D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



LETTUCE— CABBAGE OR HEADING— Continued 



35 



Itf^fc^v Winf-tf^r ^ ('^^^^ white). A light green, 

 *"Ciocjf ▼▼ iiiici loose heading, medium sized let- 

 tuce, very hardy and when wintered over is one of the 

 very earhest to mature its heads. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 3 Oz. 35c; ^Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 

 D„_,._-- r^,,#-^U B (S'eed 6Zacfc). An old sort noted for 

 orO VVn l^UlCn its hardiness. Leaves large, thick, 

 green tinged with brown. It always forms a large, sohd 

 head which is somewhat coarse looking, but the inner 

 leaves are beautifully blanched, sweet, tender and well 

 flavored. Desirable especially because of its hardiness 

 and may be used in the south as a winter lettuce. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 15c; 3 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



White Chavigne WA^Jtl'lnrt^SS'JZ 



er dark green, coarsely savoyed leaves, the inner ones 

 well blanched and forming a compact solid head Slow in 

 running to seed. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 3 Oz.'35c; !^Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.50 



Ha neon ^ (Seed white). The plant is compact and forms 

 A taiidi^il a large, flat, cabbage-like head and is so 

 slow to form a seed stalk that it often fails to seed at all 

 Outer leaves bright green with prominent, light colored 

 veins; inner leaves white and usually curved and twisted 

 at the base; very tender and sweet. Pkt. 6c: Oz. 15c: 

 3 Oz. 35c ; ^ Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



CURLED OR LOOSE LEAVED VARIETIES 



rivanrl Rsinirle a (Seed black). As a let- 

 Orana I\a.piaS tuce for greenhouse forc- 

 ing, this variety undoubtedly stands at the head 

 of the list, being of quick growth, little liable to 

 rot and standing for some days after being fit to 

 cut. The plant is upright and forms a loose 

 head or cluster of large, bright green leaves 

 slightly crimped and blistered and rather thin. 

 The leaves do not wilt quickly after cutting so 

 that the variety will stand shipping long distances 

 better than most sorts. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 3 Oz. 35c; h Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



r>**ff/\?f MAvlro^f ^ ^^^^^ white). The 

 t^eiroil. iVia.rK.ei: variety will stand higher 



Gardeners' Forcing fJ'^ZZZlTi 



ed to maturity a little quicker. Outdoors a com- 

 pact, somewhat pointed head is formed which 

 remains in condition even longer than the Grand 

 Rapids. The plant is more compact, lighter col- 

 ored and less frilled at edge of leaf and the 

 leaves are not quite so tender and brittle as 

 those of the Grand Rapids. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 16c; 

 3 Oz. 35c; H Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



Simpson's Early Curled lnm,li 



early, erect growing, clustering variety. Leaves 

 broad, often frilled and blistered and formed in- 

 to a loose head. Light green in color and ex 

 ceedingly sweet, tender and well flavored. It 

 may be sown thickly and cut when the plants 

 are very young. Popular in the New York 

 markets. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 3 Oz. 35c; H Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.35 

 F**vi»v'c Favlv ^ (^^^^ white). This old 

 r erry b Iliariy standard variety is still the 

 Pwi-yja l-Itfkarl lt>est of the large, thin-leaved 

 k ri^c ncau clustering sorts for the home 

 garden, but it is not a good kind to ship long 

 distances, as the leaves are so tender that they 

 are easily broken in handling. The leaves are 

 very large, crimped, bright green tinged with 

 brownish-red and are exceedingly tender, crisp 

 and sweet, forming a large loose head. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 15c; 3 Oz. 35c; 3^ Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



Grand Rapids 



Black Seeded Simpson L.^^^exSngl^ St'^lifa't 



and for those markets which demand a large, loose cluster of leaves 

 rather than a solid head, this is one of the best varieties, either for 

 forcing or early sowing out of doors. Plant forms a large, loose 

 head, light yellowish green in color, so that a little wilting is not 

 noticed. Leaves large, thin, slightly ruffled and blistered, even the 

 large outer ones being quite tender. It is attractive, of excellent 

 quality and continues a long time in condition for use. Pkt. 6c; 

 Oz. 15c; 3 Oz. 35c; h Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



n*»riT7-**f MafL-^s-f ^(Seed tvhite). A handsome variety 



*-"^***^* iTXciiivci. of the same general character of growth 



as Tilton's White Star but the heads are not quite as large and 



the leaves are more crimped and cut and are late in maturing. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 16c; 3 Oz. 35c; h Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



T'ill-^»%'*. \A7l-ki'l-A Q'l-.^'M B {Seed white). A distinct sort 



1 lltOn S VV nite Otar of the Slack seeded Simpson 

 type, but grows larger and more rapidly and its leaves are 

 bioader, thicker, darker and less frilled at the edge. It 

 forms a large, loose head, blanches well and is of excel- 

 lent quality. The plants remain long in condition for use 

 before running to seed. Repeated trials both for forcing 

 and early planting outdoors, convince us that this is a 

 most valuable sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 3 Oz. 35c; 

 J^ Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.35 



Cos Lettuce 



Cos Lettuce is 

 distinct in having 

 long, narrow, spoon- 

 shaped leaves, folding into loose, sugar loaf 

 shaped heads which blanch better by having the 

 outer leaves drawn about them and tied. Exceed- 

 ingly crisp, tender and of delicate flavor. 



Early White Self-Folding <f,?/,,<* 



Leaves yellowish white very crisp and tender; a 

 self -blanching lettuce of superior flavor. Sold also 

 as Trianon. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 3 Oz. 35c; 

 %Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



FERRY'S Early Prize Head 



MARTYNIA •^'^O^^S^'^E^* a strong 

 1"-'^*^ •■■ * i.^l.r^ growing, hardy annual plant 

 with numerous seed pods which, when young 

 and tender are highly prized for pickling. Sow in 

 rich, warm soil when danger of frost is over, in 

 drills three feet apart and thin the plants out to 

 two feet in the row, Pkt. 10c; Oz. 30c; 3 Oz. 55c; 

 ^ Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.00 {See also page 80). 



