THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
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Caulifloweh. — London iriiita, Vcitch's AnUmn Giant, very lar<re, Lcnormand' .s. 
Caiikot. — F or forcing in frames, French iShort Horn ; for early sowing on slopes, 
Common tScarlcl Short Horn ; for main crop, Sarrei/ and Altrbiffham ; for shallow 
soils, James’s Intermediate. 
Cahhage. — Little I’ixic, Atkins’s Matchless, and Jto.sctte Colcivort are the best 
to sow at all seasons, and to cut any size ; the best for main crops are, Enjlcld 
Market, Nonpareil, Cattcll's Reliance, and Wheeler's Imperial. 
Celery. — Williams's Matchless Red, and Turner’s Ij/comj>aralile Wlt 'Ue ; for 
fine quality and general crops, Manchester Red and Cole's Crystal White for large 
crops. 
CncuMiiEU. — The best for winter and early spring use are RoUisson's Teleyraph 
and Masters' Prolific ; for summer crops and general usefulness, BUu: Gown, 
Cathill’s Black Spine, and Hamiltori s Market Favourite; for exhibition, Kirklccs' 
Hall Defiance, Hamilton’s Invincible, Blue Gown, Marquis of Lome, and Abbey's 
Garden Prize. 
Capsicum. — Long Red, Long Yellow, and Long Red Chili are the most useful. 
Endive. — Green Curled, Fraser’s Improved, Broad-leaved Batav'ian, and New 
Moss-curled. 
Kidney Beans. — For pot-culture, Sir JoseqAi Paxton, Fulmer’s Forcing, and 
Newington Wonder ; lor main crop, Newington Wonder, Negro, and Red Speckled. 
The best runners are common Scarlet aud Carter’s Champion, The last is very fine 
in quality, large in size, and productive. 
Leek. — Musselburg, Ay ton Castle, Giant. 
Lettuce. — For autumn sowing to cut in winter and spring, Hamnursm'ith and 
Brown Cos ; for summer use, Alexandra Cos, Tom Thumb’s Cabbage, All the Year 
Round Cabbage, Bath Cos, Sugar-loaf Cos, Paris White Cos. 
Melon. — For early forcing, Sutton’s Tom Thumb and Turner’s Scarlet Gem -, 
for frame and house culture — green flesh, The Sultan, Trcntham Hybrid, Colston 
Bassett, Burghlcy Park ; scarlet flesh, Scarlet Gem, Malvern Hall. 
Onion. — For frames and warm slopes, also for pickling. Early Noccra, Paris 
Silver Skin; main crop for storing. Improved Reading, Deptford, James’s Keeping, 
Bedfordshire Champion ; for exhibition, White Spanish, Blood Red, Trebom, Giant 
Madeira, Giant Rocca ; and for autumn sowing. Red and White Tripoli, Globe 
Tripoli. 
Parsnips. — Hollow Crown, Student. 
Peas. — First and second Early, Sutton’s Ringleader, Taber’s Perfection, Kentish 
Invicta, Little Gem, Alpha, Advancer (rathertender in constitution, but invaluable). 
Nelson’s Vanguard, Paradise Marrow ; main crop and long gathering, Fortyfold, 
McLean’s Wonderful, Veitch’s Perfection, Quality, Quantity, Ne Plus Ultra, British 
Queen, The Prince; for pot culture, Zr'iifc Ge?n, Tom Thumb. 
Parsley. — Anybody’s Treble-curled or Splendid-curled. 
Potatoes. — Veitch’s Improved Ashleaf, Myatt's Ashleaf Champ'ton, Haigh’s 
Kidney, Dalmahoy, Model Baron’s Perfection, Flour-ball, Milky White, Wellington, 
PatersorCs Victoria, Rintoul’s Early White Don, Gryffc Castle Seedling, Fluke, 
Sutton's Berkshire Kidney, Walker's Regent, Almond’s Yorkshire Hero, JVood's 
Scarkt Prolific. 
Radish. — For frames. Turnip (red and white). Wood's Early Frame; for general 
use, Beck’s Scarlet Short Top, Scarlet Olive-shaped, White Olive-shaped. 
Rhubarb. — Dancer's Early Scarlet, Myatt’s Victoria, Mitchell’s Royal Albert, 
Martin’s St. Johnston’s. 
Spinach. — All the sorts in cultivation are good, but the best are Round-seeded 
for sowing in spring, and Prickly-seeded, for sowing in summer and autumn. Sq>inaeh 
Beet is very productive, and lasts the whole season. New Zealand Spinach is a fine 
vegetable tor hot dry soils. 
Tomatoes. — Large Red, Large Yellow, Earleif sDefianec, General Grant, Orange^ 
field. Red Cherry. 
Turnip. — To sow in spring, Early White Strap-leaved, Short-Top S'ix»wreks, 
Polly Nonsuch; to sow in summer, American Stone, Beck's Golden Stone, and White 
Dutch ; to sow in autumn, Jersey Navet, Green Top Six-weeks, Chirk Castle. 
Vegetaele Marrow. — Hibberd’s Prolific, Large Cream, Large White. 
February. 
