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6- /. FARQUHAR cV CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



EGG PLANT. 



DANDELION. {Lowenzahn.) 



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 sod 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; oz., .40: lb., $4.00. 



EQQ PLANT. {Eierpfianze^ 



' 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 ; oz., .40 ; lb., $4.00. 

 New York Improved. Purple ; the best for market 



and home use; very large, oval, heavy fruit. Pkt., 



.10 ; oz., .40; lb , $4.50. 

 Early Long Purple. Fruit longer and smaller than the 



above sorts ; hardy, productive, early and excellent. 



Pkt., .10; oz., .30; lb., $3. 00. 



ENDIVE. (Endivien.) 



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 

 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 their natural position around the 

 leaves together by their tips in cone form. One ounce of seed for seventy-five feet of drill. 

 De Ruffec. A large green curled variety. Outer leaves well cut and of a beautiful 



green color. Very hardy, making it a desirable variety for fall and winter 



Green Curled. Hardy, finely curled ; easily blanched ; one of the best 



French Moss=Curled. Very finely curled with close, dense leaves 



White Curled. Blanches rapidly ; excellent, and very tender 



Broad- Leaved Batavian. (Escarolle.) Leaves long and broad, thick and succulent . 



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. {Blatter Kohi.y 



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. One ounce of seed produces about fifteen hundred 

 plants. 



Dwarf Green = Curled. Leaves bright green and beautifully curled. 



Pkt., .05; oz., .10; lb., Si.oo. 

 Winter, or German Greens. (Sprouts.) Sow in the end of August 



and treat as Spinach; excellent as spring greens. Pkt., .05; oz., .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. 



Pkt., .05 ; oz., .10 ; lb., .30. 



KOHL=RABI. 



.-. 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. 



heart, and tv 

 Pkt 



ing the outer 

 . Oz. Lb. 



deep 



GREEN-CURLED KALE. 



Pkt. 



25; lb., $2.50. 



Lb. 



Early Purple Vienna. Bluish Purple outside ; flesh white .05 .25 $2.50 



Large White. Greenish white outside ; flesh white ; later o{. .25 2.00 



LEEK. (Laueh.) 



rally considered superior to the Onion for soups; it is very hardy, and easily cultivated. Sow in drills, a foot apart, in 

 April, and transplant to July, in rows fifteen inches apart, and six inches from plant to plant. The plants should be sot rive inches deep, in 

 ncl 1, mi >ist sml. ()/.;• tntnce will produce about one thousand plants. Pkt q 7 \^ 



Musselburgh, or Scotch. Of large size and extra fine quality 05 .30 $3.00 



Giant Carentan. Of mammoth size ; hardy and excellent 05 .30 3.00 



aves broad with short, very large stem . . ««■ ™ -,™ 



Large Rouen. 

 Long Winter. 



I.eavi 



ery large stem oc .30 3.00 



Long and large ; fine for main crop r 2 ^ , OQ 



MARTYN1A. {Gemsenhorn.) 



Proboscidea. The green seed-pods make excellent pickles. Plant the seed early in 

 and thin to two feet apart 



Pkt. 



Lb. 



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