PETEI^ HENDHl^SOlM St CO.— VEGETABLE SEEOS. 



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V l\f I M ^ NATUKAL 



11 \\\\li''* , '-PECIMEN 



GOHfl, SDGAH. 



German, WekchLorn — French, J/ais.— Spanish, Maiz. 

 1 qt for 200 hills, 8 <o 10 (j-te. in hills for an acre. 



varieties of Sweet or Sugar Corn may be either sown in rows four and one-half feet 

 apait and the seeds pldced about eight inches apart in the rows, or planted in hills at 

 distances of three or four feet each way, according to the variety 

 grown or the richness of the soil in which it is planted. The 

 taller the variety, or the richer the soil, the greater 

 should be the distance apart We make our first plant- 

 ings in this vicinity about the middle of May, and 

 continue successive plantings every two or three 

 weeks until the last week in July. In more 

 southerly latitudes planting is begun a 

 month earlier and continued a month 

 later. 



Add 10 cents per quart extra 

 if to be sent by mail. 



EARLY VARIETIES. 



CORY EARLY. Repeated and impartial tetts on 



our trial grounds, nut only of varieties alieadj 



known, but also of new early varieties claiming 



to be as early or earlier than the Cory have con- 

 vinced us that the Cory is undoubtedly the eaili- 



est of all and the very best extra earlj' S^^eet 



Corn. We have proved it to be five days eailior 



than the Marblehead, which hitherto has alwcus 



talten the lead. Those desiring a first early ^ ai i- 



ety can make no mistake in planting the Cory. ^, 



20 cts. pt., 35 ct."?. qt., S2.00 pk., S6.00 bush. 

 EARLY MINNESOTA. Very early and desirable alike 



in the market or family garden. Height not over 4^ 



feet ; ears of fair size and good quality. 15 cts. pt., 25 cts. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.50 bush. 

 NE PLUS ULTRA. This is pre-eminently an epicure's variety, being the sweetest and 



most tender of all Sweet Corn. The ears are short, but the cob is very small, and the 



kernels of extraordinary depth, pearly whiteness, and are irregularly crowded together on 



the cob. Price, 25 cts. per pt., 40 cts. per qt., S2.50 per pk., SV.OO per bush. 

 CROSBY'S EARLY. Early and a great favorite. Rather small ears, but productive and 



of excellent quality. 15 cts. pt., 25 cts. qt., SI. 25 pk., $4.50 bush. 

 STABLER'S EARLY. A valuable second early corn, remarkably 



large for so early a ripener, closely following the well-known 



Marblehead. Yields an abundant crop, is desirable for family use 



and one of the most profitable for market or canning. 15 cts. pt., 



25 cts. qt., $1.25 pk., S4.50 bush. 

 THE "COUNTRY GENTLEMAN." (See Novelties, page 6.) 



35 cts. pt., 60 cts. qt. 



Medium and Main Crop Varieties. 



HENDERSON'S NEW RED COB EVERGREEN. This variety 

 is a sport from Stowell's Evergreen, which has long been the 

 standard favorite everywhere. It is a week or ten days earlier 

 than that variety, and produces from three to four ears to a stalk. 

 The ears are set low on the stalks, are very thick and regular in 

 size, and are 16-rowed, very deep and of delicious quality. One 

 of our growers states that he is more favorably impressed with 

 the Eed Cob Evergreen than with any Sweet Corn he has grown 

 in many years. Two of the points of merit mentioned above are 

 confirmed in the strongest manner by this gentleman, i. e., the 

 extreme productiveness of this variety, and its distinctive charac- 

 teristic of producing the ears low down on the stalks, which is 

 always a desirable feature in a Sweet Corn. (See cut.) 25 cts. per 

 pt., 40 cts. per qt., S2.50 per pk., $7.00 per bush. 



THE "HENDERSON." It is not surprising that this variety 

 continues to grow in popular favor. In the green condition 

 when ready for the table it is always pure white, and of a remark- 

 ably sweet and rich flavor. The Henderson I'ipens about ten days 

 earlier than Stowell's Evergreen, and the experience of those who 

 have grown it is that it is one of the most valuable sorts for can- 

 ning purposes or for market in cultivation. 20 cts. pt., 30 cts. 

 qt., S1.50 pk., S5.00 bush. 



ROSLYN HYBRID. Is a very large growing sort, which ripens 

 ten or twelve days later than Stabler's Early, and the quality of 

 which is said to be finer than Stowell's Evergreen. 15 cts. pt., 

 25 cts. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.50 bush. 



Moore's Early Concord. Ears large and well filled ; early and 

 unsurpassed for richness and delicacy of flavor. 15 cts. pt., 25 

 ots. qt., $1.25 pk., S4.50 bush. 



PERRY'S HYBRID. An early twelve-rowed variety growing 

 only four to five feet high, with ears as long as the Crosby, and 

 set very low on the stalk. Kernels white, large, sweet and very 

 tender. 15 cts. pt., 25 cts. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.50 bush. 



SQUANTUM. One of the sweetest varieties, and is largely used 

 for market and canning. It is a general favorite and is wonder- 

 fully productive. The Squantum is the variety used almost 

 exclusively at the famous K. I. clambakes, which is sufficient 

 evidence of its quality. 15 cts. pt., 25cts. qt., $1.25 pk., S4.50 bush. 



EGYPTIAN. Ears of large size; the flavor peculiarly rich and 

 sweet. It is grown in large quantities for both canning and for 

 selling in the green state. Like all other large varieties, it ma- 

 tures late. 15 cts. pt., 25 cts. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.00 bush. 



MAMMOTH. A late variety, producing ears of very large size 

 and fine flavor. It is unusually productive. 15 cts. pt., 25 cts. 

 qt., $1.25 pk., S4.50 bush. 



STOWTiLL'S EVERGREEN. Now recognized everywhere as a 

 standard variety, both for home use and market, and is the gen- 

 eral favorite. The ears are of a large size, grains deep and ex- 

 ceptionally tender and sugarj', and has the advantage of remain- 

 ing longer in the green state than any other. 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. 15 cts. pt., 25 cts. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.50 bush. 



"We can also supply the following standard varieties of Com, which are too well known to need description, at the uniform price of 

 15 cts. pt., 25 cts. qt., $1.25 pk., $4.00 bush. : 



Early Adams, or Burlington, Extra Early Tom Thumb, Early Marblehead, Shaker's Early, Old Colony, 



Black Mexican, Large Early Eight-Rowed, Hickox Improved, Triumph. 



