DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 
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Early Adams, or Burlington.—An excellent early 
field variety, and often used for table. Ears about eight 
inches long, twelve or fourteen rows ; kernels white, 
rounded, somewhat deeper than broad, and indented at 
the outer end, which is whiter and less transparent than 
the inner. 
Early Canada.—A very early yellow variety, much 
grown in Canada. Requiresriess time _ ro mature than 
most kinds, and on that account is good for localities 
where the seasons are short. Is frequently used when 
first planting has failed. 
Compton's Early. — Stalks about ten feet high; ears 
bright yellow, ten to twelve inches long, ten-rowed, 
often two on a stalk. It has matured in seventy-six 
days from planting, and yielded one hundred and 
eighty-one bushels shelled corn />er acre. 
Lackawaxen.— A rev variety of field corn. It is 
a white flint, eight-rowed variety, with grams very large 
and deep; cob small. Ears average over a foot in 
length, and in some cases reach sixteen inches. Usually 
two ears to the stalk. Height of stalk about eight feet. 
It completes its growth in ninety-five days , and has 
yielded one hundred and forty- sen>eti bushels shelled 
corn per acre. 
Improved King Philip.—An exceedingly early va¬ 
riety for field crop, and often used green for boiling. It 
will afford green corn in sixty days, and mature in three 
months from planting. Ears ten to twelve inches long, 
uniformly eight-rowed ; kernels dark copper-red, rather 
large ; stalk six feet in height, producing one or two 
ears. 
Improved King Philip. Tuscarora. 
Tuscarora. —A very large variety, eight-rowed; cob 
red ; remains a long time in a boiling state ; not recom¬ 
mended for a field crop in the north. 
Early AWhite Flint. — An excellent, productive va- 
riety ; ears good size, pearly white, and of beautiful 
appearance. Much used for making hominy. 
Large Yellow, Eight-Rowed. — A good kind for 
general cultivation. Ears large, bright yellow, and well 
filled out ; quite early, and very productive. 
Large, Red-Blazed, Eight-Rowed.—An excellent 
variety for field culture, and thought by some to be 
earlier than the preceding. Ears large, well filled out 
at top and end ; color yellow, striped with red. A very 
desirable variety. 
Chester County Mammoth.— When genuine seed 
of this variety is planted on good soil, the yield is from 
one hundred to one hundred and twenty-five bushels 
per acre. Ears are large and well formed, each having 
from fourteen to twenty-four rows of long kernels of a 
deep, bright yellow color. It is not a hard flint corn, 
but very sweet and nutritious, yielding a large amount 
of excellent fodder. It is a sure cropper and hardy, but 
should not be grown in the extreme north, where the 
season is not long enough to mature it. It is undoubt¬ 
edly one of the best large dent varieties, and we think 
one trial will convince any farmer of its merits. 
Blunt's Prolific. —The originator of this variety hav¬ 
ing formed an idea of what should constitute a perfect 
variety, by careful selection continued through many 
years succeeded in fixing the desired characteristics, 
and we here have what is probably the most prolific 
corn grown. The ears arc short, well shaped, and aver¬ 
age three, and frequently run as high as eight to a sin¬ 
gle stalk. The kernel is white, of the general form of 
the dent varieties, but harder and makes an extra qual¬ 
ity of pure white meal. It is not early, and will not do 
well at the extreme north. 
Rice, for Parching.—A very handsome variety; 
ears short ; kernels long, oointed, and resemble rice ; 
color white, very prolific ; used entirely for parching, 
for which purpose it has no superior. 
Boston White, for Parching.— Also used only for 
parching ; ears longer than the preceding, nearly the 
same size; kernels round and white; a good bearer, 
and thought by some to be the best in use. 
CORN, BROOM. 
There are many farmers who might make this a very 
profitable crop, as an acre will give about five hundred 
weight cf broom and nearly forty bushels of seed, worth 
nearly as much as oats for feed. 
Culture — It requires similar soil and culture to com, 
but should be planted later, and it pays better to have 
the ground in prime condition. It is frequently planted 
in drills three and a half feet apart, leaving a plant once 
in six inches. 
Dwarf.— Grows from three to five feet high, and 
produces short, fine brush suitable for whisk brooms 
and brushes. Our stock is very pure and true. 
Improved Evergreen. -Grows to a height of seven 
to nine feet ; early, and produces a very fine brush of 
good length, and of green color. The grower assures 
us that it never grows red or red tipped. Our stock is 
choice, having been established by a careful selection 
for many years of the finest plants. 
Corn Salad, Fetticus, or Lamb’s 
Lettuce. 
Fr. Mac he ^ Salade de ble. —Ger. Ackersalat Lam¬ 
inar salat. 
This small salad is used during the winter and spring 
months as a substitute for lettuce, and is also cooked 
and used like spinage. In warm weather, the plants 
will mature in from four to six weeks. 
