R. <&-/. FARQUIIAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



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Pkt. Oz. Lb. 



,15 $T.25 



• l 5 

 .10 

 .10 

 .10 



.10 

 .10 



Fordhook 



Canada Crookneck. 



10 

 10 

 10 



10 



SQUASH — Continued. 

 Hubbard. The standard winter Squash j more highly esteemed than any variety for dryness, 

 flavor, productiveness and fine keeping qualities ; shell dark green, very hard ; flesh very 



thick and of fine flavor >0 q 



Chicago Warted Hubbard. This new squash has warty knobs all over it; flesh thick and 



rich. Splendid keeper >0! - 



Bay State. Blue, very hard shell ; for fall and winter • ,05 



Marblehead. Resembles the Hubbard but has gray skin; excellent 05 



Faxon. Medium size; flavor remarkably sweet; dry and mealy ; varies in form and color . . .05 

 Sibley, or Pike's Peak. Of superior flavor and very dry; shell pale green, very hard ; pro- 

 ductive and keeps well r 



Perfect Gem. Round, white; fine quality ; good for fall or winter 05 



Delicata. Oblong; earliest of the vine Squashes; of excellent quality and keeps well; remark- 

 ably productive c 



l)ry, fine and very sweet; medium size ; keeps well 05 



Small, well-known winter sort ; green skin 05 



Winter Crookneck. Good keeper ; bugs or borers rarely trouble the two latter sorts ... .05 

 Yellow Mammoth, Grows to an enormous size, often weighing nearly two hundred pounds ; 



requires high cultivation c .jc 



Vegetable Marrow. For summer use ; favorite English bush Squash 05 .20 



SPINACH. (Spinat.) 



This is best developed and most tender and succulent when grown in very rich soil. For summer use sow early in spring in drills 

 rifteen inches apart, and make successive sowings every two weeks. For spring use sow in September, and cover lightly in November with 

 hght litter. One ounce will sow one hundred feet 0/ drill ; ten to twelve pounds an acre. p kt <-» i/ Lb Lc 



Round Thick=Leaved. A standard sort; equally good for early spring or fall sowing; leaves 



are thick, succulent and tender ot - #IO -T r ^. 



Long=Standing. Of delicious tender quality; dark green; the longest standing before 



running to seed OS .io .15 



Savoy =Leaved, or Bloomsdale. Large, tender, curled leaves ; fine i05.ro .1 5 



Victoria. A new variety with thick dark green leaves. The best long standing Spinach for 



market or private garden .05 .10 .15 



Prickly Seeded. Very hardy and vigorous ; leaves arrow-shaped .05 .10 .is 



New Zealand. Entirely distinct with very large seeds ; makes a low spreading plant from 

 which delicious, tender greens can be gathered the entire summer. May be started in a 

 hot-bed and transplanted or sown out-of-doors when the ground is warm, allowing two feet 

 between the plants .05 



1.25 

 1. 00 



•75 



■7. ; 



75 



■7i 



•7: 

 •75 

 75 

 ■71 



1.5c 



3: 

 21 



V 



15 .30 uo; 



TOMATO. {Liebes Apfel.) 



Sow thinly about the first week in March in a hot-bed, greenhouse, window or sitting room, where the temperature is never below 60' 

 When two inches high set out the plants in boxes, about four inches apart, or pot singly. If again transplanted before setting out, the 

 plants will be greatly benefitted. About the first of June they may be transferred to the open ground. Set them deeply, four feet apart 

 and a shovelful of rotted manure should be mixed in the earth of each hill. For early Tomatoes choose a sunny knoll and light sandy loam, 

 if possible. If the vines are trained on trellis the fruit will be finer and larger. There are about two thousand Tomato seeds in an ounce. 



Farquhars' Faultless Early. The standard early tomato. 



Uniformly medium size; handsome, perfectly round fruit 



of great density ; incomparable ; superior to all other 



varieties for early and main-crop. This stock has been 



so carefully selected that it is sure to give the most critical 



grower every satisfaction. Pkt., .10; oz., .30. 

 May's Favorite. One of the finest in every respect ; very 



early ; smooth and uniformly handsome ; the leading 



growers around Boston prefer it to all others. Otir seed 



from originator's select stock. Pkt., .10 ; oz., .30 ; %\b., $1.00. 

 Dwarf Champion. Quite distinct and very early; stem up- 

 right with few branches ; beautiful solid fruit close to the 



stem. Pkt., .05; oz., .25; j^lb., .75. 

 Pedigree Dwarf Champion. A select stock of Dwarf 



Champion, every seed being saved from a round, smooth 



fruit, perfect in every respect and of the Prize Specimen 



grade. For family gardens unexcelled. Pkt., .10; oz., 



•3° 



lb., #1,00. 



FARQUHARS FAULTLESS EARLY TOMATO. 



President Cleveland. Excelling all others in solidity; 



smoothness, and fine quality ; evenly large ; ripens clear 



up to the stem and first-class in very respect ; wonderfully 



productive. Pkt., .05 ; oz., .30 ; %\h., $1.00. 

 Atlantic Prize. One of the earliest and best • remarkably 



productive. Pkt., .05 ; oz., .25; ^lb., .75. 



Stone. (Livingstone.) Large; perfectly smooth ; scarlet; one of the best 05 



Beauty. (Livingstone.) Pinkish red; large, smooth, thick flesh 05 



Favorite. (Livingstone.) One of the handsomest; very smooth 05 



Perfection. (Livingstone.) Early; evenly large, and very productive . • ' 05 



Lorillard. Early; bright glossy red; fine flavor • • 05 



Acme. Medium; red; smooth and very fine 05 



Boston Market. Well known and deservedly popular; scarlet 05 



Essex Early Smooth. Early and medium size; excellent family sort 05 



Sutton's Peachblow. The fruit is of very attractive appearance distinctly its own. It is of 



excellent flavor and yields enormously in clusters 10 



Conference. Entirely distinct; the variety chiefly used in England for forcing. Size rather 



small; color deep red ; quality most superior 05 



Pkt. Oz. #Lb. 



•0 1 

 • 2 S 



•75 



.25 



•75 



.25 



•75 



• 2 5 



•75 



■25 



•75 



• 2 S 



•75 



• 2 5 



1. 00 



.25 



.25 



