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



LATE SORTS. 



YORKSHIRE HERO.— Vines stout, about two feet high, 



bearing at the top a number of broad pods filled with large 



Yorkshire Hero. 



peas, which keep a long time in season, and never become as 

 hard as most sorts. They are of fine quality and will be 



E referred to any other by those who like a rich, marrow- 

 ke pea. 



CHAMPION OF ENGLAND.— Universally admitted to 

 be one of the richest and best flavored peas grown, and very 

 productive. Height four or five feet; seed whitish-green and 

 much shriveled. We consider this equal in quality to any in 

 cultivation, either for the amateur or market gardener, as it 

 is always more salable than other sorts. 



STRATAGEM.— An English variety which has become 

 very popular in this country. Vine of medium height, 



Champion of England. 



but stout, with large, light green leaves, and having 

 near the top a good number of large, long pods, well 

 filled with large peas of good quality. The pods are the 

 most showy of any of the varieties we offer. 



PRIDE OF THE MARKET.— Vines of medium height, 

 stiff, with large dark green leaves and bearing at the top. 

 generally in pairs, a fair crop of very large, dark green pods 

 well filled with large peas of good flavor. This has become 

 popular on account of its handsome pods, and is one of 

 the few English peas which do well in this country. 



LARGE BLUE IMPERIAL.— About three feet high, 

 and very strong. Pods large, long, pointed, rather flat, con- 

 taining eight or nine peas. Seed large, blue and a little flat- 

 tened. A good bearer, and one of the best varieties for 

 summer use, but requires to be planted early, or it will be 

 apt to mildew. 



LARGE WHITE MARROWFAT.— Cultivated more 

 extensively for the summer crop than any of the others. 

 About five feet high, of strong growth. Pods large, cylin- 

 drical, rough, light colored and well filled; seed large, round 

 and yellow or white, according to the soil in which they are 

 grown. It is excellent for summer use, but inferior in 

 quality to the newer sorts, although undoubtedly the most 

 productive of the garden varieties. 



LARGE BLACK EYED MARROWFAT.— An excel 

 lent variety, growing about five feet high; pods large; a 

 prolific bearer, and can be recommended as one of the very 

 best Marrowfat sorts. 



EDIBLE PODDED SORTS. 



DWARF GRAY SUGAR, EDIBLE PODS.— Grows 

 about two feet high and is remarkable for its earliness as 

 well as its prolific character. The seeds are large, shriveled, 

 indented, gray. The pods are broad, flat and crooked, and 

 contain five or six peas. 



TALL GRAY SUGAR, EDIBLE PODS.— About five 

 feet in height; very sweet and tender. Intended to be eaten 

 only with the pods. 



FIELD SORTS. 



The Golden Vine and Blue Prussian are, perhaps, the best 

 varieties on the list for general cultivation, though large quan- 

 tities of Creepers, Common White and Common Blue are used 

 annually. The Golden Vine can be sown later than any 

 other variety, and on lower land, as they are not liable to 

 mildew. These varieties are used for field culture only. In 

 their dry state they are used extensively for feeding stock, 

 for making soups, and in the manufacture of coffee. It is 

 highly essential to have them as free from bugs as possible, 

 and for soups and coffee, absolutely necessary. We keep 

 constantly on hand a large stock of all these varieties, 

 obtained from the North, where the bugs do not infest them. 

 Our customers can rely on having the seed pure and free 

 from bugs. 



PEPPER 



French, Piment. German, Pfeffer. 



The pepper is an essential ingredient of most pickles, 

 catsup, etc., and is also of great value for feeding to fowls 

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

 having a marked influence in increasing the number 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, hoed into the 

 surface soil when the plants are about six inches high, will 

 be found to increase the product wonderfully. 



CHILL— Used in the manufacture of pepper sauce. Pods 

 sharply conical, and exceedingly pungent when ripe. Re- 

 quires a long, warm season, and plants should be started 

 quite early in hot-bed. We offer both the red and yellow, 

 which differ only in color. 



Large Squ/ 



