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No. 38. Stoweirs Evergreen 



We offer a special stock that is uniformly productive 



Days to maturity, 95. This variety was a selection 

 made by a Philadelphia market gardener named Stowell. 

 It was introduced by Thorburn in 1861, and for 75 years 

 it has been the leading favorite in the late group. Its 

 stalks attain a height of from 8 to 10 feet. The 16- 

 rowed ear averages 83^ inches in length. Kernels are a 

 clear, deep white, of medium width, sweet and tender. 

 The ear, which is high in sugar content, holds well 

 after reaching the market stage. Owing to the length 

 of its season, it cannot be satisfactorily grown in the 

 more northerly latitudes. Stowell's Evergreen is almost 

 completely resistant to Stewart's Disease. 



Price, Postpaid: y 4 \b. 10 cts.; V 2 lb. 20 cts.; lb. 

 30 cts.; 5 lbs. or over, 27 cts. per lb. Not Prepaid: 

 10 lbs. at 20 cts. per lb.; 25 lbs. at 18 cts. per lb.; 

 100 lbs. at 15 cts. per lb. 



No. 39. Country Gentleman 



The standard late, broken-row type 



Days to maturity, 90. The original broken-row 

 Sweet Corn was Ne Plus Ultra, as introduced by 

 Johnson & Stokes in 1885. Shoe-peg, a narrow, deep- 

 grained Corn of the broken-row type, was a selection 

 made near Bordentown, N. J., from Ne Plus Ultra, and 

 introduced by Johnson & Stokes in 1890 as a distinct 

 variety. Country Gentleman was introduced by Hen- 

 derson in 1893 and appeared to be a superior selection 

 of Shoe-peg, but the name Shoe-peg has always been 

 more or less synonymous with Country Gentleman and 

 is still used. In our opinion, Country Gentleman is one 

 of the most delicious varieties of Corn available. The 

 fact that it is not very generally used by canners and 

 market gardeners attests to its inherent quality. The 

 kernels are very deep, slender, sweet, with a tender hull, 

 and always are set irregularly without row-formation. 

 The height of the stalk averages 7 feet; the length of 

 the ear, 7 inches. 



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

 30 cts.; 5 lbs. and over, 27 cts. per lb. Not Prepaid: 

 10 lbs. at 20 cts. per lb.; 25 lbs. at 18 cts. per lb.; 

 100 lbs. at 15 cts. per lb. 



IMPORTANT NOTE ON STEWART'S DISEASE 



For the past three years the losses of Sweet Corn from 

 Stewart's Disease have been so disastrous within our 

 general trading area that for the present, at least, we are 

 restricting our offerings to four varieties which are very 

 highly resistant to it. This obviously means the elimination 

 of many varieties that held an important place with our 

 trade. Temporarily, at least, these include the famous 

 Golden Bantam and practically all of the early golden 

 varieties. Stewart's Disease also accounts for our elimina- 

 tion of a very excellent Corn, Kingscrost Golden Bantam, 

 which has proved almost valueless to our trade except in 

 the northern states, including Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin, 

 and Minnesota, where Stewart's Disease is practically 

 unknown. It is a keen disappointment to us to have to 

 give up that variety. 



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