SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS offkbed by WILLIAM BULL, F.L.S. 55 
BENHAM PARK . . 
BEECHWOOD . . 
COX’S GOLDEN GEM . . 
GOLDEN PERFECTION 
EASTNOR CASTLE 
The following varieties can also be supplied : — 
Per pkt. — s. d. Ter pkt.- 
IMPERIAL GREEN FLESH 
LITTLE HEATH . . 
READ’S SCARLET FLESH 
SCARLET GEM . . 
VICTORY OF BATH 
d. 
9 
9 
9 
9 
9 
MUSTARD. 
WHITE for salad per qt., U. 6d. ; per oz., 2d. 
ONION. 
Ai early in March aa the sail ia in working order, commence operations by levelling the ground with 
a rake, and tread it firmly; draw shallow drills 9 inches apart, along which sow the seeds thinly and 
regularly. Cover the seeds with fine soil, pressing it down on the drills or beds by the use of a light 
roller or the back of a spade. When the young plants are strong enough, thin them gradually so that 
they standf after the final thinning ^ 6 or 6 inclee apart, Perojs.— «. d. 
BEDFORDSHIRE CHAMPION, an excellent keeping variety 13 
BROWN GLOBE, large, mild, and an excellent keeper "1® 
GIANT ROCCA, very large, globular-shaped • • " „ 
,, ZITTAIJ, an excellent keeping variety, of handsome shape, and clear yellow colour .. 0 19 
JAMES’S KEEPING, excellent, keeps longer than any other variety ® |® 
NUNEHAM PARK, large size, mild flavour, excellent keeper ' ‘ ? n 
SILVER-SKINNED, for mckling \ " 
SPANISH, WHITE, or RIADING, one of the best for main crop, very mild flavour . . 0 10 
THE QUEEN, a small and distinct silver-skiimed onion . . . . . . . . . • ..13 
MELONS. Perpkt.— ». d. 
In growing Melons the general treatment is very similar to that recommended for Cucumbers. 
A constant and regular temperature of from 70° to 76“ should be tnaintained, and great attention 
paid to stopping, training, and thinning, and every care taken to guard against Sed Spider and 
Thrip, to which Melons are liable. 
SCARLET INVINCIBLE. — First-Class Certificate, R.H. Society ; skin orange red when 
perfectly ripe, finely and evenly netted ; thick bright scarlet flesh, of exquisite flavour. 
Sets very freely . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..10 
BENHAM BEAUTX . —First- Class 
Certificate, R.H.S. Flesh salmon- 
red, very thick, and rich in flavour 1 0 
BLENHEIM ORANGE, scarlet flesh, 
delicate and delicious flavour . . 0 9 
COLSTON BASSETT, flesh almost 
white, delicious flavour . . ..09 
DAVENHAM EARLY, a very early 
variety, beautifully netted, excellent 
quality, and rich flavour . . . , 10 
EARL OF BEACONSFIELD, fruit 
exquisitely netted, weighs from 5 
to 8 lbs. 10 
HERO OF LOCKINGE, white flesh, 
deliciously melting, and of exquisite 
flavour . . . . . . . . ..09 
HIGH CROSS HYBRID, green flesh, 
a large oval-shaped, handsomely 
netted fruit ; received a First Class 
Certificate from the Royal Botanic 
Society . . . . . . . . ..09 
LONGLEAT PERFECTION, white 
flesh, soft, melting and luscious. 
First Class Certificate 1 0 
MONARCH, a magnificent green flesh variety, of superb flavour, and of unusual thickness. 
First-Class Certificate, R.H. Society .. .. .. .. .. •• •• ..10 
THE COUHTESS, enormously prolific, setting fruit at every joint ; fruits large, very tender, 
sweet, and the skin of a pale yellow . . . . . . . . . . • ^ 
WILLIAM TILLERY, green flesh, fruit oval-shaped, evenly ribbed, beautifully netted, 
and of delicious flavour ; recekred a First Class Certificate . . . . . . . . ..10 
