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Extra Early Marblehead— ('ertainly as early if not a little earlier than any other Sweet Com. 'Hie 
stalk is dwarf and it sets its ears very low df)wn, which are of fair market size. 
Extra Early Tom Thumb— A very early medium-sized elj?ht-rowed variety. Kernels of fair size, while 
and sweet. lieij^ht about three feet, and is already iM)puTar in the market. 
Early Min.iesota— Is one of the earliest and best. Dwarf in habit, very productive and very sweet. 
Crosby*s Early— Is excellent and a^reut favorite market variety; one of the Ixjst. 
Moore’s Early Concord— Kars lar^e and well tilled, and of rich, delicate llavor. 
Amber Cream— Is a vigorous grower, stalks .seven feet long; well tilled cars, deep kernel, .sugtlry and 
tender. Kernel, when dry, amber color, but beautifully white when fit for table. 
Egyptian- Is deemed one of the very l>ost Kars tjuUe lai^o, and for table use and for canning it 
?annot l>e surpassed, toeing particularly rich and sweet. 
Black Mexican— Hlack grain when ripe, and the sweetest of all. 
Early Mammoth— Is one of the largest and most productive of all; fine flavor and much in demand 
by market gardeners. 
Stoweli’s Evergreen— Is a late kind of excellent quality, and remains in green stale u long time. 
Field Corn— For variety, etc., see Farm Seed.'-. 
COLLAROS 
Is \Lsed in place of Cabbage, and grown where it is diflicult to make Cabbage head. Cultivate same as 
Cabbage. 
CHICORY. 
This is grown to mix with or as a substitute for coffee. It requires the same cultivatiim as Carrot-s. 
Elurly Hussian. 
Karly Frame. 
Early Green (Uuster. Early White Spine, 
Eraly Cluster— Is well adapted for forcing. 
Early Frame— Popular variety ; medium size, straight and handsome ; fine for pickling. 
Tailby’s Hybrid— An excellent variety foi family use. 
Early Boston Pickling— Largely used about Bo.ston by market gardeners. A very productive kind, of 
su|»erior quality. 
Early Russian— Very early ; fruits in pairs; small, hardy and productive. 
Early White Spine— favorite market variety ; medium size, eri.sp and fine flavor. 
Extra Long White Spine— Largely used by market gardeners and quite a favorite. 
Long Green TurkM— A most desirable variety of excellent quality. Dark green, firm and crisp. 
Nichols’ Medium Green— .Vn excellent market variety : dark green, crisp and tender. 
Short Green, or English Gherkin— Similar to Karly Frame, and line for pickling. 
West India Gherkin, or Burr— Small : used only for pickles. 
Chicory. Cress. Long Green Cucumber. 
CRESS or PEPPERORASS. 
Well known as a pungent salad. It should be sown thickly andat frequent intervals for succession; 
it qui<‘:kly runs to seed \ C )ver very slightly in planting. 
Doub!e and Triple Curted — Is very fine and can be (ait two or three times. 
Water Cress— 1> ai»e:ennial and will grow in and alongside of streams and ixinds. It has a very 
pleasant, pungent taste, 
CUCUMBERS. 
One ounce will plant sixty hills; 111^*6 pounds one acre. 
(‘ucumlierh should be planted in ojien ground, after the weather is warm and settled, and must l>e 
protected from frosts and cold storms, riant hills six feet ajiart in good rich mellow soil, covering halt 
an inch. When up and danger is over from insects, thin to three or four plants to the hill. 
