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M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 12 X lln 532,720 



Number of plants to the acre at given distances 



12 X 3 



12x12 

 16 X 1 

 18 X 1 

 18 X 3 

 18x12 

 18 X 18 

 20 X 1 

 20x20 

 24x 1 

 24x18 



174.240 



" 43,560 



" 392,040 



" 348,480 



" 116,160 



" 29,040 



" 19,360 



" 313,635 



" 15,681 



" 261,360 



" 15.52U 



Dis. apart. 

 24 X 24 In. . 



30 X 1 ■' , 



30 X 6 " , 



30 X 12 " , 



30 X 16 " , 

 30 X 20 " 

 30 X 24 " 

 30 X 30 " 



36 X 3 " . 



36 X 12 " . 



36 X 18 " . 



36 X 24 " . 



No. plants. 

 10,890 



.34,848 



. 17.424 



.13,068 



.10.454 



. 8,712 



. 6.970 



, 58,080 



14,520 



9,680 



7,260 



Dis. apart. 



36 X .36 In. . . . 



42x 12 " ... 



42x24 " ... 



42x36 " ... 



48x 12 " ... 



48x 18 " ... 



48x24 " ... 



48 x30 " 4,356 



No. plants. 



4,840 



12,446 



6,223 



4,148 



10,890 



7,790 



5,445 



48 X 3( 

 48x48 

 60x36 

 60x48 



3,630 

 2,723 

 2,901 

 2,178 



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 4 lbs. 



Asparagus roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley 120 lbs. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill 60 



Beans, pole, 1 lb. to 100 hills 



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



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 15 to 25 lbs. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



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



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Chicory 4 lbs. 



Clover, Alsike 6 " 



Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 " 



" Mammoth 8 to 12 " 



Medium 8 to 12 " 



White Dutch 6 



Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice (shelled) 4 lbs. 



Corn, sweet, Y^ lb. to 100 hills 12 



Cowpea, in drills 60 " 



Cress, K oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber. 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 " 



Dill, Yz oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 " 



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



Endive, '4 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4^ lbs. 



Flax broadcast 30 " 



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

 Gourd, « oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 15 to 20 lbs. 



'' Millet 25 " 



Mixed Lawn 60 to 100 " 



Red Top Fancy 8 to 10 " 



" Rhode Island Bent 25 to 40 " 



" Timothy 10 to 15 " 



lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 

 Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye and 



Wood Meadow 25 to 35 lbs. 



Hemp 25 " 



Horse Radish roots 10000 to 15000 



Hungarian 25 lbs. 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants, or 200 feet of 



drill 



Kohl Rabi, Yi oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Leek, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Lettuce, Ya. oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



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



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



Millet 12 to 25 



Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill 15 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Onion seed, Yi oz. to 100 ft. of drill .. .4 to 5 



for sets 40to80 



sets, 1 lb. to 100 feet of drill 250 



Parsnip, Y^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 lb. to 100 ft, of drill .55 to 120 



" field 120 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 



Pumpkin, ^^ lb. to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, 2^ oz. to 100 ft. of drill 10 to 12 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 



Rye 60 to 90 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 



Salsify, ^i oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Spinach, \i oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Summer Savory i, 



Sunflower 8 



Squash, summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 4 



winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 2,000 to 3,000 plants 

 Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



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



Vetch, Spring 90 to 120 



'' Hairy or Sand 30 to 60 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



60 X 60 In 1,743 



8x 1 Ft 5,445 



8x 3 " , 1,815 



8x8" 680 



10 X 1 " 4,356 



10 X 6 " 726 



10x10 " 435 



12 X 1 " 3,630 



12x 5 " 736 



12x12 " 302 



16 X 1 " 2,722 



16x16 " 170 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Barley 48 lbs. 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Canary seed 60 " 



Castor Bean 46 " 



Clover 60 " 



Corn, Field, shelled. . . .56 " 



" " on ear 35 " 



" Sweet 45 " 



Flax 56 " 



Grass, Timothy 45 " 



Hemp 44 " 



Hungarian 48 " 



Millet, Common 50 " 



Millet, Golden 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



Sorghum 50 " 



Vetch or Tare 60 " 



All of the above are sold 

 by weight. 



lbs. 



ENGLISH 



Anise 



Artichoke 



Asparagus 



Balm.. 



Basil 



Beans 



Beet 



Borage 



Broccoli 



Brussels Sprouts. 



Cabbage 



Cabbage, Savoy.. 



Caraway 



Carrot 



Cauliflower. 



Celery 



Celeriac 



Chervil 



Chicory 



Coriander 



Corn Salad 



Corn 



Cress 



Cress, Water., 



Cucumber . 

 Dandelion. 



Dill 



Egg Plant.. 



Endive, Curled . 

 Endive, 



Broad Leaf. 

 Fennel . . . 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



FRENCH ITALIAN POLISH SPANISH DANISH-NORWEGIAN GERMAN 



Auis Aniso, Anacio Anyz Anis, Matalahuga. .. Auis Anis, Griiner Anis. 



Artichaut Articiocca Karczochy Alcachofa Artiskok Artischoke 



Asperge Sparagio Szparagi Esparrago Asparges Spargel 



Melisse citronelle. Melissa Balsam Toronjil, Citronella. . Balsamurt Citi'onen-Melisse. . . 



Basilic grand Basilico Bazylia. . , Albaca Basilikum Basilikum 



Haricots Fagiuoli Fasola Habichuela Boenner Bohnen 



Betterave Barbabietola Buraki Remolacha Roedbede Riibe 



Bourrache Boragine Boraz Borraja Borago Boretsch 



Chou Brocoli Brocoli Brokuly Broculi Broccoli-Kaal Spargelkohl 



Chou de Bruxelles. Cavolo di Brusselles. Latorvil Bretones de Bruselas. Rosenkaal Rosenkohl 



Chou pomm6 Cavolo cappuccio . . . Kapusta Col repello Hovedkaal Kopf kohl. Kraut. , . 



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



Kapusta 



Cumin des pres Carvi Kminek Comino Karve Feld-Kiimmel 



Carotte Carota Marchew Zanahoria Gulerod Carotten, Mohren. . 



Chou-fleur Cavoloflore Kalafiory. .....Coliflor Blomkaal Blumenkohl 



C61eri Sedano Selery Apio Seller! Sellerie 



Celeri-rave Sedano-rapa Selery Apio-nabo Knopselleri Knoll-Sellerie 



(Korzen) 



Cerfeuil Cerfoglio Czechrzyca. . . . Perifollo Kjoervel Kerbel 



Chicoree sauvage. . Cicoria selvatica Cykorya Achicoria Cichorie Cichorienwurzel. .. . 



Coriandre Coriandorlo Koledra Culantro Koriander Coriander 



Mache Valeriana Ziarno Salaty. . Canonigos Vaarsalat Feldsalat 



Mais Mais Kukurydza. . . . Maiz Mais Mais 



Cresson al6nois Agretto Rzerzucha. Mastuerzo Karse Garten-Kresse 



Cresson de f ontaine Nasturzio aquatico . . Rzerzucha Berro Broendkarse Brunnenkresse. . . . . 



wodna , 



Concombre Cetriolo Ogorek Cohombro Agiirk Gurken 



Pissenlit Dente di leone Papawa Diente de leon Loevetand Lowenzahn 



Aneth Aneto Koper Eneldo Dil Dill 



Aubergine Petronciano Gruszka Berengena Aegplante Eierpflanze 



". niilosna 



Chicor6e Endive... Endivia.... Endywia Endivia Endivie Endivien 



Chicor6e-Scarole Endivia Scariola Escarolo Escariol 



Ronde 



Fenouil Finocchio Koper Hinojo Fennikel Fenchel 



