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FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



REFERENCE TABLES 





Number of plants to the 



acre at given distances 







Dis. apart. 



No. plants. 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



Dis. apart. 



No. plants. 



Dis. apart. 



No. plants. 



12 x 1 In. 



522,720 



24x24 In 10,890 



36 x 36 In. 



4,840 



60 x 60 In. . 



1,743 



12 x 3 " 



174.240 



30 x 1 " 209,088 



42x12 " . 



12,446 



8x 1 Ft. 



5,445 



12x12 " 



43,560 



30 x 6 " 34,848 



42x24 " . 



6.223 



8x3". 



1,815 



16 x 1 " 



392,040 



30x12 " 17.424 



42x36 " 



4,148 



8x 8 " . 



680 



18 x 1 " 



348,480 



30x16 " 13,068 



48 x 12 " . 



10,890 



10 x 1 " . 



4,356 



18 x 3 " 



116,160 



30x20 " 10,454 



48 x 18 " . 



7,790 



10 x 6 " . 



726 



18x12 " 



29,040 



30x24 " 8,712 



48x24 " . 



5,445 



10 x 10 " . 



435 



18x18 " 



19,360 



30x30 " 6,970 



48x30 " . 



4,356 



12 x 1 " . 



3,630 



20 x 1 " 



313,635 



36 x 3 " 58,080 



48 x 36 " 



3,630 



12 x 5 " . 



736 



20x20 " 



15.681 



36 x 12 " 14,520 



48x48 " 



2,723 



12x12 " 



302 



24 x 1 " 



261,360 



36x18 " 9,680 



60 x 36 " 



2,901 



16 x 1 " 



2,722 



24 x 18 " 



15,520 



36x24 " 7,260 



60 x 48 " . 



2,178 



16 x 16 " . 



170 



Quantity of seed requisite to produce a 



Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 



Asparagus Roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley 2% bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 pint to 100ft. of drill... 1 



Beans, pole, 1 pint to 100 hills % 



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 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants.. 2 



Buckwheat % 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Carrot, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 2y 2 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Chicory 4 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 



" Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 



Crimson Trefoil 10 to 15 



" Mammoth and Medium. . ..8 to 12 

 Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice, (shelled) 2 



Corn, sweet, %. pint to 100 hills 6 



Cress, y± oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills .1 to 3 



Dill, Ys oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



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



Endive, x i oz. to 100 feet of drill 4\ 



Flax broadcast \ 



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

 Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 2 



" Blue, English 1 " 



" Hungarian and Millet % " 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 " 



" Red Top, fancy clean 8 to 10 lbs 



" Red Top, in chaff 20 to 28 



U.S. 



bu. 

 lbs. 



lbs. 



qts. 

 lbs. 



oz. 

 lbs. 

 bu. 



bu. 



given number of plants and sow an acre 



Quantity per acre. 



Grass, Timothy % bu. 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, and 



Wood Meadow 2 " 



Hemp y> " 



Horse Radish Roots 10000 to 15000 



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

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



Leek, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 " 



Lettuce, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



Martynia, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 " 



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



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills... \y 2 to 4 " 

 Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill. . . 15 " 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Onion Seed, y 3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill .4 to 5 " 



for Sets 40 to 80 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 40 feet of drill. . 8 



Parsnip, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 pint to 100 ft. of drill.. 1 to 3 



" field 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1.500 plants 



Pumpkin, y 3 quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



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



Rye l^bu. 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 lbs. 



Salsify, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Spinach, y 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Summer Savory 24 " 



Sunflower 8 " 



Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 2 " 



Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 " 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 

 Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



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



Vetches 2 bu. 



bu. 



lbs. 



bu. 



lbs. 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Barley 48 lbs. 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Canary Seed 60 " 



Castor Beans 46 " 



Clover Seed 60 " 



Corn, field, shelled 56 " 



" " on ear 70 " 



" sweet, sold by 



measured bushel. 



Flax Seed 56 " 



Grass, Timothy 45 " 



Hemp Seed 44 " 



Hungarian 48 " 



Millet, common 50 " 



Millet, Germ an or Gold- 

 en 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



"Vetches or Tares 60 " 



We sell the following 

 articles by weight 



Grass, Rhode Island Bent 

 " Creeping Bent 



Red Top (in chaff) 

 " '•' (cleaned 



from chaff) 

 " Tall Meadow Oat 

 " Awnless Brome 

 " Orchard 

 " Hard Fescue 

 " Red or Creeping 



Fescue 

 " Tall Fescue 

 " Sheep's " 

 " Meadow Fescue or 



English Blue Grass 

 " Perennial Rye 

 " Wood Meadow 

 " Kentucky Blue 



FRENCH SPANISH 



.Anis Anis, 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



ITALIAN DANISH-NORWEGIAN POLISH 



Matalahuga. .. Aniso. Anacio Anis Anyz. 



Articiocca Artiskok Karczochy. 



Sparagio Asparges Szparagi. 



Melissa Balsamurt Balsam. 



, Basilico Basilikum Bazylia. 



Fagiuoli Boenner. Fasola. 



Barbabietola Roedbede Buraki. 



Boragine Borago Boraz. 



ENGLISH GERMAN 



Anise Anis, Griiner Anis. 



Artichoke Artischoke Artichaut Alcachofa. 



Asparagus Spargel Asperge . . .'. Esparrago 



Balm Uitroueu-Melisse. . .Melisse citronelle. .Toronjil, Citrouella. 



Basil Basilikum Basilic grand Albaca... 



Beans Bohnen Haricots Habichuela 



Beet Rube Betterave Remolacha 



Borage Boretsch Bourrache Borraja 



Broccoli Spargelkohl Chou Brocoli Broculi Brocoli Broccoli-Kaal — Brokuly. 



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



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



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



Kapusta. 



Caraway Feld-Kiimmel Cumin des pres Comino Carvi Karve Kmin. 



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



Cauliflower Blumenkohl Chou-fleur Coliflor Cavoloflore Blomkaal Kalaflroy. 



Celery. Sellerie Celeri ...Apio Sedano Selleri Selery. 



Celeriac Knoll-Sellerie Celeri-rave Apio-nabo. Sedano-rapa Knopselleri Brukwiana 



Selera. 



Chervil Kerbel Cerfeuil Perifollo Cerfoglio Kjoervel Czechrzyca. 



Chicory Cichorienwurzel. .. .Chicoree sauvage. . Achicoria Cicoria selvatica Cichorie Cukorya. 



Coriander Coriander Coriandre Culantro Coriandorlo Koriander Koleder. 



Corn Salad Feldsalat Mache Canonigos Valeriana Vaarsalat Ziarno Sataty 



Corn Mais Mais Maiz Mais Mais Kukurudza. 



Cress Garten-Kresse Cresson alenois .. . .Mastuerzo Agretto Karse Rzerzucha. 



Cress, Water Brunnenkresse Cresson de f ontaineBerro Nasturzio aquatico . . Broendkarse Rezerzucha 



, wodna. 



Cucumber Gm'ken Concombre Cohombro .Cetriolo '. Agurk Ogorek. 



Dandelion Lowenzahn Pissenlit Diente de leon Dente di leone Loevetand Papawa. 



Dill Dill Aneth Eneldo Aneto Dil Koper. 



Egg Plant Eierpflanze Aubergine Berengena Petronciano Aegplante Jajkowa 



roslina. 



Endive Endivien Chicorge Endive.. .Endivia Indivia Endivie Endywia. 



Fennel Fenchel Fenouil Hinojo Finocchio Fennikel Koper. 



Garlic Knoblauch Ail A jo Aglio Hvidloeg Czosnek. 



Horse Radish . . . .Meer Rettig Raifort sauvage . . . Taramago Raf ano Peberrod Chrzan. 



Hyssop Isop Hyssope Hisopo Issopo Isop Hyzop. 



