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PETE** HBriDESSOfi St CO., flEW YOt^.— VEGETABUE SEElDS. 



CORN, Sugar. 



All varieties of Sweet or Sugar Corn may be either sown in rows four and one-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 grown 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 distance 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 a month later. 



Add 10 cents per quart extra if to be sent 

 by mail. ^....C^sac 



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



1 qt. for 200 hills; 8 to 10 qts. in hills for an acre. 



* EARLY VARIETIES.* 



CORY EARLY. The Cory is undoubtedly the earliest of all and 

 the very best extra early Sweet Corn. We have proved 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 the Cory. 10c. % P*-> l^c. P*-» ^5c. qt., 

 $1.25 pk., $4.50 bush. 



CROSBY'S EARLY. Early and a great favorite. Rather small 

 ears, but productive and of excellent quality. 10c. % P*-> ^c. 

 pt., 25c. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.00 bush. 



EARLY MINNESOTA. Very early and desirable alike in the 

 market or family garden. Height not over ±}4 feet; ears of fair 

 size and good quality. 10c. % pt., 15c. pt., 25c. qt., $1.25 pk., 

 $4.00 bush. 



medium: earey varieties. *- 



PERRY'S HYBRID. An early twelve-rowed variety, growing 

 only four to five feet high, with ears set very low on the stalk. 

 Kernels white, large, sweet and very tender. 10c. % pt., 15c. 

 pt., 25c. qt., S1.25 pk., $4.00 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. 10c. }4 pt., 

 15c. pt., 25e. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.00 bush. 



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



unsurpassed for richness and delicacy of flavor, 

 pt., 25c. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.00 bush. 



10c. % pt , 15c. 



STABLER'S EARLY. A valuable second early corn, remarkably 

 large for so early a ripener, closely following the well-known 

 Marblehead. Yields an abundant crop, is desirable for family 

 use, and one of the most profitable for market or canning. 10c. 

 % pt., 15c. pt., 25c. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.00 bush. 



SQUANTUM. One of the sweetest varieties, and is largely used 

 for market and canning. It is a general favorite and is wonder- 

 fully productive. The Sqnantum is the variety used almost ex- 

 clusively at the famous E. I. clambakes, which is sufficient 



evidence of its quality. 

 $4.00 bush. 



10c. }i pt., 15c. pt., 25c. qt., $1.25 pk., 



* EATE or MAIN CROP VARIETIES.* 



THE "COUNTRY GENTLEMAN." The "Country Gentle- 

 man" is the finest of all Sweet Corns, retaining its delicate 

 tenderness and flavor even when a little old, and will delight the 

 most fastidious epicure. While the ears are smaller and less 

 showy than the coai - ser varieties, for private family use, where 

 quality is the first consideration, it has no equal, for it is the 

 finest Sweet Corn for private use. The ears, of good size, are 

 produced in great abundance ; stalks frequently bear four, while 

 the average is three ears to a stalk. The cob is very small, 

 giving great depth to the kernels, which are of pearly whiteness. 

 But the great merit of the " Country Gentleman " Corn is its 

 delicious quality ; it is, without doubt, the sweetest and most 

 tender of all Sweet Corn, and at the same time with ears of good 

 size. (See cut.) 15c. % pt., 25c. pt., 40c. qt., $2.00 pk. 



HENDERSON'S NEWRED COB EVERGREEN. This variety 

 is a sport from Stowell's Evergreen. It is a week or ten days 

 earlier than that variety, and produces three or four ears to a 

 stalk. The ears are set low on the stalks, are very thick and 

 regular in size, and are 16-rowed, very deep and of delicious 

 quality. 10c. % pt., 15c. pt., 25c. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.00 bush. 



MAMMOTH. A. late variety, producing ears of very large size 

 and fine flavor. It is unusually productive. 10c. % pt., 15c. pt., 

 25c. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.00 bush. 



THE "HENDERSON." 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. It is one of the most valuable sorts for 

 canning purposes or for 

 qt., $1.25 pk., $4.50 bush. 



EGYPTIAN. Ears of large size ; the flavor peculiarly rich and 

 sweet. It is grown in large quantities for both canning and for 

 selling in the green state. Like all other large varieties, it ma- 

 tures late. 10c. y 2 pt., 15c. pt., 25c. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.00 bush. 



NE PLUS ULTRA. Very sweet and tender. The ears are short, 

 but the cob is very small, and the kernels of extraordinary depth, 

 pearly whiteness, and are irregularly crowded together on the 

 cob. 10c. % pt., 20c. pt., 30e. qt., $1.50 pk., $5.00 bush. 



STOWELL'S EVERGREEN. Now recognized everywhere as a 

 standard variety, both for home use and market, and is the gen- 

 eral favorite. The ears are of a large size, grains deep, exception- 

 ally tender and sugary, and has the advantage of remaining longer 

 in the green state than any other. Our stock has been carefully 

 grown and selected to avoid the tendency to a shorter grain and de- 

 terioration in the evergreen character of this best of all late sorts. 

 10c. % pt., 15c. pt., 25c. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.00 bush. 



We can also supply the following standard varieties of Corn, which are too well known to need description, at the uniform price of 

 10c. % pt., 15c. pt., 25c. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.00 bush. : Early Adams, or Burlington; Extra Early Tom Thumb, Early Marblehead, 

 Shaker's Early, Old Colony, Black Mexican, Large Early Eight-Rowed, Hickox Improved, Triumph. 



