SPINACH. 
CULTURAL NOTES. 
Summer Spinach. 
Sow the seed any time from February to July in drills twelve to fifteen inches apart and one inch deep. The earliest sowings 
should be on dry ground and in a sheltered situation, but the later sowings will do well on damp soil with a little shade from the mid-day sun. It is 
important to thin the crop early, as it should not be in the least drawn. 
nine to twelve inches. 
Winter Spinach. 
Allow the plants at first a distance of six inches in the rows, and finally from 
If needed, water must be given to aid the plant in dry weather. 
Sowings should commence in July, and be continued until the end of September, according to requirements. 
Space the rows 
twelve to fifteen inches apart, and thin the plants at first to three inches, and afterwards to six inches, in the rows. 
Perpetual Spinach, or Spinach Beet. 
ordinary kinds are not available. Sow from April to July. 
in the rows. 
colour. 
than is usual. 

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SUTTON’S LONG-STANDING ROUND SPINACH. 
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PERPETUAL, OR SPINACH BEET. 
Victoria. Does not quickly run to seed ... 
Round, for summer use 
Prickly, for winter and spring use 
New Zealand (Tetragonia pete er 
throughout the summer ... 
Orache, Red, or Mountain Spinach ..  .. wk ae. 
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This valuable plant produces a continuous supply of leaves, which make an excellent Spinach when 
The rows may be one foot apart, the plants being thinned to a distance of six or eight inches 
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Sutton Ss Long-standing Round. A greatly improved stock of Round Spinach, 
which stands longer before starting seed-stems than any other variety. 
(Illustrated) ; sae es be : 
Very dark green in 
per ounce, 8d.; pint, 4s. 
‘Your Long-standing Spinach is very fine, and stands much longer before running to seed 
My employer says it is the best he has tasted..—Mr. E. PALMER, Gardener to 
Sir W. PHIPSON BEALE, Bart., 
KG MEP. 
per ounce, 7d.; pint, 3s. 6d. 
oc tihd.s (4; esrod: 
Sutton’s Long-standing Prickly. The best eer for winter and spring use; 
stands a very long time before running to seed 
per ounce, 8d. ; pint, 4s. Od. 
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Perpetual, or Spinach Beet. A valuable plant, producing green leaves in abundance 
close to the ground. 
constant supply of Spinach is kept up throughout the autumn and winter, after the ordinary 
sorts are exhausted. 
Immediately one gathering has been made fresh leaves appear, and a 
(Illustrated) . per ounce, ls. 
Sown in spring produces an abundance of useful Spinach 
68° Boe on Ane “Per OUDGE, ELS, 
per packet, 6d. 

SALSIFY. 
A well-tilled deep soil will produce fine roots of Salsify, and seed may 
be sown from the end of March to May. Drill the seed in rows fifteen 
inches apart and one inch deep; thin from time to time until the plants 
stand at nine to ten inches apart, or in extreme cases twelve inches, Lift 
the crop in November and store in sand. 
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Sutton ) Giant. A great improvement on the old variety. Roots 
well formed and very large, per packet, ls. and 1s. 6d. ; ounce, 1s. 9d. 
Veitch’s Mammoth ... % is. ,, 1SA62qum nods 
Salsify, ordinary variety ees Sd ls. 6d. 
SCORZONERA per packet, 1s.; ounce, 1s. 3d. 
SEA KALE. 
Sea Kale may be grown from seed or by planting roots. Seed should be 
sown in March or April in drills one foot apart. In due course thir the 
plants to one foot apart in the rows, and in the following March transplant 
to a permanent bed. 
The advantage of planting well-grown roots is that a return is obtained 
within the first year. March is the best time for putting in the roots. 
Detailed directions on the cultivation of Sea Kale, including methods of 
forcing, are given in our book on‘ The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers,’ 
price 10s. 6d. net. 
Lily-white. More delicate in colour and considered to be superior in 
flavour to the old Sea Kale »» per packet, ls, and Is; 6d. 
Sea Kale, ordinary variety 
For Sea Kale roots see page 65. 
SHALLOT. 
A great improvement on any Shallot hitherto 
per packet, ls. 6d. 
per packet, 1s. ; ral 
per ounce, 10d. 
The Sutton Shallot. 
grown from seed ae A 
For Shallot bulbs see page 65. 
STRAWBERRY SEED. 
ALPINE VARIETIES. 
Alpine Strawberries are very largely grown in France, probably more so 
than the large-fruited varieties which are popular in this country. The 
best method is to sow the seeds in January, in pans filled with a light rich 
compost and placed in a gentle heat. Prick out the plants on to a bed of 
light soil in a frame, or on a nearly exhausted hotbed, whence they should 
be taken to the open ground. From these sowings fine fruits may usually be 
gathered in the following September. Seeds may also be sown outdoors 
in spring or in September in shallow drills, six inches apart, on a bed of 
light soil. Transplant in due course for fruiting in the succeeding Straw- 
berry season. When a full crop has been gathered the plants should be 
destroyed, a succession being kept up by sowing annually. By slowly 
growing the plants from spring-sown seeds and potting in autumn, it is not 
a difficult matter to have Alpines in fruit under glass at Christmas. 
Sutton’s Large Red Alpine. 
Improved Red. Seed very scarce... , sis .; 2s. 6d. 
Red eae per packet, ls. 6d. Mixed — nes “; ls. 6d. 
Seed very scarce, per packet, 2s. 6d. 
LARGE-FRUITED VARIETIES. 
Royal Sovereign woe tes) am POR, packet, 2s. 16d. 
Prosident......- 2°" A as Se eee ¥ 2s. 6d. 
The Laxton sia aarp Cae” ” eer alee ¥ 2s. 6d. 
Sir Joseph Paxton per packet, 1s. 6d. and 2s. 6d. 
Progress? ...0 ji aa eee & 1s. 6d. ,, 2s. 6d. 
Laxton’s Latest 
Strawberry plants are offered on page 65. 
. per packet, 2s. 6d. 
SUNFLOWER. 
For poultry ... noc per pound, 2s. 

SUTTON & SONS, Seed Growers and Merchants, READING, ENGLAND. 
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