Camiell & Sons’ Complete Seed Gxiide. 
RAM PION. 
( Cawpnniila lapvncidus). 
CULTURE. — Rainpion is a vegetable which may be used cooked or 
as a salad, but it is not nearly so much grown ns it shonld he, especially when 
considered nhat a good substitute it is for Radishes during the early Autumn 
months, and when owing to lient and drought the latter are sometimes difficult 
to obtain in a tender condition. Sow ssed on a light porous soil in drills 
not less than 0 inches apart, and having covered them with about a quarter 
of an inch of soil, well tread the bed over and rake down smoothly. When 
the seedlings are well through the ground, thin them out to not less than 
4 inches apart. After about three weeks, give the bed a thorough soaking 
with water, and the crop will be assured, unless the weather prove dry for a 
very long period, when duplicate waterings will be of great benefit. To 
secure a continued sujtply it is well to make several sowings, one early in 
the month of April, one about the third week in May, and a third and last 
about the same time in .Tune. 
3d. and Cd. per packet. 
RHUBARB (Seed).' 
(Rheum rhaponlicum.) Poi.ygonacka;. J 
CULTURE . — Sow in drills in April about I inch deep, thin out to 
r. int bes apart, and tran.s|daut in Autumn into a bad well manured 3 feet 
apart each wo}-. Seed sown iu this way will produce good roots the second 
year. 
Per packet — s. d. 
Finest Mixed Varieties 0 6 
Rhubarb Roots, see page 45. 
SALADS. 
We supply seeds of plants generally used at various times of the 
year in the preparation of this now recognised necessity cn the dining table. 
Descriptions will be found under the various headings — Barhe de Capuciu, 
f'eleriac. Chervil, Chicory, Chives, Corn Salad, Cres.=, Cucumber, Dandelion, 
Endive, Lettuce, Mustard, Nasturtium, Pur.slane, Radish, Rampion, Salsafy, 
Shallot, 'tarragon, Tomato, Watercress, Witloof. 
Can supply collections of Seeds in J2 varieties, £s. 
Os. 
SALSAFY (' 
(Tragnp igoii porrifolius.) 
VEGETABLE 
OYSTER 
Comfctita;. 
CULTURE. — Although Salsafy is not asially cultivated in small 
gardens, there is no reason why it should not be, as the roots form a valuable 
addition to the somewhat limited list of Winter vegetables. They are easily 
cooked, merely require scraping, steeping in vinegar and water, then boiled 
until tender, after which they may be served up with white sauce. The 
culture is quite as simple. Choose a piece of ground that has been well dug 
and mauured previously, the surface also should be well pulverised. Sow 
the seed first week in April, in drills 15 inches apart and about 2 inches 
deep. As soon es the plants arc large enough to handle, thin out to about 
i) inches apart. Reyoiul this, except keeping clean from weeds, this is all 
the treatment required until growth is completed in Autumn, when the roots 
may be lifted and stored in sand, or allowed to remain in the ground until 
required for nse. Those left in the ground will produce flower stems in 
spring, and these if cooked when young make au excellent table vegetable. 
S.U.S.VfV, CASNELLS’ MAMMOTH. 
Cannells’ Mara noth -Best quality 
Per oz. — s. d. 
0 9 
SCORZONERA. 
(Scorzonera hispanica.) Composit.^. 
SCORZONERA. 
SEA KALE. 
CULTURE. — Same as for Salsafy. The 
roots are boiled or stewed in the same way as 
Parsnip . A delicious vegetable. 
8d. per oz. 
SEA KALE, SEED. 
( Crambe mariiima.') CeuCifera:. 
CULTURE — Sow iu March or April 
iu rows, about 15 inches apart, and keep the 
plants clear of weeds. Transplant to good, w'ell 
trenched, and rich ground, in clumps of about 
four or five, and between each lot so planted 
leave a space of about 3 feet, so that any one 
can move between them during the growing 
season. 
Gd. per oz., 2s. per pint. 
For Plants, see page 45. 
SPINACH. 
(Spinacia oleracea.) Ciienopodiacea;. 
CULTURE . — Should the weather be favourable, a small sowing of 
the round variety may be made iu January, another in February, and a 
larger one in March. Successive sowings may then be made every three 
weeks till the beginning of May, and afterwards weekly to the end of July. 
For Winter use, sow the prickly variety weekly during the first three weeks 
in August. The New Zealand should be sou n in heat and transplanted, 
and bo protected till the beginning of June, when it may be planted out 
without shelter. 
CANNELLS BODND SFINACU. 
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