Cannell & Sons’ Complete Seed Guide, 
CARROT. 
(Daucus carota .) UmbeixifjeBjE. 
CULTURE. — Tiny French Scarlet mnv he sown in frames in December and January ; in February, succession sowings may be made on 
warm borders; in March, a large sowing maybe made; and for general crop sow about the middle of April, either broadcast on beds or m dulls. 
Preference should be given to the drills, as the crop can then more easily be hep! clean. As soon as the plants are 2 or 3 inches high, thin out to 2 or ■ 
inches apart at the first thinning; after a few weeks give a final thinning to 6 or 8 inches distance, and the crop allowed to remain till it has perfected 
its growth in Autumn. It will lie found an advantage to mix the seed with a certain amount of soil so that it can be more evenly distributed. 
CANNELLS’ PERFECTION INTERMEDIATE. 
Per pkt. Per oz. 
s. d. s. d. 
An entirely new and careful selection of Intermediate Carrot. Roots much longer than the old kind ; fine 
shape ; colour, a beautiful bright red, of excellent quality, and the best for exhibition purposes 
Peroz. — s. d. 
Cannells’ Early Scarlet Nantes — A medium-sized variety 0 8 
Cannells’ French Scarlet Horn— very sweet, and fine for 
forcing ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 8 
Cannells’ Guerande — A French variety of great merit, stump 
rooted, very broad, flesh tender, and with very little core ... 0 G 
Cannells’ Improved Early Scarlet Short Horn- 
Very fine for Summer use OS 
Cannells’ Long Red Surrey — A valuable variety for deep 
soils 0 0 
Cannells’ Scarlet Altrincham— a very long variety, mild 
flavour, good keeper 0 6 
James’ Improved Scarlet Intermediate— Good for shallow 
soils, large size, excellent quality 0 8 
cannells’ selected guerande carrot. 
CARDOON. 
(Cynara Canlunculus.) Composure. 
-Sow 
cakdoon. 
n April, and grow in trenches in the same way as 
CULTURE 
Celery. 
'8 Peroz. — s. 
Large Spanish, cultivated for the mid rib of the_leaves, blanched 
like Celery ; us.-d for soups, stewiyg, and salads 1 
CAULIFLOWER. 
(Brassica oleracea botrytis Cauliflora.) CitcClFERds. 
pi 
CULTURE . — Sow end of January or early in February iu a frame,' on 
a slight heat, or in a house, so that the plants may be forwarded and hardened 
off by April, when a sowing may be made outdoors. From this sowing hpads 
will be produced in July and August. To stand the winter, seeds shoulf. be 
sown about the third week in August. The Early London and Early Dwarf 
Erfurt arc both reliable sorts. Select a sunny, well-drained spot for the seed 
bed, well work, and if at all heavy add a good dressing of fine sandy soil or 
old potting compost, after which the seed may be sown thinly and broadcast, 
and covered with line soil. When the seedlings appear, apply an occasional 
dusting of soot and lime as a preventive against slugs. The strongest .plants, 
when ready, should be dibbled out rather thickly in hand-lights and cold 
frames, and the remainder left iu the seed bed, where they will frequently 
survive an ordinary winter. Finally, plant out iu spring. 
Early Dwarf Mammoth— Fine as a forcin 
for the early crop outdoor ; close, solid, aT 
heads 
Early London— Compact ; very early 
Early Snowball — Dwarf habit, with heads 
size, very compact, and of good flavour ... 
Large Asiatic — Very large, white, aud comj 
Stadtholder — A fine late variety 
*2 ) 
Per pkt. 
Per oz. 
variety, or s. 
d. 
s. d. 
pure white 
1 
6 
2 6 
... Gtl. & 1 
0 
1 6 
>f medium 
1 
G 
— 
:t ... Gd. & 1 
0 
1 6 
... Gd. & 1 
0 
.1 ,6 
