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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Number of plants to the acre at given distances 



Dis. apart. 

 12 X lln.... 

 12 X 3 " ... 

 12x12 " ... 



16 X 1 " ... 



18 X 1 " 3^8,480 



No. plants. 



522,720 



174.240 



43,560 



392,040 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



24x24 In 10,890 



30 X 1 '• 209.088 



30 X 6 " 34,848 



30x12 " 17,424 



18 X 

 18 X 12 

 18 X 18 

 20 X 1 

 20x20 

 24x 1 

 24x18 



,116,160 

 .29,040 

 .19,360 

 313,635 

 15,681 

 261.360 

 .15.520 



30 X 16 

 30x20 

 30x24 

 30 X 30 

 36 X 3 

 .36 X 12 

 36x18 

 36 X 24 



,13,068 

 .10,454 

 . 8,712 

 , 6,970 

 58,080 

 14.520 

 9,680 

 7,260 



Dis. apart. 

 36 X 36 In. . 

 42x 12 " . 

 42x24 " . 

 42x36 " . 

 48 x 12 " . 

 48 X 18 " . 

 48x24 " . 

 48 X 30 " . 



No. plants. 



4,840 



12,446 



6.223 



4,148 



10,890 



7,790 



5,445 



4,356 



48x36 " 3,630 



48x48 " 2,723 



60x36 " 2,901 



60x48 " 2,178 



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



Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 4 lbs. 



Asparagus roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley 120 lbs. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill 60 



Beans, pole, 1 lb. to 100 hills 30 



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

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



Broccoli, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 oz. 



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



Buckwheat 15 to 25 lbs. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Carrot, V^ oz. to 100 feet of drill VA lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Ohicorv 4 



Clover, Alsike 6 



Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 



3Iammoth 8 to 12 



3Iedium 8 to 12 



White Dutch 6 



CoUards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice ( shelled) 4 



Corn, sweet, i^ lb. to 100 hills 12 



Cowpea, in drills 60 



Cress, 3^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber. 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Dill, >Soz. tolOO feet of drill 5 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants. . . 4 



Endive, K oz. to 100 feet of drill 4^/ 



Flax broadcast 30 " 



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

 Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 15 to 20 lbs 



" Millet 25 " 



" Mixed Lawn 60 to 100 " 



Red Top Fancy 8 to 10 " 



" Rhode Island Bent 25 to 40 " 



" Timothy 10 to 15 " 



lbs. 



lbs. 



oz. 

 lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 

 Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye and 



Wood Meadow 25 to 35 lbs. 



Hemp 25 " 



Horse Radish roots 10000 to 15000 



Hungarian 25 lbs. 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants, or 200 feet of 



drill 



Kohl Rabi, >S oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 lbs. 



Leek, >i oz. to 100 feet of di'ill 4 " 



Lettuce, y^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 " 



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills IJ^to 4 " 



Millet 12 to 25 " 



Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill. ... 15 " 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Onion seed, y-^ oz. to 100 ft. of drill .. .4 to 5 " 



for sets 40to80 " 



sets, 1 lb. to 100 feet of drill 250 " 



Parsnip, y^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



Parsley, y^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



Peas, garden, 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill. 55 to 120 " 



" field 120 " 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 



Pumpkin. 5^ lb. to 100 hills 3 to 4 lbs. 



Radish, 2/ oz. to 100 ft. of drill 10 to 12 " 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 " 



Rye 60 to 90 " 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 " 



Salsify, y^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Spmach, y^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Summer Savory ^ " 



Sunflower 8 " 



Squash, summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 4 •' 



winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 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 drill 1 to 3 lbs. 



Vetch, Spring 90 to 120 " 



" Hairy or Sand 30 to 60 " 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



60 X 60 In 1,743 



8x 1 Ft 5,445 



8x 3 " 1,815 



8 X 8 '♦ 680 



10 X 1 •' 4 356 



lOx 6 " 726 



10 X 10 " 435 



12 X 1 " 3 630 



12x 5 " '736 



12x12 " 302 



16 X 1 " 2,722 



16x 16 " 170 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Alfalfa ...60 lbs. 



Beans 60 " 



Canary seed 60 " 



Castor Bean 46 " 



Clover 60 " 



Corn, Field, shelled. . . .56 " 



" " on ear 35 " 



" Sweet 45 " 



Grass, Timothy 45 " 



Onion Sets— Bottom . . 32 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape .50 " 



Sorghum 50 " 



Sunflower 22 " 



Vetch or Tare 60 " 



All of the above are sold 

 by weight. 



ENGLISH 



Anise , 



Artichoke 



Asparagus 



Balm 



Basil 



Beans 



Beet 



Borage 



Bro>.coli 



Brussels Sprouts 



Cabbage 



Caboage, Savoy., 



Caraway. . . . 



Carrot 



Cauliflower. 



Celery 



Celeriac 



Chervil 



Chicory 



Coriaode" 



Corn Saiad 



Corn 



Cress 



Cress, Water . . 



Cucumber , 

 Dandelion. 



Dill 



Egg Plant., 



Endive, Curled . 

 Endive, 



Broad Leaf. 

 Fennel 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



FRENCH ITALIAN POLISH SPANISH DANISH-NORWEGIAN GERMAN 



Anis Aniso. Auacio Anyz Anis, Blatalahuga . .. Auis Anis, Grtiner Anls. 



Artichaut Articiocca Karczochy Alcachofa .... Artiskok Artischoke 



Asperge Sparagio Szparagi Esparrago Asparges Spargel 



Melisse citronelle. . Melissa Balsam Toronjil, Citronella. . Balsamurt Citrouen-Melisse. . . 



Basilic grand Basilico Bazylia Albaca Basilikum Basilikum 



Haricots Fagiuoli Fasola Habichuela Boenner . ... Bohnen 



Betterave Barbabietola Buraki Remolacha Roedbede Riibe 



Bourrache Boragine Boraz Borraja Borago Boretsch 



Chou Brocoli Brocoli. Brokuly Broculi Broccoli-K.aal — Spargelkohl 



Chou de Bruxelles. Cavolo di Brusselles. Latorvil. Bretones de Bruselas. Rosenkaal Rosenkohl 



Chou pomme Cavolo cappuccio . . . Kapusta Col repello Hovedkaal Kopfkohl, Kraut. . . 



Chou de Milan Cavolo di Milano. . . Sabaudzka Col de Milan Savoikaal Wirsing 



Kapusta 



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



Carotte Carota Marchew Zanahoria Gulerod Carotten, Mohren. . 



Chou-fleur Cavoloflore Kalafiory Cohflor Blomkaal Blumenkohl 



C61eri Sedano Selery Apio Selleri Sellerie 



Celeri-rave Sedano-rapa Seiery Apio-nabo Knopselleri Knoll-Sellerie 



(Korzen) 



Cerfeuil Cerfoglio Czechrzyca. . . . PerifoUo Kjoervel Kerbel. 



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



Coriandre Coriandorlo Koledra Culantro Koriander Coriander 



Mache Valeriana Ziarno Salaty. . Canonigos Vaarsalat Feldsalat 



Mais Mais Kukurydza. . . . Maiz Mais Mais 



Cresson alenois .... Agretto Rzerzucha. Mastuerzo Karse Garten-Kresse 



Cresson de f ontaine Nasturzio aquatico . . Rzerzucha Berro Broendkarse Brunnenkresse 



, . . wodna ._ 



Concombre Cetriolo Ogorek Cohombro Agurk Gurken 



Pissenlit Dente di leone Papawa Diente de leon Loevetand Lowenzahn 



Aneth Aneto Koper Eneldo Dil Dill . 



Aubergine Petronciano Gruszka Berengena Aegplante Eierpflanze 



milosna 



Chicoree Endive... Endivia Endywia Endivia Endivie Endivien 



Chicoree-Scarole Endivia Scariola Escarolo Escariol 



Ronde • • 



Fenouil Finocchio ..Koper Hinojo Fennikel Fenchel 



