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



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and we recommend it as the best for private gardens and 

 sheltered situations. Used in the south bj' gardeners for 

 first earh- crop to ship north. Sold also as '-Earliest of All, ' 

 '• Wonderful."' etc. 



EARLY JERSEY ^VAKEFIEED.-Heads very com 

 pact, of medium size, conical. An earlj-, sure heading sort; 

 very popular .with market gardeners. Its thick, stout leaves, 

 cou'ibined with its very compact growth, make it the best for 

 wintering over in cold" frames, or for ver}- early setting in the 

 spring. Unfortunately the great demand for this sort has 

 brought upon the market large quantities of coarse and 

 inferior stock, which has tended to diminish the popularity 

 of the sort: but when pure and good stock, such as we offer, 

 is usetl. it cannot fail to give perfect satisfaction as the best 

 first early cabbage for market gardeners. 



EARLY YORK.— An early variety. Heads small, heart 

 shaped, firm and tender; of very dwarf growth, and may be 

 grown fifteen or eighteen inches apart. 



EARLY DWARF FLAT DUTCH.— Each year adds to 

 the high opinion we hold of this variety as a second earh*. 

 sure heading, reliable cabbage, and we consider it one of the 

 verv best to follow Earlv Jersey Wakefield, either for market 

 or private use. Stems short, leaves comparatively few. 

 having short stalks, upright, so that plants can be planted 

 closelv: heads large as early summer, solid, and .stand long 

 without bursting. Our stock should not be confounded with 

 the inferior later stocks offered under this name. 



EARLY LARGE YORK.— Succeeds the Early York. 

 It is of large size, about ten days later, more robust and 

 bears the heat better. 



HEXDER.SOX'.S EARLY SU3I3IER.— A very early, 

 large heading cabbage: growth compact, so that it may be 

 set "as close as the smaller sorts. Heads large, flat or slightly 

 conical, and they keep longer without bursting than most 

 of the early sorts. Valuable for both family and market. 

 This may be called an improvement on the Newark Flat 

 Dutch, w-hich it has superseded. 



ALL .SEA.SONS.— A greatly improved strain of early Flat 

 Dutch. Heads very large, round, often nearly spherical, but 

 usually somewhat flattened; very solid, and of the best 

 quality, keeping as well as the winter sorts. Plant very 

 vigorous but sure heading: leaves large, smooth, with dense 

 bloom. Remarkable for its ability to stand the hot sun and 

 I dry weather. Our trial has shown that heads which were fit 

 for market by .July 10th. were still salable September 10th, 

 the only change being increased size and density. One of 

 the verj' best sorts for general cultivation. 



.SUCCESSION.— A sure heading, long keeping variety, 

 very similar in every respect to All Seasons. Our seed is from 

 carefully grown selected stock and will be found fully as 

 good as that offered by any one. 



EARLY WIXXIGSTADT.— One of the best for general 

 use. being a very sure header, and will grow a hard head 

 under circumstances where most sorts would fail, so that 

 those who have failed with other sorts could hope to succeed 

 with this. It seems to suffer less from the cabbage worm 

 than any other sort. Heads regular, conical shaped, very 

 hard, and keep well both summer and winter. 



FILDERKRAUT.— Similar to, but larger, much more 

 pointed, and heading up with fewer outside leaves than the 

 Winnigstadt. and highly esteemed for making kraut. Good 

 either for first or second crop, and succeeds particularly well 

 on rich prairie soils. 



FOTTLER'S EARLY DRUMHEAD, OR BRUNS- 

 WICK SHORT STE3I.— In many sections, particularly 

 in the East, this is the only cabbage grown, and it certainlj- is 

 one of the verj' best second early sorts in cultivation. Pla'nts 

 have very short stems and large leaves which start from the 

 stem horizontally, but turn upward beyond the head, mak- 

 ing it remarkably compact. Head large, very flat, compact 

 and solid, and of fine quality. We have taken pains to have 

 our stock free from the longer stemmed coarse plants often 

 seen in inferior stocks of this variet\'. 



EARLY DRUMHEAD.— Plants compact, with verv 

 thick, dark green leaves covered with a dense bloom which 

 protects them in a measure from the worms. Heads flat, 

 very solid and of good quality. 



EARLY LARGE SCHWEINFURT.— Forms a venj 

 large, showy head of excellent quality, but does not stand 

 the heat well. \Mien grown to perfection, one of the hand- 

 somest of the second early sorts. 



STONE MASON MARBLEHEAD.— Characterized bv 

 its sweetness and delicacy of flavor and bv its reliability in 

 forming a large head. Very hardy and will endure the cold 

 of extreme northern climates. 



LATE FLAT DUTCH.— A low growing variety: heads 

 large, bluish-green, round, solid, broad and flat on the top. 

 and often tinted with red and brown. An excellent fall and 

 winter variety and a good keeper. 



D. M. FERRY & COS PREMIU3I LATE FLAT 



DUTCH.— This we consider superior to anv late cabbage in 

 cuKivation. It possesses all the good qualities of the Late 

 Flat Dutch, and is a sure header. Our 'stock of this variety 

 is of our own raising from carefully sf-lected heads, anil we 

 think it superior to any other strain of this popular varietj-. 

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LARGE DRU3I HEAD.— The Drumhead cabbage is a 

 large fall or winter variety, with a broad.$,flat or round head, 

 short stump, tender and" good flavored, and an excellent 

 keeper: grown extensively for shipping purposes. 



D. M. FERRY & COS PREMIUM LATE DRU3I- 

 HEAD.— We recommend this sort to market gardeners and 

 growers for shipping purposes, lb good, rich 'soil, and with 

 a favorable season, the licads will grow to an enormous size; 

 very compact and solid, and of excellent flavor. 



3IARBLEHEAD MA3I3IOTH DRU3IHEAD.— The 

 largest cabbage known, weighing in Sfjme instances over 

 fifty pounds. Under good cultivation, acres have been 

 grown where the heads would acerayf: thirty pounds each. 



QUINTAL DRU3IHEAD.-A French variety corre- 

 sponding to our Flat Dutch, and one of the best of the 

 foreign sorts. Heads quite flat on the top, with few outside 

 leaves: solid, firm, hard, and of good flavor 



GREEN GLAZED.— A standard late variety in Ihe 

 South, as it is not affected by the heat. Heads large, but 

 rather loose and open. Very 'desirable, from the compara- 

 tive immunity it enjoys from the attacks of insects. 



3IAMMOTH ROCK RED.— This is by far the best, 

 largest and surest heading red calibage ever introduced. 

 The plant is large, with numerous spreading leaves. The 

 head is large, round, very solid, and of a deep red color. 

 Ninety-eight per cent, of' the plants will form extra fine 

 heads'. The oest of the red cabbages. 



LARGE RED DRUMHEAD FOR PICKLING.- 

 Excellent for pickling or for eating raw. Forms verj- hard, 

 oblong heads, round at top. of a dark i-ed, or purple color. 



EARLY DEEP RED ERFURT.-Plants smaller and 

 more compact and shorter stemmed than the above, and the 

 head is smaller, nearly round or .sometimes oval, very hard 

 and of exceedingly deep color, and one of the best keepers. 

 Verv desirable. 



Tiie English prize the savoy cabbages especially on account 

 of their delicate cauliflower-like flavor, and as they become 

 better known in this country they grow rapidly in favor with 

 discriminating buyers. 



EARLY DAYARF ULM SAYOY.— One of the earliest 

 and sweetest of thfe Savoys. Heads rotmd, solid; leaves 

 small, thick, fleshy, of fine, deep green color, and of most 

 excellent quality. 



GREEN GLOBE SAYOY.— This does not make a firm 

 head, but the whole of it being very tender and pleasant 

 flavored, is used for cooking; leaves wrinkled and dark 

 green; is very hardy and improved by frost. 



IMPROVED AMERICAN SAA'OY.— Closely approach- 

 ing the Cauliflower in delicacy of flavor. The best of all the 

 savoys for general market or "home use. It has a short stem, 

 grows to a large size, is compact and solid, and is a sure 

 header. 



DRUMHEAD SAVOY.- Grows to a large size. Heads 

 nearly round, a little flattened on the top, color dark green. 



CA.RROT, 



French, Carotte. German, Moehren. 



The carrot is one of the most wholesome and nutritious of 

 our garden roots, and deserves to be more extensively used 

 both for culinary and stock feeding purposes. We urge our 

 readers to give some of the early table sorts a trial. For 

 feeding stock, especially horses and milch cows, the carrot 

 cannot be surpassed, and it should be grown largely by farm- 

 ers each season for this purpose. 



CrLTURE.— '^liile a sandy loam made rich by manuring the 

 previous year is the best soil for the carrot, any gdbd land if 

 thoroughlj' and deeply worked 

 will produce satisfactory 

 crops. A clover sod turned ^^ |]f 



under deeply and well enriched o.i/-L\.Y ^1^1) /T > ^i/SL* 

 with a dressing of rotten W^^ ^^i I ( fi^M^^ 

 manure is most excellent for 

 the general crop. When it is 

 possible to do so. it is advis- 

 able to sow as early in the 

 spring as the ground is fit to 

 work, though good crops may 

 be grown after the 15th of 

 Jvme in this latitude. Prepare 

 the ground thoroughlj- and 

 sow in drills eighteen to 

 twenty-four inches apart, 

 using about three pounds of 

 seed per acre. Cover one-half 

 to one inch deep and see to it 

 that the soil is well firmed 

 about the seed. As soon as the 

 plants appear, start the culti- 

 vator or wheel hoe and do not 

 let the weeds get a start. 

 Thin to three to six inches 

 apart in the row as soon jvs 

 the plants are large enough 

 Gather and store for winter 

 use like beets or turnips. Early Sc.rlet Hof 



