, in 

 the open ground in May or June. When five or six inches high, transplant 

 to from twelve to thirty, inches apart. The ground must be rich, or made 

 so by a good coat of manure. Digging or ploughing deep is very essential. 



