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„ _ _ , FRENCH OR DWARF KIDNEV BEANS — continued Ber Quart ,, 
Negro Long Podded, a heavy and very regular cropper, 1 ft P quart, a. d. 
Newington Wonder, one of the best for forcing, very productive, small efepanriioHs’ V ft I _° 
Sion House, excellent for general crop, and fine forcing variety 1 ft P ’ 0 IO 
Sir Joseph Paxton, an exceedingly early and very productive variety; 'fine for pot-eta'ture,' " ill!"!;"" ° 
...... NEW RUNNERS. 
Under this heading, we enumerate a few sorts of Runners deservin' of special attention A ,1. 
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Butter Bean, Haricot d’Alglers, wax-podded 
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Butter Bean, Mont d'Or, the pods of this valuable variety are 6 to 8 inches long! thick, 'fleshy' ofTnale 
lemon colour, and produced very abundantly . y ' 01 a P“® 
Transylvanian Butter Bean, a valuable acquisition to the sYringl'ess section of Runner' Beans', 'pods green 1 ° 
n . 1 b r ° a d. ? esh y* ^ to 10 inches long, m good condition from August till destroyed bv frost ner n inJ 
R V n . ne u POdS Very long ' thick and flesl 'y. an exceedingly fine variety * per quart 2 o 
length! breadth. ^"“Ts.and'flalouf P ° dS "* b ° me ta C ‘ USterS ' and surpass a11 ' others '» 
per quart 2 6 
_ „ RUNNERS OR TALL TRENCH BEANS 
BcSet,’ exc^e^^gly fhfT. Xf. P . 0di .'. I* 1 . ClU . Ste . rS .’. and Rreat abundance % 
York and Lancaster, or Painted Lady, very ornamental and prolific 11 . 1 .””!!..!””.., j ° 
Section II.— EDIBLE-LEAVED AND EDIBLE-FLOWERED PLANTS. 
< By Edible- Flowered Plants are meant those, the inflorescence of which is used as a vegetable, such as Cauliflower, etc. ) 
ARTICHOKE, GLOBE. 
,,,, . --- ~ mental plant, and, as 
i he immature heads are boiled till tender, and served up cold o 
THtJh n fe’/ich not, r, If,, -- .el _ • . . . , 
The Artichoke is an exceedingly ornamental plant, and, as a vegetable, deserving of universal cultivation 
■ ?/. unma/ure heads are boiled till tender, and served up cold or hot* The fleshy lower part oJ7he scale is tun 
with a relish usually consisting of vinegar, pepper, salt, and salad oil. For Plants, seep. 60. 
Green Provence per packet, 4 <f. ; per oz., ir. | Purple Provence per packet, 4*, per oz., is. 
ASPARAGUS. 
c„d/Zo na , klng ne c U F is t ar ? gus beds U “ Preferable la sow seed either on the newly made bed and thin out the 
VStoZn, .n'avLL/r! a b?, or saw the ordinary way and transplant in August or the following April 
“ d , PrI ^ e Giaut Asparagus is the best of all the varieties in cultivation. At the Great Asparagus Com. 
pet. lion at Tunbridge Wells, the Bath and West of England Society, June bth to 10th, 188 1. “ The < Garden " 
’tHi ed -/r ne i‘ e Harwood, well won the Five Guinea Prize for the best 300 heads, open to the 
United Kingdom. The 300 heads of Asparagus referred to weighed 36 lbs. 2 oz. 1 s. d. 
® ar '* r ° 0d 8 Prize Giant ounce packet, is. , two ounce packet 1 6 
Grayson s Goveut Garden Giant, the variety most generally grown per oz., 6a;.: per lb. 6 o 
Mammoth Emperor (Carter), described as the largest of the continental varieties per pkt is & 2 6 
Conover's American Colossal, the large American variety per pkt., X per oz o 6 
fcarly Purple Argenteull, heads often 3.} inches in diameter, the earliest in Covent Garden Market, per pkt 1 o 
BEET (EDIBLE-LEAVED). dXI °d ! 
Spinach Beet, the leaves in summer are much prized and by many preferred to Spinach o 3...0 6 
boakale Beet, the mid-rib of the leaf is two to three inches broad, very white, delicate in flavour* 
and in summer and autumn is an excellent substitute for Seakale o 4...0 9 
For edible-rooted Beet, see page 52. 
BORECOLE OR KALE. 
Asparagus Kale (True), early in spring this plant throws out long stout succulent shoots which 
are gathered when young and tender. At this stage the plant may be covered for a few 
- days before cutting, to blanch the shoots, when they become white, like French Asparagus o 4....0 o 
t-aragon Giant Parsley-Curled, this is the most beautifully curled of all Kales ; leaves dark green, 
resembling the most perfectly curled parsley; height 3 feet, with a profusion of sprouts from 
top to bottom of stem ; in use throughout the winter and spring months 
Neapolitan Moss-Curled, leaves a beautiful light green, exquisitely curled for garnishing 
cottager s Kale, purple or green ; the leaves in most cases crimped or curled at the margin*; the 
plant is tall and robust, yielding in spring a large crop of side-shoots, exceedingly delicate in 
flavour. Meopham Court Kale and Chou de Milan are the green varieties of this 
Chou de Russie, or Extra Hardy Russian Kale, a beautifully laciniated extremely hardy new variety 
Buda Kale, leaves dull bluish green, with white veins ; in spring it throws up a large quantity of 
shoots, which, when cooked, eat like marrow ; but if these are blanched, by placing a seakale 
pot over the plant, the delicacy is increased 
Bwckman s Hardy Winter Greens. After Christmas the cooking quality of this excellent “winter 
gr-een" is unsurpassed 
Ragged Jack; the leaves are green, beautifully laciniated, and, especially the young foliage, 
prettily crisped ; in spring it yields a large quantity of sprouts of a delicate flavour * 
Exquisite Dwarf Purple Curled, extremely hardy, and very dwarf, the leaves elegantly curled 
beautiful for garnishing, and of fine cooking quality \ 
ficotch Tall Green Curled, extremely hardy and very productive of side-shoots during spring ; this 
and the other varieties of Scotch Borecoles or Kales are well known and universally appreciated 
»» Dwarf Green Curled or Feathered, a very valuable stock 
»» #» i» Prince of Wales, an excellent selection, stem much feathered with sprouts 
• 1 *» Abergeldle, a very robust hardy productive variety 
,, Mein’s Improved Triple-Curled-Leaved, closely curled like parsley 
Exquisite Dwarf Green Moss-Curled, extremely hardy, very dwarf, the leaves elegantly curled, 
beautiful for garnishing, and of fine cooking quality ’ 
Carter's Welsh Kale. “The leaves exquisitely fringed and curled to a degree hitherto unknown 
in this useful winter vegetable;” medium height 
Scotch New Imperial Hearting, very productive of sprouts in spring 
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