D. M. Ferry A, Cos Descriptive Catalogue. 



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SUGAR CANE, 



Early Amber. — This comparatively new variety is 

 now being successfully grown in our extreme northern 

 latitudes. It may be planted as late as the 15th of 

 June, and will be ripe enough to manufacture in Sep- 

 tember. It is the earliest variety with which we are 

 acquainted. The beautiful, amber colored syrup it 

 produces is thought to be superior in flavor to any other, 

 and for sugar, it is unsurpassed. There are many vari- 

 eties that can be profitably grown where the seasons are 

 long, but this can be grown wherever Indian corn will 

 grow. It is useless to plant cane seed before the weath- 

 er is warm in spring. Three or four pounds are requir- 

 ed per acre. 



Early Orange. — An exceedingly valuable variety. 

 Very large, of strong and vigorous habit, and does 

 not fall down. Its yield is twenty-five per cent, in ex- 

 cess of the Early Amber, and has a very pleasant flavor. 

 It is an early cane, maturing only ten days later than 

 the Early Amber. We recommend it highly to all de- 

 siring a superior article, for all localities, excepting the 

 extreme north. 



SUNFI.OWER, 



Large Russian— He/ianiktes. — The Sunflower, dur- 

 ing the past few years, has attracted considerable atten- 

 tion as a profitable field crop, its leaves being used for 

 forage, and itsse^dsas food for poultry, and the man- 

 ufacture of oil. It is also planted with satisfactory re- 

 sults on low, swampy grounds, to absorb miasma. 



TOBACCO. 



Tobacco is an annual plant, and although it grows to 

 greater size in the south, an equally good quality can 

 be produced in the hot, dry summers of the north. 



Culture.— The 

 seed should be 

 sown as early as 

 possible after the 

 danger of frost is 

 over. A good 

 plan is to burn a 

 quantity of brush 

 and rubbish in the 

 spring, on the 

 ground intended 

 for the seed bed, 

 then dig and 

 thoroughly pulver- 

 ize the earth and 

 mix with the ashes, 

 after which the 

 seed may be sown 

 and covered very 

 lightly. When 

 the plants are 

 about six inches 

 high, transplant into rows six feet apart each way, and 

 cultivate thoroughly with plow and hoe. 



Connecticut Seed Leaf.— Best adapted to the cli- 

 mate of the Middle and Northern States, as it is more 

 hardy and endures the cold better than the tender va- 

 rieties grown soutli. In many of the Northern States 

 and in Canada, this variety is a staple crop. 



Yellow Oronoko.— This variety has smaller leaves 



than the preceding, and is intermediate in size and vigor. 



Silky Prior.— Used very largely in the manufacture 



of bright wrappers, for which purpose this variety and 



the preceding are unexcelled. 



White Burley.— Especially desirable ft)r the manu- 



Tobacco. 



facture of cigars, as the leaf of this kind readily absorbs 

 p large quantity of manufacturing material. 



Havana. — Pure Cuban grown seed, raised in the 

 famous district of Vuelta de Abajo. When grown in 

 this country commands a high price for cigar stock. 



TOMATO. 



Fr. Pomme d'' Amour. — Ger. Liebesap/el. 



This vegetable is too well known to need any descrip- 

 tion. There has been a great improvement in it during 

 the last few years, and the varieties now offered are 

 greatly superior to those known a few years ago. 



Culture. — Tomatoes do best on light, warm, not over 

 rich soil, and success depends upon securing a rapid, 

 vigorous, unchecked growth during the early part of 

 the season. Sow in hot-beds during March, or from six 

 to eight weeks before they can be set out of doors ; 

 when the plants have four leaves, transplant into shal- 

 low boxes, setting them four or five inches apart ; give 

 plenty of air, and endeavor to secure a vigorous, but 

 steady and healthy growth, so that at the time of set- 

 ting in the open ground they will be strong and stocky, 

 about as broad as high. A slight check while the plants 

 are small, will materially diminish their productiveness. 

 Set out of doors as soon as danger from severe frosts is 

 over, but before doing so, harden off the plants by grad- 

 ually exposing them to the night air and the withdrawal 

 of water until the wood becomes hard and the leaves 

 thick and of a dark green color. Transplant carefully, 

 and cultivate well as long as the vines will permit. The 

 fruit is improved in quality if the vines are tied to a 

 trellis or to stakes. 



KIRSX EAUI^Y SORTS. 



Early Conqueror.— This seems to be the earliest at 

 the north, and is very popular. Vine medium size, vig- 

 orous, productive, bearing immense clusters of fruit, 

 which is medium in size, irregular, flattened and slightly 

 corrugated, scarlet crimson color, often dotted and 

 splashed with gold color. 



Early Conqueror. 



Hundred Day.— At the south, this seems to be the 

 earliest sort, and is largely used for shipping north. 

 Vine medium, with few and small leaves, bearing small 

 clusters of irregular shaped fruit of medium size, dis- 

 tinct bright .scarlet vermilion color, flat, with broad, 

 shallow corrugations at the stem, but perfectly smooth 

 and of a regular, wavy outline at center. Quality very 

 good, and ripens well after picking, 



Canada Victor. — Very early. Vines large, spread- 

 ing, productive Fruit of light scarlet color, round, 

 smooth, of medium size, solid, and ripening up well. A 

 very popular varitey. 



Hathaway's Excelsior.— Vines large, vigorous, 

 continuing productive through the season ; fruit a little 

 below medium size, always round, smooth, apple shaped. 



