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T>. M. FERRY A CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
Early Golden Lenawee Dent.—Plant medium 
size, stout, with very 
broad leaves, produc- 
• ing two ears, which 
are large, cylindrical, 
sixteen or eighteen 
rowed, with very 
deep yellow grain 
and an exceedingly 
small cob. It mat-' 
ures very early and 
surely, and has re¬ 
peatedly made a crop 
when other sorts 
failed. 
Early Ye l|o w 
Hathaway Dent.- 
Stalks a bo ve me¬ 
dium, stout, with 
many broad leaves 
and bearing two ears 
on long foot stalks 
so that they hang 
point downwards, 
thus protecting the 
grain from rain. 
Ears medium size, 
with very small cob, 
especially at the 
base; sixteen to 
twenty rowed, grain 
yellow, dented with 
small projecting 
point, very longhand 
wedge shaped. 
Rice, for Parch¬ 
ing.—A very hand¬ 
some variety. Ears 
short ; kernels long, 
pointed and resem- 
Early Yellow Hathaway Dent, ble rice; color white; 
very prolific; used entirely for parching, for which pur¬ 
pose it has no superior. 
CORN, BROOM. 
There are many farmers who might make this a very 
profitable crop, as an acre will give about five hundred 
weight of broom and nearly forty bushels of seed, 
worth nearly as much as oats for feed. 
Culture. — It requires similar soil and culture to corn, 
but should be planted later. It is frequently planted in 
drills three and a half feet apart, leaving the plants six 
inches* apart. 
Dwarf. — Grows from three to five feet high, and 
produces short, fine brush, suitable for whisk brooms 
and brushes. Our stock is very pure and true. 
Improved E vergreen.— Grows to a height of seven 
to nine feet; early and produces a very fine brush of 
good length and of green color. Our stock is choice, 
having been established by a careful selection for many 
years of the finest plants. 
CORN.SKLKD, FETTICUS, 
OR L-7^7^B’S LETTUCE. 
foot apart, during August and September. If the soil is 
dry, it should be firmly pressed over the seed in order 
Corn Salad. 
to secure prompt germination. On the approach of 
severely cold weather, cover with straw or coarse litter. 
The plants will also do well if the seed is sown very 
early in the spring, and like most salad plants, are 
greatly improved if grown on very rich soil, indeed, the 
ground can scarcely be made too rich for them. 
CRESS, 
Fr., Crcsson. Ger., Krcssc . 
Curled, or Pepper Grass. — This small salad was 
formerly much used with lettuce, to which its warm, 
pungent taste makes a most agreeable addition. 
Culture of the Curled Varieties. — The seed 
should be sown in drills about eighteen inches apart, on 
very rich ground, and the plants well cultivated. Keep 
off insects by dusting with Pyrethrum Powder. It may 
be planted very early, but repeated sowings are neces- 
sary to secure a succession. 
Water.— This is quite distinct from the last, and 
only thrives when its roots and stems are submerged in 
water. It is one of the most delicious of small salads 
and should be planted wherever a suitable place can be 
found. 
Water Cress. 
Culture. —The seed should be sown and lightly cov¬ 
ered, in gravelly, mucky lands along the borders of 
small, rapid streams, and the plants will need no subse¬ 
quent culture, as in favorable condition they increase 
very rapidly by self-sown seed and extension of the 
roots. 
CUCUMBER. 
Fr., Macke , Salade , de blc. Ger., Ackersalat , Lam- 
irtarsalat. 
This small salad is used during the winter and spring 
months as a substitute for lettuce, and is also cooked 
and used like spinage. In warm weather the plants 
will mature in from four to six weeks. 
Culture. —Sow the seed in shallow drills about one 
Fr., Concombre. Ger., Guv ken: 
T his is one of those vegetables which can be grown to 
perfection by anyone who can control a few square yards 
of soil which is fully exposed to the sun, and the fruit is 
so much better when gathered fresh from the vines than 
it is when obtained in the market, that every family 
should be supplied from its own yard. 
