R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



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SUGAR BEETS and MANGEL-WURZEL. 



10 lbs. and over of one variety at .25 per lb. £ lb. of any variety, .15. ^^ 



Pkt. Oz. Lb. df^l^ir^m, 



Klein Wanzeleben Sugar Beet. One of the best (^SS^^^W^R^ 



for sugar making 05 .10 $0.30 -^kfk^WV^ 



Lane's Improved Sugar Beet. Large, hardy, /^^^^^^^^ 



productive and excellent 05 .10 .30 W^'^^^^^^^^^^M/f, 



White Silesian Sugar Beet. Nutritious and fef^' 



highly valued for feeding 05 .10 .30 y^'^^^M^^^^^^' 



Mangel-Wurzel, Mammoth Long Red. The k^M^ff^m^^&^ 



variety generally grown for stock,- roots uni- ^''^i^^^^wJPjS^^^ 



formly large and well formed ; yields enormously .05 .10 .30 -^m^i 



/Vlangel=Wurzel, Norbitan Giant. A long, red variety of Pkt. Oz. Lb. 

 great size and superior quality; very solid and an excellent 

 keeper . . 05 .10 .30 



Mangel=Wurzel, Yellow Globe. Adapted for shallow soils; 



very solid 05 .10 .30 



/VLangel-Wurzel, Red Globe. Somewhat larger than Yellow 



Globe 05 .10 .30 Qm 



/Vlangel=Wurzel, Golden Tankard. A greatly improved sort ^^^^^ 



of cylindrical form with small top ; roots very large and solid ; ^^^^M^Mii 



flesh yellow 05 .10 .40 ^Ja^Op^ 



BROCCOLI. (Spargel Kohl.) ^St 



This vegetable resembles the Cauliflower, but is hardier. vrspliisl^ 



For cultivation, see Cauliflower. cf^'^"' 



White Cape. Heads white, close and compact ; a standard sort. .^^ 



Pkt., .05; oz., .40; Jib., $1.25; lb., $4.00. "'%£. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. (Sfirossm Kohl.) '^^sjlBf* 



Produces along the whole length of the stem a number of small sprouts resem- 

 oling miniature cabbages of one or two inches in diameter, of excellent flavor. The 

 seed should be sown about the middle of May, in a seed-bed, and the plants after- 

 wards set in rows two feet or more apart, and cultivated like cabbage. This vegetable 

 does not require extremely high cultivation, however. It is ready for use late in 

 autumn, after the early frosts. One oztnee of seed produces abord fifteen hundred plants. SCRYMger's giant Brussels sp 



Aigburth. The finest variety to be had. In a trial of iZ sorts at Chiswick this sprout was Pkt. Oz. 



placed first , .10 .30 



Paris Market. Fine variety ; of half-dwarf growth .05 .20 



Selected English. Sprouts tender and of a rich flavor after frost .05 .20 



Scrymger's Giant. Closely covered with large compact sprouts. The very best sort . .05 .20 



CARDOON. (Kardon.) 



Grown for the mid-ribs of the leaves, which are blanched in the same manner as celery. Pkt. Oz. 



Large Spanish. The best sort • 10 .25 



CARROT. (Mochre.) 



The Horn Carrots are grown for early use and in shallow soils ; in flavor 

 they are more delicate than the medium and long varieties. 



The latter require deep soil, thoroughly enriched with old manure ; fresh 

 manure tends to produce forked and worm-eaten roots. 



Before sowing make the surface smooth and fine. Sow in April and May, 

 in drills about half an inch deep and a foot or more apart. Thin as soon as 

 large enough, leaving the plants from three to eight inches apart, according to 

 variety, and keep free from weeds. One o?ince of seed is stifficient for one hun- 

 dred feet of drill ; three to four pounds for an acre. 



Earliest Scarlet French Forcing. For forcing; small, 



round and tender. Pkt., 05; 02., 15; lb., $1.50. 

 Early Scarlet Horn. Thick roots of medium size and fine 



color; the variety generally grown for early use and for 



bunching. Pkt., 05 ; oz., .15; lb., $1.50 

 Guerande, or Ox Heart. Short ; thick ; much larger than J^ 



Early Horn. Pkt., .05; oz., .10; lb., $1.25. 

 Chantenay. Form half-long; stump-rooted; fine-grained; j 



small core. Pkt., .05; oz., .10; lb., $1.25. |_ 



Dan vers Half = Long. Best main crop variety ; fine form and * 



color; half -long with small tap-root ; productive and keeps j^^ v '^^^^|^^^^^g| 



well. Pkt., .05; oz., .10; lb., $1.25. 

 Selected Danvers Half- Long. Grown from 



selected roots from the original "Barker" Seed. Perfectly 



smooth, fine grained and unsurpassed in yield. Pkt., .05 ; danvers half-long carrot. 



oz., 20 ; lb,, $2.00. 

 Half=Long Scarlet. Fine-grained variety of medium size. 



Pkt., .05; oz., .15; lb., $1.25. , 



Improved Long Orange. Roots large and long; yields 



enormously in deep soil. Pkt., .05; oz., .10; lb.. $1.00. 

 White Belgian. Large, long-rooted variety ; valuable for stock be" '10 



CHICORY. (Cickorien.) 



Cultivate same as carrot. One ounce of seed to one hundred and fifty feet of drill. Pkt. Oz. 



Large=Rooted. The young leaves, when blanched, are used for salads *°5 - I0 



ROUT. 



£Lb. Lb. 



•75 2 -5° 



•50 1.75 

 .60 2.00 



•5° I -75 



£Lb. 



•7 5 



Lb. 

 '.50 



1 Lb. Lb. 

 .15 $0.50 



\ Lb. Lb. 

 •35 $1.25 



