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



DANDELION. {Lowenzahn.) 



Used as early spring " greens " and considered very healthful. The 

 seed should be sown in May of June, in drills half an inch deep and 

 fifteen inches apart. The crop will be ready for use next spring. A 

 moist, heavy soil is preferable. One ounce 6/ seed is sufficient for two 

 hundred feet of drill. 



Improved Large=Leaved. The finest variety; home- 

 grown seed. Pkt.,.io; oz.,.50; # lb., $1.50; lb. ,$5.00, 



EQQ PLANT. {Eterpfianze) 



For perfection of growth, a very rich soil, plenty of moisture, and 

 warm weather 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, globular fruit, of a 



dark, glossy, purple color ; early, solid, and of 



superior flavor. Pkt., .10 ; oz., .40; lb., $4.00. 

 New York Improved. Purple; the best for market 



and home use; very large, oval, heavy fruit. Pkt., 



.10 ; oz., .40; lb., $4.50. 

 Early Long Purple. Fruit longer and smaller than the 



above sorts ; hardy, productive, early and excellent. 



Pkt., .10; oz., .30; lb., $3.00. 



ENDIVE. (Endivien.) 



One of our best salad plants. For a first crop, sow about the middle 

 of April ; for succession, small sowings may be made every month till 

 August, when the main planting 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 oute* 

 leaves together by their tips in cone form. One ounce of seed for seventy-five feet of drill. Pkt. Oz. Lb. 



De Ruffec. A large green curled variety. Outer leaves well cut and of a beautiful deep 



green color. Very hardy, making it a desirable variety for fall and winter 10 .20 $2.00 



Green Curled. Hardy, finely curled ; easily blanched ; one of the best 05 .15 I-5© 



French JVl0SS=Curled. Very finely curled with close, dense leaves 05-20 2.0c 



White Curled. Blanches rapidly ; excellent, and very tender 05 -20 2.00 



EGG PLANT. 



Broad-Leaved Batavian. {Escarolle.) Leaves long and broad, thick and succulent 



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, 10 cents; per 100, 50 cents. 



KALE, or BORECOLE. {Blatter km.) 



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. 0?ie mince of seed produces about fifteen hundred- 

 plants. 



Dwarf Green=Curled. Leaves bright green and beautifully curled. 



Pkt., .05 ; oz., .10; lb., $1.00. 

 Winter, or German Greens. (Sprouts.) Sow in the end of August 



and treat as Spinach; excellent as spring greens. Pkt., .05; oz., .10; 



lb., $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 ; oz., .10 ; lb., .30. 



KOHL=RABI. 



Sow in May or June, in rows eighteen inches apart. Any ordinary soil, moderately rich, 

 will answer. The bulbs, when about half grown, are boiled and served like turnips. 



Early White Vienna. The best for early and main crop; flesh white. 

 1'kt., .05 ; oz., 25; lb.. $2.50. 



Early Purple Vienna. Bluish Purple outside ; flesh white 



Large White. Greenish white outside ; flesh white ; later 



•o; -i 



1.5c 



GREEN-CUKLED KALB. 



Pkt. 

 .05 

 .05. 



Oz. Lb. 



.30 $3.00 

 .20 2.00 



LEEK. (Lauch.) 



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. One ounce will produce about one thousand plants. Pkt. Oz. Lb. 



Musselburgh, or Scotch. Of large size and extra fine quality 05 .20 $2.oc 



Giant Carentan. Of mammoth size ; hardy and excellent 05 .20 2.00 



1.5c 



Large Rouen. 

 Long Winter. 



Leaves broad with short, very large stem oc .20 



Long and large ; fine for main crop 05 .15 



MARTYN1A. (Gemsenhorn.) 



Pkt. Oz. Lb. 



Proboscidea. The green seed-pods make excellent pickles. Plant the seed early in June, 



an 



d thin to two feet apart 05 .30 $ 



3.0c 



