30 Farquhars' Reliable Seeds, 19 South Market St., Boston. 



CUCUMBER — continued. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 



Boston Pickling. (Fine Stock). The finest variet}- to grow for pick- 

 les; fruit short, straight and very uniform ; very productive, . .05 .10 SI. 00 



Nictiol's Medium Green. Excellent new variety for main early 

 crop, and to grow for pickles; of medium size, straight and 

 smooth 05 .15 1.25 



Long Green. Fruit about 12 inches long; of excellent quality, 

 Long White. Very perfect fruit, often 20 to 25 inches long : smooth 



handsome and of excellent flavor, 



West India Gherkin. Used only for pickles ; very small fruit. 



.05 .10 1.00 



.10 .30 4.00 

 .05 .20 2.00 



ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBERS. 



The following varieties grow from twenty to twenty-five inches long ; all are of veiy tender quality: 

 EACH PER PACKET, 25 Cents. 



Blue Gown. Duke of Edinburgh. Sion House Improved. 



Carter's Model. RoUison's Telegraph. Tender and True. 



DANDELION. 



German, Lowenzahn, French, Dent de Leon. 



Extensively used as early spring " greens" and considered very healthful. The seed should be so^Tn 

 in May or June, in drills half an inch deep and twelve inches apart. The crop -will be ready for use 

 next spring. A moist, heavy soil is preferable. One ounce of seed is sufficient for two hundred 

 feet of drill. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 



Improved Large Leaved . The finest variety ; home grown, . . .05 .40.^4.00 



EGG PLANT. 



German, Eierpflange. French, Aubergine. 



For perfection of growth, a very rich soil, plenty of moisture, and warm weather are required, with 

 the addition of frequent hoeings. Sow in a gentle heat about the first of April. Transplant about 

 the middle of June, setting the plants three feet apart. One ounce to fifteen hundred x>lo.nts. 



Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. 



Black Pekin. Very fine, large, globular fruit, of a dark, glossy pur- 

 ple color : early, solid, and of superior flavor, .... .10 .50 86.00 



New York Improved. Purple ; the best for market and home 



use : very large, oval, heavy fruit, , 10 .50 6.00 



Very Early Long Purple. Fruit longer and smaller than the above 



sorts; hardy, productive, early and excellent, 10 .30 3.00 



ENDIVE. 



German, Endivien. French, Cliicoree. 

 One of our best salad plants. For a first crop, sow about the middle of April; for succession, small 

 sowings may be made every month till August, when the main plantation is made. Set out the plants 

 one foot apart, in rows, and when well grown, effect blanching by folding the leaves in their natural 

 position around the heart, and tying the outer leaves together by their tips in cone form. One ounce 

 of seed for seventy-five feet of drill. 



Per pkt. Peroz. Per lb. 



Green Curled. Hardy ; finely curled; easily blanched, . . .05 .25 $2.50 



Moss Curled. More finely curled, and Avith leaves close and dense, .05 .25 2.25 

 Broad-Leaved Batavian. Leaves lar<re, long and broad, thick 



and .succulent, 05 .20 2.25 



KOHL-RABI. 



German, A'o/i/ 7i«6i. French, Chou Have. 



The Tumip-stcmmed Cabbage. The stem is thick, rises about eight inches out of the ground, and 

 forms a large globe, like a Swedish Turnip. It is sweeter, more nutritious and keeps longer than 

 ( ifber Cabbage or Turnip. 



