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



BROCCOLI. (Spargel Kohl.) 

 This vegetable resembles the Cauliflower, but is hardier. 



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

 Pkt., .10; oz., .40; 34 lb., #1.25; lb., $4.00. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



sort. 



(Sprossen Kohl.) 



Cultivate like Cabbage. It is ready for use late in autumn after the 



/early frosts. One ounce of seed produces about fifteen hundred plants. 

 Aigburth. The finest variety. In a trial of 33 

 /sorts at Chiswick this sprout was placed first . 

 Paris Market. Half-dwarf 



Selected English. Tender and rich . . . 

 Scrymger's Giant. Large, compact sprouts . 



v. 



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3 kt. 



Oz. 



K lb. 



Lb. 



•05 



• 2 5 



•75 



$2.50 



•05 



.20 



•5° 



!-75 



•05 



.20 



.60 



2.00 



•°5 



.20 



•5° 



J -75 



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CARDOON. (Kardon.) 



Grown for the mid-ribs of the leaves, which are blanched in the 

 s ame manner as Celery . . Pkt., .05; oz., .25; 34 lb., .75; lb., $2.50 



CARROT. (Moc/ire.) 



Sow in April and May, in drills about half an inch deep and a foot 

 apart. Thin out, leaving the plants from three to eight inches apart, 

 according to variety. One ounce of seed is sufficient for one hundred 

 7 eet of drill ; three to four pounds for an acre. 



Earliest Scarlet French Forcing. For forcing; small, round, and 



05; oz., .20; 14 lb., .50; lb., #1.75 



tender 



Early Scarlet Horn 



. Pkt., .05; oz., .20; 34 lb-> .50; lb 

 H.ARLY SCARLET HORN. Thick roots of medium size and fine color. 



Pkt., .05; oz., .15; % lb., .40; lb., #1.25 

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



Horn Pkt., .05; oz., .15; 34 lb., .40; lb., $1.25 



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



Pkt., .05; oz., .15; 3^ lb., 40; lb., $1.25 

 Danvers Half-Long. Selected. Best main crop variety; fine form 

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

 Improved Long Orange. Roots large and long; enormous yielder. 



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Scrymger's Giant Brussels Sprouts. 



[lb., .50; lb., £1.50 



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White Belgian. Large, long-rooted variety; valuable for stock 



. Pkt., .05; oz., .15; 

 Splendid for stock. . 

 Pkt., .05 ; oz., .10; 



/4 



lb., .30; lb., $1 

 lb., 



Pkt., .05; oz., .10; 34 lb., .20; 



CELERIAC. 



00 

 60 



Celeriac, Erfurt Giant. (Turnip rooted.) The 

 round, solid heads are used as a salad when boiled 

 and sliced. Pkt., .05; oz.,- .20; 34 lb., .60; lb., $2.00 



CHERVIL. ( Gartenkerbel.) 



Curled Chervil. 

 flavoring . Pkt. 



Ve 



The >oung plants are used for 

 .05; oz., .10; iiVo., .30; lb., #1.00 



CRESS, or PEPPERGRASS. 



(Kresse.) Used as salads and for garnishing- 

 xtra Curled. Excellent for salads; sow in shallow 

 /drills one foot apart and make successive sowings 

 every ten days. Pkt., 



oz., .10: 



. / every ten days. Jfkt., .05 



j^Jpland. A perennial variety, similar 



•50 



the 



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Selected Danvers half-Lonq 

 Carrot. 



CopvpiOht tyo*. 

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l^lb., .20; lb. 



in taste to 



, Water Cress. Pkt., .05; oz., .10; 34 lb., .25; lb., .75 



Vv'ater. Sow in damp soil or by the side of a pond or 



» ■ strearry^f water . Pkt., .10; oz., .50; % lb., $1.25 



/CHICORY. ( Cichorien.) 



The young leaves, when blanched, are used for salads. 

 Pkt., .05; oz., .10; %^ lb., .30; lb., $1.00 



/CHIVES. 



Grown for their tops, which are used wherever the 

 flavor of onion is required. Perfectly hardy, and 

 should be in every garden. 

 VChives; Roots. Per bunch, .15 ; 6 bunches, .75; 12 



bunches, $1.25. By mail, add 5 cents each extra. 

 yCmvES, Seed. Pkt., .20; oz., .75 ; ^ lb., #2.50; lb., $7.50 



y CORN SALAD. (Ackersalat.) 



Round-Leaved. Used as a salad. 



Pkt., .05; oz., .10; )4 lb., .20; lb., .50 



