R. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



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CORN, SWEET. (Welschkorn.) 



Culture. Select a warm soil, if possible, especially for the earlier varieties, which should not be planted before the middle 

 of May. Successive plantings should be made every two weeks till July. Plant in hills three or four feet apart, in thoroughly 

 manured soil. One quart to two hundred kills ; leu quarts to an acre. See page 30 for Field Corn. 



Hickox Improved. First Crop. Potter's Excelsior. Crosby. Cory. Banana. Stowell's Evergreen. 



EARLY. Pkt. Qt. Peck. Bush. 

 •^Farquhar's First Crop Sugar. The best early. White cob, eight rowed, quality 



superior to all others and very much sweeter .10 .30 $1.50 $5.00 



Early Crosby. Dwarf, remarkably sweet, usually 12 rowed .10 .30 1.50 4.50 



I/Metropolitan. Ears average 9 inches, 10 to 12 rowed, tender and rich .... .10 .25 1.25 4.00 



^Cory. Kernels large and reddish, red cob, early dwarf .10 .25 1.25 4.00 



J'Early Minnesota. Eight rowed, kernels broad, sweet, and tender .10 .25 1.25 3.75 



wmm New Extra Early White Cory. Grain sweet and tender; 8 rowed .... .10 .25 1.25 4.00 



^ Mammoth White Cory. Handsome ears, 12 rowed, grain very white, broad . . .10 .25 1.50 4.50 



MEDIUM. 



Early Evergreen. Similar to Stowell's Evergreen, but one to two weeks earlier, .10 .25 1.25 4.00 



Old Colony. A fine variety, handsome ears with 12 or more rows .10 .25 1.25 3.75 



^POTTER'S Excelsior (Original). Unsurpassed in sweetness and tenderness, 12 



rowed, the best main crop variety 0. 1 the list .10 .30 1.50 5.00 



I^EarlY CONCORD. Fourteen rowed, of good quality, splendid keeper .10 .25 1.25 3.75 



^£arly Champion. Very large, 12 rowed, of the very best quality .10 .25 1.25 400 



^■Perry's Hybrid. Large, 12 to 14 rowed sort, medium-grain, very white and rich, .10 .25 1.25 4.00 



^Washington. Ears large, 16 to 18 irregular rows, and of the richest flavor . . . .10 .25 1.25 4.00 



I HlCKOX IMPROVED. Long, attractive ear, sweet and very productive .10 .25 1.25 4.00 



LATE. 

 J^StowELL's EVERGREEN. The finest late variety; ears large, 12 to 16 rowed; re- 

 mains fit for use longer than any other variety. Hardy and productive . . . .10 .25 1.25 4.00 



/Mammdth. The largest ears of any sort, and of excellent quality .10 .25 1.25 4.50 



■"*■*» Faroliiar's Banana. The most delicious Table Corn in cultivation, irregular 



^ rowed, kernels narrow and deep .10 .30 1.50 5.00 



^Country Gentleman. Cob small, irregular rowed, long, slender, white grains . .10 .25 1.25 4.50 



><^Black Mexican. Very tender, bluish-black when ripe, cooking almost white . . .10 .25 1.25 4.50 



.^-•Egyptian. Ears large, uniform, and of good quality .10 .25 1.25 4.O0 



SELECTED EARS OF THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES at .10 each; .75 per doz. 

 /<' Farquhar's First Crop Sugar. Mammoth. Stowell's Evergreen. Potter's Excelsior (Original). 

 ,j/Early Crosby. Black Mexican. Country Gentleman. Farquhar's Banana. 



