100 



D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



Weight of Various Articles. 



Per bush. 



Barley 48 " 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Canary Seed 60 " 



Castor Beans 46 "• 



Clover Seed 60 " 



Corn, field, shelled 56 " 



" " on ear 70 " 



'' sweet, sold by 

 measui-ed bushel. 



Flax Seed 56 " 



Grass, Rhode Island 



Bent 14 " 



" Creeping Bent... 20 " 



'• Red Top (in chaff) 14 " 

 " " (cleaned 



from chaff) 32 " 



" Meadow Foxtail. 7 " 



" Tall Meadow Oat. 10 " 



" Awnless Broine..l4 "' 



" Orchard 14 " 



" Hard Fescue 12 " 



" Tall " 14 " 



" Sheep's " 12 " 



" Meadow Fescue 

 or English Blue 



Grass 22 " 



" Perennial Rye. ..20 " 



" Timothy 45 " 



" Wood Meadow... 14 •' 



" Kentucky Blue. .. 14 " 



" Fowl Meadow 12 " 



" Rough Stallced 



Meadow... 14 " 



Hemp Seed 44 " 



Hungarian 48 " 



Millet, German or Gold- 

 en 50 " 



Millet 50 " 



Peach Pits 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



Vetches or Tares 60 " 





Number of Plants or Trees to the Acre at given Distances. 





Dis. apart. 



No. plants. Dis. apart. No. plants. Dis. apart. No. plants. Dis. apart. 

 522,720 24x24In 10,890 36 x 36 In 4,840 60x60In.. 



No. plants. 



12 X 1 In. . 



1,743 



12x 3 " . 



174,240 30x 1" 209,088 42x12" 12,446 8x 1 Ft. 



5,445 



12x12 " . 



43,560 30 X 6 " 34,848 42 x 24 " 6,223 8x 3 " . 



1,815 



16 X 1 " . 



392,040 30x12" 17.424 42x36" 4,148 8x 8". 



680 



18 X 1 " . 



348,480 30x16" 13,068 48x12" 10,890 10 x 1 " . 



4,356 



18 X 3 " . 



116,160 30x20 " 10,454 48x18 " 7,790 10 x 6 " . 



726 



18x12 " . 



29,040 30x24" 8,712 48x24" 5,445 10x10". 



435 



18x18 " . 



19,360 30x30 " 6,970 48x30 " 4,356 12 x 1 " . 



3,630 



20 X 1 " . 



313,635 36 X 3 " 58,080 48 x 36 " 3,630 12 x 5 " . 



736 



20 X 20 " . 



15,681 36x12" 14,520 48x48" 2,723 12x12". 



302 



24 X 1 " . 



261,360 36x18 " 9,680 60x36 " 2,901 16 x 1 " . 



...... 2,722 



24 X 18 " . 



15,520 36x24" 7,260 60x48" 2,178 16x16". 



170 



Quantity of Seed requisite to produce a 



Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants. 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 1 lb. 



Asparagus Roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley 2^ bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 pint to 100 ft. of drill. . 1 



Beans, pole, 1 pint to 100 hills ]4 " 



Beet, garden, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. 7 

 Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. 5 



Brocoli, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants. 2 



Buckwheat K 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 oz. 



Carrot, ii oz. to 100 feet of drill 2%. lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2%. oz. 



Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 2 



Chicory 4 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 



" Lucerne 15 to 25 



Crimson Trefoil 10 to 15 



" Large Red and Medium .8 to 12 



CoUards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Corn, rice, {shelled) 2 



Corn, sweet, }>i pint to 100 hills 6 



Cress, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 4 oz. 



Endive, M oz. to 100 feet of drill AYz lbs. 



Flax, broadcast % bu. 



Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill. . 



Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 2 bu. 



Blue, English 1 



" Hungarian and Millet % " 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 " 



Red Top, Fancy Clean. ... 8 to 10 lbs. 

 Red Top, in Chaff 20 to 28 



lbs, 



bu, 



lbs. 



oz. 

 qts. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



given number of plants and sow an acre. 



Quantity per acre. 



Grass, Timothy K bu. 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, Fowl 



Meadow and Wood Meadow, 2 bu. 



Hemp 14. " 



Horse Radish Roots 10000 to 15000 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 oz. 



Kohl Rabi, y^ oz. to 100 feet of drill. . . 4 



Leek, yi, oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Lettuce, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Martynia, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills . . 1 ^ to 4 

 Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill.. 15 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Onion Seed, y^ oz. to 100 ft. of drill. 4 to 5 



" for Sets 40 to 80 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 40 feet of drill . 8 



Parsnip, y oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, y oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 pint to 100 ft, of drill. 1 to 3 



" field 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 3 



Pumpkin, y^ quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, % oz. to 100 ft. of drill.. 10 to 12 



Rye 1% bu. 



Salsify, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Spinage, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Spurry 15 *' 



Summer Savory % " 



Sunflower 8 " 



Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 2 " 



Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 " 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 1 oz. 



Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 " 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 1 to 3 lbs. 



Vetches 2 bu. 



bu. 



bu. 



oz. 

 lbs. 

 lbs. 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS. 

 ENGLISH. GERMAN. FRENCH. SPANISH. ITALIAN. DUTCH. POLISH. 



Anise... Anis, Griiner Anis..Auis Anis, Matalahuga...Aniso, Anacio Anijs Anyz. 



Artichoke Artischolre Ar ticha ut Alcachof a Articiocca Artis jok Karczochy. 



Asparagus Spargel Aspei'ge Esparrago Sparagio Asperge Szparagi. 



Balm ..Citronen-Melisse. ..Melisse citronelle. .Toronjil, Citronella. .Melissa Citroen-Melisse ..Balsam. 



Basil Basililami Basilic grand Albaca Basilico Basilicum Bazylia. 



Beans Bohnen Haricots Habichuela Fagiuoli Boonen Fasola. 



Beet Rube Betterave Remolacha Barbabietola Bieten Buraki. 



Borage Boretsch Bourrache Borraja Boragine Bernagie Boraz. 



Brocoli Spargelkohl Chou Brocoli Broculi Brocoli Broccoli Brokuly. 



Brussels Sprouts. Rosenkohl Chou de Bruxelles.Bretonesde Bruselas.Cavolo di Brusselles . Spruitkool Latorvil. 



Cabbage , Kopf kohl. Kraut. . . Chou pomm6 Col repello Cavolo cappuccio . . . Sluitkool Kapusta. 



Cabbage, Savoy . Wirsing Chou de Milan Col de Milan Cavolo di Milano . . . Savooiekool Sabaudzka 



Kapusta. 



Caraway Feld-Klimmel.. .. Cumin des pres. ... Comino Carvi Karwij Kmin. 



Carrot Carotten, Mohren..Carotte Zanahoria Carota Wortelen Marchew. 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl Chou-fleur Coliflor Cavolofiore Bloemkool Kalafiory. 



Celery Sellerie Celeri Apio Sedano Selderij Selery. 



Celeriac Knoll-Sellerie Celeri-rave Apio-nabo Sedano-rapa Knolselderij Brukwiana 



Sclera. 



Chervil Kerbel Cerfeuil PerifoUo Cerfoglio Kervel" Czechrzyca. 



Chicory Cichorienwurzel. . . . Chicor6e sauvage. . Achicoria Cicoria sel vatica Suikeri j Cukorya. 



Coriander Coriander Coriandre Culantro Coriandorlo Koriander Koleder. 



Corn Salad Feldsalat Mache Canonigos Valeriana Veldsla Ziarno Sataty 



Corn Mais Mais Maiz Mais Mais Kukurudza. 



Cress Garten-Kresse Cresson alSnois .... Mastuerzo Agretto Tuinkers Rzerzucha. 



Cress, Water .... Brunnenkresse Cresson de f ontaineBerro Nasturzio aquatico . . Waterkers Rezerzucha 



wodna. 



Cucumber Gurken Concombre Cohombro Cetriolo Komkommer Ogorek. 



Dandelion Lowenzahn Pissenlit Diente de leon Dente di leone Molsla Papawa. 



Dill Dill Aneth Eneldo Aneto Dille Koper. 



Egg Plant Eierpflanze Aubergine Berengena Petonciano Melanzaan-plant.Jajkowa 



roslina. 



Endive Endivien Chicoree Endive ... Endivia Indivia Andijvie Endywia. 



Fennel Fenchel Fenouil Hinojo Finocchio Venkel Koper. 



Garlic Knoblauch Ail Ajo Aglio Knoflook Czosnek. 



Horse Radish . . . .Meer Rettig Raifort sauvage . . .Taramago Rafano Peperwortel Chrzan. 



Hyssop. Isop Hyssope Hisopo Issopo Hysop Hyzop. 



Kale Blatterkohl Chou vert Breton, Berza Cavolo verde Boerenkool Solanka. 



Kohl Rabi KnoUkohl Chou-rave Col rabano Cavolo rapa Koolrabi Kalarepa. 



Lavender Lavendel Lavende Espliego Lavanda Lavendel Lawenda. 



Leek Porree, Lauch. . . .Poireau Puerro Porro Prei Pory. 



