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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



I^Of^Ol? V— I ai*crA Rrkrkftf^rl r\v Prtff**** The dried and prepared roots are much used as a substitute for 

 V^lllV^V^lV 1 l-.argc rvuuicu ur wuiicc coffee, and the young leaves may be used as a spring salad. Our 

 stock is the improved type, with very much larger, smoother, whiter and proportionately shorter roots than the old kind. 



Sow seed as early in spring as the ground can be prepared, in rather light, moderately rich soil, in drills two to two and 

 one-half feet apart for either garden or field culture. When the plants are sufficiently large, thin to six inches apart in the 

 row and cultivate well. (Sold out) 



CHIVES"^ Allium Schoenoprasum 



An onion-like plant used as a salad and for flavoring soups. It also 

 makes an excellent ornamental garden bed edging which may frequently 



be cut, a new growth of leaves appearing soon after each cutting. The plants grow about ten inches high. One sowing will 



answer for about three years. (Crop (ailed) 



COLLARDS 



This is a tall, loose leaved cabbage-like or kale-like plant grown throughout the south and known 

 in different sections as "Cole," "Colewort," or simply "Greens." It is extensively used for the 

 table as well as for stock feeding in the south where it continues in growth and is usable through- 

 out the entire winter. Collards usually succeed in locations where cabbage cannot be grown to perfection. 



Sow the seed thickly in drills, in rich ground, transplanting when about four inches high; or sow in drills where the plants 

 are to remain and when well started thin to two or three ieet apart in the row. In the south, seed may be sown from January 

 to May and from August to October. 



g^ * Q t-'U. C 1 This is the white or green stemmed variety, growing two to three feet high and 



Vseorgia.^ i^OUtnern or l^reoie forming a large, loose, open head or cluster of leaves with a i-ather long stem. A 



frost, if not too severe, will improve rather than injure the quality of the leaves. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; % Lb. 60c; Lb.$2.00 



CORN 



SWEET OR TABLE VARIETIES 



A rich, warm, alluvial soil is the best, but excellent sweet corn can be raised on any 

 good, ordinary soil, if it is deeply and thoroughly worked before planting. In the 

 north sweet corn may be planted as early as can be done without risking great loss 

 from frosts or from rotting of the seed in the soil, but with the main crop varieties 

 especially, it is well to wait until the ground has become Avarm as the sweeter varieties 

 are more sensitive to cold and wet than field corn or varieties of inferior quality. 



If planted in rows, make the rows three to four feet apart, according to the vigor 

 of growth of the variety, and place the seed twelve to sixteen inches apart in the row, 

 covering one inch deep with fine soil firmly pressed down. 



If planted in hills, make the hills for the early varieties three feet apart each way 

 and plant four to six kernels to the hill. For the later sorts the hills should be three 

 and one-half to four feet apart each way. Hoe frequently and when six inches high 

 thin so as to leave three or four plants in the hill. Give frequent and thorough but 

 shallow cultivation until the tassels appear. 



«« .1 \x7'l.*j. f^ ^® consider this the best extra early corn for 



iViammOtn Wnite ^Ory the market and home garden. The ears are very 

 large for so early a variety. The stalks are about four feet high, each generally 

 bearing two large, finely shaped ears which become fit for use as early as those of 

 any variety. They are twelve rowed, six to seven inches long, very symmetrical and 

 handsome, seldom with any opening between the rows at the base. The grain is 

 large, bi'oad, very white and of remarkably good quality for such an early sort. We 

 have found that Mammoth White Cory makes a large and attractive ear of good 

 quality earlier than any other corn. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 55c; 2 Lbs. $1.00 postpaid; 

 100 Lbs. $35.00 

 i^ U * C 1 A most excellent early variety of fine quality. The ears are five 

 Crosby S tiarly and one-half to six and one-half inches long, fourteen rowed 

 or more, with short nearly square grains which are very white, sweet and tender. 

 The stalks are about four and one-half feet high. This variety is desirable for the 

 home garden and market. It is a sort largely grown in Maine for canning. Pkt. 15c; 

 Lb. 55c; 2 Lbs. $1.00 postpaid; 100 Lbs. $35.00 



Golden Bantam 



This is an early sweet corn with golden yellow grain, very 



tender and of excellent quality. The ears are eight rowed, 

 six to seven inches long and of the medium size found most suitable for the table. 

 The flavor is exceptionally rich and delicious. The stalks are four to five feet high. 

 Our stock of this splendid home garden and market variety has been very carefully 

 selected and is decidedly superior to much that is offered. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 65c; 

 2 Lbs. $1.20 postpaid; 100 Lbs. $45.00 



/->! I • A new, early or intermediate, yellow grained sweet corn of distinctive 



V-narieVOlX merit. Ears about seven inches long, usually twelve rowed and when 



in condition for use are light creamy yellow in color. The grain is rather short, very 



sweet and tender and is unsurpassed in quality. In season it is a few days later than 



Golden Bantam, but remains in condition much longer than that variety. An excellent 



sort both for the home and the market garden. (See colored illustration on cover, 



and further description in Supplement, page 3) Pkt. 15c; Lb. $1.00 postpaid. 



Favlir 1\/rinnAorvl-«> ^hls deservedly popular variety is one of the best second 

 ILariy IVIinneSOia early sorts for the market and the home garden. The stalks 



are about six feet high bearing one or two ears well covered with husks. The ears 



are about eight inches long, eight rowed; kernels very broad, white, sweet and tender, 



not shrmking much in drying. By careful selection we have developed a stock of this 



standard variety which is remarkably uniform and in which all the good qualities 



that have made this sort so desirable are intensified. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 55c; 2 Lbs. $1.00 



postpaid; 100 Lbs. $35.00 



l^^n^l/^Vo Vr^Jk r* • 1. Remarkably large in ear for a second early sort and extensively grown in some localities for 

 ivenaei S ILariy laiant the market. The stalks are about five and one-half feet high. The ears are about eight to 



nme mches long, twelve rowed. The grain is white, rather broad and shallow, and the quality very good. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 55c; 



2 Lbs. $1.00 postpaid; 100 Lbs. $35.00 



Fa*«lx7- QiataaI- rx*. Q The ears of this second early table corn are very long, about nine inches, slender, eight rowed, 



i-icxriy ovveet Or OUgar and the grain is white, tender and sugary. The stalks are about six feet high, hardy and pro- 

 ductive. Our stock is distinct and true and not such a mixture of all sorts of early sweet or sugar corn as has been often 

 ofifered under this name. Pkt. 15c; Lb. 50c; 2 Lbs. 90c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $30.00 



Not less than 10 pounds at the 100 pound rate. One hundred pound prices do not include transportation: 

 if ordered shipped prepaid add Sc per pound to the 100 pound price. We do not put %ip half pounds of corn. 



Mammoth White Cory 



