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B. and S. test the growth, of all Vegetable Seeds immediately they are received from the growers . 
SELECT LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
ARRANGED AND CLASSIFIED ON A NEW PRINCIPLE, AND EMBRACING ALL THE BEST VARIETIES OF 
VEGETABLES IN CULTIVATION. 
PARCELS POST, SEEDS POST FREE TO ALL PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. 
The Parcels Post offers great facilities in forwarding small packages, especially to families residing outside the 
radius of the Railway delivery. We shall in all cases use the Parcels Post when cheapest, and the articles 
ordered weigh under eleven pounds, and admit of being packed for safe transmission by “ Parcels Post." 
In the case of plants and heavy packages we shall, as hitherto, send by Rail. See Special Notices, page 2. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS ARE PRINTED UPON EVERY PARCEL OF SEED. 
Section I.— LEGUMINOUS PLANTS, do. 
NEW PEAS. 
Those offered in this list are recommended as being productive and fine flavoured. 
Anticipation (Carter), a second early dwarf wrinkled pea, with all the fine eating qualities of Ne Plus «. d. 
Ultra , pods abundant, long, straight, and well filled, 2^ ft per oz. 9 d., per pint 3 6 
Lightning (Carter), the earliest of all peas, being 4 days before First Crop, an exceedingly heavy 
cropper, the pods are well filled, and the peas of good ilavour, 2$ ft per oz. 8 d., per pint 2 6 
Early William (Laxton), a selection from William the First. Mr. Laxton states that it is 8 to 10 days 
earlier, and is more dwarf, an excellent cropper, and of good flavour, 2.} ft...p. oz. 9 d., p. ,^-pint 2 6 
Howard (Laxton), a cross between Ne Plus Ultra and Paxton's Supreme. Mr. Laxton considers this the 
hardiest of all peas, and is very productive, 10 to 12 peas of excellent flavour, in a pod, 4 ft. 
per oz. 9 d., per half-pint 2 6 
Victory (Sharpe 1 ), First-Class Certificate, 1886, robust and vigorous growth, much branched, pods of 
immense size and in pairs, peas large and deep green, flavour excellent, 10 to 11 peas in a jiod, 
height 5 ft per oz. is., per packet 3 6 
Autumn Giant Marrow (Sharpe), one of the best late peas, of finest flavour, pods very large, often 7 bv 
1$ inches, and abundantly produced, 6 ft per o z. 6d. f per pint 2 o 
Sharpe’s Queen, a blue Wrinkled Marrow, 2^ ft. high, of a sturdy branching growth, and covered with 
large green well filled pods of deep green peas, delicious in flavour per oz. 8 </., per half-pint 1 6 
Sir F. A. Milbank (Sharpe), a blue Wrinkled Marrow, with large square closely filled pods of large peas, 
abundantly produced, and the flavour all that could be desired. 4 to 5 ft per oz. 8 d. } per pint 1 6 
Bruce Finlay (Kelway), a’ valuable late main crop Wrinkled Marrow, very productive, and of a rich 
superior flavour, 5 ft per oz. 6 d. } per pint 1 6 
Alfred the Great (Laxton), a prodigious cropping, second-early Wrinkled Marrow, of superb quality ; 
Mr. Shirley Hibberd remarks, “ It is earlier than Telephone, and a better cropper ; ” first-class 
certificate R. H. S., 4 ft pc oz. 9 d., per pint 2 6 
British Lion (Laxton), a hybrid between Telephone and Omega , a high-class late Wrinkled Marrow, a 
heavy cropper, carrying its pods nearly to the ground, 4^ ft per oz. 9 d., per pint 2 6 
Triumph (Sharpel, a great cropper, no less than 69 large bright green pods have been counted on one 
plant, each pod containing 9 to n peas of exquisite flavour, constitution robust and not soon 
affected by drought, a good main-crop variety, 2 to 3 ft... per oz. 6d., per pint 1 6 
Early Paragon (Sharpe). A remarkably fine medium early large broad-podded variety, each pod con- 
taining 12 to 14 large peas of fine flavour, and produced in such quantity as almost to hide the 
foliage, 4 to 5'ft per oz. 6 d., per quart 2 6 
John Bull (Laxton). Mr. Laxton considers this main crop blue Wrinkled Marrow his most important 
introduction ; pods of great size, and in pairs, produced abundantly, each pod containing 9 to 13 
peas of excellent quality, closely compressed, 2$ ft per oz. 6d., per pint 2 o 
Duke of Albany (Abbott), a splendid main crop Pea, "a great cropper, with handsome very large well- 
filled pods of superior flavour. 5 ft per oz., 6 d . ; per pint, is. 6d. ; per quart 2 6 
Evolution (Laxton), pods larger and deeper green than Telephone, very handsome, very productive, and of 
superior quality, a very late variety, 3^ ft peroz. 6 d., per pint 2 o 
William Hurst (Laxton), the most prolific, largest podded, the earliest and handsomest of all the 
dwarf Wrinkled Marrow Peas, requires no sticks, ft per oz. 6d., per quart 2 6 
An ounce each of the above 17 high-class New Peas sent post free for 7/6. 
PEAS. 
The arrangement and descriptive matter following are the results of personal observations at our Ex- 
perimental Grounds, and at the Chiswick Gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society. 
All new Peas, or old Peas with new names, which are not quoted by us, can be supplied at advertised prices. 
The varieties of Peas, and also other vegetable seeds which we enumerate and describe, are the best repre- 
sentatives of their classes. We mention this as, in our present edition, we have only described the varieties most 
worthy of cultivation. (All inferior sorts of Peas have been excluded from this list.) 
Division I.— THE EARLIEST ROUND SEEDED PEAS. 
If sown from November to February’, will be ready to gather in May and June. per quart.— s. 
First Crop, syn. Ringleader , and Dillistone's Early , one of the earliest varieties, 2J ft 1 
Sangster’s No. 1 Improved, syn. Dicksons First and Best , very prolific and early, 3^ ft 1 
Daniel O’Rourke (syn. Sangster’s No. 1), a fine early variety, 3 ft o 
Earliest of All (Laxton), a first-class early blue pea, a heavy cropper, and of excellent quality, 2\ ft 1 
Harbinger (Laxton), “ First Crop Blue Pea," very early, prolific, and of a superior flavour, 3 ft 1 
Kentish Invlcta, a valuable blue pea, three days earlier than Sangster’s. and of finer flavour, 3 ft 1 
Blue Peter (Maclean), a first early blue seeded Tom Thumb , a fine prolific variety, 1^ ft 1 
William the First (Laxton), a first rate, first early pea, in the way of Supreme , 3 ft 1 
Day’s Early Sunrise, a good sort to sow late or early, productive, and fine flavoured, 2^ ft 1 
For very early Wrinkled Murrain Peas , see Division IP. 
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If sown from January to April, will be ready to gather in June and July. 
Dickson's Favourite, long well-filled pods, very prolific, and a good succession to the foregoingsection, 4 ft. 
Bishop’s Long-podded Dwarf, a fine branching variety, with long, well-filled pods, 2$ ft 
Hundredfold, an exceedingly heavy cropper, with well-filled, dark green pods, a “ Prizetaker,” 4 ft 
Laxton’s Flllbasket, extremely productive, with long well filled pods, a very fine sort, 3 ft 
Laxton’ s Supreme, long scimitar-shaped wel’-filled pods, literally covering the foliage, 4 ft 
Princess Royal Improved, a very productive and excellent variety, with long well-filled pods, 4 ft 
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