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D. M. Terry <&. Co’S Descriptive Catalogue. 
than broad, and indented at the outer end, which is 
whiter and less transparent than the inner. 
Early Red Blazed .—The ex¬ 
perience of 1883 demonstrated that 
this is the hardiest field corn in 
cultivation. It is not only early 
but will endure uninjured a degree 
of cold and wet 
that would be fa¬ 
tal to other sorts. 
Stalks medi u m 
height without 
suckers,dark green 
with red or» bronze 
markings. Leaves 
broad, green at 
base but bronze at 
top, particularly 
while the plant is 
young. Ears long, 
eight rowed, well 
filled,small at base. 
Grain flinty and of 
fine quality, bright 
yellow at base of 
cars but red at the 
tips. 
Early Golden 
Dent, or Pride 
of the North.— 
A very early dent 
variety, ripening 
with the flint sorts 
and can be success¬ 
fully grown fur- 
Stowell’s ther north than 
Evergreen Sweet, ^ n y other variety 
of dent corn. Stalks small with broad leaves. Ears 
short, twelve to sixteen rowed, well filled. Grain long, 
yellow, making an extra quality of meal. 
Early Yellow Hathaway Dent.—A variety estab¬ 
lished by annual selection of best types for over thirty 
years, and one of the most prolific of the early dent 
corns. Stalks above medium, stout, with many broad 
leaves and bearing two ears on long foot stalks so that 
they hang point downwards, thus protecting the grain 
from rain. Ears medium size for dent corn with very 
small cob, especially at the base ; sixteen to twenty 
rowed, grain yellow, dented with small projecting point, 
very long and wedge shaped. We recommend thissortas 
the best for cultivation as far north as central Michigan. 
Rice, for Parching. — A very handsome variety. 
Ears short ; kernels long, pointed, and resemble rice; 
color white ; very prolific ; used entirely for parching, 
for which purpose it has no superior. 
CORN, KROONI. 
There are many farmers who might make this a very 
profitable crop, as an acre will give about five hundred 
weight of broom and nearly forty bushels of seed, 
worth nearly as much as oats for feed. 
Culture. — It requires similar soil and culture to corn, 
but should be planted later. It is frequently planted in 
drills three and a half feet apart, leaving the plants six 
inches apart. 
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. Our stock is choice, 
having been established by a careful selection for many 
years of the finest plants. 
Mammoth Sweet. 
Corn Salad, Felticus, or 
Lamb’s Lettuce. 
Fr. Mache y Salade de ble ,— Ger. Ackersalat , Lat/t- 
marsalat . 
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. 
Corn Salad. 
Culture. —Sow the seed in shallow drills about one 
foot spart, during August and September. If the soil is 
dry, it should be pressed firmly over the seed, in order 
to secure prompt germination. On the approach of se¬ 
verely cold weather, cover with straw or coarse litter. 
The plants will also do well if the seed is sown very 
early in the spring, and like most salad plants, are 
greatly improved if grown on very rich soil, indeed, the 
ground can scarcely be made too rich for them. 
Cress, or Peppergrass. 
Fr. Cresson. —Ger. Kresse. 
Curled.—This small salad was formerly much used 
with lettuce, to which its warm, pungent taste makes a 
most agreeable addition. 
Culture of the Curled Varieties. —The seed 
should be sown in drills about eighteen inches apart, oi> 
very rich ground, and the plants well cultivated. Keep 
off insects by dusting with Pyrethruin powder. It may 
be planted very early, but repeated sowings are neces¬ 
sary to secure a succession. 
Water Cress. 
True Water.—This is quite distinct from the last, 
and only thrives when its roots and stems are submerged 
in water. It is one of the most delicious of small salads, 
and should be planted wherever a suitable place can be 
found. 
Culture. —The seed should be sown and lightly cov¬ 
ered, in gravelly, mucky lands along the borders of 
small, rapid streams, and the plants will need no subse¬ 
quent culture, as in favorable condition they increase 
very rapidly by self-sown seed and extension of the 
roots. 
