D. M. FERRY & CO., DETROIT, MICH. 
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WINTER VARIETIES 
RADISH —Continued 
Seed for winter radishes should be sown about the first of August in rich, warm, sandy 
loam in rows about twenty inches apart, covering half an inch deep. When well up thin to 
three inches apart in the row and give frequent cultivation. For winter use, the roots should 
nulled and packed in damp sand and stored in a cool cellar. 
be pulled 
Scarlet China 
This is an extensively grown variety for fall and winter use. It is 
known also as Chinese Rose. The roots are cylindrical, or largest 
near the bottom, stump rooted or blunt at both ends. The skin is smooth and of a bright 
deep rose color. The flesh is white, firm, crisp and pungent. The tops are moderately 
laro* with leaves distinctly cut and divided; leaf-stems tinged with rose. The roots are 
usually four to five inches long by about one and one-lialf to two inches in diameter when 
fullv mature, sometimes growing considerably thicker. It is a desirable late maturing 
garden sort. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; V* Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
. - This excellent variety is sold also as Chinese White Winter. The roots are 
Celestial long, cylindrical, with beautiful white skin and flesh, the whitest and usually 
the least pungent of the winter varieties. When fully mature the roots are six to nine 
inches long by about two and one-half to three and one- 
half inches in diameter. 'The flesh is compact and crisp. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
• i\yx ii The roots of this very large 
Ualltornia Mammoth white winter sort grow 
nine to twelve inches long, by three to 
rr iiilc four inches or more in diameter just 
below the shoulder, tapering regularly to the tip. The 
flesh is very crisp and solid, decidedly pungent but well 
flavored, keeping well through the winter. The variety 
matures later than Celestial and the roots are not as 
mild but they attain a larger size under favorable con¬ 
ditions. For table use they are pulled before fully grown. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Va Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.75 
o J Di 1C • i The roots are round, some- 
Kound Dlack opanisn times slightly top shaped, 
three or four inches in diameter. The skin is almost black. 
The flesh is white, very compact, decidedly pungent, but 
well flavored. The variety keeps well through the winter. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
Half Long Black Winter media™ 1 ‘ii^shapebe¬ 
tween the Kound and the Long Black Spanish, and seems 
to combine the good qualities of both. The roots have 
grayish black skin and crisp, pungent but well flavored 
white flesh. They are four to five inches long and one 
and one-half to two inches in diameter, sometimes 
approaching stump rooted form at maturity. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
f Dl 1C • i One of the latest and hardiest 
Long Dlack opanisn long garden radishes, espe¬ 
cially adapted for winter use. The roots are long, thick, 
almost black, somewhat wrinkled. The flesh is white, of 
firm texture, decidedly pungent but well flavored. The 
roots when mature are usually seven to nine inches long 
by two to three inches in diameter at thickest part. 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
RHUBARB or Pie Plant 
Radish, Long Black Spanish 
Rhubarb, also known as Pie Plant, or Wine Plant, is the earliest spring vegetable and is 
grown for its leaf stalks which are extensively used for pies and sauce. 
Rhubarb succeeds best in deep, somewhat retentive soil and the richer this is and the deeper 
it, is stirred, the better. Sow in drills an inch deep and thin out the plants to six inches apart. In 
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the ground and the plant never allowed to exhaust itself by running to seed. Our seed is saved 
from selected plants of the Linnaeus, Victoria, Giant and other improved sorts, but like the 
seeds of fruit trees, rhubarb seed cannot be relied upon to reproduce the same varieties. 
SEED—Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
ROOTS—by mail, prepaid, 20c each; by express or parcel post, not prepaid, $1.50 per dozen. 
TITTTF A hardy annual, the leaves of which are long, smooth and glossy and when young are used 
1 1 L< like mustard for salads. When in condition for use the plants are from eight to ten inches high. 
Sow the seed in shallow .h ills about sixteen inches apart, in early spring ami for succession every few weeks thereafter. 
Water freelv. The young leaves will be ready for cutting in about six weeks from time of planting. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 
2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
Radish, Celestial 
SALSIFY or Vegetable Oyster 
One of the most desirable winter vegetables. The roots when cooked are very palatable and nutritious and are served in a 
variety of ways. The flavor is similar to oysters. Salsify succeeds best in alight, well enriched soil, which should be stirred 
to a good depth. Coarse and fresh manure should be avoided, as it will.surely cause the roots to grow uneven and ill shaped 
Sow early and quite deep, giving the general culture recommended for parsnip. The roots are perfectly hardy and may 
remain out all winter, but should be dug early in spring, as they deteriorate rapidly after growth commences. 1 
injure the roots, but before the ground freezes a quantity for winter use may be stored in a pit or in a very cool c 
.. .ic j • l f l j This variety is large and strong growing with long, smooth, white, tapering roots, and 
Mammoth oandwich Island is less liable to branch than the other sorts. The tops are grassy. It is invaluable f<-r 
market gardeners' use. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c; 2 Oz. 40c; Va Lb. 75c; Lb. $2.50 
Frost does not 
cellar. 
C/^D I? FI The improved varieties of Sorrel when well grown and cooked like spinach make a palatable dish Si 
OV-/rvrVIlil_j drills early in spring and thin the seedlings to six or eight inches apart in the row. One may comn 
cutting in about two months and the plants will continue in full bearing from three to four years. 
T - i t- l The best garden variety, having large, pale green leaves of fine quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 25c 
Large Leaved r rench 2 Oz. 40c; Va Lb. 75 c: Lb. $ 2.50 
