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ARRANGED AND CLASSIFIED ON A NEW PRINCIPLE, AND EMBRACING ALL THE BEST VARIETIES OP VEGE>- 
TABLES IN CULTIVATION, ESPECIALLY SUCH AS ARE MOST APPROVED IN COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
AH orders for Vegetable Seeds amounting to xts. and upwards, carriage may be deducted at settlement of 
account. Vegetable Seeds offered under the heading “ per packet," will be sent prepaid by post, or if sex! by 
Rail ( however small the amount of the order), carriage m iy be deducted at settlement. By this arrangement 
purchasers are enabled to obtain from our Wareimuse smalt quantities of really superior seeds. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS ARE PRINTED UPON EVERY PARCEL OF SEED. 
Section I.— LEGUMINOUS PLANTS, dc. 
NEW PEAS. 
Most of these have been awarded Ftrst-claas Certificates, and having seen them In growth we have 
confidence In recommending them. ' 
"The Barron” (Laxton) a new green Marrow, pods 5 to 6 inches long and in pairs, somewhat resembling 
Superlative, bai a week earlier. First-class Certificate, gft per oz. 6 d., per pint 
Marvel (La.xton), a fine main-crop pea of robust branching growth, pods in pairs, very abundant, peas 
large, and of excellent quality, 3 ft per oz. 6 d., per pint 
Telephone (Carter), dittenng from Culverwell's Telegraph in the seed being wrinkled ; an immense 
cropper, peas very Urge, and of exquisite flavour, 4 ft per oz. Sd., per pint 
Telegraph (Culverwell), between VeitcKs Berfecuon and Laxtons Prolific; the cooked peas'are deep 
green, flavour excellent, pods long and very produciive, 4 ft per oz. ed., per pint 
Olant Emerald (Sutton), the most distinct of wrinkled M.irrow pe.is. 5 ft per oz. 6rf., per pint 
Little Wonder (Carter), a large-podded wrinkled Vlarrow. etasly »s, Advancer, 3 ft. "..per. oz. (sd., per pint 
Supplanter (Laxton), a first class successional Marrow, 3 ft per oz. 6d., per pint 
ChaUenger (Carter), a handsome prolific, fine flavoured green Marrow, 2^ ft. ...per oz. bd '., per pint 
Dr. Hogg, an early Ne Plus Ultra, comes into use a week after Fir»t Crop ; a handsome early wrinkled 
Marrow, 3 ft- per oz. bd,, per quart 
entenon (Standisn), this was one of Mr. Standish s favourite seedlings ; it is of a strong robust branching 
habit, the pods in pairs, and the peas of a deep green, 5 ft per oz. bd., per pint 
Standard (Laxton), Mr. Gilbert de.scribes this as " the best Pea. " It has long curved pods, very handsome, 
prolific, and of excellent quality, 3 ft per oz. bd., per pint 
Balmoral Castle, in the way of Supreme, but with longer pods, well filled and borne from top to bottom 
of haulm, flavour excellent, 4 ft per oz. bd., per pint 
Commander-ln-Chlef (Carter), a fine greenish blue wrinkled Marrow, in the way of G. F. Wilson with 
long slightly curved pods, filled with large-sized peas, 4 ft per oz. bd., per pint 
The Invincible ” (Sharp), pods long, with to to 12 large peas of exquisite flavour and of a beautiful 
deep green colour, a valuable main crop pea, 3 ft per oz. bd., per pint 
Bijou (Sutton), an early dwarf Marrow, useful for pot culture and small gardens, li ft. per esc. bd. per pint 
Early Sunrise (Dav), a white wrinkled Marrow, very hardy, and as early as First Crop, a good pea to sow 
early or late, not being subject to mildew, 2J ft per oz. bd., per pint 
John Bull (Laxton). Mr. Laxton considers this main cr 'p blue wri ikied Marrow h's most important 
introduction ; pods of great size, and in pairs, produced abundantly, each pod containing 9 to 13 
peas closely compressed, 2} ft per oz. gt/., per 1 pint 
Minimum (Laxton), a fine white wrinkled Marrow, excellent in quality and very prolific, the most dwarf of 
all Feas, and therefore an admirable variety lor small gardens and for pot culture, j ft. per oz. gi. 
Stratagem (Carter), certificated 1879. Mr. Barron says of this Pea, "It has large well-filled pods^, S 
e.xcellent when cooked, it is dwarf and robust, and an extraordinary cropper per oz, <)d., per pint 
An ounce each of the above 19 New Peas sent by post for gj. 
PEAS. 
The arrangement and descriptive matter following are the results of personal observations at our Ex- 
perimental Grounds, and at the Chiswick Gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society. 
All new Peas, or old Peas with new names, which are not quoted by us, can be supplied at advertised prices ■ 
but intending purchasers of either of these two classes would do well to read the Report of the last important Pea 
Trials conducted at the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens at Chiswick. I twill be found in the Journal of 
Horticulture, 14M and sat Nov., 1872. The Report is very full, fair, and unbiassed in dealing wilh the 
would-be novelties in Peas which for years past have been foisted upon the public, unintentionally, perhaps, on 
the part of the introducers, but complimentary in the highest degree to the Peas which they had re-christened No 
two Peas, perhaps, have more synonyms, and no two Peas are to be matched in quality with the British Queen and 
Ne Plus Ultra. Nine-tenths of the new Peas, excepting, of course, Mr. Laxtons hybrids, are either British 
Queen or Ne Plus Ultra. The Vegetable Trials at Chiswick, which are being conducted under the very able 
management of Mr. Barron, the superintendent, will prove of great advantage to the gardening community, 
exposing, as these trials do, the fabrication of new names to standard varieties, giving due importance to bon 'd- 
fide introductions, and also encouraging growers to maintain pure "stocks." 
The varieties of Peas, and also otner vegetable seeds which we enumerate and describe, are the best repre- 
sentatives of their classes. We mention this as, in our present edition, we have omitted the descriptions to many 
names, but have fully described the varieties most worthy of cultivation. 
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Division I.— THE EARLIEST ROUND SEEDED PEAS. 
If sown from November to February, wiU be ready to ^aifur in May and June. 
First Crop, syn. Ringleader, and Dillistone’s Early, one ot the earliest varieties, 2^ ft. ^ 
Sangstor's No. 1 Improved, seven days later than Dilhstone's Karly, 3A ft t 0 
Daniel O’RourKe (syn. Sangster’s '^o. i), a fine early variety, 3 ft i ^ 
^m (Beck), syn. Tom Thumb, for sniall gardens, lor lorcing, or sowing in sheltered situations, 2 ft i d 
H&rbinger Improved (Laxton), the ' hirst Crop Blue Pea*' earlier, more prolific, and of a superior flavour 
to Ringleader, 3 It., 2/6 per pint. 
Kentish Invlcta, a valuable blue pea, three days earlier than Sangsier’s, and finer flavoured, 3 ft i 6 
Blue Peter (Maclean), a first early blue seeded Tom Thumb, a hne prolific variety, i ft 2 6 
The following is. to ij. ^d. per quart : — Early Emperor, Sutton s Early Champion, Ca rters Earliest, Dickson's 
First and Best, Caractacus, Hooper*s Early Rival, Tabers Perfection, Early Warwick, Early Frame, ifec. 
For very early Wrinkled Marrow Feas, see Division IV. 
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