D. M. Ferry &, Co s Descriptive Catalogue. 
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CORN. 
Fr. Mats. —Ger. Mats. 
Culture. —A rich, warm, alluvial soil is best, and 
immediately before planting this should be as deeply 
and thoroughly' worked as possible. Cultivate deeply 
and thoroughly as soon as possible after the plants ap¬ 
pear and every few days until it tassels. Thorough 
cultivation and warm, rich soil are the keys to success. 
Early Marblehead —The earliest sweet corn, and 
best for first crop. Quality excellent. Cook quickly 
using boiling hot water, for if simmered over a slow fire, 
or if it is allowed to stand in the water aftercooking, its 
red cob will color the grain. Stalk very short, with 
many suckers from the root; ears medium size, long, 
with few husks; cob red, small; kernel broad, shallow, 
white or tinged with red. 
Dolly Dutton, or Tom Thumb.—Stalk very short, 
with few suckers and fine leaves ; ears small, straight, 
well covered with husks. The smallest sort in cultiva¬ 
tion. 
Extra Early Adams.—Nearly as early as the last, 
and inferior in quality, but will succeed at the south 
where other sorts fail. Stalks very short, with no 
suckers, bearing a single, very full, round, short ear, 
well covered with husks ; kernels white, smooth. 
Early 
Minnesota. 
Early Red 
Naragansett. 
Crosby’s 
Extra Early. 
Early Minnesota.—Very little later than the above, 
but an old and popular market sort. Stalks short and 
not suckering, bearing one or two ears well covered with 
husks; ears long, pointed; kernels very broad, sweet 
and tender, not shrinking much in drying. 
Early Red Naragansett.—We think this the best 
red variety of sugar corn grown. It is early, following 
the Minnesota. The kernels are much shriveled, and i 
exceedingly sweet and tender. A good table variety, 
and many prefer it to any other sort. 
Crosby’s Extra Early.—A most excellent variety, 
and remarkably early. Ears of good size, medium I 
length, sweet, rich and delicate. 
Russell’s Early Prolific Sugar. — Comes into use a 
few days after the preceding. Is of excellent quality, 
very productive, and one of the best for family use. 
Early Sweet, or Sugar.—Ears good size, tender 
and sugary; plant productive, hardy and quite early. 
An excellent table sort. 
Moore’s Early Concord Sweet. — Produces its very 
£arge, handsome ears very low on the stalk and comes 
Moore's Early 
Concord Sweet. 
into use after Crosby’i 
Extra Early. The 
quality is unexcep¬ 
tionable, and it is val¬ 
uable as an intermedi¬ 
ate variety. 
Black Mexican — 
Although the ripe 
grain is black, or blu¬ 
ish black, the corn, 
when in condition for 
the table, cooks re¬ 
markably white, and 
is surpassed by none 
in tenderness. This 
by many is considered 
the most desirable for 
family use of the 
second early sorts. 
Excelsior. — The 
best quality of the 
second early sorts,and 
the best for general 
crop. Stalks medium, 
bearing from three to 
six small, curved ears, 
which are filled out to^* ac k Mexican 
the end with broad, white kernels, that cook exceed¬ 
ingly sweet and tender. 
Triumph.—Stalks large, with 
large ears of fine quality. The 
earliest of the very large sorts ; high¬ 
ly esteemed by canners. 
Ne Plus Ultra.—A new late va¬ 
riety which promises to become very 
popular. Stalks of medium height, 
being very short between joints, with¬ 
out suckers, dark green with some 
marking of red ; bearing from two to 
five ears, well covered with tassel® 
and red silk. Leaves numerous, 
husks, which are gathered into a 
point, broad, dark green. Ears 
short, tapering, always well filled 
out. Kernels not in rows, small, 
very long, white and exceedingly 
tender and sweet. One of the best 
late varieties particularly for amateur 
use. 
Egyptian Sweet.—A variety no¬ 
ted for its productiveness—the stalks having from two 
to four ears each—the large size of its ears, its sweet¬ 
ness and tenderness. It is peculiarly adapted for can¬ 
ning purposes, and the superiority of the canned green 
corn of this variety is noticeable. Its season is about 
Excelsior. 
the same as the Evergreen. 
Mammoth Sweet.—This variety produces the lar¬ 
gest ears of any sort with which we are acquainted, a 
single ear sometimes weighing two or three pounds. 
The quality is excellent — sweet, tender and delicious. 
For family use, it cannot be excelled. 
Stowell's Evergreen Sweet.—This variety is in¬ 
termediate in its season, and if planted at the same 
time with earlier kinds, will keep the table supplied till 
October. It is hardy and productive, very tender and 
sugary, remaining in a condition suitable for boiling a 
long time. 
Early Adams, or Burlington.—An excellent early 
field variety, and often used for table, particularly at 
the south. Ears about eight inches long, twelve or 
fourteen rows; kernels white, rounded, somewhat deeper 
