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EDIBLE GOURD, SQUASH OR PUMPKIN. 
These are greatly prized when cooked young ; when ripe they are most valuable for Soups, and, in winter, 
for making “ Pumpkin Pies." 
per pkt. — s. d. 
Mixed Edible Gourds, many varieties i o 
Turk's Cap, striped, curious form o 6 
Sicilian or Citron Gourd, an excellent keeper, 
and the best for marmalade ... o 6 
Ohio Squash, very excellent when young, and in 
winter valuable for soups o 6 
Squash, round warted, orange-coloured flesh 
of fine quality, and keeping till Spring r o 
Squash, Elector's Cap, green striped (new), 
a fine large fruit of excellent quality i o 
FRUIT 
per pJct. — s. 
Squash Summer Crookneck o 
„ Marble-head o 
„ Turban o 
„ Yokahama, a superior winter sort o 
,, Winter Crookneck o 
„ Californian Marrow o 
„ Nantucket, extra fine . o 
„ Patlsson Elector’s Cap, yellow o 
,, Hubbard, very fine o 
„ Mixed o 
per pkt. — 0. d. 
Alpine Red o 6 
„ White o 6 
„ Bush Red o 6 
„ „ White o 6 
British Queen o 6 
Comte de Paris o 6 
RASPBERRY, Red, per pkt.,ix. 
SEEDS. 
STRAWBERRY. 
per pkt.— a. d. 
Elton Pine o 
Excellent o 
Jucunda o 
Keen's Seedling ,.... o 
Marguerite o 
May Queen o 
CURRANT, per pkt., ix. 
per pkt. — s. 
Prince Arthur o 
Princess Royal o 
Trollope's Victory o 
V*»«. Hericaut de Thury ... o 
Wonderful o 
Mixed, large fruited sorts i 
GOOSEBERRY, per pkt., ix. 
Section V.— SALAD PLANTS. 
EARBE DE CAPUCIN. a fine winter Salad. 
This is the most wholesome and agreeable of winter salads. The seed is sown in May, and in 
Autumn the roots arc lifted and stored in a dry cool situation; portions of them are 
planted in boxes of soil from time to time for a succession, and placed in a dark warm cellar pcr pkt. peroz. 
or mushroom-house. Soon after, long blanched leaves are produced in abundance, and gathered s. d. s. d. 
as required ready for use ° 4 • I ° 
DANDELION. 
The blanched leaves of this plant in Spring make a most delicately flavoured and wholesome salad. The roots 
may also be treated in the same way as recommended for Iiarbe de Capucin. 
New French large leaved per packet i o | New French thick leaved per packet i o 
CELERY. 
At the Chiswick Gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society, good service was done last autumn by a very 
carefully conducted trial of Celery, in which was eliminated the important fact that in this country the really 
distinct typical Celeries did not exceed four in number, and that the multitude of names were either synonymes, or 
represented merely trifling variations. Ccleriac, or Turnip rooted Celery, is not included in the above remark, its 
cultivation, we regret to say, being very limited in this country. The examination of the different stocks of Celery 
grown at the trial, showed the importance of careful selections ; still it is noteworthy that the best selected stocks of 
'Celeries are only presentable at table in proportion to the care bestowed on their cultivation ; trenching the soil and 
heavily manuring are indispensable, and during dry weather abundance of water should be given from time to 
time, as the plants must be kept growing. The first four Celeries in our list are representative types. per pkt. 
Covent Garden Dwarf White, close habit, very solid, crisp, juicy, and fine flavoured 6 d. & i o 
Covent Garden Dwarf Red, compact, hardy, crisp, and of a very superior nutty flavour 6 d. & i o 
Covent Garden Tall White, a first-class, large, solid crisp variety of excellent flavour 6 d. & i o 
Covent Garden Tall Red, a first-class, large, solid variety, very hardy, crisp, and of a rich nutty- 
fiavour bid. & i o 
Ramsey's Solid Red, a first-class solid variety, large, crisp, and of fine flavour 6 d. & i o 
,, White, a first-class solid variety, large, crisp, and of excellent flavour 6 d. & i o 
' r New Giant White, a very high-class, solid, fine-flavoured variety i o 
Hooley's Conqueror Prize, a first-class Mammoth variety 6 d. & i o 
Sandringham Dwarf 'White, crisp, and fine flavoured, grown for the Prince of Wales' table i o 
Dickson's Superlative Red, very solid, and of a rich nutty flavour i o 
Major Clark’s, robust, compact, very solid, crisp, and of delicate flavour i o 
Veitch's Silver White, very crisp and solid, remaining a long time in good condition i o 
The Lawson Superb Crimson Celery ; perfectly solid, crisp, and fine flavoured, long in condition i o 
The following well known varieties 6 d. Sf is. ptr packet : — 
Sulham Prize. 
Wright's Grove red. 
,, ., white. 
Williams' Matchless red. 
,, ,, white. 
Wandless Invincible. 
Soup Celery. 
Turnip Rooted, Celeriac. 
Leicester red. 
Manchester Champion. 
Dixon's Mammoth white. 
Ivery's Nonsuch. 
Cole's Defiance red. 
,, ,, white. 
Seymour's Superb white. 
Carter's Incomparable crimson. 
Laing's Mammoth. 
Turner's Incomparable white. 
CHERVIL. 
The young leaves arc much esteemed, as they impart a warm aromatic flavour to soups and stews, and are also in 
demand for the piquancy they impart in mixed salads. Sow in succession from March to July. 
Curled peroz. o 6 | Sweet Scented peroz. i o 
CORN SALAD, OR LAMB'S LETTUCE. 
Extensively cultivated for the markets of Covent Garden and Paris, forming an exceedingly agreeable 
variety in salads during the autumn, winter, and spring months. 
English per oz. o 3 | Italian, or broad leaved per oz. o 6 
CRESS. 
Australian Salad, or Golden-Leaved, delicately tender, and with an agreeable piquant flavour. 
For summer and autumn use sow in succession from March to August, scale ring freely in- 
dry weather, and thinning the plants out sufficiently. For winter use sow in September and peroz. perpt. 
October, thinning out 3 to 6 inches apart. In spring the leaves are succulent and refreshing ... o 4. ..2 6 
Broad-leaved Garden, larger leaved than " Plain Cress," and preferred o 4.. .2 6 
per oz. per qr. 
Common, or Plain, the most generally used ; sow at intervals of a few days all the year round ...... o 2. ..2 o 
