SELECT GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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CHICORY or SUCCORY. , 
IMPROVED LARGE-LEAVED per oz. 0 « 
About the middle of June sow the seed broadcast or in drillSy and, as the 'plants advance in grovjth cover 
them xoiili light soil or tan. By Scjytcmber it will be ready for use. 
CHOU DE MILAN or MILAN CABBAGE . . . . peroz. 0 6 
Mr, William Bull has placed this prolific axid fne flavottrcd vegetable away from the Borecoles, as 
it is better known under the above naxtie, but being really a Borecole, the time of sowing and mode of 
cultivation may be the same. The plant produces a profxision of side sprouts, xohich may be increased by 
cutting the head. 
CORN SALAD or LAMB’S LETTUCE. 
Per oz.- 
COMMON or ENGLISH . . . 0 ^6 | ITALIAN .... 0 
Soxo in March and April for summer use, and in Axigust and September for xviider salads. 
COUVE TRONCHUDA or PORTUGAL CABBAGE. 
Per ounce, 6(i. 
This most delkmis vegetable should be grown in every garden. The ntid-rihs of the leases and hearts 
<irc the parts 'usedj the latter being peculiarly delicate^ with an agreeable flavour. When required for 
an early summer erop^ sow the seed in August, and as the plants are too tender to stand the winter tin- 
protected, they should be kept in a frame until spring, and planted out the same time as Cauliflowers. 
Per oz. — s. 
per <it., Is. 6d. 
,, Is. 6d. 
. per pkt. 6d. 
Per pkt. — s. 
CRESS. 
AMERICAN or LAND, very hardy, rcsemhiing Water Cress in flavour 
AUSTRALIAN or GOLDEN, mild and pleasing flavour 
COMMON or PLAIN-LEAVED 
CURLED-LEAVED 
WATER CRESS, easily grown in a moist situation .... 
Sow the plain and Curled-leaved varieties once a week all the summer, on a shady border, and during 
winter and early sprituj under cover. American Cress is a hardy perennial, and is usually sown in May 
for autumn and winter, and in August for spring use, in good rich ground, in lines 12 inches apart, 
and thin out to dbout i inches from plant to plant. By successive monthly sowing, Australian Cress 
may be constantly supplied throughout the summer. Sow in drills, and thin out. Water Cress is a 
native plant, and groion to most advantage by the edge of a running stream, and is easily raised in any 
moist place. 
CUCUMBER. 
ALL THE YEAR ROUND {Dickson's) 
BERKSHIRE CHALLENGE, a good white-spined variety ••.... 
BERKSHIRE CHAMPION, a veiy fine-fruiting, white-spined variety ..... 
BLACK SPINE (Cuthill's), one of the best for general use, an abundant hearer 
BLUE GOWN, vide page 54. 
CHAMPION (Carter's), a good winter sort 
CLIMAX, vide page 55. 
DUKE OF EDINBURGH, vide page 55. 
CLORY OF HANTS, a first-rate black-spiiied variety 
HEATHERSIDE RIVAL, mdc page 55. 
'HIGHLAND MARY, a good bearer and early ; black si)ine 
IMPERIAL, vide page 55. 
INVINCIBLE (JTamilton's), vide page 55. 
KIRKLEES HALL DEFIANCE, white spine ; excellent loi' summer and winter use 
LORD KENYON’S FAVOURITE, a well-known variety, fine for winter ; white spine . 
MANCHESTER PRIZE, a first-class variety .......... 
MARKET FAVOURITE (.ffamiWoa’s), fruit about 16 inches long ; a handsome variety . 
NEEDLE GUN (Hamilton's), handsome, hlack-spined variety, 20 to 24 inches long 
PREMIER, vide page 55. 
PRINCE ALBERT (Cuthill's), black spine ; a first rate winter sort ...... 
SION HOUSE IMPROVED, a greatly esteemed variety ; excellent for winter 
STAR OF THE WEST (Lynch's), a first-rate winter variety, very prolific ; round, and free from 
any ribs or roughness of the skin ; white spine 
TELEGRAPH, vide page 55. 
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