COLE'S SWEET CORN SEED 



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SWEET CORN 



Ger. Welskoren. Fr. Mais. 



One quart will plant WO hills. 



The Sweet or Sugar varieties being liable to rot in 

 cold or wet ground, should not be planted before 

 May, or until the ground has become warm, and for 

 a succession plant every two weeks, until the middle 

 of July, in rich, well-manured ground, in hills three 

 feet apart each way, covering about an inch, and thin 

 out to three plants to a hill, or plant in rows four 

 feet apart, and to stand eight inches apart in the 

 rows. 



If wanted by Express or Freight, deduct for post- 

 age 5 cts,, per pt. 10 cts., per qt. 



PEEP OF DAY. See Novelties 

 WHITE EVERGREEN. See Novelties. 



FIrst=of= All Corn 



#IRST-OF-ALL. The Earliest. Ripen- 

 ing earlier than Cory and ears larger and of super- 

 ior quality, sweet and of delicious flavor. Ex- 

 tremely valuable to market gardeners for first early. 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.25, 

 ,bu. $4.50. 



''EARLY WHITE CORY. Excepting the 



First-of-All, this is the very best extra early sweet 

 com grown. Ears medium size, large grain, sweet 

 and of fine quality. Desirable for private or mar- 

 ket garden. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 

 / cts., pk. $1.25, bu. $4.50. 



MAMMOTH WHITE CORY. This strain 

 is as early as the original Cory. The ears are 12- 

 rowed, much larger in size, white cobbed. No 



other Sweet Corn will find ready sale, as this is king 

 of the market, for no other variety can compete 

 with it as an extra early, and thus the market 

 gardener who raises it monopolizes the cream of 

 the early trade. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 

 /40 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. $4.50. 



EARLY CHAMPION. The earliest large 



Sweet Corn. Produces ears ten inches long in 60 

 days. This variety is, without question, the 

 earliest large Sweet Corn yet introduced, being only 

 a few days later than the fii-st early small sorts. 

 Ears nearly as large as the Mammoth twelve-rowed; 

 pure white kernels, with medium sized white cob; 

 very sweet, tender and fiill of milk, yielding from 

 two to three ears to the stalk. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 

 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. $4.50. 



Nonesuch S^eetCorn 



NONE SUCH SUGAR. This variety is 



one of the Finest Sweet Corns in cultivation. It 

 will please a lover of delicious, meaty Sweet Corn, 

 and will suit the most exacting customer. Medium 

 early, coming in after the second earlies, of extra 

 strong growth, stalks and cobs of a beautiful pink 

 color, grain white, ears large, twelve to fourteen 

 y towed; wonderfully productive. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 

 ^/ 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. $4.50. 



COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. This excellent 



variety is regarded as the sweetest corn grown. It 

 is pre-eminently an epicure variety, being the 

 sweetest and most tender of all. The ears are 

 medium, cob small, kernels of extraordinary depth, 

 pearly whiteness. It is very productive, bearing 

 from two to four ears on the stalk. It matures 

 medium to late. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts.. qt. 

 40 cts., pk. $1.50, bu. $5.00. 



STOWELL'S EVERGREEN. This varie- 

 ty is more largely planted than any other, being 

 the general favorite with canners and market gar- 

 deners for late use. It is very productive, the ears 

 are of large size, grains deep, exceptionally tender 

 and sugary, and remain for a long time in an edible 

 condition. This variety is necess.iry to every gar- 

 den. Our stock is very fine and specially recom- 

 mended. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 25 cts., qt. 40 cts., 

 pk. $1.25, bu. $4.50. 



ZIGZAG EVERGREEN. A variety re- 

 sembling Country Gentleman, but yielding larger 

 ears. Many of the stalks bear two ears; the ker- 

 nels usually run zigzag down the cob, whence its 

 name. It is i-emarkably sweet and for this reason 

 is becoming a great favorite among the canning 

 factories of the West. Also valuable tlie long time 

 it stands on the stalk in good condition for the 

 table, which increases its value both for home use 

 and as a market crop. Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., 

 qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. $4.50. 



MAMMOTH SUGAR. This produces the 



largest ears of any Sweet Corn; quality verj' sweet 

 and luscious. It ripens a little later than the Ever- 

 green and the cobs are larger, the kernels being 

 flatter. Largely used by market gardeners. Per 

 pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 35 cts., pk. $1.25, bu. 

 $4.50. 



SWEET CORN FOR FODDER. See Field 



Seeds. 



METROPOLITAN SUGAR CORN 



This fine variety is a large eared early 

 corn coming a few da3's after the first 

 earlies. The plant grows strong and vig- 

 orous, about 5 feet in heiglit, ears are set 

 low, producing from two to three to the 

 plant. They average about 9 inches long, 

 10 to 12 rowed, well filled to the tip with 

 large deep grains, which are exceedingly 

 white, sweet and very tender. It is not 

 merely sweet, but possesses that exquisite 



richness of the later sorts. It is practically free from smut and with 



protection from worms, or in shipping to markets. 



thick husk which is an excellent 

 Per pkt. 5 cts., pt. 26 cts., qt. 50 cts., pk. $1.25, 



