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lUrUSTABD. 
White, sow every few days to maintain a continual supply for small salads all the year round. . o 
Brown or Black o 
New Chinese, larger, more pungent and finer flavoured than the old white mustard o 
BADIBH. 
Long Scarlet Superh Short Top, a valuable long salmon variety for main crop o 
I, Earliest Frame, the best long variety for forcing and early sowing o 
„ White ) Besides being of excellent quality, these are much prized for their colours, con- ( o 
„ Purple f trasting as they do nicely with the scarlet varieties. | o 
„ Rose, white tipped, a very handsome variety, and remains crisp a long time per pkt. is. .. 
Mixed 
[Barr and Son, 
per oz. per pt. p.quart 
8 . d. 9 , d, 9 , d. 
3-2 
6.. .2 
4. ..2 O 
per 08. p. pint 
d, 8 , d. 
4. . .2 O 
6 . . .2 6 
6 
6 
Olive-shaped Scarlet.. 
„ White 
Turnip Red 
White 
French Breakfast, scar. 
let, white-tipped 
French Breakfast, pur- 
ple, white-tipped ... 
Mixed 
Small Early Deep Scarlet . 
Small Early White 
Golden Globe 
Purple 
Purple, white-tipped 
Rose, white tipped 
Mixed 
Excellent varieties for forcing and general crop: they should 
be sent to table when about the size of filberts. The 
"French Breakfast," scarlet white-tipped, is the break- 
fast radish at the hotels and clubs in London and Paris 
, during the winter months. To ensure the fine white tip, 
and the high quality of this radish, sim in Icaf-soU. ' ‘ The 
Purple white-tipped French Breakfast," is a fine variety. 
These stand dry hot weather better than most other 
varieties, and are esteemed at all seasons. The Rose 
rond a bout blanc is the beautiful scarlet white-tipped 
variety so much esteemed by the French. The two small o 
new varieties are very beautiful, sweet, and crisp ; they 
are recommended to sow under glass and out of doors 
in summer. 
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4. . .2 O 
6 . . .2 6 
6. ..a 0 
...0 9 
length 
* SMriltrihrilo ^ Much esteemed for winter salads. Sown in July, and again in 
” Piimta rihina I August, the first sowing will be ready to lift in November 
White Snanlaii 1 December, these store in dry sand, like carrots. 
Mixed t«adyforuse. 
Californian Mammoth Radish. A valuable winter salad; very juicy, having a pleasant, piquant.pcr plct. 
flavour ; mixed in salads it should be sliced thinly. Sow in |uly and August o 4. 
RAFHANUS CAUDATUS. Indian rat-tailed Radish. Pods fantastically shaped, and rapidly attaining a 
of 3 ft. i when quite young, Dr. Hooker says they form a delicate relish for lunch. Per packet, (id. and 1/ 
RAPE. 
When small salads are sent from the country. Rape is preferable to Mustard, as it keeps longer in condition; 
hence the reason of its being cultivated for Covent Garden Market, where it is sold as Mustard. per 01. per at. 
For jwa// Salads, sow every few days to maintain a succession o a...i 6 
SOBBEL. pgf peroz. 
(or Calais, on the continent it is extensively used instead of spinach o 3...0 6 
Section VI. -POT, SWEET, AND GARNISHING HERBS. 
PARSLEY. per pkt. per oz. 
Covent Garden Ga-rnlslilng, a very beautifully curled variety o 4...1 o 
M tt tt Champion Moss-Curled, the most beautifully curled of any o 4...0 9 
Dunnett's Garnishing, beautifully curled o 3...0 6 
Fern-Leaved, the elegantly cut leaves of this variety makes it valuable for garnishing 6d.8c i o 
Myatt’s Extra Fine Garnishing very fine o 3...0 6 
Hamburgh, or Turnip-rooted ; the roots of this variety are used for flavouring soups o 3,..o 6 
GARNISHING HERBS. 
Ice Plant — Beet— Borecole— Cress— Curled Mallow. 
Ice Plant, covered with small watery crystalline globules glistening in the sun like ice ; valuable for 
garnishing, and on rock^vork, dry banks, 8i,c., curious and highly ornamental td, & i 
Brazilian Beet mixed, beautiful for garnishing and decorative in shrubbery and Jlawer borders o 
Borecole, Melville’s Improved variegated know of no gamhh that in eo beantfvX during the 
„ Covent Garden variegated I autumn, winter, and early spring month'k, as the richly 
Rftf1.VarlAfrflt.Af1 r coloured leaves if variegated Borecole. The white and red 
WTiltp VoiHofTfl+AH 1 variegated varieties make beautiful lines in winter to shrub- 
„ New Moss Triple-Curled, densely curled light green foliage, a fine garnish i 
Cress, Triple Curled, used in small salads and for garnishing 
Curled Mallow, useful for garnishing dishes 3^. & o 
POT AND SWEET HERBS. 
Basil, Bush— Basil, Sweet— Marjoram Sweet— Purslane— Savory, Summer, 
per pkt. 
O... , 
4 .. .X 
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6.. .1 
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0... . 
0...2 
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6 
gTttJi, for seasoning o 6 
Basil, Sweet green, ybr o 6 
for seasoning o 6 
Purslane, Green ) used in salads, soups, ( o 
Purslane, Golden J and for pickling ^ o 
Savory, Summer, o 
Balm — Burnet— Horehound— Hyssop — Lavender— Marjoram Pot — Rosemary— Rue— Sage 
— Savory, Winter— Thyme— Tarragon. 
per pkt. 
6 
6 
6 
Balm,y^?r claret cup or balm wine o 6 
Burnet, used for salads and soups o 6 
Horehound, a medicinal herb o 6 
Hyssop, an aromatic herb o 6 
Lavender, an aromatic herb o 6 
Marjoram, Pot, for seasoning and soups o 6 
Rosemary, an aromatic herb o 6 
Rue, a medicinal herb o 
for stuffing, etc o 
Savory, Winter, © 
Thyme, for soups, etc © 
Thyme, English for soups, etc © 
Thyme. G^xxk\z.x\, for soups, etc o 
Tarragon, Russian i 
Borage— Chicory— Coriander — Marigold, Pot. 
used for claret cup o 6 I for garnishing © 
CW.COTS , for salads o 6 | fo\JiL9Sigo\A,thefowersareusedinsoups..\ o 
