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FERRY &L GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 



BEET. 



French, Betterave. German, Runkel-Riibe. 

 Culture. — The best results are obtained on a deep, rich 

 sandy loam. If wanted very early sow in hot-beds and trans- 

 plant, cutting off the outer leaves. For general crop, sow 

 as soon as the ground will permit in drills eighteen inches 

 apart and thin out to three inches in the row. For -winter 

 use, the turnip varieties may be sown in June. If possible, 

 always sow in freshly prepared soil, which should be pressed 

 firmly over the seed. A supply may be had for winter use 



DETROIT DARK RED TURNIP BEET. 



by storing in a cellar and keeping covered with sand, or sandy 

 soil, to prevent wilting, or they may be kept out doors in 

 pits such as are used for apples and potatoes. One or two 

 ounces or single packets of four or five sorts will give a good 

 supply. 



EXTRA EARLY, EGYPTIAN BLOOD TURNIP.— Probably 



the best variety for forcing and is also excellent for first 

 early crop out of doors, being very early, with small top. 

 Leaf stems and veins dark red, leaf dark green, dotted 

 with red; roots very dark red, rounded on top. but 

 flat beneath, with very small tap roots; flesh dark 

 red, zoned with lighter shade, hard, crisp and tender when 

 young, but becoming w^oody with age. We have found no 

 strain of Crosby's or other Egji^tian equal to that we offer. 



EARLY ECLIPSE.— An improved extra early sort. 

 Tops small, dark purpUsh-green shading to lighter color on 

 outside of the leaves. Roots nearly globular with a small tap 

 root and very small collar. Flesh dark red, zoned with a 

 lighter red, very sweet, crisp and tender, especially when 

 young. One of the most desirable sorts for bimching. 



DETROIT DARK RED TURNIP.— Extended experi 

 ence has shown tins variety of our own introduction to be 

 one of the very best sorts, not only for market gardeners, but 

 for the home garden. Its smaU upright-growing tops, early 

 maturing, the splendid shape and color of the roots, make it 

 popular with every one who plants it. Tops small, upright- 

 growing, so that the rows may be close together; 

 leaf -stems and veins dark red, blade green; roots globular 



or ovoid; pecuharly smooth; color of skin dark blood-red, 

 flesh bright red, zoned with a lighter shade, very crisp, ten- 

 der and sweet, and remaining so for a long time. 



inPROVED EARLY BLOOD TURNIP.— An extra 

 selected stock of blood turnip, having larger, coarser tops 

 and roots than the Detroit Dark Red, and requiring a con- 

 siderably longer time to mature. Excellent for summer and 

 autumn use. 



EDMAND'S EARLY BLOOD TURNIP.-This beet, of 

 American origin, has, by careful selection, been brought to a 

 uniformly smooth root and small top, making it among the 

 best for early table use. Tops low% small spreading; leaf 

 stalks and ribs dark red; blade of leaf bright gi'een, and hav- 

 ing a markedly wavy edge; roots dark red, interior color 

 dark purphsh-red, zoned with a lighter shade; crisp, tender, 

 sweet, and an excellent keeper. 



BASTIAN'S EARLY BLOOD TURNIP.-Tops smaU, 

 stems purplish-pink, leaves bright green, roots turnip-shaped, 

 with medium size tap, bright red. Flesh purphsh-red, zoned 

 with white, crisp, tender, very sweet and of good quality; 

 although coarser, this is preferred by some to the above 

 described darker sorts. 



EARLY TURNIP BASSANO.— Not maturing as early 

 as the above, but growing to a large size, may be used early, 

 and is the best variety to sow for greens. Tops large; leaf 

 stems light red: leaves' light green: roots large, round, turnip- 

 shaped; flesh pink, zoned with white, very sweet and tender 

 wiien young, becoming woody and tasteless with age. 



D. M. FERRY & GO'S HALF LONG BLOOD.-This is 

 an entirely distinct variety, and by far the best for winter 

 use. The roots are about one-half as long as the Long Dark 

 Blood, but on account of then- thickness weigh quite as much. 

 They are always smooth and handsome, and their rich, dark 

 red flesh is very sw^eet. crisp and tender, never becoming 

 woody, even in portions above the 

 ground. We consider this the 

 most valuable sort of recent 

 introduction. 



IMPROVED LONG DARK 

 BLOOD. — Tops large: neck small: 

 leaf stems and vines red: leaf 

 green: roots large, tapering to- 

 wards both ends, growing even 

 with the surface, dark red, flesh 

 dark red, zoned with lighter shade, 

 very tender and sweet, and re- \^ WB. 



maining so when kept till spring. 



SWISS CHARD, OR SEA 

 KALE BEET.— A distinct veg- 

 etable and much superior to 

 the common beet for greens. If 

 sown at the same time it wiU be 

 fit for use before it. Later, the 

 plants form broad, flat, beautiful 

 wax hke stems to the leaves, which 

 are very dehcious cooked as beets, 

 or pickled. We recommend aU 

 our customers to try it. 



The following varieties are used 

 for stock feeding. They are easily 

 grown and harvested, keep well 

 through the wia#r and give an 

 immense amoimt of cattle food at 

 a small cost, but need a rich, well 

 prepared soil. Sow in drills thirty 

 inches apart, as early as the ground 

 can be got in condition. Cultivate 

 well when young, and thin out the 

 plants to one foot apart in the row^ 

 If these thinnings are carefully 

 handled, and the larger leaves cut 

 off. they can easily be reset to fill 

 vacancies, and will make the 

 largest roots. Care should be 

 taken not to break or bruise the 

 roots any more than necessary in 

 harvesting. 



FRENCH WHITE SUGAR 



RED TOP.— This variety is the 

 result of careful selection and 

 culture by one of the most exten- 

 sive and scientific cultivators in ^ 

 Em'ope. It unites capacity for a ^ 

 large jield, with an exceedingly 

 rich flesh, making it the best for cattle feeding. We think that 

 for this purpose it is much superior to the larger and coarser 

 mangel wnirzels. and we urge our customers to try it, beUev- 

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

 cidtivated. Tops medimn size: roots above medium size: 

 long, top-shaped, growing sUghtly above the surface: white, 

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



LANE'S inPROVED IMPERIAL SUGAR.— This variety 

 is one of the besc 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. 



M. FERRY & GO'S HALF 

 LONG BLOOD. 



