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D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Dis. apart. 

 12 X lln.. 

 lax 3 " . 

 12 X 12 " . 

 16x 1 " . 

 18x 1 " . 

 18 X 3 " . 



No. plants. 



522,720 



174.240 



43,560 



392.040 



348,480 



116.160 



Number 



Dis. apart. 



24 X 21 In 



30 X 1 ■■ 



30 X 6 " 



30x12 " 



30x16 " 



30x20 " 



30x24 " 



30 X 30 " 



36 X 3 " 



36x12 " 



36x18 " 



.36 X 34 " 



of plants to the acre at given distances 



No. plants. Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 36 X 36 lu 4,840 



18 X 12 " 29,040 



18x 18 " 19,360 



20x 1 " 313,635 



20x20 " 15.681 



24x 1 " 261,360 



24x 18 " 15.520 



Quantity of seed requisite to produce a 

 Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 4 lbs. 



Asparagus roots 1000 to 7:^50 



Barley 120 lbs. 



Beans, dwarf, 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill 60 



Beans, pole, 1 lb. to 100 hills 30 



Beet, garden, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. . . 7 " 



Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill... 5 " 



Broccoli, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 oz. 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants.. .2 



Buckwheat 15 to 25 lbs. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Carrot, '.^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 2% lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Chicory 4 lbs. 



Clover, Alsike 6 " 



" Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 " 



" Mammoth 8 to 12 " 



" Medium 8 to 12 " 



White Dutch 6 



CoUards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice (shelled) 4 lbs. 



Corn, sweet, ^ lb. to 100 hills 12 



Cowpea, in drills 60 " 



Cress, 3^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 " 



Dill. ViOZ. to 100 feet of drill 5 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 4 oz. 



Endive, 'i oz. to 100 feet of drill iy^ lbs. 



Flax broadcast 30 " 



Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill 



Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 15 to 20 lbs. 



Millet 25 " 



" Mixed Lawn 60 to 100 " 



" Red Top Fancy 8 to 10 " 



" Rhode Isla.nd Bent 25 to 40 " 



Timothy 10 to 15 " 



. 10,890 

 .209.088 

 ..34,848 

 .-17.424 

 ..13,068 

 ..10.454 

 .. 8,712 

 .. 6.970 

 . 58,080 

 .. 14,520 

 .. 9,68(J 

 .. 7,260 



.12,446 

 . 6.223 

 . 4,148 

 .10.890 



lbs. 



42 X 12 

 42x24 

 42x36 

 48x12 

 48 X 18 



48x24 " 5,445 



48x30 " 4.356 



48x36 " 3,630 



48x48 " •. 2,723 



60x36 " 2,901 



60x 48 ' 2,178 



given number of plants and sow an acre 



Quantity per acre 

 Grass. Orchard, Perennial Rye and 



Wood Meadow 25 to 35 lbs. 



Hemp 25 " 



Horse Ra.lisli roots 10000 to 15000 



Hungarian 25 lbs. 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants, or 2('0 feet of 



drill 



Kohl Rabi, H oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Leek, Jj oz. to 100 feet of di-ill 4 



Lettuce, '4 oz. to 100 feet of dj-iil 3 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Water, 4 oz. to 300 hills IJ^to 4 



Millet 12 to 25 



Nasturtium, 2 oz. to IHO feet of drill.. . 15 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Onion seed, y^ oz. to 100 ft. of drill .. .4 to 5 



" " for sets 40to80 



sets, 1 lb. to I'd feet of drill 250 



Parsnip, li oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, '.{ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 lb. to 100 ft of drill. 55 to 120 



" field 120 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 



Pumpkin, a^j lb. to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish. ^, oz. to 100 ft. of drill 10 to 12 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 



Rye 60 to 90 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 



Salsify, 4^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Spinach, \i oz. to 100 feet of di-ill 8 



Summer Savory 54; 



Sunflower 8 



Squash, summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 4 



" winter. 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 2.0(i0 to 3,000 plants 

 Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 1 to 3 



Vetch, Spring 90 to 120 



" Hairy or Sand 30 to 60 



Dis. 



8x 

 8x 

 10 X 

 10 X 

 10 X 

 12 X 

 12 X 

 12 X 

 16 X 

 16 X 



lbs. 



apart. No. plants. 



60 In 1,743 



1 Ft 5,445 



3 " 1,815 



8 " 680 



1 " 4,356 



6 " 726 



10 " 435 



1 " 3,630 



5 " 736 



12 " 302 



1 " ... S,723 



16 " 170 



Standard ^veights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Beans 60 lbs. 



Canary seed 60 " 



Castor Bean 46 " 



Clover 60 " 



Com, Field . sheUed. . . .56 " 



" " on ear 35 " 



Sweet 45 " 



Onion Sets— Bottom. .32 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Sunflower 82 " 



All of the above are sold 

 by weight. 



lbs 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



ENGLISH 



Anise 



Artichoke 



Asparagus 



Balm 



Basil 



Beans 



Beet 



Borage 



Broccoli 



Brussels Sprouts. 



Cabbage 



Cabbage, Savoy.. 



FRENCH 



Auis 



Artichaut 



Asperge 



Melisse citronelle . . 



Basilic grand 



Haricots 



Betterave 



Bourrache 



Chou Brocoli 



Chou de Bruxelles. 



Chou pomrae 



Chou de Milau 



Caraway. . . , 



Carrot 



Cauliflower.. 

 Celery . . . . . 

 Celeriac 



Cumin des pres. 



. Carotte 



, Chou-fleur 



. C61eri 



, Celeri-rave 



Chervil 



Chicory 



Coriander 



Corn Salad 



Corn 



Cress 



Cress, Water . . . 



Cerfeuil 



Chieorge sauvage. . 



Coriandre 



Mache 



Mais 



Cresson altaois .. . . 

 Cresson de fontaine 



Cucumber . 

 Dandelion. . 



Dill 



Egg Plant.. 



Concombre . 



. Pissenlit 



Aneth 



Aubergine. . 



Endive, Curled . 

 Endive, 



Broad Leaf. 

 Fennel 



ChicorSe Endive . 

 Chicor6e-Scarole 



Ronde 



Fenouil 



ITALIAN POLISH SPANISH DANISH-NORWEGIAN GERMAN 



Aniso. Anacio Anyz Anis, Matalahuga. .Anis Anis, Griiner Anis.. 



Articiocca Karezochy Alcachofa Artiskok Artischoke 



Sparagio Szparagi Esparrago A sparges Spargel 



Melissa Balsam Toronjil, Citronella. . Balsam urt Citronen-Melisse. . 



Basilico Bazylia Albaea... ...Basilikum Basilikum 



Fagiuoli Fasola Habichuela Boenner. Bohnen — 



Barbabietola Buraki Remolacha Roedbede RUbe 



Boragine Boraz Borraja Borago Boretsch 



Brocoli. Brokuly Broeuli Broccoli-Kaal Spargelkohl 



Cavolo di Brusselles. Latorvil. Bretones de Bruselas. Rosenkaal Rosenkohl 



Cavolo cappuccio . . Kapusta Col repello Hovedliaal Kopf kohl. Kraut. . . 



Cavolo di Milauo. Sabaudzka Col de Milan Savoikaal Wirsing 



Kapusta 



Carvi Kminek.. Comino Karve.. Feld-Kummel 



Carota Marchew Zanahoria Gulerod Carotten, Mohren.. 



Cavoloflore Kalafiory Coliflor Blomkaal Blumenkohl 



Sedano Selery Apio Selleri Sellerie . 



Sedano-rapa Selery Apio-nabo Knopselleri KnoU-Sellerie 



(Korzen) 



Cerfoglio.. Czechrzyca . . . Perifollo Kjoervel Kerbel 



Cicoria selvatica Cykorya Achicoria Cichorie Cichorien wurzel. .. . 



Coriandorlo Koledra Culantro Koriander Coriander 



Valeriana Ziarno Salaty . Canonigos Vaarsalat Feldsalat 



Mais Kukurydza. . . . Maiz Mais Mais 



Agretto Rzerzucba. Mastuerzo Karse Garten-Kresse. — 



Nasturzio aquatico Rzerzucba Berro Broendkarse Brunnenkresse 



wodna 



Cetriolo Ogorek Cohombro Agurk Gurken 



Dente di leone Papawa Diente de leon Loevetand Liiwenzahn 



Aneto Koper Eneldo Dil Dill 



Petronciano Gruszka Berengena Aegplante Eierpflanze 



mUosna 



Endivia Endywia Endivia Endivie Endivien 



Endivia Scarlola Escarolo Escarlol 



Finocchio Koper Hinojo Fennikel Fenchel 



