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SELECT GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
CRESS. 
AMERICAN OR LAND, very hardy, resembling Jl^akr Cress in flavour 
AUSTRALIAN or GOLDEN, mild and pleasing flavour 
COMMON OR PLAIN-LEAVED 
CURLED-LEAVED 
WATER CRESS, easily grown in a moist situation .... 
Per oz. — s. d. 
. . . . 0 6 
. 0 6 
. per qt. , 2s. Od. 0 3 
„ 2s. Sd. 0 3 
per pkt., 6d. & Is. 
^ Sow (he plain emd cwrlcd-leamed ‘varieties once a week all the sumnter, on a shady herrder. American 
Cress is a hardy perennial, atxd is visually sown in May for autwnn and tuinter, and in August far 
spHng me. By suceessive ‘monthly sowings Australian Cress tnay be constantly supplied throughout 
thesum‘mer. Water Cress is a nMive plant, and grows to most advantage hj the edge of a running 
stream. 
CUCUMBER. 
BLACK SPINE (Cuthill’s), one of the best for general use ; an abundant bearer 
BLUE GOWN, black spine, about 24 inches long 
CHAMPION (Caricr’s), a good winter sort 
CLIMAX, vide page 37. (Strongly recommended) 
DUKE OF EDINBURGH {Damiel’s), a really first-class variety .... 
DUKE OF EDINBURGH (Monro's), a free bearer, of fine quality .... 
EXCELSIOR, vide page 37. (Strongly recommended) ...... 
HEATHERSIDE RIVAL, a first-class variety ....... 
INVINCIBLE (Mamilton’s), a fine variety for exhibition ..... 
KIRKLEES HALL DEFIANCE, white spine; excellent for summer and winter use 
MARQUIS OF LORNE, a magnificent exhibition variety ..... 
SION HOUSE IMPROVED, a greatly esteemed variety ; excellent for winter 
SIR GARNET WOLSELEY (Hamilton's), an esteemed variety .... 
TELEGRAPH, handsome variety, 22 to 26 inches long 
TENDER AND TRUE, First Class Certificate Royal Horticultural Society 
Per i>kt. — s. d. 
. 1 0 
. 1 6 
. 1 0 
. 1 6 
. 1 6 
. 1 0 . 
. 1 6 
. 1 6 
. 1 & 
. 1 0 
. 2 & 
. 1 0 
. 1 6 
. 1 0 
. 1 6 
RIDGB VARIETIES. 
A 1 RIDGE, an excellent variety for open-air culture, possessing hardiness of constitution, 
robust growth, and a most abundant and continuous bearer . . . . . . .06 
SHORT PRICKLY, for pickling ............ 0 3 
STOCKWOOD LONG RIDGE, very fine for open-air cultui’e . . . . . . .06 
Sow the seeds in pots or pans, a‘nd where the plants have produced their seed leaves, pot them of, 
either singly, or two or three round the sides of a pot ; when the pots are filled with roots, and the bed 
at a proper temperature, carefully turn them out, and plant on mounds of ‘rich turfy loam, and give 
them a gentle watering. Keep up a steady growing heat, and attend to stopping, thinning, and setting 
the flowers. 
EGG PLANT (Aubergine). 
BLACK. — A very robust-grovdng variety from Pekin, 2| to 3 feet high, with very dark foliage, and 
black stems and fruits, the latter sometimes attaining the weight of seven or eight pounds ; spherical 
in form. 6d. per packet. 
GIANT WHITE . 
LARGE PURPLE . 
SCARLET . 
Per pkt.- 
d. 
3 
3 
3 
Egg plants, when well cultivated, are curious and interesting objects in the greenhouse or conservatory, 
and are also meful as garnishing plants. The time of sowing and treaknent is the same as recommended 
for Capsictm. 
ICE PLANT, for garnishing 
per pkt. 0 3 
