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Section EDIBLE FRUITED PLANTS. 
CAPSICUM AND CHII.I, 
The Capsicum, when loaded with its beautiful polished fruit, is very decorative in November and December, 
the fruits of the yellow make a nice variety amongst dessert. 
One packet each often varieties, 2s, 
per pki.- 
Monstrosum, large red fruit 
Purple 
Squash or Tomato-shaped, red and yellow, each 
Sweet Spanish, for Salads 
Mixed, from above 
per pkt. — s. d. 
Chill, small red fruited o 3 
Cayenne, true Bast Indian o 3 
Cherry, small round scarlet fniit o 3 
Long Scarlet Fruit o 3 
Long Yellow Fruit o 3 
PRAME CUCUMBER. 
Tender and True, 20 to 30 inches long, verv symmetrical, and of a beautiful green colour 
Major Clark, a remarkably fine variety of Telegraph, with black spines, very handsome and prolific 
Cuthbert’a Perfection, 20 to 25 inches, deep green and of excellent flavour, equally suitable for summer 
or winter work, a cross between Cuthill’s Black Spine and Needle Gun 
Cuthbert’s Favourite, a robust free-bearing variety, fruit straight, handsome, and produced at ever)' joint, 
length 24 to 30 inches 
Sutton's Duke of Connaught, a fine variety, straight and uniform, spines scarcely discernible, and with 
a very small handle, very productive, 22 to 26 inches long ..... 
Carter's Model, a handsome variety, very productive, fine flavour, and a good summer and winter variety 
Adderley's Telegraph, a free-beanng variety, about 20 inches long, very straight and without handle, 
valuable for summer or winter 
Stanstead Rival, a cross between Long Gun and Telegraph, large, dark green, smooth, straight, and of 
e.xcelleni flavour ; good either for summer or winter work 
Prolific Tender and True, a cross between Telegraph and Tender and 7'r//r, very handsome, fine dark 
green colour, with very little handle, a free setter, and good for summer or winter cropping 
The "Luton Hoo ; ” certificated in 1871 as a first-class early variety, of good quality and handsome 
Daniel's Duke of Edinburgh, attains a length of 3 ft. ; when quite young, of excellent quality 
Monro's Duke of Edinburgh ; this is the ideal of a table cucumber, 12 to £4 inches long, dark green 
colour, with small white spines, the fruit produced in clusters. First-class certificate is. & 
Barr's International, white spine, the best and the most handsome cucumber for exhibition purposes, 
being long and straight, carrying its blossom when the fruit is 30 inches long 
Barr's Winter Prolific, unsurpassed for flavour, exceedingly productive and very handsome, with a fine 
hardy constitution, fruit olive green, 12 to 15 inches long u. ^ 
Telegraph, Rollisson's, fine-flavoured, handsome and productive for summer or winter work ir. 6d. & 
Blue Gown, a first-class variety, of fine form, and very superior quality 
Eirklees Hall Defiance, extremely prolific, and of fine quality, valuable for summer and winter use 
Rabley Prolific, the most generally useful for summer and winter cropping, fruiting in clusters 
Sion House Improved, a useful free-bearing, fine-quality variety, valuable for summer and winter w'ork ... 
Empress Eugenie, a very long handsome white spine variety 
Marquis of Lome, attains a length of 3 feet, handsome and very prolific 
Berkshire Champion, a valuable free-setting prolific variety for summer and winter 
Kelway’s Paragon, a handsome Exhibition variety, a tree setter, and of excellent flavour 
RIDQE OR HARDY CUCUMBER. 
Donald Beaton, a very hardy fine long ridge variety, 18 to 20 inches long 
Green Chinese, a fine hardy varietv 
Stockwood's Selected Long Ridge, a very productive, 12 to 18 inches long 
Grecian Long Green, a most abundant cropper, 18 inches long 
Long Prickly 
Russian or small Gherkin, a small pickling fine-flavoured cucumber, very greatly prized in Russia 
American Tailby's Hybrid, very handsome • ••••; 
American Green Prolific Pickling, colour dark green, uniform in size, and valuable for pickling 
Body Qua, the Chinese use this in their Chow Chenv, it attains a length of 5 ft., and is a great curiosity 
EGO PLANT (Aubergine). 
These art all highly ornamental, and equally adapted for the Conservatory and Flower Border. 
per pkt.— s. d. I per pkt,— s. d. j per pht.- 
Bcarlet Fruited o 3 White Fruited o 3 Giant, striped fruited 
Violet „ o 31 Giant, black fruited o 3 1 Mixed 
MELON. 
The Prince's Favourite scarlet flesh, a fortnight earlier tlian Hero of Bath, when ripe a beautiful golden 
colour, and a great favourite at the Prince of Wales' table 
Whiteknlght's Favourite g^reen flesh, very superior flavour 
Lord Beaconsfleld green flesh, slightly netted ; when ripe, of a beautiful yellow, and superb fl.avour 
Bailey’s Greenflesh, "The Squire,” a very superior new First Prize variety, above an average size, of 
delicious flavour, with a robust healthy constitution 
Gilbert’s Netted Victory, new white flesh, a free grower, capital setter, deep flesh, of excellent flavour... 
Dell's New Hybrid green flesh, first-class certificate, Fruit Committee, Royal Horticultural Society 
Blankney Hero green flesh (Carter), a splendid variety 
Cream Pine (Carter), a very distinct scarlet flesh, deeply ribbed, flesh very solid and thick, particularly hne 
flavoured, and as hardy as Little Heath Melon ; quite a new type, and can be highly recommended 
Khiva, green flesh, melting and juicy, very prolific, and growing freely in a common frame 
Duke of Edinburgh (new), large handsome scarlet flesh, a cross between Orion and Scarlet Gem 
Hero of Bath (new), finely netted, and deliciously flavoured scarlet flesh 
Gilbert’s A. F. Barron, green flesh, rind thin, flesh thick, singularly juicy, sweet and with a delicate aroma 
Gilbert's green flesh. Flesh of great depth and fine texture, rind clear golden yellow, slightly netted 
Bead’s scarlet flesh, rind pale green, finely laced, flesh bright scarlet, rich and melting c'f'L 
Bloxholm Hall, described as agrand Melon, delicious in flavour, and juicy ^ 
Davenham Early, across between Turner s Scarlet Gem and Dromham Hall; fruit beautitully netted, of 
excellent quality, richly flavoured, and very early ••••• 
William Tillery green flesh, oval, evenly ribbed and beautifully netted, flesh of great depth, tender, 
melting, and of delicious flavour. First Class Certificate j"'u‘ 
The above Melons we have selected as the best of the new varieties, and can confdcntly recommend them. 
Gilbert's Burghley Park green flesh, a standard variety, flesh thick, rich and melting is. & 
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