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



use. Vines vigorous, fruiting early and abundantly; fruit 

 uniformly straight and handsome, light green with a few 

 white spines; flesh tender and of excellent flavor. 



Arlington. — A selection from the White Spine, being 

 more pointed at each end. The young fruits are un- 

 usually crisp and tender and are of a very dark green 



Bismarck. 



color, so that the variety is considered by many to be 

 the best for small pickles. 



Bismarck. — A cross between the White Spine and 

 Long Green; established by careful selection. Fruit 

 long, cylindrical, very handsome and constant in form 

 and color; flesh very crisp and tender. 



Improved Long Green. 

 Improved Long Green. — Produced by selection 

 from the Long Green. Vines vigorous and productive, 

 forming fruit fit for the table nearly as early as the 

 shorter sorts; fruit about twelve inches long, firm and 

 crisp, with very few seeds. The young fruit makes one 

 of the best of pickles, and when ripe is the best of any 

 for sweet pickles. 



Long Green 



— Fruit shorter 

 than the above 

 and makes a 

 good pickle, 

 but is less crisp 

 and tender. 



Gh e r k i n, 

 for Pickling. 

 -A very small, 

 oval shaped, 

 prickly vari- 

 ety, quite dis- 

 tinct from all 

 others, and 

 only used for 

 pickling. It is 

 grown exclu- 

 sively for pick- 

 ling ; is the 

 nd should always be 

 The seed is slow to 



Gherkin. 



smallest of all the varieties, i 

 picked when young and tender, 

 germinate. 



EGG PLHNT, 



Fr., Aubergine. Ger., Eierpflanze. 



The Egg Plant, when well grown and properly cooked, 

 is a delicious vegetable, and it should find a place in 

 every garden. 



Culture. — The seed germinates slowly, and should 

 be started in strong heat, for in this, as in all sub-trop- 

 ical plants, it is of importance to secure a rapid and con- 

 tinuous growth from the first, the plants never recover- 



ing from a check received when young. When 

 plants have formed two 

 rough leaves, transplant to 

 three or four inches apart. 

 Keep the bed closed and 

 very warm, shading from 

 the direct rays of the, sun, 

 and giving abundance of 

 water until the ground is 

 warm and all danger, not 

 only from frost, but from 

 cold nights, is past; then 

 harden off the plants by 

 gradual exposure to the 

 sun and air, and decrease 

 the supply of water, then 

 carefully transplant into 

 very warm, rich soil, setting 

 the plants two and a half Black Pekin. 



feet apart. If needed, shade the young plants and pro- 

 tect them from the potato bug, which is very fond of 

 them, and if not prevented, will often destroy them. 



Early Long Purple. — This is one of the earliest and 

 most productive varieties; fruit long, dark rich purple, 

 and of fine quality. 



Black Pekin. — Nearly as early as the last, and 

 nearly as large as the later sorts. Very prolific, and de- 

 sirable for market gardeners' use. Fruit nearly round; 

 skin smooth, black and glossy; flesh white, fine-grained 

 and delicate. 



Large New York Purple. — Large, round or oval, of 

 excellent quality; later than the preceding, and highly 

 esteemed in the New York market. 



D. M. Ferry & Co's Improved Large Purple. — 

 The best variety in cultivation, being early, a sure crop- 



D. M. Ferry & Co s Improved Large Purple. 



per, and of fine quality. Plants large, vigorous, with 

 light green leaves; fruit very large, oval, deep purple, 

 with occasional dash of green about the stem; flesh 

 white, tender, and of superior quality. 



ENDIVE, 



Fr., Chicoree. Ger., Endivien. 



Endive in its natural state is very bitter, but when 

 properly blanched its leaves make a fine salad, and 

 maturing as it does after lettuce is past, it is very useful. 



Culture. — Endive may be grown at any season of the 

 year, but is more generally used late in the fall. Sow 

 the seed during June or July, in drills fourteen inches 

 apart, and when well established, thin the plants to one 



