56 MAY'S CATALOGUE OF NORTHERN GRO WN SEEDS, BULBS, PLANTS AND FRUITS. - e 
MAY'S NORTHERN GROWN SWEET OR SUGAR CORN. 
Prices quoted on Sweet 
Corn by the paeket, pint 
or quart, include the pre- 
payment of postage. If 
wanted by express or 
freight deduct 5 cents per 
pint, 10 cents per quart. 
By express or freight 
means that purchaser 
pays trans portation 
charges. Plant 1 quart to 
200 hills, 8 to 10 quarts 
in hills to the acre. 
German — Welchkorn 
Swedish — Socker Majs 
French — Mais 
Spanish — Maiz 
CULTURE This re- 
quires a good soil and a 
warm situation. Com- 
mence for first early by 
planting the early vari- 
eties about May 1, and, 
if a continuous supply is 
wanted all summer, 
make plantings about 
two weeks apart from 
May 1 until the last of 
. July, first planting early 
varieties, then later ones. Plant in rows three feet apart, and nrake the hills about the. same distance apart in the rows. Five 
kernels in the hill are plenty. Cover about 1 inch deep for early, and a little deeper for late. Thin to three plants in a hill. 
Give frequent and thorough but shallow cultivation until the tassels appear. 
Extra Early Varieties. 
ADAM'S EXTRA EARLY. — This is not a true sweet corn, but produces ears well filled with tender, white grains. The ear 
Is protected with a heavy husk, making it very hardy; stalks short, with very few suckers. Pkt. 5c, pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk. $1.00, 
bu. $3.00. 
BEST OF ALL is ready for the table from three days to a week, earlier than the Cory. Making it not only desirable for 
family gardens, but extremely valuable to grow for market. The ears are of medium size, well filled with large grains to the 
tip, many ears containing from 10 to 12 rows. In habit of growth it is rather dwarf, tender and sweet. Pkt. 5c, pt. 20c, qt. 35e, 
% bu. $1.00. CROSBY'S EARLY — A most excellent variety, very early and of 
the best flavor. Bars of medium size, twelve rowed or more, with 
short, nearly square grains, which are tender and sweet. Pkt. 5c, pt. 
25c, qt. 45e, pk. $1.00, bu. $3.25. 
CORY WHITE COB — Resembles the early Cory, being much more 
preferred on account of its white cobs. It ripens very early and is of 
excellent quality. Pkt. 5c, pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk. $1.00, bu. $3.25. 
EXTRA EARLY CORY.— One of the earliest; the stalks are dwarf 
in growth, but strong and hardy; ears set low down; generally bear- 
ing from two to three good ears to the stalk. Very productive and of 
excellent quality. Pkt. 5c, pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk. $1.00, bu. $3.25. 
NEW EARLY EVERGREB1V. — (See cut.) One of the very best 
Sugar Corns in existence, possessing every good quality of Stowell's 
Evergreen and resembling it in every respect, except that the stalk 
is about one foot shorter, and that it will mature in 80 days, or fullj' 
10 days earlier. The ears are like Stowell's, very large, with about 18 
rows of very large grains, which are of the finest quality. There is no 
better corn than the Early Evergreen for the market gardener, who 
will always find a ready sale for it, and for the home table nothing 
better could be obtained or desired. Pkt. 5c, pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk. $1.00, 
bu. $3.25. 
EARLY WINDSOR — (See cut.) The earliest of all sugar corns. 
Very sweet. The most delicious variety that can be grown. Extra 
Early. Testimonials from growers in all parts of America convince us 
that we now have the earliest, finest flavored and most productive 
sweet .corn that has ever been produced. It is remarkable for its fine 
appearance so early in the season, and while the ears are not quite so 
large as the late sorts, they are always well filled and the kernel is of 
the best quality. From actual tests in a fair season, good ears for 
boiling can be grown in lifty days from planting of seed. This is a 
record which we think is unequalled by any other corn. We have never 
June Market. seen anything that can equal Early Windsor, either for private gar- 
dens or for the largest gardeners, who make a specialty of supplying the early markets. We certainly recommend it very high- 
ly, for we feel it will please every one of our customers who tries it. Pkt. 10c, pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk. $1.00, bu. $3.50. 
EARLY PREMO. — For description see list of specialties. 
EARLY MINNESOTA. — A standard early variety that has held a high place in the list of sweet corns ever since its introduc- 
tion. The ears are of good size, well flavored and of the best cooking qualities. Valuable for either private or market use. Pkt. 
5c, pt. 20c, qt. 35c, % bu. 85c, bu. $3.00. 
JUNE MARKET. — (See cut.) Just the variety for gardeners who grow for the early market. It ripens early, usually within 
eight weeks from the time the seed is planted, and makes fair sized ears that cook tender and white. June Market is one of the 
hardiest sorts we have ever seen, and will stand quite cold weather without any check, even after it is well up out of the 
ground. Pkt. 10c, pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk; $1.00, bu. $3.50. 
MARBLEHEAD. — A comparatively early corn, ripening about a week later than the Early Cory. It is of dwarf habit, and 
the ears are borne quite low on the 
stalks. Pkt. 5c, pt. 25c, qt. 45c, ok. $1.00, 
bu. $3.25. 
MAMMOTH WHITE CORY. — The larg- 
est and best extra early sweet corn. 
The stalks are no larger than those of 
the Cory, and mature their ears fully as 
early, but the ears are 12 instead of 8 
rowed, very much larger and quite free 
from the open space between the rows, 
Pkt. 10c, pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk. $1.00, bu. 
$3.50. 
EARLY SHEFFIELD (Extra early.) 
— Can be planted very early in spring, 
the plants being very hardy, and can 
withstand light frosts. The stalks are 
very strong and vigorous, growing about 
5 feet in height; the leaves are numer- 
ous. Pkt. 10c, pt. 25c, qt. 45c, pk. $1.00, 
bu. $3.25. 
