& J. FARQUHAR & CO., BOSTON. VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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POTATOES. 



Prices Subject to Variations of the Market. 



A good, sandy loam produces the best potatoes, but they can be grown on all kinds of soil. New or pasture land, with the turf 

 fefreshly turned, produces the finest crop. Make furrows of good depth, 3 feet apart. Scatter a liberal dressing of phosphate or decayed 

 stable manure along the drill, and set the seed about 10 inches apart in the rows. Cover with about 2 inches of soil, and begin to culti- 

 vate when the plants are well up. At each successive hoeing, bring additional soil about the plants. A change of seed is the best anti- 

 tdote for disease. Four barrels are sufficient to -plant one acre in drills. 



EARLY VARIETIES. 



Early White Albino. This valuable new early variety is a good 

 cropper. The skin and flesh are extremely white, of exceptionally 

 good cooking quality and very prolific, fully as early as the Early 

 Rose in maturing, and of good keeping qualitv. 



Bbl.,Sackof 165 lbs., 6.50; bush., 2.50; pk., .75 

 Irish Cobbler. A fine extra early sort, producing plump, hand- 

 some tubers of good size and excellent quality. The tubers are 

 a beautiful creamy white with strong well-developed eyes slightly 

 indented. A popular variety. 



Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 4.75; bush., 2.00; pk., .60 

 Early Rose. The popular standard early variety. Skin red and 

 white, uniform in size and very productive. 



Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 4.75; bush., 2.00; pk., .60 



MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES. 



Snow. This potato is of handsome shape, a vigorous grower, and 

 ripens uniformly; a good keeper and one of the most popular 

 varieties. The flesh is white, and of fine eating quality. 



Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 6.00; bush., 2.50; pk., .75 



New Queen. A grand potato, resembling Beauty of Hebron in 

 color, size and shape, but much earlier and more prolific, with 

 few small tubers. The quality is excellent, the flesh being pure 

 white and of the dry, mealy texture so much desired in a table 

 potato. Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 4.75; bush., 2.00; pk., .60 



Beauty of Hebron. An early and popular variety extensively 

 grovm for winter use. The tubers are smooth, white, sUghtly 

 tinged with pink, and of superb flavor. 



Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 4.75; bush., 2.00; pk., .60 



MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES— Coniinwed. 



Clyde. This variety resembles the Green Mountain, having the- 

 same heavy vine of a dark green color. The tubers are white, 

 oval in shape, and set closely in the hills, the quaUty being un- 

 excelled. . . . Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 6.00; bush., 2.50; pk., .75- 



LATE VARIETIES. 



Norcross. A valuable late variety growing a thrifty upright top- 

 with large leaves and is above the average to withstand blight. 

 The tubers are large, oval, perfect in shape, and of excellent 

 table quality. Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 5.00; bush., 2.25; pk., .65 



Vermont Gold Coin. Splendid late variety of vigorous growth 

 and very productive. The tubers are of good size with small 

 eyes and thin skin. The flesh is white and of fine flavor. 



Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 4.75; bush., 2.00; pk., .6a 



Green Mountain. This is unsurpassed for main crop. Tlie 

 tubers are white, of flat oval shape, smooth, handsome, and of 

 excellent quality. It is a heavy cropper, small tubers being 

 seldom present. Bbl., Sack of 165 lbs., 4.75; bush., 2.00; pk., .60 



SWEET POTATOES. 



Rooted slips ready in May. The young plants should be set 

 in May in hills about 4 feet apart and 5 inches above the ground 

 level. A hght soil and sunny location is preferable. 



Yellow Nansemond. Early; productive; the best for general 

 culture Per 100, .75; by maU, .90- 



