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



REFERENCE TABLES 



Number of plants to the acre at given distances 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 12 X lln 532,7^0 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 24 X 24 In 10,890 



12x 3 " . 



174,240 



12x12 " . 



43,560 



16 X 1 " . 



392,040 



18 X 1 " . 



348,480 



18 X 3 " . 



116,160 



18x12 " . 



29,040 



18x18 " . 



19,360 



20x 1 " . 



313,635 



20x20 " . 



15,681 



24x 1 " . 



261,360 



24x18 " . 



15,.520 



30 X 1 

 30 X 6 

 30 x 12 

 30x10 

 30x20 

 30x24 

 30x30 

 36 X 3 

 36x12 

 36x18 

 36x24 



.209,088 

 ..34,848 

 ..17,424 

 ..1.3,068 

 ..10,454 

 .. 8,712 

 .. 6,970 

 . . 58,080 

 . . 14,520 

 .. 9,080 

 .. 7,260 



Dis. apart. 

 36x36 In.. 

 42 X 12 " . 

 42x24 " . 

 42x36 " . 

 48x12 " . 

 48x18 " . 

 48x24 " . 

 48 X 30 " . 

 48x36 " . 

 48x48 " . 

 60x36 " . 

 60x48 " . 



No. plants. 



4,840 



12,446 



6,223 



4,148 



10.890 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



60x60 In 1,743 



8x 1 Ft 5,445 



5,445 

 4,356 

 3,630 

 2,723 

 2,901 

 2,178 



8x 3 

 8x 8 

 10 X 1 

 10 X 6 

 10 X 10 

 12 X 1 

 12 X 5 

 12 X 12 

 16,x 1 

 16x16 



1,815 

 680 



4,356 

 726 

 435 



3,630 

 736 

 302 



2,722 

 170 



Quantity of seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an acre 



Quantity per acre. 



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



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 



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 Yi " 



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



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



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



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



Buckwheat H bu. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Carrot, M oz. to 100 feet of drill 2^ lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Chicory 4 lbs. 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 



" Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 " 



" Crimson Trefoil 10 to 15 " 



" Mammoth and Medium 8 to 12 " 



Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice, (shelled) 2 qts. 



Corn, sweet. 14 pint to 100 hills 



Cress, M oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 lbs. 



Cucumber. 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 " 



Dill, yi oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 " 



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



Endive, 'i oz. to 100 feet of drill 4',i lbs. 



Flax broadcast 14 bu. 



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



Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 2 bn. 



Blue, English 1 



" Hungarian and Millet 14 " 



" Meadow Fescue .1 " 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 " 



" Red Top, fancy clean 8 to 10 lbs. 



" Red Top, in chaff 20 to 28 " 



Quantity per acre. 



Grass, Timothy 14 bu. 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, and 



AVood Meadow 2 " 



Hemp yi " 



Plorse Radish Roots 10000 to 15000 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants, or 200 feet of drill. 



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



Leek, Ji oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 " 



Lettuce, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



Martynia, 1 oz. to 100 feet of di-ill 5 " 



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



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills IJ^to 4 " 



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



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Onion Seed, % oz. to 100 ft. of drill . . .4 to 5 " 



■' for Sets 40to80 " 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 40 feet of drill 8 



Parsnip, H oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, }{ 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 



Pumpkin, '/^ quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, ?i oz. to 100 ft. of drill lOto 12 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 



Rye I"; 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 



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



Spinach, '^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Summer Savory % " 



Sunflower 8 " 



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



Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 " 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 

 Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



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



Vetches, Spring 90 to 120 " 



Winter 30 to 60 " 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu 



Barley 48 lbs 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Canary Seed 60 " 



Castor Beans 46 " 



Clover Seed.... 60 " 



Corn, field, shelled 56 " 



" " on ear 70 " 



" sweet, sold by 



measured bushel. 



Flax Seed '. 56 " 



Grass, Timothy 45 " 



Hemp Seed ...44 " 



Hungarian 48 " 



Millet, common 50 " 



Millet, German or Gold- 

 en 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



Vetches or Tares 60 " 



bu. 

 lbs. 



bu. 



lbs. 



ibu. 

 lbs. 



We sell the following 

 articles by weight 



Grass, Rhode Island Bent 

 " Creeping Bent 



Red Top (in chaff) 

 " " (cleaned 



from chaflE) 

 Tall Meadow Oat 

 " Awnless Brome 

 " Orchard 

 " Hard Fescue 

 " Red or Creeping 

 Fescue 

 Tall Fescue 

 " Sheep's " 

 " Meadow Fescue or 

 English Blue Grass 

 " Perennial Rye 

 " Wood Meadow 

 " Kentucky Blue 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



ENGLISH 



Anise 



Articholce 



Asparagus 



Balm 



Basil 



Beans 



Beet 



Borage 



Broccoli 



Brussels Sprouts. 



Cabbage 



Cabbage, Savoy.. 



GERMAN FRENCH 



Auis, Griiner Anis.. Auis 



Artischolce Artichaut 



Spargel Asperge 



Citrouen-Melisse. . . Melisse citronelle. . 



Basilikura Basilic grand 



Bohnen Haricots 



Riibe Betterave 



Boretsch Bourrache 



Spargelkohl Chou Brocoli 



Rosenkohl Chou'de Bruxelles. 



Kopf kohl. Kraut. . . Chou pomm6 



Wirsing Ghou de Jlilan 



SPANISH 



.\nis, Matalahuga 



Alcachofa 



Esparrago 



Toronjil, Citrohella.. 



Albaca ._ . . . 



Habichuela 



Remolacha 



Borraja 



Broculi 



Bretonesde Bruselas. 



Col repello 



Col de Milan 



Caraway 



(iarrot 



(bauliflower.. 



Celery 



Celeriac 



Feld-Kiimmel 



. Carotten, Miihren. 



. Blumenkohl 



. Sellerie 



. KnoU-Sellerie 



Cumin des pr4s Comino 



Carotte Zanahoria. . 



Chou-fleur Coliflor 



C61eri Apio 



Celeri-rave Apio-nabo . 



Chervil 



Chicory 



Coriander 



(Ilorn Salad 



Clorn 



(Jress 



CJress, Water. 



.Kerbel 



. Cichorien wurzel. . 



. Coriander 



. Feldsalat 



. Mais 



. Garten-Kresse. . . . 

 . Brunnenkresse 



. Cerfeuil Perif olio . . . 



. (!;hicor6e sauvage. . Achicoria. . 



. Coriandre Culantro .. . 



. Mache Canonigos. 



Mais Maiz 



Cresson alSnois Mastuerzo . 



Cresson de f on taine Berro 



Cucumber . 

 Dandelion. 



Dill 



Egg Plant.. 



. Gurken Concombre Cohomhro 



. Lowenzahu Pissenlit Diente de Icon. 



Dill Aneth Eneldo 



. Eierpflanze Aubergine Berengena 



Endive, Curled . 

 Endive, 



Br jad Leaf. 



Fennel 



Garlic 



Horehound 



. Endivien.. 



Escariol 



Fenchel 



Knoblauch. 

 Andorn 



. Chicoree Endive... Endivia ... 

 ChicorSe-Scarole 



Ronde Escarolo. . 



. Fenouil Hinojo 



.Ail An'o 



. Marrube blanc Marrubio . 



ITALIAN DANISH-NORWEGIAN POLISH 



. Aniso, Auacio. ..... Anis Anyz. 



. Articiocca Artiskok Karczocliy. 



. Sparagio Asparges Szparagi. 



. Jlelissa Balsamurt Balsam. 



, Basilico Basilikum Bazylia. 



Fagiuoli Boenner. Fasola. 



Barbabietola Roedbede BuraUi. 



, Boragine Borago Boraz. 



Brocoli Broccoli-Kaal — Brokuly. 



. Cavolo di Brusselles..Rosenkaal Latorvil. 



Cavolo cappuccio . . . Hovedlcaal Kapusta. 



Cavolo di Milano .. . Savoilsaal Sabaudzka 



Kapusta. 



Carvi Karve Kmiriek. 



Carota Gulerod Marchew. 



Cavoloflore Blomkaal Kalafiory. 



Sedano Selleri Selery. 



Sedano-rapa Knopselleri Selery 



(Korz'en). 



Cer'foglio. Kjoervel Czechrzyca. 



Cicoria selvatica Cichorie Cykorya. 



Coriandorlo Koriander Koledra. 



Valeriana Vaarsalat Ziarno Salaty, 



Mais Mais. Kukurydza. 



A gretto Karse Rzerzucha. 



Nasturzio aquatico . . Broendkarse Rzerzucha 



, wodna. 



Cetriolo ....... [V. ... Agiirk Ogorek. 



Dente di leone Loevetand Papawa. 



Aneto Dil Koper. 



Petronciano Aegplante Gruszka 



milosna. 



Endivia Endivie Endywia. 



. Endivia Scariola 



. Finocchio • Fennikel Koper. 



. Aglio Hvidloeg Czosnek. 



. Marrubio , , , Marubium. 



