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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. 
13 DWARF ESSEX FOR SOWING. There is but one 
G variety of Rape that has proven profitable to sow in 
A m r* Vl * America and that is the Dwarf Essex. Do not be de¬ 
luded into buying inferior grades offered by unscrupulous dealers 
through exaggerated advertisements. Such seed is often more or 
less mixed with the annual variety which is not only worthless as 
forage, but once planted is likely to become a pernicious weed. 
There is no plant tiiat will give as heavy a yield of forage at such a 
smali cost as this, 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 (frill, 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. $7.50 
Srifincy Although this grain is often planted especially 
OJjrillg f or paper makers, who prefer it to any other, 
its principal value, is as a “catch” crop to sow where winter grain 
has failed. Straw shorter and stiffer than the winter variety and 
always easily secured. The grain, although smaller, is of ecjual 
value. 3 Lbs. 50c. postpaid. For larger quantities inquire for prices. 
Sugar Cane (Sorghum) 
Rape, Dwarf Essex 
AIL L 17 1 The best early variety and the one which we especially recommend for the north where the season is 
Ajbaugn Jkarly 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 
planted 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 acFe. Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight or 
express, at purchaser’s expense, 100 Lbs. $6.00 
y* 1 r\ An exceedingly valuable variety: very large, of 
h,arly Orange 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 purchaser’s ex¬ 
pense, 100 Lbs. $6.00 
« • | 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 
decided tendency to stool, or send up shoots. The cane is very leafy 
and comparatively slender and practically the entire plant is suit¬ 
able for feed. Our seed is northern grown and should not be 
confused with the inferior western and south-western grown cane. 
Lb. 20c. postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser’s expense^ 
100 Lbs. $6.00 
C lir |fl/xiAr^f LARGE RUSSIAN. This has very large heads 
kJUIllIU WCI borne at top of a single unbranched stalk with 
much more and larger seed than the common sorts. It is used ex¬ 
tensively for feeding poultry. Sow as soon as ground is fit for 
planting corn, in rows three to four feet apart and ten inches apart 
m 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. Alter 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 acre. Some species are planted largely in the flower garden 
for ornament. (See Sunflower, page 86.) Pkt. 5c; Vi Lb. 10c; Lb. 25c. 
postpaid; for larger quantities inquire for prices. 
SPRING (Vicia sativa) A perennial 
V eicnes or 1 die© 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 two bushels 
per acre. Lb. 25c. postpaid; for larger lots inquire for prices. 
\7_F^k^e SAND, WINTER OR HAIRY (Vicia villosa ) A very 
V eicnes hardy forage plant growing well on soils so poor and 
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 one to one and one-half 
bushels per acre. Lb. 30c. postpaid; for larger lots inquire for prices. 
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. “ 2Cc; 3 " 50c. 
Rape. " 20c; 3 “ 50c. Lettuce. “ 40c. 
Mixed Bird Seeds, Lb. 20c; 3 Lbs. 50c. 
Sugar Cane, Albaugh Early 
