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



PARS LEY 



Very useful for flavoring soups and stews and for garnishing. The 

 green leaves are used for flavoring or they may be dried crisp, 

 rubbed to a powder, and kept in bottles until needed. 



CULTUEE — It requires rich, mellow soil. The seed is even slower than parsnip in g^erminating and should be sown as 

 early as possible in the spring, in drills one to two feet apart and when the plants are well up thin to one foot in the row. 

 When the plants are about three inches high cut off all the leaves; the plaut will start a new growth of leaves which will be 

 brighter and better curled and if these turn dull or brown they can be cut iu the same way; every cutting will result in 

 improvement. The moss curled variety makes beautiful border plants. 



PLAIN. Leaves plain or flat and very dark colored. It is 

 often preferred on this account and because of its hardi- 

 ness. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Fiqe Triple Curled, or piyatt's Garqistiiqg 



A fine, free growing but not large variety. The leaves 

 are bright, pale green and exceedingly handsome. Greatly 

 prized for garnishing and table decoration. One of the 

 best for market or private gardens. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



Champion Moss Curled 



A compact growing, finely cut and densely curled vaii 

 ety, of a bright green color. Owing to the fine color 

 and density of foliage, it is one of the most popular sorts. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; %t Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



TIV^NIP. ROOTED, OR HAMBURG. The root 

 which resembles a small parsnip, is the edible portion of this 

 variety. Extensively grown and used for flavoring soups, 

 etc. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



CBLBRY 



aOLDBN YBLLOW 



SBLF^ BLA^NCHINO 



This is the best celery for early use. Critical gardeners depend upon our stock of this sort to produce their finest early 

 celery. Plants of a yellowish-green color, but as they mature the inner stems and leaves turn a beautiful golden yellow, 

 which adds much to their attractiveness, and makes the work of blanching much easier. The handsome color, crispness, 

 tenderness, freedom from stringiness and fine nutty flavor of this vari<-ty make it only necessary to be ti led in order to estab- 

 lish it as the standard of excellence as an early sort. See page U7. Pkt. 5c : Oz. 60c; 2 Oz„ 85c; ^ Lb. $1.50; Lb. $5.00 



CULTURE— For early peas the soil should be light and warm, but for general crop a moderately heavy soil is better. 

 Fresh manure and very rich or wet mucky soil should be avoided, as they cause a rank growth of vine at the cost of the 

 quality of the peas; such soil is often the cause of early sorts maturing unevenly. Sow as early as possible a few of some 

 early var-iety on warm, quick soil, prepared the fall before. The general crop can be delayed until later, btit we have met 

 with better success from sowing all the varieties comparatively early, depending for succession upon selecting sorts that 

 follow each other in maturity. The peas will give quicker returns if covered only one inch deep, and where earliness is most 

 important they may be treated iu that way; but larger pods and more of them will be produced if the seed be planted in 

 trenches three to six inches deep, and covered ivithonly one or hvo inches of soil. When the plants are five or six inches high, 

 fill the trench level with the surface; tiiis will secure deep rooting, prevent mildew and prolong the bearing season. If the peas 

 be covered to the full depth at first, or if water be allowed to stand in the trenches, they will not germinate or grow well. 



The crop should be gathered as fast as it is fit for use. If even a few pods begin to ripen, not only will new pods 

 cease to form, but those partly advanced loill stop growing. 



All Wrinkled Peas remain longer in season, are more delicate in flavor and are stveeter than the smooth sorts, for 

 as in sugar corn the wrinkled appearance indicates a greater amount of saccharine matter. 



EXTRA EARLY PEAS 



Gregory's Surprise 



This new, extra early, wrinkled pea is certain to become 

 very poptilar. The vine is like that of the First and Best and 

 is as early, the pods continuing longer in condition for use. 

 Crop failed. 



Thomas Laxton 



A new, early, wrinkled variety of great merit. Vine about 

 three feet high, much like that of theGradus but more hardy 

 and much more productive. Pods large, long.with square ends, 

 similar to but larger, longer and handsomer than those of the 

 Champion of England aod as uniformly welbfilled. The green 

 peas are very large, fine colored and unsurpassed in quality. 

 We are certain that this pea needs only to be known to become 

 one of the most popular sorts for the market and home gar- 

 den, as it certainly is one of the very best varietiesyet pro- 

 duced. See page kl. Pkt. 16c. 



|VIj::fc'%/ OllfkOtn A first early, wrinkled pea of 

 « ■CI3' VafU'C^CJII superior quality and particu- 

 larly valuable for the home garden, because the green peas 

 remain in condition for use so long. Vine slender, about two 

 feet high and mature an abundance of fine, large and hand- 

 some pods very early. Green peas large, very sweet and ten- 

 der and remaining so until full grown. One of the best first 

 early sorts for the home garden. Crop failed. 



American Wonder tJT''"ll 



early as the First and Best, with stout, branching vines about 

 nine inches high, and covered with well-filled pods contain- 

 ing seven or eight large, exceedingly sweet, tender and well 

 flavored peas. Seed medium sized, much wrinkled and pale • 

 green. We have taken great pains in growing our stock and 

 know it to be much better than that usually offered. Pkt.lOc; 

 Pt. 25c; (^t. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bushel $7.60 



ferry's first and Best 



The earliest and most even stock of White Extra Early 

 Peas in existence, maturing so well together that sometimes 

 a single picking will secure the entire crop. Vines vigorous 

 and hardy, two to two and one-half feet high, bearing three 

 to seven straight pods, each containing five to seven medium 

 sized, smooth peas of good quality. The seed is medium 

 sized, smooth, vello wish- white. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 16c; Qt. 2oc; 

 4 Qts. 76c; Bushel $6.00 



D.M.f crry & Go's Extra Early, Rural NcwYorkcr, 

 and Improved Early Daniel O'Rourke 



These three varieties are strains of first early white peas, 

 similar to Ferry's First and Best. We offer carefully grown 

 and selected stocks which are fully equal, if not superior to 

 any obtainable elsewhere. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 16c; Qt. 26c; 

 4 Qts. 76c; Bushel $6.00 



Earliest of All, or Alaska 



By careful selection and growing we have developed stoclc 

 of this smooth, blue pea of unequaled evenness in growth of 

 vine and early maturity of pods. Vines two to two and one- 

 half feet high, beariug four to seven long pods which are 

 filled with medium sized, bright green peas of excellent flavor. 

 Seed small, smooth and bluish-green in color. Matures all 

 the crop at once and is an invaluable variety for market 

 gardeners and canners. The stock we offer is much superior 

 to most on the market. See page kl. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; 

 Qt. 26c; 4 Qts. 76c; Bushel $5.00 



TWO STERLING LATE PEAS 



pride of the jMarket... Gbampion of Bngland 



Vines of medium height, stiff, with large, dark green 

 and bearing at the top, generally in pairs, a fair crop 

 of very large, dark green pods well filled with large peas of 

 good flavor. We have given this variety special attention, 

 and the stock we offer is so much superior to that commonly 

 sold as to seem a different sort. We recommend it as one of 

 the very best of the large podded varieties. See page k7. 

 Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c: Qt. 25c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bushel $5.00 



Very pi-oductive and universally admitted to be one of the 

 richest and best flavored peas. Height four to five feet; se^d 

 light green and much shriveled. Very inferior and mixed 

 stocks of this sort are frequently offered, but when thp seed is 

 as well grown and. selected as that we offer, we consider the 

 varietv equal in quality to any in cultivation, and one of the 

 best of its seaison, either for the amateur or market gardener. 

 Seepag^U?. Pkt.lOc; Pt. 15c; Qt.26c; 4 Qts.76c; Ba.$4.25 



Jf Peas are luanted by mail or express, prepaid, add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart, for charges. 



