STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY 



MOORESTOWN 



NEW JERSEY 



No. 270. Country Gentleman. Days to Maturity, 88. The original 

 broken row variety of sweet corn was the Ne Plus Ultra, as introduced by 

 Johnson & Stokes about 1885. Shoe Peg, a narrow, deep-grained corn, of the broken 

 row type, was a selection made near Bordentown, New Jersey, from the Ne Plus Ultra 

 and introduced by Johnson & Stokes in 1890 as a distinct variety. Four years later 

 Country Gentleman was originated, Peter Henderson of New York, introducing it in 

 1893. Inasmuch as Country Gentleman is superior to any of its predecessors, 

 we no longer list either the Ne Plus Ultra or Shoe Peg, the latter name often 

 being used as a synonym for Country Gentleman.,., Country Gentleman is similar 

 to Shoe Peg in almost every respect except that the ear is considerably larger, 

 very often attaining a length of about six inches, which is fully one-third larger than 

 the average ear of the original Shoe Peg. The stalks of Country Gentleman will 

 attain a height of about six feet, and because of its sugar content it has been a favorite 

 during the twenty-five years since its introduction. As a main crop or late season 

 variety. Country Gentleman is favored by all kinds of planters and is widely grown 

 on contract for canning factories. Not advised for planting in northern latitudes. 

 Pkt. 5^, lb. 35^, 5 lbs. $1.50, postpaid; by express, 5 lbs. or more, 25«5 per lb. 



No. 272. Stowell's Evergreen. Days to Maturity, 90. A variety originated 

 by Mr. Stowell, a trucker who grew for the Philadelphia market. Introduced in 1861 

 by Thorburn, under its present name. After nearly sixty years, although there have 

 been many varying ideas as to the original type, Stowell's Evergreen is still commonly 

 known as the standard late sweet corn for all purposes. The stalks will attain a height 

 of over seven feet, bearing ears about eight inches long. As with Stokes Double- 

 Barreled Best, Stowell's Evergreen has a heavy sugar content and is, therefore, very 

 desirable as a table or canning variety. Owing to the length of its season, however, 

 it must not be grown in the more northerly latitudes. Pkt. 5^, lb. 35fi, 5 lbs. $1.50, 

 postpaid; by express, 5 lbs. or more, 25^ per lb. 



What brings stronger appreciation of the fires of our own hearthstones than to be 

 far from the native hills? The following from an article, The American Red Cross 

 Garden in France, by Capt. Harold L. Frost in the Mai'ket Growers' Journal, speaks 

 of a work our firm was privileged to cooperate in : 



"No farm in America fulfills its mission without a field of Corn, and no Yankee 

 could feel at home without an ear of Sweet Corn if he had ever lived near a farm. 

 What could make life dearer to any of you who might be in hospital, in a foreign land, 

 longing for home, than to have a pretty American nurse approach your cot with, 

 ' Hello, Jack, want some Golden Bantam Corn for dinner? ' You couldn't help getting 

 better. We were told that we couldn't raise Sweet Corn, but we were like many other 

 Yankee idiots who are always attempting all kinds of fool tricks, and we got by. 

 Prof. H. F. Tompson learned that some of this seed was wanted, and he immediately 

 secured a donation, which was started on its way overseas, but never arrived. After 

 much trouble and hunting, some seed was found in Paris, and our Sweet Corn planta- 

 tion was started, tilled, and brought to maturity. It graced the tables of all classes 

 from the most humble doughboy to Secretary Baker, and all paid tribute to this king 

 of vegetables from the home land." 



COUNTRY GENTLEMAN (x 5/6) 



