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R. & J. FARQUHAR &» CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



RADISH, (iiettig.) 



Radishes require a light, loamy soil, moderately fertile, which should be deeply dug and well pulverized, 

 and sheltered. For an early supply sow in January or February in hot-beds, keeping well ventilated. 



The situation should be warm 

 In May they may be sown out of 

 Radishes to be crisp and tender should make a rapid growth. 



doors. Successive sowings should be made every two weeks 

 seed to one hundred feet of drill ; ten pounds an acre. 



Early Deep Scarlet Olive-Shaped, Short Leaf. One 



of the most desirable varieties for forcing. The skin is a 

 very deep bright red color ; flesh crisp, tender and of good 

 quality. This variety is known in some sections as the 

 " Leafless " or "Three Leaf" on account of the leaves 

 being so few, short and small. Pkt., .05; oz., ,ro; lb., 

 $1 .00. 

 Earliest Scarlet French Forcing Turnip= Rooted. 

 Non Plus Ultra. The earliest of all; fit for use in 

 about twenty days ; short-leaved ; brilliant red ; excellent 

 for forcing. Pkt., .05 ; oz., .15; lb., $1.50. 

 Earliest Forcing Deep Scarlet Turnip= Rooted. Simi- 

 lar to the above but darker; extra fine. Pkt., .05; oz., 

 .15; lb., $1.50. 

 Early Scarlet Globe. Very attractive and beautiful ; ad- 

 mirable for forcing or out-of-door culture ; fine globe 

 form with small top. Pkt., .05 ; oz., .10; lb., $1.25. 



Early Scarlet Turnip-Rooted. Very early, crisp and beautiful 05 



Early Scarlet Turnip, White=Tipped. Very early ; for frames or out-of-doors; short-leaved .05 



Early White Turnip, or Box. Suitable for forcing; pure white; sweet 05 



Early Yellow Turnip. Popular summer sort; yellow 05 



Early French Breakfast. Handsome oval form ; color beautiful scarlet with white tip . . .05 



Early Olive Shaped. Scarlet; very early; for frames or out-of-doors . . .05 



Early Long Scarlet Short Top. Very long and crisp ; for frames or open ground ... .05 

 Long Brightest Scarlet White Tip. The most beautiful colored scarlet radish in exist- 

 ence. Matures in twenty-five days from time of planting and continues to be of good quality 



until full grown. Small top. A variety sure to give satisfaction 05 .10 



Arlington Long Scarlet. Grows six to seven inches long; very regular and beautiful form ; 



tine selected stock 05 .10 



Beckert's Chartier. Large and beautiful; clear rose with white point; grows very even: 



crisp and tender 05 .10 



Wood's Frame. An early Half Long Scarlet. Much used for forcing ; handsome 05 .10 



Long Black Winter, or Spanish. A popular winter sort 05 .10 



Round Black Winter, or Spanish. Fine keeper during winter 05 .10 



White Giant Stuttgart Winter. The finest white winter variety 05 .10 



Chinese Rose Winter. Very handsome and distinct; keeps well 05 .10 



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EARLIEST SCARLET FRENCH FORCING TURNIP RADISH. 



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SQUASH. (Speisc Kurbiss.) 



Being somewhat tender, Squashes should not be planted till all danger from frost has passed. They delight in a warm, thoroughly 

 pulverized, very rich soil. Plant in hills in May, mixing with the soil in each hill a shovelful or two of rotted manure. For bush varieties 

 the hills should be from five to six feet apart; for running sorts, ten feet apart. Put eight or ten seeds in each hill, and when well grown, 

 thin, leaving two or three of the strongest plants in each hill. Small seeded sorts, one ounce to fifty hills ; large seeded sorts, one ounce to- 

 fifteen hills. 



Early Mammoth White Bush. The be»t early Pkt. Oz. Lb. 



scalloped summer sort . .05 .10 So.- 5 



Early Golden Custard. Scalloped, early; golden 



yellow; excellent 05 .10 .75. 



Early Summer Crookneck or Warted. The best 

 flavored of the early bush Squashes; long; bright 



yellow in color 05 .10 



Strickler Bush. A large growing type of summer 



Crookneck; fine quality 05 .10 



Early Prolific, or Orange Marrow. The earliest 

 and most productive fall and winter Squash ; color 

 bright orange ; flesh dry and sweet. A true marrow 

 Boston Marrow. Larger and somewhat later than 

 the preceding ; good keeper and of excellent flavor 

 Essex Hard-Shell Turban, or Hybrid. Productive, with very hard shell; a solid, heavy 



thick-fleshed sort; of excellent flavor, and keeps admirably '. c 



American Turban. Flesh thick and sweet; .1 superior fall sort . . . ' " . ' . " n c 



The Warren. \ erj solid and heavy Turban Squash with rich deep color; very deep flesh and 

 of excellent quality; line winter sort 



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The Golden Bronze. This was .1 cross of the Bay State and Boston Marrow. In form the 

 same as the last named, with stem and blossom end precisely like that variety, also having 

 that pa uliar wrinkled appearance of the skin, like the Boston Manow. Size averaging from 

 eight to ten pounds; color, a dark, grayish green; flesh an exceedingly bright golden yellow; 

 fine grained, very sweet, and of delicious flavor. Easy in maturing, a good keeper, and yield- 

 ing argely ofsauashes of very uniform size and appearance. As a squash combining the 

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