. Philips' 1899 catalogue : garden, farm and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Mercersburg Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Livestock Catalogs. Vegetable Seeds. 21 CORN, Sweet or Sugar. The Sweet or Sugar varieties being liable to rot in cold or wet ground, should not be planted be- fore May, or until the ground has become waim, and for succession continue planting every two weeks, until the middle of July, in rich, well-manured ground, in hills three feet apart each way, covering about one half inch and thin out to three stalks in a h
. Philips' 1899 catalogue : garden, farm and flower seeds. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Mercersburg Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Livestock Catalogs. Vegetable Seeds. 21 CORN, Sweet or Sugar. The Sweet or Sugar varieties being liable to rot in cold or wet ground, should not be planted be- fore May, or until the ground has become waim, and for succession continue planting every two weeks, until the middle of July, in rich, well-manured ground, in hills three feet apart each way, covering about one half inch and thin out to three stalks in a hill. STOWELL'S EVERGREEN. Extra Early Cory. The ears are even larger and better filled out than the Ked Cory, and become fit for use a little earlier. It has the great advantage of a clear white grain with white cob, making it one of the best extra early varieties for either the market or pri- vate garden. Pkt. 10c, pt. 15c, qt. 25c. Early Champion. This is without a doubt the earliest large corn yet intro- duced, only a few days later than the well known Early Minnesota, with ears almost as large as the Stowell's Ever- green. Ears have been grown with special culture ready for the table in sixty one days from time of planting, and weighing one and one half pounds. It has a medium size cob and large deep, pearly white grains, very sweet, tender and full of milk. Pkt. 10c, pint 15c, quart 25c. Early Minnesota. Very early. A de- cidedly excellent variet}'; ears fair size and uniform. Pkt. 10c, pt. 15c, qt. 25c, Black Mexican. It is very early, pro- duces good sized eais, from two to four ears to the stalk and is considered by all who have used it, to be the most sugary of all Sweet Corns; when fit for the table it is remarkably white, and when ripe the grains are a blue black. Pkt. 10c, pint 15c, qt. 25c. Old Colony. A sweet,. tender sort, with large^ handsome ears, 10 to 12 row- ed. A selection of Evergreen type. It is just as sweet, but about ten days ear- lier. A desirable sor
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