D. M. FERRY & CO.. DETROIT. MICH. 
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ENDIVE 
One of the best salads for fall and winter use. Endive is not 
nnlv 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 
crpnerallv used late in the fall. For early use sow about April 
fr-.u for later supply sow in June or July in drills fourteen to 
tf. Vntv inches apart and when well started thin the plants to 
™* foot apart When nearly full grown tie the outer leaves to- 
Spfher 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. a hardy, vigorous growing en- 
Large Green Curled dive with bright deep green 
.... * 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 
enrt is highly esteemed for the market and home garden, and 
is much used for salads. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 
Vi Lb. 60 c, Lb. $2.00 The plants are moderately dense, 
Ever White Curled with divided leaves which are 
verv light yellowish green in color, even the outer ones being 
verv light. This variety blanches readily to an attractive 
creamy white. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; 
Vi Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 
_ _ * j Plants compact growing, forming large, dense clusters of finely divided, medium green leaves which 
Moss Curled when properly blanched, are rich creamy white, crisp and tender. Leaf stems sometimes tinged light 
purplish red. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Vi Lb. 55c; Lb. $1.75 
, T j (Escarolle) A variety having broad, more or less twisted and waved bright deep green 
Broad Leaved oatavian 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. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Vi Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 
Broad Leaved Batavian Endive 
QF RADI SH Horse Radish rarely produces seed but is grown from pieces of the root. For the home 
llVylVkJl-i m. 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. 
COMMON VARIETY. Small Roots 3 for 10c; 30c. per dozen, postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser’s expense, 
$1.10 per 100. 
MAL1NER 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 10c; 40c. per dozen, postpaid. By 
freight or express at purchaser's expense, $1.50 per 100. 
FLORENCE ( Foeniculum dulce, Finocchio) A bulb-like vegetable which is formed above the ground at 
JT Llil the base of the leaf stalk if the plant is well grown. Blanched and boiled it lias 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. 8c, 
2 for 15c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Vi Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 ( For Sweet Fennel see page 68) 
f ARI IP A bulbous rooted plant of the onion family with a strong, penetrating odor but much esteemed by some for 
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. 
BULBS Vi Lb. 30c; Lb. $1.00 
KALE or BORECOLE 
This is extensively grown, especially in the south during 
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 October, broadcast or preferably in drills eighteen 
inches apart so that the plants when small may be cultivated. 
The quality is improved rather than injured 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 thin to two 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 up in the spring from the old stumps are 
very tender and make excellent greens. 
F-w-i |* 1 j C «. u The plant of this vari- 
I all Green Gurled oCOtcn ety grows to three or 
four feet high, bearing long, plume-like, light green leaves 
which are deeply cut, also finely curled at edges. Very 
ornamental and so hardy that a moderately heavy frost 
improves rather than injures its quality. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; 
Oz. 35c; 2Oz.60c;V4Lb. $1.00; Lb. $3.50 
r-v r/^iJCi.U A finely curled, spreading, 
Dwarr Gurled *jCOtCll low growing variety, very Dwarf Curled Scotch 
hardy and much used for greens. This sort, sometimes called , . . . 
Norfolk, is grown extensively in the 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. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 50c; % Lb. 90c; Lb. $2.75 
_ r , Similar to Dwarf Curled Scotch but the leaves are deep green and purple. It is very attractive in its rich 
Dwarr Purple purplish coloring. Pkt. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 30c; 2 Oz. 55c; Vi Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 
. A very vigorous growing variety of spreading habit, its green foliage having a distinctive bluish tinge or bloom. 
Siberian The leaves are very large, comparatively plain in the center but are cut and frilled at the edges. I he variety is 
very hardy, a favorite for greens and in some sections Is extensively grown for forage. This sort is sometimes called Sprouts. 
Pkt'. 8c, 2 for 15c; Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Vi Lb. 60c; Lb. $2.00 
