42 Z>. M FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



W^ATER MELOTST-CoNTmuED 



l.'FdiT%?'c I ^Akisrrf We introduced this splendid nnelon in fclrkrirla Fa»»rkri*» A- very large, long melon mottled dark 

 |t. I Kliy S i\.«;u^5J 3 1902. In general shape, size and ap- » lUnUd S dVOrilC g^een with stripes of lighter shade. 



Rind thin but firm; flesh very bright, deep red, very sweet, 

 tender and excellent. A very popular variety in the south. 

 Pkt. 6c: Oz. 10c: 2 Oz. 15c: % Lb. 20c: Lb. 70c. 



- . ap- 



pearance it is similar to the well known Kolb's Gem, but is 

 distinctly darker and the skin where the melon rests on the 

 ground is rich yellow instead of white as in that variety.* 

 It has a very firm, hard rind and is as good a shipper as* 

 the Kolb's Gem, but the flesh is much deeper colored, 

 extends nearer to the rind, is much more tender and 

 sweet. This variety is much the best dark colored ship- 

 ping melon yet produced, and it is superior to all others used 

 for this purpose. Pkt.6c;0z.l0c; 2 0z.l5c;^Lb.25c;Lb.75c, 



FERRY'S Iceberg Water Melon. 



n^flc \Av\ei Fruit lai-ge, nearly round, dark green, very m- 

 L/driV ILin^ distinctly mottled with lighter shade. Flesh 

 very rich, bright red. Plrt.5c; Oz.lOc; 2 Oz.l6c; %Lb.20c; 

 Lb. 60c. 

 I nntf I \€i\\\ Irinrf Our stock of this sort is much bet- 

 LUng Li^ni icing ter than that usually offered, and su- 

 perior to many strains offered as Early 

 Monarch, etc. Repeated trials have dem- 

 onstrated that we have .very fine stocks 

 of icing melons, each variety being dis- 

 tinct and showing the type well instead 

 of being a mere mixture of white seeded 

 sorts. The melons of the Long Light 

 Icing variety are uniformly long and 

 large, and the flesh deep, rich red, and of 

 splendid quality. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 16c; \ L^. 20c; Lb. 70c. 



Round Light Icing l^l' ^:^^Z 



very light green or white, mottled with 

 slightly darker green. Flesh bright, 

 light red, very sweet and tender. By 

 many this is considered the best of all 

 melons. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 16c; 

 H Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



^Mountain Sweet ^^-^SaJJeln'^;!; 



rather thick; flesh scarlet and quite solid 

 to the center, very sweet and delicious. 

 This is an old standard sort and one of 

 the best for the home gai'den. Pkt. 6c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 16c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 

 \r» Pro a in Medium sized, with very 

 ll*C V/ICalll sweet, scarlet flesh. A good 

 variety for home market. Pkt. 6c ; Oz. 10c ; 

 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 

 PJirrtn Grows uniformly round and 

 V/lllUIl smooth, striped and marbled 

 with light green. Flesh white and solid; 

 seeds red. This variety is not used for 

 eating in the raw state, but for pre- 

 serves, pickles, etc. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 16c; J^Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Mushroom 



The Mushroom is an edible fungus of a white color, 

 changing -to brown when old. The gills are loose, of pinkish- 

 red, changing to liver color. It produces no seed, but instead 

 there is developed a white, fibrous substance in broken 

 threads, called spawn, which is developed and preserved in 

 horse manure, pressed in the form of bricks. Thus prepared 

 it will retain its vitality for years. 



Mushrooms can be grown in cellars, in sheds, in hotbeds 

 or sometimes in the open air, the great essential being a 

 uniform degree of temperature and moisture. Fermenting 

 horse manure at a temperature of about 70 degrees, mixed 

 with an equal weight or fresh sod loam, is made into beds 

 the size required and eight to twelve inches deep. See to it 

 that the bed is packed very solidly and evenly. In this bed 

 plant the broken pieces of spawn six inches apart; cover the 

 whole with two inches of light soil and protect from cold and 

 rain. One brick will plant eight to ten square feet of bed. 

 The mushrooms will appear in about six weeks. Water 

 sparingly and with lukewarm water. 



English Masliroom Spawn, in bricks of about 1 lb., 26c per 

 pound, prepaid; 5 lbs. for $1.00 prepaid. 



French Mushroom Spawn, 3 lb. boxes, $1.60 each, prepaid. 



Mustard 



Mustard is not only used as a condiment, but the green, 

 leaves are used as a salad or cut and boiled like spinage.V 

 Sow as early in the spring as the ground will permit, in drills 

 about eighteen inches apart, covering one-half inch deep. 

 For succession, sow every few weeks till autumn. Water 

 freely. In the south the seed should be sown in autumn and 

 the plants used early in the spring as a salad and for greens. 

 'WHITE ENGLISH. The leaves are light green, mild and 



tender when young; seed light yellow. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 10c; ^ Lb. 16c; Lb. 40c. 



Snilf h Prn rii;inf ClirlpH '^^^^ mustard is very highly 

 JUUlIiern Uldni ^UrieU esteemed in the south, where 



the seed is sown in the fall, and the plants used very early J 

 . in the spring as a s alad. Our stock is the true curled leaf. 



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



Nasturtium 



Sow after the ground is warm, in drills one inch deep, by 

 the side of a fence, trellis work, or some other support, to 

 climb upon. They will thrive in good ground in almost any 

 situation, but are more productive in a light soil. 

 TALL MIXED GARDEN. Cultivated both for use and orna- 

 ment. Its beautiful orange colored flowers serve as a gar- 

 nish for dishes and the young leaves are excellent for salads. 

 The green seed pods preserved in vinegar, make a pickle 

 greatly esteemed by many. Pkt. 6c; Oz.lOc; 2 Oz. 16c; 

 ^iLb. 26c; Lb. 76c. Other varieties see Flotcer Seeds, page 81. 



Okra, or Gumbo 



This is an annual from the West Indies, cultivated for 

 its young seed pods which are used in soups or stewed and 

 served like asparagus. It is highly esteemed in the south 

 for making the famous gumbo soup. The pods, when young 

 and tender, may be sliced in sections and strung on a thread 

 and hung up in the shade to cure as one would dry apples; 

 in this condition they can be used for soup at any time. 



Culture— Plant in hills about four feet apart, putting six 



to eight seeds in a hill, and after the plants are well started, 



cut out all but two. The dwarf sorts can be planted much 



closer in hills two to three feet apart or in drills two feet apart 



thinning the plants to about one foot apart in the row. Gather 



the pods when quite green and about an inch and a half long. 



AA/UiIa \/AKrA4 This variety is a great improvement on 



YV nilC V CIVCl the old White or the Green. The plant is 



of medium height, bearing a large crop of white, smooth, 



tender pods which retain their tenderness until neai'ly full 



size. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 16c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



I Perkins* Mammoth Long Pod ?a^1et'S dtSi! 



but very productive. The pods are long, slender, deep 

 green, and remain tender much longer than most sorts. 

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

 DWARF WHITE. The longest podded variety; vines two 

 feet high and very productive. Mature pods a foot long, 

 very thick and fleshy. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 %Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



