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SELECT GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
Mr. WILLIAM BULL’S 
SELECT GENERAL LIST OF VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
r " tho following General List of Vegetable Seeds, Mb. William Bull lias 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 1 
trom 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 thdt 
can be procured. 
ARTICHOKES. 
GREEN GLOBE 
PURPLE GLOBE 
Par oz. — s. d.. 
. 1 0 - 
. . 1 0 - 
Sow in April in rich soil, and transplant when strong. In making a plantation, procure in * March, 
vcli.-rnolcd suckers, trim the straggling tops and roots, but do not shorten the perfect leaves ; plant in 
rotes i feet apart, and 30 inches from plant to plant. 
ASPARAGUS. 
COLOSSAL (Connover’s) . . • ° q ^ 
READING GIANT or BATTERSEA ’ per lb., is. 0 4 
During the third week in March, sow the seed m 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 6 inches apart. 
BEANS. 
Per nj; —s. cL'm 
DWARF' GREEN GEM (Beck's), 1 foot high, branching liabit, and abundant cropper . .10 
EARLY LONG-POD, a good early sort ........... 0 6 
EARLY MAZAGAN, very hardy, best for early crop . . . . . , . .0 0 
GREEN LONG-POD NONPAREIL, early, and mild in flavour . . . . . .0 0 
MONARCH LONG-POD, large, an excellent bearer ; one of the best for main crops . . 0 8> 
SEVILLE LONG-POD, an excellent early variety ; very long pods . . . . .10 
WONDERFUL LONG-POD {Johnson' s), very prolific . . . . . . ,.08' 
AY INDSOR, BROAD, pods broad and short ; is considered the best for summer crop . .10 
WINDSOR, GREEN, rather smaller than the preceding, but of a deep green colour . .0 10 
For succcssional and main crops , soio in February and every month until June. The later kind & 
should be planted in drills 3 inches deep , 4^6 inches apart in the rows , the rows to be 8 feet apart. A 
deep strong tenacious soil is most suitable , trenched 2 feet deep , and liberally manured. 
BEANS, FRENCH or KIDNEY. 
CANADIAN WONDER, extremely prolific variety for general crop . . . .^.20 
DARK DUN or LIVER-COLOURED, long-podded ; an abundant cropper . . . .10 
FULMER’S FORCING, an excellent variety .... ...... 1 6 
NEGRO LONG-PODDED, very productive for general crop . .... 1 (> 
NEWINGTON WONDER, for early forcing 13 , 
OSBORN’S FORCING, for early forcing .......... 1 6- 
PALE DUN or CREAM-COLOURED, early and prolific, excellent for general crop . .10 
SION HOUSE, suitable for out-door culture or early forcing . ..... .10 
For open ground crops sow in f rames in March, to be transplanted on a warm border about the end 
of April ; sow again from the beginning of May to the end, of June for succession. The situation should 
be open, the soil a free- working loam, moderately manured ; the drills' should be not less than 2 feet 
apart, 2 inches deep, and Beans pilaccd at regular distances not exceeding • 4 to G inches* 
