D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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The following varieties have been tested in this country, 

 and have given perfec: satisfaction. The flavor of the Italian 

 varieties is mild, and they are in every way well adapted to 

 ^culinary purposes. 



Round White Silvcrskin ^^^^^l^. IS^ 



tender and very handsome variety with an opaque white 

 skin, which does not turn green upon exposure to the sun 

 as quickly as other sorts. An excellent sort for use in 

 bunching,' for pickles or as large onions. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 

 2 Oz. 35c; ^ Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 



A/EARLY NEAPOLITAN MARZAJOLA. A beautiful, flat, 

 white skinned variet3% one of the earliest of all and a good 

 keeper. It can be sown in February or March and will 

 mature a crop very early in the season. In the south the 

 seed can be sown in autumn and large onions produced 

 in March. Known also as Earlj' Maj'. Pkt. oc; Oz. 15c; 

 2 0z. 25c; %Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



MAMMOTH SILVER KING. An enormous onion, resemb- 

 hng the AVhite Italian Tripoli, but is larger, slightly later and 

 a better keeper, making it better suited for falf and early 

 winter market. Skin silvery white; flesh pure white, very 



, tender and mild flavored. Pkt. 6; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 



, % Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 



GIANT WHITE ITALIAN TRIPOLI. A large, beautiful, 

 pure white, flat onion of mild and excellent flavor. Will 

 produce a somewhat larger onion from seed than our White 

 Portugal; but to attain their full size the plants should be 

 started very early in a hot-bed and set out in rich soil. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; J^ Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



Qfjf^f^-r-i ^ "^^ry white skinned variety of especial value 

 ^^^^■'•* for pickling. If seed is sown out of doors in 

 spring it will produce btilbs about an inch in diameter, ma- 

 turing very early. If these bulbs are set out the following 

 spring or if plants are started under glass in winter and set 

 out in the spring they will produce large onions. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. .35c; 3^ Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 



OJVIOJV SBTS 



To raise onion sets from seed, use good ground prepared as for large onions and sow the seed very thick in broad drills, 

 using forty to sixty pounds per acre. If the seed is sown thin, the bulbs will not only be too large for sets but will not be of the 

 right shape and if sown thick on poor land, they will be necky or bottle-shaped. When onion seed is sown for .sets, the seed 

 may be planted somewhat later than for large bulbs, but fine crops are more likely to come from comparatively early sowing. 

 RED BOTTOM SETS. Treated precisely as top onions are, WHITE BOTTOM SETS. These do not keep as well as the 



setting them out in the spring, instead of sowing seed. 

 Per Lb. 25c, postpaid; 100 Lbs. $6.50 

 YELLOW BOTTOM SETS. Like the preceding, except in 

 color, and used in the same manner. Per Lb. 25c, postpaid; 

 100 Lbs. $6.00 



red or vellow. but produce beautiful white onions early in 

 the sea'son. Per Lb. 25c, postpaid; 100 Lbs. $7.00 

 Prices by the 100 lbs. of all onion sets are subject to fluctua- 

 tions of the market. The price per single pound will hold 

 good throughout the season, or as long as our stock lasts. 



The 100 pound prices of Onion Sets are by freight or express at purchaser' s expense for transportation. 



Parsley 



Very useful for flavoring soups and stews and 

 for garnishing. The green leaves are used for 

 flavoring or they may be dried crisp, rubbed 

 to a powder, and kept in bottles until needed. 

 CULTURE— It requires rich, mellow soil. The seed is even slower than par- 

 snip in germinating and should be sown as early as possible in the spring, in dri" 

 one to two feet apart, and when the plants are well up thin to one foot in the row- 

 When the plants are about three inches high cutoff all the leaves; the plant wi] 

 start a new growth of leaves which will be brighter and better curled, and if these 

 turn dull or brown thej' can be cut in the same way; every cutting will result in 

 improvement. The moss curled variety makes beautiful border plants. 



PLAIN. Leaves 

 plain or flat and 

 very dark colored. 

 It is often preferred 

 on this account and 

 becauseof its hardi- 

 ness. Pkt. oc; { 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c;l 

 k Lb. 20c; 

 Lb. 50c. 



_y FINE 

 TRIPLE CURLED 

 OR MYATT'S 

 GARNISHING 



A fine, free growing 

 but not large va- 



FiHE Triple Curled Parsley. 



riety. The leaves are bright pale green and exceedingly handsome 

 Greatly prized for garnishing and table decoration. One of the best 

 for market or private gardens. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c: 



. H Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



^CHAMPION MOSS CURLED. A compact growing, finely cut and 

 densely curled variety, of a bright green color. Owing to the fine 

 color and density of foliage, it is one of the most popular sorts 

 Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



TURNIP=ROOTED, OR HAMBURG. The root which resembles a 

 small parsnip, is the edible portion of this variety. Extensively 

 grown and used for flavoring soups, etc. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



^^^^ • The value of the Parsnip as a euli- 



W^ ^^ «#^ C*<#^ <§ ^\ °^^J' vegetable is well known, but is 

 J^ %J^ f a^ r » # m^ °°^ generally appreciated at its full 

 W~ value for stock feeding. On favor- 

 able soil it yields an immense crop of roots, wliich are more nutritious 

 than carrots or turnips and particularly valuable for dairy slock. 



CULTURE— They do best on a deep, ricli. sandy soil, "but will make 

 good roots on any soil which is deep, mellow and moderately rich. 

 Fresh manure is apt to make the roots coarse and ill shaped. As the 

 seed is sometimes slow to germinate, it should be sown as earlj- as pos- 

 sible, in drills two feet to two and one-half feet apart; cover "one-half 

 inch deep and press the soil firmly over the seed. Give frequent culti- 

 vation and tliin the j^lants to five or six to the foot. 

 ^ONG WHITE DUTCH, OR SUGAR. Roots very long, white, smooth, 

 tender and of most excellent flavor. Very hardv and will keep 

 througli winter without protection. Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c: 

 ^ Oz. 20c: Lb, 50c. 

 HOLLOW CROWN, OR GUERNSEY. Root white, very tender, with 

 a smooth, clean skin. Tlie variety is easily distinguished bv the 

 leaves growing from a depression on tlie top or crown of the "root. 

 Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; \ Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



