D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
If necessary, the turning: ground at both ends may be filled with Winter Squashes, as these are planted so late and at such 
& distance apart that they would not seriously hinder the turning of a steady horse with a careful driver. W hatejerjhe 
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Parsnip. Salsify. Cucumbers, followed by Fall Spinage. £ 
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Earlv Cabbage and Cauliflower. « 
Beets. Turnips. « 
Lettuce, early and late. Winter Radish. Endive. Parsley. ^ 
Onions, with early Radish, sown in row. 
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Late Corn. . . ~ 
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Tomatoes and Pole Beans. 
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Musk and Water Melon. ° 
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Winter Squash. 
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SOWING THE SEED.—There is no more prolific source of disappointment and failure among amateur gardeners 
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that it needs the aid of a gardener to secure favorable conditions: These are: — 
of he S & dSpSe of moisture may remain as nearly as possible the same until the plants are up. 
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food. We can usually secure this by thorough pr^ bright sin will so bake and crust the surface that 
ftTs“impj,ssible forX™ pUnTtS flnd° way throtgh it, or a few days of sfrongwind will so dry the surface that no seed 
can terminate. In such cases the only remedy is to plant again. • . ... ... 
CULTIVATION.— Every weed should be rtmmyed^ 1 the j^te^worlr^wni'be'Ti^ht'Mere'^des^ructio^of weeds is 
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season advances and the grohnd becomes filled with ™°ts cultivation should nur .^ crol)S Jg g pro|tfto s0 , lrce 
of loli m G^e stouWato^iten that ; 'the Sltiv"“sTo!’ done wh& th? soil is wet. With these exceptions cultivate as 
often and as thoroughly as possible. 
