13 and 13, King Street, Covent Garden, 1886.J 67 
per pl«t. per oz. 
continued. $. d. s. d. 
Extra line Green Curled, very superior variety o 6...i 6 
French Moss-Curled ^d. & x o 
DlgBwell Prise, a very fine green curled variety ^d. & i o 
White Curled, very useful o ° 
GuUande, extra fine four heads * ® 
PencallcU'e, very large variety, with broad green crisped leaves 1 o 
I.ETTUCE. 
/n our Experimental Grounds in 1871, we j^rew about 600 different samples of LeUuce, and those enumerated, 
are a selection of the best, but any others offered in the trade can be supplied if required. 
To have Lettuce of really fine quality, the ground should be trenched and thoroughly enriched with manure, 
and during dry weather the plants should receive abundance of water. 
COS LETTUCE. per pkt.per oz, 
a firsUclass variety, forming large close compact hearts, crisp b. d. s. d. 
and finefiavoured, dots not soon run to seed ^d. « l 0...3 o 
Covent Garden Winter Giant Green, a first-class variety, large, crisp, and fine flavoured, forming 
close compact hearts, like Giant White Cos, is the best of the Green Cos varieties (id. & i 0...2 o 
Covent Garden Winter Brown, black-seeded, the hardiest and best of the Brown Cos varieties, 
specially recommended for autumn sowing ; it is crisp, rich, and nutty in flavour , and should 
be tied up for a few days before being cut. In families, where a dry, nuityfiavoured lettuce is 
preferred, this is the one ^rown throughout tht year ^ ^ 0...2 o 
Covent Garden Summer Brown, white-seeded ; this fine variety possesses the excellent qualities of 
the Covent Garden Winter Brown Cos, is self-folding, and dots not soon run to seed, and 
being very hardy may be sown in spring and autumn 6</. & x 0...3 o 
Covent Garden Winter Giant White. This exceedingly fine variety possesses all the good qualities 
of the Summer Giant White Cos, with thehardinessof the Winter Brown Cos ; it is, therefore, 
confidently recommended both for autumn and spring sowing 6rf. & i 0...3 o 
Leviathan Cos (Cooling), this fine new lettuce is remarkable for Us great size, broad leaves, hardiness, 
and remaining a longtime in good condition * o 
Walhe]^8 Covent Garden Sugarloaf, or self-folding Brown Cos, an excellent self-hearting lettuce, 
suitable for summer culture on good soils, but as a winter lettuce it is most valued. It is 
very hardy, and by far the best of the self-folding Black-Seeded Brown Cos o 4...X o 
Jefferies' Little Queen, forms a small solid heart, and is earlier than any other Cos x o 
Northern King White Cos (Hardy), is described as standing the severest winter, and coming into 
use early in spring, with the good quality of not soon running to seed x 6 
Moor Park, syn. Prince of Wales and Dunneys Incomparable, a robust hardy White Cos, for 
summer or winter use, form ing large, crisp, fine-flavoured hearts, and not soon running to seed i 0...3 o 
Paris White, a very superior fine hearting selected variety o 6...1 6 
Paris Green, a good hardy variety for autumn sowing o 6...1 6 
Bath Cos, black-seeded, very fine hardy variety for autumn sowing o 6...1 6 
Bath Cos, white-seeded ; this fine variety is self-folding and excellent to sow in spring and autumn., o 6...X o 
**Laltue Verte MaraichSre,” the favourite Lettuce in France for autumn sowing i 0...3 o 
'* Laltue Blanche Maraichfere," the favourite Lettuce in France for spring and summer sowing ... 1 0...2 o 
OUK OWN SELECTION. 
6 packets in 6 best varieties of the above 3/6 & 5/6 | 3 packets in 3 best varieties of the above .. 2/- & 3/0 
CABBAGE LETTUCE. 
Those who have passed through the markets of London and Paris, when the ground has been frost-bound for 
weeks, have no doubt been struck with the quantity of delicate, succulent, light green Lettuce in hampers •, these 
are the Laitue Petit Noire, produced by the Paris market-gardeners under the Cloche. For details of culture, see 
Robinson's " Parks, Promenades, and Gardens of Paris." 
per pkt. per oa. 
William Robinson, a fine globular-formed, compact-growing lettuce, extremely hardy, and s. d. a. d. 
literally all heart, tender, sweet, delicate, and solid * 0...3 6 
Ban’s Paragon, compact and of medium size, very firm, all heart, sweet and tender, does not soon 
run to seed. By successional sowings this fine variety may be had early in spring to late in 
autumn ;••••;, ; X o 
Covent Garden Winter White, larger and finer than “ Hardy Hammersmith," turns in more freely, 
is equally hardy and a most desirable variety ® 2 ^ 
Covent Garden Summer White, a fine hearting variety, which does not soon run to seed o ® 
All the Year Round, a very hardy compact summer or winter Lettuce, solid and crisp o 6...1 3 
Marvel, an " all the year round " variety, of a dark green colour, tinged bronzy red "£"'L ' ^ ^ 
Perpignan; this is an exceedingly fine, close heai ting, long standing variety ^d. « i o 
Drumhead Selected, a fine crisp, light green crinkled summer Lettuce o 4...0 9 
Neapolitan, a large and very fine dark green crinkled summer Lettuce o 4...1 o 
Bossln, the largest Lettuce cultivated ; a monster variety of White Batavian 6</. & i o 
Leyden White Dutch, a first-rate compact light green variety, literally all heart o o...x o 
Wheeler’s Tom Thumb, a valuable compact small Lettuce with a very fine solid white heart o 0...1 o 
Brown Dutch, a very fine variety, for summer and winter use o ® 
Haxdy Green Hammersmith, the hardiest for winter, but of no use for spring sowing o 4...0 9 
VouBUCh, for springand autumn sowing, a favourite with the London market-gardeners o 4 ...X o 
Stanstead Park Eclipse, one of the hardiest and best varieties for winter ® ^ 
White Chavlgny, an early new variety, of compact growth and delicious flavour. First Class Certifi- 
cate Royal Horticultural Society _ ^ 5 A 
Green Unctuous, a very fine new variety, remaining long in condition. Commended by R. H. o. o 0...1 o 
Golden Spotted, large firm, heads of delicate flavour, outer leaves golden-yellow, speckled brown o ^ 
St. Angelo, in the way of Neapolitan, but darker green and more tender o 6...1 6 
** Laltue Petit Noire," the Parisian " Cloche" Lettuce O 6 
American Gathering, leaves crinkled, heavily stained brown, quite distinct, and very prolific 6 d. & x o 
Green-fringed, the Most beautiful of All, this is the most distinct and beautiful of all lettuce, 
rich green, elegantly-curled and very compact ; * ® 
Buttercup, " bright citron coloured,** very early, and with fine solid heart, suitable for summer and 
winter culture, very ornamental ^ ® 
6 packets in 6 best var,, our selection, 3/6 & s /6 \ 3 packets in 3 best var., our selection, 2/- & 3/- 
