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



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PEPPER — Continued. Pkt 0z Lb. 



Celestial. Very early and profuse bearer; vivid scarlet when ripe 05 .25 $2.50 



Red Cherry. Small, round, smooth ; glossy scarlet fruit 05 .25 2.50 



Coral Gem Bouquet. Productive and wonderfully handsome, covered with small bright coral 



red fruits which are quite hot and splendid seasoning; a perfect bouquet 05 .30 3.50 



Chili. The best for Pepper sauce ; small, narrow, bright scarlet pods 05 .25 2.50 



POTATOES. {Kartoffel) 

 Prices Subject to Variations of the Market. 



A good, sandy loam pro- 

 duces the best potatoes, 

 but they can be grown od 

 all kinds of soil. New or 

 pasture land, with the turf 

 freshly turned, produces 

 the finest crop. Make fur- 

 rows of good depth, three 

 feet apart. Scatter a lib- 

 eral dressing of phosphate 

 or decayed stable manure 

 along the drill, and set the 

 seed about ten inches apart 

 in the rows. Very small 

 potatoes should not be 

 used for seed. Large 

 tubers may be cut in two 

 or three pieces, leaving 

 only one or two eyes od 

 each. Cover with about 

 two inches of soil, and be- 

 gin to cultivate when the 

 plants are well up. At 

 each successive hoeing, 

 bring additional soil about 

 the plants. A change ol 

 seed is the best antidote 

 for disease. Nine bushel* 

 are sufficient to plant one 

 acre in drills. 



BEAUTY OF HEBRON. 



By mail three pounds of any of the undernoted sorts for $1.00. 



EARLY. 



Peck. Bush. Bbl 



Early Rose. The Standard Variety for earliness, productiveness and good quality ....... • • . , . , 60 $1.75 $4.00 



Beauty of Hebron. Early potato of excellent quality and handsome appearance. It can safely be classified with the 



heaviest yielders. Its keeping qualities for an early kind are unexcelled ; will keep until late in spring 60 1.75 4.00 



Bovee. It is of the Early Hebron type. Vine growth dwarf and stocky. Potatoes have, a pink skin, are smooth, hand- 

 some, fine quality and yield heavily 



Clark's No. 1. It resembles the Early Rose so closely that only an expert can tell any difference. It crops well, 



flesh fine and white, a few days earlier than the Rose .60 1.75 



New Queen. Seedling, from the old Beauty of Hebron, which it closely resembles in color and form; a vigorous 



grower, producing large crops with but few small potatoes; earlier than the Rose, and a good general cropper . . . .60 1,75 4.00 



.75 2.00 450 

 4.00 



Bbl 



HEDIUH EARLY. 



improved Green Mountain. One of the best yielders, free from blight and rot, keeps well in cellars, never is out 



of season for the table ; color white; form round or oval ; smooth skinned, shallow eye, a grand field cropper . . .50 $1.75 $4.25 



I ATF 



Peck. Bush. Bbl 

 Carman No. 3. The handsomest large round potato ever produced ; every potato perfect in form. " It ranks with the 



best for yield and table use. It has no dark spots nor hollow hearts 60 $1.75 $4.00 



Rural New Yorker No. 2. Always produces a large crop of good potatoes ; pure white skin and flesh. Eyes few 



and shallow. Heavy yielder 60 1.75 4 00 



Sir Walter Raleigh. Forty potatoes in one bushel. Some weigh two pounds. Too much cannot be said in its 



favor ; it yields, practically, no small potatoes. Few eyes ; flesh white fine grained exceeding in quality many of 



the early varieties . . . ■ ,...•.,..•...,.....*.. .60 1 75 4.25 



PUMPKIN. (Curbis.) 



Oz. Lb. 



.15 $1 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 



.50 

 .25 

 .60 

 .60 



.10 



.60 



.10 



.60 



Grown for feeding stock; the finer grained varieties make excellent pies. Cultivation similar to Squashes. Pkt. 



Mammoth. Saved from specimens weighing over 100 pounds 05 



Connecticut Field. Excellent for stock; very heavy cropper 05 



Sugar, or Sweet. Finegrained; sweet and prolific; excellent for pies 05 



Cheese. Flat ; one of the best for family use < 05 



Nantucket, or Negro. Small, dark shell, warted; fine flavor; the variety from which the old-fashioned Pumpkin 



pies were made 05 



Winter Luxury. A round Pumpkin with smooth yellow skin, finely netted ; flesh very thick, sweet and of excellent 



flavor ; the best variety for pies • 05 



RHUBARB. (Rhabarber.) 



A deep rich soil, trenched to the depth of two feet, is best for Rhubarb. It is usually propagated from plants. Pkt. 



Linnaeus. Early, large, tender 05 



Victoria. Large, late, good old sort 05 



Monarch. The best sort; very tender throughout the entire summer, never becoming stringy 05 



Roots. See page 26. 



SALSIFY, Or OYSTER PLANT. (Haferwurzel.) 



A most delicious vegetable.* It is used stewed, boiled or fried, and sometimes as a salad. When cooked it has an oyster flavor. 

 Cultivation the same as for Carrots or Parsnips. An ounce will sow fifty feet; about seven pounds an acre. Pkt. Oz. Lb. 



Mammoth Sandwich Island. True. Large and superior ; very fine flavor 05 .15 $150 



Long White French. Delicious when cooked ; roots of medium size 05 .15 1 25 



02 



Lb. 



.25 $1.50 

 .25 1.50 

 .30 2.00 



SEA KALE. (Meerkohl.) 



Sow one inch deep in drills; thin to six inches; transplant the following spring three feet apart. 

 Sea Kale. The blanched shoots are used like Asparagus ; very tender 



Pkt. Oz. Lb. 

 .05 .30 $3.0« 



