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



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..CHERVIL.. 



A hardv annual, worthy of more general use for flavoring and 

 garnishing. The curled variety is even more beautiful than parsley. 

 and can be used to great advantage in beautifying dishes of meat 

 and vegetables. 



Culture — Sow in earh- spring in rich, well prepared soil, and when 

 plants are well established transplant to about one foot apart. 

 r'l IPF Fn Greath- superior to the old, plain varietj-. being earlier. 

 \/UI\LiCL/ more handsome and having fuUv as fine fragrance and 

 flavor. Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c: 2 Oz. iOc; H Lb. 30c: \M. $1.00 



■■ CHICORY .. 



LARQE=ROOTED, OR COFFEE X^Vl^'JlS. 



very much larger, smoother, whiter and proportionatelj' shorter 

 roots than the old kind. The dried and prepared roots are 

 used quite extensively as a substitute or adulterant for coffee. 

 Sow the seed as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared, 

 in a rather light, moderately rich soil, in drills fifteen inches apart 

 for garden, and two to two and one-half feet for field culture. When 

 the plants are sufficiently large, thin to four to six inches apart in the 

 row. Keep clear of weeds, and in the fall, dig the roots, slice them 

 and dry in an apple evaporator, or kiln constructed for the purpose. 

 Where the roots are grown in quantity for the manufacturer of the 

 '■ prepared"" chicory, they are usually brought to the factory in the 

 *' green "' state and there dried in kilns constructed for the purpose. 

 "■ " " 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 25c; Lb. "" 



CORN SALAD. 



CCRN SALAD 



TETTICIS, or LAMB'S LETTUCE 



This small salad is used during the winter and spring months 

 as a substitute for lettuce and is also cooked and used like 

 spiuage. In warm weather the plants will mature in four to 

 six weeks. Sow the seed in shallow drills about one foot apart, 

 during August and September. If the soil is dry it should be 

 firmly pressed over the seed in order to secure prompt germi- 

 nation. On the approach of severe cold weather, cover with 

 straw or coarse litter. The plants will also do well if the seed 

 is sown very early in the spring, and like most salad plants, 

 are greatly improved if sown on very rich soil; indeed, the 

 ground can scarcely' be made too rich for them. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ii Lb. 20c: Lb. 60c. 



Georgia, or Souther 



COLLARDS 



A variet}' of cabbage known in different sections as "Cole," 

 "Colewort." or simply "Greens.'' It is extensively used in 

 the South, where it continues in luxuriant growth ail winter. 



Georgia, Southern, or Creole l^'^^.fVVeen 



stemmed sort so extensively used in the South, where it fur- 

 nishes an abundance of food for man and beast. Forms a 

 large, loose, open head, or a mass of leaves on a tall stem. 

 Freezing does not injure but rather improves their quality. 

 Sow thick in drills, in rich ground, transplanting when four 

 inches high, or sow in drills where the plants are to remain, 

 and thin to two or three feet apart in the row, when of proper 

 size. In the South sow from January to Mav, and August to 

 October. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c. 2 Oz. 2()c: h Lb. 30c: Lb. $1.00 



CLRLPD. OR PFPPFR ORASS nns small salad is much used 

 \, V ' LirLW UK/A^^ ,vith lettuce, to the flavor of 



which Its warm, pungent taste makes a most at;reeal)le addition. The 

 seed should be sown in drills about sixteen inches a|)art. on very rich 

 ground, and the plants well cultivated. It mav be planted very early, 

 but repeated sowings are necessary to .secure a succession. Keep off 

 insects by dusting with Pyrethrum Powder. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c: ^ Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



TRLE WATFR "^^"^ *^ ^^^^^ distinct from the last, and only thrives 

 ^^ . "r^ii-ii when its roots and stems are submerged in water. 



It IS one of the most delicious of small salads and should be planted 

 wherever a suitable place can be found. The seed should be sown and 

 lightly covered in gravelly, mucky lands, along the borders of small, 

 rapid streanis. The plants will need no subsequent culture, as under fa- 

 vorable conditions they increase very rapidly by self-sown seed and exten- 

 sion of the roots. Pkt. 5c: Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c ;\ Lb. $1 .00: Lb. $3.00 



WATER CRESS. 



