SELECT GENERAL LIST OE VEGETABLE SEEDS. G5 
BEANS, FRENCH or KIDNEY. 
Per qt. — s. d. 
CANTERBURY or BATTERSEA, early and very prolific 10 
CHINA or ROBIN’S EGG, good bearer ....10 
DARK DUN or LIVER COLOURED, long-podded ; an abundant cropper . . . .10 
FULMER’S FORCING, an excellent variety .......... 1 6 
NEGRO DWARF, useful for late crops ...20 
NEGRO LONG-PODDED, best for general crop, very productive 2 0 
NEWINGTON WONDER, the best for early forcing 2 0 
PALE DUN or CREAM COLOURED, early and prolific, excellent for general crop . .16 
SION HOUSE, suitable for out-door culture or early forcing . . . . . . .10 
SPECKLED, BLACK AND RED, good summer cropping varieties 10 
For early crops under glass, Fulmer's Forcing, Sion Some, Ncruington Wonder, and Early Dun 
Coloured are excellent varieties, any of those may be sown in pots in November. Take 10-inch 
pots, drain well, and half fill with light fresh loam, mixed with about one-third decomposed manure, 
filling up the pots with more loam as the plants gain strength, and usd liquid manure when the 
pods are set. 
For open ground crops .sow in frames in March, to be transplanted into a warm border about the 
end of April; sow again from the beginning of May to the end of Juno for succession. The 
situation should be open, not crowded by other crops or under trees, the soil, a free-working loam, 
moderately manured ; the drills should bo not less than 2 feet apart, 2 inches deep, and the beans 
placed at regular distances not exceeding 4 to 6 inches. 
BEANS, CLIMBING or RUNNING. 
Per qt. — s. d. 
PAINTED LADY or YORK AND LANCASTER 2 0 
SCARLET RUNNERS 16 
WHITE DUTCH or CASE KNIFE 2 0 
These are planted in the open ground in rows 3 or 4 feet apart, about the beginning of May, 
or, if sown earlier in pots or boxes, will bear transplanting, thus ensuring more regular and greatly 
improved crops. When 3 inches high, earth up aud stake ; the stakes used to be about 8 feet high, 
and when the plants have reached the required height they should be stopped to cause them to 
produce laterals. A rich soil, and frequent application of liquid manure, is necessary to ensure 
good crops. Keep the ground about them clean and open. 
BEET. 
Per oz. — .?. d. 
DWARF CRIMSON (Saug’s), deep blood red, excellent 10 
DWARF PURPLE-TOP (CatteU’s), leaves dark purple, bright crimson flesh; a verj' fine 
variety 10 
IMPROVED SHORT-TOP (Dewar), 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 (frue) ......... per pkt. 1 0 
SELECTED DWARF DARK CRIMSON (Nutting’s), an excellent flavoured variety, well 
known aud greatly esteemed per pkt. 1 0 
ST. OSYTH (Carter’s), medium size, rich blood colour, fine flavour ... ,, 10 
SPINACH BEET (Green or White), an 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 grow this highly-esteemed and wholesome vegetable to perfection, select in autumn a plot 
of deep rich sandy ground not recently manured, trench to the depth of 18 inches, placing a 
layer of manure at the bottom of the trench to attract the dotvnward growth of the roots, remove 
all stones, roots, and hard clods, otherwise the roots, by contact with these, will become forked and 
distorted. Early in May draw drills 2 feet apart, and H to 2 inches deep, and drop the seeds at 
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