R. & J. FARQUHAR & COVS SEED CATALOGUE. 19 
SQUASH — Continued. Pkt) (Oz4 | Lbs 
Hubbard. The standard winter Squash; more highly esteemed than any variety for dryness, 
flavor, productiveness and fine keeping qualities; shell dark green, very hard; flesh very 
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Bay State. Blue, very hard shell; for fall and winter (ih eres te. «, OS MOON N 7c 
Marblehead. Resembles the Hubbard but has gray skin; excellent. . . . . . . . . . 05) «1075 
Faxon. Medium size; flavor remarkably sweet; dry and mealy; varies in form and color . . .05 .I5 2.00 
Sibley, or Pike’s Peak. Of superior flavor and very dry; shell pale green, very hard; pro- 
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Perfect Gem. Round, white; fine quality; good for fall or winter eae Loe 4s EBL MOG VTi Bias 
Delicata. Oblong; earliest of the vine Squashes; of excellent quality and keeps well; remark- 
ably productive Pen AM aer odie) Pant key oo 5 SEG TN OE A Aes Soke) HOA LZ 
Fordhook. ‘Dry, fine and very sweet; medium size; keeps well . .... 0. 4.5.0. 2. 08 10‘ 1.00 
Canada Crookneck. Small, well-known winter sort; greenskin . . . . 1. 2... 1). 05 «10 75 
Winter Crookneck. Good keeper; bugs or borers rarely trouble the two latter sorts . . los eIn2 5 
Yellow Mammoth, Grows to an enormous size, often weighing nearly two hundred pounds; 
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Vegetable Marrow. For summer use; favorite English bush Squash. . . . . . «©. . 05) «ES 
SPINACH. = (Spinaz.) 
This is best developed and most tender and succulent when grown in very rich soil. For summer use sow early in spring in drills 
fifteen inches apart, and make successive sowings every two weeks. For spring use sow in September, and cover lightly in November with 
light litter. One ounce will sow one hundred feet of drill ; ten to twelve pounds an acre. Pkt: Oz.» Lh. 
Round Thick-Leaved. A standard sort; equally good for early spring or fall sowing; leaves 
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Long=Standing. Of delicious tender quality; dark green; the longest standing before 
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Savoy=-Leaved, or Bloomsdale. Large, tender, curled leaves; fine . . . . . . .. . 
Arlington Pointed-Leaved. Home-grown seed; excellent and hardy; best variety for fall 
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Prickly Seeded. Very hardy and vigorous; leaves arrow-shaped . . ....... ~. 
New Zealand. Entirely distinct with very large seeds; makes a low spreading plant from 
which delicious, tender greens can be gathered the entire summer. May be started in a 
hot-bed and transplanted or sown out-of-doors when the ground is warm, allowing two feet 
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Ooms. Ls + 1.06. 
TOMATO. = (Lieves Apfel.) 
Sow thinly about the first week in March in a hot-bed, greenhouse, window or sitting room, where the temperature is never below 60°. 
When two inches high set out the plants in boxes, about four inches apart, or pot singly. If again transplanted before setting out, the: 
- plants will be greatly benefitted. About the first of June they may be transferred to the open ground. Set them deeply, four feet apart, 
anda sHawethal of rotted manure should be mixed in the earth of each hill. For early Tomatoes choose a sunny knoll and light sandy loam, 
if possible. If the vines are trained on trellis the fruit will be finer and larger. There are about two thousand Tomato seeds in an ounce. 
Fargquhars’ Faultless Early. The standard early tomato. 
Uniformly medium size; handsome, perfectly round fruit 2 Wy 
of great density; incomparable; superior to all other GZ ™ AWS Z Zio 
varieties for early and main-crop. This stock has been € les 
so carefully selected that it is sure to give the most critical 
grower every satisfaction. Pkt.,.10; 0z., .40; Wlb., $1.25. 
May’s Favorite. One of the finest in every respect; very 
early; smooth and uniformly handsome; the leading 
growers around Boston prefer it to all others. Our seed 
from originator’s select stock. Pkt.,.10;0z.,.40; 41b., $1.25. 
Dwarf Champion. Quite distinct and very early; stem up- 
right with few branches; beautiful solid fruit close to the 
Siem. .cbict OG 0Z., 25; 241b., -7 5. 
President Cleveland. [xcelling all others in solidity; 
smoothness, and fine quality; evenly large; ripens clear 
up to fhe stem and first-class in very respect ; wonderfully 
productive. Pkt., .05; 0z.,.30; Ylb., $1.00. 
Thorburn Long=-Keeper. Bright red; early and productive. 
PKt., .05; 0z., .30; \4lb., $1.00. 
Atlantic Prize. One of the earliest and best; remarkably 
productive. Pkt., .05; 0z.,.25; 14]b., .75. 
Stone. (Livingstone.) Large; perfectly smooth; scarlet; FARQUHARS’ FAULTLESS EARLY TOMATO. 
one of the best. Pkt., .05; 0z.,.25; 1glb., .75. Pkt. Oz. %Lb- 
Beaty eavaigstconc.) Pinkish red; large, smooth, thick flesh. . . . »  ..- -) + + 4:05.25 $0.75 
Favorite. (Livingstone.) Oneofthehandsomest; verysmooth. ......... . 05 .25 «75 
Perfection. (Livingstone.) Early; evenly large, and very productive. a RMR 4 et RNA PR 0 = aE A ie I 
Ignotum. ‘Very prolific; earliest of the large red smooth sorts .... ... ... +». 5 .25 «75, 
Remain ls Pcatieemmeoeawmed ; fine flavor ne i i we pect fee pp tOS. 1 25. 75 
Pamedes | Orielity CloesmsimOoth) atid solid; good size i). et te ae OK 25° CTS 
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Boston Market. Well known and deservedly popular; scarlet . . . . . . . . . 1). 05 1250-75 
Essex Early Smooth. Early and medium size; excellent family sort. . . . . . . . . .05 .25 1.00: 
General Grant. Scarlet; early and productive; good quality . . . . 2. 9. 1. 1 4 ee se 05 625 +75, 
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