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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 12 X 1 In 5aa,T20 



Number of plants to the acre at given distances 



12 X 3 

 12x12 

 16 X 1 

 18 X 1 

 ]8x 3 

 18 X 12 

 18 X 18 

 20x 1 

 20x20 

 34x 1 

 24x18 



.174.240 

 ,...43,560 

 ...392,040 

 ...348,480 

 ...116,160 

 ....29,040 

 ....19,360 

 ...313,03.5 

 . .. 15,681 

 ...261,360 

 15,520 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 24 X 24 In 10,890 



30 X 1 

 30 X 6 

 30x12 

 30x16 

 30x20 

 30x24 

 30x30 

 ,36 X 3 

 .36 X 12 

 36 X 18 

 36 X 24 



209,088 



34,848 



17,424 



1.3,068 



10.454 



8.712 



6,970 



58,080 



14,520 



9,680 



7.260 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



36 X 3B In 4,840 



42 X 12 " . 

 42x24 " . 

 42 X 36 " . 

 48 X 12 " . 

 48 X 18 " . 

 48x24 " . 

 48 X 30 " . 

 48 X 36 " . 

 48 X 48 " . 

 60x36 ■' . 

 00 x 48 " . 



12,446 



8x 1 



6.223 



8x 3 



4,148 



8x 8 



10.890 



10 X 1 



7,790 



10 X 6 



5,445 



10 X 10 



4,356 



12 X 1 



3,630 



12 X 5 



2,723 



12 X 12 



2,901 



]6x 1 



2,178 



16 X 10 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



60x60 In 1,743 



' Ft 5,445 



" 1,815 



" 680 



" 4,356 



" 726 



" 4.35 



" 3,630 



" 736 



" • 302 



" 2,722 



" 170 



Quantity of seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an acre 



Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 



Asparagus Roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley 25^ bu. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 pint to 100 ft. of drill. ... 1 



Beans, pole, 1 pint to 100 hills J^ " 



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

 Beet, Mangel, 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 J^ bu. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



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



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celery, 1 oz. to 1,5,000 plants 



Cliicory 4 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 



" Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 



Crimson Trefoil 10 to 15 



" Mammoth and Medium 8 to 12 



CoUards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice, (shelled) 2 



Corn, sweet, H pint to 100 hills 



Cress, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Dill, Hoz. to 100 feet of drill 5 " 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 4 oz. 



Endive, U oz. to 100 feet of drill 4% lbs. 



Flax broadcast 'A bu. 



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

 Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 2 



Blue, English 1 



Hungarian and Jlillet l; 



" Meadow Fescue 1 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 



" Red Top, fancy clean 8 to 10 



" Red Top, in chaff 20 to 28 



lbs. 



qts. 

 lbs. 



bu. 



lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 



Grass, Timothy j^ bu. 



Orchard, Perennial Rye, and 



Wood Meadow 2 " 



Hemp 14 " 



Horse Radish Roots 10000 to 15000 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants, or 2(0 feet of drill. 



Kohl Rabi, 'A oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 lbs. 



Leek, H oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 " 



Lettuce, K oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



Martynia, 1 05. to 100 feet of drill 5 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 " 



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



Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill. ... 15 



Okra. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Onion Seed, H oz. to 100 ft. of drill .. .4 to 5 " 



for Sets 40 to 80 " 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 40 feet of drill 8 



Parsnip, K oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, J^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 pint to 100 ft, of drill... .1 to 3 



" field 2 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 



Pumpkin, '4 quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, ;^ oz. to 100 ft. of drill lOto 12 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 



Rye 1 J: 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 lbs. 



Salsify, M oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Spinach, li oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Summer Savory J,,' " 



Sunflower 8 " 



Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 2 " 



Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 " 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 

 Tobacco, 1 oz, to 5,000 plants 



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



Vetches, Spring 2 bu. 



Winter ItoVA " 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Barley 48 lbs 



Beans 60 



Buckwheat 48 



Canary Seed 60 



Castor Beans 46 



Clover Seed 60 



Corn, field, shelled,... 56 



" ■' on ear 70 



" sweet, sold by 



measured bushel. 



Flax Seed 56 



Grass, Timothy 45 



Hemp Seed 44 



Hungarian 48 



Millet, common 50 



Millet,German or Gold- 

 en 50 



Peas, smooth 60 



" wrinkled 56 



Rape 50 



Rye 56 



Vetches or Taies 60 



bu. 

 lbs. 



bu. 



lbs. 



;bu. 



We sell the following 

 articles by weight 



Grass, Rhode Island Lent 

 " Creeping Bent 

 Red Top (in chaff) 



(cleaned 

 from cliaff ) 

 Tall Meadow Oat 

 Awnless Bioiiie 

 " Orchard 

 " Hard Fescue 

 " Red or Creeping 



Fescue 

 " Tall Fescue 

 " Sheep's " 

 " Meadow Fescue or 

 English Blue Grass 

 " Perennial Rye 

 " Wood Meadow 

 " Kentucky Blue 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



ENGLISH GERMAN FRENCH 



Anise Anis, Griiner Anis.. Anis 



Artichoke .Artischoke Artichaut 



Asparagus Spargel Asperge 



Balm Citronen-Melisse. . . Melisse citronelle. 



Basil Basilikum Basilic grand 



Beans Bohnen Haricots 



Beet Riibe Betterave 



^Borage Boretsch Bourrache 



Broccoli Spargelkohl Chou Brocoli 



Brussels Sprouts. Rosenkohl Choa de Bruxelles, 



Cabbage Kopfkohl, Kraut . . Chou pomm6 



Cabbage, Savoy.. VVirsing Chou de Milan 



SPANISH 



Anis, Matalahuga. 



ITALIAN 



. Aniso, Anacio. 



DANISH-NORWEGIAN POLISH 



.. Anis Aiiyz. 



. Karczocliy. 

 . Szpaingi. 

 . Balsam. 

 Biizylia. 

 . Fasola. 



Caraway Feld-Kiiramel Cumin des pr§s. 



Carrot Carotten, Mcihren. . Carotte , 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl Chou-fieur 



Celery Sellerie CSIeri 



Celeriac Knoll-Sellerie Celeri-rave 



Chervil 



Chicory 



Coriander 



Corn Salad 



(i;orn 



Cress 



Cress. Water . . 



.Kerbel 



. Cichorieuwurzel. 



. (Iloriander 



. Feldsalat 



. Mais 



. Garten-Kresse. . 

 . Brunnenkresse. . . 



. Cerfeuil 



. Chicorfie sauvage. , 



. Coriandre 



. Mache 



. Mais 



CreSFon al^nois .. . - 

 . Cresson de fontaine 



Cucumber . 

 Dandelion. . 



Dill 



Egg Plant.. 



. Gurken 



. Lciwenzahn . 



Dill 



. Eierpflanze. . 



. Concombre . 



. Pissenlit 



. Aneth 



. Aubergine . 



Endive, Curled . 

 Endive, 



Broad Leaf. 



Fennel 



Garlic 



Horehound 



Endivien. 



Escariol 



Fenchel 



Knoblauch. 

 Andorn 



. Chicor^e Endive . 

 Chicor^e-Scarole 



Ronde 



. Fenouil 



.Ail 



. Marrube blanc . . . 



Alcachofa Articiocca Artiskuk. . . 



Esparrago Sparagio Asparges . 



Toronjil, Citronella.. Melissa Balsamurt 



Albaca Basilico Basilikum.. 



Habichuela Fagiuoli Boenner. 



Remolacha Barbabietola Roedbede Buraki. 



Borraia Boragine Borago Boraz. 



Broculi Brocoli Broccoli-Kaal BroKuly. 



BretonesdeBruselas. Cavolodi Brusselles..Rosenkaal L;itorvil. 



Col repello Cavolo cappuccio . . , HovedUaal Kapusta. 



Col de Milan Cavolo di Milano . . Savoikaal. ... . . Sabaudzka 



Kapusta 



Comino !'!!!!..!'.' Carvi Karve Kminek. 



Zanahoria Carota Gulerod Marcliew. 



Coliflor Cavoloflore Blonikaal Kalaflory. 



Apio Sedano Seller! Selery. 



Apio-nabo Sedano-rapa Knopselleri Selery 



(Korzen). 



Perif olio .' .' .'.".'!!.'.'!!! .' CeVf'ogl'io..' '.'.'.'..' Kjoervel Czechrzyca. 



Achicoria Cicoria selvatica. . . . Cichorie Cykorya. 



Culantro Cnriandorlo Koriandei- Koledra. 



Canonigos Valeriana Vaarsalat Ziarno Salaty . 



Maiz Mais Mais Kukmydza. 



Mastuerzo A gretto Karse Rzerzucha. 



Berro Nasturzio aqnatico Broendkarse Rzeiznclia 



wodna. 



Coliombro .' .' ." '.'.'.'...'.. Cetrioio ['.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'..'.'. Agurk Ogorek. 



Diente de leon Dente di leone Loevetand Papnwa. 



Eneldo Aneto Dil Knper 



Berengena Petronciano Aegplante Gruszka 



milosna. 



Endivia V. '.....'.'.'.'... Etidivia.' '.'.'.".' ...V.'. Endivie Endy wia. 



Escarolo Endivia Scariola 



Hinojo Finocchio Fennikel Koper. 



Ano Aglio Hvidloeg Czosnek 



Marrublo Marrubio Marubium. 



