D. M. FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH. 



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^I-Iir^OI? Y— .1 strata Rrkrkl-^rl ni* Poff*»<a The dried and prepared roots are much used as a substitute for 

 V^rilV^vylX 1 1-arge IS.OOiea or V^Orree coffee, aud the young leaves may be used as a spring salad. Our 



stock is the improved type, with very much larger, smoother, whiter and proportionately sliorter 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. ^V)len the phints are stifficiently large, thin to six inches apart in the 

 row and cultivate well. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



CHIVES'"" Allium Schoenoprasum 



An onion-like plant used as a salad and for flavoring soups. It also 

 makes an excellent ornamental garden bed edging which may frequently 



be cut, a new growth of leaves appearing soon after each cutting. The plants grow about ten inches high. One sowing will 



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



COLLARDS 



This is a tall, loose leaved cabbage-like or kale-like plant grown throughout the south and known 

 in different sections as "Cole," ''Colewort," or simply "Greens." It is extensively used for the 

 table as well as for stock feeding in the south where it continues in growth and is usable through- 

 out the entire winter. Collards 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. 



g-% . ^ 1 ^ 1 This is the white or green stemmed variety, growing two to three feet high and 



Oeorgia, OOUtnern or l..,reOle fomung a large, loose, open head or cluster of leaves with a rather long stem. A 



frost, if not too severe, willimprove rather thaninjure the quality of the leaves. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V<l 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 thorotighly 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 in the soil, but with the main crop varieties 

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

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



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

 of gro-ni^h 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 \xri •. i^ "VVe consider this the best extra early corn for 



jVlammOtn W nite I^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 makes a large and attractive ear of good 



quality earlier than any other corn. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 65c. postpaid; 



100 Lbs. $20.00 

 ■■■wTi .. »yj 1 1 1 r A desirable, very early sweet corn of excellent quality. 

 Wnite JVlalaKnor 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; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 75c. postpaid; 



100 Lbs. $22.50 

 WTU 't- AJl ' "^^^ stalks of this early variety are about four and one-half 



W lllte IVltJiilCan feet high. The ears are about eight inches long, slender and 



are usually eight rowed. This sort matures nearly as early as Mammoth 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; Lb. 45c; 2 Lbs. 75c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.50 

 ^ U ' 17 1 ^ most excellent early variety of fine quality. The ears are five 

 L^rOSby S Harly 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; 



Lb. 60c; 2 Lbs. $1.10 postpaid; 100 Lbs. $30.00 



Gl 1 o M. This is an early sweet corn with golden yellow grain, very 



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



six to seven inches long and of the medium size fotmd 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 carefidly 



selected and is decidedly superior to much that is offered. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 70c; 



2 Lbs. $1.25 postpaid; 100 Lbs. $35.00 

 f>z I . A new, early or intermediate, yeUow grained sweet corn of distinctive 



^liarleVOlX merit. Ears about seven inches long, usually twelve rowed and when 



in condition for use are light creamy yellow in color. The grain is rather short, very ivimmmoth Vvhite Cory 



sweet and tender and is unsurpassed in quahty. In season it is a few days later than Golden Bantam, but remains in condition 



much longer than that variety. An excellent sort both for the home and the market garden. {See colored plate, page 7, and 



further description in Supplement, page 6) Pkt, 25c. 



E^^Ur M4»»^o^4-^ ^^^^ deservedly popular variety is one of the best second early sorts for the market and the home 

 any IVlinneSOia 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; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 65c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 

 I^AnJ^^ro IT^vKr r';«^*- Remarkably large in ear for a second early sort and extensively grown in some localities for 

 £\.enaei S cany Vjiani the market. The stalks are about five and one-half feet high. The ears are about eight to 

 nine inches long, twelve rowed. The grain is white, rather broad and shallow, and the quality very good Pkt 10c* Lb 40c- 

 2 Lbs. 65c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 

 Not less than 10 pounds at the 100 pound rate. One hjtndred pound prices do not include transportation: 

 if ordered shipped prepaid add Sc per pound to the 100 pound price. 



