52 SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS offf.ukd by WILLIAM BULL, F.L.S. 
LETTUCE — continued. Pcroz.-*. e/. 
NEAPOLITAN, very finii-hearted, tender, crisp, and early .. .. .. .. .. 0 10 
NEW YORK, i/liislnitim. 
STANSTEAD PARK, one of the hardiest varieties in cultivation ..09 
TOM THUMB, very sweet, solid and compact . . . . . . . . ..16 
VICTORIA or RED EDGED, hearts quickly, and stands the summer well .. .. .. 0 10 
COS VARIETIES. Per oz.— s. il. 
ALEXANDRA, white Cos, very' crisp, fine flavour . . . . ..10 
BROWN or BATH, black-seeded, resembling the preceding, o.vocpt in the colour of the seed . . 13 
HICK’S HARDY WHITE, fine for spring or autumn sowing, stands a long time . . . . 13 
LONDON SUPERB WHITE, large, crisp, and sweet ..10 
NONSUCH a most valuable variety for summer use 0 10 
PARIS or BRIGHTON GREEN, a weU-knoivn sort 0 10 
PARIS WHITE, large, compact, and crisp, excellent for summer .. .. .. .. 0 10 
Sow in February under glass, to succeed those that have stood the winter, and when a constant 
supply is reg Hired, sow at intervals of thru weeks until the end of July. For winter and early spring 
use, sow in August and September, and again in October in frames, to make sure of a crop for spring. 
MELON. Perpkt. 
SCARLET INVINCIBLE. — Eirst-Class Certificate, Royal Horticultural Society ; ^-st 
Prize, Oxford, 1887 ; First Prize, Shanklin, 1887. It is a cross between Read’s Hybrid 
and Sutton’s Earl of Beacon.sfield. Form globular ; skin orange red when perfectly ripe, 
finely and evenly netted ; thick bright scarlet flesh, of exquisite flavour. Sets very freely. 
It has been exhibited at leading Hortieultural Shows, and has taken many First Prizes. 
s. d. 
1 6 
BEECHWOOD, green flesh, an 
excellent variety . . . . .,10 
BEST OF ALL, white flesh ; this 
splendid variety received the First 
Prize at the Great International 
Exhibition, when about seventy 
Melons were shown . . . . . . 10 
BLENHEIM ORANGE, scarlet flesh: 
a very prolific variety, tlie fruit 
superbly netted, and of the most 
delicate and delicious flavour . . 10 
COLSTON BASSETT, flesh almost 
white, delicious flavour 
COX’S GOLDEN GEM, flesh of whitish green, and of rich flavour 
EARL OF BEACONSFIELD, fruit exquisitely netted, weighs from o to 8 lbs 
EASTNOR CASTLE, green flesh, magnificent variety .. .. 
GOLDEN PERFECTION, green flesh, handsome green fruit of excellent flavour . . 
HERO OF LOCKINGE, white flesh, deliciously melting, and of exquisite flavour, the 
exterior of a ricK golden colour, thickly set with wliite lacing ; received the Fii'st 
Pi-ize at the Reading Horticultural Society’s Show .. •• V . 
HIGH CROSS HYBRID, green flesh, a large oval-shaped, handsomely netted fruit; 
received a First Class Certificate from the Royal Botanic Society 
IMPERIAL GREEN FLESH, very thick, melting, and of luscious flavour 
LITTLE HEATH (ilAwzo’s), a large scarlet flesh variety .. .. .. ,7' o •” 
READ’S SCARLET FLESH, one of the finest Melons grown. F. C. C., R. H. Society 
SCARLET GEM, scarlet flesh finely netted, early, iirolific ; of fine flavour . . . . . . 
SCARLET PREMIER, a distinct variety, weighing from 5 to 8 lbs., flesh veiy solid, 
thick, rich, and melting ; beautifully netted, and of exquisite flavour . . . . . . 
SUTTON’S BENHAM PARK, a oval green flesh, sUghtly netted, with very thin rind ; flesh 
deliciously melting, and good in flavour. Fii’st Prize, Sutton, 1887 . . . . . . . . 1 6 
VICTORY OF BATH (GiWert’*), green fle.sh, fine flavour, handsome fniit 10 
WILLIAM TILLERY, gieen fle.sh, fruit oval-shaped, evenly ribbed, beautifully netted, 
and of delicious flavoiu' ; received a Fii'st Class Certificate . . . . • • . ■ ..10 
Jn growing Melons the general treatment is very similar to that recommended for Cucumbers. A 
constant and regular temperature of from 70° to 75° should be maintained, and great attention paid to 
stopping, training, and thinning, and every care taken to guard against Med Spider and Fhrip, to which 
BENHAM BEAUTY.— First-Class 
Certificate, Royal Horticultural 
Society. The fruit is large and 
globular, regularly netted, skin 
bright yellow, flesh salmon-red, very 
thick, and rich in flavour . . . . 16 
Melons are liable. 
