Leading Kinds of Sweet or Sugar Corn. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



CORN, Sweet or Sugar. 



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This delicious vegetable may be enjoyed from early summer until frost, if the proper varieties are selected aud planted for succession a* 

 intervals of every two weeks until the middle of July. If the seed is planted too early, before the ground becomes warm, it is liable to decay. 

 Plant in hills 3 or 4 feet apart each way, 5 or 6 kernels to a hill; or in rows 4 or 5 feet apart, scattering the seeds thinly in the rows. The 

 tallep'growing the variety, the richer should be the soil and the wider the space allowed for development. One quart will plant 200 hills. 



'Except where quoted, all varieties are: Pt. 10 cts. 



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

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

 ^ . CORY. The earliest: stalks short; ears set quite low, of fair size, 

 and-^vell-filled with large, reddish grains. 



(/MAMMOTH WHITE CORY. Ears 12-rowed, as early as the 

 common Cory's and twice as large; cobs and corn white, grains large 

 and of good quality. Pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 80 cts. 



EARLY VERMONT. Nearly as early as Cory, but larger; of 

 superior quality; pure white grains and cob; grows about 5 feet high 



/fid very stocky; two and sometimes three ears to a stalk. SureJ* 

 e popular. 

 KENDALL'S EARLY GIANT. Barely a week later than the 

 Cory, and earlier than any Corn of its size; ears 10- and 12-rowed, 8 

 to yd inches in length; kernels white, sweet, tender. Pt. 13 cts., qt. 

 25/cts., 4 qts. 80 cts. 

 l/ EARLY CHAMPION. Ears size of Concord; 10- to 12-roM^rff 

 pure white and fine quality. A very desirable variety. 



j / PERRY'S HYBRID. A valuable early market variety. The esffs quite^large 

 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 line ears each. 



v'MOORE'S CONCORD. Produces large, handsome ears, and 

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

 ' SHAKER'S. Medium early. Large, well-filled ears, kernels <<i 

 pearly whiteness; sweet and delicious flavor. 



qt. 20 cts., 4, qts. 60 cts. IO-cent packets of all kinds sent postpaid. 



I RUSSELL'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. 

 (/^QUANTUM, or EXCELSIOR. Very popular in the New York 

 markets. Medium early; ears 12-rowed and deep in the grain; very 

 sweet and tender. 



/EARLY MAMMOTH. Two weeks earlier than Late Mammoth, 

 with. ears fully as long, but larger at the stem aud tapering more 

 towards the tip. Grains large, white and even; quality very good. 

 ^^^ZIGZAG EVERGREEN. Ears similar in size and shape to Ever- 

 green, except that the rows run zigzag. Quality the very best. 

 /COUNTRY CENTLEMAN. Ears of good size, well filled to the 

 tips with* deep, white grains of delicious quality; cobs small; stalks 

 very productive, averaging 3 fine ears each. Of superior qualify. 

 ^..HICKOX. An excellent variety, much used by canners; ears 

 large, and pure white; grains full, sweet, tender. 



OLD COLONY. A little earlier than Evergreen. The ears are 

 always well filled, containing from 1G to 20 rows of 

 sugary grains. 



STOWELL EVERGREEN. The standard main-crop variety, 

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

 large, with deep, sugary grains; remains fit for use a long time. It 

 holds its own beside all newer sorts. 



^ EGYPTIAN. Ears remarkable for size, sweetness and richness. 

 LATE MAMMOTH. One of the best of the large-eared sorts. 



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