PETER HENDERSON & CO.— VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



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German, Wdschkorn— French, Mais.— Spanish. J/aiz. 

 1 qt.Jor 200 hills; 8 to 10 qts. in hills for an acre. 



All varieties of Sweet or Sngar Corn may be either sown Id rows four and one-half feet 



ipart. and the seeds placed about eight inches apart in the rows, or planted in bills at 



distances of three or four feet each way. according to the variety 



grown or the richness of the soil iD which it is planted. The 



taller the variety, or the richer the soiU the greale» 



should be tba distance apart We make our first plants 



Uigs in this viciniiy about the middle of May, and 



continue successive plantings every two or three 



weeks until the last week in July. In more 



sontherly latitudes planting ia begun » 



month earlier and continued a month 



latex. 



Add 10 amis per quart extra 

 if to be nenl by mail. 



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EARLY VARIETIES. 



CORY EARLY. Repeated and impartial tests on 

 our trial grounds, not only of varieties already 

 known, but also of new early varieties claiming 

 to be as early or-earlier than the Cory have con- 

 vinced us that the Cory is undoubtedly the earli- 

 est of all and the very best extra early Sweet 

 Corn. "We have proved it to be five days earlier 

 than the Marblehead, which hitherto has always 

 taken the lead. Those desiring a first early vari- 

 ety can make no mistake in planting the Cory. 

 20 cts. pt., 35 cts. qt., $2.00 pk., S6.00 bush. 



EARLY MINNESOTA. Very early and desirable alike 

 in the market or family garden. Height not over 4J£ 

 feet ; ears of fair size and good quality. 15 cts. pt., 25 cts. qt, $1.25 pk., $4.50 bush. 



NE PLUS ULTRA. This is pre-eminently an epicure's variety, being the sweetest and 

 most tender of all Sweet Corn. The ears are short, but the cob is very small, and the 

 kernels of extraordinary depth, pearly whiteness, and are irregularly crowded together on 

 the cob. Price, 25 cts. per pt., 40 cts. per qt., $2.50 per pk., $7.00 per bush. 



CROSBYS EARLY. Early and a great favorite. Bather small ears, but productive and 

 of excellent quality. 15 cts. pt., 25 cts. qt., SI. 25 pk., $4.50 bush. 



STABLER S EARLY. A valuable second early corn, remarkably 

 large for so early a ripener, closely following the well-known 

 Marblehead. Yields an abundant crop, is desirable for family use 

 and one of the most profitable for market or canning. 15 cts. pt., 

 25 cts. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.50 bush- 



THE -COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. " (See Novelties, page 6.1 

 35 cts. pt., 60 cts. qt. 



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Medium and Main Crop Varieties. 



HENDERSONS NEW RED COB EVERGREEN. This variety 

 is a sport from Stowell's Evergreen, which has long been the 

 standard favorite everywhere. It is a week or ten days earlier 

 than that variety, and produces from three to four ears to a stalk. 

 The cars are set low on the 6talks. are very thick and regular in 

 size, and are 16-rowed, very deep and of delicious quality. One 

 of our growers states that he is more favorably impressed with 

 the Red Cob Evergreen than with any Sweet Corn he has grown 

 in many years. Two of the points of merit mentioned above are 

 confirmed in the strongest manner by this gentleman, i. c, the 

 extreme productiveness of this variety, and its distinctive charac- 

 teristic of producing the ears low down on the stalks, which is 

 always a desirable ft- ature in a Sweet Cora. {See cut.) 25 cts. per 

 pt., 40 cts. per qt.. $2.50 per pk.. $7.00 per bush. 



THE ••HENDERSON." It is not surprising that this variety 

 continues to grow in popular favor. In the trreen condition 

 when ready for the table it is always pure white, and of a remark- 

 ably sweet and rich flavor. The Henderson ripens about ten days 

 earlier than Stowell's Evergreen, and the experience of those who 

 have grown it is that it is one of the most valuable sorts for can- 

 Ding purposes or for market in cultivation. 20 cts. pt.. 30 cts. 

 qt.. $1.50 pk., $5.00 bush. 



ROSLYN HYBRTD. 



Is a very large growing sort, which ripens 

 ten or twelve days later than Stabler's Early, and the quality of 

 which is said to be finer than Stowell's Evergreen. 15 cts. pt-, 

 25 cts. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.50 bush. 



Moore's Early Concord. Ears large and well filled ; early and 

 unsurpassed for richness and delicacy of flavor. 15 cts. pt., 25 

 cts. qt., $ 1.25 p k„ $4.50 bush. 



PERRYS HYBRID. An early twelve-rowed variety growing 

 only four to five feet high, with ears as long as the Crosby, aDd 

 set very low on the stalk. Kernels white, large, sweet and very 

 tender. 15 cts. pt., 25 cts. qt., $1.25 pk.. S4.50 bush. 



SQUANTUM One of the sweetest varieties, and is largely used 

 for market and canning. It is a general favorite and is wonder- 

 fully productive. The Squantum is the variety used almost 

 exclusively at the famous R. I. clambakes, which is sufficient 

 evidence of its quality. 15cts. pt..25cts.qt.,S1.25 pk., $4.50 bush. 



EGYPTIAN. Ears of large size; the flavor peculiarly rich and 

 sweet. It is grown in large quantities for both canning and for 

 selling in the green state. Like all other larpe varieties, it ma- 

 tures late. 15 cts. pt., 25 cts. qt, $1.25 pk.. $4.00 bush. 



MAMMOTH. A late variety, producing ears of very large size 

 and fine flavor. It is unusually productive. 15 ct-s. pt.. 25 eta. 

 qt., $1-25 pk., $4.50 bush. 



STOWELL'S EVERGREEN. Now recognized even-where as a 

 standard variety, both for home use and market, and is the gen- 

 eral favorite. The ears are of a large size, grains deep and ex- 

 ceptionally tender and sugar}', and has the advantage of remain- 

 ing longer in the green state than any other. Our stock has been 

 carefully grown and selected to avoid the tendency to a shorter 

 grain and deterioration in the evergreen character of this best of 

 all late sorts. 15 cts. pt, 25 cts. qt. $1.25 pk.. $4.50 bush. 



We can also supply the following standard varieties of Corn, which are too well known to need description, at the uniform price of 

 15 cts. pt. 25 cts. qt, $125 pk.. $4.00 bush. : 



Early Adams, or Burlington, Extra Early Tom Thumb. Early Marblehead Shaker's Early, Old Colony. 



Black Mexican, Large Early Eight-Rowed, Hickox Improved, Triumph. 



