SELECT GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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ONION. 
4 
BLOOD BED, a good keeper, strong flavour . . . . 0 9 
DANVERS’ EARLY YELLOW, very fine early variety . . . . . . .10 
DEPTFORD, brown skinned, large, and a good keeper . . . . . . . .06 
GLOBE, BROWN, largo, mild, and an excellent keeper 0 9 
GLOBE, WHITE, very fine mild sort ........... 0 9 
JAMES’S KEEPING, excellent, keeps longer than any other variety . . . . .09 
■NOCERO, true, a very early small white pickling variety . . . . . . .10 
NUNEHAM PARK, immense size, mild flavour, and an excellent keeper per pkt., Is. and 1 6 
SILVER SKINNED, for pickling ............ 0 8 
SPANISH or PORTUGAL, BROWN, excellent for general crop 0 6 
SPANISH, WHITE or READING, one of the best for main crop, very mild flavour . .06 
STRASBURGH, very hardy, large, and good keeper . . . . . . . .06 
TRIPOLI, FLAT, for autumn sowing ........... 0 9 
TRIPOLI, GIANT, very large, mild flavour . . . . . . . . . .10 
TRIPOLI, NEW EARLY WHITE per pkt. 1 0 
TRIPOLI, RED ITALIAN, best for autumn sowing . . . . . . . .09 
WELSH, this variety is used for salads early in spring 0 6 
WHITE LISBON, a mild flavoured variety, sown in autumn for spring use . ... .06 
Where it is intended to grow Onions (in an open situation-, well exposed to the sun), the ground should 
he deeply trenched and manured the previous autumn , and laid up in ridges during the winter to soften. 
As early in March as the soil is in working order , commence operations by levelling the ground with a 
rake, and tread it firmly , draw shallow drills 9 inches apart , along which so?v the seed- thinly and 
regularly, or sow broadcast in beds 4 feet wide , with 18 inch alleys — the former plan is the best, as the 
drills admitting the use of the hoc, the soil can be loosened without injuring the plants, besides which, it 
ensures a more regular and even crop — cover the seeds with fine soil , pressing it down on the drills or beds 
by the use of a light roller, or the bach qf a spade. When the young plants are strong enough, thin them 
gradually so that they stand, after the final thinning, 6 or G inches apart. Keep the surf ace of the 
ground between the rows open by frequent use of the hoe , and free from weeds. When large Onions are 
required, an occasional watering with liquid manure will be found beneficial, and a mixture of lime and 
soot, applied to the ground before sowing, forms an excellent dressing, and prevents the ravages of the 
maggot. Three or four weeks before taking up, when the leaves begin to turn yellow , break the stems 
down about 2 inches from the bulb , to increase the size and assist in ripening. 
For early spring mid summer crops, to stand through the winter , sow White Lisbon and the Tripoli 
varieties about the middle of August. 
PARSLEY. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
ENFIELD MATCHLESS or MYATT’S GARNISHING, beautifully curled . . . .06 
EXTRA EXTRA CURLED 0 6 
HAMBURGH or TURNIP-ROOTED 0 6 
To grow Parsley well the ground should be trenched 18 inches deep, and plenty of manure worked in ; 
sow the seed — in March for summer use , and in June for winter — in rows 1 foot apart, and thin out or 
transplant from 6 to 9 inches apart; the supply for winter, plant out in August in any place where 
protection can be given during severe weather. A dressing of soot occasionally in showery weather will 
greatly increase the growth of the plants. 
Hamburgh Parsley is grown for the roots, cultivated similar to Carrots, but not so far apart in the 
rows. 
PARSNIP. 
HOLLOW-CROWNED, SELECTED, the most useful sort for gardens . . . . .06 
LARGE GUERNSEY, IMPROVED, a larger-growing variety than the preceding . .06 
THE STUDENT, a fine flavoured variety, raised by Professor Buckman, of the Royal 
Agricultural College, Cirencester 0 6 
About the end of February sow in drills 12 inches apart on rich deep soil, trenched and manured the 
previous autumn , and cover slightly with fine soil; thin out the young plants early to about 9 inches 
apart, and keep the surface of the ground open and free from weeds. Parsnips, unlike Carrots, are 
improved by frost, and if inconvenient to take them up, may remain in the ground all winter, to be 
trenched out as required. 
