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Title: Landreths' seeds : American-grown
Identifier: CAT31283747 (find matches)
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: David Landreth & Sons; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nursery stock Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs; Commercial catalogs Pennsylvania Philadelphia
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : D. Landreth & Sons
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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CORN. 27 CORN. # Zea—ilais—Mniz Para cl mo dc la mesa—SBelfdi^tcrn filr lifcyiicbraucfj- Indiansk Korn. One Quart of Seed to 100 Yards of Row. Eight Quarts to the Acre. This is a native of North find South America, having hecn found In cultivation by the first European voyagers. Modern researches in Peru an Mexico have given evidence that ItB culture extends far beyond any historic i>eriod.
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I 1". L Extra Early Beverly. i. Hickox Sugar. 9. Evergreen Sugar. '2. Extra Early Adams. 6. Early Mammoth Sugar. 10. Late Mammoth Sugar. Crosby Sugar. Triumph Sugar. FIELD CORN. One Pint of Secrt to 100 Yarn* of Row. Kl«ht <i»«rts to the Acre. 120 to 140 Days from Planting to Cutting. Postage 15c. per quart extra if sent by mail. LANDRETHS' SOUTHERN PROLIFIC.-A mammoth-stalked, yet very early rlpener, cutting for the shock in 100 days from germina- tion. Grain large, light yellow, cob small, generally two ears on a stalk. Very valuable for culture in the South, because of hardening before the coming of the wevil moth. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per qt. 10c. LEAMING (early).—An early selected variety of Yellow Corn, small grain, weighty, productive. Pkts: 5c. and 10c.; per qt 10c There is no foundation whatever for the statement that Indian Corn has been found in the wrappings of Egyptian mummies; such talcs being pure fabrications. Seedsof Wheat, Sorghum and Millet have been discovered, but it is doubtful if any such seed ever vegetated. Indian Corn may be divided into six classes, viz.:— Pop— 'lea Ercrta; Flint—Zea Indurata; Dent—Zea Men- lata; Soft—Zea Anylaca; Sweet—Zea Saccharatum; Pod or Husk—Zea Vaginata; and each of these are subdivided according to shape ol the ear, number of rows upon each ear, etc. Table Corn cannot be planted successfully at an earlier date than the ordinary field varieties; iiideed it is more likely to decay under unfavorable soil conditions than the hardier field varieties. As a rule, Sugar Corn is not as vital as the field sorts, and therefore it is wise to plant almost a double number of grains in the hill as com- pared with Field Corn. When the Cherry is in bloom, hills for the short va- rieties of three and four feet in height may be made three by three feet apart; for the intermediate varieties, three by four feet ; and fur the tall varieties, four by four feet apart. In all cases allowing three stalks to stand to the hill. Repetitions of Corn planting should be made everv two weeks, and for the quick ripening varieties the plant- ing may be continued until within sixty days of frost Seed should be provided at the rate of ten quarts to the acre. We always provide that much, though often only planting six or seven quarts. The plants thinned out to three inches apart Of the medium and larger varieties of Sugar Corn seventy-five to eighty bushels, or 8000 to ItOOO roasting ears can be had to the acre The average price paid by Philadelphia Commission Merchants is one dollar per bushel. The highest price is about three dollars per bushel and the lowest price about sixty cents per bushel. Green Corn packed loosely in slatted bushel baskets will, in early season, carry safely for forty hours. In larger packages' it may become in- jured by heating. CAPTION. Seed Corn in bulk should be taken out of the bags as soon as received and spread out in a dry place. PENNSYLVANIA LONG EARLY YELLOW FLINT.—Long, narrow ears; grain, reddish-yellow and flinty; a productive Field Com, quite early. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per qt. 10c. GOLDEN DENT(SHOWT).— Named from the bright color of the indented grain; a prolific variety. Pkts. 5c. and 10e.; per qt. 10c. LANDRETHS' LARGE WHITE FLINT. Long, slim ears, cov- ered with pure white, flinty grains. The best sort for hominy. This variety is superior to that usually sold. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; per qt 10c, PENNSYLVANIA EARLY DENT.—Reliable sort. Early and vigor- ous. Stalks short, ranging from six to eight feet. Ears set low, large and well-filled, fifty-six to sixty shelling a bushel of corn. So produc- tive as to be relied upon for a return of ten bushels per acre over any other Corn In Pennsylvania. Pkts. 5c. and 10c.; perqt 10c. Asylum Sugar. Land reth Sugar.

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