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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 15 
CARROT. Zonahoria, (Sp.) 
Culture. Sow from April to June in drills one foot 
apart, covering the seed half an inch. Thin out the 
plants from 3 to 5 inches apart, according to the va- 
riety. Keep the soil well cultivated, as the young 
plants are easily ruined by weeds or neglect, and 
drought is to be especially avoided. One ownce of 
seed is sufficient for 100 feet of drill; 4 lbs. for an acre. 
Farquhar’s Parisian Foreing. he 
earliest Carrot in cultivation and one of the most 
suitable for forcing where small roots are desired. 
The reots are globe shaped and very mild in flavor. 
Pkt., 15 ets.; 02., 60 cts. 
Carrot 
Farquhar’s Model. 
Earliest Scarlet French Forcing. Small 
roundish roots, very early, valuable for forcing. 
Pkt., 15 cts.; 02., 40 cts.; 4 ]b., $1.25 
Farquhar’s Foreing. A handsome half-long Carrot 
of deep orange-red color, almost coreless; very de- 
sirable for forcing. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 50 ets.; 4 lb., $1.50 
Farquhar’s Intermediate. The best 
intermediate variety tapering to a point, small core, 
and of fine flavor. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 30 ets.; ¢ Ib., $1.00 
CARROT .—Continued. 
Danvers Half-Long. Best main crop 
variety ; fine form and color; half-long 
with small tap-root; productive and 
keeps well. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 25 ets.; 
+ Ib., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50 
Early Searlet Horn. ‘Tender and of 
delicate flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 
ets.; ¢ lb., 75 cts. 
Chantenay. One of the best table 
varieties. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; 
1 lb., 85 ets. 
Guerande, or Ox Heart. Pkt., 5cts.; 
oz., 25 cts.; ¢ lb., 75 cts.; Ib., $2.00. 
Improved Long Orange. Enormous 
yielder; splendid for stock. Pkt., 
10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; % lb., 60 ets.; 
Ib., $1.75. 
White Belgian. Large, long-rooted 
variety; valuable for stock. Pkt., 
5 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; 4 lb., 40 cts.; 
Ib., $1.25. 
CARDOON. 
Culture. Sow in the open ground in May, in drills 3 feet apart and thin out 
the young plants to 13 feet in the row. In the Autumn the plants must be blanched 
like celery to make the stalks edible. When the plants are mature the leaves 
are tied together, and wrapped in straw for about a month. The midribs are 
cooked similar to asparagus. 
Large, Smooth, Solid. ... ee ... Pkt., 10 cts.; 02., 35 cts.; 4 Ib., $1.25 
Puvis, or Artichoke-Leaved. Tender and delicious. Pkt., 15 cts.; 0z., 50 cts. 
CHERVIL.  Perifollo, (Sp.) 
Curled. The young leaves are used for seasoning soups and for flavoring salads. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts. 
Farquhar’s Model. Half long, stump-rooted; 
fine-grained; small core. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 35 cts.; + lb., $1.25 
Danvers Half-Long. Farquhar’s 
Improved. An improved strain of well- 
known Danvers Carrot. It grows to a large size, 
has a full crown, is very smooth, with very little core 
and small tap root and is of the finest quality. 
The color is a rich orange-red. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; 02z., $1.00; + lb., $3.50 
2) 
Carrot 
Farquhar’s 
Parisian Forcing. 
, Corn Salad. 
Large-leaved Fetticus 
or ‘‘Lamb’s Lettuce.”’ 
Hardy salad plant for 
Fall, Winter or Spring 
use, with edible leaves 
which are used as a sub- 
stitute for Lettuce. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 tiene 
Carret. Farquhar’s Improved Danvers. cts.; + Ib., $1.00. Corn Salad. 
