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D. M. 
FERRY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
ENDIVE 
Endive is not 
also desirable 
One of the best salads for fall and winter use. 
only much used for salads and garnishing but is 
for greens and for flavoring soups and stews. __ 
Plants may be grown at any season ot the year but are tnore 
generally used late in the fall. For early use sow about April 
15th: for later supply sow in June or July in drills fourteen to 
twenty inches apart and when well started thin the plants to 
one foot apart. When nearly full grown tie the outer leaves to¬ 
gether over the center in order to blanch the heart of the planL 
By covering fresh plants every few days a succession may be 
kept up. a hardy, vigorous growing en- 
Larffe Green Curled dive with bright deep green 
leaves. The midribs of the outer leaves are usually tinged 
with rose. The dense mass of deeply divided leaves formed in 
the center blanches very readily to a rich cream color. This 
sort is highly esteemed for the market and home garden, and 
?s much used for salads. (See colored plate, page 7) Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
The plants are moderately dense, 
with divided leaves which are 
Ever White Curled 
Broad Leaved Batavian Endive 
very light yellowish green in color, even the outer ones being 
verv light. This variety blanches readily to an attractive 
creamy white. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
^ Plants compact growing, forming large, dense clusters of finely divided, medium 
Moss Curled When properly blanched, are rich creamy white, crisp and tender, 
purplish red. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 'A Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
Broad Leaved Batavian i 
head which blanches to a beautiful dee. .. „ 
much used for the home garden and market. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; ‘A Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
green leaves 
Leaf stems sometimes tinged 
which, 1 
1 light I 
:. zoc; 74 LD. twe; L.O. 
(Escarolle) A variety having broad, more or less twisted and waved bright deep green j 
leaves with thick, nearly white midribs. The inner leaves form a fairly solid, clustering 
sep creamy white and is crisp and tender. This sort is unsurpassed for salads and is 
»j/^v|3Q¥7 O A niQH Horse Radish rarely produces seed but is grown from pieces of the root. For the home 
llUKjlli 1\/\L/Un garden they may he set wherever a few feet of space is available, but when grown as 
cron thev should be set in rich, moist, well prepared ground in rows two and one-half feet apart and about eighteen inches 
flmri in thft row Set the roots vertically, small end (lawn, and the top of the root one to three inches below the surface of 
the ground Cultivate thoroughly until the tops cover the ground, when their shade will keep down the weeds. 
COMMON VARIETY. Small Roots— 3 for 10c; 30c. per dozen, postpaid. « By freight or express at purchaser’s expense, 
MA?IN& P icREN 0 ’ An improved variet y introduced into this country by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. Produces more 
vigorous growing plants and larger, heavier roots than the common sort. Roots—2 for 10c; 40c. per dozen, postpaid. By 
freight or express at purchaser’s expense, $1.50 per 100. _ 
17 ¥7 \TIVTIT I FLORENCE ( Fwniculum dalce , Finocchio) A bulb-like vegetable which is formed above the ground at 
1 LL IN 1^1I-* G the base of the leaf stalk if the plant is well grown. Blanched and boiled it has a slightly aromatic 
odor and pleasant taste. Plant very branching, upright with dense thread-like foliage. .. . . . .... 
Sow early in spring, in rich, well prepared soil, in drills two feet apart and cover one-fourth to one-half inch deep. When 
the plants are about two inches high thin to ten inches apart in t he row. When half grown, if the plants are earthed up and 
treated as celery, the stems will be nearly_as white, crisp and palatable. Hardy annual, two to four feet high. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 ( For Sweet Fennel see page 68) 
A O | A bulbous rooted plant of the onion family with a strong, penetrating odor but much esteemed by some for 
VjAIvLilV^ flavoring soups, stews, etc. We frequently receive orders for garlic seed but we can supply bulbs only. 
Prepare ground the same as for onions, plant bulbs in drills eight inches apart and four inches apart in row, covering two 
inches deep. When the leaves turn yellow take up the bulbs, dry in shade and lay them up in a dry loft as you would onions.: 
inches deej 
BULBS Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
KALE OR BORECOLE 
This is extensively grown, especially in the south dur¬ 
ing the fall, winter and spring. The leaves are used 
principally for greens. A favorite way is to cook them 
with bacon. The leaves are also used for garnishing 
Where climate permits seed may be sown any time 
from August to < >ctober, broadcast or preferably in drills 
eighteen inches apart so that the plants when small may 
be cultivated. The quality is improved rather than in¬ 
jured by frosts if not too heavy. Farther north sow in 
April or May in rich light soil in rows two to three feet 
apart and where plants of the largest size are desired t bin 
to t wo feet apart in row. It is better not to cut or handle 
the plants while frozen, but if this is unavoidable, thaw 
them out in cold water. The young shoots which start 
uf) in the soring from the old stumps are very tender and 
make excellent greens. 
rr i, ^ /-> 1 jo , i The plant of this 
1 all Green Gurled ocotch variety grows to 
three Or four feet high, bearing long, plume-like, light 
greeujeaves which are deeply cut, also finely curled 
at edges. Very ornamental and so hardy that a moder¬ 
ately heavy frost improves rather than injures its 
quality. Pkt.5c; Oz.l5c; 2 0z. 25c; V 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
r'v c lie . i * A finely curled, spread 
LI wart Gurled ocotch ing. low growing vari¬ 
ety, very hardy and much used for greens. This sort, 
sometimes called Norfolk, is grown extensively in tin 
Siberian 
south for shipment and is planted largely for the home garden The leaves are long and attractive bright green. This sort 
is often used for garnishing. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Va Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.25 
rv c r% i Similar to Dwarf Curled Scotch but the leaves are deep green and purple. It is very attractive in its rich 
Llwart i Urple purplish coloring. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Vi Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 
. A verv vigorous growing variety of spreading habit, its green foliage having a distinctive bluish tinge or bloom. 
Olbenan The leaves are very large, comparatively plain in the center but are cut and frilled at the edges. The variety is 
very hardw a favorite for greens and in some sections is extensively grown for forage. This sort is sometimes called Sprouts. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c, Lb. $1.25 
