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SELECT GENERAL LIST OE VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
RADISH. 
BLACK SPANISH, a hardy sort for autumn sowing 
CHINESE ROSE COLOURED, an excellent variety for winter use 
EARLY FRAME ( IF ood's ), best for forcing and early use . . . . 2s. (id. per pt. 
LONG SALMON . . , Is. 6d. „ 
LONG WHITE NAPLES 
SCARLET OLIVE-SHAPED, very mild and tender 2s. 6 d. per pt. 
SCARLET OLIVE-SHAPED, with white tip, or FRENCH BREAKFAST RADISH, a very 
Per oz. — s. 
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. handsome sort, of mild flavour 
SUPERB SCARLET SHORT-TOP, host for general crop 
RED TURNIP ) . . . ... I . 
WHITE TURNIP i “ est for summer alK ‘ * ate oro P s j 
0 4 
. . . Is. 6 d. per pt. 0 3 
4s. 0 d. per qt., 2s. 3d, ,, 0 6 
3s. 6 d. „ 2s. (id. „ 0 4 
Sow in frames for early crops in December and January, and on a warm border in February, giving 
protection with litter during frosty weather, removing it every mild day. For successional crops 
sowings may be made every three weeks until the end of August. Black Spanish is used in winter, and 
should be sown in August. 
RAMPION 0 3 
Sow in drills 6 inches apart on well worked rich soil, during April and May, and thin out to 4 
inches apart. 
RHUBARB (seed). Peroz.-s. d 
LINNiEUS (My alt’s) 
VICTORIA (Myatt’s) 10 
Sow in April in drills about 12 inches apart, and when up thin out to about the same distance in' the 
rows , by the following spring the roots will be large enough to transplant. The ground should be rich 
and well prepared, and the seed covered with fine soil. 
SALSAFY per oz. 1 0 
Sow in drills 15 inches apart, covering the seed with fine soil, V)liich press down firmly, and thin out 
when the pla/nts are strong enough to 6 inches apart. In all cases sow the seed in dry weather. 
SAVOY. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
DRUMHEAD or GLOBE, very large and of good quality ; the host for general crop . . .04 
DWARF GREEN CURLED, heads quickly, of good quality ; an excellent sort . . .06 
EARLY DWARF ULM, small, hearts early, and of exoellent flavour 0 6 
FEATHER-STEMMED, or SPROUTING, habit of growth exactly like Brussels Sprouts, the 
stems being covered with compact little heads of Savoy 0 6 
Savoys require a rich deep soil, well manured. Sow Dwarf Ulm in March, and plant out about 18 
inches apart. Dwarf Green Curled and Drumhead may be sown about the middle of March, and again 
in April, for succession, and when strong enough transplant 2 feet apart each way. 
SCORZONERA per oz. l o 
This vegetable requires the same treatment as Salsafy, only sow in drills 18 inches ] apart, and thin 
out to 9 inches from plant to plant. 
SEA KALE ' per qt., 2s. 6 d., per oz. 0 6 
Soxo moderately thick early in April, on deeply trenched cend richly manured ground, in drills 18 
inches apojrt, and thin out to about 2 feet asunder. 
SPINACH. 
GIANT ORACH (Lees'), very productive, and of fine flavour per pkt. 0 6 
NEW ZEALAND per oz. 0 6 
PRICKLY or WINTER per qt., Is. 6 d. 0 3 
ROUND or SUMMER Is. 6d. 0 3 
The round variety shoxild be sown at intervals from March to June, to ensu/rc a constant supply during 
the summer. The prickly or triangular-leaved sort is usually sown about the end of July or beginning 
of August, for winter use, in drills 1 foot apart. New Zealand Spinach is a useful and excellent vege- 
table, and should be raised in a gentle heat in March, and transplanted in May or June 3 feet apart 
each way, into rich light soil. 
