SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
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SWeet Gori*. 
Every family garden ought to have a selection of Sweet 
Corn, from the earliest to the latest varieties. Fine for ' 
drying, as well as for summer table use. 
Cory Extra Early. One of the most valuable early corns 
grown. One to two weeks earlier than any other sort, 
except Childs’ Honey Dew, while the ears are plump and 
of good size, and quality sweet, tender and delicious. 
Pkt„ 10c.; pint, 20c.; quart. 85c. 
Improved Ruby. This is not the mixed strain that was first 
introduced, but a choice selection free from all culls or 
poorly colored specimens. The Improved Ruby is an 
extremely novel, beautiful and line flavored variety. 
Tlie stalks and husks are of a beautiful claret red color, , 
contrasting beautifully with the pearly white ears with¬ 
in. Quality extra good, kernels being very sweet and ten¬ 
der. Best table variety. Pkt., 10c.; pint. 40c.: quart, 78c. 
Amber Cream. A medium early variety of robust growth. 
Ears ten to fourteen inches long, with very rich, sugary 
flavor. Very fine. Pkt., 10c.; pint, 25.; quart, 40c. 
Evergreen. A grand late sort that remains in bearing a 
longtime. Sweet and good. An old standard favorite. ; 
Pkt., 10c.; pint, 20c.; quart, 35c. 
Mammoth. Immense ears, of superb quality, very late. 
Can scarcely be omitted from a first-class garden. Pkt.. 
10c.; pint. 25c.; quart. 40c, 
Golden Hybrid. This is a cross between Field and Sweet 
Corn, giving it a peculiar flavor, much liked by many, 
while as rich and tender as the best Sweet. A beautiful 
Corn of a clear golden yellow when cooked, fine to dish 
up with ears of pure white and deep red varieties. Pkt., 
10e.; pint, 30.; quart, 50o. 
Burbank’s Early Maine. Claimed to he as early as the 
Cory. A fine table sort, with creamy-white kernels, very- 
sweet and juicy. This strain has been developed by very 
careful selection, and will please all who try it. l’kt.. 
10c.: pint. 31c.; quart, 50c, 
Shoe Peg, Ne Plus Ul'ra, or Quaker Sweet. One of the 
very best eating varieties grown. An old sort, hut none 
the less valuable on that account. Very deep kernels, ot 
the sweetest and most appetizing flavor, and one of the 
best of all for drying and canning. A prolific and thor¬ 
oughly- reliable Corn. I*kt„ 10c.; pint. 25c.; quart, 40c. 
Red Evergreen. A sport from the common Evergreen, and. 
like it, verv large and sweet. Each ear has from 12 to 14 
rows of long ruby red kernels, very striking in contrast 
with white. Pkt,, 15c 
Childs’ Honey Dew. See Novelties. 
Childs’ California. See Novelties. 
One packet each of above eleven sorts, voc. 
TOM THUMB. 
Pop Gorp. 
Here’s something for the 
iris. Did yon 
tha 
tore 
hoys and gir 
ever see a youngster that 
did not enjoy popping corn 
and a watching the hard 
little kernels burst sud¬ 
denly out into balls of 
white, light as a feather, 
and deliciously crisp and 
toothsome V Give every boy 
and girl a row of Pop Corn 
for his or her own. The 
sweet little misses like the 
pretty sorts, the hoys like 
those that hear the most. 
Then, with nutsnnd apples, 
games to play and corn to 
pop. our little folks will 
pass away the long winter 
evenings with mirth and 
happiness at home, rather 
than on the streets. The following sorts are mostly new 
and of greatly improved quality: 
California Colden. Beautiful little golden ears but two 
or three inches long, and crowded with little pointed 
grains that pop out large, light, and snowy white. Often 
used for Christmas decoration, both the little golden 
ears and the white popped corn strung on long strings 
for festooning. Pkt, lue.; 3 pkts.. 2Sc. 
Mapledale Prolific. This is the Pop Corn for profit. 1 In¬ 
stall; s bear tlie almost incredible number of 10 to 20 ears 
to each stalk, while the quality is very tine. Pkt., 10c,: 
Colden' Tom Thum to. ’ This Pop Corn only grows 18 inches 
hich, and the dainty little ears arc only two inches long 
with smooth, golden-yellow kernels in regular rows. 
This little toy corn is not only very pretty, but it pops 
beautifully white and large and is very crisp and 
tender. Its compact growth lit it for city or village lots, 
where land is reckoned by the foot, not by the acre. 
Golden Tom Thumb grows quickly and ripens its crop 
by the first of August. Pkt.. 10c.: 3 pkts., 25c. 
Queen’s Colden. A splendid new Pop Corn, with beauti¬ 
ful bright golden ears; a heavy yielder andla sturdy 
grower. Kernels nop out as white as snow, and are very 
tender and finely flavored. Pkt., 10c.: pint, 40c. 
New Striped. A fancy variety, very showy, while its qnal- 
ity is of the very best.. Rather large ears, filled out with 
clear, transparent white kernels, beautifully striped 
with bright cri mson. An early and productive variety, 
and one of great beauty. Pkt., 10c.; 3 pkts. for 25c. 
Improved Red Rice. A good old sort, with good-sized ears 
and dark-red kernels that pop as white as snow. Indis¬ 
pensable on account of the great beauty of its rich ruby- 
colored ears. Pkt., 6c.; pint, 25c. 
Snowflake. Flintv white kernels set thickly on the cob. 
Pops out large and white, and is very sweet and tender. 
Ear large and thickly set with very heavy kernels. 
Pkt,, 5c.; pint, 30c.; quart, 75c __ 
Tattooed Yankee. A new and exceedingly odd variety 
from Maine. It is of the rice type. Color golden yellow, 
the ear being blotched, spotted and marked in various 
places with tattoo black kernels. It is of tine appearance, 
verv early, an abundant yielder, and an extra fine sort 
for popping. Attracts great attention at fail’s. Pkt., 10c 
SPECIAL OFFER— For only 50c. vr will (tend otic packet 
each of the* eight odd and superb sort s of Pop Corn. 
