3 R. &°/. FARQUHAR &* CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



CELERIAC. Pkt . 0z KLb 



Celeriac, Erfurt Giant. (Turnip Rooted.) The round, solid heads are used as a salad when 



boiled and sliced 05 .20 .60 



CHIVES. 



Grown for their tops, which are used wherever the flavor of onion is required. Planted in small clumps in 

 any common garden soil they will grow readily and increase. Perfectly hardy, and should be in every garden. 

 Chives ; Roots. Per bunch, .15; per dozen bunches, $1.00. By mail, add 5 cents per bunch for postage. 



CHERVIL. (Garte?ikerbel.) Pkt 0z Lb 

 Curled Chervil. The young plants are used for flavoring. Sow in May 05 .15 $1.00 



CRESS, or PEPPERQRASS. (Kresse.) 



Used as salads and for garnishing. 



Extra Curled. Excellent for salads ; sow in shallow drills one foot apart in April and make 



successive sowing every ten days , .05 .10 $0.50 



Upland. A perennial variety, similar in taste to the Water Cress 05 .10 1.00 



Water. Sow in damp soil or by the side of a pond or stream of water , .... .10 .40 4.50 



CORN, SWEET. (Welschkorn.) 



Culture. Select a warm soil, if possible, especially for the earlier varieties, which should not be planted 

 before the middle of May. Successive plantings should be made every two weeks till July. Plant in hills three 

 or four feet apart, in thoroughly manured soil. One quart to two hundred hills ; ten quarts to an acre. 

 Farquhar's First-Crop Sugar. Superior to all other very early sorts, being larger, earlier and very much 



sweeter; of dwarf habit; kernels white; ears eight-rowed and of good size. The standard sort for first crop. 



W. H. Hutchins, Esq., Worcester, w 7 rites: " I have tried your Early Sweet Corn, '■First Crop? and hereafter 



I shall discard Ihe Cory for it. . . Yours is very fine in quality. It is the first Sweet Early I ever had." 



Pkkt., .10; qt., .30; peck, $1.50; bushel, $5.00. ^~ 



Early Crosby. A dwarf, remarkably sweet, early sort with ears set low, usually twelve-rowed, of good size 



with white kernels seed very carefully selected and of original stock. Pkt., .10; qt., .25; peck, $1.00; 



bushel, $3.50. 

 Burbanks' Early Maine. Very early, sweet and juicy; quite dwarf. Pkt., .10; qt., .20; peck, $1.25 , 



bushel, $4.00. 

 Metropolitan. An extra early, large ears averaging 9 inches long, 10 to 12 rowed; tender and rich in flavor. 



Pkt., .10; qt., .30; peck, $1.50; bushel, $4.50. 

 Cory. Very early and dwarf ; kernels large and reddish; quality only fairly good. Pkt., .10 ; qt., .25 ; peck,. 



$1.25; bushel, $4.00. 

 White Cory. Similar to the above but free from the objectionable color. Pkt., .10; qt., .30; peck, $1.50; 



bushel, .$5.00. 

 Early Minnesota. Eight-rowed; of excellent quality and quite early. Pkt., .10; qt., .20; peck, $1.25; 



bushel, $4.50. 

 Early Concord. Larger and somewhat later than Crosby's. Pkt., .10 ; qt., .25 ; peck, $1.00 ; bushel, $3.50. 

 Early Champion. A second early corn, 12 rowed ; very large, handsome ears. Very sweet and tender. Pkt. 7 



.10; qt., .30; peck, $1.25; bushel $4.00. 

 Potter's Excelsior, or Squantum Sugar. Twelve-rowed, ears of good size, one of the sweetest and best 



main-crop varieties; very tender quality. Pkt., .10; qt., .25 ; peck, $1.25 ; bushel, $4.00. 

 Perry's Hybrid. Dwarf; 12 rowed; large ears; very sweet. Pkt., .10; qt., .25 ; peck, $1.25; bushel, $4.00. 

 Washington. A favorite variety with Boston growers, medium late, 16 to 18-rowed irregular; ears large; 



superior in tenderness and flavor. Pkt., .10; qt., .25; peck, $1.25; bushel, $4.00. 

 Farquhar's Banana. The sweetest and most delicious table corn in cultivation; the corn for the epicure ; 



ears of medium size, irregular-rowed; kernels narrow and very deep ; exceedingly tender. Selected ear*, 



each, 10 cents. Pkt., .10; qt., .40; peck, $2.00. 

 Country Gentleman. A main-crop variety; sweet, tender and delicious. Pkt., .10; qt., .30 ; peck, $1.50: 



bushel, $5.00. 

 Hickox Improved. An excellent second early; sweet and productive. Pkt., ,10; qt., .25; peck, $1.25: 



bushel, $4.00. 

 Stowell's Evergreen. The finest late variety ; ears 12 to 16-rowed, very large and remains fit for use longer 



than any other; the stalks are very tall and valuable for fodder. Pkt., .10; qt., .25 ; peck, $1.25 ; bushel , $4.00. 

 Mammoth Sweet. The largest-eared variety of all ; tall and late ; fine flavor. Pkt., .10 ; qt.,25; peck, $1.25; 



bushel. $4.00. 

 Black Mexican. Medium early; remarkably sweet and tender. Pkt., .10 ; qt., .25 ; peck, $1.25 ; bushel, $4.00- 

 Egyptian. The sweetest and tallest late corn ; flavor delicious. Pkt., .10; qt.,25; peck, $1.25; bushel, $4.00. 



Half-bushel of one variety at bushel rate. 



Selected Ears of the following varieties at .10 each by mail. .75 per doz. by express : 



Farquhar's First Crop Sugar. Mammoth. Stowell's Evergreen. 



Original Potter's Excelsior. Early Crosby. Black Mexican. 

 Country Gentleman. Farquhar's Banana. 



LAWN GRASS AND OTHER GRASS AND CLOVER SEEDS offered on pages 22=25. We 

 have every confidence in recommending the GRASS SEED MIXTURES FOR PERMANENT 

 PASTURES and MEADOWS ; listed on page 23. Many of the Natural Grasses on page 24, will 

 be found VALUABLE ADDITIONS to the ordinary sowing of Timothy, Red Top and Clover. 



