R. & J. FARQUHAR & COU’S SEED CATALOGUE. 5 
SUGAR BEETS and MANGEL~WURZEL. 
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Klein Wanzeleben Sugar Beet. One of the best 
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Lane’s Improved Sugar Beet. Large, hardy, 
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White Silesian Sugar Beet. Nutritious and 
highly valued forfeeding’ . . . 2. 1. 5 4. 
Mangel=-Wurzel, Mammoth Long Red. The 
variety generally grown for stock; roots uni- 
formly large and well formed; yields enormously .05 .I0  .40 
Mangel=-Wurzel, Golden-Yellow Mammoth. Flesh bright Pkt. 
golden yellow; exceedingly rich and nutritious i one 
Mangel-Wurzel, Norbitan Giant. A long, red variety of 
great size and superior quality; very solid and an excellent 
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Mangel=-Wurzel, Yellow Globe. Adapted for shallow soils; 
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Mangel=Wurzel, Golden Tankard. A greatly improved sort 
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Mangel=-Wurzel, Yellow Ovoid. Flesh yellow; productive 
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BROCCOLI. (Spargel Koki.) 
This vegetable resembles the,Cauliflower, but is hardier. 
For cultivation, see Cauliflower. 
White Cape. Heads white, close and compact; a standard sort. 
Pkt., .05; 0z., .30;1b,. $3.00. 
SCRYMGEk’S GIANT BRUSSELS SPROUT. 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS. (Sprossen Koni.) 
Produces along the whole length of the stem a number of small sprouts resembling miniature cabbages ot 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 afterwards 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 ounce of seed produces about Jifteen hundred plants. 
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Paris Market. The finest variety; of half-dwarf growth, . . . 
Selected English. Sprouts tender and of a rich flavor after frost 
Scrymger’s Giant. Closely covered with large compact sprouts. The very best sort . . . .10 BOP a Z.GG 
CARDOON. (Kardon. 
‘Grown for the mid-ribs of the leaves, which are blanched in the same manner as celery. Pkt Ozamlabe 
10 .30 $3.00 
Large Spanish. The best sort RET WT TUONO aN, Alte ee EC Ora EAE 
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. Sowin April and May, 
in drills about halt an inch deep and afoot or more apart. Thin as soon as 
darge enough, ieaving the plants from three to eight inches apart, according to 
variety, and keep free from weeds. One ounce of seed is sufficient 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; oz., 15; lb., $1.25. 
Early Scarlet Horn. Thick roots of medium size and fine 
color; the variety generally grown for early use and for 
bunching. Pkt.,05; oz.,.10; lb., $1.25. 
‘Guerande, or Ox Heart. Short; thick; much larger than 
Early Hom. Pkt., .05; 0z., .10; lb., $1.00. 
Chantenay. Form half-long; stump-rooted; fine-grained; 
small core. Pkt.,.05; 0z.,.10; lb., $1.00. 
Danvers Half-Long. Best main crop variety; fine form and 
color; half-long with small tap-root; productive and keeps 
well. Pkt., 05; 0z., .105 1b., $1.25, 
Half-Long Scarlet.  Fine-grained variety of medium size. 
Bikktey 265.4, 025 20-55 lbiy 62.25. 
Improved Long Orange. Roots large and long; yields DANES: TCO NGOS Or: 
enormously in deep soil. Pkt., .05; 0z., .10; lb., .80. PLE: Ozl" Lb 
White Belgian. Large, long-rooted variety; valuable forstock . . . . . . . . . . . 05 «10 $1.00 
CHICORY. (Cichorien.) 
Cultivate same as carrot. One ounce of seed to one hundred and fifty feet of drill. Pkt. Oz. Lb. 
Large-Rooted. The young leaves, when blanched, are used forsalads. . . , . . . . . .05 .I5 $1.50 
