STOKES 



CROWIMC SINCE 1679 



SEEDS 



Golden Bantam Sweet Corn 



Golden Bantam sA^NDrRD 



BURLINGTON COUNTY STRAIN 



Acclimated to the Middle Atlantic States. A true 

 type of this very popular variety 



Days to maturity, 70. Year by year we have noted 

 the increasing popularity of Golden Bantam. It now 

 stands out in the pubHc's mind, perhaps, as the best 

 table variety so far developed. This bears out our 

 contention that real quahty does count and that the 

 consuming pubHc is not so stupid as many vegetable 

 growers have assumed. If all Corn sold under the name 

 of Sweet Corn were as good as Golden Bantam, we 

 predict that the consumption of Corn would double 

 over night. Golden Bantam is very high in sugar 

 content and possesses a flavor of its own. Incidentally, 

 the kernel is more tender than in other varieties. To all 

 these points may be added the attractive size of the ear, 

 which is much more easily handled at the table than 

 such giant ears as Stowell's Evergreen. There are a 

 number of crosses of Golden Bantam with larger types, 

 but we have resisted the tendency in this direction, 

 believing that the 8-rowed type is the most desirable 

 from every point of view. We have found that when 

 these other factors are introduced, earliness and tender- 

 ness are immediately sacrificed. We, therefore, are 

 contenting ourselves with an ear 6 to 7 inches in length. 

 Our stock is of a deep orange color and high flavor. It 

 will be found to be an extremely satisfactory stock from 

 all points of view. Price, delivered: Vilh. 15 cts.; 

 lb. 35 cts.; 2 lbs. 60 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.35; 50 lbs. $12. 



Country Gentleman 



Days to maturity, 85. This well-known broken-row 

 type has been on the market for over thirty years. It 

 was developed from the older Shoe-Peg as introduced 

 by Johnson & Stokes in 1890. The depth of the grain 

 is one of its most desirable characteristics. The ears 

 are about 6 inches long. Because of their small cir- 

 cumference, however, this variety is grown on a large 

 commercial scale only for canning purposes, but for 

 gardeners having a home market it is very desirable 

 and it will be found in strong demand, for the consuming 

 public knows Country Gentleman equally as well as 

 Golden Bantam. Price, delivered: Vilb. 15 cts.; lb. 

 30 cts.; 2 lbs. 50 cts.; 5 lbs. $1.20; 50 lbs. $10. 



KendeFs Early Giant 



Early and large. Cut 8,000 ears per acre 



Days to maturity, 75. We want to call particular 

 attention to our strain of Kendel's Early Giant and to 

 its performance this past season. A section of the same 

 field from which our seed selection was made was cut for 

 market and it averaged 8,000 ears per acre. The New 

 Jersey state average is between 5,000 and 6,000 ears 

 per acre. A neighboring piece of Howling Mob went 

 7,250 ears per acre. Howling Mob is a variety we have 

 not listed, and, ordinarily, it is claimed to be a higher 

 yielder than Kendel's Early Giant, but in a large field- 

 test this year it did not prove so, although it was one 

 week earlier. This selection will run 50 per cent double- 

 eared; the ear has 14 rows and will average 10 inches. 

 This stock is an eight-year selection for size, earliness, 

 and uniformity. It should not be confused with ordi- 

 nary strains of Kendel's Early Giant, for we consider it 

 far superior. It was one week earlier in maturing than 

 Double-Barreled Best. Compared to Sunny Slope 

 Special, it is about the same, maturing perhaps three 

 days later. We feel that it is fully as valuable as Sunny 

 Slope and perhaps slightly more uniform. Price, 

 delivered: V4lb. 15 cts.; lb. 30 cts.; 2 lbs. 50 cts.; 5 lbs. 

 $1.20; 50 lbs. $10. 



Sunny Slope Special (1924) 



A very profitable Corn for truckers 



Days to maturity, 72. Sunny Slope Special is another 

 origination of Mr. A. L. Ritchie, the title coming from 

 the name of his farm. It has been developed to meet 

 the requirement for an early-maturing Corn of good 

 table quality and size. Under ordinary conditions, 

 Sunny Slope will mature a day or so after Golden 

 Bantam, and will equal the well-known Howling Mob, 

 a variety with a much smaller ear, and therefore a less 

 profitable sort for the basket market. Sunny Slope 

 Special will be found to have remarkably thick ears — 

 a marked point in its favor where Corn is sold by either 

 weight or measure. We do not believe that Sunny Slope 

 is the last word in Sweet Corn development, for Corn 

 is one of the most pliable of vegetables. We are still 

 working on further improvements for earliness, size, 

 etc., realizing the value of the early market. Price, 

 delivered: V^lb. 15 cts.; lb. 30 cts.; 2 lbs. 50 cts.; 5 lbs. 

 $1.20; 50 lbs. $10. 



For Flavor in Sweet Corn. It has been found that the kernel of a grain of Corn is most tender 22 

 days after silking It is also higher in sugar content at that time. Study this out for yourself and always remem- 

 ber that Corn begins to lose its flavor 20 minutes after cutting. 



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