D. }A. Ferry & CO's Descriptive Catalogue. 



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Senesqua. — Bunch large, often shouldered, compact; 

 berr\- large, round ; flesh firm but tender, juicy, sweet, 

 rich. Ripens about with the Concord. 50 cents. 



■Wilder. — (Rogers' No. 4.) Bunch and berry very 

 large, black, round ; flesh tolerably tender ; sprightly, 

 sweet and agreeable. One of the best of Mr. Rogers' 

 Hybrids, ripening quite early. 



■Worden. — A splendid large, black grape, of the Con- 

 cord type, but earlier ; larger in bunch and berry, and 

 of decidedly better quality; and every way as healthy. 



RHD OR AMBHR. 



Agawam. — 'Rogers' No. 15.) Bunches large, com- 

 pact ; berries very large with thick skin, pulp soft, sweet, 

 sprightly; vine very vigorous ; ripens early. 



Brighton. — An excellent grape ; bunch large, well 

 formed ; berries above medium to large, round, Catawba 

 color ; excellent flavor and quality; one of the earliest in 

 ripening. 35 cents. 



Catawba. — Bunches of good size, rather loose; berries 

 large, round; when fully ripe of a dark copper color with 

 a sweet, rich musky flavor. Requires a long season to 

 arrive at full maturity. Excellent both for table and 

 and wine. 15 cents. 



Delaware. — This is undoubtedly the best table 

 grape, ranking pre-eminently above all others in its pure, 

 rich, sugary, wine-like juice. Bunches small, compact, 

 shouldered ; berries medium size, fine wine color, trans- 

 lucent ; vines hardy, moderately vigorous and very pro- 

 ductive. Ripens 15th of September. 



Goethe. — (Rogers" Hybrid No. i.)— A strong, healthy 

 vine, producing large crops of beautiful bunches; ber- 

 ries very large, yellowish green ; flesh tender and melt- 

 ing ; ripens late ; very valuable at the Soutti. 



Lindley. — (Rogers' No. 9.) Vine vigorous; berries 

 medium to large, reddish in color ; flesh tender, sweet 

 and aromatic ; ripens early. 



Massasoit.— (Rogers' Hybrid No. 3.) A vigorous 

 vine, berries medium in size, brownish red ; flesh tender 

 and sweet ; ripens early. 



Salem. — (Rogers' No. 53.) A strong, vigorous vine, 

 a Hybrid between the native and Black Hamburg ; ber- 

 ries large, Catawba color, thin skin, free from hard pulp, 

 very sweet and sprightly; ripens as early as Hartford. 



-WHITE. 



Croton. — Vine moderately strong; berries medium 

 size, yellowish green ; flesh melting and sweet ; ripens 

 early. 50 cents. 



Elvira. — Very vigorous, strong, healthy grower. 

 White. Bunch and berries medium size, very compact 

 and ver>' productive, often growing four or five clusters 

 on a single cane. Ripens about with Catawba. Very 

 hardy. 



Lady. — A white grape ; a seedling of the Concord, 

 possessing all the vigor of the parent vine ; berries large, 

 light, greenish-yellow, skin thin, pulp tender, sweet and 

 rich ; ripens earlier than Hartford ; worthy of trial in 

 all sections. 40 cents. 



Martha. — Bunches and berries of medium size ; 

 greenish white, with a thin bloom ; flesh tender with 

 very little pulp ; juicy, sweet and rich : hardy and pro- 

 ductive. Ripens with Concord. 



STRA-WBERRIES. 



For field culture plant i by 4 leet apart, lo.coo to the 

 acre. For garden culture plant i by 2 feet apart. Any 

 ric'li soil that will produce good corn or potatoes is suit- 

 able for the strawberry. Early in the winter cover the 

 entire surface with litter of some kind to keep the plants 

 from being injured by freezing. There is no danger of 

 putting on too much between the rows, but the plants 



themselves must not be covered too deep ; from two t<5 

 three inches of coarse straw is probably the best cover- 

 ing. When growth commences remove the covering 

 from directly over the plants and leave it between them 

 for a mulch. 



The blossoms of those marked with a letter 'p) are 

 destitute of stamens and are termed pistallate ; and un- 

 less a row of the perfect flowered variety is planted at 

 intervals not exceeding about a rod, they will produce 

 imperfect fruit, and but little of it ; but when proper- 

 ly fertilized, as a rule, they are more prolific than those 

 with perfect flowers. We give representations of the 

 Bi-Sexual. or perfect flowered, and also of the pistallate 

 or imperfect. 



BI-SEXIAL OR PBRFECT. PISTILL.A.TE OR IMPERFECT 



:%EWER VARIETIES. 



James Vick. — This promising new variety we pro- 

 cured last season, and find it a very vigorous grower, 

 with large dark green foliage. Fruit bright scarlet, uni- 

 formly large, and very productive; it will stand after 

 ripe a long time on the vine without becoming soft. I: 

 is very firm, of good form and quality. 15 cents each ; 

 $1.00 per 10; .$5.00 per 100. 



Old Iron Clad. — Fruit resembles the Sharpless great 

 ly in size and shape ; color bright scarlet ; ripening four 

 or five days before the Wilson. Plant very vigorous and 

 hardy. 10 cents each ; 15 for Si. 00; §3.00 per loc. 



Big Bob (P).— Originated in Miami Co., Ohio, and 

 is highly esteemed in that locality for its size, produc- 

 tiveness and quality. Foliage large and healthy; fruit 

 stalks long and stout ; berries very large, nearly round, 

 regular in shape ; dark crimson ; quite firm, of excellent 

 quality. Making bi.p; berries to the very end of the sea- 

 son. 15 cents each ; $1.00 per 10; $5.00 per 100. 



Jersey Queen (P). — This is one of the very best late 

 strawberries and is claimed by many to be the nearest 

 approach to the ideal strawberry yet introduced. It is 

 very productive, the fruit being large, broadly conical 

 and of a fine shade of scarlet; the flesh is firm and melt- 

 ing, and is full of a rich vinous juice, with a delicious 

 aroma. 10 cents each ; Si.co for 15 ; $3.00 per 100. 



Manchester (P). — This variety has received many 

 favorable encomiums from leading fruit growers ; it has 

 many desirable qualities ; for family use as well as for 

 market it stands pre-eminent. It is a strong grower and 

 is wonderfully productive, bearing uniformly, large fruit 

 of a bright, glossy scarlet color ; in quality richer than 

 any other productive variety, while for shipping it is un- 

 surpassed. 10 cents each ; $1.00 for 20; per 100 $2.50. 



Satin Gloss. — Medium to large, bright, glossy ver- 

 milion ; very regular in size and form, firm ; plant large 

 and vigorous ; exceedingly prolific, holding its size well 

 to the end of the season. 10 cents each ; $1.00 per 20 ; 

 $2.50 per 100. 



Bidwell. — Bright glossy crimson, averaging as large 

 as the Sharpless and more productive than the Wilson 

 or Crescent ; very firm and meaty in texture, and deli- 

 cious in flavor, rts cents each ; $i.co per 20; $2.00 per 

 100. 



Finch's Prolific. — Supposed to be a cross betwen 

 Russell's Prolific and WUson, and has grvat merits 



