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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON 



DANDELION. Amargon (Sp.) 



Used as early spring greens and considered very healthful. 



Culture. The seed should be sown in May or June, in drills J^inch deep and 15 inches 

 apart. The crop will be ready for use the next spring. A moist, heavy soil is preferable. 

 One ounce of seed sows 200 feet of drill. pj^^ 



Improved Large-leaved. The finest variety. Home-grown seed. .oz. $1.50. .$0 25 

 EGGPLANT. Berenjena (Sp.) 



Culture. 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 

 April 1. Transplant about the middle of June, setting the plants 3 feet apart each way. 

 One ounce will produce about 1,500 plants. 



Bl3Ck Beauty, a valuable variety, ready for use two weeks earlier than Pkt. 

 any other sort. The fruit is thick and of a rich purplish black color. oz. $1.00 . . $0 15 



New York Improved. The most popular main-crop variety, the fruit being the 

 largest and handsomest of all. It is very soUd and of rich shining deep purple 

 color oz. 85c. ; Mlb. $3.00 . . 15 



EGGPLANT PLANTS. 



Black Beauty, New York Improved 



Ready in June 



$1.00 per doz. 



ENDIVE. 



Escarola o Endibia (Sp.) 



Black Beauty Eggplant 



One of our best salad plants, especially valuable for fall and winter use. 



Culture. 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 grow'n 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, which must be done when quite dry, or they will rot. One ounce 

 of seed will sow 200 feet of drill. 



Farquhar's Winter Beauty, a hardy sort Pkt. 



with finely curled green leaves that are easily blanched. 

 One of the best oz. 50c.; i^lb. $1.50. .$0 10 



Broad-leaved Batavian (Escaroiie). Leaves 



long, broad, thick, and succulent. One of the choicest 



salad plants oz. 35c.; }ilh. $1.00. . 10 



French Moss Curled. Very finely curled, with close, 

 dense leaves oz. 35c.; J^lb. $1.00. . 10 



Green Curled Rose-ribbed. This is pu. 



a very beautifully curled variety. The leaves, 

 which are light green with rose-colored ribs, are 

 crisp and tender and one of the finest sorts for 



salads. It remains fit for use a long time 



oz. 50c.. $0 15 

 Farquhar's Lettuce-leaved. This is a very dehcate 

 sort with plain leaves that are very tender and 

 crisp. It is of dwarf habit oz. 50c. . 15 



For French Endive, see Chicory, page 16 



The Endives, besides being among the best salad plants, 

 are frequently cooked and served the same as spinach, the 

 flavor being not unlike that of the dandelion. 



Broad-leaved Batavian Endive 



Green Curled Endive 



SUGGESTIONS FOR SOIL IMPROVEMENT 



When animal manure is not available, cover-crops 

 can be sown and plowed or dug under when green, there- 

 by adding humus to the soil. This method of improving 

 the soil can be used in either small or large areas, and 

 we suggest the following varieties for this purpose, to 

 be sown either alone or in combination: 



Quantity 



Quantity per acre per 1,000 



Spring Seeding if sown alone square feet 



Crimson Clover 20 lbs., $6.40 1 lb., 35c. 



Sweet Clover 20 lbs., 4.00 1 lb., 25c. 



Spring Vetch 2 bus., 15.00 3 lbs., 60c. 



Field Peas. White Canada 3 bus., 15.00 5 lbs., 75c. 

 Summer Seeding 



Cowpeas, Whippoorwill. . 2 bus., 10.00 3 qts., 75c. 



Buckwheat, Japanese 2 bus., 6.00 3 qts., 60c. 



September Seeding 



Winter Rye 2 bus., 6.00 2 qts., 50c. 



Winter or Hairy Vetch. . . 1 bus., 14.00 3 lbs., $1.50 



