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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
Turnip. 
Cultivation. — A rich, deep, mellow soil, with a fair amount of moisture, is the most favourable for growing nice, sweet, 
crisp, and juicy Turnips, but any good soil, well dug and manured, will grow them well. For the first crop sow Daniels’ 
Improved Snowball, and other sorts, on a warm border towards the end of March ; sow again in April, and for succession of 
Summer and Autumn crops, make occasional sowings up to the end of July. For Winter use sow in August or early in September. 
The “ Orange Jelly ’’and “Early Munich ’’are best for this purpose. Turnips, to be of fine quality in Summer, should be 
grown quick. Sotv broadcast, or in drills one foot or eighteen inches apart, and thin out the plants to one foot apart. Keep free from 
weeds while the plants are small, and give an occasional hoeing, which will greatly facilitate their growth. 
White-fleshed Varieties. 
per oz.— s. d. 
Daniels’ Improved Snowball, a dis- 
tinct and beautiful Turnip. Small, solid, sweet, 
crisp, and of remarkably quick growth ; flesh snow- 
white and juicy ; a variety that cannot bo surpassed 
per pint 2s. 0 6 
Chirk Castle (Black Stone). Splendid Winter 
variety ... ... ... ... ... 0 8 
New Early Scarlet (see Novelties) per pkt. 6d. 1 6 
Early Milan Red-top. First Class Certificate, 
Eoyal Horticultural Society ... per pint 2s. 6d. 0 6 
Early Munich. First Class Certificate li.H.S. 
per pint 2s t 0 6 
Early White Strap-leaved. One of the earliest 
grown ... ... ... per pint 2s. 0 6 
Early White Stone, or Dutch Six Weeks 
per pint Is. 0 3 
Veitch’s Bed Globe ... ... „ 2s. 0 6 
Early Green-top Stone ... „ 2 s. o 4 
Long or Tankard Vars. (White-fleshed). 
per oz.— s. d. 
Crimson Tankard ... per pint 2s. 0 6 
Emerald Tankard ... „ 2 S . o 6 
Jersey Navet. Fine variety from the Channel 
Islands ... ... ... ... ... 0 6 
Paris Market or Long White French 
per pint 2s. 0 6 
Yellow or Golden-fleshed Varieties. 
per oz.— s. d. 
Early Orange Jelly. Very early, fine for late 
sowing ... ... ... per pint Is. 6d. 0 4 
Golden Ball (selected) o 8 
Golden Tankard ... per pint 2s. 0 6 
Orange Red-top. A most handsome garden 
Turnip, with red top and golden yellow flesh, quality 
first-class ... ... ... per pint 2s. 0 6 
New Golden Rose ... ... o 6 
GOLDEN CREAM. 
DANIELS’ GOLDEN 
fine and prolific ... ... ... ... o 6 
DANIELS’ LARGE CREAM. Beet for 
general use, fine-flavoured ... ... ... 0 6 
Custard-shaped. Prolific, ornamental-shaped variety 0 6 
Dong Green. Good variety, forms a striking contrast 
with other kinds ... .... ... ... 0 4 
Vegetable Marrow. 
Cultivation. — This esteemed vegetable is so nearly related to the Gourd that we may say 
but little in regard to it. Its treatment as regards sowing and the early transplanting, &c., should 
be identical therewith. Few plants delight more in copious manurial waterings than do these. T«o 
generally tho produce is permitted to become much too large before it is cut for use. This is 
excusable in the case of growers for market. Where, however, persons are enabled to grow their 
own, it seems strange that the same method should be followed. Every Marrow should be cooked 
whole, and this fact should alone suggest the most desirable size to grow them to. By cutting 
young a more abundant supply will be constantly forming than is possible when all are permitted 
to become more or less “seedy.” 
per pkt. — s, d. 
Pen-y-byd (The best in the World). Awarded two First Class Certificates. This 
distinct variety is enormously prolific and a continuous bearer. The vino is extremely 
short-jointed, setting a fruit at every joint. The fruit is of handsome appearance, 
almost globular in form, sometimes very slightly ribbed, averaging about six inches in 
diameter, and is of a delicate creamy white colour, with thick firm flesh, which when 
cooked is of finest quality and delicate flavour ... ... ... . . . 6d. and 
CREAM. 
per pkt. — s. 
Very 
1 0 
Dong White-ribbed, or Bush. Good; a prolific 
kind ... 
Moore’s Vegetable Cream, 
flavour 
Pine-apple Squash (new). 
A useful and prolific variety 
Vegetable Marrow and Squash. 
mixed 
Very prolific, delicious 
From America. 
... 6d. and 
Various sorts 
0 4 
0 4 
1 0 
0 3 
