DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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Early Adams, or Burlington,— An excellent early 

 field variety, and often used for table. Ears about eight 

 inches long, twelve or fourteen r^ws ; kernels white, 

 rounded, somewhat deeper than broad, and indented at 

 the outer end, which is whiter and less transparent than 

 the inner. 



Early Canada.— A very early yellow variety, much 

 grown in Canada. Requires less time to mature than 

 most kinds, and on 'that account is good for localities 

 where the seasons are short. Is frequently used when 

 first planting has failed. 



Compton's Early.— Stalks about ten feet high; ears 

 bright yellow, ten to twelve inches long, ten-rowed, 

 often two on a stalk. It has matured in seventy-six 

 days from planting, and yielded one hundred and 

 eighty-one bushels shelled corn per acre. 



Lackawaxen.— .-i reT^, variety of field corn. It is 

 a white flint, eight-rowed variety, with grains very large 

 and deep ; cob small . Ears average over a foot in 

 length, and in some cases reach sixteen inches. Usually 

 two ears to the stalk. Height of stalk about eight feet. 

 // completes its grovi.'th in ninety-five days, and has 

 yielded one hundred and /»rty- seve7i bushels shelled 

 corti per mere. 



Improved King Philip. — An exceedingly early va- 

 riety for field crop, and often used green for boiling. It 

 will afford gretn core in sixty days, and mature in three 

 months froM pIaHti»g. Ears ten to twelve inches IfMig, 

 uniformly eight-rowsd ; kernels dark copper-red, rather 

 large : stalk six feet in height, producing one or two 



Improved King Philip. 



Tuscarora. 



Tuscarora. — A very large variety, eight-rowed; cob 

 red ; remains a long time m a boiling state ; not recoov- 

 mended for a field crop in the north. 



Early White Flint. — An excellent, productive va- 

 riety ; ears tood >./.:. pearly white, and of beautiful 

 appearance. Much used for making hominy. 



Large Yellow, Eight-Ro>ved.— A good kind for 

 general cultivation. Ears large, bright yellow, and well 

 filled out ; quite early, and very productive. 



Large, Red-Blazed, Eight-Rowed.— An excellent 

 variety for field culture, and thought by some to be 

 earlier than the preceding. Ears large, well filled out 

 at top and end ; color yellow, striped with red. A very 

 desirable variety. 



Che.'>ter County Mammoth,- When genuine seed 

 of this variety is planted on good soil, the yield is from 

 one hundred to one hundred and twenty-five bushels 

 per acre. Ears are large and well formed, each having 

 from fourteen to twenty-four rows of long kernels of a 

 deep, bright yellow color. It is not a hard flint corn, 

 but very sweet and nutritious, yielding a large amoimt 

 of excellent fodder. It is a sure cropper and hardy, but 

 should not be grown in the extreme north, where the 

 season is not long enough to mature it. It is undcubt- 

 edly one of the best large dent varieties, and we think 

 one trial will convince any farmer of its merits. 



Blunt's Prolific . —The ongiaator of this variety hav- 

 ing formed an idea of what should constitute a perfect 

 variety, by careful selection continued through many 

 years succeeded in fixing the desired characteristics, 

 and we here have what is probably the most prolific 

 corn grown. The ears are short, well shaped, and aver- 

 age three, and frequently run as high as eight to a sin- 

 gle stalk. The kernel is white, of the general form of 

 the dent varieties, but harder and makes an extra qual- 

 ity of pure white meal. It is not early, and will not do 

 well at the extreme north. 



Rice, for Parching. — A ver>' handsome variety ; 

 ears short ; kernels long, oointed, and resemble rice ; 

 color white, very proline ; used entirely- for parching, 

 for which purpose it has no superior. 



Boston 'White, for Parching. — Also used only for 

 parching : ears longer than the preceding, nearly the 

 same size ; kernels round and white ; a good bearer, 

 and thought by some to be the best in use. 



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, and it pays better to have 

 th« ground in prime condition. It is frequently planted 

 la drills three and a half feet apart, leaving a plant once 

 in six inches. 



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 Evergreen. — Grows to a height of seven 

 to ni«e feet ; early, and produces a very fine brush of 

 good length, and of green color. The grower assures 

 ufi that it never grows red or red tipped. Our stock is 

 choice, having been established by a careful selection 

 for many years of the finest plants. 



Corn Salad, Fetticus, or Lamb's 

 Lettuce. 



Fr. Mcuhe, Salade de ble.—G^T. Ackersalat Larn- 

 Miarsalat. 



This small salad is used during the winter and sprinir 

 months as a substitute for lettuce, and is also cooked 

 and used like spinage. In warm v.eather, the plants 

 w^ill mature in from four to six weeks. 



