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D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
EGG PLANT 
Seed germinates slowly and should be started in 
hotbed, for in this, as in all semi-tropical plants, 
it is important to secure a rapid and continuous 
growth from the first, the plants never 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 destroys 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 tlie 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. 
17 1 * r* 1 This is a very early 
C-arly Long Purple maturing and most 
productive variety. The fruits are long, rich 
purple and of tin** quality. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 30c; 
2 Oz. 55c; Vt Lb. 90c; Lb. $3.00 
r*i i t> l • An early variety with fruit 
OlaCK * 6km nearly as large as the later 
sorts. The fruits are nearly round. The skin is smooth, 
black and glossy. The ilesh is white, fine grained and 
delicate. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 50c; ^ Oz. 85c; Va Lb. $1.40; 
Lb. $5.00 
ni 1 o ■ The fruits are rich dark purple, 
DlaCK Joeauty large and symmelri ;al, maturing 
a little earlier than our Improved Large Purple but 
usually not quite as large. A very desirable sort for the 
market as the fruit holds its color a long time. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 50c; 2 Oz. 85c; Va Lb. $1.40; Lb. $5.00 
D ie ¥7 o (spineless) This variety 
• IV1. r erry OC LO S is a general favorite both 
Improved Large Purple 
spineless, large and spreading with light green foliage. 
It usually produces four to six large, oval fruits of a 
splendid dark purple color. The vigor and productive¬ 
ness of the plants and the large size, earliness and fine 
quality of its fruits make it a most profitable variety 
for market gardeners. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 45c; 2 Oz. 80c; 
Va Lb. $1.25; Lb. $4.50 
Broad Leaved Batavian Endive 
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 greeus 
and for flavoring soups and stews. 
Plants maybe 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 together 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. 
t /-* o 1 J A hardy, vigorous growing endive 
Large \jreen Lurlea with bright deep green leaves. 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 sort is highly esteemed for the 
market and home garden, and is much used for salads. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
Egg Plant, D. M. Ferry & Co*s Improved Large Purple 
17 iin*. i J The plants are moderately dense, with 
Lver W hlte Lurlcd 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. 5c; 
Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Va Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 
A* 1 J Plants compact growing, forming large, dense 
lVlOSS LAinea clusters of finely divided, medium green leaves 
which, when properly blanched, are rich creamy white, crisp and 
tender. Leaf stems sometimes tinged light purplish red. Pkt. 5c; 
Oz. 20c; 2 Oz. 35c; Va Lb. 60c; Lb. $1.75 
D j I j d a. • ( Escarolle ) A variety having 
tSroaa Leaved oatavian broad, more or less t wisted and 
waved bright deep green 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 gar¬ 
den aud market. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 15c; 2 Oz. 25c; Va Lb. 40c; Lb. $1.50 
J FLORENCE (Fceniculum (Juice , Finocehio) A 
* 1—«1 ^ 1 ^ J—iX-i 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 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 annua), 
two to four feet high. Pkt. 5c; Oz. 10c; 2 Oz. 20c; Va Lb. 30c; 
Lb. $1.00 (.For Siveet Fennel see page 61) 
A 1? I ¥ 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, Va Lb. 20c; Lb. 60c. 
HORSE RADISH 
Horse Radish rarely produces seed but is grown from pieces of the roots. Mark off the 
rows two and one-half feet apart in rich, moist, well prepared ground and set the pieces 
of roots eighteen inches apart in the rows vertically, the small end down and the top one to three inches below the surface. 
Cultivate thoroughly until the tops cover the ground, when their shade will keep down the weeds. SMALL ROOTS — 3 for 10c; 
25c. per dozen, postpaid. By freight or express at purchaser's expense, 90c. per 100, 
