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



WINTER RADISHES 



Sow about the same time as winter turnips, on light, rich soil, in drills eighteen inches 

 apart; give frequent culti%ation, and thin two to six inches apart, according to size of 

 the variety. For winter use pull before severe frost, and store in damp sand in cellar. 



Scarlet China. Roots cylindrical, or largest at the bottom, tapering abruptly to a small 

 tap Skin verv smooth and of a bright rose color; flesh firm, crisp, tender and quite pungent. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c: 2 Oz. loc; H Lb. •20c; Lb. 60c. 



Round Black Spanish. Roots round, sometimes top-shaped, three or four inches in di- 

 ameter: skin black, flesh white, very compact and highly flavored. An excellent sort for winter, 

 as the roots keep a long time. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; "2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. iOc; Lb. 50c. 

 HAI n I nVfi Ri kCV QPAMIQH -^^ American sort of the same general character 

 llALr LUi^U DLi^V/IV Or/\ilI011 a.s the Long Black Spanish, but by many considered 

 superior to either the round or the Long Black Spanish. It is intermediate in shape between the 

 two and seems to combine the good qualities of both. See colored plate. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 3^ Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



Long Black Spanish, one of the latest as well as the hardiest of the radishes; an excel- 

 lent sort for winter use. Roots oblong, black, of very large size and firm texture. 



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



California Mammoth White China. First introduced into this country by the Chinese 

 in California. It is pure white, about one foot long, and two or three inches through, tapering 

 regularly to the tip. The flesh is tender and crisp, keeping well through the winter. 



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



Celestial, a comparatively new variety which is popular wherever known. The root is 

 long, cylindrical, with beautiful white skin and flesh, so white as to attract attention even when 

 among'the other white varieties. The flesh is tender and of good quality. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c: 2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 25c; Lb. ;5c. 



Large White Spanish. Root long, top-shaped, or sometimes fusiform, retaining the 

 same diameter for two-thirds of its length, sharply conical at the base, and when full grown meas- 

 uring seven or eight inches in length, aud about three inches in diameter. Skin white, slightly 

 wi-inkled, sometimes tinged with purple where expose'l to the sun. Flesh white, solid and pun- 

 sent, though milder than the Black Spanish. Pkt. oc: Oz, 10c: 2 Oz. 15c: % Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



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RAPE 



DWARF ESSEX, for Sowing 



There is onU- one ■■ best " variety of Rape and that is Dwarf 



Essex. Do" not be deluded into buying inferior grades by Long Black Spanish Radish. 

 unscrupulous dealers or exaggeratt-d advertisements. There 

 is no plant that will give as heavy a yield of forage at such a small cost as this, and its general cultivation would 

 add larjjely to the profits of American farms. Especially valuable for green manuring and pasture. When fed off bv sheep, 

 it will probably do more to restore and make profitable exhausted soils than any other plant. Beware of the worthless 

 annual variety that is often sold and which is not only worthless for forage but once planted is hable to become a perni- 

 cious weed. Biennial. 



CULTURE— Prepare the ground as for turnips and sow in June or July, with a tm-nip drill, in rows two and one-half 

 feet apart, at the rate of two and one-half pounds of seed per acre. It may be sown broadcast at the rate of five pounds per acre. 

 H Lb. 10c; Lb. 25c. postpaid. By frei^rht or express at purchaser's expense. 10 Lbs. $1.00: 100 Lbs. $7.50 



RHIJBARR ^^ ^'^ PLANT 



I % I I \^ m^ ^^m I %. li^ which are used for pies and tarts. 



CULTURE 



Rhubarb, familiarly known as Pie Plant, or Wine 

 Plant, is cultivated in gardens for its leaf stalks, 

 pies ana tarts. Immense quantities are now annually sold in all 

 the large markets. Xo private garden should be without it. 

 -Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat retentive soil. The richer its condition, and the deeper it is 

 stirred the better. Sow in drills an inch deep, and thin out the plants to six inches apart. In the 

 fall transplant the young plants into very highly manured and deeplj- stirred soil, setting them 

 four to six feet apart each way, and give a dres.sing of coarse manure every spring. The stalks 

 should not be plucked until the second year, and the plant never allowed to exhaust itself bv 

 running to seed. Our seed is saved from selected plants of the Linnseus, Victoria. Giant an'd 

 other improved sorts, but like the seeds of fruit trees, rhubarb seed cannot be reUed upon to re- 

 produce the same varieties. 



Pkt. oc; Oz. 15c: 2 Oz. 25c: ^ Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25, postpaid. Rhubarb Roots, by express. 

 not prepaid, 20c each, $1.50 per doz. By mail, prepaid. 25c each. $2.00 per doz. 



The long.white 

 tapering root 

 when cooked is 



SALSI FY Or Vegetable Oyster 



^^^^ "M^^ ■ ■ i of Salsifj- resembles a small i>arsnip, and 

 a good substitute for oj'sters, liaviug a verj- similar flavor. 



CULTURE— It succeeds best in a light, well enriched soil, which should be 

 stirred to a good depth. Coarse aud fresh manure should be avoided, as it will 

 surely cause the roots to grow imeven and ill-shaped. Sow early and quite deep, 

 giving the general culture recommended for parsnip. The roots are i>erfeetly 

 hardj-. and may remain out all winter, but should be dug early in spring, as they 

 deteriorate rapidly after growth commences. Store a quantity for winter use in a 

 pit. or in a cellar in damp earth or sand. 



I arnD lA/hito The common \aiietv: roots medium sized, smrtoth; flesh wliite. 

 Ldl yt nmiC pkt. 5c; Oz. lOc; 2 Oz. 20c; ?s Lb. 30c: Lb. $1.00 



Ulammotti Saodwicti island 



to branch. 

 2 Oz. 25c; 



This is in every way superior to 

 the Large AVhite. being larger. 

 Rhubarb. stronger growing and less liable 



Invaluable to market gardeners. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 ^Lb. 40c: Lb. $1.25 



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^ ^^ ^^ ^^ p I Those who think of Sorrel as the starved 

 ^%1. J P^ W\ r^ I. looking weed of barren lands, have little 

 ^^ ^^ ■ m. ■ m. ^m mh j(j^3^ Qf ^Yie pos.sible value of the plant. 

 The improved varieties when well grown and cooked like spinage, 

 make a healthful and very palatable dish. Sow in drills early in 

 spring and thin the seedlings to six or eight inches ajiart in the 

 row. One may commence cutting in about two months, and the 

 plants will continue in full bearing from three to four rears. 



Large Leaved French Sr|e'%f SX^eTS 'o?T.I 



quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; H Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



Large Leaved French Sorrel. 



