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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



REFERENCE TABLES 







Number of plants to the acre at given distances 





Dis. apart. 



No. plants. 



Dis. apaiT. No. plants. 



Dis. apait. No. plants. 



Dis. apart. 



1-2 X 1 In 



5->2.:20 



24 X 24 In 10.S90 



36 X 36 In 4.S40 



8-0 X 60 In. 



iQs 3 •• ...., 



174.240 



30 X 1 •• 209.0SS 



42x12 •• 12.446 



Sx 1 Ft. 



12x12 ■' 



4:3.5d0 



30 X 6 •• 34.S4S 



42x24 '' 6.223 



8x3", 



16s 1 '' 



392.040 



30x12 •• 17.434 



42 X 36 " 4.148 



8x S '• . 



iSx 1 '' 



34S.4S0 



30x16 ■• 13.068 



48x12 " 10.890 



10 X 1 '• . 



iSx 3 " 



116.160 



30x2>0 ■• 10.454 



48 X 18 '• 7.790 



10 X 6 " , 



lSxl2 -^ 



29.040 



- 30x24 ^- S.712 



48x24 '• 5.445 



10 X 10 •• . 



ISx IS " ... . 



19.360 



30 X 30 '• 6.970 



48 X 30 '■ 4.356 



12 X 1 •' , 



20x 1 '• 



313.635 



36 X 3 '■ 5S.0S0 



48x36 •• 3.630 



12 X 5 •' . 



20x20 •• 



15.6S1 



36x12 '■ 14.520 



48x48 •• 2.723 



12x12 •• , 



24 X 1 •• ... . 



-261.360 



36xlS '• 9.68-0 



60 X 36 '• 2.901 



16x 1 •• , 



24xlS •• 



15.52U 



36x24 •• 7.260 



60x48 •• 2.178 



16x16 '■ , 



Quantity of seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an acre 



Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke. 1 oz. to 50J plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus. 1 oz. to 800 plants 4 lbs. 



Asoaragus roots. 1000 to 7250 



Barlev T 120 lbs. 



Beans, dwarf. 1 lb. to 100 ft. of driU. ... .60 



Beans, pole. 1 lb. to 100 MUs .30 



Beet, garden. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. . . 7 " 

 Beet. Mangel. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill... 5 " 



Broccoli. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 2 oz. 



Brussels Sprouts. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants. . . 2 



Buckwheat 15 to 25 lbs. 



Cabbage. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 



Carrot, U oz. to 100 feet of drill 2J< lbs. 



Cauliiiower, 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 

 Celerv. 1 oz. to 15.000 plants 



Chicorv 4 



Clover, Alsike 6 



Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to .25 



3Iammoth S to 12 



'• 3Iedium Stol2 



White Dutch 6 



Collards. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 



Corn, rice i shelled) 4 



Corn, sweet. K lb. to 100 liiRs = 12 



Cowpea. in drills 60 



Cress. -"X oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber. 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Dill. % oz. to lOO feet of drill 5 



'Esg Plant. 1 oz. to 2.000 plants 4 



Endive. '^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 4-2 



Flax broadcast 3-3 



Garlic, bulbs. 1 lb. to 10 feet of drUl 

 Gourd. 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass. Blue. Kentuckv 15 to 20 lbs. 



•■ 3Iiller = 25 " 



Mixed Lawn 60 to 100 " 



Red Top Fancv S to 10 " 



Rhode Island Bent 25 to 40 •• 



" Timothy 10 to 15 ■• 



lbs. 



lbs. 



oz. 

 lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 

 Grass. Orchard. Perennial Rye and 



Wood Meadow , 25 to §5 lbs. 



Hemp 25 



Horse Radish roots .10000 to 15000 



Hungaiian 25 lbs. 



Kale. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants, or 2C0 feet of 



driU 



Kohl Rabi. ^i oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 lbs. 



Leek. =3 oz. to 100 feet of di-ill 4 '• 



Lettuce". -^ oz. to 100 feet of driU 3 " 



Melon. 3Iusk. 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 " 



Water. 4 oz. to 100 hills l^^to 4 " 



3IiUet .'...., .12 to 25 •• 



Xasturtiiuu. 2 oz. to ICK) feet of di-iU 15 " 



Okra. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill S '' 



Onion seed. % oz. to 100 ft. of da-fll. . . .4 to 5 " 



for sets 40to80 '■ 



sets. 1 lb. to ICO feet of drill 250 " 



Parsnip, -4. oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 "' 



Parslev. ^r oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



Peas, scarden. 1 lb. to 100 ft, of di-ill . 55 to 120 " 



•• field... 120 " 



Pepper. 1 oz, to 1.500 plants 



Pumpkin. U lb. to 100 hiUs 3 to 4 lbs. 



Radish. -, oz. to 100 ft. of di-ill 10 to 12 " 



Ruta Baea 2 to 4 " 



Rye 60 to 90 " 



Sasre in di'iUs 4 to 5 '' 



Saisiiv. -V oz. to 100 feet of driU 8 " 



Spinach. ^2 oz. to 100 feet of drilL 8 " 



Summer Savory fX " 



Sunflower .* ... 8 " 



Squash, smimier. 4 oz. to 100 lulls 4 " 



winter. 8 oz. to lOO hUls 2 '• 



Tomato. 1 oz. to 2.0G0 to 3.000 plants 

 Tobacco. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 



Tm-nip. 1 oz. to 250 feet of di'ill 1 to 3 lbs. 



Vetch. Spring 90 to 120 " 



•■ Hau-v or Sand 30 to 60 " 



No. plants. 



...... 1.743 



5,445 



1.815 



680 



4.356 



726 



435 



. . 736 



.. 302 



.. 2.722 



.. 170 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Barley 48 lbs. 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat. 48 " 



Canary seed 60 " 



Castor Bean 46 ■' 



Clover 60 " 



Com. Field, shelled 56 " 



on ear 35 " 



Sweet .45 •' 



Flax 56 " 



Grass, Timothy 45 " 



Hemp 44 " 



Hungarian ...4S " 



31111 et. Common 50 " 



MiUet, Golden 50 '^ 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 '' 



Sorghum 50 " 



Vetch or Tare 60 " 



All of the above are sold 

 by weight. 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



ENGLISH 



Anise 



Artichoke 



Asparagus 



Balm 



Basil 



Beans 



Beet 



Borage 



Broccoli 



Brussels Sprouts. 



Cabbage 



Cabbage. Savov.. 



FRENCH 



Anis 



Artichaut 



Asperge 



3Ielisse cirroneUe. 



Basilic grand 



Haricots 



Betterave 



Bourrache 



Chou Brocoli 



Chou de Bruxelles. 



Chou pomme 



Chou de 3Iilau 



Caraway. . . 



Carrot.." 



Cauliflower. 

 Celery .... 

 Celeriac 



Cumin des 

 Carotre . . . 

 Chou-fleur 



Celeri 



Celeri-rave. 



pres. . . 



Chervil 



Chicory 



Coriander 



Corn Salad. . . . 



Corn 



Cress 



Cress. Water. 



Cerf euil 



Chicoree sauvage. . 



Coriandre 



Mache 



3Iais 



Cresson alenois 



Cresson de fontaine 



ITALIAN POLISH SPANISH DANISH-NORWEGIAN GERMAN 



Auiso. Auacio Anyz Anis. 3Iatalahuga. .. Anis Anis, Grliner Anis. 



A rticiocca Eiirczochy Alcachof a Artiskok Artischoke 



Sparagio Szparagi. '. Esparrago Asparges Spargel 



Melissa Balsam Toronjil. CitroueUa. . Balsamm-t. Citronen-Melisse. . . 



Basilico Bazylia Albaca BasHikum Basilikum 



Fagiuoh Fasola Habichuela Boenner Bohnen 



Barbabietola Buraki. Remolacha Roedbede Riibe 



Boragine ; Boraz .. ....Borraja , Borago Boretsch 



Brocoh Brokuly Broculi Broccoh-Kaal . . . . Spargelkohl . ...... 



Cavolo di BnisseUes. Latorvil Bretones de Bruselas. Rosenkaal Rosenkohl . . . . . 



Cavolo cappuccio . . .Kapusta Col repello Hovedkaal ... Kopfkohl. Kraut. . , 



Cavolo di 3Iilano. . . Sabaudzka Col de Milan Savoikaal . . Wirsrng 



, . Kapusta 



Carvi Kmiuek Comino Karve Feld-Kiimmel 



Carota 3Iarchew Zanahoria Gulerod Carotten, 3I6hren. . 



Cavotiflore Kalafiory Coliflor Blomkaal Blumenkohl 



Sedano. . . Seleiw.. .' Apio SeUeri Sellerie 



Sedano-rapa Selery Apio-nabo KnopseUeri Knoll-Sellerie 



.* (Korzen") 



Cerfoelio Czechrzyca. . . . PerifoUo Kjoervel .-»• .Kerbel 



Cicoria selvatica Cykorya Achicoria Cichorie Cichorienwurzeh .. . 



Coriandorlo Koledra. Culantro Koriander Coriander: 



Valeriana Ziarno Salatv. . Canonieos Vaarsalat Feldsalat 



Maiz . .T Mais 3Iais 



3Iastuerzo Karse Garten-Kresse 



Berro Broendkarse Brunnenkresse. . . . . 



3Iais Kukurvdza. . . 



Agretto 



Xastm-zio aquatico 



Cucumber 



Dandelion 



Dill 



• - - Concombre 



. . . . Pissenlit 



■ ■• Aneth 



— Aubergine 



.... Cetriolo 



....Dentedi leone 



Aneto 



Eggplant 



. , Petronciano 





Endive. Curled . 

 Endive. 



Broad Leaf . 

 Fennel 



Chicoree Endive.. 

 Ch-icoree-Scarole 



Ronde 



Fenouil , 



Endivia 



Endivia Scariola , 



Rzerzucha. 

 Rzerzucha 



wodna ._ 



Ogorek Cohombro Agurk Gurken 



Papawa Diente de leon Loevetand Lowenzahn . 



Koper Eneldo Dii Dill 



Gruszka Berengena Aegplante ....... Eierpflanze, 



milosna 



Endwria Endivia Endivie Endivien 



.....' Escarolo Escariol 



Finocchio ... Koper Hinojo Fennikel ■ Fenchel , 



