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FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Number of plants to the acre at given distances 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 12 X lln 522,720 



12 x 3 

 12x12 

 16 x 1 

 18 x 1 

 18 x 3 

 18x12 

 18x18 

 20x 1 

 20x20 

 24x 1 

 24x18 



.174.240 

 ..43,560 

 .392.040 

 .348,480 

 .116.160 

 ..29,04.0 

 ..19,360 

 .313.635 

 . 15.681 

 .261.360 

 ..15.520 



Dis. apart. 

 24 x 24 In. 

 30 x 1 " 

 30 x 6 " 

 30 x 12 " 

 30 x 16 " 

 30x20 " 

 30 x 24 " 

 30 x 30 " 

 36 x 3 " . 

 36 x 12 " . 

 36 x 18 " . 

 36x24 " . 



No. plants. 



10.890 



209.088 



34.84S 



17.424 



13.068 



10,454 



8,712 



6.970 



58.080 



14,520 



9.680 



7.260 



Dis. apart. 

 36 x 36 In.. 

 42 x 12 " . 

 42x24 " . 

 42x36 " . 

 48 x 12 " . 

 48 x 18 " . 

 48x24 " . 

 48 x 30 " . 

 48 x 36 " . 

 48x48 " . 



No. plants. 



4,840 



......12.446 



6.223 



4.148 



10.890 



7,790 



5.445 



4.356 



3,630 



2,723 



60x36 " 2,901 



60x48 " 2,178 



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



Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 4 lbs. 



Asparagus roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley 120 lbs. 



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



Beans, pole, 1 lb. to 100 hills 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, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 2Y Z lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Chicory ._ 4 lbs. 



Clover, Alsike 6 " 



" Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 " 



" Mammoth 8 to 12 " 



" Medium 8 to 12 " 



" White Dutch 6 



Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice (shelled) 4 lbs. 



Corn, sweet, % lb. to 100 hills 12 " 



Cowpea, in drills 60 " 



Cress. % oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 ll 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Dill, l / 3 oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 " 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 4 oz. 



Endive, l 4 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4% lbs. 



Flax broadcast 30 



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

 Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 15 to 20 lbs. 



" Millet 25 " 



" Mixed Lawn 60 to 100 " 



" Red Top Fancy 8 to 10 " 



" Rhode Island Bent 25 to 40 " 



" Timothy ...10 to 15 " 



lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 

 Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye and 



Wood Meadow 25 to 35 lbs. 



Hemp .25 



Horse Radish roots 10000 to 15000 



Hungarian 25 lbs. 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants, or 200 feet of 



drill 



Kohl Rabi, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Leek, y 3 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Lettuce, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills \% to 4 



Millet 12 to 25 



Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill 15 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Onion seed, % oz. to 100 ft. of drill . . .4 to 5 



for sets 40 to 80 



sets, 2 lbs. to 40 feet of drill 250 



Parsnip, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden. 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill. 55 to 120 



" field 120 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1.500 plants 



Pumpkin, % lb. to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, % oz. to 100 ft. of drill 10 to 12 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 



Rye 60 to 90 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 



Salsify, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Spinach, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Summer Savory y± 



Sunflower 8 



Squash, summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 4 



winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 2.0C0 to 3,000 plants 

 Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 1 to 3 



Vetch, Spring 90 to 120 



" Hairy or Sand 30 to 60 



lbs. 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



60x60 In 1,743 



8x 1 Ft 5,445 



8x 3 " , 1,815 



8x 8 " 680 



10 x 1 " 4,356 



10 x 6 " 726 



10x10 ll 435 



12 x 1 " 3,630 



12 x 5 " 736 



12 x 12 " 302 



16 x 1 " 2,722 



16 x 16 " 170 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Barley 48 lbs. 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Canan r seed 60 " 



Castor Bean 46 " 



Clover 60 " 



Corn, Field, shelled. . . .56 " 



" " on ear 70 " 



" Sweet 45 " 



Flax 56 " 



Grass, Timothy 45 " 



Hemp 44 " 



Hungarian 48 " 



Millet, Common 50 " 



Millet, 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. 



lbs 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



ENGLISH 



FRENCH 



POLISH 



Anyz. 



SPANISH DANISH- NORWEGIAN GERMAN 



Anis, Matalahuga... Anis Anis, Griiner Anis. 



, Artischoke 



Spargel 



Cirronen-Melisse.. 



Basilikum..... 



Bohnen 



Rube 



ITALIAN 



Anise Anis Aniso. Anacio. 



Artichoke Artichaut Articiocca Karczochy Alcachofa Artiskok. 



Asparagus Asperge Sparagio Szparagi Esparrago Asparges . . 



Balm Melisse citronelle. . Melissa Balsam Toronjil, Citronella. . Balsamurt. 



Basil Basilic grand Basilico Bazylia Albaca Basilikum.. 



Beans Haricots Fagiuoli Fasola Habichuela Boenner. . 



Beet Betterave Barbabietola Buraki Remolacha Roedbede . 



Borage Bourrache Boragine Boraz Borraja Borago Boretsch 



Broccoli Chou Brocoli Brocoli Brokuly Brocuii Broccoli-Kaal Spargelkohl 



Brussels Sprouts. Chou de Bruxelles. Cavolo di Brusselles. Latorvil Bretones de Bruselas. Rosenkaal Rosenkohl 



Cabbage Chou pomme Cavolo cappuccio . . . Kapusta Col repello Hovedkaal Kopfkohl, Kraut. . , 



Cabbage, Savoy.. Chou de Milan Cavolo di Milano. . . Sabaudzka Col de Milan Savoikaal . . Wirsing 



Kapusta 



Caraway Cumin des pres Carvi Kminek Comino Karve Feld-Kiimmel 



Carrot Garotte Carota. Marchew Zanahoria Gulerod Carotten, Mohren. . 



Cauliflower Chou-fleur Cavoloflore Kalafiory Coliflor Blomkaal Blumenkohl 



Celery Celeri Sedano Selery Apio Selleri Sellerie 



Celeriac Celeri-rave Sedano-rapa Selery Apio-nabo Knopselleri Knoll-Sellerie 



(Korzen) 



Chervil Cerfeuil Cerfoglio Czechrzyca. . . . Perifollo Kjoervel Kerbel 



Chicory ChicorSe sauvage. . Cicoria selvatica Cykorya Achicoria Cichorie Cichorienwurzel. .. . 



Coriander Coriandre Coriandorlo Koledra Culantro Koriander Coriander 



Corn Salad Miche Valeriana Ziarno Salaty. . Canonigos Vaarsalat Feldsalat 



Corn Mais Mais Kukurydza. . . . Maiz Mais Mais 



Cress Cresson alenois Agretto Rzerzucha. Mastuerzo Karse Garten-Kresse 



Cress, Water Cresson de fontaine Nasturzio aquatico . . Rzerzucha Berro Broendkarse Brunnenkresse 



wodna 



Cucumber Concombre Cetriolo Ogorek Cohombro Agiirk Gurken 



Dandelion Pissenlit Dente di leone Papawa Diente de leon Loevetand Lowenzahn 



Dill Aneth Aneto Koper Eneldo Dil Dill 



Egg Plant Aubergine Petronciano Gruszka Berengena Aegplante Eierpflanze 



milosna 



Endive, Curled . . Chicoree Endive... Endivia Endywia Endivia Endivie Endivien 



Endive, Chicoree-Scarole Endivia Scariola Escarolo ; Escariol 



Broad Leaf . . Ronde 



Fennel Fenouil Finocchio ... Koper Hinojo Fennikel Fenchel 



