DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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dish on the table, and also makes a very ornamental 

 riant in the flower garden. 



Fine Triple Curled.— A fine, dwarfish curled vari- 

 ety, long cultivated in England. In some gardens it is 

 grown in such perfection as to resemble a tuft of fine'.y 

 curled moss. It is hardy, and slow in running to seed, 

 but liable to d«^generate, and it constantly tends to l-^- 

 crease in size, a; d to become less curled. 



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Myatt's GarnishirT-/. 



Myatt's Garnishing. — This variety is larger, and 

 the plant of stronger habit than the preceding, with 

 fol- ^p^e as finely curled. The leaves are bright green 

 above, paler beneath. Admirr.bJv adapted for gar- 

 nishing purposes. 



Culture.— Parsley requires rich, —.e.lcw oil and the 

 seed is slow to terminate, sometimes remaining in the 

 earth four or five weeks before the plants appear. The 

 seed should be sown iust as early in th soring as the 

 ground can be worked, ir iril - .urtee inches apart, 

 and one-half inch deep. 7 'hen the plants are two 

 inches high, thin to eight or ten inches apart, being 

 careful to leave only the best curled plants. In a week, J 

 transplant to ten inches apart, and in three or four i 

 weeks transplant again. It is a pecuUarity of this plant, | 

 that the oftener it is transplanted, the more perfect it 

 will grow, so if they are desired exceedingly fine, three , 

 or four transplant in gs will render them rosette-like in I 

 form, and they will often cover the ground when set j 

 -eighteen inches apart. • j 



PEAS. 



Fr. Poz's. — Ger. Erhsen. 

 The Pea is a hardy annual, in the highest estimation 

 in all countries, as one of the most agreeable culinary 

 vegetables, in its green state , there ib often much emu- 

 lation among seed growers to obtain th:: very earliest 

 varieties, and among amateur gardener- to present at 

 their own table the first dish of the season. Th'. .arie- 

 ties are ver^' numerous, but we have selected th best 

 sorts, which, if sown at proper intervals will grive a suc- 

 cession throughout the season. 



EXTRA EARLY SORTS. 



Ferry's First and Best.— In this variety we think 

 we have what -ojill suit the fnost critical market gar- 

 dener. We have been experimenting for years, with a 

 view of obtaining the earliest variety, and one that 

 would ripen all its pods within a 7/ery few days^ so 

 that the gardener could clear off the ground and plant 

 another crop after havir^ had the full advantage of the 

 high price for the first peas coming into market. This 

 is the selection of the earliest ripening for a series of 

 years and is recommended with the greatest tonjidence 

 as being unsurpassed for earliness and evenness of rip- 

 ening, desirable qualities for a market variety. About 

 forty-five days from planting is tl»e average time for 

 ripening the whole cr«p. Our stock last reason was so 



Ferry's First and Best 



limited that we were not able to fill nearly all our orders, 

 but we have grown it extensively this season, and we 

 expect to be able to fill all orders. 



D. M. Ferry & Go's Extra Early. — For family 

 use, this is probably equal to the preceding, though it 

 does not ripen as evenly. Peas large enough to eat are 

 afforded as early as from any known variety, and the 

 pods continue in bearing for a week or ten days, which 

 is a desirable feature for famity use. 



Laxton's Alpha. -The earliest ■zvrzK/f-/^<^ pea known. 

 Last season it proved to be onlj' three days later than 

 our Extra Early. About two and a half feet high, much 

 indented and wrinkled, light blue, and of delicious fla- 

 vor. One of the best in every respect. 



Kentish Invicta. — A round, blue pea, about two feet 

 in height, with straight, handsome, well-filled pods. 

 Tested by the side of our Extra Early, it proved only 

 two days later ; it is the earliest of the blue sorts, and 

 superior in flavor to any of the white varieties. 



Ferry's Extra Early Tom Thumb, — A remarka- 

 bly early variety ; ver>' dwarf, growing but nine inches. 

 The demands on us for seed annually increase, and our 

 anticipations of its popularity are fully realized. If 

 planted earlj' in the spring, three crops can be obtained 

 in a single season. 



Carter's First Crop. — This is an English variety, 

 introduced by Carter & Co., of London. It has been 

 grown in this country several years, and unquestionably 

 ranks among the earliest peas yet introduced, but we 

 fail to discover any superiority over our Extra Early. 

 It grows two and a half feet high, is very prolific, and 

 of good flavor. 



Blue Peter, or Blue Tom Thumb,— An early, 

 dwarf, blue pea, of robust Kirf^it and strong growth. It 

 grows about nine inches hi||i, and needs no sticks ; it is 

 a great producer and is of good flavor. An excellent 

 dwarf pea in all lespects. 



McLean s Little Gem.— A verj- de*;irable early, 

 dwarf, green, wrmkled variet)-. When in a green state, 

 it is very large and of delicious flavor, being full of rich, 

 saccharine matter. It is one of the earliest varieties. 



