SPECIALITIES IN VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
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SPECIALITIES IN , VEGETABLE 
SEEDS. 
The following choice vegetables may be relied on as possessing sterling merit. 
Any Novelties not here enumerated can always be supplied at current prices. 
BEET, FRISBY’S EXCELSIOR (new). — A distinct and excellent variety, flesh very dark, 
sweet, juicy, and of first-class flavour ; it produces a dark shining foliage, which renders it a useful 
plant for flower garden decoration. Is. 6d. per packet. 
CUCUMBER, CLIMAX.— A handsome white-spined variety, of hardy constitution, from 18 
to 20 inches in length. A thoroughly practical gardener, in whose hands Mr. W. B. placed seeds of 
this variety for trial, writes thus .respecting it ; — “ 1 cannot speak too highly of your Cucumber. I 
have cut 258 lbs. weight of Cucumbers from the two-light pit. I give the weight that you may 
judge of its great fruitfulness ; they are now in full bearing.” As a reliable variety for market, this 
cannot be too strongly recommended. Is. 6d. per packet. 
CUCUMBER, EXCELSIOR. — Also a white-spined variety, of excellent quality, from 20 to 22 
inches in length, very handsome, and a fine exhibition variety being very symmetrical in habit, with 
scarcely any neck, while the flavour and general qualifications are unsurpassed by any previously 
ietroduced variety. Is. 6d. per packet. 
From Mr. G. Johnston, gardener to the Right Hon. the Earl of Strathmore, Glamis Castle, N.B. — 
“ Your Cucumber, Excelsior, is a splendid sort in every way, a very free bearer, and excellent in 
flavour. ” 
From Mr. E. Morgan, gardener to the Yen. Archdeacon Davis Clickhowell. — “ The Cucumber, 
Excelsior, is the most free-bearing variety I have grown, 1 have proved it equally productive on the 
trellis and frame, in my opinion it surpasses all other white-spined Cucumbers in fruitfulness and 
qualily.” 
MELON, “DICKSON’S EXaUISITE.’’— One of the deepest fleshed Melons, the seed 
occupying the smallest possible space. The flesh is a beautiful green, moderately firm, yet exceed- 
ingly juicy, and ripening well back to the rind, the flavour being remarkably fine. Awarded a First 
Class Certificate by the Royal Horticultural Society, November 6th, 1877. Is. 6d. per packet. 
PEA, EARLY SUNRISE. — A large seeded, first early dwarf white wrinkled Marrow, growing 
to a height of about 2J feet ; it is very hardy and extremely prolific, while, as the Peas are large 
and very sweet when cooked, it is valuable either as a market variety or for gentlemens’ gardeners 
use ; it has also proved itself e.xtremely useful as a variety for late sowing. 3s. 6d. per quart. 
PEA, Dr. MACLEAN (TURNER’S).— A blue wrinkled Marrow, coming in after Advancer and 
before Premier, height 3 to 3J feet, of vigorous growth ; its chief recommendation is its wonderful 
productiveness, producing a third more Peas on the some space of ground than any other variety, of 
first-class quaUty and flavour. 3s. per quart. 
PEA, FILLBASKET (LAXTON’S). — A large, handsome, and proUfic Pea, which received 
First Class Certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society ; it is very fine in appearance, and may 
be described as a dwarfer and vastly improved Supreme. 3 feet in height, and ripening about the 
same time as that variety. Is. 6d. per qrrart. 
PEA, MARVEL. — First Class Certificate Royal Horticultural Society. A fine main crop Pea of 
robust branching habit, about 3 feet in height, the pods arc produced in pairs in great abundance, 
and are very large, containiirg from rrine to eleven large peas of exceeditrgly fine qrrality. 
3s. 6d. per qrrart. 
