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



Winter Radishes 



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Winter Radishes are not appreciated and grown 

 by Americans as much as their merit warrants. 

 They are easily grown, liave few insect enemies 

 and can be easily preserved through the winter, 

 and there is no vegetable which furnishes a more 

 acceptable relish. While quick growth is not so 

 essential for these as for the earlier sorts, they 

 do best on a rich soil which has been made as fine 

 and friable as possible. Sow late in spring or 

 during the summer in rows two feet apart and 

 thin the plants about four to the foot. They may 

 be pulled as wanted through the fall and on the 

 approach of severe freezing weather should be 

 harvested, part packed in damp sand and stored 

 in a cool cellar or other easily accessible, cool 

 place for winter use and the balance buried in 

 the ground as one would bury potatoes for 

 spring use. 



Scarlet China. 



Roots cylindrical, or 

 largest at the bot- 

 tom , tapering ab- 

 ruptly to a small tay 

 Skin very sm-ooth 

 and of a bright rose 

 color; flesh firm, 

 crisp, tender and 

 quite pungent. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; 

 J4 Lb. 30c; 

 Lb. 60c. 



Scarlet China 



Winter Radish. 



CeAAciial ^ comparative- 

 VClCMlal ly new variety 

 which is popular wherever 

 known. The root is long, cyl- 

 Indrical, with beautiful 

 white skin and flesh, so white 

 as to attract attention, even 

 among the other white var- 

 ieties. The flesh is tender 

 and of good quaUty. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; 

 % Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 



LARGE WHITE SPANISH. 



Root long, retaining the 

 same diameter for two- 

 thirds of its length and when 

 full grown measuring about 

 eight inches in length and 

 two and one-half to three 

 inches in diameter. Skin 

 white, flesh white, solid and 

 pungent,though milder than 

 the Black Spanish. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; 

 3^ Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



Radish, 



California 



Mammoth 



White China, Winter. 



California 

 Mammoth 

 White China. 



First introduced into 

 this country by the 

 Chinese in California. It is pure] ' 

 white, about one foot long and two 

 or three inches through, tapering; 

 regularly to the tip. The flesh is 

 tender and crisp, keeping well 

 through the winter. Pkt. 5c;0z. 10c; Radish, Long Black 

 3 Oz. 15c; 3^ Lb. 30c; Lb. 65c. Spanish, Winter. 



ROUND BLACK SPANISH. Roots round, sometimes top- 

 shaped, three or four inches in diameter; skin black, flesh 

 white, very compact and highly flavored. An excellent sort 

 for winter, as the roots keep a long time. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 3 Oz. 15c; h Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



Half Long Black Winter 4°^tTeSS'c°ha?aTe? 



as the Long Black Spanish, but by many considered sujjerior 

 to either the Round or the Long Black Spanish. It is inter- 

 mediate in shape between the two, and seems to combine the 

 good qualities of each. C7~op failed. 

 LONG BLACK SPANISH. One of the latest as well as the 

 hardiest of radishes; an excellent sort for winter use. Roots 

 of medium size, oblong, black and flesh of firm texture. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 3 Oz. 15c; k Lb. 30c; Lb. 60c. 



Rhubarb, or 



Pie Plant 



Rhubarb, or Pie Plant. 



Rhubarb, familiarly known as Pie Plant, or Wine Plant, is cultivated in 

 gardens for its leaf stalks, which are used for pies and tarts, Imm.ense 

 quantities are now annually sold in all the large markets. No private garden 

 should be without it. 



Culture— Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat retentive soil, and 

 the richer this is and the deeper it is stirred, the better. Sow in drills 

 an inch deep, and thin out the plants to six inches apart. In the fall, 

 transplant into very highly manured and deeply stirred soil, setting them 

 four to six feet apart each way, and give a dressing of coarse manure every 

 spring. The stalks should not be plucked until the second year, and the 

 plant never allowed to exhaust itself by running to seed. Our seed is saved 

 from selected plants of the Linnaeus, Victoria, Giant and other improved 

 sorts, but like the seeds of fruit trees, rhubarb seed cannot be relied upon 

 to reproduce the same varieties. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 3 Oz. 35c; h Lb. 40c; 

 Lb. $1.50 



Rhubarb Roots, by express, not prepaid, 10c each, $1.00 pei 

 dozen; by mail, prepaid, 15c each, $1.50 per dozen. 



