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D. M. FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



REFERENCE TABLES 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 12 x 1 In 522,720 



«x 3 

 12 x 12 

 16 x 1 

 18 x 1 

 18 s 3 

 18 x 12 

 18 x 18 

 20 x 1 

 20x20 

 24x 1 

 24 x 18 



.174.240 

 ..43,560 

 .392,040 

 .348,480 

 .116,160 

 ..29,040 

 ..19,360 

 .313,635 

 . 15.681 

 .261.360 

 ..15,520 



Number of plants to the acre at given distances 



Dis. apart. 

 24x24 In.. 



30 x 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 " . 



36 x 18 " . 



36 x 24 " . 



No. plants. 

 10,890 



.34,848 

 .17.424 

 .13,068 

 .10.454 



. 6.970 

 58,080 

 . 14,520 

 . 9,680 

 . 7,260 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 

 36 X 36 In 4,840 



42 x 12 

 42x24 

 42x36 



48 x 12 

 48 x 18 

 48x24 

 48 x 30 

 48 x 36 

 48 x 48 

 60x36 

 60x48 



Approximate number of feet of row per acre at given distances: 

 Distance between rows: 18 inches 24 inches 30 inches 



Feet of row: 29010 21758 17427 



36 inches 

 14526 



.12.446 

 . 6.223 

 . 4,148 

 .10.890 

 . 7,790 

 . 5,445 

 . 4,356 

 . 3,630 

 . 2,723 

 . 2,901 

 . 2,178 



Dis. apart. No. plants. 



60 x 60 In 1,743 



1 Ft 5,445 



8x 



8x 



10 x 1 

 10 x 6 

 10 x 10 

 12 x 1 

 12 x 5 

 12 x 12 

 16x 1 

 16 x 16 



42 inches 

 12439 



1,815 

 680 



4,356 

 726 

 435 



3,630 

 736 

 302 



2,722 

 170 



48 inches. 

 10853 



Quantity of seed requisite to prqduce 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 



Beans, dwarf, 1 lb. to 100 ft. of drill. 60 lbs. 



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 " 



Cabbage, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Carrot, % oz. to 100 feet of drill.. 2% lbs. 

 Cauliflower, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 

 Celery, 1 oz. to 15,000 plants 



Chicory 4 



Clover, White Dutch 6 



Collards, 1 oz. to 5,000 plants 



Corn, rice (shelled) 4 



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

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



Cucumber, 1 oz. to 100 hills 1 to 3 



Dandelion, 1 oz. to 300 feet of drill. 5 

 Dill, V 3 oz. to 100 feet of drill 5 



lbs. 



lbs. 



Quantity per acre. 

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

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

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

 Gourd, 2 oz. to 100 hills 



Grass, Blue, Canadian 15 to 20 lbs. 



" " Kentucky 15 to 20 " 



" Crested Dog's Tail. . . . 



" Perennial Rye 25 to 35 " 



" Red Top Fancy 8 to 10 " 



" Rough Stalked 



Meadow 15 to 20 " 



" South German Mixed 



Bent 25 to 40 " 



Mixed Lawn 100to200 " 



Horse Radish roots 10000 to 15000 



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



feet of drill 4 lbs. 



Kohl Rabi, Y % oz. to 100 feet of drill. 4 " 



Leek, % oz. to 100 feet of drill 4 " 



Lettuce, M oz. to 100 feet of drill . . 3 " 



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



" Water, 4 oz. to 100 hillsl^ to 4 " 



Mustard 5 " 



Nasturtium, 2oz.to 100 feet of drill. 15 " 

 Okra, 1 oz. to 100 feet of drill 8 " 



Quantity per acre. 

 Onion seed, y 3 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 



4 to 5 lbs. 



Onion seed, for sets 40 to 80 " 



sets, 1 lb. to 100 feet of drill 



250 " 



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



Parsley, % oz. to 100 feet of drill. . 3 " 

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



55 to 120 " 



Peas field 120 " 



Pepper, 1 oz. to 1,500 plants 



Pumpkin, % lb. to 100 hills 3 to 4 lbs. 



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, % oz. to 100 feet of drill. .8 " 



Summer Savory % " 



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 lbs. 



ENGLISH 



Anise 



Artichoke 



Asparagus 



Balm 



Basil 



Beans 



Beet 



Borage 



Broccoli 



Brussels Sprouts. 



Cabbage 



Caboage, 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 Anice Anyz Anis, Matalahuga. ..Anis Anis, Griiner Anis., 



Artichaut Carciofo Karczochy Alcachofa Artiskok Artischoke 



Asperge Sparagio Szparagi Esparrago Asparges Spargel 



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



Basilic grand Basilico Bazylia Albaca Basilikum Basilikum 



Haricots Fagiuoli Fasola Habichuela Boenner Bohnen 



Betterave Barbabietola Buraki Remolacha Roedbede Rube 



Bourraehe Boragine Boraz Borraja Borago Boretsch 



Chou Brocoli Cavolo broccolo Brokuly Broculi Broeeoli-Kaal Spargelkohl 



Chou de Bruxelles. Cavolo di Bruxelles. Latorvil Bretonesde Bruselas.Rosenkaal Rosenkohl. 



Chou pomme Cavolo Cappuccio . . . Kapusta Col repello Hovedkaal Kopf kohl, Kraut. . . 



Chou de Milan Cavolo Verzatto . . . Sabaudzka Col de Milan Savoikaal Wirsing 



Kapusta 



Cumin des pres Comino Kminek.. Comino Karve Feld-Ktimmel 



Carotte Carota Marchew Zanahoria Gulerod Carotten, Mohren. . 



Chou -fleur Cavolfiore Kalafiory Coliflor Blomkaal Blumenkohl 



Celeri Sedano. . . Selery Apio Selleri Sellerie 



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



, (Korzen) 



Cerfeuil Cerfoglio Czechrzyca. .. . Perifollo Kjoervel Kerbel 



Chicoree sauvage. . Cicoria Cykorya Achicoria Cichorie Cichorienwurzel.... 



Coriandre Coriandorlo Koledra Culantro Koriander Coriander 



Mache Dolcetta Ziarno Salaty. . Canonigos Vaarsalat Feldsalat 



Mais Mais Kukurydza. ...Maiz Mais Mais 



Cresson alenois Crescione d'ajoula. . .Rzerzucha. Mastuerzo Karse Garten-Kresse 



Cresson de fontaineCrescione di f ontana.Rzerzucha Berro Broendkarse Brunnenkresse 



wodna 



Concombre Cetriolo Ogorek Cohombro Agiirk Gurken 



Pissenlit Dente di leone Papawa Diente de leon Loevetand Lowenzahn 



Aneth Aneto Koper Eneldo Dil Dill 



Aubergine Melanzana Gruszka Berengena Aegplante Eierpflanze 



milosna 



Chicoree Endive... Indivia riccia Endywia Endivia Endivie Endivien 



Chicoree-Scarole Cicoria Scarola Escarolo Escariol 



Ronde 



Fenouil Finocchio Koper Hinojo Fennikel Fenchel 



