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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



CUCUMBER- Continued 



I D* 1 1" Thisrariety is between the Long and the Short Green, forming 



Jersey r ICkiing a long, slender, cylindrical pickle which is very crisp and 



tender. The vines are very vigorous and productive. The mature fruits are about 



eight to nine inches in length and are sometimes longer. This sort is desirable for 



slicing as well as for pickling. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



17 1 \xri-*i. C • One of the best sorts for table use. The vines are vigor- 



tarly Wnite opine ous, fruiting early and abundantly. The fruits are 

 uniformly straight, light bright green, fairly well covered with white spines and 

 when mature aie often aboiit seven inches in length and are sometimes longer. The 

 flesh is crisp, tender and of excellent quality. The variety is much used for the 

 home garden and market. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lk 25c; Lb. 90c 



• ]. A selection from the Early White Spine, being more pointed at each 



Arlington end. The young fruits are crisp and tender and are of dark green 

 color. The mature fruits are bright deep green and about six and one-half to seven 

 inches in length and are sometimes longer. This is extensively used for the home 

 g irden and is considered bv many to be the best sort for smafl pickles. It is ex- 

 cellent also for shcing. Pkt. 5c; 6z. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 



VI J*l A medium earl;-, white spined cucumber of handsome, very dark green 

 JVlOnCllKe color and of excellent quality for slicing. The vines are very hardy 

 and productive. The fruits when mature are often about eight inches in length, 

 sometimes longer, and are uniform in size and shape. The color is dark green, 

 slightl}" striped at the ends. The dark green color is retained much longer and is 

 affected less by the hot sun than any other sort with which we are familiar. 

 Its uniform size and shape and splendid color are making this variety very popular 

 as a shipping sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; % Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 



!-• . 1 T7 ■fin.'t c • The fruits of this desirable 



Extra Long or Evergreen White bpine table variety are long, cylln 



drical, dark .irreeu, with very wliite. crisp and tender flesh. The vines are vigorous 



and productive and come into full bearing 



somewhat later than Early 'tt'hite Spine. 



The mature fruits are about eight to nine 



inches in length and are sometimes longer. 



This variety is adapted also for forcing. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz". 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; 1/4 Lb. 30c; 



Lb. $1.00 



I 1 The stock we offer under this 



Improved name is in a class by itself. 



Lone- Gi-e*»n '^^'^ ^^^*^^ ^"'^ ^<^'"5' ■^Roi'- 

 j-uiig varccii ^^^ ^^^ productive. The 



fruits are very long, often twelve to fifteen 



inches when" mature, and are sometinies 



longer. They are uniformly slender and of 



beautiful dark green color. "The large warts 



and spines are well distributed over the 



surfaceinstead of being clusteredatoneend 



as in inferior stocks. The variety furnishes 



some fruits early but matures the bulk 



of its crop rather late. It is a standard sort 



for shcing and is ver}' largely used for 



pickles. The fruits are ofteii used for 



making sweet pickles. This is probably 



the most extensively used cucumber for 



the home garden and market. "We have 



given this variety especial attention for 



many years and we believe the stock we 



offer has no equal. (See colored plate 



opiMsife.) Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 



1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Sii ^1 1 . [For Pickles) This is 

 mall Linerkin a very small, oval, 

 prickly fruited sort quite distinct from all 

 others and grown exclusively for pickles 



Early V/hite SPii<E 



It is the smallest of all the varieties and 

 should always be picked when young and tender. The seed is distinctly smaller than 

 that of other cucumbers and is slow to germinate, requiring usually from two to 

 three weeks. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; ViLb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



CRESS 



As early in spring as the ground can be worked sow the seed in rich, well pre- 

 pared soil, in shallow drills about sixteen inches apart, covering with about one-half 

 inch of fiue soil firmly pressed do-(vn. "WTien the j'oung plants are well started thin 

 four to sis inches apart in the row. For succession plant every tT\'0 weeks, thinning 

 out as required for use. Keep off insects by dusting with Pyrethrum powder. 



y-. 1 1 T> /-■ The leaves of this small salad are much frilled or 



CUrleCt or r epper VaraSS curled, and are used for garnishing. It is also de- 

 sirable with lettuce, to the flavor of which its warm, pungent taste makes a most 

 agreeable addition The plant is of rapid growth, about one foot high. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



Klondike 



■y< YJ^T , This is a distinct variety of cress with small, oval leaves and thrives 



1 rue W ater best when its roots and stems are submerged in water. A fair 

 growth may be obtained in soil which is kept wet but does best w^hen gro-rni along 

 moist banks or in tubs in water-covered soil. It is one of the most deUcious of small 

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

 Is usually sown and lightly covered in gravelly, mucky lands along the borders of 

 small, rapid streams. The plants will need no subsequent culture, as under favorable 

 conditions they increase very rapidly by self-so^Am seed and extension of the roots. 

 When gathered for the market the shoots should be cut. not broken off. In summer 

 it is best to cut them closely, the oftener the better. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; 

 % Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 



