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



REFERENCE TABLES 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 12 X lln .532,7:^0 



Number of plants to the acre at given distances 



12 X 3 

 12 X 12 

 16 X 1 

 18 X 1 

 18 X 3 

 18x18 

 18 X 18 

 20 X 1 

 20x20 

 24x 1 

 24x18 



.174.240 

 ...43,560 

 ..392,040 

 . .348,480 

 ..116.160 

 ...29,040 

 ...19.360 

 ..313,635 

 . . 15.681 

 ..261.360 

 ...15.. 520 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



24 X 24 In 10,890 



30 X 1 " 209,088 



34,848 

 17,424 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 36 X 36 lu 4,840 



30 X 6 

 30x12 

 30 X 16 

 30x20 

 30x24 

 30x30 

 36 X 3 

 36x12 

 36x18 

 36x24 



13,068 48x12" 10.890 lOx 1 



10.454 48x18 " 7,790 10 x 6 " .... 



8,712 48x24" 5,445 10x10".... 



6.970 48 X 30 " 4..356 12 x 1 " . . . 



...58,080 48x36 " 3,630 12x 5 " .... 



....14,520 48x48" 2,723 12x12" .. 



.... 9,680 60x36 " 3,901 16 x 1 " ... 



....7.260 60x48" 2,178 16x10"... 



Quantity of seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an acre 



42x12 

 42x24 

 42x36 

 48x12 

 48 x 18 

 48x24 

 48x30 

 48x36 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



60x60 In 1,743 



8x 1 Ft 5,445 



8x 3 " 1,815 



8x8" 680 



.:. 4,356 



... 726 



... 435 



... 3,630 



... 736 



... 302 



... 2,722 



... 170 



Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 



Asparagus Roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley 2% bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 pint to 100 ft. of drill 1 " 



Beans, pole, 1 pint to 100 hills % " 



Beet, garden, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill.. . 7 lbs. 

 Beet, Mangel. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill... 5 " 



Broccoli, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 oz. 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants. . . 2 " 



Buckwheat J2 bu. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Carrot, % oz. to 100 feet of drUI 2% lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celery, 1 oz. to 1.5,000 plants 



Chicory 4 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 



" Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 



" Crimson Trefoil 10 to 15 



" Mammoth and Medium 8 to 12 



CoUards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice (shelled) 2 



Corn, sweet, ^ pint to 100 hills 6 



Cowpea, in drills 1 



Cress, ^i oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber. 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 " 



Dill, M oz- to 100 feet of drill 5 " 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 4 oz. 



Endive, 'i oz. to 100 feet of drill 4% lbs. 



Flax' broadcast 'A bu. 



Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill 

 Gourd, 2 oz. to luO hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 2 bu. 



Blue, English 1 



" Hungarian and Millet 'A " 



" Meailow Fescue 1 " 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 " 



" Red Top Fancy 8 to 10 lbs. 



" Red Top Unhulled 20 to 28 



lbs. 



lbs. 



qts. 



bu. 

 lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 



Grass, Timothy J^ bu. 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, and 



Wood Meadow 2 " 



Hemp % " 



Horse Radish Roots 10000 to 15000 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants, or 200 feet of 



drill. 



Kohl Rabi, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Leek, y^ oz. to 100 feet of di-ill 4 



Lettuce, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Martynia, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills 1^ to 4 



Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of di-ill 15 



OKra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Onion Seed, y^ oz. to 100 ft. of drill . . .4 to 5 



forgets 40to80 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 40 feet of di'ill 8 



Parsnip, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 pint to 100 ft. of drill 1 to 3 



" field 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 



Pumpkin, '3 quart to 300 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, % oz. to 100 ft. of drill lOto 12 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 



Rye 1'^ bu. 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 lbs. 



Salsify, ^i oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Spinach, ".^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Summer Savory 3:( " 



Sunflower 8 " 



Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 2 " 



Winter, 8 oz. to IOC hills 2 " 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 

 Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 1 to 3 lbs. 



Vetches, Spring 90 to 120 " 



Winter 30 to 60 " 



Standeird weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Barley 48 lbs. 



Beans 60 



Buckwheat 48 



Canary Seed 60 



Castor Beans 46 



Clover Seed 60 



Corn, field, shelled. ... 56 



" " on ear 70 



" sweet, sold by 

 measured bushel. 



Flax Seed 56 



Grass, Timothy 45 



Hemp Seed 44 



Hungarian 48 



Millet, common 50 



MiUet, German or Gold- 

 en 50 



Peas, smooth 60 



" wrinkled 56 



Rape 50 



Rye 56 



Sugar Cane ( Sorghum) 50 

 Vetches or Tai-es 60 



bu. 

 lbs. 



bu. 



lbs. 



We sell the following 

 articles by ^veight 



Grass, Rhode Island Bent 

 Creeping Bent 

 Red Top Fancy 



Unhulled 

 Tall Meadow Oat 

 " Awnless Brome 

 " Orchard 

 " Hard Fescue 

 " Red or Creeping 

 Fescue 

 Tall Fescue 

 " Sheep's " 

 " Meadow Fescue or 

 English Bhie Grass 

 " Perennial Rye 

 " West t-rwold Rye 

 " Wood Meadow 

 " Kentucky Blue 

 " Canadian " 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



ENGLISH GERMAN 



Anise Anis, Griiner Anis. 



Artichoke Artisclioke 



Asparagus Spargel 



Balm Citronen-Melisse. . 



Basil Basilikum 



Beans Bohnen 



Beet Riibe 



Borage Boretsch 



Broccoli . Spargelkohl . . . : . . 



Brussels Sprouts. Rosenkohl 



Cabbage Kopflcohl, Kraut. . , 



Cabbage, Savoy.. Wirsing 



FRENCH 



Anis 



Artichaut 



Asperge 



Melisse citronelle.. 



Basilic grand 



Haricots 



Betterave 



Bourrache 



Chou Brocoli 



Chou de Bruxelles. 



Chou pomm§ 



Chou de Milan 



SPANISH 



Anis, Matalahuga.. 



Alcachof a 



Esparrago 



Toronjil, Citronella.. 



Albaca 



Habichuela 



Remolacha 



Borraja 



Broculi 



Bretonesde Bruselas 



Col repello 



Col de Milan 



Caraway Feld-Kiiramel 



Carrot Carotten, Jlohren. 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl 



Celery Sellerie 



Celeriac KnoU-Sellerie 



Cumin des pr6s Comino 



Carotte Zanahoria. . 



Chou-fieur Coliflor 



CSleri Apio 



Celeri-rave Apio-nabo . 



Chervil 



Chicory 



Coriander 



Corn Salad. . . . 



Corn 



Cress 



Cress, Water. 



. Kerbel 



. Cichorienwurzel. 



. Coriander 



. Feldsalat 



. Mais 



. Garten-Kresse. . . 

 . Brunnenkresse. . . 



. Cerfeuil Perifollo. . . 



. Chicorge sauvage. . Achicoria. . 



. Coriandre Culantro .. . 



. Mache Canonigos. 



. Mais Maiz 



. Cresson al6nois .... Mastuerzo . 

 . Cressonde fontaineBerro 



Cucumber . 

 Dandelion. . 



Dill 



Egg Plant.. 



. Gurken 



. Lowenzahn . 



Dill 



. Eierpflanze. , 



. Concombre . 



. Pissenlit 



. Aneth 



. Aubergine . 



. Cohombro 



. Diente de leon. 



. Eneldo 



. Berengena 



Endive, Curled . 

 Endive, 



Broad Leaf. 



Fennel .. . 



Garlic 



Horehound 



Endivien.. 



Escariol 



Fenchel 



Knoblauch. 

 Andom 



. Chicoree Endive... Endivia ... 

 Chicorfie-Scarole 



Ronde Escarolo. . 



. Fenouil Hinojo 



.Ail Aio . 



. Marrube blanc Marrubio. 



ITALIAN DANISH-NORWEGIAN POLISH 



. Aniso. Anacio Anis Anyz. 



Articiocca Artiskok Karczocliy. 



Sparagio Asparges Szparagi. 



Melissa Balsamurt Balsam. 



Basilico Basilikum Bazylia. 



Fagiuoli Boenner Fasola. 



Barbabietola Roedbede Buraki. 



Boragine Borago Boraz. 



Brocoli Broccoli-Kaal Brokuly. 



, Cavolodi Biusselles.. Rosenkaal Latorvil. 



Cavolo cappuccio . . . Hovedkaal Kapusta. 



Cavolo dlMilauo... Savoikaal Sabaudzka 



Kapusta. 



Carvi Karve Kminek. 



Carota Gulerod Marchew. 



Cavoloflore Blomkaal... Kalafiory. 



Sedano Seller! Seleiy. 



Sedano-rapa Knopselleri Selery 



(Korzen). 



Cerfoglio Kjoervel Czechrzyca. 



Cicoria selvatica Cichorie Cykorya. 



Coriandorlo Koriander Koledia. 



Valeriana Vaarsalat Ziarno Salaty. 



Mais Mais Kukuiydza. 



Agretto Karse Rzerzuclia. 



Nasturzio aquatico . Broendkarse Rzerzuclia 



wodna. 



Cetrioio '.'.'.'.'.'.'.V.'..'.'. Agurk. . '. Ogorek. 



Dente di leone Loevetand Papawa. 



Aneto Dil Koper. 



Petronciano Aegplante Gruszka 



milosna. 



Endivia,]! Endivie Endywia. 



. Endivia Scariola .^ 



. Finocchio Fennikel Koper. 



. Aglio Hvidloeg Czosnek 



. Marrubio Marubium. 



