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MELON — continued. per pkt. — 3. 
Royal Ascot, a superb scarlet flesh variety, large and very handsome 1 
Sutton’s Duke of Edinburgh, a large scarlet flesh variety 1 
„ Hero of Bath, a large handsome beautifully netted scarlet flesh variety r 
Thomson’s green flesh, a fine variety 1 
Turner's Scarlet Gem, scarlet flesh', finely netted, an excellent small variety x 
Green Climbing Melon, this comes from Paris, and is described as an exquisite variety for cultivating on 
trellisses, in situations lying well to the sun, where it produces a large number of Melons about the 
size of an ostrich egg, and yields a succession of fruit fora longtime ; flesh green, sweet, and juicy. 1 
The following will be found fully described in former editions of our Catalogue ,~is. per packet : — 
Orion. 
Persian, green flesh. 
Pine Apple green flesh. 
Preston Hall. 
Trentham hybrid. 
Woodfield Gem 
Wortleys Incomparable 
Ward s scarlet flesh. 
MARTYNIA POR PICKLING (Ongles du diable, of the Prench). 
An old garden favourite ; the fruit, gathered when young and tender, makes an excellent pickle . . .per pkt. o 6 
NASTURTIUM. 
The seeds of these, gathered when quite young and pickled, form an excellent substitute for capers. 
per pkt. per oz. per pkt. per oz. 
Barnett's green flesh. 
Beechwood green flesh. 
Bousle's Incomparable. 
Brig 0 Allen. 
Bromham Hall green flesh. 
Chichester green flesh. 
Crystal Palace. 
Denbies'green flesh. 
Duke of Cornwall. 
Gilbert's Ostrich Egg. 
Golden Ball. 
Hunt’s small scarlet flesh. 
Lord Napier green flesh, 
Malvern Hall. 
Dark crimson o 
Spotted o 
s. d. s. d. 
Mixed o 3 ... o 6 
Dwarf o 3 ... o 6 
New Hundred Day. 
New Mammoth cluster. 
Valentia red cluster. 
TOMATO, NSW VARIETIES, each 6d. per packet. 
The Conqueror, the earliest. 
Golden Trophy. 
Rose Giant. 
New White Apple. 
Blount's Champion. 
New Giant. 
TOMATO OR LOVE APPLE. 
Cultivated in pots, the smaller fruited are very ornamental, and may be used for table decoration. 
Large Red Italian, large fruit 3d. & 
„ Yellow, large fruit 3d. & 
Greengage (Carter), certificated. Fruit of a beautiful citron colour, and produced in clusters ; when 
uncooked of an agreeable refreshing sub-acid ; when cooked, the flavour is delicate ir. & 1 
Tomato de Laye, or Tree Tomato ; an upright variety, with large red fruit o 
Belle de Leuville, fruit very fleshy and succulent, shading from red to violet o 
Early Dwarf Red, very early, and producing large clusters of full-fleshed fine-flavoured fruit ... o 
Hepper's Goliath, special certificate by Fruit Committee, 1870. First class variety 1 
New Trophy. Produces fruit of a very large size, and considered a most valuable acquisition o 
New dwarf broad leaved, very distinct, beautiful red fruit o 
Hathaway's Excelsior, round, perfectly smooth, fine colour, superior flavour, and good cropper o 
Nain fructu panachee, a fine dwarf striped variety o 
Tomato du Japan, a fine variety of J apanese origin o 
Tomato gfeant, fruit very large o 
Strawberry Tomato (Physalis edulis), an old plant with an American name. The fruit is stewed like 
Cranberries, in this country it is well known in preserves as Cape Gooseberry 6 d. & r 
The following fine varieties, fully described in former editions of our Catalogue, 6 d. per packet : — 
per pkt. 
s. d. 
o 6 
o 6 
Keye s Early Prolific. 
SmaU Red round. 
„ Yellow round. 
Cherry. Earley's Defiance. 
Currant-fruited. Pear-shaped. 
PoweU's Early Red. Sims' Mammoth Cherry. 
VEGETABLE MARROW, SQUASH, GOURD, OR PUMPKIN, 
VEGETABLE MARROW, 
per pkt.--s. d. 
Custard, very fine small fruit 3d. & o 
Bush or cluster 6 d. & 1 
Large Cream, very fine 3d. & o 
Hibberd's Prolific Early Marrow. No sooner are the 
per pkt.— s. d. 
Moore's Vegetable Cream, excellent 6d. & 1 o 
Long Green, fine, syn. Prince Albert 3 d. & o 6 
Mixed, containing many varieties 6d. & 1 o 
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, and for this purpose we have selected the smallest fruits, 
the seed Nos. 1, 2, and 3 have been taken from fruit ranging in length from 3 to 6 inches, and perfect 
models in shape. 
Hibberd's Prolific Early Marrow, No. 1, from smallest fruit, zs. 6d. per packet. 
,, ,, ,, ,, No, 2, from fruit a little larger, is. and zs. 6d. per packet. 
,, ,, ,, ,, No. 3, from still larger-sized fruit, 6d. and is. per packet. 
,, ,, ,, ,, No. 4, mixture from the above, is. per packet. 
EDIBLE GOURD, SQUASH OR PUMPKIN. 
These are greatly prized cooked when young ; when ripe they are delicious in Soups ; in winter, they are used 
for making " Pumpkin Pies. " pcr pk t,— s . 
Mixed Edible Gourds, many varieties ...6 d. & 1 
Sicilian or Citron Gourd, an excellent keeper, 
and the best for marmalade o 
Ohio Squash, very excellent when young, and in 
winter valuable for soups o 
Squash, round warted, orange-coloured flesh 
of fine quality, and keeping till Spring o 
Squash, white, flat warted, very curious... o 
Squash, Valentia, flesh bright yellow o 
Squash, Elector's Cap, green striped (new), 
a fine large fruit of excellent quality 1 
Squash, Elector's Cap, striped, improved 1 
Squash, Cork-oak skinned, very curious o 
per pkt. — s. d. 
Squash, Bordeaux Melon, apple shaped, flesh 
bright scarlet, sweetand melting, agood keeper o 6 
Squash, Crookneck early bush, resembling the 
Portmanteau Squash, very curious 1 o 
Squash Summer Crookneck o 6 
„ Marble-head o 6 
„ Turban o 6 
„ Yokahama, a superior winter sort o 6 
„ Winter Crookneck o 6 
„ Californian Marrow o 6 
„ Nantucket, extra fine o 6 
„ Patisson Elector’s Cap, yellow o 6 
,, Mixed 6 d.&, 1 o 
