R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO’S SEED CATALOGUE. If 
DANDELION.  (Lowenzahn.) 
Used as early spring ‘‘ greens”? and considered very healthful. The 
geed should be sown in May or June, in drills half an inch deep and fifteen A 
inches aparf. The crop will be ready for use next spring. A moist, heavy fi. S ea . ZW 
soil is preferable. One ounce of seed ts sufficient for two hundred feet of ‘ SMS x i \ Eg AN 
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improved Large=-Leaved. The finest variety; home-grown > a ‘& ae ee A OS 
seed. Pkt., .10; 0z., .40; Ib., $5.00. Mapu LA ti ) 
EGG PLANT. (£ierpjanze.) 
For perfect.on of growth, a very rich soil, plenty of moisture, and warm 
eveather 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 plants. 
Black Pekin. Very fine, large, globularfruit, of a dark, glossy, purple color; early, solid, and 
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New York Improved. Purple; the best for market and home use; very large, oval, heavyfruit, .10 .40 4.50 
Early Long Purple. Fruit longer and smaller than the above sorts; hardy, productive, early 
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ENDIVE. (Endivien.) 
One of our best salad plants. Fora first crop, sow about the middle of April; for successions, 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. Ove ounce of 
seed for seventyive feet of drill. 
Pkt Ozamalibs 
Green Curled. Hardy, finely curled; easily blanched; one of the best . . .... =. =. .05 .20 $2.00 
french Moss=Curled. Very finely curled with close, dense leaves. . . . - . . ~~» +» 05 +20 2.00 
White Curled. Blanches rapidly; excellent, and very tender. . 05 .25 2.00 
Broad=Leaved Batavian. (Z>scarolle.) Leaves long and broad, ine roan. concessional Semis Ol a 20. 2:00 
HORSE RADISH. 
Grown from small pieces of the roots. Plant the sets fifteen inches apart in rows two-and-a-half 
feet apart. 
Small Sets. Per dozen, to cents; per 100, 50 cents. 
KALE, or BORECOLE. § (Biéatter Koti.) 
The Kales are the most tender and delicate of all the cabbage family, and are improved in flavor 
after frost. For fall use, sow early in May, in a prepared bed, transplant in June, and treat in the same 
manner as cabbages. Owe ounce of seed produces about fifteen hundred plants. 
Dwarf Green-Curled. Leaves bright green and beautifully curled. Pkt., .o5; 
oz., 103 lb., $1.00. 
Winter, or German Greens. (Sprouts.) Sow in the end of August and treat 
as Spinach; excellent as spring greens, Pkt., .05; 0oz., .10; 1b., $1.00. 
Large-Seeded Spring, Used only for early greens, and should be sown in rows 
eighteen inches apart, as early as the ground can be worked. Pkt., .05; 02z.,.10; 
Ib., .30. 
GREEN-CURLED KALE, 
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Sow in May or June, in rows eighteen inches apart. Any ordinary soil, moderately rich, will answer. The bulbs, when about half 
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Early White Vienna. ‘The best for early and main crop; flesh white . . . . . . . . .08 .25 $2.00 
Early Purple Vienna. Bluish purple outside; flesh white . .......2.2.2.~, Ogee 2h 2.Od) 
Large White. Greenish white outside; flesh white; later . . . 2... HSE AN sisal ith ag 0 
LEEK. (Lawch.) 
The Leek is generally considered superior to the Onion for soups; it is very hardy, and easily cultivated. Sow in drills, a foot apart, in 
April, and transplant in July, in rows fifteen inches apart, and six inches from plant to plant. The plants should be set five inches deep, in 
rich, moist soil. Ove ounce will produce about one thousand plants. PkteuksOzeesedabs 
Musselburgh, or Scotch. Of large size and extra fine quality . . . . . . . . . . . .05 .30 $3.00 
Giant Carentan. Of mammoth size; hardy and excellent. . . . . . . . .. 1. 005 .30 3-00 
@arze Rouen. Leaves broad with short, very largestem  - . - .. «ww we ee 08 30) 3,00 
Cong Winter. Long and large; fine for main crop). ) kee kyo tension yd ey) emer) O51 25 4 2,00 
MARTYNIA. (Gemsenhorn.) 
Proboscidea. The green seed-pods make excellent pickles. Plant the seed early in June and 
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