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R. & J. FARQUHAR COMPANY, BOSTON 



Chinese Mustard 



WHITE ONIONS, continued 

 White Welsh or English. A distinct variety which does not form a bulb like other Pkt. 

 Onions, but a small enlargement at the base of each shoot. Leaves are pinkish white 

 and delicately flavored. Good for bunching. Seed may be sown from February to 

 May. Culture is same as for other Onions oz. 75c . . $0 15 



RED ONIONS 



SouihpOI't Red Globe. An Onion of beautiful shape, splendid quaUty, and 

 a long keeper oz. 50c.; J^lb. $1.50. . 10 



Large Red Wethersfield. The best keeping red variety. Shape oval, somewhat flat; 

 skin deep purple-red. A good sort for poor or dry soil oz. 50c. ; J^lb. $1.50 . . 10 



MARTYNIA 



Proboscidea. The green seed-pods make excellent pickles when, gathered young and 

 tender. Plant the seed early in June, and thin to 2 feet apart oz. 50c. . 10 



MINT ROOTS. 15 cts., each; $1.50 per doz. 



MUSTARD. Mostaza (Sp.) 



Culture. Sow in shallow drills 1 foot apart. Several sowings may be made for succession. 

 One ounce of seed sows 40 feet of drill. 



White. One of the best varieties for salads oz. 15c. ; i^lb. 40c. ; lb. 81.25 . . 10 



Chinese. The leaves are much larger than the ordinary White Mustard and darker 

 green in color. Excellent for salads oz. 15c. ; J^lb. 40c . . 10 



OKRA or GUMBO. Quimbombo (Sp.) 



The young pods are used to flavor soups and stews. 



Culture. Sow in spring, when the soil is warm, in rows 3 feet apart and 2 inches deep. 

 Thin so that the plants stand 1 foot apart. One ounce of seed sows 75 feet of drill. 



Pkt. 



White Velvet. Large, smooth, tender white pods oz. 20c.; Klb 40c. .$0 10 



Dwarf Green. Very productive of large, tender pods oz. 25c.; J^jlb. 50c. . 10 



PARSNIP. Chirivia (Sp.) 



Culture. Sow as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, in drills about IJ^ 

 feet apart, covering the seed about }2inch. The soil should be rich and deeply dug. Thin 

 out to stand 4 to 6 inches apart in the rows. The quality of the roots is improved after 

 a severe frost and they may be left in the ground over winter for spring use. Store enough 

 in pits or cellars for immediate use. One ounce of seed sows 100 feet of drill; 5 to 6 



pounds, an acre. 



- Pkt. 



10 



Farquhar's Markei Model. This admir 



able Parsnip has become very popular both for 

 family use and for exhibition purpo.ses. Its perfect 

 form, smooth skin, and tender white flesh readily 

 give it first place over all others. . .oz. 35c.; 3^1b. 

 S1.25 SO 



Student. A favorite English variety. Smooth skin and 

 tender flesh oz. 35c.; Mlb. SI. 25. . 10 



Hollow Crown. Fair, smooth skin; flesh of fine quahty. 



oz. 25c.; i^lb. 75c.. 10 



Long Smooth White. Straight, smooth, and handsome. 



oz. 25c. ; VAh. 75c . . 10 



Dwarf Green Okra 



"ADCO" ARTIFICIAL MANURE 



Mix "Adco" with fallen leaves, pea-vines, old 

 flower-stalks, corn-stalks, and other vegetable waste 

 from soft-wooded plants, spray -with the hose, and 

 the residt is a clean, odorless, artificial manure. This 

 simple procedure, carried on in the open in your own 

 back-yard garden, furnishes a product rich in phos- 

 phates, nitrogen, and humus, cleaner and more 

 economical than natural stable manure. 



25-Ib. bag, enough for about twelve wheelbarrow 

 loads of garden waste, making a half-ton of manure, 

 for $2. 



150-lb. bag, making about three tons of manure, 

 for $10.50. 



Farquhar's Market Model Parsnips 



