D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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CHER¥IL, 



French, Cerfeuil. German, Gartenkerbel. 

 By many this is preferred to parsley for garnishing, and 

 its aromatic leaves are much used for seasoning and in 

 salads. 



Chervil. Curled. 



Culture.— Sow in early spring in rich, well prepared 

 sandy soil, and when plants are well established, transplant 

 to about one foot apart. 



CURLED.— A variety with crisp and curled leaves, and 

 very much handsomer, and in all respects superior to the 

 common sort 



CHICORY, 



French, Chicoree. German, Cigorien. 

 LARGE ROOTED, OR COFFEE.— Much used in 

 Europe as a substitute for coffee, and large quantities of the 

 prepared root are annually exported to this country for 

 similar use. Sow as early in the spring as the ground can 

 be prepared, in rich, friable soil, in drills eighteen inches 

 apart in garden, and two and one-half feet apart in field 

 culture. Cultivate well and thin the young plants to about 

 eight or ten to a foot. In the fall, dig the roots and cut into 

 small pieces and dry like dried apples. 



COLLHRDS, 



A species of cabbage known in different sections as "Cole'''' 

 and "Colewort.* 1 It is almost universally used in the South 

 for "greens.*" where it continues in luxuriant growth all 

 winter. 



GEORGIA, SOUTHERN, OR CREOLE.— This is the 

 variety so extensively used in the South, where it furnishes 

 an abundance of food for both man and beast. Forms a 

 large, loose, open head, or a mass of leaves on a tall stem, 

 r'reezing improves their quality. Sow thick, in drills, in 

 rich ground, transplanting when four inches high. In the 

 South, sow from January to May and August to October. 



CORN, BROOM. 



There are many farmers who might make this a very profit- 

 able crop, as an acre will give about five hundred weight of 

 broom and nearly forty bushels of seed, worth ab »ut as 

 much as oats for feed. 



Culture.— It should be planted a few days later than corn, 

 but requires similar soil and culture. It is frequently 

 planted in drills three and a-half feet apart, leaving the 

 plants six inches apart. 



DWARF.-Grows from three to five feet high, and pro- 

 duces short, fine brush, suitable for whisk brooms and 

 brushes. Our stock is very pure and true. 



IMPROVED EVERGREEN.— Grows to a height of 

 seven to nine feet: early and produces a very fine brush of 

 good length and of green color. Our stock is choice, having 

 been established by a careful selection for many years of 

 the finest plants. 



Corn Shlhd, Fetticus, or 

 I— Hirae's Lettuce. 



French, Mache, Salade de ble. German, Ackersalctt, 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 warm weather the plants will mature 

 in from four to six weeks. 



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

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



should be firmly pressed over the seed in order to secure 

 prompt germination. On the approach of severely cold 



Corn Salad. 



weather, cover with straw or coarse litter. The plants will 

 also do well if the seed is sown very early in the spring, and 

 like most salad plants, are greatly improved if grown on 

 very rich soil; indeed, the ground can scarcely be made too 

 rich for them. 



CRESS. 



French, Cresson. German, Kresse. 



CURLED, OR PEPPER GRASS.— This small salad was 

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

 taste makes a most agreeable addition. 



Culture op the Curled Varieties.— The seed should be 

 sown in drills about eighteen inches apart, on very rich 

 ground, and the plants well cultivated. Keep off insects by 

 dusting with Pyrethrum Powder. It may be planted very 

 early, but repeated sowings are necessary to secure a 

 succession. 



WATER — This is quite distinct from the last, and only 

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

 is one of the most delicious of small salads and should be 

 planted wherever a suitable place can be found. 



Water Cress. 



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

 gravelly, mucky lands along the borders of small, rapid 

 streams, and the plants will need no subsequent culture, as 

 under favorable conditions they increase very rapidl}- by self- 

 sown seed and extension of the roots. 



CORN. 



French, Mats. German. Mais. 



Culture.— A rich. warm, alluvial soil is best, and immedi- 

 ately before planting this should be as deeply and thoroughly 

 worked as possible. Cultivate deeply and thoroughly as 

 soon as possible after the plants appear, and every few days 

 until it tassels. Thorough cultivation and a warm, rich soil 

 are the keys to success. 



CORY.— A new sort resembling the Marblehead. but of 

 stronger growth, with larger, lighter colored ears, and by 

 far the largest of the early sorts. The plant does not sucker 

 so much as the Marblehead. and it will mature a full crop 

 earlier than that variety. All the red cobbed corns should 

 be cooked quickly by dropping the ears into boiling water to 

 which a little salt has been added, for if simmered over a 

 slow fire, or allowed to stand in the water after cooking, the 

 red cob will discolor the kernels. 



EARLY MARBLEHEAD.— Stalk very short, with 

 many suckers from the root: ears medium sized, eight rowed, 

 witli few husks: cob red. small: kernel broad, shallow, white 

 or tinged with red. Formerly considered the earliest sort, 

 but clearly later than the Tory. 



WHITE COD MARBLEHEAD.— A selection of the 

 Marblehead. of the same character in all respects except 

 that it has a white cob. Although we have carefully 

 selected the stock for many years, still an occasional red cob 

 will appear. 



BOYNTON. -Introduced by us in 1S77, and for many 

 years recognized as the best extra early sort, but unfortun- 



