10 R. & J. FARQUHAR & COlS SEED CATALOGUE. 
DANDELION. (Zowenzahn.) 
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 of seed is sufficient for two 
hundred feet of drill. 
Improved Large-Leaved. The finest variety; home- 
grown seed. Pkt., .10; 0z., .40; lb., $5.00. 
EGG PLANT, (£-pfanze.) 
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; 0z., .40; lb., $4.00. 
New York Improved. Purple; the best for market 
and home use; very large, oval, heavy fruit. Pkt., 
TOG 07; 401 beab4 SO. 
Early Long Purple. Fruit longer and smaller than the 
above sorts; hardy, productive, early and excellent. 
Pkt.;/.105) OZ. ~305 tlb,,.62-00- 
ENDIVE, (£2dvien.) 
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 EGG PLANT. 
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 theirnatural position around the heart, and tying the outer 
leaves together by their tips in cone form. Ovxe ounce 0f seed for seventy-five feet of drill. Pkt Oz-pleb 
Green Curled. Hardy, finely curled; easily blanched; one of the best .. .. ....+ ++ .05 .20 $2.00 
French Moss-Curled. Very finely curled with close, dense leaves . . . . . - + + + + + + -05 +20 2.00 
White Curled. Blanches rapidly; excellent, and very tender ......-.... ++ «+s 05 +25 2.00 
Broad-Leaved Batavian. (Zscarolle.) Leaves long and broad, thick and succulent. . . . .05 .20 2.00 
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, (4latter Koni.) 
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. Oxe ounce of seed produces about fifteen hundred 
plants. 
Dwarf Green-Curled. Leaves bright green and beautifully curled. 
Pkt.j7-05)5 OZ., -1O,y 1b, $1.00. 
Winter, or German Greens. (Sprouts.) Sow in the end of August 
and treat as Spinach; excellent as spring greens. Pkt., .05; 0z., .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. 
PKtyeOhs O27, £05 nlD.,1 gO: 
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. 
Pkt.; .05; 0z., 25; lb., $2.00. Pkt. “Oz. Lb: 
Early Purple Vienna. Bluish Purple outside; flesh white 5 $2.00 
Large White. Greenish white outside; flesh white; later ook a varie Gp de ea a oe en 
LEEK. (Zauch.) 
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. Ove ounce will produce about one thousand plants. Pktz-2Oz,. 
Musselburgh, or Scotch. Of large size and extra flne quality ......... .+ ++ .05 .30 $3.00 
Giant Carentan. Of mammoth size; hardy and excellent. . .. . . 5 «WG ". of cles me! 5 05 weegamearoor 
Large Rouen. Leaves broad with short, very large stemi, - . sti0 ft) rc) we 2 Ge ee Ome rer 
Long Winter. Long and large; fine for main crop... (o.0-5- isuse eipieee © =o 8 = © Oh eee 
MARTYNIA, (Gemsenhorn.) 
Pkt.% “Ozaesib; 
Proboscidea. The green seed-pods make excellent pickles, Plant the seed early in June, 
and thin, to two feetiapart: rs. at 2a Ges en At - .05 .40 $4.0 
