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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Dis. apart. 

 12 X lln.. 



12 X 3 " . 



12x12 " . 



16 X 1 " . 



18 X 1 " . 



18 X 3 " . 



18x12 " . 



18x18 " . 



20x 1 " . 



20x20 " . 



24 X 1 ■' . 



24x18 •• . 



No. plants. 



522.720 



174.240 



43.560 



392.040 



348.480 



116;i60 



29,040 



19.360 



313.635 



15.681 



261.360 



15.520 



Number of plants to the acre at given distances 



Dis. apart. 

 24x24 In.... 



30 X 1 

 30 X 6 

 30x12 

 30 X 16 

 30x20 

 30x24 

 30 X 30 

 36 X 3 

 36x12 

 36 X 18 

 36x24 



No. plants. 



10,890 



209,088 



34,848 



17.424 



13,068 



10.454 



8.712 



6.970 



58,080 



14.520 



9.G80 



7.260 



No. plants. 



T)i 



4,840 



60 



12.446 



H 



6.223 



8 



4 148 



8 

 10 



10.890 



7,790 



10 



5.445 



10 



4.356 



12 



3.630 



12 



2.723 



12 



2.901 



16 



2,178 



16 



Queintity of seed requisite to produce a 



Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 4 lbs. 



Asparagus roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley 120 lbs. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill 60 



Beans, pole, 1 lb. to 100 hills 30 



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

 Beet, 3Iangel, 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 15 to 25 lbs. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Carrot, li oz. to 100 feet of drill 2^ lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celerj', 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Chicory 4 



Clover, Alsike 6 



" Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 



" Mammoth 8 to 12 



Medium 8 to 12 



" White Dutch 6 



CoUards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice (shelled) 4 



Corn, sweet. % lb. to 100 hills 12 " 



Cowpea, in drills 60 " 



Cress, ii oz. to 100 feet of di-ill 12 



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



Dill. Yi oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 " 



Egg Plant. 1 oz. to 2.000 plants 4 oz. 



Endive, '4 oz. to 100 feet of drill AY^ lbs. 



Flax broadcast 30 " 



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

 Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Bkie. Kentucky 15 to 20 lbs. 



•^ 3Iillet 25 " 



" Mixed Lawn 60 to 100 " 



" Red Top Fancy 8 to 10 " 



" Rhode Island Bent 25 to 40 " 



" Timothy 10 to 15 " 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs 



Dis. apart. 



36 x 36 In 



42x12 •' .... 



42x24 '• 



42x36 " .... 



48x12 " .... 



48x18 '• .... 



48x24 '■ .... 



48 X 30 ^- .... 



48x36 •• ... 



48x48 ^- .... 



60x36 '• .... 



60x48 ■' .... 

 given number of plants and sow an acre 



Quantity per acre. 

 Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye and 



Wood Meadow 25 to 35 lbs. 



Hemp 25 " 



Horse Radish roots 10000 to 15000 



Hungarian 25 lbs. 



Kale. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants, or 200 feet of 

 drill 



Kohl Rabi, Yi oz. to 100 feet of di-ill 4 



Leek, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Lettuce, Y oz. to 100 feet of d>-ill 3 



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



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



MiUet 12 to 25 



Nasturtium, 2 oz. to lUO feet of drill 15 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Onion seed. ^3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill .. .4 to 5 



for sets ..40to80 



sets, 2 lbs. to 40 feet of drill 250 



Parsnip, K oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, Y oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 lb. to 100ft. of drill. 55 to 120 



•' field 120 



Pepper. 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 



Pumpkin, y^ lb. to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, -'i oz. to 100 ft. of drill 10 to 12 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 



Rye 60 to 90 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 



Salsifv. 34 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Spinach, Y oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Summer Savor}' =■. 



Sunflower ... 8 



Squash, summer. 4 oz. to 100 hills 4 



winter. 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 2.000 to 3,000 plants 

 Tobacco. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 



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



Vetch, Spring 90 to 120 



•' Hah-y or Sand 30 to 60 



lbs. 



lbs. 



s. apart. No. plants. 



x60In 1,743 



X 1 Ft 5,445 



X 3 " 1,815 



X 8 " 680 



X 1 '• 4,356 



X 6 " 726 



xlO " 435 



X 1 " 3,630 



X 5 •' 736 



x12 •• 302 



X 1 " 2,722 



xl6 '• 170 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Barley 48 lbs. 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Canary seed 60 " 



Castor Bean 46 " 



Clover 60 " 



Corn, Field, shelled.... 56 " 



" ■• on ear 70 " 



" Sweet '....45 " 



Flax 56 " 



Grass, Timothy .45 ' ' 



Hemp 44 " 



Hungarian 48 '■ 



Millet, Common 50 " 



Millet, German or Gold- 

 en 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 •• 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



Sorghum 50 " 



Tetcli or Tare 60 " 



All of the above are sold 

 by weight. 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



ENGLISH GERMAN 



Anise Anis, Gruner Auis 



Artichoke Artischoke 



Asparagus Spargel 



Balm Citronen-3Ielisse . 



Basil Basilikum 



Beans Bohnen 



Beet Riibe 



Borage Boretsch 



Broccoli Spargelkohl 



Brussels Sprouts. Rosenkohl 



Cabbage Kopfkohl, Kraut. 



Cabbage, Savoy.. Wirsing 



FRENCH 



Anis.. 



Artichaut 



Asperge 



3Ielisse citronelle.. 



Basilic grand 



Haricots 



Betterave 



, Bourrache 



, Chou Brocoli 



. Chou de Bruxelles. 



, Chou pomme 



, 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-Kiimmel 



Carrot..'. Carotten, Mohren. 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl 



Celery Sellerie 



Celeriac KnoU-Sellerie 



Cumin des pres. . . . Comino . . . , 



Carotte Zanahoria. 



Chou-fleur Coliflor 



Celeri Apio 



, Celeri-rave Apio-nabo , 



Chervil Kerbel 



Chicory Cichorienwurzel. 



Coriander Coriander 



Corn Salad Feldsalat 



Corn 3Iais 



Cress Garten-Kresse. . . 



Cress, Water .... Brunnenkresse. . . 



. Cerfeuil Perifollo. . 



. Chicoree sauvage. . Achicoria. 



. Coriandre Culantro .. 



. Mache Canonigos. 



. 3Iais Maiz 



Cresson alenois .... Mastuerzo 

 . Cresson de f ontaine Berro 



Cucumber Gurken 



Dandelion Lciwenzahn . 



DUl Dill 



Egg Plant Eierpflanze. 



, Concombre Cohombro 



. Pissenlit Diente de leon. 



. Aneth Eneldo 



. Aubergine Berengena ,. . . 



Endive, Curled . . Endivien. 

 Endive, 



Broad Leaf. . Escariol., 

 Fennel Fenchel ., 



. Chicoree Endive. . . Endivia .. 

 Chicor6e-Scarole 



Ronde Escarolo. 



. Fenouil Hinojo. . . 



ITALIAN DANISH-NORWEGIAN POLISH 



Aniso. Auacio Auis Anyz. 



Articiocca Artiskok. Karczochy. 



Sparagio Asparges Szparagi. 



Melissa Balsamurt. Balsam. 



Basilico Basilikum Bazylia. 



Fagiuoli Boenner Fasola. 



Barbabietola Roedbede Buraki. 



Boragine Borago Boraz. 



Brocoli Broccoh-Kaal Brokuly. 



Cavolo di Bi-usselles. Rosenkaal Latorvil, 



Cavolo cappuccio . . . Hovedkaal Kapusta. 



Cavolo di Milano. . . Savoikaal Sabaudzka 



Kapusta. 



Carvi Karve Kminek. 



Carota Gulerod Marchew. 



Cavoloflore Blomkaal Kalafiory. 



Sedauo Selleri Selery. 



Sedano-rapa Knopselleri Selery 



.* (Korzen). 



Cerfoglio.. Kjoervel Czechrzyca. 



Cicoria selvatica Cichorie Cykorya. 



Coiiandorlo Koriander Koledra. 



Valeriana Vaarsalat Ziarno Salaty. 



Mais Mais Kukurydza. 



Agretto Karse Rzerzucha. 



Nasturzio aquatieo . . Broendkarse Rzerzucha 



, wodna. 



Cetriolo Agurk Ogorek. 



Dente di leone Loevetand Papawa. 



Aneto Dil Koper. 



Petronciano Aegplante . .■ Gruszka 



milosna. 



Endivia Endivie Endywia. 



Endivia Scarlola 



Finocchio Fennikel Koper. 



