V. 



D. M. FERRY & COS DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 



Charlevoix 



CORN 



SWEET OR TABLE VARIETIES 



A rich, warm, alluvial soil is the best, but excellent sweet corn can be raised on any good, ordinary soil, if it is deeply and 

 thoroughly worked before planting. In the north sweet corn may be planted as early as can be done without risking great 

 loss from frosts or from rotting of the seed in the soil, but with the main crop varieties especially, it is well to wait until the 

 ground has become warm as the sweeter varieties are more sensitive to cold and wet than field eorn or varieties of inferior 

 quality. 



If planted in rows, make the rows three to four feet apart, according to the vigor of growth of the variety, and place 

 the seed twelve to sixteen inches apart in the row, covering one inch deep with fine soil firmly pressed down. 



If planted in hills, make the hills for the early varieties three feet apart each way and plant four to six kernels to the hill. 

 For the later sorts the hills should be three and one-half to four feet apart each way. Hoe frequently and when six inches 

 high thin so as to leave three or four plants in the hill. Give frequent and thorough but shallow cultivation until the 

 tassels appear. 



»i i The earliest sweet corn. Matures a week to ten days ahead of Mammoth White Cory. The ears average six to seven 

 AJpna inches long, are uniformly eight rowed, fully equal in quality to Mammoth White Cory with skin a trifle more tender. 

 The stalks are very uniform in height averaging about four feet. Ears are set low and close to the stalks. For the market 

 grower who reapsan extra profit by getting his produce on the market ahead of his competitors this will be a money-maker; 

 for the home gardener it will produce desirable ears for the table a week ahead of the next earliest variety. (See further 

 description on page 0.) Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $25.00 



M4-U \A/U"* C We consider this one of the best extra early varieties for the market and home garden. 



ammotn W nlte L»Ory The ears are very large for so early a variety. The stalks are about four feet high, each 

 generally bearing two large, finely shaped ears which become fit for use very early. They are twelve rowed, six to seven 

 inches long, 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 au early sort. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 



Gi J D j. This is an early sweet corn with golden yellow grain, very tender anil of excellent quality. The ears 



Olden Dantam are eight rowed, six to seven inches long and of the medium size found most suitable for the table. 

 The flavor is exceptionally rich and delicious. The stalks are four to five feet high. Our stock of this splendid home garden 

 and market variety has been very carefully selected and is decidedly superior to much that is offered. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 

 2 Lbs. 60c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 

 fi I i n i A most excellent early variety of fine quality. The ears are five and one-half to six and one-half inches 

 UrOSDy S Harly long, fourteen rowed or more, with short nearly square grains which are very white, sweet and tender. 

 The stalks are about four and one-half feet high. This variety is desirable for the home garden and market. It is a sort 

 largely grown in Maine for canning. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 



fii j • An early or intermediate, yellow grained sweet corn of distinctive merit. Ears about seven inches long, usually 



l^narleVOlX twelve rowed and when in condition for use are litrht creamy yellow in color. The grain is rather short, very 



sweet and tender and is unsurpassed in quality. In season it is a few days later than Golden Baniam. but remains in condition 



much longer than that variety. An excellent sort both for the home and the market garden. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 40c; 2 Lbs. 70c 



postpaid; 100 Lbs. $22.00 



p 1 »*• . This deservedly popular variety is one of the best second early sorts for the market and the home 



HaHy IVlinnesOta garden. The stalks are about six feet hiirh bearing one or two ears well covered with husks. The ears 



are about eight inches long, eight rowed: kernels very broad, white, sweet and tender, not shrinking much in drying. Pkt. 10c; 



Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $20.00 



t£ J 1» C" 1 C #. Remarkably large in ear for a second early sort and extensively grown in some localities for 

 lS.enuel S H^arly Liiant the market. The stalks are about five and' one-half feet high. The ears are about eight to 

 nine inches long, twelve rowed. The grain is white, rather broad and shallow, and the quality very good. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 

 2 Lbs. 60c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $18.00 

 F 1 C . o The ears of this second early table corn are very long, about nine inches, slender, eight rowed, 



Carly 3Weet Or Jllgar and the grain is white, tender and sugary. The stalks are about six feet high, hardy and pro- 

 ductive. Our stock is distinct and true and not such a mixture of all sorts of early sweet or sugar corn as has been often 

 offered under this name. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $18.00 



Rl L- IV/I " This corn, when very young, cooks remarkably white, but the ripe grain is bluish black. For home use 



DlaCK IVleXICan we consider it the best second early sort where tenderness and sweetness are the qualities most desired. 

 It does especially well as a second early variety in the south. The stalks are about six and one-half feet high. The ears are 

 about eight inches long and are usually eight rowed. Pkt. 10c; Lb. 35c; 2 Lbs. 60c postpaid; 100 Lbs. $18.00 



Not less than 10 pounds at the 100 pound rate. One hundred pound prices do not include transportation; 

 if ordered shipped prepaid add Sc per pound to the 100 pound price. We do not put up half pounds of corn. 



