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FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Number of plants to the acre at given distances 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 12 X lln 522,720 



12 X 3 

 12x12 

 16 X 1 

 18 X 1 

 18 X 3 

 18x12 

 18x18 

 20 X 1 

 20x20 

 24x 1 

 24x18 



...174.240 

 ....43,560 

 ...392,040 

 ...348,480 

 ...116,160 

 ....29,040 

 ....19.360 

 ...313,635 

 ... 15.681 

 ...261.360 

 ....15.520 



Dis. apart. 

 24 X 24 In. . 



30x 1 " . 



30 X 6 " . 



30 X 12 " . 



30x16 -' . 



30x20 " . 



30 X 24 '■■ , 



30 x 30 " . 



36 X 3 " . 



36x12 " . 



36x18 " . 



36 X 24 " . 



No. plants. 



10,890 



209,388 



34,848 



17,424 



13,068 



10,454 



...... 8,712 



6.970 



58,080 



14,520 



9,680 



7,260 



Dis. apart. 

 36x36 In.. 

 42x12 " . 

 42x24 " . 

 42x36 " . 

 48 X 12 " . 

 48 X 18 " . 

 48x24 " . 

 48 X 30 " . 

 48 X 36 " . 

 48x48 " . 

 60 x 36 " . 

 60 x 48 " . 



No. plants. 



4,840 



......12,446 



6.223 



4,148 



10,890 



7,790 



5,445 



4,356 



2,723 

 2,901 

 2,178 



Dis. 

 60 X 

 8x 

 8x 

 8x 

 10 X 

 10 X 

 10 X 

 13 X 

 12 X 

 12 X 

 16 X 

 16 X 



apart. No. plants. 



60 In 1,743 



1 Ft 5,446 



3 " , 1,815 



Quantity of seed reoiiisite to produce a given number of plants and sow an acre 



4,356 

 726 



435 



2,722 

 170 



Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants. 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. vo 800 plants 4 lbs. 



Asparagus roots 1000 to 7250 



Bar'ay 120 lbs. 



E?ans, dwarf, 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill 60 



Beans, pole, 1 lb. to 100 hills 30 



Beet, garden, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill. . . 7 " 

 Beet, Mangel, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill... 5 " 



Broccoli, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 2 oz. 



Brussels Sprouts, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants. . . 2 " 



Buckwheat 15 to 25 lbs. 



Cabbage. 1 oz. to 5.000 plants 



Carrot, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 2^A lbs. 



Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Chicory ; 4 lbs. 



Clover, Alsike 6 " 



" Alfalfa or Lucerne 15 to 25 " 



" Mammoth 8 to 12 " 



" Medium 8 to 12 " 



White Dutch 6 " 



Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice (shelled) 4 lbs. 



Corn, sweet, K lb. to 100 hills 12 



Cowpea, in drills 60 " 



Cress, K oz. to 100 feet of drill .12 " 



y ;ueumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 " 



Dili, Vs oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 " 



Egg Plant, 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 4 oz. 



Endive, '4 oz. to 100 feet of drill 4% lbs. 



Flax broadcast 30 " 



Garlic, bulbs, 1 lb. to 10 feet of drill 

 Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Kentucky 15 to 20 lbs. 



" Millet 25 " 



" Mixed Lawn 60 to 100 " 



'* Had Top Fancy .8 to 10 " 



'^ Rhode Island Bent 25 to 40 '' 



" Timothy 10 to 15 " 



lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 

 Grass, Orchard, Perennial Rye and' 



Wood Meadow 25 to 35 lbs. 



Hemp 25 " 



Horse Radish roots 10000 to 15000 



Hungarian 25 lbs. 



Kale, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants, or 200 feet of 



drill 



Kohl Rabi, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Leek, yi oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Lettuce, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Melon, Musk, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Water, 4 oz. to 100 hills 1^ to 4 



Millet 12 to 25 



Nasturtium, 2 oz. to 100 feet of drill 15 



Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Onion seed, Yi oz. to 100 ft. of drill ... 4 to 5 



" " for sets 40to80 



sets, 1 lb. to 100 feet of drill 250 



Parsnip, ]{ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, l{ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Peas, garden, 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill. 55 to 120 



" field 120 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 



Pumpkin, s^ lb. to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish, 2^ oz. to 100 ft. of drill 10 to 12 



Ruta Baga q.2 to 4 



Rye 60 to 90 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 



Salsify, 34 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Spinach, J^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Summer Savory ^ 



Sunflower 8 



Squash, summer, 4 oz. to 100 hills 4 



" winter, 8 oz. to 100 hills 2 



Tomato, 1 oz. to 2,000 to 3,000 plants 

 Tobacco, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Turnip, 1 oz. to 250 feet of drill 1 to 3 



Vetch, Spring 90 to 120 



" Hairy or Sand 30 to 60 



lbs. 



Standfird weights of 

 various articles 



Per bu. 



Barley 48 lbs. 



Beans 60 " 



Buckwheat.. 48 *' 



Canary seed 60 " 



Castor Bean 46 " 



Clover 60 " 



Corn, Field, shelled. . . .56 " 



" " on ear 35 " 



" Sweet .45 " 



Flax 56 " 



Grass, Timothy 45 " 



Hemp 44 " 



Hungarian 48 " 



Millet, Common 50 " 



Millet, Golden 50 " 



Peas, smooth 60 " 



" wrinkled 56 " 



Rape 50 " 



Rye 56 " 



Sorghum 50 " 



Vetch or Tare 60 " 



All of the above are sold 

 by weight. 



lbs. 



ENGLISH 



Anise 



Artichoke 



Asparagus 



Balm 



Basil 



Beans 



Beet 



Borage 



Broccoli 



Brussels Sprouts. 



Cabbage 



Cabbage, Savoy.. 



Caraway 



Carrot 



Cauliflower,, 



Celery 



Celeriac 



Chervil 



Chicory 



Coriander 



Corn Salad. . . . 



Corn 



Cress 



Cress, Water. 



Cucumber . 

 Dandelion. 



Dill 



Egg Plant.. 



Endive, Curled . 

 Endive, 



Broad Leaf. 

 Fennel 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



FRENCH ITALIAN POLISH SPANISH DANISH-NORWEGIAN GERMAN 



Anis Aniso. Anacio Anyz Anis, Matalahuga. . . Anis Anis, Griiner Anis. 



Artichaut Articiocca Karczochy Alcachofa Artiskok Artischoke 



Asperge Sparagio Szparagi Esparrago Asparges Spargel 



Melisse citronelle . . Melissa Balsam Toron jil, Citronella . . Balsamurt Citronen-Melisse . . , 



Basilic grand Basilico Bazylia Albaca Basilikum Basilikum 



Haricots Fagiuoli Fasola Habichuela Boenner Bohnen 



Betterave Barbabietola Buraki Remolacha Roedbede Riibe 



Bourrache Boragine Boraz Borraja Borago Boretsch 



Chou Brocoli Brocoli Brokuly Broculi Broccoli-Kaal.. . . Spargelkohl 



Chou de Bruxelles. Cavolo di Brusselles. Latorvil Bretones de Bruselas. Rosenkaal Rosenkohl 



Chou pomme Cavolo cappuccio . . . Kapusta Col repello Hovedkaal Kopf kohl. Kraut. . . 



Chou de Milan Cavolo di Milano. . . Sabaudzka Col de Milan Savoikaal Wirsing 



Kapusta 



Cumin des pres. . . . Carvi Kminek Comino Karve Feld-Kiimmel 



Carotte Carota Marchew Zanahoria Gulerod Carotten, Mohren. . 



Chou-fleur Cavoloflore Kalaflory Coliflor Blomkaal Blumenkohl 



C61eri Sedano. Selery.. Apio Selleri ^... Sellerie 



Celeri-rave Sedano-rapa Selery Apio-nabo Knopselleri KnoU-Sellerie 



(Korzen ) 



Cerfeuil Cerfoglio Czechrzyca. . , ■ PerifoUo Kjoervel. Kerbel. 



Chicoree sauvage. . Cicoria selvatica Cykorya ' '' ' /-.-•-!--_.•- /-t.-^i •. 



Coriandre Coriandorlo Koledra = 



Mache Valeriana Ziarno Salaty. 



Mais Mais. Kukurydza. . . 



Cresson alenois — Agretto Rzerzucha. . . . 



Cresson de f ontaine Nasturzio aquatico . . Rzerzucha 



wodna 



Concombre Cetriolo Ogorek. . , Cohombro Agurk Gurken 



Pissenlit Dente di leone Papawa. Diente de leon.. ...... Loevetand Lowenzahn 



Aneth Aneto Koper Eneldo Dil Dill 



Aubergine Petronciano Gruszka Berengena Aegplante Eierpflanze , 



milosna • 



Chicoree Endive... Endivia Endywia Fiidivia Endivie Endivien.... 



Chicoree-Scarole Endivia Scariola Escarolo Escariol... . 



Ronde 



Fenouil Finocchio Koper Hinojo Fennikel Fenchel — 



Achicoria Cichorie Cichorienwurzel. . 



Culantro Koriander Coriander 



Canonigos Vaarsalat Feldsalat. 



Maiz Mais Mais 



ifiiastuerzo Karse Garten -Kresse. . 



Berro Broendkarse Brunnenkresse. . 



