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196 Silver Cross Bantam * 
The most tender, delicious corn you can grow (86 days) 
S°% When we introduced Maule customers to Silver Cross 
%* Bantam in 1942 we said that it was without doubt the 
finest white sweet corn ever placed on the market. So many of our 
friends agreed with us that to date most of the standard white 
varieties we listed at that time have disappeared from our catalog, 
eclipsed by this wonder ul corn. We sell more Silver Cross Bantam 
than all other white corns combined, and it’s simply because it’s 
the best of its kind. Like its yellow twin, Golden Cross Bantam, 
this hybrid is adapted to all parts of the country. The ears are 
8 in. long with 12 or 14 rows of broad white kernels. They are 
supreme in sweetness and flavor, but most of all in tenderness. 
They continue to be delicious at an age at which most corn is inedi- 
ble. The plants are 6 ft. tall, strongly two eared, and well equipped 
to resist wind, heat, and drouth. For highest quality corn, and a 
fine yield as well, grow Silver Cross Bantam. 
Pkt. 15¢; 12 lb. 45¢; Ib. 80¢; 
2 Ibs. $1.50; 5 lbs. $3.50; 10 Ibs. $6.50 
Special prices for commercial growers and canners. 
White Varieties 
The varieties listed below are not hybrids, but are the 
old, standard open-pollinated strains of white sweet corn. 
They have long records of good performance, but are 
largely, superseded by the white hybrids described above. 
221 Stowell’s Evergreen 
(93 days) The first sweet corn known to American settlers was 
obtained on an expedition against the Indians in 1779, and it 
seems likely that Stowell’'s Evergreen springs from those very 
ears taken from a-tepee in the Susquehanna Valley. Stowell’s 
was almost the first variety to be listed in seed catalogs, and 
its tremendous life span is all the more remarkable when we 
consider the fact that only two other white corns (the hybrids, 
Silver Cross Bantam and Stowell’s Evergreen Hybrid) now sur- 
pass it in popularity. Ears are 8 to 9 in. long and contain 16 
to 20 rows of deep kernels. The plants grow 7 to 8 ft. tall. 
Pkt. 10¢; 44 lb. 25¢; Ib. 40¢; 
2 Ibs. 75¢; 5 Ibs. $1.75; 10 Ibs. $3.20 
216 Country Gentleman 
(95 days) Easily recognized by the irregular arrangement of the 
kernels on the cob. Seeds, when dry, are long and narrow, hence 
the appropriate common name of Shoe Peg by which it is widely 
known. Ears are quite large, 7 to 8 in. long, with a small white 
cob thickly covered with long, slender, white grains of good 
Sweetness. This variety has the favorable characteristic of re- 
maining in edible condition a long time. It has been well known 
and liked by gardeners everywhere. Stalks grow 7 ft. tall and 
generally bear two large ears, which makes the strain a heavy 
yielder. Pkt. 10¢; 14 lb. 25¢; Ib. 40¢; 
2 Ibs. 75¢; 5 lbs. $1.75; 10 Ibs. $3.20 
222 Maule’s Lead All Evergreen 
(93 days) Of all the old-time white sweet corn varieties this is 
probably the best. It was introduced by Maule in 1918. We 
believe that it surpasses all the old standard white sweet corns 
in sweetness and in size of ear. Where it is an advantage to have 
the crop come to maturity steadily for quite an extended period, 
where very long, large sweet ears are desired, and where a 
heavy, leafy plant is useful, Maule’s Lead All Evergreen is the 
corn to grow. The plants generally become 8 to 9 ft. tall, and 
bear ears 8 to 10 in. long with 14 or 16 rows of kernels. 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 lb. 25¢; Ib. 45¢; 
2 Ibs. 85¢; 5 Ibs. $2.00; 10 lbs. $3.70 
219 Howling Mob 
(82 days) Ears are 7 to 8 in. long with 12 to 16 rows of good 
quality kernels. Plants grow about 6 ft. tall. y 
Pkt. 10¢; 14 Ib. 20¢; Ib. 35¢; 
2 Ibs. 65¢; 5 Ibs. $1.60; 10 Ibs. $3.00 
Silver Cross Bantam Hybrid 
Hybrid Sweet Corn 
200 Stowell’s Evergreen Hybrid % 
Fine quality; heavy yield; uniform maturity (92 days) 
You will harvest lots of corn if you plant this vigorous, full 
season hybrid. It is like the old Stowell’s Evergreen which 
was the leading sweet corn for many years, but it is superior to 
the old Stowell’s because it is a hybrid. The hybrid vigor and 
breeding background eliminate barren stalks, irregular ear type, 
weak plants, and susceptibility to wilt. Instead, this hybrid has 
uniformly 71% to 8% in. ears with 16 or 18 rows of narrow, deep, 
clean white kernels. It easily outyields the open-pollinated strain, 
and is actually more widely adapted than the parent variety. 
Plants grow to a height of 8 ft. We recommend this hybrid as 
better corn than Stowell’s Evergreen and we hope that you will 
try it in comparison with the old strain. 
Pkt. 15¢; 1 Ib. 40¢; 
Ib. 70¢; 2 Ibs. $1.25; 
5 lbs. $2.80; 10 Ibs $5.20 
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Stowell’s Evergreen Hybrid 
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