100 



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



Weight of Various Articles. 



Per bush. 



Barley 48 || 



Beans 60 



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, Rhode Island 



Bent 14 " 



" Creeping Bent... 20 " 



" Red Top (in chaff) 14 " 

 " " (cleaned 



from chaff) 32 " 



'• Meadow Foxtail. 7 " 



" Tall Meadow Oat. 10 " 



" Awnless Brome. .14 ■' 



" Orchard 14 " 



" Hard Fescue 12 " 



" Tall " 14 " 



" Sheep's " 12 " 



" Meadow Fescue 

 or English Blue 



Grass 22 " 



" Perennial Rye ...20 " 



" Timothy 45 " 



" Wood Meadow... 14 ■' 



" Kentucky Blue. .. 14 " 



" Fowl Meadow 12 " 



" Rough Stalked 



Meadow.. 14 " 



Hemp Seed 44 " 



Hungarian 48 " 



Millet, German or Gold- 

 en 50 " 



Millet 50 " 



Peach Pits. 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



Vetches or Tares 60 " 



Number of Plants or Trees to the Acre at given Distances. 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 12 X lln 522,720 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 "■x24In 10,890 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



30 X 1 

 30 X 6 

 30x12 

 30x16 

 30x20 

 30x24 

 30x30 

 36 X 3 

 36x12 



.209,088 

 .34,848 

 . 17,424 

 .13,068 

 .10,454 

 . 8,712 

 . 6,970 

 . 58,080 

 14,520 



.261,360 36x18 " 9,680 



..15,520 36x24 " . 



lbs. 



oz. 

 oz, 

 bu. 



12 X 3 " 174,240 



12x12 " 43,560 



16 X 1 " 392,040 



18 x 1 " 348,480 



18 X 3 " 116,160 



18x12 " 29,040 



18x18 " 19,360 



20 X 1 " 313,635 



20 X 20 " 15,681 



24x 1 

 24x18 



Quantity of Seed requisite to produce a 



Quantity per acre. 



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



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800' plants 1 lb. 



Asparagus Roots 1000 to 7250 



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 

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



Brocoli, 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, H oz. to 100 feet of drill 

 Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 2 



Chicory 4 



Clover, Alsike and White Dutch 6 " 



" Lucerne ... 15 to 25 " 



" Crimson Trefoil 10 to 15 " 



" Large Red and Medium . . 8 to 12 " 



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



Corn, rice, (shelled) 2 qts. 



Corn, sweet, M pint to 100 hills 6 " 



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



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



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



Endive, '4 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4% lbs. 



Flax, broadcast % 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 % " 



" Mixed Lawn 3 to 5 " 



Red Top, Fancy Clean. . . . 8 to 10 lbs. 

 Red Top, in Chaff 20 to 28 



X 36 In. . 

 42x12 

 42x24 

 42x36 

 48x12 

 48x18 

 48x24 

 48x30 

 48x36 

 48x48 

 60x36 

 60x48 



4,840 

 .12,446 

 . 6,223 

 . 4,148 

 10,890 

 , 7,790 

 , 5,445 

 . 4,356 

 . 3,630 

 . 2,723 

 . 2,901 

 . 2,178 



Dis. apart. 

 60x60 In.. 



No. plants. 



1,743 



8x 1 Ft. 



5,445 



8x 3 " . 



1,815 



8x 8 " . 



680 



10 X 1 " . 



4,356 



10 X 6 " . 



726 



10 X 10 " . 



435 



12 X 1 " 



3,630 



12 X 5 " 



736 



12x12 " 



302 



16 X 1 " 



2,722 



16 X 16 " 



170 



2% lbs. 

 2K oz. 



lbs. 



given number of plants and sow an acre. 



Quantity per acre. 

 Grass, Timothy M bu. 



" Orchard, Perennial Rye, Fowl 



Meadow and Wood Meadow, 2 bu. 



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 lbs. 



Leek, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Lettuce, Ji oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Martynia, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



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



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills. .IJ^ to 4 " 

 Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill. . 15 " 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Onion Seed, J^ 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 3 



Pumpkin, y^ quart to 100 hills 3 to 4 



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



Rye 1% bu. 



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



Spinage, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Spurry 15 " 



Summer Savory ^ " 



Sunflower 8 " 



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



Winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 4,500 plants 1 oz. 



Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 " 



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



Vetches 2 bu. 



bu. 

 lbs. 



bu. 



lbs. 



ENGLISH. 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEaETABI.ES 



GERMAN. FRENCH. SPANISH 



Anise Anis, Griiner Ani3..Anis Anis, Matalahuga. 



Artichoke Artischoke Artichaut Alcachofa 



Asparagus Spargel Asperge Esparrago 



Balm Citronen-Melisse. . . Melisse citron elle . . Toron jil, Citronella . . 



Basil Basilikum Basilic grand Albaca 



Beans Bohnen Haricots Habichuela 



Beet Rube. Betterave Remolacha 



Borage Boretsch Bourrache Borraja 



Brocoh Spargelkohl Chou BrocoH Brocuh .. 



Brussels Sprouts. Rosenkohl Chou de Bruxelles.Bretonesde Bruselas 



Cabbage Kopfkohl, Kraut. . . Chou pomm6 Col repello 



Cabbage, Savoy . Wirsing Chou de Milan Col de Milan 



AND HERBS. 



ITALIAN. DUTCH. POLISH. 



Aniso, Anacio Anijs Anyz. 



Articiocca Ai'tisjok Karczochy. 



Sparagio Asperge Szparagi. 



Melissa Citroen-Melisse . .Balsam. 



Basilico Basilicum Bazylia. 



Fagiuoli Boonen Fasola. 



Barbabietola Bieten Burakl. 



Boragine Bernagie Boraz. 



Brocoli Broccoli Brokuly. 



Cavolo di Brusselles Spruitkool Latorvil. 



Cavolo cappuccio . . . Sluitkool Kapusta. 



Cavolo di Milano . . . Savooiekool Sabaudzka 



Kapusta. 



Caraway Feld-Kiimmel Cumin des pr6s Comino Carvi Karwij Kmin. 



Carrot Carotten, M6hren..Carotte Zanahoria Carota Wortelen Marchew. 



Cauliflower Blumenkohl Chou-fleur Coliflor Cavolofiore Bloemkool Kalaflory. 



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



Celeriac Knoll-Sellerie C61eri-rave Apio-nabo Sedano-rapa Knolselderij Brukwiana 



Chervil Kerbei Cerf eui'l! ." .......... p'erif olio .' . . * . . . '. '. . . . . Cerf ogl'io. .' .' .".'.'.'.' Kervel Czechrzyca. 



Chicory Cichorienwurzel....Chicor6e sauvage. . Achicoria Cicoria selvatica Suikerij Cukorya. 



Coriander Coriander Coriandre Culantro Coriandorlo Koriander Koleder. 



Corn Salad Feldsalat Mache Canonigos Valeriana Veldsla Ziarno Sataty. 



Corn Mais Mais Maiz Mais Mais Kukurudza. 



Cress Garten-Kresse Cresson al6nois.. ..Mastuerzo Agretto ..Tuinkers Rzerzucha. 



Cress, Water .... Brunnenkresse Cresson de f ontaineBerro Nasturzio aquatico . . Waterkers Rezerzucha 



wodna. , 



Cucumber . . . 



. . . . Gurken 



— Concombre . . . 



Cohombro 



....Cetriolo 



. ...Komkommer 



Dandelion 



. . . Lowenzahn . . . 



....Pissenlit. .. . 



....Dientedeleon.... 



Dente di leone.... 



. ..Molsla 



Dill 



.. Dill 



....Aneth 



. . . Eneldo 



. ...Aneto 



....Dille 



Eggplant.... 



. . . . Eierpflanze ... 



Aubergine 



....Berengena. ...... 



....Petonciano 



Melanzaan-plant. 



Endive . 



Fennel 



Garlic 



Horse Radish , 



Hyssop . 



Kale 



Kohl Rabi . . . . 



Lavender 



Leek 



.Endivien. 



.Fenchel 



.Knoblauch..... 

 .Meer Rettig.... 



.Isop 



.Blatterkohl. . . . 



.Knollkohl 



.Lavendel 



.Porree, Lauch. 



.Chicor6e Endive. 



. Fenouil 



.Ail 



. Raif ort sauvage , 



.Hyssope 



. Chou vert 



.Chou-rave 



.Lavende 



.Poireau 



.Endivia 



. Hinojo 



■ Ajo 



. Taramago — 

 . Hisopo 



Breton, Berza. 

 . Col rabano . . . 

 . Espliego 



Puerro 



Indivia . , 



.Finocchio.. . 



.Aglio 



.Rafano 



Issopo 



. Cavolo verde . 

 .Cavolo rapa.. 



.Lavanda 



.Porro 



.Andijvie 



. Venkel 



Knoflook . . . 

 .Peperwortel. 



Hysop 



. Boerenkool . 



.Koolrabi 



. Lavendel . . . 



Prei.. ...... 



Ogorek. 



Papawa. 



Koper. 



Jajkowa 

 roslina. 



Endywia. 



Koper. 

 . Czosnek. 

 . Chrzan. 

 .Hyzop. 

 .Solanka. 

 . Kalarepa. 

 . Lawenda. 

 . Pory. 



