FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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SQUASH 



The squash is one of the most mxtritious and valuable of all our garden vegetables. The summer varieties come to 

 the table early in the season, while the winter sorts can be had in perfection from August until the summer varieties are 

 again in condition. Few farmers appreciate the value of winter squash as food for stock. We think an acre of squash, 

 costing no more to cultivate and much less to harvest, will usually give as much food available for feeding stock as an 

 acre of corn and we strongly urge our readers to try a " patch " for this purpose. 



Squash plants are very tender and sensitive to cold and so planting must be delayed until settled warm weather. 

 The general methods of culture are the same as those given for cucumbers and melons, but squash is less particular as 

 to soil. The summer varieties should be planted four to six feet apart each way and the winter sorts eight to ten. Three 

 plants are sufficient for a hill. In gathering the winter sorts care should be taken not to bruise or break the stem from 

 the squash, as the slightest injury will increase the liability to decay. 



SUMMER SQUASHES 

 Mammoth White fr/nStE 



C^U C^.^11^.« moth White Bush Scal- 

 DUSn OCaiiOp lop squash but until we 



sent out our stock in 1895, there was no 



uniformly large, clear white, scalloped 



squash in trade. The fruit is a beautiful, 



clear waxy white, instead of the yellowish 



white so often seen in the old Early White 



Bush Scallop and is superior to that variety 



in size and beauty. The handsomest of 



the scalloped squashes. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



3 Oz. 15c; ?^ Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 



ITr^vl-sr \X/Uil-A A ^6ll known variety 

 cany VV nite of dwarf habit and up- 

 RiioVk Q^alli-k** right growth. Surface 

 OUbll OCaiiOp comparatively smooth; 



color creamy white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 S Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 35c; Lb. TSc. 



V ono- Tdnnrl ^ variety that has be- 

 i^«Jttg j,sia.tt«a come quite popular m 

 iA/l-kil-A R110K the east. Vine very pro- 

 VVniie DUSil ductlve; fruit rather 



small and often nearly spherical, thick, with 



only a slight indication of a scallop; skin 



white, flesh tender and of good quality. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 8 Oz. 30c; \ Lb. 30c; 



Lb. $1.00 



fiLariy l eilOVV loped variety of largest 



RiieVk ^/»allnr» ^^^®' ^^^° ^^^P yellow; 

 DUSn OCaiiOp Aesh pale yellow and 



well flavored. We have developed a strain 



of the old Yellow Bush Scallop which is 



fully as productive but uniformly larger 



and flatter than the old stock and has a 



very small seed cavity. Its superiority is 



so great that we would be justified by pre- 

 vailing custom in renaming it. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; H Lb. 35c; Lb. 75c. 



Mammoth White Bush Scallop 



White Summer Crookneck 



White Summer CrnrfcL-n****!*- introduced by us in 1895. 



TY iilic ouilimer V..rOOKneCK This excellent variety is 

 the result of years of careful breeding and selection and it is now one 

 ot the rnost fixed and distinct of our. summer squashes. The fruit is 

 similar m size and shape to the Summer Crookneck, but of a beauti- 

 tul ivory white color and unsurpassed in quality. We recommend 

 thissortasthemostbeautifulandoneof the very best of the sum- 

 mer varieties. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 35c; Lb. 80c. 



Mammoth Summer Jig! 



PrnoL-ri^inL- ^'' ^°^ stronger 

 V^ruonneCK growing than the 

 Summer Crookneck and producing 

 fruit fully twice as large, deeper 

 colored and with rough, warty sur- 

 face. Its large size and attractive 

 color make it a favorite with mar- 

 ket gardeners. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; H Lb. 35c; Lb. 80c. 



^iimiTi**v "^^^ ^^^ standard sort; 

 kJUllllllcr very early and produc- 



CrnrfcUrK^rl*- *^^^- Fruits when 



V.^ruuilIieCK. mature about one 

 foot long, with crooked neck and 

 surface somewhat warty; color 

 bright yellow; shell very hard when 

 ripe. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; 

 ^ Lb. 35c; Lb. 75c. 



Ifalian iCocozella di Napoli). A 

 lla.il<xll variety producing large. 



Vegetable Marrow ?JLTt! 



dark green at first but as they ma- 

 ture becoming marbled with yellow 

 and lighter green in stripes. The 

 young and tender fruits when sliced 

 and fried in oil constitute a veget- 

 able delicacy very popular especi- 

 ally in Naples. Pkt. 5c;Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 30c; 3^ Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



