DUKE OF EDINBURGH 
WILLIAM BULL & SONS’ SEED CATALOGUE. 
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CUCUMBER. 
Sow in pots OP pans, and when the plants have produced their seed leaves, pot 
them off; when the pots are filled with roots, and the bed at a proper temperature, 
carefully turn them out on mounds of rich turfy loam ; give them a gentle watering, 
and keep up a steady growing heat. pkt.— s. d. 
BULL’S IMPROVED TELEGRAPH, handsome black-spine. 
MARVEL (New). Emit are smooth, even, and gieen in colour 
with scarcely any neck, g'rows about 16 in. ; a splendid variety 
ALL THE YEAR ROUND 
BLAIR’S PROLIFIC, a most excellent Cucumber 
BLUE GOWN, long handsome fruit about 24 inches in length 
CARDIFF CASTLE, a fine variety .. 
COVENT GARDEN PERFECTION 
DUKE OF EDINBURGH (Danieh') 
LOCKIE’S PERFECTION, a prolific and handsome black 
spined variety 
MODEL (Carter's), a fine exhibition variety 
ROCHFORD’S MARKET, one of the best . . 
SYON HOUSE IMPROVED, excellent . . 
’PENDER AND TRUE, First Class Certificate, Royal Horticul 
tural Society . . 
WALKER’S HERO, an excellent white spine variety 
OPEN-AIR or RIDGE VARIETIES. 
1 6 
Sow in April. Plant out when strong enough under hand-lights 
and remove again to the open later. It is best to prepare a ridge with 
any fermenting material that may be at hand, taking care it does 
not get too hot. Cover it up 9 inches deep with good soil, pkt.— .v. d. 
BEDFORDSHIRE PRIZE, fine for open-air culture .. .. .. ..0 6 
JAPANESE CLIMBING, a very early and prolific outdoor variety .. ..0 6 
SHORT PRICKLY, for pickling 0 6 
ENDIVE. 
For first crop sow about the middle of May, and for succession in 
June and July. When the plants are 2 or 3 inches high thin them out, 
or transplant into moderately rich or rather light soil one foot apart. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
BULL’S IMPROVED GREEN CURLED, very hardy, blanches readily . . 10 
BATA VLAN GREEN, a smooth broad-leaved variety 0 9 
BATAVIAN, IMPERIAL WHITE, a very superior broad-leaved variety 
DIGSWELL PRIZE 
LARGE RUFFEC, GREEN CURLED 
MOSS CURLED, beautifully curled, like moss 
WHITE CURLED 
EGG PLANT. 
Sow in March in gentle heat, pot off as soon as large enough to 
handle, and grow on in heat. 
BLACK 
NEW YORK PURPLE 
PURPLE . . 
Per pkt.- 
-s. d. 
0 3 
0 3 
0 3 
SCARLET 
WHITE .. 
Per pkt. — s. d. 
..0 3 
..0 3 
GOURDS. 
BEST VARIETIES for preserving. Per packet, 6J. 
ICE PLANT. 
Sow in April and May. Per packet, M. 
KOHL RABI. 
Sow early in May, and transplant in rows about the end of June. 
Per oz. — f. d, I Per oz. *. d. 
EARLY GREEN VIENNA .. I 0 | EARLY PURPLE VIENNA . . 1 0 
