6 R. & J. FARQUHAR, & COPS: SEED CATALCGYE: e 
SUGAR BEETS and MANGEL-WURZEL. ,. o. wu. 
Lane’s Improved Sugar Beet. Large, hardy, productive and excellent... . . . 
White Silesian Sugar Beet. Nutritious and highly valued forfeeding . . ..... . 
Mangel-Wurzel, Mammoth Long Red. The variety generally grown for stock; roots 
nmtorlysarse and welliformed;'yields*enormously “eat: <i ee en eh op ae 
Mangel=Wurzel, Golden=Yellow Mammoth. Flesh bright golden-yellow; exceedingly rich 
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Mangel=Wurzel, Norbitan Giant. A long, red variety of great size and superior quality; 
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Mangel=Wurzel, Yellow Globe. Adapted for shallow soils; very solid. . . 
Mangel=Wurzel, Red Globe. Somewhat larger than Yellow Globe. Pkt., .05; 
075%: TOs 1b) 40. 
Mangel=-Wurzel, Golden Tankard. A greatly improved sort of cylindrical 
form with small top; roots very large and solid; flesh yellow. Pkt., .05; 02z., 
10; Ibsic40. 
Mangel=Wurzel, Yellow Ovoid. Flesh yellow; productive and nutritious 
Pee Ogcvoz-10; Ibi, -40. 
BROCCOLI. (Spargel Koni.) 
This vegetable resembles the Cauliflower, but is hardier. For cultivation, see Cauliflower. 
White Cape. Heads white, close and compact; a standard sort. Pkt., .05; oz., 
-30; lb., $3.00. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. (Sfrossen Kohi.) 
Produces along the whole length of the stem a number of small sprouts resembling miniature 
cabbages of one or two inches in diameter; of excellent flavor. The seed should be sown about the 
middle of May, in a seed-bed, and the plants afterwards set in rows two feet or more apart, and cul- 
tivated like cabbage. This vegetable does not require extremely high cultivation, however. It is 
ready for use late in autumn, after the early frosts. One ounce of seed produces about fifteen hundred 
plants. 
Paris Market. The finest variety; of half-dwarf growth. Pkt..,05; 0z.,.20; 1b.,$2. 
Selected English. Sprouts tender and of a rich flavor after frost. Pkt., .05; 
OZ5,;20% Abs, 2-00. 
Scrymger’s Giant. Closely covered with large compact sprouts. The very 
best sort. Pkt., .10; 02z., oO Ib., $2.50. SCRYMGER’S GIANT BRUSSELS SPROUT, 
: CARDOON. = (Kardon.) 
Grown for the mid-ribs of the leaves, which are blanched in the same manner as celery. Rkt.-SOz) debs 
Large Spanish. The best sort wor Swot sds an Cohen shatter tee 
CARROT. (Mochre.) 
The Horn Carrots are grown for early use and in shallow soils; in flavor 
they are more delicate than the medium and long varieties. 
The latter require deep soil, thoroughly enriched with old manure; fresh 
manure tends to produce forked and worm-eaten roots. 
3efore somite make the surface smooth and fine. Sow in April and May, 
in drills about half an inch deep and afoot or more apart. Thin as soon as 
large enough, ieaving the plants from three to eight inches apart, according to 
variety, and keep free from weeds. Oze ounce of seed ts sufficient for one hun- 
dred feet of drill ; three to four pounds for an acre. 
Earliest Scarlet French Forcing. For forcing; small, 
round and tender. Pkt.,05; 0z., 15; lb., $1.00. 
Early Scarlet Horn. Thick roots of medium size ard fine 
color; the variety generally grown for early use and for 
bunching. Pkt., 05; 0z.,.10; lb., $1.00. 
Guerande, or Ox Heart. Short; thick; much larger than 
Early Horm. ~‘Pkti;.05; 0oz., .10; lb., $1.00. 
Chantenay. Form half-long; stump-rooted; fine-grained; 
small-core.- Pkt., .05; 0z.,.10; lb., $1.00. 
Danvers Half=Long. Best main crop variety; fine form and 
color; half-long with small tap-root; productive and keeps 
well. Pkt.,.05; 0oz., .10; Ib., $1.00. 
Half=-Long Scarlet.  Fine-grained variety of medium size. 
BR 055.0Z., .1.55) Iba gr.2's. 
Improved Long Orange. Roots large and long; yields DiAGWwand Hala toke eee 
enormously in deep soil. Pkt., .05; 0z., .10; lb., .8o. Pie, Eb. 
White Belgian. Large, long-rooted variety; valuable forstock . . . . ......-, 05 .10 $0.75 
CHICORY. (Cichorien.) 
Cultivate same as carrot. Ove ounce of seed to one hundred and fifty feet of drill. Pkt. Oz. Lb. 
Large-Rooted. The young leaves, when blanched, are used forsalads. . ....... 05 .15 $1.50 
, flolliston, Mass., Sept. 20. 
Dear Sirs,—At the Holliston Grange Fair I will exhibit seventy-four different varieties of vegetables, etc., raised 
from your seed. I have used your seeds for fourteen years and, if I live, shall use them fourteen more. Have al- 
ways found them true and reliable. OY YG eR | 9 
