D. M. FERRY d CO>S DESCBIETIVE CATALOGUE. 



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The best extra earl)' blue pea for canners and for gen- 

 eral crop of market gardeners, and fully equal to the 

 best stocks of Alaska. 



Kentish Invicta.— Vines about two feet in height, 

 with straight, handsome, well filled pods. Peas superior 

 in flavor to the white sorts; when ripe of a dull blue 

 color. Tested by the side of our Extra Early, it proved 

 only a few days later. 



Laxton's Alpha. — Vines about three feet high; 

 seeds much indented and wrinkled, light blue, very 

 tender and of delicious flavor; one of the best in every 

 respect. 



Premium Gem. 



Ferry's Extra Early Tom Thumb.— Established 

 by many years' selection from the common Tom Thumb. 

 Vines dwarf, about nine inches high, so that it can be 

 planted in rows ten inches apart. Peas small, round 

 and not of the very best quality. 



Blue Peter. — Sometimes called Blue Tom Thumb. 

 A blue pea of fine quality; as dwarf as the Tom Thumb 

 and a great producer. An excellent pea in all respects, 

 and one of the best of the dwarf varieties. Peas large, 

 round, semi-wrinkled; dull blue in color. 



McLean's Little Gem.— A very desirable early, 

 dwarf, green, wrinkled variety, growing about fifteen 

 inches high. When in a green state, it is very large, 

 sweet, and of delicious flavor. 



Premium Gem.— Somewhat like the last, but with a 

 little shorter, heavier more prolific vines and larger 

 pods. This and the last fully equal the later sorts in 

 quality, which with their earliness, dwarf habit and pro- 

 ductiveness, make them the most desirable for private 

 gardens of any on the list. 



Bliss' Everbearing. — A new variety maturing soon 

 after the Gems, and continuing a long time in bearing. 

 Vine stout, about eighteen inches high, bearing at the 

 top six to ten broad pods. If these are removed as they 

 mature, and the season and soil are favorable, the plant 

 will throw out from the axil of each leaf branches bear- 



| ing pods which will mature in succession, thus prolong- 

 ing the season. Peas wrinkled, large, cooking quickly 

 and very tender, of superior flavor; on this account pre- 

 ferred by many to any other sort, although they are not 

 quite so sweet as some. 



Caractacus. — This popular English variety grows 

 from two to three and a half feet high, is prolific and of 

 good flavor, continuing longer in bearing than most 

 extra early sorts. 



Extra Early Kent. — This is a very early variety, 

 growing about three feet high. Pods well filled with 

 good sized peas; productive, ripening nearly all at once. 

 An early market variety, when true, but has greatly 

 degenerated of late years. Our stock is true. 



Improved Daniel O'Rourke. — By careful selection 

 we have secured a stock of this old and popular variety, 

 which has all the good qualities it originally possessed. 



Extra Early Philadelphia. — A variety somewhat 

 in demand in the vicinity of Philadelphia. We have 

 failed to discover any merit in it over earlier and more 

 prolific varieties. 



McLean's Advancer. — A green, wrinkled variety, 

 about two and a half feet high, with broad, long pods, 

 which are abundantly produced and well filled to the 

 end. Considered by some the best of its season, being 

 of most excellent flavor. 



Telephone. — This new pea has proved to be a valu- 

 able acquisition. Vines large, with large, coarse leaves. 

 J Pods very large, filled with immense peas, which although 

 not as sweet as some, are of excellent flavor. Although 

 ] an English sort, this does well here, the vine being 

 I hardy and productive, and we recommend all who like 

 1 a large, handsome pod to try it. 



Bliss' Abundance. — Vine of medium height and 

 bearing along its entire length numerous well filled pods, 

 j each containing six to eight medium sized, roundish, 

 ' wrinkled peas which are of most superior flavor. Of 

 j the forty sorts tested on our trial grounds, this cooked 

 the quickest and was considered one of the very best 

 in quality. 1 



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