(Tragopoyon porrifolius.) Composite. 
& Sons’ Complete Seed Goiide. 
SALSAFY 
CUtTUR®. — AlthO«Kl> Palfiity is not usually cultivated in smalt 
gardens, there is no reason why it shou'd not be, tis the roots form a valuable 
iddltibti to the sOmewhat limited list of Winter Vegetables; They are easily 
cooked, merely require scrapping, steeping iu vinegar and water, then boiled 
antil 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 manured 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 are large enough to handle, thin out to about 
9 inches apart. Beyond 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 iu the ground until 
required for use. Those left in the ground will produce flower stems in 
spring, and those if cooked- when young make an excellent table vegetable. 
BED TORNIP RADISH. 
Per o/,. — s. d. 
Red Turnip ... perquart, 3s. J per pint. Is. 9d. 0 3 
Scarlet Short- top — Suitable for sowing outdoors 
per quart, 2s. 6d. ; per pint. Is. 6d. 0 3 
White Turnip „ 2s. Gd., „ is. 9d. 0 3 
Wood’s Early Frame — Very early ; fine flavour 
per quart, 3s. ; per pint. Is. 9d. 0 8 
Other varieties can be supplied. 
SAI.SAFY, CANNEI.LS’ MAMMOTH. 
Cannells’ Mammoth— Best quality 
Per oz. — s. d. 
0 9 
RAMPION. 
(Campanula rapunculus.) 
CULTURE. — Rampion is a vegetable which may bo need cooked or 
as a salad, but it is not nearly so mneh grown as it should be, especially when 
considered what a good substitute it is for Radishes during the early Autumn 
months, and when owing to heat and drought the latter are sometimes dilfioult 
to obtain in a tender condition. Sow seed on a light porous soil in drills 
not less than 6 inches apart, and having covered them with about a quarter 
of an inch of soil, well treail 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 bod a thorough soaking 
with water, and the crop will be assured, unless the weather prove dry for a 
vety long period. When duplicate waterings will bo of great benefit. To 
seenre a continued supply 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 6d. per packet. 
SCORZONERA. 
{Scorzonera Impanica.) ComposiTjE. 
CULTURE, - Same ns for Salsafy. The 
roots are boiled or stewed in the same way as 
Parsnip. A delicious vegetable. 
9d. per oz. 
SOOKZONEBA. 
RHUBARB (Seed). 
{Rheum rhaponticum.) Poltgonack.®. 
CULTURE. — Sow in drills in April abont 1 inch deep, thin out to 
6 inches apart, and transplant in Autumn into a bed well manured 3 feet 
apart each way. Seed sown in this way will produce good roots the second 
year. 
_. . „ Per packet — s. d. 
Finest Mixed Varieties o g 
Rhubarb Roots, see page 43. 
SALADS. 
We supply seeds of plants generally used at various times of the 
year in the preparation of this now recognised necessity on the dining table. 
Descriptions will be found under ihe various headings— Barbe de Capucin, 
Celeriac, Chervil, Chicory, Chives, Corn ISalatl, Cress, Cucumber, Dandelion, 
Endive, Lettuce, Mustard, Nasturtium, Purslane, Radish, Rampion, Salsafy, 
Shallot, 'I'arragon, Tomato, Watercress, Witloof. 
Can supply collections of Seeds in 12 varieties, 58. 
i* n » 26 ,, 9s. 
SEA KALE, SEED. 
{Crambe maritimu.') Ckucifera5. 
CULTURE — Sow in March or April 
in rows, about 15 indies apart, and keep the 
plants clear of weeds. Transplant to good, well 
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 gitiwing 
season. 
Gd. per oz., Is. Gd. per pint. 
( 38 ^) 
8BA KALF. 
For Plants, see page 43. 
