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2 NOVELTIES AND SPECIALTIES, D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 



CAULIFLOWER 



PEARL OF DETROIT 



We have had in trial for several seasons 

 from a very successful Danish grower samples 

 of his Snowball Cauliflower seed which have 

 proved equal to our best stocks. We are now 

 able to offer a carefully selected, extremely early 

 strain of his seed which has never heretofore 

 been offered or sold in America. The grower 

 briefly describes this new variety thus: "This 

 Cauliflower is about a fortnight earlier than the 

 usual Snowball, has smaller leaves and gives in 

 Denmark very fine, large, white and solid heads 

 in the middle of June in open ground and about 

 Feb. 20 under glass." iVe recom^nend this 

 strain to those desiiHng an extremely early Caul- 

 iflower of best Snowball type. Pkt. 25c; Oz. $4.00 



CUCUMBER 



PRESSING PERFECTED PICKLING 



We believe we have in this new Cucumber 

 just what many picklers want. For a long time 

 we have had a call for a Cucumber that would 

 produce short pickles which would pack in bot- 

 tles better than other varieties. The small cu- 

 cumbers of this splendid new variety" are short, 

 cylindrical and blunt ended, making, when pack 

 bottles, very handsome, showy pickles of the very 

 quality. For this purpose we recommend this novelty 

 more highly than any other sort. The vines are vigor- 

 ous, setting their fruit early and are very^ productive. 



Pressing Perfected Pickling Cucumber. 



Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 14 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 



COLUMBIA CELERY 



In the Columbia Celery we introduce this year one of the greatest acquisitions to the list of vege- 

 tables that we have ever been able to bring- out. It is an early green sort unsurpassed in shape and 

 quality. The plant is of medium height but very stocky and heavy. The stalks are thick, almost 

 round, resembling in shape those of Giant Pascal; the color has in it more of the rich yellow tint of 

 Golden Yellow Self Blanching which variety^it resembles very much in appearance when trimmed and 

 bunched for the market. The foliage is of a distinctly light shade of green, with a tinge of yellow. In 

 season it follows in close succession Golden Yellow Self Blanching. Its quality is certainly exception- 

 ally fine, some connoisseurs considering it equal or even superior to either Golden Yellow Self Blanch- 

 ing or Giant Pascal. The excellent form of plant and stalk, its fine color, earliness and superior quality 

 will commend this splendid novelty to all discriminating growers and buyers of this favorite vegetable. 

 Pkt. 10c; Oz. 60c; 2 Oz. $1.00; 14 Lb. $1.75; Lb. $6.00 {See colored plate opposite) . 



ADMIRAL TOGO MUSK MELON 



This is an orange fleshed Netted Gem or Rocky Ford. The immense popularity of Netted Gem or 

 Rocky Ford is due very largely to its distinctive size and shape which make it, in these respects, an ideal 

 table and basket melon. Orange fleshed melons are generally far superior in flavor to green fleshed 

 sorts, but heretofore they have been too large in size. We have developed in the Admiral Togo a small 



Musk Melon with the very thick, orange flesh and 



splendid quality of the Defender, possessing the 



characteristic* netting, shape, size and shipping 



quality of Netted Gem or Rocky Ford. Cornbin- 



ing all the good qualities of these two fine varieties 



this new sort should, like its namesake, prove 



a winner. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 14 Lb. 60c; 



Lb. $2.00 



TIP TOP MUSK MELON 



This very productive Melon is of medium 

 to large size, nearly round, slightly ribbed 

 and fairly well covered with shallow netting. 

 The flesh is deep yellow in color and of ex- 

 cellent qualitv. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 2Sc; 

 14 Lb. 40; Lb. $1.50 



TOMATO Chalk's Early Jewel 



The best all round early Tomato of re- 

 cent introduction. Our selected stocks are 

 unexcelled and from the first to the last 

 picking give a heavy yield of very large, 

 smooth fruits, all of excellent quality. 

 ADMIRAL TOGO MusK MELON. {Sec colorcd pMe , page I 3 ; pviccs on pag - 56). 



