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



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GIANT PASCAL.— This is a grreen leaved variet}- developed 

 from the GJolden Yellovr Large Solid and has no superior for 

 fall and winter use. It blanches verj- quickly after earthing 

 up. to a beautiful vellowish-white color. Ls very solid and 

 crisp and of a nutty flavor, unequaled by any other sort. 

 The stalks grow broad and thick, a single plant making a 

 large bunch. With rich soil and high culture this variety 

 will give the best of satisfaction. Especially recommended 

 for the South, where it grows more satisfactoiily than almost 

 any other kind. 



GIANT PASCAL. 



SEYMOUR'S WHITE SOLID. -A large size, vigorous 

 growing variety: .stalks white, round, very crisp: j)erfectly 

 solid and of superior flavor. 



INCO.MPARABLE DWARF CRIHSON.-The red vari 

 eties are yearly becoming more popular, because they keep 

 better through the winter, and are generally of superior 

 flavor. This is a dwarf sort, of deep, rich color, very crisp 

 and of the highest flavor. We have found none of the so-called 

 new sorts of red celery, such as New Rose, etc., that were 

 equal to our strain of this mosr excellent variety. 



rPl PPI Ar~WTURNIP= 

 WLrL^L-rfV*^^^^* ROOTED CELERY. 



French. Cel<^ri-rave. German. Knoll-SeUerie. 



Culture.— Sow the seed at the same season and give the 



same treatment as common celery. Transplant the young 



plants to moist, rich soil, in rows two feet apart and sis 



inches apart in the row. Give thorough culture. As the 



roots are the edible i)ortion of this vegetable it Ls not neces- 

 sary to earth up or ''handle"" it. After the roots have 

 attained a diameter of two inches, or over. the\- wiU be fit for 

 use. To keep through winter pack in damp earth or sand 

 and put in the cellar, or leave out of doors, covering with earth 

 and straw, like beets or carrots. 



TURNIP=ROOTED.— The root of this variety is turnip- 

 shaped and tender, having a sweeter taste and stronger flavor 

 than other varieties. It is u.sed principally for seasoning 

 meats and soups. 



LARGE SMOOTH PRAGUE.— An improved form of tur- 

 nip-rooted celery, producing large and smooth ro<^>ts. which 

 are almost round, and with verj- few side roots. Flsints vig- 

 orous, with large, deep green foliage. 



CHERVIL. 



French. Cerfeuil. German. Gartenkerbel. 



A hardy annual, much used in salads and for flavoring. 

 The curled variety is quite as useful for garnishing as Parsley. 



Culture.— Sow in early spring in rich, well prepared soil, 

 and when plants are well established, transplant to about one 

 foot apart. 



CURLED.— Greatly superior to the old plain variety, having 

 full}- as fine perfurne and flavor, being earlier and more 

 handsome. 



CHICORY. 



French. Chicoree. German. CigoHen. 

 LARGE ROOTED, OR COFFEE.— The dried and prepared 



ro( its of this are used quite extensively as a substitute for and 

 adulterant of coffee. Sow the seed as early in the spring as 

 the ground can be prepared, in a rather light, moderately 

 rich soil, in drills fifteen inches apart for garden and two to 

 two and one-half feet for field culture. When the plants are 

 sufficiently large thin to four to six inches apart in the row. 

 Keep clear of weeds, and in the fall dig the roots, shce them 

 and dry in an apple evaporator, or kiln constructed for 

 the purpose. Where the roots are grown in quantitj' for the 

 manufacturers of the "prepared"" chicorj-. they are usually 

 brought to the factory in the " green "" state and there dried 

 in kilns constructed for the purjxjse. 



COLLARDS. 



French. Chou. (Terman. Blatter-Kohl. 

 A variety of cabbage known in different sections as "Cole" 

 ••Colewort/" It is extensively used in the South for "greens,"' 

 where it continues in luxuriant groAnh all winter. 





LARGE SMOOTH PRAGUE. 



GEORGIA, OR SOUTHERN. 



GEORGIA, SOUTHERN, OR CREOLE. -This is the van 



ety so extensively used in the South, where it furnishes an 

 abundance of food for both man and beast. Forms a large, 

 loose, ojjen head, or a ma.ss of leaves on a tall stem. Freezing 

 does not injure but rather i'lqmnes thein quality. Sow thick 

 in drills, in rich groimd. transplanting when four inches high, 

 or sow in drills where the plants are to remain, and thin to 

 two or three feet ajiart in the row. when the pro|.>er size. In 

 the South S(.>w from January to May and August to October. 



