38 Farquhars' Eeliable Seeds, 19 South Market St., Boston. 



PEAS — continued. 

 LATER VARIETIES. 



Per pkt. Perqt. Per pk. 



Champion of England. We place this superior old variety at the 

 head of this section, as it is unsurpassed in flavor, sweetness and 

 general excellence. Our stock is maintained pure b}' careful selec- 

 tion. Vines four and a half feet, . . . / . . . .10 .30 .si. 50 



Stratagem. Of extraordinar}- merit; habit branching; stocky; 

 vines covered with full pods of great size ; no garden should be 

 without it. Height two feet, 10 .50 3.00 



Yorkshire Hero. A wrinkled marrow of delicious flavor; very 



productive. Vines two and a half feet, '. .10 .30 1.50 



Pride of the Market. Of robust constitution ; enormously produc- 

 tive; a wrinkled marrow of great excellence. Two feet,' . . .10 .30 2.00 



Telephone. Vines strong and branching; pods very long and 



closely filled. Height four feet, ". . .10 .30 2.00 



Dwarf White Marrowfat. Remarkably productive old sort ; pods 



large and closely filled ; very hardy. Height about three feet, . .10 .20 .75 



Black-Eyed Marrow. One of the most productive main-crop Peas ; 



very popular market sort. Height about three feet, . . . .10 .20 .75 



Ten cents additional per quart for Seed Peas from imported stock. 



PEPPER. 



Germau, Spanischer Pfeffer. French, Piment. 



The fruit is much used in pickles, and is of verj' handsome appearance. Sow the seeds in March 

 or April in a hot bed, or in the open ground when the weather becomes quite warm. Transplant 

 when three inches high. The rows should be two feet apart and the plants fifteen inches apart in 

 the rows. Rich, warm, mellow soil. Oiie ounce of seed will produce about tiro thousand plants. 



Per pkt. Peroz. Per lb. 



Squash. The best pickling Pepper ; tomato-shaped; medium size; 



thick skin; productive, 05 .30 $3.50 



Bell, or Bull ISTose. Nearly four inches long and three in diameter; 



very fine, . . ' 05 .30 3.50 



Sweet 'Mountain, or Mammoth. Similar to the Bell, but larger, .05 .30 3.50 



liOng Red Cayenne. Long, slender and very pungent 05 .30 4.00 



Chili. The best for Pepper-sauce ; small narrow pods not over two 



inches in length, . . . . . . . . . .05 .-40 4.00 



Golden Dawn. Color bright golden-yellow; entirely free from fiery 



fiavor; productive and very fine, . . . . . . . .05 .30 3.50 



Red Cherry. Small, round, smooth, glossy, scarlet fruit, . . .05 .30 3.50 



PUMPKIN. 



(ienuau, Curtis. French, Potiron. 



Pumpkins are grown for feeding stock, and the finer-grained varieties make excellent pies. 



They may be gro^\^l as described for Squashes, but the common manner of cultivation, and the least 



troublesome, is to plant them with Corn, dropping two or thi-ee seeds in every third hill. One pound 



icill plant about tico hundred and fifty hills. 



Per pkt. Per.oz. Per lb. 



Mamm.oth. The largest sort ; our seed saved from specimens weigli- 



In'j; over one hundred pounds, . . . . 



Connecticut Field. The common large yellow Pumpkin ; excellent 



for stock; very heavy cropper. Per bushel, 84.50, 

 Sugar, or Sweet. Excellent for baking, and for pies, . . -. 

 Cheese. Very productive : grown for both stock and cooking, 

 Nantucket, or Negro. Dark, warted .shell; fine flavor ; the variety 



from wliich the old-fashioned pumpkin pies were made, . -05 .10 



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