JAMES J. H. GREGORY & SOM'S RETAIL CATALOGUE. 
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cojaixr- Continued. 
L/K&EY’S EARLY SWEET. 
THE COR 
Y. 
The Marblehead and 
Cory varieties, which we 
introduced a few years 
ago, have not as yet been 
surpassed in earliness, as 
we have learned by test¬ 
ing them with every new 
early sort. But the 
Lackey Corn, which we 
introduced to our custom¬ 
ers in 1890, will be found 
to surpass either of them 
in two very important 
qualities: 1 st, It has 
LESS SMUT AMONG IT, 
and 2d, it is a sweeter 
variety, being delicious¬ 
ly sweet. Mr. Lackey ha s 
spent years in perfecting 
this variety, and the re¬ 
sult of his good work has 
been to produce a very 
desirable early market 
sort, with ears and ker¬ 
nels as large as the Cory, 
while it smuts less and is 
sweeter. This will be an 
excellent substitute for 
the Cory, or one to follow the market directly after it, as it 
matures earlier than the Crosby. Per peck, per express, at pur¬ 
chaser’s expense, $1.25; per qt., postpaid, 42c.; per pkg., 10c. 
C. A. Hill, Middleton, writes: “1 do not want for my family use any 
better corn than Lackey’s.” 
This new sweet corn, which we introduced in 1885, is now the 
recognized first early sweet corn; all of the “ first earlies ” are 
but other names for it. 
Mr. Charles N. Dyer 
said that he had raised 
the Early Marblehead 
side by side with the 
Cory, and found that the 
Cory was a few days 
earlier; it made a larger 
and more presentable ear 
for marketing, the husk 
covering the tip of the ear 
better than was the case 
with the Marblehead. 
Mr. Lorenzo Taiwan 
told us he raised four 
rows of Marblehead Early 
side by side with the 
Cory, and found the latter 
the earlier by three or 
four days; u but,” said 
he, “ these four days 
made the difference with 
me between thirty-five or 
forty and twenty cents 
per dozen.” 
Mr. Anthony said : “I 
find it a decided improvement on the Marblehead in earliness, 
size of kernels, and general presentableness of the ear.” 
Price per bush., $3.50; per peck, per express, $1.00; per qt., 
postpaid, 32 cts.; per pkg., 10 cts. 
^ This fine field corn is the result of careful selection in the Longfellow family (relatives of the distinguished poet) for over 
fifty years. The ears are remarkably long, some of them fifteen inches, and oftentimes two or more good specimens grow on 
one stalk. The cob is quite small, and the kernels large. It is the largest variety of yellow field corn that we have ever found 
it safe to plant in the latitude of Massachusetts, where it is quite extensively grown. Jonathan Skilton, Northboro, Mass., 
reports one hundred and fifteen bushels shelled corn from an acre. This is the variety that took the first premium among the 
flint corns at the great exhibition at Chicago a few years ago. Price, per pkg., 10 cts.; per qt., postpaid, 35 cts.; per express, 
20 cts.; per peck, 60 cts.; per bush., $2.00. 
THE BEST CORN FOR THE SILO. 
Of all the large Southern varieties suitable for the silo, we 
prefer the Learning. It is very tall and leafy, and the very birge 
ears will mature in Central New England. Of the Northern vari¬ 
eties of field corn, I find that Blunt’s makes the most fodder; 
It not only grows a tall stalk, but it has more leaves than other 
varieties, they growing nearer together on the stalk. Of the 
sweet varieties, the Marblehead Mammoth and Stowell’s we 
consider the best. Price, per bush., of Learning, $2.00; Mar¬ 
blehead Mammoth, $3.25; Stowell’s, $2.75. 
More Good Words from our Friends. 
L. S. Ferguson, Chester, Mass., writes: “Have bought seed of you 
twenty-six years and found them reliable in every particular.” 
Francis A. Bliss, Jamestown, N. Y., writes : “ I think your seeds cannot 
be excelled; have planted them twenty-nine years.” 
Enos Benbow, Kennard, Ind., writes: “Have bought seeds of you 
thirty-two years, and they have given the best of satisfaction. As long as 
I plant a garden shall use Gregory’s seed.’l / 
T. TT. Burnham, Bloomfield, Conn., writes : “ Have used your seed over 
twenty years, and plant them in full confidence that if the crops fail it is 
not the fault of the seed.” 
Mrs. I. M. Reed, North Boothbay, Me., writes: “ Have purchased seeds 
of you fifteen years, and always found them reliable.” 
Mr. Clark, of Ohio, who sends out this new corn, writes us as follows: 
“ For three years I have been testin this corn with all the standard and 
new sorts, and find, alter a thorough trial, that it is the very best one 
yet introduced for Northern climates.” 
F. K. Bussing of Hutchinson, Ivan., writes: “ I am well pleased with the 
Butler conv It is the corn for this country, a small cob and stalk; it was 
ripe the mildle of August.” 
T. H. Burke, Wakeman, O., says: “ I will plant no other.” 
Price, per bush., express, $2.00; per peck, express, 60 cts.; 
per qt., postpaid, 35 cts.; per pkg., 10 cts. 
We are still of the opinion that Nott’s Excelsior Peas will 
take the place of the American Wonder, 
Seeds per mail postpaid by us; per express or freight at purchaser’s expense for charges. 
