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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



ENDIVE 



One of the best salads for fall and winter use. Endive is not only much used for salads and garnishing but is also desirable 

 for greens and for flavoring soups and stews. 



Plants may be grown at any season of the year but are more generally used late in the fall. For early use sow about April 

 15th; for later supply sow in June or July in drills fourteen to twenty inches apart and -when well started thin the plants to 

 one foot apart. Wh^-n nearly full grown tie the outer leaves together over the center in order to blanch the heart of the plant. 

 By covering fresh plants every few days a succession may be kept up. 



. >-> r^ 1 A ^ hardy, vigorous growing endive with bright deep green leaves. The midribs of the outer leaves 



Large vareen L-Urled are usually tinged with rose. The dense mass of deeply divided leaves formed in the center 



blanches very readily to a rich cream color. This sort is highly esteemed for the market and home garden, and is much used 



for salads Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



E»wT| . ^ 1 J The plants are moderately dense, with divided leaves which are very light yellowish green in color, 

 ver Wnite i^urleci even the outer ones being very light. This variety blanches readily to an attractive creamy white. 

 Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



m . r' 1 J Plants compact growing, forming large, dense clusters of finely divided, medium green leaves which 



iVlOSS L^Urlea when properly blanched, are rich creamy w^hite, crisp and tender. Leaf stems sometimes tinged light 

 purplish red. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1,50 



n If J D *. • (Escarolle) A variety having broad, more or less twisted and waved bright deep green 



tSroa.Cl LieaveCl t5atavian leaves with thick, nearh,- white midribs. The inner leaves'form a fairly solid, clustering 

 head which blanches to a beautiful deep creamy white and'is crisp and tender. This sort is unsurpassed for salads and is 

 much used for the home garden and market. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



FFNNFI FLORENCE 

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{Fceniculuvi dulce, Finocchio) A bulb-like vegetable which is formed above the ground at 

 the base of the leaf stalk if the plant is well grown. Blanched and boiled it has a slightly aromatic 

 odor and pleasant taste. Plant very branching, upright with dense thread-like foliage. 



Sow early in spring, in rich, well prepared soil, in drills two feet apart and cover one-fourth to one-half inch deep. When 

 the plants are about two inches high thin to ten inches apart in the row. When half grown, if the plants are earthed up and 

 treated as celery, the stems will be nearly as white, crisp and palatable. Hardy annual, two to four feet high. Pkt. 10c; 

 Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 'A Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50. {For Siveet Fennel see page 68) 



(\ A R I \C^ -^ bulbous rooted plant of the onion family with a strong, penetrating odor but much esteemed by some for 

 ^-*-**-''^'-«'''^-' flavoring soups, stews, etc. We frequently receive orders for garlic seed but we can supply bulbs only. 



bulbs) in drills eight inches apart and four 



Prepare ground the same as for onions, plant the cloves (separate portions of 



" ' 'p. When the leaves 



. dry loft as you would onions. BULBS — Va Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



inches apart in row, covering two inches deep. _ When the leaves turn j'ellow take up the bulbs, dry in shade a.nd lay them up 



I-f (^D Qp O A OISH Horse Radish rarely produces seed but is grown from pieces of the root. For the home 

 * 1 v^l\.»Jl-i L\.r\.t^ k^M. 1 garden they may be set wherever a few feet of space is available, but when grown as a 

 crop they should be set in rich, moist, well prepared ground in rows two and one-half feet apart and about eighteen inches 

 apart in 'the row. Set the roots vertically, small end down, and the top of the root one to three inches below the surface of 

 the ground. Cultivate thoroughly until the tops cover the ground, when their shade will keep down the weeds. 

 MALINER KREN. An improved variety introduced into this country by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Produces more 



vigorous growing plants and larger, heavier roots than the common sort. Roots — 2 for 10c; 40e. per ten, postpaid. By 



freight or express at purchaser's expense, $2.00 per 100. 



KALE OR BORECOLE 



This is extensively grown, especially in the south during the fall, winter and spring. The leaves are used principally 

 for greens. A favorite way is to cook them with bacon. The leaves are also used for garnishing. 



Where climate permits seed may be sown any time from August to October, broadcast or preferably In drills eighteen 

 inches apart so that the plants when small may be cultivated. The quality is improved rather than injured by frosts if not too 

 heavy. Farther north sow in April or 3Iay in rich light soil in rows two to three feet apart and where plants of the largest 

 size are desired thin to two feet apart in row. It is better not to cut or handle the plants while frozen, but if this is unavoidable, 

 thaw them out in cold water. The young shoots which start up in the spring from the old stumps are very tender and make 

 excellent greens. 



Tall Green Curled Scotch of thfs va- 

 riety grows to three or four feet high, bearing 

 long, plume-like, light green leaves which are 

 deeply cut. also finely curled at edges. Tery 

 ornamental and so hardy that a moderately heavy 

 frost improves rather than injures its quality. 

 Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 0z.25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Dwarf Curled Scotch spreadi^g,"^iow 



growing variety, very hardy and much used for 

 greens. This sort, sometimes called Norfolk, is 

 grown extensively in the south for shipment and 

 is planted largely for the home garden. The 

 leaves are long and attractive bright green. This 

 sort is often used for garnishing. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 

 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



pv £ D 1 Similar to Dwarf Curled 



LJwarr rurple scotch but the leaves are 



deep green and purple. It is very attractive in its 



rich purplish coloring. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 



25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



C*i • A very vigorous growing variety of 



OlDerian spreading habit, its green foliage 



having a distinctive bluish tinge or bloom. The 



leaves are very large, comparatively plain in the 



center but are cut and frilled at the edges. The 



variety is very hardy, a favorite for greens and 



in some sections is extensively grown for forage. 



This sort is sometimes called Sprouts. Pkt. 10c; 



Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; 1/4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 Dwarf Curled Scotch 



