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POPULAR VARIETIES THAT HAVE NO EQUAL 



German, Welcllkom; French, Mais; Spanish, Haiz; Swedish, Majas-Sot. _ 

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

 fi'Uy 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 

 taat 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 Com 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 qualitj- 

 is inferi or i f it is a few days too old or too young. 



C IJ LiTT] iVP rich, warm, alhnial soil is best, and immediately before planting, this should be thoroughly worked. Give frequent and 



thorough, but shallow cultivation until tassels appear. 



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



or more mil be shipped by freight or express at purchaser's expense. 



FIRST EARLY VARIETIES 

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

 Sweet Corn. Big j-ielder, grows feet high; ears 9 inches long, 

 10 to 12 rowed. General favorite for all purposes. Pkt. 6c.;^pt. 

 lOc.; pt. 15c.; qt. 25c. 



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

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

 desirable for both market and family purposes. Sells v.ell in any 

 market. Plrt. 6e.; * pt. lOc; pt. 15c.; qt. 28c. 



Extra Early Cory — Gertamly one of the most popular and best early 

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

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

 planting the Corv. Pkt. 5c.; * pt, Co.; pt. 15c.; qt. 25c. 



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

 kernels from ttte ori_ jial and earliest Corj'. For a strictly first-class 

 earlv, for first market and home use, you 

 vdll be delighted with Eariy White Cob 



Corv. Pkt. Sc.; i pt. 8c.; pt. 15c.; 

 qt. 25c. 



Ei:tra Early Adams— While not a Sweet 



Com, this is a tender white Corn for table 



use. Dwarf stalk, small ears, hardy; can 



be planted earlier than any Sweet Corn. 



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

 Early Minnesota — This popular variety is 



one if the best early sorts for the market 



and the private garden. By careful se- 

 lection we have de% eloped a stock which 



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



so popular are intensified. Pkt. Sc.; ^ pt. 8c.; pt. 15c.; 



qt. 25c. 



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

 ducing a reliable stand, ha^-ing ears in great abundance of the finest 

 quality. Desirable for market gardeners and very valuable for the 

 famUy garden. SjTnmetrical growth, good j-ield and fine quality 

 place it in a very enWable position. Jlr. George R. Hill, a well- 

 knon-n Chicago market gardener, saj-s: "Your strain of Ballard's 

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

 our use." Pkt. Sc.; 4 pt. 8c.; pt. 15c. ; qt. 25c. 



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

 best flavor. Ears of medium size, 12 ormore rowed, grain verj' 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 Com its reputation for qualitj'. 

 Pkt. 5c.; * pt. So*.; pt. I5c.; qt. 25c. 



MEDnn^I EAULY VARIETIES 

 New Honey Sweet — An exceptionally fine variety for second early use- 

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

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

 cob of any known variety. Productive, fine quality. Pkt. bC; 

 A pt. lOc; pt. 15c.; qt. 28c. 

 Perry's Hybrid — .\nother 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 white and 

 tender. Pkt. 5c.; \ pt. Sc.; pt. 15c.; qt. 25c. 



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

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

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

 Sc.; i pt. Sc.; pt. 15c.; qt. 2Sc. 

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

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

 is very tender. Desirable for familv use, and does especially well 

 for the second early in the South. Pkt. Sc.; i pt. 8C.; pt. 15c. ; 

 qt. 25c. 



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

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

 wooderfully productive. This is the variety used almost exclusively 

 at the famous Rhode Island clambakes, which is sufficient e\'idence 

 of its quality. Pkt. Sc.; * pt. Sc.; pt. ISc; qt. 25c. 

 Amber Cream — A strong, \igorous 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, sugarj'. and when 

 fit for table use a handsome white. The 

 dry kernels are amber colored and shriv- 

 eled. Pkt. Sc.; i pt. 8c.; pt. 15c. ; 

 qt. 25c. 4 

 Everbearing — The"ears are of good size and 

 covered vdth 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 twr and 

 even four more ears wiU 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. ; 4 pt. lOc, ; pt. 15c. ; qt. 28c. 

 LATE OE MAIN CROP VARIETY 

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

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

 small cob, sweet, tender. Pkt. 6c.; 4 pt. lOC. ; pt. 15c.; qt. 28c. 

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

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

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

 d-.-ing and canning. Pkt. 6c.; 4 pt. lOc; pt. ISc; qt. 28c. 

 Stowell's Evergreen — The standard main crop. Hardy and pro- 

 ductive, very tender and sugarj', remaining a long time in condition 

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

 supply the table until October. Pkt. 5c. ;*4 pt. lOc. ; pt. ISc. ; qt.28c. 

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

 weighing two or three poun Is. Of excellent qualitv, it is sweet, 

 tender ;tnd delicious. Pkt. 5C. ; half pt. lOC. ; pt. 15c. ; qt. 28c. 



Camas Valley, Oregon: We receiv- 

 ed trie seeds promptly and I beliei'e 

 every or.e grew. Siich Sweet Corn 

 (Metropolitan); Peas (Champion of 

 England); a>id Beans (Ne-jj Lazy 

 Wife) — They certai-My beat all. Tlie 

 strawberries you sent last fall Itave 

 a nice sample of berries on tlie vines 

 this sprifig. 



Mrs. J. H. Baldwin. 



I can also supply the following staniiard and new varieties of 

 Sweet Corn , v. hich are too well known to need description, at the uni- 

 form rate of Pkt. 5c.; 4 pt. Sc.; pt. 15c.; qt. 25c. 



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

 tian, Extra Early Vermont, Early Marblehead, Improved 

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

 bler's Early, Washington, BDnanza, Shaker's Large Early, 

 Rockford Market, Zig Zag Evergreen, Sweet Com for Fodder. 



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



