D. M. FERRY & COS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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SWEET MOUNTAIN.— Plant-; very vigorous and pro- 

 ductive, growing upright, with moderately large leaves. 

 Fruit very large, long, often e i^rht inches or more in 

 by two or three in diameter, very smooth and handsome, 

 being- when green of a bright d< color, entirely free 



from any purple tinge, and when mature, of a ri 

 Flesh very thick, sweet and mild flavored. Well suited to 

 use a> a stuffed pickle. 



CARDINAL. — A new pepper with long, curved, tapering 

 pod. about two indies thick at the stem end: very sweet and 

 tender, and exceedingly handsome. It would be worthy of 

 cultivation for its beauty alone, there being no flower which 

 can be grown in the North that equals it in depth, Tjurity and 

 brilliancy of color. 



GOLDEN DAWN.— Hants quite dwarf but very prolific. 

 Fruit medium sized and of inverted bed shape, rich golden 

 yellow color, with very thick, sweet, mild flavored flesh. 



PUMPKIN. 



French. Pot iron. German, Kuerbis. 



The pumpkin more properly belongs to the farm than the 

 garden, especially as it readily mixes with and injures the 

 quality of the finer squash. 



Large Bei 



on Bi 



Nose. 



' LONG RED CAYENNE.— A long. slim, pointed pod. 

 and when ripe, of a bright red color. Extremely strong and 

 pungent. 



LARGE SQUASH.— Fruit large, flat, tomato shaped, 

 more or less ribbed: skin smooth and glossy: flesh mild, 

 thick meated and pleasant to the taste, although possessing 

 more pungency than the other large sorts: very productive 

 and the best variety for pickling. 



Rl'BY KING. An improved American sort reaching the 

 largest size and yet retaining the symmetrical shape of the 

 smaller sorts. It is very bright colored and beautiful, sweet 

 and mild flavored, and one of the best for stuffed pickles. 



LARGE BELL, OR BILL NOSE.— A very large sort. 

 of inverted bell shape, suitable for filling or for a mixed 

 pickle. Flesh thick, hard and less pungent than most other 

 sorts, and one of the earliest varieties. 



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Large Yellow. 



Cl-ltvre. — Pumpkins are not so particular in regard to 

 soil as melons or cucumbers, but in other respects are culti- 

 vated in a similar manner, though on a larger scale. They 

 are generally raised on cultivated farms between hills of 

 corn, but may be planted with success in fields by themselves. 



LARGE YELLOW. 

 Grows; to a large size and is 

 adapted for cooking pur- 

 poses and feeding stock. It 

 is irregular in shape and 

 size; some being depressed 

 and flattened at the ends, 

 others round or elongated: 

 of deep, rich yellow color: 

 of fine grain and excellent 

 flavor. 



SWEET CHEESE. OR 

 KENTUCKY FIELD. 

 Bv far the best variety for 

 planting in the South. Large. 

 oblong, mottled, light green 

 and yellow, with very thick, 

 sweet, tender, yellow fle<h. 



CUSHA W. A great 

 favorite in some sections 

 because of its large size, fre- 

 quently growing to weigh as 

 much as seventy pounds. In 

 form much resembling the 

 Winter Crookneck Squash : 

 color light cream, sometimes 

 slightly striped with green; - 

 flesh salmon colored. Very 

 productive. 



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RHDISH, 



French. Radis. German, /.'• 

 Cultivated for its roots, which should alws - 

 when quite young, as they are apt to be pithy an 

 when full grown. The youngs sedast 



and the green seed pods for pickles. 



Cot/tube.- A warm, sandy loam, made rich 

 some good well rotted manure and a liberal dr - 

 will be m..st likely to afford them brittle and tree from 

 worms Sow in twelve inch drills as early as the ground can 

 be worked and once in two weeks for succession, and thin to 

 one or two inches apart as soon as the rough 1 



It sfeWd be borne in mind that n 

 of room and bt grown quickly, or th> // null invaribly be 

 tough and wormy. 



