Farquhar's Reliable Vegetable Seeds. 



ARTICHOKE. Alcachofa, (Sp.) 



Culture. Sow seeds in April or May, and when large enough, 

 transplant in rows 4 feet apart and 2 feet in the rows. They yield 

 the second year, and require protection during Winter by earthing 

 up and mulching. In the Northern States it is better to treat this 

 plant as an annual, sowing seeds under glass early in February and 

 keeping the seedlings growing vigorously until May, when they 

 should be set out in rich soil, when they will produce fine heads the 

 first season. 



Large Globe, op Papis. 

 Large Green Globe. 



The best of all Artichokes. 



Pkt., 25 cts.;oz., $1.50 



Pkt., 20cts.;oz., $1.00 



Plants of Globe Artichoke. May delivery. Per doz., $3.00 



Jerusalem Artichoke. 

 its edible tubers. . . . 



(Helianthus tuberosus.) Cultivated for 

 . . . Tubers, qt., 40 cts.; peck, $2.50 



Farquhar's 

 Evergreen 

 Lawn Grass 



See page 37 



Artichoke Large Globe or Paris 



ASPARAGUS. Esparrago, (Sp.) 



Culture. Sow the seeds thinly in drills one foot apart and one inch deep. The per- 

 manent bed should be trenched very deeply, and well manured with rich, thoroughly de- 

 cayed manure. Wide drills should then be made, 3 feet apart, and deep enough to admit 

 of the top of the plants being covered 6 inches. Set the plants, one or two years old, 12 

 inches apart in the rows, carefully spreading out and separating the roots. For the sake 

 of convenience one drill should be made at a time, and the planting and covering 

 completed before another is commenced. In November the plants should have their 

 annual top dressing of manure after the stalks have been cleared away. The dressing 

 should be forked in as soon as the ground can be worked in Spring, and the bed neatly 

 raked. One ounce of seed sows 60 feet of drill; 5 pounds sow one acre. 



MaPtha Washington. One of the finest varieties in cultivation; stalks 

 dark green in color, and of fine flavor. Pkt., 25 cts.; oz. 



Argenteuil. Popular French variety. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., 



Conover's Colossal. Large and prolific. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 



Reading Giant. Large, succulent stalks. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 

 Asparagus roots can be supplied from November 1st to May 1st. 



100 



Argenteuil. 2 years. ... $2 . 00 



Argenteuil Asparagus. 



Maptha Washington. 2 years. 

 Conover's Colossal. 2 years. . . . 

 Reading Giant. 2 years. 



3 50 

 2.00 

 2.50 



large, 

 , $1.50 



$1.00 

 35 cts. 



75 cts. 



1000 

 $18.00 



18.00 

 24.00 



BROCCOLI. Broculi, (Sp.) 



This vegetable resembles the Cauliflower, but is hardier. 



White Cape. Heads, white, close and compact; a standard sort. 



Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., $1.00 



Italian Pupple SpPOUting". An early maturing variety yield- 

 ing a profusion of purple sprouts of delicious flavor Pkt., 25 cts, 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. Col de Bruselas, (Sp.) 



Culture. Sow the seeds under glass during April and transplant 

 to a cold frame when large enough to handle. They may be trans- 

 ferred to the garden in June and cultivated like Cabbage. When the 

 plants become crowded cut off some of the lower leaves so that they 

 may develop. They will be ready for use in Autumn after the early 

 frosts. One ounce of seed produces about 1500 plants. 



Fapquhap's Ideal. 



licious flavor. 



Sprouts of large size, solid and of de- 

 Pkt., 25 cts.; oz., $1.00 



Fapquhap's MatehleSS. The surest strain, producing large, 



solid sprouts Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 60 cts.; \ lb., $2.00 



Aigburth. Compact heads, very productive. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 35 cts.; \ lb., $1.25 

 Serymger's Giant. . . . Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts.; i lb., $1.50 



Farquhar's Matchless Brussels Sprouts 



