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PETER HENDERSON & CO -VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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CORN, Sugar. 



SXABLER'S EABLT. 



German, WefecTifcorn,— French,. Mais.— Spanish, Maiz. 

 1 gtf. for 200 7u7fe ; 8 to 10 gte. m hills for an acre. 

 All varieties of Sweet or Sugar Corn may be either sown in rows four and a half feet apart, and the seeds placed about 

 eight inches apart in the rows, or planted in hills at distances of three or four feet each way, according to the variety <rown> 

 or the richness of the soil in which it is planted. The taller the variety, or the richer the soil, the greater should be' the dis- 

 tance apart, We make our first plantings in this vicinity about the middle of May, and continue successive plantings every 

 two or three weeks until the last week in July. In more southerly latitudes planting is begun a month earlier and continued 



Add 10 cents per quart extra if to be sent by mail. 



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Extra Early Varieties. 



CORY EARLY. We had very large and complete 

 trials of nearly every Sweet Corn in our list last sea- 

 son, and we found the Cory to be the earliest of all 

 the large red cob varieties yet introduced. In our 

 trials we found it to be five days earlier than the 

 Marblehead, which hitherto has always taken the 

 lead. Those desiring a first early variety can make 

 no mistake in planting Che Cory. ( See cut.) 25 cts. 

 pt. ; 35 cts. qt. ; S2.00 peck ; $6.00 bush. 



Early Adams, or Burlington. Strictly speaking this 

 is an early field variety, although largely sold for 

 table use ; we therefore class it among Sugar Corn. 

 It is grown extensively in this section for the New 

 York market. 15c. pt. ; 25c. qt. ; SI. 25 peck ; $4 bush. 



EARLY MINNESOTA. Very early, and desirable 

 alike in the market or family garden. Height not 

 over 4 l .< feet; ears of fair size and good qualitv. 

 15 cts. pt. ; 25 cts. qt, ; $1.25 peck; $4.00 bush. 



Extra Early Tom Thumb. A very early, medium 

 sized, 8-rowed variety. Kernels of fair size, white 

 and sweet ; stalks about three feet high ; it is a popu- 

 lar market variety. 15c. pt. ; 25c. qt, ; $1.25 pk.; $4t>u. 



EARLY MARBLEHEAD. Next to the Cory the 

 earliest of all Sweet Com. In appearance it re- 

 sembles the better known Early Narragansett. The 

 stalk is dwarf, and it sets its good sized ears very low 

 down. 20 cts. pt. ; 30 cts. qt. ; $1.25 peck ; $4.00 bu. 



Early Varieties. 



NE PLUS ULTRA. (See Novelties, page 7.) 40c. pt. ; 

 70c. qt. 



SHAKER'S EARLY. Large pearly white kernels of 

 delicious flavor. It matures immediately after the 

 Early Minnesota, but the ears are much larger. 15c. 

 pt. ; 25c. qt. ; $1.50 peck ; $4.50 bush. 



EARLY NARRAG-ANSETT. The ears are quite 

 small, seldom being more than five inches in length, 

 and 8 or 10 rowed. It is tender, of fine flavor, and 

 is largely used as an early variety. 15c. pt. ; 25c, 

 qt. ; S1.25pk. ;$4bu. 



CROSBY'S EARLY. Early and a great favor- 

 ite. Rather small ears, but productive and of 

 excellent quality. 15c. pt. ; 25c. qt. ; $1.25 pk. ; $4 bu. 



STABLER'S EARLY. Ripens a few days after the 

 Adams' Early, and will yield an abundant crop, while 

 other early varieties are too small to be profitable 

 either for market or canning. (See cut.) 15 cts. pt. ; 

 25 cts. qt. ; $1.25 pk. ; $4.00 bush. 



Medium Early Varieties. 



OLD COLONY. An exceedingly sweet and produc- 

 tive variety, averaging three ears on every stalk. 

 The ears are of large size, and always well filled. It 

 ripens about the same time as Moore's Concord, 

 perhaps a little later. 15 cts. pt. ; 25 cts. qt. ; $1.25 

 peck; $4.00 bush. 



Black Mexican. A black kernele/f variety ; one of 

 the sweetest of all. 15 cts. b# : 25 cts. qt. ; $1.25 

 peck; $4.00 bush. 



THE » HENDERSON." It is surprising even to us 

 how this variety continues to grow in popular favor. 

 In the green condition when ready for the table it is 

 always pure white, and of a remarkably sweet and 

 rich flavor. The Henderson ripens about ten days- 

 earlier than Stowell's Evergreen, and the experience 

 of those who have grown it is that it is one of the 

 most valuable sorts for canning purposes or for mar- 

 ket in cultivation. (See cut.) 20 cts. pt. ; 30 cts. qt. ; 

 $1.50 peck; $4.50 bush. 



ROSLYN HYBRID. Is a very large growing sort, 

 which ripens ten or twelve days later than Stabler' s 

 Early, and the quality of which is said to be finer 

 than Stowell's Evergreen. 15 cts. pt. ; 25 cts. qt. ; 

 SI. 25 peek; $4.00 bush. 



Moore's Early Concord. Ears large and well filled; 

 early and unsurpassed for richness and delicacy of 

 flavor. 15c. pt. ; 25c. qt. ; $1.25 peck ; $4.00 bush. 



LARGE EARLY EIGHT-ROWED. One of th& 

 best ; ears long ; cob white. 15 cts. pt. ; 25 cts. qt. ; 

 $1.25 peck; $4.00 bush. 



PERRY'S HYBRID. This is a new early twelve- 

 rowed variety, growing only four to five feet high, 

 with ears as long as the Crosby, and set very low on 

 the stalk. Kernels white, large, sweet and very ten- 

 der. 15 cts. pt. ; 25 cts. qt, ; $1.25 peck ; $4.00 bush. 



SQUANTUM. One of the sweetest and best 

 varieties we know of. It is also wonderfully pro- 

 ductive, producing four or five ears on a stalk. 15 cts. 

 pt. ; 25 cts. qt. ; $1.25 peck ; $4.00 bush. 



HICKOX IMPROVED. Of medium earliness, Is 

 valuable alike in the market or family garden, 

 or for canning, for which latter use large areas of it 

 are now grown. The ears are twelve-rowed. Quality 

 of the very best. 15 cts. pt. ; 25 cts. qt, ; $1.25 peckj 

 $4.00 bush. 



