R. & J. FARQUHAK 6- CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



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PEPPER — Continued. Pkt Qz Lb 



Celestial. Very early and profuse bearer; vivid scarlet when ripe 05 .25 $2.50 



Red Cherry. Small, round, smooth ; glossy scarlet fruit 05 .25 2.50 



Coral Gem Bouquet. Productive and wonderfully handsome, covered with small bright coral 



^ red fruits which are quite hot and splendid seasoning; a perfect bouquet 05 .30 3.50 



Chili. The best for Pepper sauce ; small, narrow, bright scarlet pods 05 .30 3.00 



POTATOES. {Kartoffel) 

 Prices Subject to Variations of the Market. 



:■ / ^. v A good, sandy loam pro- 



/ jmrnr/' /./,/7" " duces the best potatoes, 



' / v ,. but they can be grown on 



c V, '' ' ' " if\~%:; ll all kinds of soil. New or 



^ \ '■} r> ''■'"'/ ''■//./, pasture land, with the turf 



/"'.'' '•'•''/^to'/'J% i y l|| (( '' ' ^/''//'.'/y ., freshly turned, produces 



'"''fy the finest crop. Makefur- 



''$/'''';■> rows of good depth, three 



WKwPSh feeta P art - Scatter a lib- 



!i!li ! liil.i!lilil!i f :;\h\ '''I'm s»sS£sss 



K:lh-'f% along the drill, and set the 



1 . , 'i 1 seed about ten inches apart 



<\ ■ *j] i !'| in the rows. Very small 



|v\\l|| '■■' ■if l| ,,' il ! .-I potatoes should not be 



■"' ||i ■ ■ '7li ; used for seed. Large 



f I . \''j ■ ,. \ I J tubers may be cut in two 



: i sfl\ Ml ,''i'jjM»/ o r three pieces, leaving 



iWfeil 4t$ffir!r only one or two eyes on 



each. Cover with about 

 two inches of soil, and be- 

 gin to cultivate when the 

 plants are well up. At 

 each successive hoeing, 

 bring additional soil about 

 the plants. A change of 

 seed is the best antidote 

 beauty of hebron. for disease. Nine bushels 



., , , r r A , , L , . .■ M are sufficient to plant one 



By mail three pounds of any of the undernoted sorts for $1.00. acre m drills. 



EARLY. peck Bash Bbl 



Early Rose. The Standard Variety for earliness, productiveness and good quality . .50 #1.50 $3.50 



Beauty of Hebron. Early potato of excellent quality and handsome appearance. It can safely be classified with the 



heaviest yielders. Its keeping qualities for an early kind are unexcelled; will keep until late in spring 50 1.50 3.50 



Bovee. It is of the Early Hebron type. Vine growth dwarf and stocky. Potatoes have a pink skin, are smooth, hand- 

 some, fine quality and yield heavily 50 1.75 4.00 



Clark's No. 1. It resembles the Early Rose so closely that only an expert can tell any difference. It crops well, 



flesh fine and white, a few days earlier than the Rose 50 1.50 3.75 



New Queen. Seedling, from the old Beauty of Hebron, which it closely resembles in color and form; a vigorous 



grower, producing large crops with but few small potatoes ; earlier than the Rose, and a good general cropper . . . .50 1.50 3.75 



riEDIlin EARLY. 



Improved Green Mountain. One of the best yielders, free from blight and rot, keeps well in cellars, never is out 



of season for the table ; color white; form round or oval ; smooth skinned, shallow eye, a grand field cropper . . .50 $1.50 $3.50 



LATE 



Peck. Bush. Bbl. 

 Carman No. 3. The handsomest large round potato ever produced ; every potato perfect in form. It ranks with the 



best for yield and table use. It has no dark spots nor hollow hearts .50 $1.50 $3.75 



Rural New Yorker No. 2. Always produces a large crop of goo! potatoes ; pure white skin and flesh. Eyes few 



and shallow. Heavy yielder 50 1.50 3.75 



Sir Walter Raleigh. Forty potatoes in one bushel. Some weigh two pounds. Too much cannot be said in its 



favor ; it yields, practically, no small potatoes. Few eyes ; flesh white fine grained exceeding in quality many of 



the early varieties ,..,.• .50 1.50 4.00 



PUMPKIN. (CuriiB.) 



Grown for feeding stock; the finer grained varieties make excellent pies. Cultivation similar to Squashes. Pkt. Oz. Lb. 



Mammoth. Saved from specimens weighing over 100 pounds 05 .15 $1.50 



Connecticut .Field. Excellent for stock ; very heavy cropper 05 .10 .25 



Sugar, or Sweet. Finegrained; sweet and prolific ; excellent for pies 05 .10 .60 



Cheese. Flat; one of the best for family use 05 .to .60 



Nantucket, or Negro. Small, dark shell, warted; fine flavor; the variety from which the old- 

 fashioned Pumpkin pies were made 05 .10 .60 



RHUBARB. (Rhabarber.) 



A deep rich soil, trenched to the depth of two feet, is best for Rhubarb. It is usually propagated from plants. Pkt. Oz. Lb. 



Linnaeus. Early, large, tender 05 .30 $2.00 



Victoria. Large, late, good old sort 05 .30 2.00 



Monarch. The best sort; very tender throughout the entire summer, never becoming stringy .05 .30 2.00 

 Roots. See page 26. 



SALSIFY, Or OYSTER PLANT. {Hafemmrzel) 



A most delicious vegetable. It is used stewed, boiled or fried, and sometimes as a salad. When cooked it has an oyster flavor. 

 Cultivation the same as for Carrots or Parsnips. An ounce will sow fifty feet ; about seven pounds an acre. Pkt. Oz. Lb. 



Mammoth Sandwich Island. True. Large and superior; very fine flavor 05 .15 $1.50 



Long White French. Delicious when cooked ; roots of medium size 05 .15 1.25 



SEA KALE. (Meerkohl.) 



Sow one inch deep in drills ; thin to six inches ; transplant the following spring three feet apart. Pkt. Oz. Lb. 

 Sea Kale. The blanched shoots are used like Asparagus ; very tender 05 .30 $3.00 



