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D. M. Ferry &. Co's Descriptive Catalogue. 



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than broad, and indented at the outer end, which is 

 whiter and less transparent than the inner. 



Early Red Blazed.— The ex- _ 



perience of 1883 demonstrated that 

 this is the hardiest field corn in 

 cultivation. It is not only early 

 but will endure uninjured a degree 



of cold and wet 



that would be fa- 

 tal to other sorts. 



Stalks medium 



height without 



suckers, dark green 



with red or bronze 



markings. Leaves 



broad, green at 



base but bronze at 



top, particularly 



while the plant is 



young. Ears long, 



eight rowed, well 



filled, small at base. 



Grain flinty and of 



fine quality, bright 



yellow at base of 



ears but red at the 



tips. 

 Early Golden 



Dent, or Pride 



of the North.— 



A very early dent 



variety, ripening 



with the flint sorts 



and can be success- 

 fully grown fur- 

 ther north than 

 Evergreen Sweet, any other variety 

 of dent corn. Stalks small with broad leaves. Ears 

 short, twelve to sixteen rowed, well filled. Grain long, 

 yellow, making an extra quality of meal. 



Early Yellow Hathaway Dent.— A variety estab- 

 lished by annual selection of best types for over thirty 

 years, and one of the most prolific of the early dent 

 corns. Stalks above medium, stout, with many broad 

 leaves and bearing two ears on long foot stalks so that 

 they hang point downwards, thus protecting the grain 

 from rain. Ears medium size for dent corn with very 

 small cob, especially at the base ; sixteen to twenty 

 rowed, grain yellow, dented with small projecting point, 

 very long and wedge shaped. We recommend this sort as 

 the best for cultivation as far north as central Michigan. 

 Rice, for Parching. — A very handsome variety. 

 Ears short ; kernels long, pointed, and resemble rice ; 

 color white ; very prolific ; used entirely for parching, 

 for which purpose it has no superior. 



CORX, BROOM. 



There are many farmers who might make this a very 

 profitable crop, as an acre will give about five hundred 

 weight of broom and nearly forty bushels of seed, 

 worth nearly as much as oats for feed. 



Culture. — It requires similar soil and culture to corn, 

 but should be planted later. It is frequently planted in 

 drills three and a half feet apart, leaving the plants six 

 inches apart. 



Dwarf.— Grows from three to five feet high, and 

 produces short, fine brush suitable for whisk brooms 

 and brushes. Our stock is very pure and true. 



Improved Evergreen. — Grows to a height of seven 

 to nine feet ; early, and produces a very fine brush of 

 good length and of green color. Our stock is choice, 

 having been established by a careful selection for many 

 years of the finest plants. 



Mammoth Sweet, 



Com Salad, Felticus, or 

 Lramb's t,ettuce. 



Fr. Mac/ie, Saladedehle.— G%x. Ackersalat^ Lam- 



7}iarsalat. 



This small salad is used during the winter and spring 



months as a substitute for lettuce, and is also cooked 



and used like spinage. In warm weather, the plants 



will mature in from four to six weeks. 



Corn Salad. 

 Culture. — Sow the seed in shallow drills about orfe 

 foot spart, during August and September. If the soil is 

 dry, it should be pressed firmly over the seed, in order 

 to secure prompt germination. On the approach of se- 

 verely cold weather, cover with straw or coarse litter. 

 The plants will also do well if the seed is sown very 

 early in the spring, and like most salad plants, are 

 greatly improved if grown on very rich soil, indeed, the 

 ground can scarcely be made too rich for them. 



Cress, or Peppergrass. 



Fr. Cresson. — Ger. Kresse. 



Curled. — This small salad was formerly much used 

 with lettuce, to which its warm, pungent taste makes a 

 most agreeable addition. 



Culture of the Curled Varieties. — The seed 

 should be sown in drills about eighteen inches apart, on 

 very rich ground, and the plants well cultivated. Keep 

 off insects by dusting with Pyrethrum powder. It may 

 be planted very early, but repeated sowings are neces- 

 sary to secure a succession. 



Water Cress. 



True Water. — This is quite distinct from the last, 

 and only thrives when its roots and stems are submerged 

 in water. It is one of the most delicious of small salads^ 

 and should be planted wherever a suitable place can be 

 found. 



Culture. — The seed should be sown and lightly cov- 

 ered, in gravelly, mucky lands along the borders of 

 small, rapid streams, and the plants will need no subse- 

 quent culture, as in favorable condition they increase 

 very rapidly by self-sown seed and extension of the 

 roots. 



