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D M. FERRY & CG’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
CUCUMBER" Continued 
I p» | |* This variety is between the Long an« I the Short Green, forming 
Jersey i lCKlmg a long, slender, cylindrical pickle which is very crisp ami 
tender. The vines are very vigorous and productive. The mature fruits are about 
eight to nine inches in length and are sometimes longer. Tnis sort is desirable for 
slicing as well as for pickling. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 
p i \A/l>*fr G * One of the best sorts for table use. The vines are vigor- 
r-ariy W nite opine OUS, fruiting early and abundantly. The fruits are 
uniformly straight. liglit bright green, fairly well covered with white spines and 
when mature are often about seven inches in length and are sometimes longer. The 
flesh is crisp, tender and of excellent quality. The variety is much used for the 
home garden and market. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 
4 |. . A selection from the Early White Spine, being more pointed at each 
Arlington end. The young fruits are crisp and tender and are of dark green 
color. The mature fruits are bright deep green and about six and one-half to seven 
inches in length and are sometimes longer. This is extensively used for the home 
garden and is considered by many to be the best sort for small pickles. It is ex¬ 
cellent also for slicing. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; l / 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 90c. 
o ii i • (For Pickles) This is 
bmall Gherkin a very small, oval, 
prickly fruited sort quite distinct from all 
Early White Spine 
others and grown exclusively for pickles. It is the smallest of all the varieties and 
should always be picked when young and tender. The seed is distinctly smaller than 
that of- other encumbers and*is slow to germinate, requiring usually from two to 
three weeks. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
CRESS 
As early In spring as the ground ran be worked sow the seed in rich, well pre¬ 
pared soil, in shallow drills about sixteen inches apart, covering with about one-naif 
inch of fine soil firmly pressed down. When the young plants are well started thin 
four to six inches apart in the row. For succession plant every two weeks, thinning 
out as required for use. Keep off insects by dusting with Pyrethrum powder. 
/-'i i j r> The leaves of this small salad are much frilled or 
Juried Or repper Grass curled, and are used for garnishing. It is also de¬ 
sirable with lettuce, to the flavor of which its warm, pungent taste makes a most, 
agreeable addition. The plant is of rapid growth, about one foot high. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 20c; Lb 50c. 
TrU0 Water * s a distinct variety of cress with small, oval leaves and thrives 
best when its roots and stems are submerged in water. A fair 
growth may be obtained in soil which is kept wet but does best when grown along 
moist banks or in tubs in water-covered soil. It is one of the most delicious of small 
salads and should be planted wherever a suitable place can be found. The seed 
is usually sown and lightly covered in gravelly, mucky lands along the borders of 
small, rapid streams. The plants will need no subsequent culture, as under favorable 
conditions they Increase very rapidly by self-sown seed and extension of the roots.; 
When gathered for the market the shoots should be cut, not broken olT. In summer 
it is best to cut them closely, the oftener the better Pkt. 5c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; 
V 4 Lb. $1.00: Lb. $3.50 
|*i A medium early, white spinod cucumber of handsome, very dark green 
rviOnaiKe color and of excellent quality for slicing. The vines are very hardy 
and productive. The fruits when mature are often about eight inches in length, 
sometimes longer, and are uniform in size and shape. The color is dark green, 
slightly striped at the ends. The dark green color is retained much longer and is 
affected less by the hot sun than any other sort with which we are familiar. 
Its uniform size and shape and splendid color are making this variety very popular 
as a shipping sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; J / 4 Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
r? . I r- ii7i *, c* • The fruits of this desirable 
fc-xtra Long or Lvergreen White bpme table variety are long, cylin¬ 
drical, dark green, with very while, crisp and tender flesh. The vines are vigorous 
and productive and come into full bearing 
somewhat later than Early White Spine. 
The mature fruits are about eight to nine 
inches in length and are sometimes longer. 
This variety is adapted also for forcing. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V 4 Lb. 30c; 
Lb. $1.00 
I j The stock we offer under this 
improved name is in a class by itself. 
I ontr Green The vines are very vigor- 
l-.oug v >»reen ous and productive. The 
fruits are very long, often twelve to fifteen 
inches when mature, and are sometimes 
longer. They are uniformly slender and of 
beautiful dark green color. The large warts 
ami spines are well distributed over the 
surfaeeinstead of being clusteredat one end 
as in inferior stocks. The variety furnishes 
some fruits early but matures the bulk 
of its crop rather late. It is a standard sort 
for slicing and is very largely used for 
pickles. The fruits are often used for 
making sweet pickles This is probably 
the most extensively used cucumber for 
the home garden and market. We have 
given this variety especial attention for 
many years and we believe the stock we 
offer has no equal. (See colored plate 
opjfosite.) Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 
V 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
Klondike 
