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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
MISCELLANEOUS FARM SEEDS —Continued 
Prices of all articles quoted on this page subject to change. 
PE DWARF ESSEX FOR SOWING. There is but one variety of liape that lias proven profitable to sow in America 
1\3.D6 and tliat is the ^ warf Lssex. No other plant will give as heavy a yield of forage at such a small cost as this. 
^ lT w and its general cultivation would add largely to the profits of American farms. Especially valuable for green 
manuring and pasture. When fed oft by sheep, it will probably do more to restore and make profitable exhausted soils 
than any other plant. Biennial. 
Ground should be prepared same as for turnips. Sow in 
June or July, with a turnip drill, in rows two and one-half 
feet apart, at the rate of two and one-half pounds of seed 
per acre. It may be sown broadcast, either with other fall 
forage crops or by itself, using from one to five pounds of 
seed per acre. Lb. 25c. postpaid. By freight or express 
at purchaser’s expense, 10 Lbs. $1.25; 100 Lbs. $9.00 
Rye, Fall or Winter 
its grain and straw but valuable also for soiling and as a cover- 
crop and for use as green-manure. It can be successfully 
grown under greater extremes of climatic conditions than 
probably any other cereal, but makes its best growth on soils 
containing less clay than some which are adapted to wheat. 
Good drainage is very important. The time for sowing is from 
the middle of August to the last of September. Prepare the 
ground as for wheat and sow broadcast or with a drill at the 
rate of one and one-half bushels per acre. 3 Lbs. 50c. postpaid. 
For larger quantities inquire for prices. 
^nrino’ Although this grain is often planted 
spring especially for paper makers, who prefer 
it to any other, its principal value is as a “catch” crop to 
sow where winter graip has failed. Straw shorter and 
stiffer than the winter variety and always easily secured. 
The grain, although smaller, is of equal value. 3 Lbs. 50c. 
postpaid. For larger quantities inquire for prices. 
Sugar Cane (Sorghum) 
Rape, Dwarf Essex 
__ r _„ recommend for the north where the season is 
short. It is practically as early as the old Early Amber and yields much more per acre either of syrup 
or seed. The plant is large, of strong, vigorous and erect habit and stands up much better than Early Amber. It may be plant¬ 
ed as late as the 15th of June and will be in condition to harvest 
for syrup in September. Cane seed should not be planted before 
the weather is warm in the spring. Three to four pounds of seed 
are required per acre. Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight or express, at 
purchaser’s expense, 100 Lbs. $6.00 
p I f-x An exceedingly valuable variety; very large, of 
Hj&rly Arrange Strong and vigorous habit and does not fall 
down. It is early and often yields as much as two hundred and 
forty gallons of very beautifully colored and highly flavored syrup 
to the acre. We recommend it highly to all desiring a superior 
cane. Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight or express at purchasers ex¬ 
pense, 100 Lbs. $6.00 
I .i This new variety is particularly valuable for feeding 
imperial stock, as well as for sugar making. The plants do not 
grow as tall as the Early Orange or the Albaugh Early but show a de¬ 
cided tendency to stool, or send up shoots. The cane is very leafv and 
comparatively slender and practically the entire plant is suitable for 
feed. Our seed is northern grown and should not be confused with 
the inferior western and southwestern grown cane. Lb. 20c. postpaid. 
By freight or express at purchaser’s expense, 100 Lbs. $6.00 
Slinf lf*Wf*l* LARGE RUSSIAN. This has very large single 
“ CA heads borne at the top of a single unbranched 
stalk usually, and with much more and larger seed than the common 
sorts. It is used extensively for feeding poultry. The plant often 
grows ten feet high. Sow seed as soon as ground is fit for planting 
corn, in rows three to four feet apart and ten inches apart in row. 
Cultivate same as corn. When the seed is ripe and hard, cut off the 
heads and pile loosely in a rail pen having a solid floor or in a corn 
crib. After curing so that they will thresh easily, flail out or run 
through a threshing machine and clean with a fanning mill. This 
variety will yield 1,000 pounds or more of seed per adre. Some 
species are planted largely in the flower garden for ornament. (See 
Sunflower , page 86.) Pkt. 5c; % Lb. 10c; Lb. 25c. postpaid; for 
larger quantities inquire for prices. 
SPRING (Vida sativa ) A perennial 
pea-like plant grown as an annual in 
the north. Desirable as a forage plant and valuable as a cover-crop 
for orchards. Culture same as for field peas. Sow ninety to one 
hundred twenty pounds per acre. Lb. 25c. postpaid; for larger lots 
inquire for prices. 
SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY (Vicia villosa) A very 
y ciuics hardy forage plant growing well on soils so poor ana 
sandy that they will produce but little clover. Its nitrogen gather¬ 
ing properties make it particularly valuable as a soil renewer and 
enricher but it is not recommended for land which is to be culti¬ 
vated for grain crops on account of its tendency to volunteer and 
persist. The plants, when mature, are about forty inches high and 
if cut for forage as soon as full grown and before setting seed, they 
will start up again and furnish even a larger crop than the first. 
Seed round, black and should be sown thirty to sixty pounds per 
acre. Lb. 30c. postpaid; for larger lots inquire for prices. 
Vetches or Tares 
Sugar Cane, Albaugh Early 
BIRD SEEDS 
Prices by mail or express, prepaid. 
Canary.Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. Maw .Lb. 25c; 3 Lbs. 60c. 
Hemp. “ 20c; 3 “ 50c. Millet . 44 20c; 3 44 50c. 
Hape. 44 20c; 3 44 50c. Lettuce. 44 40c. 
Mixed Bird Seeds, Lb. 20c; 3 Lb*. 50c. 
