Farquhars* Reliable Seeds, 19 South Market St., Boston. 29 



SWEET FODDER, AND FIELD CORN. 



Per <it. Per pk. Bush. 



Evergreen Sweet Fodder. This variety surpasses all others for 

 cutiiuir i^reen and I'eetliiii^- to stoclv. It is tlie variety most relished 

 by stoclv, and is tender and full of nutriment, . . . . .10 .75 $2.50 



Blunt's Mammoth Ensilage. Yields enormously, and is the best 



variety in every resi)ect for preser\'ini>' in silos; line seed stock, .10 .50 1.75 



"White Southern. Tall growinii,, late sort; used for fodder and 



ensilaue, . . . . .^ . 10 .40 1.25 



Improved Early Canada. Twelve-rowed ; early, very handsome 



yellow 0!^/s ; never fails to ripen before frost, 10 .50 2.00 



Angel-of-Midnight. Extra early, ciuht-ro wed, yellow field corn; 



ears, ten to fourteen inches loni>-; remarkably i)roductive, . . .15 .75 2.50 



Longfellow's Yellow. Beautiful lorn;- ears with small cob, . . .15 .75 2 00 



Popping or Parching. Per ear, 3 cents. 



For large quautities of above varieties a special price will be given on application., 

 CORN SALAD, OR FETTICUS. 



German, Ackersalat. French, Mache. 



Used as n salad. Sow as early in si)rhip; as the ground can be worked, in drills twelve inches 

 apart, and cover lightly. For Avintcr and spring use, sow in September, and winter over in cold 

 frames. One ounce lo one hundred feet of drill. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 



Round-Leaved, • . 05 .10 $1.00 



CRESS, OR PEPPERGRASS. 



German, Kresse. French, Cresson, 



The Curled Cress is a native of Persia, and has long been used as a salad and for garnishing' 

 puri)oses. Sow the seed thickly, in shallow drills ten inches apart. For a succession, sow every two 

 weeks during the season. One onnce to thirty feet of drill. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 



Extra Curled. Fine punj^ent flavor, 05 .10.^0.50 



Water Cress. Hardy aquatic perennial, growing readily on the 



banks of streams or ponds, 10 .40 4.00 



CUCUMBER. 



German, Gurke. French, Concombre. 



The Cucumber is a native of the East Indies, and was introduced into England in 1573. The 

 varieties now in use are great improvements on tlie original species. 



Culture. — For very early use, seed may be started in heat and the plants set out in ]May. 

 Pieces of invertpd sod are an excellent medium for starting and growing early cucumber plants, as 

 they can be readily lifted from the hot-bed to the garden without disturbing the young pla".ts 

 growing ui)on them. For main crop, plant in hills four feet apart, in the end of May. Make the hills 

 rich with well-rottfd manure, and keep the young plants safe from the striped bug by dusting with 

 dry plaster, or powdered hellebore. One ounce to fifty hills ; two to three x>ounds to one acre. 



Pcrpkt. Per oz. Per lb. 



Improved White Spine. Very productive; of medium lenj^th ; 

 darlv green eolor, lle.sli crisp and of excellent flavor ; one of tlic 



finest sorts, 05 .10 $0.80 



Boston Market Forcing. A selected strain of tlie White Spine., 

 saved from selected I'ruit on plants grown under glass. The tinest 



for forcing 10 .40 4.00 



Early Russian. Excellent for first crop ; deep green fruit about 

 four indies long, .......... 



Early Frame. Early and productive ; a])ont five; inches long. 

 Early Cluster. Proline, tender, crisp: darl< green ; live inches, 

 Tailby's Hybrid. Aljout seven inches long; extra fine, tender 



quality, 05 .15 1.25 



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