24 FarquJiars' Reliable Seeds, 19 South MarTcet St., Boston. 



SUGAR BEETS AND MANGOLD WURTZEL, 



FOR FEEDING STOCK. 



Fcrpkt. Pcroz. Per Ib^ 



Lane's Improved Sugar. Large, luivdy and very productive; 



liiiilily recommended. 05 ,10 .50 



White Silesian Sugar. Attains a large size, and is higlily valued 



for feeding " . . . '. ' . . .05 .10 .40 



Mangel Wurzel, Mammoth Long Red. This fine variety is 



more generally used than any other; large size and heavy cropper, .05 .10 .40 

 Mangel "Wurzel, Norbiton Giant Long Red. Of very large 



size; excellent for deep soils. Unsurpassed varietv, . . . .05 .10 .50 

 Mangold Wurzel, Yellow Globe. Excellent keeping, solid 



variety; adapted for shallow soils 05 .10 .40- 



Mangold Wurzel, Red Globe. Of somewhat larger growth than 



the Yellow Globe, 05 .10 .40 



BORECOLE, OR KALE. 



Gennan, Matter Kohl. French, Chow vert /rise. 



The curled Kale is the most delicate of all the Brassicas and is very hardy, the flavor being^ 

 improved by a si glit touch of frost. Sow early in May in a prepared bed, covering the seed lightly. 

 Transplant in June, and treat in the same manner as for Cabbages. A very rich soil is preferable. 

 One ounce of seed produces about fifteen hundred plants. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 



Dwarf Green Curled. Leaves bright green, beautifully curled, . .05 .10 .oO- 



BROCOLI. 



^ German, Spargel Kohl. French, Choxu Brocoli. 



This vegetable somewhat resembles the Cauliflower, from which it probably originated. It is- 

 hardier than Cauliflower, but not so good for general cultivation. The seed should be sown in May, 

 in a seed bed, and the plants afterwards set in roAvs two and a half feet apart, and eighteen inches 

 between the plants. Rich mellow soil. One ounce of seed produces about fifteen hundred plants. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 



White Cape. Heads white, close and compact; standard sort, . .05 .40 .S3. 00 

 Purple Cape. Heads greenish purple, 05 .40 o.OO 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



German, Sprossen Kohl. French, Chow de Bruxelles. 



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. One ounce of seed j>J'oduces about 

 fifteen hundred 2)lants. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 



Scrymger's Gdant. Closely filled with larire compact sprouts ; very 



line ' \ .05 .20 82.50 



Selected. Fine; improved stock; very tender, 05 .25 3.0O 



CABBAGE. 



German, Kopfkohl. French, Choii Cabus. 



The Cabbage in its wild state is a native of Europe. It has been brought to its present high state 

 of perfection after years of careful selection under cultivation, and we are indebted to .some of our 

 local market gardeners for some of the most reliable-heading varieties yet introduced. 



Culture. — Cabbages require deep, rich, thoroughly worked soil. For early use the plants should 

 be .started in a hot-bed or cold frame; seed for winter cabbages should be sown in a prepared seed 

 bed in :May or June. The late varieties seem to do as well if the seed is sown in the hills where the 

 plants are to remain, and in that case sow two or three seeds where each plant is desired, and then 

 pull up all but the strongest. Plant the early varieties in rows two-and-a-half to three feet apart, 



