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



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CORN 



SWEET OR 



TABLE VARIETIES 



CULTURE— A rich, warm, alluvial soil is best, but excellent sweet corn can 

 be raised on any good ordinary soil, if it is deeply and thoroughly worked be- 

 fore planting. Give frequent and thorough but shalloio cultivation until 



MavL-^ikf originating on our 

 *»*<** K-d- Oak view seed 

 farms. Similar i n general 

 character to our Mammoth 

 White Cory, but with de- 

 cidedly longer ears which 

 mature quite as early. It is 

 of especial value to market 

 gardeners, as in early corn 

 the largest ears usually con- 

 trol the market. The plant 

 is about four feet high; the 

 ears large, twelve to four- 

 teen-rowed with white, square 

 grains. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; 

 Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. 75c; 

 Bu.$4.50 



MammrkfrVi One of the 

 IViammom largest and 



White Cory ^^^^ ^""^^^ 



"^ >^vrmjr early varie- 

 ties. The stalks are about 

 four feet high, each general- 

 ly bearing two large, fine- 

 shaped ears which become 

 fit for use as early as those 

 of any variety in cultivation. 

 They are twelve-rowed, very 

 symmetrical and handsome, 

 seldom with any opening 

 between the rows at the base. 

 The grain is large, broad, very 

 white and of remarkably good 

 quality for such an early 

 sort. The size and beauty 

 of this variety give it ready sale 

 even when the market is over- 

 stocked. Pkt. lOc; Pt. 15c; 

 Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $4.50 



WViifi* PrtK The plants are 



Wniie V..OD usually about four 



r\e\Y'v ^"^ one-half feet high and 



y bear two or even three 



ears which are eight rowed with 



large somewhat coarse but very 



sweet and tender grain. Pkt. 10c; 



Pt. 15c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. 75c; 



Bu. $4.00 



Crosby's Early ^„, 



Black Mexican 



most ex- 

 cellent early 

 variety of fine quality. Ears of 

 medium size, twelve-rowed or 

 more, with short, nearly 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 va- 

 riety rather than any peculiarity of 

 soil that has given Maine sweet corn 

 its reputation for quality. Pkt. 10c; 

 Pt. 15c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. 75c; 

 Bu. $4.00 



Farlv This old and deservedly popular 

 M-t<xi ly variety is one of the best early sorts 



Minntfkcrkf a ^o^' ^^^ market and the private 

 iniiCdULd garden. 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 



all the good qualities that have made this sort so popular are intensified 

 Pt. 15c; Qt. 30c; 4 Qts. 60c; Bu. $3.75 



Remarkably large in ear for a second early sort and 

 very popular in some localities. Ears twelve-rowed, 



grain rather broad and shallow, quality very good. Pkt. 10c; Pt. 15c; Qt. 35c; 



4 Qts. 75c; Bu. $4.00 



Ears long, slender, eight-rowed. Grain very white, 

 tender and sugary; plant about six feet high, pro- 

 ductive, hardy and quite early. An old but excellent table sort. Our stock is dis- 

 tinct 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; Pt. 15c; Qt. 35c; 4 Qts. 75c; 

 Bu. $4.00 

 If corn is wanted by mail or express, prepaid, add 10 cents per pint, 15 cents per 

 quart for charges. 



Mammoth White Cory 



remarkably uniform and in which 

 " ^ Pkt. 10c; 



KendeFs Early Giant 



Early Sweet or Sugar 



