COLE'S GARDEN ANNtiAL. 



SWEET CORN. 



Ger. WeUcMoren. Fr. Mais. 

 One Quart icill plant 200 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, and for a succession plant every two 

 weeks, until the middle of July, in rich, well- 

 manured ground, in hills three feet apart each 

 way, covering about an inch, and thin out to 

 three plants to a hill, or plant in rows four feet 

 apart, and to stand eight inches apart in the 

 rows. 



// loanted by Express or Freight, deduct for postage, 

 5 cts. per pint, 10 cts. per quart. 



FORDHOOK EARLY. See Novelties. 

 EARLY CHAMPION. See Novelties. 



FIRST-OP-ALL CORN. 



FIRST- OF-ALL. The Earliest Sweet Corn in 

 Cultivation. Ripening a week earlier than Oory 

 and ears larger and of superior quality, sweet 

 and of delicious flavor. Extremely valuable 

 to market gardeners for first early. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. 75 cts., bu. 

 $2.50. 



EXTRA EARLY CORY - (White Cob Strain). 



Exceptine the First-oJ all, this is the very best 

 extra early sweet corn grown. Ears medium 

 size, large grain, sweet and of fine quality. 

 Desirable for private or market garden. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts.. pk. 60 cts., 

 bu. $2.25. 



BALLARD'S EARLY, or CHICAGO MARKET. 



This early twelve-rowed variety comes only a 

 few days after the extra early sorts. Grown 

 largely for the Chicago market, where gar- 

 deners consider it one of the best for its earli- 

 ness, large size, and its sweet and tender 

 quality, yielding two to three ears on a stalk. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. 60 

 cts., bu. $2.25. 



EARLY MINNESOTA. A standard variety for 

 family garden; ripens a few days after the 

 extra early kinds. Eight-rowed ears of good 

 size, sweet and well flavored. Per pkt. 5 cts., 

 pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. 60 cts., bu. $2.25. 



PERRY'S HYBRID. This valuable early twelve- 

 rowed sweet corn is as early as Minnesota, but 

 double the size, kernel white, large, sweet and 

 tender, stalks of great vigor, growing about 

 six feet high, with two perfect ears to a stalk. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. 60 

 cts., bu. $2.25. 



COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. This is a decided im- 

 provement on that excellent variety, the Ne 

 Plus Ultra, which is regarded as the sweetest 

 corn grown. It is pre-eminently an epicure 

 variety, being the sweetest and most tender 

 of all. The ears are medium, cob small, ker- 

 nels of extraordinary depth, pearlv whiteness, 

 and irregularly crowded together' on the cob. 

 It is very productive, bearing from two to 

 four ears on the stalk. It matures medium 

 to late. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., 

 pk. 60 cts., bu. $2.25. 



NONESUCH SUGAR. This new variety is one of 

 the Finest Sweet Corns in Cultivation It will 

 please a lover of delicious. meaty Sweet Corn, and 

 will suit the most exacting customer. Medium 



early, coming in after the second earlies. of 

 extra stronggrowth, stalks and cobs of a beau- 

 tiful pink color, grain white, ear.s large, twelve 

 to fourteen rowed, wonderful Iv productive. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. 60 

 cts., bu. $2.25. 

 THE HONEY. No variety ever introduced has 

 elicited from gardeners such enthusiastic 

 praise. The husks and stalks are of a red 

 color during growth, while the corn itself la 

 of a beautiful cream white, with deep grain 

 and small cob. A productive variety, bear- 

 ing three to four good large ears to a stalk, 

 growing vigorously and coming in medium 

 early. No garden is complete without it. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts.. qt. 35 cts., pk. 60 cts., 

 bu. $2.25. 



STOWELL'S EVERGREEN. This variety ismoie 

 largely planted than any other, being the gen- 

 eral favorite with canners and market gar- 

 deners for late use. It is very productive, the 

 ears are of large size, grains deep, exception- 

 ally tender and sugary, and remain for a long 

 time in an edible condition. This variety is 

 necessary to every garden. Our stock is ver> 

 fine and specially recommended. Per pkt. 5 

 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. 60 cts., bu. 

 $2.25. 



ZIGZAG EVERGREEN. A new variety 

 resembling Country Gentleman, but earlier 



than that fine sort and yielding larger ears. 

 Many of the stalks bear two ears; the kernels 

 usually run zigzag down the cob, whence its 

 name. It is remarkably sweet and for this 

 reason is becoming a great favorite among the 

 canning factories of the West. In addition 

 to its superior sweetness one of its most val- 

 uable characteristics is the long time it stands 

 on the istalk in good condition for the table, 

 a fact which increases its value both for home 

 use and as a market crop. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 

 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. 60 cts., bu. $2.25. 



MAMMOTH SUGAR. This piodnces the largest 

 ears of any Sweet Corn; quality very sweet 

 and luscious. It ripens a little later than the 

 Evergreen, and the cobs are larger, the ker- 

 nels being flatter. Largely used by canners 

 and market gardeners. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 

 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. 60 cts., bu. $2.25. 



SWEET CORN FOR FODDER. See Field Seeds. 



POP CORN. 



WHITE RICE- (Monarch). The best white vari- 

 ety grown. It bears from three to six ears 

 per stalk. Always brings the best price in the 

 market. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., 

 pk. $1.00. 



MAPLEDALE PROLIFIC The most prolific vari- 

 ety grown, a single stalk having yielded 

 eighteen ears. The kernels are nearly clear 

 white in color; the stalks grow six feet high; 

 the ear? are large in size, averaging six inches. 

 It pops white, and is of good qualitv. Per pkt. 

 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt 35 cts., pk. $1.00, 



