26 Farquhars' Reliable Seeds, 19 South Market St.^ Boston. 



CARDOON. 



Gennan, Kardon. French, Cardon. 



Cardoon is grown for the mid-ribs of the leaves, which are hlanclied in the same manner as celery. 

 Culture. — Sow early in spi-ing where the plants are to remain, in drills three feet apart and 

 two inches deep; thin out the young- plants to one foot apart. 



Per pkt. Per oz. per lb.. 



Large Spanish. The best sort. . . 10 .30^3.00 



CAULIFLOW^ER. 



Gunaxnn, Blumen Kohl. Fiench., CJiouJleur. 



The Cauliflower is the most delicious of the genus Brassica, and succeeds well in any soil where 

 Cabbages Avill grow. They delight in a rich soil and abundance of water. By sowing the early varie- 

 ties in a hot-bed in Februarj- or March, or later in a cold frame, fine heads can be obtained quite early. 

 For a later supply, sow seed in a i^rei^ared bed in May, choosing a cool, moist place. "VN'hen large 

 enough, transplant, making the rows about two-and-a-half feet apart and eighteen inches between the 

 plants. Transplanting should be done in moist weather, and in a dry time the crop must be watered. 

 The young plants are frequently attacked by a little black beetle; its ravages maybe stopped by 

 frequent applications of plaster, dusted on in the morning, while the dew is on. One ounce of seed 

 produces about three thousand plants. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per J^ lb. 



Kronk's Perfection. This is the earliest, whitest, surest heading 

 and finest strain of canliflower in the market. The heads are very 

 solid, large, and tine-formed, while its dwarf habit and short 

 onter leaves allow it to be planted very close, 25 ^-t.oO §17.00 



Earliest Dwarf Erfurt. Dwarf and very early; large compact 



heads, ... ...."."... .25 3.75 14.00 



Snowball. {Henderson.) Very largely grown around Xew York 

 for an early crop. Of dwarf habit ; heads white and solid. Pure 

 stock, ' 20 3.75 14.00 



Early Paris. Ten days later than the above named. Finest 



imported seed, 10 .75 2.00 



Lenormand's Short Stemmed. Late variety, forming splendid 



large heads of tine quality, 10 .75 2.50 



Veitch's Autumn Giant. ' One of the finest fall varieties in culti- 

 vation, 10 .75 2.50 



Algiers. Excellent sort for late use ; well-formed heads of large size, .10 .75 2.50 



CELERY. 



German, Selcrl. French, Celeri. 



Celerj' is a native of England, and is found in its wild state in marshy places near the coast. 

 Two kinds are found, red and white, of both of wliich there are numerous garden varieties. 



Cu ture. — Sow seeds in March or April, in a hot-bed or cold frame. As soon as the plants are 

 three inches high, transplant into a prepared border, setting them four inches apart. When grown 

 six inches, and fine stocky plants, set in richly manured, deep soil, in rows four feet apart, and about 

 seven inches from plant to plant. Water, if dry weather folows transplanting. During the next 

 two months, all the attention required is to keep down weed.^. Afterwards earth up a little, and 

 continue doing so at inter\\als till only the tops of the leaves are visible late in autumn Never hoe or 

 earth uj) when the plants are wet. One ounce of seed j^roduces aboxd four thousand plants. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb 



Boston Market. Tlie finest variety in cultivation: white, solid, 

 crisi), and of excellent nutty flavor; dwarf, brandling habit: 



cccps we 



,10 .30 $3.00 

 Early Arlington. Of large growth, and excellent for early use, . .10 .40 3.00 

 White Plume. {Henderson.) The best variety for early use; 



stalks and portions of the leaves naturally Avhite; true, . . .10 .30 3.00 



Sandringham. Dwarf white English variety, of exquisite nutty 



llavor ^ . . ' 05 .30 2.50 



Henderson's Half Dwarf. Of close compact growth and excellent 



(pinlity ' 05 .30 3.00 



