R. & J. FARQUHAR <&• CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



SUGAR BEETS and MANGEL-WURZEL. 



Pkt. Oz. Lb. 



Klein Wanzeleben Sugar Beet. One of the best (£^5v|w" 



for sugar making • 05 .10 $0.50 ^rlfClr^^v^'^ i*tt< 



Lane's Improved Sugar Beet. Large, hardy, ^^^^^^^^M : iMw : ' : 



productive and excellent 05 .10 .40 ^^^^^^^^^i^.' -MfJZ£mMMr 



White Silesian Sugar Beet. Nutritious and 



highly valued for feeding 05 .10 .40 y^^^^i'^i^r-- 



Mangel -Wurzel, Mammoth Long Red. The W^K^^-^^mi^} ~. 



variety generally grov.'n for stock ; roots uni- ^'^^^^fM') a^** 



formly large and well formed ; yields enormously .05 .10 .40 ^^m^gu^ 



Mangel- Wlirzel, Norbitan Giant. A long, red variety of Pkt. Oz. Lb. — H WsP" 



great size and superior quality; very solid and an excellent 



keeper 05 .10 .40 



Mangel=Wurzel, Yellow Globe. Adapted for shallow soils; 



very solid 05 .10 .40 



Mange l=Wurzel, Red Globe. Somewhat larger than Yellow 



Globe 05 .10 .40 



Mangel=Wurzel, Golden Tankard. A greatly improved sort 



of cylindrical form with small top ; roots very large and solid ; 



flesh yellow 05 .10 .40 ^£^1^ 



BROCCOLI. (Spargel Kohl.) 



This vegetable resembles the Cauliflower, but is hardier. 

 For cultivation, see Cauliflower. 



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

 Pkt., .05; oz., .30; lb., $3.00. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. (SprossmKohi.) 



Produces along the whole length of the stem a number of small sprouts resem- 

 bling miniature cabbages of one or two inches in diameter, of excellent flavor. The 

 seed should be sown about the middle of May, in a seed-bed, and the plants after- 

 wards set in rows two feet or more apart, and cultivated like cabbage. This vegetable 

 does not require extremely high cultivation, however. It is ready for use late in 

 autumn, after the early frosts. One ounce of seed frrodicces about fifteen hundred plants, scrymgek's giant Brussels sprout. 



Aigburth. The finest variety to be had. In a trial of 33 sorts at Chiswick this sprout was pkt. Oz. Lb. 



placed first 10 .30 2.50 



Paris Market. Fine variety; of half-dwarf growth , 05 .20 2.00 



Selected Lnglish. Sprouts tender and of a rich flavor after frost 05 .20 2.00 



Scrymger's Giant. Closely covered with large compact sprouts. The very best sort . . . .10 .30 2.50 



CARDOON. (Kardon.) 



Grown for the mid-ribs of the leaves, which are blanched in the same manner as celery. Pkt. Oz. Lb. 



Large Spanish. The best sort 10 .30 #3.00 



CARROT. (Mochre.) 



The Horn Carrots are grown for early use and in shallow soils ; in flavor 

 they are more delicate than the medium and long varieties. 



The latter require deep soil, thoroughly enriched with old manure ; fresh 

 manure tends to produce forked and worm-eaten roots. 



Before sowing make the surface smooth and fine. Sow in April and May, 

 in drills about half an inch deep and a foot or more apart. Thin as soon as 

 large enough, leaving the plants from three to eight inches apart, according to 

 variety, and keep free from weeds. One ounce of seed is sufficie?it for one hun- 

 dred feet of drill ; three to four pounds for an acre. 



Earliest Scarlet French Forcing. For forcing; small, 



round and tender. Pkt., 05; oz., 15; lb., $1.25. 

 Early Scarlet Horn. Thick roots of medium size and fine 



color ; the variety generally grown for early use and for 



bunching. Pkt., 05; oz., .10; lb., Si. 25. 

 Guerande, or Ox Heart. Short ; thick ; much larger than 



Early Horn. Pkt., .05; oz., .10; lb., $1.00. 

 Chantenay. Form half-long; stump-rooted; fine-grained; 



small core. Pkt., .05; oz., .10; lb., #1.00. 

 Danvers Half=Long. Best main" crop variety ; fine form and ^H 



color; half-long with small tap-root; productive and keeps 



well. Pkt., .os; oz., .10; lb., $1.25. 



Selected Danvers Half-Long. Grown from 



selected roots from the original " Barker" Seed. Perfectly 



smooth, fine grained and unsurpassed in yield. Pkt., .05 ; danvers half-long carrot. 



oz., 20 ; lb„ $2.00. 

 Half=Long Scarlet. Fine-grained variety of medium size. 



Pkt., .05 ; oz.,.15; lb., $1.25. 

 Improved Long Orange. Roots large and long; yields 



enormously in deep soil. Pkt., .05; oz., .10; lb., .80. Pk t Qz. Lb. 

 White Belgian. Large, long-rooted variety ; valuable for stock 05 .10 $1.00 



CHICORY. iCichorien.) 



Cultivate same as carrot. One ounce of seed to one hundred and fifty feet of 'drill. ■ Pkt. Oz. Lb. 



Large=Rooted. The young leaves, when blanched, are used for salads o^ .15 $1.50 



