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Title: Annual catalogue for 1881 containing a list of garden, field and flower seeds, together with prices and cultural directions
Identifier: annualcataloguef1881pric (find matches)
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Price & Knickerbocker (Albany, N. Y. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seeds Catalogs; Seed industry and trade New York (State) Albany
Publisher: Albany, N. Y. : Price & Knickerbocker
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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P. & K. NETT JIAiXilOTH HEAD LETTCCE. LEEK. CORN — Continued. Black Mexican Sugar. A medium early com, growing tall in the stalk; ears eight-rowed, being white in a green state and turning black as it becomes old: verv tender and sweet; it ripens about the same time as Crosby's Red Cob S-weet. A medium earlj- corn, cob red, kernel good size and slightly shaded with red Asylum. A very fine looking, prodnctive sweet corn, and a good market variety. Ears 12 to 16-rowed. large and a good sized kernel TTvelTe-rowed Sugar. A large and "good variety, producing fijie while ears, very sweet and tender. Very profluctive. . " 3Iammotli. One of the best late varieties ; stalk good size, ears enormously large, 12 to 16-rowed, verv tender and sweet, cob white, large and well filled STOWELL'S EYEKGHEEX SUGAR. The latest and sweetest variety; stalk growing tall, producing from 3 to 5 ears, some of which will keep green till fros't comes ; ears handsome, 12 to 16-rowed. with a small, deep kernel, very tender and sweet, cob medium size and white; can be planted from May to July Soiling or Sweet Corn for Fodder. This is much used to sow for feed- ing instead of the common white corn, being worth double, as it contains a larger amount of sweetness and nutriment. It is used for feeding in a green state or curing for fodder in Winter, being very nice for milch cows, cut up andimixed with meal FIELD CORN. In ordering by mail add 10 ce>its per ear for postage. Compton's Early. Stalks grow 8 to 10 feet high, ears from 12 to 15 inches in length, often 4 on a stalk, well filled out to the end; kernel medium. of a bright yellow Early Eight-Rowed. Ears long, eight-rowed, kernels fair size, of a bright yellow coior. stalks 5 to 6 feet high, cob small. Very early Early Yellow Canada. Ears small^eight-rowed, kernels smooth and nearly 'round, of a bright orange color, cob small, stalk 4 to 5 feet high; very earlv Early Wliite Flint. A very desirable variety for field culture : ears 8-rowed, about 10 inches long, kernel white, very sound and heavy ; very desirable for field culture Large Tellow Flint. A standard variety for main crop ; ears long, set low on the stalk, which grows tall; color aeep yellow and similar to above... Chester County Mammoth. A desirable variety of indented yellow field corn, vigorous and prolific King Philip. Eisrht-rowed, ears fair size, kernel large, deep orange shaded with red ; staiTi 4 to 5 feet high Pop Corn. For Popping, ears 7c. per lb. CORN SAIiAD or FETTICUS. Sow in drills a quarter of an inch deep and six inches apart the latter part of Angnst or in Sep- tember. Tread in the seed lightly if the weather is dry. Keep free from weeds and cover thinly with straw or leaves just before winter. Per pkt. Per oz. Per lb. Corn Salad $0 05 $0 15 $1 00 CRESS. Sow thickly in shallow drills every two or three weeks for salad ; can be cut three or lour times. Water Cress requires a stream of water in which it will grow without care, except at first keeping the weeds from interfering with it. Curled or Peppergrass 05 10 50 Broad Leaved 05 10 60 True Water 10 50 5 GO GKEEX CURLED ENDIVE. Per pkt. Per qt. Per bu. |0 10 $0 20 $4 50 10 20 4 00 10 20 4 00 10 20 4 00 10 20 4 00 10 20 4 00 2 50 Per ear. Per doz. Per 100. $0 08 $0 50 .$3 00 05 40 2 50 05 40 2 50 05 40 2 50 05 40 2 50 08 60 3 50 05 40 2 50

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