D. M. FERR Y & CD'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



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Culture— The best results are obtained on a deep, rich, sandy loam. If wanted 

 verj- early, sow such sorts as Detroit Dark Red in hotbeds and transplant, cutting off 

 the outer leaves. For general crop, sow as soon as the ground will permit, in drills 

 eighteen inches apart and thin out to four inches in the row. For winter use, the tur- 

 nip varieties may be sown in June, and the beets may be kept by storing in a cellar and keep- 

 ing covered with sand or sandy soil, to prevent wilting, or they may be kept outdoors in pits 

 such as are used for apples and potatoes. One or two ounces, or single packets of two or three 

 '" give a good supply for a large family. It is best to sow in freshly prepared soil 

 aid be pressed firmly over the seed. 



EXTRA EARLY EGYPTIAN BLOOD TURNIP ^t'f^UiTirJi^f^^ 



crop out of doors, being verj- early, with small top. Leaf stems and veins dark red, leaf dark green, 



dotted with red; roots very dark red, rounded on top, but flat beneath, with very small tap roots; flesh 



dank red. zoned with lighter shade; hard, crisp and tender when young, but becoming woody with age. 



^t. oc; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. loc; H Lb. 20o; Lb. 60c. 



,p>-k^|-km,>^ FiS'vr^'fipm '^^^ name of this variety is misleading, as it resembles the 



■ y-f^*jy ^ mj^y \J\,tCMtw Egyjjtian only in its extreme earUness. The stock we offer 



W is of a very distinct vermilion color which is very attractive not only in the beets as pulled, but after they 



have been cooked. They are also more spherical than the Extra Early Egyptian and we think of better 



quality. One of the best for early planting out- of doors. It is a most excellent sort, liecoming fit for use 



, sooner than any other varietj-, but it is not as well suited for forcing in hotbeds or for transplanting, as 



/ the Egyptian. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 3^ Lb. 20,c; Lb. 6oc. 



^^^i:^-! r«^^|-f- ris:**^!^ D^i^rl Tlir^rfcil^ Long experience has shown this variety of our 

 I^Crt/IV^Itx LFOIIV l^ti^lJ lUllllf^ own introduction to be the best deep red turnip 

 beet, not onl\' for market gardeners, but for home use. It is also by far the best for canning, making a strikingly 

 handsome product, much superior to that obtained from any other variety. Its small, upright-growing tops, 

 early maturing, and the splendid shape and color of the roots, make it popular with every one who plants it. Tops 

 small, upright- growing, so that the rows may be close together; leaf stems and veins dark red. blade green: roots 

 globular or ovoid, peculiarly smooth; color of skin dark bloodred; flesh bright red, zoned with a darker shade, 

 yery crisp, tender and sweet, and remaining so for a long time. We beheve that the stock of this varietj- which 

 ^e offer will produce a crop more uniform in shapsi' color, and quality than any other beet seed obtainable. 

 ^ Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz, 15c; \ Lb. 20c; Lb. 70c. ^rlY TURNIP BASSANO. Tops large; leaf stems light 

 FARI Y FCI IP^F Tops small, dark purplish- 1^ red: leaves light green; roots large, round, turnip-shai-ved; 

 L^nrvt^ I - L-v/UirjL- green, shading to lighter flesh pink, zoned with white; very sweet and tender when 

 color on outside of leaves. Roots nearly globular, with a yotmg but becoming wood}' and tasteless with age. An ex- 

 small tap and very small collar. Flesh bright red, zoned ,^ellent sort to plant for u.se as "greens." Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c; 

 ^ith a lightershade, very sweet, crisp and tender, especially y 2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 20c: Lb. 50c. 

 when young. Pkt.oc; Oz.lOc; 2 0z.l5c; %Lb.20c; Lb.60c. ./ .. r-,-.,^rx«, « ^^.^r,., • ■ .• , j. .. . 



EDMAND'S EARLY BLOOD TURNIP ^B;^- f^RRY & GO'S ?l\!r4^-/,-|^r^^^^ 



Tops small, spreading; ribs and short leaf stalks dark red; HALr LONG BLOOD rSotrrrfveiT' svmmefficll 



SIfil.°/i^f.V'3lii -^r^",' "^''-l] T>y ^^^^ ' '■°°^? ^^'■^ ""i®^' two or three times as long as thick and always smooth and 

 mterior color purplish-red, with little zoning; crisp, tender, - - _. ^ . . & -^ . 



sweet, and an excellent keeper. Pkt. 6c ; Oz. 10c ; 



/i Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



y/lMPROVED EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. An extra selected 

 stock of blood turnip, having larger, coarser tops and roots \ 

 than the Detroit Dark Red. and requiring a considerably , ^.,/-. r\ a niy r»i r\r\T\ x ^tandArd late varietv and 



usrVk'Vc^ o?To" 2'^oz'nc^t%roSi^Yb Voc'""" ^^.ng dark blood ^ets^wa^h^-oVgh't^^rn' 



^use. Pkt. oc, oz. 10c, 2 Oz. lo( , ^ Lb. ..Oc; Lb. ooc. ^ / j^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^j^^^ 1^^^^ smooth, growing half out of 



\>BASTIAN'S EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. Tops small; stems «e ground, with few or no side roots. Skin dark purple, 



r purplish-pink: leaves bright green; roots with medium Almost black; flesh darlc re<1. very tender and sweet. 



sized tap. turnip-shaped, bright red. Flesh light purplish- /Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; \ Lb. 20c: Lb. 50c. 



"* ■"' ' ■■ c'-i^P'-t^^der. very sweet and of l^^^^g CY\XRVi, OR SEA KALE BEET. Although little 



handsome. The flesh is rich, dark red. verj* sweet, crisp 

 aBd tender, never becoming woody even in portions above 

 "le ground, and it retains its good quality longer than other 

 'sorts. We consider this the most valuable variety for winter 

 and spring use. Pkt. 5c: Oz.lOc; 2 0z.l5c; ^Lb.20c; Lb.70c. 



pink, zoned with white; 

 /good quality. Pkt. 5c: Oz.lOc; 2 Oz.loc; ^ Lb.20c; Lb.55c. 



,/)EWING'S BLOOD TURNIP. Tops medium sized; leaf 



if stems and veins dark red; leaves green; roots dark red, 



turnip-shaped, with large tap: flesh carmine red, zoned with 



lighter shade; tender, sweet, and a good keeper. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. loc; ^ Lb. 20c; Lb. 55c. 



known in America, Uiis vegetable is worthy of a place in 

 every garden. The leaf and the leaf stems are the parts 

 used and they are much superior to those of otlier beets to 

 use as greens. Later in the season the broad, flat> beauti- 

 ful, wax-like leaf stems are cooked as a salad or piekletl. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c: 2 Oz. 15c: h Lb. 20« : Lb. 50c. 



