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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
CELERY —Continued 
CHERVIL 
French'S Success 
A hardy annual with aromatic leaves somewhat resembling parsley 
ami by many considered superior to it in flavor. The young leaves are 
used iii soups and for flavoring and garnishing meats and vegetables. 
Sow in early spring in rich, well prepared soil. The seed is slow to 
germinate, sometimes remaining in the earth four or five weeks before 
the plants appear. When the plants are about two inches high, trans¬ 
plant or thin to about one foot apart. They are ready for use in six to 
ten weeks from sowing. 
« j This very finely curled, double sort is much superior to the 
Curled plain variety, being early maturing, handsomer and having 
fully as line fragrance and flavor. (Can not supply) 
.... 0 This is considered the most attractive in color and the best in 
Winter Reliance quality of any of the late keeping sorts. The plants are moder¬ 
ately dwarf, erect and compact, with solid heart. The habit of growth is very well adapt¬ 
ed for late keeping. When ready for the late market the stalks are a very attractive 
light creamy yellow. The quality is unsurpassed by any variety of its class and is de¬ 
cidedly superior to most of the older, long keeping sorts. We recommend it as the 
best variety for the late market. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 35c; 2 Oz. 60c; Vi Lb. $1.00; 
Lb. $3.50 ^ i a te maturing variety which keeps the best of any celery yet 
rrencns ouccess introduced. The growth is compact and short in stem so that 
the plants may be well earthed up for blanching while growing close together. The foliage 
is dark green. The heart is large, solid and is formed early. The stalks become when 
blanched almost white or very 
light creamy yellow, thick, yet 
brittle, without stringiness and 
of good quality. It requires more 
time to mature than some sorts 
but remains firm, solid and in fine 
condition until late in the spring. 
Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 35c; 
2 Oz. 60c; V 4 Lb. $ 1.00; Lb. $3.50 
Soup or Cutting Celery 
This is not suitable for blanching 
but the seed is sown thickly in 
row's. The tops grow very rapidly 
and furnish a succession of cut¬ 
tings throughout the season. The 
stalks are cut wheu three or four 
inches high for use as flavoring 
for soups or stews. Pkt. 8c, 
2 for 15c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; 
V 4 Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.25 
CELERY SEED FOR FLAVORING. 
Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 15c; l / 4 Lb. 25c; 
Lb. 80c. 
CELERIAC 
OR TURNIP ROOTED CELERY 
In this kind of celery,the roots have 
been developed by cultivation and 
not the leafstalks. The roots, which 
are the edible portion, keep well for 
winter use and are excellent for 
soups and stews. They are also 
cooked and sliced as a salad. 
Sow seed at the same season and 
give the same treatment as common 
celery. Transplant to moist, rich 
soil, in rows two feet apart and six 
inches apart in row. Give thorough 
culture. It is not necessary to earth 
up or “handle” the plants. After 
the roots have attained a diameter 
of two inches, they are fit for use. 
To keep through the winter pack 
in damp earth or sand and put in the 
cellar or leave out of doors, covering with earth and straw like beets 
and carrots. 
i a . i r» An improved variety of turnip rooted 
Large bmooth Prague celery producing large roots of nearly 
globular shape and comparatively smooth surface. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; 
Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; »/ 4 Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 
Celeriac, Large Smooth Prague 
I ovrrA The dried and prepared roots are much used as a substitute for 
LITlV/v/lv 1 "“L-arge IxOOiea or police coffee, and the young leaves may be used as a spring salad. Our 
stock is the improved type, with very much larger, smoother, whiter and proportionately shorter roots than the old kind. 
Sow seed as early in spring as the ground can be prepared, in rather light, moderately rich soil, in drills two ^ vo and 
one-half feet apart for either garden or field culture. When the plants are sufficiently large, thin to six inches apart in the 
row and cultivate well. (Can not supply) 
CHIVES - Allium Schoenoprasum 
An onion-like plant used as a salad and for flavoring soups.' It also 
makes an excellent ornamental garden bed edging which may frequently 
be cut, a new growth of leaves appearing soon after each cutting. The plants grow about ten inches high. One sowing will 
answer for about three years. (Can not supply) 
