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B. and A. test the growth of all vegetable Seeds immediately they are received from the growers. 
SBIiEGT LIST 0? VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
ARRANGED AND CLASSIFIED ON A NEW PRINCIPLE, AND EMBRACING ALL THE BEST VARIETIES OF VEGE- 
TABLES IN CULIIVATTON, ESPECIALLY SUCH AS ARE MOST APPROVED IN COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
All orders for ^egetMe Seeds amounting to 21s. and upwards, carriage may be deducted at settlement of 
offered under the heading '■ per packet," wilt be sent prepaid by post, or if sent by 
Rail (however small the amount of the order), carriage may be deducted at settlement. By this arrangement 
purchasers are enabled to obtain from our Warehouse small quantities of realty superior seeds. 
CULTURAL DIRECTIONS ARE PRINTED UPON EVERY PARCEL OF SEED 
Seotlon I.— LEGUMINOUS PLANTS, dc. 
NEW PEAS. 
Moat of those have been awarded Flrst-claas Certlflcates, and having seen them in growth we have 
confidence in recommending them. Reas quoted at per packet will contain a moderate sowing. “7 
"The Barron” (Laxton), a new green Marrow, pods 5 to 6 inches long and in pairs, somewhat resembling 
Superlative, but a week earlier. First-class Certificate, 5ft per oz bd per pint 
Marvel (La.xton), a fine mam-crop pea of robust branching growth, pods in pairs, very abundant peas 
large, and of excellent quality, 3 ft per oz grf per'* pint 
Telephone (Carter), differing from Ciilverwelfs TeUgraph in the seed being wrinkled : an immense 
cropper peas very large, and of exquisite flavour, 4 ft per oz. 91/., per packet 
Olant Emerald (Sutton), the most distinct of wrinkled Marrow pe.is, 5 ft. ... per oz bd per pint 
Little Wonder (Carter), a large-podded dwarf wrinkled Marrow, earlvas Advancer 2* ft p oz qrf p Ut 
Supplanter (Laxton), a first class successional Marrow, 3 ft ! “per oz 6d 'per'pint 
ChaUenger (Carter), a handsome prolific, fine fl.avoured green Marrow, 2.* ft.' peroz ad p’cr packet 
Culverwell's Telegraph, between Veitch's Perfection and Laxton s Prolific ■, tlie cooked peas are deep 
green, flavour excellent, pods long and very productive, 4 ft per oz ad per packet 
Criterion (Standish), this was one of Mr. Standish's favourite seedlings ; it is of a strong robust ' ' ' 
habit, the pods in pairs, ami the peas of a deep green, 5 ft * 
Unique (Laxton), a dwarf William the First, comes into use wiili Little Gem, 
Standard (Laxton), Mr. Gilbert describes this as 
prolific, and of excellent quality, 3 ft. 
s. d. 
L Strong robust branching 
per 02. 6t/., per pint 2 6 
. t-i ft- pero2. C>d., per ^ pint 2 6 
'the best Pea." It has long curved pods, very handsome, 
_ , , « a., • t r ' T pcr 02. , pcr i pin t i 6 
Balmoral Castle, m the way of Supreme, but with longer pods, well filled and borne from top to bottom 
of haulm, flavour e.xcellent, 4 ft p^j. packet 2 6 
Commander-in-Clilef (Carter), a fine greenish blue wrinkled Marrow, in liie way 0^^ with 
long slightly curved pods, filled with large-sized peas. 4 ft per packet 2 6 
“The Invincible ” (Sharp), pods long, with 10 to 12 large peas of e.xquisite flavour and of ’a beautiful 
deep green colour, a valuable main crop pea in the way of Veitch's Perfection, 3 ft per pint 2 6 
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. It wilt be found in the Journal of 
Horticulture, 14M and 21st Hov., 1872. The Report is very full, fair, and unbiassed in dealing with 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 decree to the Peas which they had re-chrisiened. ' 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. Laxton s 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 naincs to standard varieties, giving due unporlance to bond 
fde introductions, and also encouraging growers to maintain pure "stocks." 
The varieties of Peas, and also other 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. 
Division I.— THE EARLIEST ROUND SEEDED PEAS. 
If sown from November to February, will be ready to gather in May and June. 
First Crop, syn. Ringleader, and Dillistones Early, one ot the earliest varieties, 2J ft i 
Sangster’s No. 1 Improved, seven days later than Dillistones Early, 3 ft .**. i 
Daniel O’Rourke, a fine early variety, 3 ft * i 
Gem (Beck), syn. Tom Thumb, for small gardens, for forcing, or sowing in sheltered situations, li ft 2 
Harbinger Improved (Laxton), the “ First Crop Blue Pea " earlier, more prolific, and of a superior flavour 
to Ringleader. 3 ft., 2/6 per J pint. 
Kentish Invlcta, a valuable blue pea, three days earlier than Sangster’s, and finer flavoured, 3 ft 2 o 
Blue Peter (Maclean), a first early blue seeded Torn Thumb, fine variety, i ft 2 o 
The following is. to is. 6 d. per quart : — Early Emperor, Sutton's Early Champion, Carters Earliest, Dickson's 
First and Best, Caractacus, Hooper s Early Rival, Tabers Perfection, Early Warwick, Early Frame, &c. 
For very early Wrinkled Marrow Peas, see Division IV. 
Division II.— SECOND EARLY ROUND SEEDED PEAS. 
If sown from January to April, will be ready to gather in June and July. 
Auvergne, syn. Dickson’s Favourite, long well-filled pods, a good succession to the above section, 4 ft. ... i 0 
Bishop's Long-podded Dwarf, a fine branching variety, with long, well-filled pods, 2 ft i 3 
Hundredfold, an e.xceedingly heavy cropper, with well-filled, dark green pods, a “ Prizetaker,” 4 ft i 6 
Laxton’s Fillbasket, extremely productive, with long well filled pods, 3 ft 2 o 
Laxton’s Superlative, the longest and largest podded pea in cultivation, 5 ft. 2 o 
Laxton's Supreme, long scimitar-shaped well-filled pods, literally covering the foliage, 4 ft i 6 
Laxton's William the First, in the way of Supreme, but earlier by ten days, 4 ft., 2/- per pint. 
Paradise Marrow, a very excellent second early, 4 ft i © 
Princess Royal, a very productive fine variety, with long well-filled pods, 3 ft i 3 
Prizetaker Green Marrow, a very productive, fine dark green-podded variety, 4 ft i 3 
The following, is. to is. 6 d. per quart : — Champion of Paris, Excelsior Marrow, Bellamy s Marrow, Noble s 
Green Marrow, Rising Sun, Leicester Defiance, ^c. 
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