22 R. & J. Farquhar & Co., Seed Merchants, Boston . 



TOMATO — (Continued.) 



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Horsford's Prelude. Very productive and very early; fruit of 



medium size, . ' 05 .30 $3.50 



Lorillard. This tomato possesses extra good forcing qualities and 

 is one of the best for very early out-of-door culture. It is of 

 beautiful appearance, very solid, of fine flavor and ripens even- 

 ly all over .05 .30 3.00 



Volunteer. Large size, averaging 6 to 10 ounces; round, very 

 smooth and perfect in form; color bright red. No core; very 

 early, and when fruiting ripening more abundantly than any 

 otfier sort, 



Livingston's Beauty, Color very glossy crimson ; grows in clus- 

 ters of four or five fruits; large and solid, .... 



Livingston's Favorite. Productive; good flavor; few seeds; flesh 

 solid ; smooth and handsome, 



Livingston's Perfection. Early, large, smooth and solid; blood 

 red color, 



Cardinal. Remarkably brilliant cardinal red color ; very handsome 

 when sliced ; smooth and solid, . . v . . . 



Acme. Smooth, large, and very fine solid fruit; splendid sort, 



Boston Market. Favorite old variety of excellent quality. 



General Grant. Round, slightly flattened; color brilliant glossy 

 crimson, ........... 



Essex Early Smooth, Very early, solid, perfectly smooth sort, of 

 medium large size ; very fine varietv, ...... 



Paragon. Large, perfectly smooth, bright crimson ; solid and ex- 

 cellent. ........... 



Trophy. Fruit very large, solid and heavy; excellent for main 

 crop, 



Mikado. New ; largest variety known ; very solid, and of excel- 

 lent quality, 



Canada Victor. Red ; very early ; of fine quality, 



Golden Queen. Color light yellow ; good for table or preserves. 



Peach. Entirely difi'e rent from any other Tomato, and resembles 

 a peach in size, form and color. Of delicate flavor and very 

 attractive in appearance. The fruit is two inches in diameter 

 and borne in large quantities. An excellent preserving sort. 



Plum. Yellow, oval, small size ; used for preserves. 



Pear, or Fig. Bright red ; shaped like a pear ; small, 



Red Cherry. Used for preserves ; small, round fruit, . 



Currant or Grape. Small, bright red fruit, in clusters like grapes, 



Stra-^berry, or Ground Cherry. Physatis alkekengi. The fruit, 

 which grows in a husk, will keep all winter; makes an excel- 

 lent preserve, 05 .40 4.00 



TURNIP. (iS«6e.) 



The Turnip is used both as a spring and fall crop. For early Turnips, sow as soon as the ground is 

 dry enough. Fall Turnips may be sown trom the tirst week in July to the end of September. Ruta- 

 bagas should be sown in June or early in July, in drills eighteen inches apart. All the varieties of Tur- 

 nips should be thinned when large enough, six to nine inches apart in the drills, accoriling to size. Sow- 

 ing should be done Itefore rain if possible. The soil should be rich and well worked. One o^cnce will sow 

 one hundred and fifty feet of drill; two pounds will sow an acre in drills; one pound iv ill sow an acre 

 broadcast. 



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Milan Extra Early. Best early sort in cultivation; ten days 



earlier than any other; white, with purple top ; small compact 



strap leaves; flesh white, sweet, tender, and fine grained, . .05 .10 $0.80 

 Purple Top Munich. Early, flat, smooth, medium sized variety 



of haud.some appearance ; flesh white, ..... .05 .10 .60 



Purple Top White Strap Leaf. Best variety for main crop; 



sure cropper of excellent quality ; equally good for spring 



or fall sowings; white flesh 05 .10 .00 



Purple Top White Globe. Excellent for early spring and fall 



use; top is red or purple above ground, flesh finegrained, of 



mild fiavor, and a good keeper, 05 .10 .60 



"White Top Strap Leaf. Standard white variety of fine quality. . .05 .10 .50 



Jersey Lily. The earliest and most perfect white Turnip grown, 



small tap-root and fine form, 05 .10 .60 



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