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



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SQUASH — Continued. Pkt . < )z . Lb. 



Hubbard. The standard winter Squash; more highly esteemed than any variety for dryness, 

 flavor, productiveness and fine keeping qualities ; shell dark green, very hard ; flesh very 



thick and of fine flavor 05 .10 $0.75 



Chicago Warted Hubbard. This new squash has warty knobs all over it ; flesh thick and 



rich. Splendid keeper 05 



Bay State. Blue, very hard shell ; for fall and winter ■ 05 



Marblehead. Resembles the Hubbard but has gray skin; excellent 05 



Faxon. Medium size; flavor remarkably sweet ; dry and mealy; varies in form and color . .05 

 Sibley, Or Pike's Peak. Of superior flavor and very dry; shell pale green, very hard ; pro- 

 ductive and keeps well 05 



Perfect Gem. Round, white ; fine quality ; good for fall or winter 05 



Delicata. ( )blong ; earliest of the vine Squashes ; of excellent quality and keeps well ; remark- 

 ably productive 05 



Fordhook. Dry, fine and very sweet ; medium size ; keeps well 05 



Canada Crookneck. Small, well-known winter sort ; green skin 05 



Winter Crookneck. Good keeper ; bugs or borers rarely trouble the two latter sorts ... .05 

 Yellow Mammoth, Grows to an enormous size, often weighing nearly two hundred pounds; 



requires high cultivation ♦ 05 .15 



Vegetable Marrow. For summer use ; favorite English bush Squash • . . . .05 .r5 



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SPINACH. (Spina/.) 



This is best developed and most tender and succulent when grown in very rich soil. For summer use sow early in spring in drills 

 fifteen inches apart, and make successive sowings every two weeks. For spring use sow in September, and cover lightly in November with 

 light litter. One mince will sow one hundred feet of drill ; ten to twelve pounds an acre.- Pkt. O/.. v i Lb. Lb 



Round Thick= Leaved. A standard sort ; equally good for early spring or fall sowing ; leaves 



are thick, succulent and tender 05 .ro .15 .30 



Long=Standing. Of delicious tender quality; dark green; the longest standing before 



running to seed 05 .10 .15 .30 



Savoy=Leaved, or Bloomsdale. Large, tender, curled leaves ; fine 05 .10 .15 .30 



Victoria. A new variety with thick dark green leaves. The best long standing Spinach for 



market or private garden .05 .10 .15 .30 



Prickly Seeded. Very hardy and vigorous ; leaves arrow-shaped .05 .10 .15 .30 



New Zealand. Entirely distinct with very large seeds ; makes a low spreading plant from 

 which delicious, tender greens can be gathered the entire summer. May be started in a 

 hot-bed and transplanted or sown out-of-doors when the ground is warm, allowing two feet 

 between the plants .05 .1 5 .30 1. 00 



TOMATO. (Liebes Ap/el.) 



Sow thinly about the first week in March in a hot-bed, greenhouse, window or sitting room, where the temperature is never below bo°. 

 When two inches high set out the plants in boxes, about four inches apart, or pot singly. If again transplanted before setting out, the 

 plants will be greatly benefitted. About the first of June they may be transferred to the open ground. Set them deeply, tour teet apart, 

 and a shovelful of rotted manure should be mixed in the earth of each hill. For early Tomatoes choose a sunny knoll and light sandy loam, 

 if possible. If the vines are trained on trellis the fruit will be finer and larger. There are about two thousand Tomato seeds m an cnince. 



Farquhars' Faultless Early. The standard early tomato. 



Uniformly medium size ; handsome, perfectly round fruit 



of great density ; incomparable ; superior to all other 



varieties for early and main-crop. This stock has been 



so carefully selected that it is sure to give'the most critical 



grower every satisfaction. Pkt., .10; oz., .30. 

 May's Favorite. One of the finest in every respect ; very 



early ; smooth and uniformly handsome ; the leading 



growers around Boston prefer it to all others. Our seed 



from originator's select stock. Pkt., .10 ; oz.,.30 ; %\b.,$i.oo. 

 Dwarf Champion. Quite distinct and very early; stem up- 

 right with few branches ; beautiful solid fruit close to the 



stem. Pkt., .05; oz., .25; i^lb., .75. 

 Pedigree Dwarf Champion. A select stock of Dwarf 



Champion, every seed being saved from a round, smooth 



fruit, perfect in every respect and of the Prize Specimen 



grade. For family gardens unexcelled. Pkt., .10; oz., 



.30; % lb.. $1,00/ 

 President Cleveland. Excelling all others in solidity; 



smoothness, and fine quality ; evenly large ; ripens clear 



up to the stem and first-class in very respect ; wonderfully 



productive. Pkt., .05 ; oz., .30 ; X lb -» JM-oo. farqui 



Atlantic Prize. One of the earliest and best • remarkably 



productive. Pkt., .05 ; oz., .25; %\b., .75. 

 Stone. (Livingstone.) Large; perfectly smooth ; scarlet; one of the best 



FAULTLESS EARLY 



TOMATO. 



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.05 



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Beauty. (Livingstone.) Pinkish red; large, smooth, thick flesh . 

 Favorite. (Livingstone.) One of the handsomest ; very smooth . . 

 Perfection. (Livingstone.) Early; evenly large, and very productive .••... 



Lorillard. Early; bright glossy red ; fine flavor • • 



Acme. Medium; red; smooth and very fine 



Boston Market. Well known and deservedly popular ; scarlet 



Essex Early Smooth. Early and medium size; excellent family sort 



Sutton's Peachblow. The fruit is of very attractive appearance distinctly its own 



excellent flavor and yields enormously in clusters • • • • 



Conference. Entirely distinct; the variety chiefly used in Pmgland for forcing. Size rather 



small; color deep red ; quality mo*t superior °5 



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