30 D. M. FEMBY & CO'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Early Golden Lenawee Dent.— Plant medium 

 sV size, stout, with very 

 , broad leaves, produc- 

 - ing two cars, which 

 - are large, cylindrical, 



sixteen or eighteen 

 ' I ' '"l.i ly^l v - V rowed, w i t h very 



deep yellow grain 

 and an exceedingly 

 small cob. It mat- 

 ures very early and 

 surely, and has re- 

 peatedly made a crop 

 when other sorts 

 failed. 



Early Yellow 

 Hathaway Dent.- 

 Stalks above me- 

 dium, stout , with 

 many broad leaves 

 and bearing two ears 

 on long foot stalks 

 so that they hang 

 point downwards, 

 thus protecting the 

 grain from rain. 

 Ears medium size, 

 with very small cob, 

 especially at the 

 base ; sixteen to 

 twenty rowed, grain 

 yellow, dented with 

 small projecting 

 point, very longhand 

 wedge shaped. 



Rice, for Parch- 

 ing. — A very hand- 

 some variety. Ears 

 short ; kernels long, 

 pointed and resem- 

 Early Yellow Hathaway Dent, ble rice; color white; 

 very prolific; used entirely for parching, for which pur- 

 pose it has no superior. 



CORN, BROOM. 



There are many farmers who might make this a very 

 profitable crop, as an acre will give about five hundred 

 weight of broom and nearly forty bushels of seed, 

 worth nearly as much as oats for feed. 



Culture. — It requires similar soil and culture to corn, 

 but should be planted later. It is frequently planted in 

 drills three and a half feet apart, leaving the plants six 

 inches apart. 



Dwarf. — Grows from three to five feet high, and 

 produces short, fine brush, suitable for whisk brooms 

 and brushes. Our stock is very pure and true. 



Improved E vergreen. — Grows to a height of seven 

 to nine feet; early and produces a very fine brush of 

 good length and of green color. Our stock is choice, 

 having been established by a careful selection for many 

 years of the finest plants. 



CORN SHLKD, FETTICUS, 



OR L-7?7^B'S LETTUCE. 



Fr., Mache, Salade, de Me. Ger., Ackersalat, Lctm- 

 marsalat. 



This small salad is used during the winter and spring 

 months as a substitute for lettuce, and is also cooked 

 and used like spinage. In warm weather the plants 

 will mature in from four to six weeks. 



Culture. — Sow the seed in shallow drills about one 



foot apart, during August and September. If the soil is 

 dry, it should be firmly pressed over the seed in order 



Corn Salad. 



to secure prompt germination. On the approach of 

 severely cold weather, cover with straw or coarse litter. 

 The plants will also do well if the seed is sown very 

 early in the spring, and like most salad plants, are 

 greatly improved if grown on very rich soil, indeed, the 

 ground can scarcely be made too rich for them. 



CRESS, 



Fr., Cresson. Ger., Kresse. 



Curled, or Pepper Grass.— This small salad was 

 formerly much used with lettuce, to which its warm, 

 pungent taste makes a most agreeable addition. 



Culture of the Curled Varieties. — The seed 

 should be sown in drills about eighteen inches apart, on 

 very rich ground, and the plants well cultivated. Keep 

 off insects by dusting with Pyrethrum Powder. It may 

 be planted very early, but repeated sowings are neces- 

 sary to secure a succession. 



Water. — This is quite distinct from the last, and 

 only thrives when its roots and stems are submerged in 

 water. It is one of the most delicious of small salads 

 and should be planted wherever a suitable place can be 

 found. 



Water Cress. 



Culture. — The seed should be sown and lightly cov- 

 ered, in gravelly, mucky lands along the borders of 

 small, rapid streams, and the plants will need no subse- 

 quent culture, as in favorable condition they increase 

 very rapidly by self-sown seed and extension of the 

 roots. 



CUCUMBER 



Fr., Concombre. Ger., Gurken. 

 This is one of those vegetables which can be grown to 

 perfection by anyone who can control a few square yards 

 of soil which is fully exposed to the sun, and the fruit is 

 so much better when gathered fresh from the vines than 

 it is when obtained in the market, that every family 

 should be supplied from its own yard. 



