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



entirely free from rotting. The potato is in all respects a 

 very fine and desirable one, and ranks among the very 

 best. 



Brownell's Best. — An excellent seedling, originated 

 in 1875, belonging to that superior strain represented by 

 the Snovvflake, Pride of America, and a few others. 

 Skin russety-white ; flesh white ; eyes few and nearly 

 even with the surface ; size medium to large. The 

 plants are healthy and vigorous, and the tubers grow 

 compactly in the hill. They ripen second early, and 

 are equally valuable for an early market or winter pota- 

 to ; the flesh is fine grained and floury. 



Early Ohio. — The market men of this vicinity regard 

 this as their best early potato, being earlier than the 

 Early Rose, and an abundant yielder. The vines are 

 vigorous and free from blight ; the tubers are nearly 

 round, and about the color of the Rose ; the flesh is 

 solid, and cooks dry and mealy, but is not pure white, 

 although of the finest quality. 



Beauty of Hebron. — One of the best of the early 

 varieties. Tn some sections it proves earlier than the 

 Early Rose, and in others it is reported as later. 

 Vine vigorous, growing very rapidly; productive, 

 the tubers lying compactly in the hill. Tubers similar 

 in shape to the Early Rose, but shorter. Skin tinged 

 with pink at first, but becomes pure white during the 

 winter. Flesh solid to the center, even in large speci- 

 mens, and of the finest quality. 



Clark's No. i. — Vines the most vigorous of any of the 

 early sorts. Tubers similar to, but lighter colored than, 

 the Early Rose, and they cook mealy, and are of excel- 

 lent flavor. 



Early Rose. — This was the first of Mr. Breese's 

 seedlings, offered in the spring of 1868, and has now 

 become the standard variety for earliness, quality and 

 productiveness. 



Mammoth Pearl. — Vines very large and strong- 

 growing, so that in many cases they outstrip the bugs, 

 and produce a crop in spite of them. The tubers, which 

 ripen in August, are large, oblong, usually a little flat- 

 tened, very smooth and uniform. Eyes even with the 

 -surface ; skin very white ; flesh as white as that of any 

 varietv, and cooks as white as snow. 



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St. Patrick. 



St. Patrick. — A most excellent medium early potato, 

 and enormously productive. Very handsome, smooth, 

 white skin and white flesh. Eyes few and shallow ; is 

 never hollow; produces few small tubers, the whole crop 

 being uniform in size. A cross between the Early Rose 

 and Garnet Chili. 



Burbank's Seedling. — A white skinned, medium 

 early variety, a seedling of the Early Rose, of fine form 

 and good proportions ; it has few eyes, which are but 

 little below the surface. Either boiled or baked it is 

 dry and floury, while the flesh is of fine grain and ex- 

 ceellent flavor. The vines are very vigorous and healthy, 

 and in some cases have been entirely free from blight 

 when it has destroyed crops of other varieties in the 

 same field. 



Pride of America. — Very productive, growing to a 

 large size. Flesh exceedingly fine grained and of snowy 

 whiteness ; cooks quickly and evenly, dry and floury, 



and has no hard center or core. The tubers grow com- 

 pactly in the hill, so that the crop is easily harvested. 

 A remarkable keeper, and free from disease. As a table 

 variety it is absolutely without fault. 



PUMPKIN. 



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The Pumpkin more properly belongs to the farm than 

 the garden, especially as it readily mixes with and. in- 

 jures the quality of the finer squash. 



CfLTiJRE. — Pumpkins are not so particular in regard 

 to soil as melons or cucumbers, but in other respects are 

 cultivated in a similar manner, though on a larger scale,. 

 They are generally raised on cultivated farms between 

 hills of corn, and ma}- be planted with success, in fields- 

 by themselves. 



Large Yellow. — Grows to a large size, and is adapt- 

 ed for cooking purposes and feeding stock. It is irregu- 

 lar in shape and size, some being depressed and flat^ 

 tened at the ends, others round or elongated ; of deep,. 

 rich yellow color; of fine grain and excellent flavor. 



Cushaw. — A great favorite in the Southern States, 

 but too tender for general cultivation in northern cli., 

 mates. In form, much resembling the Winter Crook- 

 neck Squash, though growing to a very large size, fre- 

 quently weighing seventy pounds ; color light cream, 

 sometimes slightly striped with green ; flesh salmon 

 colored. Very productive. 



Sweet. — By far the best variety for culinary use, large, 

 oblong, mottled, light green and yellow, with very thick 

 sweet tender yellow flesh and large seeds. 



RADISH. 



Fr. Radis.-Qj&x. 

 Rettig. 



Cultivated for its 

 roots, which should 

 always be eaten when 

 quite young, as they 

 are apt to be pithy and 

 tough when full 

 grown. The young 

 seed leaves are used 

 as a small salad, and 

 the green seed pods 

 for a pickle. 



Cri.TL-RE. — A warm, 

 sandy loam, made rich 

 and light by some 

 good, well rotted ma- 

 nure and a liberal 

 dressing of salt, will 

 be most likely to af- 

 ford them brittle and 

 free from worms. Sow 

 in twelve-inch drills 

 as early as the ground 

 can be worked, and 

 once in two weeks for 

 succesion, and thin to 

 one or t w o inches 

 apart as Soon as the 

 rough leaves appear. 



/;* should be borne 

 in mind that rad- 

 ishes 771 71 s t h a 17 e 

 ple)ity of r 00 771, a /id 

 be grown quickly, o?' 

 and Ivor VI y. 



Early Long Scarlet, 

 Top Improved. 



they ivill itivariably be 



