D. M. FERRY & CO., WINDSOR, ONT. 
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EGG PLANT 
rapi^d ge cZirroL 8, 7roVt n h d f,°eUr tWS ’ « *" plnnta, it important «o seer 
recovering from a check received when young. When plants have 
two rough leaves transplant three or four inches apart. When the 
ground is warm and all danger not only from frosts but from cold 
nights is past, harden off by gradual exposure to the sun and air 
and decreasing the supply of water, then carefully transplant to 
open ground, setting two and one-half feet apart. 
It is desirable to shade the young plants from very hot sun and 
to protect them from the potato bug which otherwise often des¬ 
troys them. Some seasons egg plants will fail to set fruit or will 
not begin bearing until too late to mature, no matter how faithfully 
they may have been cared for. This is especially likely to happen 
if the summer is cool and rather moist. We know of no certain 
remedy for it, although it is a good practice to pinch off the ends 
of the branches after the plants begin to bloom, so that only two 
or three fruits will set. 
Early Long Purple most productive vanetyl^The fruits 
are long, rich purple and of tine quality. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1 50; 
2 Oz. $2.60; Va Lb. $4.75 
D i I D . The fruits are rich dark purple, large and 
Black Beauty symmetrical, maturing a little earlier than 
our Improved Large Purple but usually not quite as large. A 
very desirable sort tor the market as the fruit holds its color a 
long time. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1.50; 2 Oz. $2.60; Va Lb. $4.75 
^ .. f-. o > (spineless) This variety is a gen- 
Do ML rerry Cfc V^O S eral favorite both for market and 
Imnrnverl 1 Artre Purole home garden. The plant is 
improved Large r urpte spineless, large and spreading 
with light green foliage. It usually produces four to six large,oval 
fruits of a splendid dark purple color. The vi^or and produc¬ 
tiveness of the plants and the large size, earliness and fine 
quality of its' fruits make it a most profitable variety for 
market gardeners. Pkt. 10c; Oz. $1.50; 2 Oz. $2.60; Va Lb. $4.75 
Improved Large Purple 
ENDIVE 
One of the best salads for fall and winter use. Endive is not 
only much used for salads and garnishing but is also desirable 
for greens and for flavoring soups and stews. 
Plants may be grown at any season of the year but are more 
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 plant. 
By covering fresh plants every few days a succession may be 
kept up. 
Large Green Curled 
leaves. The midribs of the outer leaves are usually tinged 
with rose. The dense mass of deeply divided leaves formed in 
the center blanches verv readily to a rich cream color. This 
sort is highly esteemed for the market and home garden, and 
is much used for salads. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 
Va Lb. 60c, 
Broad Leaved Batavian Endive Ever White Curled with ^divided leaves which are 
very light yellowish green in color, even the outer ones being very light. This variety blanches readily to an attractive 
creamy white. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 0z. 35c; Va Lb. 60c. 
1 J Plants compact growing, forming large, dense clusters of finely divided, medium green leaves which 
IVlOSS L^uriea when properly blanched, are rich creamy white, crisp and tender. Leaf stems sometimes tinged light 
purplish red. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Va Lb. 60c. 
r> J I in.* (Escarolle) A variety having broad, more or less twisted and waved bright deep green 
Broaa Leavea Da.ta.Vian leaves with thick, nearly white midribs. The inner leaves form a fairly solid, clustering 
head which blanches to a beautiful deep creamy white and is crisp and tender. This sort is unsurpassed for salads and is 
much used for the home garden and market. Pkt. 10c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Va Lb. 60c. 
FFNNFI FLORENCE 
* the base of 
(Foeniculum dulce , Finocchio ) A bulb-like vegetable which is formed above the ground at 
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 the 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. 10c; 
Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c. (For Sweet Fennel see page 68) 
A D I ¥/^ A bulbous rooted plant of the onion family with a strong, penetrating odor but much esteemed by some for 
vJ/AIV M—d X V/ 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 the cloves (separate portions of 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. BULBS — Va Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
CC D A HI Horse Radish rarely produces seed but is grown from pieces of the root. For the home 
xv-/X X garden they may be set wherever a few feet of space is available, but when grown as a 
crop they should be set in rich, moist, well prepared ground in rows two and one-half feet apart and about eighteen inches 
apart in the row. Set the roots vertically, small end down, 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. 
MALINER KREN. An improved variety 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 15c; 50c. per ten, postpaid. By 
freight or express at purchaser’s expense, $2.25 per 100. 
