. Dreer's garden book 1918. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 22-. CORN, Sweet or Sugar Welschkorn, Ger. Mais, Fr. Maiz, Sp. One pound will plant about 100 hills, or 150 to 250 feet of row. CULTURE.âSeed of the sweet varieties is liable to rot if planted in wet or cold ground. Yet if we have an early warm spell in spring, it may pay to take some risk, as often the plants, when once up, escape injury by frost. Plant in hills 3 feet apart each way, covering about half an inch
. Dreer's garden book 1918. Seeds Catalogs; Nursery stock Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs. 22-. CORN, Sweet or Sugar Welschkorn, Ger. Mais, Fr. Maiz, Sp. One pound will plant about 100 hills, or 150 to 250 feet of row. CULTURE.âSeed of the sweet varieties is liable to rot if planted in wet or cold ground. Yet if we have an early warm spell in spring, it may pay to take some risk, as often the plants, when once up, escape injury by frost. Plant in hills 3 feet apart each way, covering about half an inch and thin out to three plants to a hill, or plant in rows 4 feet apart, and to stand 12 inches apart in the rows. For succession plant every two weeks up to July loth. SWEET CORN BY PARCEL POST The prices given in this Catalogue for Sweet Corn of all kinds are for same to be sent by express or freight, at purchaser's expense. If wanted sent by by Parcel Post remit extra as follows: To points East of the Mississippi River, 7 cts. per pound. To points West of the Mississippi River, 12 cts. per pound. PLEASE NOTE.âWe have adopted the Cental System in se!I= ing Sweet Corn and quote prices by weight instead of measure, as this system is more convenient both to customers and ourselves. One pound is equal to about a pint. Packets of all varieties of Sweet Corn, 10 cts. each. Golden Cream. (See Colored Plate and page 8.) Dreer's Aristocrat. (See Specialties, page 6.) Golden Dawn. (See Specialties, page 6.) Golden Bantam. (Seecut.) Produces ears measuring about 5 inches, but the smallness of the ears is fully made up by the deliciously sweet flavor and ten- der quality of the corn when cooked. It is a fine variety for the home garden. By express or freight, at purchaser's expense, lb., 50 cts.; 2 lbs., 90 cts. (if by Parcel Post add as noted at top of page); 10 lbs., $ Peep O'Day. Very early and prolific, producing from 2 to 5 ears each, which measure about 5 inches in length and
Size: 803px × 3114px
Photo credit: © Paul Fearn / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorhenryggilbertnurserya, bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910
