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Title: R & J Farquhar & Co's catalogue 1894 : reliable tested seeds plants bulbs fertilizers tools etc.
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: R. & J. Farquhar Company Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Massachusetts Boston Catalogs Nursery stock Massachusetts Boston Catalogs Vegetables Seeds Massachusetts Boston Catalogs Flowers Seeds Massachusetts Boston Catalogs Aquatic plants Massachusetts Boston Catalogs Trees Massachusetts Boston Catalogs
Publisher: Boston, Mass. : R. & J. Farquhar
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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inches between the plants. Rich mellow soil. One ounce of seed producesabout fifteen hundred plants. ^^^ p^^ ^^^ ^^ p^^ ^^ standard sort, . .05 .30 $3.00 05 .30 3.00 White Cape.Purple Cape. Heads white, close and compact;Heads greenish purple, BRUSSELS SPROUTS. (Sprossen Eohl) Produces along the whole length of the stem a number of small sprouts resembling mmiature cab-baees of one or two inches in diameter, of excellent flavor. The seed should be sown about the middle ofMay, in a seed-bed, and the plants afterwards set in rows two feet or more apart, and cultivated ikecabbage. This vegetable does not require extremely high cultivation however. It is ready for use latein autumn, after the early frosts. One ounce of seed produces about fifteen hundred plarUs. x 6r pKt« Jrcr ox. Scrymgers Giant Closely filled with large compact sprouts; verv fine, ^5 Selected English. Fine; improved stock; very tender, . . .Oo .20.20 Per lb. $2.503.00 B. & J. Farquhar ^ Co., Seed Merchants, Boston.
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CURLED BORECOLE. DANVERS CARROT. M. & J. Farquhar <& Co., Seed Merchants, Boston. BORECOLE, OR KALE. (Blatter Kohl.) The curled Kale is the most delicate of all the Brassicas and very hardy. Sow early in May, in a pre-pared bed, covering the seed liehtly. Transplant in June, and treat in the same manner as for Cabbages.One ounce of seed produces about fifteen hundred plants. Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb.Dwarf Green Curled. Leaves bright green, beautifully curled, . .05 .10 $1.00 CABBAGE. (Kopfkohi.) rpkt. Per oz. Per lb. .05 .25 $2.00 .05 .25 2.5a .05 .25 2.50 The Cabbage in its wild state is a native of Europe. It has been brought to its present high state ofperfection after years of careful selection under cultivation, and we are indebted to some of our localmarket gardeners for some of the most reliable-heading varieties yet introduced. Culture.—For very early use, sow in January or February, in hot beds; prick out when the plantsare strong enough, into other hot beds; or s

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