SEEDS-BY-SIZE LEEK SEEDS 2008/2009 LIST 
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                                                The prices shown in British Pounds & Pence on this page are retail prices.             
                                                CUSTOMERS BUYING IN BULK will need to post me (address on INDEX page),
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PART 1:

A FEW ORDERING NOTES; When ordering LEEK SEEDS by weight from PART 1
of this list the costs of different weights of LEEK SEEDS are found in the 
SEEDS-BY-SIZE VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2008/2009 at the end of PART 1
Please write  gram weight,kind,variety name & cost on GENERAL ORDER FORM  (Payment with 
order in Pounds Sterling) or £1.25 Worth Packet,kind  & variety name on
GENERAL ORDER FORM (Payment with order in Pounds Sterling) .                                                                                          
     
The two most popular ways or ordering are as follows:
1 Buying by weight; This requires Using the Letters after each variety name  
  which indicate the price groups whose costs per gram are  shown in  the
  SEEDS-BY-SIZE VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2008/2009 
  (with its discounted cost/weight prices) at the end of Part 1 of this list.
  For Example; 1/2 gram LEEK LYON-PRIZETAKER;(Z) costs £1.28
                1 gram  LEEK LYON-PRIZETAKER;(Z) costs £1.65
                2 grams LEEK LYON-PRIZETAKER;(Z) costs £2.64
                3 grams LEEK LYON-PRIZETAKER;(Z) costs £3.96
OR
2 Buying £1.25 Worth Packets ;
  For Example; A £1.25 Worth Packet of LEEK LYON-PRIZETAKER would hold 
               approx. .5 grams (approx. 175 seeds) of LEEK LYON-PRIZETAKER seeds. 
 

LEEK:(Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum)
Characteristics; Mildest-flavoured of onion family,very hardy Soil;
Fails only on waterlogged soil Sow; Mid-March to late April in fine tilth
seedbed,in shallow drill 6" apart Seeds; 336/g. Germination; 21 days 
Transplant;June or July when 8" high Spacing;holes 6" deep & 9" apart,drop 
seedling in hole,fill gently with water & leave,do not fill up hole with 
soil Season of Use;Oct.-March Freezer Life;6months Crop;No more than 30ft.
Varieties;autumn; Lyon winter; Musselburgh
  
  Giant Winter 3 ;(Z) Late,very hardy, produces over long period early spring,thick.
  Hannibal;(Z) Long, blanched, autumn variety.
  Lyon-Prizetaker;(Z) Fine, solid stems of good size,good general use.
  Musselburgh;(P) Medium long, thick blanching, very popular in northern counties. 
  Splendid(Gennevilliers Sel);(Z) Long stemmed early variety.  
  Varna (Z) Best used to produce mini-leeks sown in rows 1cm apart. Can be left to grow & will be tready late
           autumn to early winter. Tall slender white stems. 
     

 
All LEEK VARIETIES IN PART 1  of this list are retail priced in the 
SEEDS-BY-SIZE VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2008/2009 SHOWN BELOW. 


CUSTOMERS BUYING IN BULK will need to post me (address on INDEX page),phone me at 01442 251458
or E-MAIL me at john-robert-size@seeds-by-size.com with their requirements for me to quote.


SEEDS-BY-SIZE VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2008/2009              
SECTION 1:PRECALCULATED PRICES;                                 (Priced in £'s & Pence) 
                   
          A    B    C    D     E    F   G    H    I    J    K    L    M    N    O    P    
1/2gram  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .68  .70  .71   
 1gram   .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .65  .68  .69  .71  .73  .88  .90  .91   
 2grams  .63  .63  .63  .63  .63  .75  .94  .99 1.04 1.09 1.10 1.14 1.17 1.41 1.44 1.46 
 3grams  .63  .67  .82  .91  .94 1.13 1.42 1.49 1.52 1.63 1.66 1.70 1.75 2.11 2.16 2.18 
 4grams  .80  .90 1.09 1.22 1.25 1.50 1.89 1.98 2.08 2.18 2.21 2.27 2.34 2.83 2.88 2.91 
 5grams 1.00 1.12 1.36 1.52 1.56 1.88 2.36 2.48 2.60 2.72 2.76 2.84 2.92 3.52 3.60 3.64   
 6grams 1.20 1.34 1.63 1.82 1.87 2.26 2.83 2.98 3.12 3.26 3.31 3.41 3.50 4.22 4.32 4.37   
 7grams 1.40 1.57 1.90 2.13 2.18 2.63 3.30 3.47 3.64 3.81 3.86 3.98 4.09 4.93 5.04 5.10 
 8grams 1.60 1.79 2.18 2.43 2.50 3.01 3.78 3.97 4.16 4.35 4.42 4.54 4.67 5.63 5.76 5.82   
 9grams 1.80 2.02 2.45 2.73 2.81 3.38 4.25 4.46 4.68 4.90 4.97 5.11 5.26 6.34 6.48 6.55   
10grams 2.00 2.24 2.72 3.04 3.12 3.76 4.72 4.96 5.20 5.44 5.52 5.68 5.84 7.04 7.20 7.28   
11grams 1.65 1.85 2.24 2.51 2.57 3.10 3.89 4.06 4.29 4.49 4.55 4.89 4.82 5.81 5.94 6.01   
12grams 1.80 2.02 2.45 2.74 2.81 3.38 4.25 4.46 4.68 4.90 4.97 5.11 5.26 6.34 6.48 6.55
13grams 1.95 2.18 2.65 2.96 3.04 3.67 4.60 4.84 5.07 5.30 5.38 5.54 5.69 6.86 7.02 7.10   
14grams 2.10 2.35 2.86 3.19 3.28 3.95 4.96 5.21 5.46 5.71 5.80 5.96 6/13 7.39 7.56 7.64   
15grams 2.25 2.52 3.06 3.42 3.51 4.23 5.31 5.58 5.85 6.12 6.21 6.39 6.57 7.92 8.10 8.19   

                                        Q    R    S    T    U    V    W    X    Y    Z    
To calculate the cost of seed 1/2gram  .75  .78  .84  .88  .89  .90  .94  .95 1.00 1.28   
weighing 1/2g-15g in letter   1 gram   .96 1.00 1.01 1.06 1.13 1.14 1.21 1.22 1.28 1.65   
range A to P & 1/2g to 3g in  2 grams 1.54 1.60 1.62 1.70 1.81 1.79 1.94 1.96 2.05 2.64   
letter range Q to Z look at   3 grams 2.30 2.40 2.42 2.54 2.71 2.74 2.90 2.93 3.07 3.96   
the intersection of GRAM rows and LETTER columns for the cost of that weight of seed.     
All other weights of seed not shown in the above vegetable ready reckoner will have to    
be done as instructed in CALCULATING PRICE PER WEIGHT (below) or the requirements can be  
posted to me to calculate in a quotation to be returned by return post.   The vegetable   
seeds are sold at the above prices in plain packets without sowing instructions on the    
packets, but sowing instructions are found in my vegetable list for most of the varieties 
of vegetable seeds sold by weight in the main vegetable list.                             

SECTION 2;                                                                                
CALCULATING PRICE PER WEIGHT; When the weight of vegetable seed required is not shown in  
the Vegetable Ready Reckoner the seed cost is found by multiplying the PRICE PER GRAM     
of the LETTER GROUP by the weight of the seed required.   This total(if the weight is     
over 1 gram) is multiplied by the % of discount allowed for in the DISCOUNT RANGE that    
the weight of seed is in this total is subtracted from the first total to give the cost.  
EXAMPLE:10g.Pumpkin Mammouth C=34P/g*10g=£3.40:£3.40*20% discount=68P;(£3.40-68P=£2.72)   

PRICE PER GRAM LETTER GROUPS; A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   
Prices are in Pence/1st gram .25 .28 .34 .38 .39 .47 .59 .62 .65 .68 .69 .71 .73 .88 .90  
Price/g. Letter groups contP   Q    R    S    T    U    V    W    X    Y     Z                   
Prices are in Pence/1st gram .91 .96 1.00 1.01 1.06 1.13 1.14 1.21 1.22 1.28  1.65                  

DISCOUNT RANGES;1gram-no discount,2 to 10 grams-20% discount,11 to 99 grams-40% discount  

SECTION 3;£1.25 WORTH PACKETS;Filled with £1.25 worth of seed ,thus avoiding calculating
            Prices shown apply from Sept.1 2008 to August 31 2009
 
FOOTNOTES:
   Please remember that all orders under £16.00 attract a £1.50 postage surcharge in the UK;
ALL ORDERS CARRY A SURCHARGE OF; £2.00 to Europe and  £3.00 to all other Countries.




PART 2
For Costs of different weights of LEEK SEEDS in PART 2 see the
SEEDS-BY-SIZE F-1 VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2008/2009
at the end of this Part of the SEEDS-BY-SIZE LEEK SEEDS 2007/2008 LIST, 
The double letter code following the variety name is found in the 
SEEDS-BY-SIZE F-1 VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT  READY RECKONER 2008/2009
above a column of costs for the different weights of seed.
The seeds are sold in plain heat sealed pkts. without cultivation
instructions.

A FEW ORDERING NOTES; When ordering LEEK seeds please write 
gram weight,kind,variety name & cost on GENERAL ORDER FORM  (Payment with 
order in Pounds Sterling) or £2.25 Worth Packet,kind  & variety name on
GENERAL ORDER FORM (Payment with order in Pounds Sterling) .                                                                                           
     
The two most popular ways or ordering are as follows:
1 Buying by weight; This requires Using the double  Letter code after each variety name  
  which indicate the price groups whose costs per gram or fraction of a gram are 
   shown in  the SEEDS-BY-SIZE F-1 VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2008/2009 
  (with its discounted cost/weight prices) at the end part 2  of this list.

  For Example;1/4 gram F-1 LEEK ARGENTA;(aq) costs  £3.28
              1/2 gram F-1 LEEK ARGENTA;(aq) costs  £4.79
                1 gram F-1 LEEK ARGENTA;(aq) costs  £8.15

OR
2 Buying £2.25 Worth Packets ;
  For Example; A £2.25 Worth Packet of LEEK ARGENTA would hold 
               approx. .17 grams (approx. 60 seeds) of LEEK ARGENTA seeds.
LEEK;                  
Alaska;(aq)
Albana;(af) Autumn Giant type,medium length shaft,minimal bulbing,Mid green,good yield.
Alcazar; (aq) Blue green variety,suited to late harvesting from Nov. to April.long shank,virtually
              bulb-free & slow bolting,very high yielding,uniform with erect habit.
Alma;(aq)
Almera;(af)Long firm white shank for summer to early autumn maturity
American Flag;(ag) Nice tall,thick stem with a mild onion flavor, very dependable,steady performer.
Ardea;(ag) Blue-green,Autumn type,very erect,dark leaf colour,Harvest Sept to Oct.,
           stem length 18-20cm.
Arena;(af) Very upright,non bulbing,long white 18 cm shafts. Over wintering type. Tolerant to fall frosts.
Argenta;(aq) Heavy yielding autumn type,Nov. crops,Stands well to New Year,dark green.
Arkansas;(af)  Very good non bulbing winterhardy strain.
Atlanta;(ag) Very good frost tolerance for winter cropping well into New Year.
Autumn Giant-Rami;(aq) Medium long leeks,erect flags good resistance to bolting.
Autumn Mammoth 2 Goliath;(aq) Very productive for late autumn use,large sized plant.
Autumn Mammoth 2 Walton Mammouth;(af) Broad flag,thick heavy stems,popular.
Bandit;(az) Medium to long white stems,upright,sow April-May,crops Jan.-April.
Blauwgroene Wintra Laura;(aq) Very winter hardy,harvest Jan.-May.
Blizzard;(aq)Very hardy variety for winter use,good regrowth after the winter.
Blue Green Autumn-Neptune (aq) Hardy,dark plants,medium to long shafts,peels well.
Bluestar Giant Winter Sel.;(aq) Early winter variety,long white stem,bluish green flag.
Bulgarian Giant;(ab) A long thin leek of the best quality,light green leaves. Fine autumn variety. 
Carentan; (af) Large thick stems with blue-green foliage for cropping late Oct. to early Jan..
Catalina;(aq)
Conora;(aq) Very early
Elefant;(af) True autumn leek,early maturing,short thick stems,extremely high yields.
Farinto;(aq) Late autumn & over winter,Dark blue-green leaves. Medium to long shafts. Stands well.
Gabilan;(af) Early for fall harvest,frost hardy for overwintering to spring crop,very high yield potential.
             Long,slender,cream,white bulbless shanks,8" by 1-1/2". Upright flags deep blue green.
Gavia;(af)
Giant Musselburgh;(aj) Large,very thick stems,tasty mild flavor, has huge size,and is very winter hardy.
Goliath(Autumn Mammoth Sel.);(af) Medium length thick stem,high yielding.
Imperial Summer; (af) Early,long white shaft,no bulbing,high yielding,easy to clean
Jersey;(af) Moderate frost tolerance,dark green leaves,high yields. Late summer and early fall harvests.
Jolant;(ag) Late summer & early autumn cropping,big dark green upstanding flag.
Kajak;(aq) Long standing winter variety,resistance to Virus & leaf spot.
Kelvedon King(Giant Winter Sel.);(af) Hardy,dark leaved,good winter keeping.
Kenton F-1;(bf) Upright dark green foliage. Good quality medium length shank. High yields & good uniformity.
King Richard;(af) Very long straight stems, autumn and winter use.
Lancelot; (aq) For summer & fall harvest,long,straight bulbless shanks of good diameter. Shafts are
               white,14" tall by 2" thick,with dark green blue green flags. No bulbing nose.
Lavi;(af) Early to mid season with long stems & erect foliage of dark green.
Leefall;(af) Fall or overwintering harvests. Attractive 20 cm long white shank.
Longa;(af)
Longbow;(aq) Most suitable for late autumn & early winter cropping,long shanks.
Lyon; (af) Very hardy,tender,solid white stems with a fine flavour.
Malabar;(af) Quick growing, autumn maturing, medium length.
Mostruoso di Carentan;(af) 19th Century French,very hardy,autumn & Winter crop.
Natan;(af) Very late variety for Jan. to April cropping,sturdy long white stems.
Newton F-1 ; (bf) Late season,leaves are medium colour,medium length shank. 
Oarsman F-1;(bf) Medium white shanks of good size & dark green foliage,very little wastage.
                 One of the best hybrid leeks currently available.
Odin Longstanton;(af) Excellent for autumn & early winter production,long branch.
Pancho;(aq) Long clean shank,early & maincrop cropping,vigorous,high yielding.
Pandora; (bf)
Porbella; (aq) Autumn/winter variety,erect dark green foliage,excellent winter hardiness. High
               quality leeks produced from Oct. to April.
Poristo;(aq) Very attractive,excellents standing ability.
Porvite;(aq) Second early,harvest Late Sept. to Jan.,high yield of bulb free shanks,very quick &
              easy to peel.
Prenora;(af) Very vigorous,medium early variety for lifting imn the autumn. Blue-green foliage &
             good length 26 cm. white shaft of medium thickness & non-bulbing.
Rami; (aq) Early summer cropping,Medium green,upright,robust leaves,medium long shafts
           20-24cm long,little or no bulbing,average shaft diameter 25-30cm,good bolting resistance.
St. Victor;(af) Traditional French variety that is extremely hardy,deep blue/purple leaves.  
Startrack-Autumn Mammoth 2;(aq) Excellent quality with upright leaf.
Swiss Giant-Zermatt;(af) Early,long shafts,erect foliage,good storer,suitable for baby leek production.
Tadorna;(af) Medium length,very upright,extremely hardy,crops December to March.
Thor;(aq)
Toledo;(aq) Significantly longer shanks, dark green blue-green erect leaves.
Tornado;(ag) Improved Walton Mammoth,very high yielding,long shanks,good cold tolerance,Erect,medium green
             foliage,Nov.-March harvesting. Suitable for baby leeks.
Tropita;(af) Summer and autumn, extremely long shanks, firm, erect.
TZ 9647 F-1;(bf) Early to bulk,very solid long shanks are medium green. Has excellent vigour & does not bulb.
TZ 9789 F-1;(bf) Late midseason bold  hybrid for sowing Feb.-April. Medium/dark green,erect,medium shank length.
Winterreuzen;(af) Winter variety,dark green foliage,very hardy,excellent stems.
Wintra;(aq) Excellent winter type with dark green strong foliage,long white stems.
Yates Empire;(af) Uniform, dark green, late variety. 
 

All  LEEK VARIETIES in Part 2 of the LEEK LIST are retail priced in the 
SEEDS-BY-SIZE F-1 VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2008/2009 SHOWN BELOW.  

CUSTOMERS BUYING IN BULK will need to post me (address on INDEX page),phone me at 01442 251458
or E-MAIL me at john-robert-size@seeds-by-size.com with their requirements for me to quote.


SEEDS-BY-SIZE F-1 VEGETABLE SEEDS BY WEIGHT READY RECKONER:2008/2009          
SECTION 1:                                                                                
GRAM         DOUBLE LETTER CODES                            (Priced in £'s & Pence)       
WEIGHTS;             aa      ab      ac      ad      ae      af      ag      ah                                                                                                     
1/2gram            1.66    1.66    1.66    1.66    1.78    1.97    2.27    2.36           
1gram              1.66    1.97    2.28    2.64    2.97    3.57    3.64    3.95           
2grams             2.64    3.16    3.70    4.21    4.70    5.16    5.73    6.20          
3grams             3.94    4.76    5.51    6.31    7.07    7.88    8.66    9.40           
4grams             5.30    6.32    7.30    8.39    8.83   10.43   11.47   12.21           
5grams             6.64    8.10    9.11   10.51   11.79   13.02   14.01   14.91
           
GRAM         DOUBLE LETTER CODES                                                          
WEIGHTS;     ai      aj      ak      al      am      an      ao      aq      av           
1/4gram    1.71    1.76    1.94    2.09    2.27    2.36    2.60    3.28    3.32           
1/2gram    2.59    2.81    2.97    3.15    3.36    3.54    3.94    4.79    5.10          
1gram      4.31    4.62    4.88    5.09    5.55    5.87    6.52    8.15    8.52           
2grams     6.84    7.44    7.84    8.33    8.90   10.00   10.44   13.04   13.62           
3grams    10.26   11.06   11.76   12.48   13.37   14.12   15.70   19.54   20.42           
4grams    13.66   14.74   15.70   16.66   17.80   18.83   19.84   26.07   27.68 
                     
GRAM         DOUBLE LETTER CODES                                                          
WEIGHTS      aw      ax      az      ba      bb      bd      be      bf      bg           
1/10gram   2.03    2.25    2.34    2.46    2.59    2.66    2.72    3.12    7.12          
1/4gram    3.56    3.75    3.82    4.01    4.31    4.52    4.76    5.10   11.74           
1/2gram    5.36    5.67    5.81    6.10    6.48    6.80    6.85    7.76   17.78           
1gram      8.96    9.44    9.65   10.13   10.53   11.06   10.40   12.89   29.59           
2grams    14.38   15.08   15.39   16.15   16.42   17.70   18.24   20.58   47.62           
           
 
To calculate the cost of seed weighing 1/10g to 5g in DOUBLE LETTER CODES aa to bg  see
the intersection of GRAM WEIGHT rows & DOUBLE LETTER columns for the cost of that weight  
of seed in that double letter code(the double letter code is found just to the right of   
the variety name in Part 2 of this list.   The seeds are sold in plain heat sealed packets 
without cultivation details.   Some general cultivation instructions can be found in the 
main vegetable seed list under separate types of vegetables and/or at the top of this list.   
Amounts of this variety of vegetable seeds not covered by the above ready reckoner can be
quoted by phone,E-mail or return  post. 

 
SECTION 2;£2.25 WORTH PACKETS;Are filled with £2.25 worth of seed, to avoid calculating.

               Prices shown apply from Sept. 1 2008 to August 31 2009
FOOTNOTES:
    Please remember that all orders under £16.00 attract a £1.50 postage surcharge in the UK;
ALL ORDERS CARRY A SURCHARGE OF; £2.00 to Europe and  £3.00 to all other Countries.
        
              

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SEEDS-BY-SIZE STATEMENT OF POLICY AND BUSINESS TERMS 2008/2009

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