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



FENNEL. 



Culture. Sow during February or March under glass, transplant- 

 ing to the open ground in June 9 inches apart and 18 inches 

 between rows. Keep well watered and cultivated. Later in the 

 season they require to be earthed up like celery to blanch. 



Finocchio or Florence Fennel, a very delicious 



vegetable largely grown in the south of Italy for salads. It can 

 also be served in the natural state similar to Celery, or boiled. 

 It is rather sweet to the taste. Pkt., 15; oz., .50 



HORSERADISH. 



Plant the sets 12 inches 

 . . . Doz., .25; 100, 1.75 



Grown from small pieces of the roots, 

 distant in rows 2i feet apart. 

 Hallner Kren. SmaJ Roots. 



KALE, or BORECOLE. 



Blatter Kohl, (Ger.) Breton, (Sp.) 



The Kales are highly esteemed for winter greens. They are ex- 

 tremely hardy, and are improved in flavor after frost. For fall 

 use, sow early in May, in a prepared bed. transplant in June, and 

 treat in the same manner as Cabbages. One ounce of seed produces 

 about 3,500 plants. 



Dwarf Green Curled. Leaves bright green and beautifully 

 curled Pkt., .05; oz., .10; i lb., .30; lb., 1.00 



Winter, or German Greens. (Sprouts.) Sow in the end of 



August and treat as spinach; excellent as spring greens. 



Pkt., .05; oz., .10; { lb., .25; lb., .75 

 Sea Kale, see page 32. 



KOHL-RABL 



Sow in May or June, in rows 18 inches apart. Any ordinary soil, 

 moderately rich, will answer. The bulbs, when about half grown, 

 are boiled and served like turnips. 



Farquhar's Earliest White. The best for early and main crop; 



flesh white. 



Farquhar's Earliest 

 white 



Pkt., .10; oz., .25; i lb., 



Purple. Bluish purple outside; 

 Pkt., .10; oz., ..30; i lb., .85; lb 



.75; lb., 2.50 



flesh 

 3.00 



Finocchio or Florence Fennel. 



LEEK. Lauch, (Ger.) Puerro, (Sp.) 



The Leek is generally considered superior to the Onion for soups, being of milder and more agreeable flavor; it is very hardy, and easily 

 cultivated. Sow in drills, a foot apart, in April, and transplant in July, in rows 2^ feet apart, and 6 inches from plant to plant. Plants 

 should be set 5 inches deep in rich, moist soil. One ounce will produce about 1,000 plants. 



Musselburgh, or Scotch. 



Giant Carentan. 

 London Flag, 



Long Mezieres. A very large variety of mild flavor. 



Of large size and extra fine quality. 



Pkt., .10; oz., .25; i lb., .75; lb., 2.50 



Of Mammoth size ; hardy and excellent. 



Pkt., .10; oz., .20; i lb., .60; lb., 2.50 



Leaves broad with short, very large stem. 



Pkt., .05; oz. 



.20; I lb., .60; lb., 2.00 



Pkt., .10; oz., .25; i lb., .75 



43 PRIZES TAKEN BY ONE 

 EXHIBITOR FROM FAR- 

 QUHAR'S SEEDS. 



Mr. Edward Parker, superin- 

 tendent for Oliver Ames Estate. 

 North Easton, Mass., Oct. 18th, 

 writes: "It may interest you to 

 know of the success I had trilh 

 vegetables grown from your seed at 

 the recent Vegetable Exhibition 

 held by the Massachusetts Horti- 

 cultural Society and the Bo.^ton 

 Market Gardener.'^' As.'iociation in 

 connection with the convention of 

 the American Market Gardeners' 

 Association. I was awarded as 

 follows: — 



24 first prizes, 12 second, 7 third. 

 I think this is an unusual 

 record, and I feel that you will be 

 interested to know of it." 



Kohl-Rabi. Farquhar's Earliest White. 



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Farquhar's Musselburgh Le«k. 



