Corn and Cucumbers 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
SWEET CORN— 
Continued 
Sqiinntmn. o r 
Bxoclsior. A sec¬ 
ond-early sort, ve.y 
sweet and luscdous ; 
produces four or 
live cars to the stalk. 
Ft. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 
pk.S1.25. 
E a r 1 y M a in - 
mol h. A valuable 
variety; ears twelve- 
rowed, straight arid 
handsome; remark¬ 
able for its delicious 
sweetness. One of 
the largest of early 
sorts. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 
25 cts., pk. $1.25. 
Late M a in - 
mot h. The largest 
late variety; twelve 
to si x tee n -ro wed; 
cob white, large and 
well filled; very pro¬ 
ductive and fine fla¬ 
vored. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 
25 cts., pk. $1.25. 
Metropolitan. Very early; large ears, extra sweet. 
25 cts. pk. $1.25. 
No Plus Ultra. Resembles “Country Gentleman,” but earlier. 
15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk., $1.50. 
Country Gentleman. The sweetest and most tender of all sweet 
corn ; cars short, cob small, and the kernels pearly white and irregular¬ 
ly crowded together on the cob. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.50 
Blaek Mexican. The ripe grain is bluish black, but when in con¬ 
dition for the table looks remarkably white; considered the sweetest 
and most tender of any in the list. Pt. 15 cts., qt, 30 cts., pk. $1.50. 
Hickox Improved. Of medium earliness ; valuable for market or 
family garden: ears twelve-rowed; quality the best. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 
cts., pk. $1.25 
Egyptian, or Washington Market. Vigorous, productive; ears 
large, uniform, tender and sweet. Pt. 15 cts.. qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.25. 
Stowell’s Evergreen. The most popular variety grown; late, 
ears large, very sweet, and retain their juiev tenderness longer than 
any other sort. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk.'$l. 25 
Sweet Corn for Fodder. For sowing broadcast or in drills for 
summer or early fall feed. Sow three bushels to the acre broadcast, or 
half that quan ity in drills. Bushel $2.50. 
FIELD CORN 
Longfellow. A popular and well-known eight-rowed yellow Flint 
variety; very early and prolific. Qt. 15 cts., pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.50 
Improved Learning. Earliest Dent corn in cultivation, ripening 
100 days from time of planting; large ears, with small,red cob and deep, 
large, orange-colored grain. Q* 15 cts., pk 75 cts., bus. $2.50. 
Stowell’s Evergreen Corn 
Pt. 15 cts., qt. 
Pt. 
Early Yellow Canada. Early small-eared variety; matures in 90 
days. Qt. 15 cts., pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.50. 
Sand ford. A white Flint, planted extensively for fodder, the stalks 
being extra large and numerous. Qt. 15 cts.. pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.50. 
Improved Early Sheeptooth. Nearly two weeks earlier and 
better adapted for fodder and ensilage in the Northern States than the 
ordinary Southern Sheeptooth; stalks are 12 to 14 feet in height, and 
enormously productive. Qt. 10 cts., pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.75. 
POP CORN 
White Pearl. Smooth-grained ears four to five inches long. Lb. 
10 cts.; by mail 20 cts. 
H hite Rice. Kernel pointed; ears four to five inches long; very 
early. Lb. 10 cts.; by mail 20 cts. 
CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS 
Mache. Madia o Valerianilla. ©tedjjalat. 
One ounce icill sow 100 feet of row; six pounds is required for an acre. 
Corn Salad, Fetticus or Lamb’s Lettuce is used to a considerable ex¬ 
tent as a salad. It is sown on the first opening of spring in r ws one 
foot apart and one-eighth of an inch deep, and is fit for use in six or 
eight weeks from the time of sowing. Jf wanted early in spring, it is 
sown in September, covered up wi»h straw or hay as soon as cold 
weather sets in, and is wintered over the same way as spinach. 
Large-Seeded. The best variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., l /£ lb. 25 
cts., lb. 75 cts., 
CUCUMBERS 
Concombre. Pepino. ©urfen. 
One ounce will plant 50 hills; tico to three pounds is required for one acre 
If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate of eight cents per pound for postage. 
Ext ra-Early White Spine. A strain of White Spine which has been improved through careful selection, with a view to use for forcing in 
hothouses and frames ; also excellent for field culture. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Extra-Long White Spine. A longer variety of the preceding, and dark green in 
color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts , x /a lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Everbearing. Very early and enormously productive, and valuable as green pickle; 
it continues to flower and riroduce fruit until killed by frost. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., V, 
lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Cool and Crisp. Extra-early and very prolific ; long, straight, slender and very dark 
green ; good for pickling or slicing, Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts . V 4 li>. 35 cts., lb. $1.25. 
Green Prolific Pickling. One of the be.*-' for pickling; dark green ; productive; 
small. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 40 cts., lb. Si.25. 
Long Green. A fine long fruit of excellent quality; dark grren. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 
cts., % lb. 35 cts., lb. SI.25. 
Nichors Medium Green. An excellent variety; most symmetrical; has splendid 
table qualities. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., % lb. 35 cts., lb. SI.25. 
Japanese Climbing. The fruit is thick, tender, and of a delicate flavor; flesh white; 
skin dark green, turning to brown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.. lb. 40 cts., lb. SI.25. 
West India Gherkin, or Burr. Used only for pickles. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 
% lb. 50 cts., lb. $2 00. 
The following sorts we offer at the uniform price of 5 cts. per pkt., 15 cts. per oz., 35 
cts. per % lb., SI.25 per lb. Early Cluster, Early Russian, Tailby’s Hybrid, Boston Pick- 
Extra Barly White Spine Cucumber ling, Commercial Pickling. 
