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



BEET. 



French, Betterave. German, Runkel-Riibe. 



Culture — The best results are obtained on a deep, rich, 

 Bandy loajn. If wanted very early sow in hot-beds and trans- 

 plant, cutting ofif the outer leaves, or for general crop, sow 

 as soon as the ground will permit in drills eighteen inches 

 apart and thin out to three inches in the row. For winter 

 use, the turnip varieties may be sown in June. If possible, 

 always sow in freshly prepared soil, which should be pressed 

 firmly over the seed. A supply may be had for winter use 

 by storing in a cellar and keeping covered with sand, earth 

 or sods, to prevent wilting, or they may be kept out doors in 

 pits such as are used for apples and potatoes. One or two 

 ounces or single packets of four or five sorts will give a good 

 supply. 



EXTRA EARLY, EGYPTIAN BLOOD TURNIP.— By many 

 considered the best variety for forcing and is liked best 

 by many market gardeners for first early crop, being very 

 early, with small top. Leaf stems and veins dark red, leaf 

 dark green, dotted with red; roots very dark red, rounded on 

 top, but flat beneath, with very small tap roots; flesh dark 

 red, zoned with lighter shade, hard, crisp and tender when 

 young, but becoming woody with age. We have found no 

 strain of Crosby's or other Egyptian equal to that we offer. 



EARLY ECLIPSE.— An improved extra early sort. 

 Tops small, dark purplish-green shading to lighter color on 

 outside of the leaves. Roots nearly globular with a small tap 

 root and very small collar. Flesh dark red, zoned with a 

 lighter red, very sweet, crisp and tender, especially when 

 young. One of the most desirable sorts for bunching. 



DETROIT DARK RED TURNIP.— Extended experi- 

 ence has shown this variety of our own introduction to be 

 one of the very best sorts not only for market gardeners but 

 for the home garden. Its small upright-growing tops, the 

 splendid shape and color of the roots, coupled with the fact 

 that it is very early and a long keeper, made for it at once a 



Detroit Dark Red Turnip. 



place in the esteem of every one who planted it. Tops small, 

 upright-growing, so that the rows may be close together, 

 leaf -stems and veins dark red, blade green ; roots globular 

 or ovoid; peculiarly smooth; color of skin dark blood red, 

 flesh bright red, zoned wdth a lighter shade, very crisp, ten- 

 der and sweet, and remaining so for a long time. 



IMPROVED EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. - An extra 

 selected stock of blood turnip, having larger, coarser tops^ 

 and roots than the Detroit Dark Red, and requiring a con 

 siderably longer time to mature One of the best for sum 

 mer and" autumn use. 



EDMAND'S EARLY BLOOD TURNIP.-This beet, of 

 American origin, has, by careful selection, been brought to a*- 

 uniformly smooth root and small top, making it among the 

 best for "early table use. Tops low, small spreading ; leaf 

 stalks and ribs dark red: blade of leaf bright green, and hav- 

 ing a markedly wavy edge; roots dark red, interior color 

 dark purplish-red, zoned with a lighter shade; crisp, tender, 

 sweet, and an excellent keeper. 



BASTIAN'S EARLY BLOOD TURNIP. - Tops small, 

 stems purplish-pink, leaves bright green, roots turnip-shaped 

 with medium size tap, bright red. Flesh purplish-red, zoned 

 with white, crisp, tender and of good quality; although 

 coarser this is preferred by some to the above described 

 darker sorts. 



EARLY TURNIP BASSANO.— Not maturing as early- 

 as the above, but growing to a large size, may be used early-, 

 and is the best vari- 

 ety to sow for greens. 

 Tops large ; leaf 

 stems light red ; 

 leaves light green ; 

 roots large, round, 

 turnip-shaped; flesh 

 pink, zoned with 

 white, very sweet 

 and tender when 

 young, becoming 

 woody and tasteless 

 with age. 



D. M. FERRY 

 & GO'S HALF 

 LONG BLOOD.- 



This is an entirely 

 new and distinct var- 

 iety, by far the best 

 for winter use. The 

 roots are about one- 

 half as long as the 

 Long Dark Blood, but 

 on account of their 

 thickness weigh quite 

 as much. They are 

 always smooth and 

 handsome, and their 

 rich, dark red flesh is 

 very sweet, crisp and 

 tender, never becom- 

 ing woody, even in 

 portions above the 

 ground. We consider 

 this the most valu- 

 able sort of recent 

 introduction for fall d. M 

 and winter use. 



inPROVED LONG DARK BLOOD Tops large; neck 



small; leaf stems and vines red; leaf green; roots large,, 

 tapering towards both ends, growing even with the surface,, 

 dark red, flesh dark red, zoned with lighter shade, very ten- 

 der and sweet, and remaining so when kept till spring. 



SWISS CHARD, SILVER OR SEA KALE BEET.— 

 A distinct vegetable and much superior to the common beet 

 for greens. If sown at the same time it will be fit for use 

 before it. .Jjater, the plants form broad, flat, beautiful wax 

 like stems to the leaves, which are very delicious cooked 

 as beets, or pickled. We recommend all of our customers to- 

 try it. 



The following varieties are used for stock feeding. They 

 are easily grown and harvested, keep well through the winter 

 and give an immense amount of cattle food at a small cost, 

 but need a rich, well prepared soil. Sow in drills thirty inches 

 apart, as early as the ground can be got in condition. Culti- 

 vate well when young, and thin out the plants to one foot 

 apart in the row. If these thinnings are carefully handled, 

 and the larger leaves cut off, they can easily be reset to fill 

 vacancies, and will make the largest roots. Care should be 

 taken not to break or bruise the roots any more than neces- 

 sary in harvesting. 



FRENCH WHITE SUGAR RED TOP.— This variety 

 is the result of the careful selection and culture by one of 

 the most extensive and scientific cultivators in Europe. It 

 unites capacity for a large yield, with an exceedingly rich 

 flesh, making it the best for cattle feeding. We think that 

 for this purpose it is much superior to the larger and coarser 

 mangel wurzels, and we urge our customers to try it, be- 

 lieving they will find it superior to any field beet they have- 

 cultivated. Tops medium size; roots above medium size; 

 long, top-shaped, growing slightly above the surface; white, 

 washed with red at top; flesh fine grained and very sweet. 



FRENCH YELLOW SUGAR.— Grows to a large size, 

 roots half long, yellow; grown in this country for feeding 

 stock, but very sweet, and in France it is cultivated exten 

 bively for the extraction of sugar. 



Ferrv&Co's Half Lons Blood 



