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THE FLOKAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
NEW VEGETABLES. 
BT GEORGE GORDON. 
|OST of the leading seedsmen at this season of the year 
t are issuing their lists of new flowers and vegetables, and 
as every one will shortly be purchasing their seeds for 
‘I the foithcoming season, it will be of some assistance to 
those who speculate in new vegetables if a few com- 
ments are made on those likely to be the most valuable. 
Messrs. Sutton and Sons, the well-known seedsmen, of Beading, 
offer a new pea, under the name of Emerald Gem, which they state, 
after several years’ trial, to be as early as Ringleader or First Crop, 
which is well-known to he the earliest in cultivation, and possessing 
the advantages of surpassing that variety in productiveness and ap- 
pearance on the table, and to be of finer flavour. It is certainly 
worth a trial, for any improvement in the quality of the first early 
peas should be accepted with thankfulness, especially by those who 
have a predilection for rich sugary peas. McLean’s 0/ A ZZ, 
which was distributed a short time since by the above-mentioned 
firm as one of the best for main crops, has proved during the past 
season to well deserve a place in the most select collection, for it is 
productive, handsome, and of fine flavour, and, as it only attains a 
height of three feet, it is well adapted for suburban localities, where 
sticks are scarce. Several authorities speak highly of Messrs. Sut- 
ton’s new potato Hundredfold Fluke, which is said to be a heavy 
cropper, and of good shape and fine flavour. 
Messrs. Veitch and Sons, Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, ofi’er a 
new beet, under the name of the Chelsea Beet, which is a decided 
acquisition. The roots are of medium size, perfectly symmetrical, and 
of a deep rich crimson shade. The flower is also exceedingly good, 
and when exhibited by Messrs. Veitch two years since, in company 
with other leading kinds, it was considered one of the best flavoured 
beets in existence. Celery, Major Clarke's Fine Solid Red, offered 
by the same firm, is a fine type of red celery, and one that can be 
highly recommended for table use. Some examples exhibited at 
South Kensington in December were exceedingly good. It is of 
medium size, very solid, and of the most excellent flavour. In sup- 
port of the opinion here expressed, it is worthy of mention that re- 
specting it Mr. Barron, Superintendent of the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s Gardens, at South Kensington and Chiswick, says: — “I 
have grown Major Clarke’s Red Celery frequently at Chiswick, and 
it is in my opinion the best red celery that I know of. The plant is 
of medium growth, not so tall as the Manchester Red, but taller than 
the Incomparable White. It is of the same habit as the latter — i.e., 
robust and compact, forming very solid hearts, which blanch very 
easily. The leaves are small, deeply serrated, and of a deep green. 
It is very crisp, and of excellent flavour, not a large-growing show 
variety, but an extremely useful reliable sort, which will nearly 
always turn out well. As a companion to the above, Veitch's Silver 
White is worthy of mention. It is solid and crisp, and possesses a 
