dh,qi\ell & $or\£’ Complete $eed Gftiide. 
MELON — Continued. 
Colston Bassett 
Dell’s Hybrid ... 
Duke of Edinburgh 
Heekfleld Hybrid . . . 
A F Barron— Fruit large, and not coarse ; delicious flavour 
Golden Perfection— The best and earliest Melon for frame or pit culture ; good flavour 
Hero of Bath ••• ••• 
Golden Conqueror— Splendid variety ; rich flavour and good cropper 
Per pkt. — i 
PERFECT MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Having every facility, and to bo quite sure that 
nothing but the best shall come from us, we collect 
samples from all sources where manufactured, immedi- 
ately test which is the best, and purchase largely; con- 
sequently, all our customers succeed, most of them far 
above their expectations. At this moment we have a large 
stock, and beyond all question the finest ever offered. 
Per brick, Gd., postage, 4$d. ; per peck, Is. Gd., 
postage, Is, ; per bushel, 5s. 
A Practical Treatise on the Cultivation of 
Mushrooms, by J. Wright, F.R.H.S., price Is., 
post free Is. 2d. 
Mr. K. Gilbebt, High Park Gardens, 
Stamford, 5 th February, 1891. 
If anything ever did deserve the name of unique, 
surely your Mushroom Spawn does. I have been t 
a grower for many years, and belter crop I never 1 
saw . Keep a good stock so I can depend on getting 
it whenever I want it fresh. 
MUSTARD (Sinapis alba and S. nigra). 
CULTURE , Sow every fortnight for succession, in boxes, in heat when too cold out of doors. 
. , _ . Pcroz.— 8. d. 
Best White " - per quart, 2s. ; per pint, Is. ; 0 2 
Cheaper by the peck or bushel. 
Chines© — Leaves and stems much larger than the common variety, black seeded ... ... 0 3 
ONION (Allium cepa). 
CULTURE. The ground should be double dug in October or early in November, great care 
being taken to intermix a heavy dressing of well-rotted manure, keeping as great a portion of the manure 
as possible at the bottom of the trench. The ground can then be left in its rough state until early in 
January, when a good dressing oj soot may be spread over the surface, which is not only a preventive 
for the maggot, but a valuable stimulant for the Onion throughout its different stages of growth. Nothing 
more should be done until the end of January or early in February, when (weather permitting) the beds 
should be pointed over, well raked, and made moderately firm, and the seed drilled in rows one foot apart , 
which leaves ample room for a draw hoe, which cannot well be used too often if care be exercised to 
avoid any injury to the tops. As soon as the Onions are up and well established they may be thinned out 
to 9 inches apart, and during an early stage of their growth a liberal top-dressing of spent mushroom 
bed manure would be beneficial in keeping the ground moist and cool in hot, dry seasons, and saving a 
considerable labour in watering. For what are termed Tripoli or (Vinter Onions, sow early m August 
and transplant the following spring. 
Per pkt. — s. d. 
Improved Wroxton.— A very valuable Onion, and is acknowledged to be tbo mildest 
flavoured and best keeper in cultivation. It may be grown to a large size, from 1G to 20 
ounces in weight ; the skin is of a very delicate light brown straw colour. It is an egg- 
shaped type, and quite distinct 1 ® 
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