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CABBAGE — continued. PC ». Pk d. P " 
The following, (id. to 9 d. per oz. : — Callell's Early Barnes, Cattcll's Eclipse, Drumhead, Kemp's Incomparable , 
Occur dc Bccuf, London Market, Fulham, Sprotbord , Prince Albert, West Ham, East Ham, Battersea, 
Champion, Premier, &c. OUR own selection. 
8 ounces, in 8 besttsuccessional varieties ... 6/- | 4 ounces, in 8 best successional varieties ... 3/- 
For Agricultural Cabbages, see p. 67. 
KOHL RABI, KHOL KOHL, OB TURNIP-ROOTED CABBAGE. 
Earliest White Vienna, the roots of this variety grown quickly and cooked when small, are excellent 
„ Purple Vienna ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, 
Large Green Imperial ,, ,, „ ,, ,, » ,, 
CABBAGE SAVOY. 
Dwarf Green Curled, a fine medium-sized variety 
Drumhead, a fine large variety 
New Dwarf Ulm, a fine dwarf variety, which should be planted a foot apart 
Little Pixie, a very fine selection of Dwarf Ulm, a valuable variety 
Vienna, early dwarf [Tom Thumb, King Koffec ) a nice dwarf compact variety ; planted one foot apart 
Pancalier-Joulin, a very superior, distinct, very dwarf early variety 
New Feather Stem, a hybrid, resembling Brussels Sprouts in growth and habit 
Golden Savoy, syn. Golden Globe and Blcemendaal, a very delicately flavoured superior variety 
COUVE TBONCHUDA, OB SEA-KALE CABBAGE. 
ERRONEOUSLY SOLD BY SOME HOUSES AS ASPARAGUS KALE. 
Couve Tronchuda, the mellow delicate flavour in autumn of this Cabbage far surpasses all others, 
and the sprouts in spring are as tender and delicate in flavour as Sea-kale ; successional sow- 
ings may be made in March, April, and May 
CAULIFLOWER. 
Covent Garden Early London, an exceedingly fine stock, very early and dwarf 6 d. & 
New Erfurt Dwarf Mammoth, syns. Frogmore Forcing, Carter's Mammoth, etc. ; produces large 
compact heads of superior quality, and turns in the quickest of any 
New Erfurt Dwarf Mammoth, a very select English stock, being dwarf and compact 
Knickerbocker, a most valuable late variety* possessing the fine qualities of Stadtholder, but with 
a shorter stem and shorter leaves, producing large, compact, snow-white heads, and resisting 
the heat and drought of summer, the best of any 
Stadtholder, esteemed by the London market-gardeners as superior to Walcheren 6 d. & 
Fine late Asiatic, a large and very highly-esteemed late variety 
Veltch’s Autumn Giant, a first-class, perfectly distinct variety, coming into use late in the season 
Walcheren, a well-known, general favourite, one of the best for general use 6 d. & 
Hertfordshire Superb Dwarf, large pure white close heads, very hardy 
Early Snowball (Dean), described as "producing large heads fit to cut in about 12 weeks from the 
time of sowing ’’ 
King of Cauliflower 
3 ounces, in 6 best successional varieties ... 6/6 | 4 packets, in 4 best successional varieties . 
o 3...0 6 
o 3...0 9 
o 6 
o 4...0 8 
o 3...0 6 
o 4...0 9 
0 4... 1 o 
1 o 
o 4...0 9 
o 4...0 9 
o 4...0 8 
o 4... 1 o 
1 0...2 o 
1 0...2 6 
1 6.. .3 6 
x 0...2 6 
x 0...2 o 
1 0...2 6 
i 0...3 o 
1 0...2 6 
1 0...2 6 
1 6.. .5 o 
1 6 
■ • 3/9 
BHUBABB. 
per pkt. per oz. per pkt. per oz. pej pkt. per oz. 
Myatt’s Victoria o 4...1 o I Linnaeus o 4...1 o I Emperor o 6...1 6 
Prince Albert ... o 4...1 o | Early Scarlet o 4...1 o | Mixed o 4...1 o 
SEA-KALE. 
Sea-Kale o- 3...0 6 
SPINACH. peroz. per qt. 
Round Flanders, the best for spring and summer sowing per pint is. o 3...1 6 
New Thick-leaved Round, described as of great merit : per pint is, id. ... 2 6 
Prickly Flanders, the best for autumn sowing per pint is. o 3...1 6 
Lee’s Giant Orach, immensely productive, yielding a constant supply of dark-green leaves of a fine per pkt. peroz. 
piquant flavour, a great acquisition as a summer spinach o 4...0 9 
Orach Red, or Mountain Spinach, a highly decorative plant for shrubbery borders o 3...0 6 
New Zealand, produces fine succulent leaves in great abundance throughout the summer o 4...0 9 
Chenopodium Bonus Henricus, this plant is easily cultivated, and in some parts of this country is 
extensively used ; it furnishes an abundant supply of green leaves during the greater part of 
the year, and is a good substitute for spinach o 4...1 o 
For perpetual Spinach Beet , by some more highly esteemed than Spinach, sec page 54. 
Section III.— EDIBLE ROOTED PLANTS. 
BEET. 
In our ^Experimental Grounds the varieties marked * have been tested and found perfectly pure ; our customers 
may , therefore , confidently rely upon the. seed producing fine roots of uniform size and quality. 
For Illustrated Report of Beets grown at our Experimental Grounds, see “ Gardeners' Magazine," 1870. 
&*>- In the process of cooking, Beet is frequently made hard and tin edible, and the seedsman or gardener made 
to bear the consequences of the cook's shortcomings . Following up our experimental trials, we have looked into the 
cook’s department, and offer to our readers the following conclusions : — 
1 . In preparing Beet for cooking, the greatest care must be taken not to bruise the skin, or in any way wound 
the root ; and if by accident any injury has been done to the root, bake and not boil it. 
2. If a deep crimson hue is the colour preferred in the Beet, or a firm flesh, this is best attained by baking. 
3. If a light, clear bright colour is desired, or a soft, juicy flesh, then boiling will secure this. 
4. If a rich, agreeable flavour is sought for, then select the variety which, before cooking, has the most purple in 
it, and the flavour may be discovered by masticating a small portion of an uncooked root. If up to the 
mark, it will leave a rich agreeable flavour on the palate, without any sensation of aslringency in the 
throat. Barr's selection of Nutting's Beet has the desired qualities in the h ighest degree 
5. Crimson-flesh Beets arc all very rich in flavour ; but when masticated uncooked, an astringency will be 
discovered as above described ; this class of Beets, however, has its advantages, inasmuch as it can be sown 
earlier. Bair's selection of Pine Apple Beet is the most desirable of these ; it may be sown very early and 
will not run to ecd. 
6. Scarlet-flesh Beet possesses least of the saccharine flavour , and Nonpareil best represents this class. 
