58 SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS ofpehbd bt WILLIAM BULL, F.L.S. 
TOMATO or LOVE APPLE. 
To oitain an early and good eupply of thit delioioue fruit, sow in Mareh in a Cucumber frame, 
tend when the plants are 2 or 3 inches high, 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. 
Per pkt. — s. d. 
CONFERENCE. This fine Tomato was distributed privately in 1889 to the Fellows of the 
Royal HortioiUtural Society, and excited the admiration of all who saw it at the Vegetable 
Conference. It is very handsome, perfectly round and smooth, very firm and solid, of 
delicious flavour, and bright glossy red colour . . . . . . . . . . per packet 1 0 
PRELUDE. A distinct dwarf variety, bearing small round fruits in clusters of a rich scarlet 
colour when ripe ; very prolific and of good flavour; very much admired at tlie R.H.S. 
Gardens, Chiswick .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ., .. ..10 
HATHAWAY’S excelsior, a fine early variety, excellent flavour, one of the finest . . 0 6 
KING HUMBERT, racemes of smooth glossy scarlet, fruit of medium size ; very prolific , , 0 6 
LONG KEEPER, vide page 47. 
MIKADO, fruits of large size and of good flavour . . . . . . . . , . . . ..06 
QUEEN OF TOMATOES, the fruit is pear-shaped, of a brilliant red colour . . . . ..06 
The following varieties can also be supplied ; — 
CRITERION . . . , . . per pkt. 
GOLDEN QUEEN 
HAM GREEN FAVOURITE „ 
HACKWOOD PARK PROLIFIC 
PRESIDENT GARFIELD 
STAMFORDIAN 
TROPHY 
VICTORIA (Nisbet’s) . . 
s. d. 
. . per pkt. 0 6 
0 6 
0 3 
„ 0 6 
TURNIP. 
Sow the earliest varieties in March, and at intervals of three weeks until the middle of June. About the 
second week in August sow Orange Jelly or some other hardy sort for If'inter use. 
MODEL WHITE {Dobbie's.) This variety is remarkable for its fine form, earliness and quality, and 
cannot be too strongly recommended to exhibitors. Certificate R.H.S. Per packet, 6rf. 
and 1». Per oz. — s. d. 
EXTRA EARLY MILAN, an early and distinct strap-leaved variety, being a week or ten 
days earlier than the ordinary early sorts. The bulbs are white, with purple top, round, 
flattened and solid, with a very slender tap root. First Class Certificate R.H.S. . . ..04 
AMERICAN RED STONE, white flesh, remarkably sweet, keeps well. . .. .. ..0 3 
CHIRK CASTLE BLACK STONE, a greatly esteemed winter variety . . . , ..03 
EARLY PURPLE-TOP MUNICH, a handsome and very early Purple-top Turnip . . .. 0 4 
EARLY SNOWBALL, excellent for early or late crops, one of file beet .. ..0 3 
The following varieties can also be supplied ; — 
EARLY SIX WEEKS STONE per oz. 2d. I WHITE STRAP-LEAVED . . per oz. id. 
GOLDEN BALL id. \ YELLOW ALTRINCHAM .. „ 3d. 
VEGETABLE MARROW . 
Sow in April in pans, and place on a gentle bottom heat ; when up and strong enough to handle, pot 
off. When fully established harden off, and about the middle of May they can be planted out, taking 
the precaution to protect by means of hand-glasses for a short time. Marrows like a deep short soil, and 
it is advisable to prepare places to plant in, by digging holes sufficiently deep to hold two or three barrow- 
loads of well-decayed manure, over which place soil 9 inches deep. Per pkt. s. d. 
CUSTARD, a very free bearing, distinct and good variety . . . . . . . , ..04 
LONG-FRUITED WHITE, a very prolific short- jointed sort . . . , . . . . ..03 
“PEN-Y-BYD.” Very distinct. The fruit is almost globular in foim, and of a delicate 
creamy- white colour, of finest quality. Awarded a First Claes Certificate . . 0 9 
MOORE’S CREAM, an excellent variety .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..0 4 
SWEET AND POT HERBS. 
Per packet, 3d. and 6<f. 
Angelica 
Fennel 
Pot Marigold 
Anise 
Horehound 
Purslane, golden 
Basil, bush 
Hyssop 
„ green 
,, sweet 
Lavender 
Rosemary 
Borage 
Marjoram, pot 
Rue 
Coriander 
, , sweet 
Sage 
Savory, summer 
,, winter 
Tarragon 
Thyme 
Wormwood 
