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Title: Annual catalogue of seeds and bulbs
Identifier: annualcatalogueo1896owcl (find matches)
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: O. W. Clark & Son; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs New York (State) Buffalo; Vegetables; Flowers; Fruit; Gardening; Commercial catalogs
Publisher: Buffalo, New York : O. W. Clark & Son
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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CATALOGUE OF VEGETABLE, FLOWER AND FARM SEEDS. 11 Culture.- apt to rot), in hills 3 ft. apart each way ; 7 or 8 kernels in a hill ; hoe often and draw up dirt to the stems; thin to 4 stalks, and break off side shoots. Use plenty of old, fine ma- nure. For suc- cession, plant every Corn, Sweet or Sugar. French, Mais de Sucre. German, Surfer SBclfd^fom. Spanish, Mate. Plant about the middle of May, or as soon as the ground is dry (if planted too early, Corn is
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or 3 w 60 First of All. Qt. 20 $0 60 Pk. $1 00 First of All. The very earliest Sweet Corn, ripen- ing nearly a week earlier than the Cory ; superior quality ; ears medium sized and of delicious flavor, $0 Extra=Early Cory. For market purposes it will be found of great value; ears large; Corn is very sweet and of fine quality Shaker's Early. Market-gardeners will find this an excellent second early variety of large size and fine flavor Clark's Nonesuch. A second early and very su- perior market sort; strong grower and heavy yielder ; of finest table quality. Large- sized ears, 12 to 14 rowed $0 Early Crosby. One of the best early sorts ; of dwarf habit; good-sized ears with small kernels ; a desirable sort .... Early Minnesota. Small ears of excel- lent quality ; very productive Stabler's Early. Of larger size than usual for the early kinds. It is remark- able for fine flavor, sweetness and earli- ness ; desirable for canning, and popular with market-gardeners . . Country Gentlemen. Large ears with very small cob ; kernels deep. The ten- derest and sweetest of all. Late . . . StowelPs Evergreen. A favorite late, sweet variety, and largely grown by market-gardeners ; popular for canning ; remains tender a longtime Excelsior Sugar. A superb sort, with large, well-filled ears ; very sweet . . . Black Mexican. Late ; very sweet, and of excellent flavor Late Mammoth. The largest variety grown ; excellent for market Field and Ensilage Corn. Early White Flint. A very desirable variety for field cul- ture ; ears 8-rowed, about 10 inches long ; kernel white, very sound and heavy ; very desirable sort for field culture, $1 25 Longfellow Flint. A standard variety for a main crop; ears long, setlow on the stalk, which grows tall ; colordeep yellow, and similar to the Early White Flint 1 35 Early Mastodon Dent. The earliest of the large-eared Dent varieties, and will mature in 100 days with favorable Corn weather 1 25 White Cap Yellow Dent. Ears as large as LeamiDg, and matures a week earlier 1 25 Learning. The best variety for ensilage or dry fodder, for which it is largely used 1 00 Red Cob Ensilage. Our stock of this well-known variety is genuine. Look for registered trade-mark on each bag . 75 White Rice. A very choice white variety ; best for popping ; may be sown thickly in rows ; requires ordinary culture . 2 00

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