D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
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slightly above the surface; white, washed with red at top; 
flesh flue grained and very sweet. 
FRENCH YELLOW SUGAR.— Grows to a large size, 
much above ground; roots half long, yellow; grown in this 
country for feeding stock. In France it is cultivated exten¬ 
sively for the extraction of sugar. 
LANE’S IMPROVED IMPERIAL SUGAR. -This 
American variety has proved the best for the uses which such 
beets are put to in this country. It is not so sweet as the 
French Sugar beets grown especially for sugar making, but 
the roots are longer and more symmetrical, of fine grain and 
very sweet, making it good for table use or for cattle feeding. 
VILMORIN’S IMPROVED IMPERIAL SUGAR.— 
A medium sized white sugar beet, brought by the most care¬ 
ful selection to the highest perfection, both in the constancy | 
of shape, size and color of the roots and their high sugar con- 
tent. Greatly esteemed by sugar manufacturers. 
LONG KKI) M ANGEL WURZEL.— A large, long vari¬ 
ety. grown for stock feeding. It stands a good deal out of the 
ground: color light red: flesh white and rose colored. 
" D. M. FERRY & GO’S IMPROVED MAMMOTH 
LONG RED MANGEL WURZEL. An improvement on 
the old variety. The roots are uniformly straight and well 
formed and deeper colored than the common sort. Highly , 
recommended for stock feeding. 
NORRITAN GIANT LONG RED MANGEL WUR¬ 
ZEL. Very large, growing well out of the ground. The 
roots are well formed, straight, smooth and of a fine scarlet ; 
color, with comparatively small top and neck. 
YELLOW GLOBE MANGEL WURZEL.—A large, 
round, orange colored variety, of excellent quality, which 
keeps better than the Long Red, and produces better crops 
on shallow soil. 
ORANGE GLOBE MANGEL WURZEL.—This is, we 
think, one of the best variet ies of Mangel VVurzel grown for 
stock feeding. It has exceedingly small tops and few leaves, 
and the leaves on falling leave no star on top the root; leaf 
stalks and blades green; roots medium size, uniformly globe 
Orange Globe Mangel Wurzel. 
shape; having a very small tap and few side roots; color of 
skin deep orange yellow; flesh white and of excellent quality. 
The roots grow almost entirely above ground, making them 
admirably adapted to shallow ground and very easy to har¬ 
vest. 
YELLOW LEVIATHAN MANGEL WURZEL.— 
Roots long, olive shaped, large, growing over one-half out of 
the ground, flesh white, sweet and tender; tops bright green, 
comparatively small; neck small, short. Owing to the fine 
flesh never becoming woody, to the small neck and top. and 
to the roots growing so well out of the ground, making them 
very easy to harvest, we think this is perhaps the best of the 
yellow field beets. 
YELLOW OVOID, OR INTERMEDIATE MAN¬ 
GEL WURZEL.—Root ovoid, intermediate between the 
long and globe varieties; flesh solid, usually white, zoned 
with yellow; hardy, vigorous and productive. 
GOLDEN TANKARD MANGEL WURZEL.—Tops 
comparatively small, with yellow stems and mid-ribs; neck 
very small; roots large, ovoid, but filled out at top and bottom 
so as to approach a cylindrical form. Flesh yellow, zoned 
with white. A great improvement and worthy of use on 
every farm. 
RED GLOBE MANGEL WURZEL_Similar to Yel¬ 
low Globe, except in color, which is a light red or pink. 
RI^OCOL/. 
French, Chou Brocoli. German, Spargel-Kohl. 
Although originating from a very distinct type, the modern 
improved sorts of brocoli can scarcely be distinguished from 
cauliflower; the points of difference being that it is generally 
taller and the heads more divided. By some considered 
more delicate than the cauliflower. 
Culture. The same as that given for cauliflower. 
EARLY PURPLE CAPE.— This is the best variety for 
our climate. It produces large heads, of a brownish-purple- 
color, very close and compact, and of excellent flavor. 
Brussels Sprouts• 
French, Chou de Bruxelles. German, Sprossen-Kohl. 
The plant grows two or three feet high, and produces from 
the sides of the stalk numerous little sprouts one or two 
inches in diameter, resembling cabbages. The leaves should 
be broken down in the fall, to give the little cabbages more 
room to grow. 
Culture. They should be treated iu all respects like win 
ter cabbage or kale. 
CJVBBA.GB. 
French, Choux Pommes. German, Kopfkohl. 
There is no vegetable which is more universally cultivated 
than this. It is found in the poorest and smallest garden, 
and it responds so readily to better care that it is also 
entitled to a place in the finest garden, and merits the atten¬ 
tion of the most skillful gardener. 
Culture. The requisites for complete success are: First , 
good seed; there is no vegetable where the seed has more 
influence on the quality of the product than this, and 
gardeners should invariably select the best procurable. 
.Second, rich, well prepared ground. Third , frequent and 
thorough cultivation. A heavy, moist and fresh loam is 
most suitable, which should be highly manured and worked 
deep. Cabbage is so universally grown all over the country 
that specific directions regarding the time and methods of 
planting for all localities cannot be given. In general, north 
of the 40th parallel, the early sorts should be sown very early 
in hot-beds, hardened off by gradually exposing them to 
night air. and transplanted to open ground, setting eighteen 
to twenty-four inches apart as early as possible in the spring. 
South of the?40th parallel sow from the middle of September 
on. Owing to the distance South, transplant into cold frames, 
if necessary, to keep through winter, setting into open 
ground as early as possible. 
The late autumn and winter varieties may be sown from 
the middle to the last of spring, and transplanted when about 
six inches high, one and one-half to three feet apart in the row 
owing to the size of the variety. Shade and water the late 
sowings in dry weather to get them up. It is important that 
the plants should stand thinly in the seed bed, or they will 
run up weak and slender, and be likely to make long stems. 
In transplanting they must be set in the around up to the first 
leaf y no matter how long the stem may be. 
One of the most successful eastern market gardeners recom¬ 
mends sowing cabbage for family use, as follows: At the 
desired time sow the seed in drills, thinly, and after the plants 
are of sufficient size thin to the proper distance in the row. 
and cultivate as usual. This is a very simple method and 
saves the trouble and expense of transplanting. 
Cabbages should be hoed every week, and the ground stirred 
as they advance in growth, drawing up a little earth to the^ 
plant each time until they begin to head, when they should 
be thoroughly cultivated and left to mature. Loosening the 
roots will sometimes retard the bursting of full grown heads. 
Of late years many crops of early cabbage have been des¬ 
troyed by maggots at the roots. The best remedy seems to 
be to remove the earth from around the stem and apply an 
emulsion of kerosene made as follows: Add one quart of 
kerosene oil to two quarts of boiling soft soap which has been 
thinned to the consistency of cream. Stir the oil thoroughly 
by churning or other method until it has united with the soap 
and forms a butter-like substance. Then dilute with five 
times as much water. 
Ashes, slacked lime and coal dust are all recommenced as- 
preventatives. These are scattered about the plants, leaving 
one here and there untreated for the flies to congregate around 
and deposit their eggs upon, when they should be pulled up 
and destroyed. 
The cabbage worms which destroy the leaves and heads 
later, may be killed by dusting with pyrethrum powder. 
If the disease called club root should get a foot-hold do not 
plant the land in any crop of the Brassica family for a year 
or two. This is usually an effective remedy. 
To preserve cabbage during the winter, null them on a dry 
day, and turn them over on the heads a few hours to drain. 
Set them out in a cool cellar, or bury them -with the heads 
downward, in long trenches, in a dry situation, In the Middle 
States, bury the head and part of the stump in the open 
ground, and place over them a light covering of straw or 
boards, to protect them in severe weather. 
