D. M. FERRY & CO 



DETROIT, MICH. 



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SUGAR BEET 



Desirable not only for the manufacture of sugar, but are invaluable for stock 

 feeding and when small may be used for the table. The best soil is a rich, friable sandy, 

 or clayey loam. Rich, mucl;y soils will often give an immense yield of roots which, 

 though excellent for feed, are o£ little value for sugar making. Plant in drills two to 

 two and one-half feet apart, twelve to twenty seeds to the foot. The seed should be 

 well covered with about one to one and one-half inches of soil pressed firmly over it. 

 Cultivate frequently. When about three inches high thin to about ten inches apart. 



FOR SUGAR MAKING 



. , , » ». . Unquestionably the most highly developed strain of beet 



Ja.enSCn S VlCtriX for sugar making. Roots of medium size, white with tinge 



of gray, half long, and very uniform in type. Flesh white, exceptionally rich m 



sugar content. Per Lb. 65c, postpaid. Lots of 5 Lbs. to 25 Lbs. by express, at 



purchaser's expense, 50c per Lb. 

 1 r.i • » 1 1 One of the 



Vilmorin s Improved richest in 



sugar content of the sorts in cultivation. 

 It will do better on new lands than any 

 other, suffers less from an excess of 

 nitrogen and will keep the best. Tops of 

 medium size, -with smooth, bright green 

 leaves. Roots of medium size, similar 

 in appearance to Jaensch's Victrix; flesh 

 white, often yielding from ten to sixteen 

 tons per acre. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 1/4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 65c. 



VI • WT II Roots a little 



N.Iein Wanzleben larger than 

 Vilmoriu's Improved and a little hardier 

 and easier grown. Tops rather large; 

 leaves slightly waved. Yields from twelve 

 to eighteen tons per acre. Probably the 

 best sort for the experimenter to use. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 20c; 

 Lb. 65c. 



FOR STOCK FEEDING 

 Giant Feeding Sugar Beet, strain 

 or Half Sugar Mangel °eVle'sfr' 



able for stock feeding, affording not only 

 a very large crop much easier to harvest 

 than other sorts but also having higher 

 nutritive value, being especially rich in 

 sugar. Roots light iironze green above 

 ground, grayish white below, with white 

 flesh. On account of growing partly out 

 of the ground and the long ovoid shape 

 the crop can be harvested and stored easily 

 and at less expense than any other root 

 crop. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c: 

 V4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Giant Feeding Sugar Beet, or 

 Half Sugar Mangel 



Long 



MANGEL WURZEL 



p 1 A large, long variety grown for stock feeding. The roots are light red, 

 _ I\eu grow well out of the ground and are easily harvested. Flesh white, 

 tinged with rose. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 20'c; Lb. 60c. 



DjV/i C" P /^ ' I J Roots very large, uniformly ''straight 



. iVl. rerry&L^OS improved and well formed and comparatively 

 IX/IammrkfK T nno- Rorl thicker than the common sort. Flesh white tinged with 

 ividliiiilULii i^uiig rvcu j.^jgg Under careful culture enormously productive. 

 Our stock will produce the largest and finest roots which can be grown for feeding 

 stock and is vastly superior to many strains offered under other names, such as 

 Norbitan Giant, Colossal, Monarch, etc. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 0z. 15c; 'A Lb. 20c; Lb.60c. 



'Y' 11 f ■ M.'L, Roots long fusiform, growing about one-half out of the ground 



I ellOW l_eviatnan and very easily harvested. Color light gray tinged with 



brown above ground, yellow below. Flesh white, sometimes slightly tinged v/ith 



yellow. Tops green, comparatively small; collar small. The roots have less 



tendency to become woody than most sorts. An exceedingly productive variety. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



|-i 1 J X 1 J Tops comparatively small, leaf stalks and veins distinctly 



vjOIClen 1 anKarCl tinged with yellow, neck small. Roots large, ovoid, but bottom 



usually of larger diameter than top, light gray above ground, deep orange below. 



Flesh yellow, zoned with white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



IJD/^/^/^/^f f The heads resemble somewhat a coarse cauliflower and the culture is the same in all essentials as 

 MJM.^\^K^^^\^ M-i± for that vegetable. Broccoli is well adapted only to those sections where the season is long, cool and 

 rather moist. One of the most valuable features is that it withstands greater extremes of temperature than cauliflower. 



This is probably the most useful variety. Plants very hardy, vigorous and easily grown. - 

 Heads' white, compact, hard and of good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; 



Improved Mammoth Long Red 

 Mangel Wurzel 



Early Large White French 



1/4 Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 



DD f JQQp f Q ^PR CW IT^ '^'^^^ vegetable is used in the fall and early winter and by some considered more 

 •■-'**^^ •-''-' '-''-"-' *-"■ l*.V-rV^ A kJ tender and delicious tlian any cabbage. The plant resembles the cabbage, the 

 edible part being the numerous very small heads or sprouts an inch or two in diameter formed on the stalk at each leaf joint. 

 Culture is the same in all essentials as for cabbage, except the leaves should be broken down in the fall to give the little 

 heads more room to grow. 



I J IJ 1£ r* C Probably the most useful variety, plants growing one afid one-half to three feet high, very 



Improved rlalr Uwart hardy and giving compact, round sprouts of large size and good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 

 2 Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



