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FERRY-MORSE SEED CO. 



lib. 



5 lbs. 



or more 



or more 



per lb. 



per lb. 



$3.50 



$3.25 



EGG PLANT 



Plants of the two standard varieties listed below, set in the field early in June at our Experi- 

 mental Gardens near Detroit, always produce marketable fruits in August or early September. 



Code Word 



Black Beauty ease 



Popular home and market sort. Plants thrifty, 24r— 30 in. tall, 

 commonly bear 4 to 6 large fruits which are smooth, broad egg- 

 shape; uniform, very rich dark purple and retain the color a long 

 time. 



FLORIDA HIGH BUSH eabush 



Popular variety for shipping. Plants of strong upright growth 

 producing fruit well above the ground. Fruit similar to Large 

 New York Purple, but slightly larger, more slender, and not as 

 uniformly dark in color. 



Large New York Purple .barst 



The standard home and market sort. Plants large, 30 — 36 in. tall; 

 very productive, commonly bearing 4 — 6 or more large, hand- 

 some, dark purple,' symmetrical, broad egg-shaped fruits. 



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3.25 



3.00 



3.00 





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Endive, Full Heart Batavlan 



ENDIVE Codeword 



Broad Leaved Batavlan or Escarolle egotist 



Grown in market gardens and for shipping. Plants large; leaves 

 broad, thick, somewhat twisted; heart very compact and blanches 

 readily. 



Full Heart Batavlan enamel 



Distinctly improved form of Broad Leaved Batavian or Escarolle. 

 Plant medium large with very deep, full, compact well-blanched 

 heart of infolded broad leaves that are of thick buttery texture 

 and splendid quality. 



Green Curled, green ribbed emblaze 



A variety with deeply cut leaf margins, but not curled as is Moss 

 Curled. It is mediima large in size and blanches well at the heart 

 in late summer and fall. The mid-ribs or stems are pure green. 



Large Green Curled, pink ribbed emergent 



A late, coarsely toothed variety of good size, which forms a good, 

 blanched heart in the late fall. The mid-rib or leaf stem is tinged 

 with rose. 



FENNEL Codeword 



Florence (Sweet Anise) fabler 



Grown in home and market gardens. Plant 33^ — 4 ft. tall. Chiefly 

 grown for the bulb-like structure formed by the enveloping thick- 

 ened bases of the stalks of the lower leaves. This is aromatic and 

 of a delicate sweet flavor. Sweet Fennel is quite different and 

 forms no "bulbs." (See page 57.) 





lib. 

 or more 

 per lb. 



$0.55 



.65 



.55 



.55 



25 lbs. 

 or more 

 per lb. 



$0.47 



.57 



.47 



or more 

 per lb. 

 $1.00 



.47 



6 lbs. 

 or more 



per lb. 

 $0.75 



