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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



ENDIVE 



Broad Leaved Batavian Endive 



One of the best salads for fall and winter use. Endive is not 

 only much used for salads and garnishing but is also desirable 

 for greens and for flavoring soups and stews. 



Plants may be grown at any season of the year but are more 

 generally used late in the fall. For early use sow about April 

 15th; for later supply sow in June or July in drills fourteen to 

 twenty inches apart and when well started thin the plants to 

 one foot apart. Wlien nearly full grown tie the outer leaves to- 

 gether over the center in order to blanch the heart of the plant. 

 By covering fresh plants every few days a succession may be 

 kept up. 



w ^ /^ 1 J A hardy, vigorous growing en- 



Large <L»reen Curled dive with bright deep green 



leaves. The midribs of the outer leaves are usually tinged 



with rose. The dense mass of deeply divided leaves formed in 



the center blanches very readily to a rich cream color. This 



sort is highly esteemed for the market and home garden, and 



is much used for salads. {See colored plate, page 7) Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 r- Tin -i r^ I J The plants are moderately dense, 



Lver White Curled with divided leaves which are 



very light yellowish green in color, even the outer ones being 



very liyht. This variety blanches readily to an attractive 



creamy white. Pkt, 5c; Oz, 15c; 2 Oz, 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1,25 

 « « CIA P'^"ts compact growing, forming large, dense clusters of finely divided, medium green leaves w^hich, 



IVlOSS Curled wht-n properly blanched, are rich creamy white, crisp and tender. Leaf stems sometimes tinged light 



purplish red. Pkt. 5c; Oz, 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1,25 

 n J f J R i- * (EscaroUe) A variety having broad, more or less twisted and waved bright deep green 



Droa.d Leaved oatavian leaves with thick, nearly white midribs. The inner leaves form a fairly solid, clustering 



head which blanches to a beautiful deep creamy white and is crisp and tender. This sort is unsurpassed for salads and is 



much used for the home garden and market. Pkt, 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 0z, 25c; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



H OR QI7 O A OISH Horse Radish rarely produces seed but is grown from pieces of the root. For the home 

 * l\-^J.ViJl-i A.^.r^X^ M.KJ ^ M. garden they may be set wherever a few feet of space is available, but when grown as a 

 crop they should be set in rich, moist, well prepared ground in rows two and one-half feet apart and about eighteen inches 

 apart in the row. Set the roots vertically, small end down, and the top of the root one to three inches below the surface of 

 the ground. Cultivate thoroughly until the tops cover the ground, when their shade will keep down the weeds. 

 COMMON VARIETY. Small Roots — 3 for 10c; 30c. per dozen, postpaid, n By freight or express at purchaser's expense, 



$1.10 per 100. 

 MALINER KREN. An improved variety introduced into this country by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Produces more 



vigorous growing plants and larger, heavier roots than the common sort. Roots — 2 for 10c; 40c. per dozen, postpaid. By 



freight or express at purchaser's expense, $1.50 per 100. 



P*P*1^1^p*f FLORENCE {Foeniculum dulce, Finocchio) A bulb-like vegetable which is formed above the ground at 

 A 1-«111^*-j1-4 the base of the leaf stalk if the plant is well grown. Blanched and boiled it has a slightly aromatic 



odor and pleasant taste. Plant very branching, upright with dense thread-like foliage. 



Sow early in spring, in rich, well prepared soil, in drills two feet apart and cover one-fourth to one-half inch deep. When 



the plants are about two inches high thin to ten inches apart in the row. When half grown, if the plants are earthed up and 



treated as celery, the stems will be nearly as white, crisp and palatable. Hardy annual, two to four feet high. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb, $1,50 {For Siveet Fennel see page 68) 



f^ A R 1 \C^ ^ bulbous rooted plant of the onion family with a strong, penetrating odor but much esteemed by some for 



^J-*»-*^*-«*^^ flavoring soups, stews, etc. We frequently receive orders for garlic seed but we can supply bulbs only. 



Prepare ground the same as for onions, plant bulbs in drills eight inches apart and four inches apart in row, covering two 



inches deep. When the leaves turn yellow take tip the bulbs, dry in shade and lay them up in a dry loft as you would onions. 



BULBS— 1/4 Lb, 30c; Lb. $1.00 



KALE OR BORECOLE 



This is extensively grown, especially in the south dur- 

 ing the fall, winter and spring. The leaves are used 

 principally for greens. A favorite way is to cook them 

 with bacon. The leaves are also used for garnishing. 



Where climate permits seed may be sown any time 

 from August to October, broadcast or preferably in drills 

 eighteen inches apart so that the plants when small may 

 be cultivated. The quality is improved rather than in- 

 jured by frosts if not too heavy. Farther north sow in 

 April or May in rich light soil in rows two to three feet 

 apart and where plants of the largest size are desired thin 

 to two feet apart in row. It is better not to cut or handle 

 the plants while frozen, but if this is unavoidable, thaw 

 them out in cold water. The young shoots which start 

 up in the spring from the old stumps are very tendei- and 

 make excellent greens. 

 T U r* r* IJO j.l_ The plant of this 



1 all Green Curled bcotch variety grows to 



three or four feet high, bearing long, plume-like, light 

 green leaves which are deeply cut, also finely curled 

 at edges. Very ornamental and so hardy that a moder- 

 ately heavy frost improves rather than iniures its 

 quality. Pkt.5c; Oz.l5c; 2 0z. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



Dwarf Curled Scotch hig,"imv^growin2'VTH- 



ety, very hardy and much used for greens. This soft, 



sometimes called Norfolk, is grown extensively in the 



south for shipment and is planted largely for the home garden. The leaves are long and attracti\ 



is often used for garnishing. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 'A Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



Similar to Dwarf Curled Scotch but the leaves are deep green and purple. It is very attractive in its rich 

 purplish coloring. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; V4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 

 C*U * ^ '^^I'y vigorous growing variety of spreading habit, its green foliage having a distinctive bluish tinge or bloom. 



Olberian The leaves are very large, comparatively plain in the center but are cut and frilled at the edges. The variety is 



very hardy, a favorite for greens and in some sections is extensively grown for forage. This sort is sometimes called Sprouts. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb, $1.25 



Siberian 



bright green. This sort 



Dwarf Purple 



