I). M. FERRY ci' CO:S 



POL.E, OR RUNNIIVG BEAIVS. 



Fr. Haricots a rames. Ger. Stamjhohnen. 



1 LONDON HORTICULTURAL, 2 LARGE WHITE LIMA, 



3 SCARLET RUNNER. 



Kinds. — No. 1 is best for snaps ; No. 2 is best for Shell Beans and main 

 crop ; No. 3 is an ornamental climber. 



Culture. — If warm and dry, plant about the middle of May for an early 

 ci'op ; and about the first of June plant Limas, and the other sorts for principal 

 crop. Plant in hills four feet apart and two inclios deep. Manure freely, and 

 set poles for them to run up on 



BEET. 



Fr. Beit era ve. Ger. BotJic Euhe. 



1 EARLY TURNIP BASSANO, SIM PROVED I.ONG DARK 



2 EAELY BLOOD TURNIP, RLOOD, 



3 IMPROVED EAREY REOOD 6 FRENCH YELLOW SUGAR, 



TURNIP,* 7 FRENCH WHITE SUGAR, 



4 LONG DARK BLOOD, 8 LONG RED MANGEL WURTZEL. 



Kinds. — No. 1 is the earliest and best, if used when young ; Noe. 2 and 3 

 for general and winter use ; Nos. 4 and 5 for late and winter crops ; Nos. 6 and 

 7 are sweet and tender when young, and are used for sugar purposes ; No. 8 

 for stock feeding. 



CuLTURK. — For early Beets, sow as soon as the ground will admit, in 

 drills, fourteen inches apart, and thin to six inches distant. For winter, sow 

 about the middle of spring. Soak the seed twenty-four hours in lukewarm 

 water before planting, and sow in freshly prepared ground. 



BROCOIil. 



Fr. Chou Brocoli. Ger. Italianische Kohl. 

 EARLY PURPLE CAPE. 

 The above is the best variety, and the only one that succeeds well in this 

 climate. 



Culture. — Sow thinly in seed-bod al)()ul the middle of spring, and trans- 

 ])]!Uit and cultivate like Winter Cabbages. When they l)egin to flower, break 

 the large leaves over the iieads, to protect them from the sun, and gather before 

 they commence running to seed. 



BRUSSEIiS SPROUTS. 



Fr. Chou de JiruxeUes. Ger. ,'^j>ro)isvn Kohl. 

 BEST IMPORTED. 

 A species of Cabbage, forming innimienibh' litlh' heads on the sides of tlio 

 stock, about two inches in diameter. 



Culture.— Sow the last (»f spring, un(f tiansphinl in July. Cultivate sumo 

 as Cabbages. A slight frost improves them. 



♦Full face letters denote tlic varieties in colored Packets. 



