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D. M. Ferry &, Cos Descriptive Catalogue. 



ly frilled, so that the whole plant forms a round mass 

 closely resembling a bunch of moss. Quality good. 



Ferry's Early Prize Head.— 7v^ /lome use the best 

 lettuce knoTvn. It fortjis a 7naminoth J>lant, in ivhich 

 even the outer leaves are crisp and tender^ and re- 

 mains so throughout the season. It is slow to rnn uj> 

 to seed., of superb flavor and very hardy. We desire to 

 call the attention of families and amateurs to this vari- 

 ety, as being decidedly the best in cultivation for home 

 use, but it is unsuited for market gardeners, as it is too 

 tender to bear much handling. 



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Hanson. — A very fine heading variety of the largest 

 size, and standing the sun better than any other sort. 

 The heads are very large, solid, sweet, tender and crisp 

 throughout, and entirely free from any bitter taste. 

 We have a very fine stock of this variety, and can 

 recommend it as one of the best on our list. 



Deacon Hine, or Ice. — Plant small, with very thick 

 smooth, dark green leaves, which are very crisp and ten- 

 der. Highly esteemed. 



Early Curled Silesia. — An early variety of very 

 strong growth; leaves large, light yellow, wrinkled. In 

 quality resembling the Cos varieties. It does not form 

 a*head, but is the best variety for cutting and bunching 

 when young. 



Frankfort Head. — A dark green curled variety with 

 close, round heads, which cut open finely blanched and 

 very crisp. It remains a long time in head; seeds black, 

 produced very sparingly. 



Large Drumhead, or Victoria Cabbage.— Heads 

 remarkably large, somewhat flattened, compact ; pale 

 green without, and white at the center, crisp and tender; 

 one of the finest summer varieties ; seeds white. 



Philadelphia Butter, or Early White Head.— 

 Medium size ; leaves smooth, thick, bluish green, form- 

 ing a compact, hard head very early. Desirable for 

 forcing and for very early planting out of doors, but 

 does not stand the sun well. 



Brown Dutch. — 



Leaves large, thick 



Brown Dutch. 



-An old sort, noted for its hardiness, 

 green, tinged with brown. It 



always forms a large, solid head which is somewhat 

 coarse looking, but the inner leaves are beautifully 

 blanched, exceedingly sweet, tender and good flavored. 

 Desirable because of its hardiness and fine quality. 



Green Fringed. — An exceedingly ornamental varie- 

 ty. The inside of the leaves is white, the edges a deli- 

 cate green, and beautifully fringed and crimped, mak- 

 ing this the most beautiful variety on our list, and well 

 worthy of cultivation for table decoration, although the 

 quality is quite inferior. 



^A/'hite Paris Cos. — The heads are long, upright,, 

 with oblong leaves. It is very hardy, of large size, and 

 long in running to seed ; tender, brittle, and high flat 

 vored. Considered in England to be far better than th& 

 other varieties. 



MARTYNIA. 



A strong growing, hardy, annual plant, with curious 

 shaped seed pods, which, when young and tender, are 

 highly prized for pickling. The pods are produced in 

 great abundance, and should be gathered when about 

 half grown ; after the hardening of the flesh they are 

 worthless. 



Proboscidea. — The common variety. Sow in rich,, 

 warm soil after corn is well up, in drills three feet apart, 

 and thin the plants out to two feet in the row. 



MEI.ON, MUSK. 



Fr. j\Ielo7t. — Ger. Ziicker-Melone. 



The Musk Melon is too universally popular to need 

 any special description. 



Culture. — Cultivate as recommended for cucumbers, 

 except that the hills should be six feet apart, but avoid 

 planting near those plants, as they will mix with and 

 injure the quality of the melons; this and heavy rains 

 at the time of ripening will destroy the flavor of the fin- 

 est stock. Rich earth for the young plants is far bet- 

 ter than manure, but if the latter must be used, see that 

 it is well rotted. If the plants grow very rank, more 

 and finer fruit will be secured by pinching off the ends 

 of the shoots when about three feet long. 



Jenny Lind. — The earliest green fleshed melon, and 

 we think the sweetest variety in cultivation. Quite 

 small, round, much flattened at the ends, ribbed, finely 

 netted. Flesh green and very sweet, but not high 

 flavored. 



Skill man's 

 Fine Netted.— 

 A very early mel- 

 on of small size 

 varying in shape 

 from almost oval 

 to a flattened 

 globe. Skin green 

 until the fruit is 

 over ripe, when it 

 becomes yellow, 

 covered with fine 

 netting. Flesh 

 light green, very 

 thick, sweet and 

 of moderately 

 high flavor. 



Surprise. -Skin 

 yellowish white; Surprise. 



vines hardy and productive ; fruit not deeply ribbed, 

 and the flesh a deep salmon color. Quality the very best. 

 Improved Large Green Nutmeg-. — We think we 

 have by careful selection and growing secured in this 

 a variety of the largest size, but having all the good 

 qualities of the old Green Nutmeg. We consider this the 



