& J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
FENNEL. 
Culture. Sow during February or March under glass, transplanting 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. 4 very delicious vege- 
table largely grown in the south of Italy for salads. It can algo be served 
in the natural state similar to celery, or boiled. It is rather sweet to the 
taste. Pkt.;+20) cts; -t0z..7o) cts: 
KALE, or BORECOLE. 
Breton, (Sp.) 
The Kales are highly esteemed for Winter greens. They are extremely 
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 cab- 
bages. One ounce of seed produces about 3,500 plants. 
Dwarf Green Curled. Leaves bright green and beautifully curled. 
Pkt., 10 cts-;,.0z., 25 cts.; <= lb., 75 cts. 
Winter or German Greens. (Sprouts.) Sow in the end of August and 
treat as spinach; excellent as Spring greens. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; + lb., 60 cts. 
Sea Kale, see page 32. 
LEEK. 
Puerro, (Sp.) 
The Leek is generally considered super- 
— ior to the Onion for soups, being of milder 
'3| and more agreeable flavor; it is very hardy, 
S| and easily cultivated. Sow in drills, a 
One ounce will produce 
plants. 
size and extra fine quality. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts. 
hardy and excellent. 
very large stem. 
- mild flavor. 
Kohl-Rabi. Farquhar’s Earliest White. Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 40 cts.; 
( Pkt., 10 cts.; 0z., 40 cts.; 
London Flag. Leaves broad with short, 
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. 
about 1,000 
Musselburgh, or Scotch. Of large 
- 1 Tb. $1.25 
f\Giant Carentan. Of mammoth size; 
1 Ib., $1.25 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; ~ Ib., $1.00 
Long Mezieres. A very large variety of 
1 Ib., $1.25 
Finocchio or Florence Fennel. 
KOHL-RABI. 
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 Purple. Bluish purple outside; flesh white. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; 4 lb., $1.00 
Pkt., 10 cts:;. 0z., 35 cts.; 4 Ib., $1.25 
HORSERADISH. 
Grown from small pieces of the roots. Plant the sets 12 inches 
distant in rows 24 feet apart. 
Maliner Kren. Small Roots. Doz., 25 cts.; 100, $1.75 
~as 
Farquhar’s Musselburgh Leek. 
