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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Number ot plants to the acre at given distances 



Dls. apart. No. plants. 

 I2x lln.o... 522,720 



12 X 3 

 12x12 

 16 X 1 

 18 X 1 

 18 X 3 

 18 X 12 

 18 X 18 

 20 X 1 

 20 X 20 

 U X 1 

 24x18 



.174.240 

 ..43,560 

 ,.392,040 

 ,.348,480 

 ,.116,160 

 ...29,040 

 ,..19,360 

 .313,635 

 . 15,681 

 .261,360 

 ..15,520 



Dis. apart. 

 24 X 24 In. . 

 30x 1 " . 

 30 X 6 " , 

 30 X 12 " . 

 30 X 16 " , 

 30 X 20 " , 

 30 X 24 ^' . 

 30 X 30 " . 

 36 X 3 " . 

 36 X 12 " . 

 36 X 18 " . 

 36 X 24 " . 



No. plants. 

 10,890 



.34,848 

 . 17,424 

 .13,068 

 .10.454 

 . 8,712 

 . 6,970 

 58,080 

 , 14,520 

 . 9,680 

 , 7,260 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



36 X 36 In 4,840 



42 X 12 " 12,446 



42 X 24 " 6,223 



42x36 " 4,148 



48x12 



48 x 18 

 48x24 

 48x30 

 48x36 

 48x48 

 60x36 

 60x48 



,10, 

 7,790 

 5,445 

 4,356 

 3,630 

 2,723 

 2,901 

 2,178 



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 4 lbs. 



Aspai-agus roots .1000 to 7250 



Barley 130 lbs. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill 60 



Beans, pole, 1 lb. to 100 hills 30 " 



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

 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 15 to 25 lbs. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Carrot, 14 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 6 " 



Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 " 



Mammoth 8 to 12 " 



"■ Medium , 8 to 12 " 



White Dutch 6 " 



Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice (shelled) 4 lbs. 



Corn, sweet, % lb. to 100 hills 12 *' 



Cowpea, in drills 60 " 



Cress, H oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 " 



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



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



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



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



Flax broadcast 30 " 



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

 Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 15 to 20 lbs. 



'' Millet , ,..25 " 



Mixed Lawn ,.60tol00 " 



Red Top Fancy „. 8 to 10 " 



" Rhode Island Bent. , 25 to 40 " 



" Timothy 10 to 15 " 



Quantity per acre. 

 Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye and 



Wood Meadow 25 to 35 lbs. 



Hemp , .25 " 



Horse Radish roots 10000 to 15000 



Hungarian 25 lbs. 



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



drill 



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



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



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



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



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



Millet 12 to 25 " 



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 40 to 80 " 



sets, 1 lb. to no feet of drill 250 " 



Parsnip, ■< oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



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



Peas, garden, 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill. 55 to 120 " 



" field 120 " 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 



Pumpkin, ^ lb. to 100 hills 3 to 4 lbs. 



Radish, 2^ oz. to 100 ft. of drill 10 to 12 " 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 " 



Rye 60 to 90 " 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 " 



Salsify 3^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Spinach. 5^ . -, to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Summer Savory % •' 



Squash, summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 4 



winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 2,0(0 to 3,000 plants 

 Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



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



Vetch, Spring 90 to 120 



'' Hairy or Sand 30 to 60 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



60x60 In 1,743 



8x 1 Ft 5,445 



8x 3 " 1,815 



8x 8 " 680 



lOx 1 " 4,35t 



10 X 6 " 72( 



10x10 " 43; 



12x 1 " 3,63( 



12x 5 •' 73( 



12x12 " 30i 



16 X 1 " 2,72i 



16 X 16 " 170 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu 



Barley 48 "bs 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat ..48 " 



Canary seed 60 " 



Castor Bean 46 '' 



Clover.. 60 " 



Corn, Field, shelled 56 " 



" " on ear. ...35 " 



" Sweet.... o...... 45 " 



Flax........ 56 " 



Grass, Timothy 45 " 



Hemp ,...44 " 



Hungarian 48 " 



Millet, Common 50 " 



Millet, Golden. 50 " 



Peas, smooth ...60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



Sorghum 50 " 



Vetch or Tare ..60 " 



All of the above are sold 

 by weight. 



' 



lbs. 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



ENGLISH 



Anise 



Artichoke. ....... 



Asparagus. , . . « , . 



Balm . . .. 



Basil 



Beans 



Beet 



Borage 



Broccoli 



Brussels Sprouts. 



Cabbage 



Cabbage, Savoy.. 



FRENCH 



Anis 



Artichaut 



Asperge 



Melisse citronelle . 



Basilic grand 



Haricots 



Betterave. 



Bourrache 



Chou Brocoli 



Chou de Bruxelles. 



Chou pomme 



Chou de Milan 



Caraway. . . 



Carrot 



Cauliflower. 



Celery 



Celeriac 



Cumin des pr6s. 



Carotte 



Chou-fleuri 



Celeri 



Celeri-rave 



Chervil 



Chicory , 



(Coriander 



Corn Salad 



Corn 



CJress 



Cress, Water.. 



Cerf euil 



Chicoree sauvage. . 



Coriandre 



Mache 



Mais 



Cresson al6nois.. .. 

 Cresson de fontaine 



Cucumber . 

 Dandelion. 



Dill 



Egg Plant.. 



Concombre , 

 Pissenlit . . . . 



Aneth 



Aubergine . . 



Endive, Curled . 

 Endive, 



Broad Leaf. 

 Fennel 



Chicoree Endive.. 

 Chicor6e-Scarole 



Ronde 



Fenouil 



ITALIAN POLISH SPANISH DANISH-NORWEGIAN GERMAN 



Aniso, Anacio Anyz Anis, Matalahuga . . . Anis. ... . . Anis, Griiner Anis., 



Articiocca , Karczochy Alcachof a. Artiskok. ........ Artischoke 



Sparagio Szparagi Esparrago Asparges — .... Spargel 



Melissa Balsam Toronjil, Citronella. . Balsamurt. Citronen-Mehsse. . . 



Basilico Bazylia. Albaca Basihkum Basilikum 



Fagiuoli Fasola Habichuela Boenner Bohnen 



Barbabietola Buraki Remolacha Roedbede RUbe , 



Boragine Boraz Borraja Borago Boretsch 



Brocoli Brokuly Broculi Broccoli-Kaal.. . . Spargelkohl 



Cavolo di Brusselles. Latorvil Bretones de Bruselas. Rosenkaal Rosenkohl 



Cavolo cappuccio . . . Kapusta Col repello Hovedkaal Kopfkohl, Kraut. . . 



Cavolo di Milano. . . Sabaudzka Col de Milan Savoikaal Wirsing. . 



Kapusta 



Carvi Kminek Comino Karve Feld-Kiimmel 



Carota Marchew .. ..... Zanahoria Gulerod Carotten, Mohren. . 



Cavoloflore Kalafiory Coliflor Blomkaal Blumenkohl 



Sedano. . . Selery Apio Selleri Sellerie 



Sedano-rapa Selery Apio-nabo Knopselleri Knoll-Sellerie 



(Korzen) 



Cerfoglio Czechrzyca. . . . Perifollo Kjjoervel Kerbel 



Cicoria selvatica Cykorya Achicoria Cichorie Cichorienwurzel.... 



Coriandorlo Koledra Culantro Koriander Coriander 



Valeriana Ziarno Salaty. . Canonigos Vaarsalat Feldsalat 



Mais Kukurydza. ...Maiz Mais Mais 



Agretto Rzerzucha. .... Mastuerzo Karse Garten-Kresse 



Nasturzio aquatico . . Rzerzucha Berro Broendkarse Brunuenkresse 



wodna 



Cetriolo Ogorek Cohombro Agiirk Gurken 



Dente di leone Papawa Diente de leon Loevetand Lowenzahn 



Aneto Koper Eneldo Dil Dill 



Petronciano Gruszka Berengena Aegplante Eierpflanze 



milorna - 



Endivia Endywia Endivia Endivie, ... ,,. ..Endivien.., ,,. 



Endivia Scariola Escarolo.. » • EscarioL 



Finocchio 



.Koper.. Hinojo Fennik©L.,,.t,..Fenchel..,^^.,..., 



