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D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



WATER MELON-CONTINUED 



Ferry's Iceberg 



We introduced this splen- 

 did melon in 1902. In gen- 

 eral shape, size and ap- 

 pearance it is similar to the well known Kolb's Gem, but is 

 distinctly darker and the skin where the melon rests on the 

 ground is rich yellow instead of white as in that variety. 

 It has a. very firm, hard rind and is as good a shipper as 

 the Kolb's Gem, but the flesh is much deeper colored, 

 extends nearer to the I'ind, is much inore tender and 

 sweet. The best dark colored shipping melon yet pro- 

 duced. Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ^4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Monte Cristo, or Klecklcy's Sweets paJsld^'for 



home use or near markets. Vine vigorous and product- 

 ive; fruit of medium size, oval; color dark green, often 

 showing fine russeting; flesh very bright, rich red, and 

 exceedingly sweet. So crisp and tender that it wiU not 

 stand shipping, the fruit bursting open if subjected to 

 even a slight jar, or when the rind is penetrated with a 

 knife. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; H Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



A splendid melon of 

 largest size and excellent 

 quality, fruit long, mot- 

 tled dark green with stripes of lighter shade; rind thin 

 but firm; flesh very bright, deep red, very sweet, tender 

 and excellent. Fkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; H Lb. 20c; 

 Lb. 60c. 



Lon^ Light Icing 



Florida Favorite 



Florida Favorite Water Melon. 



r'lihan Oiii>i>n Fruit medium sized to large, globular 



V/UUail V^UISISIl OP oval; skin striped hght and dark 



green in sharp contrast; rind medium thick, but stands 



shipment well. Flesh bright red solid, very crisp and 



sugary. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ^^ Lb. 2()c; Lb. 50c. 



n;irk Irind Fruit large, nearly round, dark green, 

 L/aii\ iV/ill^ very indistinctly mottled with lighter 



shade. Flesh very rich, bright red. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



Our stock of this sort 

 is much better than 

 _ that usually offered, 

 and superior to many strains offered as Early Monarch, 

 etc. Repeated trials have demonstrated that we have 

 very fine stocks of Icing melons, each variety being dis- 

 tinct and showing the type well instead of being a mere 

 mixture of white seeded sorts. The melons of the Long 

 Light Icing variety are uniformly long and large and the 

 flesh deep, rich red, and of splendid quality. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Pminrl lirihi- \c\x\<i Fruit medium sized, round, 

 l\OUna LIgni ICmg very hght green or white! 



mottled with slightly darker green. Flesh bright, hght 



red, very sweet and tender. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; ^ Lb. 20c; Lb, 60c. 



Mountain Sweet ^%^f i 



variety; rind green and rath- 

 er thick; flesh scarlet, solid, 

 sv/eet and delicious. One of 

 the best for the home gar- 

 den. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 

 2 0z.l5c; \ Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



\cf> r'ri>;im Medium sized, 



\K.X, v/lisaill^yithverysweet 

 scarlet flesh. A good va- 

 riety for home market. 

 Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz- 15c; 

 %Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



f lirnn Uniformly round, 

 Vfl II Ul 1 smooth, striped and 

 marbled with light green. 

 Flesh white and solid; seeds 

 red. Not used for eating in 

 the raw state, but for pre- 

 serves, pickles, etc. Pkt. 5c; 

 Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; 

 Lb. 75c. 



MUSHROOM 



The Mushroom is an edible fungus of a white color, changing to brown when 

 old. The gills are loose, of pinkish-red, changing to liver color. It produces 

 seed, and there is developed a white, fibrous substance in broken threads, 

 called spawn, which is developed and preserved in horse manure, pressed in 

 the form of bricks. Thus prepared it will retain its vitality for years. 



Mushrooms can be grown in cellars, in sheds, in hotbeds or sometimes in the open air, the great essential being a 

 uniform degree of temperature and moisture. Fermenting horse manure, mixed with an equal weight of fresh sod loain, 

 is made into beds the size required and eight to twelve inches deep. See to it that the bed is packed firmly and evenly. 

 In the' course of a few days the inside temperature of the bed will fall to about 70° or 75°, then plant the broken pieces of 

 spawn nine inches apart; cover the whole with two inches of light soil and protect from cold and rain. One brick will 

 plant eight to ten square feet of bed. Mushrooms appear in about six weeks. Water sparingly with lukewarm water.' 

 French Mushroom Spawn, 3 lb. boxes, $1.50 each, prepaid. 



Pure Culture 3!ushroom Spawu. By a newly discovered process of selection and grafting, the spawn is scientifically 

 propagated so that large, vigorous and fine flavored mushrooms are reproduced. Earlier, more productive, and a marked 

 improvement on the wild spawn, either French or Enghsh. Brick (about V/^ lbs.) postpaid 40c; 5 lbs. postpaid $1.25 



MUSTARD 



Mustard is not only used as a condiment but the green 

 leaves are used as a salad or cut and boiled like spinage. 

 Sow as early in the spring as the ground Avill permit, in 

 drills about eighteen inches apart, covering one-half inch 

 deep. For succession, sow eveiy few weeks till autumn. 

 Water freely. In the south the seed should be sown in 

 autumn and the plants used early in the spring as a salad 

 and for greens. 



WHITE ENGLISH. Leaves comparatively smooth and 

 deeply cut; color medium dark green. The plant is up- 

 right in growth, inclined to branch as it approaches early 

 maturity and soon bolts to seed. Pkt. oc; Oz. 10c; 

 2 Oz. 10c; % Lb. 15c; Lb. 35c. 

 ^nilfhprn Csianf Cisrlpd Leaves light green, friU- 

 30Uinern Uldni \^Unea ed and much crimped at 

 edge. Highly esteemed in the south for its vigorous 

 growth and good quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 

 ^Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



NA^TIIPTIIIM TALL MIXED GARDEN. Cultivated 



\^t\J I U I\ I 1 4J/T1 jjot only for ornament but its beauti- 

 ful orange colored flowers serve as a garnish for dishes 

 and the young leaves are excellent for salads. The green 

 seed pods preserved in vinegar, make a pickle greatly es- 

 teemed by many. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; 

 Lb. 75c. Other varieties see Floiver Seeds, page SI. 



OKRA OR GUMBO 



Cultivated for its young seed pods which are used in soups 

 or stewed and served like asparagus. 



Culture— Plant in hills about four feet apart, putting six 

 to eight seeds in a hill and after the plants are well started, 

 cut out all but two. The dwarf sorts can be planted much 

 closer in hills two to three feet apart or in drills two feet 

 apart thinning the plants to about one foot apart in the row. 

 Gather the pods when quite green and about an inch and a 

 half long. 



Whii'^ Vi>l%;^i ^ great improvement on the old White 



TTllllC V«;iV*;i or the Green. The plant is of medium 



height, bearing a large crop of white, smooth pods which 



retain their tenderness until nearly fuU size. Pkt. 5c; 



Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 



Perkins' Mammoth Lon^ Pod liJr/^'.TproS 



tive. The pods are long, slender, deep green and remain 



tender much longer than most sorts. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 



2 Oz. loc; H Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 

 DWARF WHITE. The longest podded variety; vines two feet 



high and very productive. Mature pods long, very thick 



and fleshy. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; h Lb; 20c; Lb. 50c. 

 DWARF GREEN. An early and very productive sort. Pods 



dark green, thick and fleshy. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 



h Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 



