Corn and Cucumbers 



WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 



SEEDSMEN. NEW YORK 



SIVEEX CORN, continued. 



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 

 tenderofany 

 kind in the 

 whole list. 

 Pt. 15 cts., 

 qt. 25 cts., 

 pk. $1.25, 

 bus. $4. 



Hickox 

 Improved. 

 Of medium 



Stoweil's Evergreen Corn. 



earliness ; valuable for market or family garden ; ears twelve-rowed ; 

 m^ity of the best. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. $1, bus. $3.50. 

 Ir Egyptian, or Washinston 3Iarl£et. Vigorous and productive ; 

 ears large and uniform, tender and sweet. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. 

 $1, bus. $3.50. 



Stoweil's Evergreen. The most popular variety grown ; Iste ; 

 «frs large ; very sweet, and retain their juicy tenderness longer than 

 any other sort. Pt. 10 cts., qt. so cts., pk. $1, bus. $3.50. 



^weet Corn for FoddPr. 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 

 ■^riety ; very early and prolific. Qt. 15 cts., pk., 50 cts., bus. $1.50. 



Improved Learning. The earliest dent Corn in cultivation, ripen- 

 in^n 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. Si. 50. 



/-■Early Yellow Canada. A very early 

 small-eared variety ; matures in 90 days. 

 Qt. 15 cts., pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.50. 

 ^Sanford. A white flint, planted exten- 

 sively for fodder, the stalks being extra 

 lar?e and numerous. Qt. 15 cts., pk. 50c., 

 bus. $1.50. 



Improved Early Sbeeptootli. 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. $1.25. 



POP CORN. 



White Pearl. Smooth-grained ears 4 

 tp 5 inches long. Lb. 10 cts.; by mail, 20c. 



"White Rice. Kernel pointed ; ears 4 

 t<i 5 inches long ; very early. Lb. 10 cts.; 

 by mail, 20 cts. 



CORN SALAD, or 

 FETXICUS. 



Mache. Macha o Valerianilla. 



©tetffarat. 



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 Vi 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. 



Liarge-Seeded. The best variety. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz, 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 

 60 cts. 



CUCUMBERS. 



CoNCOMBRE. Pepino. ©urfen. 



One ounce will plant 50 hills; 2 to j pounds is required for one acre. 



Cucumbers succeed best in warm, moist, rich, loam\' 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 aparu 

 each way. The hills 

 should be previously pre- 

 pared, by mixing thor- 

 oughly with the soil in 

 each, a shovelful of well- 

 rolted manure. Sprinkle 

 the vines liberally with 

 Slug-Shot to protect from 

 bugs, and when all danger 

 jL " " 1 I \\\W\ from insects is passed, 



l[.|| ' I, ipil ^ ||i\ thm out the plants, leaving three ta 



" " four of the strongest to each hill. 



If to be forwarded by mail, add at the 

 yTate of 8 cts, per pound for postage, 



J/jiiXtra-Early White Spine. A 



strain of White Spine which has been 

 impro\ed through 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 tjieir color longer than other 

 sorts Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Jilb. 

 75 cts , lb $2.50. 

 • /Extra-Iiong White Spine. A 

 •longer variety of the preceding, and 

 dark green in color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 20 cts , ViXh. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 

 U 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., 

 %\\,. 75 cts., lb. I250. 



y Cool and Crisp. Extra early and very prolific ; long, straiglit. 

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

 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., V, lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



^' Green Prolific Pickling. One of the best for pickling ; dark 

 green, very productive, and of uniform small size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 20 cts., Ulb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



^-Xiong Green. A fine long fruit of excellent quality; dark green. 

 Jlrkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Jilb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 

 fc- jVichol's Medium Green. An excellent variety; most symmet- 

 rical ; has splendid table qualities. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., M\h. 75 cts., 

 lb. $2.50. 



.Japanese Climbing. It bears abundantly throughout the season, 

 |»^hile 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 

 brqWn, and netted when ripe. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 7sc., lb. S2 ''^ 



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

 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



The following sorts we offer at the uniform price of 5 cts. per pkt., 

 10 cts. per oz., 20 cts. oer 5<lb., 60 cts. per lb.: Early Cluster, Early 

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



Field Corn. 



Extra-Early WMte Spine. 



Everbearine Cucumber. 



