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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
RADISH- -Continued 
WINTER VARIETIES 
RHUBARB or Pie Plant 
Rhubarb, also known as Pie Plant, or Wine Plant, is the earliest spring vegetable and is 
grown for its leaf stalks which are extensively used for pies and sauce. 
Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat retentive soil and the richer this is and the deeper 
it is stirred, the better. Sow in drills an inch deep and thin out tin* plants to six inches apart. In 
the fall transplant into very highly manured and deeply stirred soil, setting them four to six 
feet apart each way and give a dressing of coarse manure every spring. The stalks should not 
be plucked until the second year. When a blossom stalk appears, it should be cut back well into 
the ground and the plant never allowed to exhaust it-elf by running to seed. (>ur seed is saved 
from selected plants of the Linnaeus. Victoria, Giant and other improved sorts, but like the 
seeds of fruit trees, rhubarb seed cannot be relied upon to reproduce the same varieties. 
SEED—Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; V 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
Seed for winter radishes should be sown about the first of August in rich, warm, sandy 
loam, in rows about twenty inches apart, covering half an inch deep. When well up thin 
to three inches apart in the row and give frequent cultivation, l or winter use, the roots 
should be pulled and packed in damp sand ami stored in a cool cellar. 
q I • This is an extensively grown variety for fall and winter use. It is 
scarlet Lnina known a.so as Chinese Rose. Ther ots are cylindrical, or largest near 
the bottom, stump rooted or blunt at both ends. The skin is smooth and of a bright deep 
rose color. The flesh is white, firm, crisp and pungent. The tops are moderately large 
with leaves distinctly cut and divided; leaf-stems ting d with rose. The roots are usually 
four to five inches long by about one and one-half to two inches in diameier when fully 
mature, sometimes growing considerably thicker. It is a desirable late maturing garden 
sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 70c. 
C* | »• 1 This excellent vari- ty is sold also as Chinese White Winter. The roots are 
Celestial long, cy.metrical, with beautiful white skin and flesh, the whitest and usually 
the least pungent of the winter varieties. When fully mature the roots are six to nine 
Inches long by about two and one-half to three and one- 
half inch s in diameter. 'I he flesh is compact and crisp. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
^ it • n/r ii The roo's of this very 
California Mammoth la ge white winter sort 
Whit** PhiriA £>°W nine to twelve inches long, by 
▼ v nuc vxitiiicx. three t 0 four inch< s or more in diam¬ 
eter just below the shoulder, tapering regula lv to the 
tip. The flesh is firm, crisp, decidedly pungent but well 
flavored, keeping well through the winter. The variety 
matures lat-r than Celestial and the roots are not as 
mild but th**y attain a larger size under favorable 
condition-;. For table use they are pulled before fully 
grown. (Sold out.) 
ir»i io • i The roots are round, 
Kound oiack Spanish sometimes slightly top 
shaped, three or four inches in diameter. The skin is 
almost black. The flesh is white, very compact,decided¬ 
ly pungent, but well flavored. The va ieiy keeps well 
through the winter, Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
V 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 70c. 
Half Long Black Winter media?e R Vn* S shape 
between the Round and the Long Black Spanish, and 
seems to combi; e the good qualities of both. The roots 
have grayish black skin and crisp, pungent but well 
flavored white flesh. They are four to five inches long 
and one and one-half to two inches in diameter, some¬ 
times approaching stump-rooted form at maturity. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 80c. 
T Dl 1C • i One of the latest and hard- 
Long JtSlack opanisn iest long gard n radishes, 
especially adapted for winter use. The roots are long, 
thick, almost black, somewhat wrinkled. The flesh is 
white, of firm texture, decidedly pungent but well fla¬ 
vored. The ro< -ts when mature are usually seven to nine 
inches long by two to three inches i i diameter at thick¬ 
est part. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
Radish, Long Black Spanish 
Radish, Scarlet China 
ROOTS — by mail, prepaid, 15c each; by express, not prepaid, $ 1.25 per dozen. 
O IpTTF A hardy annual, the leaves of which are long, smooth and glossy and when young are used 
1 1 1-j ijke mustard for salads. When in condition for use the plants are from eight to ten inches high. 
Sow the seed in shallow tlrills about sixteen inches apart, in early spring and for succession every few w f eeks thereafter. 
Water freely. The young leaves will be ready for cutting in about six weeks from time of planting. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 
2 Oz. 25c; % Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
SALSIFY or Vegetable Oyster 
One of the most desirable winter vegetables. The roots when cooked are very palatable and nutritious and are served in a 
variety of ways. The flavor is similar to oysters. Salsify succeeds best in alight, well enriched soil, which should be stirred 
to a good depth. Coarse and fresh manure should be avoided, as it will surely cause the roots to grow' uneven and ill-shaped. 
Sow early and quite deep, giving the general culture recommended for parsnip. The roots are perfectly hardy and may 
remain out all winter, but should be dug early in spring, as they deteriorate rapidly after growth commences. Frost does not 
injure the roots, but before the ground freezes a quantity for winter use may be stored in a pit or in a very cool cellar. 
»» ,i o i • i i I j This variety is large and strong growing with long, smooth, white, tapering roots, and 
IVIammotn janawicn Island is less liable to branch than the other sorts. The tops are grassy. It is invaluable for 
market gardeners’ use. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; V 4 Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 
I? IT I The improved varieties of Sorrel when well grow n an 1 cooked like spinach make a palatable dish. Sow in 
drills early in spring and thin the seedlings to six or eight inches apart in the row. One may commence 
cutting in about tw r o months and the plants will continue in full bearing from three to four years. 
f » j i 7 i The best garden variety, having large, pale green leaves of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 
Large Leaved French 2 Oz. 25 C; y 4 Lb. 4o c; Lb. $ 1.50 
