FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Dis. apart. 



12 X 1 In. 



12 X 3 •■ , 



12x12 •• 



16 X 1 ■• 



ISx 1 •• 



18 X 3 '' 



18x12 •• 



18 X IS " 



20 X 1 '' . 



20x20 '' 



24 X 1 ■' 



24 X IS ■• 



!No. plants, 



5.22.720 



174.243 



- 43.560 



392.040 



- . 34S.4S0 



116.160 



.. .- 29.0413 



19.360 



313.635 



15.681 



.... •:61.360 

 3 5.520 



Number of plants to the acre at given distances 



Dis. aparr. Xo. plants. 

 24 X 24 In 10.890 



30 X 1 

 30 X 6 

 30 X 12 

 30 X 16 

 30 X 20 

 30 X 24 

 30 X 30 

 36 X 3 

 36 X 12 

 36xlS 

 36 x 24 



.209.0SS 

 ..34.S4S 

 . 17.424 

 ..13.068 

 ..10.454 

 .. 8.712 

 .. 6.970 

 . 58.080 

 . . 14.520 

 - 9.680 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



36 X 36 In 4.SiO 



42 X 12 ■■ . 

 42x24 •■ . 

 42x36 •• . 

 48 X 12 •• . 

 4SxlS •■ . 

 4S X 24 -^ . 

 48x30 ■■ . 

 48 X 36 ■■ . 

 48 X 48 ■ • . 

 60x36 ■■ . 

 60 X 48 " . 



12.446 



8x 1 



6.223 



8x 3 



4.148 



8x 8 



10.890 



10 x 1 



7.790 



10 X 6 



5.445 



10x10 



4.356 



12 X 1 



3.630 



12 X 5 



2.723 



12x12 



2.W1 



16 X 1 



2.178 



16 x 16 



Dis. apart. Xo. plants. 



60x60 In 1.743 



Ft 5.445 



■' 1.815 



'^ 680 



'^ 4.:^6 



•' 726 



•• 4:^5 



" 3.630 



302 

 2.722 



170 



Quantity of seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an acre 



1000 to 



'250 

 bu. 



Quantity per acre. 



Articlioke, 1 oz. to 50O plants '. . . 6 oz. 



Asparagus. 1 oz. to 800 plants 



Asparagus roots 



Barlev 



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



Beans, pole. 1 pint to 100 Mils }i " 



Beet, garden. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. . . 7 lbs 

 Beet, 3IangeL 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill... 5 



Broccoli. 1 oz. to o-OO^O plants 2 oz 



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



Buckvrheat J-4. to ^i bu, 



Cabbage. 1 oz. to o.OiW plants 



Carrot. H oz. to 100 feet of driU 2% lbs, 



Caidiflovrer, 1 oz. to 5.0i30 plants 

 Celery, 1 oz. to 15.000 plants 



ChicoVy 4 



Clover, Alsike and "^hite Dutch 



" Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to .25 



" Crimson Trefoil. 10 to 15 



'■ ^lammoth and 3Iedium S to 12 



CoUards. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 



Com. rice (shelled) 



Corn, STveet. % pint to 100 hills G 



Cowpea. in drills 1 



Cress. 3<: oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber. 1 oz. to 100 hiEs 1 to 3 



DiU. y^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2.0iX3 plants 4 



Endive. '4 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4^ 



Flax broadcast 3 



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

 G-ourd, 2 oz. to lOO hills 



Grass. Biue. Kentuckv 2 



Blue. English 1 



•• 3Iillet 1: 



Meadow Fescue. 1 



" 3Iixed Lawn 3 to 5 



Red Top Fancv 8 to 10 



'' Red Top UnhuUed 20 to 58 



lbs. 



2 qts. 



bu. 



lbs. 



oz. 

 lbs. 

 bu. 



bu. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 



Grass, Timothy ' . . i_^ bu. 



■■ Orchard. Perennial Rye and 



Wood 3Ieadow 2 '• 



Hemp J^ " 



Horse Radish roots 10000 to 15000 



Kale. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants, or 200 feet of 



drih 



Kohl Rabi. '^i, oz. to 100 feet of di'lll 4 



Leek. I3 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Lettuce, ji oz. to 100 feet of di'ill 3 



Melon. 3Iusk, 1 oz. to 100 hiUs 1 to 3 



'■ Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills 1;2 to 4 



Nasturtium. 2 oz. to 100 feet of driU.'. . . 15 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drUl. 8 



Onion seed. J3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill . . .4 to 5 

 for sets 40 to 80 



'■ sets. 1 quart to 40 feet of di'ill 8 



Parsnip. V oz. to 100 feet of diill 3 



Parsley, ^i' oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



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



•• field 2 



Pepper. 1 oz. to 1.500 plants 



Pumpkin. -'3 quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish. ^3 oz. to 100 ft. of di'ill 10 to 12 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 



Rye 1 to II 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 



Salsify. U oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 ■■ 



Spinach, i, oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Summer Savory |/ " 



Sunflower .' 8 " 



Squash, summer. 4 oz. to 100 hills 4 " 



winter. 8 oz. to 100 hUls 2 " 



Tomato. 1 oz. to 2.000 to 3.000 plants 

 Tobacco. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 



Turnip. 1 oz. to 250 feet of drUl 1 to 3 lbs. 



Vetch. Spring 90 to 120 " 



•■ Hak-v or Sand 30 to 60 " 



bu. 

 lbs. 



lbs. 



. bu. 

 lbs. 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Barley..... 48 lbs. 



BeazLS 60 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Canary seed v . 60 " 



CastorBean 46 " 



Clover 60 " 



Com, Field, shelled. . . .56 " 



'' '• - on ear 70 " 



" Sweet, sold by 

 measured bushel. 



Flax 56 



Grass. Timothv 45 



Hemp .' 44 



Hungarian 48 



Mihet. Common 50 



3Iillet. German or Gold- 

 en 50 



Peas, smooth 60 



'• wrinkled 56 



Rape 50 



Rye 56 



Sorghum 50 



Vetch or Tare. 60 " 



With the exception of 

 Beans. Com and Peas we 

 sell all of the above by 

 weight. 



We sell the following 

 articles by weight 



Grass, PJiode Island Bent 

 Creeping Bent 



" Red Top Fancy 



" " F'nhuUed 



Awnless Brome 

 Orchard 

 Hard Fescue 



'• Red or Creeping 

 Fescue 

 Sheep's Fescue 



"' Meadow Fescue or 

 Enghsh Blue Grass 

 Perennial Rye" 

 Westerwold'Rye 



" Wood 3Ieadow 

 Kentucky Blue 

 Canadian 



ENGLISH 



Anise 



Artichoke 



Asparagus 



Balm 



Basil 



Beans 



Beet 



Borage 



Broccoli 



Brussels Sprouts, 



Cabbage 



Cabbage. Savov., 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



GERMAN FRENCH SPANISH ITALIAN DANISH-NORWEGIAN 



Anis, Graner Anis.. Anis Anis. 3Iatalahuga. .. Aniso. Anacio Anis 



Artischoke Artichaut Alcachofa Ardciocca Artiskok 



Spargel Asperge Esparrago Sparagio Asparges 



Citronen-3Ielisse.. . 3Ielisse citroneUe.. Toronjil, Citronella. . 3Ielissa Balsamurt - . . . 



Basihkum Basilic grand Albaca Basilico Basilikum — 



Bohnen.,.. Haricots Habichuela Fagiuoli Boenner. .. , 



Riibe Betterave Remolacha Barbabietola . Roedbede 



Boretsch Bourrache Borraja Boragine Borago 



Spargelleohl Chou Brocoli Broculi Brocoli Broccoh-Kaal . 



Rosehkohl Chou de Bruxelles. Bretones de Bruselas. Cavolo di Brusselles.. Rosenkaal 



Kopfkohl. Kraut. . . Chou pomme . Col repello Cavolo cappuccio . . . Hovedkaal — 



Wirsing Chou de Lilian Col de 3Iilan Cavolo di 3Iilano. . . Savolkaal 



Caraway. . . 



Carrot 



Cauliflower. 

 Celery ... . 

 Celeriac 



POLISH 



Anyz. 



Karczochy. 



Szparagi. 



Balsam. 



Bazylia. 



Fasbla. 



Buraki. 



Boraz. 



Brokuly. 



Latorvil. 



Kapusta. 



Sabaudzka 



Kapusta. 



Feld-Kiimmel Cumin des pres. . . . Comino Carvi Karve Kminek. 



Carotten. 3I6hren. . Carotte Zanahoria Carota Gulerod 3Iarchew. 



Blumenkohl Chou-fleur Cohflor Cavoloflore BJomkaal Kalafiory. 



Sellerie Celeri Apio Sedano SeUeri Selery. 



KnoU-Sellerie Celerl-rave Apio-nabo Sedano-rapa Knopselleri Selery 



(Korze.n'). 



Chervil 



Chicory .... 



Coriander 



Com Salad 



Com 



Cress 



Cress. Water.. 



Cucumber . 

 Dandelion. . 



Dill 



Egg Plant.. 



Endive, Curled . 

 Endive. 



Broad Leaf. 

 Fennel 



, Kerbel Cerfeuil Perif olio Cerfoglio Kjoervel Czechrzyca. 



Cichorienwurzel.... Chicoree sauvage. . Achicoria Cicoria selvatica Cichorie Cykorya. : 



, Coriander Coriandre Culantro Coriandorlo Koriander Koledra. 



Feldsalat 3Iache Canonigos Valeriana Vaarsalat Ziarno Salaty. 



. 3Iais 3Iais 3Iaiz Mais Mais ._.■-- Kukuiydza. 



Garten -Kresse. Cresson alenois ilastuerzo Agretto Karse Rzerzucha. 



Brunnenla-esse Cresson de fontaineBerro Nasturzio aquatico . . Broendkarse Rzerzucha 



, wodna. 



Gurken Concombre Cohombro Cetriolo Agiirk Ogorek. 



. Lowenzahn Pissenht Diente de leon.. Dente di leone Loevetand Papawa. 



Din Aneth Eneldo Aneto DO Koper. 



Eierpflanze Aubergine Berengena Petronciano Aegplante Gruszka 



milosna. 



, Endivien Chicoree Endive.. . Endivia Endivia.... . Endivie Endywia. 



Chicoree-Scarole 



. Escarlol Ronde Escarolo Endivia Scariola 



. Fenchel ............ FenouH Hinojo Finocchio . Fennikel. Koper. 



