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S. W. BUCXBEE, BOCKPO&JO, ILLINOIS. 



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POPULAR VARIETIES THAT HAVE NO EQUAL 



German, Welchkom; French, Mais; Spanish, Maiz; Swedish, Majas-Sot. 

 My Sweet Corn is unsurpassed, is all my own growth, grown from the very best stock seed carefully selected, thoroughly fire-dried, care- 

 fully cured and cared for. It is grown so far north that it is adapted to any section of the country, and surpasses in earliness and productiveness 

 that offered by any other seedsman. The earlier varieties should be planted as soon as the ground is nicely settled in Spring or about the same 

 time as field corn is planted. To have the finest sweet Corn of any variety, it should be picked in just the right condition, that is, when the skin 

 of the grain breaks at the slightest puncture, and plantings should be made frequently enough always to have a supply at this stage. The quality 

 is inferior if it is a few days too old or toe young. 



PTTT XTTT?"37 A rich, warm, alluvial soil is-best, and immediately before planting, "this should be thoroughly worked. Give frequent and 



^ '-' thorough, but shallow cultivation until tassels appear. *rirr^ri/\ 



Remember that I prepay charges by the half-pint, pint and quart. Quantities of one-eighth, quarter, half and one bushel 



or more will be shipped by freight or jjrpress at purchaser's expense. 



J Moore's Early Concord — Produces its large, handsome, 14 to 16 rowed 

 ears.very low on the stalks and comes into use after Perry's Hybrid. 



FIRST EARLY VARIETIES 



New Metropolitan — One of the very earliest, best and sweetest early 

 Sweet Corn. Big yielder, grows 5§ feet high; ears 9 inches long, 

 i0 to 12 rowed. General favorite for all purposes. Pkt. 6c; \ pt. 



\jf 10c. ; pt. 15c. ; qt. 25c. 



Kendall's New Large Early Giant — Very productive; ears large and 

 long; 10 to 12 rowed. Kernels white, sweet and tender. _ Very 

 desirable for both market and family purposes. Sells well in any 

 market. Pkt. 6c; i pt. 10c; pt. 15c; qt. 28c. ^ 



£xtra Early Cory — Certainly one of the most popular and best early 

 varieties, only excelled in earliness by "Buckbee's First of All." 

 Those that desire a first-class early sort can make no mistake in 

 planting the Cory. Pkt. 6c; i pt, 8c. ; pt. 15c; qt. 25c. 



Mammoth Early White Cob Cory — Selected for white cob and white 

 kernels from the original and earliest Cory. For a strictly first-class 

 early, for first market and home use, you 

 will be delighted with Early White Cob 

 Con'. Pkt. 5c; \ pt. 8c; pt. 15c; 

 qt. 25c. 



Extra Early Adams — While not a Sweet 

 V Corn, this is a tender white Corn for table 

 use. Dwarf stalk, small ears, hardy; can 

 ■ I be' planted earlier than any Sweet Corn. 



Pkt. 5c; * pt. 8c; pt. 15c; qt. 25c. 

 Early Minnesota — This popular variety is 

 \f one of the best early sorts for the market 

 and the private garden. By careful se- 

 * lection we have developed a stock whicB 

 is remarkably uniform and in which all the good qualities that are 

 so ^popular are intensified. Pkt. 5c ; $ pt. 8c ; pt. 15c. : 

 qt. 25c. 



Ballard's Early Chicago Market — Strong, stocky grower, always pro- 

 ^Kfaucing a reliable stand, having ears in great abundance of the finest 

 quality. Desirable for market gardeners and very valuable for the 

 family garden. Symmetrical growth, good yield and fine quality 

 place it in a very enviable position. Mr. George R. Hill, a well- 

 known Chicago market gardener, says: "Your strain of Ballard's 

 Chicago Market Corn suits me to a 'T.' Would plant no other for 

 /our use." Pkt. 5c; V pt. 8c; pt. 15c; qt. 25c. 

 Early Crosby — A most excellent variety, remarkably early and of the 

 best flavor. Ears of medium size, 12 or more rowed, grain very thick 

 and sweet. This is the sort so largely grown in Maine for canning, 

 and it is the use of this variety, rather than any peculiarity of the 

 soil, that has given Maine Sweet Corn its reputation for. quality, 

 Pkt. 5c; i pt. 8c; pt. 15c; qt. 25c. 



MEDIUM EARLY VARIETIES 

 ew Honey Sweet — An exceptionally fina variety for second early use- 

 The husks and stalks are of a deep red color, the corn itself is of 

 a beautiful creamy white color, and has the deepest grains, smallest 

 cob of any known variety. Productive, fine quality. Pkt» 6c; 

 | pt. 10c. ; pt. 15c. ; qt. 28c 



_ "s Hybrid — Another very popular Eastern variety. Stalks of 

 medium height, bearing two large, 12 or 14 rowed ears, which often 

 have - a red or pink cob; grain medium size, cooking very w4ute and 

 tender. Pkt. 6c. ; * pt. 8c. ; pt. 15c ; qt. 25c 



An excellent sort either for canning factory or the garden. Pkt. 



1 JSc; l- pt. 8c; pt. 15c; qt. 25c. 



Black Mexican — Although the ripe grain is black, or bluish black, 

 the Corn, when in condition for table, cooks remarkably white and 

 w'very tender. Desirable for family use, and does espe«iially well 

 far the second early in the South. Pkt. Sc.; * pt. 8c; pt. 15c; 



qt. 25c. 



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Camas Valley, Oregon: We receiv- 

 ed the seeds promptly and I believe 

 every one grew. Such Sweet Com 

 (Metropolitan) ; Peas (Champion of 

 England); and Beans (New Lazy 

 Wife) — They certainly beat all. The 

 strawberries you sent last fall have 

 a nice sample of berries on tlie vines 

 this spring. 



Mrs. J. H. Baldwin. 



otter's Excelsior, or Squantum — One of the sweetest varieties and 



is largely used for market and canning. A great favorite and is 

 wonderfully productive. This is the variety used almost exclusively 

 ,?at the famous Rhode Island clambakes, which is sufficient evidence 

 \ V*of its quality. Pkt. 6c; 1 pt. 8c; pt. 15c; qt. 25c. 

 Uunber Cream — A strong, vigorous grower of medium season; stalks 



7 feet high, with dark foliage; ears of 

 large size (10 to 14 inches long) with 

 deep kernels; very rich, sugary, and when 

 fit for table use a handsome white. The 

 kernels are amber colored and shriv- 

 ed. Pkt. 5c; * pt. 8c; pt. 15c; 

 qt. 25c. 



verbearing — The ears are of good size and 

 covered with kernels clear to the end of 

 the cob. The husks and stalks are of 

 a red color; each stalk will produce one 

 to two well developed ears; now if these 

 are picked when mature, one to two and 

 even four more ears will set and develop on the same stalk during 

 the next two to four weeks. Three or four dozen hills will supply a 

 good sized family for weeks. Pkt. 6c; } pt. 10c; pt. 15c; qt. 28c 



i/S LATE OR MAIN CROP VARIETY 



Country Gentleman — Ears of full size, retaining all the delicious sweet- 

 Jr ness and qualities of Ne Plus Ultra. Three to five ears to a stalk, 

 <,/ small cob, sweet, tender. Pkt. 6c; i pt. 10c; pt. 15c; qt. 28c 

 + Buckbee's Hickox — Popular wherever known. One to two weeks 

 , earlier than Evergreen. Large, attractive ear; has a white cob and 

 j' grain and remains in condition for use a long time. Best sort for 

 \ y drying and canning. Pkt. 6c; i pt. 10c; pt. 15c; qt. 28c 

 trStOWell'S Evergreen — The standard main crop. Hardy and pro- 

 7 /' ductive, very tender and sugary, remaining a long time in condition 

 J suitable for boiling. Sown at the same time as earlier Corns, will 

 • / supply the table until October. Pkt. 5c;*pt. 10c.;pt. 15c. ; qt.28c. 

 ^ Mammoth — Produces the largest ears of any variety, a single ear often 

 weighing two or three^ffounds. Of excellent quality, it- is sweet, 

 tender and delicious.. /Pkt. Sc.; half pt. 10c; pt. 15c; qt. 28c. 



I can also supply itLe following standard and new varieties of 

 Sweet Corn, which are too well known to need description, at the uni- 

 form r&te of Pkfctc. ; \ pt. 8c. ; pt. 15c ; qt. 25c. 



Extra Early Sheffield, Improved Ruby, Old Colony, Egyp- 

 tian, ExtraJEarly Vermont, Early Marblehead, Improved 

 Shoe Peg, jsarly Adams or Burlington, Ne Plus Ultra, Sta- 

 bler's Eajry, Washington, Bonanza, Shaker's Large Early, 

 RockfoTjf Market, Zig Zag Evergreen. Sweet Corn for Fodder. 



YOU CAN DO YOUR NEIGHBOR NO GREATER FAVOR THAN TO MENTION BUCKBEE'S SEEDS 



