FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH 



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EGG PLANT 



Seed germinates slowly and should be started in hotbed, for 

 in this, as in all semi-tropical plants, it is important to secure a 

 rapid and continuous growth from the first, the plants never 

 recovering from a check received when j^oung. When planrs have 

 two rough leaves transplant three or four inches apart. When the 

 ground is warm and all danger not only from frosts but from cold 

 nights is past, harden off by gradual exposure to the sun and air 

 and decreasing the supply of water, then carefully transplant to 

 open ground, setting two and one-half feet apart. 



It is desirable to shade the young plants from very hot sun and 

 to protect them from the potato bug which otherwise often des- 

 troys them. Some seasons egg plants will fail to set fruit or will 

 not begin bearing until too late to mature, no matter how faithfully 

 they may have been cared for. This is especially likely to happen 

 if the suiumer is cool and rather moist. We know of no certain 

 remedy for it, although it is a good practice to pinch off the ends 

 of the branches after the plants begin to bloom, so that only two 

 or thi-ee fruits will set. 



ni 1 n . The fruits are rich dark purple, large and 



Dla.CK oea-Uty symmetrical, maturing a little earlier than 



our Improved Large Purple but usually not quite as large. A 



very desirable sort for the market as the fruit holds its color a 



long time. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 65c; 2 Oz. $1.15; V4 Lb. $2.00; Lb. $6.50 



D» « f7> P /^ » (spineless) This variety is a gen- 



, M. r erry Cfc S^O S eral favorite both for market and 



Imnroved Lar^e Purnle ^°"^® garden. The plant is 

 improvea l^arge rurpie spineless, large and spreading 

 with light green foliage. It usually produces four to six large, oval 

 fruits of a splendid dark purple color. The vigor and produc- 

 tiveness of the plants and the large size, earliness and fine 

 quality of its fruits make it a most profitable variety for 

 market gardeners. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; V4 Lb. $1.75; 

 Lb. $6.00 



ENDIVE 



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One of the best salads for fall and winter use. Endive is not 

 only much used for salads and garnishing but is also desirable 

 for greens and for flavoring soups and stews. 



Plants may be grown at any season of the year but are more 

 generally used late in the fall. For early use sow about April 

 loth: for later supply sow in June or July in drills fourteen to 

 twenty inches apart and when well started thin the plants to 

 one foot apai't. When nearly full grown tie the outer leaves to- 

 gether over the center in order to blanch the heart of the plant. 

 By covering fresh plants every few days a succession may be 

 kept up. 



f g~n /^ I J ^ hardy, vigorous growing en- 



Large Vareen Clirlea cllve with bright deep green 

 leaves. The midribs of the outer leaves are usually tinged 

 with rose. The dense mass of deeply divided leaves formed in 

 the center blanches very readily to' a rich cream color. This 

 sort is highly esteemed for the marker and home garden, and 

 is much used for salads. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 

 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



Broad Leaved Batavian Endive 



r tin •*. i^ 1 1 The plants are moderately dense, 



tver White Curled wdth divided leaves which are 



very light yellowish green in color, even the outer ones being very light. This variety blanches readily to an attractive 



creamy white. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 20z. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 jut r> 1 J Plants compact growing, forming large, dense clusters of finely divided, medium green leaves which 



IVIOSS dirieCl when properly blanched, are rich creamy white, crisp and tender. Leaf stems sometimes tinged light 



purplish red. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 1/4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 

 n A \ #1 R I- * (Escarolle) A variety having broad, more or less twisted and waved bright deep green 



DrOaCI Lieavea OataVian leaves with thick, nearly white midribs. The inner leaves form a fairly solid, clustering 



head which blanches to a beautiful deep creamy white and is crisp and tender. This sort is unsurpassed for salads and is 



much used for the home garden and market. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 



ppiyri^pf FLORENCE {Foeniculum duJce. Finocchio) A bulb-like vegetable which is formed above the ground at 

 * l-«imA-il^ the base of the leaf stalk if the plant is well grown. Blanched and boiled it has a slightly aromatic 



odor and pleasant taste. Plant very branching, upright with dense thread-like foliage. 



Sow early in spring, in rich, well prepared soil, in drills two feet apart and cover one-fourth to one-half inch deep. When 



the plants are about two inches high thin to ten inches apart in the row. When half grown, if the plants are earthed up and 



treated as celery, the stems will be nearly as white, crisp and palatable. Hardy annual, two to four feet high. Pkt. 10c; 



Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 (For Siveet Fennel see page 68} 



f^ A P f f ^ A bulbous rooted plant of the onion family with a strong, penetrating odor but much esteemed by some for 



^^■**'*^*^'*^^ flavoring soups, stews, etc. We frequently receive orders for garlic seed but we can supplj" bulbs only. 



Prepare ground the same as for onions, plant the cloves (separate portions of bulbs) in drills eight inches apart and four 



inches apart in row. covering two inches deep. When the leaves turn yellow^ take up the bulbs, dry in shade and lay them up 



in a dry loft as you woidd onions. BULBS— 1/4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



I-If^I? ^p* 1? A OT^l-I Horse Radish rarely produces seed but is grown from pieces of the root. For the home 

 *■ a^^^VKi/1-* A\.T'\.t^ M.%JL M. garden they may be set wherever a few feet of space is available, but when grown as a 

 crop they should be set in rich, moist, well prepared ground in rows two and one-half feet apart and about eighteen inches 

 apart in the row. Set the roots vertically, small end down, and the top of the root one to three inches below the surface of 

 the ground. Cultivate thoroughly until the tops cover the ground, when their shade will keep down the weeds. 

 MALINER KREN. An improved variety introduced into this covmtry by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Produces more 



vigorous growing plants and larger, heavier roots than the common sort. Roots— 2 for 10c; 40c. per ten, postpaid. By 



freight or express at purchaser'a expense, $2.00 per 100. 



