The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
CRESS, GROWING IN BOX. 
per 02.— s. 
PLAIN. The best for early salads per qt. 3s. 9(1., per pint 2s. Od. 0 
CURLED. For salads in the second leaf „ 3s. 9d., „ 2s. Od. 0 
AUSTRALIAN or GOLDEN. This valuable Cress is a most desirable 
addition to all salads . . . . . • • • • • . . 0 
DANIELS’ GARNISHING or PARSLEY-LEAVED. Useful alike for 
salads and garnishing . . . . • • • • • ■ . . 0 
AMERICAN or LAND. Eaten as Water Cress in Winter . . . . 0 
SORREL-LEAVED. The largest-leaved of all, dark green colour, 
and good flavour. A most useful salad . . . . • • . . 0 
WATER. Sow in a moist shady place per pkt. 6d. and Is. 
rl. 
4 
4 
8 
G 
G 
8 
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 are 
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 placo 
and give a good watering ; in about a fortnight the cress will be ready 
to eat. By repeating this process a succession can be maintained through- 
out the early Spring. 
During Summer a shady border should be selected, and the 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 bo made every week. 
American or Land Cress is most useful for mixed salads, and is quite easy to grow ; sow the seeds from March onwards on a north border and 
tin .) 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 the plants pinched to prevent them from flowering. In Autumn 
fill 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 bo available all the Winter. 
ENDIVE. 
Cultivation. — A deep and rich soil is the most suitable for growing good Endive, and abundance of water should be given in dry weather. For 
early use, sow under glass or on a warm border in April, and make successive sowings at intervals of about three weeks. The best Endives are however 
grown in Autumn, and for these a first sowing should bo made early in July, and successional sowings to the end of August. For these later sowings 
Belect a warm, sheltered position, a south border that has carried a crop of early Potatoes or Peas being very suitable. Sow in shallow drills about 
one foot apart, and transplant or thin out nine inches or one foot apart in the row. The broad-leaved varieties are best blanched by tying, but the 
finer curled-leaved sorts should have inverted flower-pots placed over them, with the holes stopped, or they may be blanched by pieces of slate being 
laid on them, and by other similar methods. Blanching takes about ten days, and only sufficient should be done at one time to meet requirements. 
The latest crops may be stored at the end of October for Winter use, in cool pits or frames, where protected from frost, and by this means may 
be had in use till Spring Lettuces make their appearance. 
per oz.— «. d. per 02.— ». d. 
wr DANIELS’ SUPERB CURLED. The best of all the DANIELS’ PRIZE MOSS CURLED. A splendid variety for 
Curled Endives, it bleaches well, is Of first-class quality ! exhibition, leaves beautifully curled, is very hardy per pkt. fid. 1 G 
per pkt. 6d. 1 6 BATAVIAN GREEN. Broad-leaved, very hardy, and desirable 
GREEN CURLED. Extra . . . . . . „ 6d. 1 6 I for Winter cultivation, tie up for blanching per pkt. 6d. 1 G 
WHITE CURLED. Useful variety . . . . „ 6d. 1 6 I EXTRA BROAD-LEAVED. An excellent variety „ 6d. 1 G 
GOURD or PUMPKIN. 
The seed should be sown in heat, in April, and the plants gradually 
hardened and transferred to their growing position during May. Give a 
little protection with a handlight or branches of fir for awhile, and also 
fiberal supplies of liquid manure while the plants are growing, per pkt.- s. d. 
OT DANIELS’ YELLOW MAMMOTH. Seed from large 
handsomely netted fruit, weighing one hundredweight 
or more . . ■ • • • • • • • 6d. and 1 0 
POT IRON JAUNE or MAMMOTH. A giant variety 6d. and 1 0 
COMMON PUMPKIN. Very useful for pies and preserves in Winter 0 4 
VARIEGATED TURK’S CAP. Striped orange, green, and white 0 G 
INDIAN SUGAR CORN OR MAIZE. 
This is now being largely grown in this country as a vegetable. The 
cobs or heads should bo gathered when just passing out of the milky state ; 
if boiled and served up like asparagus are a great delicacy. Sow in April 
in a gentle heat, grow on in pots and plant out in June three feet apart. 
It is at the same time a most graceful plant in the garden. 07 _ s (1 
EARLY SWEET CORY. Extra early 0 8 
EARLY SWEET MINNESOTA. Very useful sort . . . . ..08 
EARLY KENDALL’S GIANT. Very early and large cobs 0 8 
EXTRA EARLY PREMO. The earliest of all, very suitable for this 
climate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..08 
“ Your Seeds have always given entire satisfaction, but I have no hesitation in 
saying last year’s supply exceeded every other, and am hoping to do much larger 
business when I can procure suitable land near home.” — Mr. A. STEGGLES, Dalston. 
“ No doubt you will be pleased to know that last year I took ten Prizes out of 
fourteen exhibits and four highly commended with stuff grown from your Seeds.” — 
Mr. H. JESSOP. London, E.l. 
" May I add that I got all my Spring Seeds from you, and the gardener calculates 
that ninety -seven per cent, came up and all have done well and are most prolilic.” — 
Mrs. RIMINGTON, Bideford. 
"I am pleased to inform you that I won First Prize at our Show last August for 
collection of vegetables, for which you offered the Prizes ; the produce was all from your 
Seeds. I might add that I also won First Prize for a collection of vegetables open to the 
whole district, as well as Eleven other Prizes.”— Mr. C. W. SALTER, Freshwater. 
“ 1 should like to say that the Seeds did excellent last year, the best 1 have ever had.' * 
—Mr. H. PEARSON, Kidderminster. 
“ It might interest you to know that T am running Daniels’ Seeds only this year for 
exhibition ; last year I took Six Prizes, all grown from Daniels’ .Seeds,”- Mr. C. BAILEY, 
Ecclesfield. 
' * We are highly satisfied with Seeds supplied by you last year.’ ' Mr. H. CLARKSON, 
I Goolc. 
“ I must thank you for the care you have always taken in selecting Seeds, which I 
have always found of perfect quality.” — Mr. B. HUGHES, Ardglass. 
“I beg to acknowledge the receipt of Potato Seed, and am most pleased with 
them. The Shallots and other Seeds you scut me arc also of line quality.” — Mr. S. 
GOODACRE, Ohingford. 
