CARTER AND CO.’S GARDENER'S VADE-MECUM FOR 1862. 
NEW VARIETIES OF VEGETABLE SEEDS ( continued ). 
APPLEBY’S SEEDLING CUCUMBERS. 
Wc have much pleasure in offering the following six varieties of Cucumbers, which we received last year from Mr. Appleby, 
the well-known writer on Horticultural subjects : we have grown them at our Nursery, and can fully endorse Mr. App e >y s 
description of them, which is as follows : — 
Emperor, 24 to 26 inches long. 
A handsome fruit, with black spines; hardy, a good 
setter. Well suited for Winter culture. 
Queen, 28 to 30 inches long. 
A fine well-shaped fruit, with black spines; a free bearer, 
good setter. Suitable for Exhibition. 
Albion, 24 inches long. 
A white-spined, well-shaped variety ; extra bearer, a good 
forcer, and hears freely in winter. Qualities excellent, 
being crisp and well-flavoured. 
Hailstone. 
Blunt white spines in the form of hailstones ; a free bearer ; 
handsome and curious. 
Hamilton’s Improved Black Spine. 
A well-known excellent variety. 
Conqueror, 28 inches long. 
Handsome in shape, with white spines; a good bearer. 
Fit for Exhibition, very excellent in quality. 
The above Collection for 3s. C d. 
CARTER’S CHAMPION CUCUMBER. 
The best winter variety I s - P er packet. 
LYNCH’S STAR OF THE WEST CUCUMBER. 
The best variety for general use 1*. per packet. 
NEW HARDY RIDGE MELON, 
“ Achapesnorricher.” 
A handsome green-fleshed variety from the Ionian Islands. Flavour quite equal to Melons grown in a pit. The seed now 
offered is saved from fruit grown on a ridge out of doors last year. 
Price, per packet, Is. 
THE TWO BEST MELONS IN CULTIVATION. 
CARTER’S EXCELSIOR MELON. 
The best Green-flcslied variety. Received first Prize at Crystal Palace Is. per packet. 
SCARLET GEM MELON. 
The best Scarlet-fleshed variety Is. per packet. 
CARTER’S CHAMPION BROCCOLI. 
The following is an extract from the ‘ Gardener’s Chronicle ' of May 28th, 1859 : 
Messrs. Carter and Co. have sent ns specimens of a new Broccoli with the following memorandum This Broccoli has 
been proved side l.v side with the Wilcovc late white, Ward’s laic while. Rending Giant late white, Dwarf Danish, and other 
approved late kindS, and has shown itself superior to all of them. The Wilcovc late white are finished cutting more than a 
fortnight since ; this variety is just coming in, and line heads will he cut for the next ten days. 
The heads forwarded to ns were of the finest possible quality, very large, not in the least coarse, while rather than cream - 
coloured, and proved when cooked to he wholly free from the strong taste which spoils so many Broccotis. 
Stock of seed very limited; price, per packet, ljr. 
