CHIVES~~Allium Schoenoprasum 



COLLARDS 



30 D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



/^Hir^OR Y— 1 aro-e Rooted or Coffee The dried and prepared roots are much used as a substi- 

 ^Ol^VylV 1 i-arge rvooiea, or ^orree tute for coffe6i and the young leaves may be used as a 



spring salad. Our stock is the improved type, with very much larger, smoother, whiter and proportionately shorter 

 roots than the old kind. Sow the seed as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared, in a rather light, moderately 

 rich soil, in drills twc to two and one-half feet apart for either garden or field culture. When the plants are sufficiently 

 large, thin to six inches apart in the row. Cultivate well and in the fall dig the roots, slice them and dry in an apple 

 evaporator or kiln constructed for the purpose. When the roots are grown in quantity for the manufacturers of 

 "prepared" chicory, they are usually brought to the factory in the "•green" state and there dried in kilns constructed 

 specially for the purpose. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



An onion-like plant used as a salad and for flavoring soups. Al- 

 so, the plant makes an excellent ornamental garden bed edging 



which may frequently be cut, a new growth of leaves appearing soon after eaCh cutting. One sowing will answer for 



about three years. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 50c. 



A tall, loose leaved cabbage-like or kale-like plant grown throughout the south and 

 known in different sections as "■Cole," "Colewort," or simply "■Greens." It is extensive- 

 ly used for the table and for stock in the south where it continues in growth and is 

 usable throughout the entire winter. 

 ^ c i r 1 I Tnis istne white or green stemmed variety, growing two to three feet high and 



iieorgia, OOUtliern, Or Creole forming a large, loose, open head or cluster of leaves with a rather long stem. 

 A frost, if not too severe, will improve rather than injure the quality of the leaves. Sow thickly in drills, in rich 

 ground, transplanting when four inches high; or sow in drills where the plants are to remain and when well started 

 thin to two or three feet apart in the row. In the south, sow from January to May and from August to October. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



CORN 



SWEET, OR TABLE VARIETIES 



A rich, warm, alluvial soil is the best, but excellent sweet corn can be raised 

 on any good, ordinary soil, if it is deeply and thoroughly worked before plant- 

 ing. In the north sweet corn should be planted as early as can be done with- 

 out risking great loss from frosts or from rotting of the seed in the soil. Give 

 frequent and thorough but shallow cultivation until the tassels appear. 

 mm i ijM .. f> We consider this unquestionably the best 



Mammoth W Illte ^Ory extra early corn. Ears very large for so 



early a variety. Stalks about four feet high, each generally bearing two 



large, finely shaped ears which become fit for use as early as those of any 



variety in cultivation. They are twelve rowed, six to seven inches long, 



very symmetrical and handsome, seldom with any opening between the 



rows at the base. Grain large, broad, very white and of remarkably good 



quality for such an early sort. The size and beauty of this variety give it 



ready sale even when the market is overstocked. (See cut in Supplement, 



page 8) Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $5.00 

 YjLTi *. f* i r* Plants about four and one-half feet high and bear 



White COD L^Ory two or even three ears which are six to seven inches 



long, eight rowed, and with large somewhat coarse but very sweet and 



tender grain. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $5.00 

 \\ti .. »« i i i_ r A handsome, very early sweet corn of splendid 

 White MalakhOt quality. Stalks about four feet high; ears about 



five inches long, twelve rowed, slender but with very small cob which is well 



filled with small, deep, sweet and tender grains. Follows closely Mammoth 



White Cory in time of maturing. This variety was developed by the Bureau of 



Plant Industry of the Department of Agriculture through selection of the white 



grained ears of the Malakhof . Pkt. 10c; Pt. 20c; Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. $1.00; Bu. $6.00 

 fin •. jlb » An early sweet corn of very rich and excellent flavor. 



W hlte Mexican Stalks about four and one-half feet high; ears eight in- 

 ches long, usually eight rowed; about the same season as Crosby's Early and 



of better quality than any other early variety of equally large size. Our 



stock is far superior to much that has been sold under this name. Pkt. 10c; 



Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. $1.25; Bu. $7.00 

 C U * 17 1 A most excellent early variety of fine quality. Ears five 

 L^rOSDy S Harly and one-half to six and one-half inches long, fourteen 



rowed or more, with short nearly square grains which are very white, sweet 



and tender. Plants about four and one-half feet high. This is the sort so 



largely grown in Maine for canning and it is the use of this variety rather 



than any peculiarity of soil that has given Maine sweet corn its reputation 



for quality. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $4.50 

 C 1#1 R #■ ^- n earl y sweet corn with golden yellow grain, 



LsOlaen oantam very tender and of excellent quality. Ears eight 



rowed, six to seven inches long and of the medium size found most 



suitable for the table. The flavor is exceptionally rich and delicious. Our 



stock has been very carefully selected during several seasons and will be 



found decidedly superior to much that is offered. Height four to five feet. 



(Short crop; sold out) 

 17 | »*• . This old and deservedly popular variety is one of 



liariy Minnesota the best early sorts for the market and the private 



garden. Stalks about six feet high and bearing one or two ears well cover- 

 ed with husks. Ears about eight inches long, eight rowed; kernels very broad, 



sweet and tender, not shrinking mu a in drying. By careful selection we 



have developed a stock of this standard variety which is remarkably uni- 

 form and in which all the goodqualities that have made this sort so popular 



are intensified. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $4.75 

 \T J 1* C I/"** *. Remarkably large in ear for a second early 

 J\.endel S HaHy <L»iant sort and very popular in some localities. 



Stalks about five and one-half feet high. Ears about eight inches long, 



twelve rowed, grain rather broad and shallow, quality very good. Pkt. 10c; 



Pt. 15c; Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $4.75 



17 Ears about nine inches long, slender, eight 



H.ariy OWeet, Or OUgar rowed. Grain very white, tender and sug- 

 ary; plant about six feet high, productive, hardy and quite early. An old 



but excellent table sort. Our stock is distinct and true and not such a 

 mixture of all sorts of early sweet or sugar corn as is often offered under 

 this name. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $4.50 . 



If corn is ordered by mail or express prepaid add 10 cents per pint, 15 



White Malakhof 

 cents per quart for charges. 



