SELECT GENERAL LIST OP VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
6G 
MELON — Continued. Per pkt.— s. d. 
i'.GYPTIAN, green ilesli, true 10 
GOLDEN OEM (Cox's), vide page 56. 
GOLDEN PEKFEOTION, green fle.?]!, lianJsome green fruit of excellent flavour . . .10 
GOLDEN QUEEN, vide page 56. 
HYBlilD tIASHMERE, green flesh, most delicious flavour 10 
UECKEIELD HYBRID, green flesh, free bearing, excellent 10 
HYBRID (.1/ciVna’s), green flesh, a first-rate variety 10 
IMPROVED VICTORY OF BATH, vide page 56. 
MALVERN HALL, scarlet flesh 10 
MORETON HALL, scarlet flesh, fine flavour, and good shape 10 
ORION, green flesh, early large, and of good flavour 10 
OULTON PARK HYBRID, scarlet flesh, rich flavour 10 
l^UEEN ANNE’S POCKET, ride iwge 56. 
QUEEN EMMA, vide page 56. 
.SCARLET GEM, scarlet flesh finely netted, early, prolific, of fine flavour . . . .10 
TRENTHAM HYBRID, green flesh, fine and distinct 10 
In growing Melons the general treatment is very similar to that recommended for Cucumbers. A 
constant and regular temperature of from 70° to 75° should he maintained, and great attention paid hy 
stopping, training, and thinning, and cremj care talven to guard against died Spider and Thrip, to 
which Melons are liable. 
MUSTARD. 
s. d. 
WHITE, for SALAD Is. 6rf. per i(t. 0 2. 
ONION. 
Per 0 /. — s. 
0 
0 6 - 
BEDFORDSHIRE CHAMPION 
BLOOD RED, a good keeper, strong flavour .... 
(’ANTELLO’S PRIZE, vide page 56. 
DANVER’S EARLY YELLOW, very fine, early variety 
DEPTFORD, brown-skinned, large, and a good keeper . 
GIANT MADEIRA, very large and firm .... 
GIANT ROCCA (neiv), vide page 56. 
GLOBE, BROWN, large, mild, and an excellent keeper. 
(!LOBE, WHITE, a very fine mild sort 
.1 AMES’S KEEPING, excellent, keeps longer than any other varietj 
NOCERA, a very early small white pickling variety 
NUNEHAM PARK, large size, mild flavour, excellent keeper 
SILVER-SKINNED, for pickling 
SPANISH or PORTUGAL, BROWN, excellent for general crop 
SPANISH, WHI'l’E or READING, one of the best for main crop, very mild flavour 
STRASBURGH, very hardy, large, and good keeper 
TRIPOLI, LARGE FLAT, large, for autumn sowing 
I’RIPOLI, LARGE GLOBE, large, mild flavour 
TRIPOLI, NEW GIANT, one of the largest Onions grown 
TRIPOLI, NEW EARLY AVHITE, a veryfinevariety 
TRIPOLI, RED ITALIAN, best for autumn sowing 
WELSH, this variety is used for salads early in spring 
WHITE LISBON, a mild-flavoured variety, sown in autumn for spring use 
The ground should be deeply trenched and manured the previous autusnn, and laid up in r 
the sointer to soften. As early in March as the soil is in working order, commence operations by levelling 
the groused wUh a rake, and tread it firmly; draw shallow drills 9 isiches apart, edong which sow the 
seed thinly and regularly. Cover the seeds with fine soil, pressing it down on the drills or beds by the stsr 
of a light roller, or the back of a spade. When the sjoung plants are strong esmujh, thm them gradually 
so that they stand, after the final thinning, 5 or 6 inches ajsart. Keep the surface of the ground between 
the rows open by frequent use of the hoc, and free from weeds. 
For early spring and susnmer crops, to stand through the winter, soto Wliite Lisbon and the 1 ripoli 
‘varieties about the middle of A ugsist. 
idges during 
