D. M. FERRY & GO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



CORN^ Sweety or Table Varieties— Continued 



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V^ _t .»^ t*— _1_, A most excellent early vari- IT a ••l"«r "^J-r^r-ioc/^-i-a '^^^^ <^^^^ ^^*^ ^^^*^'''^^<ily 



l/ Crosby S fLrany etyof fine quality. Earsof I^a,riy l^I 111116 SOla pojjular variety is one of 

 medium size twelve-rowed or more, with short, nearly the best early sorts for the market and the private garden. 



medium size, ^^ , 



square grains which are very white, sweet and tender. 

 Plants about four feet in height. This is the sort so largely 

 grown in Maine for canning, and it is the use of this variety 

 rather than any peculiarity of soil that has given Maine 

 sweet corn its reputation for quality. Pkt. 10c; Ft. SOc, 

 qt. 46c; 4 Qts. $1.60; Bu. $9.00 



Early Sweet or Sugar 



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Stalks about five feet high, with no suckers, and bearing one 

 or two ears well covered with husks; ears long, eight-rowed; 

 kernels very broad, sweet and tender, not shrinking much in 

 drying. By careful selection we have developed a stock of 

 this standard variety which is remarkably uniform, and in 

 which all the good qualities that have made this sort so pop- 

 ular are intensified. Pkt.l0c;Pt.30c ; Qt. oOc; 4 Qts. $1.75; 

 h Bu. $3.00 



Ears long, slender, eight-rowed. 

 Grain very white, tender and 

 sugary; plant about six feet high, productive, hardy and quite early. An old but 

 excellent table sort. Our stock is distinct and true, and not such a mixture of all 

 sorts of early sweet or sugar corn as is often offered under this name. Pkt. 10c; 

 Ft. 25c; Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; ^ Bu. $2.60 



w>^^ _»_ M-M-mrV\*»id^ This is a very popular eastern variety. Stalks 



r^erry S nyiJriU. about six feet high, bearing two large, twelve 

 or fourteen-rowed ears which often have a red or pink cob; grain medium sized, 

 cooking very white and tender. Matures a little later than the Minnesota. 

 Pkt. 10c; Ft. 30c; Qt. 45c; 4 Qts. $1.60; Bu. $9.00 



Moore's Early Concord Knf°S?rSb'lle',^;ft: 



fourteen to sixteen-rowed ears of short, very white, square grain, similar to that 

 of Crosby's Early, and of the same splendid quality. It is an excellent second 

 early sort either for the garden or the canning factory. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; 

 Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; h Bu. $2.50 



n|g,^l_ l^£»v«rf-»5»r-* This corn, when in condition for the table, cooks 

 .DiaCMk 1^1 cAll^CXll remarkably white, but the ripe grain is black 

 or bluish-black. It is surpassed by none in tenderness. For family use it is con- 

 sidered by many the most desirable of the second early sorts. It does especially 

 well for second early in the south. Stalk about six feet high. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 26c; 

 Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; Bu. $8.00 

 ^ H«r*lr/-fcV H^rl^t-irfl Earlier than StowelPs Evergreen, and forms a 

 * 1* It-l^LI A Ka y IjnU long, cylindrical and very attractive ear of very 

 white and handsome grain. It is one of the best varieties for canners' use. By 

 planting it at the same time as Stowell's Evergreen the season will be lengthened 

 considerably, as the Hickox will be about through by the time Stowell's Ever- 

 green comes in. Very prolific; about six and one-half feet high, and ordinarily 

 every stalk will have two large, fully developed ears. The best sort for drying. 

 Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; % Bushel $2.60 



^'Xl^ ^rfclrfcTl'^r This variety differs from the Evergreen in that it is a 

 ^-^lO \^%Ji.%Jlly little sweeter and richer in quality, but does not re- 

 main so long in use. Stalks about six and one-half feet high, usually bearing 

 two large, sixteen to twenty-rowed ears. The planter may be sure of a great 

 number of marketable ears and as great weight of corn per acre as can be pro- 

 duced by any variety. We do not know of any kind of late corn more valuable 

 for ^he home or market garden than our improved strain of this splendid sort. 

 Crop failed. 



tf^rfcii t-iff'^r l^o-nfltf^mT^n This variety has a small, white cob, 

 V.'iJUlll.I y V»dAl.ACAlAC\l.A densely covered with irregular rows 

 of very long, slender, white grains which are of fine quality. Staiki from six 

 and One-half to seven feet high. By many it is regarded as th-^ .^^,. of the late 

 varieties. Pkt. 10c; Pt.30c; Qt. 50c; 4 Qts. $1.75; % Bu. $8.C0 



, Ferry's Early Evergreen ;TeV'1>T'|?efg™n*'a™ 



' that were claimed to be earlier than StowelPs Evergreen and to be just as good, 

 but we have never found any of them so valuable as the stock of this variety we 

 offer. It has been proven both on our trial grounds and in the field to come into 

 fit condition for use much earlier than StowelFs Evergreen and to remain in con- 

 dition quite as long. The ears are large, with sixteen to twenty more or less 

 irregular rows with very long grain which is of the very best quality. The plants 

 average from six and one-half to seven feet high and in ear resemble those of 

 Stowell's Evergreen, but differ in earliness and we think are more uniform. 

 Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; ^Bu. $2.60 



Sf rfc\*rial 1 *« F* \7t^r«f r#k^n "^^^ standard main crop variety. It 

 OIUWCII » i:^Vt;rsreeil is hardy and productive, very ten- 

 der and sugary, remaining a long time in condition suitable for boiling. 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 known of all 

 late sorts. Height about seven and one-half feet. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 25c; Qt. 40c; 4 Qts. $1.50; % Bu. $2.50 

 1^^ yY-fc m rfcfV^ '^^^^ variety produces the largest ears of any sort with which we are acquainted. It is of excellent 

 *■ *C*lllHltJ 111 quality, sweet, tender and delicious, and its only fault is the immense size of the ear. Pinnt-. 

 averages about eight feet high. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 30c; Qt. 50c; 4 Qts. $1.75; h Bu. $3.00 »,; 



CROSBY'S 



Early Corn 



Plant 



FIELD VARIETIES 



Y Extra Early Adams. Very early. The stalk is about ' 

 four and one-half feet high, without suckers, has a small 



tassel, and bears a single, very full, short, many-rowed ear. 



Early Red Blazed, An early flint variety of medium 

 height. Ears long, eight-rowed, well filled, small at base. 



often nearly as thick as it is long, and well covered with Grain flinty and of fine quality, bright yellow at base of ears, 



coarse husks; kernels white, smooth. An extremely hardy 

 variety. Pkt.lOc; Pt.l5c; Qt.20c; 4 Qts.60c; Bu.$3.50 

 ^ Early Adams, or Burlington. An excellent early, i 

 r field variety, and often used for table, particularly in the 

 south. Ears about eight inches long, twelve or fourteen- 

 rowed; kernels white, rounded, somewhat deeper than broad 

 and indented at the outer end which is whiter and less trans- 



garent than the inner. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 20c; 4 Ots. 60c; 

 u. $3.25 ^ ^ ' 



but red at the tips. It is also known as Smut Xose. Pkt.lOc; 

 Pt. 10c; Qt. 16c; 4 Qts. 30c; Bu. $1.50 



Early Golden Dent, or Pride of the North. 



A very early Dent variety. Stalks small, with broad leaves. 

 Ears short, twelve to sixteen-rowed, well filled. Grain long, 

 yellow, making an extra quality of meal. Pkt.lOc; Pt. 10c; 

 Qt. 16c; 4 Qts. 80c; Bu. $1.60 



Rice Pnn Cc%m A ^®^y ^^"i^^*^"^® ^^^ P^'f^^ific variety. Ears short; kernels long, pointed and resemble 

 wtI rl, I 7* K ^^^*/* rice; color white. ProWbly no variety of pop corn is superi.^r to this for parching. 

 We supply lots of four quarts and less, shelled. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 20c; 4 Qts. 60c; Busliel of Kars $1.60 



If Corn is wanted by mail or express, prepaid, add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per quart, for charges. 



