la and 13, King Street^ Covent Garden, 1881. j 
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perpkt. p«ros. 
COS continued, s. <L «. d, 
C0V6Ht Garden Winter oiajlt White. This exceedingly fine variety possesses all the good qualities 
of the Summer Giant l\ kite, andwith the hardiness 0/ the W inter Brown Cos; it is, therefore, 
confidently recommended both for autumn and spring sowing td. & l 0...2 6 
WaUcer'8 Covent Garden Sugarloaf, or self-folding Brown Cos, an excellent self-hearting lettuce. 
Jefferies' Little Queen, forms a small solid heart, and is earlier than any other Cos 1 o 
Northern King White Cos (Hardyl, is described as standing the severest winter, and coming into 
use early tn spring, with the good quality of not soon running to seed 2 6 
Dlnuntck’s Victoria, a large White Summer Cos of excellent quality i o 
London White Cos. This fine variety is only useful where lettuce are grown during winter in 
frames, it occupies but little room and turns in quickly 1 0...2 6 
Moor Park, syn. Prince of Wales and Bunney's Incomparable, a robust hardy White Cos, for 
summer orwinter use, forming large, crisp, fine-flavoured hearts, and not soon running to seed l 0...2 6 
Paris White, a very superior fine hearting selected variety 1 0...2 6 
Paris Green, a go(^ hardy variety for autumn sowing i 0...2 6 
Bath Cos, black-seeded, very fine hardy variety for autumn sowing i 0...2 o 
Bath Cos, white seeded : this fine variety is self-folding and excellent to sow spring and autumn ... i 0...2 o 
**Laltue Verte Maraich^re,” the favourite Lettuce in France for autumn sowing i 0...2* 6 
“ Laltue Blanche Maraichfere," the favourite Lettuce in France for spring and summer sowing ... i 0...2 6 
The following varieties is, 6d, to as. 6d. per oz. ; 6d. to is, per packet : — 
Hick’s Hardy White. 
Ivery's Nonsuch. 
Klngsholme. 
Scott's Giant White. 
Sutton's Superb white. 
Squire's Wiltshire Cos. 
Alexandra White. 
Carter’s Giant Brown Cos. 
Carter’s White Cos. 
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6 packets in 6 best varieties of the above S/6 | 3 packets in 3 best varieties of the above 3/0 
CABBAGE LETTUCE. 
Those who have passed through the markets of London and Paris, when the ground has been frost-bound for 
weeks, have no doubt been struck with the quantity of delicate, succulent, light-green Lettuce in hampers : these 
are the Laitue Petit Noire produced by the Paris market-gardeners under the Cloche. For details of culture, see 
** Robinsons Parks, Promenades, and Gardens of Paris." per pkt. per oz. 
WlUiam Robinson, a fine globular-formed, compact growing lettuce, extremely hardy, and a. d. a. d. 
literally all heart, tender, sweet, delicate, and solid i 0...2 6 
Covent Garden Winter White, larger and finer than *' Hardy Hammersmith," turns in more freely, 
is equally hardy and a most desirable variety o 6...1 6 
Covent Garden Summer White, a fine hearting variety, which docs not soon run to seed o 6...1 6 
All the Year Round, a very hardy compact summer or winter Lettuce, solid and crisp 6//. & i 0...2 o 
Marvel, an “ all the year round *’ variety, of a dark green colour, tinged bronzy red, sow in spring 
and autumn, and fine compact solid sweet heads will be produced i o 
Drumhead Selected, a fine crisp, light green crinkled summer Lettuce o 4...1 o 
Neapolitan, a large and very fine dark green crinkled summer Lettuce o 4...! o 
Bossln, the largest Lettuce cultivated ; a monster variety of White Batavian 6cj?. & 1 o 
Leyden White Dutch, a first-rate compact light green variety, literally all heart o 6...1 6 
Leyden Green Dutch, resembles the above, except in colour, which is dark green o 6...1 6 
Wheeler's Tom Thumb, this Long-stander miniature Lettuce has a nice white solid heart ... & i 0...2 o 
New Gem, is said to be exceedingly crisp, sweet, and a long stander i o 
Brown Dutch, a very fine variety, for summer and winter use o 4...1 o 
Hardy Green Hammersmith, the hardiest for winter, but of no use for spring sowing o 4...1 o 
Nonsuch, for spring and autumn sowing, a favourite with the London market-gardeners o 6. . . x 6 
Stanstead Park Eclipse, one of the hardiest and best varieties for winter o 6...1 6 
Stone Tennis Ball, a nice Lettuce, with a solid white heart, a trifle larger than *' Tom TTiumb *' ... o 6...1 6 
“Laitue Petit Noire." the Parisian "Cloche" Lettuce i 0...2 6 
American Green-fringed, this trans-Atlantic variety is described as a grand sort i 6 
The following varieties, is. to as. 6d. per oz. ; ^d. to is, per packet : — 
Perplgfnan. I American Gathering. I Lee's Hardy Green. 
The Hanson. | Malta or Ice Cos. | Grand AdmlraL 
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6 packets in 6 best varieties of the above 5/6 | 3 packets in 3 best varieties of the above 3/- 
MUSTABD. 
White, sow every few days to maintain a continual supply for small salads 
Brown or Black 
New Chinese, larger, more pungent and finer flavoured than the old white mustard 
per oz. per pt. per qr. 
s. d s. d. $. d. 
O 2 ... I 3. ..2 
o 3.. I 6.. .2 
O 4. ..2 O 
BADISH. 
Long Scarlet Superb Short Top (Beck's), a valuable long salmon variety for main crop 
„ Barly Frame (Wood’s), the best long variety for forcing 
„ White I Besides being of excellent quality, these are much prized for their colours, con- 
„ Purple f trasting as they do nicely with the scarlet varieties. 
„ Mixed 
Olive-shaped Scarlet 
„ White 
„ French Breakfast, scar- 
let, whlte-tlpped ... .. 
French Breakfast, pur- ^ 
pie white-tipped ... 
„ Mixed 
Rose deml-long a bout blanc 
These are excellent for forcing and general crop, being 
fleshy, and not readily affected by dry weather ; they 
should be sent to table when about the size of filberts. 
The "French Breakfast," scarlet white-ipped, is the I 
" Kose demi-long a bout blanc '* of Mr. Robinson, and 
is the breakfast radish at the hotels and clubs in Paris and 
London during the winter months." The Purple white- 
tipped French Breakfast," is a fine new variety. 
per os perptr 
0 d. H, d. 
o 4. ..2 o 
o 4. ..2 o 
o 8 
o 8 
O 4.. .2 O 
'o 6.. ,3 o 
o 8 
0 6. ..3 o 
1 o 
o 6. ..3 o 
o 6 
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