SELECT GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 43 
CRESS. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
AMERICAN or LAND, very hardy, resembling Water Cress in flavour 0 6 
AUSTRALIAN or GOLDEN, mild and pleasing flavour 0 6 
COMMON on PLAIN-LEAVED per qt., 2s. 0 A. 0 3 
CURLED-LEAVED 2s. 6d. 0 3 
WATER CRESS, easily grown in a moist situation per plct., 6 d. & Is. 
Sow the plain and curled-leaved varieties once a week all the summer on a shady harder. American 
Cress is a hardy perennial, and is usually sown in May for autumn and winter, and in A ugust for 
spring use. By successive monthly sowings Australian Cress may he constantly supplied throughout 
the summer. Water Cress is a native plant, and grows to most advantage by the edge of a running 
stream. 
CUCUMBER. 
BLACK SPINE ( Culhill’s ), one of the best for general use ; an abundant bearer 
BLUE GOWN, black spine, about 24 inches long 
CHAMPION (Carter's), a good winter sort 
CLIMAX, vide page 37. (Strongly recommended) 
DUKE OF EDINBURGH (Daniel’s), a really first-class variety .... 
DUKE OF EDINBURGH (Monro’s), a free bearer, of fine quality .... 
EXCELSIOR, vide page 37. (Strongly recommended) 
HEATHERSIDE RIVAL, a first-class variety 
INVINCIBLE (Hamilton s), a fine variety for exhibition 
KIRKLEES HALL DEFIANCE, white spine; excellentforsnmmerandwinteru.se 
MARQUIS OF LORNE, a magnificent exhibition variety (true stock) 
SION HOUSE IMPROVED, a greatly esteemed variety ; excellent for winter. 
SIR GARNET WOLSELEY (Hamilton's), an esteemed variety .... 
TELEGRAPH, handsome variety, 22 to 26 inches long 
TENDER AND TRUE, First Class Certificate Royal Horticultural Society 
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RIDGE VARIETIES. 
A 1 RIDGE, an excellent variety for open-air culture, possessing hardiness of constitution, 
robust growth, and a most abundant and continuous bearer 0 6 
SHORT PRICKLY, for pickling 0 6 
STOCICWOOD LONG RIDGE, very fine for open-air culture . . . . • • .06 
Sow the seeds in pots or pans, aiul when the plants have produced their seed leaves, pot them off, 
either singly, or two or three round the sides of a pot ; when the pots arc filled with roots, and the bed 
at a proper temperature, carefully turn them out, and plant on mounds of rich turfy loam, and give 
them a gentle watering. Keep up a steady grouting heat, and attend to stopping, thinning, and setting 
the flowers. 
EGG- PLANT (Aubergine). 
BLACK. — A very robust-growing variety from Pekin, 21 to 3 feet high, with very dark foliage, and 
black stems and fruits, the latter sometimes attaining the weight of seven or eight pounds ; spherical 
in form. 6 d. per packet. 
Per pkt. — s. d. 
GIANT WHITE 03 
LARGE PURPLE 03 
SCARLET 03 
Egg plants, when well cultivated, are curious and interesting objects in the greenhouse or conservatory, 
and are also useful as garnishing plants. The time of sowing and treatment is the same as recommended 
for Capsicum. 
ICE PLANT, for garnishing . 
. per pkt. 0 3 
