Title: Spring 1897
Identifier: CAT31282709 (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: John A. Salzer Seed Co.
Subjects: Nursery stock Wisconsin Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: La Crosse, Wis. : John A. Salzer Seed Co.

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65 JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.'S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS> /neuojones: send me i anoth£a(obus.of i salzfrs telephone-^ 1 sweet corn Salzer's Telephone Sweet Corn. Next to "First-of-AU" this is the earliest variety grown. The ears are of fair size, a size in great demand in the market. — Quite a quantity of this Corn was distributed among large market gardeners, and our illustration truthfully depicts its merits as an sxtremely early sort. It creates a demand for itself '°Your';i-^e/s^yow mlrka^^ your family customers cry for it: everybody once using it for early ^i^l^^nt no other. kerncl is white/the stalks short, the ears fair sized, the yield large, and its extreme earhness remarkable. It iS the Com to grow for orivate use. or for sale by the market gardener. Note our low price for this remarkaDle novelty. ' Bv mail oke.. lOc; V2 pt., 20c.; pt., 36c.; qt.,45c.; pk., S3.00, postpaid. Bv freight or express, pkjr.. 10c.: ot.. 20c.; qt., 30c.; pk.. »l.a6; bu., S3,60. ny ireijnx or exprc p k Early Champlon Sweet Corn. Produces ears 12 inches long In 60 days. This new variety is, without question, the earliest large Sweet Corn yet introduced, being only a few days later than the first early small sorts. Ears nearly as large as the Evergreen; pure , white kernels, with medium sized white cob; very sweet, tender and full of milk, yielding from 2 to 3 ears to the stalk. Pkg., lOc; pt.,20c.; qt,,35c.; pk., 75c ; bu.,S2.90. La Crosse Early Sweet Corn, Next to Salzer's Telephone and Salzer's" Northern Pedigree, no Sweet Corn excels this in earliness and productiveness. Fine, large kernels, deliciously sweet, of medium-sized ears. (For illustration, see bottom of page.) P^^g-t, lOc; pt., 80c.; GROWN I SEEOS FIELD OF ORDINARY-^ S WEET^ CORN. ^ FSALZER S TELEPHONE I ►WEET CORN. qt.,40c.; by express, pt,30c.; qt.,30c.; pk.,?1.25; bu., $3.00. Northern Pedigree Sweet Corn. * mHe hv qide with Ne Plus Ultra. Amber Cream, Early Minnesota and Early La Crosse, it proved 4 days ahead of Early La Crosse, ( andlom /to 12 rays ahead ^ Stalks'dwarf, ears small, well developed, full and dfehciously sweet J^e drift of hundreds oftestimoniSsrSfe^^^^ Good-sized ear and of the most dSiTs sweetne^^^^^ pt.,30c.; qt.,50c.; by express, pkg , lOc; pt.,20c.: qt.,85c.: pk..! 1.25; bu., S3.00. Ei
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Com-Country Gentleman. This is used largely in the East, where it is called the finest of all Sweet Corns for private table. It is also known as Zigzasr Corn, on account of the peculiar arrangement ^f its kernels. It is rather late but is of a delicious quality, ripening 6 days before Evergreen Corn, and will de- light the most fastidious epicure. Pkg., lOc; pt., SOc; qt., 35c.; pk., ^1.00; bu., S2.90. Extra Early Adams. This Corn is a splendid early va- riety, though not as early as the Tele- phone. Early La Crosse and these varieties, yet it follows these so close- ly with great large ears that it is one of the most profitable varieties that can be grown on account of earliness and fine shape of ears; not sweet. Pkg., lOc; pt., 20c.; qt., 35c.; pk., $1.00; bu., $2.75. Black Mexican. This variety is always scarce. It is of excellent quality, medium late, and on account of its novel appearance is sure to be taking. Pkg., lOc; pt.,20c.; qt.,35c.; pk.,5?1.00; bu , 83.00. >«^We can also supply at 10c a package, 20c a pint, 35c. a quart and 90c. a peck, the following: Early Adams, Burlington, Tom Thumb, Shaker's Early Triumph, Zigzag, None-Such, Excelsior and other standard Corn sorts. % PRICES OF FOLLOWING 8 SORTS: By express, pkg., lOc; pt., 15c.; qt., 20c.; pk., 60c.; bu., «S.25; . fey mail, pkg., lOc; pt , 20c.; qt., 30c. 1. Perry's Hybrid (Ballard's Early).—Also known under Chicago market. It is a fine sort; very sweet; a good second early; large, fine ears. 2. Early Minnesota.—One of the best varieties for second early; splendid in all particulars. 3. Early Marblehead.—Fine flavor and very sweet. Moore's Concord.—Largest anbest second early. 5. Cory.—A splendid, very early Sweet Corn; rich flavor. 6. Mammoth Sugar.—A large sort, very sweet; later than Evergreen. 7. Egyptian Sweet.—Late; ears large and flavor rich and sweet. 8. f ilcox Canner.—A superb sort for canning, ripening 2 weeks before Egyptian. Stoweirs Evergreen Sweet Corn. There is no Sweet Corn more generally and largely planted than the Evergreen. Now, our Strain is vastly superior to the bulk offered. It has been carefully grown for seed and is sure to give great satisfacMon. The ears are very large,—we have seen them 10 to 11 inches long,— deliciouslv sweet, and will outsell the common varieties of late Sweet Corn two to one I You will like it because it will give satisfaction. Pkg., 10c.; pt., 20c.; qt., 300., postpaid; by express, pkg., 10c.; qt.,aOc.; pk,. 60c.; bu.,»2.25. POP CORN. Salzer's Silver Ball.—With us it is enormously productive, of fine, delicious taste, and pops readily and evenly. It is the Corn for everybody to plant. A package will be sufficient for family use. Give the boys on the farm an acre to plant Pop Corn for the market It pays. Pkg., 15c.; pt., 25c.; qt., 45c.; by express, pk., J1.25; bu..«3 00. White Rice.—One of thel finest, most prolific Pop! Corns grown; largely plant f ed; very ^ood. Fkg.,10c.;i pt., postpaid, 20c.; qt., 35c.; j by express, qt., 20c.; pk. &100. Queen's Golden.—A "I splendid sort. Above all is ; its exceeding tenderness when popped, together with its delicious and delicate taste; splendid for all pur- poses. By mail, pkg , 10c.; pt., 20c.; qt., 35c.; by ex- press, pk., SI .00. A WORD! On page 47 we give as an extra present 5 kernels of 20 Days the Earliest Sweet Corn! Say, that's the earliest Corn in the world, sure! Pkg. of 5 kernels, 20c. The Best.

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