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HORTICULTURE 



SeDtember 18, 1909 



HOLMES' DELICIOUS 



EARLY 

 SWEET CORN 



An entirely new and distinct variety. Ready for market sixty-five days from 

 date of planting. Without exception the most delicious early corn. 



Fully equals our Premo in size — twelve rows to the ear, and among the first in the market. The stalks grow 

 fiom five to six feet high and in the entire crop we grew, found the ears to be free from smut. It is evidently 

 a drought proof corn as it did well throughout the entire past dry season. 



We have made it a rule never to introduce a novelty in vegetables or flowprs that did not have merit, 

 and was not fully up to our representations. We can truthfully say in offering this corn, HOLMES DELI- 

 CIOUS, that we do §o knowing that it will grow in public favor, the same as our manv other novelties which 

 we have introduced, such as HOLMES' PREMO CORN, HOUSER CABBAGE, etc. The mere fact that both these 

 novelties are listed by the large majority of the best seed houses, not only in. the United States, but in Ger- 

 many and other parts of the world, substantiates our claims made in. the past. 



The private gardener is always on the lookout for something superior to anything he has had before. 

 The HOLMES' DELICIOUS meets his requirements. The market gardener is also always on the lookout for 

 something extremely early. This also meets his wants. The farmer, as well as the private and market gardener, 

 is just as eager to secure a good article, and to him we can truly say the HOLMES' DELICIOUS meets his re- 

 quirements. 



' William K. Harris, the noted florist of Philadelphia and the father of the 

 Lilium Harrisii writes: "Id my honest opiaion it is the most delicious 

 corn I have ever eaten. It is tender, juicy and sweet and has a flavor reost 

 pleasing to the palate It ranks far ahead of any of the varieties that have 

 yet come before my notice I have given this corn to a great manv of my 

 friends, and they all pronouuced it superior to anythint; they had ever eaten." 



I desire to express to you the satisfaction I received from your Delicious 

 Sweet Corn, which I ordered from you this past Spring. With me it was 

 six days earlier than two other extra early varieties, and ttiese latter two 

 varieties are considered the earliest of all. Also it is hardier than other early 

 varieties, it withstands the wet and cold soil of a late spring, and can thus be 

 planted a week or ten days ahead of any other corn. You have it named 

 correctly, tor in flavor it is delicious Yours very truly, D.4VID RUST 



WE SHALL HAVE AMPLE TO SUPPLY THE TRADE THIS YEAR. WRITE FOR PRICES. 



HOLMES' GREEN PROLIFIC 



POLE 

 LIMA BEAN 



Grows green, keeps green and dries green; the only LIMA BEAN that is 



absolutely green when dry. 



The most productive POLE LIMA BEAN, as early as the EARLY JERSEY and unquestionably the most 

 proliflc of all Pole Limas. The large pods hang in clusters of from five to eight, which makes them easy to 

 gather, each having from five to six beans in a pod. It is strictly one of the most remarkable novelties 

 that has been offered for many years and one which every seedsman appreciates as well as the market gar- 

 dener. There will be no disappointment in the crop. Although a very dry season, this bean has absolutely 

 surprised the grower as to its prolificness, and its fine eating quality, etc. 



Messrs. George R. Pedrifk A: Sons, who t-'i't'w this Itc.Tii foi' lis this year write: 

 "The HOLMES' GREEN PROLIFIC POLE LIMA BEAN which we giew for you this 

 last se.ason was one of the most protliictive I'OLE I,IMA>S '.\o hrivc over grown, bear- 

 iug large olusters, sis to eight iiods containing fi-oni iiye to six pcrfcrt formeil beans 

 as lai-ge :ts the KING OF THE i.JARMEN or LARGE WHITE LIMAS. of trtie liark 

 green color, which has long l>eeii sought t.iy many seedsmen, and we believe tills is one 

 of the noi-elties which has come to stay that, has merit. In tlavtir they are deli- 



Icious and tender." 

 We shall have sufBcient to supply the trade with this bean this season. Write for prices. 

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Holmes Seed Co., Harrisburg, Pa, 



