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



JERSEY PICKLING.— Very popular in New Jersey. Inter- 

 mediate between the Long and the Short Green, forming a 

 long, slender, cylindrical pickle, which is very crisp and 

 tender. 



JERSEY PICKLING. 



BOSTON PICKLING, OR GREEN PROLIFIC.-A distinct 

 variety, very popular for pickles. Fruit very smooth and 

 symmetrical, cylindrical, but a little pointed at each end, 

 bright green and a great producer. 



PARISIAN PROLIFIC PICKLING.-This is a French sort. 

 A very poor seeder, but distinct and valuable. The fruit is 

 very long, slender, cylindrical; densely covered with fine 

 prickles and deep rich green in color. The flesh is very crisp 

 and tender, making it one of the best for slicing as well as for 

 pickles. 



EARLY WHITE SPINE.— One of the best sorts for table 

 use. Vines vigorous, fruiting early and abundantly; fruit 

 uniformly straight and handsome, light green with a few 

 white spines; flesh tender and of excellent flavor. In this 

 country, this variety is used more, perhaps, than any other 

 for forcing under glass. 



ARLINGTON. 



ARLINGTON.— A selection from the White Spine, being 

 more pointed at each end. The young fruits are unusually 

 crisp and tender, and are of a very dark green color, so that 

 the variety is considered by many to be the best for small 

 pickles. 



COOL AND CRISP. 



COOL AND CRISP.— A strain of White Spine somewhat 

 like the Arhngton, but longer and more cylindrical. The 

 flesh is peculiarly crisp and tender and it is one of the very- 

 best for table use. 



ALBINO. 



ALBINO.— Fruit large, clear white, very crisp, tender and 

 of excellent flavor. Splendid for the home garden, and 

 decidedly the best of the white skinned sorts. 



BISMARCK.— A cross between the Long Green and White 

 Spine, producing dark colored slender pickles like the former 

 and becoming like the latter at maturity. Fruit long, cylin- 

 drical, very constant in form and color; flesh crisp and 



tender; excellent either for pickles or slicing. Those who 

 want a cucumber longer than White Spine, but with its other 

 characteristics, will find in this variety all they desire. It is 

 also one of the best on the list for slicing. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN.— Produced by selection from 

 the Long Green. Vines vigorous and productive, forming 

 fruit fit for the table nearly as early as the shorter sorts; 

 fruit about twelve inches long, firm and crisp. The young 

 fruit makes one of the best of pickles, and when ripe is the 

 best of any for sweet pickles. We offer a carefully selected 

 strain, vmiformly long and of good form, with the large 

 warts and spines well distributed over the surface instead of 

 being clustered at one end, as in inferior stocks. 



GHERKIN, FOR PICKLING.-A very small, oval, prickly 

 variety, quite distinct from all others. It is grown exclusively 

 for pickling; is the smallest of all the varieties and should 

 always be picked when young and tender. The seed is slow 

 to germinate, requiring usually from two to three weeks. 



EGG PLANT. 



French, Aubergine. German, Eierpflanze. 



The Egg Plant, when well grown and properly cooked, is a 

 delicious vegetable, and it should find a place in every 

 garden. 



Culture.— The seed germinates slowly, and should be 

 started in strong heat, for in this, as in all sub-tropical plants, 

 it is of importance to secure a rapid and continuous growth 

 from the first, the plants never recovering from a check 

 received when young. When the plants have formed two 

 rough leaves, transplant to three or four inches apai't. Keep 

 the bed closed and veiy warm, shading from the direct rays 

 of the sun and giving abundance of water until the ground is 

 warm, and all danger, not only from frost, but from cold 

 nights, is past; then harden off the plants by gradual expo- 

 sure to the sun and air, and decrease the supply of water, 

 then carefully transplant into the open ground, setting the 

 plants two and a half feet apart. If needed, shade the yotmg 

 plants and protect them from the potato bug, which is very 

 fond of them and will often destroy them. Some seasons Egg 

 Plants will fail to set fruit, or wiU not begin bearing imtil 

 too late to mature, no matter how faithfully they may have 

 been cared for. This is especially Uable to happen if the 



D. M. 



FERRY & CD'S IMPROVED LARGE PURPLE. 



(spineless) 



