8 D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



ARRANGEMENT. — In the city gardens, or where most of the work is done by hand, this maybe 

 entirely a matter of taste, but it is quite important to have the garden so arranged that most of the work can be 

 done by horse power. We can best point out the things to be considered in the arrangement by means of the 

 accompanying illustration. The points gained by this plan are: — 



First. — Ability to cultivate the ground. All but a strip seven and one-half feet wide between the Beets and 

 Bush Beans can be worked by any common one-horse cultivator. 



Second. — Placing those vegetables which may stay out all winter side by side, where they will not interfere 

 with next season's ploughing. 



Third. — Arranging the vegetables very nearly in the order in which they should be planted or set out in the 

 spring. This would be nearly perfect, except in case of the Cucumbers, if the late Cabbage were to follow the 

 Tomatoes. 



Fourth. — Providing for easy rotation of crops by simply reversing (with the exception of the permanent row of 

 Asparagus and that of the Parsnip and Salsify) the plan. 



The number of rows of each vegetable and the relative proportion of each may be varied according to the 

 wants of the family, but the proportion given here will be found to suit most families who depend upon the garden 

 for both winter and summer vegetables. 



If necessary, the turning ground at both ends may be filled with Winter Squashes, as these are planted so late 

 and at such a distance apart that they would not seriously hinder the turning of a steady horse with a careful driver. 

 Whatever the arrangement followed may be, we earnestly urge that every effort be made to secure straight and 

 perfect rows. There is, perhaps, no one thing that will make the subsequent cultivation easier, or contribute more 

 to the owner's satisfaction in his garden than this, and a little extra effort in this respect at the first will give 

 pleasure all through the season. 



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Asparagus 



Rhubarb. Artichoke. 



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Parsnip. Salsify. 



Cucumbers, followed by Fall Spinage. 



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Peas. 







Early Potatoes or Peas, followed by Celery 







Early Cabbage and Cauliflower. 







Beets. 



Turnips. 





Lettuce, early and late. Winter Radish. 



Endive. Parsley. 





Onions, with early Radish, sown in row. 







Bush Beans. 







Late Cabbage. 







Early Corn and Summer Squash. 



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Late Corn. 



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Tomatoes and Pole Beans. 











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Musk and Water Melons. 



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Winter Squash. 





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