Corn and Cucumbers 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 



; SWEET COR^, continued. 



•■ Squantum, or Excelsior. A second-early sort, very sweet and luscious ; produces four or five 

 ears to the stalk. Pt. 15 cts , qt. 2i cts., pk, $1.25. 



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

 for its delicious sweetness. One of the largest of the early sorts. Pt. 15 cts. , qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.25. 



, JUate Mammoth. Tlie largest late variety ; twelve- to sixteen-rowed ; cob white, large and well 

 fiUed;' very productive and fine flavored. Pt. 15 cts , qt. 25 cts , pk. $1.25. 



Country Gentleman (Improved Ne Plus Ultra). The sweetest and most tender of all Sweet 

 Corn ; ears short, cob small, and the kernels pearly white and irregularly crowded together on the cob. 

 Pt. 20 cts , qt. 30 cts., pk. $2. 



'Y Black Mexican. The ripe grain of this variety is bluish black, but when in condition for the 

 table looks remarkably white ; considered the sweetest and most tender of any kind in the whole list. 

 Pt. i5Cts., qt. 2.5 cts., pk. $1.25. 



Hickox Improved. Of medium earliness; valuable for market or family garden ; ears twelve- 

 roWed ; quality of the best. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts , pk. $1.25. 



( bigyptian, or Washington Market. Vigorous and productive ; ears large and uniform, tender 

 and sweet. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $1 25. 



; StoAvell's Evergreen. The nio^t popular variety grown; late; ears large; very sweet, and 

 retain their juicy tenderness longer than any other !^ort. Pt. is cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.25. 



I Sweet Corn for Fodder. For sowing broadcast or in drills for summer or early fall feed. 

 Sow 3 bushels to the acre broadcast, or half that quantity in drills. Bus. $2.50. 



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FIELD CORTV. 



Longfellow. A popular and well-known eight-rowed yellow flint variety ; very early and pro- 

 lific. Qt. 15 cts , pk. 75 cts., bus. $2. 



Improved Lieaming. Earliest dent Corn in cultivation, ripening 100 days from time of planting; 

 Ifrge ears, w4th small red cob and deep, large orange-colored grain. Qt. 15 cts., pk. 75 cts., bus. $2. 

 , Early Yellow Canada. Early sinall-eartd variety ; matures in godays. Qt 15c. ,pk 75c., bus. $2. 



Sanl'ord. A white Hint, planted extensively for fodder, the stalks being extra large and numerous. 

 Qt. i.s cts., pk. 7,s cts.. bus. $2. 



,/lmproved Early Sheeptooth. Nearly two weeks earlier and better 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. 15 cts., pk 75 cts., bus. $2. 



POP CORI^. 



'^ "White Pearl. Smooth-grained ears 4 to 5 inches long. Lb. 10 cts.; by mail, 20 cts. 

 White Rice. Kernel pointed ; ears 4 to 5 inches long ; very early. Lb. 10 cts ; by mail, 20 cts. 



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CORIK SALAD, or FEXTICUS. 



Mache. 



Macha o Valerianilla. 



©tecfifalat. 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of row ; six pounds is required for an acre. 



Corn Salad, Fetticus or Lamb's Lettuce is used to a considerable extent as a salad. It is sown on 

 the first opening of spring in rows i foot apart and ;^ of an inch deep, and is fit for use in six or eight 

 weeks from the time of sowing. If wanted early in spring, it is sown in September, covered up with 

 stravv or hay as soon as cold weather sets in, and is wintered over the same way as spinach. 



/tiarge-Seeded. The best variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



CUCUMBERS. 



CoNCOMBRE. Pcpiiio. ©urten. 



One ounce will plant 50 hills : 2 to s pounds is required for one acre. 

 Cucumbers succeed best in warm, moist, rich, loamy ground. They should not be planted in the open air until there is a prospect of settled 

 ■warm weather. Plant in hills about four feet apart each way. The hills should be previously prepared, by mixing thoroughly with the soil in 

 each a shovelful of well-rotted manure. Sprinkle the vines liberally with slug-shot to protect from bugs, and when all danger from insects is 

 passed, thin out the plants, leaving three to four of the strongest to each hill. 



If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate-bf 8 cts. per pound for postage. 



Country Gentleman. 



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''Extra-Early White Spine. A strain of White Spine which has 

 been improved through careful selection, with a view to use for forcing 

 iij hothouses and frames ; also excellent for field culture. Our stock 

 produces handsome, dark-colored fruits, which retain their color longer 

 thati other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., K lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 

 . Extra-Long White Spine. A longer variety of the preceding, 

 dtid dark green in color. Pkt 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., MXh. 7.SC., lb. $2.50 

 J Everbearing. Very early and enormously productive, and 

 valuable as a green pickle ; it continues to flower and produce fruit 

 until killed by frost. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts , "/lb. 75 cts., lb. $2., so 

 » Cool and Crisp. Extra-early and very prolific ; long, straight, 

 slender, and very dark green ; good either for pickling or slicing. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts , Klb. 75 cts., lb. $2 50. 



\ Green Prolific Picklinff. One of the best for pickling; dark 

 green, productive ; small. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20c , Mlb. 75c , lb. $2.50. 

 . Long Green. A fine longfruit of excellent quality ; darkgreen. 

 i'kt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., ^Ib. 75 cts., lb. $2.50- 



."Nichol's Medium Green. An excellent variety ; mostsymmet- 

 rical, has splendid table qualities. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c., K lb. 75c., lb. S2. 50. 

 Japanese Climbing. It bears abundantly throughout the season, 

 w^Jiile the climbing habit enables the hanging fruit to grow perfectly 

 straight and from i2to 16 inches in length; the Cucumbers are thick, 

 tender, and of a delicate flavor ; flesh white ; skin dark green, turning 



to r6rown, and netted when ripe. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c., HXh. 75c., lb. $2.50. 

 Y West India Gherkin, or Burr. Used only for pickles. Pkt. 

 5cts., oz. 20 cts., Vi\h. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



The following sorts -ve offer at the uniform price of ,s cts. per pkt., 

 20 cts. per oz . 75 cts. per Ijlb., ^2.50 per lb.: Early Cluster, Early 

 Kussian, Tailby's Hybrid. Boston Pickling, Commercial Pickling. 



Extra-Long White Spine. 



