S T O E S SEEDS 



CORN 



No. 36. Stokes Vanguard 



Resistant to Stewart's Disease. White. Sweet. Very early. 

 Very productive. One of the best money-makers 



Days to maturity, 70. This Corn was developed by A. L. 

 Richie, a successful grower and Corn-breeder of Burlington 

 County, New Jersey. Our firm had the honor of naming 

 and introducing it in 1926, since which time it has become 

 widely popular. The Vanguard originally was offered by 

 Mr. Richie as Earliest Ever, but because this name was 

 not strictly accurate, the name Vanguard v,as given it at 

 the time of our introduction. Our stock is grown privately 

 for us in the county of its origin. In the 8 years since its 

 introduction it has brought large profit and great satis- 

 faction to those who have grown it, for three obvious 

 reasons: First, because of its almost complete resistance to 

 Stewart's Disease; second, because it is the earliest large- 

 eared Sweet Corn we know of; third, because of its deli- 

 cious table quality. Comparative tests have proved it to 

 be a week earlier than Howling Mob. It is a fixed 12-row 

 type, developing an ear 8 inches in length. A recognized 

 leader on the market, it is taking a large part of the early 

 money. 



Price, Postpaid: V 4 lb. 10 cts.; V 2 lb. 20 cts.; lb. 30 cts.; 

 5 lbs. and over, 27 cts. per lb. Not Prepaid: 10 lbs. at 

 24 cts. per lb.; 25 lbs. at 22 cts. per lb.; 100 lbs. at 18 cts. 

 per lb. 



No. 37. Golden Cross Banta 



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Golden Cross Bantam. If 

 your soil is infected with 

 Stewart's Disease, plant 

 Golden Cross Bantam. 



One of the new hybrids highly resistant to Stewart's Disease 



Days to maturity, 88. This important introduction was 

 developed by Prof. Glenn M. Smith and introduced jointly 

 by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and Purdue 

 University. It is the result of crossing Purdue 39 with 

 Purdue 51. Besides being highly resistant to Stewart's 

 Disease, the fact that it is an inbred hybrid has given it 

 remarkable uniformity in both plant and ear characteris- 

 tics, and also in the time of maturity. Golden Cross Ban- 

 tam is slightly later and larger than Golden Bantam, being 

 6 feet in height, and the 10- to 14-rowed ear being 7 to 

 8 inches long. In color it is slightly lighter than Golden 

 Bantam. The sturdy stalks bear exceptionally broad, 

 dark green leaves. Golden Cross Bantam is one of the 

 most outstanding results of the more modern breeding 

 methods through controlled pollination. The stock offered 

 is of the F 1 generation and therefore cannot be saved for 

 seed, it being necessary to do the hybridizing for each 

 crop. Our customers will undoubtedly have unusually 

 satisfactory results with Golden Cross Bantam, and it is 

 offered with great confidence. 



Price, Postpaid: V 4 lb. 20 cts.; V 2 lb. 35 cts.; lb. 60 cts.; 

 5 lbs. and over, 55 cts. per lb. Not Prepaid: 10 lbs. at 

 50 cts. per lb.; 25. lbs. at 45 cts. per lb.; 100 lbs. and over, 

 at 40 cts. per lb. 



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