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1. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 12 X lln 522,720 



12 X 3 

 12x12 

 16 X 1 



18 X 1 

 18 X 3 

 18 X 12 

 18x18 

 20 X 1 

 20 X 20 

 24x 1 

 24x18 



...174.240 

 ....43,560 

 ...392,040 

 ...348,480 

 ...116,160 

 ....29,040 

 ....19,360 

 . ..313,035 

 . . 15.681 

 ...261.360 

 ....15,.520 



[umber of plan 



Dis. apart. No 



24 X 24 In 



30 X 1 " 



ts to the 



plants. 



..10.890 



.209.088 



34 848 



acre at given distances 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



36 X 36 In 4,840 



42x12 " 12.446 



42x24 " 6.223 



42X.36 " 4,148 



48x12 " 10.890 



48 X 18 " 7,790 



48x24 " 5,445 



48x30 " u 4,356 



48x36 '^ 3,630 



48x48 " 2,723 



60x36 " 2,901 



60x48 " 2.178 



Dis. apart. 



60x60 In.. 



8x 1 Ft. 



8x 3 " 



8x8". 



10 X 1 " 



10 X 6 " . 



10x10 " . 



12 X 1 " 



12x 5 " 



12x12 " 



16x 1 " 



16 X 16 " 



No. plants. 



1,743 



5 445 



30 X 6 " 





1,815 



680 



4,356 



726 



30x12 " 

 .30 X 16 " 





..17,424 

 . 13 068 



30x20 " 





..10,4.54 



.30 X 24 " 





.. 8.712 



.... 435 



30 X 30 " 





.. 6.970 



3 630 



36 X 3 " 

 36 X 12 " 





. . 58,080 

 14 520 



736 



302 



36 X 18 " 

 36x24 " 





.. 9,080 

 .. 7.200 



2,722 



170 



Quantity of seed requisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an acre. 



Quantity' per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to .500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 



Asparagus Roots 1000 'to 7:250 



Barley 2^^ bu. 



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



Beans, pole, 1 pint to 100 hills % " 



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



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 ]i bu. 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Carrot, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 252 lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Chicory 4 lbs. 



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 qts. 



Corn, sweet, }>i pint to 100 hills 



Cress, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 12 lbs. 



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 oz. 



Endive, ^4 oz. to 100 feet of drill AM lbs. 



Flax broadcast J,^ bu. 



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



Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 2 bu. 



Blue, English 1 " 



" Hungarian and Millet ?2 "• 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 " 



" Red Top, fancy clean 8 to 10 lbs. 



" Red Top, in chatf 20 to 28 



Quantity per acre. 

 Grass, Timothy , % bu. 



Orchard, Perennial Rye, and 



Wood Meadow 2 " 



Hemp K " 



Horse Radish Roots 10000 to 15000 



Kale. 1 oz. to 5,000 plants, or 2C0 feet of drill. 

 Kohl Rabi, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill.. . . 4 lbs. 



Leek, I3 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 " 



Lettuce, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 " 



IMartynia, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 " 



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



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills. .. 1^2 to 4 " 

 Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill. . . 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, ^A oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, K 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, I3 quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, -i oz. to 100 ft. of drill.. .lOto 12 

 1; 



Standard weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Barley 48 lbs. 



Beans 00 " 



Buckwheat 48 " 



Canary Seed 60 " 



Castor Beans 46 " 



Clover Seed 60 " 



Corn, field, shelled 56 " 



" " on ear 70 " 



" sweet, sold by 



measured bushel. 



Flax Seed 56 " 



Grass, Timothy 45 " 



Hemp Seed 44 " 



Kunj^arian 48 " 



Millet, common 50 " 



Millet.German or Gold- 

 en 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 50 " 



Vetch es or Tares 60 " 



bu. 

 lbs. 



bu. 



lbs. 



Ry 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 



Salsify, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Spinage, Y oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Summer Savory Y^. 



Sunflower 8 



Squash, Summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Winter, 8 oz. to IOC hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4.500 plants 

 Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 2.50 feet of drill 1 to 3 



Vetches 2 



bu. 

 lbs. 



We sell the following 

 articles by w^eight. 



Grass, Rhode Island Bent 

 Creeping Benb 

 RedTop (in chaff) 



" (cleaned 

 from chaff) 

 Tall Meadow Oat 



" Awnless Brome 



" Orchard 



Hard Fescue 

 Tall 



" Sheep's " 



" Meadow Fescue or 

 English Blue Grass' 



" Perennial Rye 



" Wood Meadow 



" Kentucky Blue 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 

 ENGLISH GERMAN FRENCH SPANISH ITALIAN DANISH-NORWEGIAN POLISH 



Anise Anis, Griiuer Anis..Anis Anis, Matalahuga. .. Aniso. Anacio Aiiis Anyz. 



Artichoke Artischoke Avtichaut Alcachofa Aiticiocca Artiskok Karczochy. 



Asparagus Spargel . . . ' Asperge Esparrago Sparagio A sparges Szparagi. 



Balm Citrouen-Melisse... Melissa citronelle. .Toronjil, Citrouella. . Melissa Balsamurt Balsam. 



Basil Basilikum Basilic gi'and Albaca Basilico Basilikum Bazjiia. 



Beans Bohnen Haricots Habichuela Fagiuoli Boenner Fasola. 



Beet Riibe Betterave* Remolacha Barbabietola Roedbede Buraki. 



Borage Boretsch Bourrache Borraja Boragine Borago Boraz. 



Broccoli Spargelkohl Chou Brocoli Broculi Brocoli Broccoli-Kaal Brokuly. 



Brussels Sprouts. Rosenkohl Chou de Bruxelles.Bretonesde Bruselas.Cavolodi Brusselles Rosenkaal Latprvil. 



Cabbage Kopfkohl, Kraut. . . Chou pomme Col repello Cavolo cappuccio . . . Hovedkaal Kapusta. 



Cabbage, Savoy . Wirsing Chou de IMilau Col de Milan Cavolo di Milano . . . Savoikaal Sabaudzka 



Kapusta. 



Caraway Feld-Kummel Cumin des pres. . . . Comino Carvi 



Carrot Carotten, Mohren. . Carotte Zanahoria Carota 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl Chou-fleur Coliflor Cavoloflore.. 



Celery Sellerie C61eri Apio Sedano .. .. 



Celeriac Knoll-Sellerie Celeri-rave Apio-nabo Sedano-rapa . 



. Karve Kmin . 



Gulerod Marchew. 



.Biomkaal Kalaflroy. 



. Selleri Selery. 



Knopselleri Brukwiana 



Sclera. 



Chervil Kerbel Cerfeuil Perifollo Cerfoglio.. Kjoervel Czechrzyca. 



Chicory Cichorienwurzel. .. . Chicoree sauvage. . Achicoria Cicoria selvatica Cichorie Cukorya. 



Coriander Coriander Coriandre Culantro Coriandorlo Koriander Koleder. 



Corn Salad Feldsalat Mache Canonigos Valeriana Vaarsalat Ziaruo Sataty. 



Corn Mais Mais Maiz ]\rais Mais Kukurudza. 



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



Cress, Water Brunnenkresse Cresson de fontaineBerro Nasturzio aquatico . . Broendkarse Rezerzucha 



' , wodna. 



Cucumber Gurken Concombre Cohombro Cetrioio' .' .' ." .' .' .' .' .' .' ! . .' " Agiiric . ." Ogorek. 



Dandelion Lowenzahn Pissenlit Diente de leon.. Dente di leone Loevetand Papawa. 



Dill Dill. Aneth Eneldo Aneto Dil Koper. 



Egg Plant Eierpflanze Aubergine Berengena Petronciano Aegplante Jajkowa 



roslina. 



Endive Endivien Chicoree Endive... Endivia Indivia Endivie . ..Endywia. 



Fennel Fenchel Fenouil Hinojo Finocchio Fennikel Koper. 



Garlic Knoblauch Ail Ajo Aglio Hvidloeg Czosnek. 



Horse Radish . . . .Meer Rettig Raifort sauvage . . . Taramago Rafano Peberrod Chrzan. 



Hyssop Isop Hyssope Hisopo Issopo Isop Hvzop. 



Kale Blatterkohl Chou vert Breton, Berza Cavolo verde Groenkaal Solanka. 



Kohl Rabi ...... .Knollkohl Chou-rave Col rabano Cavolo rapa Kaalrabi Kalarepa. 



