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D. M. FERRY & COS DESCRTPTIVE CATALOGUE 



COLLARDS 



This is a tall, loose leaved cabbage-like or kale-like plant grown throughout the south and known in different sections as 

 "Cole," "Colewort," or simply "Greens." It is extensively used for the table as well as for stock feeding in the south where it 

 continues in growth and is usable throughout the entire winter. Collards usually succeed in locations where cabbage cannot 

 be grown to perfection. 



Sow the seed thickly in drills, in rich ground, transplanting when about four inches high; or sow in driUs wliere the plants 

 are to remain and when well started thin to two or three feet apart in the row. In the south, seed may be sown from January 

 to May and from August to October. 



f^ . Q .1 f^ I This is the white or green stemmed variety, growing two to three feet high and 



LsCOrglSt, dOUtnSrn or l^reole forming a large, loose, open head or cluster of leaves with a rather long stem. A 



frost, if not too severe, will improve rather than injure the quality of the leaves. Pkt. 10c; Oi. 15c; 2 Oz. 20c; '^ Lb. 30c; 



Lb. $1.00 



CORN 



SWEET OR TABLE VARIETIES 



A rich, warm, alluvial soil is the best, but excellent sweet corn can be raised on any good, ordinary soil, if it is deeply and 

 thoroughly worked before planting. In the north sweet corn may be planted as early as can be done without risking great 

 loss from frosts or from rotting of the seed in the soil, but with the main crop varieties especially, it is well to wait until the 

 ground has become warm as the sweeter varieties are more sensitive to cold and wet than field corn or varieties of inferior 

 quality. 



If planted in rows, make the rows three to four feet apart, according to the vigor of growth of the variety, and place 

 the seed twelve to sixteen inches apart in the row, covering one inch deep with fine soil firmly pressed down. 



If planted in hills, make the hills for the early varieties three feet apart each way and plant fotir to six kernels to the hill. 

 For the later sorts the hills should be three and one-half to four feet apart each way. Hoe frequently and when six inches 

 high thin so as to leave three or four plants in the hill. Give frequent and thorough but shallow cultivation until the 

 tassels appear. 



» I 1 The earliest sweet corn Matures a week to ten days ahead of Blammoth Wliite Cory. The ears average six to seven 

 Alpna inches long, are uniformly eight rowed, fully equal in quality to Mammoth White Cory with skin a trifle more tender. 

 The stalks are very uniform in height avej'asfing about foui- feet. Ears are set low and close to the stalks. For the market 

 grower who reaps an extra profit by getting his proiluce on the market ahead of his competitors this will be a money-maker; 

 for the home gardener it will produce desirable ears for the table a wee If ahead of the next earliest variety. (For further 

 description, see page ,') Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 



IV/I 4-k \A/k*«- C ^^^ consider this one of the best extra early varieties for the market and home garden. 



iVlammOtn W tllte V_Ory Thn ears are very large for so early a variety. The stalks are about four feet high, each 

 generally bearing two large, finely shaped ears which become fit for use very early. They are twelve rowed, six to seven 

 inches long, very symmetrical and handsome, seldom with any opening between the rows at the base. The grain is large, 

 broad, very white and of remarkably good quality for such an early sort. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 

 Lbs. $22.00 



A^ I 1 D 1. This is an early sweet corn with golden yellow grain, very tender and of excellent quality. The ears 



viOluCn DEintcim are eight rowed, six to seven inches long and of the medium size found most suitable for the table. 

 The tlaviir is excepti.jnally rich and delicious. The stalks are four to five feet high. Our stock of this splendid home garden 

 and market variety has been very carefully selected and is decidedly superior to much that is offered. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 

 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $24.00 



f~i U ' F 1 A most excellent early variety of fine quality. The ears are five and one-half to six and one-half inches 



v^rOSDy S Hicirly long, fourteen rowed or more, with short nearly square grains which are very white, sweet and tender. 



The stalks are about four and one-half feet liigh. This variety is desirable for the home garden and market. It is a sort 



largely grown in Maine for canning. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c, postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 



<-ii I . An early or intermediate, yellow graineil sweet corn of distinctive merit. Ears about seven inches long, 



v^tiariCVOlX usually twelve rowed and when in condition for use are light creamy yellow in color. The grain is rather 



short, very sweet and tender and is unsurpassed in quality. In season it is a few days later tlian Golden Bantam, but 



remains in condition much longer than that variety. An excellent sort both for the home and the market garden. (See further 



description in Supplement, page 5) Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 



|-t I »y|. , This deservedly popular variety is one of the best second early sorts for the market and the home 



CiSirly IVlinneSOtS. garden. The stalks are aboutsix feet high bearing one or two ears well covered with husks. The 



ears are about eight inches long, eight rowed: kernels very broad, white, sweet and tender, not shrinking much in drying. 



Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 



Remarkably large in ear for a second early sort and extensively grown in some localities 



3ut eight 

 Pkt. 10c; 



Ivenclel S iLarly ijia.nt for the^ market. The stalks are about five and one-half feet high." The ears are about eight 



to nine inches long, twelve rowed. The grain is white, rather broad and shallow, and the quality very good. 

 Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 



PIC 1. C '^^^ ^^''S '^f *''^'S second early table com are very long, about nine inches, slender, eight rowed, 



CjSirly ijWeet or ■jUga.r and the grain is white, tender and sugary. The stalks are about six feet high, hardy and produc- 

 tive. Our stock is distinct and true and not such a mixture of all sorts of early sweet or sugar corn as has been often offered 

 under this name. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 



This corn, when very young, cooks remarkabl.v white, but the ripe grain is bluish black. For home use 

 we consider it the best second early sort where tenderness and sweetness are the qualities most desired. 

 It does especially well as a second early variety in the south. The stalks are about six and one-half feet high. The ears are 

 about eight inches long and are usually eight rowed, Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c. postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 



Black Mexican 



Not less tlian 10 pounds at the 100 pound rate. One hundred pound prices do not incltide transportation; 

 if ordered shipped prepaid add Sc per pound to the 100 pound price. We do not put up half pounds of corn. 



