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FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



WATER MELON— CONTINUED 



r\» • A popular market sort. Vine vigorous, large 

 L/lXie gi-owing and hardy, ripening its fruits earlier than 

 most of the large sorts; fruit medium sized to large, about 

 one-third longer than thick. Color of skin dark green, 

 striped with a Ughter shade; rind tliin but tough; flesh 

 bright scarlet, ripens closely to the riud and is of the best 

 quality. Tliis melon is very highlv esteemed especially in 

 the south. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



Gypsy or Georgia Rattlesnake thTia°- 



gest, oldest and most popular sorts, particularly in the 

 south. Fruit oblong, of light green color, distinctly strip- 

 ed and blotched with a darker shade. Flesh bright scarlet 

 and very sweet. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. 50c. 



Sweet Heart 



This melon was introduced by us in 

 1894 and it has become very popular 

 as a shipping melon particularly in the south. Vine vig- 

 orous and productive, ripening its fruit evenly. Fruit large, 

 oval, very heavy, rind thin but firm; marked much like 

 D. M. Ferry & Go's Peerless but with Ughter shades of 

 green; flesh bright red, firm, soUd, but very tender melting 

 and sweet. Fruit retains its good quaUty for a loag time 

 after ripening. Our stock is the very best. Pkt. 6c: 

 Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 

 TRIUMPH ^ southern variety which has become 

 * very popular with shicpers. The fruit is 

 uniformly large, nearly round, dark green, sometimes in- 

 distmctly striped with a fighter shade and has a thin and 

 firm rind which makes it 

 an excellent shipper; flesh 

 bright red and of good 

 quaUty. The vine makes 

 a strong and vigorous 

 growth and can be de- 

 pended upon under ordin- 

 arily favorable circum- 

 stances to set a large 

 number of fruits. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; 

 h Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



Cifi^nn Uniformly 

 i*-*^*^** round, smooth, 

 striped and marbled with 

 fight green. Flesh white 

 and solid; seeds red. Not 

 used for eating in the raw 

 state, but for preserves 

 pickles, etc. Pkt, 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 h Lb. 35c; Lb. 75c. 



Gypsy, or Georgia Rattlesnake 

 The Mushroom ; 



IV^I TQUPOr^lWI The Mushroom is au edible fungus of a white color, changing to brown when old. The gills are 

 IViUOniVV^V-^lVl loose, of pinkish -red, changing to liver color. It produces seed and there is developed a white, 

 fibrous substance in broken threads, called spawn, which is developed and preserved in horse manure, pressed m the form 

 of bricks. Thus prepared it will retain its vitality for years. , , . . i i, • 



Mushrooms can be grown in cellars, in sheds, in hotbeds or sometimes in the open air, the great essential being a 

 uniform degree of temperature and moisture. Fermenting horse manure, mixed with an equal weight ot fresh sod loam, 

 is made into beds the size required and eight to twelve inches deep. See to it that the bed is packed fimily and evenly. 

 In the course of a few days the inside temperature of the bed wifi fall to about 70° or 75°, then plant the broken pieces ot 

 spawn nine inches apart;'cover the whole with two inches of light soil and protect from cold and rain One bnclJ win 

 plant eight to ten square feet of bed. Mushrooms appear in about six weeks. Water sparingly with lukewarm water 



Pure Culture Mushroom Spawn. By a newly discovered process of selection and grafting, the spawn is scientifically 

 propagated so that large, vigorous and fine flavored mushrooms are reproduced. Earlier, more productive and a marked 

 improvement on the wild spawn, either French or Engfish. Brick (about 134 lbs.) postpaid 40c; 6 lbs. postpaid SfcLi^a 



JUt\ TQnr A"Rn Mustard is not only used as a condiment but the green 

 •I'* v-* kJ 1 r^KKLy leaves are used as a salad or cut and boiled like spin- 

 age. Sow as early in the spring as the ground will permit, in drills about 



eighteen inches apart, covering one-half inch deep. For succession, sow 



every few weeks till autumn. Water freely. In the south the seed should 



be sown in autumn and the plants used early in the spring as a salad and 



for greens. 

 WHITE ENGLISH. Leaves comparatively smooth and deeply cut; color 



medium dark green. The plant is upright in growth, inclined to branch as 



it approaches early maturity and soon bolts to seed. Pkt. 5c; Oz. lOc; 



2 Oz. 10c; h Lb. i5c; Lb. 35c. 



Southern Giant Curled 



Leaves light green, frilled and much 

 crimped at edge. Highly esteemed 



in the south for its vigorous growth and good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



3 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



NASTURTIUM 



TALL MIXED GARDEN. Cultivated not only for 

 ornament but its beautiful orange colored flowers 



serve as a garnish for dishes and the young leaves are excellent for salads. 



The green seed pods preserved in vinegar make a pickle greatly esteemed by 



many. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; %Lb. 35c; Lb. 'y5c. For other varieties 



of Nasturtium see page 81. 



OICRA OR r^ITlVfRO Cultivated for its young seed pods which 



^-'*^*^-'^> V-f IX VX \J iVlO V> are used in soups or stewed and served like 

 asparagus. It is highly esteemed in the south. 



Cu^fwre— Plant in hills about four feet apart, putting six to eight seeds in a 

 hill and after the plants are well started, cut out all but two. The dwarf sorts 

 can be planted much closer in hills two to three feet apart or in drills two feet 

 apart thinning the plants to about one foot apart in the row. Gather the pods 

 when quite green and about an inch and a half long. 



AA/^Vkif «k \/tfklt7*»f ^ great improvement on the old White or the Green. 



VV IIIIC V CiVCl, The plant is of medium height, bearing a large crop of 

 white, smooth pods which retain their tenderness until nearly full sized. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 30c: Lb. 60c. 



Perkins' Mammoth Long Pod lUfJ^!'' 'S '^l! «« 



long, slender, deep green and remain tender much longer than most sorts. 



Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; Jg Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 

 DWARF WHITE. The longest podded variety; vines two feet high and very 



productive. Mature pods long, very thick and fleshy. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



3 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c. 

 DWARF GREEN. An early and very productive sort. Pods dark green, thick 



and fleshy. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. 50c. 



White Velvet Okra 



