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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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I". U,» C A late maturing variety which keeps the best of any celery yet 



rrencn S idUCCeSS intioduced. The growth is compact and short in stem so that 

 the plants may be well earthed up for blanching while growing close together. The 

 foliage is dark green. The heart is large, solid and is formed early. The stalks become 

 when blanched almost white or very light creamy yellow, thick, yet brittle, without 

 stringiness and of good quality. It requires more time to mature than some sorts but 

 remains firm, solid and in fine condition until late in the spring. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 35c; 

 2 Oz. 60c; 1/4 Lb. $1.00; Lb, $3.50 

 C r* *«.* r* 1 This is not suitable for blanching but the seed is sown 



OOUp or L^Utting l^elery thickly in rows. The tops grow very rapidly and 

 furnish a succession of cuttings throughout the season. The stalks are cut when three 

 or four inches high for use as flavoring for soups or stews. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 

 ^^ Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 CELERY SEED FOR FLAVORING. Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



CELERIAC or Turnip Rooted Celery 



In this kind of celery, the roots have been developed by cultivation and not the leaf- 

 stalks. The roots, which are edible portion, keep well for winter use and are excellent 

 for soups and stews. They are also cooked and sliced as a salad. 



Sow seed at the same season 

 and give the same treatment as 

 common celery. Transplant to 

 moist, rich soil, in rows two feet 

 apart and six inches apart in row. 

 Give thorough culture. It is not 

 necessary to earth up or "handle" 

 the plants. After the roots have 

 attained a diameter of two inches, 

 they are fit for use. 



To keep thi-ough the winter pack 

 in damp earth or sand and put in 

 the cellar or leave out of doors, 

 covering with earth and straw 

 like beets and carrots. 



Large Smooth Prague 



An improved variety of turnip 

 rooted celery producing large 

 roots of nearly globular shape 

 and comparatively smooth sur- 

 face. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 25c; 

 2 Oz. 40c; 1/4 Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 





CHERVIL 



Celeriac, Large Smooth Prague 



' A hardy annual with aromatic 

 leaves somewhat resembling pars- 

 ley and by many considered 

 superior to it in flavor. The 

 young leaves are used in soups 

 and for flavoring and garnishing 

 meats and vegetables. 



Sow in early spring in rich, well prepared soil. The seed is slow to 

 germinate, sometimes remaining in the earth four or- five weeks before 

 the plants appear. When the plants are about two inches high, trans- 

 plant or thin to about one foot apart. They are ready for use in six 

 to ten weeks from sowing. 



g-% I J This very finely curled, double sort is much superior to the 

 L^UrieCl plain variety, being early maturing, handsomer and having 



fully as fine fragrance and flavor. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 



Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



CHICORY 



1 ^ D J. J r* CC The dried and prepared roots 



JLarge KOOted or L^Orree are much used as a substitute for 

 coffee, and the young leaves may be used as a spring salad. Our stock 

 is the improved type, with very much larger, smoother, whiter and 

 proportionately shorter roots than the old kind. 



Sow seed as early in spring as the ground can be prepared, in rather 

 light, moderately rich soil, in drills two to two and one-hair feet apart 

 for either garden or field culture. When the plants are sufficiently 

 large, thin to six inches apart in the row and cultivate well. Pkt. 10c; 

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



«« ,, I /. {French Endive) The leaves and leaf -stems of this variety 

 WltlOOr are blanclied and used as a salad like Endive or Cos 

 Lettuce. 



Sow seed about one inch deep in the open ground in May or June in 

 rows about eighteen inches apart. Thin plants to six inches apart in 

 the row. In the fall the roots should be lifted, the leaves trimmed to 

 within one and one-half inches of the crown, the side roots broken off 

 and the roots shortened to a uniform length of about nine inches. The 

 roots are then placed upright in a trench about eighteen inches deep, 

 setting the roots about two inches apart and the crowns at a depth of 

 about nine inches below the level of the top of the trench. Fill in the 

 trench with fine rich soil. If more rapid growth is desired cover the 

 rows with a mulch of manure about one and one-half feet deep. The- 

 new tops will attain the proper size in from four to six weeks. 

 Pkt. 10c;. Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; Va Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 

 An onion-like plant used as a salad and for flavoring soups. It also makes 

 an excellent ornamental garden bed edging which may frequently be 



cut, a new growth of leaves appearing soon after each cutting. The plants grow about ten inches high. One sowing will 



answer for about three years. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1.00; 2 Oz. $1.50; V4, Lb. $2.50 



Celery, French's Success 



CHIVES^AlIium Schoenoprasum 



