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CELERY. — Conti n ued. 
Celeries are only presentable at table in proportion to the care bestowed on their cultivation ; trenching the soil and 
heavily manuring are indispensable, and during dry weather abundance of water should be given from time to 
time, to keep the plants grmuing The first four Celeries in our list are representative types, ^ ^ 
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Oovent Garden Dwarf Wlilte, dose habit, very solid, crisp, juicy, and fine flavoured 6rf. & 
Covent Garden Dwarf Red, compact, hardy, crisp, and of a very superior nutty flavour td. & i 
Covent Garden Tall White, a first-class, large, solid crisp variety of excellent flavour (id. & t o 
Covent Garden Tall Red. r first-class, large, solid variety, very hardy, crisp, and nutty-flavour td. & i o 
Barr’s Champion Solid White ; this valuable variety is robust, very solid, and sweet, and keeps good 
longer than any other white celery IJ. & 2 6 
Ramsey's Solid Red, a first-class solid variety, large, crisp, and of fine flavour (>d. & i o 
,, ,, White, a first-class solid variety, large, crisp, and of excellent flavour 6 d. & i o 
,, New Giant White, a very high-class, solid, fine-flavoured variety i o 
Sandringham Dwarf White, crisp, and fine flavoured, gfrown for the Prince of Wales’ table i o 
Dickson's Superlative Red, very solid, and of a rich nutty flavour i o 
Major Clark's Red, it is robust, compact, very solid, crisp, and of delicate flavour t o 
Veltch'a Silver White, very crisp and solid, remaining a long time in good condition i o 
The following well known varieties 6 d. ^ ts. per packet : — 
Wright’s Grove red and white. 
Williams' Matchless red. 
Wandless Invincible. 
Cole's Defiance red and white. 
Turnip Rooted, Celerlac. 
Leicester red. 
Manchester Champion. 
Ivery's Nonsuch. 
Seymour's Superb white. 
Garter's Incomparable crimson. 
Turner's Incomparable w'hite. 
Soup Celery. 
CHEBVIi;. 
The young leaves are much esteemed, they impart a warm aromatic flavour to soups and stews, and are also in 
demand for the piquancy they impart in mixed salads. Sow in succession from March to July. 
Curled per oz. o 6 | Sweet Scented per pkt. i o 
CORN SAI.AD. OB I.AMBS' I.BTTUCE. 
Extensively cultivated for the markets of Covent Garden and Paris, forming an exceedingly agreeable 
variety in salads during the autumn, winter, and spring months. 
Large leaved peroz. o 3 1 Spoon leaved, an excellent variety per oz. i o 
Italian, or broad leaved ,, o 6 | Lettuce leaved, large leaved variety ... ,, 10 
CBESS. 
Australian Salad, or Golden-Leaved, delicately tender, and with an agreeable piquant flavour. 
For summer and autumn use sow in succession from March to August, watering freely in peroz. perpt. 
dry weather, and thinning the plants out sufficiently. For winter use sow in September and s. d, t. d. 
October, thinning out to (t inches apart. In spring the leaves are succulent and refreshing ... o 4. ..2 6 
Broad-leaved Garden, larger leaved than “ Plain Cress,” and by some preferred o 6 
Golden Cress, a delicious salad o 6 
per oz. per pt. per qt. 
Plain leaved, or Common, sow at intervals of a few days all the year round o 2...1 3. ..2 o 
per oz. per pt. 
Triple Curled ; the flavour of this Cress is very agreeable for the first two or three cuttings, and b* d. e. d. 
on the breakfast table it is always acceptable per quart ^s. 6 d. o 3...1 4 
Winter, or American, this resembles the Water-Cress, and is quite as agreeable, by sowing in 
July and August, a constant supply may be had throughout the winter and spring months ... o 6 
. per pkt. per oz, 
Water-Cress, sow m prepared places in sluggish brooks, and moist situations o 6...1 6 
Water-Cress, true Erfurt Sweetest, a small delicate green variety, more esteemed than the 
ordinary sort, from its being less pungent and of a more agreeable flavour is. and 2 6 
BBDIVE. 
This valuable plant should be grown by all who devote even a small portion ofgivund to salads. The ScaroU 
or Batavian Endive is described in '* The Parks, Promenades, and Gardens of Paris,” by Mr. W. Robinson, as 
occupying a first position amongst French salads, the Paris markets being supplied abundantly with it in autumn, 
v^ter, and spring, the growers tying it up to blanch five days before cutting. per pkt. per oz. 
Fraser’s Improved Broad-Leaved, a very hardy superior variety of Batavian o 4...1 o 
Batavian Imperial Green, smooth broad leaves o 4...0 0 
Batavian Imperial White, large and very superior o 4...1 o 
Green Curled Extra fine I^ench, very superior variety o a i o 
French Moss Curled i o!!! 
Dlgswell Prize, a very fine green curled variety ! x o... . 
White Curled, very useful o 4!!!! *0 
Batavian Improved Round-leaved, growth close and compact, and so full in the centre that nearly 
the entire plant is fit for table i o 
New Intermediate Bordeaux, a fine winter variety, intermediate between Batavian and Curled ... o 4...1 o 
LETTUCE. 
In our Experimental Grounds in 1871, we grew about 600 different samples of Lettuce ; and those enumerated, 
are a selection of the best, but any others offered in the trade can be supplied if required. 
To have Lettuce of really fine quality, the ground should be trenched and thoroughly enriched with manure, 
and during dry weather the plants should receive abundance of water. 
^ COS LETTUCE. 
Covent Garden Su mm er Giant White, a first-class variety, forming large close compact hearts, crisp 
and fine-flavoured, and not soon running to seed 6rf. & 
Covent Garden Summer Giant Green, a first-class variety, large, crisp, and fine-flavoured, forming 
close compact hearts, like Giant White Cos, and the best of its kind (sd. & 
Covent Garden Winter Brown, black-seeded, the hardiest and best of the Brown Cos varieties, 
specially recommended for autumn sowing ; it is crisp, rich, and nutty in favour, and should 
be tied up for a few days before being cut. In families, where a dry, nutty flavoured lettuce is 
preferred, this is the one grown throughout the year (id. & 
Covent Garden Summer Brown, white seeded, this fine variety possesses the excellent qualities of 
the t.ovent Garden lUinter Brown Cos, is self folding, and does not soon run to seed, and 
being very hardy may be sown in spring and autumn (id. & 
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