AB 8 WM. ELLIOT & SONS, RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS NB | 
CORN-sweEET oR SUGAR 
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One quart will plant 200 hills; 8 to 10 quarts for an acre in hills. 
The Sweet or Sugar varieties, being liable to rot in cold or wet ground, should not be planted before May, or until the ground has 
become warm; for a succession continue planting every two weeks until the middle of July, in rich, well-manured, ground, in hills 3 feet 
apart each way, covering about half an inch, and thin out to 3 plants to a hill. Hf sown thinly in drills a greater yield from a given sur- 
face will be obtained. ; 
If to be forwarded by mail, add 7c. per quart for postage. 
Extra Early Cory. Of great value for its extreme earliness; is ten | Metropolitan. Very early; large ears, extra sweet. Pt. 20c., qt. 
days earlier than any other sort; ears of good size and first-rate 35c., pk. $2.25. 
ality ‘ 5 <. $2.95 
quality. Pt. 20c., qt. 35c., pk. $2.25. 5 : Golden Bantam. Extra early; yellow; very sweet and tender. Pt. 
White Cory. A selection of the Cory with white cob and kernel; 20c., qt. 35c., pk. $2.25. 
this variety is not excelled in earliness by any sort equal in size. 
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Pt. 20c., qt. 35¢., pk. $2.25. Perry’s Hybrid. An early twelve-rowed variety, growing only 4 
to 5 feet high, with ears set very low on the stalks; kernels white, 
Howling Mob. A delicious early Corn; ears are quite large, measur- large, sweet and very tender Pt. 20c., qt. 35c., pk. $2.25. 
ing 7 to 9 inches in length, with twelve or fourteen rows of good- 
sized, pearly white grains of delicious quality. Pt. 20c., qt. 35c., 
pk. $2.25. ! 

Moore’s Early Concord. A standard variety for market or family 
use; ears large, of superior quality. Pt. 20c., qt. 35c., pk. $2.28. 

Crosby’s Early. One of the standard early sorts; ears of medium 
size. Pt. 20c., qt. 35c., pk. $2.25. 
Squantum, or Excelsior. A second-early sort, very sweet and 
luscious; four or five ears to the stalk. Pt. 20c., qt. 35c., pk. $2.25. 
Early Mammoth. A valuable variety; ears twelve-rowed, straight 
and handsome; remarkable for its delicious sweetness. One of 
the largest of early sorts. Pt. 20c., qt. 35c., pk. $2.25. 
Hickox Improved. Of medium earliness; valuable for market or 
family garden; ears twelve-rowed; quality the best. Pt. 20c., 
qt. 35c., pk. $2.25. 
Late Mammoth. The largest late variety; twelve to sixteen- 
rowed; cob white, large and well filled; very productive and fine- 
flavored. Pt. 20c., qt. 35c., pk. $2.25. 
Country Gentleman. The sweetest and most tender of all Sweet 
Corn; ears short, cob small, the kernels pearly white and irregularly 
crowded together on the cob. Pt. 20c., qt. 35c., pk. $2.25. 
Egyptian, or Washington Market. Vigorous, productive; ears 
large, uniform, tender and sweet. Pt. 20c., qt. 35c., pk. $2.25. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. The most popular variety grown; late, ears 
large, very sweet, and retain their juicy tenderness longer than 
any other sort. Pt. 20c., qt. 35¢., pk. $2.25. 
Black Mexican. The ripe grain is bluish black, but when in con- 
dition for the table looks remarkably white; considered the sweet- 
est and most tender of any in the list. Pt. 20c., qt. 35c., pk. $2.25. 
Sweet Corn for Fodder. For sowing broadcast or in drills for 
Summer or early Fall feed. Sow three bushels to the acre broad- 
cast, or half that quantity in drills. Bushel $3.00. 
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FIELD CORN 
Longfellow. A popular and well-known eight-rowed yellow Flint 
variety; very early and prolific. Qt. 20c., pk. $1.00, bus. $3.00. 
Improved Leaming. Earliest Dent Corn in cultivation, ripening 
: 100 days from time of planting; large ears, small red cob and 
|; deep, large, orange-colored grain. Qt. 20c., pk. $1.00, bus. $3.00. 
| Early Yellow Canada. Early, small-eared variety; matures in 90 
days. Qt. 20c., pk. $1.00, bus. $3.00. 
Sandford. A white Flint, planted extensively for fodder, the 
stalks extra large and numerous. Qt. 20c., pk. $1.00, bus. $3.00. 
Improved Early Sheeptooth. Nearly two weeks earlier and bet- 
ter adapted for fodder and ensilage in the Northern States than 
the ordinary Southern Sheeptooth; stalks are 12 to 14 feet in 
height, and enormously productive. Qt. 20c., pk. $1.00, bus. $3.00. 
POP CORN 
White Pearl. Smooth-grained ears four to five inches long. Lb. 
10c., by mail 17e. | 
Corn, White Rice. Kernel pointed; ears four to five inches long; very sss 
Country Gentlemen early. Lb. 10c., by mail 17c. Corn, Golden Bantam | 
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