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D, M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



REFERENCE TABLES 





• 

 Number of plants to the Acre at given Distances 







Dis. apart. 



No. plants. 



Dis. apart. 



No. plants. 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



Dis. apart. 



No. plants. 



12 X lln. 



522,720 



24 X 24 In. . 



10,890 



36 X 36 In 4,840 



60x60 In.. 



1,743 



12 X 3 " . 



174.240 



30x 1 •• . 



....209.088 



42x12 " 12.446 



8x 1 Ft. 



5,445 



12x12 " 



43.560 



30 X 6 " . 



34,848 



42x24 " 6.223 



8x 3 " _ 



1.815 



16 X 1 " 



392,040 



30 X 12 " . 



17.424 



42x36 " 4,148 



8x8". 



680 



18 X 1 " 



348,480 



30 X 16 " . 



13.068 



48x12 " 10.890 



10 X 1 " . 



4,356 



18 X 3 " 



116,160 



30x20 " . 



10.454 



48x18 " 7,790 



10 X 6 " . 



726 



18x12 " 



29,040 



30 X 24 " . 



8.712 



48x24 " 5,445 



10x10 " . 



435 



18 X 18 " 



19.360 



30 X 30 " . 



..... 6.970 



48x30 " 4.356 



12 X 1 " . 



3,630 



20x 1 " 



313.635 



36x 3 " . 



5S.080 



48x36 " 3,630 



12 X 5 " . 



736 



20x20 " 



15.681 



36 X 12 " . 



14.520 



48 X 48 " 2,723 



12x12 " . 



302 



24 X 1 " 



261.360 



36 X 18 " . 



9.680 



60x36 " 2,901 



16 X 1 " . 



2 722 



24x18 " 



15.520 



36 X 24 " . 



7.260 



60x48 " 2,178 



16x16 " . 



170 



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Quantity of seed requisite to produce a 



Quantity per acre 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz 



Asparagus. 1 oz. to 800 plants 



Asparagus Roots 1000 to 725C 



Barley 2^A bu 



Beans, dwarf. 1 pint to 100ft. of drill.. 1 



Beans, pole. 1 pint to 100 hills 



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

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



Broccoli. 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 



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



Buckwheat ^^ 



Cabbage. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 



Carrot. ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 2J: 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celery. 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



ChicoVy 4 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 



" Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 



" Crimson Trefoil 10 to 15 



" Mammoth and Medium 8 to 12 

 Collards, 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 



Corn, rice, (shelled ) 2 



Corn, sweet. >i pint to 100 hills 



Cress, -K oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Dill. Yi oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2.000 plants 4 



Endive, ^4 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4J< 



Flax, broadcast i4 



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

 Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue. Kentuckv 2 



Blue. English 1 



" Hungarian and 3Iillet.* K 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 



" Red Top. fancy clean 8 to 10 



" Red Top, in cliaff 20 to 28 



lbs. 



bu. 

 lbs. 



lbs. 



qts. 

 lbs. 



bu. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



given number of plants and sow an acre. 



Quantitj- per acre. 



Grass, Timothy ^ bu. 



'■ Orchard, Perennial Rj-e, and 



"Wood Meadow 2 " 



Hemp % " 



Horse Radish Roots 10000 to 15000 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 2 oz. 



Kohl Rabi, }< oz. to 100 feet of drill. . . 4 



Leek. }< oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Lettuce. K oz. to 100 feet of di-ill 3 



3Iartynia, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



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



Water. 4 oz. to 100 hills. .1^< to 4 

 Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of driil . . 15 



Okra. 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Onion Seed, }< oz. to 100 ft. of drill 4 to 5 



for Sets 40 to 80 



Onion Sets, 1 quart to 40 feet of drill. 8 



Parsnip, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 pint to 100 ft, of drill. 1 to 3 



• " field 2 



Pepper. 1 oz. to 1.500 plants 



Pumpkin, }< quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



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



Rye v,i bu. 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 lbs. 



Salsify, K oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 lbs. 



Spmage, ji oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Summer Savory 5^ " 



Sunflower 8 " 



Squash, Simimer. 4 oz. to 100 hills 2 " 



Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4.500 plants 

 Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 



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



Vetches 2 bu. 



Standard Weights of 

 Various Articles 



_ , Per bush 



Barley 48 lbs 



Beans 60 



Buckrn-heat 48 



Canary Seed 60 



Castor Beans 46 



Clover Seed 60 



Corn, field, shelled. ... 56 



" " on ear 70 



" sweet, sold by 



measm-ed bushel. 



Flax Seed 56 



Grass, Timothy 45 



Hemp Seed 44 



Hungarian 48 



Millet, common 50 



Millet.German or Gold- 

 en 50 



Peas, smooth 60 



" wrinkled 56 



Rape 50 



Eye 56 



Vetches or Tares 60 



bu. 



lbs. 



bu. 



lbs. 



We sell the following 

 articles by weight. 



Grass, Rhode Island Bent. 

 •' Creeping Bent. 

 " Red Top (in chaff). 

 " " (cleaned 



from chaff). 

 " Tall Meadow Oat. 

 " Awnless Brome. 

 " Orchard. 

 " Hard Fescue. 

 " Tall 

 " Sheep's " 

 " 3Ieadow Fescue or 



English Blue Grass. 

 " Perennial Rye. 

 " Wood 3Ieadow. 

 " Kentucky Blue. 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 

 ENGLISH GERMAN FRENCH SPANISH ITALIAN DUTCH POLISH 



Anise Anis, Griiner Auis..Anis.. Anis. 3Iatalahuga. .. Aniso. Anacio Anijs Anyz. 



Artichoke Artischoke Artichaut Alcachofa '. Articiocca Artisjok Karczochy. 



Asparagus Spargel Asperge Esparrago Sparagio Asperge Szparagi. 



Balm.. Citronen-Melisse. . .3Ielisse citronelle. .Toronjil, CiCronella. . Melissa Citroen-Melisse . .Balsam. 



Basil Basilikum Basilic grand Albaca Basilico Basilicum Bazylia. 



Beans Bohnen Haricots Habichuela Fagiuoli Boonen Fasbla. 



Beet Riibe Betterave Remolacha Barbabietola Bieten Buraki. 



Borage Boretsch Bourrache Borraja Boragine Beruagie Boraz. 



Broccoli Spargelkohl Chou Brocoli Broculi Brocoli Broccoli Brokulv. 



Brussels Sprouts. Rosenkohl Chou de Bruxelles.Bretonesde Bruselas.Cavolo di Brusselles Spruitkool Latorvil. 



Cabbage Kopfkohl. Kraut . .Chou pomm6 Col repello Cavolo cappuccio . . . Sluitkool Kapusta. 



Cabbage, Savoy .Wirsing Chou de Milan Col de 3Iilan Cavolo di Milano . . . Savooiekool — Sabaudzka 



Kapust£ 



Caraway Feld-Kiimmel Cumin des pres Comino Carvi Karwij Kmin. 



Carrot Carotten. 3Iohren. Carotte Zanahoria Carota Wortelen 3Iarchew. 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl Chou-fleur Coliflor Cavoloflore Bloemkool Kalaflroy. ' 



Celery... Sellerie C61eri Apio Sedano .Selderij Selery. 



Celeriac KnoU-Sellerie Celeri-rave Apio-nabo Sedano-rapa Knolselderij Brukwiana 



Selera. 



Chervil Kerbel Cerfeuil PerifoUo Cerfoglio Kervel Czechrzyca. 



Chicory Cichorienwurzel....Chicoree sauvage. .Aehicoria Cicoria selvatica Suikerij Cukorya. 



Coriander Coriander Coriandre Culantro Coriandorlo Koriauder Koleder. 



Corn Salad Feldsalat Mache Canonigos Valeriana Veldsla Ziarno Sataty. 



Corn Mais Mais Maiz Mais Mais Kukurudza. 



Cress Garten-Kresse. ...Cresson alenois Mastuerzo Agretto Tuinkers Rzerzucha. 



Cress, Waaler — Brunnenkresse Cresson de fontaineBerro Nasturzio aquatico . . "VVaterkers Rezerzucha 



wodua. 



Cucumber . . . 



. . . Gurken 



Concombre .. . 



Cohombro 



. ...Cetriolo 



Komkommer 



Dandehon.... 



...Lowenzahn . .. 



.... Pissenlit 



Diente de leon.. .. 



Dente di leone... . 



....Molsla 



DUl 



. . Dill 



....Aneth 



....Eueldo 



.. Aneto 



....Dille 



Eggplant... 



. ..Eierpflanze ... 



Aubergine 



....Berengena 



....Petronciano- 



. . . . Melanzaan-plant. 



Endive Endivien Chicorge Endive... Endivia Indivia Andijvie .. . . 



Fennel Fenchel Fenouil Hinojo Finocchio Venkel...... 



Garlic Knoblauch Ail Ajo Aglio Knoflook . . . 



Horse Radish Meer Rettig Raifort sauvage . . .Taramago Rafauo Peperwortel. 



"vssop Isop Hyssope Hisopo Issopo Hysop 



■"q Blatterkohl Chou vert Breton. Berza Cavolo verde Boerenkool . 



~ Rabi Knollkohl Chou-rave Col rabano Cavolo rapa Koolrabi.... 



Ogorek. 

 Papawa. 

 Koper. 

 Jajkowa 

 roslina. 

 Endywia. 

 Koper. 

 Czosnek. 

 Chrzan. 

 Hyzop. 

 Solanka. 

 Kalarepa. 



