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54 SELECT vegetable SEEDS OFKiiRra by WILLIAM BULL, E.L.S. 
SAVOY. 
Savoys require a deep rUh soil well manured. Sow in March, and plant out aiout 18 viches apart. 
Pei' oz. — ». d. 
DKUMHEAD or GLOBE, very large and of good quality ; the best for general crop . . 0 4 
DWARF GREEN CURLED, heads quickly, of good quality ; an excellent sort . . ..00 
EARLY DWARF ULM, small hearts only, and of excellent flavour . . . , . . ..06 
GILBERT’S UNIVERSAL 0 8 
TOM THUMB 0 10 
SCOEZONERA 0 lo 
This vcyetuble requires the same treatment as Salsafy, only sow in drills 18 inches apart, 
and thin out to 9 inches from plant to plant. 
SEA KALE per oz. 0 8 
Sow moderately thick early in April, on deeply trenched and richly manured yround, in drills 
18 inches apart, and thin out to aiout 2 feet asunder. 
SPINACH. 
The round variety should be sown at intervals from March lo June, to ensure a constant supply 
duriny the summer. The prickly or trianyular-leaved sort is usually sown about the end of July 
or beyinniny of Auyast for winter use, in drills 1 foot apart. New Zealand Spinach is a useful 
and excellent veyetable, and should be raised in a yentle heat in March, and transplanted in May 
or June 3 feet apart each way, into rich light soil. p^j, ^ ^ 
PRICKLY or WINTER per qt., 1». 6rf. 0 2 
ROUND or SUMMER 1». 6d. 0 2 
VICTORIA IMPROVED ROUND Is. 9<f. 0 3 
The following varieties can also be supplied : — 
$. d. I s. d. 
NEW ZEALAND .. .. per oz. 0 10 | PERPETUAL or GREEN BEET peroz. 0 4 
STACHY’S TUBERIFERA. 
This new tuberous-rooted vegetable, sometimes called “Chinese Artichoke’’ and “Vegetable 
Whitebait,” will gi-ow in almost any soU. Set the tubers about 1 foot apart. Per 100 tubers, Is. 
TOMATO or LOVE APPLE. 
To obtain an early and youd supply of this delicious fruit, sow in March in a Cucumber frame, 
and when the plants are 2 or 3 inches hiyh, pot off and grow on freely under glass, gradually 
hardening so that they can be planted out into rich soil against a wall, with a full exposure to the 
sun, the first favourable day in May, taking care to protect them from frost and cold cutting winds. 
TOMATO-' OPEN AIR.” 
THE EARLIEST TOMATO. 
Can be Sown, Qrown, & Ripened in the Open. 
Ti'ied by the Royal Horticultural Society at 
Chiswick, and received XXX for First-elaas Cer- 
tificate as the earliest of 81 varieties from various 
climes and countries to ripen in the open. 
This Tomato has been selected for its earliness, 
hardiness, and adaptability for outdoor gi'owtii, 
and as the best disease resister. It has large, 
handsome, .smooth fruits of a brilliant vermilion- 
scarlet colour, which do not crack, and are freely 
l)roduced on strong woody stems of medium 
height. The quality and flavour are both 
excellent, id. per packet. 
