dh,r\T|ell & Hoi^’ Complete Heed Gfuide. 
CANNELLS’ BEST OF ALL. 
Medium-sized root of a beautiful rich deep 
blood colour, fine shape, and clean growing. Sure to 
please for culinary purposes, and its handsome dark 
metallic glossy crimson leaves render it a very 
effective variety for the flower garden. 
6d. and Is. per packet. Is. 6d. per oz. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
Nutting’s Select Dark Red— A splendid 
variety for general purposes 0 8 
Dell’s Crimson — Leaves of a dark bronze 
colour; very ornamental for the flower 
garden o 10 
Dark Red Egyptian Turnip-rooted— 
Turnip shaped, flesh dark crimson 
colour, useful for Summer salads ... 0 8 
Ornamental Chilian— This is a non- 
edible variety, but is much used for 
decorating shrubberies, banks, and the 
flower garden ; its brilliant colours make 
it very attractive ... per pkt. 3d. & 6d. 
Spinach, or Perpetual Beet — Both 
stalks and leaves of this variety are 
used; the former should be served" up as 
Asparagus, and the latter makes an 
excellent substitute for Spinach 0 (i 
Silver, or Sea-kale — The mid rib of the 
leaf of this variety is used in the same 
way as Sea-kale 0 It 
New Purple — Unequalled for form, smooth- 
ness, colour, and quality of the root. It 
was Certificated at the Vegetable Con- 
ference as the best type of dark Beet. 
per pkt. Cd. & Is. 
nutting’s 
DARK RED 
BEET. 
TURNIP-ROOTED BEET. 
BORECOLE, Or KALE (Brassica oleracea fimbriata). 
CULTURE . — Sow about the middle of March , or early in April, broadcast, over a well-prepared 
bed, and cover lightly with fine soil. When the plants are large enough to be handled, prick out, on 
another prepared bed, about 6 inches apart, and well water them. In May these will be quite strong 
enough to be planted out in their permanent quarters about 2 feet 6 inches apart each way. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
Dwarf Green Curled— For early 
and general cultivation 0 8 
Asparagus — A useful kind, with 
purple shoots ; very delicious 
and hardy 0 8 
Buekman’s" Hardy Winter — 
This is a valuable and distinct 
variety, very bardy and produc- 
tive, and will produce a suc- 
cession of beautiful Greens 
during the severest winter ... 0 6 
Tall Green Curled-A useful variety 0 6 
Variegated — Very useful for gar- 
nishing ... 3d. & 6d. per pkt. 
Cottager’s — Much in request, very 
hardy, and produces a large crop 0 8 
Ragged Jack-Yields a large quan- 
tity of delicate sprouts in spring 0 G 
Chou de Milan— Theribs of thisaro 
like Asparagus in flavour when 
DWARF GREEN CURLED KALE. COOked 0 6 
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