Sweet, or Sugar Corn and Cress. 





wm. c. beokert, 



auueqheNy. pa. 





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CORY 



RUSSELL'SS 



SHAKER 



EARLY 

 MAMMOTH 



EVER- 

 GREEN 



LATE 

 MAMMOTH 



\\JGPi.r^ CORIN, crontinued. 



/EXTRA EARLY ADAMS. Not a Sugar Corn, but grown for 

 table use because of its earliness. Plants dwarf; ears short, but of 

 good size for so early a varietj- ; well filled with smooth white grains^^ 



I/BERRY'S HYBRID. A valuable early market variety. The ears 

 are large and ready for use quite early; they contain from 12 to 15 

 rows of large, pure white grains. Stalks about 5 feet high, and bear 

 2 or more fine ears each. 



I/EARLY CROSBY. Ears of medium length, good size, 12-rowe;Ss«»(--s; ZIC-ZAC EVERCR 



filled with thick, sweet grains. The stalks are productive, vigorous ID^rgreen, except that i 



and hardy. |/s' 



J/MOORE'S CONCORD. Produces large, handsome ears, and ^ 



comes into use after Perry's Hybrid. Quality excellent. 



i/^USSELL'S PROLIFIC. Extensively grown, and almost as early 



as Concord. Ears are large, well-shaped and filled, and of the best 



quality; the stalks perfect 2 or more good ears each. An exceed- 



i^ly valuable early variety, 

 j/ SHAKER'S. Medium early. Large, well-filled ears, kernels of 

 pearly whiteness: sweet and delicious flavor. Ready for market 



about a week after Crosby. 



L-/4aRLY mammoth. Two weeks earlier than Late Mammoth, 

 with ears fully as long but larger at the stem and tapering more 



7t\'ard the tip. Grains large, white and even; quality very good. 

 COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. Ears of good size, well-filled to the 



tips with deep, tender, white grains of delicious quality: cob- small: 

 stalks very productive, averaging 8 fine ears each. Of superiur ijiiality. 

 ■*1)LD COLONY. A little earlier than Evergreen. The ear* are 

 quite large, and always well-filled, containing from IG to 20 rows of 

 deep, sugary grains. 



••'BLACK MEXICAN. Unexcelled in sweetness and quality by any 

 other variety. Its color, however, is objectionable to some. 



N. Ears similar in size and shape to 

 the rows run zig-zag. Quality the very liest. 

 STOWELL EVERGREEN. The standard main crop variety, 

 grown more generally and on a larger scale than any other sort. Ears 

 ith deep, tender, sugary grains, and remaining fit 



gram 



longer after maturity than those of any other Sweet Corn. Tl 

 very productive and hardy variety, adaptable either as a mediui 

 very late sort, and fine for private gardens, market and canning- 

 holds its own beside all newer sorts. 



,„_EGYPTIAN. Ears remarkable for size, as wen as for sweet 

 and richness of flavor. The stalks bear from 2 to 4 ears each. A 

 popular sort, extensivelj- used for canning, 



1 JlATE MAMMOTH. Enormous ears, which frequeiitly w 

 ^^Qm 2 to 3 pounds ; the cobs are large, the grains flat, the (luality 

 good. This is a very productive variety, and matures its (-:ii s a 1 

 later than Stowell Evergreen. One of tlie best of the large-earnl 



CRESS. 



(^reffe.) 



The leaves form excellent, spicy spring salads, and are also used for garnishing. The plants increase rapidly froni the roots and by self- 

 seeding, and require little care after they become established. Pepper-grass should be sown thickly in shallow drills in early spring, and at 

 intervals for continual supply, as it soon runs to seed. / 



lyWATER CRESS. Small, oval leave?, very tender, crisp and 

 pleasantly spicy when young. Plant of prostrate habit. A perennial 

 aquatic, which grows well in any running stream, forming large beds 

 of leaves. Pkt, 5 cts,, oz. 35 cts. 

 - /UPLAND. Seed of this species may Ije sown anj^where in moist 



places/fn spring or fall. Leaves broad, crisp, tender and itch 

 saladA; plant a perennial. Pkt, 10 cts. 



I/extra curled, or pepper grass. Of pleasant, 

 gent flavor: the leaves can be cut several times. The plantsgrnx 

 in almost any soil and require little care. Pkt. 5 cts,, oz. 10 cts 



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