D. M. FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH 



21 



BEET 



Extra Early Egyptian Blood Turnip 



The best results are obtained on a deep, rich, sandy loam. If wanted very early, sow such sorts as Crosby's Egyptian and 

 Detroit Dark Red in hotbeds and transplant, cutting off the outer leaves. For general crop sow in freshly prepared soil as soon 

 as the ground will permit, in rows eighteen inches apart covering about an inch deep and pressing the soil firmly over the seed. 

 When the plants are well established thin four to six inches apart in the row. 



For winter use the turnip varieties may be sown in June or July so as to mature late in the season. The roots are stored in a 

 cellar and covered with sand to prevent wilting, or they may be kept outdoors in pits such as are used for apples and potatoes. 



c i. r 1 r i* oi J TP • This is the best variety for fore- 

 Extra Early Egyptian Blood Turnip ing. It is also excellent for first 



early crop outdoors, being very early, with small tops. The leaves are dark green, 

 shaded and veined with dark red. The roots are very dark red, moderately thick, a 

 little rounded on top, distinctly flat on the bottom, and about two inches in diameter 

 when mature. The flesh is dark purplish red, zoned lighter shade; firm, crisp and 

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

 C^ U ' 17 *• ^\ns, very desirable table beet does not closely reseml)ie 



i^rOSby S Ejgyptian the original Egyptian except in its extreme earliness. 

 The tops are small. The roots are flattened globe shaped and very smooth. Tlie 

 exterior color of the root is bright red. The flesh of our strain is bright vermilion- 

 red, zoned with a lighter shade, very sweet, tender and of excellent quality. This is 

 one of the best for early planting outdoors and is much used for bunching. It be- 

 comes fit for use earlier than any other variety but it is not so well suited as Extra 

 Early Egyptian Blood Turnip for forcing in hotbeds or for transplanting. Our stock 

 is exceptionally uniform in shape and color, and is earlier than the older strains 

 which are similar in shape but show the purplish red color. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 j^ . •«. r^ 1 1? J ^^ beheve this is the best beet for the market and home 

 UetrOlt L/arK rveCl garden, and on account of its uniformly deep rich color 

 the most desirable for canning. The tops are small and vipright in growth. The 

 leaves are dark green, shaded with red. The roots are medium sized, globular or 

 nearly round, very smooth and of dark blood red color. The flesh is deep vermilion- 

 red, zoned with a lighter shade of the same color. The variety is very desirable for 

 bunching. Careful comparisons with all prominent varieties on the market prove 

 that Detroit Dai'k Red is the most uniform in shape and size and the most attractive 

 in color. It is unsurpassed in quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V^ Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.50 



Ijt I 17 !• An early beet especially desirable for the home garden and used for bunching. The tops are small. The 



Hiarly HCllpSe roots are bright deep red, smooth, round or slightly top shaped, with a small tap and smaU collar. The 



flesh is bright red, zoned with pinkish white, very sweet, crisp and tender, especially when young. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c* 



2 Oz. 20c; 1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



rj JiClDlJnr • A desirable second early market beet, suitable also for the home garden. Tops 



HamancrS ilarly DlOOa I Urnip short, rather spreading; ribs and leaf stalks dark red; blade of leaf bright green. 



often with wavy edge. Roots nearly round or slightly flattened; exterior color dark red, interior color ptirplish red with little 



zoning; crisp, tender, sweet and an excellent keeper. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V^ Lb. 30c; Lb. $1,00 



p 1 Dl J T * (Improved) An extra selected stock of Blood 



tiariy DIOOu l Urnip Turnip, ha-^ang larger, coarser tops and root than 

 Detroit Dark Red and requiring a longer time to mature. The roots are dark 

 red and nearly round or slightly flattened. The flesh is deep red, zoned with 

 lighter shade, sweet, crisp and tender. This is an excellent market and home 

 garden sort for summer and autumn use. Pkt. Sc; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c' 

 1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



A medium early, bright red, turnip 

 shaped beet of very good quality for 

 market and home garden use. The tops are medium sized, with bi-ight green 

 leaves. The roots are thick and slightly top shaped with a medium sized tap. 

 The flesh is light purplish red, zoned almost white; crisp and tender. Pkt Sc 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 

 r\ • » 01 J T" * "^^^^^ medium early table sort is tender, sweet 



Uewmg S OlOOd l urnip and a good keeper. Tops medium sized: leaf 

 stems and veins dark red; leaves green. Roots dark purplish- red, turnip shaped 

 with medium sized tap. Flesh car- 

 mine with purplish tinge, zoned with 

 lighter shade. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 

 r 1 "TP • This second early 



Early lurnip variety when 

 Rneenno YO'^i^ig" is very sweet and 

 oa.bbd.nu tender. It is excellent 

 for the table, being especially adapted 

 for use as greens. The tops are large 

 The roots attain a large size, are light 

 red in color and fiattened turnip- 

 shaped with rather heavy tap. The 

 flesh is pink, zoned with creamy 

 white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 1/4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



D. M. Ferry &Co*S Half Long Blood far^fhe belt var1?ty*^f or winter 

 and spring use. It is excellent to slice for pickles. The tops are very upright with 

 exceptionally smooth leaves. The roots are deep red, half long, smooth and uni- 

 form in shape. The flesh is very deep, rich red, sweet and tender. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



I r\ 1 D1 J ^ standard long late variety of very good quality which 



LiOng L/arK JDlOOa keeps well through the winter. The roots are smooth, 

 rather slender, growing largely tmder ground, with few or no side roots and when 

 mature about eight or ten inches in length, sometimes longer when grown in deep, 

 well-dug and well-manured soil. The exterior color of the roots is very dark purple, 

 almost black. Flesh is dark red, tender and sweet. It is an excellent sort for 

 2 Oz. 20c; ^^ Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 

 (Sea Kale Beet) This kind of beet is grown exclusively for 

 the numerous, fleshy, tender leaves and leaf stalks, which 

 are superior to those of other beets for use as greens. Later in the season the wax- 

 like leaf stems are cooked like asparagus or are pickled. This variety we offer 

 has large, broad, imdulated leaves of attractive yellowish green color, and very 

 large, broad -white stalks and midribs or chards. It is w^ell w<irthy of a place in the 

 home garden as well as for market use. Swiss Chard is sometimes called Leaf Beet, 

 Spinach Beet and Silver Beet. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Vi Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 Detroit Dark Red 



Bastian's Early Blood Turnip 



Croscy's Egyptian 



pickles. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



SWISS CHARD 



