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D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Broad Leaved Batavian 



ENDIVE 



One of the best salads for fall and winter use. 

 Endive is not only much used for salads and garnish- 

 ing 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. When nearly full grown tie the outer 

 leaves together 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. 



I r* r* 1 J A hardy, vigorous 



Large L*reen Curled growing endive 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. Pkt. 10c; 

 Oz. 15c; 2 Oz, 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



F \X71_ # j. r* 1 J The plants are moder- 



Ever White Curled ately dense, with di- 

 vided leaves which are very light yellowish green in 

 color, even the outer ones being very lijiht. This va- 

 riety blanches readily to an attractive creamy white. 

 Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 20z. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



iVlOSS Curled when properly blanched, are rich creamy white, crisp and tender. Leaf stems sometimes tinged light 



Plants compact growing, forming large, dense clusters of finely divided, medium green leaves which 

 purplish red. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 O: 



Broad Leaved Batavian 



FFNNFT FLORENCE ( 

 1 J-il^l 1^1 !-•!-• the base of th 



(Escarolle) A variety having broad, more or less twisted and waved bright deep green 

 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. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



(Foenicuhim dulce, Finocchio) A bulb like vegetable which is formed above the ground at 

 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 threaddike 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 celerv. the stems will be nearly as white, crisp and palatable. Hardy annual, two to four feet high. Pkt. 10c; 

 Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 (For Sweet Fennel see page 68) 



/"I ART I f* A bulbous rooted plant of the onion family with a strong, penetrating odor but much esteemed by some for 



V*/"».1XI«jAV* 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 the cloves (separate portions of bulbs) in drills eight inches apart and four 



inches apart in row, covering two inches deep. When the leaves turn yellow take up the bulbs, dry in shade and lay them up 



in a dry loft as you would onions. BULBS — Va Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



LJ/^O QI7 D ADmi-I Horse Radish rarely produces seed but is grown from pieces of the root. For the home 

 * *V^aX,wJ*-j IvrtL/lkJI X 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. 

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



vigorous gro winy: plants and larger, heavier roots than the common sort. Roots — 2 for 10c; 40c. per ten, postpaid. By 



freight or express at purchaser's expense, $2.00 per 100. 



KALE OR BORECOLE 



This is extensively grown, especially in the south during 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 injured 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 tender and make 

 excellent greens. 



nr i| 0-^^_ f 1 J Q j. 1_ The plant of this variety grows to three or four feet high, bearing long, plume-like, light 



1 ail vareen \_Urieu 3COT.cn green leaves which are deeply cut, also finely curled at edges. Very ornamental and so 



hardy that a moderately heavy frost improves rather than injures its quality. Pkt.' 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 0z.25c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



n f p 1JQ * k A finel y curled, spreading, low growing variety, very hardy and much used for greens. This 



L^Warr v^Uriea OCOtCll sort, sometimes called Norfolk, is grown extensively in the south for shipment and is planted 



largely for the home garden. The leaves are long and attractive bright green. 

 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



This sort is often used for garnishing. Pkt. 



fx e o 1 Similar to Dwarf Curled Scotch but the leaves are deep green and purple. It is very attractive in its rich 



L/Warr rurple purplish coloring. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



S.i • A very vigorous growing variety of spreading habit, its green foliage having a distinctive bluish tinge or bloom. 



lDerian The leaves are very large, comparatively plain in the center but are cut andjf rilled at the edges. The variety is very 

 hardy 



favorite for greens and in some sections is extensively grown for forage. 

 Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



This sort is sometimes called Sprouts. 



