18 i?, (& J. Farquhar & Co., Seed Merchant.<, Boston. 



POTATOES. (Kartoffel.) 



Prices subject to variations of tlie Market. 

 The Potato is found indigenous in South America, and was first introduced to cultivation in Cork, 

 Ireland, in the j'ear 1586. A good sandy loam produces the best potatoes, but they can be grown on soils 

 of all kinds. New land, or pasture land with the turf freshly turned, produces the finest crop. Make 

 furrows of good depth, three feet apart. Scatter a liberal dressing of phosphate, or very decayed stable 

 manure along the drill, and set the seed about ten inches apart in the rows. Very small Potatoes 

 should not be used for seed. Large tubers may be cut in two or three pieces, lea^ang onlv one or two eyes 

 on each. Cover with about two inches of soil, and begin to cultivate when the plants are well up. 

 At each successive hoeing, bring additional soil about the plants. A change of seed is the best antidote 

 for disease. About nine bushels are required to playuone acre in drills. 



Bv Ma.1L.— Three pounds of any of the undernoted sorts, postpaid, for $1.00. 



Peck. Bush. 

 Hural New Yorker, No, 2. Exceptionally smooth ; eyes few and 



shallow ; uniformlj'- of medium to large size ; very dry and mealy, .60 ^I.ao 



Charles Downing. Perhaps the earliest really dry and mealy 



potato in cultivation ; perfectly white ; fine grained, . . ,50 1.50 



Pearl of Savoy. Very early ; tubers oblong ; fair and of good 



size; productive and excellent, .50 1.50 



Early Sunrise. One of the earliest; tubers oblong; large, solid 



and handsome; fine grained and mealy, .50 1.50 



Beauty of Hebron. Favorite very early sort; oblong; skin nearly 



white ; flesh white and dry ; one of the most productive and best, .50 1.50 



Clark's No. 1, Larger, earlier, more productive and more 



mealy than the Early Rose ; first-class sort, .... .50 1.50 

 Early Rose We olTer select Eastern-grown seed of this fine stand- 

 ard variety, .50 1.50 



We catalogue only the best standard varieties, but furnish many others as advertised. 

 Special quotations will be given on request for large quantities. 



PUMPKIN. {GurUs. 



Pumpkins are grown for feeding stock, and the finer-grained varieties make excellent pies They 

 may be grown as described for Squashes, but the commcm manner of cultivation, and the least trouble- 

 some, IS to plant them with Corn, dropping two or three seeds in every third hill. One pound will plant 

 about two hundred and fifty hills. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb 

 Mammoth. The largest sort; our seed saved from specimens 



weighing over one hundred pounds 10 .30 $3.00 



Comiecticut Field. The common large yellow Pumpkin; excel- 

 lent for stock; very heavy cropper. Per bushel, $3.50. 

 Sugar, or S'wreet. Excellent for baking, and for pies, . 

 Cheese. Very productive ; grown for both stock and cooking, 

 Nantucket, or Negro. Dark, warted shell ; fine flavor ; the 



variety from which the old-fashioned pumpkin pies are made, . .05 .10 



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RADISH. (Rettig.) 



These require a light loamy soil, moderately fertile ; it should be dug a full spade deep, and well pul- 

 verized. Manures should not be applied at the time of sowing. The situation should be warm aad shel- 

 tered. For an early supply, sow in January or February in hot-beds plenty of ventilation being 

 necessary. In ;May they may be sown out of doors. SuccessiVe sowings should be made every two weeks 

 One ounce of seed, to one hundred feet of drill; ten pounds for one acre. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 

 Non Plus Ultra Turnip. The quickest maturing Radish ever in- 

 troduced and quite invaluable for firsf crops. It is of a deep 



scarlet color, very handsome; finest of the scarlet turnip class, .05 .10 $1.00 

 French Breakfast. Form oval; scarlet tipped with Avhite ; quick 



growing and excellent flavor, ....... .05 .10 .75 



Early Scarlet Turnip. Round; scarlet; small, short top; mild 



and crisp, 05 .10 .75 



Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped. Round; of most attractive ap- 

 pearance; quality unsurpassed; very early, 05 .10 .75 



TVhite Turnip. Suitable for summer use, or for forcing, . . ,05 ,10 .75 



Early Long Scarlet. Fine, straight, clear-colored variety ; crisp, 

 tender, and of unsurpassed flavor; six or seven inches long, 



with very small top, 05 .10 .75 



Olive-Shaped. Oval ; tender, crisp, and excellent, . . , ,05 .10 .75 



Beckert's Chartier. New, distinct, long Radish; crimson at the 

 top, shading downward to pink; crisp and tender, . 



Long Black Winter. For winter use only, 



Long White Winter. Similar to the alcove except in color, 

 Chinese Rose Winter. Excellent large sort, .... 



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