52 SELECT VEGETABIiE SEEDS offered by WILLIAM BULL, E.L.S. 
ONION. 
jis early in March as the soil is in working orde)\ commence operations by levelling the ground with 
a rakcj and tread it Jirmly / draw shallow drills 9 inches aparty along which sow the seeds thinly and 
regularly. Cover the seeds with Jine soily pressing it down on the drills or beds by the use of a light 
roller or (he back of a spade. IFhcti the young plants are strong enough^ thin them gradually so that 
they standy after the final thinning ^ 5 or 6 inches apart. -p 
X 61’ OZ.””S 
BEDFORDSHIRE CHAMPION, au excellent keeping variety .. 
BROWN GLOBE, large, mild, and an excellent keeper , . ' 
GIANT ROCCA, very largo, globular-sliaped . , . . . , 
,, ZITTAU, an excellent keeping variety, of handsome shape, and clear yellow colour 
JAMES’S KEEPING, excellent, keeps longer than any other variety . , , , , , 
NUNEHAM PARK, large size, mild llavom’, exceUent keeper 
ROUSHAM PARK HERO. It grows to an immense size, often 2 Ihs- each, is of very hardy 
robust constitution, excellent for either autumn or spring sowing. The colour is a light 
■straw, possessing great depth of bulb, flavoiu- very mild, and one of the best keepers 
SILVER-SKINNED, for pickling 
SPANISH, WHITE, or READING, one of the best for main crop, very mild flavour 
THE LORD KEEPER (Devcrill s) . This is one of the finest Onions for Show purposes ; in 
similar to the famous Rou.sham Park Hero, hut deeper in flesh, and very hii’go 
in circumference, with ti small neck,- the colom* being a pale sti'aw , . per packet Is, 
THE QUEEN, a small and distinct Silver-skinned Onion , . 
TRIPOLI, Red Italian or Bassano large, for autumn serving , , , , 
,, LARGE GLOBE, mild flavour 
, , WHITE FLAT MAMMOTH, large silvery white, particularly mild 
WHITE LISBON, a mild flavoiued variety, sown in autumn for spring use , • 
1 3 
0 10 
0 8 
1 0 
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The following varieties can also be supplied: 
Per oz. — s. d. 
BLOOD RED 0 9 
DANVER’S EARLY YELLOW ..08 
DEPTFORD or STRASBURG ..0 4 
Per oz. — s. d. 
IMPROVED WROXTON . . . , O 10 
ANGLO WHITE SPANISH, perpkt. 1/6 — 
WHITE GLOBE o 10 
PARSLEY. 
To glow Tarsley well the ground should be trenched 18 inches deep, and plenty of manure worked in; 
sow the seed— in March for summer use, and in June for winter— in rotvs 1 foot apart, and thin out 
or transplant from 6 9 inches apart, A dressing of soot occasionally in showei'y weather will greatly 
increase the qroxoth of the plants. ^ 
Per oz. — 5. d. 
CHAMPION MOSS CTTRLEH, extra fine curled .. ,, .. ,, ,,0 6 
FERN-LEAVED • _ ]] !! 0 9 
MYATT’S GARNISHING, a densely curled variety ,, ,, .. .. ,.0 4 
HAMBURG or TURNIP-ROOTED 0 4 
PARSNIP. 
About the end of February sow in drills 12 inches apart on rich deep soil, trenched and manured 
the previous autumn, and cover slightly with fine soil ; thin out the young plants early to about finches 
apart, and keep the surface of the ground open and free from weeds. 
DOBBIE’S SELECT, of fine shape and flavour ,, 
HOLLOW-CROWNED, ELCOMB’S IMPROVED, the most useful sort for gardens 
LISBONNAIS, a very handsome Parsnip 
THE STUDENT, a fine- flavoui’ed variety 
Per oz. — s. d. 
0 8 
0 4 
0 8 
0 6 
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