SELECT GENERAL LIST OP VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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BEET. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
DWARF CRIMSON, deep blood red, excellent 10 
DWARF PURPLE-TOP (Cattell’s), leaves dark purple, bright crimson flesh ; a very fine 
variety ................. 1 0 
IMPROVED SHORT-TOP (Dewar’s), dark red flesh, tender, good flavour, and handsome 
shape. Awarded a First Class Certificate by the Royal Horticultural Society . per pkt. 1 0 
PINE APPLE, COMPACT TOP (Henderson’s), a very superior variety ; fine dark crimson 
flesh, tender and rich flavoured {true) 16 
SELECTED DWARF DARK CRIMSON (Nutting’s), an excellent flavoured variety, well 
known and greatly esteemed 16 
ST. OSYTH (Carter’s), medium size, rich blood colour, fine flavour . . . . .16 
SPINACH BEET (Green or White), au excellent substitute for Spinach, sweet and tender 
eating per oz. 0 6 
SILVER, IMPROVED, or SEA KALE BEET, the heart and mid-rib used as Sea Kale, 
per pkt. 0 6 
To (from this highly-esteemed and wholesome, vegetable to perfection, select in autumn a plot of deep rich 
sand n ground 7iot recently manured , trench to the depth of 18 inches , placing a lager of manure at the 
bottom of the trench to attract the downward growth of the roots , remove all stones , roots , and hard clods , 
other-wise the roots, by contact with these , will become forked and distorted. Early in May drain drills 
2 feet apart . , and IJ to 2 inches deep , and drop the seeds at regular distances of 2 or 3 inches, for although 
this space is too small for final growth , it is wise to be liberal in sowing ; cover with fine soil and beat it 
down upon the seed with the bach of the spade. When the plants have attained three or four leaves, thin 
out gradually till they stand 8 or 0 inches apart . Beet will transplant , but it is attended with con- 
siderable risk, and as a rule dwarfs the plants. Keep the rows free from weeds by hand -weeding and 
hoeing. In October the plants may be taken up and stored , care being taken that they arc not bruised and 
injured in cutting off the straggling leaves. 
BORECOLE or KALE. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
ASPARAGUS or BUDA, very hardy, sweet, and well flavoured 10 
COTTAGERS’ KALE. The tall stem of this hardy and robust varioty is surrounded by 
innumerable quantities of sprouts throughout the winter, of excellent flavour . . .OS 
DELAWARE GREENS, an excellent small and compact curled variety . . . . .00 
DWARF GREEN CURLED or SCOTCH, one of the hardiest and most useful vegetables grown 0 6 
JERUSALEM, very hardy and productive, tender and delicious 0 8 
SCOTCH CABBAGING or HEARTING, very hardy 0 8 
TALL GREEN CURLED, similar in appearance to the Dwarf Green Curled, but of tailor 
growth 0 6 
VARIEGATED or GARNISHING (Molville’s), vide page 55 per pkt. I O 
VARIEGATED NEW TRIPLE CURLED PERENNIAL, vide page 54, . . . per pkt. 2 0 
Borecoles may be grown in almost any soil, but the richer it is, the more abundant the produce. Two 
sowings may be made, the first early in March, the second any time during April, in prepared beds, from 
which they may either be transplanted into nursery beds, or wherever they are intended to be grown ; by 
the former method, stronger plants mill be obtained, and most hinds can be planted out as late as A ui/ust. 
Cottagers’ Kale is a valuable variety, and should be planted, out early in June, not less than 30 inches' 
apart each way, and the other varieties about 2 feet apart. 
BROCCOLI. 
For use in October, November, and December. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
EARLY PURPLE CAPE, close, medium-sized heads 2 0 
EARLY WHITE CAPE (Grange’s), an excellent variety, succeeds the Walchcrcn . per pkt. 1 0 
WALCHEREN, the best and most useful Broccoli grown ; when sown at intervals of throe 
weeks from March to July fino heads may be cut till Decembor 2 6 
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