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



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PADIV AMRFP This variety is successfully 

 Cr\IvL< I /VlTlULiV grown in our extreme North- 

 ern latitudes. It may be planted as late as the loth of June, 

 and will be ripe enough to manufacture in September. We 

 know of no earlier variety. It is useless to plant cane seed 

 before the weather is warm in spring. Three to four pounds 

 are required per acre. Oz. 10c; 2 <)z. 10c; ^ Lb. loc; Lb. 35c 

 postpaid; $7.50 per 100 Lbs., by freight or express, at pur- 

 chaser's expense. 



An exceedingly valuable va- 

 riety. Very large, of strong 

 and vigorous habit and does not f a'U down. It is early and 

 yields more than anv other sort, often producing as much as 

 ^40 gallons of verv beautiful colored and highly flavored syrup 

 to the acre. We recommend it highly to all desiring a superior 

 cane. Oz. 10c; 2 0z. 10c: ^ Lb. 15c; Lb. 35c postpaid; $7.50 

 per 100 Lbs., by freight or express, at purchaser's expense. 



EARLY ORANQE 



Sunflower^- 



Every one who keeps poultry should use Sunflower seed 

 liberally for feeding, as there is nothing more wholesome and 

 nutritious, or which keeps hens in better condition for laying. 

 Some species are largely planted in the flower garden for 

 ornament. (See page 8-5.') 



LARGE RUSSIAN. This variety has large heads, borne 

 at the top of a single unbranched stem, and having much 

 more and larger seed than the common sort. Sow the seed as 

 soon as the ground is fit for com. in rows five feet apart and 

 ten inches in the row. Cultivate same as for com. When the 

 seed is ripe and hard cut off the heads and pile looselj- in a rail 

 pen having a solid floor, or in a com crib. After curing suf- 

 ficiently so that they will thre.sh easily, flail out or run through 

 a threshing machine, and clean with an ordinary- fanning mill. 

 This variety will yield 900 to 1.2<X) pounds of seed per acre 

 ordinarily. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; Lb. 30c postpaid; $5.00 ijer 

 100 Lbs., by freight or express, at purchaser's expense. 



Tobacco is an annual plant, and although it grows to greater size in the South, an equally good quaUty can be produced 

 in the hot. dry summers of the North. We have taken a great deal of pains to ascertain which are the best varieties for the 

 general planter, and beheve the list we offer contains all that are of special merit. 



Culture.— The seed should be sown as earlv as possible after danger of frost is over. A good plan is to bum a quantity 

 of brush and rubbish in the spring, on the ground intended for the seed bed. then dig and thoroughly pulverize the earth 

 and mix with the ashes, after which the seed may be sown and covered very hghtly. When the plants are about six inches 

 high, transplant into rows four or five feet apart each way. and cifltivate thoroughly with plow and hoe. 



WHITE BURLEY. Especially desirable for the manufac- 

 ture of cigars, as the leaf of this kind readily absorbs a large 

 quantity of manufacturing material. Pkt. 5c ; Oz. 2oc ; 

 2 Oz. 46c; h Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



LACKS. Broad leaf, tough, fine fibre. On gray soils cures 

 bright and elastic ; on dark soils rich and giunmy . Known as 

 Jessup or Beat All in some localities. Good and reUable. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; ^ Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



HESTER. A variety which originated in Granville coxmty, 

 N. C. Has no superior for the yellow type, and makes fine 

 cigar stock. It has size, shape, texture and color, and ripens 

 early. It recommends itself greatly in this, that it has 

 greater adaptability over a wider range of soils and latitude 

 than any other of the yellow varieties, and may, on this score, 

 be considered the surest. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c: 2 Oz. 35c; 

 ?4Lb. 60c: Lb. $2.00 



SWEET ORONOCO. used for first-class plug fillers, and 

 makes, when sun cured, the best Natural Chewing Leaf. A 

 favorite for the ■•Homespim" wherever known. Known as 

 Little Oronoco in some localities. Makes an Eastern Filler 

 vmsurpassed. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; ^ Lb. 60c; 

 Lb. $2.00 



BRADLEY BROAD LEAF. 



manufacturing and cigars. 

 3iLb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



A popular variety for export, 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 



STERLING. The brightest of the yellow type, and being 

 the earliest to ripen, is surest in localities liable'to early frosts. 

 Pkt. oc; Oz. 20c: 2 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 60c: Lb. $2.00 



PERSIAN ROSE. Finer than the Muscatel, and may be 

 relied upon to make the finest cigar stock. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 

 2 Oz. 55c; % Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.00 



BIG HAVANA, a hybrid Havana or Cuban seed leaf. A 

 heavy cropper, of fine texture, dehghtful flavor and the earli- 

 est cigar variety to mature and ripen. Will make two crops 

 from one planting in the South, while its earliness makes it 

 most desirable for high latitudes. Pkt. 5c; Oz.20c; 2 Oz.3oc; 

 ^Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



CONNECTICUT SEED LEAF. Best adapted to the cli- 

 mate of the Middle and Northern States, as it is more hardy 

 and endm-es the cold better than the tender varieties grown 

 South. In many of the Northern States and in Canada, this 

 variety is the staple crop. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 

 ^ Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



HAVANA. From pure Cuban grown seed raised in the 

 famous district of Vuelta de Abajo. When grown in this 

 country, commands a high price for cigar stock. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; ^ Lb. $1.25; Lb. $4.00 



SUMATRA. A verj' vigorous variety of Spanish origin, 

 producing cigar wrappers of the highest quality, and especi- 

 ally popular with Florida growers. Pkt. 5c; Oz.50c; 2 Oz.85c; 

 3^ Lb. $1.50; Lb. $5.00 



All our tomato seeds are grown from stocks raised strictly for seed purposes and from seed stocks care- 

 fully selected and saved by ourselves. We challenge comparison of our stocks with any offered. 



CULTURE.— Tomatoes do best on light, warm, not over rich soil, and success depends upon securing a rapid, vigorous 

 and unchecked growth diulng the early part of the season. Sow in hot-beds from six to eight weeks before they can be set 

 out of doors, which is when danger from frost is past: when the plants have four leaves transplant into shallow boxes or 

 cold frames, setting them four or five inches apart : give plenty of air and endeavor to secure a vigorous, but steady and 

 healthy growth, so that at the time of setting in the open ground they will be strong and stockj-. Even a slight check while 

 the plants are small will materialh* diminish their productiveness. Set out of doors as soon as danger from frost is over, 

 but before doing so harden off the plants by gradually exposing them to the night air and by the withdrawal of water until 

 the wood becomes hard and the leaves thick and of a' dark green color. Transplant carefully and cultivate well as long as 

 the vines will permit. The fruit is improved in quality if the vines are tied to a trellis or to stakes. 



Htlantic prize , . . 



The fault of the distinctively early tomatoes 

 was that they have been lacking in size and sym- 

 metry. This" is all changed now. and instead of'the 

 small, rough, deeply corrugated fruits of the " Hun- 

 dred Day" type, we have in the Atlantic Prize a var- 

 iety bearing fruit which in size, sliape. color, solid- 

 ity' and quality, will compare favorably with the 

 later kinds, and by repeated trials we have demon- 

 strated that it ripens up a large proportion of its 

 croj) the earliest of any variety. We do not hesitate 

 to pronounce it the largest, smoothest, best flav- 

 ored and brightest colored red extra early tomato. 

 Vine small, with few leaves, very hardy. Ivaring 

 the fruit low down on the stem and in " enormous 

 clusters, which ripen all together. Those whose 

 trade demands that they have a large, smooth, good 

 flavored, very early fruit will find this variet.v to be 

 just what thev want. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40o; ^ Lb 75c: Lb. $2.25 



ATLANTIC PRIZE TOMATO. 



