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FERRY & COS DRSCR 



CATALOGUE 



PEPPER 



Peppers are most largely used for seasoning meat, and vegetable 

 dishes; also for making chow chow and chili sauce. The culture 

 is the same as for egg plant and the plants need quite as much heat 

 to perfect them. Sow seed early in hotbed, or about middle of spring 

 in open seed bed, the soil being light and warm. When three inches 

 high transplant in rows about two and one-half feet apart and two 

 feet apart in the row. Cultivate and keep free from weeds. Guano, 

 hen dung, or any other bird manure hoed into the surface soil when 

 the plants are about six inches high, will undoubtedly increase the 

 product. 



D , J-*, A second early sort. Plant tall, bearing a profusion 



Ked t^neiTy of round, bright red fruits which are very pungent 



when ripe. A very ornamental plant, when in fruit. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 



2 Oz. 40c; y 4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 

 D , >-« .|. A late variety. Pods bright, rich red about two inches 

 Ked Unill long, one-third to one-half inch in diameter at the 



base, tapering to a sharp point and exceedingly pungent when ripe. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; ! / 4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 

 I D J /*• A weu known medium early variety 



Long Ked Cayenne having a slender, twisted and pointed 



pod about four inches long. Color deep green when fruit is young, 



bright red when ripe. Extremely strong and pungent flesh. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; V4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



Red Squash, or Tomato Shaped red, of medium size, 



flat, tomato shaped, more or less ribbed. Flesh thick, mild, pleasant 



to the taste, although 

 somewhat pungent. An 

 early variety and very 

 productive. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; 

 b. V 4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 



Large Bell, 



or 



Bull Nose Pepp 



i n it D it m Our stock of this well known variety, 



Large Dell, Or DUll INOSe sometimes called Sweet Mountain, is very 

 superior. Plant vigorous, about two feet high, compact and very productive, 

 ripening its crop uniformly and early. The fruits are large, with thick, mild 

 flesh of excellent quality for use in salads and mangoes or stuffed peppers. 

 The color is deep green when fruit is young, bright crimson when ripe. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; % Lb. 75c; Lb. T.2.50 



D i ■**■• An improved American variety, very large and attractive. 



Kllby Iving The plant is about two and one-half feet high, vigorous, 

 compact and productive. The fruits are often four to four and one-half 

 inches long and of deep green color when young, bright red when ripe. The 

 flesh is thick and mild flavored. One of the best varieties for mangoes or 

 stuffed peppers. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; Va Lb. $1.00; Lb. $2.75 



G. |-i . The earliest maturing of the extremely large, red 



lailt V^rimSOIl sweet peppers and surpassed by none in evenness of 

 size and shape. The plant is vigorous and upright, growing two and one-half 

 to three feet high, larger than that of Chinese Giant and more productive 

 The fruits are of the largest size, ripen earlier than any of the other very 

 large sorts and average heavier, as the flesh is exceptionally thick. Color 

 deep green when fruit is young, deep crimson when matured; flavor very 

 mild. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; ft Lb. $1.50; Lb. $5.00 



Lo . c * L A late maturing and attractive, red, sweet 



arge OWeet opaniSll pepper. Plant about two and one-half feet 

 high, upright, very compact, vigorous and productive. Fruits very large and 

 long, frequently seven inches in length and about two inches in diameter, 

 with very thick, mild flesh of excellent quality. Color deep green when fruit 

 is young, rich red when ripe. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Va Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 



Qiant Crimson Pepper 



PUMPKIN 



Pumpkins are not so particular in regard to soil as melons or cucumbers, but are cultivated the same, though on a lar- 

 ger scale. They are raised between hills of corn or in fields by themselves, but more properly belong to the farm than 

 the garden as they readily mix -with and injure the quality of the finer squash. 

 n» Fruit of medium size, nearly round; skin light yeUow, smooth and 

 e ie covered with a fine gray netting. Flesh light yellow, very thick, 



sweet and finely flavored. Makes very delicious' pies. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



1VT C 1 J TV This variety is small, but of most 

 OUgar, Or lNeW Lngland rie excellent quality for pies. Fruits 



deep orange, eight to ten inches in diameter, round or somewhat flat- 

 tened and slightly ribbed. Flesh rich deep yellow, fine grained and very 

 sweet. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



1 V 11 ^ke pumpkin most extensively used for feeding 

 Large iellOW stock; also used for making pies. Grows to a large 



size and varies in shape from nearly round or slightly flattened to 

 quite long. Flesh deep, rich yellow, fine grained and highly flavored. 

 Often planted with corn. Known also as Field Pumpkin. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; V4 Lb. 15c; Lb. 45c. By freight or express, at purchaser's ex- 

 pense, $25.00 per 100 lbs. 

 f* Ci ' J r L Fruits very large, with crooked neck; 



V*reen Otriped LUShaW color creamy white, irregularly striped 

 or traced with green. Flesh light yellow, very thick, rather coarse but 

 sweet. Very productive and popular in some sections. An improved 

 strain of the old Cushaw. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; l A Lb. 25c; Lb. 85c. 

 Very popular in the south, but not as well 

 adapted to northern latitudes. Fruit flattened, 

 diameter usually about twice the length; skin 

 mottled light green and yellow, changing to 

 creamy yellow when mature; flesh yellow, tender and of excellent 

 quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. By freight or 

 express at purchaser's expense, $28.00 per 100 lbs. 



Sweet Cheese, or 

 Kentucky Field 



Sugar, or New England Pie Pumpkin 



