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M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



Weight of Various Articles. 



Pounds per bush. 



Barley 48 lbs. 



Beans 60 '' 



Buckwheat 48 



Canary Seed 60 '' 



Castor Beans 46 



Clover Seed 60 " 



Corn, field, shelled. .. . 56 " 



" on ear 70 " 



" svreet, sold by 

 measured bushel. 



Flax Seed 56 " 



Grass, Rhode Island 



Beat 14 " 



" Creeping Bent...2J " 



" Red Top (in chaff) 14 " 

 " " (cleaned 



from chaff) 32 " 



" Meadow Foxtail. 7 " 



" Tall Meadow Oat. 10 " 



" Awnless Brome. .14 •' 



" Orchard 14 " 



" Hard Fescue 12 " 



" Tall " 14 " 



" Sheep's " 12 " 



" Meadow Fescue 

 or English Blue 



Grass 22 " 



Perennial Rye... 20 " 



Timothy 45 " 



" Wood Meadow... 14 •' 



" Kentucky Blue. .. 14 " 



" Fowl Meadow 12 " 



" Rough Stalked 



Meadow.. 14 " 



Hemp Seed 44 ." 



Hungarian 48 " 



Millet, German or Gold- 

 en 50 " 



Millet 50 " 



Peach Pits 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



Vetches or Tares 60 '• 



Number of Plants or Trees to the Acre at given Distances. 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



12 X 

 12 X 



12 X 

 16 X 

 18 X 

 18 X 

 18 X 

 18 X 

 20 X 

 20 X 

 24 X 

 24 X 



1 

 3 



12 

 1 

 1 

 3 



12 



18 

 1 



20 

 1 



18 



In. 



.522,720 

 .174,240 

 ..43,560 

 .392,040 

 .348,480 

 .116,160 

 -.29,040 

 ..19,360 

 .313,635 

 . 15,681 

 .261,360 

 ..15,520 



Dis. 

 24x 



30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 30 

 36 

 36 

 36 



apart. 



24 In. 



1 " 



6 " 

 12 " 

 16 " 

 20 " 

 24 " 

 30 " 



3 " 

 12 " 

 18 " , 



36x24 



No. plants. 



10,890 



209,088 



34,848 



17,424 



13,068 



10,454 



8,712 



6,970 



58,080 



14,520 



9,680 



7,260 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



36 X 36 In 4,840 



42x 12 " .... ..12,446 



42x24 " 6,223 



42x36 " ....... 4,148 



48x 12 " 10,890 



48 X 18 " 7,790 



48x24 " 5,445 



48x30 " 4,356 



48x36: " 3,630 



48 X 48 '♦ 2,723 



60x36 " 2,901 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 60x60 In 1,743 



60x48 " 2,178 



8x 



8x 



8x 

 10 X 

 10 X 

 10 X 

 12 X 

 12 X 

 12x12 

 16x 1 

 16x16 



1 

 3 

 8 

 1 

 6 

 10 

 1 

 5 



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 1 lb. 



Asparagus Roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley 2% bu. 



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



Beans, pole, 1 pint to 100 hills ^ " 



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

 Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. 5 



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



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



Buckwheat % bu. 



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



Carrot, }{ oz. to 100 feet of drill 2K lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2% oz. 



(I!elery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 2 



Chicory 4 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 



" Lucerne 15 to 25 



Crimson Trefoil 10 to 15 



" Large Red and Medium 8 to 12 



Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Corn, rice, (slielled} 2 



Corn, sweet, ^4 pint to 100 hills 6 



Cress, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



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



Endive, '^ oz. to 100 feet of drill i'-A 



Flax, broadcast % 



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



Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 2 



Blue, English 1 



" Hungarian and Millet % 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 



Red Top, Fancy Clean .... 8 to 10 



" Red Top, in Chaff 20 to 28 



lbs. 



oz. 

 qts. 



lbs. 



oz. 

 lbs. 

 bu. 



bu. 



lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 



Grass, Timothy J^ bu. 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, Fowl 



Meadow and Wood Meadow, 2 " 



Hemp J^ " 



Horse Radish Roots 10000 to 15000 



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



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



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



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



Martynia, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill .... 5 " 



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



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills. .1^^ to 4 " 

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



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



Onion Seed, % oz. to 100 ft. of drill 4 to 5 "' 



" for Sets 40 to 80 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 40 feet of drill. 8 

 Parsnip, ^ oz. to 100 feet of di-ill 3 



Parsley, U oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



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



" field 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1 ,500 plants 3 



Pumpkin, y^ quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, % oz. to 100 ft. of drill.. 10 to 12 



Rye VA 



Salsify, K oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Spinage, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Spurry 15 



Summer Savory % 



Sunflower 8 



Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 1 



Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 1 to 3 



Vetches 2 



bu. 

 lbs. 



bu. 



t( 



oz. 

 lbs. 



bu. 

 lbs. 



oz. 



lbs. 

 bu. 



ENGLISH. 



Anise 



Artichoke 



Asparagus 



Balm 



Basil 



Beans 



Beet 



Borage 



Brocoli 



Brussels Sprouts. 



Cabbage 



Cabbage, Savoy. 



FOREIGIT NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS. 



GERMAN. FRENCH. SPANISH. ITALIAN. DUTCH. POLISH. 



Anis, Griiner Anis..Anis Anis, Matalahuga...Aniso, Anacio Anijs Anyz. 



Artischoke Artichaut Alcachofa Articiocca Artisjok Karczochy. 



Spargel Asperge 



Citronen-Melisse. . .Melisse citronelle 



Basilikum Basilic grand 



Bohnen Haricots 



Riibe Betterave 



Boretsch Bourrache Borra ja Boragine 



Spargelkohl Chou Brocoli Broculi Brocoli 



Rosenkohl Chou de Bruxelles.Bretonesde Bruselas.Cavolo di Brusselles 



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



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



Esparrago Sparagio Asperge Szparagi. 



Toron jil, Citrooella . , Melissa Citroen-Mel isse . . Balsam. 



Albaca Basilico Basihcum Bazylia. 



Habichuela Fagiuoli Boonen Fasola. 



Remolacha Barbabietola Bieten Buraki. 



Bernagie Boraz. 



Broccoli Brokuly. 



Spruitkool Latorvil. 



Sluitkool Kapusta. 



Savooiekool Sabaudzka 



Kapusta. 



Caraway Feld-Kiimmel Cumin des pres Comino Carvi Karwij Kmin. 



Carrot Carotten, Mohi'en..Carotte Zanahoria Carota Wortelen Marchew. 



CauUflower Blumenkohl Chou-fleur Coliflor Cavolofiore Bloemkool Kalafiory. 



Celery Sellerie Celeri Apio Sedano . Selderij Selery. 



Celeriac Knoll-Sellerie Celeri-rave Apio-nabo Sedano-rapa Knolselderij Brukwiana 



Sclera. 



Chervil Kerbel Cerfeuil PerifoUo Cerfoglio Kervel' Czechrzyca. 



Chicory Cichorienwurzel....Chicoree sauvage. . Achicoria Cicoria selvatica Suikerij Cukorya. 



Coriander Coriander Coriandre Culantro Coriandorlo Koriander Koleder. 



Corn Salad Feldsalat Mache Canonigos Valeriana Veldsla Ziarno Sataty. 



Corn Mais Mais Maiz Mais Mais Kuknrndza. 



Cress Garten-Kresse Cresson alenois .. . .Mastuerzo Agretto . .Twinkers Rzerzucha. 



Cress, Water Brunnenkresse Cresson de f on taineBerro Nasturzio aquatico . . Waterkers Rezerzncha 



wodna. 



Cucumber Gurken Concombre ... ... . Cohombro . . .* . . ." . . . . Cetrioio Komkommer Ogorek. 



Dandelion Lowenzahn Pissenlit Diente de leon Dente di leone Molsla Papawa. 



Dill Din Aneth Eneldo Aneto Dille Koper. 



Egg Plant Eierpflanze Aubergine Berengena Petonciauo Melanzaan-plant. Jajkowa 



roslina. 



Endive Endivien Chicoree'Endive...Endivia ............ Indivia. Andijvie Endywia. 



Fennel Fenchel Fenouil Hinojo Finocchio Venkel Koper. 



Garlic Knoblauch Ail Ajo Aglio Knoflook Czosnek. 



Horse Radish . . ..Meer Rettig Raifort sauvage . . .Taramago Rafano Peperwortel Chrzan. 



Hyssop Isop Hyssope Hisopo. . . ... Issopo Hysop Hyzop. 



Kale Blatterkohl Chou vert Breton, Berza Cavolo verde Boerenkool Solanka. 



Kohl Rabi Knollkohl Chou-rave Col rabano Cavolo rapa Koolrabi Kalarepa. 



Lavender Lavendel Lavende Espliego Lavanda Lavendel Lawenda, 



Leek Porree, Lauch. . . .Poireau Puerro Porro Prei Pory. 



