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Section II.— Edible Leaved and Edible Flowered Plants. 
(Uy Edible Flowered Flams are meant tliosc, the IntioreBeenee of which is used as a vegetable, such as CaullBower, Se.) 
ARTICHOKE, GLOBE. 
Green per packet, -Irf. ; per oz., Is. 1 Purple per packet, 4d.; per oz., 1*. 
ASPARAGUS. _ ,u a r; 
Grayson's Covent Garden Giant Asparagus per oz., 3d.. .....per lb., 3*- bd. 
Giant Dutch Purple Top ) These are the varieties oj Asparagus so much estmnedmUieC per oz. 0 b 
Early Purple Giant Argenteuil > Paris markety and spoken oJ in Mr. liubuisons iarkSy^c.y< ,, , ^ 
Late „ „ J of Paris." (.,,10 
BEET (EDIBLE LEAVED). “’"‘’d 
SpinachBeet, the leaves in summer are used as Spinach, and preferred to it by many ......... 0 3...0 b 
Seakale Beet the mid-rib of the leaf is two to three inches broad very white, delicate in 
flavour and in sunimcr and autumn is an excellent substitute for seakale v ••• 
’ For edible-rooted Beet, see page 67. 
BORECOLE, OR KALE. 
Asparagus, or Chou de Milan, a valuable sprouting hardy winter variety.. 0 3...0 fi 
Buto Kale (sometimes called Asparagus Kale), very hardy sprouting winter variety 0 -I . . .0 b 
Cottager's Kale, extremely hardy, delicate ill flavour, and very prolific in sprouts 0 4...U 8 
Delaware, dwarf curled, in the way of Jerusalem 
Egyptian (Miller’s Winter Kale), an exceedingly hardy sprouting janety .... 0 3...U 
Fearnought Cabbage, a hardy hybrid, between Dwarf Cabbage and Hearting Kale J-O b 
Jerusalem Purple, a very hardy purple sprouting asparagus kale ■■■ 
Curled, a very hardy green sprouting asparagus kale o o...u o 
Ragged Jacks, or Siberian, a very hardy winter kale 3. . .u o 
Scotch Tall Green Curled is the most useful and productive of winter greens 0 3-U ; 
„ Dwarf Green Curled or Feathered, valuable for small gardens -i.-O ; 
” Aborgeldie, a veiy fine selected curled kale u b-.-i >> 
” ” ” Handsworth, a very select stock of curled kale U 4...0 8 
”, New Imperial Hearting Curled Kale, very hardy and productive in sprouts II 4 ...0 8 
Veitch's late Dwarf Curled, “ distinct and very' hardy b 4- « •' 
New Moss Triple-Curled Garnishing, a beautiful light green colour, and as exquisitely curled 
as the most perfect specimen of parsley ; 1 b 
Acmo, a new variety, of very dwarf habit and dark green curled leaves, Avitli cnnison niid- ^ 
rib, delicate flavour, “ eating like marrow ” - 
ORNAMENTAL KALES FOR WINTER DECORATION. 
Variegated Triple Curled Improved (MelviUe). From the seed-bed transplant into a reserve 
piece of poor soil : late in autumn, when the colours are sufficiently develojicd, 
select the best specimens, remove the large under-leaves, and plant sufficiently deep 
that the folia-m rests upon the ground. So managed, attractive beds may be 
arranged and groups in the shrubbery boi-der, as the colours vary from white to 
^'^F^w Triple °Curicd PerOT (Meiviiie), a cross between tiie i’erenniai Woburn 
” Kale and the Annual Variegated ; purple, green, white, mauve, olive, and yellow 
are the colours of the plants from which the seed was saved 
Carter's Improved Garnishing, said to produce more than twenty vaneties, some 
of them equal in colour to the new Coleus 
Covent Garden, very beautiful, and in many colours 
Palm'-Tree, this variety is extremely ornamental for shrubberies, the habit of growth being 
that of .an eastern palm 
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BROCCOLI. 
Division I.— For cutting during the Autumn and early Winter Months. 
Early Purple Cape, a most useful variety, may he cut from August to December 
Grange's or Hammond’s White Cape, one of the bestfor succeeding the Cauhflower....^ 
Walcheren syn. W. Cauliflower, a valuable variety for cutting in Beptember and October ... 
Dancer’s Late Pink Cape, a most valuable succession to the Early Purple Cape 
Division II. — For cutting during the Winter Months. 
Snow’s Superb Winter White, fine heads maybe cut from this in December and Jannaiy,and 
if sown in succession, a supply can be had during the spring months 
Snow’s Superb Winter White, received from Mr. Snow, sold only m packets ^ 
Backhouse's Winter White, large white compact heads, coming into use wthy-now s ... 
Covent Garden Winter White, the Cauliflower so much prized in Covent Garden Market 
Early Purple Sprouting (Asparagus Broccoli) a very hardy prolific sprouting vanety 
Sutton's Improved White Sprouting, said to be as productive and as hardy as the purple 
Osborn's Winter White, a fine mid-winter Broccoli, heads as white as a cauliflower 
Division III.— For cutting in March and April. 
Barr's Champion, New, one of the most distinct Broccolis in cultivation and one of the 
hardiest is uniiiiiircd by the most severe weather ; the flower is well protected, and 
when allowed to attaints full size, with good culture has produced heads as much as 
four feet in circuiiifereiicc. Sow in March or, in warm localities, in April 
Adam's Earliest White, the earliest Spring Broccoli, sometimes ready in February 
Ambler's Early White, very hardy, and producing large creamy white lieads 
Beck's New Dwai'f Gem, a first-rate early variety, very dwarf 
Covont Garden Spring White, a iii-st-class early, with nice compact delicate white heads 
Dalmeny Park, first-rate dw.arf hardy v.ariety, with large close heads 
Dilcook’s Bride, produces fine large heads, aud forms a good succession to Impcnal 
Early Penzance, or Cornish, turns in very early ; fine compact pure white heads 
Mitchinson’s Early White Cornish, in se.aled packets, from Cornwall 
Mitchinson’s Early White Penzance, in sealed packets, from Cornwall 
Imperial Early White, a very superior variety, a fine succession to Adam’s 
Knight’s Protecting, a very useful variety 
Sulphur, or Brimstone, very usefid, extremely hardy, and produces line heads 
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