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CARTERS TESTED SEEDS— CHOICE VEGETABLES. 
SPINACH. 
French — Epinard. 
The Cultivation of Spinach . — Sow Round Spinach in succession from January to June, and Prickly or Winter Spinach the first week in 
August to stand the winter. Sow New Zealand Spinach in March in heat, and transplant about the end of May. setting the plants about 3 ft. apart, 
No. 
1098 Giant-leaved Winter, Carters.— A large thick-leaved 
form of the hardy prickly Spinach. Useful on cold backward 
soils. (See Photograph.) Per pkt., -/6; per oz., -/8; per pint. 3/6 
No. 
1095 The Carter . — A superb long-stander, with rich deep-green 
leaves. This fine Spinach was sent for trial to the Royal 
Horticultural Society, and was given an Award of Merit. Our 
Photograph illustrates in a remarkable manner the solid sub- 
stance of the leaves ; and the whole plant, which is very fine in 
colour, is of far greater duration than ordinary Spinach. 
Awarded the Large Gold Medal with Carters other Vegetables, 
at Shrewsbury. At the following exhibitions in 1921 Gobi 
Medals were awarded to collections of Carters Vegetables, each 
of which contained The Carter Spinach Birmingham, 
Bournemouth, Ipswich, and Portsmouth. The Council of the 
Royal Horticultural Society have again highly commended this 
variety. Per pkt., -/6 ; per oz., -/8; per pint, 4/- 
1100 Summer, Carters. — Thick leaves of great substance; stands 
longer than most others. Per oz., ~/8 ; per pint, 3/- 
SALAD 
1099 Long: Standing:, Carters.— Stands well when others run 
to seed. Per pkt., -/6; per oz., -/8; per pint, 4/- 
1105 Giant, or Mountain Orach. Per pkt., /6; per oz., -/8 
1097 New Zealand.— One planting on rich soil will give masses 
of healthy green foliage to last through the summer season. 
(See Photograph.) Per pkt., ~/8 ; per oz.. 1/- 
1101 Perpetual Spinach or Spinach Beet.— Leaves used in 
autumn as a substitute for Spinach. Per pkt., ~/8 ; per oz., 1/- 
1102 Prickly or Winter.— For winter or spring use; very hardy. 
(See Photograph.) Per oz.. -/6; per pint. 3/- ; per quart, 5/- 
1103 Round.— For summer use. Per oz.. -/o ; per pint, 3/- 
PLANTS. 
Everyone should enjoy the pleasure of salad several days a week, at all events during the summer season, with but trifling expense. It is 
a wholesome addition to more substantial diet, rendering it grateful to the palate, and it is a pity that it is so rarely brought to the average table. 
We enumerate a few (some almost unknown), with cultivation notes. 
No. 
541 American Land Cress may be sown at any time during 
spring and summer out of doors. It is a useful variety, tasting 
something like Watercress. See Cress, page 19. Per pkt., -/6 
Beet. — See page 13. 
432 Celeriac, Carters Improved (or Turnip-rooted Celery).— 
Pure white root, refined flavour. It is now becoming popular 
in this country. Seeds should be sown in pans in March, and 
the plants set out in shallow trenches to mature. Pkt., -/6 & 1 /- 
1300 Chervil is used for seasoning soups and mixing in salads. It 
is grown from seed sown in spring and in summer for succes- 
sional crops. The soil should be rich and light, and the bed 
4s ft. wide, with an alley on each side. Sow seed in shallow 
drills across the bed. 9 in. apart, and rake over the surface. 
When the leaves have grown an inch or two, cut off for use as 
required. Per pkt., -18 
548 Chicory.— The majority of people know Chicory as an 
adulterant of Coffee, but few are aware of the part it plays in the 
salad bowl, to which it adds a pleasing flavour. Chicory is so 
easily grown and so useful, that it should receive more attention 
from amateurs who desire to grow salads. This plant is sown 
in late spring in the open ground, and thinned out to about a 
foot apart to grow through the summer, well watered in dry 
weather. With the change to a colder season, the leaves decay 
and nearly all drop off. The roots are then lifted, and a few at 
a time placed in boxes of rich sandy soil, leaving crown well 
above the surface. After a good watering these boxes are 
stored in a perfectly dark place, and in a few weeks, according 
to the heat, some nicely blanched leaves will be fit to gather. 
More roots, kept in a cool place until wanted for bringing along 
in heat, may be similarly treated. Pkt., -18 
1319 Whitloef is a distant variety of Chicory largely grown in the 
suburbs of Brussels, and chiefly noted for the quality of its 
leaves. Per pkt.. -/6 
Chives is a hardy perennial found in rocky pastures. It is 
grown in gardens for its leaves, as a substitute for early onions. 
Propagate by dividing the roots into clumps in spring and 
autumn, and plant from 8 to 12 in. apart. The leaves to be tender 
and succulent should be often cut. Plants each -/9 
1301 Corn Salad or Lamb’s Lettuce.— This is a hardy 
annual, and is in great demand as a salad plant on the Continent. 
In France it is preferred, admired, and relished in winter and 
spring, instead of Lettuce, but not nearly so highly appreciated 
in Britain as it deserves. But when Endive is scarce Corn .Salatl 
is of great service, and for early use should be sown in frames 
or in boxes and placed in slight heat. For summer use it may 
go on the border or in lines in a sunny spot, amongst the 
ordinary low-growing vegetables. Per pkt., -18 
No. 
Cress-— See page 19. Cucumber.— See page 23. 
1302 Dandelion.— The common Dandelion is a useful salad plant, 
especially when Endive and Lettuce are scarce in winter. The 
roots are grown in a similar manner to Chicory, and large 
quantities of the blanched leaves are sold in the markets for 
this esculent. Per pkt., -18 
Endive.— See page 23. Lettuce.— See pages 25 and 27. 
Mustard.— See page 29. 
Nasturtium, of which the green seeds make a delightful 
salad. This plant is both a dwarf and a climber, and very 
ornamental as well as useful. The flowers are often used iii 
salads, occasionally for decorating, and the leaves and young 
green plants are frequently pickled. Per pkt., -18 and II- 
Purslain is a succulent plant and raised from seed, which may 
be sown in light garden soil in March on a warm sheltered 
border in a bed, and attended to in the same way as for Chervil. 
See Herbs. 
Radish.— See page 53. 
1311 Rampion. — A plant producing a spindle-shaped root of light 
colour and of agreeable flavour. It may be raised from seed if 
sown in a bed in an open warm aspect, and in soil of a rich 
compost, of a light open texture. Water well in dry weather. 
Should the season prove mild, the plants will be ready for use in 
November. Per pkt., -18 
Shallots. — The Shallot is much in favour as a relish for soups 
and for pickling. Offsets are often planted in the autumn, but 
the main crop is usually got in early in the year. The bulbs 
may be planted at any suitable time during this period, 12 in. 
between each row. and 6 in. from set to set. The bulbs should 
be firmly pressed in just beneath the surface of the soil, 
and here they remain. As the growth matures in the spring, 
gently draw away the soil round the bulbs when they have 
become established, and if they look sickly, apply soot to the 
surface soil for maggots, and use the hoe for weeds. Lift, dry. 
and store crop as soon as ready, probably the end of June. 
1383 Shallot Seed. — Jersey Red Skinned. Per pkt., -/6 and 1/- 
For price of bulbs, see Culinary Roots. 
Tomato.— See page 57. 
542 Watercress.— Watercress may be successfully grown from 
seed if sown in a shaded border and kept well watered when 
started. per pkt., -18 and 1/- 
STRAWBERRY SEEDS. 
ALPINE and PERPETUAL STRAWBERRIES.— Best grown from seeds. 
same autumn ; sown in April they fruit profusely the following year. 
No. 
1388 Alpine, Improved Red. — Bright red. large fruit of exquisite 
flavour, robust. Per pkt., 1/- 
1389 Dm proved White.— Excellent Per pkt., 1/- 
1390 St. Antoine de Padouc. — Fine large fruit, of rich flavour, 
very prolific, and perpetual bearer. Per pkt., 1/6 
Sown very early in heat and planted out iu May they fruit the 
No. 
1391 Saint Joseph. -New large fruited, perpetual, abundant 
cropper, dark red fruit of excellent quality. Per pkt., II- 
1392 Lar&:e Fruited Varieties. — Mixed, from the best sorts. 
Per pkt., 1/- 
The above are packed in 6d. 1/- and 1/6 packets, 
and in other quantities as above. 
Address for all correspondence, HAYNES PARK, LON DON, S.W . 20. 
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