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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners 
per oz. — p. d. 
PLAIN. Tho best for early salads per qt. Is. Gd., per pint XOd. 0 2 
CURLED. For salads in the second leaf „ Is. 8d., „ Is. 0 2 
AUSTRALIAN or GOLDEN. This valuable Cress is a most desirable 
addition to all salads . . . . . . . . ..04 
DANIELS’ GARNISHING or PARSLEY-LEAVED. Useful alike for 
salads and garnishing . . . . . . . . . . 0 G 
AMERICAN or LAND. Eaton as Water Cress in Winter . . .. 0 .4 
SORREL-LEAVED. The largest-leaved of all, dark green colour, 
and good flavour. A most useful salad . . . . ..06 
WATER. Sow in a moist shady place per pkt. Gd. and Is. — 
Cultivation. — Cress is one of the most useful salads grown, and it is 
quite easy to keep up a continual supply, as no expensive appliances aro 
needed. If a greenhouse is available, fill boxes with good soil to within 
about half inch of the top, pressing the soil firmly, then sow the seeds thickly 
and evenly but do not cover them with soil. Put the boxes in a dark place 
and give a good watering; in about a fortnight the cress will be ready 
to cat. By repeating this process a succession can be maintained through- 
out the early Spring. 
During Summer a shady border should be solectcd, and tho soil raked 
fine and pressed firm. Sow the seeds and press down with a board, giving 
good waterings and protection with mats until the seed has germinated. 
To keep up a constant supply a sowing should be made every week. 
American or Land Cress is most useful for mixed salads, and is quite easy to grow; sow tho seeds from March onwards on a north border and 
thin out to allow about four inches between each plant, using the outside leaves only. 
Water-cress can be grown in ordinary garden soil provided a shady border is chosen and copious waterings given. The seed should be sown, 
in April, and the plants thinned out, leaving about six inches between each. Keep tho plants pinched to prevent them from flowering. In Autumn 
till pans half full of soil and place some of the plants therein. Put them in a greenhouse and keep thoroughly watered, and a supply of good tender 
Water-cress will be available all the Winter. 
CRES6, GROWING IN BOX. 
MUSTARD. 
per oz. — a. d. per oz. — 8 . d. 
WHITE For early salads . . per quart Is. 9d., per pint Is. 0 2 | CHINESE. Fine salad variety per quart 3s., pint Is. 9d. 0 4 
Cultivation. — The Common or White Mustard is much used for saladings, and is generally used with Cress. Out of doors, any cool, moist 
place is suitable for sowings, which should bo made at frequent intervals during Spring and Summer. When sown under glass in Winter and early 
Spring, no better way exists than that recommended for Cress. 
CAPSICUM. 
Very valuable as decorative plants for the conservatory, besides being exceedingly useful for stews, pickles, &c. 
RUBY KING 
per pkt.— 
. . 6d. and 
-a. 
1 
d. 
0 
LONG YELLOW 
per pkt.— s. 
..0 
a. 
4 
CELESTIAL 
. . Gd. and 
i 
0 
PROCOPP’S GIANT . . 
..0 
G 
CHILI or BIRD 
. . . . 
0 
3 
MONSTREUSE 
..0 
6 
ELEPHANT’S TRUNK 
. . 6d. and 
1 
0 
SWEET GOLDEN DAWN 
. . 0 
6 
LONG RED 
. . 
0 
4 
MIXED, all kinds . . — 
— 
..0 
4 
CHICORY. CORN SALAD (Lamb’s Lettuce). 
per pkt.- a. d. per oz.— s. d. 
IMPROVED LARGE-LEAVED. Excellent for blanching *.. 0 G GREEN CABBAGING. A fine variety, rosette-shaped per pkt. 4d. 0 !> 
LARGE-ROOTED or COFFEE . . . . . . . . 0 G LETTUCE-LEAVED . . „ 4d. 0 !> 
WHITLCEF. Equally good as a salad or boiled. Sow in June .. 0 6, LARGE ROUND-LEAVED DUTCH .. .. „ 4d. 0 9- 
ENDIVE. 
per oz.— s. d. 
WtT DANIELS’ SUPERB CURLED. The best of all 
the Curled Endives, it bleaches well, is of first-class 
quality . . . . . . per pkt. 6d. l 6 
DANIELS’ PRIZE MOSS CUR LED . A splendid variety for 
exhibition, leaves beautifully curled, is very hardy, and bleaches 
well . . . . ... ... . . per pkt. 4d. 1 0 
GREEN CURLED. Extra . . . . . . . . ..08 
BATAVIAN G REEN . Broad-leaved, very hardy, and desirablo 
for Winter cultivation, tie up for blanching . . ..08 
EXTRA BROAD-LEAVED. An excellent variety, highly recom- 
mended . . . . „ . . per pkt. 4d. 1 0 
WHITE CURLED. Useful variety „ . . „ 3d. 0 9 
GOURD or PUMPKIN. 
Large Varieties. 
per pkt. — s. (L. 
DANIELS’ YELLOW MAMMOTH. Seed from large, 
handsomely netted fruit, weighing one hundredweight 
or more . . . . . . 6d. and [ 1 0 
POTIRON JAUNE or MAMMOTH. A giant variety Gd. and 1 0' 
COMMON PUMPKIN. Very useful for pies and preserves in Winter 0 3 
VARIEGATED TURK’S CAP. Striped orange, green, and white 0 6' 
Smaller Ornamental Varieties. 
SMALL ORANGE. Strongly resembling an orange . . 0 4, 
PEAR-SHAPED. Green and yellow, pretty . . . . ..04 
Twelve varieties, one packet of each, 2s. 6d. 
