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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



CHICORY— Large Rooted or Coffee 



The dried and prepared roots are much used as a substitute for 

 coffee, and the young leaves maj" be used as a spring salad. Our 

 stock is the improved type, with very much larger, smoother, whiter and proportionately shorter roots than the old kind. 



Sow seed as early in spring as the ground can be prepared, in rather light, moderately rich soil, in drills two to two and 

 one-half feet apart for either garden or field culture. When the plants are sufficiently large, thin to six inches apart in the 

 row and cultivate well. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



CHIVES"~Allium Schoenoprasum 



be ctit, a new growth of leaves appearing soon after each cutting, 

 answer for about three years. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1.00 



kn onion-like plant used as a salad and for flavoring soups. 

 "ent ornamental garden bed edging whicl 

 The plants grow about ten inches high. 



It also 



makes an excellent ornamental garden bed edging which may frequently 



One sowing will 



^**^\'t ¥ A Try r\0 This is a tall, loose leaved cabbage-like or kale-like plant grown throughout the south and known 

 \_ \ J I ,1 ^/\ Ev I J^ in different sections as ''Cole,"' ''Colewort.'' or simply "Greens." It is extensively used for the 

 ^^ ^^ ■ '■ " ^* ^a-^ KJ^ table as well as for stock feeding in the south Avhere it continues in growth and is usable through- 

 out the entire winter. CoUards usually succeed in locations where cabbage cannot be grown to perfection. 



Sow the seed thickly in drills, in rich ground, transplanting when about four inches high; or sow in drills where the plants 

 are to remain and when well started thin to two or three feet apart in the row. In the south, seed may be sown from January 

 to May and from August to October. 



^ . Q .1 I"! I This is the white or green stemmed variety, growing two to three feet high and 



Lieorgia^ OOUtnern or i^reOle forming a large, loose, open head or cluster of leaves \\-ith a rather long stem. A 



frost, if not too severe, A^ill improve rather than in jure the quality of the leaves. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c;2 Oz. 20c; 1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



CORN 



SWEET OR TABLE VARIETIES 



A rich, warm, alluvial soil is the best, but excellent sweet corn can be raised on any 

 good, ordinary soil, if it is deeply and thoroughly worked before planting. In the 

 north sweet corn may be planted as early as can be done without risking great loss 

 from frosts or from rotting of the seed m the soil, but with the main crop varieties 

 especially, it is well to wait until the ground has become warm as the sweeter varieties 

 are more sensitive to cold and wet than field corn or varieties of inferior quaUty. 



If planted in rows, make the rows three to four feet apart, according to the vigor 

 of gro^Hh of the variety, and place the seed twelve to sixteen inches apart in the row, 

 covering one inch deep with fine soil firmly pressed down. 



If planted in hills, make the hills for the early varieties three feet apart each way 

 and plant four to six kernels to the hill. For the later sorts the hills should be three 

 and one-half to four feet apart each way. Hoe frequently and when six inches high 

 thin so as to leave three or four plants 'in the hill. Give frequent, and thorough but 

 shallow cultivation until the tassels appear. 



«« .1 \Tiri •. /^ We consider this the best extra early corn for 



IVlammOtn W nite l^Ory the market and home garden. The ears are very 



large for so early a variety. The stalks are about four feet high, each generally 



bearing two large, finely shaped ears which become fit for use as early as those of 



any variety. They are twelve rowed, six to seven inches long, very symmetrical and 



handsome.' seldom with any opening between the rows at the base. The grain is 



large, broad, very white and of remarkably good quality for such an early sort. We 



have found that Mammoth White Cory rnakes a large and attractive ear of good 



quality earher than any other corn. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $5.00 



w^Ti .. »■ 1 1 1 £ A desirable, verv early sweet corn of excellent quality. 



W nite IVlalaknor The stalks are about four feet high. The ears are about 

 five inches long, ten or twelve rowed, slender but with very small cob which is well 

 filled with small, deep, very white, sweet and tender grains. It follows closely Mam- 

 moth White Cory in time of maturing. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $5.00 



•KTjTi . myi . The stalks of this earl v variety are about four and one-half 



W nite JVieXICan feet high. The ears are about eight inches long, slender and 



are usually eight rowed. This sort matures nearly as early as 3Iammoth White Cory. 



The ears are exceptionally long for so early a variety of table corn and the grain is 



very white. Our stock is superior to much that has been sold under this name. 



Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $5.00 



^ U » E" 1 ^ most excellent early variety of fine quality. The ears are five 

 v^rOSby S tarly and one-half to six and one-half inches long, fourteen rowed 



or more, with short nearly square grains which are very white, sweet and tender. 



The stalks are about four and one-half feet high. This variety is desirable for the 



home garden and market. It is a sort largely grown in Maine for canning. Pkt. 10c; 



Pt. 15c; Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $5.00 



r' 1 J n *. "^^^^ ^^ ^^ early sweet corn with golden yellow grain, very 



OOlden Dantam tender and of excellent quality. The ears are eight rowed. 



six to seven inches long and of the medium size found most suitable for the table. 



The flavor is exceptionally rich and delicious. The stalks are four to five feet high. 



Our stock of this splendid home garden and market variety has been very carefully 



selected and is decidedly superior to much that is offered. (See further description 



in Supplement, page k) Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. $1.25; Bu. $7.00 



r" 1 ■KH* . This deservedlv popular variety is one of the best second 



ILarly IVlmneSOta early sorts for the market and the home garden. The stalks 



are about six feet high bearing one or two ears well covered with husks. The ears 



are about eight inches long, eight rowed: kernels very broad, white, sweet and 



tender, not shrinking -much in drying. By careful selection we have developed a 



stock of this standard variety which is remarkably uniform and in which all the good 



qualities that have made this sort so desirable are intensified. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; 



Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $4.50 



Remarkably large in ear for a second early sort and extensively grown in some localities for 

 the market. The stalks are about five and one-half feet high. The ears are about eight to 

 The grain is white, rather broad and shallow, and the quality very good. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; 



Mammoth White Cory 



KendeFs Early Giant 



nine inches long, twelve rowed. 

 Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $4.50 



|-i I Q . Q The ears of this second early table corn are very long, about nine inches, slender, eight rowed, 



tiarly OWeet or oUgar and the grain is white, tender and sugary. The stalks are about six feet high, hardy and pro- 

 ductive. Our stock is distinct and true and not such a mixture of all sorts of early sweet or sugar corn as has been often 

 offered under this name. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $4.50 



If corn is ordered by mail or express prepaid add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart for transportation and packing. 



