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



MOORE'S EARLY CONCORD.— Produces its large, hand- 

 some, fourteen rowed ears very low on the stalk, and comes 

 into use after Perry's Hybrid. The quality is faultless, being 

 much like the Crosby, and it is an excellent sort to follow that 

 variety either for the canning factory or the garden, and it 

 is valuable as an intermediate variety. 



BLACK MEXICAN.— Although the ripe grain is black 

 or bluish-black, the corn, w^hen in condition for the tabid 

 cooks remarkably white, and is surpassed by none in tender- 

 ness. This, by many, is considered the most desirable for 

 family use of the second early sorts; often does well for 

 second early in the South. 



HICKOX HYBRID.— Popular wherever it is known and 

 deserves to be planted very largely both for home and market 

 use. It is one to two weeks earlier than Evergreen, makes a 

 large, attractive ear, has a white cob and grain, is of the best 

 quality and remains in condition for use a long time. It is 

 also one of the best varieties for canners' use and by plant- 

 ing it with Evergreen will lengthen the season considerably, 

 as the Hickox will be about through by the time the Ever- 

 green comes in. We know of no large kind more prolific than 

 this, as ordinarily almost every stalk will have two large, 

 fully developed ears. The best sort for drying. 



OLD COLONY. -Originated near Ply- 

 mouth, Mass., nearly fifty years ago; was 

 lost sight of for a while; revived and 

 sold under various names since, as Land- 

 reth's Sugar, etc. We consider it a more 

 desirable sort than the Country Gent- 

 leman or the Ne Plus Ultra in that the 

 skin is not so tough. Stalks about six feet 

 high, usually bearing two large, sixteen to 

 twenty rowed ears; grain very deep and 

 one of the sweetest and best of the late 

 varieties. It is fit to use a few days earlier 

 than Evergreen; cannot be excelled as a 

 market sort and is one of the best for can- 

 ners. 



EGYPTIAN.— A variety noted for its 

 productiveness, the stalks having from 

 two to four ears each. Highly esteemed 

 in some localities for canning purposes 

 on account of its large size ears, its sweet- 

 ness and tenderness. 



STO WELL'S EVERGREE N.— The 

 standard main crop variety, and if planted 

 at the same time with earlier kinds, will 

 keep the table supplied until October. It 

 is hardy and productive, very tender and 

 sugary, remaining a long time in condition 

 suitable for boiling. Our stock has been 

 carefully grown and selected to avoid the 

 tendency to a shorter grain and deteriora- 

 tion in the Evergreen character of this 

 best known of all late sorts. This and 

 Mammoth are standard late varieties in 

 the South. 



MAMMOTH.— This variety produces the 

 largest ears of any sort with which we are 

 acquainted, a single ear sometimes weigh- 

 ing two or three pounds. It is of excellent 

 quality, sweet, tender and delicious, and 

 its only fault is the immense size of the 

 ear. 

 EARLY MAMMOTH.— Similar in general character to the 

 Mammoth, but decidedly earlier and with smaller ears. 



FIELD CORN. 



EARLY ADAMS, OR BURLINGTON.- An excellent early 

 field variety, and often used for table, particularly in the South. 

 Ears about eight inches long, twelve or fourteen rowed; 

 kernels white, rounded, somewhat deeper than broad, and 

 indented at the outer end, which is whiter and less trans- 

 parent than the inner. 



EARLY RED BLAZED.-This flint variety is not only 

 early, but will endure uninjured a degree of cold and wet that 

 would be fatal to other sorts. Stalks medium height, without 

 suckers, dark green with red or bronze markings. Leaves 

 broad, green at base, but bronze at top, particularly while the 

 plant is young. Ears long, eight rowed, w^ell filled, small at 

 base. Grain flinty and of fine quality, bright yellow at base 

 of ears, but red at the tips. It is also known as Smut Nose. 



EARLY GOLDEN DENT, OR PRIDE OF THE NORTH.- 

 A very early Dent variety, ripening with the Flint sorts, and 

 can be grown as far north as any other variety of Dent corn. 

 Stalks small, with broad leaves. Ears short, twelve to six- 

 teen rowed, well filled. Grain long, yellow, making an 

 extra quality of meal. 



POP=CORN. 



RICE, FOR PARCHING.- A very handsome variety. Ears 

 short; kernels long, pointed, and resemble rice; color white; 

 very prolific. Probably no variety of pop-corn is superior to 

 this for parching. 



Mammoth. 



CORN 5ALAD. 



FETTICUS, OR LAMB'S LETTUCE. 



French, Mache, Salade de hie. German, Ackersalot, Lam- 

 marsalat. 



This small salad is used during the winter and spring 

 months as a substitute for lettuce and is also cooked and 

 used like spmage. In warm weather the plants will mature in 

 four to six weeks. 



Culture.— Sow the seed in shallow drills about one foot 

 apart, during August and September. If the soil is dry, it 

 should be firmly pressed over the seed in order to secure 

 prompt germmation. On tlie approach of severe cold wea- 

 ther, cover with straw or coarse litter. The plants will also 

 do well if the seed is sown very early in the spring, and like 



Corn SAlad. 



most salad plants, are greatly improved if grown on verp 

 rich soil; indeed, the ground can scarcely be made too rich 

 for them. 



CRESS. 



French, Cresson. German, Kresse. 



CURLED, OR PEPPER GRASS.— This small salad is 

 much used with lettuce, to which its warm, pungent taste 

 makes a most agreeable addition. 



Culture of the Curled Varieties. The seed should be 

 sown in drills about eighteen inches apart, on very rich , 

 ground, and the plants well cultivated. Keep off insects by 

 dusting with Pyrethrum Powder. It may be planted very- 

 early, but repeated sowings are necessary to secure a suc- 

 cession. 



WATER This is quite distinct from the last, and only 



thrives when its roots and stems are submerged in water. It 

 is one of the most delicious of small salads and should be 

 planted wherever a suitable place can be found. 



Water Cress. 



Culture.— The seed should be sown and lightly covered, m 

 gravelly, mucky lands, along the borders of small, rapid 

 streams, and the plants will need no subsequent culture, as 

 under favorable conditions they increase very rapidly by self- 

 sown seed and extension of the roots. 



