D. M FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



verj- full, short, manj- rowed ear. often nearlj' as thick as it 

 is long, and well covered with coarse husks; kernels white, 

 smooth. An extremely hardy variety. 



EARLY ADAHS, OR BURLINGTON.— An excellent early 

 field variety-, and often u.sed f<jr table, particularly in the 

 South. Ears about eight 

 inches long, twelve or four- 

 teen rowed, kernels white, 

 rounded, somewhat deeper 

 than broad, and indented 

 at the outer end. which is 

 whiter and less transparent 

 than the inner. 



EARLY RED BLAZED. 



—This Hint variety is not 

 only early, but will endure 

 uninjured a degree of cold 

 and wet that would be fatal 

 to other sorts. Stalks me- 

 dium height, without suck- 

 ers, dark green with red or 

 bronze markings. Leaves 

 broad, green at base, but 

 bronze at top. particularly 

 while the plant is young. 

 Ears long, eight rowed, 

 well filled, small at base. 

 Grain tliuty and of fine 

 quality, bright j-ellow at 

 base of ears, but red at the 

 tips. Ir is also knou-n as 

 Smut Nose. 



EARLY GOLDEN DENT, 

 OR PRIDE OF THE 

 NORTH.— A very early 

 Dent variety, ripening with 

 the Flint sorts, and can be 

 grown as far north as any 

 other variety of Dent corn. 

 Stalks small, with broad 

 leaves. Ears short, twelve 

 to sixteen rowed. \\'ell 

 filled. Grain long, j'ellow. 

 making an extra quality of 

 meal. 



CRESS. 



EARLY GOLDEN DENT. 



ROP-CORN. 



RICE, FOR PARCHING.— A very handsome variety. Ears 

 short: kernels long, pointed, and resemble rice: color white; 

 very prolific. Probably no variety of pop-corn is superior to 

 this for parching. 



CORN SALAD. 



FETTICUS, OR LAMB'S LETTUCE. 



French. Mache, Salade de hie. German. Ackersalat. Lam- 

 marsalat. 



This small salad is used during the winter and spring 

 months as a substitute for lettuce and is also cooked and used 

 like spinage. In a\ arm weather the plants will mature in four 

 to six weeks. 



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CORN SALAD. 



Culture.— Sow the seed in shallow drills about one foot 

 apart, during August and September. If the soil is dry, it 

 should be firmly pre.s.sed over the seed in oi'der to secure 

 prompt germination. On the approach of severe cold weather, 

 cover with straw or coarse litter. The plants will also do well 

 if the seed is sown very earlj' in the spring, and like most 

 salad plants, are greatl3' improved if grown on very rich soil; 

 indeed, the ground can scarcely be made too rich for them. 



French. Cressoa. (ierman. Kresse. 



CURLED, OR PEPPER GRASS.-This small salad is 

 much used with lettuce, to which its warm, pungent taste 

 makes a most agreeable addition. 



Crr.TURE OF THE CuRLED VARIETIES.- The Seed should l)e 

 sown in drills about eighteen inches apart, on verj' rich 

 ground, and the plants well cultivated. It may be jjlanted 

 very early, but repeated sowings are neces.sary to secure a 

 succession. Keep off insects by dusting with Pjrethnun 

 Powder. 



TRUE WATER.— This is quite distinct from the last, and 

 only thrives when its roots and stems are submerged in water. 

 It i.s one of the most delicious of small salads and siiould be 

 planted wherever a suitable place can be found. 



Culture.— The seed should be .sown and lightly covered, in 

 gravell.y. mucky lands, along the borders of small, rapid 

 .streams, and the plants will need no sub.sequent culture, as 

 under favorable conditions they increase very rapidly by self- 

 sown seed and extension of the"^ roots. 



CUCUMBER. 



French, Concombre. German, Gurken. 



This is one of the vegetables which can be grown to perfec- 

 tion by anyone who can control a few square yards of soil 

 which is fully exposed to the sun. and the fruit is so much 

 better when gathere-d fresh from the vines than it is when 

 obtained in the market, that every family should be supplied 

 from its own yard. 



Culture.— The soil for cucumbers should be thoroughh- en- 

 riched with well rotted manure in order to obtain the largest 

 yield, but anj' rich garden soil will grow good cucumbers. 

 Plant the seed in rows six feet apart, and four to six feet apart 

 in the row. dropping fifteen to twenty seeds in a hill. After 

 the plants begin to crowd and the striped beetles are prett}- 

 well gone, thin to three plants to the hill. Give frequent, 

 but shallow cultivation, until the plants make runners so 

 long that this is impracticable. In field culture, plow fur- 

 rows four feet apart across the field, and similar ones, but 

 omitting every fourth furrow, at right angles to the first: 

 this will form paths for the distribution of manure and the 

 gathering of the fruit. At each intersection drop a shovelful 

 or more of rcell rotted manure, which should be icell mixed 

 with soil, so as to form a low. flat hill. 



As soon as the plants are up thej' will be liable to attack by 

 the striped cucumber beetle. These may be kept off bj' fre- 

 quent dusting with air-slacked lime, soot, or sifted ashes 

 diluted with fine road earth: care should be taken not to use 

 too much, for if too strong any of the above' materials will 

 kill the vines; but the best protection against injury is a 

 vigorous and rapid growth of the young plants. 



In gathering, pick all the fiaiit before it begins to ripen, as 

 the vines will cease setting fruit as soon as any seed com- 

 mences to mature. 



In gathering the pickles, cut the stem, instead of pulling the 

 fruit off. and be careful not to mar the fruit in any way. for 

 if the skin is broken the pickles will not keep so well. 



We pay particular attention to growing and selecting 

 the various strains of Cucumber, so as to keep them pure 

 and true to name. 



EARLY RUSSIAN.— Earliest and hardiest. Vines vigorous 

 and productive. Fruit three to four inches long, thick, oval, 

 pointed at each end, covered with fine small spines. 



EARLY CLUSTER. 



EARLY CLUSTER.— Vines vigorous, producing the bulk 

 of the crop near the root and in clusters. Fruit short, hold- 

 ing full size to each end, dark green, but paler at blossom 

 end. Good for table use. but not adapted to pickling. 



EARLY SHORT GREEN, OR EARLY FRAHE.- 



An excellent sort both for table use and for pickling. Plants 

 very vigorous and productive. Fruit .straight, handsome, 

 smaller at each end. bright green, lighter at the blossom end. 

 with crisp, tender fiesh, and makes excellent pickles. Our 

 stock is very superior. 



CHICAGO, OR WESTERFIELD PICKLING.— Very po: u- 



lar with Chicago market ganleners. and extensively grown 

 in that vicinity. Fruit medium length. ;x>inted at eacli end, 

 with very large and prominent spines: color deep green. 



