DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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dish on the table, and also makes a very ornamental 
t*!ant in the flower garden. 
Fine Triple Curled.—A fine, dwarfish curled vari¬ 
ety. long cultivated in England. In some gardens it is 
grown in such perfection as to resemble a tuft of finely 
curled moss. It is hardy, and slow in running to seed, 
but liable to degenerate, and it constantly tends to in¬ 
crease in size, a. d to become less curled. 
Myatt's Garni chi nr/. 
Myatt’s Garnishing. — This variety is larger, and 
the plant of stronger habit than the preceding, with 
foliage as finely curled. The leaves are bright green 
above, paler beneath. Admirably adapted for gar¬ 
nishing purposes. 
Culture.— Parsley requires rich, raedow oil. and the 
seed is slow to germinate, sometimes remaining in the 
earth four or five weeks before the plants appear. The 
seed should be sown iust as early in the rorine as the 
ground can be worked, ir. drill urtecr inches apart, 
and one-half inch deep. ’.Vhen the plants are two 
inches high, thin to eight or ten inches apart, being 
careful to leave only the best curled plants. In a week, 
transplant to ten inches apart, and in three or four 
weeks transplant again. It is a peculiarity of this plant, 
that the oftencr it is transplanted, the more perfect it 
will grow, so if they are desired exceedingly fine, three 
or four transplantings will render them rosette-hke in 
form, and they will often cover the ground when set 
eighteen inches apart. 
PEAS. 
Fr. Pots. — Ger. Erbsen. 
The Pea is a hardy annual, in the highest estimation 
in all countries, as one of the most agreeable culinary 
vegetables, in its green state , there is often much emu¬ 
lation among seed growers to obtain the-‘very earliest 
varieties, and among amateur gardener to present at 
their own table the first dish of the season. Th aric- 
ties are very numerous, but we hav selected th best 
sorts, which, if sown at proper intervals will give a suc¬ 
cession throughout the season. 
EXTRA EARLY SORTS. 
Ferry’s First and Best.—In this variety we think 
we have what mill suit the most critical market gar¬ 
dener. We have been experimenting for years, with a 
view of obtaining the earliest variety, and one that 
would ripen all its pods within a ?>ery pew days , so 
that the gardener could clear off the ground and plant 
another crop after having had the full advantage of the 
high price for the first peas coming into market. This 
is the selection of the earliest ripening lor a scries of 
years and is recommended with the greatest confidence 
as being unsurpassed for carlincss and evenness of np- 
ening. desirable qualities for a market variety. About 
forty-five days from planting is the average time for 
ripening the whole crop. Our stock last season was so 
Ferry’s First and Best 
limited that we were not able to fill nearly all our orders, 
but we have grown it extensively this season, and we 
expect to be able to fill all orders. 
D. M. Ferry & Co’s Extra Early.—For family 
use, this is probably equal to the preceding, though it 
docs not ripen as evenly. Peas large enough to eat are 
afforded as early as from any known variety, and the 
pods continue in bearing for a week or ten days, which 
is a desirable feature for family use. 
Laxton’s Alpha.-The earliest wrinkled pea known. 
Last season it proved to be only three days later than 
our Extra Early. About two and a half feet high, much 
indented and wrinkled, light blue, and of delicious fla¬ 
vor. One of the best in every respect. 
Kentish Invicta.—A round, blue pea, about two feet 
in height, with straight, handsome, well-filled pods. 
Tested by the side of our Extra Early, it proved only 
two days later ; it is the earliest of the blue sorts, and 
superior in flavor to any of the white varieties. 
Ferry’s Extra Early Tom Thumb.—A remarka¬ 
bly early variety ; very dwarf, growing but nine inches. 
The demands on us for seed annually increase, and our 
anticipations of its popularity are fully realized. If 
planted early in the spring, three crops can be obtained 
in a single season. 
Carter's First Crop.—This is an English variety, 
introduced by Carter & Co., of London. It has been 
grown in this country several years, and unquestionably 
ranks among the earliest peas yet introduced, but we 
fail to discover any superiority over our Extra Early. 
It grows two and a half feet high, is very prolific, and 
of good flavor. 
Blue Peter, or Blue Tom Thumb.—An early, 
dwarf, blue pea, of robust habit and strong growth. It 
grows about nine inches high, and needs no sticks; it is 
a great producer and is of good flavor. An excellent 
dwarf pea in all icspects. 
McLean s Little Gem.—A very desirable early, 
dwarf, green, wrinkled variety. When in a green state, 
it is very large and of delicious flavor, being full of rich, 
saccharine matter. It is one of the earliest varieties. 
