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D. M. FERRY & GO'S 



TESTED VARIETIES of SPECIAL MERIT. 



The following varieties are eitJier of recent introduction or have been tested and found 7vortky of special 

 iavime7idatio7i. M 'c can, with confidence, recovniiend our stocks of them to the most critical market gardner. 



BEANS, Crystal White Wax.— A distinct, new 

 bush bean with waxy, transparent pods of very rich 

 flavor. The pods are stringless, succulent, crisp and 

 tender, and though quick to mature, they are slow to 

 harden, so snap beans of this variety can be had of de- 

 lictous tenderness and sweetness for a long time. As the 

 pods are very fleshy and the seeds small, this sort is 

 not surpa-ssed for pickling purposes. 



Per packet lo cents ,- Vz pint 20 cents ; pint 35 cents , 

 (fzia'rt bo cents, 4 quarts $2.00: bushel $12.00. If by 

 mdi' or express., prepaid, 13 ccjits per pint., 30 cents 

 /»v riitart wust be added for charges. 



Ivory Pod Wax. 



BEANS, Ivory Pod W^ax, — This magnificent vari 

 f.ty, of very recent introduction, cannot be too highly 

 liaised as a sort for the home or market garden. It is 

 fully a week earlier than the German Wax, and the pods 

 are of a beautiful ivory white, even before fully grown. 

 When they attain their full size they are large, long, 

 brittle, strmgless, and of a pure, transparent, waxy 

 wtiite color The beans are medium size, oval, whit? 

 and smooth, and very easily threshed when ripe. As a 

 snap bean., it excels almost every other variety in ten- 

 derness and creamy flavor, and, like our well known 

 Golden Wax, is especially valuable also as a shell bean 

 for winter use ; without doubt it is the most productive 

 wax bean now_ grown, the vines, which are strong, com- 

 pact growers, being a mat of pods the entire season. 



/V;- />ai ket 10 cents Y^ pint 20 cents . pint jj cents , 

 quart Ooc . 4 quarts $2 00: bushel $ 12.00. If by mail 

 or e-\/>ress. prepaid, ij cents per pint., jo cents per 

 qu,:rt must be added for charges. 



Bti.ET, Bastian's Extra Early Blood Turnip.— 

 Another year's trial with this variety convinces us that 

 there is no better or more profitable beet to raise for mark- 

 et now in cultivation. It is as early as the Bassano, of a 

 darker, better color, and always grows perfect in shape, 

 even where the seed is thickly sown It is very tender and 

 sugary when cooked, and only needs to be more widely 

 known to become a general favorite. Market gardeners 

 will find this variety very satisfact(;ry. 



Pcrpktsc- oz. 10c: 2 oz j^c: % lb. 2sc: lb. $1.00. 



CABBAGE, Early Jersey Wakefield, true, best 

 American. — This well known cabbage is deservedly 



popular with market gardeners in the vicinity of our 

 large cities. It is, without doubt, the most profitable 

 early variety, as the heads are of fine quality, compact, 

 solid, endure shipping to considerable distance, and are 

 produced at just the right season to nommand a good 

 price. Our stock of this variety is grown with special 

 care, and can be depended upon as one of the very best 

 strains in cultivation. (See cut on page 26.) 



Per packet 5 cetits ; oz. bo cents ; 2 oz. $1.00: J^ lb. 

 $1-75: lb. S6.00. 



Early Market. 



CABBAGE, Early Market.— This is an exceed- 

 ingly fine second early variety, resembling very much 

 Early Jersey Wakefield. It attains, under good culti- 

 vation, which it requires, great size, and is distinguished 

 for tenderness, fine grain, and excellent flavor. 



Per packet S cents; oz. 40 cents; 2 oz. 75 cents. '% lb, 

 $1.25. lb. $4.00. 



CABBAGE, Fottler's Early Drumhead, or 

 Brunswick Short Stem.— This has proved to be a 

 most excellent second early variety. It is low on the 

 stump, heads solid and compact, weighing ten or fifteen 

 pounds each. From seed sown in March, good sized 

 heads can be marketed in June, We can recommend it 

 highly for planting in the south, as it withstands the 

 heat, and forms uniformly large, solid heads (See cut 

 on page 27 ) 



Per packet s cents; oz. 30 cents; 2 oz. 83 cents; % lb. 

 $1.^0: lb. $5.00. 



D. M. Ferry &. Go's Premium Flat Dutch. 



