Farquhars' Reliable Seeds, 16 and 19 SoiUh Market St., Bostoi 



Early Prolific Marrow. A very valuable, 

 new, fall and winter Squash, with which 

 no variety can compete in earliness and 

 productiveness. Color brilliant orange; 

 shape similar to the Boston Marrow, at 

 least ten days earlier than that variety. 

 Flesh fine-grained, dry and sweet. Per 

 pound, $1.00; per ounce, 15 cents; per 

 packet, 5 cents. 



KARLY PROLIFIC SQUASH. 



TOMATO. 



The Volunteer. Large size, averaging six to ten ounces; round, very smooth and 

 perfect in form : color bright red. No core; very early, and when fruiting ripen- 

 inff more, ahiindanthj than any other sort, — a great advantage to market-gardeners. 

 Per packet, 25 cents. 



Optinms, Ferry's. We offer pure seed of this Tomato, — preferred by many West- 

 ern growers to all others. It is medium early, of good form and color, and 

 exceedingly solid. Per packet, 5 cents; per ounce, 30 cents. 



Scoville's Hybrid. Exceedingly productive and of very large size. Perfectly solid, 

 ripens close up to the stem without cracking. Per packet, 5 cents ; ounce, 

 30 cents. 



NEW MONARCH RHUBARB: ROOTS. 



We shall again have an importation from the originator in Scotland of this remark- 

 ably large and tine-flavored Rhubarb, ready for delivery in March. It will be neces- 

 sary to send orders early, as a large part of the plants are already engaged. 



" The Tvunil New Yorker," in its issue of July 25th, says of the Monarch Rhubard: " Roots of 

 this was received from R. »Ji J. Faniuliar »& Co., of Boston, in early spring. The stems are now at 

 least six inches in circumference, by far the largest we remember'to have noticed from spring-set 

 roots." 



\V. J. Borland, St Johnsbury, Yt., writes: "Th^ Monarch Rhubarb is extraordinary large, 

 very tender and juicy. It was the admiration of all who saw it. In a word, it is the larg'est and 

 fine'st I have ever grown." 



The " Monarch" has been awarded first prize over all other varieties for several 

 years at exhil)itions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society ; twelve stalks shown 

 on one occasion wx'ighed 28 pounds, leaves ofi". The stalks are very broad and thick, 

 and in flavor superior to any variety known. Roots, oO cents each. 



NEW EXTRA EARLY GRAPE. 



Potter's Early Sweet. 



This splendid new Grape has taken the first premium at the Rhode Island State 

 Fair foi: skvkx succkssiyk ykaus. as the Bkst Nkw Guapk. Ripe September 1st; 

 holds to vine till frost. Color black, exceedingly sweec, and so hardy that it never 

 kills in the most exposed situation. 



Plants, 3 years old, strong, each, 82.00 



" 2 " " " " 1.50 



'■ Plfasefind belom an order for Jloiver scd-f which yon may kindlij send to address, and if they 

 should he as finn and (j nod as the sei-d I bourjht of you last season,, I shall consider myself quite 

 lucky. The seeds last year were the be t and finest strains I have ever bought, and have given ine 

 great satisfaction."— ii. J. K., Westerly, R. 1. 



