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J. JEROME SMITH, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. 
CHERVIL. 
German, ©axrtenferbct. French, Cerfeuil. 
Cultivate and use like parsley. Sow any time in spring, in shallow drills, I foot apart. 
Curled. The young leaves are used as salad, and for seasoning soup. Pkt. 5 cts., 
oz. 15 cts., Jtflb. 5° cts., lb. $1.50. 
CHICORY. 
German, ©idjorie. French, Chicoree. 
Large-rooted. Used to mix with or as a substitute for coffee. Cultivation same as the 
carrot. Pkt. s cts., oz. tocts. 
CORN SALAD, or FETTICUS. 
German, Sammerfatat. French, Mache. 1 OZ. to 150 ft. Of drill. 
Sow in August or early September, in drills a quarter of an inch deep and 6 inches 
apart. If dry weather, tread in the seed lightly. Keep 
down weeds with the hoe. Before winter, cover thinly 
with straw or leaves. A delicious hardy salad. 
Large-seeded. The most popular variety grown. 
Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 
CORN, SWEET or SUGAR. 
German, SffielJcfjfont. French, Mais. 
1 qt. for 200 hills. 
Plant in rich ground, in hills, 3 feet apart each way, 
and 5 or 6 kernels in a hill. Hoe often, draw soil up 
to stems, break off side-shoots. Sown in drills, a greater 
yield from a given surface will be obtained. 
Price, S cts. per pt., 10 cts. per qt., 35 cts. per l-2pk., 
60 cts. per pk., $2 per bus. 
Extra-Early Adams. Not a Sugar Corn, but 
very fine and early. 
Cory Early. Fair-sized ears of good quality. 
Early Adams. Ears larger than in the above . 
Shaker’s Early. Early ; large ears. 
Early 8-Rowed. Ears long ; kernels white 
and deep. 
Stabler’s Early. Remarkably sweet and 
early ; large ears for such an early Corn. 
Potter’s Excelsior, or Squantum. Ripens early ; 
has large, fine ears. 
Gold Coin. Remarkably sweet, if not the sweetest. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. More largely grown than all 
others. 
Early Mammoth. Large, well- filled ears. 
Large Late Mammoth. Largeears; rich and sweet 
Egyptian. Late; ears very fine; a variety of high quality. 
Country Gentleman. Very large and sweet grains, in irregular rows. 
FIELD CORN. 
This Corn was grown especially for seed in the extreme north, and may be depended 
upon as a first-class article, while the price is quoted much lower than usual. 
Price, $1 per bus. 
SWEET corn. 
Golden Beauty. (Dent.) Very handsome; 
fine yielder. 
Pride of the North. (Dent.) Planted in 
July, it has matured by October ; ears 8 to 
xo inches long, with 14 to 16 rows to cob. 
Learning. (Dent.) Large, deep grains; 
bright yellow. 
Mastodon. (Dent.) The largest-eared 
early Dent Corn ; grains large. 
Minnesota King. 
(Dent.) Large white 
Hickory King. 
grain, small cob. 
Blunt’s Prolific. 
Corn. 
Rice. For parching. (On ears.) 
POP-CORN. 
Always plant a few rows of this. 
A valuable fodder 
Lb. xo cts. 
BROOM CORN. 
mproved Evergi-een. Qt. 15 cts., pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.75. 
