SELECT VEGETABLE, FIELD AND FLOWER SEEDS 
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CORN, Sweet or Sugar 
French, Mais de Sucre. German, Qudfer 2Belfd)forn. Spanish, Maiz. 
Culture. —Plant about the middle of May, or as soon as the ground is dry (if planted too early, 
Corn is ant to rot), in hills 3 feet apart each way, 7 or 8 kernels in a hill; hoe often, and draw dirt to the 
stems; thin to 
4 stalks, and 
break off side 
shoots. Use 
plenty of old, 
fine manure. 
For succession, 
plant every 2 or 
3 weeks until 
last of July. 
Premo. The 
very earliest 
Sweet Corn 
ripening 
several days ahead of First of All and Early Cory. 
Metropolitan. A new extra-early variety, fine large ears, excellent 
table quality. 
First of All. The very early Sweet Corn, ripening nearly a week 
earlier than the Cory, superior quality ; ears medium-sized and of 
delicate flavor. 
Mammoth White Cory. For market purposes it will be found of 
great value ; ears large; Corn is very sweet and of fine quality. 
Moore’s Early Concord. An excellent second-early variety. 
First of All Sweet Corn 
New Champion. A second-early and very superior market sort; 
strong grower and heavy yielder; of finest table quality. Large-sized ears, 12- to 14-rowed. 
Early Crosby. One or the best early sorts ; of dwarf habit; good-sized ears. 
Early Minnesota. Small ears of excellent quality ; very productive. 
Early Golden Bantam. Exceedingly sweet and tender ; an ideal sort for the home garden. 
Country Gentleman. Large ears, with very small cob; kernels deep. The tenderest and sweetest 
of all; late. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. A favorite late, sweet variety, largely grown. 
BlacK M exican. Late, very sweet; good. 
Late Mammoth. The largest variety grown. 
FIELD AND ENSILAGE CORN 
Early White Flint. A very desirable variety for field cnlture ; ears 8-rowed, about 10 inches long ; 
kernels white, very sound and heavy. Bus. $2. 
Longfellow Flint. A standard variety for main crop ; ears long, set low on the stalk, which grows 
tall ; color deep yellow, and similar to Early White Flint. Bus. $2. 
Early Waterloo Dent. The earliest of the large-eared Dent varieties, and will mature in 100 days 
with favorable Corn weather. Bus. $2 . 
Pride of the North. Ears as large as Learning, and matures a week earlier. Bus. $2. 
Learning. The best variety for ensilage or dry fodder, for which it is largely used. Bus. #1.50. 
F^ed Cob Ensilage. Our stock of this well-known variety is genuine. Look for registered trade¬ 
mark on each bag. Bus. $1.25. 
White Rice. A very choice white variety ; best for popping ; may be sown thickly in rows. Bus. $2.50. 
CHICORY 
French, Chicoree. German, ©icfyorie. Spanish, Endivia. 
Culture'.— One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. Sow in rich soil in rows one foot apart, and thin to 
9 inches in the row. In the fall lift the roots, pack in boxes, and blanch in dark cellar. The leaf-growth 
furnishes a delicious salad, or maybe cooked in the same manner as sea kale. The large-rooted variety 
should be sown in the spring, the roots dug in the fall, and cut in small pieces and dried. 
Common (Barbe de Capucine'). Much prized as a salad. Oz. 15 cts., %\b. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Large=rooted. Roots of this variety are used as a substitute for coffee. Oz. 15c., }(\b. 50c., lb. $1.25. 
