AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1918. 



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VEGETABLE SEEDS FOR AUTUMN PLANTING. 



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Tomato, Stirling Castle. 



BEANS. Triumph of the Frames. The earliest of the French forcing 

 varieties; finely shaped pods. Pint, 55 cts.; qt., SI. 00. 

 Farquhar's Plentiful. One of the finest early varieties for forcing. 



Very productive. Pint, 60 cts.; qt., .SI. 00 

 Black Valentine. Very early; long round pods. Pt., 40 cts.; qt., 75 cts. 

 BEET. Crosby's Egyptian. One of the best sorts for forcing; color 

 deep crimson; sweet and tender. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., 

 $1.00; lb., $3.50. 



CARROT. Farquhar's Forcing. A handsome half-long Carrot of 

 deep orange-red color, almost coreless. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 50 cts. 

 Earliest Scarlet French Forcing. Small roundish roots, very early; 



valuable for forcing. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 60 cts. 

 Farquhar's Parisian Forcing. The earliest Carrot in cultivation and 

 one of the most suitable for forcing where_ small roots are desired. 

 The roots are globe-shaped and very mild in flavor. Pkt., 15 cts.; 

 oz., 60 cts. 

 CAULIFLOWER. Farquhar's Earliest Dwarf Erfurt. This strain is 

 grown especially for us, by a most reliable grower, in Northern Europe, 

 where the finest Caluiflower is produced, and we believe there is noth- 

 ing finer offered. Pkt., 25 cts. and 50 cts.; J oz., $1.75; oz., $6.00. 

 CRESS or PEPPERGRASS. Invaluable for salads and garnishing. 



Extra Curled. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; J lb., 50 cts. 

 CUCUMBER. Farquhar's Perfection. The finest type of White 

 Spine Cucumber in cultivation and one of the znost prolific varieties. 

 The fruits are large and symmetrical in shape, and of a rich dark 

 green color, which is permanent. This is an ideal forcing variety. 

 Pkt., 25 cts.; ioz., 40cts.; oz., $1.25. 

 CUCUMBER. English Forcing, or Frame. Telegraph; Tender 



and True; The Rochford. Each per pkt., 50 cts. 



LETTUCE. Boston Forcing Tennisball; White-Seeded. Forms 



fine, perfect heads very rapidly; crisp and very tender. Our seed is 



of the finest growth and from perfect heads. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 60 cts. 



Hittinger's Belmont Forcing. Larger than the above and almost 



as early; excellent quality. Pkt., 15 cts.; oz., 75 cts._ 

 May King. The leaves are light green with delicate ribs and lightly 



waved; very tender. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 40 cts. 

 Paris White Cos or Romaine. Leaves long and narrow and forms 

 close upright heads. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts. 

 MELON. Royal Sovereign. The fruit is of a beautiful golden color, 

 slightly netted, flesh white, faintly tinged with green, and very deep; 

 rind very thin. Pkt., 50 cts. 

 Invincible Scarlet. Form globular; skin orange-red when perfectly 

 ripe, finely and evenly netted; thick bright scarlet flesh, of exquisite 

 flavor. Pkt., 50 cts. 

 Blenheim Orange. Well-known handsome scarlet-flesh variety; of 



deHcious flavor and beautifully netted. Pkt., 50 cts. 

 Manchester. The fruit is of a large globular shape, densely netted. 

 The flesh is a rich salmon color of exqifisito flavor and aroma and ripens 

 clear to the rind. Pkt., 50 cts. .,,.,. 



Hero of Lockinge. Fruit handsome with white lacmg on a nch yellow 



ground. Pkt., 50 cts. 

 Emerald Gem. Small; flesh orange. Pkt., 50 cts. 

 MUSTARD. White. Best variety for salads. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 20 cts. 

 RADISH. Early Deep Scarlet. Olive-Shaped, Short Leaf. One of 

 the most desirable varieties for forcing. The skin is deep bright red. 

 Pkt., 10 cts.; oz.,25cts.; J lb., 75 cts. 



RA-TilSYl.— Continued. 



Non Plus Ultra. The earliest of all; short-leaved; brilliant red; good for 



forcing. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts. 

 Early Scarlet Globe. Admirable for forcing; deep scarlet; flesh white and 



tender. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30cts.; 1 lb., 80 ots. 

 Early French Breakfast. Oval form ; color scarlet with white tip. Pkt., 



10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; J lb., 80 cts. 

 Farquhar's Nonpareil. An excellent strain of small round, very early, 



bright red radish, specially suited for forcing. The flesh is pure white, 



crisp and tender. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 30 cts.; \ lb., $1.00; lb., $3.25. 



SPINACH. Round, Thick-Leaved. A standard sort for Fall sowing; leaves 



are thick, succulent and tender. Pkt., lOjcts.; oz., 25 cts.; j lb., 75 cts.; 



lb., $2.50. _ 

 Long-Standing. Of delicious, tender quality, dark green leaves. Pkt., 



10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts.; lb., .12.50. 

 Savoy-Leaved, or Bloomsdale. Large, tender, crumpled leaves. Pkt., 



10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; \ lb., 75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 

 Victoria. The best long-standing Spinach. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 25 cts.; }lb., 



75 cts.; lb., $2.50. 

 Prickly Seeded. Very hardy and vigorous; leaves arrow-shaped. Pkt., 



6 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; J lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



TOMATO. Stirling Castle. Excellent for forcing. Fruit is of medium size, 



reddish-scarlet in color and of very delicious flavor. This variety sets very 



freely. Pkt., 25 cts.; J oz., 75 cts. _ 



Lister's Prolific. The clusters of fruit are borne in great profusion and are 



remarkable for the large number of fruits they carry. Fruits are of medium 



size, rich scarlet ciilor. Original Packet, 25 cts. 



Farquhar's Bountiful. A new forcing Tomato of superior flavor, 

 perfect in shape, of good size and sets freely. The fruits are bright 

 red in color, very solid and grow in clusters of 10 to 12. Pkt., 25 cts. 

 Comet. This is a splendid variety for either indoors or out. It is very 

 short-jointed, fruiting close up to the stem. The tomatoes are of 

 good medium size, quite smooth, very solid and of a deep scarlet color. 

 Pkt., 25 cts._ 

 Farquhar's Victory. A handsome free-setting Tomato yielding many 

 large clusters. Fruits smooth, of good form and size, very solid and 

 containing very few seeds. Pkt., 25 cts. 



ONION SETS. 



{Egyptian or Perennial Tree.) 



These, if planted in the Autumn, produce the well-known Scullion so 

 popular for salads in the early Summer. Pk., $2.00; qt., 50 cts. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



TISSUE CULTURE PURE SPAWN. This spawn is produced by se- 

 lecting spores from individual specimen mushrooms and is propagated 

 and transferred to the_ bricks of manure which when planted produce 

 Mushrooms, uniform in shape, even in size and of a creamy-white 

 color. Price per brick of about Ij lbs., 40 cts. Per 20 bricks, $6.50. 

 Per 100 bricks, $30.00. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN. English Mllltrack. {Cannot supply.) 



A Bed of Farquhar's Mushroom Spa'wn. 



