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DANIELS' CHAMPION. 
Leek. 
Cultivation. — The Leek luxuriates in the richest of soils, 
and the most unctuous of manures only, and such being the case, 
a thorough preparation must be made for them wherever it is hoped 
to grow them moderately well. The finest examples are produced 
in shallow trenches dug out and deeply and thickly manured as for 
Celery. Here tho seedling Leeks are planted either in single, or 
in double rows, or at right angles with each other. By these 
means the roots are kept cool during the most arid and hot weather, 
whilst water can be applied more directly. They like the strongest 
of manure waters. Sowings may he made very early in the Spring, 
either in boxes under shelter or on warm borders out of doors, 
commencing in February; for ordinary main crops sow early in 
March, in a rich soil and on an open sunny site, and proceed to 
transplant them so soon as they become large enough so to do. 
When the plants in either case have made a good growth, some 
open rich material is often applied to keep additional moisture 
around them, and to blanch their stems somewhat. Where shallow 
trenches can be prepared for them during the Winter, seeds may 
be sown therein early in March, and if the seedlings are subsequently 
thinned out, a strong and uninterrupted growth is the result. 
Our supplies of these being procured from the most noted 
Musselburgh and other growers, the stocks can be guaranteed of the 
finest possible quality. 
per 02 . — s. d. 
DANIELS’ CHAMPION. A fine broad-leaved 
variety, highly recommended for exhibition purposes 
per pkt. Is. 6d. — 
"I ma.v tell you that the produce of the packet of Champion Leekllhad 
from you last year took Thirteen Prizes at four shows; in fact, they swept 
all before them, both for weight and quality. I consider it a very long way 
superior to any Leek in cultivation.’'— Mr. A. TWIDDLE, Longtowu. 
AytOn Castle Giant. Remarkably large and good, 
may ho grown seven inches in circumference, and with one 
foot of blanched stem ... ... ... per pkt. 4d. 1 0 
CONQUEROR. First-class; very superior either for 
competition or culinary purposes ... per pkt. Is. — 
Henry’s Prize. Exceedingly large, blanches well, flavour 
mild, fine for exhibition ... ... per pkt. 4d. 1 0 
Large Rouen. A well-known and useful variety „ 4d. 1 0 
London Flag. Large, broad-leaved ... ... ... 0 6 
LYON (new). The largest kind grown ... per pkt. Is. — 
Musselburgh.. Extra broad-leaved, blanches to a large 
size, flavour mild, highly esteemed for soups ; grand stock, 
direct from the Musselburgh growers ... per pkt. 4d. 1 0 
Chicory. 
U per pkt.— a. d. 
Improved Large-leaved. Excellent for blanching ... 0 6 
Large-rooted or Coffee ... ••• ••• ••• 0 8 
Whitlcef. Equally good as a salad or boiled. Sow in June ... 0 6 
Corn Salad (Lamb’s Lettuce) 
per oz.— 8. d. 
Green Cabbaging. A fine variety, rosette-shaped 
per pkt. 4d. 0 9 
Lettuce-leaved 
Large Round-leaved Dutch 
4d. 0 9 
4d. 0 9 
EVIDENCE OF QUALITY. 
“The Leeks were very fine indeed. My friends said they had 
never seen such fine ones. I have some in my garden os thick as 
a man’s wrist.’’- Mr. J. BOTHARNLEY, Mansfield. 
“ Your Lyon Leeks answered admirably last year. We have 
just measured one with the extraordinary circumference of 
11? inches.’’ — Mr. E. BRYANT, Duloe. 
Dandelion. 
per pkt.— 8. d. 
Improved Large-leaved. Very valuable for Winter Salads 
when blanched ... . ... ... ••• ••• 0 ® 
Thick-leaved Cabbaging ... ... ... ••• 0 6 
“I have grown your Ayton Castle Leek twelve inches iu 
circumference.”— Mr. S. WILSON, Dunhampton. 
“ I am very pleased to inform you that I have had an excellent crop 
of Leeks from your Seeds, most of them measuring 7\ and several 
inches in circumference, a size not often seen anywhere. They 
have also taken First Prize.”— Mr. W. JONES, Velindre. 
EVIDENCE OF QUALITY. 
“ I have almost exclusively used your Seeds, and for twenty -two years have 
been an exhibitor in all the local shows; during this lime I have never failed 
to take my share of Prizes, on one or t-.vo occasions amounting to seventeen, and 
generally ten or twelve in number. This 1 consider a fair test of the quality of the 
Seeds you have supplied.” — Mr. W. THOMPSON, Catfield. 
