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Backhouse’s Winter White, distinct from Snow’s and Osborn’s i 6 
Dancer’s Late Pink Cape, a valuable succession to rhe Karly Purple Cape i o 
Oshom’s Winter White, a fine mid-winter variety, with heads as white as a cauliflower i 0...2 o 
Early Purple Sprouting:, or Asparagus Broccoli, a very hardy prolific sprouting variety o 4...1 o 
White Sprouting Improved, very productive of sprouts i 0...2 o 
Division III.— FOR CUTTING IN MARCH AND APRIL. 
Barr's Champion, a very distinct hardy Broccoli ; the fiower is well protected, and with good culture, 
if allowed to attain its full size, produces very large heads i o,.,2 6 
The Covent Garden April Broccoli, a very fineselection, largely cultivated for Covent Garden Market i 0...2 6 
Matchless (Cooling), a fine protecting variety, very hardy. & coming into use troai February to April i 0...2 6 
Adam's Early White, the earliest Spring Broccoli, sometimes ready to cut in February o 6...1 6 
Covent Garden Spring White, a first-chiss early sort, with compact delicate white heads o 6...Z 6 
Dalmeny Park, first-rate dwarf hardy variety, with large close heads o 6...1 6 
Early Pen2ance, turns in very early : fine compact pure white heads o 6...1 6 
Cornish (Mitchison’s), a fine dwarf close growing variety i o 
Imperial Early White, a very superior variety, a fine succession to Adam's o 4...1 6 
Knight's Protecting, a very useful protecting variety o 6 ..i 6 
Dublin Prize, a vigorou-^ growing variety in the way of Imperial While i o 
Evesham Giant Protecting, this is a remarkably fine dwarf compact grower, coming into use in 
April and May i 0...2 6 
Sulphur or Brimstone, very useful, extremely hardy, and produces fine heads o 4...1 o 
Essex Champion, an exceedingly fine Covent Garden variety, ready end of April o 6 ..i 6 
MoukshaU, a very large first class early Api il variety o 6...I 6 
Ficturata. this is a very remarkable variety, the leaves during winter are beautifully variegated 
white and green i o 
Division IV.— FOR CUTTING IN APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE. 
Barr’s *' Crltorlon,” this is the best of all the late Broccoli coming into use after the middle of May, 
and giving a succession till the Caulifiowers are ready to cut i 0...2 6 
Barr’s Mayflower, this fine Broccoli comes inio use before “ Criterion,” the heads are small, white as 
a cauliflower, and may be cut from the Utter end of April to the end of May i 0...2 6 
The Covent Garden May Broccoli, a very fine variety, extensively grown for Govern Garden Market o 6...1 6 
The Covent Garden June Broccoli, a very fine selection, which continues the succession till the 
cauliflower comes in o 6...1 6 
Carter’s Summer White, in use from the end of May, till succeeded by the cauliflower 1 0...2 o 
Cattell's Eclipse, obtained the First Prize at the International Exhibition of May, i866 i o ..2 o 
Chappel's Cream, a fine variety, with large creamy white co.mpact heads o 4...1 o 
Excelsior. Mr. Gilbert calls this, “ a glorious broccoli, magnificent and white as snow ” i 0...2 6 
Retford Protecting, an extremely hardy fine protecting variety, extensively grown by market 
gardeners in the North of England i 0...2 6 
Howden's Large Late Siberian Purple, a valuable hardy variety with purple heads o 4...1 o 
Lauder’s Superb Protecting Late WTilte Goshen i o 
Leamington (Perkins’), a well-protected, first-rale late Broccoli. First-class Certificate, 1873 i 0...2 o 
Mammoth, or EUetson’s Covent Garden Gigantic White, one of the largest and best late Broccoli o 6...1 6 
Richmond Fine Late White, an excellent variety, with fine white heads o 6 ..i 6 
BUetson's Surprise, a fine hardy protecting variety .. o 6...1 6 
Westwood Park, a fine late new variety, in use during May and June, dwarf and compact, with 
beautiful white heads well protected i 6 
Gilbert’s Burghley Champion, a selection from Cattell's Eclipse, but whiter ar:d firmer in texture 
and perfectly self- protecting, comes into use from the middle of May to the early part of June 2 6... ... 
King of Broccoli, exceedingly hardy, with fine well-protected heads, in use May and June i o ..2 6 
Barkshlre’s May-heading Giant, a remarkably fine hardy variety o 6...I 6 
OUR OWN SELECTION, 
8 ounces, in 8 best successional varieties ... 12/0 I 8 packets, in 8 best successional varieties... 
4 „ in 8 M ... 6/6 I 4 ,, in 4 ,, 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 
The Burghley, this selection of Brussels Sprouts was made by Mr. Gilbert, gardener to the Most 
Noble the Marquis of Exeter, and certainly it is far in advance of anything we have ever seen 
Algburth (Ker), there has been much discussion in the gardening papers respecting the origin 
of this Brussels Sprout. Our customers are now afforded the opportunity of cultivating it 
from seed direct from Aigburth. "It is described as having very solid sprouts which 
remain in condition from October to March” 
Imported Seed, a very fine selected stock, with close compact sprouts 
New Pyramidal, this variety is the result of many years’ very careful selection 
Dalkeith Superb, a fine Scotch selection 
Perfection, (Carter) 
Roseberry, a fine tall variety, abundantly producing open sprouts of fine quality 
Scrymger’s Giant, a fine variety, with large compact sprouts 
French Superior, this fine variety is remarkable for its abundance of small compact sprouts 
French Superior Dwarf, a nice compact variety, with neat small firm sprouts 
Sutton's Matchless Sprouts, a very fine selected stock 
MelvlUe'a Albert Sprouts, a hybrid between Savoy and Brussels Sprouts, of no value 
„ Dalmeny Sprouts, a hybrid between Cabbage and Brussels Sprouts, of no value 
CARDOONS. 
Spanish... ) The stalks of the inner leaves, blanched till white, are crisp and tender, used like Celery ( 
French ... J in stews^soupsand salads ; or, boiledand skilfully served, they are adelicacy, \ 
CABBAOB. 
Barr’s Dwarf, a very early variety, with small compact heads, of delicate flavour ; by making 
successional sowings a continuous supply can be had throughout the year 
Barr’s “Criterion,” a valuable medium-sized Cabbage, and one of the earliest. It is the result of 
many years’ careful selection, and remarkable for its compact, uniform growth. Ihis variety 
and Barr's Dwarf are two of the best m cultivation 
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