RR. & J. \ FARQUHAR & CO’US SEED .CATALOGUE. 19 
SQUASH — Continued. Pkt. Oz, Lb. 
Hubbard. Thesstandard winter Squash; more highly esteemed than any variety for dryness, 
flavor, productiveness and fine keeping qualities; shell dark green, very hard; flesh very 
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Bay State. Blue, very hard shell; for fall and winter dak Wl a a el eg Rt So RRR a BARN OLSON Sc) gt A) 
Marblehead. Resembles the Hubbard but has gray skin; excellent. . . . .... .~:. Nola t- 5S seagieey = 
Faxon. Medium size; flavor remarkably sweet; dry and mealy; varies in form and color . . On «LO .25 
Sibley, or Pike’s Peak. Of superior flavor and very dry; shell pale green, very hard; pro- 
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Perfect Gem. Round, white; fine quality; good forfall or winter... ......~. (OG mal On anos 
Delicata. Oblong; earliest of the vine Squashes; of excellent quality and keeps well; remark- 
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Fordhook. Dry, fine and very sweet; medium size; keeps well . . . . 2... 1.) 08 «10 25 
Canada Crookneck. Small, well-known winter sort; greenskin . . . . . 0... .). 05 «10 125 
Winter Crookneck. Good keeper; bugs or borers rarely trouble the two latter sorts . . . .05 .10  .28 
Yellow Mammoth, Grows to an enormous size, often weighing nearly two hundred pounds; 
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Vegetable Marrow. For summer use; favorite English bush Squash. . . . . . . . «05 IS 
SPINACH. § (Spinaz.) 
This is best developed and most tender and succulent when grown in very rich soil. For summer use sow early in spring in drills 
fifteen inches apart, and make successive sowings every two weeks. For spring use sow in September, and cover lightly in November with 
light litter. One ounce will sow one hundred feet of drill ; ten to twelve pounds an acre. PktiesOnt eb 
Round Thick-Leaved. A standard sort; equally good for early spring or fall sowing; leaves 
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Long=Standing. Of delicious tender quality; dark green; the longest standing before 
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Savoy-Leaved, or Bloomsdale. Large, tender, curled leaves; fine. . . ... .. . OGM LOL we Nt 
Victoria. A new variety with thick dark green leaves. The best long standing Spinach for 
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Prickly Seeded. Very hardy and vigorous; leaves arrow-shaped . . ....... ~. 
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 
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TOMATO. (Liedes Apfel.) 
if possible. If the vines are trained on trellis the fruit will be finer and larger. 
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 itis sure to give the most critical 
grower every satisfaction. Pkt., .10; 
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. Our seed 
rom originator’s select stock. Pkt.,.10; 0Z.,.40; 4 |b., $1.25. 
Dwarf Champion. Quite distinct and very early; stem up- 
right with few branches; beautiful solid fruit close to the 
stem. .-Pkt., .05;°0z., .25; J4lb., .75. 
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; 0z., .30; Y41b., $1.00. 
Thorburn Long=Keeper. Bright red; early and productive. 
Pit e-0 55021, 403) 4 1b.; $1.00, 
Atlantic Prize. One of the earliest and best: remarkably 
productive. Pkt.,.05; 0z., .25;-glb., .75. 
Stone. (Livingstone.) Large; perfectly smooth; scarlet; 
one Of the best.» Pkt, ..05; 0z., 25; 44 1b., 275. Pkt. Oz. %Lb. 
Beauty. (Livingstone:) © Pinkish red; large, smooth, thick flesh ). 3, 4.9...) 6 4+) + 05. .25 $u.75 
Favorites, (uivimestone.) One of the handsomest; very smooth ...). 0. +) ne ee eee OR 2 75 
Perfection. (Livingstone.) Early; evenly large, and very productive. Sete «Rete te Byes quOBeyt-2 7 
Igttetum=. Vetyprolimewcaniesio1 une large red Smooth'sorts | 2). fe eg yee OF 25. .75 
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Boston Market. Well known and deservedly popular; scarlet . . . . . .... . . 05 .2 as 
Essex Early Smooth. Early and medium size; excellent family sort. . . . . . . . . 05 .25 1.00 
General Grant. Scarlet; early and productive; good quality . . . 2. 2. 2. ee ee a 1 05 1257S 
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