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BEET — continued. 
Thus it is that Nature is generous in providing for the variety of tastes : — 
“ Our fathers much admired their sauces sweet, 
And often called for sugar with their meat ; 
Insipid taste, old friend, to them that Paris knew, 
Where rocambole, shallot, and the rank garlick grew." 
N.B . — We shall be indebted if any of our chemical friends will enlighten us upon the connection between colour 
and flavour in Beets as described. per pkt. per oz. 
s. d. 8. d. 
Cattail's Dwarf Purple Top, purple flesh , a good useful variety for those who prefer largish roots... o 4...0 9 
•Clayton’s Selected Dwarf Top, purple flesh, a fine small beet, very distinct in foliage o 4...! o 
•Dewar’s Improved Short Top, crimson flesh, handsome short-necked roots o 4...1 o 
•Barr’s Selected Compact-topped Pine Apple, crimson flesh, beautifully-shaped roots, of uniform 
size and colour; it boils tender, and is of a fine flavour. A pure stock of the true Pine Apple 
Beet, as originally sent out, and one of the very best for early sowing o 4...1 o 
•Dell’s Crimson- leaved Beet , purple flesh, leaves rich dark crimson, compact and upright, slightly 
arched , and of a uniform medium height; in the Flower Garden it is more effective than 
Perilla, and is also a first-rate table beet o 6...1 6 
•Perfection of Beets (Carter), purple flesh, leaves rich metallic crimson, gracefully arched, uniform 
in height , a fine variety for the flower-garden, and excellent for table use 1 0...2 o 
•Nutting’s Dwarf Red (Barr’s Selection), purple flesh, a pure stock, with roots of a medium size, 
the best for sowing latter end of May or June , and surpassing all others for flavour o 4...X o 
•Nonpareil Dwarf Green Top (new), scarlet flesh , very dwarf, roots small and well formed 1 o 
White’s Black, very deep crimson flesh, roots large; a fine sort for those who prefer a large beet o 3...0 6 
♦Turnip-shaped Dark Red Egyptian, rich in colour and flavour, valuable for shallow soils o 6...1 6 
•The Chelsea Beet, in size and shape resembles Cattell’s Crimson, but of a richer crimson flesh ; 
flavour exceedingly fine, certificated by the Fruit Committee in Oct., 1869 i 6 
Dwarf-top Selected (Sharp) o 4...0 9 
Fine Red o 3...0 6 
The following, 6 d. to is. 6 d. per oz ‘.—Dwarf Waterloo, Belvoir Castle, Perfection Salad Beet , Sutton's Dwarj 
Red, Cattell's Bronze-leaved, Osborne's Dark Red, Lobjoit's Covent Garden, New Salad, Dwarf Victoria ; 
to these Beets we might have added many more names, but those described represent the best types in 
cultivation. 
For Spinach and Sea-kale Beets, see page 56. For Garnishing Beet, see page 66. 
CARROT. 
Earliest French Short Horn, a favourite small carrot for soups, extremely early and of superior 
flavour ; the best sort for frames, forcing, late or autumn sowing o 3...0 6 
Early Scarlet Horn, an exceedingly useful and well-known variety for general use o 3...0 6 
Early Horn Improved (Carter), said to bean advance on the Early Scarlet Horn o 4 ..1 o 
New Early Flanders Scarlet, this variety is longer than the Early Scarlet Horn, quite as early, and 
possesses exceedingly fine qualities o 4...1 o 
New Long Dutch Scarlet, a fine variety, the roots generally without the yellow core, being of a 
uniform colour to the centre, a quality which will be appreciated by cooks o 4...1 o 
Covent Garden Long Surrey, syn. Long Orange, the richest coloured and best for main crop o 3...0 6 
James’s Intermediate Scarlet, a superior medium-sized variety, valuable for shallow soils o 3...0 6 
Altringham, a very careful selection for garden culture o 3...0 4 
OUR OWN SELECTION. 
10 ounces in 5 best varieties 3 6 | 5 ounces in 5 best varieties 2 o 
For Agricultural Carrots, see page 68. 
LEEK. 
Ayton Castle New Giant, a very superior large variety large packet 1 o 
Henry’s Prize Giant, a very superior large variety ,, ,, 1 o 
Monstrous Carentan, a first-class very large-growing variety, in the way of Musselburgh o 4...1 o 
London Flag, large and fine o 4...0 8 
Musselburgh, this is a fine stock of this superior and greatly esteemed large variety o 6...1 6 
ONION. 
Tke Fruit Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society awarded to us in 1869 a special certificate for 
the largest and finest Collection of Onions ever exhibited before them. A report of these at the period will be 
found in the " Gardeners' Chronicle" and the “ Journal of Horticulture." In the “ Gardeners Weekly Maga- 
zine," in connection with the report, will be found illustrations of the different types of Onions, from specimens 
supplied by us, and grown at our Experimental Grounds. 
Our Collection of Onions represented the varieties cultivated in this country, and also in Germany, France, 
Holland, and Portugal ( the seed from Portugal being received from the British Consulate at Oporto ) ; our object 
was to ascertain if the Onion of the grocers was peculiar to Portugal, or had a representative in this country. 
From a very careful examination we arrived at the conclusion that the Onion of the grocers is fairly represented, 
both as regards shape, size, and produce, in our brown-skinned varieties of Globe, fames' Keeping , and Pear-Shaped, 
a preponderance of the Pear-Shaped being amongst those grown by us from the Oporto seed . We also found that 
the Tripoli varieties of Onion produced with us under ordinary treatment much larger bulbs than the Oporto 
Onion, while the autumn-sown Trcbons stood out prominently for size and symmetry, thus proving that those fine 
imported Onions of tke grocers are the result of a favourable climate , combined with the special attention which is 
given to the cultivation of this bulb in Portugal. Mr. Standish of Ascot by means of superior cultivation pro- 
duced front the Oporto seed as fine Onions as any imported. 
Trebons. This extraordinary Onion is matchless for its quality ; far Exhibition purposes it may per pkt. per oz. 
fairly be c Ailed a prize-taker , for its great size and symmetry it is conspicuous above all others . s. d. 5. d. 
It is equally valuable for Spring or Autumn sowing. Early orders are solicited, the supply 
of seed being limited 1 
White Spanish, the Bedfordshire variety, the mildest in flavour, and the most useful for main crop 0 
Improved Reading, a large heavy-cropping variety of White Spanish o 
Cantello’s Prize, a variety of the Reading Onion, but said to be twice as large, very handsome, 
and regular in form, a good sort for exhibition 1 
Nuneham Park, an exceedingly fine large variety of White Spanish o 
Naseby Mammoth, an exceedingly fine large variety of White Spanish o 
Deptford, syns. Brown Spanish or Strasburg, similar to the above but brown, a good keeper o 
Improved Brown Spanish, a large flat brown-skinned onion of superior keeping qualities o 
Danver's New Yellow Early, a fine flavoured, and very firm excellent keeping variety o 
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