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CattelTs Dwarf Purple Top, purple flesh , a good useful variety for those who prefer largish roots... o 4...0 9 
•Dewar’s Improved Short Top, crimson flesh, handsome short-necked roots o 4...1 o 
•Barr s Selected Compact-topped Pine Apple, crimson flesh , beautifully-shaped roots, of uniform 
size and colour; it boils tender, and is of a fine flavour. A pure stock of the true Pine Apple 
Beet, as originally sent out, and one of the very best for early sowing o 4...1 o 
•Dell’s Crimson- leaved Beet, purple flesh, leaves rich dark crimson , compact and upright , slightly 
arched , and of a uniform medium height; in the Flower Garden it is more effective than 
Peri l la, and is also a first-rate table beet o 6...1 6 
*Perfection of Beets (Carter), purple flesh, leaves rich metallic crimson, gracefully arched, uniform 
in height, a fine variety for the flower-garden, and excellent for table use 1 0...2 o 
•Nutting’s Dwarf Red (Barr's Selection), purple flesh, a pure stock, with roots of a medium size, 
the best for sowing latter end of May or June, and surpassing all others for flavour o 4...1 o 
^Nonpareil Dwarf Green Top (new), scarlet flesh , very dwarf, roots small and well formed x 
White’s Black, very deep crimson flesh , roots large ; a fine sort for those who prefer a large beet o 3...0 6 
•Turnip-shaped Dark Red Egyptian, rich in colour and flavour, valuable for shallow soils o 4...1 o 
Fin© Red o 3...0 6 
The following, 6 d. to is. 6 d. per oz Dwarf Waterloo, Belvoir Castle, Perfection Salad Beet, Sutton's Dwarf 
Red, Cattell's Bronze-leaved, Osborne's Dark Red, Lobjoit's Covent Garden , New Salad, Dwarf Victoria ; 
to these Beets we might have added many more names, but those described represent the best types. 
For Spinach and Sea-kale Beets, see page 54. For Garnishing Beet, see page 65. 
CARROT. 
Earliest French Short Horn, a favourite small carrot for soups, extremely early and of superior 
flavour ; the best sort for frames, forcing, late or autumn sowing 
Early Scarlet Horn, an exceedingly useful and well-known variety for general use 
Early Horn Improved (Carter), said to be an advance on the Early Scarlet Horn 
New Early Flanders Scarlet, this variety is longer than the Early Scarlet Horn, quite as early, and 
possesses exceedingly fine qualities 
Carentan Early Scarlet, flesh bright red throughout, about the same length as Scarlet Horn, and 
quite as early, a valuable variety 
New Long Dutch Scarlet, a fine variety, the roots generally without the yellow core, being of a 
uniform colour to the centre, a quality which will be appreciated by cooks 
Covent Garden Long Surrey, syn. Long Orange, the richest coloured and best for main crop 
James’s Intermediate Scarlet, a superior medium-sized variety, valuable for shallow soils 
Altrlngham, a very careful selection for garden culture 
OUR OWN SELECTION. 
10 ounces in 5 best varieties 3/6 | 5 ounces in 5 best varieties 
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Ayton Castle New Giant, a very superior large variety large packet 
Henry' s Prize Giant, a very superior large variety ,, ,, 
Monstrous Carentan, a first-class very large-growing variety, in the way of Musselburgh 
London Flag, large and fine 
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ONION. 
The Fruit Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society awarded to us in 1869 a special certificate for 
the largest and finest Collection of onions ever exhibited befoi e than. A report of these at the period will be 
found, in the “ Gardeners' Chronicle " and the “ Journal of Horticulture In the “ Gardeners Weekly Maga- 
zine, in connection with the report, will le found illustrations of the different types of Onions , from specimens 
supplied by us, and grown at our Experimental Grounds. 
Our Collection of Onions represented the varieties cultivated in this country, and also in Germany, France , 
Holland, and Portugal (the seed from Portugal being received from the British Consulate at Oporto )/ our object 
was to ascertain if the Onion of the grocers was peculiar to Portugal, or had a representative in this country. 
From a very careful examination we arrived at the conclusion that the Onion of the grocers is fairly represented, 
both as regards shape , size, and produce, in our brown-skinned varieties of Globe, fames' Keeping, and Pear-Shaped, 
a preponderance of the Pear-Shaped being amongst those grown by us from the Oporto seed. We also found that 
the Tripoli varieties of Onion produced with us under ordinary treatment much larger bulbs than the Oporto 
Onion, while the autumn-sown Trebons stood out prominently for size and symmetry, thus proving that those fine 
imported Onions of the grocers arc the result of a favourable climate, combined with the special attention which is 
given to the cultivation of this bulb in Portugal. Mr, Standish of Ascot by means of superior cultivation pro- 
duced from the Oporto seed as fine Onions as any imported. 
One of the subjects which the Royal Horticultural Society had in hand during 1875 anc * 1876 was the Onion. 
The result of the trial has been fully reported in the various gardening periodicals, where the subject has been 
dealt with in a broad and very satisfactory manner. This is one of the instances illustrating the important national 
work which is progressing in connection with this Society, notwithstanding the conflicting interests which have, 
kept it in an unsettled state for the last few years. From the results of this and similar experimental trials which 
are constantly going on at Chiswick under the able management of Mr. Barron, it is to be hoped that horticul- 
turists will rally round the Society more than they have hitherto done, so that by its operations at Chiswick, it 
will be able to carry out more fully than it has hitherto been enabled to do the great national work for which it was 
brought into existence. 
We have re-arranged our list of Onions, so as to have the allied varieties under their respective heads ; this 
we hope will be found serviceable to our customers in selecting. The first and second groups represent the Flat 
Onions ; the third the Globe-shaped ; the fourth the Italian Onions ; the fifth the Silver or White Skinned 
Onions. The last two groups are mostly sown in Autumn for early use ; when sown in Spring they should be 
used early in the Autumn. 
Trebons. This extraordinary Onion is matchless for its quality ; for Exhibition purposes it may per pkt per cz. 
fairly be called the Prize-taker ; its great size and symmetry make it conspicuous above all s. d. s. d. 
others. It is equally valuable for Spring or Autumn sowing. Seed crop a failure is. & 2 6 
Taplin's Banbury Improved. This is an exceedingly fine selection of Spanish Onion, remarkable 
for its great size and good keeping qualities 1 
. Oporto Onion, Imported Seed. This is the well-known Onion of the Grocers is. & 2 
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