The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Garden Turnips. 
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. Turnips, to be of fine quality 
in Summer, should be grown quick. Sow 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. <3. 
Daniels’ Improved Snowball. A distinct and 
beautiful Turnip. Small, solid, sweet, crisp, and of 
remarkably quick growth; flesh snow-white and juicy; 
a variety that cannot be surpassed ... per pint 2s. 0 G 
Chirk Castle (Black Stone). Splendid Winter variety ... 0 G 
Bar ly Green-top Stone ... ... per pint 2s. 0 4 
Early Milan Red-top. First Class Certificate, Royal 
Horticultural Society ... ... ... ... ... 0 6 
Early Munich. First Class Certificate, R.H.S. per pint 2s. 0 6 
Early White Strap-leaved. One of the earliest grown ... 0 6 
Early White Stone, or Butch Six Weeks per pint Is. 0 3 
Jersey Navet. Fine variety from Channel Islands ... 0 6 
New Scarlet Gem. This is quite distinct; in shape, 
round and fiat; the colour is a rich glowing scarlet; top 
small and neat ; flesh white and of excellent flavour ... 0 8 
Paris Market or Long White ... per pint 2s. 0 6 
Veitch’s Red Globe. Useful variety ... „ 2s. 0 6 
YELLOW-FLESHED VARIETIES. 
per oz.— s. d. 
Daniels’ Golden Gem. A new and distinct variety. 
The top is small and neat; the roots are very handsome, 
with very fine tap-root. The skin and flesh are of a rich 
golden- yellow, and of excellent quality and flavour ... 0 8 
Early Orange Jelly. Very early, fine for late sowing 
per pint Is. 6d. 0 4 
Golden Ball (selected). Fine stock ... ... 0 6 
Orange Red-top. Handsome garden Turnip, red top and 
golden yellow flesh ; first-class ... ... per pint 2s. 0 6 
Asparagus. 
An abundance of fine Asparagus may 
he grown with less than half the expense 
usually incurred in making costly 
“beds,” and will succeed admirably on 
most soils when planted in lines or 
clumps on the Kitchen Garden borders, 
or amongst dwarf-growing Fruits where 
the space will admit, a liberal cultivation 
being all that is required to ensure the 
best results. Tho roots are liable to 
injury if removed during severe weather 
in W inter. They are best planted when 
growth has commenced in Spring, and 
when they can be carefully taken up and 
packed so as to travel a long journey, if 
necessary, without injury. They should, 
however, in all cases be planted as quickly 
as possible after receiving them. We 
consider March and April the best months 
for planting in the open ground. 
Connover’s Colossal. Two and 
three years old 
per 100, 5s. and 7s. 6d. 
True Giant. Two and three years 
old ... per 100, 3s. 6d. and 5s. 
Sea Kale. 
This valuable esculent is easily forced 
if care is taken only to apply heat grad- 
ually, as it will not succeed if placed in 
too high a temperature at starting. 
Place several crowns a few inches apart 
in large pots, and stand them in a tem- 
perature of about 45 degrees, with an 
inverted pot placed over each to exclude 
light and insure blanching, a mushroom 
house, pit, or cellar, will do well for this 
purpose. Sea Kale may also be easily 
forced in the open ground by covering 
it over with large specially made pots, 
and applying fermenting material. The 
heads should be cut when in about the 
condition shown in illustration, and taken 
off in the same way. 
Strong planting roots 
per doz. Is.; per 100, 7s. 6d. 
Good strong roots, for forcing 
per doz. Is. 6d. ; per 100, 10s. Gd. 
Extra strong roots, for forcing; 
very fine per doz. 2s. ; per 100, 15s. 
Seed ... per pint 2s. ; per oz. 6d. 
Rhubarb. 
Paragon (Kershaw) . The most wonderfully prolific kind known ; 
as much as £240 has been made off a single acre for market 
purposes ... ... ... each Is.; per doz. 10s. Gd. 
The Queen. A fine new and very early Rhubarb. The stall; 
is of a beautiful bright red quite through, whilst it is also of 
a very superior and delicate flavour ... each 2s. 6d. 
Strong Plants of the foUowing, each 9d. ; per doz. 7s. 6d. 
Myatt’s Linnaeus. Scarlet Defiance. Royal Albert. Myatt’s Victoria. 
