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



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 check 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 young plants from 



very hot sun and to protect them from the potato 



bug which otherwise 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. We know of no certain 



f remedy for it, althou.srh it is a good practice to 



^jfj pinch off the ends of the branches after the plants 



-^ begin to bloom, so that only two or three fruits 



will set. 



C* 1 I D 1 This is a very early 



early L.Ong fUrple maturing and most 

 prodtictive variety. The fruits are long, rich 

 purple and of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 65c; 

 2 Oz. $1.15; 1/4 Lb. $2.00; Lb. $6.50 

 01 1 O I • '^^^ early variety with fruit 

 OlaCK reKin nearl>^ as large as the later 

 sorts. The fruits are nearly round. The skin is smooth, 

 black and glossv. The tlesh is white, fine gi-ained and 

 delicate. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 75c; 2 Oz. $1.25; V4 Lb. $2.00; 

 Lb. $7.00 

 ryt ID t- '^^^^ fritits are rich dark purple, 



DlaCK oeaUty large and symmetrical, maturing 

 a little earlier than otir Improved Large Purple but 

 ustiall.v not quite as large. A very desirable sort for the 

 market as the fruit holds its color a long time. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 85c; 2 Oz. $1.35; 1/4 Lb. $2.25; Lb. $8.00 



D-nm rr> o /^ > (SPINELESS) This Variety 



. iM. r erry Ck. Co S is a general favorite both 



Improved Large Purple ^S""T'hf^ia„Til 



spineless, large and spreading with light green foliage. 

 It usually produces four to six large, oval frtiits of a 

 splendid dark purple color. The vigor and productive- 

 ness of the plants and the large size, earliness and fine 

 quality of its fruits make it a most profitab'e variety 

 for market gardeners. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 80c; 2 Oz. $1.30; 

 V4 Lb. $2.25; Lb. $7.50 



Broad Leaved Batavian Endive 



ENDIVE 



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

 much used for s^ads 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 15th; 

 for later supply sow in June or July 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 the center 

 in order to blanch the heart of the plant. By covering fresh plants 

 every few days a succession may be kept up. 



¥ /•» /^ 1 J -'^ hardy, vigorous growing endive 



Large Ijreen l.^Urlea 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 a rich cream color. This sort is highly esteemed for the 

 market and home garden, and is much used for salads. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 

 17 •iTT'i'j. /^ 1 J The plants are moderately dense, with 



tiVer Wnite Curled divided leaves which ai-e very light 

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

 variety blanches readily to an attractive creamy white. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 20c; 2 0z. 35c; 1/4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 

 m « f>, I 1 Plants compact growing, forming large, dense 



iVlOSS dirleCl clusters of finely divided, medium green leaves 

 Avhich, when properly blanched, are rich creamy white, crisp and 

 tender. Leaf stems sometimes tinged light purplish red. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 

 n J f J D J. • (Escarolle) A variety having 



tSroad Leaved 15ataVian broad, more or less twisted and 

 waved bright deep green leaves with thick, nearly white midribs. 

 The inner leaves form a fairly solid, clustering head which blanches 

 to a beautiful deep creamy white and is crisp and tender. This 

 sort is unsurpassed for salads and is much used for the home gar- 

 den and market. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



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



pplV[l^pf FLORENCE {Fceniculum dulce. Finocchio) A 

 * l-^l^l^i-ii^ bulb-like vegetable 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 slightlj' aromatic odor and pleasant 

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

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

 apart and cover one-foiu-th to one-half inch deep, ^^'hen the plants 

 are abotit 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 white, crisp and palatable. Hardy annual, 

 two to four feet high. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.50 {For Sweet Fennel see page 67) 



|T A 1? f f ^ A bulbous rooted plant of the onion family with a 

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

 some for flavoring soups, stews, etc. We freqviently 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, V4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



HOKSf R ^ OI^W Hoi'se Radish rarely produces seed but is grown from pieces of the root. For the home 

 Av.^ji^io'A^ A^.r-a. i^ io"* A gard'^ they may be set wherever a few feet of space is available, but when grown as a 

 crop they should be set in rich, moist, well prepared ground in rows two and one-half feet apart and about eighteen inches 

 apart in the row. Set the roots vertically, small end down, and the top of the root one to three inches below the surface of 

 LJi^^i;ound Cultivate thoroughly until the tops cover the ground, when their shade will keep down the weeds. SMALL 

 ROOTS 3 for 10c; 25c. per dozen, postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser's expense, $1.00 per 100. 



