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



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justify it. We have succeeded in reducing the number to 

 such an extent that there is now only an occasional ear with 

 a red cob and we offer this stock as the purest and best 

 Wliite Cob Cory in the country. The ears are fully as large 

 and well filled, "and are just as early as ordinary"^ Corj- and 

 have the great advantage of a white cob, which removes the 

 one remaining objection to this variety as the best extra 

 early market corn. We hope all our friends will plant 

 largely of this for early crop, as we feel sure that it will give 

 entire satisfaction. 



NORTHERN PEDIGREE.— We have been selecting 

 this corn for three years to a larger ear than the ordinary 

 stock of this variety, while retaining its extreme earliness 

 and now offer it as the best stock to be had of this sort and 

 the earliest sweet corn in existence. Stalks three to 

 four feet high, slender, having few or no suckers; ears short, 

 slender, having a narrow and rather shallow but very white 

 grain, which cooks tender and is of excellent quality. As a 

 first early variety for the home garden this sort has no 

 superior. 



EARLY 3IARBLEHEAD.— Stalk very short, with 

 manv suckers from the root; ears medium sized, eight rowed, 

 with few husks; cob red. small; kernel broad, shallow, white 

 or tinged with red. Formerly considered the earliest sort, 

 but clearly later than the Cory. 



EXTRA EARLY AD A3IS.— Nearly as early as Marble- 

 head, but is hardly of as good quality. It is the standard 

 extra early variety in the South and can be depended on to 

 give a crop there "where most other sorts fail. Stalks very 

 short, with no suckers, bearing a single, very full, short ear, 

 well covered with husks; kernels white, smooth. 



EARLY MINXE.SOTA.— Very little later than the above, 

 but an old and deservedly popular market sort. Stalks short 

 and not suckering, bearing one or two ears well covered with 

 husks: ears long, eight rowed; kernels very broad, sweet 

 and tender, not shrinking much in drjing. By careful selec- 

 tion we have developed a stock of this standard variety which 

 is remarkably uniform, and in which all the good qualities 

 which have made it so popular are intensified. 



CROSBY'S EARLY.— A most excellent variety, and re- 

 markably early. Ears of good size, twelve rowed, of medium 

 length; gi'ain very thick and sweet. This is the sort grown 

 in Maine, and it is the use of this variety rather than any 

 peculiaritj' of soil that has given Maine sweet corn its reputa- 

 tion for quality. 



LEET'S EARLY.— The earhest large eared corn. Stalk 

 a little taller than the Minnesota, generally red; ears large, 



fenerally ten to twelve rowed: cob white. This is a very 

 esirable corn for those markets where an early, large eared 

 corn is wanted. This variety took the first premium at the 

 great Corn Show in Chicago in 1887, as the best early sweet 

 corn. 



PEE AND KAY.— This has proved a very popular var- 

 iety, particularly in the East. Stalks of medium height, 

 bearing two straight, handsome, ten or twelve rowed ears, 

 which are very large for so early a variety. They mature 

 about with Minnesota and are of good quality, cooking very 

 white and tender. 



EARLY SOUTHERN SWEET.-This is a true hybrid 

 corn, being the result of a crossing of the Minnesota on the 

 Cuzco, a 3Iexican species with very tall stalks and short, 

 thick ear, bearing grains as large as chestnuts. Stalks about 

 the height of Minnesota, very stiff. A\-ith broad, stiff 

 foliage, and bearing medium length ten rowed ears covered 

 with thick, coarse husks. Grain large, with a thick skin, but 

 sweet and good. The ears become fit for use about with the 

 Minnesota and remain in condition an unusually long time. 

 This variety is growing in favor in the South where it seems, 

 from reports we have had, to do more than ordinarily well. 

 We hope all our friends there will give this a thorough 

 trial. 



PERRY'S HYBRID.— Another eastern and very popular 

 variety. Stalks of medium height, very stout, bearing two 

 large, twelve or fourteen rowed ears, which often have a red 

 or pink cob; grain medium size, cooking verv white and ten- 

 der. 3Iatures a little later than the Minnesota. 



EARLY S^VEET OR SUGAR.— Ears of good size, eight 

 rowed, tender and sugary; plant productive, hardy and 

 quite early. An excellent "table sort. 



3IOORE'S EARLY CONCORD.- Produces its very 

 large, handsome, fourteen rowed ears very low on the stalk, 

 and comes into use after Perry's Hybrid. The quality is 

 faultless, and it is valuable as an intermediate variety. 



BLACK MEXICAN.-Although the ripe grain is black, 

 or bluish-black, the corn, when in condition for the table, 

 cooks remarkablj' white, and is surpassed by none in tender- 

 ness. This, by many, is considered the m'ost desirable for 

 family use of the second early sorts; often does well for 

 second early in the South. 



OLD COLONY.— Originated near Plymouth, Mass., nearlj' 

 fifty years ago; was lost sight of for a while; revived and 

 sold under various names since, as Landreth"s Sugar, etc. 

 Stalks about six feet high, usually bearing two large, sixteen 



to twenty rowed ears: grain very deep and one of the sweet- 

 est and best of the late varieties It is fit to use a few days 

 earlier than Evergreen; cannot be excelled as a market sort 

 and is one of the best for canners. 



EGYPTIAN SAV^EET.— A variety noted for its produc- 

 tiveness, the stalks having from two to four ears each, the 

 large size of its ears, its sweetness and tenderness; much 

 esteemed in some localities for canning purposes. 



HICKOX HYBRID.— A verj' popular variety in the 

 East. Ears longer than the Evergreen, but not quite^so large; 

 grain very white and retains this color when cooked and 

 until quite mature. A very desirable sort for canners who 

 wish a late corn. 



STOAVELL'S EYERGREEN SWEET.-This variety is 

 intermediate in its season, and if planted at the same time 

 with earlier kinds, will keep the table supplied until October. 

 It is hardy and productive, very tender and sugary, remain- 

 ing 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 charac- 

 ter of this best of all late sorts. This and Mammoth are 

 standard late varieties in the South. 



3IAMMOTH SAYEET.— This variety produces the 

 largest ears of any sort with which we are acquainted, a 

 single ear sometimes weighing two or three pounds. It is 

 of excellent quality, sweet, tender and delicious, and its only 

 fault is the immense size of the ear. 



EARLY ADA3IS, OR BURLINGTON.— An excellent 

 early 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 transparent than the inner. 



EARLY RED BLAZED.— This Flint variety is not only 

 I early, but will endure uninjured a degree of cold and wet 

 I that would be fatal to other sorts. Stalks medium height, 

 [ without suckers, dark green with red or bronze markings. 



Leaves broad, green at base, but bronze at top. particularlj" 

 I while the plant is young. Ears long, eight rowed, well filled, 



small at base. Grain flinty and of fine quality, bright yellow 



at base of ears, but red at the tips. 



EARLY GOLDEN DENT, OR PRIDE OF THE 

 NORTH. — A very early Dent variety, ripening with the 

 Flint sorts, and can be 'grown as far' north as any other 



; variety of Dent corn. Stalks small, with broad leaves. Ears 

 short.'twelve to sixteen rowed, well filled. Grain long, j-eilow, 



: making an extra quality of meal. 



I EARLY GOLDEN LENAWEE DENT.-Plant medium 

 sized, stout, with very broad leaves, producing two ears, 

 which are large, cylindrical, sixteen or eighteen rowed, with 

 very deep yellow grain and an exceedingly small cob. It 

 matures very early and surely. 



EARLY YELLOW HATHAWAY^ DENT.— Stalks 

 above medium, stout, with manj^ broad leaves and bearing 

 two ears on long foot stalks so that they hang point down- 

 wards, thus protecting the grain from rain. Ears medium 

 sized, with very small cob, especiallj^ at the base; sixteen to 

 twenty rowed, grain yellow, dented with small, projecting 

 point, very long, and wedge shaped. 



< EN.SILAGE.— Many people think that any variety of corn 



will do for ensilage or fodder. This is only partially true; 



1 some varieties are much better for this purjiose. giving a 



! larger proportion and better qualitj' of fodder. What we 



offer is especialh' valuable and will give an immense yield of 



fodder of the best quality. 



RICE POP-CORN, FOR PARCHING.— A very hand- 

 some variety. Ears short; kernels long, pointed and resemble 

 rice: color white; very prolific. Probably no variety of pop- 

 corn is superior to this for parching. 



CRBSS. 



French. Cresson. German. Krcsse. 

 CURLED, OR PEPPER GRASS.— This small salad is 

 much used with lettuce, to which its warm, pungent taste 

 makes a most agreeable addition. 



CfLTi-RE OF THE CcRLEP VARIETIES.— The Seed should be 

 sown in drills about eighteen inches apart, on very rich 

 ground, and the jilants well cultivated. Keep off insects by 

 dusting with Pyrethrum Powder. It may be planted very 

 early, but repeated sowings are uecessiiry to secure a 

 succession. 



AA^ATER.- 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 Siilads and should be 

 planted wherever a suitable place can be found. 



Ct'LTCRE.— The seed should be sown and lightly covered, in 

 gravelly, mucky lands along the borders of "small, rapid 

 streams, and the plants will need no subsequent culture, as 

 under favorable conditions they increase verj* rapidlj* by self- 

 sown seed and extension of the roots. 



