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Blunt's Prolific Field. This is a very 

 excellent variety, either for field or the 

 table, it is very prolific, producing from 

 four to six ears of corn. They are 

 medium size, but well filled and heavy. 

 It is second early. We recommend it as 

 an early yielding corn for field culture. 



Extra Early or Crosby's Dwarf Sugar. 

 This is a very tender variety and of ex- 

 cellent quality. Ears small, but very 

 sweet. It is not so extensively planted 

 as it deserves to be. 



Mosby's Prolific. This is a Southern 

 corn, and is recommended for general 

 crop. The originator of this variety says, 

 "This crop is a cross between two wide- 

 ly different varieties. It is purely white; 

 small cob, deep fall grain, neither too 

 hard nor too soft, and stands crowding 

 in the drill as close again as any other 

 kind. Ears of medium size, but long. It 

 stands drought better than ordinary 

 corn." Should be planted early. 



Mexican June. This is a valuable ad- 

 dition to our large and selected list of 

 field corn, best adapted for the South, 

 has been thoroughly tested in the past 

 and has proven all that was claimed for 

 it. It is the best late corn yet intro- 

 duced. It is a strong, robust grower, 

 sending the roots deep into the soil. 

 Stands heat and drought well. Ears 

 large, small grain and well covered with 

 shucks. We recommend same highly. 

 • Should be planted in succession from 

 middle of April to end of August. 



Country Gentleman. A remarkably sat- 

 isfactory and delicious Corn for family 

 use. The ears are good sized and pro- 

 duced in great abundance, many stalks 

 bearing four plump ears. Its long, small, 

 milky kernels are full of sweetness; and 

 as the cob is small, and the corn white 

 and tender, it is sure to please. 



Improved Yellow Creole. Produces 

 well with little cultivation, is not affect- 

 ed by drought or by excessive rains; is 

 not injured by climbing wet vines at 



time of its maturity; resists the attacks 

 of the birds in the field. Long yellow 

 ears, filled to the end, large grains, taper- 

 ing cob, close fitting covering of long 

 tough shucks; generally two or more 

 ears, growing high upon a tall firm stalk, 

 will yield, in fit condition for storing, al- 

 most every ear that buds in the spring. 



Iowa Silver Mine. Large ear, white- 

 dent, long grain, small cob, 110 day corn. 

 Fine yielder of splendid merit. 



Snowflake White Dent. Large ear, large 

 cob; very rank and strong growth — good 

 in all that makes up a big white corn. 



Early Yellow Canada. A long, eight- 

 rowed variety, very early, and is planted 

 in both field and garden. It does well. 



Large White Flint. A very popular 

 variety with gardeners and amateurs. 

 It is planted for table use principally., 



White St. Charles. Our city garden- 

 ers favorite variety. It makes a vigor- 

 ous stalk, ears as large as the Champion 

 White Pearl and well filled, small red 

 cob. It is the best all round field corn, 

 and always gives satisfaction. 



Bushnell's Gate Post Field Corn. This 

 is a deep grain, yellow color, medium 

 early and a wonderful yielder. Recently 

 100 pounds of ears shelled 90 pounds of 

 corn; one of the handsomest corns ever 

 grown, recommended for field culture. 



Golden Dent Gourd Seed.- This is now 

 the standard variety in many corn-grow- 

 ing sections. Ears average nine to ten 

 inches long, tapering slightly toward tip,, 

 are about six inches in circumference, 

 contain 16 to 20 rows and are remarkably 

 uniform. Kernels light yellow, deeply 

 dented, and well placed on cob of medium 

 size. Matures in 80 to 90 days. 



Pop Corn. Is on of the smallest varie- 

 ties of kernel or seeds, cultivated same 

 as field or garden corn, but drilled in- 

 stead of hills. Very extensively used for 

 pop corn candy, we handle the best two 

 varieties known, the Rice and the Pearly 

 for seed purposes or candy manufacturing. 



CRESS. 



For Price List see Red Pages in Back of Book. 



Cresson (Fr.), Kresse (Ger.)^ Berro (Sp.), Agretto (Ital.) 

 Curled or Pepper Grass Water Cress, True. Broad-Leaved. 



CULTURE. — ^Used for salad during the winter and spring. Sow broadcast or 

 in drill six inches apart. 



Curled or Pepper Grass. A popular 

 salad which should be sown early in the 

 spring at short intervals, for succession, 

 as it soon runs to seed. 



Broad-Leaved. This variety is exten- 

 sively cultivated for the market. It is 



sown from early fall to late spring. The 

 leaves resemble Water Cress. It is con- 

 sidered a very wholesome dish. 



Water Cress. We have succeeded in- 

 obtaining and are controlling the output 

 of Water Cress plants and seeds. 



Try Our New Velvet Fig Trees. 



