D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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CORN, EARLY SWEET OR SUGAR 

 EVERGREEN 



OONTINUED 



^»rwi^^m|7Cf ■ f ^ V? VPD ADVh V?1U The standard main crop variety, and if planted at the same time 

 ^ ■ vrf EEil-i O M-J ▼ mJtW^\Mt^t^Kal^ with earlier kinds, will keep the table supplied until October. It 

 is hardy and productive, very tender and sugary, remaining a long time in condition suitable for boiling. Our stock has 

 "been carefully grown and selected to avoid the tendency to a shorter grain and deterioration in the evergreen character 

 of this best known of all late sorts. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; qt. 20c; 4 qts. 60c; Bu. $3.50 



We have tested many samples of Evergreen Com that were claimed 

 to be earlier than StowelPs Evergreen, and to be just as good, but 

 we have never found any of them so valuable as the stock of this 

 -variety we offer with the statement, backed by careful tests made both in the trial grounds and in the field, that it will 

 furnish ears fit for use much earlier than StowelFs Evergreen. The ears are like the Evergreen, very large, with aVjout 

 eighteen, more or less, irregular rows, and a very long grain which is of the very best quality It remains m condition for 

 use longer than other sorts exceeding the Stowell's in this respect. The plant and ear would be pronounced >)V oVjservers 

 to be a fine stock of the old variety though fit for use one to two weeks earher. Pkt. 10c; Pt.l5c; Qt.25c; 4 qts. 75c; Bu.$4.00 



(ferry's Early Evergreen 



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Fv^ra Farlv Aflame ^''^O' early, but more of the qual- 

 CAird L-driy MUdlllb i^y of Aeid than of sweet corn. It 

 is. however, the standard extra early variety in the south, 

 and can be depended upon to give a crop there when most 

 other sorts fail. The stalk is short, without suckers, has a 

 small tassel, and bears a single, very full, short, many rowed 

 ear, often nearly as thick as it is long, and well covered with 

 coarse husks; kernels white, smooth. An extremely hardy 

 variety. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 16c; Qt. 20c; 4 (^ts. 50c; Bu. $2." 



arly Adams, or Burlington iy^^Sy, and 



, earl>T»tai 



Arlv PoH Rla70r1 This flint variety is not only early. 



ai \^j rvcu XJXauCKX ^^t will endure uninjured a degree 

 of cold and wet that would be fatal to other sorts. Stalks 

 medium height, without suckers, dark green, with red or 

 bronze markings. Leaves broad, green at base, but bronze 

 at top, particularly while the plant is young. Ears long, 

 eight-rowed, well filled, small at base. Grain flinty and of 

 fine quality, bright yellow at base of ears, but red at the 

 tips^' It is also known as Smut Nose. 



Pkt. 10c; Pt. 10c; ^t. 16c; 4 Qts. 30c; Bu. $1.50 



arly Golden Dent, or Pride of the North 



A very early Dent variety, ripening with the flint sorts, and 

 can be profitably grown farther north than most varieties 

 of Dent corn. Stalks small, with broad leaves Ears short, 

 twelve to sixteen-rowed, w^ell filled. Grain long, yellow, 

 jnnepi Fkt, luc; Pt. loc; Ut. aoc; 4gts. oUc; Bu. $2.50 making an extra quality of meal. 



/ X Pkt. 10c; Pt. 10c; Qt. 16c; 4 Qts. 30c; Bu. $1...0 



\/W%M£^ W2 W^^\W\ tf^^%M^ 1U ^ ^®^y handsome and prohfic variety Ears short; kernels long, 

 jJi^'mA Bm-# ■] Wr\^ mr \^^3m^^K pointed, and resemble rice; color white. Probably no variety of 

 ^ ^^ ^-^ ^^ ^^ ^^ pop corn is superior to this for parching. We supply lots of Jour 



quarts and less, shelled. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 10c; Qt. 16c; 4 Qts. 30c; Bu. of Ears $1.50 



If Corn is wanted by mail or express, prepaid, add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart, for charges. 



often used for table, particularly in the south. Ears about 

 eight inches long, twelve or fourteen-rowed; kernels white, 

 rounded, somewhat deeper than broad, and indented at the 

 outer end, which is whiter and less transparent than the 

 nnepi Pkt, 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 20c; 4 Qts. 50c; Bu. $2.60 



E POP CORN 



Cucumber 



This is one of the vegetables that can be grown to 

 perfection by any one who can control a few square 

 yards of soil that is fully exposed to the sun. The 

 fruit is so much better when gathered fresh from 

 the vines than it is in the more or less wilted condi- 

 tion in which it is found on the market, that every 



family should be supplied from its own garden. 



CULTURE— In order to obtain the largest yield of cucumbers, the soil should be well enriched 



with well rotted manure, but an abundance of good fruit can be raised on any rich garden soil. 



Plant the seed in hills four to six feet apart each way, dropping fifteen to twenty seeds in a hill. 

 After the plants begin to crowd and the striped beetles are pretty well gone, thin to three 



f)lants to the hill. Give frequent but shallow cultivation, until the plants make runners so 

 ong that this is impracticable. In field culture, plow furrows four feet apart, and simi- 

 lar ones at right angles to the first. At each intersection drop a shovelful or more 

 of well rotted manure, which should be well mixed with soil, forming a broad, flat 

 hill, four to six inches above the surface. Many growers omit every fourth row, 

 thus forming paths for the distribution of manure and gathering the fruit. In 

 many sections where earliness is very important, market gardeners start plants in 

 boxes made like the ordinary berry box, but without the raised bottom. The boxes 

 are set in hot-beds or cold frames filled with rich, friable soil, and the seed planted. 

 When danger of frost is over, the plants are set in the open ground, the boxes be- 

 ing cut away, so the roots are not disturbed at all. 



The plants are liable to attack from the striped cucumber beetles, 

 which are so numerous in some cases as to destroy them. These may 

 be kept off by frequent dusting with air slacked lime, soot or sifted ashes 

 diluted with fine road earth; care should be taken not to use too 

 much of any of the above materials, for if used too freely thej' 

 will kill the vines; the best protection against injury, is a vig- 

 orous and rapid growth of the young plants. 



Pick all the fruit before it begins to ripen, as the vines will 



cease setting fruit as soon as any seed begins t-o mature. 



In gathering for pickles, cut the' stem, instead of pulling 



the fruit off, and be careful not to mar the fruit in any 



way, for if the skin be broken, the pickles will not 



keep so well. 



We pay particidar attention to groiving and select- 

 \\i fing the various strains of cucumbers, so as to keep 

 them pure and true to name. 



♦^arly Russian 



Earliest and hardiest. Vine vis::orousanil productive. 

 Fruit three to four inches long, thick, oval, pointed 

 at each end. and covered with fine, small spines. 

 y/ Pkt. 5c; Oz. lOo; 2 Oz. 16c; h Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



Darly Cluster 



Vine vigorous, producing the bulk of the crop near 

 the root and in clusters. Fruit short, with uniformly 

 thick end, dark green, but paler at blossom end. A 

 verv productive sort. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 16c; 

 ii, Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 

 Early Cluster Cucumber. 



