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CORN, SWEET or SUGAR, continued 
LATE VARIETIES 
Country Gentleman. Quite late in ripening. The long, deep-grained 
kernels, formed irregularly on the small white cobs, 
are the sweetest of any variety in cultivation. lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts., 
10 lbs. $2.50. 
’ The well-known late sort, and one of the best and 
Stowell § Evergreen. most largely planted for general use. The large, 
thick ears are well filled to the end and remain in condition for cooking longer 
than most varieties. 3lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 ets., 10 lbs. $2.50. 
Brunjes’ Long Island Beauty. This splendid Sweet Corn is considered 
alert sateen On eg eee ee SELVA AN VAS ONeL Ol ten VeLys Desa SOLtSs 
It is a Corn that all should grow, being sweet, very tender, and possessing the 
rich, sugary flavor of Stowell’s Evergreen. Ears extra large, often 1 foot in length. 
41b. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts., 10 lbs. $2.50. 
Mammoth Late. Mainly planted by market-gardeners. The stalks grow very 
high, and bear the largest ears of any Sweet Corn. 4lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts. 2 lbs. 
55 cts., 10 lbs. $2.50. 
POP CORN 
Golden Queen. (Shelled.) Mlb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts. 
Red Beauty. (Shelled.) 4lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 Ibs. 55 cts. 
White Rice. (Shelled.) %lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts., 2 lbs. 55 cts. 
Field Corn. See page 28. 
DANDELION 
One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill 
This is one of the earliest spring vegetables. When small the leaves are very 
tender and esteemed for making salad. Sow the seed in spring, when the soil 
becomes warm, usually in April, and from then until the middle of August, in 
rows one foot apart and finch deep. It remains over winter and is ready for 
cutting the following spring. If the roots are not disturbed, they will grow again, 
affording another supply the next year. 
French. Common. Cannot supply. 
DILL 
One ounce will sow 200 feet of drill Corn, Stowell’s Evergreen 
From May 15 to June 15 sow seed inch deep in drills 14 feet apart. Unless the plants stand very thick, it is 
not necessary to thin out, but keep soil cultivated and free from weeds. 
Mammoth. The plants are of branching habit, growing from 214 to 3 feet high. The dry branches and seeds 
Corn, Country Gentleman er rng, te sed ees for flavoring dill pickles; far superior to the common variety. Pkt. 5 cts., 
Sars tae of eee ae oe the preceding variety, it is best suited for the home-garden; splendid for flavoring pickles. Pkt. 
cts., OZ. cts., lb. cts., lb. $1. 




One ounce will produce 1,000 plants 
As the seed of Eggplant is slow in germinating, 
it should be sown in a hotbed or greenhouse where it 
will receive the benefit of as much heat as possible. 
Sow seed during February and the early part of 
March, and as the plants are very sensitive, they 
should not be transplanted to the open ground 
until June, when all danger of cool weather is past. 
The plants should be transplanted at least once 
in the frames before the final setting out. Set plants 
2% feet apart each way. 
New York Improved Purple. This is not only 
the finest Eggplant for the garden, but it is the 
largest and most profitable for the market as 
well. The plants are spineless, very productive, 
yielding from four to six extra-large, oval-shaped 
fruits of a beautiful rich purple. It is early, and 
of the finest quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., 
4]b. $1.50, lb. $5.50. 
Black Beauty. Although this variety is not quite 
so large as the well-known New York Improved 
Purple, it matures from a week to ten days en a - 
earlier. The fruits have thick flesh and are very Florence Fennel. See page 14 
attractive in appearance, being of a rich, glossy, , 
purplish black color. Plants are of strong, stocky growth and very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., 
oz. 50 cts., ¢1b. $1.50, lb. $5.50. 

Eggplant, Black Beauty FOR PLANTS, see page 28. 
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