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



manure in each hill. Choose a sunny knoll and light sandy loam for early Tomatoes. If ^he vines 

 are trained on a trellis, the fruit will be liner in every respect. One ounce will produce -ovfr tuo 

 thousand xilants ; two ounces will give plants enough for one acre. 



Perpkt. Peroz. Per lb. 



Paultless Early. New; the best for very early crops, maturing a 

 week earlier tliau any other good sort ; color, deep red like the 

 Boston Market; smooth and beautiful; fine flavored. Recom- 

 mended for first crop only. Two hundred seeds, or more , in packet, .10 .40 — 

 President Cleveland. New ; excelling all others in solidity, fine 

 quality and smoothness; evenly large, and ripens evenly up to the 

 stem; first-class in every respect. . . . .15 .50 — 

 Livingston's Beauty. Color very glossy crimson ; grows in clus- 

 ters of four or five fruits ; large and solid, 05 .30 83.00 



Livingston's Favorite. Productive ; good flavor ; few seeds ; flesh 



solid; smooth and handsome, 05 .25 2.50 



Livingston's Perfection. Early, large, smooth and solid; blood 



red color, 05 .25 2.50 



The Cardinal. Eemarkably brilliant cardinal red colcr ; very hand- 

 some when sliced; smooth and solid, 05 .25 2.50 



Acme. Smooth, large, and very fine solid fruit; splendid sort, . .05 .25 2.50 



Boston Market. Favorite old variety of excellent quality, . . .05 .25 2.50 

 General Grant. Round, slightly flattened ; color brilliant glossy 



crimson, . . . . " 05 .25 2.50 



Essex Early Smooth. Very early, solid, perfectly smooth sort, of 



medium large size ; very fliie variety, 05 .30 3.00 



Paragon. Large, perfectly smooth, bright crimson; solid and excel- 

 lent, 05 .30 2.50 



Trophy. Fruit very large, solid and heavy; excellent for main crop, .05 .25 2.50 

 Mikado. New; largestvarietv known ; very solid, and of excellent 



quality. . • . .' 10 .40 3.00 



Canada Victor. Red ; very early ; of flue quality, 05 .25 2 50 



Large Yellow. Color light yellow ; good for table or preserves, . .05 .25 2.50 

 Plum-Shaped. Yellow, Wal, small size; used for preserves, . . .05 .25 2.50 

 Pear, or Fig. Bright red; shaped like a pear ; small, . . . .05 .80 3 00 

 Bed Cherry. Used for preserves ; small, round fruit, . . . .05 .30 3.00 

 Currant or Grape. Small, l)right red fruit, in clusters like grapes, .10 .50 5 00 

 Strawberry, or Ground Cherry. Physalis alkekengi. The fruit, 

 which grows iu a husk, will keep all winter ; makes an excellent 

 preserve, 05 .50 5.00 



TURNIP. 



German, Eube. French, Navet. 



The Turnip is used both as a spring and fall crop. For early Turnips, sow as soon as the ground 

 is dry enough. Fall Turnips may be sown from the flrst week in July to the end of September. 

 Ruta-bagas should be sown in June or early in July, in drills eighteen inches apart. All the varieties 

 of Turnips should be thinned when large enough, six to nine inches apart in the drills, according to 

 size. Sowing should be done before rain if possible. The soil should be rich and well worked. One 

 mince u-Ul sow one hundred and fifty feet of drill; two pounds will sow an acre in drills; one 

 pound, will sotv an acre broadcast. 



Perpkt. Peroz. Per lb. 



Milan Extra Early. Best early sort in cultivation ; ten days earlier 

 tlum any other; white, Avith purple top; small compact strap 

 leaves; ilesli white, sweet, tender, and fine-grained, . , . .05 .10^0.60 



Purple Top Munich. Early, flat, smooth, medium sized variety of 



liandsome ai)])earance ; flesh white, ....... .05 .10 .00 



Purple Top "White Flat. Best variety for main garden ci op ; sure 

 cropper of excellent quality ; equallv good for spring or fall sow- 

 ings ; wliite flesh, . .* . ."^ " 05 .10 .50 



White Top Flat. Similar to the above in quality, 05 .10 .50 



Jersey Lily. The earliest and most perfect white Turnip grown, 



small tap-root and line form, 05 .10 .(iO 



White Six Weeks. Standard early wliite variety of fine quality, . .05 .10 .50 



White Egg. Perfectly smooth, medium large, almost egg-shape; 



lliu' quality; excellent fall Aariety, ...... .05 .10 .50 



