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Title: 1901 Johnson & Stokes garden and farm manual
Identifier: CAT31294891 (find matches)
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Johnson & Stokes; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nursery stock, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Flowers, Seeds, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Fruit, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Nuts, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs; Gardening, Equipment and supplies, Catalogs; Seed industry and trade, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Catalogs
Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa. : Johnson & Stokes : Press of Edward Stern & Co. , Inc.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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30 JOHNSON & STOKES, PHILADELPHIA Sweet Com L-atc Varieties Large packets, 10c; ears, 15c. each, postpaid
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THREE OF THE SWEETEST LATE CORNS IN CULTIVATION. ZIG-ZAG EVERGREEN SWEET CORN The ears resemble Stowell's Evergreen in size and shape, except that the kernels are placed irregularly or zig- zag upon the cob, which is always an indication of great sweetness in any variety of sugar corn. Pint, 20c; qt., 35c, postpaid; qt., 25c; peck, $1.00; bush., £3.50, by freight or express. COUNTRY GENTLEHAN SWEET CORN Country Gentleman possesses all the superior quali- ties of the old Shoe Peg, viz., the deepest grain, smallest eob and richest flavor, and resembles it in every other respect, except that the ears are much larger. Notwith- standing the greater size of the ear, it is fully as productive, producing three to four good ears to the stalk. Pint, 20c; qt., 30c, postpaid ; qt., 20c; peck, 75c; bush.,$2.75, by freight or express. SHOE PEG, or NE PLUS ULTRA Very popular for home use. Stalks are of medium height, kernel small, very long, white and exceedingly tender. Pint, 20c; qt., 30c; peck. 85c.; bush., $3.00. LATE MAMMOTH. A popular market sort, ripening a little later than Evergreen. The largest of all. Very pro- ductive, flavor rich and sweet. Pint, 20e.; qt., 30c, postpaid ; qt., 20c; peck. 75c; bush., $2.75, bv freight. EGYPTIAN, or WASHINGTON MARKET. A large variety, somewhat resembling the Evergreen ; flavor pecu- liarly "rich and sweet. Pint, 20c; qt., 30c, postpaid; by ex- press or freight, qt., 20c: peck, 75c: bush., $2.75. BLACK MEXICAN. Black grains, very sweet and rich in flavor. Pint, 20c; qt,, 30c; peck, 90c; bush., $3.25. Fodder Sweet Corn. For soiling and green fodder. Bush., £1.60; 5 bush, and over, $1.50 per bush. Vop Corn for the Boys QUEEN'S GOLDEN POP CORN. This new sort is one of the best of all for popping, owing to its large size, extreme tenderness and pure white color when popped. Ear, 10c; 4 ears, 25c; shelled, per pkt., 10c; pt., 25c; qt, 45c , postpaid; lb., 15c; 2 lbs., 25c; 10 lbs., $1.00; 25 lbs., $2.00 ; 50 lbs. and over, 6c. per lb., bv express or freight. MAPLEOALE PROLIFIC, WHITE RICE and SILVER LACE POP CORN. Well-known and popular sorts. Each, per ear, 10c; large pacset, shelled, 10c; pint, 120c : qt., 40c, postpaid ; lb., 15c; 10 lbs., $1.00 ; 25 lbs.. $2.00 : 50 lbs. and over, 6c. per lb., by freight or express. Special prices for larger lots. Corn Salad, or Vetticost One ounce will sow about eighteen square feet, and six pounds will sow one acre. BROAD LEAVED (LARGE SEEDED). A delicious salad, used during the winter and spring months a9 a substi- tute for lettuce, and is also cooked and used like spinach. Sow in spring in drills one foot apart. It will mature in six weeks. For early spring use sow in September and winter over like spinach. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c ; % lb., 20c; lb., 60c, postpaid ; 5 lbs. and over, 45c. per lb., by express. Chicory The roots, dug in the fall, dried, cut in thin slices, roasted and ground, are used largely as a substitute for coffee. Large Rooted, or Coffee. The chicory of commerce, and the best, Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; \£ lb , 25c; lb., 90c. Chives Chives are very hardy and perennial members of the onion family. They are grown exclusively for their top9. Planted in clumps in any garden soil, they grow readily, and increase so as to render a division necessary. The tops appear very early in spring, and can be cut throughout the season. Roots, per bunch, 25c. by mail, postpaid. Collards (Colewort) Collards are largely used as "greens" in some parts of the country, especially South. They are a form of the cab- bage, bearing new leaves as the old ones are pulled off. True Georgia. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 30c; lb., $1.00. Cress One ounce will sow about fifteen square feet. Extra Curled (Pepper Grass). Fine flavor; can cut several times. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c; % lb., 20c; lb., 60c. TRUE WATER CRESS. A well known aquatic plant, with oval leaves, making a delicious and appetizing salad. Pkt., 10c; oz., 35c; %lb., $1.00; lb., $3.25. UPLAND CRESS. Perennial, grown same as spinach ; flavor resembles water cress. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c.

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