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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 " , 

 30 X 16 " , 

 30 X 20 " 

 30 X 24 " 

 30 X 30 " 

 36 X 3 " . 

 36 X 12 " . 

 36x18 " . 

 36x24 " . 



No. plants. 

 10,890 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 " X 36 In 4,840 



.34,848 

 .17,424 

 .13,068 

 .10,454 

 . 8,712 

 . 6,970 

 . 58,080 

 . 14,520 



42 X 12 

 42x24 

 42x36 

 48x12 

 48x18 

 48x24 

 48x30 

 48x36 

 48x48 

 60x36 

 60x48 " 2,178 



,12,446 

 6,223 

 . 4,148 

 ,10,890 

 7,790 

 , 5,445 

 , 4.356 

 . 3,630 

 , 2,723 

 , 2,901 



Dis. 

 60x 

 8x 

 8x 

 8x 

 10 x 

 10 X 

 10 x 

 12 X 

 12 X 

 12 X 

 16 X 

 16 X 



apart. No. plants. 



60 In 1,743 



1 Ft 5,445 



3 " , 1,815 



4,356 

 726 

 435 



3,630 

 736 

 302 



2,722 

 170 



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



Quantity per acre. 



Artichoke, 1 oz. to 500 plants 6 oz. 



Asparagus, 1 oz. to 800 plants 4 lbs. 



Asparagus roots 1000 to 7250 



Barley 120 lbs. 



Beans, 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 2J^ 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 " 



CoUards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice (shelled) 4 lbs. 



Corn, sweet, ^ lb. to 100 hills 12 " 



Cowpea, in drills 60 " 



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



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 " 



Dill, Yi 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 AM 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 " 



Red 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, yi oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 



Leek, I/3 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, Y^ oz. to 100 ft. of drill .. .4 to 5 

 " for sets 40 to 80 



sets, 1 lb. to 100 feet of drill 250 



Parsnip, ^ oz. to 100 feet of drill 3 



Parsley, Y 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. 5^ lb. to 100 hills 3 to 4 



Radish. ?/ oz. to 100 ft. of drill 10 to 12 



Ruta Baga 2 to 4 



Rye 60 to 90 



Sage in drills 4 to 5 



Salsify, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 



Spinach, Y2 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. 



Standeird 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. 



FOREIGN NAMES OF VEGETABLES AND HERBS 



ENGLISH FRENCH ITALIAN POLISH SPANISH DANISH-NORWEGIAN GERMAN 



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



Artichoke Artichaut Articiocca Karczochy Alcachofa Artiskok Artischoke 



Asparagus Asperge Sparagio Szparagi Esparrago Asparges Spargel 



Balm Melisse citronelle. . Melissa Balsam Toronjil, Citronella. . Balsamurt Citronen-Mehsse. . 



Basil Basilic grand Basilico Bazylia. Albaca Basilikum Basilikum 



Beans Haricots Fagiuoli ....: Fasola Habichuela Boenner Bohnen 



Beet Betterave Barbabietola Buraki Remolacha Roedbede Riibe 



Borage Bourrache Boragine Boraz Borraja Borago Boretsch 



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



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



Cabbage Chou pomm6 Cavolo cappuccio . . . Kapusta Col repello Hovedkaal Kopfkohl. Kraut. . , 



Caboage, Savoy.. Chou de Milan Cavolo di Milano. . . Sabaudzka Col de Milan Savoikaal Wirsing 



Kapusta 



Caraway Cumin des pr6s. . . . Carvi Kminek Comino ..Karve Feld-Kiimmel 



Carrot Carotte Carota Marchew Zanahoria Gulerod Carotten, Mohren. , 



Cauliflower Chou-fleur Cavoloflore Kalafiory Coliflor Blomkaal Blumenkohl 



Celery C61eri Sedano. . . Selery Apio Selleri Sellerie 



Celeriac Celeri-rave Sedano-rapa Selery Apio-nabo Knopselleri Knoll-Sellerie 



(Korzen) — • 



Chervil Cerfeuil Cerfoglio Czechrzyca. . . . Perifollo Kjoervel . . . . . Kerbel. 



Chicory Chicor6e sauvage. . Cicoria selvatica Cykorya Achicoria Cichorie ........ .Cichonenwurzel.... 



Coriander Coriandre Coriandorlo Koledra Culantro Koriander Coriander 



Corn Salad Mache Valeriana Ziarno Salaty. . Canonigos Vaarsalat Feldsalat 



Corn Mais Mais Kukurydza. . . . Maiz Mais Mais 



Cress Cresson al6nois.. . . Agretto Rzerzucha. .... Mastuerzo Karse Garten-Kresse 



Cress, Water Cresson defontaineNasturzio aquatico. Rzerzucha Berro Broendkarse Brunnenkresse. .. .. 



wodna 



Cucumber Concombre Cetriolo Ogorek Cohombro Agurk Gurken 



Dandelion Pissenlit Dente di leone Papawa Diente de leon Loevetand Lowenzahn 



Dill Aneth Aneto Koper Eneldo Dil Dill 



Egg Plant Aubergine Petronciano Gruszka Berengena Aegplante Eierpflanze 



milosna • < 



Endive, Curled.. Chicoree Endive... Endivia Endywia Endivia Endivie Endivien 



Endive, Chicor6e-Scarole Endivia Scariola Escarolo Escariol 



Broad Leaf. . Ronde •••••,•••, 



Fennel Fenouil Finocchio Koper Hinojo Fennikel Fenchel 



