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



JAPANESE NEST EGG.- The fruit of this plant 

 resembles an egg in size and appearance. They are pure 

 white, do not crack, are not injured by heat or cold, and so 

 make the very best nest eggs. 



Ornamental Varieties, see Flower Seeds. 



HORSE RHDISH, 



The best Horse Radish is produced from small pieces of 

 root; these are to be set small end down so that the top will 

 be two inches below the 

 surface. The soil should 

 be very, rich and well cul- 

 tivated. It is also grown, 

 but of inferior quality, 

 from the crowns of the 

 old plants. It is hardy 

 and may be left in the 

 ground until spring before 

 digging. We frequently 

 receive orders for the seed 

 of this vegetable, but we 

 can supply the roots only. 



KHLE, 



French, Chou Vert. Ger- 

 man, Blaetter Kohl. 

 Borecole, Kale, or Ger- 

 man Greens, are general 

 terms applied to those 

 classes of cabbage which 

 do not form heads, but are 

 used in their open growth. 

 Some of the varieties are 

 the most tender and deli- 

 cate of any of the cabbage 

 tribe. They are hardy, 

 and improved rather than 

 injured by the frost. 

 Culture. — As far north as New York they may be sown in 

 September and treated like spinage, although in the South 

 they will live and grow throughout the winter without pro- 

 tection, or they may be planted and treated like winter cab- 

 bage, and will continue growing till very late. If* cut when 

 frozen, thaw out in cold water before boiling. 



Half Dwarf Moss Curled. 



TALE GREEN CURLED SCOTCH.— This is very 

 hardy, and improved by a moderate frost. About two feet 

 high, with an abundance of dark green, curled and wrinkled 

 leaves. It stands the winters in the Middle States without 

 any protection. 



HALE DWARF MOSS CURLED.— An intermediate 

 form which seems to possess all the merits of both the tall 

 and dwarf sorts. It forms a medium sized head of nicely 



Extra Curled Germ/ 



Dwarf Green. 



curled leaves, which are kept well off the ground, but at the 

 same time so compact as not to suffer from frost. 



GERMAN DWARF PURPLE.— A dwarf, compact 

 plant composed of a mass of large, finely frilled leaves of a 

 deep purple color. Tender and of excellent quality; so 

 handsome that it is frequently grown for ornament. 



EXTRA CURLED GERMAN DWARF GREEN.— 



Plant dwarf, compact. Leaves numerous, long, of deep 

 bright green color, and a mass of frilling, so that often they 

 are as thick as wide, and are of the best quality. 



GERMAN DWARF GREEN.— A smooth leaved sort 

 very popular in the South, where, if sown in the fall, it needs 

 no protection, growing vigorously all winter ; but is not equal 

 to the other sorts for use in the North. 



KOHL RMBI, 



French, Chou-rave. German, Kohl-Rabi. 



The Kohl Rabi is a vegetable intermediate between the 

 cabbage and turnip, and combines the flavor of both. The 

 edible part is a turnip shaped bulb formed by the swelling of 

 the stem. When used for the table this should be cut when 

 quite small, as it is then very tender and delicate, but if 

 allowed to reach its full size it becomes tough and stringy. 



Early White Vienna. 



Large Green. 



Culture.— Sow in light, rich soil, as early as possible, in 

 drills sixteen inches apart, and when well established, thin to 

 six inches apart in the row. One or two plantings at inter- 

 vals of ten days will give a succession until hot weather, 

 when they fail to grow well; but plantings may be made the 

 latter part of July for fall use. 



EARLY WHITE VIENNA.— Very early, small, hand- 

 some, white bulb. Best early variety for table. 



EARLY PURPLE VIENNA.— Nearly identical with the 

 last except in color, which is a bright purple, with the leaf 

 stems tinged with purple. 



LARGE GREEN.— Hardy, quite late, and used for feed- 

 ing stock. Bulbs large, weighing eight to ten pounds, whit- 

 ish-green in color ; leaves large and numerous. 



LEEK, 



French, Poireau. German, 

 Lauch. 



This is a branch of the 

 onion family, is very hardy, 

 and by some is preferred to 

 the onion. 



Culture. — Dig trenches 

 eight inches deep, and make 

 the soil at the bottom fine 

 and rich (it can scarcely be 

 made too rich). Sow the 

 seed early in the spring, and 

 cover lightly with earth. 

 Thin to six inches apart, and 

 when the plants are twelve 

 inches high, gather the 

 leaves together and fill the 

 trench so as to blanch the 

 lower part of the plant. Dig 

 and store in the cellar or out 

 of doors, like celery, before 

 severe weather. 



LONDON FLAG— Is the 

 variety more cultivated in 

 this country than any other. 

 It is hardy and of good 

 quality. 



