D. M. FERRY & CO’S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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, 
but the ears are too small for market use. 
EARLY MARBLEHEAD .—Stalk very short, with many 
suckers from the root: ears medium size, 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 ADAMS.—Nearly as early as Marble- 
head, but is hardly of as good flavor, being more of the qual- 
ity of field corn. It is the standard extra early variety in the 
South, and can be depended on to give acrop there where 
most other sorts fail. Stalks short, with no suckers, very 
few tassels, bearing a single, very full, short ear, well covered 
with husks; kernels white, smooth. An extremely hardy 
variety. 
EARLY MINNESOTA. Very little later than the above, 
and an old ana 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 drying. By careful selection 
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: grain very thick and sweet. This is the sort grown 
in Maine, and itis the use of this variety rather than any 
peculiarity of soil that has given Maine sweet corn its reputa- 
tion for quality. 
LEET’S EARLY.—Makes ears as large or larger than 
Minnesota, is almost as early, and makes a much more desir- 
able ear. Stalk a little taller, often red, few or no suckers, 
and having mostly two large, white grained ears, which are 
very attractive when put on the market. One of the most 
Cesirable varieties we offer. 
PEE AND KAY.—This has proved a very popular vari- 
ety, 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. 
PERRY’S HYBRID.— Another eastern and very popular 
variety. Stalks of medium height, bearing two large, 
twelve or fourteen rowed ears, which often have a red 
or pink cob; grain medium size, cooking very white and ten- 
der. Matures a little later than the Minnesota. 
EARLY SWEET OR SUGAR.—Ears of good size, eight 
rowed, tender and sugary: plant productive, hardy and 
quite early. An excellent table sort. 
MOORE’S EARLY CONCORD.—Produces its large. 
handsome, fourteen rowed ears very low on the stalk. and 
comes into use after Perry’s Hybrid. The quality is fault- 
less, 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 remarkably white, and is surpassed by none in tender- 
ness. This, by many, is considered the most desirable for 
family use of the second early sorts; often does well for 
second early in the South. 
HICKOX HYBRID.—Popular wherever it is known 
and deserves to be planted very largely both for home and 
market use. It is one to two weeks earlier than Evergreen, 
makes a large, attractive ear, has a white cob and grain, 
is of the best quality and remains in condition for use a long 
time. It is also one of the best varieties for canners’ use and 
by planting it with Evergreen will lengthen the season con- 
siderably, as the Hickox will be about through by thie time 
the Evergreen comes in. We know of no large kind more 
prolific than this, as ordinarily almost every stalk will have 
two large, fully developed ears. 
OLD COLONY.W— Originated near Plymouth, Mass., nearly 
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.—A variety noted for its productiveness, 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. 
STOWELL’S EVERGREEN.—The standard main crop 
variety, 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, remaining 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 character of this best of 
all late sorts. This and Mammoth are standard late varieties 
in the South. 
MAMMOTH.—This variety produces the largest ears of 
any sort with which we are acquainted, a single ear some- 
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times weighing two or three pounds. It is of excellent quali- 
ty, sweet, tender and delicious, and its only fault is the im- 
mense size of the ear. : 
FIELD CORN. 
EARLY ADAMS, OF BURLINGTON.—An excelent 
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 trans- 
parent than the inner. 
EARLY RED BLAZED.—This Flint variety is not only 
early, but will endure uninjured a degree of cold and wet 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, particularly 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 thetips. Itis also known as Smut Nose. 
EARLY GOLDEN DENT, OR PRIDE OF THE 
NORTH.—A very earlyDent 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, yellow. mak- 
ing an extra quality of meal. 
POP-CORN. 
RICE, FOR PARCHING.—A very handsome variety. 
Ears short: kernels long, pointed, and resemble rice: color 
white; very prolific. Probably no variety of pop-corn is supe- 
rior to this for parching. 
French, Cressoiv. German, Kresse. 
CURLED, OR PEPPER GRASS.—This small salad is 
much used with lettuce, to which its warm, pungent taste 
makes a most agreeable addition. 
Cress, Curteo orn Peprer Grass. 
CULTURE OF THE CURLED VARIETIES.—-The seed should be 
sown in drills about eighteen inches apart, on very rich 
ground, and the plants well cultivated. Keep off insects by 
dusting with Pyrethrum Powder. It may be planted very 
early, but repeated sowings are necessary to secure a suc- 
cession. 
WATER.—This is quite distinct from the last, and only 
thrives when its roots and stems are submergedin water. It 
is one of the most delicious of small salads and should be 
planted wherever a suitable place can be found. 
CuLTuRE.—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 very rapidly by self- 
sown seed and extension of the roots. 
CUCUMBER. 
French, Concombre. German, Gurken. 
This is one of the vegetables which can be grown‘to perfec- 
tion by anyone who can control a few square yards of soil 
which is fully exposed to the sun, and the fruit isso much 
better when gathered fresh from the vimes than it is when 
obtained in the market, that every family should be supplied 
from its own yard. 
CuLTuRE.—The plants are tender, and planting should be 
delayed until settled warm weather, or ample facilities should 
be provided for protecting them from frosts and during cold 
storms. 
The soil for cucumbers should be thoroughly enriched with 
well rotted manure; if a considerable portion can be worked 
into the soil directly under the rows before planting so much 
the better. This is best accomplished by opening deep furrows 
six feet apart and scattering manure thickly along the fur- 
row. Of course this is not absolutely essential to success, as 
