WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, RELIABLE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



CORN-SWEET OR SUGAR 



Mais. Maiz. Tlais. 



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 wa}', covering about haK an inch, and thia out to 3 plants to a hill. ■ If sown thinly in drills a greater yield from 



a given surface will be obtained. jf ,„ ^^ for^varded by mail, add 7c. per quart for postage. 



Extra Early Cory. Of great value for its extreme earliness; is ten 



davs earlier than anj^ other sort; ears of good size and first-rate 



quality. Pt. 13c., qt. 25c., pk. SI. 50. 

 White Cory. A selection of the Corj' with white cob and kernel; 



this variety is not excelled in earliness bj- any sort equal in size. 



Pt. 15c., qt. 25c., pk. Sl.oO. 

 Peep-O'-Day. One of the earhest; very sweet and of deUcate 



flavor. Pt. 15c., qt. 25c., pk. §1.50. 

 Premo. Extra early; very large ears, fine quality. Pt. 15c., qt. 



2.5c., pk. SI. 50. pk. S1.25. 



Crosby's Early. One of the standard early sorts; ears of medium 

 size. Pt. 15c., qt. 25c., pk. SI. 50. 



Squantum, or Excelsior. A second-early sort, very sweet and 

 luscious; four or five ears to the stalk. Pt. 15c., qt. 25c., pk. $1..50. 



Early Mammoth. A valuable variety; ears twelve-rowed, straight 

 and handsome; remarkable for its delicious sweetness. One of 

 the largest of early sorts. Pt. 15c., qt. 25c., pk. SI. 50. 



Hickox Improved. Of medium earhness; valuable for market or 

 family garden; ears twelve-rowed; quahty the best. Pt. 15c., qt. 

 25c., pk. SI. 25 



Late Mammoth. The largest late variety; twelve to sixteen- 

 rowed: cob white, large and well fiUed; verj' productive and fine 

 flavored. Pt. 1.5c., qt. 25c., pk. S1.50. 



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. 15c., qt. 30c., pk. SI. 75. 



Egyptian, or Washington Market. Vigorous, productive; ears 

 large, uniform, tender and sweet. Pt. 15c., qt. 25c., pk. SI 50. 



Stowell's Evergreen. The most popular variety grown; late, ears 

 large, very sweet, and retain their juicv tenderness longer than 

 any other sort. Pt. 15c., qt. _25c., pk. .S1.25 



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 hst. Pt. 15c., qt. 25c., pk. SI. 50. 



Sweet Corn for Fodder. For sowing broadcast or in drills for 

 Summer or early FaU feed. Sow three bu.shels to the acre broad- 

 cast, or half that quantity in drills. Bushel S3. 00. 



FIELD CORN 



Longfellow. A popular and well-known eight-rowed yellow Flint 

 variety; very early and proUfic. .> Qt. 20c., pk. 80c., bus. S2.75. 



Improved Learning. Earhest Dent Corn in cultivation, ripening 

 100 days from time of planting; large ears, small red cob and 

 deep, large, orange-colored grain. Qt. 15c., pk. 75c., bus. S2.50. 



Early Yellow Canada. Earlv, small-eared variety; matures in SO 

 days. Qt. 20c., pk. 80c., bus. .S2.75. 



Sandford. A white Flint, planted extensively for fodder, the 

 stalks extra large and nimaerous. Qt. 15c., pk. 75c., bus. S2.50. 



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 enormouslj^ productive. Qt. 10c. , pk. 60c., bus. S2.0n. 



Metropolitan. Verj- early; large ears, extra sweet. Pt. 15c., qt. 



25c., pk. S1.50. 

 Golden Bantam. Extra earlv; vellow; very sweet and tender. Pt. 



15c., qt. aOc, pk. S1.75. 

 Ferry's Hybrid. An early twelve-rowed variety, growing only 4 



to 5 feet high, with ears set verj' low on the stalks; kernels white, 



large, sweet and very tender. Pt. 15c., qt. 25c., pk. $1.25. 

 Moore's Early Concord. A standard variety for market or 



family use; ears large, of superior qtialitj-. Pt. 15c., qt. 25c., 



POP CORN 



Lb. 



Com, 

 Country Gentleman 



White Pearl. Smooth-grained ears four to five inches long. 



lOc, by mail 17c. 

 White Rice. Kernel pointed; ears four to five inches long; verj' 



earlv. Lb. 10c. , bv mail 17c. 



Corn, Golden Bantam 



