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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
SPINACH 
No plant makes more palatable and nutritious greens than spinach when properly prepared. Seed should be planted in very 
rich ground, the richer the better. Sow in drills sixteen to twenty inches apart and thin to about six inches apart when the 
leaves are an inch wide. All should be cut before hot weather, while young ami tender. For early spring use sow early in 
autumn and protect the plants with a light covering of leaves or straw, or plant as soon as the land can be worked in the 
spring. Under favorable conditions the leaves may be large enough for eating hi eight weeks. South of Cincinnati spinach can 
be grown through the winter with very little or no covering. 
oI This sort is known also as Iiloomsdale and as Norfolk Savoy Leaved. It is a very early variety and 
oavoy i-eavea one of the best to plant in autumn for early spring use. The plant is of upright growth, with thick 
glossy, dark green leaves of medium size, pointed but quite broad, and crumpled or blistered like those of Savoy cabbage. It 
is hardy ami grows rapidly to a suitable size for use, 
but runs to seed quickly in warm weather. Seed 
round. This spina<*ti is suitable for the home garden 
and is much used by southern truckers. Postpaid, 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. 
At purchaser’s expense for transportation, 10 Lbs. 
$4.00; 25 Lbs $8.75 
r> J 171 j An early and vigorous grow- 
rSroad r landers ing round seeded variety. 
The leaves are bright green, broad and thick with 
long petiole, usually broad arrow-shaped but some¬ 
times rounded. The surface is fairly smooth or 
sometimes slightly crumpled. It is a most desirable 
bunching sort for market gardeners. Postpaid, 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 
At purchaser’s expense for transportation, 10 Lbs. 
$4.50; 25 Lbs. $10.00 
» l npi • 1 A variety which grows 
Improved 1 nick rapidly, forming a cluster 
I eaved v «**y large, slightly crumpled leaves 
cu of deep green color and good quality. The 
leaves are usually broad arrow-shaped but some¬ 
times rounded. This is an extensively used me¬ 
dium early sort for the market and home garden. 
Seed round. Postpaid, Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; 
V 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 50c. At purchaser’s expense for 
transportation, 10 Lbs. $4.00; 25 Lbs. $8.75 
Long Standing Prickly 7s“a'n'Tin- 
proved strain of the long standing type of 
spinach that matures a little later than the 
round seeded sorts. The plant is very large 
at maturity, very vigorous and hardy, and 
yields a large quantity of medium sized 
leaves, which are usually rounded at the end. 
quite thick and uniformly dark green. Seed 
prickly. It is usually planted in the fall, 
but is also well adapted for spring use. Some¬ 
times called Prickly Winter. Postpaid, 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; % Lb. 25c; 
Lb. 75c. At purchaser’s expense for trans¬ 
portation, 10 Lbs. $6.00; 25 Lbs. $12.50 
Early Giant Thick Leaved 
m 1 j (Tetragonia expanse) 
A>ew Zealand Unlike true spinach in 
type and in that it thrives during hot weath¬ 
er and in any soil rich or poor. The tender 
shoots are of good quality and may be cut 
throughout the summer. The plant becomes 
very large and spreading. The leaves are 
comparatively small, broad and pointed. 
Plant three or four seeds in hills two feet 
apart each way. Germination of the seed 
can he hastened by soaking in warm water 
twenty-four hours. Postpaid, Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
Early Giant Thick Leaved in^ear^niar- 
lcet variety with very large, thick leaves of fine, 
deep green color. The leaves are usually rounded 
or broad arrow-shaped and the surface is fairly 
smooth or slightly crumpled. Seed round. It is one 
of the most desirable medium early varieties, and is suitable 
for the home garden as well as market. Postpaid, Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. At purchaser’s 
expense for transportation, 10 Lbs. $4.50; 25 Lbs. $10.00 
x/• . • An excellent variety, forming very large, exceed- 
V ICtOria ingly thick, very dark green leaves slightly 
crumpled in the center. The plant is large, compact and 
procumbent. The season is intermediate. The leaves are 
usually blunt or rounded at end but sometimes broad arrow- 
shaped. Seed round. The variety becomes fit for use nearly 
as early as any, remaining so much longer than most kinds. 
It is desirable for the market or home garden. Postpaid, 
Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 65c. At pur¬ 
chaser’s expense for transportation, 10 Lbs. $5.00; 25 Lbs. 
$11.25 
I A very dark green, crumpled variety, in 
l_.ong jeason general appearance similar to Savoy Leaved 
but considerably larger ana broader in leaf, less crumpled 
and very much longer standing. Seed round. One of the 
very best for early spring and successional planting. Post¬ 
paid, Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 25c; Lb. 75c. 
At purchaser’s expense for transportation, 10 Lbs. $6.00: 
25 Lbs. $12.50 
I Qtor. Air* ~ An improved round seeded strain of 
Lun 5 Jianaing excellent quality, comparatively late 
in season but after reaching maturity it remains in condition 
for use much longer than most sorts. The plant is very 
large, becoming rather procumbent when mature. The 
leaves are usually very broad arrow-shaped or rounded, com¬ 
paratively smooth and dark, rich green. This sort is exten 
sively used by market gardeners. Postpaid, Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; V 4 Lb. 20c; Lb. 65c. 
At purchaser’s expense for transportation, 
10 Lbs. $5.00; 25 Lbs. $11.25 
