D. M. Ferry & Go's Descriptive Catalogue. 



i?ible, and for soujjs and coffee, absolutely necessary. 

 We keep constantly on hand a large s.tf)ck of all these 

 varieties, obtained from the Province of Ontario, where 

 the bugs do not infest them. Our customers may rely 

 on having the seed pure and free from bugs. 



PEPPER. 



Fr. Piinent. — Ger. F/effer. 

 The Pepper is much esteemed for its seasoning quali- 

 ties. In all the various methods of preparation, it im- 

 parts vitality and promotes digestion. It is extensively 

 used for pickling, and is valuable for feeding to fowls 

 during winter, a few chopped up with their feed once a 

 week having a marked mfluenee in increasing the num- 

 ter of eggs. 



Culture. — Should be the same as for egg plant, and 

 the plants need quite as much heat to perfect them, but 

 taking a shorter time to mature, the seed may be sown 

 later, or even planted out of doors after warm weather 

 has fairly set in. Guano, hen dung, 

 or any other bird manure, applied 

 to the surface and hoed in. when 

 the plants are about six inches 

 high, will be found to increase the 

 product wonderfully. 



Chili. — Used in the manufacture 

 <.f pepper sauce. Pods sharply 

 conical, brilliant scarlet, and ex- 

 ceedingly pungent when ripe. 

 Requires a long, warm season, 

 and plants should be started quite 

 early in hot-bed. 



Long Red Cayenne. — A long; 

 slim pod, rather pointed, and when 

 ripe, of a bright red color. Ex- 

 tremely strong and pungent. 



Large Squash. — Fruit large, 

 •flat, tomato shaped, more or less ribbed ; skin smooth 

 and glossy ; flesh mild, thick raeated, and pleasant to 

 the taste, although possessing more pungency than many 

 other sorts ; very productive, and the best variety for 

 pickling. 



Large Bell, or Bull Nose. 

 — A very large sort, of square 

 form, tapering to a point, mild, 

 thick and hard ; suitable for 

 iilling with cabbage, &c., and 

 for a mixed pickle. Less pun- 

 gent than most other sorts. 

 and one of the earliest varie- 

 ties. 



Sweet Mountain. — Near- 

 ly identical with the preced- 

 ing, though perhaps somewha: 

 larger. 



Monstrosum. — Fruit the _ 

 largest of any, often eight cieii. or bun iiOSe. 

 inches to a foot long and two to three inches thick. 

 Quality good, and desirable for pickling. 



POTATOES. 



Ever}' year we receive samples of a score or more of 

 new potatoes, each of which is claimed to be new, dis- 

 tinct, and superior in some respects to any in the mar- 

 ket. These are all carefully tested, and are usually 

 found to be practically identical with, or inferior to 

 some established variety; but among these hundreds of 

 seedlings, there is occasionally an improvement, and we 

 aim to include in our list all such new sorts, together 

 with the best of the older kinds. 



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Early Mayflower. — We think we have found in the 

 Mayflower what we have been looking for, namely an 

 early potato 

 which is of the 

 best quality It 

 is an excellent 

 keeper, and 



does not start ^^^^HRP^^^' / 



readily m the ^^■■■w*^ 

 spring, and 

 needs high cul- 

 ture and rich 

 soil. It is of 



medium size, Early Mayflower, 



the crop running verj' evenly, with scarcely any very 

 large or very small potatoes, slightly flattened oval 

 shape, light lemon color, with smooth skin well covered 

 with very fine netting. Eyes few, small, and nearly 

 even with the surface ; flesh white, solid ; cooks even- 

 ly and thoroughly without falling to pieces, and has no 

 hard center or spots so common to many of the modern 

 varieties, and is entirely free from any strong or earthy 

 flavor. We recommend it as the best early potato and 

 the best variety f<ir culture in the garden. 



White Star. 



"White Star. — This valuable variety is proving 

 to be all we claimed for it, that is, the best sort 

 for general crop. The vine is strong, semi-erect, branch- 

 ing, a single stem being produced from each eye. The 

 foliage is very abundant and vigorous, the leaves medi- 

 um sized, smooth, dark green. The tubers are produced 

 abundantly, in a compact cluster, are large, oblong, of 

 uniform size, and ver>' handsome. The skin is white, 

 covered with a minute russet netting. The flesh is 

 white, of the finest quality either baked or boiled. The 

 White Star is suited to all soils and is fast becoming a 

 standard sort in nearly every part of the c r-ntry. 



Early Telephone. 

 Early Telephone. — A new and valuable variety, 

 produced by a cross of the Snowflake and Peachblow. 

 The skin is a light russety color, smooth and very hand- 

 some. The flesh pure white, fine grained, dry and 

 mealy ; flavor exceedingly delicate. This potato is a 

 great producer and splendid keeper. During the past 

 season some very fine tubers were grown from tuber> 

 saved from the crop of 1880. So far, this potato has !)r5-ti 



