D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



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ENDIVE 



Broad Leaved Batavian Endive 



FENNEL f h L A» 



One of the best salads for fall and winter use. Endive is not 

 only much used for salads and garnishing but is also desirable 

 for greeus and for flavoring soups and stews. 



Plauts may be grown at any season of the year but are more 

 generally used late in the fall. For early use sow about April 

 loth; for later supply sow in June or July in drills fourteen to 

 twenty inches apart and when well started thin the plants to 

 one foot apart. When nearly full grown tie the outer leaves to- 

 gether over the center in order to blanch the heart of the plant. 

 By covering fresh plants every few days a succession may be 

 kept up. 



- ^ /^ i j A hardy, vigorous growing en- 



Large dreen Curled dive with bright deep green 



leaves. The midribs of the outer leaves are usually tinged 



with rose. The dense mass of deeply divided leaves formed in 



the center blanches very readily to a rich cream color. This 



sort is highly esteemed for the market and home garden, and 



is much vised for salads. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 



% Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 

 r> iin •. r* i j The plants are moderately dense, 



Lver White Curled with divided leaves which are 



very light yellowish green in color, even the outer ones being 



very light. This variety blanches readily to an attractive 



creamy white. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 



!/ 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 

 Ti/I r* 1 J Plants compact growing, forming large, dense clusters of finely divided, medium green leaves which, 



MOSS Curled when properly blanched, are rich creamy white, crisp and tender. Leaf stems sometimes tinged light 



purplish red. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V 4 Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.75 

 D J I J D j. (Escarolle) A variety having broad, more or less twisted and waved bright deep green 



Broad Leaved ISataVian leaves with thick, nearly white midribs. The inner leaves form a fairly solid, clustering 



head which blanches to a beautiful deep creamy white and is crisp and tender. This sort is unsurpassed for salads and is 



much used for the home garden and market. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; l A Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



UAD CI7 D A DfQf-I Horse Radish rarely produces seed but is grown from pieces of the root. For the home 

 1 IVIvuLj l\r\L/lUl M. garden they may be set wherever a few feet of space is available, but when grown as a 

 crop they should be set in rich, moist, well prepared ground in rows two and one-half feet apart and about eighteen inches 

 apart in the row. Set the roots vertically, small end down, and the top of the root one to three inches below the surface of 

 the ground. Cultivate thoroughly until the tops cover the ground, when their shade will keep down the weeds. 

 COMMON VARIETY. Small Roots — 3 for 10c; 30c. per dozen, postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser's expense, 



$1.10 per 100. 

 MALINER KREN. An improved variety introduced into this country by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Produces more 



vigorous growing plants and larger, heavier roots than the common sort. Roots — 2 for 10c; 40c. per dozen, postpaid. By 



freight or express at purchaser's expense, $1.50 per 100. 



(Fceniculum dulce, Finocchio) A bulb-like vegetable which is formed above the ground at 

 the base of the leaf stalk if the plant is well grown. Blanched and boiled it has a slightly aromatic 

 odor and pleasant taste. Plant very branching, upright with dense thread-like foliage. 



Sow early in spring, in rich, well prepared soil, in drills two feet apart and cover one-fourth to one-half inch deep. When 

 the plants are about two inches high thin to ten inches apart in the row. When half grown, if the plants are earthed up and 

 treated as celery, the stems will be nearly as white, crisp and palatable. Hardy annual, two to four feet high. Pkt. 8c, 

 2 for 15c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; l A Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 {For Sweet Fennel see page 68) 



C* A I? I \C* A bulbous rooted plant of the onion family with a strong, penetrating odor but much esteemed by some f or 



Vi/°\.lV.JLil v^ flavoring soups, stews, etc. We frequently receive orders for garlic seed but we can supply bulbs only. 



Prepare ground the same as for onions, plant bulbs in drills eight inches apart and four inches apart in row, covering two 



inches deep. When the leaves turn yellow take up the bulbs, dry in shade and lay them up in a dry loft as you would onions. 



BULBS— V 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



KALE OR BORECOLE 



This is extensively grown, especially in the south during 

 the fall, winter and spring. The leaves are used principally 

 for greens. A favorite way is to cook them with bacon. The 

 leaves are also used for garnishing. 



Where climate permits seed may be sown any time from 

 August to October, broadcast or preferably in drills eighteen 

 inches apart so that the plants when small may be cultivated. 

 The quality is improved rather than injured by frosts if not 

 too heavy. Farther north sow in April or May in rich light 

 soil in rows two to three feet apart and where plants of the 

 largest size are desired thin to two feet apart in row. It is 

 better not to cut or handle the plants while frozen, but if this 

 is unavoidable, thaw them out in cold water. The young 

 shoots which start up in the spring from the old stumps are 

 very tender and make excellent greens. 



T 110 r* ijo j.l Tne plant of this vari- 



all Green Curled OCOtch ety grows to three or 



four feet high, bearing long, plume-like, light green leaves 



which are deeply cut, also finely curled 'at edges. Very 



ornamental and so hardy that a moderately heavy frost 



improves rather than injures its quality. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; 



Oz.35c; 2Oz.60c;V4Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 

 r\ £ C 1JC * L A fi ner y curled, spreading, 



Dwart Curled OCOtCn low growing variety, very DvVARF Curled Scotch 



hardy and much used for greens. This sort, sometimes called 



Norfolk, is grown extensively in the south for shipment and is planted largely for the home garden. The leaves are long and 



attractive bright green. This sort is often used for garnishing. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 50c; V4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $2.75 

 rx f n 1 Similar to Dwarf Curled Scotch but the leaves are deep green and purple. It is very attractive in its rich 



Uwart rurple purplish coloring. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; Vi Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 



c ., . A very vigorous growing variety of spreading habit, its green foliage having a distinctive bluish tinge or bloom. 



•blbenan The leaves are very large, comparatively plain in the center but are cut and frilled at the edges. The variety is 



very hardv, a favorite for greens and in some sections is extensively grown for forage. This sort is sometimes called Sprouts. 



Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



