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REGISTER OF NOVELTIES. 
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growing sort, the colour bright green with few outer 
leaves, and with long-rounded hearts; commended 
for small gardens.—Suttou & Sons. Ellam’s Dwarf 
Early ; a very fine selection of the Nonpareil, dwarf 
and close in habit, with very few outside leaves, and 
conical solid hearts; of excellent quality, “ as a 
spring cabbage unsurpassed.”—Veitch & Sons. 
Capsicum, Little Gem. —A pigmy pepper, of very 
dwarf, compact, densely-bunched habit, the abundant 
flowers succeeded by small stalked round scarlet pods 
about the size of currants, which thickly stud the 
surface of the plants, and are very ornamental; 
probably a variety of Capsicum baccatum. —Williams. 
Cauliflower. — Eclipse : a very dwarf-growing 
variety, which is much appreciated by those who have 
grown it; the heads are about six inches over, of a 
pearly white, solid and nicely self-protected, while 
the plant withstands dry weather well, and the heads 
remain a long time in good condition; invaluable 
for supplying the table during the early autumn, 
as well as for exhibition.—Dickson Brown & Tait. 
Superb Dwarf Hertfordshire : “ One of the finest 
and hardiest sorts in cultivation; heads very large, 
close, pure white, continuing a long time fit for 
use.”—W. Paul & Son. 
Celeriac, Large Smooth Paris. — -A favourite 
variety with the Paris market gardeners; bulbs 
large, regular, smooth, with few roots, of excellent 
quality.—Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie. 
Celery, Winchester Ped. — This fine celery is of 
the Manchester Red type, but has even thicker 
and more solid and fleshy leaf-stalks than that 
variety. The flesh is wonderfully crisp and tender, 
and possesses a remarkably fine nutty flavour. This 
has received a lst-class Certificate from the R.H.S. 
Fruit Committee, and may be pronounced one of 
the best Celeries in cultivation -albeit Celery has 
been wonderfully fine in quality during the present 
season, owing possibly to the great amount of rain 
during the autumn months—Celery being almost an 
aquatic.—Rutley & Silverlock. 
Cucumber. —All the Year Pound: awhite-spined 
variety of considerable merit, superior to Syon 
House and Lord Kenyon's Favourite, from 18 to 22 
inches long, and adapted for either summer cr winter 
crops. — Downie & Laird. Cheat’s Prolific : a 
vigorous-growing prolific variety, suitable for market 
purposes, 15 to 20 inches long, even, with scarcely any 
handle, very slightly spined and fluted, delicately 
bloomed; flesh crisp.—Cheal & Sons. Finchley 
Champion : a variety raised by Mr. Clements, and 
certificated at Finchley; it is similar in appearance 
to Telegraph, 18 to 20 inches long, handsome and 
exceedingly prolific.—S. Dixon & Co. Sharpe’s 
Epicurean: a cross between Telegraph and Tender and 
True, very productive, longer and darker green than 
Telegraph, which it otherwise resembles, and said 
to be superior in flavour to Tender and True ; a good 
successional bearer, seldom producing seeds.—C. 
Sharped Co. Victory of Manchester: afinewhite- 
spined sort, dark green, perfect in form with short 
neck ; 1st prize at Manchester International Show; a 
splendid cropper.—Sutton & Sons. White Duke of 
Edinburgh : a striking novelty, with long fruit of 
good shape, delicate white throughout, of good 
quality and flavour.—Cheal & Sons. 
Leek, Lyon. —A Scottish variety, raised in the 
border country; it is extremely vigorous in growth, 
and hardy in character, of large size, often as much as 
3 to 3) inches in diameter, and 20 inches in length, 
the blanched portion being as “ crisp as celery.”— 
Stuart, Mein & Allen (Gard. Mag., 1882, 17). 
Lettuce (Cabbage), Golden Ball. — A small¬ 
growing variety, larger than Tom Thumb, equally 
compact, and very crisp and sweet; does not 
quickly run to seed; adapted for early forcing and 
for summer use.—Sutton & Sons. 
Onion, Cranston’s Excelsior. —A handsome globe- 
shaped small-neckcd pale straw-coloured variety, 
of a mild flavour and an excellent keeper.—Cranston’s 
Nursery and Seed Company. 
PARSLEY, McBride’s Extra Triple Curled. —The 
“ most curled of all curled parsley,” of very dwarf 
and compact growth, and a decided acquisition for 
garnishing.—Downie & Laird. 
Pea.— Hutching’s Challenge the World : a grand 
pea of the Ne plus ultra type, but said to surpass 
that variety in size, flavour, and cropping qualities, 
while the plant is remarkable for its more vigor¬ 
ous constitution.—Hutchings. Walker’s Perpetual- 
bearer ; a hardy constitutioned mid-season pea of 
robust branching habit, 3 feet high, a continuous 
bearer and great cropper, the peas being of first-rate 
flavour; it is wonderfully prolific and enduring, and 
a splendid succession pea; lst-class Certificate R.H.S., 
and at Oxford; must be sown thinly, 12 to 15 inches 
apart.—Nutting & Sons. 
Potato. — Manchester Rival: an early round 
Ashleaf, a seedling from the old Ashleaf, as early 
as the parent, quite round and smooth ; flesh white ; 
mealy and finely-flavoured; grows a foot high, 
abundant cropper and forces well; lst-class Cer¬ 
tificate at Manchester, 1881.—Dickson Brown & 
Tait. Premier.- an early white, of handsome form, 
a good cropper, the tubers round even, with small 
eyes, the skin rough, and the flesh solid, white 
and very flowery when cooked; a cross between 
Excelsior and Snowflake, and said to be the ear¬ 
liest in cultivation”; the haulm is very dwarf, 
with broad foliage.—Downie & Laird. Sutton’s 
Fiftyfold: a first-rate garden variety, round, oc¬ 
casionally elongated, white-skinned, the flesh 
whitish-yellow, very mealy, “ perfect in flavour.”— 
Sutton & Sons. Sutton’s Prizetaker .- a large, hand¬ 
some, pale-red kidney-shaped variety, and a good 
cropper, remarkably fine in quality; lst-elass 
Certificate R.H.S., on being tested by cooking.— 
Sutton & Sons. 
In addition to those mentioned at p. 187 (1881) 
as having been Certificated by the Fruit Com¬ 
mittee of the R.H.S., the following were awarded 
lst-class Certificates, namely :— Cosmopolitan : a 
large early white kidney.—R. Dean. Early Cluster ■. 
a half-round early white, very short haulm, con¬ 
sidered very suitable for forcing.—R. Dean. Fenn’s 
Seedling No. 29: a large very handsome pale red 
kidney.—R. Fenn. President .- a large roundish 
white.—Bliss. Iroquois : a large oblong white.— 
Bliss. Tremont: a large long flat white.—Bliss. 
These, therefore, are specially worthy the attention 
of those who take an interest in growing novelties. 
Soja, Yellow Etampes. —Much used in French 
cookery, but doubtfully cultivable here; it is of fine 
