R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO’S SEED CATALOGUE. 1T 
LETTUCE (Lattich Salat.) 
The Lettuce is the best vegetable of the salad kind grown in the open air. It thrives best in a light, very rich, moist soil, with a dry 
substratum, but does well in a common garden soil enriched with rotted manure. For first crop sow in gentle heat in February, and trans~ 
plant to ten inches apart. For a summer supply, sow thinly in shallow drills, eighteen inches apart, and transplant, or thin out, leaving a 
foot between the plants. Sowings may be made from April to the end of August. One ounce of seed gives about four thousand plants. 
We make a specialty of the varieties of Lettuce grown in the vicinity of Boston, and the seed of these we offer is all home-grown, and 
saved with the utmost care. 
HITTINGER’S BELMONT FORCING LETTUCE. FARQUHARS’ LONG-STANDING LETTUCS. 
: Pkt. Oz. Lb, 
Boston Forcing Tennisball; White-Seeded. Forms fine, perfect heads very rapidly; crisp 
and very tender; a true strain on which growers for market rely almost exclusively for Heal 
ing under glass. Our seed is of the finest growth and from perfect heads . . 05 .40 $5.06 
Hittinger’ s Belmont Forcing. Larger than the above and almost as See of Recht 
quality and highly recommended for forcing . Saute eal eee L OM s400 1 5:08 
Grand Rapids Forcing. Crisp and tender; leaves frilled ; heads of fair size. Sole BEC ANE Ree, 
Farquhars’ Long=Standing. The earliest and finest head lettuce in cultivation for summer 
crops; every plant produces a fine, large, firm head; in the heated dry summer days this 
variety will be found to stand in head long after other sorts have run to seed; flavor excel- 
lent; very tender and free from all bittemess . - . IO 1,00 
Black-Seeded Tennisball. Excellent for open air culture ; “forms a " very ‘fine head: ‘compact, 
crisp and tender; select stock . . 05 -30 4.00 
White-Seeded Tennisball. Imported. Early, tender and free from bitterness. Runs early 
torséed'y as. Shh MGW. enkaTies Ate ene ete. CSL RACY 2:00 
Big Boston. Very large; ; good for out-of-door crops Bisa tl. Sh ne Ne Leh MME. ROG LOZ 13.00" 
Black-Seeded Butter. Very reliable sort of excellent, tender quality . d 1O5 HlgOh, 3.007 
Boston Fine Curled. Very early with finely-curled leaves ; valued for its attractiveness on table 
and good quality when young . . Ue! pv La Ne ee OS. 225. 2.50r 
Denver Market. Large heads, sweet and tender; leaves ‘crumpled . WT EAE oe PAI PIEVET apie: ALO SY) SIGE. 2.00" 
All The Year Round. Hardy, compact, close- heading cabbage eames Ue e.., 4.0 ee es MOR RG 2500 
Hanson. An excellent summer lettuce with very large heads . . Nema Pees ea hay O56 ZO) 2.00 
Blonde Blockhead. Heads of immense size; one of the finest . . . . . . . «se. + "05 125 © 2.50" 
Burpee’s Prize-Head. Handsome and very early-heading . ....... . 4. + 0§ .I§ 2.00 
Buttercup. Yellow; solid; medium-sized heads; excellent . . . Ree Lie ie hire eee ee OIG) «2 542,00 
Black=-Seeded Simpson. "A superior variety; large and compact heads LMR Metta eset tS) PaleGt 2.00% 
Early Curled Simpson, A leading early sort; very tender. . . . . . 1. 1 ss + 05 15 2.00 
Defiance. A large cabbage lettuce; crisp and tender. . . Ate Du, seharte y ets) OS AG.) 2.00" 
Tomhannock. Leaves almost white, upright and loose; very lrandebitie nse bt edhe, {saa aos: HOS eB Sut s.00 
Salamander Head. Popular summer variety; very crisp and fine . . 05) RS 2.00 
Deacon. Unsurpassed variety; heads large, pea and the inner leaves tender and without 
any bitter taste; one of the best . . We oer eee Shih ees fa nlle’ SOS wis2Oe 2.00 
Drumhead. Favorite out-of-door variety ; large, crisp leaves . . Setiso hina 42. Ai) GO5 eth san2100 
Henderson’s New York. Of unusual size and solidity; crisp and eonilere Ie pk ors 24 .O§ 1-20) 2.00 
Satisfaction. Favorite English head lettuce; highly recommended. . . . . . . . . « 005 «15 2.00 
Trout, or Spotted. Most tender lettuce on the list; spotted leaves. . ter eee aed 1-05, 229801 « 3.00 
Brown Dutch. The hardiest lettuce grown; best for very early out-of- doors | crop . ley 671-0 5h. Oar sey 2.00: 
Blood Red. Very productive with red leaves; heads of good size . . OGgO! 3.00 
Trianon Self-Closing Cos. Of upright ae with long, narrow leaves which form close 
Heads-. .. Ta) \ oniOlstae opr asns y 2160 
Paris White Cos, or Romaine. Very early ; requires tying Ac bleu Galt Yes eh 05 .15 2.00 
MUSTARD. (Sex) 
Sow in shallow drills a foot apart ; several sowings may be made for a succession. Ove ounce to forty feet of drill. Pkt. Oz. Lb, 
White. Best variety for salads, sometimes used as “ greens ” AGM ae rae al Bean of at el KI G2 LO) Oe ZO" 
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