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CAN NELLS' SEED GUIDE, 1914 
ASPARAGUS (Seed). 
CULTl*KK. —There is no vegetable more delicious. Choose the highest and lightest ground in the kitchen garden, and stake out in September as 
per diagram, dig out to a foot deep, lay it on each side in the pathway then wheel in 3 inches of good manure, fork this in about another foot, and if dug 
over deeply two or three times so much the better : on the top of this place a fair coating of rich soil and soot, and over this 3 inches of soil from out ol 
the alley, then place one plant to every 9 inches, spreading the roots well out, covering them over with the finest soil, free from stones. For the top 
covering have 6 inches of light friable or even sandy soil. The first year make one cutting only, if the plants are three years old, the following winter 
add more fine soil, so that there is something like 9 inches of earth above the crown of the plants. Asparagus beds made in this way with a good coating 
of manure and a fair amount of salt, and soot every other year cannot fail to give abundance of this succulent vegetable until the peas make their 
appearance. 
Per oz. —s. d. ; 
Connover’s Colossal— Early, and very large ... . 0 4 
Giant —Good, for general use ... ... ... ... ... •••0 4 
Per oz.— s 
CANNELLS’ EXHIBITION —This cannot be surpassed; of large 
size and equally as well adapted for exhibition as for general 
market garden purposes ; delicate flavour, wonderfully productive 
per pkt., 6d. 1 
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BORECOLE, or KALE. 
CULTURE!.— For spring use sow about the middle of March or 
early in April, and in August for autumn and winter use, broadcast 
over a well-prepared bed, and cover lightly with line soil. When the 
plants are large enough to be handled, prick out on another prepared bed, 
about 6 inches apart, and well water them. When strong enough, plant 
out, in their permanent quarters, about 2 feet 6 inches apart each way. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
CANNELLS’ WINTER GEM — Producing a quantity of side sprouts 
that continue in good condition for a considerable time without 
showing signs of injury by the most severe weather ; delicious 
and tender ... ... ... .. ... per pkt., 6d. & Is. — 
Asparagus — A useful kind ; very delicious and hardy ... ... 0 6 
Improved Cottager’s — Very hardy, and produces a large crop ... 0 6 
Tall Green Curled -A useful variety . 0 6 
CANNELLS’ DWARF GREEN CURLED KALE 
Per oz.—s. d. 
Dwarf Green Curled (German Greens)— For early and general 
cultivation . . ... ... 0 6 
Thousand-Headed -Withstands the most severe weather : it 
is beautiful and tender when cooked ... ... ... ... 0 4 
Drumhead Kale— The outer leaves resemble the Kale, and the heart 
that of a Cabbage. Dwarf in habit, perfectly hardy, and a most 
useful winter vegetable ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 S 
CULTURE.—Sow the end of April on ground that has been deeply dug and well manured the previous year. 
should l>e again deeply dug, and the seeds sown in rows a foot apart, 
inch deep and a foot apart in the rows ; thin out, when the plants are about 2 inches high, to a foot apart 
draw out all except one. 
Per oz. — s. d. 
DarK-leaved Globe— Has not only a dark leaf like the best 
decorative strains, but is equal in the colour of the flesh to 
any fine selectipn of the Dell’s type . . ... per pkt., 6d. 1 0 
CANNELLS’ BEST OF ALL — Medium-sized root of a beautiful rich 
deep blood colour, fine shape, and clean growing. Its handsome 
leaves render it a very effective variety for the flower garden and 
exhibition table ... ... i.. ... per pkt., 3 d. & 6d. 1 0 
Cannells’ Rotunda —Turnip shaped, flesh dark crimson colour, 
useful for Summer salads .. . 0 8 
At the time of sowing, the ground 
It may be sown in drills drawn by a hoe, or by dibbling a few seeds in holes an 
where in drills, and where dibbled in holes- 
Peroz. —s. d. 
Dell’S Crimson— Leaves of a dark bronze colour ; very ornamental 
for the flower garden . . 0 9 
Nutting’s Dark Red A splendid variety for general purposes ... 0 8 
Spinach, or Perpetual Beet -Both stalks and leaves of this 
variety are used—the former should be served up as Asparagus, 
and the latter makes an excellent substitute for Spinach .. ... 0 6 
Other Varieties can be supplied. 
