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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 



DANDELION 



Sow early in spring, in very warm, rich soil, in drills eighteen 

 inches apart: thin to fl-re inches apart and cultivate well: thej' 

 will be fit for cutting the next spring. When grown for the 

 roots, sow in September and cultivate well during the fall and 

 the following summer: the roots will be tit to dig in October. 

 ^-,1.. ., r' !./-' A decided im- 



Cultivated or rrench L.omnion provement on 



the wild dandelion. It is very early and vigorous. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 2Sc; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 

 » 1 T-i • 1 f J Unsurpassed in thickness 



Improved I hick Leaved of leaf and deep green 

 color. It is compact and forms an upright regular tuft at the 

 center. This cabbaging sort is much superior to the common 

 or imcultivated dan leliou. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; 

 Vi Lb. $1.25; Lb. $4.00 



EGG PLANT 



Seed germinates slowly and should be started in hotbed, for 

 in this, as in all semi-tropical plants, it is important to secure 

 a rapid and continuous growth from the first, the plants never 

 recovering from a clieck received when young. When plants 

 have two rough leaves transplant three or four inches apart. 

 When the ground is warm and all danger not only from frosts 

 but from cold nights is past, harden off by gradual exposure 

 to the sun and air and decreasing the supply of water, then 

 carefully transplant to open ground, setting two and one-half 

 feet apart. It is desirable to shade the yoimg plants from very 

 hot sun and to piotect them from the potato bug which other- 

 wise often destroys them. Some seasons egg plants will fail to 

 set fruit or will not begin bearing until too late to mature, no 

 matter how faithfully they may' have been cared for. This is 

 especially likely to happen if the summer is cool and rather 

 moist. \Ve know of no certain remedy for it, although it is a 

 good practice to pinch off the ends of the branches after the 

 plants begin to bloom, so that only two or three fruits will set. 

 (-■ I w D I '^'^'^ 's * very earlv maturing, 



iLarly Long rurple and most productive variety. 

 The fruits are long, rich purple and of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; V4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 

 ni I D 1 • -^" early variety with fruit nearly as large 

 oiaCK nekin as the later sorts. Fruit nearly round; 

 skin smooth, black, glossy: liesh white, fine grained and deli- 

 cate. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; Vi Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 

 ni ID J. Rich dark piu-ple. large and symmetrical, 



tSlaCk ISeaUty maturing a little earlier than our Im- 

 proved Large Purple but usually not quite as large. Very de- 

 sirable for the market as the fruit holds its color a long time. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; V4 Lb. $1.25; Lb. $4.25 



Dm« T-i Off ispiNiiLKSSi TIlis Variety is a 



. M. rerry & S^O S general favorite both for mar- 



Improved Large Purple }it ^^I^VXTs; 



. large and spreading with light green foliage. It usually pro- 

 duces four to six large, oval fruirs of a splendid dark purple 

 color. The vigor and productiveness of the plants and thelarge 

 size, earliness and fine quality of it.-, fruits make it a most 

 profitable variety for market gardeners. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 40c; 

 2 Oz. 75c; 1/4 Lb. $1.25; Lb. $3.75 



Broad Leaved Batavian Endive 



ENDIVE 



One of the best salads for fall and winter use. Endive is not 



only much used for salads and garnishing but is also desirable 



for greens and for flavoring soups and stews. Plants may be 



grown at any season of the year but are more generally used 



late in the fall. For early use sow about April loth: for later 



supply sow in June or .luly in drills fourteen to twenty inches 



apart and when well started thin the plants to one foot apart. 



When nearly full grown tie the outer leaves together over tlie 



center in order to blanch the heart of the plant. By covering 



fresh plants every few days a succession may be kept up. 



f /-. /^ 1 J ^ hardv. vigorous growing en- 



L.arge V^reen juried dive with bright deep green 



leaves. The midribs of the outer leaves are usually tinged 



with rose. The dense mass of deeply divided leaves formed 



in the center blanches very readily to rich creamy white. 



This sort is highly esteemed for the market and home garden, 



and is much used for salads. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 



V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



£•1171 .. r^ 1 J The plants are moderately dense. 

 ver White Curled with divided leaves which are 

 very light yellowish green in color, even the outer ones being 

 very litrht. This variety blanches readily to an attractive 

 creamy white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 

 juf >-i I J Plants compact growing, forming large, 



IVlOSS i^Urled dense clusters of finely divided, medium 

 green leaves which, when properly blanched, are rich creamy 

 white, crisp and tender. Leaf stems sometimes tinged light 

 purphsh red. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 



n 11 J D 1. • \Escarol!e) A variety 



ISrOad Leaved oatavian having broad, more or 

 less twisted and waved bright deep green leaves with thick, 

 nearly white midribs. The Inner leaves form a fairly sohd. 

 clustering head which blanches beautiful deep creamy white 

 and is crisp, tender and of fine flavor. This sort is unsurpassed 

 for salads and is much used for the home garden and market. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



FENNEL 



Egq Plant, D. M. Ferry & Co's Improved Large Purple 



FLORENCE iFaniculum dulce, Finocchio) A 

 bulb-like vegetaVile which is formed above the 

 ground at the base of the leaf stalk if the plant is well grown. 

 Blanched and boiled It has a slightly aromatic odor and pleasant 

 taste. Plant very branching, upright with dense thread-like foliage. 

 Sow early in spring, in rich, well prepared soil, in drills two feet 

 apart and cover one-fourth to one-half inch deep. When the plants 

 are about two inches high thin to ten inches apart in the row. When 

 half grown, if the plants are earthed up and treated as celery, the 

 stems will be nearly as while, crisp and palatable. Hardy annual, 

 two to four feet high. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V4 Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. $1.00 iFor Siceet Fennel see page 61.) 



/^ A D f 1/^ -4- bulbous rooted plant of the onion family with a 

 ^-*-*»'*'^'»-^*^-' strong, penetrating odor but much esteemed by 

 some for flavoring soups, stews, etc. We frequently receive orders 

 for garlic seed but we can supply bulbs only. Prepare ground the 

 same as for onions, plant bulbs in drills eight inches apart and four 

 inches apart in row. covering two inches deep. When the leaves 

 turn yellow take up the bulbs, dry in shade and lay them up in a 

 dry loft as you would onions, BULBS, V 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



HOR ^F R A nmH Horse Radish rarely produces 

 A JlvyiXkJl-i l,^./-1kL^AkJX 1 seed but is grown from pieces 

 of the roots. Mark off the rows two and one-half feetapart in rich, 

 moist, well prepared ground and set the pieces of roots eighteen 

 inches apart in the rows vertically, the small end down and th^ 

 top one to three inches below the surface. Cultivate thoroughly 

 until the tops cover the ground, when their shade will keep down 

 the weeds. SMALL ROOTS— 3 for 10c; 25c. per aozen, postpaid. 

 By freight or express at purchaser's expense, 75c. per 100. 



