104 



D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 12 X lln 522,720 



Number of plants to the acre at given distances 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 36 X 36 lu 4,840 



12 X 3 

 12x12 

 16 X 1 

 18 x 1 

 18 X 3 

 18 X 12 

 18 X 18 

 20 X 1 

 20x20 

 24 X 1 

 24x18 



.174.240 

 ..43,560 

 .392,040 

 .348,480 

 .116,160 

 ..29,040 

 ..19,360 

 .313,635 

 . 15,681 

 .261,360 

 ..15,. 520 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



24x24 In 10,890 



30 x 1 '■ . 



30 X 6 " . 



30 X 12 " . 



30 X 16 " . 



30x20 " . 



30 X 24 " . 



30 X 30 " . 



36 X 3 " . 



36 X 12 " . 



36x18 " . 



36 X 24 " . 



09,088 



42 X 12 



34,848 



42x24 



17,424 



42x36 



13,068 



48x12 



10,454 



48 X 18 



8,712 



48x24 



6,970 



48x30 



58,080 



48x36 



14,520 



48x48 



9,680 



60x36 



7.260 



60x48 



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 



2,901 



16 X 1 



2,178 



16 x 16 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



60x60 In 1,743 



Ft 5,445 



" 1,815 



4,356 

 726 

 435 



3,630 

 736 

 302 



2,722 

 170 



Quantity of seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow 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 7259 



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, Mangel, 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, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 2^ lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Chicory 4 lbs. 



Clover, Alsike 6 



*•"■ Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 



" Mammoth 8 to 12 



" Medium 8 to 12 



White Dutcli 6 



Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice (shelled) 4 lbs. 



Corn, sweet, % lb. to 100 hills 12 



Cowpea, in drills 60 " 



Cress, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 " 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 " 



Dill, Ys oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



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



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



Flax broadcast 30 '" 



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

 Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 15 to 20 His. 



" Millet 25 " 



" Mixed Lawn 60 to 100 " 



Red Top Fancy .8 to 10 " 



" Rhode Island Bent 25 to 40 " 



Quantity per acre. 



Grass, Timothy Ki to 15 lbs. 



"• Orchard, Perennial Rye and 



Wood Meadow 25 to 35 lbs. 



Hemp 25 " 



Horse Radish roots 10000 to 15000 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants, or 2oO feet of 



drill 



Kohl Rabi, y^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 lbs. 



Leek, y oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 " 



Lettuce, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



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



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



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



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



Onion seed, J 3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill .. .4 to 5 " 



for sets 40to80 " 



" sets, 2 lbs. to 40 feet of drill 250 " 



Parsnip, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



Parsley, ^ 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, 3^ lb. to 100 hills 3 to 4 lbs. 



Radish, 73 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 10 to 12 " 



RutaBaga 2 to 4 " 



Rye 60 to CO " . 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 '' 



Salsify, ji oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



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



Summer Savory ji " 



Sunflower 8 " 



Squash, suuimer, 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 "■ 



" Hah-y or Sand 30 to 60 " 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Barley ..48 lbs. 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Canary seed 60 " 



Castor Bean 46 " 



Clover 60 " 



Corn, Field, shelled. . . .56 " 



" " on ear 70 " 



" Sweet 45 " 



Flax 56 " 



Grass, Timothy 45 " 



Hemp 44 " 



Hungarian 48 '" 



Millet, Common 50 " 



MiUet.German or Gold- 

 en 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



Sorghum • ; 50 " 



Vetch or Tare, 60 " 



All of the above are sold 

 by weight. 



We sell the following 

 cirticles by w^eight 



Grass, Rhode Island Bent 



" Creeping Bent 



" Red Top Fancy 



" AwnlessBrome 



' ' Orchard 



" Hard Fescue 



" Red or Creeping 



" Fescue 



" Sheep's Fescue 



" Perennial Rye 



" Westerwold Rje 



" Wood Meadow 



" Kentucky Blue 



" Canadian " 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



ENGLISH 



Artichoke 



Asparagus 



Balm 



Basil 



Beans 



Beet 



Borage 



Broccoli 



Brussels Sprouts. 



Cabbage 



Cabbage, Savoy.. 



GERMAN 



Anis, Griiner Anis. 



Artischoke 



Spargel — 



Citronen-Melisse. . 



Basilikum , 



Bohnen 



Riibe 



Boretsch 



Spargelkohl 



Rosenkohl 



Kopfkohl, Kraut.. 

 Wirsing 



FRENCH 



Anis 



Artichaut 



Asperge 



Melisse citroneUe . . 



Basilic grand 



Haricots 



Betterave 



Bourrache 



Chou Brocoli 



Chou de Bruxelles. 



Chou pomme 



Chou de Milan 



SPANISH 



Anis, Matalahuga . . . 



Alcachof a 



Esparrago 



Toronjil, Citronella.. 



Albaca 



Habichuela 



Remolacha 



Borraja 



Broculi 



Bretones de Bruselas. 



Col repello 



Col de xMilan 



ITALIAN DANISH-NORWEGIAN 



Aniso, Anacio Anis 



Articiocca Artiskok 



Sparagio A sparges 



Melissa Balsamurt 



Basilico Basilikum 



Fagiuoli Boenner. .. 



Barbabietola Roedbede 



Boragine Borago 



Brocoli Broccoh-Kaal — 



Cavolo di Brusselles. . Rosenkaal 



Cavolo cappuccio . . . HovedKaal 



Cavolo di Milano. . . Savoikaal 



Caraway Feld-Kiimmel 



Carrot Carotten, Mohren. 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl 



Celery Sellerie 



Celeriac Knoll-Sellerie 



. Cumin des pres Comino 



. Carotte Zanahoria. 



, Chou-fleur Coliflor 



. C61eri Apio 



. Celeri-rave Apio-nabo , 



Carvi 



, Carota 



, Cavoloflore. . 



Sedano 



, Sedano-rapa. 



Karve 



Gulerod 



Blomkaal... 



Selleri 



Knopselleri . 



Chervil 



Chicory 



Coriander , 



Corn Salad 



Corn 



Cress 



Cress, Water.. 



Kerbel 



Cichorien wurzel. 



Coriander 



Feldsalat 



Mais 



Garten-Kresse. . . 

 Brunnenkresse. .. 



. Cerfeuil Perifollo. . . 



. Chicoree sauvage. . Achicoria . , 



. Coriandre Culantro .. . 



. Mache Canonigos. 



, Mais Maiz 



, Cresson alenois Mastuerzo . 



. Cresson de fontaineBerro 



Cerfoglio 



Cicoria selvatica. . . . 



Coriandorlo 



Valeriana 



Mais 



Agretto 



Nasturzio aquatico. 



Kjoervel 



Cichorie 



Koriander . . . 

 Vaarsalat... 



Mais 



Karse 



Broendkarse. 



Cucumber 

 Dandelion. 

 Dill 



Egg Plant. 



Gurken 



Lowenzahn , 



Dill 



Eierpflanze. 



. Concombi-e Cohombro Cetriolo Agxii-k 



, Pissenlit Diente de leon.. Dente di leone Loevetand. 



. Aneth Eneldo Aneto Dil 



. Aubergine — . Berengena Petronciano Aegplante . 



Endive, Curled . 

 Endive, 



Broad Leaf. 

 Fennel 



Endivien. 



Escariol. 

 Fenchel . 



Chicoree Endive . . . Endivia Endivia 



Chicor^e-Scarole 



Ronde Escarolo 



Fenouil Hinojo 



Endivie . 



POLISH 



Anyz. 



Karczochy. 



Szparagi. 



Balsam. 



Bazylia. 



Fasola. 



Buraki. 



Boraz. 



Brokuly. 



Latorvil. 



Kapusta. 



Sabaudzka 



Kapusta. 

 Kminek. 

 Marchew. 

 Kalafiory. 

 Selery. 

 Selery 



(Korzen). 

 Czechrzyca. 

 Cykorya. 

 Koledra. 

 Ziarno Salaty. 

 Kukuiydza. 

 Rzerzucha. 

 Rzei-ziiclia 



wodiia. 

 Ogorek. 

 Pa paw a. 

 Koppi- 

 Gruszka 



niilosna. 

 Eudywia. 



Endivia Seariola - 



Finocchio Fennikel Koper, 



