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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 5 



Rose Ribbed Paris Celery 



EXCEEDINQLY BEAUTIFUL AND OF SPLENDID QUALITY. 



'PHIS sort resembles in general character the Golden Yellow Large Solid, from which it originated, but the plant is more 

 compact, the stalks a little larger and most beautifully tinted with red at the base, while the upper portions, particu- 

 larly of the heart stems, are a richer, deeper yellow. The plant is stout and vigorous and as self-blanching as any variety 

 in cultivation. The leaves are broad, the outer ones dark green, but they become more j-ellow toward the center until those 

 of the heart are rich yellow. The stalks are large, thick, and though the ribs are prominent the stalks are practically string- 

 less and wonderfully crisp, tender and good flavored. In color they are a very rich and waxlike yellow tinted with pink at 

 i/he base which deepens into a carmine line along the ridges. 



WE HAVE CAREFULLY TESTED THIS SORT AND WE BELIEVE IT TO BE ONE OF THE 

 MOST VALUABLE KINDS IN CULTIVATION BOTH FOR THE HOME GARDEN AND THOSE 

 MARKETS WHICH DEMAND VEGETABLES OF HIGH QUALITY. NO CELERY GROWER 

 OR MARKET GARDENER SHOULD FAIL TO GROW IT EXTENSIVELY AS ITS REMARK- 

 ABLE BEAUTY ALONE WILL GIVE IT READY SALE WHEREVER OFFERED. 



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Pkt. 5f; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. (iOc; h Lb, fl.OO; Lb. $3.50 



H ollander, or Oanish gaH Head 



As this variety is very hardy, very handsome, very solid, one of the 

 keepers and of fine quality, it is one of the best for growing 

 for distant markets or for late spring use. 



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TT came originally from Europe, and the heads are sometimes imported into this country and sold as Dutch Cabbage. Ger- 

 man Export. Solid Emperor, etc., and are so solid, round and white that thej' find ready sale at considerably higher 

 prices than most sorts will command. The plant is vigorous, rather compact-growing, with a longer stem than most Ameri- 

 can sorts and exceedingly hardy, not only in resisting cold but dry weather: it matures its head a little later than the Flat 

 Dutch. The leaves are large, very thick, bluish-green covered with whitish bloom and borne with an upward tendency. The 

 head is round, of less diameter than that of the Flat Dutch but so very solid that it weighs quite as much. The leaves of the 

 head are very thick, white and tender and not only overlap or pass by each other more than those of most sorts but are so 

 tighth' drawn as to form an exceedinglj' solid head which stands shipment better and arrives at its destination in more 

 attractive shape than those of any other late sort. In quality it is one of the best, being very white, crisp and tender. 



WE HAVE GIVEN A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION TO THIS VARIETY AND OFFER 

 SEED OF OUR OWN GROWING WHICH WE BELIEVE WILL PRODUCE A CROP OF 

 MORE UNIFORMLY TYPICAL HEADS THAN CAN BE GROWN FROM OTHER STOCKS. 



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Pkt. 



Oz. 250 : '2 Oz. 40c 



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■: Lb. f: 



Honor Bright Tomato 



THE BEST SORT TO GROW FOR DISTANT MARKETS. 

 THE BEST FOR LATE CROP .-^^^^ 



Ty E know of no variety of recent introduction that has more real and distiui-tive merit than this. Unfortunately the 

 yellowish-green foliage, giving the vine an unhealthy appearance, and the slow ripening of the fruit, have created a 

 prejudice against the sort, but in spite of its apjiearance the vine can be depended upon to give a large crop of uniformly 

 ^ood fruit. This, when allowed to ripen on the vine, is of excellent quality, and when rijvned off the vine, while in transit to 

 iome distant market or on shelves in the liouse after frost has killed the vines, is of better quality than that of most varie- 



i6s so ripened. 



We know of no kind so well suited to growing in the south for shipment north. The proper method is to pick when just 



assing out of the white stage, wrap in paper and pack in boxes. It can be sent a.tXK) miles and will arrive firm, ripe and 

 of brilliant red color. It should be set out earlier than most sorts because of its slow maturing. In the north the vines may 

 be pulled at the approach of frost and hung in a moist place, safe from freezing. They will then give marketable fruit for a 

 month. Or the full grown fruit may be ripened on the shelves in a cellar. 

 ' Pkt lOo: Oz. 30i-: '.' Oz. 55c: ** l.b. $1.00: Lb. $S.OO 



