k. & J. FARQUHAR & CO’S SEED CATALOGUE. i 
DANDELION. (Lowenzahn .) 
Used as early spring ‘‘ greens’? and considered very healthful. The 
seed should be sown in Mayor June, in drills half an inch deep and fifteen 
inches apart. The crop will be ready for use next spring. A moist, heavy 
soil is preferable. One ounce of seed ts sufficient for two hundred feet of 
drill. 
Improved Large-Leaved. The finest variety; home-grown 4, 
seed. Pkt., .10; 0z., .40; lb., $4.50. he 
EGG PLANT. (£ierpfanze.) 
For perfection of growth, a very rich soil, plenty of moisture, and warm 
weather are required, with the addition of frequent hoeings. Sow in a 
gentle heat about the first of April. Transplant about the middle of June, 
setting the plants three feet apart. Ove ounce to fifteen hundred plants. 
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Black Pekin. Very fine, large, globularfruit, of a dark, glossy, purple color; early, solid, and 
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New York Improved. Purple; the best for market and home use; very large, oval, heavyfruit, .10 .40 4.50 
Early Long Purple. Fruit longer and smaller than the above sorts; hardy, productive, early 
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ENDIVE. (Znudivien.) 
One of our best salad plants. Fora first crop, sow about the middle of April; for successions, small sowings may be made every 
month till August, when the main plantation is made. Set out the plants one foot apart, in rows, and when well grown, 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. Ovxe ounce of 
seed for seventy-five feet of drill. ] 
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Green Curled. Hardy, finely curled; easily blanched; one of the best . . . . . =. . - .05 .20 $2.00 
French Moss=-Curled. Very finely curled with close, dense leaves. . . . . . . - - - 05 .20 2.00 
White Curled. Blanches rapidly; excellent, and very tender. . . Dy 1:25 2.00 
Broad=Leaved Batavian. (Z£scarol/e.) Leaves long and broad, jae ane ecnlent a a 55). 20 1 2.0 
HORSE RADISH. 
Grown from small pieces of the roots. Plant the sets fifteen inches apart in rows two-and-a-half 
feet apart. 
Small Sets. Per dozen, 10 cents; per 100, 50 cents. 
KALE, or BORECOLE. § (Biéatter Kori) 
The Kales are the most tender and delicate of all the cabbage family, 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 fifteen hundred plants. 
Dwarf Green-Curled. Leaves bright green and beautifully curled. Pkt., .05; 
GZ -10e,1b.; 1-00. 
Winter, or German Greens. (Sprouts.) Sow in the end of August and treat 
as Spinach; excellent as spring greens, Pkt., .05; 0z., .10; lb., $1.00. 
Large-Seeded Spring, Used only for early greens, and should be sown in rows 
eighteen inches apart, as early as the groundcan be worked. Pkt., .05; 0z.,.10; 
Ib., .30. 
GREEN-CURLED KALE, 
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Sow in May or June, in rows eighteen inches apart. Any ordinary soil, moderately rich, will answer. The bulbs, when about half 
grown, are boiled and served like turnips. Pls! i Ge. Meee 
Early White Vienna. The best for early and main crop; flesh white ... ... . . .os .26 $2.00 
Early Purple Vienna. Bluish purple outside; flesh white . ...... 2.2.2... . .of ae 5.00 
Large White. Greenish white outside; flesh white; later . . . . ... Bie by eae! bee ae Hee 
LEEK. (Lauch.) 
The Leek is generally considered superior to the Onion for soups ; it is very hardy, and easily cultivated. Sow in drills, a foot apart, in 
April, and transplant in July, in rows fifteen inches apart, and six inches from plant to plant. The plants should be set five inches deep. in 
rich, moist soil. Owe ounce will produce about one thousand plants. Pre TOs 5 
Musselburgh, or Scotch. Of large size and extra fine quality 
Giant Carentan. Of mammoth size; hardy and excellent : 
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MARTYNIA. ( Gemsenhorn.) 
Proboscidea. The green seed-pods make excellent pickles. Plant the seed early in June and 
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