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D. M. FERRY «fe CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



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jf .Curled, or Pepper Grass 



*|/ warm, pungent taste makes a 



This small salad is much used with 

 lettuce, to the flavor of which its 

 most agreeable addition. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; \ Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



CULTURE— The seed should be sown in drills about sixteen inches 

 apart, on very rich ground, and the plants well cultivated. It may be 



planted very early, but re- 

 peated sowings are neces- 

 sary to secure a succes- 

 sion. Keep off insects by 

 dusting with Pyrethrum 

 Powder. 



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True Water Cress. 



raV Seeded Farlv Winfor a variety th4.t does well on upland 



lay OCCUCU Ldriy VYiniCr and produces a large cluster of 



leaves quite similar to those of the Water Cress in appearance and 



quality. It is quite hardy and thrives best in the cool autumn months. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 16c; 2 Oz. 25c; h Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



CULTURE — Make first sowing as early in spring as the ground can 



,^be worked, and continue, for succession, every two weeks. Or sow in 



;5? early autumn in rich, mellow soil, in shallow drills sixteen inches apart, 



covering one-half inch deep. Thin out as required for use. 



True Wafer ^^^^ ^^ quite a distinct variety of cress with small oval 

 1 1 u^ TTOii^i leaves, and only thrives when its roots and stems are' 

 submerged in water. It is one of the most delicious of small salads and 

 should be planted wherever a suitable place can be found. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 36c; 2 Oz. 60c; % Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 

 CULTURE— The seed should be sown and lightly covered in gravelly, 

 mucky lands, along the borders of small, rapid streams. The plants- 

 will need no subsequent culture, as under favorable conditions they in- 

 crease very rapidly by self-sown seed and extension of the roots. The shoots should be cut, not broken off, for market. 

 In summer it is best to keep them closely cut, the oftener the better. 



Cress Curled, or Pepper Grass. 



DAINDEUIOIN^ 

 Dandelion is native to Europe and Asia but is natural- 

 ized in all temperate countries. 

 CULTURE— Sow early in the spring, on very warm, rich soil, in 

 drills eighteen inches apart; thin the young plants to five inches 

 in the row, and cultivate well: they will be fit for cutting the 

 next spring. When grown for the roots sow in September and cul- 

 tivate well during the fall and the following summer; the roots will 

 be fit to dig in October. Roots are sometimes removed from the 

 field to the hot-bed or house for forcing. Roots dug in fall and dried 

 are sold for medicinal purposes. 



Cultivated, or French Common ^i!%^^^i:fnf& 



! Vnot at all the same as our wild dandelion, being greatly improved by 

 I careful selection. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; ^ Lb. 75c ; Lb. $2.60 



^ Improved Thick Leaved g?^nf in"'c''uSS.'"'' ""'' 



Crop failed. 



DANDELION. 



^ BOG PUAINT^ 



CULTURE— Egg Plant seed germinates slowly and should be started in strong heat, for in this, as in all sub-tropical 

 plants, it is of importance to secure a rapid and continuous growth from the first, the plants never recovering from a, 

 check received when young. When the plants have formed two rough leaves, transplant to three or four inches apart. 



When the ground is warm, and all danger not only from frosts, but 

 from cold nights, is past, harden off the plants by gradual exposure to 

 the sun and air, and decreasing the supply of water, then carefully 

 transplant into the open ground, setting the plants two and a half feet 

 apart. If needed, shade the young plants and protect them from the 

 potato bug, which will often destroy them. Some seasons Egg Plants 

 will fail to set fruit or will not begin bearing until too late to mature, 

 no matter how faithfully they may have been cared for. This is es- 



Eecially likely to happen if the summer is cool and rather moist. We 

 now of no certain remedy for it, though pinching off the ends of the 

 branches after the plants begin to bloom, and not letting more than 

 two or three fruits set, is a good practice. 



SOIL— Egg Plant will grow on almost any soil in the south, but it 

 develops to greater perfection on a rich, deep, loamy land, free from 

 debris. In the clay districts this is not easily obtained, but there are 

 often small fields that are sufficiently dry and yet contain enough sand 

 to make Egg Plant growing profitable. No matter whether clay land, 

 loam or sandy soil be employed for raising this crop, it will be neces- 

 sary to plow deeply and thoroughly. The land should be drier than 

 that required by cabbage or beets. In fact it will stand a greater 

 drought than the ordinary vegetables. 



1/ F^irlv I f\t\<i Piirnio This is a very early maturing and most pro- 

 »-**' 'j "-""S '^"' r'*' ductive variety; fruit long, dark, rich pur- 

 ple, and of fine quality. Pkt.6c; Oz.20c;'2 0z. 35c; %Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 



\i ^'Rlark Di>k in Nearly as early as the Early Long Purple, and nearly 



E RLY V ^ L>iai.I\ rc;i\lll ^g jarge as the later sorts. Very prolific and desirable 



Lo G Purple for market gardeners' use. Fruit nearly round; skin smooth, black 



Egg Plant. and glossy; flesh white, fine grained and delicate. Pkt. 6c; Oz. 26c: 



2 Oz. 40c; Si Lb. 76c; Lb $2.60 



