12 
MELON — continued. 
Per pkt. — s. d. 
SUTTON’S SCARLET, deep red flesh ..10 
THE COUNTESS, enormously prolific, 
setting fruit at every joint ; fruits large, 
very tender, sweet, and the skin of a 
pale yellow . . . . . . ..10 
TRIUMPH. — First-Class Certificate ; 
flesh scarlet with green hand next the 
skin . . . . . . . . ..10 
VICTORY OF BATH 10 
WINDSOR CASTLE, large green- 
fleshed variety of superb flavour . . 10 
MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Very best quality . . . . per bushel, 5s. 
MUSTARD. 
WHITE, for Salad .. per qt., 2s. ; per oz., 3d. 
ONIONS. 
As early in March as the soil is in working 
order, commence operations by levelling 
the ground with a rake, and tread it firmly ; 
draw shallow drills 9 inches apart, along 
which sow the seeds thinly and regularly. 
Cover the seeds with fine soil, pressing it 
down on the drills or beds by the use of a 
light roller or the back of a spade. 
Per pkt. — s. d. 
THE ARISTOCRAT (Deverill). This New 
Pedigree Onion is a cross between “ Ailsa 
Craig” and “Rou.sham Park Hero,” and 
comes very true to type, which is a deep 
flat, closely approaching a globe shape. 
In colour it is a light straw, neck very 
small, shoulder well up, very solid in 
texture, and a first-rate keeper . . . , 16 
GOLDEN BALL, the finest Globe Onion in 
cultivation for general use, a very heavy 
cropper, growing to a large size, with small 
neck and bulb of a beautiful shape . 
ANGLO WHITE SPANISH . . 
AILSA CRAIG, fine Exhibition variety 
BANBURY TANKARD, a grand variety 
BEDFORDSHIRE CHAMPION, an excellent keeping variety . 
BLOOD RED 
BROWN GLOBE, large, mild, and an excellent keeper 
CRANSTON’S EXCELSIOR, a splendid variety for Exhibition. 
0 
0 
6 
6 
Per oz. — s. d. 
1 0 
0 8 
0 10 
per pkt. 6d. & Is. — 
DANVER’S EARLY YELLOW 0 8 
DEPTFORD or STRASBURG 0 6 
GIANT ZITTAU, an excellent keeping variety, of handsome shape, and clear yellow colour . . 0 9 
IMPROVED WROXTON per pkt. Is. — 
JAMES’S KEEPING, excellent, keeps longer than any other variety . . . . . . ..09 
NUNEHAM PARK, large size, mild flavour, excellent keeper . . . . . . . . ..08 
ROUSHAM PARK HERO. It grows to an immense size, often 2 lbs. each, is of very hardy, 
robust constitution, excellent for either Autumn or Spring sowing. Colour — a light straw 1 0 
SILVER-SKINNED, for pickling 10 
SPANISH, WHITE, or READING, one of the best for main crop, very mild flavour . . 0 8 
THE LORD KEEPER (Deverill). This is one of the finest Onions for Show purposes ; in 
typo it is similar to ‘‘Rousham Park Hero,” but deeper in flesh .. .. per pkt. l.s. — 
THE QUEEN, a small and distinct Silver-skiuned Onion . . . . . . . . . . ..09 
TRIPOLI, GIANT ROCCA, very large, globular-shaped 0 9 
,, LARGE GLOBE, mild flavour .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..0 8 
,, RED ITALIAN or BASSANO, large, for Autumn sowing 0 9 
, , WHITE ITALIAN LEVIATHAN, large silvery white, particularly mild . . 10 
WHITE GLOBE 0 10 
WHITE LISBON, a mild flavoured variety ; sow in Autumn for Spring use . . . . ..06 
