Corn and Cucumbers 
8 
WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 
Stowell's Evergreen Corn. 
SWEET CORP«, continued. 
i Black Mexican. The ripe grain of this variety is bluish-black, but 
when in condition for the table looUs remarkably white ; considered the 
sweetest 
and most 
tenderofany 
kind in the 
whole list. 
Pt. 15 cts., 
qt. 25 cts., 
pk. $1.25, 
bus. I4. 
Hickox 
Improved. 
Of medium 
earlmess ; valuable for market or familv garden ; ears twelve-rowed ; 
quality of the best. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. $1, bus. $3.50. 
^Egyptian, or Washington Market. Vigorous and productive ; 
ears large and uniform, tender and sweet. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. 
$1, bus. $3.50. 
A/ Stowell's Evergreen. The most popular variety grown; late; 
ears large ; very sweet, and retain their juicy tenderness longer than 
any other sort. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. $1, bus. S3.50. 
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. $1.50. 
FIELD CORN. 
Liongfellow. A popular and well-known eight-rowed yellow flint 
variety ; very early and prolific. Qt. 15 cts., pk., 50 cts., bus. $1.50. 
jX'Improved Learning. The earliest dent Corn in cultivation, ripen- 
ing in 100 days from time of planting ; large ears, with small red cob and 
deep, large orange-colored grain. Qt. 15 cts., pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.50. 
' Early Yellow Canada. A very early 
small-eared variety ; matures in 90 days. 
Qt. 15 cts., pk. 50 cts., bus. gi.50. 
£, Sanford. A white fiint, planted exten- 
sively for fodder, the stalks being extra 
large and numerous. Qt. 15 cts., pk. 50c., 
bus. 51.50. 
t Improved Early Sbeeptooth. 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 enor- 
mously productive. Qt. 15 cts., pk. 50 cts., 
bus. S1.25. 
POP CORN. 
♦^hite Pearl. Smooth-grained ears 4 
to 5 inches long. Lb. 10 cts.; by mail, 20c. 
f "White Rice. Kernel pointed ; ears 4 
to 5 inches long; very early. Lb. 10 cts.; 
by mail, 20 cts. 
CORN SALAD, or 
FETTICUS. 
Mache. Macha o Valerianilla. 
©tecEfatat. 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of row; six pounds 
is required for one 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 straw or hay as soon as cold 
weather sets in, and is wintered over the 
same way as spinach. 
' Large-Seeded. The best variety. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 
60 cts. 
Field Corn. 
CUCUMBERS. 
CoNcojiBRE. Pepi}io. ©urfen. 
One ounce will plant 50 hills ; 2 to 3 pounds is required for one acre. 
Cucumbers succeed best in warm, moist, rich, loamv 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 previouslj' pre- 
pared, by mi.xing thor- 
oughly 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 of 8 cts. per pound for postage, 
^Extra-Early White Spine. A 
strain of White Spine which has been 
improved throiigh careful selection, 
with a view to use for forcing in hot- 
houses and frames ; also elegant for 
field culture. Our stock produces 
handsome, dark-colored fruits, which 
retain their color longer than other 
sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 
20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
t Extra-Long White Spine. A 
longer variety of the preceding, and 
dark green in color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
10 cts., KIb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
( 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. 10 cts., 
YiVo. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 
»- 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. 10 cts., ViVo. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 
I Green Prolific Pickling. One of the best for pickling ; dark 
green, very productive, and of uniform small size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 
10 cts., Jilb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
Long Green. A fine long fruit of excellent quality ; dark green. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
^- Nichols' Medium Green. An excellent variety ; most symmet- 
rical ; has splendid table qualities. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., 
lb. 60 cts. 
I' Japanese Climbing. It bears abundantly throughout the season, 
while the climbing habit enables the hanging fruit to grow perfectly 
straight and from 12 to 16 inches in length ; the cucumbers are thick, ten- 
der, and of a delicate flavor ; flesh white ; skin dark green, turning to 
brown, and netted when ripe. Pkt. 5c., oz. loc, }i lb. 20 cts., lb. 65 cts. 
^West India Gherkin, or Burr. Used only for pickles. Pkt. 
5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 40 cts., lb. jji.25. 
The following sorts we offer at the uniform price of 5 cts. per pkt., 
10 cts. per oz., 20 cts. per Klb., 60 cts. per lb.: Early Cluster, Early 
Russian, Tailby's Hybrid, Boston Pickling, Commercial Pickling. 
Extra-Early White Spine. 
Everbearing Cucttmber. 
