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SELECT GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
RHUBARB (seed). 
Per oz. — 3. d. 
LlNNyEUS (;l/»/a«’s) : . . 0 6 
VICTORIA (JdyaU's) 0 6 
Sow in April in drill atout 12 inches apart, and when up thin out to about the same distance in the 
rows, by the following spring the roots mil be large enough to transplant. The ground should be rich 
and well prepared, and the seed covered with fine soil. 
SALSAFY ; peioz. 1 0 
Sow in drills 15 iiwhes apart, covering the seed with fine soil, which press down firmly, and thin out 
when the plants are stroiug enough to 6 iTiehes apart. In all cases sow the seed in dry weather. 
SAVOY. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
DRUMHEAD or GLOBE, very large and of good quality ; tire best for general erop . .06 
DWARF GREEN CURLED, heads quickly, of good quality ; an excellent sort . . .06 
EARLY DWARF ULM, small, hearts early, and of excellent flavour 0 6 
Savoys requires a rich deep soil, well manured. Sow Dwarf Ulm in March, and plant out about 18 
inches apart. Dwarf Green Curled and Drumhead 'irmj be sown aboict the middle of March, and again 
in April, for succession, and when strong enough transplant Hfeet apart each way 
SOORZONERA peroz. i o 
This vegetable requires the same treatment as Salsafy, only sow in drills 18 inches aqiart, and thin 
out to 9 inches from qdant to plant. 
SEA KALE P®'^' ‘ft-. 2s. U., per oz. 0 6 
Soto moderately thick early in April, on deeply trenched and richly manured ground, in drills 18 
inches a^mri, and thin out to about ^ feet asunder. 
SPINACH. 
NEW ZEALAND per oz. 0 6 
PRICKLY or WINTER per qt.. Is. 9d. 0 3 
ROUND or SUMMER Is. 9d 0 3 
The round variety should be sown at intervals from March to June, to ensure a constant supply during 
the summer. The prickly or triangular-leaved sort is usually sown about the end of July or beginning 
of A ugust, for winter use, in drills 1 foot apart. New Zealand Spinach is a useful and excellent vege- 
table, and should be raised in a gentle heat in March, and transplanted in May or June Z feet apart 
each way, into rich light soil. 
TOMATO or LOVE APPLE. 
Per pkt. — s. d. 
EARLY PROLIFIC RED, an early dwarf variety, and very prolific 0 6 
llATHAAVAY’S EXCELSIOR, a fine early variety ; excellent flavour 10 
LARGE BED 0 3 
LARGE YELLOW 0 3 
.MAilMOTH {Sims's), very early, robust habit, fruit large, round and smooth . . . .06 
THE TROPHY, very large, smooth and fleshy 10 
TOMATO DE LAYE, a variety of peculiar upright growth, requiring no siq>port . . .06 
To obtain an early and good supply of this delicious fruit, sow in March, in a Cucumber frame, a/nd 
when the plants arc 2 or 3 iiuhcs high, pot off and grow on freely under glass, gradually hardening so 
that they can be planted out into rich soil against a wall, with full exposure to the sun, the first 
favourable day in May, taking care to protect them from frost and cold cutting tcinds. 
