SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS offered by WILLIAM BULL, F.L. S. 45 
SELECT GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
In the following General List of Vegetable Seeds, Mr. William Bull has 
excluded all varieties of doubtful origin and quality, only the most distinct and 
useful varieties in each section being quoted. The Stocks of all seeds have 
been carefully selected from the most eminent cultivators at home and on the 
Continent, and their growth having been effectually tested, they are confidently 
offered as being the very best that can he procured. 
ARTICHOKES. Pero*.-,,/. 
GREEN GLOBE 0 9 
PURPLE GLOBE .09 
Sow in April in rich soil , and transplant when strong. In making a plantation, procure in 
March well-rooted suckers , trim the straggling tops and roots , but do not shorten the perfect leaves ; 
plant in rows 4 feet apart , and 30 inches from plant to plant. 
ASPARAGUS. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
COLOSSAL (Connover' s) . . . . , . ..04 
READIN G GIANT or BATTERSEA per lb., 3s. 0 3 
During the third week in March , sow the seed in 
drills 12 or 15 inches apart , on well-drained light ground 
that has been heavily manured the previous autumn ; the 
seed may be covered to the depth of half an inch ; when the 
plants are up thin out to G inches apart. 
BEANS. 
Per cjt. — s . d. 
DWARF GREEN GEM (Deck's), 1 foot high, 
branching habit, and abundant cropper . . 10 
EARLY LONG-POD, a good early sort . . 0 G 
EARLY MAZAGAN, very hardy, best for early 
crop . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 G 
GREEN LONG-POD NONPAREIL, early ..09 
MONARCH LONG-POD, large, an excellent 
bearer . . . .■* . . . . . . ..06 
SEVILLE LONG-POD, an excellent early 
variety . . . . . . . . . . ..10 
WONDERFUL LONG-POD (Johnson's), very 
prolific . . . . . . . . . . ..06 
WINDSOR, BROAD, IMPROVED, pods broad 
Asparagus, Connover’s Colossal. and short ; is considered the best for summer 
crop . . . . . . . . . . ..10 
WINDSOR, GREEN, rather smaller than the preceding, but of a deep green colour . . 10 
For successional and main crops, soiv in February and every month until June. The later kinds 
should be planted in drills 3 inches deep, 4 to 6 inches apart in the rows , the rows to be 3 feet apart. 
A deep strong tenacious soil is most suitable, trenched 2 feet deep, and liberally manured. 
BEANS, FRENCH or KIDNEY. 
Per qt. — ». d. 
CANADIAN WONDER, extremely prolific variety for general crop . . . . ..16 
DARK DUN or LIVER-COLOURED, long podded; an abundant cropper .. ..0 9 
EULMER’S FORCING, an excellent variety .. .. .. .. .. .. ..10 
NEGRO LONG-PODDED, very productive for general crop .. .. .. ..10 
OSBORN’S FORCING, for early forcing .. .. .. .. .. .. ..10 
PALE DUN or CREAM COLOURED, early and prolific, excellent for general crop . . 0 9 
SION HOUSE, suitable for out-door culture or early forcing . . . . . . ..10 
SIR J OSEPH PAXTON, excellent for forcing . . . . . . . . . . . . ..10 
For open ground crops sow the beginning of May to the end of June for succession. The situation 
should be open, the soil free-working, moderately manured; the drills should not be less than 2 feet 
apart, 2 inches deep, and Beans placed at regular distances not exceeding 4 to G inches. 
