GG [Barr and Son, 
VEGETABLE MARROW. SQUASH, GOURD, OR PUMPKIN. 
VEGETABLE MARROW. 
per pkt.— s. d. __ _ per pkt. — s. 
Moore's Vegetable Cream, excellent 6 J. & 
Long Green, fine, syn. Prince Albert 3 d. 8 c 
Mixed, containing many varieties 6 d. 8 c 
Improved Custard, very fine small fruit... 6 d. 8 c 
Bush or Cluster 6 d. 8 c 1 o 
Large White, very fine 3 d. 8 c o 6 _ 
Perfect Gem, small milky white fruit, of very superior quality 6 d. & 
Muir’s Prolific Hybrid Marrow, first-class certificate R. H. S.; fruit creamy white, flesh thick, and of 
excellent flavour, and very productive *.... 1 o 
Pen-y-Byd Marrow, a small variety of delicate flavour and very prolific 1 6 
Hibberd's Prolific Early Marrow. No sooner are the plants of this valuable vegetable marrow put out than 
they begin to yield great numbers of small elegant oval-formed fruits, which are of excellent flavour and 
ready to cook when the size of a turkey's egg. Those who grow vegetable marrows under glass for 
an early crop will find this by far the best variety. We have selected the smallest fruits and have numbered 
the seed Nos. 1, 2, and 3 which have been taken from fruits ranging in length from 3 to 6 inches 
No. 1, Hibberd's Prolific Early Marrow, from smallest fruit, 2 s. 6 d. per packet. 
No. 2, ,, ,, ,, ,, from fruit a little larger, 1 s. and 2s. 6 d. per packet. 
No. 3, ,, ,, ,, ,, from still larger-sized fruit, 6 d. and is. per packet. 
No. 4, ,, ,, „ ,, mixture from the above, is. per packet. 
SQUASH OR PUMPKIN. 
These are greatly prized if cooked when young ; and when ripe they are delicious in Soups; during winter they 
are used lor making “Pumpkin Pies." 
par pkt. — s. d. 
Citron Gourd, an excellent keeper, and the 
best for marmalade o 6 
Ohio Squash, very excellent when young, and in 
winter valuable for soups o 6 
FRUIT 
STRAWBERRY, Mixed, large fruited sorts, 6 d. 8 c 1 o 
STRAWBERRY, Mixed Alpine, small fruited 
sorts 6 d. 8 c 10 
per pkt, — s. d. 
Squash, Summer Crookneck o 6 
Squash, Monster (Mammoth Gourd) o 6 
Squash, Canada Crookneck o 6 
Squash Mixed 6 d. 8 c 1 o 
SEEDS. 
RASPBERRY, Red o 6 
CURRANT, white, red, or black each o 6 
GOOSEBERRY, green, yellow, or red each o 6 
Section V.— SALAD PLANTS. 
BABBE DE CAPUCIN. A fine winter Salad. 
This is one of the most wholesome, and agreeable of winter salads. Sow in May, and in autumn lift 
the roots, and store them in a dry cool situation. To maintain a succession , plant the roots tflperpkt.peroz. 
into vals, in boxes of soil, and place them in a dark warm cellar or mushroom-house. Very s. d. s. d. 
soon, long blanched leaves are abundantly produced, ready for use o 4...1 o 
WITLOEF, A NEW VEGETABLE. 
Those who are fond of the salad known as Bar be de Capucin , will esteem the Witloef highly. The 
seed is sown in May, and the roots as required are lifted from the end of October to February. 
They are then divested of their leaves to within two inches of the crown, planted in a trench 
one foot deep, and covered with 8 inches of finely sifted soil, over which 2 or 3 feet of stable litter 
is placed. As the heat from the litter generates, in about three weeks there issues from the 
crown of the root a pale green head, resembling a Paris Cos Lettuce ; this is eaten as Salad, 
or cooked and served up as Seakale. Much used in France and Belgium 6 d. 8 c 1 o 
DANDELION. 
The blanched leaves of this plant in Spring make a most delicate flavoured and wholesome salad. 
Improved very early per packet 1 o | New thick-leaved Cabbaging per packet 1 o 
CELERY. 
At the Chiswick Gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society, gwi service wx r done in 1874, by a very 
carefully conducted trial of Celery, in which was elicited the important fact that in this country the really 
distinct, typical Celeries , do not exceed four in number, and that the multitude of names are either synonyms , or 
represent merely trifling variations. Celeriac, or Turnip-rooted Celery, is not included in the above remark , its 
cultivation , we regret to say, being very limited in this country. The examination of the different stocks of Celery 
grown at the trial showed the importance of careful selections ; still it is noteworthy , that the best selected stocks of 
Celeries are only presentable at table in proportion to the care bestowed on their cultiv ztion ; trenching the soil and 
heavily manuring are indispensable, and during dry wexther abundance of water should be given from time to 
time , to keep the pi ints growing, The first four Celeries in our list are representative types. per pkt.— s. d. 
Covent Garden Dwarf White, close hetbit, very solid, crisp, juicy, and fine flavoured 6 d. & 1 o 
Covent Garden Dwarf Red, compact, hardy, crisp, and of a very superior nutty flavour 6 d. & 1 o 
Covent Garden Tall White, a first-class, large, solid crisp variety of excellent flavour 6 d. & 1 o 
Covent Garden Tall Red, a first-class, large, solid variety, very hardy, crisp, and nutty-flavour 6 d. 8 c 1 o 
Barr’s Champion Solid White ; this valuable variety is robust, very solid, sweet, and keeps good 
longer than any other white celery is. & 2 6 
Carter’s Solid Ivory White, is described as so dwarf and compact, it need not be grown in a trench, and 
is blanched by drawing the soil round the plant with the hand or a hoe, suitable for small gardens 1 o 
Haywood's White Queen, a fine dwarf variety, very solid, crisp, and nutty 6 d. & 1 o 
Clayworth's Prize Pink, very large, of great weight, and fine-eating quality 1 o 
Sandringham Dwarf White, crisp, and fine flavoured, grown for the Prince of Wales’ table 1 o 
Major Clark's Red, it is robust, compact, very solid, crisp, and of delicate flavour 6 d. & 10 
Celeriac, large smooth Paris 6 d. & 10 
Henderson’s White Plume, a new American variety with all the good qualities of the best sorts in 
cultivation, but more ornamental, and is blanched by simply tying it up as is customary in 
preparing Endive for use is. 8 c 2 6 
The following well-known varieties 6 d. 8 c is. per packet 
Wright’s Grove red and white. 
William's Matchless red. 
Cole’s Defiance red and white. 
Carter’s Incomparable crimson. 
Turner’s Incomparable white. 
Leicester red. 
Ivery’s Nonsuch. 
Ramsey s Solid red and white. 
Soup Celery, per lb. 2/. 
CHERVIL. 
The young leaves are much esteemed, they impart a warm aromatic flavour to soups and stews, and arc also in 
demand for the piquancy they impart in mix -d salads. Sow in succession from March to July. 
Curled per oz. o 6 | Sweet-Scented per pkt. z o 
