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l/larr and Sudden, 
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8. d. 
BCET—con/i/iued. 
•Dell's Crimson leaved Beet, purple fiesk, leaves rich dark crimson, compact and upright, slightly 
arched, and of a uniform medium height; in the Flower Garden it is more effective than 
Perilla, and is also a firsUraie table beet o 6...1 6 
■•Perfection of Beets (Carter), purple flesh, leaves rich metallic crimson, gracefully arched, uniform 
hi height, a fine variety for the flower-garden, and excellent for table use i 0...1 6 
•Nutting’s DtV'arf Red (Barr’s Selection), purple flesh, a pure stock, with roots of a medium size, 
the best for sowing latter end of May or fune, and surpassing all others for flavour o 4...1 o 
■•Nonpareil Dwarf Oreen Top (new), scarlet flesh, very dwarf, roots small and well formed i o 
White’s Black, very deep crimson fesh, roots large ; a fine sort for those who prefer a large beet o 4...1 o 
•Tumlp-shaped Dark Red Egyptian, rich in colour and flavour, valuable for shallow soils o 4...1 o 
Fine Red o 4...1 o 
The following, \s. & i^. (id. per oz . : — Dwarf Waterloo, Delvoir Castle, Perfection Salad Beet, Sutton's Dwarf 
Fed, Catteir s Bronze-leaved, Osborne's Dark Fed, 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 64. 
CABBOT. 
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 o 4...0 
Early Scarlet Horn, an exceedingly useful and well-known variety for general use o 3...0 
Early Horn Improved (Carter), said to bean advance on the Early Scarlet Horn o 4...0 
New Early Flanders Scarlet, this variety is longer than the Early Scarlet Horn, quite as early, and 
possesses exceedingly fine qualities o 4...T 
Early Nantes, a remarkably fine half long variety o 4...0 
Carentan Early Scarlet, flesh bright red throughout, about the same length as Scarlet Horn, and 
quite as early, a valuable variety o 4...0 
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 o 4...0 
Covent Garden Long Surrey, the richest coloured and best for main crop o 3...0 
James’s Intermediate Scarlet, a superior medium-sized variety, valuable for shallow soils o 3-..o 
Long Orange 
Altringham, a very careful selection for garden culture o 3...0 
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OUR OWN SELECTION. 
10 ounces in 5 best varieties 3/6 | 5 ounces in 5 best varieties 2/- 
For Agricultural Carrots, see page 66. 
LEEK. 
Ayton Castle New Giant, a very superior large variety large packet 
Henry’s Pri2e 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 
Musselburgh, this is a fine stock of this superior and greatly esteemed large variety 
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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 befoie them. 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 be found illustrations of the different types of Onions, from spccimc7is 
supplied by us, and gro7V7t at our Experimental Grounds. 
Our Collectio 7 i of Onions represented the varieties cultivated in this country, and also in Germany, Fra 7 ice, 
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. 
Fro 7 )t a very careful cxai 7 iinatio 7 i we arrived at the co 7 iciusio 7 t that the Onion of the grocers is fairly rcprese 7 iied, 
both as regards shape, size, a 7 idproduce, in ourhroivn-skinncd varieties of Globe, James' Keeping, and Pear-Shaped, 
a prep 07 iderance of ike Pear-Shaped being a 7 nongst those grown by us frosn the Oporto seed. We also found that 
the Tripoli varieties of Onion produced with us U 7 ider ordinary treatment much larger bulbs tha 7 i the Oporto 
Onion, while the autmnn-sown Trebons stood out prominently for size afid symmetry, Urns proving that those fine 
impoi'ted O 7 iions of the grocers are the resttlt of a favourable climate, combined with the special attention which is 
givc 7 i to the cul/ivation of this bulb in Porhtgal. Mr. Standish of Ascot by means of superior cultivaiio 7 t pro- 
duced fro 7 )i the Oporto seed as fi 7 ie Orrions as any imported. 
One of the subjects which the Royal Horticultural Society had in hand during 1875 and 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 tlie 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 trialswhich 
are constantly going on at Chiswick under the able management of Mr. Barron, it is to be hoped tliat horticul- 
turists will rally round the Society more than they have hitherto done, so tliat by its operations at Chiswick, it 
will be able to carry out more fully than it lias 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. Tlie 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 cxfrao 7 ’dinary OTtion is fnatchlcss for its qtialiiy ; for Exhibition purposes if may 
fairly be called the Pp'ize-taker ; its great size and beautiful sy 7 )nnetry make it conspic 7 wus 
above all others. It is equally valuable for Spring or Autu/nn sowi 7 ig. 
Taplln's Banbury Improved. This is o 7 t exceedingly fnie selectio 7 i of Spasiish Onio 7 i, tetiiarkable 
for its great size and good keephig qualities 
The Oporto Onion, Imported Seed. This is the well-know 7 i Onion of the Grocers is. & 
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