BUSINESS NOTICES. NEW SEASON'S SEEDS AT FLETCHER BROS' The following are only a few of the many Novelties and recent introduction in Vegetables. A Short List of Novelties in Flowers will follow in the course of a few days. SWEDISH GIANT CABBAGE. SYRIAN HONEY MARROW. A new and marvellous production, "THE MECCA." known in Europe as the Cental or 1001 b , , , '■. „ • . «i _. Cabbage. A most rapid grower and £ \* V Z G A ™$ handsel great blight and drought resister. Redland White striped -oite Grows enormous heads, very solid and to . 601 b weight. Flesh 0— compact, and as hard as a cannon ed, tender and sweet, ai bail? frequently measuring 24 inches flavour Exceedingly fine lor coo across; has very few fute'r leaves, and much appreciated by connoisse^. Quality unsurpassed for delicacy of —*/- P er racket. SSUrnrJIS tS&ST'SS MANGO MELON OR VEGETABLE uniform Cabbage ever grown. Speci- PEACH, mens grown in Sweden weighed over k h& , and rolific Vegetable Fruit 601 b, whilst in Australia many growers Glws f n all c l limates . f Whm report weights from 201 b to 501 b each. f rior to Vegetable Mar They also praise in glowing terms its > «- when^ipe and Yellow make edible qualities being far superior to beau ' tiful White transparent Preserves any other Cabbage grown in this hfi than pie Me]on _ lik country.—l/- per Packet, 4/- per j Orange when ripe. The lat Ounce, Ounce Lots only. smalI fa fruit makes cxce n enit pickles Mrs A. A., of Waikiwi, Southland, Use young green ginger for flavourin; writes:—"l am sending you a clipping, the Preserve.—6d per Packet, out of our Local Paper, giving particufe£ iSST-JL/tTSI taul" BURPEE'S ICEBERG LETTUCE, and caused quite a sensation. Every- CRISP AS ICE—TENDER one wanted to know the kind it was. I AND JUICY, told them it was the Swedish Giant . , ~ Cabbage, and I procured the seed from A very popular variety of medium siz Fletcher Bros., Ashburton." and outstanding brittleness. Compac ■ „ „ ' ~,' • ~ .., heads, with a solid heart of Clea One of the most interesting of the Wh i te colour, protected by a fe\ exhibits at the Winter Show was a outer leaves. It withstands th Giant Cabbage. It is a splendid speci- heat of summer remarkably well, an. men of the "World's Wonder ' species fc eeps in first-class condition for s being so big and heavy that it required j time.—6d per Packet, two men to carry it on to its bench. The heart is about 30 inches in dia- t>ttt>-ow-gi»c3 TTrnprvTw r>r> meter, while the over-all diameter is BURPEE'S LIGHTNING OR about 4£ feet. This Cabbage was 6J WEEKS' PEA. grown and exhibited, by Mrs A. A., Burpee>B state that this is an oui AVaiKiwi. standing new early variety of super CURTIS'S NINE STAR PERENNIAL BROCCOLI about 15 inches tall, loaded with fin Is quite hardy, defies frost, and will P°s* 6J to 7 weeks after planting; i: grow a splendid crop anywhere year cold districts will take a little longei after year. All the wholesale seeds- —*/" I* 51 " Packet, men of Great Britain are handling it, mrvoTTva wmvrnwß TWA so that speaks for itself. Each plant THE WORLDS TVONDER PEA. will bear from sto 13 heads, and the Truly a World's Wonder. The plant crop will stand for years; in fact, at are simply covered with pods up to Mr Curtis's own Nursery one bed has inches in length; each pod contain been down seven years, and in 1926 an average of from 9 to 11 large Pea stood frosts of 30, 31 and 32 degrees of delicious flavour. Wonderful cror. on consecutive nights without losing per, and continues to bear for a lon. a single leaf. Seed should be planted period.—l/- per Packet, between August and November, and transplanted 4 feet apart in well PEA—"CHANCELOT." manured ground.-l/6 per Packet. hag been proyed to be one 0 SWEDISH GIANT CAULIFLOWER. This magnificent new Cauliflower, growing to a height of 3 feet, and pre specimens of which, weighing upwards duce s large, Dark Green pods most! of 301 b each, were exhibited in Copen- j n pairs, containing 10 to 12 Peas ii hagen last season. It produces enor- a pod Q f luscious flavour. Simply mous Snow-White heads of uniform marvellous cropper. Sow Peas 4 inche size, which are well .protected by the apar t in rows.—l/- per Packet, leaves. It is of dwarf habit, very compact, a rapid grower and withstands WFRVHAV PEA the dry weather weft. One of the SHARPES E\EKY-I>Al ILA. earliest of the Giant forms, very hardy, A Pea to sow to-day, to-morrow, an; stands a long time, and is Without day, every day—all the year roun< doubt the heaviest, surest and best of Pea. This Pea is all that is wanted all .varieties introduced to this coun- By sowing at intervals it will furnis. try. Sow from December to February Green Peas throughout the season for main crop, and for later crops a and out of season too, suitabl little may be sown every month until treatment. Height—l2 to 15 inches August. In cool districts, with water It requires no stakes. Can be sow: in abundance, seed may be sown all the throughout the autumn and winte year round.—l/- per Packet. months. A marvellous, a certain an continuous cropper—it never lets yo CARTER'S FRUIT TOMATO. down. Sow Peas 1 inch apart.—l/ Carter's have for many years been P er lacket. cross breeding to produce a smooth oTTTmnxpa r»WA"RE Tomato, with a solid flesh character- PEA—SUTTON S EARLY DWAIU. istic of the Continental and American This is a wonderful cropper, of goo varieties, and have at last produced quality, and quite 2 weeks earlie a perfect Tomato. It is a heavy crop- than William Hurst. This Pea shoul per, most fleshy, arid contains very be sown not less than 1 inch apaH little seed, practically the whole of the —6d per Packet, space being taken up with the well flavoured flesh. The average fruit is RUNNER BEAN, about the size and shape of a tennis gOARLET EMPEROR IMPROVED, ball. As a cooking variety it is unique, „„-:-*. the skin being easily removed, and the A re-selection of this popular variety shape and solidity of the flesh making embodying immense size wit ban it particularly good for Tomato sand- coarseness. Indispensable for exnib. wiches, also where the fruit has to be tion purposes. Notwithstanding tJi stuffed. Stock verv limited.—2/- and enormous size of the pods, the flavou 51- per Packet. " is excellent. The plant is robust, an a free setter.—l/- per Packet. NEW DROUGHT-PR OOF LETTUCE, J mA . nm , 4Wfl i ' «tttt? Vvttrt A<W» BROAD BEAiNb. , THE EVERLAST. SHARPE'S CONQUERORThe most remarkable Cabbage Lettuce ever grown; will stand the hottest LONG POD. climate and the driest season without longest and best of all Long Pd running to 6eed, the large heads re- Beans. Pods 12 to 15 inches long, un maining firm and crisp long after all rivalled for exhibition and generi: others have bolted or decayed. One pur poses. This stock has recently bee sowing in spring will keep up a supply . re -seleeted, and what we now offer i of «alad all through the summer. A mucn truer to type and more prolifi Wyndham customer says:—"We had a t jj an the c ld stock.—l/- per Packet, very dry and hot October (the driest ever known in Southland), and I heard BEET—CHELTENHAM GREEN every seed grew, and I will grow no This variety has Dark Red flesh, an other in future." —1/- per Packet. f ree from the earthy taste that spoil some varieties. This very fine stoc THREE NEW CUCUMBERS. i s the result of long endeavours of th "THE SERPENT." grower to produce a perfect type, an , .', ~ . ~ '• •. is quite distinct from the stock A remarkable and interesting curiosity. * u offered under this name. One The Cucumbers grow curled up like a - always grown. A New Plymout. snake, with head protruding some- ~ ustomer £ ay T : _«The Cheltenhar times growing 6 feet in length.—l/- variety was far away the best out c per Packet. / the tnree kinds j tried this season.' "THE HORNED ZULU." —6d per Packet - This variety is of a Deep Green Colour, CARROT "THE IDEAL." with protruding points or horns. When * ripe it turns to a Scarlet Orange It is quite coreless, and has tendei Colour, very tender and easily digested, almost transparent flesh of rich coloui The natives eat it when soft and ripe; This is a new Carrot of French origin it is then most refreshing.—l/- per which we have pleasure in offering, a Packet. we believe it to be one of the tines high-class varieties wherje quality i "THE LEMON " the main consideration. Although i * i i.' j „,.,•„+„ ro ;ti, Vollow has fine leaves, "The Ideal Carrot" i An almost round variety, with Yellow d •' grower, and wi and Green stripes, very prolific tender to be g the ide = al Carr ot eithe and of sweet flavour, resembling a * * or for the Marke F? m r R ? P S? alf Gardener who wishes to supply pre %£*^^ d *£L2F%£: *ztt oi extra good quality - 6d pe —l/- per Packet; the 3 Packets Packet, for 2/6 Mr S., of New Plymouth, writes:"Your Ideal Carrot is all you sa; THE BURPEE SWEET CORN. about it, and I am strongly recom Rich and sweet. Larger and 10 days mending it to my friends." earlier than the famous Burpee's p TTMT .TTCfi BFAN—SNAKE OR Golden Bantam. A big, attractive ear CLIMBING BLAJN-b:sAKI, uit 7 inches long and If inches thick. A IARD LOJsG. good size to eat from the cob—full of j3 earg a i arge cjop of long, stringles toothsome sweetness and nourishment, Beans up to 3 f ee t in length, and i with the same buttery flavour that has uged w]l^e yoU]]g are very tender an given world's fame to ,Burpee s Golden aye fl Asparagus flavoui Bantam. sto feet tall, bearing an 1)oeg we]l - n warm situations.—l/- pe abundance of handsome, luscious ears. p acket> —l/- per Packet. , BURPEE'S SURE CROP STRINGLESS WAX BEAN. SWEET CORJN. A most prolific variety of superlativ This is America's favourite bvre&t lity <n, e handsome, Rich Yelloi Corn. It has the enviable reputation £ are filig]ltlv curve d, averaging of being the sweetest of all. golden 1 i„ c hos in length. They are almos Bantam Sweet Corn has a rich, sweet inch yery meaty , an and buttery flavour, produces an t ? and per fectlv stringless at a! abundance of hardy ears sto 6 inches • Frge bratlc hing, but sturd long, closely set with broad, deep *> pri ht carrying a heavy crop o Golden Yellow kernals of luscious pods. Early variety, an. sweetness. The & eed is quite hardy. - pe To get best results successive sowing] S^JJJ"™" should be made.-6d per Packet. ""**• Ask for our Illustrated Novelty Flower and Vegetable Seed Catalogue, which you will find full of interest. FLETCHER BROS^ ™ EP I?OVELTY SEED SPECI ALISTS, ASHBURTON.
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