GEO. COOLING & SONS 
Beet. 
Cultivation. — Sow end of April and in May in drills a foot apart and half-an-inch deep; thin out the plants when up to 
12 inches apart. A rich deep open soil is the most suitable for Beet. 
Per 02 . — s. d. 
COOLING’S OMEGA, this highly esteemed 
variety is of medium size, and remarkable 
for handsome shape and rich crimson colour, 
but more especially so for its distinct flavour, 
which is delicately sweet and agreeable, far 
surpassing any kind yet offered. This variety 
is the original green-leaved Beet which lias 
now become so popular with private and 
market growers in all parts of the country 
per pkt. fid. 1 ti 
VEITCH’S SUPERB RED, finely formed, 
bright rich colour, and high quality. The 
foliage being beautifully coloured it is as 
valuable for decorative as for table use ... 1 0 
DELL’S IMPROVED BLACK LEAVED, the 
best for flower garden decoration ... ... 1 0 
EGYPTIAN TURNIP ROOTED, like a Dutch 
Turnip 0 10 
Per oz — s. d. 
CRIMSON GLOBE, perfect in shape and 
colour, recommended for shallow soils and 
earliness 1 o 
NUTTING’S FINE SELECTED DWARF, 
dark red, fine OS 
CHELTENHAM GREEN TOP 1 0 
BLOOD RED 0 8 
ORNAMENTAL CHILIAN, much admired for 
its foliage in garden decoration 
per pkt. fid. and 1/ 
Edible Leaved Varieties. 
WHITE or SPINACH, an excellent substitute 
for Spinach 0 fi 
SILVER or SEA-KALE, the mid-rib of the leaf 
cooked like Sea-Kale is excellent ... ... 0 8 
Broccoli. 
Cultivation. — Succeeds best in a substantial loamy soil. Frequent sowings are necessary during March, April, and May if 
a succession is required. The first crop should be got out as early as possible in June to get well established before very dry 
weather begins. Plant out in rows two feet apart. 
For Autumn and Winter Use. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
COOLING’S FIRST EARLY, a really choice 
first early White Broccoli, forming close 
firm white heads of very fine quality, which 
come into use between Snow's Winter and 
the early Cornish sorts per pkt. 1/ 2 6 
SNOW’S SUPERB WINTER WHITE, we offer 
a very fine stock of this, which, when 
obtained true, is perhaps the finest of all 
Broccoli for VVinter cultivation per pkt. 1/ 2 0 
Per oz. — s. d. 
VEITCH’S SELF-PROTECTING, robust and 
upright growth, firm large and compact 
heads, thoroughly protected, extremely 
valuable, as it succeeds the Autumn Cauli- 
flower per pkt. fid. 1 0 
WALCHEREN, best for successive sowings 
per pkt. fid. 1 6 
For Spring Use. 
COOLING’S MATCHLESS, although this 
variety has been before the gardening 
world for more than twenty years, yet it 
still holds its position as the finest mid- 
season Broccoli in cultivation. It is large, 
of a pyramidal shape, very firm, and of a 
snow-white colour ; it is self-protecting, the 
heads when fit to cut being nearly covered 
with leaves per pkt. 1/ 
EARLY WHITE CORNISH or PENZANCE, 
a capital main crop variety, which may be 
relied upon as the same variety so much 
grown in Cornwall per pkt. fid. 
KNIGHT’S PROTECTING or INVISIBLE, a 
well-known and excellent kind per pkt. fid. 
For 
COOLING’S BEST OF ALL, a splendid late 
Broccoli, ready in May, large close compact 
white heads, and very superior flavour, 
recommended per pkt. fid. and 1/- 
METHVEN’S JUNE. Fine pure white heads 
have been cut as late as the end of June. It 
is very hardy, and stands the Winter well 
per pkt. 1/2 6 
ADAM’S EARLY WHITE, an excellent Spring 
kind per pkt. fid. 1 0 
EARLY PURPLE SPROUTING, a very hardy 
variety, producing a succession of firm 
purple sprouts of delicious flavour pkt. 3d. 0 8 
LEE’S WHITE SPROUTING, a hardy variety, 
with a large compact head, while numerous 
2 6 smaller heads cover the stem per pkt. fid. 1 6 
PORTSMOUTH or BRIMSTONE, very useful 
and hardy per pkt. 3d. 0 8 
1 0 VANGUARD, an excellent early spring Broccoli, 
one of the best to give a supply after 
1 0 Christmas per pkt. fid. 1 6 
Late Use. 
VEITCH’S MODEL, firm compact pure white 
heads in May and June, highly recom- 
mended per pkt. fid. 1 6 
LATE QUEEN, a very excellent late variety, 
which produces good heads in May and 
June. It is quite distinct, of dwarf and 
compact growth, and is very hardy pkt. fid. 1 6 
WILCOVE’S LATE WHITE, a well-known and 
excellent medium late variety per pkt. 3d. 0 8 
Cooling’s Omega Beet, the best shaped and richest flavoured variety in cultivation. 
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