Leading Varieties of Sweet Corn 



WM. C. BECKERT 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



CORN, Sweet or Sugar 



This delicious vegetable may be enjoyed from early summer until frost, if the proper varieties are selected and planted for succession at 

 intervals of every two weeks until the middle of July. If the seed is planted too early, before the ground becomes warm, it is liable to decay. 

 Plant in hills 3 to 4 feet apart each way, 5 to 6 kernels to a hill; or in rows 4 or 5 feet apart, scattering the seeds thinly in the rows. The 

 taller-growing the variety, the richer should be the soil and the wider the space allowed for development. One quart will plant 200 hills. 

 If to be sent by mail, add 10 cts. per quart, for postage. 10-cent packets of all kinds sent postpaid. 



MOORE'S CONCORD. Comes in 

 after Perry's Hybrid. Qualitv excellent: 

 ears large and full. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



SHAKER'S EARLY. Earslargeand 

 of fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., 

 qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



RUSSELL'S PROLIFIC. Exten- 

 sively grown, and almost as early as 

 Concord. Ears are large, well shaped 

 and filled, and of the best quality. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 

 85 cts. 



SQUANTUM, or EXCELSIOR. 



Medium early; ears 12-rowed and deep 

 in the grain ; very sweet and tender. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 

 65 cts. 



ROSLYN HYBRID. Amediumlate, 

 large-eared variety of very superior 

 quality; fine for canning. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



OLD COLONY. A little earlier than 

 Evergreen. The ears are quite large, 

 and always well filled, containing frorc 

 16 to 20 rows cf deep, sugary grains. 

 ., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 

 CZAC EVERGREEN. Ears similar in size 

 to Evergreen, but earlier, and the rows 

 zigzag. Quality the very best. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 . 65 cts. 



Two weeks earlier than Late Mammoth, 

 with ears fully as long, but larger at the stem and tapering more 

 towards the tip; produces heavily. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 

 4 qts. 65 cts. 



COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. Ears of good size, well filled to the 

 tip with deep, white grains of delicious quality. Cobs small. Of 

 superior qualitv; luscious, milky, tender grains. Pkt. 10 cts., pi. 

 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



STOWELL EVERGREEN. Grown more than any other sort. 

 Ears large, with deep, sugarv grains; remains fit for use a long time. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



EGYPTIAN. Ears remarkable for size, sweetness and richness. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



LATE MAMMOTH. Among the best of the large-eared sorts. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



We cannot too strongly urge frequent continued planting of Sweet 

 Corn to have ears in the finest condition throughout the season. 

 Keep planting fresh plots as fast as the ground is available. 



EXTRA-EARLY ADAMS. Not a Sugar Corn, but grown for table 

 use because of its earliness. Plants dwarf; ears short. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



EARLY SHEFFIELD. Said to be as early and as hardy as 

 Adams. Ears of a good size for so earlv a Corn, and of good quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 13 cts., 4 qts. 25 cts., pk. 85 cts. 



FIRST OF ALL. The earliest Sugar Corn; stalks short: ears set 

 quite low, of fair size, and well filled with large, reddish grains. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



WHITE CORY. Similar to the preceding, except that the kernels 

 are white. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



MAMMOTH WHITE CORY. Ears 12-rowed; nearly as early as 

 the preceding and twice as large; cobs and corn white, grains large 

 and of good quality, retaining their pure white color when cooked. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



PERRY'S HYBRID. Valuable early market variety. Ears large 

 and ready for use quite early. Pkt. 10 cts.,pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 

 4 qts. 65 cts. 



KENDALL'S EARLY CIANT. A week later than Cory, and much 

 larger. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 85 cts. 



EARLY VERMONT. Nearly as early as Cory, but larger; of 

 superior qualitv; pure white grains and cob. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., 

 qt. 20 cts., 4 qts. 65 cts. 



METROPOLITAN. Only a few days later than Cory, and large 

 for an early Corn; 9 inches long and 10- to 12-rowed. Quality excel- 

 lent. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 85 cts. 



EARLY CHAMPION. Ears size of Concord, but earlier; 10- to 

 12-rowed. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 85 cts. 



MELROSE. As early as Perry's Hybrid, and has larger ears. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts. ,"4 qts. 85 cts. 



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