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[Barr and Sudden, 
D. and S. test the growth of all vegetable Seeds immediately they are received from the growers. 
SXLECT LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
ARRANGED AND CLASSIFIED ON A NEW PRINCIPLE, AND EMBRACING ALL THE BEST VARIETIES OF VEGE- 
TABLES IN CULTIVATION, ESPECIALLY SUCH AS ARE MOST APPROVED IN COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
All orders for Vegetable Seeds amounting to 21 s. and upwards, carriage may be deducted at settlement of 
ao ou „t Vegetable Seeds offered under the heading “per packet," will be sent prepaid by post, or if sent by 
Ra il (however small the amount of the order), carriage may be deducted at settlement. By this arrangement 
purchasers are enabled to obtain from our Warehouse small quantities of really superior seeds. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS ARE PRINTED UPON EVERY PARCEL OF SEED. 
Section I.— LEGUMINOUS PLANTS, dc. 
NEW PEAS. 
Most of those have been awarded First-class Certificates, and having- seen them In growth, we have 
confidence in recommending them. s. d. 
Marvel (Laxton), a fine main-crop pea of robust branching growth, pods in pairs, very abundant, peas 
large, and of excellent quality, 3 ft per oz. 6 d., per $ pint ir. 6 d., per quart S ° 
Telephone (Carter), differing from Culverwell's Telegraph in the seed being wrinkled ; an immense 
cropper, peas very large, and of exquisite flavour per oz. 6 d., per .) pint is. td., per quart 5 o 
Giant Emerald (Sutton), the most distinct of wrinkled Marrow peas, 5 ft per oz. 4 d., per quart 2 o 
Little Wonder (Carter), a large-podded dwarf wrinkled Marrow, early as Advancer, ai ft. , p. oz. ed. , p pint 2 6 
Supplanter (Laxton), a first class successional Marrow, 3 ft per oz. 4d., per quart 2 o 
Challenger (Carter), a handsome prolific, fine flavoured green Marrow, 2.J ft per oz. 4 d„ per pint 2 6 
Culverwell's Telegraph, between Veitch's Perfection and Laxton' s Prolific ; the cooked peas are deep 
green, flavour excellent, pods long and very productive, 4 ft per oz. 4 d., per pint 2 6 
Criterion (Standish), this was one of Mr. Standish’s favourite seedlings ; it is of a strong robust branching 
habit, the pods in pairs, and the peas of a deep green, 5 ft per oz. 4 d., per quart 2 6 
Harbinger (Laxton), a cross between Dillistone’s Early and Alpha, with the habit of the former ; pods 
small, slightly curved and well filled, good colour and fine flavour, 3 ft. ...per oz. gd., per J pint 3 6 
Unique (Laxton), a dwarf William the First, comes into use with Little Gem, 1 J ft. per oz. 4 d., per pint 2 6 
Standard (Laxton), Mr. Gilbert describes this as "the best Pea." It has long curved pods, very handsome, 
prolific, and of excellent quality per oz. Od. , per pint 3 o 
Balmoral Castle, in the way of Supreme, but with longer pods, well filled and borne from top to bottom 
of haulm, flavour excellent, 4 ft P or q il ( lrt 2 6 
Commander-In-Chief (Carter), a fine greenish blue wrinkled Marrow, in the way of G. F. Wilson, with 
long slightly curved pods, filled with large-sized peas, 4 ft per quart 2 6 
PEAS. 
The arrangement and descriptive matter following are the results of personal observations at our Ex- 
perimental Grounds, and at the Chiswick Gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society. 
A ll new Peas, or old Peas with new names, which are not quoted by us, can be supplied at advertised prices ; 
hit intending purchasers of cither of these two classes would do well to read the Report of the last important Pea 
Trials conducted at the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens at Chiswick. It will be found in the Journal of 
Horticulture, 14 th and 21st Nov., 1872. The Report is very full, fair, and unbiassed in dealing with the 
would-be novelties in Peas which for years past have been foisted upon the public, unintentionally, perhaps, on 
the part of the introducers, but complimentary in the highest degree to the Peas which they had re-christened No 
two Peas, perhaps, have more synonymes, and no two Peas are to be snatched in quality with the British Queen and 
Ne Plus' Ultra. Nine-tenths of the new Peas, excepting, of course, Mr. Laxton s hybrids, are either British 
Queen or Ne Plus Ultra. The Vegetable Trials at Chiswick, which arc being conducted under the very able 
management of Mr. Barron, the superintendent, will prove of great advantage to the garden ing community 
exposing, as these trials do, the fabrication of new names to standard varieties, giving due importance to bond 
fide introductions, and also encouraging growers to maintain pure “stocks." 
The varieties of Peas, and also other vegetable seeds which we enumerate and describe, are the best repre- 
sentatives of their classes. We mention this as, in our present edition, we have omitted the descriptions to many 
names, but have fully described the varieties most worthy of cultivation. 
Division I.— THE EARLIEST ROUND SEEDED PEAS. por qt. 
If sawn from November to February, will be ready to gather in May and June. s. d. 
First Crop, syn. Ringleader, and Dillistone's Early, the earliest variety, 2 1 ft 1 6 
Sangster’s No. 1 Improved, seven days later than Dillistone’s Early, 3 ft 1 3 
Daniel O'Rourke, a fine early variety, 3 ft ••• • 1 0 
Gem (Beck), syn. Tom Thumb, for small gardens, for forcing, or sowing in sheltered situations, 1 A ft 1 3 
Kentish Invicta, a valuable blue pea, three days earlier than Sangster’s, and finer flavoured, 3 ft 2 o 
Blue Peter (Maclean), a first early blue seeded Tom Thumb , fine variety, 1 ft. - 2 0 
The following is. to is. 6 d. per quart : — Early F. mperor, Sutton's Early Champion, Carter s Earliest, Dickson s 
First and Best , Caractacus, H 00 per' s Early Rival, Taber s Perfection, Early Warwick, Early Frame, <kc. 
For very early Wrinkled Marrow Peas, see Division IV. 
Division II.— SECOND EARLY ROUND SEEDED PEAS. 
If sown from January to April, will be ready to gather in June and July. 
Auvergne, syn. Dickson s Favourite, long well-filled pods, a good succession to the above section, 4 ft. ... 1 
Bishop's Long-podded Dwarf, a fine branching variety, with long, well-filled pods, 2 ft 1 
Hundredfold, an exceedingly heavy cropper, with well-filled, dark green pods, a ' ‘ Prizetaker,” 4 ft 1 
Laxton s Fillbasket, extremely productive, with long well filled pods, 3 ft 2 
Laxton’s Superlative, the longest and largest podded pea in cultivation, 5 ft. .. 1 
Laxton's Supreme, long scimitar-shaped well-filled pods, literally covering the foliage, 4 ft 1 
Laxton's William the First, in the way of Supreme, but earlier by ten days, 4 ft 2 
Paradise Marrow, a very excellent second early, 4 ft 1 o 
Princess Royal, a very productive fine variety, with long well-filled pods, 3 ft 1 o 
Prizetaker Green Marrow, a very productive, fine dark green-podded variety, 4 ft r o 
The following, is. to is. 6 d. per quart : — Champion of Paris, Excelsior Marrow, Bellamy's Marrow, Nobles 
Green Marrow, Rising Sun, Leicester Defiance, £ re. 
