R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



Improved Large-Leaved. 



Broad-leaved Batavian Endive or Escarolle. 



DANDELION. Aviargon. Loivenzahn. 

 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 ounce oj ^:eed ?.s 

 suffirient for 200 fcit 'if drill. 



home-grown seed Pkt., .10; oz., .50; J lb., 1.75; lb., 6.00 



EGG PLANT. Berengena. Eierpflanze. 

 For perfection of growtli, a vcrj' rich soil, plenty of moisture, and warm weather 

 are required, witli the adilition 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 ;iivcs about 1,500 plants. 



Black 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; oz., .40; ] lb., 1.25; lb., 4.00 

 Black Pekin. Ver\' large, globular fruit, of a dark, glossy pm-ple color, 



Pkt., .10; oz., .50; i lb., 1.50; lb., 5.00 



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 Pkt., .10; oz., .40; i lb., 1.25; lb., 3.75 



Egg Plants. Black Pekin, New York Improved. Ready in June, 



1.00 per dozen; 6.00 per 100 



ENDIVE. Escarola o EncUvia. 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., .05; oz., .15; \ lb., .50; lb., 1.50 

 French Moss-Curled. Very finely curled, with close, dense leaves, 



Pkt., .05; oz., .20; j lb., .60; lb., 2.00 

 White Curled. Blanches rapidly; excellent, and very tender, 



Pkt., .05; oz., .15; \ lb., .50; lb., 1.50 

 Broad-Leaved Batavian. Escarolle. Leaveslong and broad, thick and succu- 

 lent. One of the choicest salads . . . Pkt., .10; oz., .20; i lb., .50; lb , 1 50 



New York Improved Egg Plant. 



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