8 R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO!S SEED CATALOGUE: ; 
CELERY — Continued. Pkt. Oz. %4Lb. 
Early Arlington. Of large, quick growth; profitable market sort . . . . . . . - - . .05 .30 $1.00 
Kalamazoo. A favorite sort in the West for early market crops . . . ........ 
Celeriac, Erfurt Giant. (Turnip Rooted.) The round, solid heads are used as a salad when 
boiled and sliced . wiped Peel sbay id hha Gee hs alan pee Aa cabal ge ows ae ges eee at eget ee : 
Celery Seed for Flavoring. Used in flavoring pickles, etc. Lb. 4o cents . . . . . . . .05 -I10 .20 
Celery Plants. See end of Catalogue. 
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. Perfectiy 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. (Gartenkerbel.) 
Pkt. Oz. Lb. 
Curled Chervil. The young plants are used for flavoring. Sowin May . .-. . . . . . .05 .20 $2.00 
CRESS, or PEPPERGRASS. § (Kresse.) 
Used as salads and for garnishing. Pkt: }Oz Sein: 
Extra Curled. Excellent for salads; sow in shallow drills one foot apart in April and make 
successive sowing every ten days eee yecotee crs Nest. cS 05 -10 $0.60 
Upland. A perennial variety, similar in taste to the Water Cress . . .*. . . . . . . . .1O 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. Oxe 
quart to two hundred hills ; ten quarts to an acre. 
Selected Ears, each, by mail, 10 cents. 
Farquhars’ 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, writes: “7 
have tried your Early Sweet Corn, ‘ First Crop, and hereafter I 
shall discard the Cory for tt. . Yours is very fine in quality. tis 
the first Sweet Early I ever had.” Pkt.,.10; qt., 30; peck, $1.50. 
Sas 
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, $1.25. 
Burbank’s Early Maine. Very early, sweet and juicy; quite dwarf. 
PEt. tO. Gis -205 peck, wil.2 5. 
Lackey’s Early. An early eight-rowed sort of small size. Pkt., .10; 
qt., .25; -peck, $1.25. 
Cory. Very early and dwarf; kermels large and reddish; quality only 
fairly good. Pkt, .10; qt., .25; peck, $1.25. 
White Cory. Similar to the above but free from the objectionable 
color. Pkt., .10; qt., .25;-peck, $1.25. 
Early Minnesota. L[ight-rowed; of excellent quality and quite early. 
PEt; .10; qt:,).25;3 peck $ree5. 
Early Concord. Larger and somewhat later than Crosby’s. Pkt., .10; 
qt., .25; peck, $1.25. 
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. 
Perry’s Hybrid. Dwarf; twelve-rowed; large ears; very sweet: 
PkE.> 10); qt:, -255 peck, pl.25 
Farquhars’ 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 
ears, each, 10 cents. Pkt., .10; qt., .30. 
Country Gentleman. A main-crop variety; sweet, tender and deli- 
cious. Pkt., .10; qt., .25; peck, $1.25. 
Hickox Improved. An excellent second-early; sweet and productive. 
kt, -103,qt., -25 ; peck, $1.25. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. The finest late variety; ears twelve to sixteen- 
FARQUHARS’ FIRST-CROP SUGAR’CORN. 
rowed, very large and remains fit for use longer than any other; the Pkt. Qt. Peck. 
stalks are very tall and valuable for fodder STS eee A ee i eee -LO .25 $1.25 
Mammoth Sweet. The largest-eared variety of all; talland late; fine flavo . . .. . . .t0 .26 1.2 
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Black Mexican. Medium early; remarkably sweet andtender . ........ =. =. «10 .25 1.25 
Egyptian. _ The sweetest and tallest late com; flavor delicious... . . 1 s+ 4 * sm sis jou lOP ES 
