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ONION — continued. 
Blood Red, a very useful hardy and excellent keeping full-flavoured variety o 
Brown Globe, ) Bedfordshire Champion, and White Intermediate, are fine selected stocks of the f ~ 
White Globe, ) Whites? Brown Globe, and are therefore recommended in preference. ( 
Magnum Bonum, this is a very fine selected Globe Onion, attaining a large size, and a long keeper 
James' Long Keeping, this variety keeps longer than almost any other o 
Bedfordshire Champion, this is a fine stock of the Brown Globe o 
White Intermediate, this is a fine stock of the White Globe o 
Pear-shaped, a fine oblong brown-skinned long keeping onion, sometimes sold as James’ Keeping... 
Giant Rocca of Naples, the largest, the firmest, and the best of the Globe Tripolis, valuable for 
spring and autumn sowing 
Tripoli Red flat Genoa, the mildest flavoured, the best and handsomest of the flat Tripolis, 
valuable for spring and autumn sowing o 
,, Red Mammoth, the largest of the Tripoli onions o 
„ New -Early White, highly recommended for its quickly attaining a large size o 
„ New Queen, a new Neapolitan silver- white variety 
„ New Neapolitan White Marzajole, this silver-skinned is the earliest and best for salads 
All the varieties of the Tripoli onion attain a large size. For cooking purposes they surpass, in 
mildness of flavour, the Spanish onion of the grocers. If sown in spring, they can be used during the autumn 
months ; if sown in autumn, they are in use throughout the summer, so that for six months of the year they might 
form the principal onion of the kitchen. 
Covent Garden Small Silver Skinned, the best of the small silver-white onions for pickling o 
Early Nocera, the mildest-flavoured and the best silver-white onion for salad and early use o 
White Lisbon, the silver-white variety sown in autumn by market gardeners for spring onions o 
Two-bladed, pretty little brown-skinned onion ; divested of its outer skins, one of the best for pickling o 
Welsh (Ciboule), should be sown in July or August to furnish young onions for spring salads o 
Mixed varieties o 
OUR OWN SELECTION. 
12 ounces in 6 best varieties 10 6 | 6 ounces in 6 best varieties 5 
For Tree Onions and Potato Onions, see p. 67. 
PARSNIP. 
“ The Student,” a superior flavoured variety o 
Hollow Crown Improved, the most useful for main crop o 
True Jersey Marrow, imported, a large valuable sort o 
Elcombes Improved, a first-class variety of excellent flavour o 
New Maltese (Carter), said to be an advance on “The Student ” o 
New Parsnip Chervil, much esteemed by some. Sow the seed in autumn o 
RAMPION. 
Rampion, the roots boiled tender are eaten hot with sauce, or cold tibith vinegar and pepper o 
SALSIFY. 
Salsify, or Vegetable Oyster, so called from its peculiar oyster-flavour ; a salubrious esculent, boiled 
or stewed like parsnip ; in preparing the root for cooking, it must not be scraped or bruised ... o 
8 CORSON ERA. 
Scorzonera, one of the most wholesome and agreeable of vegetables ; the roots should not be scraped , 
but simply washed, boiled tender, then peeled, and served like asparagus o 
SKIRRET. 
Sldrret, the roots when boiled and served with butter, form an agreeable dish o 
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Early White Dutch, sweet and juicy when young, the best for first sowing 1 
American White Strap-leaf, crisp and sweet, of superior flavour, and rapid growth 1 
„ Red Strap-leaf, flavour superior, rapid growth and of fine quality... 1 
Covent Garden Snowball, a very early, small, compact variety of superior quality 1 
Jersey Navet, an oblong white variety, very sweet, fine for late sowing 2 
White Stone, a good early, globe-shaped turnip, suitable for late sowing 1 
Red Top American Stone, or Mousetail, very sweet, early, and a good keeper 1 
Orange Jelly, a first-rate yellow turnip for autumn sowing 1 
Swedish, the best to cultivate for “Turnip-tops” in spring 1 
Yellow Malta, a handsome yellow variety, of excellent quality 2 
Polley's Early Nonsuch, syn. Fine Early Six- Weeks, a very superior white crisp variety 1 
Chirk Castle Black Stone, white flesh, black skin, good keeper 2 
Silverball (Cattell), flesh pure white, very early, and handsome form 
Veitch’s Red Globe, described as superior to Red American Stone in flavour and shape 
New Green Top “Dry Flesh," this is a continental variety, recommended for its extremely firm 
flesh ; it is about the size of the Early Six - Weeks, with a round green top • 1 0 
Teltow Early Yellow, this variety is much used on the Continent for seasoning , and for imparting 
a piquant flavour to ragouts ; the rind should not be peeled off 0 o 
OUR OWN SELECTION. 
12 ounces in 6 best varieties 3 o | 6 ounces in 6 best varieties 1 9 
Section IV.-EDIBLE FRUITED PLANTS. 
CAPSICUM AND CHILI. 
One packet each of ten varieties, 2 s. 
Plants of these, loaded with fruit, are very decorative in Nov. and Dec., while the fruits of the yellow make a nice 
variety amongst dessert. 
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Chili, small red fruited o 3 
Cayenne, true East Indian o 3 
Cherry, small round scarlet fruit o 3 
Long Scarlet Fruit o 3 
Long Yellow Fruit o 3 
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Monstrosum, large red fruit 0 
Purple 0 
Squash or Tomato-shaped, red and yellow, each o 
Sweet Spanish, for Salads 0 
Mixed, from above 0 
NEW FRAME CUCUMBER. 
Tender and True, raised from Telegraph and Blue Gown, and possessing the good qualities of both ; 
shape very symmetrical, with very little neck ; length 20 to 30 inches, colour a beautilul green ; 
this has been the prize-taker for the last two years. Received a first-class certificate at South 
Kensington, and is unquestionably a cucumber of great excellence 3 
