D. M. FERRY « Go’s 
—>1899— 
Seed ANNUAL. 
O produce the best seeds it is essential, first, that one should know just what constitutes the highest 
type in the different varieties; secondly, the use of stock seed in which the tendency to produce 
the best type has been fixed by careful selection and breeding; and lastly, that the seed crop 
itself shall be so grown and cared for as to secure its best development and eliminate any unfavorable 
tendencies. 
In ability to secure these conditions we stand pre-eminent among the seedsmen of America and that 
our seeds are of unequaled quality is annually demonstrated on our trial grounds where samples of those 
grown by us are planted side by side with the best obtainable elsewhere and with every new variety 
claimed to be distinct or in any way superior. It is rare indeed that we find any stocks surpassing or 
even equaling our own, but should the trial reveal any or disclose a new variety of superior merit we 
immediately add it to our list. We assure our customers that we offer them not only the very best seeds 
of the varieties we catalogue, but that the list includes every sort of distinct merit, and if any particular 
variety is not there it is because we have satisfied ourselves that it is the same or inferior to some sort 
we offer. 
Department and other stores sometimes offer seeds in packets at seemingly very low prices. Exami- 
nation will show that the packets, though bright and attractive, are small, often containing less than one- 
fourth as much as one of ours, and trial will demonstrate that, even if the seeds have sufficient vitality to 
come up, the product will be unsatisfactory. 
and loss. The best is a/ways the cheapest. 
The use of poor seeds a/ways results in disappointment 
We offer you the very best seeds which can be pro- 
duced, and at the lowest prices consistent with the highest quality. 
_ OUR TERMS ARE STRICTLY CASH WITH THE 
ORDER. We do not send C. O. D., as the cost of collecting 
return charges is quite an unnecessary item of expense, 
and the prices being given, we can conceive of no necessity 
to warrant goods being so sent. 
HOW TO SEND MONEY. Remittances may be made 
AT OUR RISK by any of the following methods, viz.: PosTau 
Money ORDER, DRAFT ON NEW YORK OR CHICAGO, OR EXPRESS 
CoMPANY’S MONEY ORDER. 
The rates charged for Postal Money Orders and Express 
Money Orders are now so low that these are the best ways to 
remit. We will bear the expense of sending money in either 
of these ways. Deduct the cost of the order from amount 
sent. Express Money Orders can be obtained at ALL offices 
of the principal Express Companies. They are cHEAP and 
ABSOLUTELY SAFE. 
When Money Orders cannot be obtained, letters containing 
money should always be registered. Money in ordinary letters 
is unsafe. If currency is sent by express, the charges should 
be prepaid, and if local checks are used, 25 cents must be 
added to cover the cost of collection. 
FREE OF POSTAGE OR EXPRESS CHARGES. packers, 
Ounces, Two OUNCES, QUARTER PounDs or Pounps, ordered 
at list prices, will be sent free by mail or express. 
Customers ordering enough for a freight shipment, 100 
pounds or more, or desiring to pay their own express charges, 
may deduct 10 cents per pound from prices of this catalogue 
on all seeds quoted by the pound or less. 
PINTS AND QUARTS. PINTS, QuARTs and Four QvuaRTs, 
ordered at list prices, FIFTEEN CENTS PER QUART, TEN CENTS 
PER PINT, must be added for postage or express charges, and 
they will then be sent free. 
PECK, BUSHEL AND HUNDRED POUND LOTS. where 
PEcK, BUSHEL or HUNDRED Povwnp lots are ordered, we deliver 
free at depot or express office in Detroit, Mich., the freight or 
express charges to be paid by the party ordering. 
t=" Where perishable or other goods are ordered to be 
sent by freight or express to such great distances that the 
cost of transportation will nearly or quite equal the value of 
the goods, we must decline to ship unless purchasers remit us, 
in addition to the price of goods, sufficient funds to prepay 
transportation charges. When this requirement is not com- 
plied with, we reserve the right of declining the order and 
returning money to the person ordering. 
SEEDS BY MEASURE. ONE-FOURTH BUSHEL and over 
sold at BUSHEL RATES; FOUR QUARTS and over up to one- 
quarter bushel sold at FOUR-QUART RATES; less than FOUR 
QUARTS Sold at QUART OR PINT RATES. 
SEEDS BY WEIGHT. We supply HALF POUND and over 
at POUND RATES; less than HALF PoUND lots are charged at 
OUNCE, TWO-OUNCE Or QUARTER-POUND RATES; 25 LBS. and over 
at 100 LB. RATES WHEN QUOTED. 
BAGS._ To every order for one-quarter bushel and upwards, 
to the amount of two bushels, 15 cents must be added for a 
new bag in which to ship. 
SEEDS IN PACKETS. we offer the following induce- 
ments to those wishing to purchase seeds in packets: Select 
‘packets to the value of $1.15 and send us $1.00; for $2.35 send 
$2.00; for $3.60 send $3.00; for $4.85 send $4.00; for $6.15 send 
$5.00; for $12.50 send $10.00; for $26.00 send $20.00. The seeds 
will be sent by mail, postpaid, but these low rates apply 
to seeds in PACKETS ONLY, and at CATALOGUE PRICES, and NOT 
to seeds by weight or measure. 
NAME AND ADDRESS SHOULD ALWAYS BE GIVEN. 
We frequently receive letters containing money and orders, 
which we cannot fill because the sender has FAILED TO SIGN 
HIS NAME.OR THE P. O. ADDRESS is omitted, and the post mark 
being blurred, we are unable to fill the order, no matter how 
much we desire todo so. Use our Order Sheet and Envelope 
whenever you ¢an, filling out the blank and signing your name, 
and you will have no cause to censure us, 
GUARANTEE. Complaints made that seeds are not good, 
should quite as often be attributed to other causes as to the 
quality of the seeds. There are hundreds of contingencies 
continually arising to prevent the best seeds always giving 
satisfaction, such as sowing too deep, too shallow, in too wet 
or too dry soil; insects of all descriptions destroying the 
plants as soon as or before they appear; wet weather, cold 
weather, frosts, chemical changes in the seeds induced by 
temperature, etc. For the above reasons it is impracticable 
to guarantee seeds under all circumstances. 
We give no warranty, express or implied, as to description, 
purity, productiveness, or any other matter of any seeds we 
send out, and we will not be in any way responsible for the 
crop. If the purchaser does not accept the goods on these 
terms they are at once to be returned. 
D. M. FERRY & CO. 
DETROIT, Micw., Jan. 1, 1899. 
