Corn and Cucumbers 
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WM. ELLIOTT & SONS, NEW YORK 
SWEET CORN — Continued 
Sqiiantu m or Excelsior. A second-early sort, very sweet and luscious; produces four or five ears to* 
the stalk. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. $1.25. 
Early Mammoth A valuable variety; ears twelve-rowed, straight and handsome; remarkable for its 
delicious sweetness. One of the largest of the early sorts. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. SI.50. 
Ijate Mam mot h. The largest lute variety; twelve to sixteen-rowed ; cob white, large and well filled ; very 
productive and fine flavored. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. $1.25. 
Metropolitan. Very early; large ears, extra sweet. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. S1.25. 
Ne Plus Ultra. Resembles “Country Gentleman,” but earlier. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. $1.25. 
Country Gent Ionian The sweetest and most tender of all sweet corn ; ears short, cob small, and the 
kernels pearly white and irregularly crowded together on the cob. Pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.50. 
Black Mexican.. The ripe grain of this variety is bluish black, but when in condition for the table 
looks remarkably white; considered the sweetest and most tender of any kind in the whole list. Pt. 10 cts., 
qt. 20 cts., pk. $1.25. 
Hickox Improved. Of medium earliness; valuable for market or family garden; ears twelve-rowed; 
quality of the best. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. $1.25. 
Egyptian or Washington. Market. Vigorous and productive; ears large and uniform, tender and 
sweet. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. $1.25. 
Stowcirs Evergreen. The most popular variety grown ; late, ears large, very sweet, and retain their 
juiey tenderness longer than any other sort. Pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., pk. $1.25. » 
8 \veet Corn lbr Fodder. For sowing broadcast or in drills for summer or early fall feed. Sow three 
bushels to the aero broadcast, or half that quantity in drills. Bushel $2.00. 
FIELD CORN 
Longfellow. A popular and well-known eight-rowed yellow flint variety; very early and prolific, 
cts., pk. 60 cts., bus. $1.75. j j i 
Improved Learning. Earliest dent corn in cultivation, ripening 100 days from time of planting; 
ears, with small red cob and deep, large, orange-colored grain. Qt. 10 cts., pk.*50 cts., bus. $1.75. 
Early Yellow Canada. Early small-eared variety; matures in 90 days. Qt. 10 cts., pk. 50cts., bus. 
Sanford. A white flint, planted extensively for fodder, the stalks being extra largo and numerous, 
cts., pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.75. 
Improved Early Sheeptooth. Nearly two weeks earlier and better adapted for fodder and ensil 
the Northern States than the ordinary Southern Sheeptooth; stalks are 12 to 14 feet in height, and 
mously productive. Qt. 10 cts., pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.75. 
Qt. 10 
large 
$1.75. 
Qt. 10 
[»ge in 
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POP CORN 
White Pearl. Smooth-grained ears four to five inches long. Lb. 10 cts.; by mail 20 cts., 
White Itice. Kernel pointed ; ears four to five inches long; very early. Lb. 10 cts.; by mail 20 cts. 
CORN SALAD OR FETTICUS 
Maciie. Macha o Valerianilla. 0ted)fa(aL 
One ounce 'trill sow 100 feet of row; six pounds is required for an aci'e. 
Corn Salad, Fetticus or Lamb’s Lettuce is used to a considerable extent as a salad. It is sown on the first 
opening <>f spring in rows 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. If wanted early in spring, it is sown in September, covered up with straw or 
.lay as soon as cold weather sets in, and is wintered over the same way as spinach. 
Large-Seeded, The best variety. Fkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., lb. 20 cts., lb. 00 cts. 
CUCUMBERS 
Coxcombre. Pcpino. ©uvfcn. 
One ounce will plant 60 hills; two to three pounds is required for one acre. 
Cucumbers succeed best in warm, moist, rich, loamy ground. They should not be planted in the open air 
until there is a prospect of settled warm weather. Plant in hills about four feet apart each way. The hills should 
bo previously prepared, by mixing thoroughly with the soil in each a shovelful of well-rotted manure. Sprinkle 
the vines liberally with slug-shot to protect from bugs, and when all danger from insects is passed, thin out 
the plants, leaving three to four of the strongest to each hill. 
If to be forwarded by mail, add at the rate of eight cents per pound for postage. 
Country Gentleman Sweet Corn 
Extra-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. 10 cts., % lb. 30 cts., lb~ $1 00. 
Extra-Long White Spine. A longer variety of the preceding, and dark green in 
color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts.. lb. 75 ets. 
Everbearing. Very early and enormously productive, and valuable as green pickle; 
it continues to flower and produce fruit until killed by frost. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts K: lb. 
25 cts., lb. 75 cts. ’ /4 
Cool and Crisp. Extra-early and very prolific ; long, straight, slender and very dark 
green ; good for pickling or slicing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.. % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Green Prolific Pickling. One of the best for pickling; dark green; productive; 
small. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 ets., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 ets. 
Long Green. A fine long fruit of excellent quality; dark green. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 
cts., l 4 11 >. 30 cts.. lb. $1.00. 
Nicholas Medium Green. An excellent variety; most symmetrical: has splendid 
table qualities. Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 10 cts., % lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 
Japanese Climbing, The fruit is thick, tender, and of a delicate flavor : flesh white; 
skin dark green, turning to brown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., % lb. 00 ets., lb. $2.00. 
West. India Gherkin, or Burr. Used only for pickles. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 
lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 
The following sorts we offer at the uniform price of 5 cts, per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 25 ets. 
pf>r % lb., 75 cts. per lb. Early Cluster, Early Russian, Tailby’s Hybrid, Boston Pickling, 
Extra Early White Spine Cucumber Commercial Pickling. 
