D. M. Ferry & Cos Descriptive Catalogue. 



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Swiss Chard, Silver, or Sea Kale Beet.— A dis- 

 tinct vegetable, and much superior to the common beet 

 for greens. If sown at the same time it will be fit to use 

 before them. Later, the plants form broad, flat beauti- 

 ful white and wax like stems to the leaves which are 

 very delicious cooked as beets, or pickled. We recom- 

 mend all of our customers to try it. 



T h e following varieties 

 are used for stock feeding. 

 They are easily grown and 

 harvested, keep well through 

 the winter, and give an im- 

 mense amount of cattle food 

 at a small cost, but need a 

 rich, well prepared soil. Sow 

 in drills thirty inches apart, 

 as early as the ground can 

 be got in condition. Culti- 

 vate well when young, and 

 thin out the plants to one 

 foot apart in the row. If 

 these thinnings are carefully 

 handled and the larger 

 leaves cut off they can easily 

 be reset to fill vacancies, 

 and will make the largest 

 roots. Care should be taken 

 not to break or bruise the 

 roots in harvesting. 



French Yellow Sugar, 

 — Grows to a large size, much 

 above ground ; roots half 

 long, yellow; grown in this 

 country for feeding stock. 

 In France it is cultivated ex- 

 tensively for the extraction 

 of sugar. 



Vilmorin's Improved Imperial Sugar. — An im- 

 proved variety from France. It affords the largest 

 percentage of sugar of any known variety. 



Lane's Improved Imperial Sugar. — This superb 

 variety is the result of a careful selection for several 

 years of the French Imperial Sugar Beet. After careful 

 trial we recommend it as being hardy, productive and 

 very sweet. 



Long Red Mang-el Wurzel.— A large, long variety, 

 grown for stock feeding. It stands a good deal out of 

 ground; color light red; flesh white and rose colored. 



Vilmorin's Improved 

 Imperial Sugar. 



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Yellow Globe Mangel Wurzel. 



D. M. Ferry &. Go's Improved Mammoth Long 

 Red Mangel Wurzel. 



D. M. Ferry & Go's Improved Mammoth Long 

 Red Mangel 'Wurzel. — An improvement on the old 

 variety. The roots are uniformly straight and well 

 formed, and deeper colored than the common sort. 

 Highly recommended for stock feeding. 



Norbitan Giant Long Red Mangel "Wurzel.— 

 Very large, growing well out of ground. The roots are 

 well formed, straight, smooth, and of a fine scarlet color, 

 with comparatively small top and neck. 



Yellow^ Globe Mangel W^urzel. — A large, round, 

 orange colored variety, of excellent quality, which keeps 

 better than the Long Red, and produces better crops on 

 shallow soil. 



Carter's Warden Prize Yellow Globe Mangel 

 Wurzel. — A most excellent, yellow fleshed, globe vari- 

 ety. The tops are small, and the roots, although large, 

 are of excellent quality. Average weight fifteen to 

 ei.L;hteen pounds. Highly recommended for shallow soil. 



Yellow Ovoid. ^ — Root ovoid, intermediate between 

 the long and globe varieties; flesh solid, usually white, 

 zoned with yellow; hardy, vigorous and productive. 



Red Globe Mangel Wurzel. — Similar to Yellow 

 Globe, except in color, which is a light red or pink. 



