Country Uentleman 
We buy our seed potatoes direct from the Maine growers. All 
seed true to name. 
HOME-GROWN FIELD AND GARDEN SEEDS 
CORN, SWEET or SUGAR 
One quart will plant 200 hills, 10 quarts to an acre 
Culture.— The sweet and sugar varieties being liable to rot in cold 
or wet ground, should not be planted before May, or until the ground 
has become warm. For a succession, continue planting every two weeks 
until the middle of July, in rich, well-manured ground, in hills 3 feet 
apart each way, covering early sorts i inch; early and late sorts, I'/z 
inches, and thin out to three plants to a hill. Extra-early varieties can 
be planted 18 inches apart in the row and 2^2 feet between the rows. 
Packet of any variety of Sweet Corn, 10 cts., postpaid 
EARLY CORN 
Metropolitan. An extra-early variety; leaves a few days earlier 
than Cory. It produces large ears, grows 5;^ feet high; ears set low, 
quality good, being sweet and sugary. Pt. 10 cts,, qt. 15 cts., 2 qts 
25 cts., pk. 75 cts. 
Red Cory. A very large variety ; good-sized ears. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 
15 cts., 2 qts. 25 cts , pk. 75 cts. 
White Cory. Resembles the ordinary Cory, with white cob. Pt. 10 
cts., qt. 15 cts., 2 qts, 25 cts., pk. 75 cts. 
Early Maine. Second-early; large ears and good quality. Pt. loc., 
qt. 15 cts., 2 qts. 25 cts., pk, 75 cts. 
Early Crosby. A favorite variety ; very large producer; rich, sugary 
flavor, Pt. 10 cts , qt. 15 cts., 2 qts. 25 cts., pk. 75 cts. 
Bridgeport Yellow Golden. 
Extra-early Sweet Corn; the 
largest and best of the extreme 
earlies. Most delicious in 
fl Ivor. The stalks are dwarf 
and strong in habit, growing 
to the height of 4 feet. They 
bear two or three good ears, 
which are well set above the 
ground. Ears 5 or 6 inches 
in length, of broad, yellow 
grain, well filled. Pt. 10 cts., 
qt. 25 cts., pk. ti.75. 
GENERAL AND LATE 
CROP 
Country Gentleman, 
Leaves about the same time 
as Stowell's Evergreen; ears 
of medium size, deep grains 
placed in irregular rows on 
the cob and deliciously sweet 
One of the best. Pt. 10 cts., 
qt. 15 cts. 2 qts. 30 cts., 
pk. go cts. 
Potter’* Excelsior. A 
second-early variety; ears are 
large and sweet. Pt. 10 cts., 
qt 15 cts., 2 qts. 25 cts., pk. 
75 cts. 
Stowell’s Improved Ever- 
green. Productive; very ten- Stowell’s Evergreen 
der, sugary and remains in 
good condition, suitable for cooking for a long time, Pt. 10 cts , 
qt. 15 cts., pk. 75 cts. 
Hickox. Handsome ears; very white and of rich flavor. Pt. 
10 cts., qt, 15 cts., pk. 75 cts. 
Black Mexican. The grains are black when fully matured It 
is one of the sweetest and finest table varieties we know of. Pt. 
10 cts , qt 15 cts., pk. 75 cts. 
