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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



S P/NAGE 



Spinage is very hardy, extremely wholesome and palatable, and makes a delicious 

 dish of greens, retaining its bright green color after cooking. 



Culture— Should be planted in very rich ground, the richer the better. Sow in 

 drills one foot apart, and begin thinning out the plants when the leaves are an inch wide. All should be cut before hot 

 weather, or they will be tough and stringy. For early spring use, sow early in autumn and protect the plants with a light 

 covering of leaves or straw. South of Washington, D. C., spinage can be grown without covering. 



Savoy Leaved. The earliest variety and one of the best to plant in autumn for early spring use. Plant of upright 

 growth, with narrow, pointed leaves which are curled like those of cabbage. It grows quickly to a suitable size for use but 

 soon runs to seed. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz, 10c; ^ Lb. 15c; Lb. 45c. 



Round Summer Broad Leaved. This variety is generally preferred for early spring sowing, and is the most 

 popular with our market gardeners. The leaves ai-e large, thick and fleshy. Though not quite as hardy as the Prickly 

 Winter, it stands the winter very well. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 10c; % Lb. 15c; Lb. 40c. 



Improved Thick Leaved, a variety which grows very rapidly, forming a cluster of large, very thick, slightly 

 wrinkled leaves of fine color and quahty when cooked. Especially recommended for market gardeners. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 10c; % Lb. 15c; Lb. 45c. 



Broad Flanders, one of the most vigorous and strong growing varieties. The leaves are nearly round, uniformly 

 bright green, quite thick and slightly crimped in the center. A very desirable sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 10c; ^Lb. 15c; 

 Lb. 45c. • 



Victoria. An excellent sort which forms a very large, exceedingly thick, dark green leaf, somewhat curled in the 

 center. It becomes fit for use nearly as early as any, remaining 

 so much longer than most kinds, and cannot fail to please, 

 whether grown for the market or in the private garden. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 10c; ^ Lb. 15c; Lb. 45c. 



Long Standing. An improved round seeded strain of ex- 

 cellent merit, having all the good qualities of other sorts and 

 continuing in condition for use much longer. The leaves are 

 smooth and very dark, rich green. Very popular with market 

 gardeners. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 10c; h Lb. 15c; Lb. 45c. 



Long Standing Prickly. The plants mature a little 

 later than the round leaved sorts but furnish a large quantity of 

 very thick and well flavored leaves. Has prickly seed. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 10c; h Lb. 15c; Lb. 40c. 



Prickly Winter, a very hardy variety, and will with- 

 stand the severest weather with only a slight protection of leaves 

 or straw. The seed is prickly, leaves triangular, oblong or arrow 

 shaped. It is used for fall sowing, which in this latitude is made 

 about the first of September. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 10c; 

 %Lb. 15c; Lb. 35c. 



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Victoria Spinage. 



Introduced by 

 us in 1895. 



SQUASH 



'PHE SQUASH is one of the most nutritious and valuable of all our garden vegetables. Few farmers appreciate the value 

 -^ of winter squash as food for stock. We think an acre of squash, costing no more to cultivate, and much less to secure, 

 will give as much food available for feeding stock as an acre of corn, and we strongly urge our readers to try a "patch" for 

 this purpose. 



CULTURE— The plants are very tender and sensitive to cold, and planting must be delayed until settled warm weather. 

 The general principles of culture are the same as those given for cucumbers and melons, but squash is less particular as to 

 soil. The summer varieties should be planted four to six feet apart each way, and the winter sorts eight to ten. Three plants 

 are sufficient for a hill. In gathering the winter sorts, care should be taken not to bruise or break the stem from the squash, 

 as the slightest injury will increase the liability to decay. 



White Summer 

 Crookneck... 



This beautiful sort of our own introduction is the 

 result of years of careful breeding and selection, and 

 it is now one of the most fixed and distinct of our 

 summer squashes. The fruit is similar in size and 

 shape to the Summer Crookneck, but of a beautiful 

 ivory white color, and unsurpassed in quality. 



We recommend this sort as the most beautiful 

 and one of tlie very best of the summer varieties. 



Pkt. 6c; Oz„ 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb 25c; Lb. 76c. 



Mammoth Summer.^^ 



/^«*r^^1^«4rvy^fl^ When we obtained the stock of this 

 WrOOKrlcCK ^®^y valuable variety in 1888, we found 

 w* vrwA^ixw^Av. ^jj^^ q^jj^g ^ proportion of the vines 

 made runners. We set vigorously to work weeding out these, 

 and were so successful that we introduced it with the claim that 

 it was the best summer squash in the country. Our own expe- 

 rience and that of our customers fully justifies this assertion. 

 It is the best summer squash, and for these reasons: It is twice 

 as large as the ordinary Summer Crookneck, far more warty, 

 and several days earlier. Color bright yellow. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 16c; k, Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



SUMMER CROOKNECK '.^?y'>^.r^r^r%XJ. 



five. Fruits about one foot long, with crooked neck, and cov- 

 ei-ed with warty excrescences; color bright yellow; shell very 

 hard when ripe. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; k Lb. 20c: 

 Lb. 50c. ' 



White Summer Crookneck Squash. 



