Seed annual 1903 (1903) (14761863086)

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Title: Seed annual 1903

Year: 1903 (1900s)

Authors: D.M. Ferry & Co Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection

Subjects: Seed industry and trade Michigan Detroit Flowers Seeds Vegetables Seeds Nursery stock Gardening Equipment and supplies

Publisher: Detroit, Mich. : D.M. Ferry & Co.

Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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form, draw the leaves over and pin or tie them together to protect it from the sun and to keep it white. They should becut for use while the curd is compact and hard, as they soon become tough and bitter after they open and separateinto branches. Of the enemies of the crop, none is more formidable than the cabbage root maggot. This seems to havea special liking for the cauliflower. Probably the best and most surely effective protective measures are enveloping eachplant with a tight fitting collar of tarred felt or injecting about a teaspoonful of bisulphide of carbon into the soil underthe roots of each plant. Plant lice are another serious pest of this crop. Effective remedies are dusting with fine tobaccodust or spraying with strong tobacco tea or kerosene emulsion. Our cauliflower seed is produced by the most experienced growers in Europe, in such localities as are best suited tOits proper development and the greatest care is taken to save seed from perfectly developed plants only.

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Darly Snowball Gauliflower Admirably adapted for forcing or wintering over for early crop and the most popular sort for these purposes. It isalso one of the best sorts for late summer and fall crop and with reasonably favorable conditions every plant will foima large, solid head of fine quality. The plants are compact, with few narrow, upright leaves and are well suited for closeplanting. The heads are solid, compact, round, very white and curd-like and are developed earlier than those of anyother sort. We know our stock cfE this variety is unsurpassed and is superior to much that is sold under such names as GiltEdge, Earliest, etc., etc. Pkt. 85c; % Oz, 76c; Oz. $2,50; 2 Oz. $4.75; % Lb. $9,00 D. M. FERRY & GOS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 27 CK\J LI F=LOiA£ER-oONTHS(ueD EXTBB EPLY DW3RF EBFOBT^S^^inliXT^^In^ nearly as early. It will give excellent results either in thehome garden or for market use and is superior to most seedsold at higher prices. Pkt. 25c; ^ Oz. 75c; Oz. $2.25;2 0z.

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