R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
Broad-leaved Batavian Endive or Escarolle. 
DANDELION. . Imargon. Lowenzahn. 
Used as early spring greens and considered very healthful. The seed should be sown in May or June, in drills half an inch 
deep and 15 inches apart. The crop will be ready for use next spring. A moist, heavy soil is preferable. One ownce of seed i 
sufficient for 200 feet of drill. 
Improved Large-Leaved. ‘The finest variety; home-grown seed Pkt., .10; 0z.,.60; 4 Ib., 2.00% Ib., 7.00 
EGG PLANT. Berengena. Hierpflanze. 
For perfection of growth, a very rich soil, plenty of moisture, and warm weather 
are required, with the addition of frequent hoeing. Sow in a gentle heat about the 
first of April. Transplant about the middle of June, setting the plants 3 feet apart 
each way. One ounce gives about 1,500 plants. 
Blaek Beauty. A valuable variety, ready for use two weeks earlier than any other 
sort. The fruit is thick and of a rich purplish black color, 
Pkt., .10; 0z., .60: + Ib., 2.00; Ib., 6.00 
Black Pekin. Very large, globular fruit, of a dark, glossy purple color, 
Pkt., -105 oz, -503) $ Ib.) 1°50 lbe5:00 
New York Improved. The most popular main crop variety; the fruit being the 
largest and handsomest of all. It is very solid and of rich shining deep purple 
color ee rege Bes S32 22. Pkt.) 105 07z-,-50) Ib, 1eb0 5 bios00 
Egg Plants. Black Pekin, New Yerk Improved. Ready in June, ~ 
-75 per dozen; 5.00 per 100 
ENDIVE. Escarola o Endivia. Endivien. 
One of our best salad plants, especially valuable for winter use. For a first crop, 
sow about the middle of April; for succession, small sowings may be made every month 
until August, when the main planting is made. Set out the plants 1 foot apart, in 
rows 3 feet distant, and when well grown effect blanching by folding the leaves in 
their natural position around the heart, and tying the outer leaves together by their 
tips in cone form. One ounce of seed for 75 feet of drill. 
Green Curled. Hardy, finely curled; easily blanched; one of the best, 
Pkt.,.10; oz:, 25; + lb., .75; Ib., 2.50 
Freneh Moss-Curled. Very finely curled, with close, dense leaves, 
”  Pkt., .05; 02., .20; 4 lb., .60; Ib., 2.00 
White Curled. Blanches rapidly; excellent, and very tender, 
Pkt., 05; oz., .15; 4 1b., .50; Ib., 1.50 
Broad-Leaved Batavian. Zscarolle. Leaveslong and broad, thick and succu- 
New York Improved Egg Plant. lent. One of the choicest salads soe loki OR ye, He Sh Mer a7ia5 Deb, 2441510) 
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