D. M. FERRY & COS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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ing that they will find it superior to any field beet they have 

 cultivated. Tops medium sized; roots above medium size, 

 long, top shaped, growing slightly above the surface: white, 

 washed with red at top; flesh fine grained and very sweet. 



FRENCH YELLO"W" SUGAR.— Grows to a large size, 

 much above ground : roots half long, yellow; grown in this 

 country for feeding stock. In France it is cultivated exten- 

 sively for the extraction of sugar. 



LANE'S I3IPROVED IMPERIAE SUGAR.— This 

 American varietj' has proved the best for the uses which 

 such beets are put to in this country. It is not so sweet as 

 the French Sugar beets grown especially for sugar making, 

 but the roots are longer and more symmetrical, of fine 

 grain and very sweet, making it good for table use or for 

 cattle feeding. 



AT[E3IORIN'S I3IPROVEI> I3IPERIAE SUGAR.— 

 A medium sized white sugar beet, brought by the most care- 

 ful selection to the highest perfection, both in the constancy 

 of shape, size and color of the roots and their high sugar con- 

 tent. Greatly esteemed by sugar manufacturers. 



EONG RED MAXGEE WURZEL.-A large, long var- 

 iety, grown for stock feeding. It stands a good deal out of 

 the groimd; color Ught red; flesh white and rose colored. 



D. 31. FERRY & CO'S I3IPROVED 3IA3I3IOTH 



EONG RED MANGEL ^VURZEL An improvement 



on the old variety. The roots are uniformly straight and 

 well formed and deeper colored than the common sort. 

 Highly recommended for stock feeding. 



NORBITAN GIANT LONG RED MANGEL TTUR- 

 Z E L .— Veiy large, growing welloutofthe groim d. Theroots 



are well formed, 

 straight, smooth and 

 of a fine scarlet color, 

 with comparatively 

 small top and neck. 



YELLOW GLOBE 

 MANGEL W U R- 

 ZEL.— A large, round, 

 orange colored variety, 

 of excellent quality, 

 which keeps better 

 than the Long Red, 

 and produces better 

 crops on shallow soU. 



CARTER'S WAR- 

 DEN PRIZE YEL- 

 LOW GLOBE 31 AN- 

 GEL WURZEL.— A 



most excellent, j'ellow 

 fleshed, globe variety. 

 The tops are small, arid 

 the roots, although 

 large, are of excellent 

 quality. Average 

 _ weight, fifteen to eigh- 

 teen pounds. Highly 

 recommended for shal- 

 low soil. 



YELLOW LE\T- 

 ATHAN 3IANGEL 



W U R Z E L Roots 



long, olive shaped, 

 large, growing over 

 one-half out of the 

 ground, flesh white, 

 sweet and tender; tops 

 bright green, compara- 

 tively small; neck 

 small, short. Owing 

 to the fine flesh never 

 becoming woody, to 

 the small neck and top, 

 and to the roots grow- 

 ing so well out of the 

 Golden Tankard M angel Wurzcl. ground, making them 



very easy to harvest, 

 we think this is perhaps the best of the yellow field beets. 



YELLOW OYOID 3IANGEL WURZEL.— Root ovoid, 

 intermediate between the long and globe varieties; flesh 

 solid, usually white, zoned with yellow; hardy, vigorous and 

 productive. 



GOLDEN TANKARD 3IANGEL TYURZEL Tops 



comparatively small, with yellow -stems and midribs; neck 

 very small: roots large, ovoid, but filled out at top and bot- 

 tom so as to approach a cylindi-ical form. Flesh yellow, 

 zoned with white. A great imi)rovement and worthy -of 

 trial on every farm. 



RED GLOBE 3IANGEL WURZEL Similar to Yel- 

 low Globe, except in color, which is a light red or pink. 



BROCOLI, 



French, Chou Brocoli. German, Spar gel-Kohl. 



Although originating from a very distinct tjrpe, the modem 

 improved sorts of brocoli can scarcely be distinguished from 

 cauliflower; the points of difference being that it is generally 



taller and the heads more divided. By some considered 

 more delicate than the cauliflower. 



Culture. — The same as that given for cauliflower. 



EARLY PURPLE CAPE.— This is the best variety for 

 our climate. It produces large heads, of a brownish-purple 

 color, very close and compact, and of excellent flavor. 



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Brussels Sprouts* 



French, Choii de Bruxelles. German. Sprossen-Kohl. 

 The plant grows two or three feet high, and produces from 

 the sides of the stalk numerous little sprouts one or two 

 inches in diameter, resembling cabbages. The leaves should 

 be broken down in the fall, to give the little cabbages more 

 room to grow. 



Culture.— They should be treated in all respects like win- 

 ter cabbage or kale. 



French, Choux Pomrnes. German, Kopfkohl. 



There is no vegetable which is more universally ctiltivated 

 than this. It is found in the poorest and smallest garden, 

 and it responds so readily to better care that it is also 

 entitled to a place in the finest garden, and merits the atten- 

 tion of the most skillful gardener. 



Culture.— The requisites for complete success are: First, 

 good seed; there is no vegetable where the seed has more 

 infiuence ' the quality of the product than in this, and 

 gardeners should invariably select the best procurable. 

 Second, rich, well prepared ground. Third, frequent and 

 thorough cultivation. A heavy, moist and fresh loam ii 

 most suitable, which should be highly manured and worked 

 deep. The earl}- sorts should be sown very early in hot-beds, 

 hardened off by gradually exposing them to night air. and 

 transplanted to open ground, setting eighteen to twenty-fovu" 

 inches apart as early as possible in the spring. In the South 

 sow from the middle of September to middle of October, and 

 transplant into cold frames to keep through winter, setting 

 into open ground as early as possible. 



The late autumn and winter varieties may be sown from 

 the middle to the last of spring, and transplanted when 

 about six inches high, tiiree feet apart each way. Chade 

 and water the late sowings in dry weather to get them up. 

 It is important that the plants should stan ■" thinly in the 

 seed bed, or they will run up weak and slender, and be 

 hkely to make long stems. In transplanting they must he 

 set in the ground tip to the first leaf, no matter how long 

 the stem may he. 



One of the most successful eastern market gardeners 

 recommends sowing cabbage for family use. as follows: At 

 the desired time sow the seed in driUs, thinly, and after the 

 plants are of suflBcient size thin to the proper distance in the 

 row, and cultivate as usual. This is a very simple method 

 and saves the trouble and expense of transplanting. 



Cabbages should be hoed every week, and the ground 

 stirred as they advance in growth, drawing up a little earth 

 to the plant each time until they begin to head, when they 

 should be thoroughlj- cultivated and left to mature. Loosen- 

 ing the roots will sometimes retard the bursting of full grown 

 heads. 



Of late years many crops of early cabbage have been 

 destroyed by maggots at the roots. The best remedy seems 

 to be to remove the earth from around the stem and apply 

 an -emulsion, of kerosene made as follows: Add one quart 

 of kerosene oil to two quarts of hailing soft soap which has 

 been thinned to the consistencj' of cream. Stir the oU 

 thoroughly by churning or other method until it has united 

 with the soap and forms a butter-like substance. Then 

 dilute with five times as much water. 



Ashes, slaked lime and coal dust are all recommended as 

 preventatives. These are scattered about the plants, leaving 

 one here and there untreated for the flies to congregate 

 around and deposit their eggs upon, when they should be 

 pulled up and destroyed, 



The -cabbage worms which destroy the leaves and heads 

 later, may be killed by dusting with pyrethnmi powder. 



To preserve cabbag'e during the winter, pull them on a dry 

 day, and turn them over on the heads a few hours to drain. 

 Set them out in a cool cellar, or bmy them, with the heads 

 downward, in long trenches, in a dry situation. In the 

 Middle States, burj- the head and part of the stump in the 

 open ground, and place over them a light covering of straw 

 or boards, to protect them in severe weather. 



EXTRA EARLY EXPRESS.- This is claimed to be 

 the earliest cabbage in cultivation, ajid with us heads fit for 

 use are formed earlier than on any other sort. It is similar 

 to the Etampes. but is a little lighter in color and the heads 

 are a little harder. Worthy of trial by those who wish to be 

 first in the market. 



YERY EARLY ETA3IPES. -Similar to the well known 

 Jersey Wakefield, but repeated tests both on our grounds 

 and at the various experimental stations have shown that it 

 \yill produce heads fit for use a little earlier. The plants are 

 lighter colored but not quite so hardy. The heads are fuUy 

 as large, not quite so pointed, and are of excellent quality. 



