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SELECT GENERAL LIST OP VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
Me. william BULL’S 
Select General List of Vegetable Seeds. 
In the following General List of Vegetable Seeds, Mr. William Boll has excluded 
all varieties of doubtful origin and quality, only the most distinct and useful varieties 
in each section being quoted. The Stocks of all Seeds have been carefully selected 
from the most eminent cultivators at homo and on the Continent, and their growth 
having been effectually tested, they are confidently offered as being the very best that 
can be procured. 
ARTICHOKES. 
Per oz. — s. d. I Per oz. — s. d. 
GREEN GLOBE 1 0 | PURPLE GLOBE 10 
Soto in April in rich soily and transjdani when strong. In making a planiaiiony procure in March 
well-rooted suckers, trim the straggling tops and roots, but do not shorten the perfect leaves ; plant in 
rows 4 feet apart, and 30 inches from plant to plant. 
ASPARAGUS. 
COLOSSAL (Connover's), vide Specialities, page 64. 
HEADING GIANT or BATTERSEA ....... per Ib., 2s. 6d ; per oz,, 3c/. 
During the third week in March, sow the seed in drills 12 or 15 inches apart, on well-drained light 
ground that has been heavihj manured the pireviom autumn ; the seed may be covered to the depth of 
half an inch ; when the plants arc up, thin out to 6 inxhes apart. 
Per qt.- 
Per qt. — s. d. 
■ 1 3 
BEANS. 
DWARF FAN or ROYAL CLUSTER, very prolific, dwarf branching habit 
DWARF GREEN GEM 1 foot high, branching liabit, and abundant cropper 
EARLY LONG-ROD, a good early sort 
EARLY MAZAGAN, very hardy, best for early crops . . , . . 
GREEN LONG-ROD NONRAREIL, early, and mild in flavour 
MINSTER GIANT LONG-ROD, large, fine flavour 
MONARCH LONG-ROD, large, an excellent bearer ; one of the best for main crops, 
WONDERFUL LONG-POD (Johnson’s), very prolific ..... 
AVINDSOR, BROAD, pods broad and short ; is considered the best for summer crop 
WINDSOR, GREEN, rather smaUer than the preceding, but of a deep green colour . 
For suceesiional and main cropis, sow in Febm-mj and every month until June. The later kinds 
should be planted in drills 3 inches deep, 4 to 6 inches apart in the row, the rows to be 3 feet apart. A 
deep, strong, tenacious soil is most suitable, trenched 2 feet deep, and liberally manured. 
BEANS, FRENCH or KIDNEY. 
CANTERBURY or BATTERSEA, early and very prolific 
CHINA or ROBIN’S EGG, good bearer ........ 
DARK DUN or LIVER-COLOURED, long-podded ; an abundant cropper 
FULMER’S FORCING, an excellent variety ....... 
NEGRO LONG-PODDED, best for general crop, very productive 
NEWINGTON WONDER, the best for early forcing ..... 
RALE DUN or CREAM-COLOURED, early and prolific, excellent for general croj> 
SION HOUSE, suitable for out-door culture or early forcing .... 
SPECKED SeS""' 1 good summer cropping varieties . . . 
For early crops wnxlcr glass, Fulmer’s Forcing, Sion House, Newington AVonder, and Early Dun 
Coloured, arc excellent varieties, any of these may be sown in pots in November. Take 1 0-inch pots, 
drain well, and half fill with light fresh loam, mixed with about one-third decomposed manure, filling 
up the pots with more loam as the plants gain strength, and use liquid manure when the pots arc set. 
For open ground crops sow in frames in March, to be transplanted into a warm border about the end 
of April ; sow again from the beginning of May to the end of June for succession. The situation 
slwuld be open, not crowded by other crops or under trees, the soil a free-working loam, moderately 
manured ; the drills should be not less than 2 feet apart, 2 inches deep, and the beans placed at regular 
distances not exceeding 4 to 6 inches. 
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