“The marigold abroad her leaves doth spread, 87 
Because the sun's and her power is the same."— Henry Constable. _____ 
Winter evening-8 bring- people together for sociability, 
and a grand corn pop, with its fun, breaks the ice and 
conduces to general merriment. Why not raise sonic 
Pop Corn ? It pops best when more than one year old. 
*Tis winter , yet there is no sound 
In the air 
Of winds along their battle ground; 
But noisily there 
The corn is popping , all around 
How white, how white! 
Pop Corn, White Rice, best white; per quart, 40 cents. 
10 
SWEET CORN 
Corn, Vick’s Earliest of All. This is in fact the “earliest of 
all;” very excellent, tender and sweet. Introduced last year, it 
pleased the limited number who were able to get it. Similar in ap¬ 
pearance to the Cory, but is superior in quality, ripening a week 
to ten days before the Cory; 50 cents per quart, 10 cents per packet. 
See Novelty pages. 
RUSSELL’S PROLIFIC. 
Vick’s Golden N ugget. Introduced last year by us as a novelty. 
Its earliness and bright golden color are remarkable; very tender 
and sweet, with an excellent rich flavor; ears medium size, twelve- 
rowed and well filled; GO cents per quart, 25 cents per pint. 15 cents 
per package. See Novelty pages. 
EVERGREEN. 
Country Gentleman. This new Sweet Corn is a remarkably 
satisfactory corn for family use. Its long, small, milky kernels are 
full of sweetness, and as the cob is small, and the corn white and very 
tender, it is sure to please; 60 cents per quart, 35 cents per pint, 15 
cents per package. See Novelty pages. 
OTHER STANDARD VARIETIES. 
CORY. 
Below we give the earliest, medium and latest varieties of Sweet Corn. 
The engravings show different varieties, both as to form and compara¬ 
tive size, as nearly, perhaps, as it is possible to do so in engravings of 
this character. Sweet Corn should not be planted very early in the sea¬ 
son, for it will not make any progress until the weather is warm and will 
be very likely to rot. It will decay in places where our common field 
corn will grow, and the sweeter and purer the less hardship it will bear. 
“ Still let us, for his golden com 
Send up our thanks to God!”— John G. Whittier. 
Always select a warm soil for Sweet Corn, if possible, especially for the 
early varieties, as the difference in soil and exposure will make at least a 
week’s difference in the time of maturity, besides insuring a crop. We 
have taken the greatest possible pains to secure very choice Sweet Corn. 
•Corn, Extra Early Cory. A few days earlier than, and in 
general appearance closely resembling the Marblehead, and pro¬ 
ducing ears somewhat larger. To marketmen this variety is of 
great value, as the first Sweet Corn will bring two or three times 
the price it commands when the supply becomes general. Price, 
per quart, 40 cents. . ^ 
Early Minnesota , one of the best very early sweet varieties 
we have ever tried. Plant rather dwarf, ears fine for so early a 
variety, and of good quality; per quart, 40 cents. 10 
Perry’s -Hybrid S uga r, the largest Early Sweet Corn thatwe 
have ever seen. Ears ready for use a few days later than the 
Early Marblehead, and before the Minnesota, but of double the 
size of either of these varieties, the ears being twelve-rowed, and 
sometimes fourteen. The kernels are large and tender, and deli¬ 
ciously sweet; stalks of great vigor, growing about six feet high, 
with two perfect ears to a stalk; per quart, 40 cents . 10 
'Russell’s Prolific, a very superior early variety, the sweetest 
of the very early sorts. Ears eight to ten inches in length ; per 
quart, 40 cents.- . 1° 
Sto well’s Evergreen, late; very select and pure; an excel¬ 
lent variety, remaining in a green state longer than any other 
kind; per quart, 40 cents. 10 
Egyptian, or Washington Ma 
Early Eight-lto\ved Sugar. 
Early Adams. 
Ne Plus Ultra, or Quaker. 
Moore’s Early Concord. 
Mammoth Uate Sugar. 
Each, 40 cents per q 
et. Hickok’s Improved. 
151 ack Mexican. 
Excelsior. 
Triumph. 
Chicago Market. 
Crosby’s Early, 
rt; 10 cents per package. 
MUSTARD. 
Mustard being very hardy, seed can be sown as soon as the soil is free 
from frost. Sow in shallow drills, and cut*when a few inches in height. 
It grows rapidly, and several sowings may be made. The young Mustard 
leaves are used for spring salad. 
Mustard, White, best for salad or culinary purposes; per lb., 
40 cents; oz., 10 cents. - - - . . * 
31 ack, per lb., 40 cents; oz., 10 cents ..-.- -- 6 
OKRA. 
OKRA—WHITE VELVET. 
The Okra is a vigorous, large plant, requiring a good deal of room, and 
the large kind should be planted not less than three feet apart, and the 
dwarf about eighteen inches. In mild climates it is only necessary to 
sow the seed in the open ground, about two inches deep, and then merely 
keep the ground clean and mellow, as for a hill of corn. 
Okra, White Velvet. The pods of this new variety are round 
and smooth, much larger than those of other sorts, and are pro¬ 
duced in great profusion. Per lb., $1.00; oz., 10 cents.. 10 
Long Green, long pale green, and ribbed. Per lb., $1.00; oz., 
10 cents . ,r> 
Dwa rf Green, earliest and best for the North. Per lb., $1.00; 
oz., 10 cents. ^ 
This space is reserved to suggest that you add 
The Charmer Pea and Golden Nugget Corn to 
the list, and before completing order take an¬ 
other look through the colored pages. 
