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M. FERRY k CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



SUGAR BEET 



Desirable not only for the manufacture of sugar, but are invaluable for stock feeding 

 and when small maj' be used for the table. The best soil is a rich, friable sandy, or clayey 

 loam. Rich, mucky soils will often give an immense yield of roots which, though excellent 

 for feed, are of little value for sugar making. Plant in drills two to two and one-half feet 

 apart, twelve to twenty seeds to the foot. The seed should be well covered with about one 

 inch of soil pressed firmly over it. Cultivate frequently. When about three inches high 

 thin to about ten inches apart. 



BEETS FOR SUGAR MAKING 



I TL> XT'* i • Unquestionably the most highly developed strain of beet for 



JaenSCfil S VlCtriX sugar making. Roots of medium size, white with tinge of 



gray, half long, and very uniform in type. Flesh white, exceptionally rich in sugar 



content. Per Lb. 65c, postpaid. Lots of 5 Lbs. to 25 Lbs. by express, at purchaiser's 



expense, 50c per Lb. 



xr.i • > I 1 One of the richest in sugar content of the sorts in cul- 



Vllmorin S limprOVea tlvatlon. it win do better on new lands than any other, 



suffers less from an excess of nitrogen and will keep the best. Tops of medium size, 



Avith smooth, bright green leaves. Roots of medium size, similar in appearance to 



Jaenseh's Victrix: flesh white, often yielding fi-om ten to sixteen tons per acre. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 20c; Lb. 65c. 



1^1 * \hl 1 U Roots a little larger than Vilmorin's Improved and a little 



JVlein WanZleDen hardier and easier grown. Tops rather large; leaves slightly 



waved. Yields from twelve to eighteen tons per acre. Probably the best sort for the 



experimenter to use. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; Vi Lb. 20c; Lb. 65c. 



SUGAR BEETS FOR STOCK FEEDING 



^. . •p !• Q R I. "'^ Strain of beets very desirable for stock feed- 



viia.nt reeaing oUga.r Deety ing, affording not only a very large crop much 

 rkv l-Ialf ^iio-ni* MAn<T«&1 easier to harvest than otheV sorts' but much richer 

 ur iidii ougdr ividii^ci j^ g^^^^j, ^^^ ^^j^^j. nutritive elements. Roots light 



bronze green above ground, grayish white be- 

 low, with white flesh. On account of gro 

 ing partly out of the ground and the lo 

 ovoid shape the crop can be harvested a 

 stored easily and at less expense than a 

 other root crop, Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. li 

 1/4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 65c. 



Royal Giant) or 



A beet of highest nutritl 

 value for feeding. Sona 



Half Suffar Rn<%e ^^"^^* ^^^ shaped a: 

 nair ougar ivose growing half out of ti 



ground it is very easily harvested. Quii 

 similar to Giant Feeding Sugar except col 

 of skin which is bright rose above groun 

 white below^ Flesh white, sometimes slight 

 tinged with rose. {Sold out) 



MANGEL 



I D J -^ large, long variety grown fc 



LiOngC rvecl red. grow well out of the groj 



white and rose colored. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 



D. M. Ferry & Co*s Improved 

 Mammoth Long Red f-P-p-S'l) 



culture enormously productive. Our stock i 

 which can be grown for feeding stock find i 

 under other names, such as Norbitan Giant, ( 

 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 65c. 

 ■V 11 I • .1 Roots long ovoid. 



Yellow Leviathan and very easily hi 

 brown above ground, light yellow below. Fh 

 yellow. Tops green, comparatively small 

 tendency to become woody than most sort 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 1/4 Lb. 20c; Lb, 



BROCCOLI 



MAhutL WURZEL 



^.^ Ij r*^ ^ 3 rops comparatively small, amlu joi^^vt otems and mid-ribs: 



LiOlaen 1 ankard neck very small. Roots large, ovoid, but bottom usually of 

 larger diameter than top. light grav above ground, deep orange below. Flesh yellow, 

 zoned with white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. lOc; 2 Oz. 15c; Va Lb. 20c; Lb. 65c. 



The heads resemble somewhat a coarse cauliflower and the 

 culture is the same in all essentials as for that vegetable. 

 Broccoli is well adapted only to thope sections where the season is long, cool and rather 

 moist. One of the most valuable features is that it withstands greater extremes of 

 temperature than cauhflower. 



r. I « iiri •. r 1 This is probably the most useful variety. 

 Larly Large White rrenCh plants very hardy, vigorous and easily grown. 

 Heads white, compact, hard and of good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 40c; 2 Oz. 75c; 

 1/4 Lb. $1.25; Lb. $4.00 



This vegetable is used in the fall and 

 early winter and by some considered 

 more tender and delicious than any cabbage. The plant resembles the cabbage, the 

 edible part being the numerous very small heads or sprouts an inch or two in diameter 

 formed on the stalk at each leaf joint. Culture is the same in all essentials as for 

 cabbage, except the leaves should be broken down in the fall to give the little heads 

 more room to grow\ 



» 1 ¥¥ ir r\ i* Probably the most useful variety, plants growing 



Improved Hair Uwarr one and one-half to three feet high, very hardy and 



giving compact, round sprouts of large size and good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 



2 Oz. 2Sc; 1/4 Lb. 40c: Lb. $1.50 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



